User talk:Ian Rose/Archive Jul-Dec 2007

Morotai Mutiny
Hi Ian. It may be worth nominating this article for a Military history WikiProject A-class review. There'll probably be some grumbling about it not being very long, but I think that it would have a good chance of getting up - it seems an appropriate length to me. --Nick Dowling 08:37, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Nick, many thanks for the suggestion, I might just do that. Have to admit I always thought it could go the GA-class distance, but why not try for A? If length becomes a stumbling block there are still a few more details we could put in without simply padding it. Cheers, Ian Rose 08:47, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
To you too, for all your contributions to WP. Grant |  Talk  09:38, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

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 * Done. Cheers, Ian Rose 04:23, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

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 * Done - ho-hum, 15 minutes to update a copyright notice before being swooped upon... Cheers, Ian Rose 04:22, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Len Waters
Thanks for the bio-box. I've changed the reference to Jim now. I didn't become aware of him until I searched for Len in the Australian Dictionary of Biography database and only found an article on Jim. (I assume that an article on Len will be forthcoming.) I'm not sure if Jim is notable enough for an article here; there were a lot of indigenous infantrymen, he wasn't in a special unit, wasn't an officer and wasn't decorated. His main claim to fame seem to be that he was among those who volunteered to take part in trials of the anti-malaria drug atebrin. Grant |  Talk  13:30, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

I just noticed that they don't have an article on George Jones either, although there is one on Bostock. Grant |  Talk  13:44, 24 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, it's one form of vindication for Bostock! I'm making use of it - amongst my usual sources - for the Bostock article I'm writing now, should be finished in a few days. There's also one on Stanley Goble if I remember rightly, next on my list. Cheers, Ian Rose 14:52, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: Australian Defence Force
Thanks for the comment, and thanks for your vote. --Nick Dowling 10:27, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Thx
No problem with you messing around with my user page. Just though I'd better say that. ;D Kjet 16:25, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

FAR
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William Bostock
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Songwriter Credits
Hi Ian, I don't know if I'm on your watch list (I'm sure I am!!), however apologies on the Bowie songwriting credit changes, I have posted a message on my talk page, and it still seems that there are an awful lot of these credits in small text. The guidance does show large text granted, however does not specifically say that small text cannot be used, and this was evident in some of the Bowie albums, where some were in small text and others in standard... Perhaps you can educate me further? 194.81.124.196 13:16, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi there, yes I do automatically watch any page I edit! As noted at the top, I'll just leave this here to keep the thread. If you've seen small text around a fair bit, I understand it may appear that it's acceptable. However another editor had pointed out to you the same thing that I did... Re. Bowie, however, the only ones with small text were ones I hadn't edited for a while, as I work to keep them all to standard. It's one of those things I don't feel strongly about in itself, I just like to see commonality of presentation and normal text does predominate, as well as being in the guidance example. You're not the only one who has been on a bit of a campaign to change credits to small text in a desire to see a standard (just a different one!) and I can assure you I revert those editors (with explanation) when I see them as well. If you think the guideline re. text size needs to be spelt out more clearly, you can always raise the suggestion on the talk page at WP:ALBUM. Cheers, Ian Rose 13:47, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi Ian, Thanks for that, I can understand that it would seem that I was doing it deliberately on the basis of the previous warning, however my computer at work had not forwarded this message previously. As happens at work sometimes, others take control of your computer and do things you don't want!! I refer not to the use of small text, which was me, but to other areas of vandalism relating to football (soccer) players, which were definitely not me!! Better security has been arranged. Thanks for the advice and link. Kind regards, 194.81.124.196 13:18, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject The Rolling Stones
I started a WP for the Stones. Please join and spread the word. Stan weller 06:41, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Ashkelon
Of course, of course. I have no idea why I thought about the story this morning, and spent 20 minutes trying to track down the name - do you have any idea how many Google hits there were for "streets" + "crucifixion"? Especially when you think it's by Harry Turtledove, not Harrison.

If you want to nom it for DYK, be my guest. DS 02:32, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Trivia tag
I think you're probably right re putting in the tag to updating. But my excuse is I was going to the pub for lunch. So the thought of beer addled my brain - as an aussie you should understand that! Cheers --JD554 14:00, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Heh, of course I understand - you're excused...! Cheers, Ian Rose 15:37, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

2001: A Space Odyssey
I wasn't quite done pruning, it was a lot of data..thanks for reverting back. Waaay too long and detailed synopsis... – Dreadstar †  18:55, 10 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Hello! An anonymous editor has reverted back to a several months-old version of the synopsis which is full of irrelevant detail, Original Research, and editorial interpretation.  I have reverted his/her changes twice, and in response the editor has now violated the 3RR policy.  I myself don't wish to violate that policy, but his/her changes are so damaging to the overall quality of the article that I think a full-scale revert should be done.  I have addressed the issue on the talk page.  Since you seem to agree that a consensus had been reached to prune, not extend, the section, I would like to invite you to help us discuss/resolve the problem before it gets out of hand.  If you have the time, please provide your two-cents worth.  Thanks.-Hal Raglan 02:02, 11 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi guys, sorry I couldn't respond earlier. From what I've seen on the 2001 talk page and a quick review of the current synopsis in the article itself, it looks like we're back to what I last reverted to, i.e. the most recently generally accepted plot edit.  Is that about right? Cheers, Ian Rose 08:28, 11 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, you are correct. The anonymous editor finally reverted back to the previously accepted version of the synopsis.  The issue seems to be resolved as of now.-Hal Raglan 22:23, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

User 202.95.200.12 and Repeated Reverts
I'm getting really frustrated with this unregistered user, particularly his continued reverts to the Tenerife disaster and List of Mayday episodes pages, stripping out content and continuing to perpetuate his own scheme of aircraft identification. I've posted this issue on the page of the administrator John (here), and wondered if you might want to add anything to that discussion. I'm not wanting to pick a revert war, but I'm sick of his (or her) reverts to articles. I'd appreciate your input. Sacxpert 18:04, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Request for input on Thai Airways flight 358 article
I wondered if you know anything about this incident. I know that it was shown on Mayday (TV series), but I haven't seen the episode. I can't find any real references on the Internet, not even at Aviation-safety.net and the like. There seems to be consensus that nobody died, but one editor says that 400 people were injured while another says there were no injuries. It's a mess, and w/out sources, I wonder if it's best left to the Thai Airways International page and the page about the Don Mueang International Airport. This makes me think that perhaps someone should start an AfD process (administrator NawlinWiki already tried a non-notable incident prod). I'd appreciate your thoughts, esp. on the article talk page. Cheers and thanks again! Sacxpert 08:09, 14 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Greetings again. Thanks for your contribution on the talk page for the article. Based on this, I have started an AfD here, in case you should wish to comment. Thanks again, and a pleasant day to you. Sacxpert 04:43, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

I would like to reach agreement with you about "Like a Rolling Stone"
I have added the cite for the source of information about Dylan having met Sedgwick in December 1964. In my opinion, the sentence before, which is uncited, is rather weasley ... I am willing to leave it in as this will make the readers aware of the debate on this point.

I also have 3 cats. Have you ever been to New York ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.65.213.121 09:14, 16 August 2007 (UTC).


 * I'm sure we can reach agreement. I've read your source and it looks good but the citation/footnote needs to be tidied a bit - I'm happy to do that. Re. the sentence before ("widely believed..."), that's not one I added and I agree with you, it too should be cited and/or toned down a little - I can probably do something with that.


 * No, never been to New York but it's on my list. Some time soon I'll put a little section on my user page about where I have been...


 * By the way - just some housekeeping - it'd be great if you could create a user name for yourself and also sign/date your posts on pages with four tildes (~). Cheers, Ian Rose 14:23, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Ian : u da man. NY, especially at Christmas, is a tragically romantic place. I lived and worked in Manhattan for 6 years and every minute felt like I was living in a movie. 'Stone was the first song I ever learned to cover all the way through but as I grew older and wiser I began to feel more and more sympathy for the subject and I feel that this is a very important matter. Interesting that Baez went to MIT. Thanks for your work on this.

George Jones
Hi, next time you want to create an A-Class review, can you put it on the main review page and not on the previous review. This makes it visible for all editors to see in their watchlists! You can edit using the edit tab above the a class section or by using the edit tab at the top of the page. Don't worry it was an easy mistake to make!!! ;) Good luck with the review. Woodym555 14:20, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Yup, the instruction for A-Class review is to add the newly-nominated article at the top of the list of review requests that follow, which is what I did, without noticing the side effect. ;-)   Cheers, Ian Rose 14:34, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Young Frankenstein
Why is it not allowed to write that Frau Bluchers name is associated with frightented horses, or any other major gags? This is one of the least formal movies out there, is it neccesary for the format of this entry to be completely formal?

Would the Top Secret movie format be acceptable?

Notable gags

At the beginning a German courier gets off his motorbike and he ties it up like a horse. Also, when he goes inside and takes off his helmet, the straps look like they were painted on his face. Nick spits in the face of General Streck during the interrogation scene. As an angry Streck storms out of the room, Colonel Von Horst says "Ich liebe dich, mein Schatz!" ("I love you, my sweetheart!")

--Piali 00:37, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Hear what you're saying but a number of gags are already mentioned in various spots in the article, not simply in the Plot. Frau Blucher's association with frightened horses, and origin, is discussed at some length under Influences, so it doesn't really need a mention in the Plot section. We need to avoid getting too detailed in the plot, it looks like fancruft. For instance the enormous door knockers and (literal) sleight-of-hand with the policeman are a bit over the top detail-wise. I'm also not a fan of lists like Notable Gags - any list in an article tends to get added to until it's unwieldy and trivial. Of course I don't own this article and you could raise this on the Talk Page if you want to try and drum up support elsewhere... Cheers, Ian Rose 00:52, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

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 * Delete away, original film poster's in the article now... Cheers, Ian Rose 14:00, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

CC
Thanks. Yeah, I know. I don't own the book and I'm relying on infrequent visits to the local reference library. Next time. Grant |  Talk  03:14, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Heh, you and me both - but that's what libraries are for... Cheers, Ian Rose 08:35, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you
Thanks for cleaning up after me, I just removed the horribly apparent POV. But,thank you again. --Kamden 19:13, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Ricky Gardiner
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 * Additional refs were added and Prod removed. Cheers, Ian Rose 05:31, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

The Jean Genie
There are some recent edits to that article, and I decided not to do anything to it since you are the main "editor" lets say. But check it out all the same ^^ Dengero 01:25, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks like just some minor items in pop culture and covers so doesn't fuss me too much either way. Thanks for letting me know, however, as I do still take an interest in articles I've heavily edited. Cheers, Ian Rose 05:31, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Richard Williams
Very nice article, it is on the main page now. Thanks for the contribution -- Samir 00:53, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Life of Brian
Good call. I've given some citations. --Dweller 11:55, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Sigh. I won't edit war. Users who'd rather revert than discuss are so tiresome. And since when does anyone need to explain including material in Wikipedia, but not blanking? Check the history. --Dweller 21:29, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * To clarify, I reverted your initial edit with a summary advising a citation was needed, which you agreed. Svetovid's subsequent reversions over the reliability of the blog provided as reference (a reasonable concern I'd think) is another matter, which I believe you've discussed elsewhere. Cheers, Ian Rose 05:38, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
 * YUp. It's the latter I'm referring to. Your behaviour was impeccable and appropriate. --Dweller 05:57, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Re: Morotai Mutiny
Hi Ian. I'd suggest that you go straight to A-class review with this article - it should pass it with flying colours. The only suggestion I'd make is that you expand the article a bit to discuss whether the 'mutiny' itself had any impact on 1TAF's performance. On page 456 of Air War Against Japan (from the Official History of WW2) George Odgers states that the RAAF's poor performance during the Battle of Tarakan (1945) was partially due to the troubles at Morotai. By the way, your talk page is getting rather long - you might want to create an archive for the older messages. --Nick Dowling 03:54, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for both bits of advice, Nick. Re. Odgers, the number of times I've read over chapters 26/27 re. this article and the ones on Jones, Bostock and Arthur (wait for the last-mentioned...) I think I'd figured his stuff was already in there by some osmosis... Specifically re. the effect on Tarakan, it seems to me that it shouldn't be overemphasised given a number of other factors what had little or nothing to do with the mutiny but worth a mention, which I've done. Cheers, Ian Rose 10:13, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree that the 'mutiny' didn't have a big impact on Tarakan - Odgers only devotes a few sentences to this. He does cite the RAAF's many foul-ups during this battle (the most serious of which was that the battle ever occurred as the airstrip should never have been evaluated as useable) as examples of 1TAF and the RAAF's state of dysfunction, but I guess that this best belongs in articles on the RAAF as an institution. --Nick Dowling 11:33, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi Ian, I just did a copyedit of the article and made a few minor changes. I've got a few minor suggestions for tweaks to the article you might want to consider:
 * In the first section it's stated that 1TAF was focused on close air support. However, as most of its missions from Morotai were flown against Japanese targets on islands where there was no allied presence, I don't think that this should be classed as CAS. Rather, it seems to have been some form of harrassment and suppression of Japanese garrisons to ensure that they stayed quiet.
 * Actually my original version way back used the term 'garrison duties', cited in Stephens, so I've reinstated that and also used the term 'harassing'.
 * The second section also states that Arthur asked his intel staff to "to demonstrate" that 1TAF wasn't beeing used effectively. Did he tell his staff what conclusion he wanted, or did they reach it independently?
 * The 'conclusion before the evidence' line isn't quite clear either way but I've reworded to clarify that the disquiet came first, followed by the figures to back it up.
 * In the section on the mutiny it's unclear why Kenney decided to get involved and stood by the pilots given that he was ultimately the officer responsible for 1TAF's deployment and tasks. Was he admiting a mistake? --Nick Dowling 11:00, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
 * None of the sources really go into Kenney's motives for getting involved, most either agreeing with Jones that it was an RAAF affair or else claiming that as head of AAF Kenney was fully entitled to drill down to that level. Rather than go into those arguments I've just stated the bare facts. Helson in his thesis on Jones notes the same irony you do re. him sticking up for the pilots while bearing the higher responsibility for their dissatisfaction - I may include that if I can think of a good way to word it... Thanks as usual for the comments/suggestions. Cheers, Ian Rose 15:22, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Archive
Fixed, I think. Let me know if it's still not right... I will also have another look at the mutiny article. Cheers, Grant  |  Talk  12:12, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks great - tks mate. Cheers, Ian Rose 12:24, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

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 * Done. Cheers, Ian Rose 22:59, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Re: Christiane F
Hi Ian.

Thx. Actually I just stumbled across the article on Christiane F. and thought it needed some additional information. I am not a native English speaker and I am not perfect in style and grammar so I was reluctant to get a user ID because I didn´t want to risk lowering the standard on the article and have my "name" to it. I am also not that familiar with the wikipedia system and its functions, policies and guidelines. Guess I was afraid of doing something incorrectly. Some people can get a little cranky over very small details on wikipedia judging from their internal discussions. But I guess its not that big of a deal as long as you stay within the guidelines.

Regards, Andy Paxx 04:08, 5 October 2007 (UTC).


 * Heh, understand your concern about people 'jumping' on new editors, unfortunately it does happen sometimes even though there's a guideline about it too, Andy... All I can say is that if people are showing good faith, as you did, the odd grammatical or stylistic error is nothing - we all make mistakes there sometimes, including me.  Thanks for your contribution, hope you'll continue on other articles as well. Cheers, Ian Rose 04:27, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

HMAS Tobruk photo
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 * Ho-hum - done. Cheers, Ian Rose 08:10, 27 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorry Ian, only just saw your message. What is the situation now? Grant  |  Talk  07:12, 30 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi Grant. For 10SQN I got a warning, as the uploader, from BetacommandBot (above). This bot also, quite correctly, tagged both the image file and the talk page of the 10SQN article. So this one's taken care of and I've also added FURs for 3 or 4 other crests that have survived. However the vast majority (e.g. Air Command, 78WG, 81WG, 33-38SQN, etc, have had their crest files deleted without any warning on the article talk pages - so I suspect it was someone or something other than BetacommandBot that was involved, otherwise a warning would've appeared on the article talk pages and I would've been alerted to update the images with FURs. Of course I could download the images from various sources from scratch but I really think they should just be restored so FURs can be added - IMO they fall under fair use so long as they have a rationale, and so there should've been warning before they were deleted. Cheers, Ian Rose 15:20, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

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 * Another one done... Cheers, Ian Rose 10:37, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Sex Pistols
Thanks for reverting me. I though I had caught it quick enough. It struck me as a incorrect link so I changed it then thought I had stopped it editing. Thanks and sorry. Bevo74 12:45, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Heh, no prob. Cheers, Ian Rose 12:54, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Military history of Australia during World War II
Hi Ian, I've been (slowly!) working on expanding and improving this article. The coverage of the RAAF is OK, but is a bit patchy and if you've got some spare time I'm sure that you could improve it... --Nick Dowling 07:40, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
 * By the way, I just saw that Morotai Mutiny has passed its A-class review - congratulations! - this is well deserved. --Nick Dowling 07:43, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Tks for that mate - and for your vote and the pictures you added to it early on. Re. the WWII history article, now that I've finally done Wilf Arthur I've just got to get my half-written bio on Stanley Goble out of my system and then I'll be more than happy to work on it. Cheers, Ian Rose 09:55, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

My admin ship
Hi Ian, thanks for the congratulations. My brand, spanking new admin ship has been launched onto the high seas of wikipedia. I am rather humbled by the unanimous support to be honest. Well done on all the Australian articles by the way!! If you ever need any help, be it a review or an admin action, don't hesitate to ask. Regards Woodym555 11:15, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Krautrock
Hi. My fault. I reverted the anon last time when he added the genre to the userbox. I have since researched it, and have to agree that "Station to Station" certainly gives testimony to being krautrock. Therefore I will not be reverting it again. Thanks. Ref (chew) (do) 01:18, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Heh, think nothing of it - the Bowie page is definitely better for your attention to it... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 12:33, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Heads up User talk:WesleyDodds. No edit war for me. Thanks. Ref (chew) (do) 12:20, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Hughie Edwards
Ian, would you mind if I revised your use of citations/references in this article? FWIW, I can explain in detail why some changes are necessary. Bzuk (talk) 15:09, 11 December 2007 (UTC).
 * Hi Ian, thanks for replying. I would like to rationalize the references section as there are three different date conventions used, while the actual bibliographical record needs revision since it is incomplete, incorrectly ordered and does not follow a recognized style guide. As you had already indicated, the article is not one you initiated so that the new edits would not be a problem. FWIW Bzuk (talk) 06:03, 13 December 2007 (UTC).

Homophobic Edits
Phil Brady is a homosexual. This is cited in the bruce and phil page. Just because he is not openly gay does not mean he isn't. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Philmanskkjaaaw (talk • contribs) 23:49, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, it doesn't appear to be there at all - I checked that before I edited the article. See your own talk page for comments from others with similar experience. I also made a number of checks on the web to see if any source could verify your assertion and found none. In any case, your edit-warring and blanket reversion of style edits along with content doesn't help your case. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 03:24, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

250 Sqn
It had crossed my mind, but I haven't done any work on it at all. Feel free to make a start and I will help when I can. BTW, well done with all the articles on RAAF personnel. Grant |  Talk  01:13, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

David Bowie
Heads up, US English introduction campaign. I have desisted from possible edit war. Thanks. Ref (chew) (do) 19:13, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks mate - many of the changes (apart from the US spelling of course) were useful so I've done a surgical edit rather than straightforward reversion - see what you think. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 10:54, 24 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Totally agree - the guy/gal actually knows what they're doing grammatically (bar the apostrophes sometimes), but has no idea about the etiquette of UK article, UK spelling/US article, US spelling in Wikipedia. The frustrating thing at the time was the lack of response, despite many attempts to ellicit one, and finally the call from another editor re: edit warring, at which point I quit (and always will). Thanks for the revision. Best wishes. Ref (chew) (do) 15:59, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey, looks like they're talking now - 'tis the season...! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk)

Merry Xmas
Merry Christmas to you, and a Happy New Year. Ref (chew) (do) 19:02, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Philip Brady and Bruce Mansfield
I've semi-protected these two articles for 3 days to see what happens. You might want to consider filing a report at WP:ANI if this is a case of long term abuse. You can also request that pages be protected at WP:RFPP, which usually gets you a faster response. Hut 8.5 22:24, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Tks mate. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:30, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Image:004353Drummond1.jpg
Ian, Image:004353Drummond1.jpg is now undeleted. Apologies for any inconvenience. All the best, Angus McLellan (Talk) 11:59, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * No prob, thanks for the quick response. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 12:10, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: Congratulations on your adminship
(Belated) thanks Ian. --Nick Dowling (talk) 03:43, 30 December 2007 (UTC)