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Wall of Honor
The portal is really looking good. This week I'll be writing an Artcle related to the Corps, I'll tell you when it's done so that you can look it over. By the way, I notified the PR government in regard to Rafel Toro's name being omitted in the PR Monument and they'll be looking into it.

Because of your dedication and your excellent work in Wikipedia, I have inducted you to my "Wall of Honor" Tony the Marine 21:29, 2 March 2007 (UTC)



Thnx
Thnx for fixing copy edit & picture formatting for next update. --Parker007 02:26, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Wandering spleen
Let me clarify: Though laproscopic surgery has proven to be effective and is the usual, recomended treatment by doctors, due to the rarity of the disorder, few surgeries have actually been performed. -- TBC Φ  talk?  03:58, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Manhattan Opera Company
Sure thing - I'll have a look tonight or tomorrow and see what I can do with it. --User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 02:05, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Excellent, thanks. --User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 00:06, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

DYK picture
Thanks for that moving of the picture. I'm still trying to get my head around all those image bits and pieces. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 02:29, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Template talk:Did you know seems backlogged
The page Template talk:Did you know seems to be backlogged, so I would like, in accordance with a request on the page, to attract your attention to it. Thanks very much. Jan.Kamenicek 19:33, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Re:DYK question
The article was expanded from a stub-like state, but the expansion was not that drastic (only ~2x). I think it's fair to say it is ineligible.  Nish kid 64  19:56, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'll do it.  Nish kid 64  20:04, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protection request - article World War II
Hi Mate

I would like to request the main article World War II to be once again semi-protected, it seems to be sufering from vandalism quite a bit. The article was previously semi-protected for a while, but has been un-locked now for new and un-registered users. Obviously, that was not a good decision.

I'm writing to you 'coz I saw you fix a small vandalism just now!

Many thanks -- Ash sul 01:33, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

'''Never mind! Its already been done. Sorry to bother you with this. Many thanks''' -- Ash sul 01:35, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Amaro (saint)
Just letting you know that this article is already on DYK. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 03:12, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

DYK NextUpdate
Hello,

Minutes before you cleared the NextUpdate page, admin Shanel had moved couple of my DYK noms from suggestions page to NextUpdate page. You can see that in the history. Can you please put those two nominations and the corresponding credits info back into that page, so that they will be considered in next appearance in main page? Thanks. - KNM Talk 05:19, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

DYK notices
Is the protocol to give notices to the creator and the nominator? If so I have no problem. However, Chicago Theatre is a CHICOTW. If thanks are based on efforts, User:ChicagoPimp also deserves a notice. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 05:34, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

StormReady
Thanks for your work on this article. Novickas 12:05, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

DYK
See User talk:MacGyverMagic :)-- §hanel  13:35, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

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Date?
Could you explain the comment you made about the regional cuisines at WP:DYK? It doesn't make all that much sense to me.

Peter Isotalo 02:19, 7 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Cool beans! :-D
 * Peter Isotalo 02:41, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

New article
Check out my new article: Joseph V. Medina. Cheers! Tony the Marine 05:36, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the fixes, you know me, when it comes to the reference thing, I become a mess. Tony the Marine 07:01, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

CHICOTW
TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 18:54, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Wall framing
Not a problem. I literally laughed at loud at some of those links. The word 'adequate' was linked, 'square' was linked, it was absolutely out of control.IvoShandor 05:58, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Corporate Crime
"Please do not add the Corporate crime category to companies/corporations for which there is not corresponding, verified information in the article." More details please. Cryptonymius 02:03, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * shell corporations are used for (among other things) tax evasion which is a crime and therefore relevant to the category of corporate crime which I'm trying to build up. And regarding Exxon-Mobile: In 2003, the Office of Foreign Assets Control reported that ExxonMobil engaged in illegal trade with Sudan and along with dozens of other companies settled with the United States government for $50,000.[15]   And I would call that corporate crime.  Cryptonymius 02:09, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes on shell corps. On the Exxon issue, I agree there are criminal codes, and there are other forms of law, but the category description only refers to "illegal activities" and it doesn't specify that a corporation or upper management must necessarily be indicted for violations of a penal or criminal code and in the Exxon article and the citations it appears that laws were broken and in the general sense of the word that would appear to be a crime and therefore relevant to Corporate Crime, I would think.  Cryptonymius 02:32, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Hello again. I read the article Corporate_crime and to tell you the truth I'm wondering if you have read it recently, because it says, among other things, "...given the absence of political control today, corporations serve to destroy the foundations of the civic community and the lives of people who reside in them." This is tantamount to saying that all corporations are evil, if not also mere criminal conspiracies.

And yeah it's a bad day in town when the mill shuts down, but to me this seems like radicalist propaganda or sheer conspiracy theory and if I were to take just a wild guess I would venture to say that there's more political control over everything than ever before in human history. And I'm no fan of large corporations, but frankly I don't think this article does such a great job of illuminating what the category of "corporate crime" is supposed to be about. I mean there's a few good paragraphs at the beginning, and a nice sentence at the end, but in the middle is a lot of stuff that seems extraneous and lacking in authority. And I feel obliged to point out that the last sentence mentions health and safety laws, and "damage to the environment" as "examples" of "criminal behavior," and at least here in the State of New York all those things are covered by laws completely separate from the criminal (penal) law, and may or may not carry "criminal penalties" such as imprisonment.

So what this sentence seems to be saying is that acts punishable by "civil penalties" can be considered criminal behavior.

In any case, please check my update to the ExxonMobil page/section  because I've added the conclusion to the J. Bryan Williams case wherein this former executive was sentenced to jail and fined millions of dollars under the Foreign Corrupt Practises Act. There's a link to a US Department of Justice page which spells it all out. And of course what I'd like to know is whether you think a link to the Category of Corporate Crime is now justified. Cryptonymius 09:54, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your help
Thanks for your help on the Nan Kelley article. It earned a DYK today. I greatly appreciated it! Chris 02:46, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

DYK nom for Origin of Karnataka's name
Hello,

I had made DYK nomination for Origin of Karnataka's name, dated March 5th, well within time. It is just moved to expired noms. Can you please move it to NextUpdate? Thanks. - KNM Talk 03:48, 10 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you!
 * Yes, I have taken care of it now. Also did further cleaning and copyediting. Thanks again. - KNM Talk 05:43, 10 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Done! I've added multiple citations in the article, for the hook statement. Thanks. - KNM Talk 06:04, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Geison
I think it would be better not to use the entry. It does look pretty good, but it probably shouldn't have even been created, since the information belongs in Cornice.-- Carabinieri 15:02, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

5th day nominations
Hi there, I returned an interesting article you put on WP:DYK next update.And this is why... What do you think?, cheers, Camptown 13:01, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Beagle B.206
Thanks for your request, the reference/citation is A.J.Jackson / British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1 / ISBN 0 370 10006 9 (which is referenced in the article) Page 198 'G-ATHO to Maidenhead Organ Studios Ltd., Booker, for transporting electronic organs'. MilborneOne 21:26, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

G-ARRM and G-ATHO are the aircraft registrations - I have amended the article. MilborneOne 22:44, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Is the Jackson reference also the proper citation for the RAF order? Yes MilborneOne 12:25, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Next Update for DYK
Please review the photograph at the next update for DYK. It has a watermark on the lower right hand corner. It also is a copyrighted image that is used under implied and not explicit permission. I had replaced the image with a Commons free use one on the article, but I was reverted by another contributor. My understanding is that a free use image should be used over one that is copyrighted with permission. The free use image has a rather unsightly crane in the background. The easiest solution would be to use the flag image. RoyalbroilT : C 02:13, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Responding on user talk page. &mdash; ERcheck (talk) 02:37, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll let it go. I prefer to keep out of edit conflicts, or at least choose my battles VERY carefully. I have heard people say many times that watermarks can't remain in Wikipedia, but I couldn't find policy or guideline against it either. Please reply here on your talk page if you feel that you need to. RoyalbroilT : C 03:11, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

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Dropping by
I like being an admin. I started with simple stuff, like attack speedy's, branched out, and mainly do attack speedy, nonsense speedy, AIV, and some 3RR and AFDs. I don't take on anything I have any doubts about. May branch out more later. Made a few minor errors, but nothing serious. This is a great way to learn more about wiki. Rlevse 02:21, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Sweater
Thanks for finding the Mister Rogers reference. --Chris Griswold (  ☎  ☓  ) 06:52, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Check this guy out
Maybe you can help me dig up some info. on RUDOLPH RIEFKOHL. According to: Los immigrantes Germanico de la zona sureste Rudolfo garduated with a degree from MIT and reached the rank of general in the Army (translation) and Descendants of Otto Julius Riefkohl COLONEL RUDOLPH W. RIEFKOHL, Education: MIT graduate, Engineering Fact 1: Childless, Military service: Brigadier General, U.S Corps of Engineer. Now, he was the brother of Rear Admiral Frederick Lois Riefkohl.

If we can confirm that he was a Brigadier General in the U.S Corps of Engineer, then he very well may have been the first Hispanic-American to reach the rank of General in the US.

He lived before the term "Hispanic" was established and before the formation of the PR National Guard. Maybe because he has a Germanic name, the fact the he was the first Hispanic General may have been lost to history, Who knows? It sure would be interesting to find out. Tony the Marine 17:08, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Piner-Olivet Charter School
I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate that you put Piner-Olivet Charter School up for deletion. It had become such a bad article, which was just full of gossip, and I am quite happy that after the AfD results, it became deleted. Again, thanks so much for your help to improve the article, as well as putting it up for deletion when the time came to. Chickyfuzz14(user talk) 01:09, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Request
Could you copyedit Marion Frederic Ramirez de Arellano? Thanks. Tony the Marine 15:59, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Unblock request
Do you mind handling this? I picked you since you were the last admin to edit when I checked. I think there should be no problem, I don't know you well. :) Prodego  talk  00:32, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I have to concur with BigDT and think prevention is not the issue any more. I would suggest an unblock on probation. Prodego  asked me to check with you before going ahead. Agathoclea 18:21, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the consideration. When you message came, I was in the process of re-reviewing the situation &mdash; the editor's comments as well as additional feedback.  I've unblocked Dreamweaverjack.  &mdash; User: (talk) 20:12, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Dick Cheney edits
Thank you for your dilligent efforts to improve Wikipedia. It is not correct to state that the image you deleted is included solely, or in any intentional way at all, to disparage the subject. Rather, it was to illustrate the nature of certain allegations of public misconduct, that are deemed to be inappropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia at this time. It was not my intention to disparage Mr. Cheney, only to bring to wider exposure certain allegations regarding his conduct. Thank you again. JPatrickBedell 05:32, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not a forum for bringing "wider exposure" to allegations. Fuller response on editor's talk page. &mdash; User: (talk) 12:31, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Reported similar hoaxers...
Just to let you know, I've been reporting a bunch of users who have created hoaxes to this checkuser. Most of those users edit/target articles related to My Gym Partner's a Monkey. They've added misinformation and fake episodes onto those articles (examples:, , , ). Most of thhe users reported also seem to have an interest in anime, The Fairly OddParents, Re-Animated (or anything that has to do with the movie), Ed, Edd n Eddy, and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. The users at the bottom of the checkuser are all confirmed sockpuppets of Danny Daniel, who was blocked indefinitely for being a vandal only account. I've reported other users who may be Danny Daniel's sockpuppets, such as Danny Morris Daniel 3162 and Jibbity, but the results turned out to be inconclusive. I just wanted you to be aware of this because you were dealing with the user Chacalaca. Squirepants101 15:29, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Vince Young
I didn't add anything about biased statements did I? I was trying to have the user blocked because of his repeated violation of WP:NPOV. Please clarify! Thanks! Wikihermit 20:35, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Wikihermit 20:36, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Don't worry about it! Thanks for your help! Wikihermit 20:41, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Re:Congrats
Thanks, pretty cool. Hey, I just finished Puerto Ricans in World War II. Do you want to look it over and do the proper fixes? I would really be grateful. Tony the Marine 23:44, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Here's a better link for Cordero Davila .. It seems as if most of the PR's served in Europe, but I'll be investigating their participation in Asia. Tony the Marine 00:47, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "Dates out of order" Oops! May mistake. That's why I come to you, you find things that I overlook. Thanks Tony the Marine 02:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)


 * You are right about the intro. I got in touch with a military historian friend of mine, who lives in PR and he told me that the 295th and 296th Infantry Regiments of the Puerto Rican National did not "really" serve in the Pacific as almost every website state (These sites state that these units served in the Pacific, but they do not say where). I wanted him to tell me where they served and he told me that the 295th served in Panama and the 296th was sent to Hawaii (he even provided a source).  The thing that I would like to find out is if there are any stats anywhere that will tell me how many PR's served in the USMC, USN or the USA in the Pacific. Tony the Marine 03:12, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Forget "Los Barrabases" you can strike that one out because it is about the childhood of Brig. Gen, Luis Esteves. In regard to "¡Los Soldados Son Así!" the site is :http://bellsouthpwp.net/r/u/ruiz_b/LuisRaulEsteves/los_soldados_son_asi.htm "Los Soldados Son Así! by General Luis Raúl Esteves, Star Publishing Co.,San Juan, Puerto Rico, Published in 1955. In the book, he tells many antidotes, jokes, and stories of Puerto Rican soldiers, covering the period from when the ancient regiment from Puerto Rico were organized up to the Second World War. Tony the Marine 04:06, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

(P.S., yep, the PR National Guard article definitly needs expantion)


 * Thanks, you're a real trooper. I don't I'll be adding anything new for now.  Stats in regard to how many PR's served in "regular" units (USMC,USN and USA) were not kept at that time.  Tony the Marine 03:22, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Military infobox
I don't know, I tought that they would look good with the top medals, but I'll go with the flow. I consider you the infobox man. Hey, I want to really thank you for helping me in the Puerto Ricans in World War II. You really did an outstanding job. Tony the Marine 05:59, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I also agree with you and the rest of the military community. The list of awards in the infobox shold not contain all of the persons awards, that's what a "Awards and decoration" section within the article is for. I was surprised when someone added the list to Agustin Ramos Calero's infobox.  I'll check the articles that I've originated and cut down the lists to only the top awards.

In regard to the Puerto Ricans in World War II, I'm done for now, so be my guest with the copyediting. I'm going to wait until I receive any stats on the total of PR's who were members of the "regular" branches of the Armed Forces during that period before making anymore additions. Tony the Marine 16:28, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

DYK

 * The bot spotted it and I nominated it. Thanks for writing it :) -- ALoan (Talk) 00:53, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Congrats
Congrats on the DYK. Looks good on main page. Tony the Marine 03:03, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

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Attack pages
Sorry about not adding the attack page warning. Thanks for putting it on! Crested Penguin 05:27, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

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Vandalism on Article for Deletion
Dear ERcheck, I am the person who used the wrong method to delete articles and you did me warnings of make them with correct way. Since I didn't know in what way I could do it you have explained me. I have recently put Article for Deletion the Etienne Barbara, however, without further warning, and since the article was on discussion if it should have been kept or not, User:Stew jones, without even been an administrator two days after was on deletion, not pussing the discussion period (about five days), he removed the notice that the article is on deletion and writing that the result was keep. I would like you to make further actions for this vandalism. Thanks. KRBN 13:46, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't see anything that makes Etienne Barbara notable. Some claim the fact that he played for his national team which I disagree. The WP:BIO is specific: Athletes: Competitors who have played in a fully professional league, or a competition of equivalent standing in a non-league sport such as swimming and tennis  ''Competitors who have played or competed at the highest level in amateur sports.  Competitors in college sports in the United States. Articles about first team squad members who have not made a first team appearance may also be appropriate, but only if the individual is at a club of sufficient stature that most members of its squad are worthy of articles.''

Also I want to ask, why one administrator has the right to decide about if an article. I am asking this because Articles for deletion/Constantinos Makrides which was decided kept, there was a person who in few months more probably will have also administator right (User:Tellyaddict), supported delete. For what I mean, even if an administrator decide to be keep, amy another one disagree. Shouldn't that been decided by several administrators? At least that administrator must have some knowledge of football and to be member of Wikiproject football.

If Etienne Barbara will be keep, at least in WP:BIO must be written that international footballers are considered notable KRBN 16:16, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

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Thoughts
What do you think of Organization of the United States Marine Corps for Portal FA? It needs some clean up but I think with a little bit of effort it will be good to go. Let me know.--Looper5920 01:39, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Chat
Hey ER, what have you been up to lately? I took a look at Organization of the United States Marine Corps and Looper has done a fantastic job. Oh yeah, Puerto Ricans in World War II was promoted to GA. Tony the Marine 05:21, 2 April 2007 (UTC) Portal FA?

Question from Ct280
Hi there, just wondering why you deleted my edit on billy bremner's page? do you condone racism or do you think that my edit was incorrect? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ct280 (talk • contribs) 01:21, 3 April 2007

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Great News
I have some great news. RADM DeLoach from the Pentagon called me and they are interested in my work and want me to work in collaboration on a project about Hispanic Naval and USMC grads. It can be done in Wiki and I told them yes. I was thinking about recruiting you and Looper. I don't know how it is going to be done yet, but I was wondering if you would like to be part of it.

This is part of an e-mail that I received from Rear Admiral DeLoach:

Tony the Marine, The honor is mine to speak to such a dedicated patriot, educator, and writer. I marvel at your ability to collect, research, and synthesize vast of amount of material into great stories and articles about our cultural heritage. You are truly performing a great service for the future generations of our Country... Tony the Marine 03:12, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Do I take that as a yes, in you joining me (smile)? Tony the Marine 03:19, 5 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Good! I'm not going to rush into it either, I have to see how to go about it, plus I have the trip to the EastCoast in a couple of weeks. I was told that through him we would have access to info. Tony the Marine 03:36, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Do me a favor
Could you fix the reference thing in the Sylvia Mendez article? I always mess up in that. Tony the Marine 20:02, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The articles name is :Cambio Historico" (Historic Change). Tony the Marine 05:02, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Those books which I listed, I found in Amazon as books which which discuss the case. I listed them for those who may be interested in further reading about the case> Tony the Marine 05:25, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Just want to thank you before I hit the sack. Tony the Marine 05:52, 6 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Well we amde GA, thanks again. Isis Sauceda is the author of the article in People en Espanol. Tony the Marine 14:42, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Paul Torriso
Hi The edits in relation to Paul Torriso I believe are genuine - wikipedia is not a place for self-promotion or advertisement. It should provide meaningful and useful encyclopaedic content and not lists of what media appearances this individual has had. Please respond with your thoughts otherwise the edits will be reapplied unless they are inappropriate - thanks in advance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zaf159 (talk • contribs) 23:56, 6 April 2007

Botaylor 456/Bo456 Sockpuppetry
A thousand thank yous for weighing in on this. This user has been driving me crazy for the past week. Take a look at my user contributions and you can see that I've tried to undo a lot of his damage. One thing I'm still having a problem with: Postcard Cathy removed my prod (well, she claims she did, although it was first done with an anonymous IP address) on Michael Evans (As The World Turns), which was one of his hoax pages. The other ones have been deleted, but when she first removed the prod (and did not mark it for AfD), I reverted it back, because the reasons given (again, by the anonymous IP address user) were clearly wrong (the only Google hits lead you back to the bogus Wikipedia entry.) She (under her own name) removed the prod again, and nominated it for AfD, then voted it a "Speedy Keep," still using the faulty research after I pointed out to her that it was wrong. I guess some people don't want to be confused by facts. (Check out her user page for a discussion I had with her.) One more thing: there are also several more IP addresses that he's been using and Chrisch helped out by reserarching them and putting warnings on some of those pages. (You can see the results at the bottom of my User Talk page.) I also reported Botaylor456 under WP:AIV (for his numerous edits, not to mention the article creations), but someone moved it to WP:ANI, and I don't think anyone ever did anything about it. Anything else I can do? --Proofreader J-Man 02:57, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

DYK Backlogged
This page often seems to be backlogged. If the DYK template has not been updated for substantially more than 6 hours, it may be useful to attract the attention of one of the administrators who regularly updates the template, such as: User:ERcheck. --Parker007 03:05, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Puerto Ricans in World War II
How you doing? To answer your question, yes it is the first time that Puerto Ricans have participated in combat as commanders within the struvture of the United States Military. Before 1898, Puerto Ricans had played instrumental roles within the Spanish Military.

As proven by the interviews, Puerto Ricans did serve in regular non-segregated units. However stats, as stated and cited were not keep because Puerto Ricans were considered caucasian. Tony the Marine 14:10, 9 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I see what you mean. Frederick Lois Riefkohl, as a lieutenant, was Commander of the Armed Guard of the USS Philadelphia, but not of the USS Philadelphia. What I'm trying to point out is that there were no Puerto Ricans in important decission making command positions prior to WW II. Such as commanding an entire ship or submarine or division.  You know what I mean? Maybe you can rephrase it. Tony the Marine 21:41, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

That's a tough one since Hispanic contributions, including PR have been omitted in our history books. What motivated me to write about Pedro del Valle for example, was that I only found one sentence in about him in a book about WW II. I then didn't even find anything in the internet. I had to write to the USMC and the USMC museum in this regard and wha-la. So far I have relied on what I have found and nothing has pointed to any important roles beyond WW II. I don't know if I'm making any sense anymore. Tony the Marine 22:17, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

DeLoach has been suppling me lots of info for the project and so far he has reaffirmed my conclussion in regard to the PR. commanders. There have some more after WW II, but none before. Tony the Marine 23:28, 9 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm going crazy (smile). You know you've made me think.  How about if we eliminate any reference in the paragraphs as to "it is the first time that..." and rewrite it simply as something in the line of "Some Puerto Ricans  also particpated in importnat commanding roles" ? Tony the Marine 01:39, 10 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Remember, the 51,000 is only referring to the exact number of Puerto Ricans who served in Puerto Rican units from the island. The military did keep stats on the Hispanics who served in Regular army units.  Only stats of African-American and Asian-American were kept (as I cited).  Therefore, the exact number of Puerto Ricans who lived in the mainland and who were assigned either to regular caucasian or black units is unknown and as a consecuence the exact total of Puerto Ricans in general who participated in the war cannot be known. Tony the Marine 02:10, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Over "53,000" is an assumption from neta.com and more than 65,000 is also an assumption from American Veteran's Committee for Puerto Rico Self-Determination. However, the total exact number cannot be known. I quote from the National Museum of World War II: "How many Hispanic Americans served in the U.S. military during WWII? Between 250,000 and 500,000 . NOTE: These estimates are rough because at the time, the military categorized Hispanics under the same heading as whites. The only racial groups to have separate stats kept were Blacks and Asians." http://www.nationalww2museum.org/education/education_numbers.html We cannot go by assumptions therefore, it would be unfair to place a number of a total amount or speculation of a total. The fact is that a total amont of those who served is unknown. Tony the Marine 03:03, 10 April 2007 (UTC)


 * The problem that I have with the estimates from both sites is that neither of them provide an explanation nor source as to how they reached those numbers. I'm afraid of what will happen if in the future if other sites pop-up with different estimates. I rather stick to the facts. Tony the Marine 03:21, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Check this out
ER,

You know, it is real coinsidence how at a time when we are working on the Puerto Ricans in World War II article that you mentioned Ms. Rivas-Rodriguez. Today I received the following e-mail from Congressman Serrano's office:

tony Pbs is working on a wwll series directed by ken burns of the civil war series. Actually, I first became fascinated with the civil war after having watched the series. Apparently, the congressional hispanic caucus is not impressed with the notable absence of hispanics contribution during the war. Paula Kerger the president and ceo of pbs met with the caucas and offered to suggest changes. Tony, can you write to the hispanic caucas and suggest some additions or call congressmans garcias office and offer your expertise on the matter Then someone sent me this site in a message where Ms. Rivas-Rodriguez is mentioned. http://seattlepi.com/tv/310699_kenburnswar09.html

In a wierd way somehow all this seems to tie in together. Tony the Marine 03:58, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

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I have expanded the article following your marking it for proposed deletion. However it remains a stub. I hope you will notw be willing to remove the tag. Unfortunately the article seems to have been a target for vandals. I would assure you that this is a genuine subject. Unfortunately my knowledge of it does not allow me to exapnd it further. Peterkingiron 12:43, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

You on
See, wouldn't this wikimonger entry warrant an indef block? Rlevse 01:14, 14 April 2007 (UTC)...some guy posted an account name and pwd on a web page.Rlevse 01:15, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Featured Topic
Do you think we have enough good articles to make an attempt at Featured topics. Off the top of my head there is FA status: United States Marine Corps, soon to be List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons, Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu-Tanambogo, Battle of Edson's Ridge, Actions along the Matanikau. GA Status:2nd Battalion 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Battle of Khe Sanh. There may be a few more. Do you think it would be worth an attempt?--Looper5920 01:18, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

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Could you give me your input on this? See Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents. I don't want to make a blatant wrong call.Rlevse 14:17, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * OK thanks. I'll be looking. The persons being complained about are clearly disruptive. My main concern is are they socks of oneanother and does this warrant indef blocks. I know the sock policy is to indef block. So I guess the question is are they socks and the actions disruptive enough.Rlevse 20:27, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Request
When ever you have the time, please take a look here: Workshop and feel free to make any fixes. Tony the Marine 20:07, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Received e-mail, thank you for the kind words. Also, when you look at the article, feel free to rephrase anything. You know how it is, sometimes when you write an article, you can't see what someone else sees. That's why I took your recommendations (and I really want to thank you) in the Puerto Ricans in World War II and thanks to that it made FA. Tony the Marine 21:19, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * O.K., go ahead and delete section. As I said, I fully trust what you do. Tony the Marine 22:21, 14 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I found something in relation to "Flag Officer" here:, but it looks better the way you've rephrased. In regard to the USNA questions, I'll forward them to DeLoach to see if he can provide some documentation in regard to stats. Tony the Marine 00:25, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll place it in main space as soon as I receive some imput from DeLoach. I want him to take a look at it, plus I asked him if he can provide any documentation in regard to your questions. Thank you for your help, as always you did an excellent job. Tony the Marine 00:36, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Stupid question
I'm not too familiar with the google hits thing. What does it mean when a site has this "136k"? Tony the Marine 03:08, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Fashionista (band), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is notable, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add  on the top of the page (below the existing db tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

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 * No problem with deleting this one. I did notify an editor who self-identifies as a band member to see if there was something more to establish notability. &mdash; User: (talk) 21:18, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

RolandR AV/I case
i request you don't become an inadvertant accomplice to RolandR's malicious activity by presuming the location of his comments to be the correct one. he has ignored the notice issued under the text (relating to the personal attack on me) and created a seperate out of chronological order complaint to make his complaint be "first" on the read list. however, the history of the page indicates that i reported a personal attack on me and afterwards rolandR has posted his vandalism complaint above the section dealing with the issue. Jaakobou 13:11, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Re: RolandR AV/I case
I am not really fussed about whatever the dispute is about - all I am simply saying is don't delete other peoples comments when you are involved in a dispute with them. That is very bad form - please don't do it. SFC9394 13:13, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Do not refactor ANI
(edit conflict):You recently moved a comment made by another editor in the ANI report that the two of you are involved in. You are not to alter others comments. In this case, as you are an involved party, it is especially important that you do not even move other's comments to where you feel they are more appropriate. &mdash; User: (talk) 13:14, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

User: (talk and SFC9394. i did 'not delete or edit any comments.. only moved a misplaced comment to the proper chronological order since the other user has placed his "vandalism report" above my previous complaint for personal attacks. however, i agree that i should not move other user's comments which means i will only place links to my comments in the proper chonology. on a jokingly side (i hope you can take it on a lighter spirit side despite the heated situation) i was moving my own comments above rolandR's comments and not moving his comments down. on the serious side, user RolandR has removed the personal attack warning i issued on his user talk page. Jaakobou 13:25, 15 April 2007 (UTC)


 * As I said, you "moved" a comment. "Edit" covers moving comments as the context is changed. As you are a party to the complaint, you should let others handle any issues with respect to the out of mis-ordered comments. Let other editors make their own mistakes.  If you disagree with where someone else puts the comment, make note of the placement; but, don't move it. In addition, as the editor's original comment that you moved was not in response to the subject line below it, in my opinion, it was in the proper location as a response to the comments above it.  I recommend that you let the case speak for itself, rather than escalating it further by making the ANI itself an issue.   You have been asked very nicely not to edit other's comments in the ANI case.  If you do this again, you are subject to being blocked.  &mdash; User: (talk) 14:08, 15 April 2007 (UTC)


 * i've managed to resolve the situation in a better way thank you. Jaakobou 14:10, 15 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you for stepping back and agreeing to leave the other's edits alone. Working this issue with civility is appreciated.  &mdash; User: (talk) 14:17, 15 April 2007 (UTC)


 * i do try to resolve disputes, this one though is a unique and very much problematic case. you're more than invited to see the entire thread and weigh in on it. Jaakobou 14:24, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Hispanic Admirals
Received this message in regard to stats:

"Tony, I do not have any historical statistics, nor does the Navy or Naval Academy...these records were not kept. When I was combing the USNA Alumni database to find Commodore Robert Lopez, I did notice a few other Hispanics who attended the Naval Academy but did not graduate.  Each class that enters the U.S. Naval Academy has a 30-40% historical attrition rate from start to finish...so did expect to see a few Hispanic names who did not make it to graduation.  My 1978 Naval Academy class started out with 1588 freshmen and we graduated 942. The Navy did not keep statistics on ethnic backgrounds until the late 70's...this has been a challenge for historians and researchers. Jay"

Made changes recommended, ready to post after you do the reference thing on two new references that I added. Tony the Marine 21:08, 15 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you for everything. I'll start on my next project after I come back from the east coast. I'm going to post a message in my talk page on the 17th and I would like to know if it is O.K. if I refer you as the person to answer any questions which requires an answer from an admin. until I come back. Tony the Marine 00:52, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

I'll be gone for 8 days. Starting on the 18th, Baltimore,New Jersey, New York, Cooperstown and Boston. Tony the Marine 01:03, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

"Tony, Commodore is an official flag rank when used during wartime and is a one-star admiral, equivalent today to rear admiral (lower half). Commodore is also used as a title when in command of a squadron of ships or submarines...which does make it a little confusing. In the 1990's the Navy re-instated the use of Commodore as a flag rank but discontinued its use a few years later mainly because our allies were confused and wanted to interface with a 'real' admiral. In the case of Robert Lopez, his rank is an official flag officer rank earned during WWI.  Since the Civil War, the flag officer ranks and names in the Navy have varied and is another history lesson or article onto itself.  All that said, Robert Lopez should not be removed from the list of Hispanic Admirals because he is an official flag officer.  This is my recommendation. Thanks, Jay"
 * This what DeLoach has to say:

I'm going to reinstate the Lopez section, but to avoid confussion I'll omit the word "Commodore". Tony the Marine 03:40, 16 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree with you. The thing is that DeLoach is also a historian and its obvious that he knows what he's talking about.  In the meantime, I'm going to search for references. Tony the Marine 04:46, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

dispute resolution
i left you a comment and we can continue the discussion here:.

note: i'm no longer watching your page so if you reply here i will not be able to see it. Jaakobou 10:47, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Source
No, I know that you don't question DeLoach knowledage on the subject. What I mean't is that he proided that info. The source being: Jennifer Bryan, historian of USNA  04/11/07 6:48 PM. Besides providing this from the Academy's historical records:

Born March 31, 1857 in Davenport, Iowa. Admitted to USNA September 29, 1874. Appointed from Tennessee, 9th Congressional District. Joseph C. Lopez, Memphis, Tennessee, railroad agent, listed as parent or guardian.

Retired June 30, 1911 with the rank of commodore (rear admiral (lower half). Died September 20, 1936 in Alameda, California.

Bryan also provided the following sources to back up her statements:, October 1, 1936 (page 25) and NY Times article "Navy Board Retires Fourteen Officers," July 4, 1911 (page 13).

What can I say? Tony the Marine 15:17, 16 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I'll ask about the copies of the NY Times articles.

Tony the Marine 23:24, 16 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Where do you suggest that I post the citation? In the "USNA" section or the "Hispanic alumni section"? Tony the Marine 23:38, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

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Frank Tejada
Never heard of him before, until now. Tony the Marine 02:45, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Will do, after I get back. I think that one of my contacts in Texas can help. Tony the Marine 02:51, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

DYK article deleted
About a month ago you nominated one of my articles for Did You Know. About a week ago, this article, Cecil A. Bickley, was deleted. He was one of the founders of Denver City, TX. Do you have the authority as an administrator to restore the article?

It seem wrong to delete an article that was used for DYK.

Thanks for any help that you may render.

Billy Hathorn 03:03, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

John Edwards
I have not engaged in 3RR violations. Furthermore, the other editors are engaging in an edit war. Rather than explain why the medical expert's advice is bad, they just keep reverting (without any compromise) the campaign spin, not the NPOV version that wikipedia is supposed to be. Jersyko and Tvoz are those other editors. Furthermore, they attack me and do not "assume good faith". On the other hand, I do not attack them even when I can see they are not being fair or objective.Annalissette 20:53, 19 April 2007 (UTC)


 * again, after ERcheck's warning Tvoz | talk 21:20, 19 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I indef blocked Annalissette as an obvious sock puppet of community banned user Dereks1x. · j e r s y k o talk · 21:26, 19 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I did not start a checkuser for this particular sock. However, see Requests for checkuser/Case/Dereks1x for other confirmed socks (there was also a positive suspected sock puppets case).  The user has a history of using socks to make the same rather unique argument that was made by Annalissette at the John Edwards article (i.e. "listen to experts", ignoring WP:NOR, and confusingly invoking NPOV). The user even created a sock account (that was confirmed by checkuser) with false medical credentials in an effort to bolster his argument.  That sock led to the community ban at the community noticeboard.  Aside from making an identical argument, Annalissette, like Dereks1x and socks, peculiarly focused only on reversions of his edits and comments by Tvoz and me (ignoring Maximusveritas' reversion and talk comment in this instance).  I'm happy to take this to AN, CN, or start another checkuser request if you aren't as confident (no qualms here about anyone wanting others to review my administrative judgments).  Or, if you'd rather, you're welcome to do so yourself.  Cheers. · j e r s y k o <i style="color:#007BA7; font-size:x-small;">talk</i> · 23:20, 19 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah, that was an error on my part, I meant RFCU. · <b style="color:#709070;">j e r s y k o</b> <i style="color:#007BA7; font-size:x-small;">talk</i> · 00:37, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Down your alley
Came across this. Already been started just needs your polishing brush....Willard Keith.--Looper5920 08:10, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Portal is yours to update
Hey, thanks for everything. I am walking away for awhile. No specific reason, just don't have the heart for it anymore. I may pop in from time to time but I think it best I just walk away. The USMC Portal is yours to update as you see fit. If nothing else it is much better than when we started. Cheers.--Looper5920 08:16, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Torrisholme vandalism
Hi there. I see you've now encountered the Torrisholme vandal(s)/socks of user:Graham Heavy. They're obviously persistent, and lately they've been hitting the pages once a day or so with aged accounts to avoid the semi-protections. Unfortunately a checkuser-IPCheck showed open proxies, so we'll just have to watch and revert. Regards, Flyguy649talkcontribs 14:48, 22 April 2007 (UTC)


 * They like to pick on, who apparently lives there. I think they may have bothered here in real life and this lead to her recently leaving Wikipedia. Flyguy649talkcontribs 14:56, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

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 * Couldn't get any help so I moved all the album info to a new disography article. Hopefully this will be satisfactory.  - Maria202 14:13, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm back
Thabks ER for looking after things. It was 8 days of non-stop sightseeing. The things that really impressed me the most was going to the building that I was born and raised in 57 years ago. It is in Simpson St. the Bronx. The city built condos all around it and has preserved that particular building. I also enjoyed going inside the USS Constellation and the house in which Babe Ruth was born-in when I visited Baltimore and going to the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) in Boston. Tony the Marine 18:52, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

64.25.25.7
Howdy ER. I noticed your remark on the user page of 64.25.25.7. This user has vandalized the JetBlue Airways page. I can't link the affected page, but it's time reference is 19:48, 26 April 2007. I debated requesting that the user cease and desist, but when I saw your final warning and your admin status I figured I should alert you. Hope this helps. Thank you. Neo16287 21:21, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Houston
Thanks, I couldn't find the pdf url! Postoak 02:22, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

BowieNet
I have removed the prod tag from BowieNet, which you proposed for deletion, because its deletion has previously been contested or viewed as controversial. Proposed deletion is not for controversial deletions. For this reason, it is best not to propose deletion of articles that have previously been de-proded, even by the article creator, or which have previously been listed on Articles for deletion. If you still feel the article should be deleted, please don't add the prod template back to the article, but feel free to list it at Articles for deletion. Thanks! Oo7565 06:52, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * On AFD. &mdash; User: (talk) 14:54, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Stop nominating BowieNet for deletion, fool Aleczandah 15:00, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

to let you know aleczandah removed the afd for the article so you went o put it back ok —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oo7565 (talk • contribs) 17:59, 30 April 2007

North Killiney
You removed the speedy delete tag on North Killiney, I put the tag on that article as no such area exists or known in Dublin.--padraig3uk 13:15, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

You are the second Admin to delete the tag, rather than the article - without reading the Talk Page it would seem. Until the references requested are provided we must assume the article is an invention/hoax. (Sarah777 14:53, 29 April 2007 (UTC))


 * Note on responses: Responded to both editors and on article talk page.  Does not meet G1 criteria (hoaxes are specifically excluded). &mdash; User: (talk) 15:22, 29 April 2007 (UTC)


 * There has been no attempt to support this aerticle with any references to the existence of a suburb known as "North Killiney" (again, not surprising as no such place exists!) How long should we have to wait for some evidence before the article is removed? (Sarah777 16:55, 30 April 2007 (UTC))

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Thanks again for reverting vandalism on my user page. I really appreciate it! Hope to see you around. Chickyfuzz14(user talk) 05:58, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Question
ER, I was wondering if Joseph V. Medina would be a good candidate for featured bio in the portal, since he was the first United States Marine Corps officer, in history to take command of a Naval flotilla. What do you think? Tony the Marine 21:20, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Protection
Hi. From the protection policy:


 * Indefinite semi-protection may be used for: ... User pages (but not user talk pages), when requested by the user.

Emphasis mine. Your user talk page appears to have been protected since September 2006 – that seems pretty permanent to me – and the level of vandalism prior to that was nowhere near the level usually warranted for semi-protection of a page (a single user vandalizing from a single IP range). Before that one incident I don't see any anonymous edits at all for over a month. Certainly far, far less than what some of us mere mortals without the ability to protect our own talk pages at will have to deal with. Is there a good reason to keep this page protected? – Gurch 19:14, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Unprotected by me per request of ERcheck.Rlevse 01:11, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Strike Force 3
Take a look:Workshop and be my guest. Tony the Marine 07:36, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

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Another Clay Aiken image issue
I added background info into the article. I see you updated the image description. Is there any fair use rational that you know of that I can look at for reference? - Maria202 14:02, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll see what I can do about getting another cc image as I'm really not up to arguing with another editor about using this photo. I did some reading on the subject yesterday and I do understand their concerns so it's probably not worth trying to fight for this particular photo as it seems what was okay a few years ago is not okay any longer. - Maria202 13:02, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Strike Force Three
I've made some changes. Take a look and feel free to rephrase me since I am not at my best prose wise (I have so many things going on my mind). Tony the Marine 19:13, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Joseph V. Medina
Got rid of the redlinks in Medina's article. I agree with you, I'll look into doing an article about the whole ESG concept. In regard to the List of Hispanics, They better do something about it because as it is, it will become one hell of an disorganized and unmanageable list. Tony the Marine 20:46, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Fighting Time 20: Despre Tine Cast
Hello. I recently put a speedy deletion tag on this article, which was later removed by the creator of the article. I wanted to make sure before I put the tag back on that this page actually qualifies for speedy deletion. Thanks and hope you can help. Chickyfuzz14(user talk) 21:29, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. That helps, and I appreciate it much! =D Chickyfuzz14(user talk) 21:53, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Newbie question
ER, I'm a newbie to wikipedia but my mother right now is telling me that John Edwards(the info i added) is right. What do u mean aboutdiscussing it/citing it? Where do i do that? I'm so confused. I thought u just click edit and just change whatever you want until somone disagrees with u, then they can change it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Woshinideba (talk • contribs) 00:07, 7 May 2007

I reverted another editors edits to John Glenn
Please see Talk:John Glenn for discussion. d a v i d w r 09f9 03:05, 7 May 2007 (UTC) striken by d a v i d w r 09f9 04:02, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Mistaken attibution. Actually reverted to my previous edit. &mdash; User: (talk) 03:50, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * You are correct. My apologies.  d a v i d w r 09f9 03:52, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Problem with anon user
Hi, I noticed you reverted (and warned) anon user 76.97.5.111 about a change he recently made to an article. This user has also been vandalising my Talk page, by re-inserting a bogus warning from a banned sockpuppet which I ad removed. I suspect this user is the same as 68.219.149.22, since that user did the same to my page a while ago. anon user 76.97.5.111 has already been blocked before for vandalism, I was hoping you could block him again. Teens! 03:57, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks. Teens! 16:27, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

He's back at it again today: Teens! 04:14, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank You All
It is kind of funny because it really isn't my birthday. It was on March 9, but thank you all for your kind words and support.

As you all know, some hacker cracked my password and I have been stripped of my admin powers. I can understand an admin. being blocked, but stripped of his powers without a fair hearing or consensus, I can't. I have stated that I changed my password and would like my powers back, however the chastizing going on in [] has sadden me. It doesn't matter how many articles you have written, contributions you have made or how many years you have dedicated to making this project a credible one. A hacker, it seems has the power of making people consider you an untrustful person and turning some people in the community against you.

I have never abused of my powers and I have used Wikipedia as a medium to educate others. Yes, I have no regrets about having made so many contributions to the Pedia. I exhort all of my friends here to make sure that their passwords are strong ones so that you will not have to go through what I am going through.

I did promise some of my friend a couple of articles and as a good Marine I will keep my promise. To my friends here, Thank you for your friendship. Tony the Marine 23:36, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Re: Please, Dont edit Westbrook Intermediate School
hey. Please do not edit Westbrook Intermediate School anymore. The only editors are people who go there, and last time I checked, you do not sound like someone who goes to this school. So, this time, I am asking nicely, please dont edit the site anymore. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cdguy06 (talk • contribs) 02:58, 8 May 2007

Ok.I started the site to let our school be known. At first, it was a joke, but now I am serious about it. I am trying to get the bloggers to stop, but for them to stop as soon as possible, I need to get them to stop on my own. So, if you please, let me edit it and get rid of the fake stuff, otherwise, they will not stop. I can get them to quit the dumb info. Please cut back on the editing of the site. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cdguy06 (talk • contribs) 03:07, 8 May 2007


 * The new user must be aware that no one owns the articles in Wikipedia and therefore material deemed as nonsense or POV will be removed by any editor. If the addition of non-notable as in the section of "famous students" and such continue, I suggest that proper steps be taken, such as a semi-protect. Tony the Marine 04:10, 8 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks Tony. I have left messages for this editor and the others editing the article about ownership, veriability, and npov.  Seems that the editing has slowed down &mdash; either they've taken the information to heart and are chosing to comply with Wikipedia policy or it is late in Texas and they've stopped editing for the night.  I hope it is the former.  If you note that a rash of such edits starts up again, please do take the step to semi-protect the page as necessary.  &mdash; User: (talk) 04:17, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

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Re: March 2007 Edits
Actually they were not test edits. Congratulations for foolishly reverting them and removing my contributions, which would have been of use to others. 86.3.80.223 17:32, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok, let's call them vandalism. &mdash; User: (talk) 00:07, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * ..or rather legitimate contributions, as my first message implies. I don't know how you could class them as vandalism when I did not cause any harm to the article; I added a few extra schools. If you wish to call that vandalism then I suggest you reconsider your perception of the definition of the word. Still, this was two months ago. I'll let you get back to reverting articles and removing data while incorrectly accusing its authors of vandalism. Goodbye 86.3.80.223 18:56, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Response on talk page. &mdash; User: (talk) 22:02, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Situation resolved. Apologies for the hot headedness. 86.3.80.223 19:39, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

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Lejuene
I was looking at the article and why wasn't I surprise to see how you have improved it? I will do as you asked me, I'll see if I can dig up some more info. I have been working on a couple of articles. I was trying to find out who the first female Hispanic graduate of the USNA was ( I asked DeLoach ) and I found out that Capt. Linda Garcia Cubero, from the USAF Academy was the first female to graduate from any American Academy, so you know that I want to write that one. I will be working on ESG soon, I think that'll be a good one. Tony the Marine 05:30, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Samoan Islands
Thanks for calling me on my lackluster edit summary. Published a link to my comments on the editor's page in the article-proper's talk page to make those comments more accessible. MrZaius talk  12:57, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

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ESG
Just wanted you to know that I have started on the "ESG" article. Tony the Marine 19:58, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Expeditionary Strike Group - This one's for you. Hope you like it. Tony the Marine 04:05, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Agustin Ramos Calero
At first I couldn't see it, but now that I've taken a closer look I see what you mean. Now, I wonder, who was the first most decorated PR soldier in WW II? Tony the Marine 21:40, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Another thing, maybe he was the second in all of the US during WW II, but the person who posted the info may have expressed him/herself incorrectly. Who knows? The thing is that what you rephrased in the article "is" the best way to go. I went on and fixed every link related to Calero. Tony the Marine 22:20, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Frank Bonilla
Took a look. It may need a little creativity. I mentioned him in "Puerto Ricans in World War II", now I'll go and add the link. Tony the Marine 22:50, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Tombstone Admirals
Ever hear of that concept? Tony the Marine 00:27, 18 May 2007 (UTC) Cabanillas was the first Puerto Rican to make rear admiral in the US Navy, albeit a tombstone promotion. I added citation. Tony the Marine 03:08, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
 * That's right. The person received, be he a Colonel or naval Captain, the promotion upon retirement and said person was permitted to have the inscription of B. General or R. Admiral on his tombstone, but the person did not recieve the pay that corresponded said grade. The practice was discontinued by an Act of Congress in 1959.  So far, I know that Rear Admiral Jose M. Cabanillas was a "Tombstone Admiral". I'm going to try to find out which of the admirals which I wrote about were Tombstone Admiral's. Tony the Marine 01:00, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

USMC Portal
Do mean the story about the Army's song album with the Marine in its cover? Men, what a blooper! Right now I'm recharging my mental batterires. I'm planning to counterattack PBS's and Ken Burns documentary "The War", which will air in September and which has totally omitted the Hispanic contribution to the WW II effort. I hope to write a really good article in the future to this respect and try to have it FA'ed so that maybe it can be posted on September. I'm in no rush though, I'm in my planning stages. Tony the Marine 00:26, 19 May 2007 (UTC)


 * At first PBS and Ken Burns did not want to relent. They stated that Burns documentary was a "Masterpiece" and would not be changed.  After they felt the preasure, they (PBS & company) stated that they would not change the documentary, but would make certain inserts during commercials as to the Hispanic contributions. Not acceptable!  Finally, the Latino community pressed and threaten the sponsors with a boycott of their products. PBS stated that they will make some changes, but Burns does not want to make any changes to his original work. I will try to do some justice to these people with an article. Tony the Marine 03:16, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Angel Ramos (educator)
You are right about him being the first. I think the intro was once copyedited by User:Brookie. Could you do me a favor and fix it with the citation? Thanks. Tony the Marine 22:23, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks! The image thing has kept me busy. Waht a waste of intellectual time (smile). Tony the Marine 23:23, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

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Congratulation on FA for 3/3
Congratulations on bringing 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines to featured status! &mdash; User: (talk) 03:03, 24 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, definite thanks to you and Looper for helping me get some direction and proofread the article. Palm_Dogg 03:38, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Raymond G. Murphy
Hi, I saw you reverted my edit(Make Image little bit bigger) on Raymond G. Murphy article. I want to say that thank you for explaining the reason why you reverted my edits. But I don't understand what you mean when you said "Renders on two lines on small screens". Can you explain to me what you were trying to say there? Your response will be appreciated. Please, respond in my talk pages. Cheers! Daniel   5127  04:52, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

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Colgator
Thanks for the help on the Charles B. DeBellevue article I recently have been working on. I haven't done that many articles and am not completely familiar with the formating and reference requirements. If you can point me in the right direction, it is appreciated. My research is excellent but my understaning of the Wiki is limited.

Thanks, Colgator 03:38, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

I did some more work on the Notes section after your last edit. I keep forgetting to fill out the edit summary before I save but I will get better at it. RE: Question "Jeffrey Ethell and Alfred Price (1989). Footnote #4 - is this for page 141 or pages 55-61 or both?" I am pretty sure it is both. I changes it that way until I can go back to the library and verify page number 141. I could not tell from my notes. Thanks again. User: (talk)


 * ERCheck, thanks for nominating the Charles B. DeBellevue article for DYK and thanks for your help in editing it. It was selected. I did a couple of more minor changes since your last edit and there have been several more by others since. I didn't understand one of the edits by 19:49, 31 May 2007 Samsara (Talk | contribs) (21,544 bytes) (→September 9, 1972, MiG Kills 5 & 6 - is this meant to be direct speech, or are we just getting carried away a little bit?) and his edit <! --hello Charles? do you read me?-- > (I put some spaces in so it would show up here)

Is there any sort of spell checker on Wikipedia? Colgator 21:08, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * ERcheck, another question. My Charles B. DeBellevue article was first assessed by User:Climie.ca 18:30, 29 May 2007 (UTC). I didn't particularly agree with his assessment, but that is part of the process I guess on Wikipedia. I then looked at his user page and he says he is a 15 y/o self professed communist from Canada. Enough said. The article has been polished up in the last two days, with your help, since his assement and I would hope it would be reassessed sometime soon. In case you are interested, I did this article after watching a Legends Of Airpower about Steve Ritchie on the Military Channel last Friday. I searched Ritchie and found the Wikipedia article on him, but there wasn't one on DeBellevue. The other Vietnam aces, Feinstein, Cunningham and Driscoll, also had Wikipedia articles. Unfortunately, it was a rainy Memorial Day weekend where I live so I started the DeBellevue article. I borrowed heavily from the Ritchie article since they had four MiG kills together. I hope that is permissible. I did my own independent research to verify that information and started the DeBellevue article. This evening, I called DeBellevue but he is out of town. I hope to interview him by phone over the weekend to fill in many more blanks such as his number of Air Medals received. I want him to review the article to verify its accuracy. After all, it is about him. When DeBellevue retired in Jan 1998, I was the State Director of Operation for the Missouri Air National Guard in Jefferson City, MO. The 131st Fighter Wing (St Louis) was scheduled to do a 4 ship F-15 fly-by over the University of Missouri to commemorate DeBellevue's retirement with him in the back seat of a F-15B. The flight lead was the pilot that got the first air-to-air kill in Desert Storm. The other three pilots also got air-to-air kills in Desert Storm. Unfortunately, the flight got weather cancelled for low visibility and fog at Columbia, MO that day. I will add this to the article once I get all the details. I have also located Chuck's citation to accompany the award of the Air Force Cross, the 2nd highest award you can rceive in the AF. The only thing higher is the Medal of Honor. Is that appropriate to add to the article? Thanks for all your help. This is the first really indept article I have tried to do. I really do appreciate your help. Colgator 03:22, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

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The reason for my edit is that the sentence is cut in half, and it I didnot make a run on sentence. I can see that you are very interested in this page. please let it be for a week and i give you my word, i will leave it alone. Thank You kindly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnsome (talk • contribs) 18:46, 29 May 2007

Could you believe this?
Er, I'm back. It was great, I'll fill you in on the details later. Now, could you believe this, someone wants to delete the "List of Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients" that you and I have worked so hard on doing. Check it out Articles for deletion/List of Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients. What is going on here? Tony the Marine 18:24, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

DYK
Thank you for your nomination! Sean William @ 19:30, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

DYK needs an update
(messing up your blank slate!) Are you there? (tugs at sleeve) DYK is now 13 hours since last updating, and (unlike most of the other admins on the list) you at least have edited in the last hour! If you get a chance to stop by, etc... Bencherlite 15:10, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks anyway - found that Majorly had edited recently, left him a message, then did the same to you in case Majorly had wandered off... the more frequent the updates, the more chances for my noms to get placed before they expire! Bencherlite 15:44, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

No Problem
I'm at the point of finding the argument over at the RfD whimsical anymore. Always good hearing from you. How's everything? Murcielago 18:49, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

AfD comment
Please don't create an unnecessary dispute between us over a worthless AFD. Keep these messages on the AfD or merely get over it. Bulldog123 20:55, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Tag
Doug Hegdahl, needs tagged. I met this guy when I went to SERE school and added info on that to his article.Rlevse

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Kim Casiano
I just reread the sources already cited, especially her Ford Motor Company bio, and added to it. The only fact, common knowledge in PR, that I have to seek a source for, is the Berrocal foundation info. She and Bill Ford were close friends of Jose Berrocal at Princeton. When he died of cancer, they set up a foundation in his honor (heavily endowed by Ford Motor Company) which every PRican seeking to pursue grad studies in business knows is the biggest source of scholarships in that field at that level. I'll work at sourcing the Berrocal angle. Thanks for alerting that her article could use more "carne" !Pr4ever 11:19, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

I added some sources in her Talk page. Hope it helps.Pr4ever 02:18, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

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I wasn't home, but I sent you an e-mail answering the questions asked. Did you receive it? Tony the Marine 02:49, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

George Jordan
Needs tagged.Rlevse 16:06, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Boricua Barnstar
Boricua Barnstar I would like the honor of presenting you with the Boricua Barnstar. It is because of the dedication of editors like you that we are able to present a positive image of Hispanics in general. You are more then a friend, you are my brother. "Que Dios te Bendiga" Tony the Marine 22:26, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

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Portal
How about a Portal dedicated to the early "Marines", Revolutionary War era? Do we have info on the battles that they participated? Images of uniforms used during that era? Marines who distinguished themselves? What do you think? Tony the Marine 19:00, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * You bet, after the project, we'll work on an article about the early history of the Corps. Tony the Marine 01:30, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

CHAT: LINE Combatives edit
Hello sir. I noticed you edited the marine corps LINE combat system page. I understand what was originally written there but my father is the originator, Ronald Donvito. And according to him there are some accurate statements there, but for the most part it is not a true description. He left you a message in the discussions area of the page, if you want to contact him. If not thank you for your time and God Bless. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.191.55.190 (talk • contribs) 04:19, 29 June 2007

Block request
Could you please block for 3RR violation on ACN Inc.? I'm tapping you because you reverted the vandalism. Thank you. Shalom Hello 06:56, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Portal
I was going to write it for the July issue, but found out it has already been done "Continental Marines". Tony the Marine 01:10, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest
Sir, I have no intentions of breaking any of the rules of this forum. However, the information that has been posted previously is in error. I am assuming that this was done accidentally. My only goal is for the information to be factual. If there is a way that you can direct me to post this factual information without breaking any of the rules or regulations of this forum I would be extremely grateful. I very rarely use the internet, I apologize for my ignorance. The information that I have posted is factual. Although there may be personnel that can be contacted that have attended one or more of the cited meetings. I am the only person to have attended all of them. I am sure from your record of historical writing that you also are only interested in posting the truth. I tried to write the information on the system without prejudice or slant. I would be more than happy to answer any questions on the LINE System and/or its history with you and have you submit the article if that is more in line with the rules of the forum. My vested interest is in having the information posted on the LINE System be factual.

-Ron Donvito, MSgt USMC (ret) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rdonvito (talk • contribs) 3:13, 30 June 2007