User talk:MilborneOne/Archive 21

Happy new year
Happy new year to all watchers and anybody else that knows me. MilborneOne (talk) 11:22, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Happy new year to you also....William 16:23, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks for that, appreciated. MilborneOne (talk) 14:43, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Zest Airways Flight 863
The AFD for it looks like a WP:SNOW to me. Could you check it out please? Also, Zest Airways Flight 865 might be need of WP:SALT. Since December 1st it has been created multiple times....William 23:28, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Eh?
Could you please explain to me how writing an article on an airline is advertising? If that's advertising you had better go and strip down every other airline pages to one sentence, its only fair. LukeOcana (talk) 19:58, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * You need to discuss this on the related talk page but we dont normally list timetables and other promotional material in other airline related articles, also note it isnt actually an airline either. MilborneOne (talk) 20:06, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Help needed
When attempting to move an article from my userspace to mainspace, I accidentally created the page User:Yokosuka K1Y. Could you delete it please. Thanks.Nigel Ish (talk) 19:02, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


 * done MilborneOne (talk) 19:17, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks - is it me or has someone changed the move function recently - I'm sure it wasn't that easy to make random user pages.Nigel Ish (talk) 19:21, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

IP trouble
Michael, User:85.1.75.33 and User:193.5.216.100 (appears to be one person) is continuing to dump text at Talk:Pilatus Aircraft and Mowag. Are too involved to block these IPs? Thanks. I'm too close/past 3RR to risk reverting further today. - BilCat (talk) 19:40, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Never seen Mowag before I will have a look, with regard to Pilatus as I blocked the main article it shouldnt be a problem, a bit concerned that if we stop talk page access the user cant respond, but on the other hand the user seems to fail huge on competence issues. Him/her changing IPs doesnt help us. MilborneOne (talk) 19:49, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I have just removed the text dump from Talk:Pilatus Aircraft and left a warning note on the two IP talk pages about disruptive editing. It maybe better if others revert the article changes for now. Its a shame he just cant tell us in English what he wants to do, do we have any German speakers? MilborneOne (talk) 20:40, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hum he dumped it back again as soon as I gave him a warning, I have given a 48-hour rest so he can consider the situation. MilborneOne (talk) 20:44, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


 * On the Mowag article, the ip seems to have copied stuff over from a number of articles on de:wikipedia (which the editor appears to have created), all of which are unreferenced, and several of the de: articles appear to be in the process of deletion because of the lack of references and possibly notability. The editor has also had a go at Saurer, but in that case has completely wrecked the article.Nigel Ish (talk) 21:50, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I have semi-protected Saurer and Mowag to encourage discussion (when the IPs 48-hour blovk runs out (or they get another IP!) MilborneOne (talk) 22:10, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


 * And now User:85.1.75.33 has won a 72 hour break for dumping on Talk:Mowag. MilborneOne (talk) 22:29, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks! - BilCat (talk) 03:28, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Mail
Bill, really outside of my knowledge - is it worth asking User:DeltaQuad who appears to be well up in this stuff. MilborneOne (talk) 13:34, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * OK, thanks. I'll email DQ later today and see if he can help. - BilCat (talk) 15:21, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Page move assistance
For Sportspeople in Columbus, Ohio to Sportspeople from Columbus, Ohio. The standard naming convention is Sportspeople from Foo, Foo. Check here to verify what I'm saying. Can you rename it or do I have to go through CFD? Thanks....William 14:35, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Always best to use CFD for cats, but dont you just need to create a new cat Category:Sportspeople from Columbus, Ohio and move the people into that cat. Leave the subcats where they are in Category:Sportspeople in Columbus, Ohio as the "in" family of cats appear to be for categories related to different sports teams rather than individuals. I am not an expert! MilborneOne (talk) 14:48, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Request for a third-party opinion on Red Tails disagreement
A submission that "Allied fighters abandoned the bombers to chase German fighters" is to be included in the article as part of "historical inaccuracies" has been challenged on the talk page: under the sub-title: "Lies and inaccuracy". FWiW Bzuk (talk) 23:51, 4 January 2013 (UTC).

Ryan again?
Check out 2013 Britten-Norman Islander disappearance. A new user does a crash article....William 16:40, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry but the light bulb didn't go off in my head about this article being done by Ryan till after I started the AFD. The one thing about the article that didn't make it look like Ryan's work- His putting the article in the yearly aviation accidents and incidents template. The most recent year is always on my watch list and that's how I was alerted to the article....William 16:40, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I have deleted it and blocked the user, the article had some ryanesque spelling The aicraft was last position was reported, if the user is not Ryan then he/she can contest the block. MilborneOne (talk) 16:44, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Offence caused to you?
Hi,

Recent comments at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Aircraft seemed to cause you offence. There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding a related issue. Thank you. See Bureaucrat OhanaUnited - are they right, am I wrong? &mdash; Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 13:48, 6 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I was not happy, but the parties apologised, so I accept that and have moved on. MilborneOne (talk) 17:33, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Two IP vandals
1. I just tagged the two IPs from Canada's Rogers Communications to the long-term date format vandal. His favorite is Cathay Pacific. Both former IPs were blocked multiple times, last ones for six months. See: Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of 99.254.158.227

2. Can I ask you to put a three- to six-month IP protection on Dubai International Airport? This page is the favorite of the vandal from India who randomly changes large amounts of statistics, mostly airport runway lengths and floor areas (mostly enlarging/exaggerating). See: Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of 121.246.65.103 HkCaGu (talk) 07:13, 8 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I have semi-protected Dubai International as requested and also Cathay Pacfic for a month. As I recently edited the Cathay Pacific page I have asked at the airline project for somebody else to check my admin action on that one. MilborneOne (talk) 19:15, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Move request
Michael, could you move SIAI Marchetti S.211 to SIAI-Marchetti S.211? As far as I can tell, the company name includes the hyphen. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 15:15, 9 January 2013 (UTC)


 * done MilborneOne (talk) 19:15, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Flags in infoboxes
I see you've removed a number of flags from some articles' infoboxes. Is this based on a current style guide directive, or something of a personal preference? I've been following the style found on dozens of other infoboxes and I find the flags most useful. Unless there is a common, agreed approach to this (be great to have a definitive answer) I'm considering adding them back. But, out of courtesy, thought it prudent to post here before undoing your edits, and get your opinion. Cheers Londonclanger (talk) 11:34, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Hello, you are doing some good work on these aviator articles, not personal I understand it is a guideline somewhere, I will see if I can find it. Certainly never seen the medal images used in RAF articles before. If I cant find it I will ask at the Mil project. I will not remove them again if you add them back until I can find the guidance or consensus. MilborneOne (talk) 11:47, 11 January 2013 (UTC)


 * To add the Template:Infobox_military_person refers to WP:ICONDECORATION which basicaclly says if flags are just used for decoration then dont use them. Also WP:INFOBOXFLAG says Generally, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes.. MilborneOne (talk) 12:18, 11 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the links, interesting, if somewhat unclear guidance. Doesn't seem to be a rock solid agreement just yet. And as you can well see there is a variance across the many articles. I was following suit on the country flags (which I do find useful, esp. when an American flew for the RAF for example). The medals ones were seen on a few articles and I thought it was also useful but I can understand that is can be seen as overkill to some. I'll probably maintain country flags but drop the medals for now. The use of "Generally" as a guide really isn't all that useful, I think you'll agree, can be taken in all sorts of ways. Any hoot, the main thing is the articles are getting attention which is the main thing. (Perhaps we'll get a bot in future that will sift and rectify infoboxes.) Cheerio Londonclanger (talk) 11:59, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

NY/NJ airports
You had offered feedback on this RfC: Articles for deletion/List of airports in the New York City area. It dangles still. Input would be appreciated. w/ thanksDjflem (talk) 20:52, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Central African Airways and the Bristol Freighter
Hi MilborneOne, thanks for so quickly providing the source which proves that CAA indeed operated the Bristol Freighter. Sorry for having deleted that piece of information at first. (Also nice that you added an inline reference; had it been there earlier, I wouldn't have challenged the claim). Cheers --FoxyOrange (talk) 19:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem you are perfectly entitled to question anything that you think is wrong and is not cited. They had two VP-YHZ delivered in October 1948 and sold to West African Airways in May 49, and VP-YHW delivered in July 1948 and also sold to West African in December 1949. MilborneOne (talk) 19:13, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

FB
I reverted one edit, respectfully, because WP:Facebook states "exceptions are made for official links when the subject of the article has no other Web presence."

If you examine the account, you can see that it contains lots of information about AF.

Please revert me if you disagree.

Sincerely, Kiefer  .Wolfowitz  16:59, 14 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I have replied on the Alfie Fripp talk page. MilborneOne (talk) 18:38, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

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80,000
Congratulations on hitting 80,000 edits. While that is "just a number" it does represent a lot of work! - Ahunt (talk) 20:02, 15 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks, frightening really perhaps I need a hobby! MilborneOne (talk) 20:04, 15 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Like me, I think you already have one! - Ahunt (talk) 20:06, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Ryan again?
Check out Cavehill plane crash and 1945 Sperrins Avro Anson crash too. I nominated both for CSD but an editor took down the one for the former....William 11:07, 17 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I notice two traits that were common in Ryan's previous efforts - poor article naming and incorrect date. Notwithstanding the general lack of notability of the incident of itself, the sourcing doesn't stack up well for Cavehill but I posted a merge suggestion to the film mentioned. GraemeLeggett (talk) 16:03, 17 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Sorry about the delay I had a real life distraction, I have raised an SPI of Niceguy771 to see if it is Ryan, the Anson article rings some bells but Cavehill plane crash is not his normal style. Although Ryan may be playing games. MilborneOne (talk) 10:29, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

2010 Romania plane crash
I stuck a csd on this as an article duplicating content or an article removed after discussion, but the article creator removed it. The bot that usually replaces these seems to have missed it& I replaced it, only for it to be removed. I don't want to run foul of the three revert rule...TheLongTone (talk) 12:35, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I have deleted it under CSD:G4 MilborneOne (talk) 12:38, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
 * CheersTheLongTone (talk) 12:38, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
 * User Kristijh, who created this article and the previously deleted version of it, has been vandalizing Vauxhall helicopter crash. Check here and here. Kristijh removed the vandalism warnings on his talk page. It might be time to put some kind of block on this user....William 14:04, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Shortly after reverting an edit replacing the csd on the Romanian crash, a Romanian IP blanked my homepage. Doesn't look like a coincidence to me.TheLongTone (talk) 14:08, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Copyvio images?
Hi Milb1, could you please have a quick shuftie at this user's contribs, a couple of images have been uploaded, the airliners.net 737 is clearly marked as copyright protected at the source, the Airbus image source link doesn't work and I have my doubts about its licensing. Hope the snow is not too deep where you are!! Cheers Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)    13:48, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

About three inches of snow here but it has stopped for the moment (Pause for the laughter from Canadian lurkers who measure snow in feet). Found the airbus image on airliners.net and tagged. MilborneOne (talk) 14:56, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Getting pretty thick around here. Both images have been tagged by someone else, I've removed them from articles while we wait for the copyright permissions. Cheers. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)    15:00, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I have deleted them as it is unlikely that they have permission, user is free to upload them again if they can show evidence of release through OTRS. MilborneOne (talk) 15:06, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * There they was, gone! Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)    15:14, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Status
Hi, The status on the article keeps being changed to grounded without consensus. Is there anything we can do please? Thanks --JetBlast (talk) 13:16, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Really needs to gain a consensus on the talk page. MilborneOne (talk) 13:35, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Exactly so it shouldn't be changed to grounded without this consensus? --JetBlast (talk) 13:38, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Unlikely to get a decision as the discussion appears to have sidetracked down an alley. MilborneOne (talk) 16:23, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

WP Airlines in the Signpost
The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Airlines for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. –Mabeenot (talk) 19:11, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Optical Express Talk
Hi, I have posted a few comments requesting a review by independent editors. I would appreciate if you could take a look when you get a second, please. Thanks. Hardlygone (talk) 10:02, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem I will have a look later on, I have given the article a wide birth for a while as the coi infighting was a bit to intense before. MilborneOne (talk) 20:45, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

List of Mayday episodes
There is an editor who keeps editing the article to say future episodes will be airing in February. He puts in two sources, here and here, but those sources list any episodes for new episodes. See talk page discussion here also. This editor has a history of making stuff up(Look at the talk page where he denies a past edit which proved to be totally false.), plus engaging in WP:SYNTH, WP:OR and WP:CRYSTALBALL....William 11:14, 24 January 2013 (UTC)


 * You seem as if you can't see there is a 4th episode listed now. Qantasplanes (talk) 11:18, 24 January 2013 (UTC)


 * FYI Milborne, the 4 episodes at the Nat Geo site- Fight For Control, Fire in the hold, Typhoon take-off, and Pilot under pressure are respectively episodes 1 to 4 of Mayday Season 12...William 12:28, 24 January 2013 (UTC)


 * True but irrelevant. Its a repeat. When's Bass Strait hijack going to air again?...William 11:25, 24 January 2013 (UTC)


 * The problem was that Nat Geo UK airing the S12 episodes were unsourced. Why are you changing the topic to something irrelevant (Bass Strait Hijack). I'm sick of this Qantasplanes (talk) 11:27, 24 January 2013 (UTC)


 * OK I am busy at the moment I will look at the article in a bit, please comment at the article talk and I will catch up soon. MilborneOne (talk) 12:30, 24 January 2013 (UTC)


 * For Milborne's information, here's another Qantasplanes post where he put up false episodes. Deadly Virus and Asleep at the Wheel having never been made....William 12:39, 24 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Those false episodes were changed by Cineflix. Qantasplanes (talk) 05:54, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Supermarine Walrus
I've posted a reply to your comment of July 2010 on the talk page, the issue is as often unclear!TheLongTone (talk) 12:22, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Removing picture on PSA 1771
Hi! Thank you for your work at Wikipedia! I wanna ask you why did you remove the head picture on the article PSA 1771, on this edit of yours. It seems to me that your justification (removed image as original research and potentialy misleading per accident task force discussion) is supposed to mean something, but I don't get what. I didn't want to revert your edit just because I didn't understand you. I doubt you don't have a good reason, because it seems like you're a good guy, with many barnstars... an administrator... whatever! You shall indeed have a good reason for it. Please answer as soon as you can. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sim(ã)o(n) (talk • contribs) 22:34, 27 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I should have provided a link to the discussion, the use of cgi-type images was raised at the aviation accident task force - Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Aviation/Aviation_accident_task_force and it was agreed that these type-of images shoudnt be used, if you need any further info then please ask here or raise at at that talk page, thanks. MilborneOne (talk) 13:39, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank you! I also agree; that image looked weird, considering I know the plane crashed almost vertically. I saw the Mayday doc about that. It'd make no sense... -- Sim(ã)o(n)  * Wanna talk? See my  efforts?  17:44, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Request page protection
The ip continues to edit against established consensus at Multirole combat aircraft. The page has been protected multiple times in the past due to this, but this starts as soon as the protection expires. Anir1uph &#124; talk &#124; contrib 14:55, 2 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I have semi-protected it for a bit, it might help to start a discussion on the talk page about the number of images so the consensus is clear for not including anymore. MilborneOne (talk) 16:12, 2 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Oops! I should have done one the article talk page. But it seemed to me that it was impossible to discuss, as the ip keeps changing, so i has asked Fnlayson for help here. Anyways, i have started one now at Talk:Multirole combat aircraft. Thanks! Anir1uph &#124; talk &#124; contrib 16:39, 2 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Need help here. Thanks! Anir1uph &#124; talk &#124; contrib 14:26, 3 February 2013 (UTC)


 * What a nice IP, as the IP appears to be hopping about I am not sure blocking him/her for WP:NPA will do any good at the moment. If they edit again from the same IP it may be worthy of a block but I suspect they will just get a new assigned IP each time. I will keep an eye on your talk page and protect it if they come back. MilborneOne (talk) 16:22, 3 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Sure :) Thanks! Anir1uph &#124; talk &#124; contrib 19:15, 3 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Again Sigh! Anir1uph &#124; talk &#124; contrib 13:13, 5 February 2013 (UTC)


 * We dont normally protect article talk pages but he/she is a bit persistant, I suspect with the high intelligence on show from the user that they will get bored before we do. MilborneOne (talk) 20:00, 5 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Wasn't asking for talk page protection, just bringing it to your notice. Thanks! :) Anir1uph &#124; talk &#124; contrib 20:30, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Page move assistance for Karl Bolle
Hello, Milbone,

It seems I moved this ace's bio to Karl Ritter von Bolle in ignorance of the fact that non-Bavarians don't get to add "Ritter von" to their names. I can't seem to move it back. Your assistance will be much appreciated.

Georgejdorner (talk) 21:48, 6 February 2013 (UTC)


 * done MilborneOne (talk) 21:53, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Geez, talk about speedy service! Thanks, Milbone!

Georgejdorner (talk) 21:57, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Reference error
There seems to be an error on Qaher-313 saying "Cite error: 'ref' tag with name "PressTV_2013-02-01" defined in 'references' is not used in prior text; see the help page. Cite error: 'ref' tag with name "InquirerNews_2013-02-02" defined in 'references' is not used in prior text; see the help page." after your edit here. Anir1uph &#124; talk &#124; contrib 22:19, 6 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks I missed that, you have to remove the unused references from the ref sections if they are not used anywhere else in the article. We have a few other bits in the article that are overeferenced, none really need more than two reliable references. MilborneOne (talk) 18:10, 7 February 2013 (UTC)


 * OK :) Anir1uph &#124; talk &#124; contrib 18:51, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
Jetstreamer Talk 20:26, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Atom Airways for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Atom Airways is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Atom Airways until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. --FoxyOrange (talk) 15:16, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Drive-by tagging
I assume you have already spotted the deprocated mass drive-by tagging of stable, unproblematic RAF station articles. 21st CENTURY  GREENSTUFF 14:44, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes I had noticed! MilborneOne (talk) 19:05, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Category:Aircraft manufactured by Algeria
Category:Aircraft manufactured by Algeria, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. DexDor (talk) 06:29, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Carpatair Flight 1670
This AFD could be closed as a redirect to the Airport article. Could you possibly take a look at it?...William 16:44, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Boxkite
One day, I promise, I'll make an edit without a typo. The mystery word was stresssing. Thanks.TheLongTone (talk) 21:23, 12 February 2013 (UTC)


 * No problem you are not the only one who makes typos, I do it frequently but thanks to those who come and sweep up our errors. MilborneOne (talk) 22:32, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Fly Jamaica Airways
Michael, I've been trying to clean up the Fly Jamaica Airways, but I'm not that good with airline articles. Would you mind having a look? I've been able to add some sources, but it still needs some work. Also, could you check to see if there was a deleted version of the article? I vaguely recall reading about it somewhere a few mpnths ago, but I'm not sure if it was here. If so, it might be usefulll to have the earlier revisions added to the history. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 01:37, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Had a quick look Bill and corrected a typo! cant see any deleted versions. The article is not bad for a start-up airline with only one aircraft, perhaps we need to look out for some better sources when they do the first flight. I presume that the 757 is still N-reg as N524AT it is probably leased. I will have a dig around and see if I can add anything. MilborneOne (talk) 18:53, 14 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 21:47, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Category:Military aircraft of World War II (!)
Hi, An editor has placed a "being considered for deletion" CFD tag on Category:Military aircraft of World War II and linked it to a CFD discussion started by another editor (myself). He's also placed a tag on Category:Military equipment by period. Can you take a look and take action as necessary ? I'm reluctant to do anything that might inflame the situation with this editor who appears to have a bee in his bonnet. DexDor (talk) 06:42, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I personally think the aircraft cat, at least, should go - it's pretty much redundant to the "[aircraft type] of the 1940s" categories... (That said, those nominations are a bit WP:POINTy.) - The Bushranger One ping only 06:51, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Something Rotten Denmark
Pre-Disclouser: I am a long time member of AVSIG.

Dear Milborne,

I usually try to stick to editing, but in the case for the call for the speedy deletion of THE AVIATION SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP/AVSIG what is being done is shameful. And I don't care if that page is deleted. Hundreds of pages get deleted every month. And I don't get emotionally attached to pages or edits. In fact I walk away so fast and go on to other edits, the person deleting my edit or page thinks I am up to something. It is far worst. I am saying something, that in the hope in the future you will see a certain pattern by one party that is distasteful to WP Ethics that action will be taken. Because the title of this section is so true. Even I found it hard to believe. Sorry to have bothered you. And like always I try not to bother the administrators. But this case is so ugly I had to for a free conscious and self respect.

Jack E. Hammond

Slovakian Airlines
Hi MilbourneOne, just want to inform you that there is a problem with Slovakian Airlines, an article you created back in 2011. I think it might fail the WP:CORP notability guideline, because I can't find any reference that any revenue flights were operated at all (this would be a case of WP:BALL). There is this link, which only states that it had one aircraft leased from Armavia. Per this amateur fleet list, this single 737-500 stayed with Slovakian Airlines only for three months. I cannot find any photos which show this aircraft registered as OM-BTS at any other airport than at Bratislava. Do you have any deeper insight and further information? Best regards --FoxyOrange (talk) 19:47, 15 February 2013 (UTC)


 * You are probably right I cann only find http://www.airplane-pictures.net/operator.php?p=3777 with the aircraft painted as OM-BTS but I cant find any evidence of them actually operating it on a revenue! I will have a look around to see if I can find anything. MilborneOne (talk) 19:54, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Re: Apology
No worries - I hadn't even noticed! Alansplodge (talk) 17:00, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

United seasonal flight to Guam at Shanghai Pudong Airport
I was wondering if United's flight to Guam should be listed as a destination at the PVG page? I'm guessing those flights are occasional charters which cannot be booked/found directly from united.com but rather a travel agency or some kind. It has been added to that page multiple times in the past few months. 20:51, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It looks like a charter - it is not mentioned on Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport and it is probably not notable enough to mention, we should not list every ad-hoc or ocassional charter flight. MilborneOne (talk) 21:02, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Can you watch it?? The user who added it will probably add it again. Thanks! Snoozlepet (talk) 21:07, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes no problem I have added it to my watchlist. MilborneOne (talk) 21:09, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

OTRS Question
Hi Milborne. I wish to upload a photograph to Wikipedia that is subject to copyright. The owner of this is fine with it coming onto Wikipedia. I was wondering how i go about this? Do i first upload the photo then submit it to OTRS? How do i submit it to OTRS? Thanks for the help. --JetBlast (talk) 21:19, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Two methods, they can upload it to the internet somewhere with a declaration that it is released with one of the acceptable licences or they can email into OTRS - have a read of Donating copyrighted materials which explains it. If you decide to upload before permission has been received you can add a Template:OTRS Pending but if permission doesnt appear it will be deleted (typically after a few months). MilborneOne (talk) 21:27, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Merci :-) --JetBlast (talk) 21:35, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Message
You got a message at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aircraft. --Sp33dyphil ©hatontributions 09:12, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Brighton City Airways
Hi MB: I know you have worked on this controversial airline article before, but I am not sure if you are still watching it or not. I just reverted a multi-edit spam and PR job on the article. I would appreciate it if you can keep an eye on it, if you aren't already doing so, as I suspect that admin intervention may possibly be required. - Ahunt (talk) 17:27, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * OK, its the same editor that tried to make it into a company website before from what I can see. MilborneOne (talk) 18:40, 6 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes it is! I warned him about WP:COI again, but he seems determined to spam the encyclopedia. As long as you are keeping an eye on it that will help! - Ahunt (talk) 20:51, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

User:Minhtuanvn 1995
Hi. Please can you have a word with this user? Me and other editors are sick to the back teeth of him adding unsourced content to wikipedia. He has had several warnings, notes in edit history etc but seems to ignore it. --JetBlast (talk) 10:38, 8 March 2013 (UTC)


 * OK I have given them one last chance, if needed I will block them without further discussion if they add any more unsourced content. MilborneOne (talk) 18:27, 8 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks, i hope he takes note :-) --JetBlast (talk) 13:23, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

User:Minhtuanvn 1995 and unsourced edits made by him/her
Hi MilborneOne. Please see this. The user keeps ignoring the warnings left at their talk page regarding the addition of unsourced stuff. Cheers.--Jetstreamer Talk 15:36, 9 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Given them a 72 hours break to think about finding sources. MilborneOne (talk) 18:37, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
...William 12:21, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Well earned! - Ahunt (talk) 13:44, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks all part of team work. MilborneOne (talk) 13:45, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

User:Minhtuanvn 1995 once again
Hello again MilborneOne! Please note that keeps adding unsourced content. Thanks.--Jetstreamer Talk 22:06, 13 March 2013 (UTC)


 * OK they have gone on a weeks break to find some references. MilborneOne (talk) 19:25, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Hello, MilborneOne. Sorry for bothering you with this one more time, but keeps disregarding the warnings left at their talk page and continues with the addition of unsourced content into articles . Regards.--Jetstreamer Talk 12:12, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Some of his/her recent edits have included references so I have left yet another note on the users talk page, if they continue to ignore requests to add citations then we can block them again for distruption. MilborneOne (talk) 17:27, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Asking for your input on a matter
Over at the Wikiproject Aviation/Aviation accident task force page. You were chosen by myself because of your past work or input on aviation crash articles. Thank you for the help....William 11:10, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Question
I'm not sure if this meets RD2 as a BLP violation, can you take a look? - The Bushranger One ping only 22:55, 22 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Clearly a slur on Sally Irvin and ICAN and the link with the Foundation and Tony Stewart are not really proven and not really relevant as far as I can see. Concerned about the second sentence as it is clearly inappropriate opinion which reflects on the subject even if only by some made up association, I would use RD#2 but it is borderline. MilborneOne (talk) 10:30, 23 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Zapped it. Thanks for the second opinion. - The Bushranger One ping only 03:45, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Category:Tractor aircraft
Category:Tractor aircraft, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. The Bushranger One ping only 02:35, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Need a Third opinion
Michael Can you lend some weight to this discussion, many thanks - FOX 52 (talk) 23:40, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for helping out with the latest outbreak on military-of-Bangladesh articles. You rock. It's hard to keep track of it all... bobrayner (talk) 12:38, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem, one of the dangers of blocking the user is they are now using socks (as well as flikr washing on commons!) I will raise an SPI for the IP sock when I have time later. MilborneOne (talk) 12:40, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
 * A wide variety of IPs seems to have edited some of these articles in a relatively short period - even before the main registered account was blocked. It might be possible that there are several real people involved in this, not just one...? One of the 180.149 addresses made an edit which hints that maybe they're a schoolchild. bobrayner (talk) 12:54, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Given the wide range of IPs &c it might be helpful to semiprotect some articles...? bobrayner (talk) 14:31, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Sock Puppet?
Hi. This has come to my attention, I am not sure if this is allowed. User:ConnorLax101 & User:WorldTraveller101 seem to be the same person. User:WorldTraveller101 is calls himself Connor, just like the first username. The usernames are similar anyway and they both edit the Logan Airport article frequently. On the User_talk:ConnorLax101 is does say he has a new account. I dont think they are both being used at the same time. Has a rule been broken if they are the same person? Thanks --JetBlast (talk) 21:37, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I will have a look. MilborneOne (talk) 21:57, 5 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Looks OK - they just wanted to start again after a bad start, as long as the old account has been abandoned and they dont use it, not a problem. MilborneOne (talk) 22:20, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Cheers. I wasn't sure what the deal was with something like this. So instead of just reporting i thought i would ask. Thanks for the advice. --JetBlast (talk) 22:25, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

[[File:PAR.png]]
Would you comment at ? The Commons file you named in deleting this one does not seem to exist. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 11:57, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

COPYVIO?

 * Hey MB1, mind taking a look at User:Takahara Osaka? His two photos there are of questionable permissions and his commons talk page is filled with more potential copyvio issues pertaining to his uploaded image files. -- Dave  ♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫® 16:13, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
 * All the images are at commons so not much we can do, the main one on the user page is up for deletion so will probably be deleted soon, a bit keen on adding RSAF images everywhere just need to keep an eye on them. MilborneOne (talk) 16:24, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Group Article Delete
Hi, I want to propose a deletion of 9 articles as they are exact duplicates of another single article. Is there any way to propose a deletion and group them together please? Or is it just a case of tagging each article? Thanks --JetBlast (talk) 20:48, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I am sure that proposed deletions have to be done individually, the process at Articles for deletion does allow multiple deletion requests. MilborneOne (talk) 21:48, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks for that, appreciated. MilborneOne (talk) 22:00, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
Lugia2453 (talk) 20:34, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Photo help
Hey MilborneOne, sorry to bother you. User:Hans100 is having trouble with licensing an old image. When you have some time, please comment at User_talk:Fnlayson. Thanks for any info! -Fnlayson (talk) 02:59, 9 April 2013 (UTC)


 * I have left a message at User talk:Hans100. MilborneOne (talk) 19:51, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for your helping here. I will reply with what I know to you here and copy it on the file discussion page. According to http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=1588 the internet Broadway data base, Snafu ran at the Hudson Theatre in 1944 and then moved to the Biltmore Theatre on 1/01/45. Broadway theatre's make there own photos and art for plays (this was not a touring company, but a change in venue on Broadway). The picture is dated 1945 and says "Snafu" on the back indicating this would have been for the Biltmore. Although not as apparent in the scanned copy, you can see where the photo was cropped for presentation. There is a faint line in a geometric shape around McVeagh's head. This, in addition to the title "Snafu" on the back indicate it was used at the theatre lobby picture board. Think back to a time before computers. To create a lobby display of the actors photos, the photos would be placed on one sheet and then an overlay of construction paper with cutouts would be placed over that. The pictures would have been cropped ahead of time to design the overlay in an artistic way such that there is not a board of photos, but cutouts. This is how I established the Biltmore trail. There are no other copies of this photo I am aware of from this role or era, so no replacement could be used. This photo has been scanned before on other web pages that I have seen, but I own the physical copy. Again, thank you for your help!

Nomination of Slovakian Airlines for deletion
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Talk page move fixes
Milb1, could you move Talk:Hamilton Sundstrand back to Talk:UTC Aerospace Systems? I was trying to keep the correct talk page history with the correct article, and made a mistake on the dates of the discussions - they refer to the UTC Aerospace Systems article, so should remain attached to it. Both articles histories are complete messes, as someone moved Hamilton Sundstrand to UTC Aerospace Systems, and then someone else recreated the Hamilton Sundstrand page instead of reverting the move and creating a new UTC Aerospace Systems page from scratch. I think I have straightened out the info on both pages now. I don't think any hist merges are possible at this point anyway. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 06:26, 12 April 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ MilborneOne (talk) 12:42, 12 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks! - BilCat (talk) 20:47, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Page Protection
Please can you have a look at this please? Thanks --JetBlast (talk) 15:08, 17 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Look like page protection was declined at RFPP as it is only one IP, they are east coast based so may appear again later, need to give a warning for disruptive editing if they make the change again then we can look at other action. MilborneOne (talk) 18:48, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Its not the same IP address, its been done by multiple. I also put warnings on the relevant talk pages. Thanks --JetBlast (talk) 18:51, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, Another IP user has done the same thing again. Thanks --JetBlast (talk) 19:17, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

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Lufthansa Founding Date
Hi, Please can you look at the discussion (bickering) about the founding date of Lufthansa and see if you can draw a consensus please? Thanks --JetBlast (talk) 08:05, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

kai surion picture
this is the picture: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ko/c/c4/KHP%EC%88%98%EB%A6%AC%EC%98%A8_2009%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8ADEX.JPG it is superior b/c it is the actual helo and not a model-WikiSkeptic (talk) 14:33, 24 April 2013 (UTC)


 * replied at Talk:KAI Surion MilborneOne (talk) 18:33, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Brianhe (talk) 00:27, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Vueling & Aer Lingus Financials
Hi Milborne,

Would you mind having a quick look over the recent edits for Aer Lingus and Vueling relating to the financial performance (total revenue) of the carriers as shown in the infobox, and my (since deleted) message to Kavs8 relating to these figures (sourced from results published by each airline). I'm beginning to doubt myself that 1 billion of revenue is equivalent to 1,000 million! Thanks. SempreVolando (talk) 12:41, 25 April 2013 (UTC)


 * No problem I am busy at the moment but will have a look later. MilborneOne (talk) 13:23, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Vueling made €1,102.6 billion in FY12 see page 13 - http://investors.vueling.com/media/9606/vueling_2012_results.pdf Also in FY11 Aer Lingus had yearly revenue of €1.239bn growing to €1.393bn in FY12 - http://www.thejournal.ie/aer-lingus-revenue-up-6pc-to-e1-28-billion-368060-Feb2012/?r_dir_d=1 Kavs8 (talk) 15:32, 25 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Just had a look at Aer Lingus and it appears that Sempre is right the official announcement http://corporate.aerlingus.com/media/aerlinguscom/content/pdfs/corporate/AerLingusGroupplc_preliminary_announcement_311212_Final.pdf says revenue is 1,393.3 million euros and the ref you quote for last year kavs8 (thejournal.ie) clearly says 1.163bn not 1,163bn a big difference between a full stop/period and a comma, I have corrected the article. MilborneOne (talk) 19:09, 26 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Vueling was also wrong I corrected billion to million for revenue per source. MilborneOne (talk) 19:14, 26 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for confirming the correct figures and amending the articles. SempreVolando (talk) 22:37, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

CC 2.0

 * Hello MB1, just a quick one... do you think that this image can be uploaded to commons for reuse on a related article page (3"/70 Mark 26 gun)? If yes, how? -- Dave  ♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫® 17:59, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry I dont think so it is marked as CC BY-NC 2.0. its the NC - Non-commerical that is the problem, the image has to be free for commercial use to upload to commons. MilborneOne (talk) 18:39, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Rats... and that was the closest we'll ever come to getting a "recent" image of that gun for that article page. Oh well, back to the drawing board again. Thanks for your help, best. -- Dave  ♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫® 18:53, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Freddie Fox
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Britannia Trophy
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Infobox aircraft occurrence
Bringing this to your attention since you're the one who edit protected Infobox aircraft occurrence. Thanks, — Lfdder (talk) 09:59, 6 May 2013 (UTC)


 * OK I have commented on the related talk page. MilborneOne (talk) 14:46, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for initiating discussion. — Lfdder (talk) 15:00, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Trent XWB move
Hi Milb1, I just spotted Trent Xtra Wide Body and tried to move it to Rolls-Royce Trent XWB (which I believe is the name that should be used) but that is covered by a redirect so the move was blocked. Could you move it for me please? I think the article content can be filled out now, was probably a redirect due to lack of information/sources. Cheers Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)    15:13, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ MilborneOne (talk) 21:43, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)    23:38, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Rangeblock regarding highly disruptive IP

 * - Latest IP used.
 * - Latest IP used.
 * - Latest IP used.

User:The Bushranger here at this discussion referred me to you regarding a rangeblock for this IP.Antiochus the Great (talk) 11:33, 10 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Something about the IP user is familiar; they might be a banned user. Dave might have run into them before. - BilCat (talk) 12:26, 10 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Not an expert of rangeblocks but I think a range block is a bit severe and the articles are already protected, we might take out a big chunk of Singapore. Better in my opinion to deal with him/her as they appear and extend the protection of the articles if required. Perhaps raise it at ANI if you want somebody else to look at it. MilborneOne (talk) 15:23, 10 May 2013 (UTC)


 * So treat the IP and the recent socks that he has appeared to have created as blocked? Seems fair, reasonable and yes (if I understand correctly) a rangeblock may affect other editors from Singapore from editing. Suggestion, if the IP address that was most recently used were to be blocked and taged, then it would help in dealing with the IP in future - I.e serving as a reference point for other editors/admins that need to deal with him.Antiochus the Great (talk) 15:35, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
Michael, we have a dynamic IP making non-consensual changes to AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo. I gave the latest IP a 3RR warning, but they blanked their talk page, and reverted the article again. Can you semi-protect the page? Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 21:59, 12 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks! You beat me to it :) - BilCat (talk) 22:01, 12 May 2013 (UTC)


 * More luck than judgement, been busy with real life tonight but just popped in for a quick look and noticed the IP had been at it again so I have semi-protected it for a bit. MilborneOne (talk) 22:04, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

IP
If I create accounts, do administrators know my ip address? How to know my ip address if I create accounts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fceefyahoo.ca (talk • contribs) 22:58, 12 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Why would you be that worried about your IP address that you have asked numerous admins the same question, we must assume good faith but not really a question a new account would ask. MilborneOne (talk) 12:32, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

JetBlue
Hi. on the JetBlue talk page I suggested a page move. Although only 1 person replied we had no objections. Can we action the move please? --JetBlast (talk) 09:13, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ MilborneOne (talk) 09:17, 17 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks! --JetBlast (talk) 09:34, 17 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Can we do the same for Jetstar Airways, i posted on that talk page a while back. Thanks --JetBlast (talk) 19:13, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ MilborneOne (talk) 20:33, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --JetBlast (talk) 21:11, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
 * If you look further up the Jetstar Airways talk page, a move was discussed in mid-2010 and there was opposition then. Speaking for myself, I was silent on the more recent suggestion because I didn't see it, not because I agreed. Cheers YSSYguy (talk) 07:44, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
 * OK the fact that nobody commented is normally taken as not opposed but I have moved it back so it can be discussed. MilborneOne (talk) 09:08, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Re: Image Split
No, problem. If they're copyvios, ditch them both. I should've known this right off the bat in the case of the Cat engine. Incidentally, after searching through the commons image named "Engine.JPG," I realized I may have to rename all related images there. -User:DanTD (talk) 17:34, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Blog and AlJazeera Video of Syrian Battles
Dear MilborneoOne,

Don't worry I am not dragging you into an edit war; I have already move on to the next edit. But to get the rule clear for the future please. To wit, with all the heavy fighting in Syria and the news, I have been checking AlJazeera stories, blogs and videos. Well there is now a huge battle for a town that controls roads to northern Lebanon and Syria and Appello. On one of AJ's blogs, they had an exclusive -- this video at 1:34m -- AJ video by their people showing the battle when I saw it (it showed just a few seconds). It was the Russian made AT-4 wire guided antitank launcher being fired by the Free Syrian Army. Ok, I know blogs are no good, but what is the status of the AJ video? Inquiring minds would like to know? Promise, I have moved on and I am not dragging you into an edit war.

Jack E. Hammond--Jackehammond (talk) 10:19, 22 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Not sure I would count it as a reliable source that one side or the other had AT-4s bit like using an image to identify operators all a a bit iffy as it means interpreting what you see, how do you know what it is, who has it, where it is etc, all down to interpretation rather than hard fact. MilborneOne (talk) 12:24, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank You. --Jackehammond (talk) 20:54, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Invitation for taking a short survey about communication and efficiency of WikiProjects for my research
Hi MilborneOne, I'm working on a project to study the running of WikiProject and possible performance measures for it. I learn from WikiProject Aviation talk page that you are an active member of the project. I would like to invite you to take a short survey for my study. If you are available to take our survey, could you please reply an email to me? I'm new to Wikipedia, I can't send too many emails to other editors due to anti-spam measure. Thank you very much for your time. Xiangju (talk) 15:06, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

A Snowy AFD
It is this one. Maybe you would like to close it....William 10:26, 25 May 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ MilborneOne (talk) 15:35, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

User:98.67.162.148
Michael, User:98.67.162.148 has been making non-productive changes to Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, mostly contrary to MOS, and many outright incorrect, such as changing mentions of RCAF back to Air COmmand. This IP user from Huntsville Alabama US has a history of making such edits over a wide range of IPs in the 98.series. He/she has never resoopned to multiple attempts to communicate the necessity of following the MOS, and has histrically edited ship articles in this manner. Could you look into this, and consider a block on this user? Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 17:45, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
 * OK I will keep an eye on it, not blockworthy yet but it may be disruptive if they come back again. MilborneOne (talk) 18:00, 26 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I found one previous IP from the past, see here. IIRC, I wasn't involved in reverting this one's edits, but it will give uou other dexamples of their edits to look at for comparison. - BilCat (talk) 18:03, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Another snowy AFD
It is this one. One editor thinks it may have been created by one of Ryan K's sockpuppets. I disagree, but just letting you know....William 11:00, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

Ingrid Visser (volleyball)
Hi MilborneOne, I think you are right. It was me who added that strange intro, trying to stop people from adding the "fact" that Visser is dead while the police haven't confirmed this yet. At the top op the article, where everyone who wanted to change "is" into "was" could see it. But I guess it wasn't good thinking. Have a nice day, Caudex Rax (talk) 10:08, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

Optical Express
Hi, there are some recent edits by COI editors directly on Optical Express page. I have posted a comment on the Optical Express Talk Page and would be grateful if you could review when you get a spare moment. Thanks. Hardlygone (talk) 10:40, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Argh! not looked at it for a while, changes have been reverted but I will keep an eye on it. May need to look at some of the suggestions on the talk page by User:RingARoses who might take no replies as consensus to re-add the material! MilborneOne (talk) 19:40, 29 May 2013 (UTC)