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Hearts (strategy)
While it's a pretty blatant violation of WP:NOT, that's not a category for speedy deletion. I've prodded it instead. -- Orange Mike  |   Talk  19:12, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Battlecruiser
Hmm, maybe. I'm mostly keen to have a properly-referenced and accurate article - it's a subject on which there are many misconceptions. I am trying to get a lot of battleship articles up to FA standard but hadn't really planned to with battlecruiser, but I got a bit irritated with the article as it stood. Help with proofreading, improving the prose and generally reviewing would be much appreciated! The Land (talk) 09:49, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I often find that articles which make all the specialists who edit them and give them A-class reviews don't satisfy casual readers. You will probably find it easier to spot anything unclear, badly-explained or taken-for-granted in my writing than someone who knows about the subject. And, of course most Wikipedia articles are written by people who know nothing about the subject ;-) The Land (talk) 15:50, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

List of battleships of France
You added the above tag to List of battleships of France. Was there a reason for this? There is a reference for every ship listed. The brief introduction at the top has some references, but is mainly justified by the referenced lists of ships. It is difficult to understand what cleaning up is possible.--Toddy1 (talk) 20:53, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I've removed the tag. Since it is a list, rather than a proper article, it will inevitably look different. The Land (talk) 21:01, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I apoligize--I aught to have used ...I only meant that the introduction should be modified, and I didn't want to do it becasue I didn't know where that information should go. I just did not think that the intro looks right...if I had taken more time, maybe I would not have done that.  the_ed  17  02:06, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Introduction. The introduction is not meant to be a history of the development of French armoured battleships. However some introduction is necessary:
 * to explain that there were patterns of development (i.e. it is more than a 'phonebook' for battleships),
 * because most people have no idea how the 'stationnairre' (2nd class) ships fitted in and why they stopped building them
 * to explain about the coastal service ships.

The Land has suggested that something should be written explaining the difference between the standard 'pre-dreadnought' layout and the rival lozenge layout for battleships. (Note that lozenge was a contemporary term, whilst 'pre-dreadnought' was not.) I agree that this would be desirable - it would be best done as wikilinks to an article on battleship development that discussed the issues of 1880s/90s battleship design.

If you have ideas about the introduction, why not sketch them out here. Other people can slot in the facts--Toddy1 (talk) 04:36, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

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Thanks for the comments on The Benji Hillman Foundation
....but, isn't it better to wait for the AfD closure? Or did you close it because, now the article has been moved. In any case, shouldnt there be a note somewhere reg this? Just letting you know.... Prashanthns (talk) 06:44, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * No, I figured that the article did not meet the requirements for deletion any longer, with the possible exception of notability. ChaffChaff is learning quick;y, and I'm sure that he will get that article beyond start-class.  the_ed 17  15:05, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the clarif. I am very happy that the article reads well now!Cheers. Prashanthns (talk) 15:18, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Have fun!  the_ed 17  15:18, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

War elephants and USS Nevada
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