User talk:Danthe Cannonman

Not sure If I'm using the brackets properly to make the following Request for Discussion? Danthe Cannonman (talk) 01:00, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Um.. no. I think you want Template:rfctag, and I'm not sure this is what you need anyhow. If you want to write an article, by all means, go ahead.  fetch  comms  ☛ 01:03, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

rfd Bambi Bucket article

The Bambi Bucket has a significant historical role in aerial firefighting. For the firefighting 'industry' it is economically and culturally important. For the general public, the brand name is commonly known and the orange buckets are the first thing they see in media images.

I've been interested to see what Wikipedia says about the Bambi Bucket, and the article is no longer here. Those who turn to Wikipedia to find information on the Bambi Bucket, are directed to a page that has very little information about the history and technique of using helicopters to drop water from a bucket.

I'd like to write an actual article on the Bambi Bucket, as much of the published references are now more readily available courtesy of Google Books. In reading the discussion and history of the change from Bambi Bucket article to Collapsible firefighting bucket and to Helicopter Bucket. I feel I can gather enough photos and referenced information to make a very good Wikipedia entry for the Bambi Bucket.

Instead of redirecting to Helicopter Bucket, I'd like to fill in an actual article on the Bambi Bucket. There doesn't seem to be enough material on the other buckets that I can start adding to the Helicopter Bucket article.

I'm new to Wikipedia, so pardon me if I'm abrupt in sayin it, but at this point in time the Helicopter Bucket article seems to have become a directory of manufacturers' products and lacks any historical, industrial or economic context. Danthe Cannonman (talk) 01:00, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

From Request for Discussion page: "Note: If all you want to do is replace a currently existing, unprotected redirect with an actual article, you do not need to list it here. Turning redirects into fleshed-out encyclopedic articles is wholly encouraged at Wikipedia. Be bold."

From Revision history of Helicopter bucket 10:45, 8 November 2007: "moved Bambi bucket to Collapsible firefighting bucket over redirect: Bambi bucket is a registered trademark. Unless we are specifically talking about Bambi buckets rather than collapsible firefighting buckets in general, we shouldn't use the term"


 * Hello, if you want to create an article at Bambi bucket, you may do so freely as the page is not protected. Simply edit the article and remove the #REDIRECT part and it should be fine. If you cannot get to the page without being redirect, try this link: . Hope this helps! --Taelus (talk) 01:07, 3 February 2010 (UTC)