Congrats on an easy win! Usually Rupert and I verify, tally and hand out awards for this but I'll be away for the w/e starting this afternoon so given you're responsible for about half the damned entries, perhaps you can take my place this month... ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 23:19, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
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The WikiChevrons are hereby bestowed upon Sturmvogel 66 for their great efforts in the March 2011 Military History monthly article writing Contest, placing first with a total of 242 points from 34 articles. Well done! Cheers, AustralianRupert ( talk) 08:59, 1 April 2011 (UTC) |
Good to see somebody is finally taking care of creating those articles. I created three of them a while ago because I thought it to be rather unusual and sad that there was no articles on those resonably well know ships but its not my usual field of work. Calistemon ( talk) 10:32, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
The Content Review Medal of Merit | ||
By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your devoted work on the WikiProject's Peer, A-Class and Featured Article reviews for the period January–March 2011, I am delighted to award you this Content Review Medal. AustralianRupert ( talk) 07:48, 3 April 2011 (UTC) |
Military history service award | ||
By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your contributions to the WikiProject's March 2011 backlog reduction drive, I hereby award you this Military history WikiProject award. AustralianRupert ( talk) 15:28, 5 April 2011 (UTC) |
Military history service award | ||
By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your contributions to the WikiProject's March 2011 backlog reduction drive, I hereby award you this Military history WikiProject award. AustralianRupert ( talk) 15:28, 5 April 2011 (UTC) |
Military history service award | ||
By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your contributions to the WikiProject's March 2011 backlog reduction drive, I hereby award you this Military history WikiProject award. AustralianRupert ( talk) 15:28, 5 April 2011 (UTC) |
The WikiChevrons | ||
By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your contributions to the WikiProject's March 2011 backlog reduction drive, I am delighted to award you the WikiChevrons. AustralianRupert ( talk) 15:28, 5 April 2011 (UTC) |
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | ||
By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your contributions to the WikiProject's March 2011 backlog reduction drive, I hereby award you with this Tireless Contributor's barnstar. AustralianRupert ( talk) 15:28, 5 April 2011 (UTC) |
The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar | |
For your contributions to the March 2011 backlog reduction drive, by order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators I hereby present you with this Working Man's barnstar. AustralianRupert ( talk) 15:28, 5 April 2011 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of Diligence | |
For your contributions to the March 2011 backlog reduction drive, by order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators I hereby present you with this Barnstar of Diligence. AustralianRupert ( talk) 15:28, 5 April 2011 (UTC) |
March 2011 backlog reduction drive | ||
By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your placing first in the March 2011 backlog reduction drive I award you this Golden Wiki. AustralianRupert ( talk) 15:28, 5 April 2011 (UTC) |
Hi, Sturmvogel. Unless I'm mistaken, you're the editor who wrote the articles about Brazilian ironclad Tamandaré and Brazilian ironclad Brasil. I added a couple of pictures to both articles. I believe that will help you bring them to Good or Featured articles, isn't? P.S.: I'll add later a picture to Brazilian ironclad Rio de Janeiro. Regards, -- Lecen ( talk) 15:40, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your reviews of RAF Northolt and RAF Uxbridge. Hopefully RAF Uxbridge will be coming along within the next couple of days. Harrison49 ( talk) 17:08, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
— AustralianRupert ( talk) 23:08, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
On behalf of User:Wizardman and myself, we would like to take the time and thank you for your contributions made as part of the March 2011 Good articles backlog elimination drive. Awards and barnstars will go out shortly for those who have reviewed a certain number of articles.
During the backlog drive, in the month of March 2011,
We started the GA backlog elimination drive with 378 GA nominations remaining, with 291 that were not reviewed at all. By 2:00, April 1, 2011, the backlog was at 171 GA nominations, with 100 that were left unreviewed.
At the start of the drive, the oldest unreviewed GA nomination was 101 days ( Andrei Kirilenko (politician), at 20 November 2010, reviewed and passed 1 March 2011); at the end of the drive the oldest unreviewed GA nomination was 39 days ( Gery Chico, at 24 February 2011, still yet to be reviewed as of this posting).
While we did not achieve the objective of getting the backlog of outstanding GA nominations down to below 50, we reduced the GA backlog by over half. The GA reviews also seemed to be of a higher quality and have consistently led, to say the least, to marginal improvements to those articles (although there were significant improvements to many, even on the some of the nominations that were failed).
If you would like to comment on the drive itself and maybe even make suggestions on how to improve the next one, please make a comment at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Good articles/GAN backlog elimination drives/March 2011#Feedback. Another GA backlog elimination drive is being planned for later this year, tentatively for September or October 2011. Also, if you have any comments or remarks on how to improve the Good article process in general, Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles can always use some feedback at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Good articles.
Again, on behalf of User:Wizardman and myself, thank you for making the March 2011 GA backlog elimination drive a success.
MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 21:52, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
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About the HMS Hood, the tv series Dogfights, episode "Sink the Bismarck", the narrator says "As Hood slides beneath the waves, her forward turret fires a final defiance salvo before slipping into darkness". AOCJedi ( talk) 03:34, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello
I just translate your article French cruiser Sully. My problem is that its really diffrent than Gloire class cruiser. Diffrent armour, diffrent previous version (Gueydon vs Dupleix). Can you compare that article and try to fix diffrences? PMG ( talk) 20:02, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturm. I was planning on closing some nominations for FTC but I don't have any time to close them right now. Can you do some of the closings for the week? GamerPro64 ( talk) 01:46, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
The Good Article Reviewer's Medal of Merit | ||
For reviewing 20 or more Good article nominations during this past March 2011 GA backlog elimination drive, I hereby award you The Good Article Reviewer's Medal of Merit. Great job! – MuZemike 17:35, 13 April 2011 (UTC) |
On 14 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article German destroyer Z8 Bruno Heinemann, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the German destroyer Bruno Heinemann was forced to transfer fuel oil to the destroyer Friedrich Eckoldt during the Norwegian Campaign to allow the latter to return to Germany? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:03, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
We'd like to put a column in the Bugle encouraging people review at FAC, or at least to assist the frequent FAC reviewers. Is there anything that new reviewers could do at FAC that you would find particularly helpful? (Watching) - Dank ( push to talk) 19:00, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
On 17 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article German destroyer Z9 Wolfgang Zenker, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the German destroyer Z9 Wolfgang Zenker had exhausted her ammunition after the Second Naval Battle of Narvik and she had to be scuttled by placing demolition charges after she had been beached? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 00:04, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
Just letting you know I'm getting started on this. Btw, how's school? (Watching) - Dank ( push to talk) 19:21, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Sturm, I don't know if your forgot to save changes but HMS Exmouth is still the same and the changes from the GA review still need doing [1] Jim Sweeney ( talk) 18:41, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
On 20 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Plover (M26), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British minelayer HMS Plover laid over 15,000 mines during World War II, including two that sank the German destroyer Z8 Bruno Heinemann off the Belgian coast in January 1942? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 06:04, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
I am a Wikipedian, who is studying the phenomenon on Wikipedia. I need your help to conduct my research on about understanding "Motivation of Wikipedia contributors." I would like to invite you to Main Study. Please give me your valuable time, which estimates about 20 minutes. I chose you as a English Wikipedia user who made edits recently through the RecentChange page. Refer to the first page in the online survey form for more information on the study and me. cooldenny ( talk) 01:19, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
Sturm, I'll be on irc for a couple of days (as Dank). Ping me please when you have a minute, or leave a note on my talk page. - Dank ( push to talk) 22:53, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, Sturmvogel. I got a bit confused about 21-inch torpedoes (they are of course 533mm). I was getting confused with British 18 inch torpedoes, which are of course 450mm, or 17.72 inches, in diameter. Shem ( talk) 21:30, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
I feel a bit of a prawn, actually. Not my normal style. I did a check - any I've changed have now been changed back. If you're online now you might care to wade in at Talk:Corvette. Your opinion (either way) would be welcome. Shem ( talk) 22:08, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
On 27 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Diamond (H22), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British destroyers HMS Diamond (pictured) and HMS Wryneck were sunk by German aircraft on 27 April 1941, about four hours after they rescued over 500 troops from a sinking Dutch troopship? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 12:02, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Hey there Sturm. Can I bring your attention to this thread for a moment? If you could help in any way, I'd be greatly appreciative ;)
All the best-- White Shadows Stuck in square one 14:26, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
I have started a discussion on User:Ken keisel's proposal to standardise on a single source for specification of US Military aircraft here. Nigel Ish ( talk) 20:37, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi Sturmvogel66; just a quick note to ask for your help while I introduce Ken to citing his sources. He has a long history of contributing unsourced or poorly sourced material and even recently was still looking for opportunities to continue to do so. It's better that, at least for now, he errs on the side of overreferencing rather than underreferencing. He's also having trouble formatting references in their simplest form; condensing them down with the "name" attribute will be the next step.
Could I please ask for a little patience with him? I'm continuing to work with him and will ensure that everything is properly squared away at the end. Of course, I'm not asking for any special forbearance with cleaning up any actual breakages that he might cause along the way.
Properly skilled up, I think he'll be an extremely valuable contributor to the project.
Cheers! Rlandmann ( talk) 22:16, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi Sturmvogel, I've responded to all your comments on this article's ACR. Are you prepared to support the article's promotion to A class? Cheers, Nick-D ( talk) 06:33, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi, sorry to bother you. We are currently having trouble finding an uninvolved co-ordinator to close a few ACRs. If you get a free moment, could you please take a look at the list at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators#ACRs for closure and close one if you are uninvolved? Cheers! AustralianRupert ( talk) 04:59, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Sturmvogel 66. This is my first go at using talk, but if it works it's a better way of having a dialogue than leaving comments on edits.
Take your point about verification, and I've been trying to turn up some evidence - preferably photographic, but so far no joy. I will keep trying! It would be nice eventually to add something to such a well researched and informative page, so I hope I'm successful.
For the (as yet unproven!) record: I was a pupil at RMS Bushey from 1972 to 1975. The bell was hung on a purpose built frame on the dining hall stage with a small information panel bout the ship. From my memory of that panel I would be certain it was the Battlecruiser scrapped in 1948 as the photograph was very similar to that at the head of the Wikipedia page (and nothing like the other HMS Renown you referred me to as portrayed on its page).
The school closed in 1977 and I don't know where the bell went. The buildings have been converted to luxury flats and in 2000 any old boys who were inclided had one last chance to walk around the site. That included lunch in the dining hall, and the bell was not there.
My old craft master has become something of an unofficial historian of the school and if anyone knows the whole story, he will. I will endeavour to trace him and report back!
Meantime, thanks for the effort you've put into the Renown page - that bell always stuck in my memory, and it was great to learn a bit about the ship it came from. Tykesage ( talk) 20:02, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Sturmvogel 66...some progress...the 2011 copy of my old school magazine arrived yesterday and included a photograph of the president of the Old Masonians' Association ringing the bell at the start of last year's Association dinner. The event was held in the Royal Masonic School for Girls' dining room. It would seem the bell was moved there after the boys' school closed. The girls' school is in Rickmansworth and I will contact them for the citation you need, and will try and get an original of the photograph to send you also. Best regards Tykesage ( talk) 18:01, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Sturmvogel 66. I now have the photo and the owner's consent to use it. Being a novice at this kind of thing, how do I get it to you? I don't see an attach icon anywhere....
The bell was, as I suspected, moved to the girls' school when the boys' school closed, and the picture (when you get it) shows the bell hung in the same frame as back in the 1970's together with a picture of the ship. Tykesage ( talk) 15:54, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
On 11 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article German destroyer Z11 Bernd von Arnim, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the invasion of Narvik on 9 April 1940, the Norwegian coast defense ship Norge fired 13 shells at the German destroyer Z11 Bernd von Arnim at 600–800 meters (660–870 yd) range and missed? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 18:03, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
Hello
I am not sure what are rules about GA in en.wiki but for me MV New Flame is really outdated and it shouldn`t have GA sign. What you think? PMG ( talk) 02:33, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
On 13 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article German destroyer Z12 Erich Giese, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the German destroyer Erich Giese managed to torpedo the British destroyer HMS Jersey during the night of 6/7 December 1939 without ever being spotted? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 12:04, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
Awards applenty you may have, but this one seems to be overdue.
The Featured Article Medal | ||
Awarded to Sturmvogel 66 for outstanding and repeated featured article production. Keep it up. MrMedal ( talk) 15:24, 14 May 2011 (UTC) |
Hello, Sturmvogel 66. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Case Blue at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! |
On 16 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article German destroyer Z13 Erich Koellner, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that German destroyer Z13 Erich Koellner visibly tilted when hit by the 15-inch (380 mm) semi-armor piercing shells fired by the battleship HMS Warspite during the Second Battle of Narvik on 13 April 1940? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 18:03, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of German destroyer Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah ( talk) 16:43, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
You asked two questions during the review. Regarding the second one, I believe there are next to no sources discussing it; at the very least, in my gathering of materials for this article (I wrote it first on pl wiki), I found no information on how the trains were used after capture (anyway, in '39, only one surrendered, so presumably most of the remaining wagons were destroyed in combat or upon abandonment). You also asked for "more information on combat operations". I believe that just like on pl wiki this information belongs in the subarticles on individual trains, not in the main article. I plan on eventually translating all those articles, but I don't believe that the article would benefit from doubling or tripling in size which would occur when we add the detailed info on the 2-3 weeks operations of all 10+ trains in '39. I am of course open to further discussion, which I'd strongly suggest should take place on Talk:Armoured trains of Poland (and feel free to copy this message of mine there). Thanks for your review, -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 02:04, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
On 20 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article German destroyer Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the German destroyer Friedrich Eckoldt was sunk during the 1942 Battle of the Barents Sea when she mistook the British light cruiser Sheffield for the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist ( talk) 16:04, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
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Up for a phone call? - Dank ( push to talk) 19:50, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturm. Even though this ACR has ended, mind replying to my responses to the issues that you raised so I can fix the ones that are still left over and re-nominate it at a later time? To be honest, I was not ready to take this to ACR when Buggie nominated it but I hope that this failed ACR will provide a stepping stone to a future successful one.-- White Shadows Stuck in square one 01:59, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
On 30 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article CSS Missouri, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Confederate States Navy casemate ironclad CSS Missouri was the last Confederate ironclad to surrender during the American Civil War? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:03, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
The Military history A-Class medal with oak leaves | ||
For your outstanding work on USS New Ironsides, HMS Queen Mary and Lockheed D-21, all of which were promoted to A-Class between March and May 2011. AustralianRupert ( talk) 09:30, 10 June 2011 (UTC) |
Hey Sturm. Would it be acceptable if I were to delete the first note from the SMS Zrinyi article? While it is technically true, one could argue that I used original research in adding it is as the connection that it reveals, it not mentioned in any books that I've come across. Furthermore, the note technically does not serve any real purpose. It is established that the ship is a pre-Dreadnought BB. And it is also established that the ship was launched in 1910....-- White Shadows Stuck in square one 01:59, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, I stumbled across this and I was wondering two things: how similar is the Argentine naval buildup article to this copy online (it's in the 2002-03 edition, and I'd rather not pay $95 for it!), and is there anything important in the 2006 edition about Almirante Latorre? Many thanks, Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 09:22, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
Bad news: Hone has literally nothing. Good news: images from NARA! See Wikipedia:GLAM/NARA/Requests#USS_Arizona. I'm going to work on cropping/rotating/converting them to jpg tomorrow or asap. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 10:10, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
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Jason, This is the ship I was talking about: "Originally commissioned by the East German People's Navy as the Rudolf Eglehofer, the Hiddensee (corvette) is a Tarantul I class corvette built at the Petrovsky Shipyard, located near the Soviet city of St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad)." fro the Battleship Cove website. Excellent mtg, glad we met. Cheers. LanceBarber ( talk) 01:02, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
Am very glad to see you setting about this ship! I have been wondering for months about how she fits into the development of armoured cruisers more generally. Something doesn't add up for me - she is often hailed as a great breakthrough, but she was obsolete very soon after launch and differs more or less completely from the armoured cruisers of the late 1890s. I hope the work you're doing sheds some light on my conundrum ;-) The Land ( talk)
To show appreciation for your work on Dupuy de Lome, and also to test the Wikilove feature. :-D The Land ( talk) 21:40, 30 June 2011 (UTC) |
Interested in your thoughts. - Dank ( push to talk) 16:10, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, I wondered if you might be able to check the German edition of Groner on SMS Oldenburg (1884) for me - the English version gives a range of the main battery as "5700–8800m", which doesn't make sense. I'm hoping you might be able to answer the question as you did with the "layers/strakes" translation error. Thanks. Parsecboy ( talk) 21:26, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Sturm :) Per this discussion the South American task force, of which you are a coordinator, has now been expanded to cover Central America as well. The new task force can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Central and South American military history task force. I've left a redirect at the old title but you may wish to update your watchlist accordingly. Best, EyeSerene talk 17:00, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi, just a note that, unless I'm missing something, your hook for Russian ironclad Ne Tron Menia is incomplete. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 03:57, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
The Content Review Medal of Merit | ||
By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your devoted work on the WikiProject's Peer, A-Class and Featured Article reviews for the period Apr–Jun 2011, I am delighted to award you this Content Review Medal. AustralianRupert ( talk) 08:55, 16 July 2011 (UTC) |
Thanks, mate.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 12:04, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments on Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Blockhaus d'Éperlecques; I've actioned the various issues that you raised. Please take another look to see if that satisfies your concerns. Prioryman ( talk) 19:13, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
Congratulations! | |
Thanks for all the work you did in making
Russian ironclad Pervenets and
Russian ironclad Ne Tron Menia certified "Good Articles"! Your work is much appreciated.
Thanks also for your reviews. Featured article candidates and Good Article nominees always need more reviewers! All the best, – Quadell ( talk) |
On 19 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian ironclad Pervenets, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Russian ironclad Pervenets was launched in the 1860s by the Imperial Russian Navy but was not scrapped by the Soviet Union until a century later during the 1960s? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers ( talk) 16:04, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
On 20 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian ironclad Ne Tron Menia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Russian broadside ironclad Ne Tron Menia was named after the biblical verse John 20:17? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
EncycloPetey ( talk) 08:03, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
I've recently expanded the HMS Endymion (1865) article, which you created. You gave "Various British Screw Frigates". Warship International. V (4). Toledo, OH: Naval Records Club: 323. 1968. as one of the sources. Do you still have that journal, and is there anything in it which could be used to further expand the article? Mjroots ( talk) 09:35, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Hello! I'm very pleased to say that the collaboration with the National Maritime Museum which I mentioned earlier in the year is going ahead. They have put a load of their data on Royal Navy warships up on their website. Please do drop by Wikipedia:GLAM/NMM to find out more and help suggest ways of moving forward. Look forward to some MILHIST input. :-) The Land ( talk) 12:25, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
Seriously? Seriously? Panyd The muffin is not subtle 21:24, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
On 3 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Type 79 radar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Type 79 radar was the first radar system deployed by the Royal Navy and was developed before World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Type 79 radar.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 00:02, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
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HMS Lion was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class. Lion served as the flagship of the Grand Fleet's battlecruisers throughout World War I, except when she was being refitted or under repair. She sank the German light cruiser Köln during the Battle of Heligoland Bight and served as Vice Admiral Beatty's flagship at the battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland. She was so badly damaged at the first of these battles that she had to be towed back to port by the battlecruiser Indomitable and was under repair for more than two months. During the Battle of Jutland she suffered a serious propellant fire that could have destroyed the ship if not for the bravery of Royal Marine Major Francis Harvey, who posthumously received the Victoria Cross for having ordered the magazine flooded. She spent the rest of the war on uneventful patrols in the North Sea. She was put into reserve in 1920 and sold for scrap in 1924 under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. ( more...)
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Another round of congratulations are in order for all the work you did in making HMS Vanguard (23) a certified "Good Article"! Thank you; your work is much appreciated. All the best, – Quadell ( talk) |
Thanks.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 23:35, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
On 6 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Type 281 radar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the prototype of the British Type 281 early warning radar was mounted on the light cruiser HMS Dido in October 1940? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Type 281 radar.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 08:03, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
On 6 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Type 281 radar, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the prototype of the British Type 281 early warning radar was mounted on the light cruiser HMS Dido in October 1940? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Type 281 radar. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 08:04, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
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- Dank ( push to talk) 19:14, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply
here (I've just seen it). My question was prompted by
these
edits; which I reverted, but it got me thinking.
The distinction between the nominal and the actual calibre is a good one; sources for ships etc. generally use the nominal calibre, but a reference to the actual calibre makes sense on the gun article.
I’ve taken the liberty of clarifying it on the
gun page (
here) in case it comes up again (if you are OK with that, I’ll fix the other 15cm gun pages the same way).
Xyl 54 (
talk) 23:23, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
BTW the Calibre page notes the distinction between the bore diameter (across the lands) and the groove diameter; is that what the difference is here? Xyl 54 ( talk) 23:33, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
I have responded to your comment here. -- RightCowLeftCoast ( talk) 18:48, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
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Your work in naval history has been consistently fantastic. Thanks for bringing so many article up to GA status, and improving many more in other ways. – Quadell ( talk) 13:54, 19 August 2011 (UTC) |
On the WikiProject Military History disucussion page there is talk about a merge and eliminating WP:Espionage altogether. Would like your feedback there. It would be appreciated. Adamdaley ( talk) 08:30, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
Nice job there, but it leads me to two connections, the Heinkel He 343 and Ilyushin Il-28. Would you mind looking at each of these articles; I do not have the resources at hand to work on them. FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 20:02, 21 August 2011 (UTC).
Hey Sturm, would you be able to scan me the page on the pocket battleships sometime? I imagine it'll be of at least some use in writing those articles. Thanks. Parsecboy ( talk) 23:59, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello
I want thank you for your work on French cruiser Sully. I translated them to pl.wiki and get GA. This is probably best source of information in Polish language.
Thanks for your work.
PMG ( talk) 11:18, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
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For your contribution to the articles about Russian Navy ships. DonaldDuck ( talk) 14:40, 27 August 2011 (UTC) |
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The WikiChevrons are hereby bestowed upon Sturmvogel 66 for his fine efforts in the August 2011 Military History monthly article writing Contest, placing first with a total of 75 points from 12 articles. Well done! Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 14:15, 1 September 2011 (UTC) |
Thanks, Ian.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 16:05, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
If you've responded to WSC's points in the FAC, you might want to ask him to have another look. - Dank ( push to talk)
Gday. There seems to be an inconsistency in HMS Crusader (H60). In particular in the lead it says "She served as a convoy escort during the battle of the Atlantic until sunk by the German submarine U-91 on 14 September 1942," however in the info box it says: "Fate: Sunk by U-210, 14 September 1942." I'm not sure which is right so I'm hoping you might be able to fix this. Thanks in advance. Anotherclown ( talk) 06:01, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
This one is past its sell-by date, and I can't tell if he's dealt with your concerns. - Dank ( push to talk) 20:54, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
On 11 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article C and D class destroyer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that destroyers of the British C and D classes (example of a D class pictured) sank three Italian submarines in June 1940? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/C and D class destroyer.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 00:04, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
Could you venture a guess as to the type of German gun photographed at Fort Napoleon, Ostend? Have mörser, will travel ( talk) 20:52, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturm. A while ago I got back to work on Ottoman battleship Abdul Kadir and Reshadieh class battleship. Could you look them over for me and tell me what they have left till they would pass a GAN? Thanks, Buggie111 ( talk) 01:26, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
My point was that those ships were smaller than the other battleships that were their contemporaries: Lion was heavier and longer than Iron Duke, Derfflinger was heavier and longer than Konig. The longest ships on both sides at Jutland were battlecruisers. By the thirties, all battleships were fast by WWI standards, so the speed distinction no longer seemed to apply, no battlecruiser was as fast as Iowa. By the thirties it seems that the term battlecruiser was reserved for battleships a little smaller than most others of the period. In other words, my point is valid. 207.30.62.198 ( talk) 22:12, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, I've been trying to cobble together a half-way decent article on HMS Royal Sovereign (05), and I wondered if you have any material that might be useful. If not, no worries either. I'm probably running into the same problem you had with some of the battlecruisers over lack of information for late-WWI and post-war activities. Parsecboy ( talk) 00:11, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
The book finally came in today, I should probably have some time this weekend to do some work on the article. Parsecboy ( talk) 18:30, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
Here. Prioryman ( talk) 22:57, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
The Military history A-Class medal with oak leaves | ||
By order of the coordinators of the Military history WikiProject, you are hereby awarded the A-Class medal with Oak Leaves for exemplary work on HMS Hood (51), HMS New Zealand (1911) and HMS Eagle (1918), all of which were promoted to A-Class between May and September 2011. Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 13:49, 18 September 2011 (UTC) |
Hello, Sturmvogel 66. I see that you are a member of WP:OMT. I am reminding you that there is a discussion [ here] about whther or not to award Bahamut0013, a member of OMt who passsed awsay a short while ago, the Titan's Cross in silver. your opinion will be welcome. Thanks, Buggie111 ( talk) 14:04, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
Dear Sturmvogel 66, I noticed your many template messages left for Ken keisel. Can I suggest a different approach. How about a human looking message that some of his additions appear to violate policy and then you can keep an ongoing list underneath it? There is no need to add a template for every example you find. Doing so appears a bit hostile. I'm sure you don't mean to appear hostile, which is why I'm asking you to consider a more personable approach. Cheers. Griswaldo ( talk) 20:24, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Sturmvogel 66, just letting you know that I provided an alternative hook as requested. -- Elekhh ( talk) 09:58, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
I am pleased to inform you that you have been elected as a coordinator of the Military history WikiProject. Congratulations on your achievement, and thank you for volunteering!
Discussions of our plans for the coming year will no doubt begin in the next few days. In the meantime, please make sure that you have the coordinators' discussion page on your watchlist, as most of the relevant activity happens there. If you have not already done so, you may want to read the relevant courses in the project academy, as well as the discussion page and its recent archives.
If you have any questions about your work as a coordinator, or anything else, please don't hesitate to ask me directly. Kirill [talk] [prof] 02:03, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
Thank you Muchas gracias, merci, vielen Dank and many thanks for your trust and voting me into the team of coordinators. MisterBee1966 ( talk) 07:55, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Sturmvogel 66, I'm not sure you're aware of it, but MilHist's got an IRC channel at [5]. I'm getting some people to join it, and because you're a coord, I'd like to ask you to join to make yourself available to others who need help. Dank, The Ed17, Adamdaley, Ian Rose and a few guys are on it, so please join and tell others about it as well. Sp33dyphil " Ad astra" 01:06, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Congrats on your election as Coordinator of the Military history Project! In honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. Parsecboy ( talk) 22:07, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
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For placing second in the September 2011 Military history WikiProject Contest with 70 points from 12 entries, I am delighted to present you with The Writer's Barnstar. Well done! Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 15:34, 1 October 2011 (UTC) |
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By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your devoted contributions to the WikiProject's Peer, A-Class and Featured article reviews for the period Jul-Sept 2011, I am delighted to award you the WikiChevrons. Cheers, Buggie111 ( talk) 22:57, 1 October 2011 (UTC) |
Thx, Buggie.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 02:24, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
It's passed. Buggie111 ( talk) 16:44, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
The Good Article Barnstar | ||
Thanks Sturmvogel 66 for helping to promote HMS Delight (H38) to Good Article status. Please accept this little sign of appreciation and goodwill from me, because you deserve it. Keep it up. Sp33dyphil " Ad astra" 00:24, 3 October 2011 (UTC) |
Thanks, Phil.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 00:45, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I changed that because books.google gives 1991; Amazon, too. I see worldcat says 1990... Anyway it seemed reasonable that it was published the year-after, looking back on 1990. — Portuguese Man o' War 00:32, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
Could you look at something else? It's related to the NavWeaps cites: User talk:Gadget850#sfn/sfnRef and square brackets. I asked Gadget850 about these and part of what he just said relates to the work/publisher, so I'd like your input. The 2008a, 2008b, c, d approach he's suggesting is certainly doable, although I don't know if a date will always be available. Or if DiGiulian is always the author. Would you prefer these by NavWeaps Year, DiGiulian Year (both with a,b,c,d...) or as NAVWEAPS Long-Title Possibly-with-Square-Brackets? I'll go with whatever as long as it works. I see the approach I was pursuing as clearest. I'm going to reply there, next, referring to here. — Portuguese Man o' War 01:49, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
I really don't know why I'm the only support so far; as much as you've done on other people's articles, I would think at least one person would stop by to review. I'm open to suggestions on the best way to ask around for help. FWIW, I think I'm seeing a pattern: articles that have been at A-class recently are more likely to get reviewed at FAC. - Dank ( push to talk) 03:37, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
I noticed your question on Sarek's Talk page. I had the same idea a few months ago - see this Talk page excerpt - but little came of it, I'm sure because of the press of other matters. Perhaps you would find some of my earlier (if limited) effort to be helpful. JohnInDC ( talk) 14:49, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturmvogel 66, I see you were a reviewer at one of Sevastopol's many reviews. As it's last FAC was closed due to low participation, I"d like you to come and review it for it's current FAC, in order to get a better picture of its current situation. Thanks, Buggie111 ( talk) 02:17, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
years are optional. You might try setting your editbox prefs to larger than 25 rows, too. Bye.
— Portuguese Man o' War 08:23, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks for all the work you did in making HMS Princess Royal (1911) a Featured Article! Please accept this History Barnstar. Your work is much appreciated. – Quadell ( talk) 20:35, 7 October 2011 (UTC) |
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Thanks Storm for helping to promote Mikoyan-Gurevich I-211 to Good Article status. Please accept this little sign of appreciation and goodwill from me, because you deserve it. Keep it up. Sp33dyphil " Ad astra" 04:46, 8 October 2011 (UTC) |
Sturmvogel, I reverted your edit at Template:Royal Naval Air Squadrons, since 824 squadron is already in the template as an active squadron. Please let me know if I did a wrong thing! Shem ( talk) 16:33, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
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I think the delegates are looking for image reviews to start off with a bold Image review. Also ... even though a single-word "support" from you means a lot, I'm concerned that others will see that and be tempted to do the same, which won't in general help much. If you don't want to offer any specific comments, it would help to say something like: "Support. I read this for A-class and didn't get around to supporting, but it looks like the comments above have covered everything." That is, it would help a lot to have some kind of acknowledgment that you're familiar with the article or with the FAC comments or both. - Dank ( push to talk) 19:58, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
I'll take off the topics that were merged in on the armored cruisers one, that somehow slipped by me on promotion. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 04:02, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of HMAS Australia (1911) know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on October 25, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 25, 2011. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
HMAS Australia was one of three Indefatigable-class battlecruisers built for the defence of the British Empire. She was launched in 1911, and commissioned as flagship of the fledgling Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1913. At the start of World War I, Australia was tasked with finding and destroying the German East Asia Squadron, which was prompted to withdraw from the Pacific by the battlecruiser's presence. Repeated diversions to support the capture of German colonies in New Guinea and Samoa, as well as an overcautious Admiralty, prevented the battlecruiser from engaging the German squadron before the latter's destruction. Australia was then assigned to North Sea operations, which consisted primarily of patrols and exercises, until the end of the war. During this time, Australia was involved in early attempts at naval aviation, and 11 of her personnel participated in the Zeebrugge Raid. Post-war budget cuts saw Australia's role downgraded to a training ship before she was placed in reserve in 1921. The disarmament provisions of the Washington Naval Treaty required the destruction of Australia as part of Britain's commitment, and she was scuttled off Sydney Heads in 1924. ( more...)
UcuchaBot ( talk) 00:02, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, I just reviewed HMS Comet (H00) for GA, and in passing, checked the dab page at HMS Comet. Turns out the link from the dab to the article was wrong (it had a year dab, not the pennant) - you might want to check the dabs as you write the articles to make sure they're pointing to the right place. I fixed this one, but it will probably crop up elsewhere so we should keep an eye on it. Parsecboy ( talk) 00:06, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
Apologies for the edit conflict, it was unintentional. There's always the {{ inuse}} for making a series of edits. Had I seen that message displayed, I've have kept clear. Mjroots ( talk) 19:02, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
Regarding this, I"d like to tell you that I"ve been working on and off at List of battleships of Russia and the Soviet Union, which should encompass both pre-dread and dreadnoughts. I myself don't think a split (like the RN lists) is necesary, but I'd like to hear you ideas. (Note:My assumption of your intent to continue work on the dread list is solely off of you adding your name to it, if it's just to claim content creation, then disregard the above.) Buggie111 ( talk) 21:17, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
On 2 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Perseus (R51), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British aircraft carrier HMS Perseus was fitted with temporary stands in June 1953 for VIPs and the press during Elizabeth II's Coronation Fleet Review in Spithead? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Perseus (R51).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 00:03, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
On 2 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Argus (I49), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the British aircraft carrier Argus's 1920 Spring Cruise with the Atlantic Fleet, three of her aircraft were blown over the side of the carrier? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Argus (I49).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 12:03, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
The article HMS Duncan (D99) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:HMS Duncan (D99) for comments about the article. Well done! There is a backlog of articles waiting for review, why not help out and review a nominated article yourself?
On 4 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Raven II, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that an aircraft from HMS Raven II was forced to make an emergency landing on 21 April 1917 in the Maldives; the crew's adventures inspired Rudyard Kipling's story "A Flight of Fact"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Raven II.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks for supporting the DYK project Victuallers ( talk) 12:03, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
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The WikiChevrons are hereby bestowed upon Sturmvogel 66 for his fine efforts in the October 2011 Military History monthly article writing Contest, placing first with a total of 137 points from 27 articles. Well done! Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 13:16, 4 November 2011 (UTC) |
Thanks, Ian.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 13:59, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, just thought I'd let you know that I've started some work on SMS Breslau. Parsecboy ( talk) 21:44, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
On 5 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Anne (1915), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British seaplane carrier HMS Anne was converted from the captured German freighter SS Aenne Rickmers during World War I? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Anne (1915).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks for this article Victuallers ( talk) 12:03, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
On 6 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist ( talk) 12:36, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, long time no talk. Hope life is treating you well. I left a message at WT:MILHIST#USS Arizona (BB-39), but I wanted to apologize personally for not finishing this article. I always meant to get back to it when I had more time, but never did. I put up a request for assistance on the Milhist talk page and I hope we'll get something out of it. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 10:03, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
On 8 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Ark Royal (1914), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British seaplane carrier HMS Ark Royal is the only aircraft carrier to ever have been fitted with a sail? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Ark Royal (1914).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 00:02, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
On 8 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Harvester (H19), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British destroyer HMS Harvester sank one German submarine by ramming on 3 March 1943 whilst escorting Convoy HX 228, but was sunk by another submarine the following day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Harvester (H19).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 12:02, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
The remaining carierrs, the template looks like it needs more blue links. See this. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me 18:50, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
On 11 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Empress (1914), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that on Christmas Day 1914, aircraft from the British seaplane carrier HMS Empress participated in the Cuxhaven Raid on hangars housing Zeppelin airships? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Empress (1914).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 12:03, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
DYK review note: Thank you for your review of Template:Did you know nominations/List of Fussball-Bundesliga clubs eliminated from the DFB-Pokal by amateur sides. There are still some issues concerning this nomination that may need to be clarified; please respond on that page as soon as possible. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 17:06, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I've just uploaded two photos of Schorpioen to Commons: [6] [7]. Unfortunately the restoration of the ship was pretty half-hearted and little remains of her interior - most of which is occupied by a cafe and a dull museum gallery. I'm in the process of uploading lots of photos of the Dutch Naval Museum now. Cheers, Nick-D ( talk) 10:39, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi Sturmvogel, I'm afraid that I've just posted an 'oppose' review for this article as I think it needs quite a bit more work to reach FA class. The content is basically fine, but it's much less polished than your other FAs. I hope that the comments don't come across as being too harsh. Cheers, Nick-D ( talk) 05:46, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
Hello
On pl.wiki we want to put some rules what ships are ok to be in wiki (battleships etc.) and what are not ok (unnamed barge, very small yachts). Is there on en.wiki some rules about that? Or you know other wiki, where are such rules?
PMG ( talk) 15:14, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
... their links to archival catalogue references have never been very stable, and they don't seem to have improved with the new site layout. The link to Napier's papers in the Courageous article goes straight to the main search page. — Simon Harley ( Talk | Library). 22:00, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
On 23 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian cruiser Admiral Makarov (1906), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the armored cruiser Admiral Makarov was one of the ships that represented the Russian Empire at the coronation of Nicholas I of Montenegro in August 1910? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian cruiser Admiral Makarov (1906).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:03, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
On 24 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SMS Breslau, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that on the first day of World War I, the German light cruiser SMS Breslau (pictured) bombarded the port of Bône in French North Africa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SMS Breslau.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 18:16, 23 November 2011 (UTC) 08:02, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
Hello. This article looks very good to me, I've left a few comments at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/HMS Vanguard (23). Please have a look when you get a change. Cheers. Anotherclown ( talk) 01:38, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturm. I should be able to help a bit with Arizona on Wednesday and Thursday, after both my papers are due, but I have another due Monday, so the weekend is questionable. The FAC isn't a trainwreck yet, so I hope we can push it through. You've done an enormous amount of work on this, and I want to thank you again for that. Second, South American dreadnought race is FACable at anytime now. I'll probably put it through over winter break, which is also when I'll add info from my sources to Agincourt. She's probably GANable right now, as you have all of the general information already. Hope your Thanksgiving was filled with turkey and family (and you didn't come down with the flu, like me!) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 10:31, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
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On 30 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SMS Helgoland (1912), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Austro-Hungarian scout cruiser Helgoland was ceded to Italy on 19 September 1920 as part of the peace settlements that ended World War I? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SMS Helgoland (1912).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 22:30, 29 November 2011 (UTC) 16:04, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
On 1 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Blanche (H47), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that HMS Blanche was the first British destroyer sunk by the Germans during the Second World War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Blanche (H47).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 18:29, 30 November 2011 (UTC) 00:03, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
On 2 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian cruiser Bayan (1907), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the Battle of Moon Sound on 17 October 1917, the Russian armored cruiser Bayan was hit by a shell from the dreadnought SMS König, starting a fire that was not extinguished until the next day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian cruiser Bayan (1907).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist ( talk) 08:03, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
Hello Sturmvogel. I've translated SMS Weißenburg to Turkish (as Turgut Reis), it is about to be a featured article there. I am having a difficulty finding a good source about it's dismounted cannons. I found that one of the ship's 28cm twin turrets was dismounted from the ship and put into a fortification in Dardanelles in Güzelyalı, Çanakkale in probably June 24, 1936. Here is a picture of the turret in present day Çanakkale. It states that the guns were taken from the ship and mounted there in 1936, and the first commander of the battery was Önyüzbaşı (Lieutenant) Selami Arıkan. That battery was called as "Turgut Reis bataryası", "Üçüncü Batarya (3rd Battery)" and "Beşyüzaltmışbeşinci batarya (565th battery)".
Since you have a great knowledge about battleships, could you please help me to find a solid source stating this event? I could not find any Turkish or English sources online. Thanks in advance.
PS: Great article on SMS Goeben too, I've translated it to Turkish and it is a feature article nominee, it'll be featured in tr.wiki very soon. I'll soon start to work on SMS Breslau, it'll be a GA in tr.wiki.-- Khutuck ( talk) 01:19, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
Unfortunately my recent trip to London turned into a long drinking session, but as I wind my way home on the train, I've just found something in the copies of "Battle Cruiser Force War Records - Miscellaneous" from ADM 137/2134 at The National Archives. It's an order from the Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet (Beatty) to the Vice-Admiral Commanding, Battle Cruiser Force (Pakenham), dated 4 August, 1917, outlining Napier's appointment as Vice-Admiral Light Cruiser Force. The key section is sec. 7, reproduced below. — Simon Harley ( Talk | Library). 19:44, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
7. Vice-Admiral Napier will remain in immediate command of the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron for the present, until such time as a Commodore may be appointed in charge of that squadron which will consist of H.M.S. "Chatham", H.M.S. "Yarmouth", H.M.S. "Birkenhead", and H.M.S. "Chester". H.M. Ships "Courageous", "Glorious" and "Furious" will then be detached from the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron and become a separate unit which will be known as the "First Cruiser Squadron" and Vice-Admiral Napier will remain in direct command of the First Cruiser Squadron in addition to retaining his appointment in administrative charge of the Light Cruiser Squadrons of the Grand Fleet.
I was just following Category:Uncategorized good articles. Please correct the topic if you feel it should be something else. ~ neko-chan :3 ( talk) 21:39, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
Not worth making a fuss at TFAR-- it's on Raul's talk page, and I'm just now starting through the rest of FAC, so I could be a while. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 02:09, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
I hope I didn't contribute to this kerfuffle; with all the shots being fired at FAC, it's the friendly fire that exhausts most. I'm not clear if Imzadi is now saying he thinks I have a conflict on promoting since I entered a list of prose fixes needed, but surely putting it up at TFAR while I was still working might not have been the best idea. While I'm within my remit to leave comments before promoting, I wasn't certain I would finish promoting tonight, but got to yours first because of the pending (important) deadline-- then called it to Raul's attention so he would know it was reviewed and could have a look if I didn't finish tonight. In fact, I haven't finished tonight, have seven more articles to read. Raul knows about it, so there's no reason for concern. But let's stop shooting each other and giving the peanut gallery reason to believe that FAC and FA writers are all "prima donnas", ok? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 03:59, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
Further proof of the difficulty in pleasing any of the people any of the time, see WP:ERRORS for the complaints that have already started. Hence, my comment that we get shot at enough without adding in friendly fire. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 19:20, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I have a question regarding the Joachim Helbig article and the claim that the British at some point referred to his unit as "The Helbig Flyers". Do you happen to have access to a non-German source for this claim? MisterBee1966 ( talk) 12:46, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
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You might be interested in Talk:The Longford Trust, a GA you recently passed. Bencherlite Talk 23:34, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, just giving you a poke on the GAN - I think you might have lost track of it. Have you had a chance to look at Halpern yet? Parsecboy ( talk) 00:29, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Can you tell me why this article failed to be awarded a GA, please? There is no note on the discussion page regarding why you came to your decision and the whole page regarding the review is no longer on the discussion page. -- Rskp ( talk) 00:58, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks very much for your time reviewing this article. Unfortunately it has turned out to be a bad time to do it, regarding the edit war. Perhaps in a week or two things may be different.
However, I'm keen to know if the prose quality is satisfactory now? And if I need to work on the coverage and its focus? Or was it simply because of the edit war? I'd be grateful to know your thoughts. -- Rskp ( talk) 05:44, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
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For you outstanding effort to bring the battleship Arizona up to FA-class in time for the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor I hereby award you The Epic Barnstar. TomStar81 ( Talk) 05:21, 8 December 2011 (UTC) |
I was just reading the article to see if I could do the review. The abbreviations "Sprenggranate L/2.9 m. Bdz." I believe that "m. Bdz." stands for "mit Bodenzünder" (with base fuse) and that "Kz." stands for "Kopfzünder" (head fuse). If true, could you add a footnote please? MisterBee1966 ( talk) 10:47, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi,
I have recently noticed a discrepancy, which I hope you may be able to shine some light on, as a major contributor to the article on USS Arizona (BB-39). The photo in the info box is supposedly from 1930, but our article says that the ship was in Norfolk Navy yard from 1929 to 1931 for modernisation. The date of 1930 comes from the national archives, which is obviously reputable... but they could have made a mistake. I have started a conversation on the photos talk page on commons, if you want to add you thoughts.
Yaris678 ( talk) 15:01, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Sturm, I was wondering how the review of Java War (1741–1743) is going. Crisco 1492 ( talk) 14:04, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
If you have the time, I was hoping you could help me. I don't have much experience with GA. My Russian friend and I have collaborated on several extensive Russian articles here. Our best article is on the Nobel Prize winner Ivan Bunin. My main concern is that most of the refs for the Bunin article are Russian language refs. Does it have a shot at GA with these refs? My collaborator has several GA and FA articles on ru.wiki, so his sources are trusted there. One of the reasons I ask is that GA Russian literature related articles are almost non-existant here. The other reason is that my collaborator and I have other big articles ready like Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy and Mirra Lokhvitskaya, or almost ready, and the English language sources have proven to be scarce (and I've really searched for them).
I've also wondered for a while if the List of Russian explorers or the List of Russian artists would qualify for Featured List status?-- INeverCry 04:51, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
On 10 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Basilisk (H11), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British destroyer HMS Basilisk evacuated a total of 695 men on 31 May 1940 from Dunkirk before she was sunk by German aircraft the next day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Basilisk (H11).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:04, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
Your input would be appreciated at this Help desk thread if you haven't seen already. -- John of Reading ( talk) 15:34, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi Sturm. Nice work on the Hesperus article.
On the edit conflict situation, the template you put up clearly says: You are welcome to assist in its construction by editing it as well. That's exactly what I did, nothing more or less. Now, if you want other editors to stay away from an article for a while to avoid edit conflicts you should use Template:In use. That template says what you want, the one you've been using doesn't. Cheers. Manxruler ( talk) 01:22, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I corrected the broken link for the dyk. Sorry about that. No idea how that happened. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Regstuff ( talk • contribs) 08:25, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
On 17 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Hurricane (H06), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British destroyer HMS Hurricane rescued 451 survivors from the passenger-cargo liner SS City of Nagpur and landed them at Greenock, Scotland, on 1 May 1941? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Hurricane (H06).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 22:10, 16 December 2011 (UTC) 09:02, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
G'day, sorry I'm still a bit confused by that last point about the range. Can you take a quick look at the review again and let me know whether I've missed something? Talk:German destroyer Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt/GA1. Anyway, its late here so I'll have to call it a night. Cheers. AustralianRupert ( talk) 14:46, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
On 21 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Havelock (H88), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British destroyer HMS Havelock and her sister Hesperus attacked the wreck of U-246 on 30 April 1945 thinking that it was another German submarine which had been spotted earlier that day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Havelock (H88).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 00:04, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
On 21 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Highlander (H44), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British destroyer HMS Highlander (pictured) escorted Convoy SC 122 through the largest convoy battle of World War II in March 1943 and was unsuccessfully attacked by U-441 and U-608? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Highlander (H44).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:02, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
On 24 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Ivanhoe (D16), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the Dunkirk evacuation on June 1, 1940, the British destroyer HMS Ivanhoe was hit by a German bomb that killed 26 men and knocked out two of her three boiler rooms? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Ivanhoe (D16).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Merry Xmas to all our contributors and readers Victuallers ( talk) 16:02, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
Would like to say "Merry Christmas" for 2011! Hope you have a wonderful day and have good memories with family and friends. Adamdaley ( talk) 00:33, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
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Hope you and your family are enjoying the holiday season (and you're enjoying your winter break)! Your friend, Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 01:17, 25 December 2011 (UTC) |
FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 03:20, 25 December 2011 (UTC).
On 26 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Imogen (D44), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British destroyer HMS Imogen was accidentally sunk by the light cruiser Glasgow during the night of 16 July 1940? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Imogen (D44).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:02, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
If you would like to go ahead and submit Akagi to FA, I probably won't be making any more major changes to it. Cla68 ( talk) 23:06, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
I've just found an excellent photo of HMS New Zealand on the State Library of South Australia's Flikr stream, and uploaded it at File:HMS New Zealand at Adelaide.jpg. I think that it's much better than the current infobox photo, but I'll let you be the judge of how to use it given that the article is currently at FAC. Regards, Nick-D ( talk) 06:41, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
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Hello. Just wanted to let you know, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, which you reviewed last time it was up for FAC, is up again (last time it ran out of time without getting enough supports) If you could take another look, I would appreciate it! The review is here. Thanks! — Ed! (talk) 14:40, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, I thought you might be interested in this. Also, given what I have at South American dreadnought race#Third stage: another Brazilian dreadnought, we may be able to add enough so you can get Rio through FAC even with a paucity of information about her WWI activities. Last, there are a ton of NARA photos of Arizona on the Commons – I don't know why I didn't see them before. You may want to look through them, as some are quite good. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 07:34, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi there. I have offered to mediate a MedCab case you are involved in here. If all involved parties accept this offer, I hope to be able to bring a reconciliation on the issue. I would appreciate it if you could read the statement I posted on the page and let me know if you accept my offer of mediation. Thanks. ItsZippy ( talk • contributions) 20:47, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, the edit war seems to have died down and so I'm just letting you know, as I promised I would, that this article has been resubmitted, with high hopes that third time is indeed lucky! -- Rskp ( talk) 05:26, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
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Holla, after having stumbled across Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō, I think you should add {{DISPLAYTITLE:Japanese aircraft carrier ''Zuihō''}} to the article so the title follows conventions of having ship names italicised. Just saying, so you know what to add to other ship articles. Take care -- Sp33dyphil © hat ontributions 23:44, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
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On 16 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the light aircraft carrier Shōhō, sunk on 7 May 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea, was the first Japanese aircraft carrier to be sunk during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:02, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi there, Sturmvogel. Just a quick note to let you know that the Mediation Cabal case your are involved in is currently waiting for your opening statement before it can proceed any further. If you could briefly outline your interpretation of the case, that would enable us to move forward in the process. If you have any concerns or issues, just let me know. Thanks. ItsZippy ( talk • contributions) 19:01, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
Hello, could you please help us identify the time and location that this image was taken, I'm writing this here because you had nominated USS Arizona (BB-39) for FA, also as a member of many related WikiProjects, you probably have good information about this. this image is currently nominated for FP, please see its discussion here. Thanks for the help. ■ MMXX talk 00:43, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
Nice work on Akagi with Cla. That's a really good article. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:46, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
Is that true that you just read a biography of her? If that's the case, would you maybe be interested in reviewing the article? It is struggling to get any comments right now ( see here). I'd be so happy for some comments, if you can spare the time! Which book did you read? It wasn't the new Scotty Bowers one was it? -- Lobo (talk) 21:10, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
On 8 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zuihō class aircraft carrier, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Zuihō class aircraft carriers were originally built as submarine tenders which could be converted into light aircraft carriers or fleet oilers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zuihō class aircraft carrier.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:04, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello Sturmvogel. I hope you can help Parsecboy and me. I am doing a GA Review of German cruiser Emden. Under the heading Service history, the second para begins:
Elsewhere, Wikipedia states that Britain and France declared war on Germany on 3 September. It is my view that readers of this article will quickly see the anomaly in the above sentences – namely that outbreak of the war, installation of a degaussing coil, arming with a load of mines, positioning to the North Sea and laying a minefield all occurred on the same day – 3 September.
I have raised this anomaly repeatedly with Parsecboy but he doesn’t acknowledge the need for Wikipedia to resolve or clarify the anomaly in some way. Parsecboy has confirmed that Williamson only says the degaussing coil was installed after the outbreak of war. Williamson doesn’t specify that the coil was installed on 3 September or any other nominated date.
The current state of the debate can be seen at diff.
Are you able to assist, either by suggesting a way this information can be presented that avoids the obvious anomaly; or by persuading Parsecboy that there is an anomaly worth resolving before the article is promoted to Good article? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Dolphin ( t) 00:11, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks Sturm, I am delighted with Kate's promotion. I've actually already re-written the Spencer Tracy article. It was pathetically short a few months ago, and I thought "I can't have Kate's article so strong, and leave his so weak." But I still have a bit more to add, and then give it some polish, and then I'll take him to GA (and who know, maybe FA at some point?! I fear I have the bug now). Make sure you read the James Curtis bio - it's huge, but a great read. And stay well away from the Bill Davidson one. I can't say I have plans for Jimmy Stewart or Bogie - their articles are a bit messy, but they are a lot better than most classic H-Wood bios. And as much as I love watching both of them, I don't think I'd be hugely interested in reading about them.
I've been wanting to ask you something about the KH biography you read actually, if you don't mind. Does he claim that she was in a relationship with Laura at the same time as with Leland Hayward? Because the whole time she was living with Laura, she was seeing Hayward (Laura left Hollywood in about 1935). But you said he thinks she had a relationship with both..? How does he get around this? I've been wondering about it.
It's nice to know you're a fan of classic films. A big diversion from navy history! Seen any good ones lately? -- Lobo (talk) 10:56, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm sending this message to everyone involved in the Falklands War mediation case. After some discussion, it seems that the established consensus was to include Margaret Thatcher only in the infobox for the war, which has not changed since the initiation of the case. We now need to establish whether or not an RfC or discussion should be held regarding the role of military history infoboxes in general. Could you please indicate your position at the bottom of this section. I am hoping that we can get moving with this again to reach a conclusion that we are all happy with, and this will help us to do that. Thank you for your time. ItsZippy ( talk • contributions) 18:20, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello Sturmvogel! Are you still reviewing Turahan Bey? Constantine ✍ 12:00, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello In Brazilian monitor Ceará and other from this topic you use: The oblong gun turret sat on a circular platform that had a central pivot. It was rotated by four men via a system of gears; 2.25 minutes were required for a full 360° rotation.
2.25 = 2 minutes 25 seconds or 2 minutes and 0.25 of minute so 15 seconds?
PMG ( talk) 01:06, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
On 23 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ibuki class cruiser, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the second ship of the Japanese Ibuki-class heavy cruisers (pictured) was scrapped less than a month after she was laid down in order to clear her slipway for an aircraft carrier? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ibuki class cruiser.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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is currently inactive as it has not been edited in at least a week. If the issues in the case have been resolved, please let us know on our talk page so we can close the case. If there are still issues that need to be addressed, let us know. If your mediator has become inactive, also let us know. The case will be closed in one month if it remains inactive. You can let us know what's going on by sending a message through to your mediator, ItsZippy, on their talk page. Thanks! MedcabBot ( talk) 21:17, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
Though I hated to clutter the article with additional citations, your concern was easily addressed. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 01:44, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello
I am making translation of G3 battlecruiser to pl.wiki. We found one problem: They were designed to produce a total of 160,000 shaft horsepower (120,000 kW) at a working pressure of 200 psi (1,379 kPa) and temperature of 200 °F (93 °C). - steam in 93°C - its just water. Bigger pressure -> higher temperature of moment when water turn to steam. So if it`s not a boiling water for tea at top of Mount Everest there is error. Can you check this? PMG ( talk) 11:33, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
On 13 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Volage (1869), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1874 the British corvette HMS Volage transported a party of astronomers to the Kerguelen Islands in the southern Indian Ocean to observe the transit of Venus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Volage (1869).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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Hi there, the article gives "Maximum range 1,600 m (1,116 yards)" - both can't be correct. Do you have info on what it should be ? regards, Rod. Rcbutcher ( talk) 00:39, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi Sturmvogel, thanks for your message on my talk page.
I am not sure what you are on about exactly. I added harvrefs to the page that I am currently undertaking under GA review. You didn't mention any page or template in particular to which I have added them.
I do appreciate that WP:MILHIST etc. has its own style and a very good one to which many other branches of Wikipedia look up to as an example of how things should be done. All credit to you for that. But by the same token, if you don't tell me what article or whatever then there is hardly anything I can do or say about it. My take with GA is that I tend to make what I consider minor edits first so that the main author does not get annoyed at constantly being asked about small edits, then I summarise and then it is discussed.
Why should I not "change the ref style of any article without discussing it with the editors involved"? Edit, revert discuss. THis is one of the three pillars. So I have edited, you have reversed, and now we are discussing. Which is as it should be. You sound a little agressive but I don't think you mean to be. I'd like much to discuss this with you why I made the changes I did and come to a consensus.
BTW I also changed {{
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but ONLY to add the harvref in there, I have not taken anything out of it, just added the ref= tag for future use. I have not used it so far but it was there ready to if needed or wanted, and I saw no harm by doing so.
My sincere best wishes. Si Trew ( talk) 17:35, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi there, I originally created the article to document the gun as deployed by the Royal Navy i.e. the guns it inherited from the Chilean order. So I think the RN stuff should stay. If the guns as deployed elsewhere such as Victoria were an unrelated gun then perhaps the Victoria stuff should be removed. What is your source that they were not related ? Stuff I've found indicates they were all versions of the same Maxim-Nordefelt/Vickers-Maxim gun... the RN guns were separate QF, the ones on Cerberus were fixed QF but that was not a major difference. regards, Rod. Rcbutcher ( talk) 02:31, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
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Can you check this article? Inside USS_Shangri-La_(CV-38)#Vietnam there is **The date of 30 June 1969 is incorrect. She deployed to the Mediterranean in early January of 1969 and came back to Mayport, Florida at the end of July 1969. On the way back to the US in July, she was changed from CVA to CVS.** visible in text. My English is not so good to fix articles. PMG ( talk) 08:11, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
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On 23 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Amethyst (1873), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that HMS Amethyst (pictured) was the only British wooden sailing ship to fight an armoured opponent after she engaged Peruvian Huáscar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Amethyst (1873).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 24 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Druid (1869), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the wooden screw corvette HMS Druid, launched in 1869, was the last ship to be built at Deptford Dockyard? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Druid (1869).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 2 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Briton class corvette, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the lower masts of the Briton-class corvettes of the Royal Navy were iron, but the rest of the masts were made of wood? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Briton class corvette.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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USS Chattanooga (1864) - can you look at this article? Something at beggining is not correct. PMG ( talk) 12:31, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your suggestion on adding "p." to page numbers of citations in this article. However, this use is inconsistent in the article and needs standardization. Also, the Chicago Manual of Style, to the best of my knowledge, does not encourage the "p.". It also has not been used on any of the articles on which I have worked, several of which I have taken through FAC and are now FAs. Since most of my Wiki work has been in classical music and not military history or warships, maybe the format has been different. But please be assured that I am not a newbie and would prefer not to be addressed as such. Let's both assume good faith and mutual etiquette. Jonyungk ( talk) 17:37, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, I lost track of the Nürnberg GAN during finals week last quarter, and didn't get to it until now. Everything should be addressed now. Thanks for waiting on me. Parsecboy ( talk) 11:36, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
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Thank you. Someday I hope to finish the other Brazilian ironclads that participated.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 22:52, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Surmvogel 66, as indicated, I've restarted the nomination, leaving the only comment that was directly related to content rather than process. Feel free to ping anyone who may already have contributed to ask them to revisit. Best wishes. The Rambling Man ( talk) 16:48, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for your encouragement on my work on USS Maine (ACR-1) I've written a subsequent article on the Tennessee class cruisers and, if you have the time to look it over, would greatly appreciate any suggestions. Jonyungk ( talk) 16:14, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
{{od}{ I don't know how far back the online archives of Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers or Proceedings (US Naval Institute) go on Google Books, but you may be able to find an article in one of them devoted to the class. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
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Hey. Would you be able to leave a comment at this GT candidate? It seems to have stalled and I'm unable to close it as is, so a comment either in support or opposition would definitely help. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 05:22, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
I updated Siege of Fort Mifflin with information from your new HMS Vigilant (1777) article. Thanks for the heads-up. Djmaschek ( talk) 05:52, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
Hey Storm, did Parsec respond to your satisfaction? - Dank ( push to talk) 19:40, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi just wanted to ask you how you approach the operational history sections in the class article eg. King George V class battleship (1939). Thurgate ( talk) 16:25, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi me again...was just wondering if you think it is worth it to pick up a copy of Burt, R. A. (1993). British Battleships, 1919-1939? As it is being reprinted and I was wondering if it would be worth the 30 pounds or so it costs. Thurgate ( talk) 23:05, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi Sturm - Were you still planning to review at Talk:Normandie class battleship/GA1? Just checking, since it's been "on review" for a while :) Thanks, Dana boomer ( talk) 19:22, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
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Hey Sturm. I added a bunch on Agincourt's background. Do you think it's enough to attempt a FAC? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:14, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for recommending that I consult the RCN official history for material on this battle - it had about two pages on it, with lots of new details. It seems to be a very impressive book as well. Regards, Nick-D ( talk) 01:09, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
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Im at a loss. [ [9]] What exactly is the problem with adding conway's as a source for a ship's info box? And why revert from a plainlist to a series of line breaks? I think it might help if you told me why you keep reverting my edits so I can continue my editing without having to wonder if im breaking some rule. Bonewah ( talk) 02:26, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
There could be an easy way around this – why don't you just note in the "| Ship notes =" field where the information is coming from? I mean, there's no sense in adding blue numbers everywhere, but plain text similar to the first table here could satisfy Bonewah and provide more easily accessible information to readers. Just me thinking out loud. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:47, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
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Ahh, the old template in someone's userspace, how did i miss that one? Ok sure, whatever. As i said before, its obvious that you care way more about this than i do, so, if i generally follow that template, you will stop needlessly reverting reverting my changes? Seriously, i wouldnt think the act of adding a source to an article would generate this much drama. Bonewah ( talk) 03:07, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, I've started some work on the article in the hopes of getting it to GA for the FT - I'm wondering if you wanted to work on it with me. The first half of the article appears to be in decent shape, but the rest is pretty rough (see my comment on the talk page about cutting it down significantly).
Oh, and archive your talk page, it's ridiculously long. Parsecboy ( talk) 18:45, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks, Dan-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 23:20, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks very kindly, Nick-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 00:57, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
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The FAC is up! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:26, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
Well, that was the fastest FAC I've ever had. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:26, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
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As you can see this article have some white space in middle of it. Can you try to fix it? PMG ( talk) 13:33, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
Hey Sturm - I don't know what your situation is in real life at the moment, but if you're back to normal yet, I've started working on French battleship Provence, if you want to join in. If things are still screwed up, no worries, the article won't go anywhere. Parsecboy ( talk) 19:07, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, I finally saw that you had done the Liberte review, and fixed the problems you noted. Also, I've done about as much as I can with French aircraft carrier Béarn by trawling through GB - the lead still needs to be rewritten and the infobox still needs to be cleaned up, but the article itself is in half-way decent shape. Still not nearly enough on inter-war activities, of course. Do you have anything in your sources that you might be able to add? I'll ask Paul-Pierre Valli if he has anything to add either. Parsecboy ( talk) 16:51, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
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On 7 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Petropavlovsk class battleship, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that each of the three Russian Petropavlovsk-class battleships (Poltava pictured) had a different type of steel armor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Petropavlovsk class battleship. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:02, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
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In honor of your service as coordinator for the Military History Project from September 2011 to September 2012, I hereby award you this WikiProject Barnstar. - Dank ( push to talk) 03:30, 7 September 2012 (UTC) |
Thanks, Dank.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 04:30, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
My apologies concerning the Charles Town expedition. I've not had the availability of editing on Wikipedia like I had a month ago because school started a few weeks ago, and it was hectic, to say the least. The original author told me he'd be available for editing around a month ago, and I seen that he came back to make edits. What else is there to be done for this to become a GA? I did contribute to the article, but it was mainly adding citations and maybe rearranging a sentence or two. I will have some amount of free time for the next few days. LeftAire ( talk) 04:54, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
Apologies for getting this out so late, but this is all Pharos' fault. Please blame everything on Pharos.
That said, this message is just to let you know that we're having a photo hunt for Wiki Loves Monuments at 11:00 in the morning of Saturday the 15th in Boulder, probably somewhere around CU, though the exact location hasn't yet been decided. Since you have previously attended or expressed interest in other meetups in the area, hopefully you might be able to come.
Please sign up as soon as possible if you're interested; we'd love to have you along to help postpone the squirrel apocalypse. Or at least get some decent images. -— Isarra ༆ 05:02, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
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The WikiChevrons are hereby bestowed upon Sturmvogel 66 for his efforts in the August 2012 Military History monthly article writing contest, placing first with a total of 65 points from 12 articles. Well done! Cheers, AustralianRupert ( talk) 10:57, 14 September 2012 (UTC) |
Thank you for the review! Jrcrin001 ( talk) 17:41, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
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Your recognition for 4 GA reviews at the last June-July GAN Review Round. Regards. — ΛΧΣ 21™ 16:28, 23 September 2012 (UTC) |
Hello, Sturmvogel 66. Thank you very much for having taken some of your time to review Manuel Marques de Sousa, Count of Porto Alegre. I'm replying here to avoid turning the nomination page into a mess, if you don't mind. Here are answers to some of your questions:
Please let me know if there is something else that I might be of help. Again, thank you for your review. Regards, -- Lecen ( talk) 19:06, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for your efforts in creating the new Bismarck class corvette article, and for working to improve the encyclopedia's coverage of notable ships. Northamerica1000 (talk) 11:27, 29 September 2012 (UTC) |
The Writer's Barnstar | ||
For placing second in the September 2012 Military history WikiProject Contest with 38 points from seven entries, I am delighted to present you with The Writer's Barnstar. Well done! Cheers, AustralianRupert ( talk) 11:07, 2 October 2012 (UTC) |
Thanks, Rupert.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 14:54, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
I have made a list of comments at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/USS Lexington (CV-2)/archive1. Please reply. Binksternet ( talk) 16:37, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
Manuel Marques de Sousa, Count of Porto Alegre was promoted just a few minutes ago. I came here to let you know that I'm really grateful for your review and support. I know it isn't easy to read an article about a subject one is not used to, but you did a flawless job back there. Regards, Sturmvogel 66. -- Lecen ( talk) 09:57, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
On 6 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian ironclad Sevastopol, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Russian ironclad Sevastopol was converted into an ironclad while still under construction in the 1860s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian ironclad Sevastopol. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 16:23, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
You continue to sport {{ User UChicago}}. I am wondering if you have any ties to Chicago and whether you might be able to help me identify current Chicago-resident WP:MILHIST members.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 18:55, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
On 15 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SMS Niobe (1849), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the figurehead of the German wooden frigate SMS Niobe (pictured) survives in the Naval Academy at Mürwik? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SMS Niobe (1849). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:02, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
On 16 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian ironclad Petropavlovsk, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Russian ironclad Petropavlovsk was the flagship of the Baltic Fleet during the 1860s and 1870s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian ironclad Petropavlovsk. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:05, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
Yes, it is a redundant website. At least in that it uses the same book as a source. That being said, when someone is reviewing the DYK, they don't have to just WP:AGF for the content of the books, but can find it on a website. Speaking as a reviewer (I won't be reviewing this one, of course), I think that would be a good reason to let it be. But you took it out, and I don't want to edit war over this. So you can put it back. 7&6=thirteen ( ☎) 20:48, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
With the upcoming bicentennial, I would appreciate it if you would look at Oliver Hazard Perry, Jesse Elliott and Battle of Lake Erie. 7&6=thirteen ( ☎) 14:55, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
On 19 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian corvette Navarin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Russian corvette Navarin was so badly damaged by a series of storms enroute to the Far East in 1853 that she was deemed too expensive to repair and was sold for scrap? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian corvette Navarin. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:04, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
On 21 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian monitor Bronenosets, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Russian monitor Bronenosets was converted into a coal barge in 1903 by the removal of her gun turret, side armor, and the division of her hull into three holds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian monitor Bronenosets. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:02, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
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I hereby award you the Expert Barnstar for your outstanding contributions to battleship-related topics. This award is given to a few people who are regarded experts in one or several particular fields. Congrats and keep up your excellent work :)!-- Tomcat ( 7) 11:07, 26 October 2012 (UTC) |
Thanks.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 13:56, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
The 200 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | ||
I can't help thinking of this amazing action sequence for this mythical movie. Out of the mist come destroyers, cruisers and battleships. A vast convoy of over 200 floating bastions and batteries. OK, it may never happen, but your incredible 200 DYKs is complete. Well done. 200 is a lot of articles! Victuallers ( talk) 22:17, 29 October 2012 (UTC) |
Thank you, you're very kind.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 22:27, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
On 30 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Ambrose (1903), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that HMS Ambrose was a British cargo liner that was converted into an armed merchant cruiser and then into a submarine depot ship during World War I? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Ambrose (1903). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:03, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
On 31 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Shannon (1906), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the crew of the armoured cruiser HMS Shannon attempted to rescue survivors from HMS Natal after Natal's magazines exploded on 30 December 1915? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Shannon (1906). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:02, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, Petropavlovsk class battleship is now a GA. However, there's one little problem that needs to be addressed before a joint good topic nomination. Buggie111 ( talk) 01:19, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
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The WikiChevrons are hereby bestowed upon Sturmvogel 66 for his efforts in the October 2012 Military History monthly article writing Contest, placing first with a total of 77 points from 15 articles. Well done! Cheers, AustralianRupert ( talk) 09:55, 5 November 2012 (UTC) |
User:The ed17 says you might be interested in this book
which is sitting next to me at the moment. Hop in to our conversation if you'd like me to look anything up for you. Maralia ( talk) 04:58, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
Coming soon -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:53, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, I see you removed my tag and changed the wikilink at HMS New Zealand. Problem is, the term "examination battery" is still not explained. What is an examination battery? The only thing I could find was mention in reference to St. David's Battery in Bermuda. But that states it is also known as the Examination Battery, not a Examination Battery. Is there a definition used elsewhere than can be linked to? Moriori ( talk) 00:25, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
On 17 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian ship of the line Imperator Nikolai I (1860), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the design of the Russian first-rate ship of the line Imperator Nikolai I was based on that of the British steam-powered ship of the line HMS Duke of Wellington? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian ship of the line Imperator Nikolai I (1860). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:04, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of HMS New Zealand (1911) know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on November 19, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 19, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
HMS New Zealand was one of three Indefatigable-class battlecruisers built for the defence of the British Empire. The ship was funded by the government of New Zealand as a gift to Britain, and she was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1912. She had been intended for the China Station, but was released by the New Zealand government at the request of the Admiralty for service in British waters. After a tour of the British Dominions, with an emphasis on a visit to her namesake nation, she was back in British waters at the start of World War I, and operated as part of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet, in opposition to the German High Seas Fleet. During the war, the battlecruiser participated in all three of the major North Sea battles— Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank, and Jutland. New Zealand contributed to the destruction of two cruisers during her wartime service, but was hit by enemy fire only once and sustained no casualties; her status as a "lucky ship" was attributed by the crew to a Māori piupiu (warrior's skirt) and tiki (pendant) worn by the ship's captain during battle. After the war, New Zealand was broken up for scrap in 1922 in compliance with Britain's tonnage limit in the disarmament provisions of the Washington Naval Treaty. ( Full article...)
UcuchaBot ( talk) 00:02, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi mate, unless I've missed something major, Russian battleship Imperator Aleksandr III doesn't look like it was eligible for last month's contest -- or did you mean to enter a different article? Incidentally, if you're stopping by the page, be great if you could check/verify my entries... ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 03:10, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
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List of ships called HMS Hood not HMS Hood (disambiguation) - en.wikipedia changed some years old rules? PMG ( talk) 22:00, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
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For placing second in the November 2012 Military history WikiProject Contest with 20 points from 4 entries, I am delighted to present you with The Writer's Barnstar. Well done! Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 23:25, 3 December 2012 (UTC) |
Thank you for your assessment of the Ripley Davenport article for WP:WikiProject Military History. I have now added section headings to the article in the hope that it will be possible for the "Structure" criterion for B-Class status to be marked as met. (It may not be possible to meet the "Referencing and citation" criterion due to issues discussed on my talk page.) Once again, thanks. :-) Gildir ( talk) 18:38, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
On 10 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Minotaur (1906), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... the British armoured cruiser Minotaur (pictured) never fired her main or secondary armament during the Battle of Jutland in 1916? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Minotaur (1906). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:01, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, I've reviewed the article for GA here - just one small issue with the size of the crew. Parsecboy ( talk) 19:28, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
Would love to rework and expand this once finished on the Copland article I'm currently putting through PR. Any suggestions on sources and potential directions to take this? Seems the aspects on ship design and fleet training have been neglected and not much more on political implications from the calls of the fleet in various ports along its route. Jonyungk ( talk) 18:28, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
I noticed you reverted my change on the number of Saratoga's battle stars. I will not object, but I want to point out that the article's infobox still reads as 7 battle stars, contradicting the body of the article, as it did before I made my edit. Safiel ( talk) 21:35, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on December 27, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 27, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegates Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), Gimmetoo ( talk · contribs), and Bencherlite ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you can change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Hōshō was the world's first commissioned ship to be designed and built as an aircraft carrier, and the first aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Commissioned in 1922, the ship was used for testing aircraft and equipment, and to evaluate operational methods and tactics. She provided valuable lessons and experience for the IJN in early carrier air operations. Hōshō and her aircraft participated in the Shanghai Incident in 1932 and in the opening stages of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937. During those two conflicts, her aircraft supported Imperial Japanese Army ground operations and engaged in combat with aircraft of the Nationalist Chinese Air Force. The small size of the ship and her assigned airgroups (usually around 15 aircraft) limited the effectiveness of her contributions. As a result, the carrier was placed in reserve after her return to Japan from China and she became a training carrier in 1939. During World War II, Hōshō participated in the Battle of Midway in June 1942 in a secondary role. After the battle, the carrier resumed her training role for the duration of the conflict and survived the war with only minor damage. She was used as a repatriation transport after the war and was scrapped in 1946. ( Full article...)
UcuchaBot ( talk) 23:01, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
On 12 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian ship of the line Tsesarevich (1857), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Russian ship of the line Tsesarevich was transferred to the Baltic Fleet before her steam engine was installed because the Black Sea was demilitarized after the end of the Crimean War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian ship of the line Tsesarevich (1857). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:03, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the GA review on Mireya Moscoso; have a burger on me. Khazar2 ( talk) 17:44, 15 December 2012 (UTC) |
G'day, sorry about the mucking around on Op Rosselsprung. Is there a script or tool that can find/fix this sort of syntax problem that I should be aware of? Thanks, Peacemaker67 ( send... over) 01:09, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
I had forgotten about List of sunken battlecruisers, which will probably be expected to be part of the BC topic. I might see what I can do with it in the short term (starting with axing Scharnhorst et al). Parsecboy ( talk) 01:05, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
It is viewed a bit more often than I would have suspected at 1200 views in the last 30 days.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 17:03, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
...of Loughor Castle. Have a good Christmas! Hchc2009 ( talk) 14:00, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
To you and yours, Have a Merry ______ (fill in the blank) and Happy New Year! FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 03:21, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
Happy Holidays! | |
Hope you and your family are enjoying the holiday season, Sturm! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:01, 25 December 2012 (UTC) |
The Military history A-Class medal with swords | ||
On behalf of the coordinators of the Military history WikiProject, I'm pleased to award you the A-Class medal with swords for your work on the USS Lexington (CV-2), HMS Furious (47) and HMS Tiger (1913) articles, which were promoted to A-Class between August and December of this year. Kirill [talk] 01:22, 30 December 2012 (UTC) |
A longevity barnstar. | |
Wishing you the Peace of the season and prosperity in the New Year. Thanks for your contributions. |
7&6=thirteen ( ☎) 01:43, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Sturmvogel 66, and welcome to the 2013 WikiCup! Your submissions' page is here. The competition begins at midnight UTC. The first round will last until the end of February, at which point the top 64 scorers will advance to the second round. We will be in touch at the end of every month, and signups are going to remain open until the end of January; if you know of anyone else who may like to take part, please let them know! A few reminders:
Overall, however, don't worry, and have fun. It doesn't matter if you make the odd mistake; these things happen. Questions can be asked on the WikiCup talk page. Good luck! J Milburn and The ed17 17:24, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
The Writer's Barnstar | ||
For placing second in the December 2012 Military History Article Writing Contest with 59 points from 10 entries, I am delighted to present you with The Writer's Barnstar. Well done! Cheers, AustralianRupert ( talk) 09:59, 3 January 2013 (UTC) |
Hey. I've seen you around a lot pretty much everywhere on the site. I'm sure you've been asked this before, but have you thought about runnign for adminship? Wizardman 03:47, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
There are about five minutes of minor fixes that need to be done before this can be given a GA, but it's in great shape.
On an unrelated note, your user talk is really, really, really long. Sven Manguard Wha? 22:56, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
On 10 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kalamazoo-class monitor, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the four Kalamazoo-class monitors, begun during the American Civil War, were eventually scrapped because the unseasoned wood of their hulls rotted while they were still on the building stocks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kalamazoo-class monitor. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Nyttend ( talk) 00:03, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi ! Excuse for my english...In this section: Petropavlovsk-class_battleship#Ships you write that Petropavlovsk striking a mine on May 7. But, this journal of April 24 1904 report the news: File:Petropavlovsk destruction 1904.jpeg (the author had a time machine ?), and for ru.wiki the ship striking the mine on March 31...-- Midnight bird ( talk) 17:53, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
The Content Review Medal of Merit | ||
By order of the Military History WikiProject coordinators, for your devoted work on the WikiProject's Peer, A-Class and Featured Article Candidate reviews for the period Oct–Dec 2012, I am delighted to award you this Content Review Medal. AustralianRupert ( talk) 10:18, 13 January 2013 (UTC) |
Regarding your feedback to my Assessment query on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ships: I believe the article, USS Mahan (DD-364), is now fully referenced. Should time permit, would you consider checking to see whether or not my belief is correct. Thank you! Pendright ( talk) 16:31, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
...but enjoy what I found today. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 17:26, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
And another! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:20, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
On 16 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Milwaukee-class monitor, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the contract for the four ironclad Milwaukee-class monitors was awarded to James Eads, partly due to the influence of Missouri Congressman Frank P. Blair, Jr.? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Milwaukee-class monitor. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
( X! · talk) · @224 · 00:03, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
"He seems awfully knowledgeable for somebody with 1000 edits or less."-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 19:00, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
You raise an arguable point, but one that probably both myself and MarcD30319 would disagree with. Would you like to nominate a centralised place for discussion rather than making several talkpage comments on pages that are hardly ever read? WT:MILHIST? Buckshot06 (talk) 03:50, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for reviewing VIII Corps (Grande Armée). For orders of battle, I cite at the first line for the entire section. I must have seen someone do it that way. Please give me an example article of how an OOB should be cited and I'll follow it. Thanks. Djmaschek ( talk) 05:50, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
On 21 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article USS Dunderberg, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Napoleon III, Emperor of France, bought the American ironclad Dunderberg in 1867 over the objections of his own navy, which preferred a home-built ship? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/USS Dunderberg. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
KTC ( talk) 08:17, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
On 22 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian ship of the line Gangut (1825), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Russian ship of the line Gangut was credited with sinking two Ottoman frigates, a fire ship, and destroying a shore battery during the Battle of Navarino in 1827? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian ship of the line Gangut (1825). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
KTC ( talk) 00:03, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
“The ship's complement was 137 officers and men in peacetime,[1] but (in) increased to 146 in wartime.[2]” Pendright ( talk) 22:07, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
So I found today that the lead of the Arizona article was translated into Persian. It's really cool how far of a reach Wikipedia has. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 12:16, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
I've begun the GA review for this one. It looks almost ready to pass, but there's a few minor points I'd like to hear your thoughts on. Thanks for your work! Cheers, Khazar2 ( talk) 01:51, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
The Good Article Barnstar | ||
Thanks for your contributions to bring SMS Budapest (and many more!) to Good Article status. Keep up the good work! -- Khazar2 ( talk) 02:10, 28 January 2013 (UTC) |
Paul Fleshman served aboard the USS Mahan (DD 364) from September 1938 until August 1944; the USS Mahan Association has confirmed his service. While aboard, he apparently kept a Diary from December 1, 1941 until April 17, 1944. And it’s available online as Chapter 1 – U.S.S. Mahan, D.D. #364. I’ve read enough of it to appreciate its usefulness, if considered an authentic source to cite. What do you think? I’m still plugging away at your helpful suggestions. As you said, destroyer sources are not easy to locate. But, I have found and ordered four reference books from Amazon that could prove helpful in the process. HAGD! Pendright ( talk) 15:49, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Sturmvogel 66. Sometime ago you reviewed Manuel Marques de Sousa, Count of Porto Alegre. I've nominated as FAC the article about Joaquim José Inácio, Viscount of Inhaúma. He was born in Portugal but fought for Brazil as a navy officer, even leading its navy in the Paraguayan War. He was also a contemporary of the Count of Porto Alegre. Since both articles are similar (although Inhaúma is shorter), I thought you could take a look if you were interested and had the time. Regards, -- Lecen ( talk) 19:44, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of HMS Eagle (1918) know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on February 20, 2013. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 20, 2013. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegates Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), Gimmetoo ( talk · contribs), and Bencherlite ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you can change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Ordered by Chile as the Almirante Latorre-class battleship Almirante Cochrane, she was laid down on 20 February 1913. In early 1918 she was purchased by Britain for conversion to an aircraft carrier. The ship was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet and then later to the China Station. Eagle spent the first nine months of World War II in the Indian Ocean searching for German commerce raiders. She was equipped solely with Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers until late 1940. She was transferred to the Mediterranean in May 1940, where she escorted multiple convoys to Malta and Greece and attacked Italian shipping, naval units and bases in the Eastern Mediterranean. Whenever Eagle was not at sea, her aircraft were disembarked and used ashore. The ship was relieved by a more modern carrier in March 1941 and ordered to hunt for Axis shipping in the Indian Ocean and the South Atlantic. After completing a major refit in early 1942, the ship made multiple trips delivering fighter aircraft to Malta to boost its air defences. Eagle was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-73 in August 1942 while escorting a convoy to Malta. ( Full article...)
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On 2 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SMS Monarch, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Austro-Hungarian coastal defense ship SMS Monarch was converted into an accommodation ship for submarine crews after the Cattaro Mutiny in early February 1918? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SMS Monarch. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Lord Roem ~ ( talk) 08:03, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Your page move needs some work, as there are three non-ship entries: the name, the cruiser class and the TV series. I can see two ways to fix it. Either move the three entries back to the dab page, along with a link to the ship page, or revert the whole thing. Your choice. I have no particular preference. Clarityfiend ( talk) 21:58, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
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The WikiChevrons are hereby bestowed upon Sturmvogel 66 for his fine efforts in the January 2013 Military History monthly article writing contest, placing first with a total of 101 points from 13 articles. Well done! Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 23:53, 2 February 2013 (UTC) |
I see you're started, I'll just add some stuff to the talk page then start up again in the morning. - Dank ( push to talk) 04:30, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
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Thank you for performing 14 reviews during the November/December 2012 Good Article nomination backlog elimination drive. -- Noleander ( talk) 21:54, 5 February 2013 (UTC) |
Thanks.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 04:20, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
I’ve still hacking away at your Mahan suggestions, but I am making progress. I have found several items in the Diary of the Mahan sailor that I mentioned, which I plan to use. It’s mostly routine stuff, but more specific than DANFS and a way to limit DANFS citations. My problem: I’ve not been able to come up with the Wiki-codes that would reflect the proper reference and appropriate note references. I’ve spun my wheels for several days now, but no success. So if your offer to help still stands, I’ll take it. Here is what I have: the title of the web article is “Chapter 1 – U.S.S. Mahan, D.D. #364”, Paul Fleshman is the author, it has 31 pages and is dated 1986. “ussmahan.org/Fleshman_Dairy.pdf” will get you there, as well as the web title. Hopefully, you can push me in the right direction. Thanks! Pendright ( talk) 00:20, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for all of the help with USS Kearsarge (BB-5), and for approving my first Good Article! I've really learned a lot from the process, and I hope it will make my future articles a lot better. Inkbug ( talk) 07:14, 12 February 2013 (UTC) |
Just a quick note to say that some of your GA reviews are very short. Obviously, a short review is sometimes all that is needed, but, as a rule, shorter reviews are not eligible for WikiCup points. I have not removed any you have claimed, but it's something to remember for the future. J Milburn ( talk) 20:53, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
Noticed. Will sift this week. Some of it is incomplete so will add stuff. Dapi89 ( talk) 13:24, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
On 19 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian ship of the line Oryol (1854), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Russian ship of the line Oryol was laid down in 1851 as a sailing ship of the line, but was lengthened and fitted with a steam engine while still on the stocks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian ship of the line Oryol (1854). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Carabinieri ( talk) 00:03, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
On 19 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article USS Ozark (1863), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1873, the ironclad river monitor Ozark transported Federal troops and New Orleans police attempting to apprehend the perpetrators of the Colfax Massacre? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/USS Ozark (1863). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Nyttend ( talk · contribs) 16:03, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Sturmvogel 66. Your comments in the FAC nomination of Joaquim José Inácio, Viscount of Inhaúma were responded and we did all improvements as you suggested. I ncase there is something else, please let us know. Regards, -- Lecen ( talk) 13:11, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
Hello there! Just in case you missed it on your watchlist, I've started the GA review for this here. Just a few small queries. Take care, Moswento talky 09:48, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
Just letting you know, it passed! Good luck with the wikicup also. ★ ★ Retro Lord ★★ 08:29, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
The Military History Award | |
You definitely deserve one of these for your efforts on history and military related articles. Great job on Japanese battleship Fusō and congrats on the GA! Keep up the great work!.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:28, 20 February 2013 (UTC) |
Round 1 is now over. The top 64 scorers have progressed to round 2, where they have been randomly split into eight pools of eight. At the end of April, the top two from each pool, as well as the 16 highest scorers from those remaining, will progress to round 3. Commiserations to those eliminated; if you're interested in still being involved in the WikiCup, able and willing reviewers will always be needed, and if you're interested in getting involved with other collaborative projects, take a look at the WikiWomen's Month discussed below.
Round 1 saw 21 competitors with over 100 points, which is fantastic; that suggests that this year's competition is going to be highly competative. Our lower scores indicate this, too: A score of 19 was required to reach round 2, which was significantly higher than the 11 points required in 2012 and 8 points required in 2011. The score needed to reach round 3 will be higher, and may depend on pool groupings. In 2011, 41 points secured a round 3 place, while in 2012, 65 was needed. Our top three scorers in round 1 were:
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Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by The C of E ( submissions): did you know that there is a Shit Brook in Shropshire? With April Fools' Day during the next round, there will probably be a good chance of more unusual articles...
March sees the WikiWomen's History Month, a series of collaborative efforts to aid the women's history WikiProject to coincide with Women's History Month and International Women's Day. A number of WikiCup participants have already started to take part. The project has a to-do list of articles needing work on the topic of women's history. Those interested in helping out with the project can find articles in need of attention there, or, alternatively, add articles to the list. Those interested in collaborating on articles on women's history are also welcome to use the WikiCup talk page to find others willing to lend a helping hand. Another collaboration currently running is an an effort from WikiCup participants to coordinate a number of Easter-themed did you know articles. Contributions are welcome!
A few final administrative issues. From now on, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn ( talk • email) and The ed17 ( talk • email) J Milburn ( talk) 11:36, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
On 3 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Japanese battleship Yamashiro, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura refused to abandon ship when his flagship, the battleship Yamashiro, was capsizing during the Battle of Surigao Strait in 1944? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Japanese battleship Yamashiro. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:03, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
For the most part, I believe I ‘ve dealt with all your helpful suggestions in my attempt to improve the article. When convenient, I look forward to your reply. Thank you again for your interest and help. Pendright ( talk) 23:50, 3 March 2013 (UTC) USS Mahan (DD-364) Pendright ( talk) 23:52, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
Hey Sturm, this getting close to being complete (it needs an infobox and time for me to trawl through Google Books archives of Proceedings, Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers, etc.), and I thought you might like to have a chance to look at it and add anything before it goes live. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 14:51, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
On 13 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the wreck of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci was salvaged upside down and repaired in drydock that way? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:04, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello. I have been a bit busy recently and not had chance to post on here but just wanted to let you know I have responded to your comments at the above review. Many thanks - Dumelow ( talk) 20:40, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
On 15 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian ship of the line Konstantin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Russian ship of the line Konstantin was deployed to Denmark during the First Schleswig War of 1848–50 to help preserve Denmark's territorial integrity against Prussia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian ship of the line Konstantin. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 09:03, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
On 16 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian ship of the line Retvizan (1855), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the engine of the Russian ship of the line Retvizan was removed in 1863 even though it was considered the best ship of its type in the Imperial Russian Navy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian ship of the line Retvizan (1855). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:18, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi! Could I trouble you to take a look at the Talk:Operation Flash/GA1 and provide advice?
Specifically, the reviewer holds an opinion that specific area where the UNCRO peacekeepers deployed should be termed in the article according to name applied by a variety of sources as "United Nations Protected Area Sector West" and I'm reluctant to use that name because all relevant UN Security Council resolutions dealing with the UNCRO define the area as "Sector West" only.
The former name was applied to the same area by the UNSC during UNPROFOR mission there which expired in 1995 and was replaced by UNCRO mission. I admit that press and other sources used the former name as it was in existence for a relatively long time (since 1992), the same way the sources often called the peacekeepers UNPROFOR even when the new mission was in place (source provided in the review). On the other hand I do not think that anything but the official designation would be proper there and varied application of names should be discussed in the UNCRO article by all means. Thanks.-- Tomobe03 ( talk) 19:15, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
On 19 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Italian battleship Dante Alighieri, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Italian battleship Dante Alighieri, named after the medieval Italian poet, was the only battleship ever named for a poet? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Italian battleship Dante Alighieri. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 00:03, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
On 19 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian submarine AG-22, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Russian submarine AG-22 joined Wrangel's fleet during the Russian Civil War as the Whites evacuated the Crimea in late 1920 and was interned in Bizerte, Tunisia in 1921? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian submarine AG-22. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:03, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
I've done a review. Should be easy to fix my concerns. Sven Manguard Wha? 05:19, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
P.S. Please, please archive some of your page. It takes noticeably longer to load than most user talk pages.
Hi, you recently did a GA review of Operation Hardboiled; I've just put it up for FAC and wondered if you had any further comments to help improve it :) -- Errant ( chat!) 23:37, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi, In case it's of use, I've just uploaded another photo of the gun outside the Yamato Museum showing its breech. It's at File:41cm-45 3rd Year Type naval gun outside the Yamato Museum during October 2008.jpg. Regards, Nick-D ( talk) 06:32, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
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Impressive work on Fusō-class battleship. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 11:15, 24 March 2013 (UTC) |
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On 26 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article I-351-class submarine, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Japanese I-351-class submarine was designed to support up to three flying boats with fuel, ammunition, water, and even replacement aircrew? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/I-351-class submarine. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 28 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 41 cm/45 3rd Year Type naval gun, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that obsolete Type 88 shells from the 41 cm/45 3rd Year Type naval gun were modified to create the Type 99 armor-piercing bomb used during the attack on Pearl Harbor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/41 cm/45 3rd Year Type naval gun. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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