User talk:Babbage/Discussion Archive II

Varig Flight 254
Hi, could you take a look at the Varig Flight 254 article? Many of the references are in Portuguese. My gut feeling is that the references verify the claims but I don't speak Portuguese. Mjroots (talk) 09:21, 16 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Have a look at the talk page for the article too. There is some text that was removed as being WP:OR but it may be included in one of the references, which is why I pasted it to the talk page. Hopefully the tags will be able to be removed from the article once everything has been checked out. Mjroots (talk) 14:51, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

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Re: Having trouble unifying my account at vi
In order to get a password reminder sent by e-mail, you need to have set your account's e-mail address. The account merging tool can help you find all the wikis where you have the same user name and password. You might want to try that, just in case the password is the same one you use elsewhere.

Otherwise, since you opened that account long ago and made no edits with it, I can rename it to something like "Babbage (2)". Then you'll automatically get the account when running Special:MergeAccount. Let me know if you need my help on this.

– Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 22:21, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Possible DC Meetup
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Loretta Kelsey
Hi there!

Got your message about the deletion (obviously), and now I'm second-guessing myself. Per WP:NOTE I believe she is notable enough; previously, I guess I deleted it either too hastily or with the misconception that her achievements hadn't been cataloged well enough. I've restored it. Apologies! Master of Puppets Call me MoP! :D  05:46, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

February 2009
Please remember to mark your edits as minor if (and only if) they genuinely are minor edits (see Help:Minor edit). Marking a major change as a minor one is considered poor etiquette. The rule of thumb is that only an edit that consists solely of spelling corrections, formatting changes, or rearranging of text without modifying content should be flagged as a 'minor edit.'  Gimme danger (talk) 04:49, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi there. If you're talking about the changes I made to Sogyal Rinpoche, yes, that was definitely an error in labeling given the number of changes. But I was not aware of that rule of thumb. In general, I didn't realize I was breaching etiquette by marking "wikiication" edits which consist solely of adding links to existing text. I had figured those should be marked as minor since the text itself isn't changed. I'll follow the rule in the future, thanks for your help! babbage (talk) 05:52, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Argh, I just did it again :) babbage (talk) 05:52, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

I need some help translating this into English
I saw that you are a translator on the French Translation page... I need some help translating the following letter into English. It was written by General Pulaski, while traveling to find food for the starving soldiers at Valley Forge. I know it's an inconvenience to ask you to do this, but I would very much appreciate it. If you don't have time though, I understand. Thanks.

La Partie aupre Germenton que V. Ex. mordoner de rélevé devoit etre remplaçe par les Milicieins de cette Province Le Gouverneur m’a amusé jusque au dernieur moment apresent il doit encor tenire la Conseille pour doné la dernieure resolucion ainsi le retard ne vieint de moi et Sil faudra cette releve de notre Cavalerie elle lassemblira tres fort vu que l’Enemi a pris deja un Mesure et conoissant tous Les environs et notre faible trouvera toujour le Moyeins de se deffaire de Nou Cavaliers ce qu’il decourage boucoup Le Notre et enhardi l’Enemi jauserais representer a V. E. qu’il serait mieux de faire retirer notre Cordon jusque a une distance et tenire differentes partie de La Milice Sur les differentes Routs quelles se post.. en ariere anveroient plus pret de La Ligne de Lenemis ses patrouils, onpourra meme faire quon aj à chaque partie 3 ou 5 Milicieins à cheval ce nest pas difficil pa.. il y a peu de Milicieins quils n’.. Leurs chevaux, et chaqun aime mieux Montér à Cheval que Marche a pied, j attends toujours les ordres de V. E.

Berlington [N.J.] le 28 Fevrie à Minuit 1778

Sir

Jais l’honeur de Vous rapporter qu aiant rassemble toute La Cavalerie du Regiment Blan et de detachement que jais eu avec moi jais trouvè 44 Cavalie 5 bas Officiers pour les Services et quoique ils ne sont 698 pas dans le melieur etat jais marchè avec eux vers L’Enemi mais come le chemin est insuport.. je suis force de Passe la Nui a burlington de demain je Comte de reconoitre L’Enemi et jagirais de Consequence. je verrais le General Wayne et je concetrais avec lui je ne negligerais rieins que le biein du Service exigera mais pour etre sou Ses ordres je ne m’attends pas, je servirais neenmoins à mon prejudice à linteres Publique.

Aprè quois je tacherais Mon General de diminuer Vos embaras sur mon Comte me demetant de ma charge dont Le Congres ma honoré par Votre recomendacion.

J’envoiais d’ici deux batots armes sur Ancokes krik pour observé par la Riviere L’approche de LEnemi qui se trouvait a deux Heures apre midi sur quatres differents Batiments à L’endroit quon apele Sene Merize. Je repets à V. Excelence la plus grande Necessité de Soigne les besoins de La Cavalerie Elle manque dé tout j’aurais desire de faire aumoins bieins equipé Le Regiment de Blan avec les Lenceurs mais come cela mest deffendû il faut quon prene d’autres Mesures sans s’abandone trop sur les Colonels quis certainement seront hors d’Etat de remplire Leurs Objet, ce nest pas pour moi que je parle, je ne Comte davoire Lhoneur d’etre a la tete de cet Corps la Campagne Prochaine, mais Come je Serais toujours ami de L’interes des Ameriqueins, je suis forçe de dire ma façon de Pensè plus si apre Moi Le Comendement sera doné au Colonel Moilen, toute la Cavalerie sera en meme Etat que Son Regiment, Le Colonel Blan est un Activs Officier il Lui Convieidra cette charge, et Monsieur Moilen pourra etre contenté d’une autre chose je dis ce que je crois etre necessaire et jais Lhoneur d’etre avec respect de Votre Excelence Les tres humbl et tres obeissent Serviteur

Casimir Pulaski

Rochlafayette (talk) 00:22, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Translation no longer necessary... sorry for any inconvenience
I'm just writing to tell you that I no longer need the translation. I'm sorry for any inconvenience. As a precaution, I asked several people listed on the French translation page to help me with the letter. Today I checked, and several people have sent me the translations or are in the process of translating them. I've been trying for several weeks to find a translator (first on myspace, which was hardly any help at all, then on wikipedia, which I must say has been more helpful). I hope in the future you would still be willing to help with translations. There are several letters from Lafayette that I cannot understand. But it may be some time before I need them.

Thanks again.

ps I was watching C-SPAN today, and was quite surprised to learn that after all these years, Pulaski may be made an honorary citizen.

Rochlafayette (talk) 00:49, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Acorn Park
Hi! I'm so glad you are a fan of my article Acorn Park! When I made it I thought it would be a silly orphaned article that would get deleted because who likes gazebos shaped like acorns? Hooray! – DroEsperanto(talk 02:16, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Toolserveraccount
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Category:Venezuelan inventors
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Babbage -- query on your edit of Wiki on Australian linguist Athanasius Treweek
Hi Babbage,

You request that messages be left - I hope this method is how I am supposed to do that and not a break in protocol.

I was just reading a Wiki article on Australian linguist Athanasius Treweek. Your edit of the article to paste in a section has left problems. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Athanasius_Treweek&diff=204980785&oldid=168966389

"A Japanese success there would have been a major blow for the Allies..."

The sentence appears to be a cut and paste - however in its new context makes no sense as the preceding sentence doesn't give a contextual location for where the Japanese success might have happened. The issue is compounded with later reference in your paste to a specific battle without context as to which battle is being referred to.

Cheers,

'Wisened'

Wisened (talk) 01:09, 1 March 2012 (UTC)