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Thank you very much, I'm flattered. Rwenonah ( talk) 01:59, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
Greetings from WikiProject Military history! As a member of the project, you are invited to take part in our annual project coordinator election. If you wish to cast a vote, please do so on the election page by 23:59 (UTC) on 29 September. Yours, Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:21, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
First of all, welcome to Wikipedia and I hope you are made to feel welcome in all your efforts on these pages. I have done some formatting of ships names on the article VAW-123. The hull number is not necessary to the article because there is no confusion as to which ship is being discussed. If the article was discussing two ships with the same name (which happens from time to time) then a hull number would help disambiguate the ships in question. A minor thing.
The question I have about the article is in the last paragraph of the article. "The Screwtops were deployed aboard the USS Enterprise prior to its inactivation in 2013. In July 2014, the Screwtops were transferred to Carrier Air Wing 3, assigned to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower." If the squadron was inactivated in 2013, how are they assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3 in July 2014? It seems that something is missing; perhaps a reactivation date. Fix this and I will assess the article as "B" class. Cuprum17 ( talk) 13:33, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
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Hi Reb. First of all, I would just like to say thanks for being a brother and honest about not only the situation in the BE talk page, but also in other situations. Yes I would normally close down an Rfc after a while or so, But since I have a negative history with two editors, (Snowded and JuanRiley to be precise and whose constant stalking towards me makes me re-evaluate their authenticity in their arguments) whom I don't trust 100%, I would like to keep the Rfc for a bit longer, just in case. I still remember you leaving a message regarding one of them here and kept in in my talk page for being one of my favorite posts in there, and knowing that there are brothers and good editors out there. ( N0n3up ( talk) 02:42, 28 January 2016 (UTC))
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Do you have access to a logo with a transparent background? They have this logo on their website with a transparent background, http://www.radial.com/press-room/press-kit, but the one you provided is a better fit for the infobox. -- Lazervizion ( talk) 00:57, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
I can't figure out how to add images. Would you be able to add the logo to eBay Enterprise? I found one on with a transparent background on the Radial site that might work: http://www.radial.com/includes-legacy/images/template/logo-vert.png - Lazervizion ( talk) 03:21, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
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The visual editor is now available to all users at most Wikivoyages. It was also enabled for all contributors at the French Wikinews.
The single edit tab feature combines the "Edit" and "Edit source" tabs into a single "Edit" tab. It has been deployed to several Wikipedias, including Hungarian, Polish, English and Japanese Wikipedias, as well as to all Wikivoyages. At these wikis, you can change your settings for this feature in the "Editing" tab of Special:Preferences. The team is now reviewing the feedback and considering ways to improve the design before rolling it out to more people.
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Hi, you reverted an edit I made in the "Mother Box" article, pointing out that the "mysterious creature" is not confirmed to be Steppenwolf. If you go to the Steppenwolf page though, from which I sourced my edit, it is claimed that "it is confirmed that he is Steppenwolf". Sahstar ( talk) 10:57, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
Please see this: [1] from the Manual of Style on the use of flags in Infoboxes. regards Mztourist ( talk) 06:58, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
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Hello Reb1981, I too am a naval history buff. I'm a retired USN Captain 30 year naval aviator and love the Navy's aviation heritage. On your point of some squadron websites using the term "commissioned" rather than "established" to refer to the stand up of their squadron; I would say just because the junior officer who authored the website used the term "commissioned" does not make it correct.
The authority on the subject is the Naval Heritage and History command. I'm sure you've seen their website but if you haven't it is at " https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories.html". On the site you'll find OPNAVINST 5040.4G at " https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/navy-aviation-insignia-instruction.html". Check out "Enclosure (2): Current Navy Aviation Squadron Lineage List" and you'll see the correct terminology, including the clear statement " When dealing with a squadron's lineage, the only correct terms to use are “establishment,” “disestablishment” and “redesignation.” The terms “commissioning” and “establishment” have been used interchangeably for years and that is incorrect. Only ships are commissioned, decommissioned and receive commissioning pennants. Squadrons have establishment and disestablishment ceremonies."
After that check out "Enclosure (1): Rules for Navy Aviation Squadron Lineage Program and Approval Procedures" and you'll see that there was a change in 1999 with regard to the use of the word "disestablishment" when dealing with the existence of U.S. Navy aircraft squadrons. The entire instruction is very informative and interesting. 71.219.243.238 ( talk) 03:55, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
Your edit has been reverted again on the fore-mentioned page. This is not a useful contribution to the article. While the term "transatlantic" alone is not a proper name, the term "Transatlantic accent" is a proper name, and therefore it would be capitalized. If such edits continue, you could be potentially banned from editing. LakeKayak ( talk) 21:33, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
No. They aren't. The name of the accent is "Transatlantic accent" and therefore the "t" would be capitalized. LakeKayak ( talk) 21:40, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
I'm sorry to be a downer but checking one of your recent edits I find a mishmash of good and bad changes. Your change to Austin, Texas has some strangenesses...
Anyway, given that much of this edit seem to be stylistic opinionativeness, and you didn't even notice destroying a paragraph, I have to wonder where the changes are coming from? Existing text here is not to be considered some leaf-filled yard to be raked over until looking 'better' according to the latest passer-by.
There are worthy causes enough and areas at Wikipedia that need fixes, without having to "draw legs on a snake". Shenme ( talk) 04:41, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
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Thank you very much, I'm flattered. Rwenonah ( talk) 01:59, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
Greetings from WikiProject Military history! As a member of the project, you are invited to take part in our annual project coordinator election. If you wish to cast a vote, please do so on the election page by 23:59 (UTC) on 29 September. Yours, Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:21, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
First of all, welcome to Wikipedia and I hope you are made to feel welcome in all your efforts on these pages. I have done some formatting of ships names on the article VAW-123. The hull number is not necessary to the article because there is no confusion as to which ship is being discussed. If the article was discussing two ships with the same name (which happens from time to time) then a hull number would help disambiguate the ships in question. A minor thing.
The question I have about the article is in the last paragraph of the article. "The Screwtops were deployed aboard the USS Enterprise prior to its inactivation in 2013. In July 2014, the Screwtops were transferred to Carrier Air Wing 3, assigned to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower." If the squadron was inactivated in 2013, how are they assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3 in July 2014? It seems that something is missing; perhaps a reactivation date. Fix this and I will assess the article as "B" class. Cuprum17 ( talk) 13:33, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
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Hello and welcome to the Military history WikiProject! As you may have guessed, we're a group of editors working to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to military history.
A few features that you might find helpful:
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask any of the project coordinators or any other experienced member of the project, and we'll be happy to help you. Again, welcome, and we are looking forward to seeing you around! Peacemaker67 ( crack... thump) 01:39, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi Reb. First of all, I would just like to say thanks for being a brother and honest about not only the situation in the BE talk page, but also in other situations. Yes I would normally close down an Rfc after a while or so, But since I have a negative history with two editors, (Snowded and JuanRiley to be precise and whose constant stalking towards me makes me re-evaluate their authenticity in their arguments) whom I don't trust 100%, I would like to keep the Rfc for a bit longer, just in case. I still remember you leaving a message regarding one of them here and kept in in my talk page for being one of my favorite posts in there, and knowing that there are brothers and good editors out there. ( N0n3up ( talk) 02:42, 28 January 2016 (UTC))
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Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has fixed many bugs. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving support for Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Indic, and Han scripts, and improving the single edit tab interface.
You can switch from the wikitext editor to the visual editor after you start editing. This function is available to nearly all editors at most wikis except the Wiktionaries and Wikisources.
Many local feedback pages for the visual editor have been redirected to mw:VisualEditor/Feedback.
You can now re-arrange columns and rows in tables, as well as copying a row, column or any other selection of cells and pasting it in a new location.
The formula editor has two options: you can choose "Quick edit" to see and change only the LaTeX code, or "Edit" to use the full tool. The full tool offers immediate preview and an extensive list of symbols.
The single edit tab project will combine the "Edit" and "Edit source" tabs into a single "Edit" tab. This is similar to the system already used on the mobile website. ( T102398) Initially, the "Edit" tab will open whichever editing environment you used last time. Your last editing choice will be stored as an account preference for logged-in editors, and as a cookie for logged-out users. Logged-in editors will have these options in the Editing tab of Special:Preferences:
The visual editor uses the same search engine as Special:Search to find links and files. This search will get better at detecting typos and spelling mistakes soon. These improvements to search will appear in the visual editor as well.
The visual editor will be offered to all editors at most "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next few months. The developers would like to know how well the visual editor works in your language. They particularly want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. This will affect the following languages: Japanese, Korean, Urdu, Persian, Arabic, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Thai, Aramaic and others.
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You can choose one or two edit tabs. If you chose one edit tab, then you can switch between the two editing environments by clicking the buttons in the toolbar (shown in the screenshots). See Help:VisualEditor/User guide#Switching between the visual and wikitext editors for more information and screenshots.
There is more information about this interface change at mw:VisualEditor/Single edit tab. If you have questions, suggestions, or problems to report, then please leave a note at Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback.
Whatamidoing (WMF) 19:22, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
Do you have access to a logo with a transparent background? They have this logo on their website with a transparent background, http://www.radial.com/press-room/press-kit, but the one you provided is a better fit for the infobox. -- Lazervizion ( talk) 00:57, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
I can't figure out how to add images. Would you be able to add the logo to eBay Enterprise? I found one on with a transparent background on the Radial site that might work: http://www.radial.com/includes-legacy/images/template/logo-vert.png - Lazervizion ( talk) 03:21, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
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Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor team has fixed many bugs. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving support for Arabic and Indic scripts, and adapting the visual editor to the needs of the Wikivoyages and Wikisources.
The visual editor is now available to all users at most Wikivoyages. It was also enabled for all contributors at the French Wikinews.
The single edit tab feature combines the "Edit" and "Edit source" tabs into a single "Edit" tab. It has been deployed to several Wikipedias, including Hungarian, Polish, English and Japanese Wikipedias, as well as to all Wikivoyages. At these wikis, you can change your settings for this feature in the "Editing" tab of Special:Preferences. The team is now reviewing the feedback and considering ways to improve the design before rolling it out to more people.
The "Save page" button will say "Publish page". This will affect both the visual and wikitext editing systems. More information is available on Meta.
The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the remaining "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next few months. The developers want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. This will affect several languages, including: Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Urdu, Persian, Bengali, Assamese, Aramaic and others.
The team is working with the volunteer developers who power Wikisource to provide the visual editor there, for opt-in testing right now and eventually for all users. ( T138966)
The team is working on a modern wikitext editor. It will look like the visual editor, and be able to use the citoid service and other modern tools. This new editing system may become available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices around September 2016. You can read about this project in a general status update on the Wikimedia mailing list.
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Hi, you reverted an edit I made in the "Mother Box" article, pointing out that the "mysterious creature" is not confirmed to be Steppenwolf. If you go to the Steppenwolf page though, from which I sourced my edit, it is claimed that "it is confirmed that he is Steppenwolf". Sahstar ( talk) 10:57, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
Please see this: [1] from the Manual of Style on the use of flags in Infoboxes. regards Mztourist ( talk) 06:58, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
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The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the remaining 10 "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next month. The developers want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. This will affect several languages, including Thai, Burmese and Aramaic.
The team is working on a modern wikitext editor. The 2017 wikitext editor will look like the visual editor and be able to use the citoid service and other modern tools. This new editing system may become available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices in October 2016. You can read about this project in a general status update on the Wikimedia mailing list.
Do you teach new editors how to use the visual editor? Did you help set up the Citoid automatic reference feature for your wiki? Have you written or imported TemplateData for your most important citation templates? Would you be willing to help new editors and small communities with the visual editor? Please sign up for the new VisualEditor Community Taskforce.
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Hello Reb1981, I too am a naval history buff. I'm a retired USN Captain 30 year naval aviator and love the Navy's aviation heritage. On your point of some squadron websites using the term "commissioned" rather than "established" to refer to the stand up of their squadron; I would say just because the junior officer who authored the website used the term "commissioned" does not make it correct.
The authority on the subject is the Naval Heritage and History command. I'm sure you've seen their website but if you haven't it is at " https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories.html". On the site you'll find OPNAVINST 5040.4G at " https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/navy-aviation-insignia-instruction.html". Check out "Enclosure (2): Current Navy Aviation Squadron Lineage List" and you'll see the correct terminology, including the clear statement " When dealing with a squadron's lineage, the only correct terms to use are “establishment,” “disestablishment” and “redesignation.” The terms “commissioning” and “establishment” have been used interchangeably for years and that is incorrect. Only ships are commissioned, decommissioned and receive commissioning pennants. Squadrons have establishment and disestablishment ceremonies."
After that check out "Enclosure (1): Rules for Navy Aviation Squadron Lineage Program and Approval Procedures" and you'll see that there was a change in 1999 with regard to the use of the word "disestablishment" when dealing with the existence of U.S. Navy aircraft squadrons. The entire instruction is very informative and interesting. 71.219.243.238 ( talk) 03:55, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
Your edit has been reverted again on the fore-mentioned page. This is not a useful contribution to the article. While the term "transatlantic" alone is not a proper name, the term "Transatlantic accent" is a proper name, and therefore it would be capitalized. If such edits continue, you could be potentially banned from editing. LakeKayak ( talk) 21:33, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
No. They aren't. The name of the accent is "Transatlantic accent" and therefore the "t" would be capitalized. LakeKayak ( talk) 21:40, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
I'm sorry to be a downer but checking one of your recent edits I find a mishmash of good and bad changes. Your change to Austin, Texas has some strangenesses...
Anyway, given that much of this edit seem to be stylistic opinionativeness, and you didn't even notice destroying a paragraph, I have to wonder where the changes are coming from? Existing text here is not to be considered some leaf-filled yard to be raked over until looking 'better' according to the latest passer-by.
There are worthy causes enough and areas at Wikipedia that need fixes, without having to "draw legs on a snake". Shenme ( talk) 04:41, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
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For the Milhist co-ordinators. Regards, AustralianRupert ( talk) & MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 07:24, 26 February 2017 (UTC)