User talk:Abraham, B.S./Archive 12

Clowes rank query
Thanks for your input on Cyril Clowes. Do you think the photo caption should also reflect his final rank, or his rank at the time as it is now? SpoolWhippets (talk) 01:40, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : XLVIII (February 2010)
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Australia Station
Hi Bryce, thought you might be interested in the list of Commanders in Chiefs, Australia Station which I have uploaded within the article. Reference is being posted and have some notes and expansion to add too upon receipt of book via post. Was thinking of adding a list of ships of Australia Station, but may be too large and may warrant own list article. Regards Newm30 (talk) 08:00, 10 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Just to stick my nose in, an article listing the ships assigned to the Australia Station would be fantastic. Nick-D (talk) 09:27, 10 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the notice, mate! I agree with Nick; a list of ships assigned to the Australia Station would be excellent to have. Though, as you said, it would probably be best to have the list as a separate article in itself. Anyway, nice work! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 06:50, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Drum roll please, it took me ages...................List of ships assigned to the Australia Station as requested. Newm30 (talk) 06:38, 13 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Well done, mate! That's excellent! *Applauds* :) Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 12:01, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Slightly digressing, just created Wilfred Custance Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron. Regards Newm30 (talk) 10:58, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Question
Hey Bryce,

I was considering running for Coordinator for the Military History WikiProject, but I am not sure. I was very busy in the "real world" during the last elections and did not think I was prepared to devote the time to the WikiProject that it truly deserves. I'm back now and I have started getting involved again. I've always respected your opinion, especially after we served together as coordinators in Tranch VII. I would really appreciate your advice on this. Thanks and Have a Great day! Lord Oliver  The Olive Branch 22:50, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Naming New Pages
Hi Bryce,

Me again. Just trying to determine the best method of naming a new page. Should it be the actual name (eg John Newham) or the widely recognised nickname (eg Jake Newham).

Thanks again. --Oliver Nouther (talk) 22:50, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Finalist - Henry Allingham World War I International Contest (1st edition)
Thanks, Eurocopter! And another thank you and a well done for your organisation and efforts in constructing and monitoring the contest! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 06:46, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

–
Just a quick question. Why replace a - with an – ? Is there something special about how a – is used in Wiki?--Oliver Nouther (talk) 14:11, 18 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Oh yes :) See WP:DASH.  Roger Davies  talk 14:23, 18 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Roger. :) It's more for aesthetic reasons than anything really, but it's what the guidelines dictate! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 03:33, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

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Talk:Victoria Cross
Would you mind having a look at Talk:Victoria Cross and see if you can provide a better answer than I did? Thanks. Pdfpdf (talk) 13:32, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

 * Thanks, I appreciate it, Tom. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 06:00, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Coordinator election
for your support MisterBee1966 (talk) 14:49, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Likewise. Just a quick note to thank you for your support at the election, very much appreciated. See you around the Milhist pages! Ranger Steve (talk) 20:31, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 * You are both most welcome, and I wish you luck! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 06:01, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you very much for your support on the coordinator elections. – Joe   N  14:05, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Given your experience and having worked with you for the past year, how could I not? :) Good luck with the new tranche, Joe. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 06:03, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : XLIX (March 2010)
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List of Australian generals and brigadiers
Bowen is (was?) a brigadier. Thanks. You wouldn't have a supporting reference, or failing that, some more information? (e.g. How/Where did you discover he is/was a brigadier?) Similar question re BRIG Galleghan and LTGEN Garrett? Thanks, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:20, 10 April 2010 (UTC)


 * There are little mentions on Bowen around in a few different places, mainly in Defence announcements, etc, and last thing I read on him stated he was still in service (though I cannot recall what position he held) and I know he was promoted to brigadier in or before 2006. There is also a chapter devoted to him in Narelle Biedermann's Modern Military Heroes (he was the first military Star of Courage recipient). Bowen is also mentioned on the Australian Defence College page as Commandant, Australian Command and Staff College. Galleghan and Garrett&mdash;who was Chief of the General Staff in the 1960s&mdash;have articles in the Australian Dictionary of Biography if I recall correctly. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 13:21, 10 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks. (Very helpful.) Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 13:31, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

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Cullen
I'm afraid that I feel I'm compelled to make positive public comment on your skill and ability in adding info boxes to biographies of Australian Military figures. You appear to do an excellent job in this domain, and I'm sure I'm not the only person who thinks this. On behalf of the others, and myself, I thank you and encouage your continued high class work. Pdfpdf (talk) 13:54, 21 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I figured something at least somewhat decent was required in the article to detract from its rather poor state. Abraham, B.S. (talk) 02:46, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

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Mark Donaldson - Photographic Sourcing
G'day Bryce, Since you've not been editing for a few days (something to do with essays and exams I daresay), I thought I would let you know that I've responded with a more detailed rationale on Talk:Mark Donaldson. Cheers, AusTerrapin (talk) 20:09, 7 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi AusTerrapin. Sorry for the delay in reply - yep, exam time at uni. Replying to the comments now. Cheers Abraham, B.S. (talk) 05:03, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

Another Major General John Stewart Whitelaw
Hi Bryce, I just noted that you made some changes to John Whitelaw (general). I was just researching Major General John Stewart Whitelaw AO CBE (11 June 1921 - 18 June 2010) and was wondering how to name the article for this person, who like you is unsure of his pedigree. Regards Newm30 (talk) 12:35, 29 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi mate. It's extremely difficult to think of the correct way of naming this article. The only thing I can perhaps think of is incorporating his life dates into the title some how. Perhaps something along the lines of John Whitelaw (1921–2010) or John Whitelaw (general, 1921–2010). Given some of the sources, I am not yet entirely convinced this Major General John Whitelaw held the middle name of "Stewart", or any middle name for that matter, so perhaps maybe even moving the existing article on the other Major General John Whitelaw to John Stewart Whitelaw and have an article on the younger one at where the current article is at: John Whitelaw (general). What do you think? Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 13:30, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

John-the-younger
Your opinion is solicited at Talk:John Whitelaw (general). Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 13:07, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * As I stated on the article's talk page, I have withdrawn from discussions on this subject. However, I have already raised possible suggestions to Newm30 on the naming above. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 13:19, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Pdfpdf (talk) 13:30, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

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Impressive!
Well done. Pdfpdf (talk) 12:45, 14 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Some wikipedians feel that lists should have a citation for each member in the list. I'm unsure. What do you think? Pdfpdf (talk) 12:50, 14 July 2010 (UTC)


 * P.S. Do you know if anyone is working on a list of RAN admirals? Pdfpdf (talk) 12:53, 14 July 2010 (UTC)


 * adding citations does make it easier if someone tries to slip a hoax in, particularly while quite a lot of the naems are redlinks. One thing I noticed about the list is that it doesn't include Air Commodores, despite the preamble saying it's a list of Air Officers, confusingly while a brigadier is not a general officer, it's my undestanding, and waht the Air Officer article says, that Air Commodore is regarded as an Air Rank.  David Underdown (talk) 12:56, 14 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Sorry to drop in but there isn't a requirement to have all citations for all the members in the list. As long as every member is covered by a general reference then that is fine. This is mainly used to cover lists from books where every individual reference is to the same two pages in a book. If there is an individual page for each officer then individual references would work well. Regards, Woody (talk) 13:03, 14 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the explaination, Woody. I believe that so long as everything is cited through, at least, a general reference - as they are in this list - then individual cites are not required. The proplem with air commodores, David, is that unlike the three higher ranks included in this list, I do not know of any source that lists them all and I would be hard pressed to include half of them let alone all. I know it is probably confusing by having it this way and yet including a link/note on it being a list of Air Officers so I might have to re-word that. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 13:13, 14 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Substituted "air officer" for "air marshal". Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 13:17, 14 July 2010 (UTC)


 * I can quite understand why you wouldn't want to include Air Commodores, it was the possibility of rewording that I was really getting at. Having looked over the article again, I agree that the general references are fine in this instance - individual refs woud only really be needed if you were compiling from a multitude of sources.  Sonce the refs are from the RAAF itself, I'd imagine they'll be pretty quick to update when someone is promoted, so taht also helps keep out hoaxes.  David Underdown (talk) 13:19, 14 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you all! Pdfpdf (talk) 13:59, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
 * (Sorry Bryce, I was not intending to use your talk page as a discussion forum! I just wanted to say "Good work!" Pdfpdf (talk) 13:59, 14 July 2010 (UTC))
 * (And thanks Woody for the answer I was soliciting. David/Woody/Bryce: I'm continuing the conversation at Talk:List of Australian generals and brigadiers - I look forward to reading your opinions. Pdfpdf (talk) 13:59, 14 July 2010 (UTC))


 * Thanks! That's exactly the sort of feedback I was soliciting. Appreciated. Pdfpdf (talk) 14:47, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

DYK for List of Australian air marshals
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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : LIII (July 2010)
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Milhist A-class and Peer reviews Jul-Dec 2009

 * Thanks! Abraham, B.S. (talk) 11:19, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Milhist A-class and Peer reviews Jan-Jun 2010

 * Thanks! Abraham, B.S. (talk) 11:19, 30 August 2010 (UTC)