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Models of warships
Rupert, I really like the sections you are adding to various warships (e.g. Daring class destroyer (1949)). These sections could be improved a lot if you put in citations (footnotes) showing where the information comes from.--Toddy1 (talk) 16:37, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Naval History
Dear Toddy 1 (and Sweet Talk last year)

Many thanks for your comments. I usually try to put in as many internal Wiki references as I can, to support my small contributions to Naval History, and Railway or Tramway topics. I find the Wiki footnotes system cumbersome and difficult to understand.

My refs for the current contributions on ship models are only web pages on other people's sites, and I am unsure how to index these. (The basic knowledge is my own memory in many cases). I am not trying to create full lists of models of each type, but to record models which existed at the time the ships were in service, which had the historical function of increasing awareness of these now forgotten post-war & cold-war naval ship types to a younger generation in the 1950s & 60s.

The references for the Triang Minic models are Here:

http://www.triangminicships.com/classic_edition/catalogues/2nd_edition.htm (pps 7, 8, 9) http://www.triangminicships.com/classic_edition/catalogues/1st_edition.htm (p3)

Evidence of the models' continuing interest to collectors comes from several sites, which change as items are sold: (they also appear and disappear on e-bay) eg: http://www.uniquecollections.co.uk/showpage.asp?dept=91&Triang+%2F+Spot+On+Models%2FMinic+Ships http://www.groovycart.co.uk/cart.php?c=551&cat=Triang+1st+%2F2nd+series+ships http://waterline-ships.co.uk/index.php?cPath=81&osCsid=8e01e776d983a4a59c6c19cce3b27b81

The Albatros models are again part of a dealer's site, which cannot be relied upon; DARING: http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/2010_1_105337396.html VANGUARD: http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/2010_1_2736575.html (I would also like to use these excellent photos to illustrate the articles: how do i incorporate them into Wiki Commons?)

The Frog model ships info is even more ephemeral, and comes in enthusiast's talk pages:

I actually cannot find the pages with Frog's Undine, Blackpool and Trafalgar moels that i saw earlier this year. The served to confirm my memories, but are no use as wiki refs!

Any advice from you about how to ref these pages and pictures is welcome.

Rupert Nichol (talk) 17:03, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

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The information about the church is useful but would need to be put into your own words before it can be added to wikipedia.&mdash; Rod talk 17:26, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for getting back to me. You suggest you added the text as it is in the public domain, however the web site it was taken from says (c) Fleet Air Arm Museum. Most web sites (and books, journals etc) are covered by copyright (even if they don't say so) and can not be copied unless they specifically say this or someone (eg the web site owner) sends the appropriate message to wikipedia - if you are the web site owner let me know & I'll send more details. It you rewrite it into your own words you can add the source as a reference using any of several citation systems - I use WP:cite web. It is not original research if you can show a reliable source which can be verified.


 * The standard order of sections is set out at WP:UKCITY. If you want to have another go I'd be happy to help - in fact you have picqued my interest and I intend to start a new article just about the church & am working on it at User:Rodw/Sandbox/Church of St Bartholomew, Yeovilton.&mdash; Rod talk 18:28, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok Thanks - I shouldn't have reverted your change to south of the road - I'd be happy with that. You are welcome to edit the St Bartholomew article in my sand box & I will put in there about the RNAS links etc, or you can wait to edit it until I put it into article space which will probably be this evening.&mdash; Rod talk 19:36, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * The new article is now up at Church of St Bartholomew, Yeovilton for everyone to edit.&mdash; Rod talk 21:39, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

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