User talk:Spy007au/Archive first

Welcome
Hi i just noticed your recent edits to the Northern Territory Baseball related articles and would like to invite you to join Wikiproject Australian Baseball, a group of wikipedia editors commited to all articles related to Australian Baseball, thanks and welcome! --Dan027 09:24, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

SS Gothenburg
Another editor has proposed a section deletion on the article. Thought you should know as you've put in a lot of work on this. Naturally I oppose the deletion, it was the reason the article got the DYK nomination in the first place! Mjroots (talk) 11:09, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * All you need to do at the moment is to present your case for the retention of the section in a reasoned manner. Address the issue at hand, an not to attack the proposer who proposed the deletion. He has every right to do so, and should not be attacked for exercising that right. Mjroots (talk) 09:41, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: HMAS Protector (1884)
No worries. It's a great looking article. --Nick Dowling (talk) 04:30, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Gothenburg references
I took a look at the two specific references you asked me about. The first, someone had already largely reformatted; and the second, I reformatted. Forgive my ignorance, but "The Argus" referred to was The Argus (Australia), the defunct Melbourne newspaper, right? Anyway, if your reference is to a news clipping from that paper, then it’s formatted correctly. (If it was instead in a book, it will need to be reformatted.) I gave a quick once-over to all of the other references and made some minor tweaks here and there. Mostly it was ensuring that all the refs list as "Lastname, Firstname", and adding location aids, primarily OCLC numbers (especially useful for pre-ISBN works). — Bellhalla (talk) 13:40, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Loch Vennachar
Hi, you've listed this for DYK as created on the 24th, but it was created on the 21st! It might be an idea to create tourself a sandbox and work on an article there before releasing it in a completed form. Mjroots (talk) 15:25, 24 March 2008 (UTC)


 * You create a sandbox by making it a subpage of your use page. Like this User:Spy007au/Sandbox. All you need to do is add some text and save it, and you have your sandbox. Mjroots (talk) 05:58, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

John A. Gilruth
This article which you created appears to be a copyright violation as it is an exact copy of this from the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Please look at the information now on the page and see if you can use that source to write a proper wikipedia article. --Bduke (talk) 01:40, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I will see if I can write a stub to keep it. Have a good trip. --Bduke (talk) 03:14, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Loch Line
No problem, would you mind patrolling my new articles in return? Mjroots (talk) 10:07, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
 * There's only 19 of them, link at top of my talk page. Easiest way is to patrol one, then click the back button twice to return to list for next one. Mjroots (talk) 10:23, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I've been through the article. The intro needs rewriting. You need to remember that Victoria is a disambig page, so you need to link to Victoria instead when talking about the state. Mjroots (talk) 11:06, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Darwin Rebellion DYK
I don't have the time right this minute for an in-depth review of Darwin Rebellion. But here are some suggestions after a quick look-through: I'll have more time for a more in depth review and/or copyedit after this upcoming weekend. — Bellhalla (talk) 04:26, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * A few full dates are linked but most are not. Whatever the choice, it ought to be consistent—even in references. (I de-linked some solitary years per WP:MOSNUM.)
 * Most references are "Lastname, Firstname" while others are "Firstname Lastname". They should be consistent, too. Scratch that. There was only one, and I changed it.
 * For consistency it should either be Dr (no period) or Dr. (with period) throughout the article. (I know in standard American usage a period is called for, but don't know about Australian/Commonwealth usage.)
 * The image in the "Aftermath" section should be moved so it's either right aligned or not directly below the heading (per WP:MOS). Also, the "hard-coded" image sizes for all images are not necessary. (Some people get really picky about not having "hard-coded" image sizes.)
 * The notation at the bottom of Image:Darwin Rebellion 1.jpg is a bit problematic for a GA nom, since there does not appear to be any permission on the image page.
 * The lead section needs to be expanded. For an article this length, it should probably be expanded to three paragraphs.
 * Some context for some of the terminology (or some wikilinks) for non-Australians would be helpful. For example, it might be nice to spell out that this took place in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Also, as someone not intimately familiar with Australian government and/or election, I had a little difficulty following the election details in the "Background" section. Are commonwealth elections for the Parliament of Australia? And would South Australia elections be for the Parliament of South Australia? Are they for other offices, too?

I commend you on your effort to get feedback before nominating at WP:GAC. Keep in mind there is also the WP:PR procedure. I only looked quickly. I think the article is in great shape for GAC. I did not know the following terms and felt they should be linked: Commonwealth Parliament, pearling from dab, pastoralism, meat processing, and Melbourne. You must be consistent on linking full dates. Can you explain or link Fisher Labor Government. Use a comma after "From the beginning".--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 14:04, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Good to see
Some very good work done from the top end - good stuff - specially the maritime history stuff - well done- and cheers SatuSuro 09:16, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Great to see the DYK'S - but see if you can get into practice tagging your arts - li i have just done for your more recent two - well worht the effort - helps the oz project keep tabs of itself and keeps things in perspective - orphan arts are a pain for wikipedia- and tag and cats are part of that - cheers SatuSuro 09:34, 23 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Nah my apologies - not well explained from an ex resident of rapid creek - you get the following :| - on the talk page that shows red as a discussion page -

If there are other projects (like people are WPBiography with the squiggly sides) that need to be put there - find an art in the project and reverse engineer their talk pages always the best way to go SatuSuro 12:22, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

You probably knew it all anyways but mightnt have known it in that term of tagging SatuSuro 13:04, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

With that number of dyk's and excellent maritime history items - gawd in my first year i couldnt even put a summary up :( - we were in rapid creek in 92 i think it was :| SatuSuro 13:11, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

re: Concordia
Hi, Naming conventions (ships) should be able to give you a pointer to the best name for the article. Nick Dowling (talk) 10:40, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Batavia (ship)
It could be interpreted that a summary of, and link be made to the Wiebbe Hayes art  at the Batavia (ship) article  -I was advised to re- read it after my first read - and realised it was an invite to add :|  cheers SatuSuro 13:34, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Wiebbe Hayes
Well done!!!!!! SatuSuro 00:34, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Concordia 1696
Well done (as above) and keep up the good work and thanks again for your efforts at keeping WP AMH alive - your edits help thanks SatuSuro 14:28, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

G'day
Nice work on Weibbe. Hesperian 04:30, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

No probs
I have eye and comprehension problems at the mo so dont rely on me totally :| (I blame the cold weather and my bright imac screen for them in no particular order) SatuSuro 12:15, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
 * dont thnk the frogs got maritime project and i think the lack of anythng about inquiry or lloyds or something as a response to the issues raised? SatuSuro 12:22, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
 * bloody good otherwsie - but surely such collision has a see also or comparison somewhere? SatuSuro 12:23, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I took out marit hist of the frogs as acat - it may exist in a different word order or not at all SatuSuro 12:57, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
 * If you can do that in your sleep - then I look forward even more to the arts you can do when you are awake - youre a treasure! believe me! SatuSuro

Very odd
Today received in mail my latest copy of Australian Veterinary History (now dont ask why) and there is Arthur Asche's paper on your current project. Please either email me and ill send you up o a photocopy or if you really want i could scan and send as numbers of jpegs - thats if you dont already have it :) cheers SatuSuro 05:52, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh hell forgot - too many threads in the head - will try this week - sorry about delay SatuSuro 12:08, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Darwin Rebellion
I've only been able to skim read it thus far, but it seems much better and much closer to being a GA. I'd say that it could do with a few more references if anything, and a bit of copyediting, but I doubt it would be dismissed out of hand as a GAC - perhaps put on hold pending improvements. Try splitting the references section up to include a bibliography, see Pendle witch trials as an example of how this is done. See if theres a community on Wikipedia that might help you out with it, otherwise I think nominating it for GA would get you more constructive comments. Well done on the work though, its nice to see people taking an active interest in history :) Parrot of Doom (talk) 17:50, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

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Has been corrected. Thanks, Spy007au (talk) 02:11, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Oxford Wikimania 2010 and Wikimedia UK v2.0 Notice
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asche's talk
got it on single page jpegs at last (sigh) ((apologies about the bloody delay)) can send as a mail bomb of separate jpegs for each page right now if poss - interested? SatuSuro 03:58, 4 September 2008 (UTC) Oh hell you used my non wikipedia name there :( will try by this weekend - there always seems to be something getting in the way of a good couple of scans :( SatuSuro 10:20, 17 September 2008 (UTC) Hehehehe - nah dont worry - im the one who should be apologising - I chat too much and have been on commons a lot recently - so really it was time to cleanup - and hey i have more threads than there are atoms on a pinhead - so its good you remind me :) SatuSuro 10:48, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Image:Crest protector.gif‎ listed for deletion
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WikiProject James Bond New Collaboration of the fortnight
  The Windler      talk   00:54, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

V v v v embarrassed
Mislaid the bloody asche thingo - maybe you need to apply james bond methods on me - or at last resort my office - another perth editor has a photo of my office - maybe it compares with the manila rubbish tip if you know of its reputation - will endevour to eat humble pie or gain a barnstar for over-threaded eds who cannot keep track of their own edit habits :( when i find it will get it to you - sorry again :( SatuSuro 13:10, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Done SatuSuro 13:17, 21 September 2008 (UTC) Basically go to an article history and change back to the last reliable edit and restore that SatuSuro 13:18, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Dont thank me for anything till i get the bloody asche thing sorted - try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Revert for a good read :( SatuSuro 13:21, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject James Bond New Collaboration of the fortnight
  The Windler      talk   04:48, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject James Bond New Collaboration of the fortnight
  The Windler      talk   00:45, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Bloody Sydney Uni
I used to work at fisher library - their e text of the avhs goes to issue 49 - blah! - the asche tuff we want they havent scnned yet - the buggers :( SatuSuro 13:53, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

yeah it defies logic in a strange way - make sure your archive page is titled User:SPy etc - so it has your name in it - and create it on this psge - that is you type in a red link User:xxx archive one you then save that, then you go into edit mode on this page and cut all that you want in this page and close this page then past into you red link page - and its worth adding the userpage in the filly brackets and also nobots is worht having too - and then with the archived pit pasted in, you save that page and all is apples - if you get my drift - any issues i can see one of our admin mates is currently online - if necessary he is one who can get you out of the xxxx if necessary if anything goes wrong :) SatuSuro 14:13, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Looks good - easy stuff! SatuSuro 14:20, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

You didnt go for a clean cut though - all my drivel is still here on the page :( SatuSuro 14:21, 18 October 2008 (UTC)