User talk:OberRanks/Archive 6

Cut and Paste discussion
bis dann...
 * Alle ist guy. Nothing to worry about with your account.  The matter is closed and we all learned some very valuable lessons.  Looking forward to more of your valued contributions to this site.  Best. -OberRanks (talk) 21:50, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

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Frohe Weihnachten 2014
I hope you and your family have a relaxing Christmas holiday. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 14:13, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Und Sie! Jawohl! -OberRanks (talk) 15:42, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

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Hitler Stalingrad Speech

 * Hi there. Just reviewed your piece. It is a good addition to a neglected area. I have flagged up a few issues which can be addressed.

Hope this is of some help. Cheers Irondome (talk) 18:06, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Needs more inline citations. Especially the text of the speech needs to be cited.
 * The section in the intro asserting that this is the only speech apart from the Mannheim one with H speaking in his "normal" voice. We need a cite for that, otherwise it looks like WP:OR
 * More sections. A Reactions section would be good, if you can gather material, recounting the speechs' impact domestically and abroad.

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Emil Maurice
Do you have a date, with a cite, as to when exactly Maurice was "fired" as Hitler's chauffeur? I have read several different dates (now I have to remember where) and others don't say exactly. Kierzek (talk) 14:50, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hmm. I will check. -OberRanks (talk) 15:04, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I dont have all my books in Washington DC yet, but if its anywhere, it would definitely be in here. -OberRanks (talk) 16:46, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Start unpackin' them. :) Kierzek (talk) 15:51, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

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 * the Red Front Fighters League of the German Communist Party KPD, and intimidating Slavic and Romani citizens, unionists and Jews, for instance during the [[

Sturmabteilung name change discussion
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Thank you
Thank you for your comments at ANI. You seemed to me to be the voice of reason and and I want to say that I have learned something valuable from you. Best Regards,
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 * I hope it all works out for you. Best- O.R. -OberRanks (talk) 16:18, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Heydrich
Hi there OberRanks. I see you have added some content to the Heydrich article. Could you please take a minute to go back and add page numbers to your sources? Also the book 'Karl Hermann Frank. Staatsminister im Protektorat' is missing the publication year. I'll format the new citations to match the existing style and copy edit the new material once you've finished. Thank you, -- Diannaa (talk) 15:36, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I just came here to ask the same; OberRanks could you please add the cite page numbers. Thanks, Kierzek (talk) 15:58, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
 * The Karl Hermann Frank book is a french translation and did not a publication year. I *think* it is 2000 but I am not sure.  Any suggestions to find out?  No problem on page numbers on the other ones, will dig the books out.  The book on Herbert Kappler I no longer own, but will do some research...hope you liked the new material! -O.R.Comms 17:01, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Here's a handy link: WorldCat. You can search by title, author, ISBN, etc. The ISBN 3875880714 matches the 1971 edition so let's go with that. -- Diannaa (talk) 17:18, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Everybody stay off the article for a bit please, I will do the cites first and then some copy edits. -- Diannaa (talk) 17:21, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican: I assume you've got the version issued by Fontana (London) in 1969?
 * Karl Hermann Frank. Staatsminister im Protektorat: Still needs a page number.
 * Copy edits are ready to be checked. -- Diannaa (talk) 18:10, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

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 * I updated the file with all the information I have about it. Its from RG 242 at the National Archives which is all unrestricted and free use.  We can get a permissions e-mail if that would help. -O.R.Comms 15:01, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

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Frohe Weihnachten 2015
Have a relaxing holiday and keep working on that book. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 01:10, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, it looks like its going to the publisher in January 2016. Will keep you posted; have a great Christmas and New Year! -O.R.Comms 03:26, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

Requests for adminship/GeneralizationsAreBad
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Untergruppenführer
What do you think of the placement of Untergruppenführer on the Template:Nazi Germany paramilitary ranks. I put it there as the rank of Gauführer ceased to exist in 1929 when the SS-Gaus were re-consolidated into new SS units known as SS-Oberführerbereiche, each commanded by an SS-Oberführer. And you posted that the Untergruppenführer was a intermediary position between the ranks of SA-Oberführer and SA-Gruppenführer. Kierzek (talk) 17:45, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
 * That seems like a very good place for it, yes. I hate to say that this happened on Wikipedia, but the discovery of that rank is very significant and we just made history.  No one else has ever published information about that rank before and I came across it completely by chance looking at early SS paperwork from the late 1920s.  Pretty cool! -O.R.Comms 19:05, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
 * My hat's off to you. Kierzek (talk) 19:36, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * Uploaded over eleven years ago in another lifetime. Do with it what you will. :-) -O.R.Comms 05:05, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

User Right Question
Given the amount of work you do on military rank related articles, would be interested in obtaining permission to use the rollback tool? I'd be happy to grant that user right to you if it is something you could make use of. TomStar81 (Talk) 01:48, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't know that much about it, but would be happy to help keep the articles looking good. I can read up on a policy page, if we have one, and then accept the user rights.  Thank you for the offer! -O.R.Comms 17:23, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I have that right and what it allows is for you to revert a prior edit (vandalism or offensive one), with one click. The user right should only be used when called for and not when just undoing a prior (good faith) edit. Kierzek (talk) 18:14, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Alright, I've updated your user rights to include the rollback tool. You can read up on it at WP:ROLLBACK, and if you have any question you are welcome to ask me and I will do my best to answer. Enjoy! TomStar81 (Talk) 01:55, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Sounds great! Thank you! -O.R.Comms 13:15, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

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 * Wow, talk about the way back machine. I created those temples eleven years ago.  What took you guys so long?  Do what you want with them.  Back in those days I was a "sizzling Midshipman, still yearning for hearth and home" as Master and Commander would say. -O.R.Comms 23:30, 24 July 2016 (UTC)