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Hi im Doriantrue ( talk) 14:27, 4 November 2011 (UTC)doriantrue Doriantrue ( talk) 14:27, 4 November 2011 (UTC) and I’ve just written my first wikipedia article as a project for my English class and I was wondering if you had any advice on how I could improve the look? Thanks! The page is Curtis Baptist High School. reply

Hello I'm User:Nicobro1/sandbox ( User_talk:Nicobro1) 11:39, 18 October 2012. I am working on my first article for my English 103 class. I am writing about one of the buildings, Lee III Hall at Clemson University. If you could give me any advice, I would greatly appreciate it! here is the link to my article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_III_Hall_of_Clemson_University Thank you!

I saw your Esso Club article and see you were attempting to make a link.

Instead the format is:

• '#REDIRECT ESSO Club' - without the ' and with the [[ ]] around the link

and the link automatically transfers... I already did it. But keep it up!

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If you have a better reference link, please include it instead of or in addition to mine. If should be some reputable source, not a forum or a blog. Also, I see you struggle with signing on my talk page. Actually, you can sign with ~~~~ (see WP:SIG). WP will substitute you signature. Also, the buttons at the top of the of the editing form has a sign button (3rd from the right) -- rogerd 04:47, 23 March 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind lending your opinion to a content dispute that I am currently involved in on University of South Carolina. As you know, USC has a strong rivalry with Clemson University. I feel that the athletics section of the article should discuss this rivalry, and I feel that this discussion should include a reference to the overall record between the two schools in various major sports. Other editors have disagreed, and feel that the record should not be mentioned. As it happens, Clemson leads in two of the discussed sports and USC leads in the third. I would appreciate it if you would consider lending your opinion on this issue on Talk:University of South Carolina. Thanks! Ëvilphoenix ^Burn! 00:42, 30 March 2006 (UTC) reply

Two things about this. First, they're both AC-130s, and there's a separate article for that model; are they really appropriate here? Second, there are thousands of C-130s still in service - is listing preserved airframes even practical? Just curious. ericg ✈ 23:18, 12 September 2006 (UTC) reply

I have revised your revision of my edit regarding the above. If you follow the link I added to my revision, click on Major violations, search Clemson then public report, you will find that my facts are accurate, including at least one major violation by the Clemson head coach in 1981. Please be careful to document the factual basis of your edits before editing my posts as I always report based on documented evidence.

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Hey there Mark. I removed your addition of trivia to this article, because it was unencyclopedic and not verified. You also might want to take a look at Wikipedia:Avoid trivia sections in articles. Regards, Gzkn 08:28, 17 December 2006 (UTC) reply

Ah, I'm currently on recent changes patrol, which means I'm on the lookout for vandalism and the like (your edit wasn't vandalism though!). I use a nifty tool called Lupin's anti-vandal tool to spot questionable changes such as this one. The tool often spits out false positives though, so sometimes I take a look at edits which may need improvement instead. Anyway, hope you're enjoying your Reggae! :-) Good job so far with Claude Moore Colonial Farm. Happy editing! Gzkn 08:43, 17 December 2006 (UTC) reply

To be frank, I think the article would be better off not listing every single aircraft that's on display, but instead focus on the museum itself (its history, what aspects of it make it unique, etc.). However, I think you'll find that http://vam.smv.org/ might contain what you're looking for (see the Aircraft section). :-) Gzkn 09:07, 17 December 2006 (UTC) reply

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it will remain as it is if no futher offical investigation is made. User talk:Yousaf465

I will check my sources then will add it's date. User talk:Yousaf465

found it. User talk:Yousaf465

pl send me the link i will check if can find any details. User talk:Yousaf465 Im not as yet got time to comeplete the detail of those crash will try on week end. User talk:Yousaf465

It was Robert Abernethy & Nancy Dickerson who co-anchored live coverage of Air Force One landing at Andrews Air Force Base on November, 22, 1963, NOT Robert Goralski. See There Was a President, by NBC News. Goralski was at the White House that day and anchored live coverage of the new president arriving at the White House.

You can also check this out for more info: [1]

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Just happened in the last few days [2]. Thought you may be interested.-- Looper5920 10:09, 17 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Unfortunately, I don't know about availability of roundels. Most articles just use national flags (see UH-60 Black Hawk for example}. You might want to drop the question on the Aircraft Project talk page, though. Unrelated to that...is your father in the Southern California area? I was introduced to an elderly Sublette (can't remember first name or rank) by some friends at the Mojave Airport a few years back, during a Veteran's Day celebration. Just thought it might be a small world. Akradecki 14:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Sublette, thanks and Howdy. Yeah, I'm a band nerd/geek/BQ. Great overall job on the documentation. I used to be in Special Operations and I was the Wing Liaison for 13 Accident/Safety Investigation Boards for Special Ops aircraft, so if you want to know the details of any of those accidents (especially the MC-130 crashes in 2003 and beyond). I also still have a few contacts there and/or can get you some basic info. I think it is important to note that Spirit 03 was the last gunship to be brought down and that it has not been involved in a Class A mishap since that date. Should we include that? BQZip01 05:50, 16 March 2007 (UTC) reply

Special Ops...can't say why...lol. BTW, I madea a typo there. It should have been Spirit 03 BQZip01 06:11, 16 March 2007 (UTC) reply

Knowing what it is like to be consumed with completing a list I present you with this.Cheers-- Looper5920 07:44, 28 February 2007 (UTC) reply

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I noticed your note about SAT being a CIA operation...I've heard that too, but I was wondering if they still are? They've got 3 747s sitting in storage here at Mojave, supposedly being used as a parts source for their flying aircraft. Also, FWIW, what do you know about Tepper being CIA, since they fly C-130s? Akradecki 16:33, 11 April 2007 (UTC) reply

BTW, I just created an article on Tepper Aviation...a copy edit and any C-130 related additions would be appreciated. I'll be adding a pic or two of Tepper -130s that have been in and out of MHV later this evening. Akradecki 21:19, 11 April 2007 (UTC) reply

Hi, Mark! I noticed you've added some content to the Hardee's article. Some of it seems like OR, and not of it is cited. Do you plan on adding references soon? -- Mikeblas 21:04, 17 April 2007 (UTC) reply

Sounds like you were in heaven!! Once upon a time, Mojave was fairly open like that...I remember wandering the flightline in the early 90s.... now, with N-G and Scaled, security is everywhere, even for those of us with ramp badges. If you have interest in this little mystery, I can email to you the pics I also emailed to David.... Akradecki 03:43, 20 April 2007 (UTC) reply

Mark, my thoughts and prayers go out to you with the loss of your sister. Akradecki 14:47, 29 April 2007 (UTC) reply

Ditto here. — BQZip01 — ^talk 21:18, 3 May 2007 (UTC) reply

That's what anonymous friends whom you've never seen or actually met are for! On a completely unrelated topic, I've been working on a little something: the Texas A&M University page. It's been put up for Featured Article status and any feedback you could give would be helpful. — BQZip01 — ^talk 15:37, 30 May 2007 (UTC) reply

Thought you might need some cheering up and though you would get a kick out of this joke and story. — BQZip01 — ^talk 21:18, 3 May 2007 (UTC) reply

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As a follow-up to our earlier conversation, on Friday I got a nice tour of a Tepper L-382 (67X). In the pics I'd posted to the article, it's shown all white, but now it has the Tepper blue stripes as well. It's the most immaculate 130 I've ever been aboard, and the five-panel glass cockpit is stunning. The guy who conducted the tour also confirmed the CIA link, but that's not a wiki-usable source, of course. Akradecki 05:18, 7 May 2007 (UTC) reply

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Hi Mark, Serial is 54-1639. That's about all I can see for markings. AKRadecki ^Speaketh 21:49, 9 June 2007 (UTC) reply

Mark, thanks for finding that source on the B-50 Superfortress's designation. It's certainly better written than the one I've been reveting! I've added ref tags to the B-50 and XB-44 pages. - BillCJ 06:30, 10 June 2007 (UTC) reply

Well, I've gone and done it and the Aggie Band article is up for Featured Article status. I know you used to be in a band, so I thought it might interest you , even though you are involved in the aircraft arena. Anyhow, any feedback (especially support) would be greatly appreciated. — BQZip01 — ^talk 08:36, 14 June 2007 (UTC) reply

Well folks, thanks to your reviews and comments, the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band is now a featured article on Wikipedia. It should take a day or so to update, but it's a done deal. Thanks for the help, Mark Sublette. In addition, if you want to work on the Clemson band article (assuming there is one), I'd be happy to review it at sometime in the future. — BQZip01 — ^talk 19:39, 19 June 2007 (UTC) reply

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We have an alumni band, but it really is for the older crowd...of which I am quickly becoming part of at a rate of 3600 sec/hour. Our alumni band has usually 200-300 members. In 1994, they had a mass band reunion and had a massive Block T with about 5000 former members. Good times... — BQZip01 — ^talk 07:14, 22 August 2007 (UTC) reply

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Hi Mark, while working on an article on the 2002 air tanker crashes ( draft is here), I've come across a couple of references to a scandal back in the 1990s about C-130As that were obtained by the U.S. Forest Service from the Air Force, and then used for covert missions while on the books as air tankers. This is one reference (go to the bottom of the rather lengthy page) and this is another. Do you have any information on this? If it was a legit scandal, rather than just another conspiracy theory, it might make for an interesting article in its own right. AKRadecki ^Speaketh 23:33, 10 September 2007 (UTC) reply

Hello, Mark Sublette. Please be aware that a request for comments has been filed concerning ThreeE's conduct on Wikipedia. The RFC entry can be found by "ThreeE" in this list, and the actual discussion can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/ThreeE, where I would appreciate your participation and comments. — BQZip01 —  ^talk 12:05, 16 September 2007 (UTC) reply

Mark, I'm looking for a source that tells what the investigation concluded to be the cause in the Sept 6 2000 C-130A air tanker crash in France...any ideas? AKRadecki ^Speaketh 20:07, 25 September 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the link! I find it curious that that link, as well as the NTSB summary, are still only preliminary and have no probable cause information, 7 years after the incident. I am, of course, wanting to find out if this was a wing structure incident like the three U.S. crashes, or was caused by something unrelated. Oh well. Thanks much! (And thanks for the reply on the covert use issue.) AKRadecki ^Speaketh 23:03, 25 September 2007 (UTC) reply

Mark, if you have time, I've gone live with the article 2002 airtanker crashes, and would much appreciate a copyedit and any C-130 specialty info you might feel needs to be added. AKRadecki ^Speaketh 00:11, 28 September 2007 (UTC) reply

You wrote- Thanks for catching that C-130K item... Mark Sublette 19:37, 2 October 2007 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette 19:37, 2 October 2007 (UTC) reply

Yeah, It confused me to. The details of the first incident hit the news just as the second incident occurred. ps. any thoughts of putting lastest incidents at the top of the page? or would it take too much to change the whole page top to bottom? Talskiddy 07:58, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

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Mark, I'm finally done with the U.S. Forest Service airtanker scandal article...this is the event that I asked you for sources regarding covert use. Turns out that, although there were allegations of covert use, there was never any corroborating evidence, only testimony from one whistleblower. Anyway, if you sleeping problems tonight, reading through this new article will probably solve them! AKRadecki ^Speaketh 20:37, 8 October 2007 (UTC) reply

Mark, thanks for the offer on the identies...that would be a big help. I'd like to add a subpage list of those. Unfortunately, the one "official" list I found was redacted to remove the aircraft numbers. AKRadecki ^Speaketh 21:03, 8 October 2007 (UTC) reply

• Not to worry - the Production List spells out all the ownership transfers. Also, Lars lists Reagan as being based in Oregon.

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Could you take a look at this article you created, in light of the existence also of the article USS Tyler (1857)? It seems that the info about her participation in the Sultana rescue should be merged into 'USS Tyler', leaving 'Gunboat Tyler' as a redirect. Thanks! Maralia 03:33, 15 October 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks - you're a peach! Maralia 14:10, 25 October 2007 (UTC) reply

There is an item already started in the Ocean Isle Beach article. That is probably best place for it to fit into WP. I understand your feelings and need to do something. I will keep and eye there. use my talk page to communicate with me if you like. I am a WP admin. I also have been in some touch with the frat folks alumni in Columbia SC who are working hard to provide long-term and appropriate comfort and support to people closest to this very very sad thing. My email is vgn700@aol.com if you would rather communicate off-line. Please flag your email Ocean Isle Beach in subject line if you do, as I geta lot of email and wouldnt want to miss it. Good luck on helping and in feeling more peace. They are in God's hands now, and everyone else must go on. Mark in Historic Triangle 22:29, 30 October 2007 (UTC) reply

I have been working fairly steadily since our earlier communication to keep this portion of the OIB article up-to-date and on balance. Hopefully, we are achieving some of what you were feeling a need for. Reading about the waterside gathering for Travis Cale was particularly moving for me; you might benefit as well. Here is a link: Mourners recall young man who touched lives. Best wishes. Mark in Historic Triangle 18:12, 5 November 2007 (UTC) reply

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Thanks for the greetings. I was at the game and that was a rough loss. Could've tied it up or even had a chance at another possession if the refs hadn't taken 20-40 seconds to spot the ball every time. Oh well, on to next year... (FYI, BTHO means "Beat the hell outta"; welcome to Aggie Terminology. :-) ) — BQZip01 —  ^talk 02:35, 31 December 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for your addition to Jaws 2. However, at the moment that information does not have a reliable source. Could you please add a suitable source for this information, otherwise it will have to be removed. Forum posts, etc., are not acceptable. Cheers. The JPS ^{talk to me} 18:51, 1 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Thanks for your reply :) Since we don't have a reliable source, I've removed it. It's classed as a ' good article' so it's important to maintain standards of verifiability. Cheers. The JPS ^{talk to me} 22:29, 1 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Im new here can you tell me how to cite Refrences? well Im Bark2 from San bernardino , CAli. Bark2 ( talk) 03:38, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Good day Mark, I see that you are making some additions to the Norton article. This is a great thing since this base deserves much better representation. I just wanted to caution you in regards to some of the additions that you are making (such as the C-130 testing) you will want to be sure to cite your sources. Otherwise some one will come up and remove them. Thanks for the help and keep up the great work! -- Trashbag ( talk) 04:18, 5 January 2008 (UTC) reply

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Your edit to the B-17 Flying Fortress article in reference to the XB-17 was done so unknowingly. The reference for the XB-17 is taken straight from the National Museum of the United States Air Force. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2488 - Signaleer ( talk) 16:10, 31 July 2008 (UTC) reply

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Thanx! I have done so! Mark Sublette ( talk) 14:46, 1 August 2008 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 14:46, 1 August 2008 (UTC) reply

Greetings Signaleer:

Regarding the Air Force Museum reference mentioned by you - No - my deletion of the XB-17 nomenclature ref was NOT done unknowingly. I now quote the opening paragraph of Boeing employee and historian Peter M. Bowers "Fortress In The Sky" (Sentry Books, Granada Hills, California, 1976), Chapter 4 - The First Fortresses: Model 299 Prototype through B-17D, page 12:

Boeing Model 299 - the "XB-17"

One of the first fallacies of the B-17 story that needs debunking is the "XB-17" designation. There never was one, and the B-17 designation itself did not appear officially until January, 1936, nearly three months after the prototype crashed. Subsequent use of the fictional designation was the result of logic and convenience. Aside from official military designations for prototype and experimental models such as the Boeing-designed XB-15 that was built on an Army Air Corps contract, it was common practice to call all experimental prototypes "X-Jobs". Sometimes the references were more specific, as "XB" for experimental bomber without a specific military designation. Since the Boeing design did eventually become the B-17, it subsequently became convenient to refer to the ill-fated prototype as the XB-17. This practice became so common, in fact, that even U.S. Army (later Air Force) publications have referred to the airplane repeatedly as the XB-17 and still do.

Additionally, Roger A. Freeman with David R. Osborne's "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story: Design-Production-History" (Arms & Armour Press, London, U.K., 1998) adds, on page 14:

There was no XB-17 as the unfortunate prototype was the property of Boeing and not the US government, although official literature would often refer to the aircraft by that designation."

So, I hold that the National Museum of the USAF's useage of the XB-17 designation is just the self-perpetuating myth mentioned above. Mark Sublette ( talk) 06:34, 1 August 2008 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 06:34, 1 August 2008 (UTC) reply

The National Museum of the United States Air Force is a reliable source and the usage of the term XB-17 will stay unless changed otherwise by the USAF. - Signaleer ( talk) 13:44, 1 August 2008 (UTC) reply

"They is none so blind as them that will not see." Mark Sublette ( talk) 14:01, 1 August 2008 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 14:01, 1 August 2008 (UTC) reply

Here is the museum's prompt response to my e-mail:

Dear Mr. Sublette

Thank you for contacting the National Museum of the United States Air Force. We appreciate your concerns and are aware of the unofficial status of the designation "XB-17". All but one of the images on our website had already been updated to reflect the true designation of the aircraft as Boeing Model 299. As a result of your letter, we have since corrected this oversight and clarified the status of the unofficial designation XB-17 on the webpage for the aircraft at:

XB-17 (Model 299): http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2488

Despite these concerns, we have chosen to continue to refer to the airframe as both the Model 299 and XB-17. The unofficial designation has become popularly tied to the airframe and in effect better defines the Air Force role of the prototype than does its company designation. All indications do appear that the aircraft would have acquired this designation following its acceptance by the Army Air Corps had it not been destroyed.

Photo searches should now produce results for keywords "Model 299" and "XB-17".

Please allow several days for the changes to take effect.

Please note that our website is only intended to serve as an introduction to Air Force history. We suggest that any person interested in learning more about any Air Force topic consult available literature for a more complete and comprehensive review.

If you have any questions or comments please contact me. Thank you for your interest in Air Force history and have a great day!

Brett Stolle Curator NMUSAF/MUA Research Division

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Good work on the article Mark I will try and add what I can. I do notice that some entries have histories, construction numbers and previous identies of aircraft which in my opinion may be a bit to much for the general reader who may be put off by all the acronyms and fine detail. Agree that combat losses should not be included, a discussion on a notability criteria was started but I dont think a final concensus was agreed on. Bit wary of that there is a lot of fast jet crashes that could be added, just looking at a long list of F-100 losses in Europe, most of which are not really notable. MilborneOne ( talk) 09:34, 20 August 2008 (UTC) reply

Dont have a problem with the work you have done just a bit concerned that a lot of accidents could be added in the future, but if we keep an I on it I am sure it will be alright for the time being. I still have a problem with listing construction numbers or MSNs and previous identites in what is a list in a general encyclopedia but these minor problems at the moment perhaps if this is the only mention they should be put into supplementary notes so they are not lost as reference material. Just like to say again you have done good work on the article. MilborneOne ( talk) 10:22, 20 August 2008 (UTC) reply

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Support breaking it down into smaller articles - perhaps we could leave List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft to cover post 2000 and then link to Accidents and incidents involving military aircraft 1900-1949 and Accidents and incidents involving military aircraft 1950-1999. Suggest dropping the list part of the title because in most instances the entries do not have a linked article (unlike the commercial list) and this may allow us to include more content to be included in the future. MilborneOne ( talk) 15:15, 22 August 2008 (UTC) reply

I don't have a problem with including serials, BuNo's etc., as although they may be irrelevant to the general reader there will be plenty of more knowledgeable ones who will find the extra information useful. They also help distinguish between a number of crashes involving the same type of aircraft. The page split seems fine BTW. Ian Dunster ( talk) 15:19, 23 August 2008 (UTC) reply

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Yeah. Thanks man. My brother is there at the school right now working at the Trigon. One of the recent graduates (a fresh butterbar) was in the helicopter that went down and I am pretty sure that one of my upperclassmen (a major and BQ '98) was flying with them too. I just hope he wasn't involved; the impression I'm getting is that he wasn't.

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This is the way Air Forces Monthly credited the EP-3E photo when they ran it. Mark Sublette ( talk) 01:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 01:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the fast response. -- John ( talk) 01:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC) reply

It's been nominated for deletion on Commons and I have removed it from the article. It may be that we can keep it under fair use, and if a consensus develops at article talk I think we could go down this road. Thanks again. -- John ( talk) 04:01, 1 April 2009 (UTC) reply

I make no claim over the pic - I just reported the sourcing after I found it in the AFM cutline. Mark Sublette ( talk) 13:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 13:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC) reply

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I notice that you appear to be one of the primary authors of the Clemson Wiki article, however you are not the only author and there is no indication that information there is released under a CC-BY-SA License, so there is a copyright problem with copying text from there to here. VernoWhitney ( talk) 20:43, 15 April 2010 (UTC) reply

I will undertake a rewrite... Mark Sublette ( talk) 21:42, 15 April 2010 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 21:42, 15 April 2010 (UTC) reply

Now rewritten and cleaned up per Wiki style. Mark Sublette ( talk) 22:34, 15 April 2010 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 22:34, 15 April 2010 (UTC) reply

P.S. I need a bit of help with the dab for Bowman Field. Thanks so much... Mark Sublette ( talk) 22:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 22:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC) reply

As I said before, I am quoting my own copy. The material IS my "own words". Mark Sublette ( talk) 23:57, 15 April 2010 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 23:57, 15 April 2010 (UTC) reply

This is what the "article" consisted of, dating to 19 September 2006, before my research: " R.T.V. Bowman was one of Clemson's first assistant athletic coaches. Bowman Field is named in his honor. He was also an instructor in forge and foundry. He passed away in April 1899."

I have no doubt you're correct, but I don't believe that youtube clip will stand up as a RS. It requires research on your part to connect two sources and draw the conclusion. Niteshift36 ( talk) 02:47, 16 April 2010 (UTC) reply

• I run into a similar thing with firearms. The frustrating thing with that article has been all the aircraft we KNOW were in films and shows, but finding a reliable source is a bear. But when some of us took on the task of saving that article, reliable sources was a requirement we agreed on being absolute. Every Friday, one of us removes all unsourced entries from the past week. The whole purpose of the article has been to keep all the cruft out of serious aircraft articles and so far, according to some, it's doing a decent job at it. But please, feel free to add to the article. All help is welcome. Niteshift36 ( talk) 13:20, 16 April 2010 (UTC) reply

• BTW, it's not a preference about one aircraft over another, it's what we can find reliable sources for. There are tons of aircraft we know were in movies etc, but finding a source that says it is the tough part. Niteshift36 ( talk) 13:24, 16 April 2010 (UTC) reply

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I've reverted your latest addition to the list as it is outside the scope of the list - the article wasn't about the aircraft but about a person. Mjroots ( talk) 12:13, 26 May 2010 (UTC) reply

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I like the addition of the Blue Oyster Cult album jacket to the article, but it is a fair-use image, which means that to keep it on the page you need to add a fair-use rationale to the image page, similar to the one that is already there for the album article. Let me know if this needs a better explanation! - Ahunt ( talk) 01:14, 4 August 2010 (UTC) reply

Okay - I have to admit, I don't quite understand how the fair use template works... Do I have to add in another section for this inclusion of the image? Mark Sublette ( talk) 01:24, 4 August 2010 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 01:24, 4 August 2010 (UTC) reply

Yes, just copy the existing fair use template on the image page and change the details so it rationalizes using it in Aircraft in fiction instead. When you are done the image should have two fair use boxes, one above the other. Otherwise a nasty bot will remove it from the article for which the rationalization is missing! - Ahunt ( talk) 11:32, 4 August 2010 (UTC) reply

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Thank you for your note! No problem, you have done great work on this article and while people are very quick to complain on Wikipedia, I think it is also a good idea to "give credit where due" and your work on Aircraft in fiction deserves recognition! - Ahunt ( talk) 10:30, 16 August 2010 (UTC) reply

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Hello Mark Sublette, I was wondering if you'd seen my comment here, and if you might be able to do something with it - no worries if not, I'm just curious! Cheers. Nortonius ( talk) 03:16, 3 February 2011 (UTC) reply

Found it and added it... Mark Sublette ( talk) 00:43, 6 February 2011 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 00:43, 6 February 2011 (UTC) reply

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Hi Mark, good catch. I should have read the crash report more carefully! BTW, I was an Air force brat, born the same year as you, but not on base. Keep up the good work! ( $tephen T. Crye ( talk) 02:25, 23 February 2011 (UTC)) reply

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Do you have a source that shows that the La-7 was in Chinese service? It could have easily been an La-9 that shot down that airliner.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 01:54, 3 March 2011 (UTC) reply

I was using both the reference lower down in the existing La-7 Wiki article, as well as the account of the shoot-down that I have now added to the lede as a ref. Mark Sublette ( talk) 02:02, 3 March 2011 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 02:02, 3 March 2011 (UTC) reply

I was afraid of that. I can't find anything reliable that confirms the export of La-7s to China or even North Korea.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 02:44, 3 March 2011 (UTC) reply

The info you put in on the Eglin O'Club seems like alot of info about one bldg remodel. Also making the club a combined club isn't that notable anymore - CES & SVS Sqds have been working together for years to cut down on bldg footprints and save money. Not sure it's appropriate to have the SVS PM in there by name either. Do you think this should be editted down so that it doesn't read like the WG/PA press release and/or an advertisement for the Club? I can do it, but I didn't want you to think I went in and did a chop job on your insertion. Just a thought. Ckruschke ( talk) 14:31, 11 March 2011 (UTC)Ckruschke reply

Thanks for being open-minded. You never know how people will respond... Ckruschke ( talk) 14:52, 11 March 2011 (UTC)Ckruschke reply

ISRAELI F-4's - Including the tail numbers of the individual F-4's is drilling pretty deep. Do you think that that level of detail is appropriate? Would it be more appropriate to include them as "footnotes" with the reference you included? Again - just asking the question. Ckruschke ( talk) 14:29, 14 March 2011 (UTC)Ckruschke reply

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The Yugo IP could be talked to by an admin. I find Airplaneman ✈ and Mjroots ( talk) are Wiki knowledgeable and very helpful, and if it is an aviation-related topic, they have a solid background there, as well. FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 04:58, 30 May 2011 (UTC). reply

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The first ever WikiProject National Archives newsletter has been published. Please read on to find out what we're up to and how to help out! There are many opportunities for getting more involved. Dominic· t 21:33, 20 July 2011 (UTC) reply

The WikiProject National Archives Newsletter July 2011 News Featured article contest This week, our first multilingual featured article contest was announced. We are aiming to improve the articles on the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, or Bill of Rights to featured or good status in English and other languages. Prizes for winners will be a gift package from the National Archives including a book of your choice or a tote bag, and other swag, plus, of course, a special barnstar. August 6 backstage pass Plans are in the works for a meetup and backstage pass event at the National Archives II facility in College Park, MD. There will be a regular social meetup, a discussion with Dominic about WP:NARA, a tour of the building by NARA staff, and then time for a scanathon and editathon in the research rooms and library until the building closes at 5 pm. Keep your schedules open! From our recent uploads: ...see more. Special requests: This section includes special requests from the NARA staff: Archival Recovery Team The National Archives' Archival Recovery Team (ART) is a team of law enforcement agents and archivists who investigate NARA's lost and stolen documents. They have received media attention ( [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]) and would like to request an article be written for the team, if Wikipedians deem it notable. It is hoped that making more information about the group available on Wikipedia will increase public awareness of the documents they are seeking to recover. Ongoing Today's Document challenge The Today's Document challenge is an opportunity for Wikipedians to get their work related to National Archives holdings spotlighted on Archives.gov and the National Archives' tumblr. Each day the National Archives selects a document related to the day's date to showcase. The goal is to get articles related to the selected documents on the main page in ""Did You Know...?" the same day that the National Archives features the document. Alternatively, other appropriate articles related to National Archives holdings not already selected will be used for new documents of the day by NARA staff and posted to their tumblr. Wikisource WP:NARA has a sister WikiProject on Wikisource, WS:NARA. On Wikisource, editors transcribe, proofread, and arrange documents. This helps to make little-known documents more discoverable, or well-known documents more searchable, and improves accessibility. See the files being worked on. If you are new to Wikisource and would like to participate, there are experienced Wikisourcerors willing to be mentors. New contributions A list of some recent contributions to the project: Wikipedia District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act ( Fetchcomms) Court of the Patriarchs ( CutOffTies) Opposition to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom ( Fetchcomms) Wikisource1 Memorial of Queen Liliuokalani in relation to the Crown lands of Hawaii Petition from women of Brookline Resolutions of the Joint Committee on the Washington Monument H. R. 4982 A Petition For Universal Suffrage Susan B. Anthony petition for remission of fine Alexander Hamilton's commission to take rank as Colonel 1Credit goes to Prosody, Theornamentalist, Inductiveload, Digipoke, George Orwell III, Kathleen.wright5, BirgitteSB, and Zhaladshar Tools Archives.gov grabber ( Slakr) Future plans Major image contribution The National Archives has hundreds of thousands of digitized documents in its holdings. We are working on a bulk upload to Commons of one particular cache of about 123,000 TIFF master files in the next few days! Once uploaded, these will require a massive community effort to help categorize the files on Commons and add them to articles on Wikipedia or transcribe them on Wikisource. Inclusion in the online catalog We are currently working on a system for including links to pages on Wikimedia projects in the National Archives online catalog. The Wikimedia projects are hosting an increasing number of transcriptions of National Archives documents and high-quality image and video files that are not available through NARA's own site. Links to these Wikimedia pages in the documents' actual catalog records will benefit the end user by providing them access to further resources about the documents, and they will also demonstrate the National Archives commitment to supporting Wikimedians' efforts. To stop receiving this newsletter, please remove your name from the list.

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	DC MEETUP 21 is July 29! This meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. See you Friday! SarahStierch ( talk) 16:32, 25 July 2011 (UTC) reply

I wish I could, but I'm in South Carolina right now... Mark Sublette ( talk) 21:36, 28 July 2011 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 21:36, 28 July 2011 (UTC) reply

National Archives Backstage Pass - Who should come? You should. Really.
	On Saturday, August 6, the National Archives is hosting a Wikipedia meetup, backstage pass tour, and edit-a-thon in College Park, Maryland. Meet staff and fellow Wikipedians, go behind the scenes at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Dominic· t 21:29, 28 July 2011 (UTC) reply

I wish I could, but I'm in South Carolina right now... Mark Sublette ( talk) 21:34, 28 July 2011 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 21:34, 28 July 2011 (UTC) reply

Please see: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history#Suggesting list merger about why I marked the list "to be merged from" that you may have removed in error. Thanks, -- Funandtrvl ( talk) 21:50, 14 August 2011 (UTC) reply

No problem. I just found another one the 1960-1974, there are dupes out there with the only diff being the hyphen and the mdash. Will fix now! -- Funandtrvl ( talk) 21:59, 14 August 2011 (UTC) reply

OK, I think I got everything fixed and whittled down to the correct page titles; however, the List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1950–1959) is marked as being very long (it is!) and should probably be split into 2 parts, one for 1950-1954, and the other for 1954-1959. What do you think? -- Funandtrvl ( talk) 15:35, 15 August 2011 (UTC) reply

I agree. We have been breaking these articles apart by degrees as they grew longer, so it is probably time to split the 1950s... Mark Sublette ( talk) 16:22, 15 August 2011 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 16:22, 15 August 2011 (UTC) reply

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Why did you replace all content with "There is no such thing as Valparaiso Airport."? The article should be moved to "Northwest Florida Regional Airport", but it appears that it does exist. Nolelover ^{Talk· Contribs} 23:07, 28 August 2011 (UTC) reply

My apologies - it was the same content in both places. Nolelover ^{Talk· Contribs} 23:10, 28 August 2011 (UTC) reply

I removed the content from the newly created so-called Valparaiso Airport as it comes out of several strange edits by Austin XXXXX who had previously vandalized the Eglin Air Force Base article by removing most of its content, and then proceeded to create the special Val-P Airport article by lifting material from the pre-existing Northwest Florida Regional Airport article. Whether this was good intentions gone bad, or whether it was outright vandalism, either way the additions were wrong. The Valparaiso Airport article should be deleted. Mark Sublette ( talk) 23:14, 28 August 2011 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 23:14, 28 August 2011 (UTC) reply

Yes, you are right. I have tagged the article for deletion as a copy of the other article. Thanks for your reply. Nolelover ^{Talk· Contribs} 23:50, 28 August 2011 (UTC) reply

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DC Meetup 23 & Annual Membership Meeting

Wikimedia District of Columbia, the newest officially recognized chapter, is holding its Annual Membership Meeting at 1pm on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library. Agenda items include: election of the Board of Directors for the next two years approval of a budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal year report on the activities and accomplishments of the past year social gathering afterwards at a nearby restaurant Candidate nominations are open until 11:59pm EDT on Saturday, September 24. We encourage you to consider being a candidate. (see see candidate instructions) The meeting is open to both the general public and members from within the DC-MD-VA-WV-DE region and beyond. We encourage everyone to attend! You may join the chapter at the meeting or online.

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FINE ART EDIT-A-THON & DC MEETUP 26 is December 17! The Edit-a-Thon will cover fine art subjects from the Federal Art Project and the meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. You don't have to attend both to attend one (but we hope you do!) Click the link above and sign up & spread the word! See you there! SarahStierch ( talk) 16:35, 26 November 2011 (UTC) reply

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FINE ART EDIT-A-THON & DC MEETUP 26 is December 17! The Edit-a-Thon will cover fine art subjects from the Federal Art Project and the meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. You don't have to attend both to attend one (but we hope you do!) Click the link above and sign up & spread the word! See you there! SarahStierch ( talk) 16:36, 26 November 2011 (UTC) reply

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You are invited to the National Archives ExtravaSCANza, taking place every day next week from January 4–7, Wednesday to Saturday, in College Park, Maryland (Washington, DC metro area). Come help me cap off my stint as Wikipedian in Residence at the National Archives with one last success! This will be a casual working event in which Wikipedians are getting together to scan interesting documents at the National Archives related to a different theme each day—currently: spaceflight, women's suffrage, Chile, and battleships—for use on Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons. The event is being held on multiple days, and in the evenings and weekend, so that as many locals and out-of-towners from nearby regions1 as possible can come. Please join us! Dominic· t 01:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC) reply 1 Wikipedians from DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, and Pittsburgh have been invited.

Guild of Copy Editors 2011 Year-End Report We have reached the end of the year, and what a year it has been! The Guild of Copy Editors was full of activity, and we achieved numerous important milestones in 2011. Read all about these in the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report. Highlights Membership grows to 764 editors, an increase of 261 Report on coordinators' elections Around 1,000 articles removed through six Backlog elimination drives Guild Plans for 2012 Requests page report Sign up for the January 2012 Backlog elimination drive! Get your copy of the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report here On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. We look forward to your support in 2012! – Your 2011 Coordinators: Diannaa (lead), The Utahraptor, and Slon02 and SMasters (emeritus).

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It is not possible for me to plagiarize my own self using my own well-researched sources. I am God. Mark Sublette ( talk) 09:56, 14 April 2012 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 09:56, 14 April 2012 (UTC) reply

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I've temporarily blanked this article why we sort out the copyright problem - which should be easier enough to sort. At the moment it would appear there is no licensing information at the source so we must assume that it is not available under a compatible license. Obviously if you are the copyright holder then you are allowed to post it here but the problem we currently have is that there is no way to prove you're the copyright owner. The easiest way for you to fix this would be to post a message on your user page at [ [11]] stating that you also edit as Mark Sublette at wikipedia. This way we can link the two accounts and be confident you are the copyright holder. You could even immediately revert your edit if you want as we could still link the accounts. If you do not do it this way there may be other ways we can explore to verify permission but the way I suggest is likely to be both easiest and quickest. Dpmuk ( talk) 16:42, 1 May 2012 (UTC) reply

Hi. We need to explicitly link your accounts, or I'm afraid we have no choice but to treat the content as though it was authored by somebody else. I apologize for the red tape, but this is a legal matter. I see you've been actively editing; can you please just add a link to your Wikipedia here at [12] while logged in there? If you do that and leave a note at the talk page of the article letting us know that you have, we can mark this resolved and restore the content. -- Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:20, 14 May 2012 (UTC) reply

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I'm finished updating that article. Sorry if we were bumping heads earlier. Take care :) Bwmoll3 ( talk) 20:04, 13 August 2012 (UTC) reply

No worries - I was just trying to catch your sentence fragment... Mark Sublette ( talk) 20:46, 13 August 2012 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 20:46, 13 August 2012 (UTC) reply

You're welcome. You're the first person to thank me for such a thing. Openskye ( talk) 13:10, 18 August 2012 (UTC) reply

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Hi there. I just had to remove and/or rewrite a large chunk of the article Consolidated XB-41 Liberator due to copyright violations; the "Testing" section included large pieces of close paraphrasing and even a lengthy portion cut-and-pasted from this source, which the article history indicates you added in July. Please note that cut-and-pasting from sources that are not public domain is against Wikipedia policy; copyright violations are taken extremely seriously and editors who are responsible for them can be blocked. You might want to check your other contributions and be sure that they aren't copyvios; Duplication Detector is a helpful tool for spotting them. Thanks. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 05:27, 5 September 2012 (UTC) reply

Oh, I don't mind. I've been contributing to Mr. Baugher's page for years, so I guess I get a little comfortable citing him. No worries. Mark Sublette ( talk) 07:31, 6 September 2012 (UTC)Mark Sublette Mark Sublette ( talk) 07:31, 6 September 2012 (UTC) reply

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Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up Participation: Thanks to all who participated! Out of 38 people who signed up this drive, 33 copy-edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. All the barnstars have now been distributed. Progress report: We achieved our primary goal of clearing November and December 2011 from the backlog. For the first time since the drives began, the backlog consists only of articles tagged in the current year. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2690 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 56 requests outstanding before November 2012 as well as eight of those made in November. Copy Edit of the Month: Voting is now over for the October 2012 competition, and prizes have been issued. The November 2012 contest is closed for submissions and open for voting. The December 2012 contest is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote. Coodinator election: The six-month term for our fourth tranche of Guild coordinators will expire at the end of December. Nominations are open for the fifth tranche of coordinators, who will serve from 1 January to 30 June 2013. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot ( talk) 20:40, 3 December 2012 (UTC) reply

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Please join Wikimedia DC and four other local media nonprofits—the National Press Club's Young Members Committee, 100Reporters, IRE and the Fund for Investigative Journalism—in winding down another year with a night of well-mannered frivolity.

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Hi Mark Sublette, since you are interested in meetups in DC, I'd like to invite you to attend the Cato Institute's "Wikipedia and Legislative Data" events on March 14. (There's also an all day workshop on March 15; let me know if you are interested, we may be able to add more people.)

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In honor of Women's History Month, the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Women in the Arts are teaming up to organize a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29, 2013 from 10:00am - 5:00pm. The event is focused on encouraging women editors while improving Wikipedia entries about women artists and art world figures. This event is free of charge, but participation is limited to 20 volunteers, so RSVP today! Sarasays ( talk) 23:20, 20 March 2013 (UTC) reply

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The " All Things GW" editathon on Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. is a rare chance to go behind the scenes in the University Archives of the GW Libraries and use their unique resources to research and update Wikipedia pages related to The George Washington University and the Foggy Bottom neighborhood. Did you miss our last D.C. history editathon? This is your is your chance to come edit with wiki-friends using different great collection! The event includes a behind-the-scenes tour of the University Archives and a show-and-tell of some of its most interesting treasures, snacks, and the editathon.

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Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for two exciting events this weekend:

On the evening of Friday, April 19, we're hosting our first-ever WikiSalon at our K Street office. The WikiSalon will be a twice-monthly informal meetup and collaborative editing event to help build the community of Wikimedia enthusiasts here in DC; please join us for its inaugural session. Light refreshments will be provided.

On Saturday, April 20, we've partnered with the George Washington University to host the All Things GW Edit-a-Thon at the Teamsters Labor History Research Center. Please join us for behind-the-scenes tours of the University Archives and help edit articles about GWU history.

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Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of May 24 at our K Street office.

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Hello Mark. I see you added italics to the serial numbers of the March Air Reserve Base aircraft image Seems to me that vehicle names, like Enola Gay get italics, but the serial numbers do not. MOS:ITALIC is pretty clear as to ships & locomotives, but does not mention aircraft. And the aviation WikiProject guidelines WP:AVINAME & WP:AVIMOS do not address the serial number question. What do you think? Shall we tweak the guidelines? Thanks. – S. Rich ( talk) 18:36, 26 November 2013 (UTC) reply

I have been using this guideline from List of Military Aircraft Accidents and Incidents for years: "Information on aircraft gives the type, and if available, the serial number of the operator in italics, the constructors number, also known as the manufacturer's serial number (c/n), exterior codes in apostrophes, nicknames (if any) in quotation marks, flight callsign in italics, and operating units." I think that the Enola Gay may well fall into the category of being SO notable that it warrants an exception to the rule. User:Mark Sublette

Wow – it looks like this has been your bailiwick for a long time! But does an article description really set WP:MOS? If the layout you describe has non-WP guidance that supports it, I suggest you modify/expand the guidance in those links I mentioned. I've got real feelings one way or the other. The MARB page is on my watch list, so I caught sight of your modification. – S. Rich ( talk) 01:36, 27 November 2013 (UTC) reply

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I noted your revert of my edit of List of aircraft accidents at Eglin Air Force Base in which you accuse me of "dumbing down" a source. I have to say to you that I have never "dumbed down" anything. I don't see how changing to lower case, as per WP:MOS is dumbing down, unless you think that Wikipedia is a dumbing down anyway, in which case why would you not recommend deletion of the article. The only "dumbing down" in this article that I can see is the misspelling of "Enroute", which should be "En route", which is what brought me to this article in the first place. Some people may say that "enroute" is acceptable but it is not; the correct version is "en route". I have no access to the Charleston Gazette which clearly you do, so why don't you get in touch with them and teach them how to write correct English. If you want clarification try this and this. In the mean time don't accuse me of "dumbing down". Jodosma (talk) 20:00, 25 November 2014 (UTC) reply

My my - touchy, aren't we? I quoted the source as it was printed. Don't get yer knickers in a knot. I did not undo your "en route" edit, only the headline type set. Look closely. User:Mark Sublette

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As you clearly dont like my changes to improve these articles (which is hardly dumbing down!) I have raised it at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aircraft#List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, thanks. MilborneOne ( talk) 13:35, 25 January 2015 (UTC) reply

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Thanks for your comment on my talk page. You didn't mention the specific edit or page, so I'm not sure which one you mean. My understanding is that the WP Manual of Style allows only trivial spelling and typographic errors in quotations to be corrected without comment. If I uncapitalized a city in a dateline, maybe that was my own typo - it doesn't seem like something I did intentionally.

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I see what you mean now, but I respectfully disagree because it's ALLCAPS. The WP Manual of Style generally encourages reducing ALLCAPS to sentence or title case. Datelines aren't part of quotations, any more than headlines are, so I don't think that changing a quotation applies, and ALLCAPS for headlines is specifically mentioned in the Manual of Style as something to avoid. I don't see anything resembling datelines as one of the few exceptions for using ALLCAPS.

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Hi! I noticed your recent contributions to aviation article creation (specifically the United Airlines 1934 Utah crash) and was wondering if you would consider writing some articles on Soviet plane crashes. Many Soviet plane crashes don't have english wiki articles because all mentions of plane crashes in the USSR were censored from the media until glasnost, causing lots of crashes to not have abundant english information published about them because the crashes happened well into the past and weren't "news". Would you consider writing some of the soviet plane crash articles on this list and this list, or maybe even joining the Soviet aviation task force to help reduce this information gap? Thank you!-- PlanespotterA320 ( talk) 20:27, 24 January 2018 (UTC) reply

I would be delighted to help. The key is to find the citations. Mark Sublette ( talk)

Airdisasters.ru, Russianplanes.net, Aviation Safety Network, lastflight.info, en.avia.pro, www.planecrashinfo.com, www.baaa-acro.com database, aviahistory.ucoz.ru, and the Soviet transports database are all good sources. And don't forget that the corresponding Russian article will have citations and/or external links to use.-- PlanespotterA320 ( talk) 21:28, 24 January 2018 (UTC) reply

And it helps to search for the aircraft registration (prefix in cyrillic) with the date of the accident and aircraft type. I've noticed searching flight numbers isn't very helpful because if Aeroflot stopped re-using flight numbers after crashes, they wouldn't have many flight numbers to choose from bc the Soviet airliners crashed so much, hence searching for a flight number just yeilds info about the current status of that flight.-- PlanespotterA320 ( talk) 21:32, 24 January 2018 (UTC) reply

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Guild of Copy Editors February 2018 News Welcome to the February 2018 GOCE newsletter in which you will find Guild updates since the December edition. We got to a great start for the year, holding the backlog at nine months. 100 requests were submitted in the first 6 weeks of the year and were swiftly handled with an average completion time of 9 days. >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<< Coordinator elections: In December, coordinators for the first half of 2018 were elected. Jonesey95 remained as lead coordinator and Corrine, Miniapolis and Tdslk as assistant coordinators. Keira1996 stepped down as assistant coordinator and was replaced by Reidgreg. Thanks to all who participated! End of year reports were prepared for 2016 and 2017, providing a detailed look at the Guild's long-term progress. January drive: We set out to remove April, May, and June 2017 from our backlog and all December 2017 Requests (a total of 275 articles). As with previous years, the January drive was an outstanding success and by the end of the month all but 57 of these articles were cleared. Officially, of the 38 who signed up, 21 editors recorded 259 copy edits (490,256 words). February blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 11 through 17 February, focusing on Requests and the last articles tagged in May 2017. At the end of the week there were only 14 pending requests, with none older than 20 days. Of the 11 who signed up, 10 editors completed 35 copy edits (98,538 words). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Corinne, Tdslk, and Reidgreg. >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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G'day all, please be advised that throughout April 2018 the Military history Wikiproject is running its annual backlog elimination drive. This will focus on several key areas:

• tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
• adding or improving listed resources on Milhist's task force pages
• updating the open tasks template on Milhist's task force pages
• creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various lists of missing articles.

As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.

The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the scope of military history will be considered eligible. This year, the Military history project would like to extend a specific welcome to members of Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red, and we would like to encourage all participants to consider working on helping to improve our coverage of women in the military. This is not the sole focus of the edit-a-thon, though, and there are aspects that hopefully will appeal to pretty much everyone.

The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 April and runs until 23:59 UTC on 30 April 2018. Those interested in participating can sign up here.

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Guild of Copy Editors June 2018 News Welcome to the June 2018 GOCE newsletter, in which you will find Guild updates since the February edition. Progress continues to be made on the copyediting backlog, which has been reduced to 7 months and reached a new all-time low. Requests continue to be handled efficiently this year, with 272 completed by the end of May (an average completion time of 10.5 days). Fewer than 10% of these waited longer than 20 days, and the longest wait time was 29 days. Wikipedia in general, and the Guild in particular, experienced a deep loss with the death on 20 March of Corinne. Corinne (a GOCE coordinator since 1 July 2016) was a tireless aide on the requests page, and her peerless copyediting is a part of innumerable GAs and FAs. Her good cheer, courtesy and tact are very much missed. March drive: The goal was to remove June, July and August 2017 from our backlog and all February 2018 Requests (a total of 219 articles). This drive was an outstanding success, and by the end of the month all but eight of these articles were cleared. Of the 33 editors who signed up, 19 recorded 277 copy edits (425,758 words). April blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 15 through 21 April, focusing on Requests and the last eight articles tagged in August 2017. At the end of the week there were only 17 pending requests, with none older than 17 days. Of the nine editors who signed up, eight editors completed 22 copy edits (62,412 words). May drive: We set out to remove September, October and November 2017 from our backlog and all April 2018 Requests (a total of 298 articles). There was great success this month with the backlog more than halved from 1,449 articles at the beginning of the month to a record low of 716 articles. Officially, of the 20 who signed up, 15 editors recorded 151 copy edits (248,813 words). Coordinator elections: It's election time again. Nominations for Guild coordinators (who will serve a six-month term for the second half of 2018) have begun, and will close at 23:59 UTC on 15 June. All Wikipedia editors in good standing are eligible, and self-nominations are encouraged. Voting will take place between 00:01 UTC on 16 June and 23:59 UTC on 30 June. June blitz: Stay tuned for this one-week copy-editing blitz, which will take place in mid-June. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Corinne, Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tdslk. >>> Participate in the June elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Guild of Copy Editors August 2018 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the August 2018 GOCE newsletter. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Guild's June election; your new and returning coordinators are listed below. The next election will occur in December 2018; all Wikipedia editors in good standing may take part. Our June blitz focused on Requests and articles tagged for copy edit in October 2017. Of the eleven people who signed up, eight editors recorded a total of 28 copy edits, including 3 articles of more than 10,000 words. Complete results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Thanks to everyone who participated in the July drive. Of the seventeen people who signed up, thirteen editors completed 194 copy edits, successfully removing all articles tagged in the last three months of 2017. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are here. The August blitz will run for one week, from 19 to 25 August. Sign up now! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Tdslk. >>> Sign up for the August blitz! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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I saw your reversion of my edits to this page. I realized the nature of my changes when I made them, and each one was intentional. Being on Wikipedia mainly as a copy editor lately, I want to call your attention to the first bullet point in the section on the use of capital letters in the Wikipedia Manual of Style, which instructs editors to "Reduce newspaper headlines and other titles from all caps to title case – or to sentence case if required by the citation style established in the article. For example, replace the headline or title 'WAR BEGINS TODAY' with 'War Begins Today' ". If not for this, half the references about wrestlers in the WWF, boy bands, and certain other categories would be shouting. (OK, that's hyperbole.) But I urge you to reconsider your reversion - allcaps should be used very sparingly in Wikipedia, and in accordance with the exceptions that appear in the same section of the Manual of Style. I don't believe that the citations in this article fit that exception.

It looks like we briefly spoke about this in October 2017 (above), although it was about another Wikipedia page.

Sincerely,

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2018 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the December 2018 GOCE newsletter. Here is what's been happening since the August edition. Thanks to everyone who participated in the August blitz ( results), which focused on Requests and the oldest backlog month. Of the twenty editors who signed up, eleven editors recorded 37 copy edits. For the September drive ( results), of the twenty-three people who signed up, nineteen editors completed 294 copy edits. Our October blitz ( results) focused on Requests, geography, and food and drink articles. Of the fourteen people who signed up, eleven recorded a total of 57 copy edits. For the November drive ( results), twenty-two people signed up, and eighteen editors recorded 273 copy edits. This helped to bring the backlog to a six-month low of 825 articles. The December blitz will run for one week, from 16 to 22 December. Sign up now! Elections: Nominations for the Guild's coordinators for the first half of 2019 will be open from 1 to 15 December. Voting will then take place and the election will close on 31 December at 23:59 UTC. Positions for Guild coordinators, who perform the important behind-the-scenes tasks that keep our project running smoothly, are open to all Wikipedians in good standing. We welcome self-nominations, so please consider nominating yourself if you've ever thought about helping out; it's your Guild and it doesn't run itself! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators; Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Tdslk. >>> Sign up for the December blitz! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Guild of Copy Editors 2018 Annual Report Our 2018 Annual Report is now ready for review. Highlights: Overview of Backlog-reduction progress; Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page; Membership news and results of elections; Annual leaderboard; Plans for 2019. – Your project coordinators: Miniapolis, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Reidgreg and Tdslk. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Guild of Copy Editors March 2019 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the March newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2018. All being well, we're planning to issue these quarterly in 2019, balancing the need to communicate widely with the avoidance of filling up talk pages. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. January Drive: Thanks to everyone for the splendid work in January's Backlog Elimination Drive. We removed copyedit tags from all of the articles tagged in our original target months of June, July and August 2018, and by 24 January we ran out of articles. After adding September, we finished the month with 8 target articles remaining and 842 left in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 48 requests for copyedit in January. Of the 31 people who signed up for this drive, 24 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Blitz: Thanks to everyone who participated in the February Blitz. Of the 15 people who signed up, 13 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed 32 copyedits, including 15 requests. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: As of 23:39, 18 March 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 108 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 851 articles. March Drive: The month-long March drive is now underway; the target months are October and November 2018. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Sign up here! Election reminder: It may only be March but don't forget our mid-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1 June. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Reidgreg and Tdslk. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Guild of Copy Editors June 2019 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since March 2019. You can unsubscribe from our mailings at any time; see below. Election time: Nomination of candidates in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 1 June, and voting will take place from 16 June. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. June Blitz: Our June blitz will soon be upon us; it will begin at 00:01 on 16 June (UTC) and will close at 23:59 on 22 June (UTC). The themes are "nature and the environment" and all requests. March Drive: Thanks to everyone for their work in March's Backlog Elimination Drive. We removed copyedit tags from 182 of the articles tagged in our original target months October and November 2018, and the month finished with 64 target articles remaining from November and 811 in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 22 requests for copyedit in March; the month ended with 34 requests pending. Of the 32 people who signed up for this drive, 24 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. April Blitz: Thanks to everyone who participated in the April Blitz; the blitz ran from 14 to 20 April (UTC) inclusive and the themes were Sports and Entertainment. Of the 15 people who signed up, 13 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed 60 copyedits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: As of 04:36, 3 June 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 267 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stands at 605 articles. May Drive: During the May Backlog Elimination Drive, Guild copy-editors removed copyedit tags from 191 of the 192 articles tagged in our original target months of November and December 2018, and January 2019 was added on 22 May. We finished the month with 81 target articles remaining and a record low of 598 articles in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 24 requests for copyedit during the May drive, and the month ended with 35 requests pending. Of the 26 people who signed up for this drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Reidgreg and Tdslk. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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In the month of September, Wikiproject Military history is running a project-wide edit-a-thon, Backlog Banzai. There are heaps of different areas you can work on, for which you claim points, and at the end of the month all sorts of whiz-bang awards will be handed out. Every player wins a prize! There is even a bit of friendly competition built in for those that like that sort of thing. Sign up now at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/September 2019 Backlog Banzai to take part. For the coordinators, Peacemaker67 ( click to talk to me) 08:18, 22 August 2019 (UTC) reply

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Guild of Copy Editors September 2019 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June 2019. June election: Reidgreg was chosen as lead coordinator, and is being assisted by Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Tdslk, and first-time coordinator Twofingered Typist. Jonesey95 took a respite after serving for six years. Thanks to everyone who participated! June Blitz: From 16 to 22 June, we copy edited articles on the themes of nature and the environment along with requests. 12 participating editors completed 35 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. July Drive: The year's fourth backlog-elimination drive was a great success, clearing all articles tagged in January and February, and bringing the copy-editing backlog to a low of five months and a record low of 585 articles while also completing 48 requests. Of the 30 people who signed up, 29 copyedited at least one article, a participation level last matched in May 2015. Final results and awards are listed here. August Blitz: From 18 to 24 August, we copy edited articles tagged in March 2019 and requests. 12 participating editors completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: As of 03:00, 23 September 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 413 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stood at 599 articles, close to our record month-end low of 585. Requests page: We are experimenting with automated archiving of copy edit requests; a discussion on REQ Talk (permalinked) initiated by Bobbychan193 has resulted in Zhuyifei1999 writing a bot script for the Guild. Testing is now underway and is expected to be completed by 3 October; for this reason, no manual archiving of requests should be done until the testing period is over. We will then assess the bot's performance and discuss whether to make this arrangement permanent. September Drive: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Reidgreg, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2019 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the December 2019 GOCE newsletter, an update of Guild happenings since the September edition. Our Annual Report should be ready in late January. Election time: Nominations for the election of a new tranche of Guild coordinators to serve for the first half of 2020 will be open from 1 to 15 December. Voting will then take place and the election will close on 31 December at 23:59 UTC. Positions for Guild coordinators, who perform the important behind-the-scenes tasks that keep our project running smoothly, are open to all Wikipedians in good standing. We welcome self-nominations so please consider nominating yourself if you've ever thought about helping out; it's your Guild and it doesn't run itself! September Drive: Of the thirty-two editors who signed up, twenty-three editors copy edited at least one article; they completed 39 requests and removed 138 articles from the backlog, bringing the backlog to a low of 519 articles. October Blitz: This event ran from 13 to 19 October, with themes of science, technology and transport articles tagged for copy edit, and Requests. Sixteen editors helped remove 29 articles from the backlog and completed 23 requests. November Drive: Of the twenty-eight editors who signed up for this event, twenty editors completed at least one copy edit; they completed 29 requests and removed 133 articles from the backlog. Our December Blitz will run from 15 to 21 December. Sign up now! Progress report: From September to November 2019, GOCE copy editors processed 154 requests. Over the same period, the backlog of articles tagged for copy editing was reduced by 41% to an all-time low of 479 articles. Request archiving: The archiving of completed requests has now been automated. Thanks to Zhuyifei1999 and Bobbychan193, YiFeiBot is now archiving the Requests page. Archiving occurs around 24 hours after a user's signature and one of the templates {{ Done}}, {{ Withdrawn}} or {{ Declined}} are placed below the request. The bot uses the Guild's standard "purpose codes" to determine the way it should archive each request so it's important to use the correct codes and templates. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators; Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. >>> Sign up for the December blitz! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 and Nick-D look at works on aspects of the Second World War and Cold War

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Hi, regarding [13], besides it being the wrong road, you added unnecessary quotations to the article which is a violation of copyright. Please don't add quotations like this to articles again. -- Rs chen 7754 23:36, 19 January 2020 (UTC) reply

Here you added pretty much the same content to California State Route 111, this time without the quotation marks. That's a copyright violation. This is your final warning. Further violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy will result in you being blocked from editing.— Diannaa ( talk) 00:23, 20 January 2020 (UTC) reply

You may want to investigate archiving your talk page. Nearly 15 years of content here is a lot to load, especially for users on wireless connections. It's also a lot to wade through to find a specific section when there are 569 (now 570) sections on the page. Imzadi 1979  → 03:36, 20 January 2020 (UTC) reply

Hello, Mark Sublette. This message is being sent to inform you that a request for a contributor copyright investigation has been filed at Contributor copyright investigations concerning your contributions to Wikipedia in relation to Wikipedia's copyrights policy. The listing can be found here. For some suggestions on responding, please see Responding to a CCI case. Thank you. Rs chen 7754 07:19, 25 January 2020 (UTC) reply

I have never intended to intentionally violate policy. I have always endeavored to give full citations of the source material. If I have been in error, or misunderstand the application, it was never with willful intent. I have tried to provide articles that filled gaps in the history.

I do hope, that if I am in violation, I will be given due consideration of my good intention. Editing Wikipedia is one of my pleasures and I very much hope that I will be allowed to continue. I will be more than willing to rework articles in question to become compliant.

Thank you.

User:Mark Sublette

Edits like [14] are not sufficient. You cannot just change one or two words in the sentence. You must completely rewrite what the source says. -- Rs chen 7754 18:18, 25 January 2020 (UTC) reply

Guild of Copy Editors 2019 Annual Report Our 2019 Annual Report is now ready for review. Highlights: Overview of Backlog-reduction progress (a record low backlog!); Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page; Automated archiving of requests; Membership news and results of elections; Annual leaderboard; Plans for 2020. – Your Guild coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, Reidgreg, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 23:10, 7 February 2020 (UTC) reply

Thanks for adding this article! I did a bit of work on it to standardise things. For your future aviation articles, you could save a lot of work for you (and us) if you use Template:WPAVIATION creator. Happy editting!!-- Petebutt ( talk) 00:53, 12 February 2020 (UTC) reply

Thanks. I will keep the template handy. Mark Sublette

I have indefinitely blocked you for repeated copyright violations after the final warning. ( L-W-F Model H Owl versus [15]) and also documented here. You are welcome to appeal this using {{ unblock}}, but you will need to demonstrate an awareness of the problem and the ability to avoid copyright violations in the future. -- Rs chen 7754 07:20, 12 February 2020 (UTC) reply

Hey y'all, the April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive begins at 00:01 UTC on April 1, 2021 and runs through 23:59 UTC on April 31, 2021. Points can be earned through reviewing articles on the AutoCheck report, reviewing articles listed at WP:MILHIST/ASSESS, reviewing MILHIST-tagged articles at WP:GAN or WP:FAC, and reviewing articles submitted at WP:MILHIST/ACR. Service awards and barnstars are given for set points thresholds, and the top three finishers will receive further awards. To participate, sign up at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_History/April 2021 Reviewing Drive#Participants and create a worklist at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/April 2021 Reviewing Drive/Worklists (examples are given). Further details can be found at the drive page. Questions can be asked at the drive talk page. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 17:22, 31 March 2021 (UTC) reply

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Apache Records requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 10:42, 1 March 2022 (UTC) reply

A tag has been placed on List of aircraft accidents at Eglin Air Force Base requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

WP:G12 - See rationale at the AfD to understand why

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