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A-class reviews
Hey, Eddie. The expected has occurred - I've gotten bored with just nitpicking at prose like a moron. Any tips on what to look for in an A-class? I want to actually be useful, contribute more. Thanks, &mdash; La Pianista  Speak · Hear  05:00, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Hahahaha I love you :) You can look for reference issues (are they formatted correctly with access dates, etc.?)...otherwise, anything more requires a decent knowledge of the topic or actually going to the sources and checking them to make sure that the article is in sync with them. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:09, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * So then, more of the same? No worries - I'll try. &mdash;La Pianista  Speak · Hear 05:21, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Pianista > me :). Keep at it, LP. Icy  // ♫ 20:27, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Am I the only one who thinks Icy should be trouted? For real this time? &mdash;La Pianista  Speak · Hear 04:14, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hahaha I am so not getting in the middle of this. CATFIGHT! :D
 * /me gets popcorn. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  04:16, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Perversity, thy name is Ed. &mdash;La Pianista  Speak · Hear 06:42, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * :O — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  06:51, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It's okay. You aren't alone - many people share your affliction. Perhaps some "gargling barbed wire" and "sleeping on a bed of thorns" will help. &mdash;La Pianista  Speak · Hear 06:56, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * O_O Responding with just emoticons is fun. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  07:01, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * PM(s) on IRC. &mdash;La Pianista  Speak · Hear 07:02, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

(<-) Whaseriously - what did I do to get stuck in the middle of this? is the clear victim here :-( Icy  // ♫ 20:46, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * What? Nonono. I am the victim. :P — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:32, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh? Since when have perverts who watch eight-inch-tall gnomes cry while eating popcorn been victims, huh? You ready mushroom; you wield mushroom ... Icy  // ♫ 21:44, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm right, no matter what anyone says; shut it or be blocked. :P :P :P — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:47, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Darn, this is like Wyvern - disagree with a wiz and the only thing in your future is bannation. But then again, I'd rather Live Free or Die, y'know. - Icy  // ♫ 21:58, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Bah. Way to steal New Hampshire's slogan. :O And in case you don't know why I used Conservapedia there, see this :D — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:03, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm looking at a redlink which is...red. And way to go with no edit summary, yeah. Icy  // ♫ 22:04, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * (a) I should have copied and pasted the first time. User:The ed17/How Conservapedia differs from Wikipedia. (b) I hit enter instead of shift. :-( — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:06, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh wow, yeah. Well, I was brought up in a liberal household, and regularly indulge in MSNBC. Whatever the content of your edits, there definitely should have been some discussion after reverting: Bold-revert-discuss cycle anyone?
 * But what to expect? Conservapedia is not Wikipedia, after all. I think that there's no way to flat-out deny the slight liberal-whatever bias in Wik'edia, but ...agh, whatever. There isn't any reason to force the mushroom back up their throats, right? Oh, bother! -I'm not making any sense now, am I? Icy  // ♫ 22:13, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

(<=) - lol, I wish. Nothing like that there :) I was brought up in a conservative household and I still am - a "conservative democrat" one site called me when I took a test - but realism is stronger than that. Conservapedia just flat-out denies history and ignores the real world...it gives Christians a bad name, IMHO. I don't know if there is a liberal bias to Wikipedia, but if there is, at least we have the truth here 99.9% of the time. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:29, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Blocked for 5 years! Wow...  Little  Mountain  5  review! 22:39, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * You know what's better? When you are blocked on Wikipedia without a time limit, it's "indefinite". There, it's "infinite". No reformed vandals there... — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:41, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Echoing what you said on that page, no wonder everyone comes here, not there.  Little  Mountain  5  review! 22:48, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Lol pretty much :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:53, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Infinite, la? Blocked for-ehhver and ehhh-vaaah.... should I be paying them respect? Oh, crud... Anyways: is it just me, or is Conservapedia becoming the subject of lightly made jokes over here? Icy  // ♫ 23:07, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Try this ;) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:10, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I wish there was a CM wiki. I could be nerdmin there. :'( &mdash;La Pianista  Speak · Hear 23:25, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Just for you... — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:39, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Oooh! I like. Thanks, Eddie. &mdash;La Pianista  Speak · Hear 23:16, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It's totally inactive though. :( — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  03:32, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I know. :( Sad state of CM nowadays. &mdash;La Pianista  Speak · Hear 04:38, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Surrender of Japan FAC
Can you please revisit your comments at Featured article candidates/Surrender of Japan Raul654 (talk) 21:21, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  04:17, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Hugs
 Queenie Talk  has hugged you! Hugs promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better (and hopefully wasn't meant as an invasion of personal space). Spread the WikiLove by hugging at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Hug others by adding {{subst:Hug}} to their talk page with a friendly message.


 * Thanks. :) <font face="Candara" color="black">Queenie <font face="Candara" color="black">Talk  21:21, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem :) Thanks for the hug! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  04:17, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * (e/c) Hugging Ed? That's unheard of. Nobody even touches that guy. :P &mdash;<font color="gray" face="Times New Roman">La Pianista  Speak · Hear 04:17, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

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A-Class discussion
Hi, we're starting the discussion on A-Class here today, thanks for signing up! I hope you can present your views. Thanks, Walkerma (talk) 07:44, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

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MilCon
Hey man, would you be able to tally and table the scores from this month's milcon? Cam (Chat) 05:20, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey Cam. I did part, but I'm totally sick of it now :) If no one has gotten to it by tomorrow, I'll finish it off. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:24, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

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Battle of Dunkirk
There has recently been some conjecture as to how to describe the victory by the German forces. Can you or other members of the project group please assist in the discussion on the talk page. I intend to call for a consensus decision in order to establish the infobox statement regarding the outcome of the battle. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 12:53, 2 March 2009 (UTC).

:/
Look on the bright side: that (resigned) result in your (co-opted). Surely this moust have been a rewarding experince, even if I wasn't there for all it. Right? :) TomStar81 (Talk) 02:06, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * LOL. Yeah, I guess, but I would have rather had you here :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  02:10, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I am here now, though I do not retain my stars I do retain my sense of purpose. Eventually, it will be the fate of those current coordinators to leave the committee and allow the next generation to step up. I have in a sense done this with my retirement. Moreover, I have served as a advisor since my return, helping with the day to to operations. As I noted at my rfa, a position of power or influnce is a great thing, but if you are not enough without it, you will never be enough with it. The hallmark of a truely great person, then, is his or her ability to walk away from a position of influence or power and still retain the respect of those whom they once worked with. TomStar81 (Talk) 02:17, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * O_O nice speech...now if only you could spell everything right. :P
 * Now, all teasing aside, you definitely still have the respect of everyone who you have worked with. Definitely. No need to worry about that. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  02:23, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I should thank you, BTW, for the conversation above; it served as a basis for the newly saved #10 on my advise to new coordinators essay. TomStar81 (Talk) 04:06, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Heh, uh, no problem? :-) I took a look; that #10 looks great. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  04:16, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

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US WWI railway guns
They were in fact the latest model 50-cal guns.. See my addition & reference on the 14"/50 caliber gun page - it quotes from the Official US Navy report. The 45-cal myth appears to be an error that keeps going round.. Rod. Rcbutcher (talk) 23:39, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

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Amagi BCs
Hi, Ed. I realized a little bit ago that I had taken my exams last week (I know, I'm awesome with time) and that I now have the time to take the Amagi to A-class, so I nominated the page (here). I added your name to the nominator section, so you can add any nomination comments if you want. Parsecboy (talk) 03:49, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
 * LOL. I just decided to wait for you to nom it; I've got a decent amount of time, so it didn't matter too much to me. :) Cheers friend! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  03:51, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks :) I never upload fair-use images, so I'm not really familiar with all of those templates. Parsecboy (talk) 00:48, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * You think I am? ;) I just accidentally stumbled upon it when I was looking at one of Bellhalla's submarine articles (U-43 class submarine) and clicked on the picture. :P — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:51, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * That's usually how I do it :) I'll have to remember that template is on the image, for future use. Parsecboy (talk) 00:52, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

We're Not in Kansas Anymore
Actually, since you've already kickstarted the review, do you want to take it over completely? I'm fine with doing the review if you want to. Noble Story (talk • contributions) 09:27, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No, but thanks though! I like reviewing MILHIST stuff (e.g. WP:MHR), but not much else. :/ — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  09:32, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Right then, I'll proceed. And thanks for chipping in. Noble Story (talk • contributions) 09:35, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Motto of the Day Free Ice Cream Day!
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By Imperial Decree of His Divine Majesty, our Most Sublime Padishah God-Emperor, Car'a'carn, Editor-in-Chief, etc. (may he live for ever) of the Dominion of the Motto of the Day, every Thursday is Free Ice Cream Day throughout the the Realm. Therefore, our glorious ruler (may he live for ever) has caused to be delivered to you by the Ministry of Frozen or Otherwise Cold Desert Treats this ice cream treat (which may include gelato, depending on one's interpretation of the picture). Let it be eaten without delay, lest the heat of the servers melt it. Let it not drip onto the Article Namespace, lest you suffer the Death of a Thousand Edits for allowing unencyclopedic melted desert treat to get into the wiki. Nutiketaiel (talk) 13:35, 6 March 2009 (UTC) (UTC)

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 * So what am I? :P <font face="Candara" color="black">Queenie
 * You, Queenie, are one of the two co-Prime Ministers of our imperial government (the other is Simply South). Nutiketaiel (talk) 18:09, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * WOOT! :D <font face="Candara" color="black">Queenie 19:43, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

RE; Taiho
Certainly. I won't be able to get to it right away, but you have got yourself a collaboration. Cam (Chat) 23:07, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

FYI
In case you didn't know, you have a redlink to your deleted secret page in the 'the_ed17' at the top of all your pages...  Little  Mountain  5  review! 23:14, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh yes...I forgot about that. Thanks :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:32, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem. :P  Little  Mountain  5  review! 00:20, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

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Answer
Okay that makes since, but how are we to go about Reassessing all of the articles unless we elect a group of coordinators or create a seperate branch totally devoted to the reassessing of Start and B-Class articles to C-Class articles. But the way you described it no B-Class articles will be moved down to C's because they meet all 5 of the criteria it would just be Start Articles being moved up to C-Class articles. (Is that what you meant?) Lord R. T. Oliver   The Olive Branch 01:23, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes. All B-class articles are B. They don't need to be moved down. :) And, with the automation, I believe that even if "start" is in the "|class=" spot, it'll still appear and be categorized as a C if it fails only 2 B-class criterion(excepting B2, which is an instant-fail). — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:28, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

If you can express these things to the members of the WikiProject, and the other Coordinators I think they would possibly understand that the C-Class could be a good thing, but there are still a few cons that people might not be able to get over. Lord R. T. Oliver  The Olive Branch 01:33, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Jackal
I'm just saying that it was finally time that he was held responsible for his actions.(Planecrash111 (talk) 18:01, 8 March 2009 (UTC))

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I'm a peculiar soul, aren't I?
The moment I say I leave the project, I finish it. Silly me. :P

Anyways, good luck with the article, pwn them all at FAC, etc., etc., &mdash;<font color="gray" face="Times New Roman">La Pianista  Speak · Hear 05:37, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * <3 thanks :D I'm waiting for a Warship International magazine article to get here (they said that they would get it to me, after all...), but after that I will be sending it to FAC. ;) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  15:08, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Good luck then, Eddie! <3
 * They're sending it snail-mail? (if you told me this on IRC and I forgot, forgive, please) I would think just e-mailing you a pdf would be faster. &mdash;<font color="gray" face="Times New Roman">La Pianista  Speak · Hear 23:07, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I really don't know. I have to check my mail, as I haven't in a few days ;) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  03:31, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
 * :O (plus a quickie on IRC - something I want to show you). &mdash;<font color="gray" face="Times New Roman">La Pianista  Speak · Hear 04:27, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Battle of the Utus
Hi ed! Thanks for the copyediting of the Battle of the Utus. As for your reasonable remarks:
 * (The) Army in Emperor's Presence. Fixed.
 * Circus factions (this is the name modern scholarship uses for calling them when "Blues and Greens is not used): Besides their function in the hippodrome and involvement in rioting, the circus factions (mainly Greens and Blues) of any large Byzantine city were invaluable for mobilizing the city's manpower (that is, the latter could not be effectively used without them), in periods of crisis. My main problem is that there is no article for them to link (it's a shame).
 * Urgent: hmm, I think one of my references used it (I'll check it again). I am not a native speaker, so I have difficulties with copyediting things.
 * Thermopylae: there is no information in the sources and the modern scholarship other than the location itself. I don't expect that there will be a wikipedia article for it.
 * Callinicus: he is an obscure saint biographer without a Wikipedia article for him (however the name Callinicus is quite common) and I don't think there will be one in the near future. How do you think we should mention him? Would "saint biographer" be proper description? --Dipa1965 (talk) 06:38, 9 March 2009 (UTC)


 * No problem - it was an interesting article!
 * How about you add that information into a note with a source? ;)
 * It's alright! Even those who are native speakers can have trouble writing well!
 * I didn't think there would be, but I was trying to point it out on the off chance that there was one and you had forgotten to add in a link :)
 * Well...what exactly is a "saint biographer"? Someone who writes biographies of saints? — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  15:12, 9 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Nice, I'l look on these! As for the "saint biographer", your guess was right but the term really sucks. Fortunately, I just found reliable sources mentioning the identity of Callinicus . He was a monk, sometimes called "Callinicus of rufinianae by the scholars.--Dipa1965 (talk) 18:05, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

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330th Bombardment Group
Who is this guy?

20:41, 9 March 2009 Twas Now (talk | contribs) (171,240 bytes) (this is supposed to be a summary, not an exhaustive report; the only thing missing is which pilots were circumcised) (undo)

Thanks--B29bomber (talk) 13:17, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * (TPS intrusion, as Ed hasn't responded). Are you asking who s/he is or why s/he did what s/he did? If you mean the latter, then I support User:Twas Now in his/her actions - the article is very complete - but too exhaustive, and not totally appropriate in style for Wikipedia. The article does read like a report at the moment, as the edit summary suggested. Icy  // ♫ 21:18, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * A quick look at his userpage could answer that - please specify. &mdash;<font color="gray" face="Times New Roman">La Pianista  Speak · Hear 23:04, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ick. I looked at this before heading out the door and forgot to reply later. :/
 * On the flip side, GREAT work in cutting down the article to ~100 kb! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  03:30, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Jackal4
You haven't been keeping close tabs on Jackal4 have you? Look at the AIV report. 3 three-revert rule violations after warning, multiple personal attacks, and vandalism. This is the reason why he is blocked.(Planecrash111 (talk) 20:00, 13 March 2009 (UTC))
 * That's not the point. The block should have been implemented at the time; 17 hours after he stopped editing is just punishing him, which is not what blocks are for. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:49, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

The original witness just didn't report it to AIV. I had to do it on my own time. He needs to be punished anyway...look at his history.(Planecrash111 (talk) 01:40, 14 March 2009 (UTC))

Good Luck
Good Luck on the Election for Coordinator! I Hope you Make It! Lord R. T. Oliver  The Olive Branch 00:40, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Good luck to you too. Cheers! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:40, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

C-Class
It is great to see such diversity in the Military History WikiProject. Even though we don't agree on this subject I still respect your opinion and it seems that one of us will have to bow to the consensus of the WikiProject. Have A Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver  The Olive Branch 01:19, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

A Heads Up
Since you have commented on the Planecrash111's sockpuppet accusation of JustSomeRandomGuy32‎, I wanted to make you aware of an ongoing ANI post about the two. - <small style="border:1px solid #990000;padding:1px;"> NeutralHomer •  Talk  • March 14, 2009 @ 05:33
 * Lovely. I think that I will keep to myself for the moment; I've said how I feel at the SSI already. Thanks for the heads up though! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:36, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Not a problem :) Take Care...<small style="border:1px solid #990000;padding:1px;"> NeutralHomer  •  Talk  • March 14, 2009 @ 05:52

Hey Ed
Hi Ed. I'm back after another break. How's it going? I've decided to resume my work on Railways in Buckinghamshire- my last edit to it before today was on the 27th January! Keep up the great work with all your MILHIST stuff! See ya!  Oliver Fury, Esq. message  •  contributions  22:49, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It's alright! RL is stealing some of my Wikipedia time, so now I'm only on as much as normal editors. :P I'm getting ready to take Design 1047 battlecruiser to FAC after I incorporate some info from a magazine article I just got, and I'm also working on Design B-65 battlecruiser.
 * Good luck with that article! Ping me if you need any help! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:17, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thought on the Bedford-Bletchley line: are there two? My book says that the line was originally operated by the London and North Western Railway, and nothing about a Oxford and Bletchley Railway. Could I be trying to help and actually adding wrong info? :/ — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:35, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The Oxford and Bletchley railway built the line now known as the Bedford-Bletchley line. The entire company was absorbed by the LNWR in 1879, which then operated the line until 1922, I think. Your book might not go into specific detail about original companies.
 * That stuff about the Duke of Bedford sounds good. Thanks for helping!  Oliver Fury, Esq. message  •  contributions  02:19, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No, it doesn't :) Thanks!
 * No problem! You've got a great article there; keep it up! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  03:43, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Removing tags
I'm only removing tags where there's nothing to translate. The good ones I'm converting to the new Expand language templates. I've asked WP:ECHO but no one has replied. I don't think anyone participates in that project anymore. Calliopejen1 (talk) 02:05, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Haruna
Hey, Ed, I've addressed all of your issues with Japanese battleship Haruna. Could you pop back into take another look? Cam (Chat) 06:23, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure! I'll do so right now. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  06:26, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

A-Class review Wolfgang Lüth
I'm not sure what you meant by your last comment. Could you give me an example? MisterBee1966 (talk) 12:03, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

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Help needed
Here. See the email I sent you as well. -MBK004 22:19, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Email received. I'll respond tomorrow, I've got an early wake-up to look forward to :( -MBK004 04:11, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem. Good luck tomorrow! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  04:17, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

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First Edit Day

 * Wow...it has seriously been three years? Geesh lol :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  04:37, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Likewise. Happy 1st editing day, Ed! :-) TomStar81 (Talk) 05:07, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * -Applause- <font face="Candara" color="green">Queenie 16:13, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks everyone! :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  16:20, 17 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Hey there, granpaw, you gonna share any pearls of wisdom with us whippersnappers? Parsecboy (talk) 16:26, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * What're you talkin' 'bout, mon? Your almost as old as I am! :P
 * "# 12:27, 31 July 2006 (hist) (diff) Talk:Hassan Nasrallah ‎ (→This article is far beyond neutral.)" — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  16:27, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey, 4 months is a long time. Interestingly enough, the first 8 edits were my first edits to the 'pedia (on a shared IP allocated to Fort Bragg). Parsecboy (talk) 16:55, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * :O Violation of WP:NOT! :D — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  16:57, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey, that wasn't me! I was in Iraq in 2005! Parsecboy (talk) 17:00, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh fine. :P — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  17:03, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * What, no apology for a false accusation? Maybe we need to take a trip over to WP:WQA... :p Parsecboy (talk) 17:14, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

(out) - Ed is hiding from Parsec. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  19:12, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm watching you! :-D Parsecboy (talk) 20:09, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Really? You've sunk to the level of having to stalk people? ;) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  20:38, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do :p Besides, I'm bored waiting around for someone to review Moltke class battlecruiser for GA. I should be studying for my two finals tomorrow, but I'm procrastinating :) Parsecboy (talk) 20:42, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I should be studying too. :(
 * Good luck with finding someone to review that... (I'm assuming good faith and thinking that you weren't trying to canvass. :PPPP) But seriously, if no one steals it first, I'll take it on this weekend. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:00, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I figured you keep an eye on the GAN page and already saw it. I'm hoping someone gets to it before Friday. I'm getting my tonsils out on Friday, so I don't think I'll be able to do much fixing while in my painkiller-addled state :) Maybe I should leave a note to that effect somewhere...
 * I just finished my German homework, but I still need to look over my history stuff...Parsecboy (talk) 21:13, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I do, actually. Good guess :P Maybe you could ping or ? And ewwww...tonsils out.
 * I need to make a website and study geography... — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:07, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * See? I know things :) Maybe I'll drop a line on their talk pages.
 * What geography are you studying? I took a class on economic and social geography last quarter, it was pretty interesting. Parsecboy (talk) 22:18, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Human geography; the study of population and everything related to that :) It's not bad, but I'd like history more! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:21, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, history is usually the best. I'm pretty excited for next quarter. I'll be taking a class on WWII, taught by Petraeus's old XO; he's supposed to be really good. It should be good times. Parsecboy (talk) 22:28, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

(out) - oooo. I am jealous...lucky. :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:29, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * That's what you get when you go to a big school :) Parsecboy (talk) 22:38, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: copyedit
I never mind copyeditting, just make sure that you leave a message for me so I know what the nature of the edit is. Its a work in progress though, so I suspect that some of this may change before publishing. TomStar81 (Talk) 05:06, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Coordinator
It seems we have our ninth official candidate with 20 or 20+ endorsements, congratulations! Have A Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver  The Olive Branch 12:18, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Lá le Phádraig
<div style="border-style:solid; border-color:black; background-color:white; border-width:4px; text-align:left; padding:8px;" class="plainlinks"> <font face="Candara" color="green">Queenie is wishing you a very happy St. Patrick's day! Whether you're Irish, American or an Antarctic penguin, you are invited to join in the craic agus ceoil so grab a shamrock, stick on your green hat and wave the tricolour with pride! Brought to you by <font face="Candara" color="green">Queenie, on this Lá le Phádraig Share this greeting with your friends by adding to their talk pages.
 * No ice creams today, I'm afraid. :P <font face="Candara" color="green">Queenie 15:10, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Polish culture during World War II
Thank you for pointing MoS issues. I'll try to address them over the coming days, could you help with fixing them as well? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 16:20, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I can try; coming up, I've got a lot on my plate with RL and Wiki commitments. I promise that I will do what I can though! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  16:25, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Just a question
I have no clue why I'm asking here and not at the help desk, but ANYWAY .... if an actor happens to voice two characters, do I write it like - -OR-
 * J. Pat O'Malley voiced Colonel Hathi the elephant/Buzzie the vulture -description of the characters-

Help? <font face="Candara" color="green">Queenie 19:21, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * J. Pat O'Malley voiced Colonel Hathi the elephant -description of Colnel Hathi - He also voiced Buzzie the vulture -then a description of Buzzie-.


 * I thought that it was the other way around&mdash;like this:


 * Colonel Hathi (J. Pat O'Malley): descrip
 * Buzzie the vulture (J. Pat O'Malley): descrip — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  19:25, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think you're right. That was the way I found the article when I found it, and I presumed it was right. Thanks! <font face="Candara" color="green">Queenie 19:29, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No prob! :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  19:30, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Wait; I'm modelling the article I'm working on on WALL-E [a GA], which has the actors first. Which is it then? <font face="Candara" color="green">Queenie 19:32, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I think that it can go either way, but I really don't know. :/ — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  19:58, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Talkback
I've also sent out a message to see what can be done about those source documents. -MBK004 21:59, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

HMS Archer (D78)
I've expanded the lead a bit, but leads aren't my strong point. Article has been nom'd for GA and DYK. Mjroots (talk) 20:18, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the late reply. I'll review it this weekend if no one has taken it. ;) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  13:24, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Coordinators
There are currently 12 members with 20 or 20+, and it has been less than a week so far, that means there is two spots left. The turnout has been great. Have A Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver  The Olive Branch 21:28, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Ello.
I'm baaaaaaack. :D

Pop up on IRC if you have the time - it's been too long, amigo. &mdash;<font color="gray" face="Times New Roman">La Pianista  ♫ ♪ 04:49, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Military history WikiProject coordinator election
The Military history WikiProject coordinator election has started. We will be selecting coordinators from a pool of eighteen to serve for the next six months. Please vote here by 23:59 (UTC) on Saturday, 28 March! Thank you. This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 07:13, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * No problem...but thank you for writing that article; it was a very interesting read! Cheers friend, — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  02:28, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

A favor, perchance?
Hey there, old buddy, old pal. Nassau class battleship just passed ACR (which finally makes 3 for me. I know, I'm slow :) ). Since you're a fancy MILHIST coordinator, can you get me one of those pretty A-class medals? (you know, the one that Belhalla has about 20 of?) I don't know how it all works, so I figured I'd ask you :) Parsecboy (talk) 16:09, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey dude...nice way to suck up. :PPP Take a look here please! :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  16:46, 22 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, you know, I figured I'd try to grease the wheels a little :) Thanks for the help! Parsecboy (talk) 16:48, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * We've got you covered for the next time though. MBK likes to keep track of them, so he would have gotten you on his next run-through. And it was no problem! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  16:50, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, yes, I thought he had some sort of tracker set up, but I didn't know where it was. Maybe he's the one to whom I should be sucking up next time? :p Parsecboy (talk) 16:56, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hahaha no, just suck up to any coord :P — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  16:57, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

White Deer Hole Creek
Thanks for your hidden comments at White Deer Hole Creek - I will review all of the "as of DATE" statements and change the ones that can be updated to "as of 2009". The Amish sawmill was rebuilt but I do not have a reliable source for it - the best I have found so far is the 2008 school bus schedule for the local school district here, which shows stops in Elimsport and 1 minute later at the sawmill. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 03:07, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah; I just wanted to point it out. :) The article was a fun read, by the way! Cheers, — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  03:12, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I will keep digging and polishing the article - thanks again and for your support on the request, Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 10:49, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It was my pleasure. :) Cheers, — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  13:19, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Tosa class
Hey, Ed. I figured that Tosa class battleship has been GA-quality since we finished it, so I just nom-ed it for GA. You may want to keep an eye on the review page. Cheers, Parsecboy (talk) 14:03, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Baha. I forgot about that page. :) Sounds good! We need to find a better source than the "Idiot's Guide to Aircraft carriers" though...why did I use that again? :/ — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  15:18, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Lol, I had forgotten you had used that. I'm sure we'll be able to dig something up; Kaga isn't exactly all that obscure ;) Parsecboy (talk) 15:30, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, exactly...I'm looking now. ;) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  15:31, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I just found a seemingly ok book to replace the Idiot's Guide - this. I already replaced the refs in the article, should be ok on that point now :) Parsecboy (talk) 15:44, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Oh, you think we ought to get a scan of the line drawing somewhere? I'd just scan in the one in Conway's, but I'm home (and thus, away from my scanner, and incidentally, away from my copy of Conway's) so I can't get mine. You don't have access to a scanner, do you? Parsecboy (talk) 15:55, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I can look&mdash;I'd be rather disappointed in my school if my library didn't have one. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  16:19, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Sounds good. The painkillers I took a little while ago are starting to kick in, so I'm off to a nap :) I'll be back in a few hours, probably. Parsecboy (talk) 16:28, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hahaha don't let the bed bugs bite! ;P — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  16:32, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Lol. The chaps at the surgery center have this uncanny ability to call to check up on me right in the middle of a nap. :-/ But at least I'm up and back on Wikipedia, right? :p Parsecboy (talk) 18:15, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

(Out) I went ahead and tracked down the crappy version in Google books. It'll have to do until I can scan in a better one once I get home. Parsecboy (talk) 19:03, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * That's all that counts in life. :P
 * That one doesn't look even close to as bad as the Amagi one was, at least. I'll check for a scanner in my library tomorrow, as I have to work tonight. :/
 * BTW, I am beyond sure that you would be interested in this. ;) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  19:12, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I had seen your comment there. For a start, the images here would of course be useful to me :) Parsecboy (talk) 19:21, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I thought they might. :) Just hold off on uploading them for a sec; I think that a new template is needed...these aren't original works of the U.S. Navy or Federal Government. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  19:33, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I was going to wait on that development. I started working on SMS Seydlitz today, and DANFS has a bunch of good photos of the ship. It looks like most of them are already uploaded to Commons, but for the eventual FAC, I'd like to have the more ironclad licensing information that the new template (I think) will provide. Parsecboy (talk) 22:43, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Milhist query
Hi Ed, long time no squeak. I've got a query for you and hope you can put me in touch with the right editors in Milhist. I've just prodded a probable hoax and then looked through the authors other edits I came upon Lajinaa, a spear from circa 1800. Googling it gets several refs back here plus stuff about a Spanish spear shaped knife or paring knife... Do you know who would be best to cast an eye over it?  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  19:19, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Stop by more often then ;) Nice new sig, by the way!
 * Hmmm. I don't think that we have a spear-specialist in MILHIST that is active (at least that I know off)...off the top of my head, I'd think that is your best best. Cheers friend, —  Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  20:08, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks on both counts (your the first to comment on the new sig).  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  20:31, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, although that surprises me, becuase I like it! :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  20:36, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks so much for your support vote (it garnered a lot of other supports from users). I hope I do fine too. Regards, --Al Ameer son (talk) 21:06, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem; you looked like the type of user that deserved a support like that. Again, congratulations and have fun with your new tools! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  03:56, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm testing at the "New Admin School" right now. I will get to real admin work in a day or two after I've attained most of the knowledge of the admin tools. Cheers Ed! --Al Ameer son (talk) 04:05, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

OMG! WTF?
TMD TLA! –Juliancolton <font color="#66666">Talk · <font color="#66666">Review  03:50, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * :-) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  03:54, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Contacting Naval History & Heritage Command
I found an egregious error at the N.H.C.'s South Carolina Class page, and am wondering whether to just contact the webmaster since none of the Command branches seem to have an email address. For the record, the error is the old saw "Though the South Carolinas were actually designed before Dreadnought" - Decidedly unimpressed! If only someone would pay me for the reading I do!! Should I just email the webmaster or is there another way you might know of to bring this up with them? Cheers, --Simon Harley (talk | library | book reviews) 14:04, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * ...guess who was under the impression that the South Carolina's were designed before Dradnought until about a minute ago... :/
 * The email address I have is for their photo department, which I would assume(?) is what you need... photos AT navyhistory DOT org. Cheers Simon, — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  14:26, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Another myth busted ;). I guess it is the photographic section I need to get in touch with.  Much obliged for the email address!!  They don't seem to advertise it on their pages (probably a smart move).--Simon Harley (talk | library | book reviews) 15:05, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: Commenting on A-class noms
I used to comment on FACs back in the old days... figured I may try something similar again. Plus, if I want more reviews of my work (btw, I think I've addressed most of your points), it's only fair I help out in return, isn't it? :) --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 19:55, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
On behalf of the Kindness Campaign, we just want to spread WikiLove by wishing you a Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 15:25, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks; back at ya! :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  15:27, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

And back at you, my friend :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  16:29, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * <font face="Times New Roman">Top of the mornin' to ya! –Juliancolton <sup style="color:#666660;">Tropical  <sup style="color:#666660;">Cyclone  16:25, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Joining the bandwagon: Happy Saint Patrick's Day! <em style="font-family:Impact"> Little Mountain  5  <em style="font-family:Old English Text MT; color:green;">Happy St. Patrick's Day! 20:50, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Wow. I feel loved; everyone is coming here to wish me a good one! :) Happy Saint Pat's to you too! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:01, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Everyone except me, of course, who happened to...ah, skim your talk page and dropped upon this nearly a week later.
 * On the other hand, I certainly look forward to seeing the fool on his favorite day of the year. :) &mdash;<font color="gray" face="Times New Roman">La Pianista  ♫ ♪ 03:06, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

WikiBirthday
I saw from here that it's been exactly three years since you joined the project. Happy WikiBirthday! Keep up the good work, <b class="Unicode">r ʨ anaɢ</b> talk/contribs 17:54, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks Rjanag! :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  19:12, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Lord, I missed this, too.
 * Happy late Birthday, Eddie. As a present, you can remember how I nearly lost this to da archive monsta. &mdash;<font color="gray" face="Times New Roman">La Pianista  ♫ ♪ 03:07, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Re:News
TomStar81 (Talk) 05:47, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Thanks again for your support in the MILHIST A review of Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (and Fort Ticonderoga, too!) Not to canvas or anything, but commentary on the FA nomination would also be appreciated.  Magic ♪piano 23:22, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Talkback
This guy will never give up -MBK004 04:44, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It's time for bed; I'll take an in-depth look tomorrow. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  04:47, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Take your time, I'm still overwhelmed with school work until Saturday and won't be fully-able (luckily I was able to take some time today and get a moderate level of activity). -MBK004 04:49, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Does he understand our view here? We have a source that we think is 100% reliable, but now a random (no offense to him) guy has come along and says that there are many errors, quoting from a 100-year old logbook. Almost all of the sources we have do not confirm nor deny that&mdash;with the exception of DANFS, which does confirm it. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  17:15, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * And he claims to have sent a list of the errors to the Navy in 2005 to correct DANFS. If DANFS hasn't been fixed yet ... you tell me who has the credibility, him or the Navy. He would say himself, but per policy we have to say the Navy. -MBK004 18:46, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Out of curiousity, would the Navy not have the same logbook in their possession? Maybe you could email them and ask them to confirm or deny some/all of these allegations? — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  18:50, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Connecticut photo
Hi, Ed. I still don't think the image's copyright status is clearly established. Is the image in the book you cited? It's probably a Navy image, but unless we know for sure, it would be a problem if the article ever goes to WP:FAR. Parsecboy (talk) 20:36, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No, it's his great-grandfather's. I'll send the email he sent me to OTRS. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  20:39, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, can he confirm that his great-grandfather died 70 or more years ago? If so, then it's fine, I suppose. Parsecboy (talk) 20:56, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No, he doesn't have too&mdash;that's the beauty of {PD-heir} on Commons! :D "The heirs of the creator of this work released it into the public domain."
 * BTW, you can upload those NHC images you wanted now; didn't know if you saw the additional note I left here. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  20:58, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey, that'll work. Glad to see that all worked out (since it is a nice, high-res image)
 * Yeah, I'll get around to uploading those NHC photos at some point. I'll be back at my apartment sometime tomorrow, so maybe this weekend sometime. Parsecboy (talk) 21:06, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I am too :)
 * Hope you are having fun! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:07, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm still a little rough from the tonsillectomy a week ago. The pain killers are working ok, but I'm still not back up to snuff. Not to say I'm not enjoying the time off from classes though :) I actually got a lot done while I've been home. I more or less finished rewriting SMS Seydlitz in a couple of days&mdash;I see you found the DYK nom ;) Parsecboy (talk) 21:17, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hahaha time away from classes is GREAT, isn't it? And yes, I did find the DYK nom...but I swear that I wasn't stalking you! I have both WT:DYK and T:TDYK on my watchlist, and I saw one of your edits when I checked my watchlist; I just went back later. :-) Congrats on Seydlitz; that looks like a great article! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:54, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Congrats!
Congrats on your election as a Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject! In keeping with the tradition of the project and in honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. TomStar81 (Talk) 00:51, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks Tom :) Congrats to you too! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:55, 29 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I am honored that I was elected to my new position of assistant coordinator, and look forward to working with you for the next six months. Lord Oliver   The Olive Branch 01:31, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
 * As am I. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:32, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thank you very much for your support for me in the Military History coordinator elections. I am honored that I was elected to my new position of assistant coordinator, and look forward to working with you for the next six months. – Joe   N  01:13, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm very glad you made it, Joe; you will make a fine coord. Cheers, — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:31, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

 * Pah. "Pleasantly surprised"? You were a shoo-in from the moment you entered your name. ;-) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:32, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Passive voice

 * Hey, Eddie - I've stopped c/e-ing at "Armament." Do you want me to wait 'til you add more to it or should I go on? &mdash;<font color="gray" face="Times New Roman">La Pianista  ♫ ♪ 00:10, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes please - I have one more para to add there. :-) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:16, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you done? Looks like some stuff has been added from where I last left off...should I start over? &mdash;<font color="gray" face="Times New Roman">La Pianista  ♫ ♪ 05:43, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Heads up
&mdash;<font color="gray" face="Times New Roman">La Pianista  ♫ ♪ 17:26, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Re:1047
It looks good ed. One suggestion though: the word "however" appears quit a bit on the main text of the article, including instances where it is the first work at the start of some sentences. I would consider finding alternative words for however, or if at all possible simply removing the word for the body of the article altogether. Good luck with the article. TomStar81 (Talk) 22:20, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Alright :-) It was stupid mistakes like that that I was praying you'd find! Thanks! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:26, 31 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Here's something that made me say "huh?". In the "Design studies" section, there's the line "...used in the new Italian battleships for their cruisers." It doesn't quite make sense to me. Parsecboy (talk) 00:47, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Whoops. Ed did not give enough context to the reader there. :) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:50, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Speaking in the 3rd person, are we now? Parsecboy (talk) 01:00, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 9.9 oh hush. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:01, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

April Fool's
Yeah, I know! Some of the DYKs are priceless :D Parsecboy (talk) 02:11, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * You gotta join the party, man. the_ed17 : <font style="color:#accC10;background:#0000fa;"> Chat 02:13, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * As you might have noticed, I've never played around with my signature. I know there's a thing in the preferences tab for it, but I don't know exactly how to do it. A little help here? Parsecboy (talk) 02:15, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * n00b. :P
 * "Preferences", scroll down to "signature", copy/paste this in: <tt> Parsecboy </tt>, click the "raw signature" checkbox. If you ever want to create your own sig, see User:The ed17/signature/classroom. :) the_ed17 : <font style="color:#accC10;background:#0000fa;"> Chat 02:19, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm pretty n00bish when it comes to these things. Thanks :) Parsecboy : <font style="color:#accC10;background:#0000fa;"> Chat 02:22, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No prob. Interesting sig you chose... ;) the_ed17 : <font style="color:#accC10;background:#0000fa;"> Chat 02:23, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I thought it looked good on me :) Parsecboy : <font style="color:#accC10;background:#0000fa;"> Chat 02:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

RE:GAN
Thank-you! I need a break from Calculus homework, so I'll give 1047 a full-review (if you took Calc, I feel for you. If you didn't, I applaud you intelligence;) Cam (Chat) 03:33, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm in pre-calc with a crappy professor right now, so I sort of know. :( Thanks in advance for the review though! :) the_ed17 : <font style="color:#accC10;background:#0000fa;"> Chat 03:37, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm in IB Calculus Standard-Level, which is sort of similar. Either way, it ends up being painful, curve-sketching especially. Cam (Chat) 04:45, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Ouch. And yes, I know that it's painful; I'm carrying a C right now. -_- Thanks for the FAC review! the_ed17 : <font style="color:#accC10;background:#0000fa;"> Chat 05:08, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I feel both of your pain. I am horrible in math, and am being forced to take Statistics next semester (university and major core curriculum). I am definitely not looking forward to that. -MBK004 05:14, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm holding a B. Stats is a wretched little course. Cam (Chat) 05:38, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Hey again
Hey,

I've just completed a pretty detailed drawing of the Worcester class light cruiser. If you want me to upload it, let me know.

Regards —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.78.3.228 (talk) 03:54, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * You're kidding me. I've been thinking about expanding that article for a Did you know?, though I don't know when I will get to it. But yes, I'd love it! :-) the_ed17 : <font style="color:#accC10;background:#0000fa;"> Chat 03:57, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Hainan Island incident
Good catch on the image question; I saw that caption go in ages ago and should have made the connection you did. The image is now nominated for deletion at Commons, and I have removed it from the article. I think a case could be made for retaining it as a fair use pic, and have suggested this on the article talk. Once again, thank you for noticing what I should have noticed. --John (talk) 03:59, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem, and I agree that it needs to be retained as fair use (but it needs to be moved here for that to happen :P) the_ed17 : <font style="color:#accC10;background:#0000fa;"> Chat 04:05, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

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Dutch East Indies campaign
Sorry, Ed. Just logged in to check how things are going but I didn't have enough time to do anything properly. I don't think I'll be able to help any more on this before the DYK. I guess I'll have to find a round tuit sometime soon...  C h a m a l  talk 13:17, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem, Chamal. RL trumps WP. :-) Thanks for the help you were able to give! — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  13:27, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Your inappropriate behavior
You should've redacted the personal attacks made by against me if you want to abide by "the rule", not intervened and quoted WP:POINTy "ESSAY". As long as Roux deletes it, you're no authority doing so.--Caspian blue 13:20, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * ...why don't you can take his talk page off of your watchlist and leave him alone? And what positive effect will come about from templating him? — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  13:25, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Why don't you can't take his talk page off of your watchlist and leave me alone? What positive effect will come about from letting him produce personal attacks? Warning is warning to prevent further disruption.--Caspian blue 13:30, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Why don't you leave him alone when he is trying to separate himself from you to prevent, well, this from happening?
 * You're telling me that you believe that this was a personal attack? "I am simultaneously singularly uninterested in anything Caspian Blue does, and very specifically interested in keeping the hell away from his shotgun blasts of incivility and personal attacks. So, no."
 * Um, have you ever read WP:DTTR...? Templating him will, in all likeliness, increase the disruption. — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  13:36, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The Essay says Essays may represent minority viewpoints. Heed them or not at your own discretion. Read WP:NPA again. He mocks me with the extremely "vicious languages", so I gave him the warning. Instead of the essay, I tell you this: your unwarranted intervention already increases the disruption.--Caspian blue 13:43, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * He's trying to keep "the hell away from" your posts, which he believes are incivil; why don't you extend Roux the same courtesy he was extending to you? — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  13:46, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * He had been keeping in my ways for the past months. I'm the one who wants to keep "the hell away from him" because I believe his presence in my life very harmful. Since he has shown no courtesy and made such ad hominen attacks, your comment sounds very unconvicing.--Caspian blue 13:56, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Not really. As disruptive as a personal attack is, it's equally as disruptive to drop a generic template on an established editor. A polite, hand-written note would have been far more effective. – Juliancolton  | Talk 13:47, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * He is not an "established constructive editor" in my view. Period.--Caspian blue 13:52, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * If not for his 15,000 edits, 14 barnstars, and and DYKs, I'd agree with you. – Juliancolton  | Talk 13:58, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Some user had scored more "accomplishment" than any other, and got almost be elected as admin. But well, that establishment means something to the community over his "incivility incident"?--Caspian blue 14:06, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Roux != Ecoleetage, by the way. – Juliancolton  | Talk 14:08, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * In my understanding of the "established "constructive editor", "civility" is indispensable.--Caspian blue 14:16, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * He is in the view of a lot of people in this community, as are you, Caspian blue. Sorry to butt in, but looks to me like nobody here assumed bad faith in the first place, but then everybody started doing it together. This really sounds to me like going and knocking at your neighbour's door and telling him to "get the hell out of my face" and then he in turn comes and does the same to you.  C h a m a l  talk 14:03, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Your support is required...
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Figured I'd let you know...
that I finally got m'self a copy of Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. So if you ever need my help with it, just let me know :) Parsecboy (talk) 20:23, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Awesome! :D — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  20:42, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

WikiCup Newsletter

 * 21:17, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Delivered for the WikiCup by <font style="color:#006600;"> GARDEN at 21:17, 31 March 2009 (UTC). Queries to my talk.

1047s
I'm wondering why you put the FAC at Featured article candidates/Design 1047 battlecruiser/archive1, and not Featured article candidates/Design 1047 battlecruiser? Doesn't it only go to the archive if it's failed? Parsecboy (talk) 22:01, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * There's a new naming system for 'em; see this. :-) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:03, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see. Guess I should pay more attention to these things, shouldn't I? :) Parsecboy (talk) 22:09, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * ...or you could subscribe to the Signpost. ;) — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:11, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Bah, that's too easy. I'd rather stumble about blindly :) Parsecboy (talk) 22:18, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Always the hard way, eh? — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:20, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * But of course! It's more fun that way. Parsecboy (talk) 22:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

GAN Request
Hey, Ed, would you have time to GA-Review Operation Charnwood? Cam (Chat) 22:37, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure! I'll do it tonight. Cheers, — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:37, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

April Fool's DYK for SS Lesbian (1923)
Thank you for your contribution to April Fool's Day 2009!  Royal broil  22:25, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

FAC
Hello. I have raised a question about the fair use rationale on the FAC page, and have also posed the question to an editor who works with copyright questions. It would be a shame to lose the image but I'm not sure it meets the fair use criteria. Regards, Kablammo (talk) 23:53, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, it would be a shame, but copyright > good picture. :-) Thanks for noticing this, and I hope that it all gets sorted out! Cheers, — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  02:18, 2 April 2009 (UTC)