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Squiggly brackets
I've been using the word processor on Open Office to change tag ref to efn and managed to add brackets on the end. Very careless....Keith-264 (talk) 11:55, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * No worries at all. I've made worse mistakes for sure. Anotherclown (talk) 08:10, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * No worries - if I recall this would have just been a redirect after a file rename I did anyway. Anotherclown (talk) 08:09, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * As above, just a redirect after a file rename so fire at will (if it hasn't occurred already). Anotherclown (talk) 08:09, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Odds and ends
Since I've got the weekend off I'm looking at all the things I've got pending. Do you think it's worth reviewing items like this Outpost Snipe Point 175 Special Armored Brigade for a C class?Keith-264 (talk) 09:07, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Gday Keith, these look in fairly good shape so far but are obviously fairly brief. To me Point 175 is easily a C but probably needs an aftermath section to pull it up to a B. Special Armored Brigade is very succinct but looks like a C also - any idea of the casualties they sustained, also perhaps add some detail on its formation and initial training etc? This info stuck me as not being present (although potentially its not available in the sources you have). Outpost Snipe is probably the one needing the most work - I think it may only be a Start-class at the moment, perhaps if you have got some free time you might consider adding a background / prelude section and an aftermath at least as this would provide a bit of context for the action described? Hope this helps. Anotherclown (talk) 11:17, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Greetings, I cited the articles as best I could with the OH and the NZ and A OHs but can't do much more with what I've got. I moved BCS to Babini Group to be consistent with Maletti Group and found a little more in Macksey about its last ride but I fear that the deficiencies need Italian sources to remedy. Thanks for the suggestions, I might find more about Point 175 in the OH.Keith-264 (talk) 12:29, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Added aftermath to Point 175 as suggested, good enough for B?Keith-264 (talk) 17:18, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I'd say Point 175 is pretty close - Is there a ref for the "division remnants" table? Also Mario Balotta is mentioned in the infobox as the Italian commander but isn't mentioned in the article. Could this be included in the text with a reference somewhere? Likewise with the casualties and losses (mentioned in the infobox but don't appear in the article and aren't referenced). I'll have a look over the other two articles again shortly. Anotherclown (talk) 21:09, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
 * OK now?Keith-264 (talk) 07:22, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Howdy, yes that looks good to me. I've updated the assessment now. Anotherclown (talk) 10:32, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your suggestions, I've managed to make a start on unfinished business and also found a decent source for Snipe, which I hope to do today, work allowing. Baggush will have to be gleanings I'm afraid.Keith-264 (talk) 07:17, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
 * No worries, pls let me know when you are done and I'll have another look if you like. Anotherclown (talk) 07:46, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Outpost Snipe is nearly done.Keith-264 (talk) 13:33, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Got a lot done to the Babini Group but only by using some inferior sources. There's a bit more to follow for the Background section.Keith-264 (talk) 19:43, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

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reversion of % of French Union troops at DBP
I don't care, but regardless of the citation the numbers can't add up to 10%. That would mean 17k out of 175k French Union troops. There is no way to make that number work. If I find my copy of the Davidson book I guess I can try to harmonize the numbers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.31.242.232 (talk) 20:13, 14 July 2015
 * As I said in my edit summary you will need to provide an appropriate inline citation that supports your contention. At any rate the main issue I have with your edit is that you did not provide an inline citation and that it did not maintain text–source integrity. Regardless, given that there is currently a different figure in the article and it appears to be referenced to what is I assume a reliable source (Davidson) it is entirely possible that two reliable sources disagree on the point in question (i.e. Falls and Davidson). In that case we don't just delete one set of figures we generally include both with citations and allow the reader to decide. Anotherclown (talk) 01:19, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * No worries, pls delete of cse. Its simply a redirect following a file move. Anotherclown (talk) 08:44, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * Yes as above pls delete, only a file redirect after a requested move. Anotherclown (talk) 08:44, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * Per above, pls delete. Simply a file redirect following a move. Anotherclown (talk) 08:45, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * Delete like the others pls, only a file redirect that has been automatically created following an image move. Anotherclown (talk) 08:46, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * Likewise pls feel free to delete, it is simply an automatically created file redirect following an image move. Anotherclown (talk) 08:47, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

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A-Class for WP:AUS
Hi mate, I noticed you updating some WP:AUS assessments with the articles' MilHist A-Class rating. Naturally I think this makes sense but was wondering if you could recall when/whether WP:AUS had formally agreed to partner MilHist this way (as I recall Ships and Aviation did)? It's apropos at the moment because there's been discussion going on at the Australian Wikipedians' notice board about starting an ACR process there (meant to let you and Rupert know in any case) and I mentioned that a reciprocal arrangement between MilHist and AUS ACR would be good and didn't think there was one as yet -- but perhaps there is? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 13:23, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Gday Ian. Thanks for letting me know but actually that discussion at WP:AUS was why I updated the assessments - it was mentioned in the thread about implementing their own A class review and I believe it is now in the documentation here WikiProject_Australia/Assessment/A-Class_Review. That said prior to the discussion at WP:AUS there seems to have been approx. 40 + MILHIST A class articles that were also rated A for WP:AUS so I think at some point there was the belief around MILHIST among some editors at least that this agreement had already occurred (I seem to recall thinking this for many years but never really seeing anything in black and white - nor really ever looking for it though). I think YellowMonkey *might* of mentioned it once somewhere around the early years of my involvement but unfortunately he has long since left so I cannot confirm it (and its possible my memory is way off at any rate and I have just libeled an innocent). Not much help, sorry. Anotherclown (talk) 08:25, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Ha, so that's why you did it -- did seem a bit of a funny coincidence... I think the reciprocal arrangement note made it into the AUS ACR draft because I suggested it would be a good idea in the noticeboard discussion -- a bit chicken-and-egg I think, or wishing something into existence!  I wasn't sure that the draft (and the arrangement) was considered as ratified by the AUS project, but OTOH no-one's objected so perhaps this will be the black-and-white pronouncement we're looking for... :-)  Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 08:36, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

C-17 number
Gday AC If you have time can you check any local news down there to verify if Australia is going for 8 aircraft or staying with 7 - I made this update but not really sure what their (RAAF) plan is - Cheers FOX 52 (talk) 21:17, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello - Definitely 8 at this stage (although the upcoming Defence White Paper is meant to make a decision on the possibility of a further two to equal 10). According to a media release today from the Minister for Defence the 8th C-17A is due to be delivered in "late 2015" - pls see here for details . Hope this helps. Anotherclown (talk) 09:04, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Definitely, thanks very much - FOX 52 (talk) 14:04, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

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Battle of Malvern Hill FAC
Hello Anotherclown,

Dropping by to tell you that I've nominated Battle of Malvern Hill for FAC here: Featured article candidates/Battle of Malvern Hill/archive2. You commented at the MILHIST review, I thought you might be interested in dropping a line there. Cheers, --ceradon ( talk •  edits ) 20:42, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Information
My great uncle Colonel Edgar Nicholas Glotzbach commanded the first brigade at the battle of Suoi Bong Trang. I have a copy of the official report of his actions in the battle and was wondering if you had any interest in it. You seem to have extensive experience with editing/writing about Australian Military operations. Even though he is an American Colonel and it's an American report I was wondering if you would be interested. Thanks, ShadowHawk555 (talk) 20:50, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
 * G'day, I appreciated you making the offer. Realistically though I'm not looking at expanding that article any time soon so I wouldn't want you to go to the trouble of arranging to send it to me and then me not end up using it. That said is there a link to it already available on the internet somewhere or is it a hardcopy? If it is already available electronically it might be suitable for inclusion in the "external links" section of the article as it sounds relevant (and would probably be of considerable interests to readers looking for more information about the event - certainly I frequently look at similar reports when doing research etc). If its not available on the internet already have you considered arranging to do so? We could then link it as I suggested as long as it meets the requirements of WP:External links etc. Kind regards. Anotherclown (talk) 09:42, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

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Bazentin Ridge
Battle of Bazentin Ridge shouldn't the article page show C-class? Regards.Keith-264 (talk) 09:39, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Gday, yes I think so. Updated now. Anotherclown (talk) 09:47, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'm on the last lap of Le Transloy so I'm mulling over Bazentin or Flers-Courcelette next.Keith-264 (talk) 09:59, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

WP:VIETCON
We can't have a little pool of Australianized Vietnam articles. In ictu oculi (talk) 08:45, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello - thank you for the link but the heading clearly says that its "proposed". And it hasn't been edited since March 2014???? Like I said there is no policy that mandates the use of these non-English characters. Anotherclown (talk) 08:48, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * It has been implemented, why do you think your articles are the only ones at odds with the rest of the encyclopedia? In ictu oculi (talk) 08:58, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * You may have chosen to implement it but has the proposal received community endorsement and become policy? According to the link you provided it has not. Regardless, you will notice that most articles on Wikipedia do not follow the exact same format with many variations of layout, just as there are several variations of English, date / time format, etc all of which is considered perfectly acceptable. Unless you have a policy that supports your changes then I'd say your continued efforts to standardise these articles is potentially disruptive. Pls do not bother posting anything on this talk page again unless it is a link that demonstrates that your prosed guideline is now a policy. Otherwise in the absence of any evidence to the contrary WP:DIACRITIC makes it clear that there is no requirement to adopt non-English characters. In fact I've made the point to you on several occasions that there are a number of good reasons not to do so (but that is another issue). Anotherclown (talk) 09:10, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * In fact this sort of behaviour has been specifically considered by the Arbitration Committee before at Requests for arbitration/Jguk which found that "When either of two styles are acceptable it is inappropriate for a Wikipedia editor to change from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change." It further found that that doesn't include simply implementing one's "preferred style", although it is acceptable to make such changes to ensure the internal consistency of an article. Anotherclown (talk) 10:03, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * As AC notes, there's no requirement to use diacritics in articles. English language books on Vietnam rarely use them in my experience. Nick-D (talk) 10:35, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

NGAWW UCP
I don't believe that having a section on the UCP (esp in this instance) is undue weight. The UCP of the NGAWW is one of a kind, a "commando"-type colourpatch with a distinctly "non-commando" flash, that displays immediately the special and "independent" nature of the unit, outside common regulation. It is also of distinct historical import, and if working on the assumption that "other" articles do no include them, I think it is more a case of "shouldn't they include them too"! Cheers, Grant.. Enderwigginau (talk) 11:51, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Howdy, all UCPs are "one of a kind" and I honestly don't believe a detailed and to be quite frank esoteric explanation of the individual aspects of the NGAWW's patch would be of significant interest to the average reader (perhaps to a collector or someone with an interest in this area sure, or maybe to a relative). Given the amount of detail that could still be written about far more important aspects of this unit's operational service I think a whole section on the patch is too much. Placing it in a note is a way of retaining the info but reducing its prominence to focus on other more significant information (hence my comment about WP:UNDUE). Remember this isn't a book about the topic, it is meant to be a concise encyclopedic article about the unit. Would an article about this unit in the Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (or some similar standard of publication) include detailed information about its UCP? I'd say it would not. Pls don't take these comments as being disrespectful of the importance I suspect you place on the insignia though, they are not intended to be (I've worn a uniform for a few years myself). Anyway its not a big issue for me so if you still don't agree with this pls just say so and I'll restore the text to its own section (or pls do so yourself), albeit that I will do so with the stated concern that I think it ultimately detracts from the overall tone of the article. All the best. Anotherclown (talk) 12:44, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * No problem sir! Let's leave it as is for now. As noted elsewhere, I believe it's key to any unit ID - and many older encyclopaedias would definitely have described and noted it, as they regularly do for particular corp and unit badges. At some point I'll have to buy you a drink to thank you for all the hard work you've put into the article - only if you're on the southside though hehehehe Enderwigginau (talk) 02:18, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Just noting this [and traditions] Enderwigginau (talk) 02:23, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
 * No problem at all, the exploits of these men caught my attention and I was surprised (perhaps a little embarrassed) that I'd never heard of the unit until you started the article. Actually I do agree with you regarding the value of including more info in our unit articles about their UCPs (and any other important insignia etc - as long as its referenced of cse), as some of our articles are indeed lacking this and I can see that some readers would find it of interest. I guess the main concern I have is just the amount of room we devote to it. Ack your example of 1 CDO, but it is still of fairly low quality and needs a lot of work (pls note most of it isn't referenced and it is still rated as "Start / C Class" depending on the project). There are better examples of articles that we could use to help us decide how to provide this info to the readers, specifically articles that have gone through a formal review process like Good articles. There are actually quite a few Australian unit articles that have been developed to a good standard so far, some of which do provide details about the UCP. One example is 2/3rd Battalion (Australia) which provides the info as part of the narrative, rather than having an individual section (and in sparing detail), and I'd say that that potentially might be a model for us to adopt and would be supportive of that if that is something you'd like to do. Anotherclown (talk) 03:43, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

Paterson Clarence Hughes
Hi AC, this article that you recently reviewed at ACR is now at FAC. I'm heading away at the end of the month so if (and only if!) you did want to comment there, it'd be great if I could action any concerns in the coming week or so. Thanks/cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 01:23, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

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Deletion review of Jeffrey Allen Sinclair
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 * Thank you I will comment shortly. Anotherclown (talk) 05:33, 23 August 2015 (UTC)

CJTF-OIR
Hello. Please see my notice on Articles for deletion/Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve. --Corriebertus (talk) 11:33, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the notification but there really is no requirement to inform me here about your response. I've replied at the AFD entry nonetheless. Regards. Anotherclown (talk) 11:57, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Great Escape
Hi, I'm a newbie here, I've only been active this month. I've done several articles on participants in the Great Escape, thanks for your help with a couple of them. (and thanks also for your vote to keep my fighter ace article on Nicholas Gresham Cooke). Please can you help me with a problem I cant solve - There is a list on Wikipedia called "Stalag Luft III murders" and I cant get my articles on several of the ones with names starting B, C, D, E and F to connect to the articles I've written because of the way that the list author has configured their names - please can you make these connect for me. thanks for your help. Researcher 1944Researcher1944 (talk) 14:18, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Gday and welcome. Well done on these articles BTW, good to see them being created. I've linked the articles now (hopefully I got them all). What you needed to do was "pipe" the link - pls see Piped link for an explanation. Hopefully this helps. All the best. Anotherclown (talk) 21:19, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Also if you have a look here it shows you how I did it for the future. All the best. Anotherclown (talk) 21:24, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

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Bull Arab
Hello, you have been very helpful to me in the past so I wanted to seek your opinion. I stumbled over the Bull Arab article which was woeful. Classic Aussie Dog. My dog is very vaguely similar so I was curious. I put in a few hours (as you do) rewriting the article and I thought I had improved it. But another editor reverted all my edits which I thought was a fairly extreme position to take. He has some experience but I notice he has a habit of reverts, edit wars and has been blocked at least once. So we have engaged in a bit of a relatively civil discussion on the talk page Talk:Bull Arab. I am certainly not a wikipedia expert, and like many have discovered by way by trial and error. Seems like an extreme position to take. He has reverted all edits on this article repeatedly for years so clearly it is very personal for him. Thoughts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AWHS (talk • contribs) 13:06, 14 September 2015
 * Gday AWHS. Unfortunately I don't have any specific knowledge about the subject of the article so cannot be of any assistance there (way out of my lane). IRT to the reversion of the material you added I can certainly see why someone undoing such a large amount of work in one go would be frustrating, especially when your edits were by no means of poor quality in comparison to the current state of the article. That said I think handling it IAW the Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle (like you seem to be) is the best way to try and develop good faith and (hopefully) some consensus on how to improve the article. From a quick review of the discussion you both seem to have some valid points so it might be necessary to get some more opinions (ideally from editors knowledgeable on the breed, or at least from WikiProject Dogs). Have you considered posting a note on their talk page requesting other opinions? Alternatively if after attempting to discuss the issue you still get no traction you could post a formal request at Requests for comment.


 * That aside I'd say one of the main issues probably is the perceived quality of the sources you have available and I think User:Mark Marathon is probably correct in saying some of them might not be considered reliable under our current policy (definitely steer clear of any blogs unless written by recognised authorities on the topic for example). However, if there is a disagreement about whether a source is considered reliable or not you can request input from the Reliable sources/Noticeboard. Have you considered trying to replace some of these sources with more established / recognised printed materials (for instance magazines, journals, or books)? This can be a time consuming process I know but I sometimes use have to use academic research databases available through the various state libraries to track down specialised publications and then either request loans or photocopies, or increasingly they can be available electronically. Unsure what state you are in but the State Library of Queensland has some helpful research databases available to members for instance.


 * There are also further more formal steps that can be taken IRT dispute resolution (see Dispute resolution) if necessary, but hopefully you don't need to go there as those places are fairly unforgiving and often they don't really resolve the matter anyway in my limited experience of them. The best outcome is to try to develop some collaboration if that is at all possible. Sorry this probably isn't a lot of help but hopefully its something. If you need any more advice pls feel free to ask of cse. Kind regards. Anotherclown (talk) 17:13, 14 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks very much, always good to get some objective advice. It is certainly frustrating to improve an article and then have someone revert hours of work in one go. Will do exactly what you suggested. AWHS (talk) 00:48, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

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Operation Ariel
Thanks for the B; the article's a bit scrappy as I've had to take bits and pieces from divers sources but that's what happens when you have a dash at articles needing citations and references. I also seem to have forgotten the alphabet. ;O)Keith-264 (talk) 20:27, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Australian Army during World War I
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Your GA nomination of Australian Army during World War I
The article Australian Army during World War I you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Australian Army during World War I for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of AustralianRupert -- AustralianRupert (talk) 09:01, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Abbeville
Thanks for the CE it it looks looks like I've got double-word disease. I'm still pilled up to the eyebrows having got a trapped nerve and It's hard to concentrate. I thought the article was going to be a quickie but my sources aren't good enough to a degree that I haven't experienced before, hence adding a caveat to the lead. Still, it's in better shape than when I stared, double-word frenzy or not. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 07:14, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
 * No worries, always glad to help out in however a small way. I can sympathize re the trapped nerve as I've had the odd back problem myself of late... Not to mention the fact that my jaw is getting increasingly sore from whinging about it. Hope you're on the mend. Anotherclown (talk) 17:07, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Ha! I know that feeling. I'm well on the mend but the GP wrote me off for another month today anyway. Should give me time to finish the excursion to France 1940. Hope your back improves soon. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 18:42, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Congratulations!
In recognition of your successful election as a co-ordinator of the Military History Project for the next year, I hereby present you with these co-ord stars. I wish you luck in the coming year. TomStar81 (Talk) 00:44, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

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I'd appreciate your advice
Hi Anotherclown, I'd appreciate your advice on my recent article RAF Bomber Command Aircrew of World War II, I've received a kind comment from an Editor and it's been suggested that I put it in for Peer Review. Do you think it's OK for that and can you point me to how that works (sorry I'm a newbie here). Thanks for your help. R44Researcher1944 (talk) 12:19, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Gday. This is a really good topic and it surprises me that we didn't have an article on it until now, so well done making a start on it. I haven't read through the whole thing but it looks in quite good shape to me (although I'd suggesting making sure every paragraph has a reference at the end so readers can verify where the information comes from - this is also a requirement for an article to be rated B and above - see WikiProject Military history/Assessment/B-Class). A peer review can be a good tool to help develop an article further so I'd agree with that suggestion. Ultimately they are not pass/fail affairs (unlike GA, A or FA), merely they involve other editors providing suggestions on an article's development / improvement which can help to ensure that it covers all aspects of a topic and that any errors, formatting mistakes, and typos etc are picked up. After a peer review many editors then consider nominating there articles for a higher level review e.g. GA etc. The instructions for listing an article for a peer review can be found here: Peer review/guidelines. Hopefully this helps, if you need clarification on any of this pls let me know. Anotherclown (talk) 06:58, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

Many thanks, I'll get at it ! R44Researcher1944 (talk) 15:19, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXV, October 2015
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A couple of articles you might be able to fix as part of the drive
G'day mate, I've come across a few articles which are wanting for structure, which you might have the sources to fix: 4th Armoured Brigade (Australia), 1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion, 2nd New Guinea Infantry Battalion, 3rd New Guinea Infantry Battalion and 4th New Guinea Infantry Battalion. Unfortunately, I don't really have the sources to fix these, but I think you might. Anyway, take it easy. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 04:39, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

Re:Thanks
Well its one of two pages we really need in the academy, and I created the three coordinator election pages last time, so I though I was in the best position at the moment to put something in the academy about it. Glad to see you liked it, though like I said it still needs some spit and polish to get there. Now if only we could an academy course on how to use the media-wiki mass message system in there we'd be in business :) TomStar81 (Talk) 05:47, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

Skorpion
Greetings Another, can you point me to a description of the process for uploading primary sources please. Someone has a British intelligence summary with a translation of the Skorpion operation order which has useful detail.Keith-264 (talk) 07:08, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Gday Keith. Sorry to disappoint but I don't actually know - I'm assuming WikiSource might be the place for it but I'd be guessing as to how or where beyond that. Anotherclown (talk) 08:47, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * That's OK something like this might be the place. regards Keith-264 (talk) 10:31, 21 October 2015

Grant
Hi 'Anotherclown'. More opinions are needed on the Ulysses S. Grant talk page. -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gwillhickers (talk • contribs) 20:01, 23 October 2015

Your GA nomination of New Guinea Air Warning Wireless
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article New Guinea Air Warning Wireless you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of AustralianRupert -- AustralianRupert (talk) 09:41, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks
...for the invitation. I've added my name to the member list and am happy to join. I'm currently copyediting the battle of pages for the First English Civil War, mostly MOS conformation. Primergrey (talk) 22:09, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

New Guinea Air Warning Wireless has been nominated for Did You Know

 * Haha I didn't get this notification!! Enderwigginau (talk) 11:45, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

New Guinea Force
Hi Anotherclown, having a look at New Guinea Force. Will be ugly for a while but hopefully it will come out okay in the end. Enderwigginau (talk) 11:44, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of New Guinea Air Warning Wireless
Hello! Your submission of New Guinea Air Warning Wireless at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 00:27, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXVI, November 2015
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DYK for New Guinea Air Warning Wireless
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:02, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Good stuff! Enderwigginau (talk) 00:50, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

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Nominations for the Military history WikiProject historian and newcomer of the year awards now open!
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Thanks!

 * Thanks Ian, no worries. I just wish they would leave redirects. Oh well. Anotherclown (talk) 22:13, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

Possible collaboration
Hi mate, just following up on something I said during the John Wilton GAN, re. possible collaboration. If you'd be interested in doing so some time next year, let me know -- I was thinking that Ted Serong, for one, might be worth getting our teeth into. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 07:05, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Gday Ian. I have copies of both of Anne Blair's biographies of Serong so yes I'd be willing to give it a shot. I'd probably be the "junior partner" as it were though given your experience with biographies. Anotherclown (talk) 10:42, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi AC, for some silly reason I never watchlisted Serong's article so I didn't realise you'd gone ahead and done all that great work until I chanced to look at it after nominating Reg Pollard at FAC (not that I've had a chance to do a huge amount of article improvement in that time). Well done! I daresay it has the legs for at least GAN and I could look over prose prior to that if you like (the lead could probably stand some expansion as well on a quick glance). Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 00:53, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
 * On a related point, when I was doing a last-minute search of AWM for any newly added photos of Pollard as CGS (and found none), I decided to search for AATTV images as well -- given that that article was bereft of contemporary photos -- on the off-chance that some would be PD US Gov. Didn't find any except Serong's portrait but several happened to be CC BY-NC, which by my reading should be allowable on Commons. The ones with that licence seem to have an ID prefix of "PJE", so searching for that reveals a whole bunch of shots that you could choose from to enhance the AATTV article at least, and perhaps Serong's, Australia in the Vietnam War, etc. Thought I'd let you know if you hadn't seen 'em... :-) Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 08:53, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
 * No worries at all Ian. I've hit the wall with this one due to other commitments so would welcome any assistance you'd be willing to offer. Of course please feel free to add / amend as you see fit. The lead definitely needs to be expanded and the later parts of the article also (esp Vietnam, but also probably a more nuanced assessment of his legacy and reputation). I lack any flair for biography and I fear I've not been able to really capture the subject so if I was in any way able to bludge off your abilities in this area I'm up for it. Also thanks for the tip re the images, I will have a look. All the best. Anotherclown (talk) 09:03, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

 * Thanks mate, all the best. Anotherclown (talk) 01:17, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Season's Greetings
To You and Yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 19:00, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

direct quote
Hi ... you undid my edit at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Military_history_of_Australia&type=revision&diff=695575029&oldid=695435799 quoting that it's not a direct quo9te ... actually, it is. could you undo your edit, please? Regards, Kamran the Great (talk) 23:42, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
 * G'day, Kamran, from what I can tell it isn't a direct quote. If it were a direct quote, the whole thing should be presented in quotation marks. It isn't, and it seems differently worded than the source. If part of it is a direct quote, then that small part could be put into quote marks, and then the "[sic]" would be applicable, but as it currently stands "[sic]" shouldn't be used unless it is made clear that the typo is in a quote, i.e quotation marks are placed around the words that are direct quotes. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 23:50, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello Kamran, thanks for the message. Rupert's comment above is a good summary of my reasons. From your edit I gather you believe that the usage of "Arabian Gulf" is incorrect here, is that right? If could you please elaborate on what your concern is we can discuss it. Thanks. Anotherclown (talk) 05:39, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Scratch my comment, I can see you subsequently changed "Arabian Gulf" to "Persian Gulf" so I understand your point. I've no issue with this change and it works better than using "sic" which isn't at all clear. All the best. Anotherclown (talk) 05:45, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXVII, December 2015
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