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Dol Guldur
Thanks for passing GA and clearing up the vandalism discussion. I left the same note on the talk page of Dol Guldur. Lord of MoriaTalkContribs 14:31, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
The article is getting into a spot of bother. See the talk page for details. This is really irritating. Lord of MoriaTalkContribs 21:21, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
Since I'm don't frequently review articles I am not sure what to say. But I will help with the article. Firstly a good peer review is needed, which will build up a lot of the negative stuff associated with the article, if any. Then we'll sort it out, add anything and then start the review process. Keep in touch. I'm always looking for a challenge. Lord of MoriaTalkContribs 14:48, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
I have to ask something. Did you pass my article just so I could review yours? I would think that you are somehow using me. I won't review your article because I too am having doubts about your review. Lord of MoriaTalkContribs 12:55, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
I never had any intention of reviewing it, but helping yes, yes I would do that. It seems far fetched that right after you reviewed it you wanted me to review The Sword of Shannara, now I don't know what to do. Lord of MoriaTalkContribs 13:14, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
Hello
Thanks for the welcome, actually I've been here on and off for a few years now, but got some new hardware that means I'm now fixed to a single IP address.. Really should get a username sometime..87.102.86.73 (talk) 20:29, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
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I did not get on Wikipedia to see this notice before it was deleted (gone from July 2 to July 10), so I re-uploaded it and now have a proper tag. the_ed17 21:08, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
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Reply
I just come here to let you know I answered your question in Neville's talk page regarding a D.A. article or a Hogwarts students article. Greetings! --LøЯd۞pεth 17:06, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
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re: A-class
Hello, it depends on what kind of article it is and what WikiProject it falls under. Some WikiProjects (like WP:MILITARY) have a process for assessing and promoting A-class articles, but others (like WP:NOVELS) do not. It should say on the project's mainpage if they include A-class or not. Hope this helped, María(habla conmigo) 12:03, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Officially, there is no A-class for WP:NOVELS. Several novel articles are listed as A because they were assessed as such by another project. Since Shannara is already a GA, I suggest submitting it for a peer review and working your way toward FA. María(habla conmigo) 22:08, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Doolittle, do a lot
Replying here, rather than here, 'cause it's getting a bit OT for the page...
My feeling is, Doolittle was authorized for bad reasons, & a similar attack (as I mooted) on Truk or Rabaul would have had equally beneficial morale effects without the strategic implications, as well as without the resultant massacre of about 250000 Chinese (which most people don't know about).
I say "neutralize" advisedly; a dived U-boat can't chase a convoy, hence "neutralized". (I adopt the RN approach, i.e convoy survival is paramount; USN doctrine placed the kill paramount.) Also, don't forget, B-24s carried quite a few depth bombs each, & U-boats didn't always dive away successfully; I don't have them handy, but the number of aircraft kills was upward of a dozen. And B-24s could as easily carry ASV & Leigh light. The bigger question (as I think I said) was, would Harris have released them to Coastal Command if he'd gotten more of them? (I also wonder if he might not have turned over Stirlings, which weren't as desirable for BC but were long-legged enough for ASW patrol....)
And Midway? Without Doolittle, the arguments against (which were still against with it) I suggest would have carried the day in favor of Fiji/Samoa, especially if Big E & Hornet had been at Coral Sea & B-25s had hit Truk/Rabaul. Now, Yamamoto might have resigned over it, or he might have gotten his way, or the "decisive battle" might have been in SWPA, instead...but I'll give even odds it wouldn't have been at Midway. TREKphilerhit me ♠ 19:04, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
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Garet Jax Death
Sorry, not trying to be funny here with the Garet Jax edits. I have come across NUMEROUS discussions and forums where people state that Garet Jax is in fact alive. One of the main reasons for which is if you read the text, Slanter bends down towards Garet Jax. Then when Jair tries to come closer Slanter pushes him back saying not to go closer. The people think when Slaneter bent down Garet Jax told him to tell Jair he had died, so Garet Jax could retire from his life, as the fight with the Jachyra had nearly finished him. Sorry, but I have seen so many people saying this over the years, and since Terry Brooks has neither accepted, nor denied this, it seems only appropriate to include the fact that it is debatable. GaretJax777 00:23, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
Haha, thank you. The presumably is a nice touch. Just trying to be factually accurate. XP GaretJax777 00:48, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
Sorry about the not signing. I did on the first post, and forgot to on the second. But anywhoo, yeah kinda stole your user page from you. XP sorry about that. But I've had my wikipedia account for like a year, and never done anything until recently, so just now finding out about how to code my user page and whatnot. If you want, I'll take down my userpage though. GaretJax777 00:48, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
And yes, I will probably be on here often. I spend about 90% of my time on the computer anyways. But I'll be on less once school starts up in a couple weeks. BTW, we are like the same person. I was going through your userboxes lol. Plays the trumpet...check. Loves Shannara...check. Etc. GaretJax777 00:53, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
Signature
Thanks for pointing that out, but I was already aware... as it stands, I can't add a single additional character to my signature! I don't really regard it as troublesome because it only bolds the date, further lines on talk pages won't get bolded when colons are used to indent discussion. If it's affecting any pages, let me know and I will fix them. bahamut0013♠♣ 11:43, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Why can't you? Did you create a page like User:Bahamut0013/signature and then put {{subst:User:Bahamut0013/signature}} in the 'Signature' section of your preferences? (Then you have to click the 'raw signature' checkbox, too.) the_ed17 20:10, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
I hadn't considered that. When it said "Do not use images, templates, or external links in your signature," I left it at that and hadn't thought of substing, and I don't suppose that would cause a drain on resources like transclusion. Thanks again! bahamut0013♠♣ 00:04, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
P.S. take a look at my sig now
=) Looks good, and you're welcome. Cheers! the_ed17 21:47, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
User Status
I have it set up to take advantage of the now defunct User:StatusBot. Since the bot has been shut down, I have not yet gotten around to removing the unused template, mostly in the hope that one of the automated alternatives will become compatible with my system in the future. bahamut0013♠♣ 22:07, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
Ah. Oh well! Thanks. the_ed17 22:16, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
