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Thank you today for Project Waler, inrtroduced: "Project Waler was a failed attempt by the Australian Army to replace its ageing M113 armoured personnel carriers with more capable types. The project began in 1980 and never had clear goals. The Army favoured the largest and most expensive designs that were submitted as part of its focus on conventional warfare while the government preferred smaller and more mobile types suited to stopping raids on northern Australia. This led to cost blow outs and the cancellation of the project in 1985. The M113s were eventually upgraded instead, and continue to soldier on despite being obsolete. A new project to replace them is currently underway, but is also proving highly expensive and at risk of cancellation as a result."! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:49, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
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Hi. I decided to write up a review essay for The Bulge along the lines of the one you made for the last issue. You can find mine here. Catlemur ( talk) 10:30, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
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Hey Nick-D, I noticed you're listed as a mentor for featured article candidates and displayed a specific interest in military history. Last year I spent a good deal of time improving the article about Nestor Makhno, taking it through peer review and then a good article review. It's been stable for the few months since the last review so I'm wondering about submitting it for FAC. As it's my first time, I wanted to check in with you to see if you could give it a look over. -- Grnrchst ( talk) 12:18, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi there, thank you for helping this article not be deleted. I wrote the bulk of it myself and I included an argument for its existence on the talk page. Her resignation was an important event that was deserving of a concise article, consistent with those for the ending of other premierships recently (i.e July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis for Boris Johnson. So thanks, I really appreciate it Aubernas ( talk) 01:24, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
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Hello,
First, excuse me if my sentences are not well written, I hope you will excuse the fact that I'm french.
I saw that you reverted my modification in the article Battle of Saint-Malo about the battalion who crossed the Rance River, the August 5th, 1944. You tell me that it was written that was the 329th Infantry Regiment as it's written in the US Army official history. Martin Blumenson did an error and you can see here in the 3rd Battalion, 330th Infantry Regiment history at the page 9 the brief describing of the events. https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/documents/330th/various/330th_3rdBn_Our_part_in_the_war.pdf
You can read there the Afer Action Report of the 330th Infantry Regiment for August 1944 with the describing of the events of the August 5th, 1944. https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/documents/330th/AAR/AAR_330_AUG1944.pdf
Here the mention of the crossing of Rance River by members of the 3rd Battalion, 330th Infantry Regiment in the record of the 83rd Reconnaissance Troop (page 1 at the paragraph 10) https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/documents/83rdRCNTrp/AAR/AAR_83rd_Rcn_Trp_AUG1944.pdf
If you read the records of the 329th Infantry Regiment you will never see any mention of this event because they were involved in the fight at Chateauneuf d'Ille-et-Vilaine that day ( https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/documents/329th/AAR/AAR_329_AUG1944.pdf)
Hoping it give you a new point of view. I saw often the error in several books because they were based on the Martin Blumenson book but the original sources from the 83rd Infantry Division records are very sure about this small event of the war. HistoAmateur35 ( talk) 14:47, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
Just wanted to let you know I've tweaked some things, after having a short emailed correspondence with the author, who passed the factual items on to his editor to hopefully get fixed in the paperback edition. Hog Farm Talk 14:12, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
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I admire your work on military and other articles and don't want to get off on the wrong foot with you. However, I think the word "led" is way out of place in the description of principal Allies in WWII. It imports a notion of leadership or precedence. Taking the war as a whole from Sep 1939 to August 1945 I would argue that the principal allies were UK, France, US, Soviets, China. You can order them alphabetically or in the order in which they took up arms against the Axis powers. What is the basis for the wording which currently exists?
Also, the article states, "It is generally considered that in Europe World War II started on 1 September 1939." Only two sources are given for this and they are woefully inadequate. I have at least a dozen books on my shelf which date the outbreak to 3 September when France and the UK declared war on Germany. Without these declarations there would have been no general European war in 1939. Aemilius Adolphin ( talk) 02:35, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
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Operation Title is an outstanding article. Great job! BoyTheKingCanDance ( talk) 06:11, 11 March 2023 (UTC) |
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Rhodesia_vectors_after_1973 I linked to it here so that you can easily find it and state your opinion. I will link to our discussion we had about three months ago. Thank you. Sprucecopse ( talk) 23:11, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
Thank you today for Bougainville counterattack, introduced (in 2018): "This article covers what must be one of the worst military blunders of World War II. In March 1944 around 15,000 Japanese troops attempted to attack fortified positions on the island of Bougainville which were held by 62,000 Americans who knew that they were coming. While the Japanese fought bravely, the offensive ended in total failure, with the veteran US Army units stopping the attack in a matter of days."! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:44, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
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Hello, just wanted to let you know that I have re-uploaded the files as non-free files to Wikipedia with a smaller resolution. Sprucecopse ( talk) 16:53, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
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G'day Nick-D, I would appreciate your comments in regards to verifiability in a discussion on Talk:Steyr AUG. There is a related discussion at WP:ANI Disruptive editing by Guns & Glory. Regards, Melbguy05 ( talk) 02:26, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
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On 8 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Operation Title, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that an attempted British-Norwegian attack on the German battleship Tirpitz was abandoned after two Chariot manned torpedoes were lost due to bad weather? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Operation Title. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Operation Title), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Hi Nick, did you want to check my last replies at the PR? Happy to look at tweaking text further but just let me know your thoughts on the latest if you have time... Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 15:10, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
hi, I apologize if you saw any harassment towards that editor. My intention was simply to leave my message in an ongoing discussion about my edits. The reasoning I was "reinstating these messages" is because they are removed with the excuse of me being a sockpuppet, which I'm not. By the way I won't put them back if it's not allowed. Have a nice day-- All weekend on the weeknd ( talk) All weekend on the weeknd ( talk) 09:57, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
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Hello, Nick-D. Thank you for your work on Estonian Division. User:SunDawn, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, I had the following comments:
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Little thing I wrote up; hope you like it. Might throw it into the Signpost proper if they want it. Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 17:38, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
Hey, just noting a little clarification as to which version(s) you support is needed here. Sorry, it's mostly my fault. Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 02:06, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
Hello Nick-D,
Hoe all is well. I am thinking about promoting Luo Wenzao (currently GA) to FA status. Luo is the first Chinese Catholic bishop. As this would be my very first FAC, I am looking for an FAC mentor, especially someone who I have never interacted with on Wikipedia. Would you like to be my FAC mentor?
Cheers, -- TheLonelyPather ( talk) 21:07, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
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History of the Royal Australian Navy has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Phlsph7 ( talk) 08:24, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
You sure about this one? Their contributions seem sometimes clumsy but other than this one, they seem at worst poorly sourced or jejune sometimes. For example, their two edits prior to that WWII one consisted of adding a name to a list, then realizing it was already on the list and removing it. I don't see any bad faith edits. Perhaps I am missing something? I didn't look very far back. --jpgordon 𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 18:47, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
hello, Nick-D! i had a question regarding this article and the associated blurb. is this article specifically about the office in sydney, or more generally about the rhodesian de facto diplomatic mission in australia? the article body seems to suggest that the rhodesian information centre in sydney replaced the rhodesian information service in melbourne in 1967, so if the article is specifically about the office in sydney, i am wondering if it would be more accurate for the blurb and article lead to both state that the office began representing rhodesia in 1967 rather than 1966. (however, i admittedly cannot tell from the article whether the sydney office actually began operating earlier, or if it was actually originally the rhodesian information service's sydney branch, so it seems possible that the office in sydney actually did begin representing rhodesia in 1966.)
considering the various names for the centre listed in the article lead, i had initially thought that maybe the name of the rhodesian information service in melbourne was simply considered an alternative name for the subject of the article. however, i eventually noticed that "Rhodesian Information Service" (as used in melbourne, with an 'n' in "Rhodesian") was different from "Rhodesia Information Service" [bold removed] (as used in the article lead, without an 'n' in "Rhodesia"), so i admittedly am uncertain about whether the article intended to consider the centre in melbourne part of the featured subject. dying ( talk) 02:56, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you today for the article, introduced: "The Rhodesia Information Centre was the unofficial, and illegal, embassy the Rhodesian government maintained in Australia from 1966 to 1980. As the Australian government did not recognise Rhodesia's independence it had almost no contact with Australian officials. Instead, it spread propaganda trying to win Australians over to the white minority regime in Rhodesia and helped businesses evade the trade sanctions against the country. The Rhodesian Information Centre survived multiple attempts by the Australian government to close it, including one which led to a High Court case in 1973 and another which caused a backbench revolt in 1977, and was finally shut down by the Zimbabwean government in 1980. As a result, while this is a slightly obscure topic, the article covers a lively period in Australian foreign relations and provides insights into Australian attitudes towards white minority rule in Africa during this period."! --
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I have received a request for assistance regarding closer watching of some articles where POV editing may be an issue. Who are the Australian military editors in good standing right now who might be interested in adding a few more things to their watchlists, and getting involved? Buckshot06 (talk) 00:17, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Hey, I made an edit on the emu war wikipedia page and you reverted it and left a comment on my talk saying its vandalism, can you please explain how it was vandalism? I believe it was perfectly constructive. ManU9827 ( talk) 11:12, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
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I'm a newish editor and was wondering if you'd like to collab on a concentrated effort to work on/clean up the Eritrean Army page. I saw that you made some pretty constructive edits on it, in spite of some warring by a now blocked editor, so asking you for help seemed like a logical choice.
It just reads kind of wrong. I can't place my finger on it, but maybe you can. Squeeyote ( talk) 11:27, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
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You are right in saying most people die from disease. This is why I think we should make all death by disease categories that are not for a specific disease only container categories. I also really think we should just plain delete the cancer deaths tree. I do not think that is defining yo the subjects. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 06:16, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
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A long time ago, you said the Mars Society article is not up to FAC standards yet. I've made several attempts to polish the prose and ensure text-source integrity, but, unfortunately, the article is still pretty short as it is hard to find additional sources on the topic. What do you think about the article now? ( link to article) CactiStaccingCrane ( talk) 13:45, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
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Errantios also assumed ownership of the article just by brushing off my edit as "not an improvement". Are you also implying that an user simply not being pleased by an edit is a reason for undoing said edit? DaRealPrinceZuko ( talk) 04:00, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
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Dear Nick,
I've made some changes to the Falintil-FDTL organisation page. The short-lived force of the mid-1970s focused on company-level units; I have reason to believe that since 2006 the current force has trended back towards that direction. We can correspond, should you wish, regarding how frequently updated the assessments of the IISS can be, and their choice of focus on particular world regions, but see here for this comment. Buckshot06 (talk) 18:49, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
Could you possibly lend a hand with getting this article to DYK? I'm thinking a hook along the lines of "...that the ship George Roper sank before it even had a chance to finish its first voyage?" I've started it here. Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 8.7% of all FPs. 21:21, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
Hi, what's your preferred procedure for articles in The Bugle? I might like to provide a book review occasionally, but don't want to step on your toes. Pickersgill-Cunliffe ( talk) 21:17, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
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Previous versions of this page had citations to a Globalsecurity.org page, which was an unambiguous copyright violation from the Kenya Yearbook 2010, whose details I have just inserted. Are you in a position to revdel everything except the last version? Kind regards, Buckshot06 (talk) 01:08, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
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Congratulations, and thank you today for Western Australian emergency of March 1944, introduced (in 2018): "This article covers a little-remembered, but significant, incident during World War II. In March 1944 the Australian and US military leadership in the South West Pacific became concerned that a powerful Japanese naval force was headed for the important Western Australian port of Fremantle. In response, reinforcements were rushed to the area, several American and Dutch submarines put to sea and the city's air and coastal defences were placed on alert. The tension increased over several days, and on 10 March air raid sirens were sounded when what appeared to be an enemy aircraft was detected. However, it all soon proved to a false alarm. The only Japanese force at sea was a small group of warships which conducted an unsuccessful raid against Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean. Overall, the article provides an interesting insight into the strategic situation in early 1944, an example of the limitations of intelligence information, and a reminder that the war was not yet won." -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:42, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
... and today forthe other, Operation Title, "a valiant but failed Allied attack on the German battleship Tirpitz during October 1942. The attack plan was like something out of a thriller, and partially formed the basis of a postwar movie. It involved a small Norwegian ship smuggling two British manned torpedoes through heavily defended waters. While the manned torpedo crews were superbly trained and likely to have crippled Tirpitz, the operation failed at the last moment when shoddy workmanship caused both of the craft to be lost when they separated from the bottom of the trawler during a storm. The Allied personnel attempted to escape overland to Sweden, with one of the British seamen being captured and murdered by the Germans and the others making it across the border."! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:04, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Today's story mentions a concert I loved to hear and a piece I loved to sing in choir, 150 years old OTD. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:15, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
Am I correct in thinking their weren't any, or is the bot acting up? If there weren't any, I just need to summarise three FAs and we're ready to go. Kind of pleased to see I'm not over-dominating fetured pictures this month.
As for April's Bugle, d'ye think Edward S. Curtis and the Molly McGuires count as MILHIST? They're on the margins. Chief Joseph is pretty much definitely passing, so I know we'll have at least one MILHIST FP, probably more, March is quite young. Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 20:24, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
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Thank you today for the article, introduced: "This article covers a Japanese convoy operation of World War II whose failure had significant results for the New Guinea campaign."! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:42, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
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Since you reviewed Battle of Saipan at A-class, I was wondering if you could do the same for Battle of Tinian at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Tinian Hawkeye7 (discuss) 04:05, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I am a new member of the Military history wikiproject, and I see you are a experienced editor. Although I appreciate that you will be busy, it would be kind of you to tell me how to request an article for re-assessment, as it currently does not make any sense to me! Thanks Sgtnugg
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Hi Nick-D. Sir, would you be so kind (when and if you have time) to add a protection template to the Responsibility for the Holocaust page? It seems a very stubborn unregistered user with a short history of edit-warring keeps messing up very well-written syntax, which is forcing me to manually clean up behind them. Danke and mach's gut. Obenritter ( talk) 18:08, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
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Hi Nick-D. Thank you for your work on Ghost Shark (submarine). Another editor, SunDawn, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:
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I am here based on your interest in history to ask (beg?) for you to do a look over of the High and Late Middle Ages sections of this page with an eye toward FA. If you can't, no hard feelings. But please help if you can! Jenhawk777 ( talk) 19:12, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello @ Nick-D: please see below.
"Who can exercise the power [to decide to go to war]? 2.26As outlined above, the constitutional prerogative power to go to war is vested in the Governor-General by virtue of s 61. While the Governor-General has the formal power to make decisions regarding armed conflict and exercise control of the armed forces, by convention the Executive branch of government – that is, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet – will ultimately decide whether to go to war or conduct warlike operations."
Further, the GG (as CiC) acts on advice given by the Prime Minister, which in the case of the employment of the armed forces through the national security committee, which is also chaired by the Prime Minister. The NSC may skip the GG entirely and go straight to the CDF. "The process, of which I appreciate many committee members are aware—decisions on the employment (sic) of the ADF, in my experience, have all been taken through the National Security Committee of cabinet"
As head of the executive the branch of government, he and the cabinet have the power to exercise control of the armed forces. [ APH.gov.au Source and Nature of Power regarding armed conflict] --regards, KarmaKangaroo ( talk) 14:56, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello @ Nick-D, thank you for leaving a comment on the FA review for Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. I was wondering if you would be interested in supporting the nomination? Llewee ( talk) 13:19, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
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For your work on WP:MILHIST articles. 48JCL ( talk) 20:08, 24 May 2024 (UTC) |
Hi Nick-D, hope you're doing well. I would really appreciate a review of this article in preparation for FAC over here. Thanks, Wolverine XI ( talk to me) 05:35, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
[repost from my talkpage]
About my revision in World War 2.
Since no more than one source is needed, in my opinion it is better to leave my source since it is easier to verify due to my book being in open access with a link directly heading to the needed page.
Also, I don't think it is less reliable than Shirer's book, since my source is just a translation of the primary source.
It is one of my first edits in an article, would love to get any feedback:)
Tankkonstanta😎 11:14, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
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For British nuclear weapons and the Falklands War Buckshot06 (talk) 07:47, 31 May 2024 (UTC) |