User talk:Druettjo

Please don't create articles about yourself or your friends. We're building an encyclopedia here, and it's very unlikely that your article fits in with that. Creating such articles also makes work for others as we rush to delete them. The Wikipedia policy on vanity articles can be reviewed here and here. Thanks. --Hetar 06:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Phoenix Islands
Hi! User:Pustelnik recently roused my interest in the history of the Phoenix Islands, and the conflicting accounts of the discovery of its islands. See Talk:Phoenix Islands for some of the discussion. Most sources seem to agree that Gardner's Island was discovered by the whaler Ganges in 1825, but offer conflicting pedigree and capatins: have it both from Nantucket, and England; have it captained by James Coffin, Joshua Coffin, Reuben Coffin and Joshua Gardner. Having noticed your interest in whaling ships, I wonder if you'd have access to any accounts/references? We're also trying to trace the relationship between Phoenix island and the various whalers of the same name, to see if there was anything definitive. Any pointers would be great. Thanks. Gwinva 05:04, 17 September 2007 (UTC)