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Thanks for making a substantial contribution to Walter Short.
In looking through the history, I noted your edit helped it to make it interesting and informative, and for that, thanks. :) --MeekSaffron (Jaffa, Tree!) 16:27, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Morse code
Thanks for your additions to Morse code. Do you have sources you could cite for the anecdotes about the 1939 speed record and the morse-blinker? It would help keep the article verifiable; see WP:CITE for details. Thanks, Chick Bowen 21:58, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
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Rotorcraft
Gliders are not "pulled through the air by gravity". The force of gravity only acts vertically and so cannot provide any horizontal component for propulsion. The force that make gliders go forwards is supplied by the wings. The lift force acts slightly forward of vertical because it is always at right angles to the air-flow. The airflow comes from slighly below the wing, see Angle of attack. Without wings, gliders would merely plummet vertically, vividly demonstrating gravity's limited abilities, but do not try this out for yourself. JMcC 12:06, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Gliding
Richard. As a glider pilot, would you review the article on Gliding? If you think it is a good article, would you add your comments to : Featured article candidates/Gliding. I am trying to get Gliding as a featured article. This would mean that one day it would appear on the home page of the world's 15th most visited web site, which would be useful for the sport. If you think it is satisfactory, you merely have to add Support and why, and then follow it with the four tildes ( ~ ) to record your name and date. JMcC 16:49, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Movement to impeach George W. Bush
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Thomas Midgley, Jr. revert
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Looney Tunes
I've managed to get myself into a revert war with some "loonies" over the point of trivia you entered on January 16th. I don't see anything wrong with it being in the article, and it's clear there is no actual connection other than a funny coincidence... or is there? I wonder who named the "toonie" that way? Wahkeenah 03:49, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

October 2007
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Francis Drake
I must respectfully disagree with your removal of my paragraph on the vast hoax surrounding Drake's will. I caefully cross-referenced this to the perpetrator, who has his own article in Wikipedia which discusses the matter in depth, and included another reference to an article discussing The New Yorker piece on this scam. Thus, it is clearly referenced two different ways. If these links are satisfactory please return it; it's an amazing example of public gullibility. Richard Weil 04:39, 28 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Your original link did not seem to be a WP:RS, nor did you WP:CITE it properly. But if the New Yorker had a piece on it, that is a reliable source, so add it back using that source as a reference, and WP:CITE it properly. Gscshoyru 11:46, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

USS Arizona Memorial
Hi, I am wondering what is the source for your information about visiting the USS Arizona Memorial? There is no citation given and if it's just based on personal experience, that would really be original research.

In particular, I'm concerned about your edit stating that a visitor can only remain there for 15 minutes -- when I was there last year, I stayed as long as I wanted to, and visitors could take any later boat back to the visitors' center. Has this changed?  JGHowes talk  -  06:10, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Reply: The guide asked everyone to leave when the next boat came in. Apparently the rapid exhaustion of tickets that day (gone by 11 AM) encouraged a fast turnaround.

December 2009
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