User talk:Ala.foum

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Anthony Preston
Hello, Alan!

Thanks for your edits to the Anthony Preston (naval historian) page. As you probably gathered, I was not aware when I created the article that Anthony Preston had died. Was it you who added his name to Deaths in 2004?

You seem to have an eye for detail; and for spotting subjects for new articles. Keep up the good work!

Sincere regards, John Moore 309 15:23, 14 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Alan,


 * The Anthony Preston (naval historian) page has been tagged - not unreasonably - as unreferenced ("This article does not cite its references or sources"). I have sources for all the biographical information except the date of his death. Can you help with that?


 * I have added this page to my watchlist, so you may reply here if you wish (or else simply update the article). Regards, John Moore 309 13:36, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Maritime warfare task force
Alan,

Good news: has recently created the  Maritime warfare task force as part of the Military History project. Bad news: so far, it has only three members (the worst news is that one of them is me).

I think this would be a good forum for discussing of maritime warfare/naval history, exchanging ideas and establishing best practice at a more general level than the Ships project. If you are interested, can I suggest you pay a visit and, if you like what you see, sign up?

Regards, John Moore 309 16:44, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Re: Your wrong user name by mistake
You can always request a change if you wish at: Changing_username -- Alexf (t/c) 20:57, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Toti class submarine
I see that you removed the nomination for speedy deletion that had added to Toti class submarine. Since you were and are the article's only contributor, it's probably not the best idea if you are the one who removes the template, even if you believe that the article clearly doesn't qualify for speedy deletion. The next time something like this happens, it would be better to add a hangon template to the article, and explain on the talk page why you believe the article shouldn't be deleted. Aecis AppleknockerFlophouse 21:10, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Please use edit summaries
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Navigatori or... Neivighatoree?
Ciao! I've jumped on your article Navigatori destroyer class. Otherwise good, however the article was full of horrendous mistakes in the rendering of Italian names. I can really be sure that fault is not yours, by from the source you got the data from. Even though I'm used to them, I still can't understand why British historians are so prone to such errors when dealing with Italian names... We in Italy don't write HMS Illustrius or Arc Roial. Tell me if you need further help with similar articles. Bye and good work. --Attilios 09:24, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Indian 4th Infantry Div
I see you've changed the reference from Indian Army to British Indian Army. I'm not sure this is correct since this unit was allocated to India on partition and still exists today as the 'Red Eagles'. Admittedly, the contents of the page cover only its history during the colonial period (because no-one has yet made the contribution....!)  Stephen Kirragetalk - contribs 23:33, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

I created Otobreda 127/54 Compact from List of naval guns
Hey there, I was bold enough to create a new article after reading about the Otobreda gun on the a Dutch frigate page (and having a picture of one). Perhaps you can help me with some more information or background? :) I'm particulary intrested in the naming of the gun/manufacturer. See: Talk:Otobreda_127/54_Compact. Hfodf 01:35, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

British Campaign in the Baltic 1918-19
This is intersting. Could you provide some reference? -- Petri Krohn 07:29, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

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info boxes
Hi Ala.foum i was wondering if i could get your opnion on an info box i have been toying around with for oil fields. I have put one up on the Bonga Field. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it. I tried to keep it brief and concentrate on some key headline facts. Cheers Philbentley 17:08, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Russian and sovier submarines
Спасибо за интерес к российским и советским субмаринам. Одно дело делаем. Приглашаю посетить ru:Википедия:Проект:Подводные лодки и надеюсь, что ещё не раз пересечёмся на пути между рувики и анвики :) --ru:user:Rave —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.140.86.161 (talk) 17:07, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Spelling
In some of the articles that you have recently created there have been numerous spelling errors that I have had to correct. If you use Mozilla Firefox spelling errors are underlined in red allowing you to right click on the word and select the correct spelling. -- Гed ʃ t ǁ c ɭ 19:19, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Invitation
Hello there

I see you are interested in the Life On Mars Television Series, as I am.

At the moment I have A Life On Mars Wikiproject currently up for approval by the Wikiproject Approval Council. As you are interested in Life On Mars I was wondering if you would be interested in adding your name and joining. If you are interested you can find it on WikiProject Council/Proposals its right at the very bottom you cant miss it as its titled ‘Wikipedia: Wikiproject Life on Mars (Television Series)’. And after your name is added to Wikiproject propsals please add it to the main page Wikiproject Life On Mars

If you are interested by all means feel free to join

Regards

Police,Mad,Jack —Preceding comment was added at 23:45, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you
Спасибо за создание статей о подводных лодках Российской империи, в частности за Касатку и Осетра. --Rave (talk) 16:59, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Anton Schmitt
Hi Alan,

I was so suprized to find Information about Anton Schmitt here in Wikipedia. He´s a granduncle of a friend of mine. How did You find him?

Carsten

--217.24.229.161 (talk) 13:27, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

submarines General Sanjuro and General Mola
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Broken reference
In this diff you added a broken reference. Could you please provide the full link, or tell me where you got it from? Thank you, Debresser (talk) 00:15, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

I fixed it. Sorry. Debresser (talk) 00:18, 22 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I see you removed the info completely now. After I worked so hard onthe ref. :( Well, it's in the infobox also, so I suppose you don't need it in the text also. Debresser (talk) 18:09, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

Russian city infoboxes
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For examples of how the new template is used in practice, please see Novosibirsk and Bolshoye Zagarino. Let me know if you have any questions or see any problems with the new template (bug reports are always appreciated). Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 21:06, August 26, 2009 (UTC)
 * The first one is actually already implemented&mdash;it's called current_cat_date and is supposed to hold the date on which the inhabited locality was granted its status (so, for cities it would be the date city status was granted, for urban-type settlements&mdash;the date on which that status was granted, etc.). The reference for this parameter goes into current_cat_date_ref.  The status itself is recorded in the inhabloc_cat field.  Novosibirsk is one article where you can see this used in practice.
 * Time zones is something I am currently working on. When implemented, this field will be populated automatically, so no extra work (and room for error!) is going to be created for our editors.
 * If you can think of anything else, please don't hesitate to let me know. Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 18:13, August 28, 2009 (UTC)

Merge discussion for Template:Anglophone states
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Infoboxes
Hi, Alan! I don't quite recall if I asked you before, but c Could you, please, utilize the new set parameters (as documented here) when deploying Infobox Russian inhabited locality? It is a pain in the ass to later switch the parameters from the deprecated set to the current version, and since you are adding these infoboxes fairly methodically, you are not only doing a good deed but also building a backlog of dirty work for someone else at the same time. Thank you for understanding! If you need assistance with this switch, please let me know. Happy holidays!—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 15:20, December 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks a bunch! Happy New Year!—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 16:06, December 28, 2009 (UTC)

Locators
Sure, will do. I check for the new maps every now and then, but it looks that they added quite a few since the last time I did this. Thanks for the nudge.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 19:24, December 28, 2009 (UTC)

Arctic convoys
Hello

I've just undone some changes you made here, as it's the subject of a discussion elsewhere. I've explained on the talk page. You may wish to comment on either (or both). Sorry for the inconvenience. Xyl 54 (talk) 12:40, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Russian language help
I've started work on Russian battleship Imperator Aleksander III and hope that you can help me with two things. The Cyrillic spelling of her first name and page references for the very long Russian language .pdf file in the references. It gives better information on her movements than I've got from any other source, but I'll have to delete them if I can't get the exact pages that were cited. Thanks in advance.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:55, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

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DYK for Andrei Pervozvanny class battleship
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Georgy Arbatov
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Nomination of List of mixed race Britons for deletion
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Hello
Hey Ala.foum, I'm posting this message on your talk page because I noticed that you've recently created the new article Sergei Belosselsky-Belozersky--However, I noticed there are some holes that may need filling: the article currently does not have appropriate sections and headings. It would be great if you could also upload a picture for the related article Belosselsky-Belozersky family.

Have a good day! Jipinghe (talk) 18:21, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

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Pasha Kovalev
Hi Alan, thank you for putting the cyrillic spelling of the name in the article! Do you know if there is any information available on Russian websites (that I obviously couldn't read) on Pasha Kovalev's competitive achievements before they moved to the US? Best, LaTourelle (talk) 09:06, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Шаблоны Орденских лент

 * Коллега, спасибо за Ваш шаблон по советским наградам. Вижу, что он постепенно наполняется статьями. У меня есть к Вам пожелание как к опытному участнику в части шаблонов на эту тему для англовики. Не взялись бы Вы сделать шаблоны орденских и медальных лент, по типу тех, что существуют в рувики и которые так удобно (и наглядно) помещать в карточку персоналии? А также шаблон по типу того, которым в рувики в карточке описываются несколько таких ленточек. Это позволило бы очень наглядно представлять такие награды в каждой биографической статье. В частности, мною это делается по художникам-фронтовикам. С уважением, Leningradartist (talk) 16:06, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Elgin platform
Hello Alan,

Many thanks for your clarifications and rectifications about the Elgin platform. Your contribution is highly appreciated. It is really the way Wikipedia content is significantly improved. Best regards, Shinkolobwe (talk) 11:40, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

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