This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
The WikiChevrons | ||
By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your devoted contributions to the WikiProject's Peer, Good Article, A-Class and Featured Article reviews for the period January–March 2014, I am delighted to award you the WikiChevrons. During this period you undertook a super human 38 reviews. Your continued involvement with reviewing is greatly appreciated by the project and is one of the main reasons that the project has been so successful in the past couple of years. Cheers, AustralianRupert ( talk) 22:32, 3 May 2014 (UTC) |
Much obliged for taking the time to ply your master skills to the Mahan-class destroyer article. Pendright ( talk) 02:23, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for your input on the articles. Here's some wholesome chicken noodle soup to make you feel better.
Peter Isotalo 18:23, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
Last year you kindly suggested I take Æthelstan to A Class. I would now like to nominate Israel the Grammarian for FAC, and so far as I can see there are no live A Class projects for non-military historical articles, so I will have to go straight from GAN to FAC (once Æthelred is out of the way). Is this correct? Of course, I should be grateful for any comments on Israel. Dudley Miles ( talk) 23:20, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
t's promoted. Next: there are a few things Rupert mentioned that I didn't respond to, let me know (here or on my talk page) when you're finished, and let me know if you need help:
I found and fixed a few instances of where ship names weren't in italics, please check if I missed any;
I tweaked a few myself, but where possible, if you mention an action at a location, I think the convention is to include the link to the battle/campaign article rather than the location, for instance Battle of Balikpapan (1945) rather than just Balikpapan;
"steaming independently, when an Australian troopship rammed her" - do we know the name of the troopship? If possible, please add it here;
"A court of inquiry found the captain, the navigator, and the officer of the deck at fault for the collision" - were these Perkins' crew, or the troopship's? [I guessed "troopship" and added that - Dank]
"File:Photograph of the wreckage of the USS Downes, hit by bombs during the attack on Pearl Harbor - NARA - 306547.jpg": if possible, this image should cropped to reduce the effect of the whitespace. If you are not sure how to do this, please let me know and I will have a crack;
wording: "Late in November, the ship was bound from Milne Bay to Buna, steaming independently, when an Australian troopship rammed her." For me, the word rammed makes it sound intentional, so I'd suggest rewording slightly. For instance, perhaps this might work: "Late in November, the ship was bound from Milne Bay to Buna, steaming independently, when she collided with an Australian troopship." Either that or "when an Australian troopship accidentally rammed her"; "when rammed by an Australian troopship" (as above, probably use "collided with", or similar).
End of AustralianRupert's comments. - Dank (push to talk) 22:35, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
Pendright ( talk) 20:58, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
Note: I posted this on Rupert's talk page a short time ago. The 4th and 5th responses could use your help. Pendright ( talk) 21:38, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
Don't you think it's a little bit naughty to alter your posting after someone has responded to it? Eric Corbett 22:06, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by Anna Frodesiak. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 06:46, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
The word summer only caught my eye once, which I fixed – I thought. Thanks for catching my lower case spelling of July. Spring did not show in my radar at all. But, I did notice that 7 December 1941 is still repeated in the Mahan, Cummings, Reid and Cassin sections. Is this by design? Pendright ( talk) 17:31, 29 May 2014 (UTC)
Dank: For whatever it’s worth, please accept my apology for embarrassing you. I was diligent about spring and summer with the ships in class, but apparently less so in the body of the article. Sorry! Pendright ( talk) 15:31, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for commenting Kronan FAC. I really appreciate all the helpful pointers.
Peter Isotalo 16:37, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
Dank: I hate to put you on the spot, but I do need a bit of advice. If you feel uncomfortable in giving it, I’ll understand. Question: Say a reviewer’s comments introduce material that needs further clarification as one sees it, how candid should one be regarding the response to the things said? Especially when the reviewer has informed you upfront your work is not up to speed. In any event, thank you. Pendright ( talk) 23:18, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
Dank apparently misunderstood my post, I am willing and able to respond and I intend to do so myself. Pendright (talk) 01:47, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
I just got challenged about using capitalization when referring to a specific turret, forex No. 3 Turret. I believe that since I'm referring to a named thing, it's therefore a proper noun. Am I correct? I'm waffling right now as I've seen plenty of British mentions of 'X' turret, etc., so I think it's time for a second opinion.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 15:31, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your FAC help. Am I running out of time? I have most of the remaining items pretty well scoped out, and should be done with them in a day or two. Thanks again! Pendright ( talk) 03:03, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
Is there a reason why The Mahan-class destroyer article is still shown as a GA? Pendright ( talk) 22:56, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
I'm willing to act as a Non-Admin Closer if you have at least one administrator. Please notify me on my talk page when the RFC is ready for closure. Will it be running 30 days? Robert McClenon ( talk) 01:43, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
This is the one I was talking about. Needs some research and construction. Barbecue in the United States would be the parent that would need updating to. In a couple of weeks, I should be ready to start plinking around with it. Dennis Brown | 2¢ | WER 21:56, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
USS Mahan (DD-364) passed GA in January, and I’ve been working since to bring it up to A-Class standards. It now seems a likely candidate for such a review. But, frankly, I’m having difficulty with some of the instructions for requesting a review. I’m able to add the |A-Class=current| to the project banner (step 2), but no luck with step 3 of the instructions that follow:
When I complete step 2, nothing happens. No apparent link to click on and no formatted page on which to discuss the article. So with some exasperation, I’m taking the liberty of asking you to bail me out - if you have the time or inclination. Thanks! Pendright ( talk) 22:13, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
The WikiChevrons | ||
By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your devoted contributions to the WikiProject's Peer, Good Article, A-Class and Featured Article reviews for the period January–March 2014, I am delighted to award you the WikiChevrons. During this period you undertook a super human 38 reviews. Your continued involvement with reviewing is greatly appreciated by the project and is one of the main reasons that the project has been so successful in the past couple of years. Cheers, AustralianRupert ( talk) 22:32, 3 May 2014 (UTC) |
Much obliged for taking the time to ply your master skills to the Mahan-class destroyer article. Pendright ( talk) 02:23, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for your input on the articles. Here's some wholesome chicken noodle soup to make you feel better.
Peter Isotalo 18:23, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
Last year you kindly suggested I take Æthelstan to A Class. I would now like to nominate Israel the Grammarian for FAC, and so far as I can see there are no live A Class projects for non-military historical articles, so I will have to go straight from GAN to FAC (once Æthelred is out of the way). Is this correct? Of course, I should be grateful for any comments on Israel. Dudley Miles ( talk) 23:20, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
t's promoted. Next: there are a few things Rupert mentioned that I didn't respond to, let me know (here or on my talk page) when you're finished, and let me know if you need help:
I found and fixed a few instances of where ship names weren't in italics, please check if I missed any;
I tweaked a few myself, but where possible, if you mention an action at a location, I think the convention is to include the link to the battle/campaign article rather than the location, for instance Battle of Balikpapan (1945) rather than just Balikpapan;
"steaming independently, when an Australian troopship rammed her" - do we know the name of the troopship? If possible, please add it here;
"A court of inquiry found the captain, the navigator, and the officer of the deck at fault for the collision" - were these Perkins' crew, or the troopship's? [I guessed "troopship" and added that - Dank]
"File:Photograph of the wreckage of the USS Downes, hit by bombs during the attack on Pearl Harbor - NARA - 306547.jpg": if possible, this image should cropped to reduce the effect of the whitespace. If you are not sure how to do this, please let me know and I will have a crack;
wording: "Late in November, the ship was bound from Milne Bay to Buna, steaming independently, when an Australian troopship rammed her." For me, the word rammed makes it sound intentional, so I'd suggest rewording slightly. For instance, perhaps this might work: "Late in November, the ship was bound from Milne Bay to Buna, steaming independently, when she collided with an Australian troopship." Either that or "when an Australian troopship accidentally rammed her"; "when rammed by an Australian troopship" (as above, probably use "collided with", or similar).
End of AustralianRupert's comments. - Dank (push to talk) 22:35, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
Pendright ( talk) 20:58, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
Note: I posted this on Rupert's talk page a short time ago. The 4th and 5th responses could use your help. Pendright ( talk) 21:38, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
Don't you think it's a little bit naughty to alter your posting after someone has responded to it? Eric Corbett 22:06, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by Anna Frodesiak. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 06:46, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
The word summer only caught my eye once, which I fixed – I thought. Thanks for catching my lower case spelling of July. Spring did not show in my radar at all. But, I did notice that 7 December 1941 is still repeated in the Mahan, Cummings, Reid and Cassin sections. Is this by design? Pendright ( talk) 17:31, 29 May 2014 (UTC)
Dank: For whatever it’s worth, please accept my apology for embarrassing you. I was diligent about spring and summer with the ships in class, but apparently less so in the body of the article. Sorry! Pendright ( talk) 15:31, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for commenting Kronan FAC. I really appreciate all the helpful pointers.
Peter Isotalo 16:37, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
Dank: I hate to put you on the spot, but I do need a bit of advice. If you feel uncomfortable in giving it, I’ll understand. Question: Say a reviewer’s comments introduce material that needs further clarification as one sees it, how candid should one be regarding the response to the things said? Especially when the reviewer has informed you upfront your work is not up to speed. In any event, thank you. Pendright ( talk) 23:18, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
Dank apparently misunderstood my post, I am willing and able to respond and I intend to do so myself. Pendright (talk) 01:47, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
I just got challenged about using capitalization when referring to a specific turret, forex No. 3 Turret. I believe that since I'm referring to a named thing, it's therefore a proper noun. Am I correct? I'm waffling right now as I've seen plenty of British mentions of 'X' turret, etc., so I think it's time for a second opinion.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 15:31, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your FAC help. Am I running out of time? I have most of the remaining items pretty well scoped out, and should be done with them in a day or two. Thanks again! Pendright ( talk) 03:03, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
Is there a reason why The Mahan-class destroyer article is still shown as a GA? Pendright ( talk) 22:56, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
I'm willing to act as a Non-Admin Closer if you have at least one administrator. Please notify me on my talk page when the RFC is ready for closure. Will it be running 30 days? Robert McClenon ( talk) 01:43, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
This is the one I was talking about. Needs some research and construction. Barbecue in the United States would be the parent that would need updating to. In a couple of weeks, I should be ready to start plinking around with it. Dennis Brown | 2¢ | WER 21:56, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
USS Mahan (DD-364) passed GA in January, and I’ve been working since to bring it up to A-Class standards. It now seems a likely candidate for such a review. But, frankly, I’m having difficulty with some of the instructions for requesting a review. I’m able to add the |A-Class=current| to the project banner (step 2), but no luck with step 3 of the instructions that follow:
When I complete step 2, nothing happens. No apparent link to click on and no formatted page on which to discuss the article. So with some exasperation, I’m taking the liberty of asking you to bail me out - if you have the time or inclination. Thanks! Pendright ( talk) 22:13, 30 June 2014 (UTC)