User talk:Calendar5



Well done
I like what you're doing with the Elsenborn Ridge article! Haber (talk) 03:14, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Battle of the Head of Passes
Hi, Calendar5.

I have looked over your contributions to Battle of the Head of Passes, and wish to pass along a couple of comments. I am particularly interested because I have been the primary editor for the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and have noted the interest you express in writing about the capture of New Orleans. I hope to encourage you to do so, and the present article suggests that you are capable of doing an excellent job. I have had a more or less free hand writing articles about the navies in the Civil War, but now it looks like I will have some competition.

1. An elementary suggestion is that you use the undefined template for giving the first occurrence of ship names. This will ensure consistent formatting, and it is a lot easier than entering the links and then italicizing the name by the usual methods of Wikipedia. I have edited the article to use the template, so you can refer to it to see how it is done. Don't worry about the two or three red links that have been created; they can be regarded as suggestions for future articles.

2. It would be a good idea to eliminate as many adjectives as you can without rendering the article unintelligible. This is not only an issue of style, but it is close to an area of Wikipedia policy. The problem is that it is difficult to use a lot of adjectives without expressing a Point of View (usually abbreviated POV, always deprecated). Most of them are unnecessary anyway. More generally, try to use as few words as possible. This will be even more of an issue when you write up the capture of New Orleans; having found this much material for such an insignificant event as the Battle of the Head of Passes, try to imagine how many words you will use to write about something that is truly important.

In closing, I want to urge you to continue your expressed interest in New Orleans. Although it appears that you don't need my help, I will offer it anyway; I will be glad to assist you in any way I can.

Cheers, PKKloeppel (talk) 16:25, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Generic Civil War interest
Hi, Frank: You may or may not be aware that a group of editors is engaged in a project to improve a selected set of Civil War articles in order to acknowledge the 150th anniversary (is the word sesquicentennial?) of the event. The work group or task force is WikiProject Military history/American Civil War task force/Operation Brothers at War‎. Although I am not going to do much for them except hang around the edges and offer occasional suggestions, I think it is a worthy idea and will encourage others to participate. That is why I am writing this note to you.

Of particular interest to you is the recommended inclusion of the capture of New Orleans in the list of items to be covered; when I saw this, I immediately thought of you. This provides an excellent opportunity, as well as an excuse, to develop a New Orleans article that is as comprehensive as, for example, the Siege of Vicksburg. As I see it, your article on the Head of the Passes and the one on Forts Jackson and St. Philip can be linked or otherwise incorporated into an article that covers the whole campaign. (As I think of it, perhaps linking is the only option, as anything else would make it impossibly long.)

Even if you choose not to work on New Orleans, involving as it does deadlines and other constraints, you may find it useful to get involved in the project in some other way. There is only a small group signed up at present, I recognize their names for frequent contributions to Civil War articles, they are looking for others to help, and you may find it to be fun to work with them.

Cheers, PKKloeppel (talk) 12:59, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Latest direction in the land of Calendar5
Additions to the Capture of New Orleans article is pretty much done. I will have some friends edit it. The next project is to add to the Port Hudson article content, so it fits in with the Louisiana campaign by the Union. Thanks to everyone for their support, Frank (talk) 18:34, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi Frank: I have just finished the first reading, and I confess that the article on the capture of New Orleans is not at all what I expected -- it is much better. Well done. PKKloeppel (talk) 21:42, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Capture/Siege of New Orleans
Hi, Frank:

I have just evaluated your article against the B-class criteria; you didn't ask for this, but I did it anyway. In the process, I made a few minor tweaks. Ordinarily, I wouldn't bother to pass on this information, but I want to take the opportunity to express my high opinion of what you have done. You may consider taking it to a higher level, GA or even FA class (I don't usually do GA or FA reviews).

By the way, I do not like the renaming that someone has done ("Siege" for "Capture"), but I recently burned my fingers on a renaming issue, and will not open a debate.

Cheers, PKKloeppel (talk) 16:19, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Better source request for File:Yazoo River 1863 Porter.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Yazoo River 1863 Porter.jpg. You provided a source, but it is difficult for other users to examine the copyright status of the image because the source is incomplete. Please consider clarifying the exact source so that the copyright status may be checked more easily. It is best to specify the exact Web page where you found the image, rather than only giving the source domain or the URL of the image file itself. Please update the image description with a URL that will be more helpful to other users in determining the copyright status.

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The Yazoo River file I uploaded was moved to Wikipedia Commons, and in the process the source data and other information provided in the original upload was lost. I find I can no longer edit the data included in the original upload. The image is originally from the Library of Congress, Control Number: 99447413, but I have no idea how to add that information at this point. Frank (talk) 15:26, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * In fact, that information wasn't present on the location version (I can see the deleted version). But I will add it now. Magog the Ogre (talk) 18:51, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * And did you scan it or find it on a website? Magog the Ogre (talk) 18:53, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * The image came directly from the Library of Congress website.Frank (talk) 00:19, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Port Hudson
Hi. I was looking at your map "File:Port Hudson Plains Store Six.jpg". Nice job on it. One correction to offer: in the little pink box in the lower left-hand corner, you refer to plate CVI. It should be CLVI. Hal Jespersen (talk) 18:31, 8 October 2014 (UTC)


 * "It is rare to receive constructive information." Don't I know it. :-) I am sorry to say that I am so busy with other activities, I can't spend much time improving articles anymore. But if I see a problem, I will point it out or fix it. Hal Jespersen (talk) 20:23, 8 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi. I see you posted a correction to the caption in the article, but aren't you able to correct the image instead? You posted the original, right? There is a link in the file page that says "upload a new version" and that is what I was hoping you would be able to do. Hal Jespersen (talk) 14:58, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

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