User:Harland1/Archive (April 2008)

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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXV (March 2008)
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BCAD
There's a partial range (100 articles) free on the A-list worklist. Do you have time to take it on? 04:02, 3 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks very much :) -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 05:34, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Sorry to nag but I could I ask you to complete the range please (only 40 to go!) as I'm looking to close the drive. If you can't manage it just now, please let me know :) -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 08:55, 13 April 2008 (UTC)


 * My apologies for adding to your burdens :)) Ordinarily it wouldn't matter but we're aiming for a clear gap between this drive and the new one (which starts in a couple of weeks). Thanks, -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 09:20, 13 April 2008 (UTC)




 * Cool! That was bloody quick. Are you sure you did it properly? :))))) -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 10:01, 13 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Nah, I was just winding you up :) -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 10:54, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

HMS Cardiff
Saw your post on Ryan's page. I can answer a couple of the questions.

1. Between launch and commissioning HMS Cardiff would have been first fitted out, taken on contractor's trials, acceptance trials and working up. Standard for any warship. 3. HMS Glasgow was damaged on May 12 by a 1000 lb bomb that went through the rear of the ship, although it didn't explode it did a lot of damage. I got that from David Morgan's book. Morgan, David, Hostile Skies, Orion Books Limited, London, 2006, ISBN 978-0-7538-2199-2 Justin talk 20:09, 5 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to help and thankyou for taking the time to ask me some questions, hopefully I can accommodate you;


 * 1) She was launched on 22 February 1974, by Lady Caroline Gilmore and commissioned on 24 September 1979' what did she do during this time? I think in this period ships go on trials, to make sure they're working, and then when they are ready to serve as part of the navy they're "commissioned".
 * 2) Does to the Falklands war and the Gulf war sections need to have the dates by them (were there 2 wars of the Falklands?) No there wasn't, but I was given the idea of putting the dates by the guy who got the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) article up to FA.
 * 3) Cardiff's arrival in the Total Exclusion Zone (TEZ) on 26 May, allowed a damaged HMS Glasgow to return home for repairs.' you might explain where/how Glasgow was damaged? OK
 * 4) Since the Gulf War, Cardiff's deployments have included a deployment with the Standing Naval Force Mediterranean' you might add a sentence explaining what the 'Standing Naval Force Mediterranean' is. Isn't a link enough then?
 * 5) Cardiff underwent a further period of maintenance' what is maintenance? (I mean is it repairs, training or what?) Could have trouble with this, my source doesn't go into any further detail. Do you think I should just drop the bit instead?
 * 6) After taking part in the multi-national biennial exercise Bright Star' What is the 'multi-national biennial exercise Bright Star'? Do you actually want to know this, or do u just mean for the article?
 * 7) What does the 2nd paragraph in the Gulf War section have to do with Cardiff? I was trying to lead into talking about Lynxes, ya see in the Gulf War Cardiff's Lynx saw most the action.


 * Cheers, Ryan 4314   (talk) 20:27, 5 April 2008 (UTC)


 * In regard to answer 4, do you mean all the acronyms i.e. anti-air warfare (AAW)? Ryan 4314   (talk) 09:42, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


 * OIC what you mean now, I was hoping a copy editor could help me with that bit, I added it recently, but found it hard to describe. Basically in 1982, we always kept a destroyer, a frigate and a supply ship in the Persian Gulf, all in a 6 month rotation. Cardiff and her frigate n supply ship had just relieved the last bunch when war broke out. I wanted to mention "the last bunch" as they were lead by the Sheffield, that was not only the lead ship of Cardiff's class but was also famously sunk at the start of the war (it was like this big public realisation that a real war had started). Do you understand? D'you think you could help me reword it? Ryan 4314   (talk) 10:07, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the message on my talk page, its good to be back. I missed the project. Happy editing. LordHarris 19:35, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

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RFA Thanks
Thank you for your comments on my RFA. Even though it failed with 28 supports, 42 opposes, and 15 neutrals, I am grateful for the suggestions and advice I have received and I do hope to improve as a Wikipedian. If you ever need my help in any endeavor, feel free to drop me a line. -- Shark face  217  20:06, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

WP:NPA
I suggest you read this carefully before making further comments like those you left on my talk page. Remarks on material such as "poorly sourced", "very poorly presented" and "ungrammatical" are de rigeur on WP in edit summaries and are not personal attacks. Please stop leaving bullying remarks on editors' pages suggesting that this might not be the case. Mathsci (talk) 07:24, 14 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Here's what I was remarking on, just in case you haven't had the chance to look. Please look before you leap in future :) Mathsci (talk) 07:34, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: FA, GA
They're left over from ages ago when I used to list every edit I made. I think one of them was Dinosaur, I can't remember the others. I forgot I still had them. I don't want to be seen as lying about content contributions so I'll delete them. Thanks for noticing - it's been ages since I cleaned up my user page. George D. Watson  (Dendodge). Talk Help 07:31, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

14
I have just read on the Europe talk page that you are 14! Are you kidding? I cannot believe this. However, if this is true really true, I am deeply impressed and I would like to congratulate you for your constructive way of contributing to wikipedia. With respect to the Economy section on Europe. I appreciate the extensions that you made and I think we can still improve them. Do not get upset by the harsh criticism your facing there, though parts of it has substance. Actually, I enjoy very much your well mannered reaction to it :-) Tomeasy (talk) 09:26, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

UK economic decline
User:Mathsci appears to be correct, I must have placed the wrong reference there, thanks for brining it to my attention. I've replaced it with a reference to Rethinking International Organization: Deregulation and Global Governance, which, on pg. 64, states that post-World War II was the third major phase in a British economic decline which started in 1880; specifically that it failed to keep pace with Germany, France, Italy and Japan. Oberiko (talk)
 * Of course, please do. Oberiko (talk) 12:19, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar
Wow, a barnstar for me, thanks! how does this actually work? Is everyone eligible to award them? Tomeasy (talk) 19:49, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

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May you adopt me?
Please adopt me --Sean (talk) 20:34, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

News! Tag & Assess 2008 is coming ...
Milhist's new drive – Tag & Assess 2008 – goes live on April 25 and you are cordially invited to participate. This time, the task is housekeeping. As ever, there are awards galore, plus there's a bit of friendly competition built-in, with a race for bronze, silver and gold wikis! You can sign up, in advance, here. I look forward to seeing you on the drive page! All the best, -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 11:13, 23 April 2008 (UTC)




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 * Thanks for the message. They get re-included in this drive. -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 12:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

My talk page
Nice to see that you're reading my talk page for me - that saves me a little bit of time :) BTW, do you know who this mysterious Lord of the Winds is? Mathsci (talk) 07:08, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I think your guess that it was related to music was very good. In which context, "Lord of the Winds" might mean "Woodwinds"?  Do you know any such musicians in the California/Berkeley area? --Elonka 07:25, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
 * It is Brandenburg Concerto IV:3 in Bach's revised version BWV 1057 in F - two alto recorders, harpsichord and strings. M.O.B. - Mathematics Orchestra of Berkeley. LOTW is on the Berkeley faculty and was probably trying to cheer me up. I shall be back in Cambridge next week, so might unwittingly cross paths with Harland1 in real life. :) Mathsci (talk) 10:25, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes I've heard it, but I've never played it. Brandenburg didn't write any horn concertos :(. But I have played BWV 174, "Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte". I'm hope the M.O.B. are precise in their timing! It would be interesting to meet you in RL but I wouldn't recognise you or you me. :) (Unless you want to arrange a meeting place) :)  Harland1 (t/c) 12:10, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Brandenburg Concerto I has 2 marvellous horn parts. Valve-less of course. Mathsci (talk) 09:36, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Well yes it does, sorry my mistake but I am not very good on a natural horn, too difficult.  Harland1 (t/c) 10:01, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

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You're doing an awesome job..so...

 * Thanks  Harland1 (t/c) 12:18, 29 April 2008 (UTC)