User talk:Haus/Archive 4

Catastrophic hardware failure
On 5 June 2007 I suffered what could be characterized as a catastrophic hardware failure which has left me with very limited (less than once-per-week) access to the internet. I hope to have a workaround in place by July. Cheers. H aus  Talk  20:02, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Jeez, that's a drag. Hope you're back up soon. (I guess this means you won't be around to notice how often I use the letter u for the next while. :)--Bookandcoffee 00:38, 13 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorry to see that your Feature article nomination for Bulk carrier had been closed. I think it was a very informative article that deserved to be featured after a few fixes were complete. Hope to see it re-nominated again once you have the time! Cheers, SeleneFN 22:19, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

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Fan mail
About a year ago there seemed nothing (or so it seemed) about us maritime history - and now - wow - well done from a far off admirer of the hard work - cheers SatuSuro 07:59, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

TransAtlantic Lines LLC
Hello! This article popped up in a 'new articles' feed for WP:SHIPS, and I had a couple questions, so here I am. Having glanced at your User page, I'm surprised we haven't crossed paths before - seems like all your stuff is right up my alley! Anyway, back to the article; my questions: Thanks! Maralia 01:34, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Is there a compelling reason for the "Owns/Operates" column in the list of ships, as they are all apparently both owned and operated by TransAtlantic?
 * MSC lists Transpacific as "MV Transpacific" rather than "MT". Objection to changing?
 * I can't find Guantanamo Bay Express or Spence in MSC listings. Do you know which program they are operated under?
 * Alhoa and thanks for the feedback! In order to respond today, I'll have to be a bit quick about it.  1) Only reason is forward compatibility with articles about carriers who own and don't operate/operate and don't own vessels.  2)  My take is this: MV's not wrong, per se, but MT is more specific.  Sooner or later a PIC mate will change it to MT.  3) I did a cursory search and couldn't find the answer to that question.  I'll keep an eye out and get back to you if/when I find out.  Also, if you're interested, I'm doing groundwork for an article on Sealift Inc here.  Fair winds &c.    H aus  Talk   18:01, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarification. I really don't care if we use MV or MT; I just wanted to point out that the only source I've seen thus far uses MV. I have to wonder if Guantanamo Bay has been renamed - I imagine its name would be about as well-received in foreign ports as, say, an SS Auschwitz (a poor parallel, but the first that came to mind). I'm interested to see how the Sealift article turns out. I noticed you used the prefix 'M/V' in your draft there; you probably already know better, but if you didn't: titling an article with a slash in it is discouraged by MOS as it tends to break links. Argh, you are reminding me that I need to stop procrastinating and work on 'my' civilian ships - I started articles on the Esso Maracaibo II and SS Arctic, and they've just been sitting in my sandbox forever. Bad Maralia, spending too much time on military ships! Maralia 03:24, 8 October 2007 (UTC)