User talk:Historygypsy

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 * I really do not understand the process. This is a family photo of Leonard Sherman, one of the 4 founders of the 43 group. This photo is in my possession, and has never been published before.Historygypsy (talk) 04:09, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Welsh Guardsman Sgt. Leonard Sherman.jpg
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Image copyright problem with Image:Leonard Sherman.jpg
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T..K..S
"UK" is not dotted (nor is "US" in AusEng). Square brackets should not be used in that way. Have you read through WP:MOS? TONY  (talk)  02:50, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

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McGuinness
Hello Historygypsy,

I think you misunderstood the intent of my question. I was asking why the information about McGuiness needed to be in the Soputa article. What happened to McGuiness certainly seems to be the kind of thing that deserves mention somewhere but I don't see why it should be in that article. The article is about the town of Soputa, not about McGuiness. It is appropriate to mention in the article the part the town played in the War, but what happened to an individual during the War in that town but was not a citizen of that town just does not belong. On Wikipedia we have a term called coatracking which is where one article is used to talk about another tangential subject. Does the village celebrate McGuiness to this day? Are there memorials to him there? Without some really strong connection to the town this information doesn't really belong there. SQGibbon (talk) 18:09, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

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Soputa
Hi Historygypsy. Thanks for the extra information/context on what happened to McGuinness. It's certainly interesting and is one of those stories that deserves to be remembered and told. I would highly encourage you to create a biography article about him for Wikipedia. Looking at the site you originally linked to there are some mentions of him. All we need are two independent reliable sources who discuss him in some detail. Simple biographical material and then of course why he was awarded the Military Cross is all you need to create that article. I don't have access to any material that isn't freely available online but if you do have access to such (like libraries) then it should be possible to find mentions of him in those books and probably even in newspaper articles. I'll help where I can. If you can find the sources (they don't have to be online) I will help you format it like is required for a Wikipedia article and then story will be there for anyone to read. SQGibbon (talk) 00:23, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Reply to SQGibbon
Hello SQGibbon, so nice of you to reply. Allan McG. died much too young in 1972. Those whom he helped and saved are also long since gone. He reached the rank of Temporary Lt. Colonel. He was the chief physician of Syndey Hospital, Attending Physician of the "Repatriation (War Veterans') General Hospital of Sydney" (now a general teaching hospital) and the Chief Censor (Examiner) of the Royal College of Physicans of Australia and New Zealand. Allan lived and breathed for medicine, his only pass time was gardening. I worked with and for a great many outstanding doctors in Australia, The UK, New Zealand and Canada, but I never met anyone who matched his dedication nor his encyclopedic knowlege of medicine. I guess that he will never be remembered on Wikipedia, but thanks for your very kind offer of help."Sic transit gloria" Historygypsy (talk) 19:20, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

Split "German resistance to Nazism" into articles titled "German opposition to Nazism" and "German resistance to Hitler"?
It has been suggested that German resistance to Nazism be split into articles titled German opposition to Nazism and German resistance to Hitler. You can join the discussion at Talk:German resistance to Nazism. Sincerely, HopsonRoad (talk) 15:05, 2 September 2018 (UTC)