User talk:Bsimmons666

I'll respond where the conversation was started (unless you request otherwise). And umm... be civil? Kthxbai. Bsimmons666  (talk) Friend?

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Strike of the Sword
The image you constructed based on mine and the image on the Economist page here indicates that Camp Leatherneck is a good 150+ miles south of where it should be; IE next door to Camp Bastion! Richard Harvey (talk) 11:54, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

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Aah, thank you! I'll redirect it, then. mnmazur  voicemail

STS-128 photo
How long was the exposure on your STS-128 photograph? (I took one from 180 miles north, exposed for 143 seconds.) Bubba73 (talk), 18:38, 31 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I wish I had taken the photo, but my photography skills are no where near that good! The image was released into the public domain by NASA, as the license says on the image page. I don't believe the NASA website says how long the exposure time was. Bsimmons666  (talk) 18:52, 31 August 2009 (UTC)


 * OK, thanks. Bubba73 (talk), 18:55, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Empire of Brazil
Wonderful idea to create a navigation box about the Empire of Brazil! - --Lecen (talk) 13:55, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

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please respond on my talk page. Thanks Nezzadar (talk) 23:18, 3 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks Nezzadar (talk) 00:20, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Can You Fix the Image You Put Up?
Hi. You loaded an image, or at least thought you did for the article at Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities, however, it didn't fully load. I do not know how to load images, so I don't know what it is missing, otherwise I would fix it... Regards, Steve... Stevenmitchell (talk) 12:31, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. Bsimmons666  (talk) 14:30, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

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edit summary
I am concerned about this edit summary; would you please explain? Sandy Georgia (Talk) 00:04, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * ...It's an internet meme that's an expression of frustration. See the Encyclopedia Dramatica article on "RAGE" ( hopefully not spamfiltered ; tinyurl ; oops) entry if you wish; I can't find one on Urban Dictionary. I, on the other hand, am concerned that the Overman Committee article is not being given a fair review at FAC. Bsimmons666  (talk) 00:33, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * My apologies for the delay; I responded on my talk. Regards, Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 01:06, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Not at all rude!
Sorry, I forgot my sig :) Fifelfoo (talk) 01:51, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

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FAC
I've resolved your concerns, I believe. Thanks a ton for your comments! :)  ceran  thor 16:08, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
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Overman
No hurry, and my apologies if my comments came off as harsh (and my compliments to you for graciously accepting criticism). There's obviously a lot to like about the article, but I think the prose and context issues are major barriers right now. I'll do whatever I can to help overcome them, though. Steve Smith (talk) 22:21, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

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Congratulations
I just saw that the article on the Overman Committee made FA! COngratulations! Here's a well-deserved barnstar for all your hard work on it. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 01:31, 4 November 2009 (UTC)


 * The barnstar's much appreciated, thanks. Bsimmons666  (talk) 01:35, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

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Iran and weapons of mass destruction
I have placed some of my issue with the Project110/Project111 on the talk page. The current wording is misleading as to the opinion of the agency.--71.156.89.167 (talk) 00:24, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

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Grace and favour
thanks. for some reason wikipedia didn't suggest that as an alternative. Grunners (talk) 20:23, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

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Battle of Kamdesh
Here this reference. Qoute: ''Soon the camp was on fire with strong winds fanning it along to additional buildings. Eventually, every building in the camp, except one, was burned.'' Only one building in the camp left standing? I think that constitutes a base destroyed.UrukHaiLoR (talk) 17:46, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

No problem. And a Happy New Year! :)UrukHaiLoR (talk) 20:39, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

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Huckleberry Finn -- Racism charge in Themes
Hi Bsimmons666. Just wanted to let you know I've opened up the topic of the replication and placement of the Huckleberry Finn criticism for discussion on its talk page. I think the article has some past history of contention and edit warring about just how much weight and repetition that particular charge should carry in the article, so it's probably something the article's regular maintainers should have a chance to weigh in on. Best regards, P.T.isfirst (talk) 06:34, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

sourcing
You realise that google hosted news expires after a while (months, I think). Use WebCite to protect access to sources like that. Rd232 talk 09:22, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

space exploration section in the 2000's article
The space exploration section in the 2000's article needs to be summarized by an expert in this field. thought you might be interested. TheCuriousGnome (talk) 20:41, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Heads up
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Battle of Kamdesh
Just to inform you ive put this article up for G/A review, since it seems to me to fit the criteria. I don't know if it will be able to get to A-Class or F/A afterwords, but i thought you might like to know its up for review since you've put alot of work into the article.XavierGreen (talk) 04:39, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

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I don't mean to be a pain but User:Bsimmons666/Gaucho Theory would be deleted at Miscellany for deletion as per WP:FAKEARTICLE. I'd suggest you move it offsite, ASAP. jorgenev 04:40, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

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I was viewing the operation silver shovel page and I saw Lawrence Bloom was permalinked to his wiki page, yet when I clicked on it I see he has no wikipedia page. I'm going to try and make one. But since I see you've created operation silver shovel page and I was wondering if you could check on your end if the Lawrence Bloom page was ever created as I'm not well versed in wiki. Also another bug on your profile makes it so that I can change your talk page, fwi. Johnathon Smithsonian (talk) 11:52, 12 July 2023 (UTC)