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Again, welcome! Chris Roy 00:33, 3 May 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 NPA 2 Brigade of the Guards 3 Coinage 4 Image source 5 about the olympics template 6 Image source 7 Image copyright 8 Image copyright 9 Image:Naziflag.JPG 10 Image:Endurance_(II).jpg 11 Image:Yeomenoftheguard.jpg 12 Royal Netherlands Army 13 Image:Albion.jpg 14 British Army 15 Image:DWR.jpg 16 Image:DWR.jpg 17 Image:DWR1.jpg 18 DYK 19 Image listed for deletion 20 Image deletion warning 21 Copyright Violation 22 List of Australian military bases 23 1st hussars 24 Image:HMAS_Hobart_at_sea.jpg has been listed for deletion 25 HMAS Brisbane 26 RAN template 27 Copyright problems with Image:Albionclass.jpg 28 Copyright problems with Image:Enterprise.jpg 29 Image:Australia-Air-Ensign.svg 30 Image:Ranensign.JPG listed for deletion 31 Image copyright problem with Image:Strathconasmountedtroop.jpg 32 DWR Colonel in Chief 33 RAN FAA Squadron names 34 Image Tagging Image:NorforceAO.JPG 35 Image Tagging for Image:VSOE_train.JPG 36 Wikiproject ADF 37 UK Colonial Casualties in WW2 38 Query 39 Logging in 40 The Irish Question 41 Portal:Military of Australia 42 French station names 43 9mm handguns and the ADF? 44 Image:2pennyreverse.JPG 45 British TOCs 45.1 No personal attacks 46 Duncharris 47 Sorry about the accidental reverts 48 Yorkshire Regiment 49 Image Tagging for Image:1st armoured regiment.gif 50 TRF's 51 Categories 52 Possibly unfree Image:NI train.jpg 53 Image copyright problem with Image:RAN Skyhawk.jpg 54 Howards rebadging 55 Image Tagging for Image:QDG Cap Badge.GIF 56 Australian military history task force 57 Image Tagging for Image:Pwrr cap badge.jpg 58 Edit summaries 59 Unspecified source for Image:Tworonnies0.JPG 60 The Dark Knight 61 Image copyright problem with Image:Enterprise.jpg 62 Image copyright problem with Image:Regimental Colour pattern.gif 63 Image copyright problem with Image:Paras.JPG 64 Royal Australian Corps of Signal(s)? 65 Tartans? 66 Image Tagging for Image:Cameronians.gif 67 3rd US INF Regt 68 Image:Atlantaolympicstadium.JPG listed for deletion 69 Proposing a merger of Parachute Regiment (India) to Para Commandos 70 Thanks Hammersfan 71 Image tagging for Image:HMAS_Melbourne_at_sea.jpg 72 Canadian Military History Taskfoce 73 Non-FIFA teams 74 Copyright problems with Image:PoliceCNC.PNG 75 WSMR at stations 76 WP:THOMAS, The Railway Series and Stations 77 Image Tagging for Image:Royal Tasmania Regiment cap badge.PNG 78 Fair use rationale for Image:Broad Street 1986.jpg 79 London Overground 80 Command structure 81 Image:RN Merlin.jpg listed for deletion 82 Image:Zaraphillips.JPG

[edit] NPA

Please see Wikipedia's no personal attacks policy. Comment on content, not on the contributor; personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Note that continued personal attacks may lead to blocks for disruption. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you.

A number of your comments on the talk page for [[Template:British_TOCs]] are in clear violation of NPA -- [1][2][3] and [4]. I realize that this is a contentious issue, but resorting to blatan ad hominem attacks helps nothing. •Jim62sch• 10:05, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Brigade of the Guards

When an article has been placed on the copyvio page, you mustn't touch it. Follow the instructions in the boilerplate text, and create a new stub (or full article) ready for when the process is followed through. I've reverted your edits; you need to retrieve your new article using the page History, and recreate it as instructed. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 21:41, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I'm surprised that I didn't notice that it was a copyvio — i did a bit of tidying, and it didn't occur to me. Good luck with it. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 21:50, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Coinage

Thanks for the work on the British coinage articles! Man vyi 18:55, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image source

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[edit] about the olympics template

I have noticed that you have added the Stadium column in the Olympics template. Do you think we actaully would need the stadium. Although it is a useful piece of information, many events are performed in various stadiums, and it's not really that significant. I don't know. Just my opinion WB 06:31, Jun 2, 2005 (UTC)

I added the stadium to the template because I've added links to the various stadia in all of the Summer Olympics pages - some of these have the Olympics Template, while others have a constructed table. In the interests of completeness, I thought it best to amend the template, should it then be decided to add it to all of the Olympics pages. Plus, I think it's useful to see that not every city has an Olympic Stadium called the 'Olympic Stadium'. Hammersfan 15.45, 2 June 2005

That's fine. I'll try to work on it myself too. WB 22:51, Jun 2, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image source

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[edit] Image copyright

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[edit] Image copyright

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• Also Image:Oldguardnewguard.jpg RedWolf 04:40, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Naziflag.JPG

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[edit] Image:Endurance_(II).jpg

Thank you for uploading Image:Endurance_(II).jpg. Its copyright status is unclear, so it may have to be deleted. Please leave a note on the image page about the source of the image. Thank you. --Kevin McManus 02:13, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)

If you could also do the same for Image:Endurance_(Ia).jpg, that would be great. --Kevin McManus 17:10, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Yeomenoftheguard.jpg

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[edit] Royal Netherlands Army

Hello Hammersfan. I reverted your contributions to the Royal Netherlands Army article since your information is outdated. The 1(NL)Division "7 december" doesn't exist anymore, the division was replaced by the "Operationeel Commando" (OPCO), which is soon to be replaced (5 september) by the "Commando Landstrijdkrachten" (CLSK). Therefore, there is also no longer a "1(GE/NL)Corps", the corps-headquarters is still there but the task has been chanched: it can be deployed as a NATO High Readiness Forces Headquarters (HRF-HQ). See also www.1gnc.de and the Dutch wikipedia article. Tdevries 14:39, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Albion.jpg

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[edit] British Army

As you're a really prolific contributor on things related to the British Army, I'd like your imput as to whether you'd think a Wikipedia:Wikiproject British Army should be created? There are similar projects at Wikipedia:Wikiproject Polish Army and Wikipedia:WikiProject Hellenic Army.

There is so much on Wikipedia about the British Army, yet still so much to write. So a central place to organise everything would probably be a good thing.

Take care, dude SoLando 00:48, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

I've just created a basic WikiProject (I kinda blatantly copied some parts of WikiProject Polish Army :-D). I know this may sound kinda vague, but any help you offer will be really welcome.

Take care SoLando 20:57, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:DWR.jpg

You have uploaded an image which you purport to be the Cap Badge of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. This is not the Cap Badge of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. It is the Regimental Association Blazer badge. You have made the image up from two seperate images from our Regimental website. It is also a copyright infringement of a design I did for the Regiment which has been illiegally copied and altered. It is only permitted to be used on the regimental website. Please arrange to have the image deleted immediately. Richard Harvey 10:10, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:DWR.jpg

Hi Hammersfan, may I delete this image? I noticed that you've replaced it with Image:DWR1.jpg so the image isn't needed anymore.

I'm asking after a request from User:Richard Harvey to delete (at least one version of) the image based on copyright concerns.

As an administrator I can delete orphans at the uploaders request. So with your OK I can delete this image, otherwise it has to be listed for deletion as an unused orphan or copyright violation (fair use isn't possible for an orphan).

thanks in advance, --Duk 16:11, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply and permission- it's taken care of --Duk 15:55, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:DWR1.jpg

Hi Hammersfan,

There are new criteria for speedy deletion of images, see Wp:csd#Images.2FMedia; images must have both copyright information and source information, or face deletion after a seven day listing period on either Category:Images_with_unknown_source or Category:Images_with_unknown_copyright_status.

I've added the {{no source}} tag to this image until the source is identified. If the specific source is not identified within seven days then the image will be deleted.

--Duk 19:58, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

P.S. if the source _is_ identified then the image will still have to run its course on WP:CP. --Duk 20:22, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

I have put the source of the image above onto the image's page - I also object to people insinuating and making allegations without bothering to check their facts. Hammersfan 12:05, 22 September 2005

Thank's for the information, I've removed the {{no source}} tag from the image page and added a note to the listing on WP:CP regarding the source.

Also, prior to recieving your note, I asked both User:ImageEditor and User:Richard Harvey about the source noted in the imagevio tag, which didn't seem to be right, and doesn't match the source you have since added.

The best way to avoid mistaken insinuations and allegations is to promptly add source and copyright information to image uploads. --Duk 12:27, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Did you know? has been updated. A fact from the article James Bond gun barrel sequence, which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Image listed for deletion

Hi, just letting you know I've listed an image you uploaded, Image:PilbaraAO.JPG, for deletion. It was tagged 'fair use', so I modified a blank map to create a free replacement (Image:Pilbara Regiment.png). Thanks! Michael 11:31, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image deletion warning

I've replaced the image Image:Chinataiwanarmy.jpg, uploaded by you, with Image:China Taiwan army flags.svg. The original has been listed for deletion. Hope this is OK. –Mysid (talk) 11:33, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright Violation

Sorry but Image:Natashakaplinsky.JPG is a copyright violation from [5]. I have listed it here and removed it from the Natasha Kaplinsky article, replacing it with an image that is not a copyright problem. Thanks for all your other edits on Wikipedia though! :) Wikiwoohoo 21:29, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] List of Australian military bases

How you going. I was just wondering why you removed the Royal Australian Navy bases from List of Australian military bases, and did you move them to a new page. Regards hossens27 06:50, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

• Thanks for clearing that up. I did put them back on the original page, i think having all the bases from all 3 of the branches makes sence. hossens27 05:29, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 1st hussars

Hi, I added some info to the first hussars page which you've contributed to. can you take a look? Mike McGregor (Can) 09:01, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:HMAS_Hobart_at_sea.jpg has been listed for deletion

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--WonYong 10:37, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] HMAS Brisbane

I appreciate the copyright situation. A pain in the bum, but necessary. I wonder if the image could be cropped to remove the McCain (or most of it, anyway)? --Surgeonsmate 01:29, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RAN template

Please stop re-adding the flag to the template it is under copyright and is not allowed to be there. You have already reverted the edit three times if you do so again you will in danger of being blocked from editing on wikipedia. --Martyman-(talk) 13:43, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

It suits me to enforce it here, because I am personally watching here. It might be a shock to you but I am not omnipotent, I do try to remove copyrighted and bad fair-use images wherever I find them on wikipedia. If you really only want to use this template on the one article why don't you just include the wikimarkup in the article itself. It probably still wouldn't get passed a close screening like FAC but it wouldn't be explicitly breaking a wikipedia policy. --Martyman-(talk) 13:55, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

Also it is not just the issue of military flags in templates, it is military flags that are still definitely under copyright in templates. --Martyman-(talk) 13:56, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright problems with Image:Albionclass.jpg

Please see Template:CrownCopyright for an explanation as to why this is Mark83 22:48, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright problems with Image:Enterprise.jpg

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[edit] Image:Australia-Air-Ensign.svg

Regarding the FOTW tag: I based the image only on the text at FOTW, some of which was quoted from another source anyway--the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. The whole point of me drawing the stars from scratch in the first place was to avoid FOTW copyright restriction (hence my PD release).

I removed the incorrect information, and if attribution info is required I ask that you attribute it to me, Commons:User:-xfi- (Union, PD) and User:DiamondVertex (roundel, PD).

If I sound angry at you in this comment... I'm not :).

Greentubing 03:24, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Ranensign.JPG listed for deletion

Greentubing 06:54, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Strathconasmountedtroop.jpg

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[edit] DWR Colonel in Chief

I've reverted your edit to the infobox, as it totally removed the information of the 8th DoW from the list. There is no need to change the infobox wording 'ceremonial chief' as the infobox template automatically puts the wording Colonel in Chief on the artical page. Please note the infobox also has to cater for military units other than regiments. 86.3.1.72 21:42, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RAN FAA Squadron names

Hi, I've started a list of all RAN FAA squadrons at: List of Australian Fleet Air Arm flying squadrons. Before I or anyone else starts entries on the squadrons, do you know if the RAN squadron titles should have 'No.' at the front of them like RAAF squadrons do? The RAN's website just calls them things like '805 Squadron' without a 'No.' so I assume that this is the prefered naming convention. Note that I've added 'RAN' to the end of the squadrons for consistancy with Wikipedia naming conventions (ie, to avoid confusion with any other countries squadrons with the same designation). --Nick Dowling 01:20, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:NorforceAO.JPG

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[edit] Image Tagging for Image:VSOE_train.JPG

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[edit] Wikiproject ADF

Hey just letting you know there now a WikiProject ADF, thought you might be interested. Regards Hossens27 10:54, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] UK Colonial Casualties in WW2

Do you know of a source that gives a detailed breakdown of UK Colonial losses in WW2.? In 1946 the total casualties for all colonial forces was given without listing the individual colonies.-I would like to post these details to the WW2 Casualties page-Woogie10w 01:02, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Query

Are you related to User:RFBailey? Or is the South Eastern point just coicidence? Simply south 20:20, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Logging in

Hi. I noticed that a number of comments left on talk pages (such as here that have your signature on them were actually left by the IP address 129.31.40.145. Was this you just becoming accidentally logged out, or is something more sinister happening? --RFBailey 22:52, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

That explains it then! But, please, try to remember....... --RFBailey 23:01, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Irish Question

You may be aware that there has recently been a dispute about whether the {{British TOCs}} template should include Northern Irish train operators. In order to gain consensus and move forward there is currently a discussion about whether the scope of the template should be Great Britain or the United Kingdom. You have previously commented on this tempate but have not yet made any remarks in the latest discussion. If you would like to express your opinion please do so at Template talk:British TOCs#The Irish Question - What is the scope of this template?. Thryduulf 21:49, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Portal:Military of Australia

Hey Hammersfan just letting you know that i just started a Military of Australia Portal thought you moight be interested. Also could you give me a hand on the intro to the portal not sure how to properly discribe the military of Australia. Hossens27 09:31, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

• • Hey, well the bulk of the portal is no problem its just the intro section its a little short compared to other portals. I am also not sure how to properly discribe the Military of Australia in the same section. Also can you think of any other possible sections(eg. Selected picture) that could be added. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hossens27 10:39, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] French station names

Since this is the English Wikipedia, the best title might possibly be "Calais-Fréthun railway station" ! But I will let you and Captain scarlet fight over it. However I would like to hear your thoughts at Talk:Gare de Le Havre about the best title for that station! -- RHaworth 16:55, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

The actual proper yet ridiculour name would be Gare de Calais-Fréthun railway station since Gare de is not only the appropriate but also the name used on the station front, as it is with all SNCF stations which have had a bit of sprucing up. You amase me a little bit more everyday RHaworth, for someone who originally asked for my help, your behaviour is most repungnant. Regards, Captain scarlet 13:29, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 9mm handguns and the ADF?

Hi Hammersfan. As a regular contributor to articles on the Australian Military, can you confirm whether or not private soldiers in the ADF (specifically in 3RAR) are normally issued with 9mm handguns? Thanks for any information you can provide. — JEREMY 09:05, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. If you think it is likely, the search is less urgent. :) Please let me know if you come up with evidence to the contrary. — JEREMY 09:20, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:2pennyreverse.JPG

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[edit] British TOCs

Yes, Duncharris decided that it was all over and removed the Irish ones from the template (while it was still protected). I posted a note to WP:AN/I about this but nobody seems to have commented. I'm seriously considering an RfC. Thryduulf 18:40, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

What a suprise - Duncharris reverted it (using the vandal rollback tool no less!). I like what you tried to do with that edit, but I don't think it was ideal. Try suggesting a combination of that version and the latest version on talk on teh talk page and see what others think. Thryduulf 21:25, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] No personal attacks

You should take very seriously the recent comments by the univolved person (I forget who it was) - you made several personal attacks which are never apropriate, even when pissed off and undermine your case. Read the Wikipedia:No personal attacks policy and note that you can and will be blocked if you continue making them. I also strongly recommend you appologise to Duncharris for the personal attacks, either at Template talk:British TOCs or on his talk page.

Given that the template is very controversial at the moment, all future significant changes (i.e. everything except correcting spellings/updating links/fixing formatting) should first be discussed on the talk page and agreed before being implemented· If everybody did this there would be no edit warring and a civilised discussion should take place. Thryduulf 20:35, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Duncharris

I know nothing about the subject of those articles, but that doesn't look good on Duncharris' behalf. I recommend you start an RfC (I will support and add evidence but I don't have time to start it - I'm literally just back from a weekend away and have three days of online stuff to catch up on). I have a vauge recollection that there was a previous RfC about him so you might want to read that (if I'm not mistaken) and see if the behaviour is similar. I don't know whether this would be a user conduct or abuse of admin powers RfC - if the guidelines on the page don't help ask on the talk page as the people watching that should know. Thryduulf

[edit] Sorry about the accidental reverts

A little time ago you forked template:UKTOCs from template:British TOCs. Apparently, to get around the discussion (of sorts) that is ongoing at template talk:British TOCs. I mass reverted them as unhelpful, but obviously a few got caught up by mistake. Sorry about that. Please remember to get consensus for any edits you make. — Dunc|☺ 17:56, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yorkshire Regiment

Hi Hammersfan, Spotted your query on the talk page. A short paragraph about HRH Prince Andrew's appointment is on the page, see the second to last paragraph, he is also shown in the info box, at the moment full details are still 'sketchy' as to the depth of involvement he will be taking, he is more interested in Aircraft than the Infantry. As for the Antecedant Regiments C-in-C's being involved? I can confirm that HRH The Queen had appointed His Grace the Duke of Wellington to be the Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of the Yorkshire Regiment and that Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter, the Dukes Current Colonel is to take over from His Grace as President of the Dukes Regimental Association. I will be working at the Yorkshire Regiment's RHQ, in York, tomorrow, so I will enquire about the other two Regiments details though my current info on King Harald V is that he will not be accepting any further engagements due to ill health. Richard Harvey 09:05, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

• Hammersfan, I can confirm that the current C-in-C's of the Green Howards, King Harald V, or the PWO HRH Duchess of Kent, will cease to have any official connection with the battalions after the merger on the 6th of June. Richard Harvey 00:22, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

• • Hi Hammersfan, I like the idea of the order of precedence on the bottom of the regiments pages. Will you be updating the Order of Precedence article page as the units merge together? eg Yorkshire Regiment on the 6th of June? I was also wondering if it would be a good idea to put small thumbnails of the various regiments TRF's against each unit. I have the Yorkshire Regiment one sat ready to use? Richard Harvey 16:12, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
    • I'm not brilliant at info boxes and templates. Is there provision within the templates for putting in the TRF's automatically, from a central page list, that would save having to keep updating the individual pages as the details change? Richard Harvey 16:25, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
      • Absolutely, but don't expect it to be too soon, such changes take time. Richard Harvey 16:52, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

• • • • Roger to that! I will follow that idea up elsewhere before proceeding further, as it will save a lot of work. Richard Harvey 16:42, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] TRF's

I can only supply you with the TRF for the Yorkshire Regiment, which I had some input to. I have uploaded it here:- Yorkshire TRF. I wont have time to find anymore before Thursday as I'm working on updating the Yorkshire Regiment and antecedant regiments webpages on the MOD Website. I will also be away, down in Warminster for the Dukes rebadging parade on Tuesday. Please note the Rose will be worn leaf down, petal up. I have loaded it into the info box already. Richard Harvey 17:52, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Categories

Hi there! Why are you reverting to the original categories for British Army regiments? The category is becoming increasingly unwieldy and needs to be made more accessible and manageable, in my opinion. So that's why I believe creating subordinate categories for cavalry and infantry, etc, is essential to making it more navigable. Happy editing! SoLando (Talk) 13:42, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Would you have any objection to these two categories being used for all regiments, regardless of their active status? SoLando (Talk) 13:54, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, a category for yeomanry regiments should probably be created in the foreseeable future. Presently, however, there aren't many articles. Where the hell are the creators of stubs? :-D SoLando (Talk) 13:58, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi again! Great work with the cats. For the purporses of clarification, do you have any objecttion to Category:British Army cavalry regiments and Category:British Army infantry regiments being used for current and historical regiments? Happy editing! SoLando (Talk) 15:53, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. I'll proceed to update the categories now. I'm hesitant about creating further categories, though, as it could arguably overcategorise the category structure for British Army regiments. Time will tell. Meh. Again, happy editing! SoLando (Talk) 16:05, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Howards rebadging

The 9th of June has gone and passed, and so I suppose that's the end of the Howards. I've started a discussion article at Talk:Green Howards. Maybe you could add your opinions? haz (user talk) 14:20, 13 June 2006

I lie, of course. It's at Talk:The Green Howards. haz (user talk) 14:22, 13 June 2006

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[edit] Australian military history task force

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[edit] Edit summaries

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[edit] The Dark Knight

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[edit] Royal Australian Corps of Signal(s)?

Hi. Just wondering why you moved Royal Australian Corps of Signals to Royal Australian Corps of Signal here. All the links at the Australian Army and Defence sites use the plural. Just curious as to the rationale. Thanks. --SigPig 11:37, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tartans?

Um, there's already a bunch of fields where this can be indicated; let's not add even more fields to an already-too-long template without discussion, please? Kirill Lokshin 14:34, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Let's discuss this at Template talk:Infobox Military Unit#Tartans?. Kirill Lokshin 14:44, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Please? Kirill Lokshin 14:55, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for making this change! I think that'll be a lot more flexible. Kirill Lokshin 15:38, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Just to let you know before you make any more updates, I've changed the field name to "identification_symbol_2", adding the missing underscore. Thanks! Kirill Lokshin 15:45, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] 3rd US INF Regt

Look mate, I don't honestly care whether the article 'mirrors' those of other regiments or not. The official name -- and I am speaking as a veteran of the unit, not some everday Joe perusing Wikipedia -- is the Third United States Infantry Regiment (TOG). I am changing it, and I will continue to revert it back if it is switched.

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[edit] Proposing a merger of Parachute Regiment (India) to Para Commandos

Hi, I'm proposing a merger of merger of Parachute Regiment (India) to Para Commandos since they seem to be on the same topic and the same unit. The latter is better structured and more in detail of the unit's activity, but could also do with the stuff in the page you created.Ranam 15:06, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks Hammersfan

• Great work on the Land Command page. Just one small note, about 104 Log Spt Bde. Your editing actually managed to delete any reference to it, instead of moving it somewhere. Please don't delete any info already on the page - I believe that's against the guidelines.

Anyhow that again Buckshot06 09:07, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

• Another well done - good work on finding the subordinate commands of UK Spt Comd Germany, which you've put up in the last day or so. Do you have any info on 145 Brigade, especially why it was selected as the regional bde for the south east? That's the last brigade page to do.

Cheers and thanks again Buckshot06 05:36, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

• Disagree on your last JHC edit. Every other 2-star command has had its individual parts listed, and the Commando Helicopter Force certainly seems to act as a body. I think you should reconsider and list all 'brigade'-level components.

Cheers Buckshot06 09:47, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Canadian Military History Taskfoce

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[edit] Non-FIFA teams

I created the Non-FIFA page and template as an overarching way of keeping non-FIFA teams together. Those teams that belong to the NF-Board should still, I believe, fall within the remit of a non-FIFA template, in order to give someone a good overview of the non-FIFA game. Is there a rule about teams appearing in two templates? Superlinus 11:04, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

I have every intention of getting round to adding the templates to the pages, but bear with me! In the meantime, I'll leave the template as is. Superlinus 11:41, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] WSMR at stations

Do you think this should be placed right yet? RFBailey removed my implementation a month earlier. Simply south 16:10, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I swear i put "not in operation yet" las time, or do you think that means that its up and running but not going ahead on its route, if you know what i mean? Simply south 16:15, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

The reason that I removed Simply south's earlier implementation was that it seemed a little too soon, as WSMR's plans have not been finalised or approved yet, unlike Grand Central's. (I explained this at the time here.) As the plans are likely to be subject to alteration, including the current version is a bit speculative. --RFBailey 23:39, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I've read your reply: that sounds reasonable. --RFBailey 09:02, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:THOMAS, The Railway Series and Stations

Dear Hammersfan,

May I point you in the direction of WikiProject Thomas: a project aimed at sorting all of the articles related to Thomas the Tank Engine, the books and the TV series.

One of the aims of this project was to reduce the number of short articles related to Thomas, and this included all of the fictional locations - joining all except the main towns into Fictional locations in The Railway Series. The other reason for this was to separate the differences between The Railway Series and Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

While the work you have done, recreating these pages with the novel fictional line linking box seems like a good idea, it has gone against some of the aims of WP:THOMAS. We have been looking at your work and have thought that perhaps, if the reason for your edits was for the insertion of your box - it could perhaps be added to the relevant Fictional locations in The Railway Series page. This is partly due to the differences between the stations in the books and the TV series in which they may be in a different order or the stations may be different altogether.

Take a look at WP:THOMAS and please consider joining us to improve Thomas on Wikipedia.

Best wishes,

Mdcollins1984 09:27, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Dear Hammersfan

Your current editing on 'Fictional Locations' is undoing a great deal of effort applied by various members of WP:THOMAS over the past few months. So please stop and consider the following before you continue.

One of the prime aims of WP:THOMAS is to reduce the vast number of individual pages associated with The Railway Series and Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. This has been achieved through the combining of individual character pages into group pages. It is an on-going project, although it was largely complete for the various aspects of The Railway Series books.

I support your idea of adding the "Fictional Railways" box for the stations on Sodor. However, I do not agree with the way it is being done. There is already a clearly defined structure to the coverage of 'Fictional Locations': all stations are described in Fictional locations in The Railway Series, with a cross-link provided to the equivalent TV Series entry, where appropriate. Only a few 'significant' places (Ffarquhar for example) would retain individual pages, as they could be covered in more depth -- but even this was under review. The 'original' pages, such as Dryaw and Gordon's Hill, would never amount to much more than a paragraph of meaningful text, and they had been retained as disambiguation pages (if the location features in both book and TV series), or just redirects.

You are obviously putting a lot of time and effort into this restructuring, and we (WP:THOMAS) would like to capitalise on that. If you would like to add 'Fictional Railways' boxes, please add them (only) to the entries in Fictional locations in The Railway Series (after the text). They are not appropriate on the individual location pages, as the locations (and hence the boxes) can differ between TV Series and books. It would be confusing to users to see TWO boxes, so they will need to be removed.

As a suggestion, could you please use the line colouring shown on the 'Harry Beck Map' on Sodor (fictional island). It's not essential, but there is a logic to the colours chosen and would be more harmonious.

Please do not consider this request as a threat. I am sure that you are applying these changes 'in good faith'. However, as your changes are directly opposed to one of the basic tenets of WP:THOMAS you may well find that some of the project's founders take a less charitable view to your efforts, and you may find the whole lot reverted (it wouldn't take very long), considering your efforts as 'vandalism'.

Finally, you are obviously a 'Thomas fan', so please consider joining us at WP:THOMAS. There is much work still to be done, and we are a friendly bunch, really...

EdJogg 12:38, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] London Overground

You misunderstand. GNER is not a franchise, it is a company. It operates the InterCity East Coast franchise. Similarly Island Line and C2C are companies, running the Isle of Wight and London, Tilbury & Southend franchises respectively. London Overground is the name of a franchise and is not an operting company. The TOC infobox does not belong, and additionally serves no purpose as it's already covered by the TfL infobox. --Dtcdthingy 23:56, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Command structure

Hmm, I would have thought that labeling this field as "Part of" would have been sufficient; it's meant to list the larger formation the unit is part of, after all. Is there somethng obvious I'm missing? Kirill Lokshin 13:36, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Agreed; I note you also reverted it without edit summary nor apparent comment. Suggest providing the name of the larger formation of which a unit is a part does not readily indicate a command structure. Please let us know of anything substantive we may've missed. Thanks, David Kernow (talk) 21:47, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I've reverted the template back to using the "part of" label for the field, as I can't see any reason why it would not be suitable, and you haven't really offered any explanation either. Kirill Lokshin 03:53, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

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