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Bougainville campaign
G'day, Hungrydog, thanks for your efforts with the Bougainville campaign article. There are a couple of places that still need refs, but overall it is looking much more detailed. When you get a chance, would you mind adding references to the places I've marked with "citation needed" tags? Thanks for your time. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk)

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Leyte Gulf order of battle
Thanks for creating this. There's a problem though in a lot of your ship links go to the ship index page instead of the individual ship. I've done the first section to example the error but the rest still need doing Lyndaship (talk) 14:34, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't understand. Can you give me an example of one where the link isn't proper? Hungrydog55 (talk) 15:34, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

Battle off Samar section Japanese cruiser Takao Lyndaship (talk) 15:37, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

Done. Thanks for the heads-up. Hungrydog55 (talk) 16:15, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

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Possible repeating information?
I think the "Opposing forces" section you added on Battle of Guam (1944) might be repeated in the "Order of Battle" section lower down on the page. I could be wrong. Sandenig (talk) 12:43, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

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Orders of battle
I undid your revisions to the Seven Days order of battle articles for both the Union and Confederate armies before realizing that you had made these changes elsewhere. I object to them and do not see them as more user-friendly. I find them much harder to navigate. I don't think that it's necessary to include photographs of commanders either and it comes across to me as unnecessary clutter. Have you sought consensus for any of these changes? If not, I think that this should be done before you make any further alterations. Display name 99 (talk) 21:22, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

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Easier Way to Build Orders of Battle
I noticed you are creating new map symbol files to build articles on organization of forces in historic battles. You might find it easier or faster to use the Mil Map Symbol template. It will give you more colour options without uploading new files:

However, to use it for bullets, you need to build your lists inside tables:

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It may seem like a small thing, but the square ones are smaller and they fit better. Also, when I create my own, the thick white frame shows up much better against dark backgrounds. I will check out the rectangular ones. Hungrydog55 (talk) 17:57, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

I think I just figured out what you mean by the template. I have started doing that. Hungrydog55 (talk) 18:00, 27 November 2021 (UTC)


 * If you prefer squares, Template:Mil Map Symbol works with those too, and it can give fill colours if they are transparent fills.


 * CdnMCG (talk) 02:24, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * Your wish is my command. Reduced by half. Hungrydog55 (talk) 12:56, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * All good advice. Thanks. Hungrydog55 (talk) 19:01, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

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