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Battle of Öland FAC
Since you provided helpful comments and/or reviewing in related quality assessments, I'm dropping a notice that battle of Öland is now an FAC. Please feel free to drop by with more input!

sincerely, Peter Isotalo 05:42, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

USAF Organization terms
I removed your edit to 817th Air Division indicating the division was disestablished in 1971. In the USAF and its predecessors, units are disestablished by being "demobilized" (obsolete), "disbanded", or "discontinued" (also obsolete, but in addition this term may not apply during the 1960s). With one exception, USAF considers units that are "inactivated" to still exist. The exception is for 4-digit (MAJCON) units that were "inactivated" after the "discontinued" term was well, discontinued in 1969. The distinction may be artificial, but it's the one followed by the responsible agency. Thanks for the other corrections, though. --Lineagegeek (talk) 21:36, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
 * No worries. Thanks for taking the time to explain that, I appreciate the note. Anotherclown (talk) 00:38, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
G'day Ac, I'm just checking on progress on a couple of ACRs. Looks like you were happy with WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque? Cheers, Peacemaker67 (send... over) 12:21, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Howdy I've cmt'd there. Anotherclown (talk) 00:50, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

Hemmema?
Would you be interested in reviewing hemmema as a follow-up to your review of udema?

Peter Isotalo 15:00, 19 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Gday Peter. Sure, will try to get to it today. Anotherclown (talk) 22:39, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

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A beer for you!

 * Thanks very much. Anotherclown (talk) 09:21, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

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Tanks in the Australian Army
Hi! I was wondering if you could help me decide if the article should be listed in "Modern history (1800 to present)" or "Weapons, military equipment and programs" section of WP:GA/W. I'm anything but sure, so I thought to ask for some advice. Cheers--Tomobe03 (talk) 10:43, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Howdy. Yes that is a tricky one - I think maybe "Weapons, military equipment and programs". Anotherclown (talk) 10:47, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Indeed. I suppose it can always be moved if there's a more suitable section later on.--Tomobe03 (talk) 10:52, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tanks in the Australian Army
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 * You didn't submit it, but I think you're the one to look at this. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:22, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Ack - thanks for letting me know. Working on this now. Anotherclown (talk) 22:36, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

 * Having some personal experience here, including losing a colleague in similar circumstances, I can only agree. Lest We Forget. Anotherclown (talk) 10:30, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome
Thanks for the welcome to military history. Alrich44 (talk) 12:31, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

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Chinese Spring Offensive
Thank you for including me in this conversation. However, the issue is bigger than a simple fact check:


 * How do we want to frame the topic? Using either Chinese, Commonwealth, US or South Korean narrative will drastically change the structure and the title of the article. General idea is that some POV prefer the current article split into two separate battles (April vs. May battle) while other POV will want to use the current one article structure.
 * How much time do we really want to sink into this topic? We are talking about a the biggest battle in the entire Korean War, on the scale of full might of Communist forces vs the full might of UN forces, totaling over two million men clashing over the period of two months across the entire length of 38th Parallel. There will be a lot of different propaganda, POVs, numbers and interpretations that is just waiting to get crammed into what we currently have. This is not something that can be solved by simple fact checking.

Currently given the resource constraints I have, I can prevent WP:REDFLAG from being showing up into the article. But anything more than that will require serious investment which is something I just don't have time to commit right now. Jim101 (talk) 22:29, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
 * I just did a second reading over the article, and all I can say is that that article content is technically accurate from certain point of view/context, which means it is also exempt from the WP:REDFLAG rule too. If it were up to me, I'll purge everything from the infobox since all information in it is only accurate from certain point of view without providing context. But nuking someone else's work is because my personal standard is hardly being productive here. Jim101 (talk) 22:45, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for checking over this Jim. I guess I didn't realise the possible issues but was hoping you might be able to check it for any REDFLAGs as you said, so happy with that. All the best. Anotherclown (talk) 09:56, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
 * I made a huge brain dump in the article talk page on what I believe the idea state of the article and how the current article stacked up against it. Given the hugeness of the topic and the POVs we need to take into account, I believe I need all involved editors in agreement before being bold here. Jim101 (talk) 15:01, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Tanks in the Australian Army
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Requests for comment/Middayexpress
Would you please mind 'certifying' (seems that's the terminology) your previous attempts to reason with Middayexpress, at the above link? There's a 48-hour timelimit before the page is deleted, starting a few minutes ago. Buckshot06 (talk) 06:00, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Campaign Box
Is the creation of thematic campaign boxes acceptable?For example a Peasant Wars campaign box.Catlemur (talk) 10:04, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Gday - these topics are covered here: WP:CAMPAIGN and Template:Campaignbox and its talkpage. My feeling is that if the battles are considered part of a particular campaign in reliable sources then their inclusion in a campaign box would be justified. That said if there are no RS for this association then it probably can't be sustained and would be WP:OR. Could you perhaps give me an example of the battles you were thinking of including? Anotherclown (talk) 05:09, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

To be precise.I would like to create a military navigation box which will include these. Catlemur (talk) 08:24, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Ok thanks for clarifying. I'm not sure a campaignbox / nav box really would be suitable for that. My reasons are mainly those above. Ultimately there is nothing in common b/n many of those articles other than the fact that they appear on an arbitrary list (for instance many occurred in different centuries on different sides of the world). If they were battles of a distinct / defined campaign or war, and are considered as such by reliable sources, that would be a different matter. That said this is only my opinion though - and I didn't actually see any policy which would prevent it. Perhaps though you might consider opening your question to a wider forum and posting this to the MILHIST talk page: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history? You may get a more informed answer than the one I have given. All the best. Anotherclown (talk) 08:47, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

I see.Thanks.Catlemur (talk) 10:11, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

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77Sqn
Hi mate, tks for that addition -- I'm still in the middle of a significant expansion of the article, with two-thirds of Korea to go plus more on the Mirage and Hornet eras, just plugging away when I have time each day. It's the only article I'm focussing on expanding at the moment and I wish I had time to bring a few more RAAF unit articles up to scratch but you know how it is... ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 03:29, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
 * No worries. Wasn't sure if you were finished Korea so thought I'd put that part in. I've no plans to add any more so pls feel free to crack on / change anything I added. I've been at a bit of a loose end for the last few weeks being on leave following the birth of my son, but at the same time only have short periods where I can do something before I need to tend to the little bloke so I have been making lots of small additions / tweaks here and there rather than doing anything of substance. Back to work shortly though so won't have much time at all then. All the best. Anotherclown (talk) 03:40, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
 * No worries, we needed that info in there, although I think most other sources put fatalities at 40+ -- twice as many, incidentally, as the sqn sustained in three years during WWII. On a happier note, did I congratulate you on AC, Jr? If not congrats! Yeah, I had a relaxing month between contacts and got quite a lot done, now editing is like hit-and-run raids rather than a sustained siege, but we'll get there in the end... ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 05:07, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks Ian. Anotherclown (talk) 05:48, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

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Requests for comment/Middayexpress
FYI, I've closed the RfC/U you co-certified. HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  21:36, 26 September 2014 (UTC)

Worklist
G'day, mate, not sure if you are aware of this category: Category:Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific military history articles needing attention. If you are looking to focus your efforts for the backlog drive, it might come in handy. I've been trying to work through the ANZSP grammar category. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 08:12, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Cheers, will have a look. Anotherclown (talk) 08:13, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

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You may be interested...
I've created the page on Operation Okra. Feel free to contribute to the article. -Keepdry (talk) 08:24, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

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SPI case
FYI: Sockpuppet investigations/Collingwood26 Regards, Nick-D (talk) 10:36, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for this. I guess I started to form a similar suspicion a couple of weeks ago so should really have done it myself. Anotherclown (talk) 11:00, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Military History of Australia
Hi, re the reference to regular Army units in Australia's very early years: I think the distinction between the New South Wales Marines and the regular British Army is worth making given that the Marine Corps felt it very keenly, as did their prickly NSW commander Robert Ross. But thank you for this amendment - it seems like a good compromise between the original and my subsequent version. -- Euryalus (talk) 02:56, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Gday. Thanks for the note. Yes the original wording of the article was admittedly inexact, glossing over the distinction b/n the Marines and British Army perhaps more by omission than anything else. Good to see someone picked it up. Anotherclown (talk) 08:54, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

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Kevin Wheatley
G'day, mate, have you got anything in your Vietnam War library about Kevin Wheatley? The article is in desperate need of some attention. Unfortunately, I don't seem to have anything of substance, although I might take a trip to the library some time during my holidays. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 05:34, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Howdy - certainly do. I have the condensed version of They Dared Mightily, also have The Team and The Men Who Persevered + there is the ADB entry online I think. Should be fairly easily to bash something out so might have a look in a bit. That said I may have reached the limit of my interest in wiki for the day, will have to see. Anotherclown (talk) 06:28, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

Untitled
Hi,

I have endeavored to update your Tactical Assault Group page with current information. I note that a number of the current references are actually to association pages, therefore you are referencing unsubstantiated information itself. The ABC article also outlined the current 2nd Commando Regiment activities in the G20, with prior acknowledgement in the main body of the TAG page that this is where TAG-East comes from. Although not named specifically, this is a direct reference. I do not know when the last time that TAG-West or TAG-East have been directly referenced, as I have it on good information that these are internal names, as opposed to communicated publicly. Accuracychaser (talk) 05:34, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I can see you are trying to help but again the references you provided do not support the information you are adding, for instance you wrote:


 * 1) - "TAG East provides the primary response to terrorism within Australia and its territorial waters" and cited http://www.army.gov.au/Our-work/News-and-media/News-and-media-2012/News-and-media-August-2012/Commandos-put-to-the-test. This does not appear anywhere in this article.
 * 2) - "Each year as part of the National Counter-Terrorist Committee Skills Enhancement continuum" and cited http://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/Mediaandpublications/Publications/Documents/national-counter-terrorism-plan-2012.pdf. I reviewed the document and there is not a single mention of the "National Counter-Terrorist Committee Skills Enhancement continuum" in it.
 * 3) - Also you cited "https://ausmilitary.com/TAG.htm" for a couple of things; however, this website appears to require a password so I can't login in so there is no where of verifying it. Regardless, I assume it is some sort of blog (so is unlikely to meet the requirements of WP:RS at any rate).
 * If you are going to add information to an article pls ensure you provide references which actually support what you have written. It is obvious that you are trying to correct the articles on the basis of personal information, but the requirement here is for verifiability (pls see WP:VERIFY). I realise the articles in their current state are incorrect and in no way think they are complete, but the changes you are making are not improvements either.
 * Re your comment: "I note that a number of the current references are actually to association pages, therefore you are referencing unsubstantiated information itself". I didn't add any of that information, my only concern is about what you are adding. Comply with the policies I have outlined and I will attempt to help you update the articles, but continue to add incorrect references and you may well be sanctioned for disruptive editing. Anotherclown (talk) 10:37, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

No. 100 Squadron RAAF
G'day, mate, wondering if you can troll your sources for something on this: No. 100 Squadron RAAF. I've added what I can, but don't have much in the way of books that cover it. Hoping you can do what you did to No. 43 Squadron RAAF for me. Cheers, AustralianRupert (talk) 23:55, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I got to know this unit reasonably well when I was writing the John Balmer article so I might be able to take this one on if you (both) like... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 07:20, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Gday Ian, by all means pls feel free. Anotherclown (talk) 08:54, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
 * G'day, that would be most appreciated. I've identified this squadron as an easy "kill" for B-class that probably just need a couple more refs and some expansion: No. 82 Squadron RAAF is also one of those. Unfortunately, I don't have anything other than web sources for these squadrons, though, so if you guys have something, that would be great. Cheers, AustralianRupert (talk) 19:03, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Heh, I guess there's no RAAF sqn I don't have watchlisted... ;-) I'd love to see them all B/GA but I tend to work deeply on a few rather than broadly so if between you guys they get expanded a bit and then I can chip in to add further detail from sources I'm familiar with it would be a great little collaboration project. Pls note I have some laptop issues right now but I will get on both these (and 450Sqn, Rupert!) as soon as I can. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 21:23, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Ahem, doesn't look like you need any help with 100Sqn after all, Rupert... ;-) Would you still like me to help out on 82SQN now you've piqued my interest...? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 06:15, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
 * G'day, Ian, yes that would be great. I'm still looking for a ref for 100 Sqn operating Catalinas, though, so if you've got anything on that, please let me know. Otherwise, I will probably have to remove it from the article. AC, if you could add refs to Eather and the RAAF Hist Section to 100 Sqn when you get a chance, I'd be most obliged. Cheers, AustralianRupert (talk) 21:11, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Nothing in Units of the RAAF re. Cats in 100Sqn -- I've removed for now and if someone spots a mention in say Eather then it could go back in. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 01:47, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Ian. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 03:07, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Gday, I've added a little now. Might come back and do a bit more tomorrow although I think it is mostly complete now. Anotherclown (talk) 10:55, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
 * That's quite a comprehensive article, guys -- with pretty well all the sources you could want -- considering it was a relatively short-lived outfit. I think'd be worth a shot at GA, not just B. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk)
 * Cheers, Ian, thinking about it. I might wait to see how we get on with 450 Sqn, though. If I do nom, I will co-nom with both of you as you both deserve credit as well. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 21:18, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Cool. I think I'm about done with 450 as far as a potential GAN goes, would just like to run a couple more images past you (hopefully tonight or tomorrow) and then we could nom. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 21:24, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, AC, I thought I'd claimed 82SQN to work on next and had a new edit I'd worked on this morning just about to save when you got in. Are you done for a minute so I can try to merge? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 04:29, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry - I must have forgot. I'm all done pls feel free. Anotherclown (talk) 04:44, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry, gents, probably my fault as I think I asked you both for help and forgot who was doing what. Anyway, thanks both of you. Both 82 and 100 have benefitted greatly from your input. Anyway, I'm done with RAAF squadrons for now as I've exhausted my sources. Cheers, AustralianRupert (talk) 08:28, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * No worries guys. BTW Rupert, I saw in an edit summary for the monthly contest that you didn't want to claim 43 and 100 Sqns as they were collaborative. Pls don't worry about me in that equation, what I did in those two was mainly a bit of prose/formatting -- you and AC did most of the content so I don't see why you (Rupert) shouldn't take points in the contest (if AC was entering I'd suggest the same to him). 82Sqn I think was more a three-way, so I'd like to take points in the contest for that but only if you (Rupert again unless AC wants to enter!) do too. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 13:40, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Cheers, Ian, I've added them to the contest now. I added 82 Sqn to your list also. Please adjust if you see fit. AC, if you'd like to enter, the more the merrier - happy to share credit where it is due! Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 19:09, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

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G'day from a {gulp} Pom
You flagged the talk page on my article Heliopolis War Cemetery. If you haven't already done so, you might like to pick up my article Sfax War Cemetery too. I've added my name to WikiProject Military history/Members/Active, with an indication of my areas of interest. Many British officers who were awarded the VC already have good WP articles; but colonials and other ranks, less so. (Yes, I know that several of my edits (check my history) have not been exhaustive - but locating, copying in, and linking the London Gazette citation is an essential start.)

(I'm pleased to see from here that I'm not the only one who mistakenly links to a dab page, and has to curse, go back, and correct ...) Narky Blert (talk) 01:46, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Hello and welcome to the project! Thanks for your note, I have now tagged Sfax War Cemetery for MILHIST as you suggested. Good to see these articles getting some attention. Anotherclown (talk) 01:57, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Are these things on which you can help me, a noob? (1) I recently came across George Ingouville. Adding his VC ribbon was easy enough, but the CGM ribbon defeated me. Neither ribbon on that page is appropriate - one has a bar, one is for another branch of service. (I've never yet tried to locate and upload an image to WP.) (2) List of George Cross recipients is a red-linked mess. Would I be right in adding e.g. or  to the talk pages of any stub articles I might create? Narky Blert (talk) 22:48, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Gday. Yes pls feel free to add the template to the talk page of the articles you create (as long as they are military related of course). Anotherclown (talk) 09:58, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

Phillip Hughes
You've probably already heard of Phillip Hughes being hospitalised "in critical condition" after being hit, apparently in the in the head, by a bouncer. Just mentioning it as you are #2 editor there. I've quickly updated his page. diff. Regards, --220  of  Borg 05:09, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Gday 220. Thanks for the note. I think most of my edits to that article have probably just been reverts of vandalism as I haven't contributed very much text. Yes, I just heard about this very unfortunate event. Hoping for the best for him and his family. Anotherclown (talk) 10:06, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Gday Anotherclown. If you can, keep an eye on this page, there's already been 2 IP dimwits falsely saying he had died!  --220  of  Borg 10:09, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Will do. Anotherclown (talk) 10:36, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

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Thanks for your work on Michael Dunphy, I really appreciate it - although not too sure if it's going to survive very long without being deleted! I appreciate seasoned military history editors lending a hand! Smirkybec (talk) 13:45, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
 * No problem. I had look for a few more sources in Google books but couldn't find anything I'm afraid. All the best. Anotherclown (talk) 01:48, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

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1st Armoured Regiment
G'day, it is nice to see a fellow soldier. I shall endeavour to find said references, the truth is the contents of this page are plum wrong.

2 Cav is no longer part of 1 Bde, it is in Townsville with 3 Bde.

5 & 7 RAR are no longer mechanised, they have no carriers and they no longer have enough people to crew carriers if they were given them.

C & D Sqns are as we speak on the 1 Armd Regt ORBAT and have been all year.

I appreciate the Tanks are yet to be disaggregated and so should not necessarily be included in this article.

Kind Regards, Cavalryman V31, 1530 h, 7 Dec 14. — Preceding undated comment added 04:31, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Howdy Cavalryman V31. Thanks for the note. As you rightly point out the info re the 1 Bde structure (i.e. 2 CAV and 5 and 7 RAR) was out of date so I've deleted some of this and made a few changes to try and address this issue. I also added a bit on the generic Beersheba structure of each of the Combat Brigades. If you could pls have a look and let me know what you think that would be appreciated. Also if you could dig a up ref for the current structure of 1 Armoured that would be great as we could update that part too. All the best. Anotherclown (talk) 03:42, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

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Hi, i would just like to inform you that the slew of IPs from Hanoi editing a number of Vietnam War articles, are sockpuppet IP edits from the banned user Mig29vn. I'm currently busy and unable to deal with [another!] sockpuppet investigation. Nguyễn Quốc Việt (talk) Please check out the links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/MiG29VN/Archive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/101.99.7.141 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Attleboro&action=history https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Starlite&action=history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/27.72.47.230 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/113.190.46.114 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/27.72.46.121 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/1.55.244.180
 * Hello. I have posted something here now Sockpuppet investigations/MiG29VN. Did I fill this in correctly? Anotherclown (talk) 05:29, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Yup, you did great. Thank you Nguyễn Quốc Việt (talk)
 * Anotherclown thanks for investigating and helping block this user. Regards Mztourist (talk) 03:54, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

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