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RE:Protecting against Vandalism
Saw this on Roger's talk page.
My personal recommendation would be to check out WP:RCP, where you can monitor the most recent changes across the 'Pedia. There's logs to monitor only IP contribs, the contribs of New Users, and various other specialized logs. though the "Undo" function can often serve the same purpose as others, I would also recommend asking a current admin for Rollback Rights (or requesting Rollback Rights Here). Best of luck with any future Admin requests! Cam (Chat) 01:42, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
P.S. - Superb work on the above DYKs!! :)
- Having reviewed your contributions over the last year, I have determined that you are a responsible enough editor to be trusted with the use of the streamlining Rollback Feature, and as such I have added it to your user rights. When you look at the latest edit in a page's history, the option of "Rollback" will appear on the right. Click on the icon to activate the feature. As a standard rollback-granting procedural note, I'm expected to remind you (as is the case for all new rollback users) that Rollback is for the use of reverting vandalism, and that you will not abuse it by reverting good-faith edits or to revert-war. For information on rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback, User:Kushan I.A.K.J/New Rollbacks School and Wikipedia:Rollback feature. If you do not want rollback, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Good luck, and happy rollbacking! Cam (Chat) 03:11, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
Joseph W. Revere
Hi there. I just wanted to let you know that I moved Joseph W. Revere to the Template:Did you know/Next next update. I know that you expressed interest in possibly making this an April fools day hook, but we already have potentially too many articles competing for a limited number of spots for that day. I thought it better to just use it in the normal mill of things. Besides, I used your picture as well (which always draws more readers) and that probably would not have happened if your hook was selected for April fools. Cheers.Nrswanson (talk) 15:48, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXXVI (February 2009)
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DYK for Joseph W. Revere
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On March 5, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Joseph W. Revere, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Gatoclass (talk) 10:39, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
Congrats!
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The Special Barnstar | |
| Happy 1 year anniversary! Here's to many more to come, Lord Oliver. TomStar81 (Talk) 06:40, 6 March 2009 (UTC) |
- ...and Remember the Alamo. TomStar81 (Talk) 06:40, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
- ...Or, if you are a Texas dessert maker, remember the a la mode.--King Bedford I Seek his grace 09:03, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
- ....Bedford, that pun should be taken out and flogged! ;) Cam (Chat) 00:26, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
- ...Or, if you are a Texas dessert maker, remember the a la mode.--King Bedford I Seek his grace 09:03, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
ok
ok that sounds good ill try that may-b ill really like it. if i have any questions ill come and talk to you. --Lady of Wisdom Want to talk Wisdom 21:35, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
that vandalism thing doesnt work can you help me? --Lady of Wisdom Want to talk Wisdom 21:37, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
o ok ill do that --Lady of Wisdom Want to talk Wisdom 21:40, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
i undid someones vandalism can you see it!?!?! --Lady of Wisdom Want to talk Wisdom 21:44, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
ok i will --Lady of Wisdom Want to talk Wisdom 21:47, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
ive done a few undoes but i gotta go and i prob. wont be back on for a few days. --Lady of Wisdom Want to talk Wisdom 21:58, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
RE: C-Class
Thank you! I will agree about the general opposition throughout the coordination candidates as well. I find it interesting that, if you look at the initial votes on 'Pedia-wide C-Class, the most vocal opposition came from our members (Roger in particular had scathing criticism of C-Class) and our coordinators. For some projects, C-Class does help with assessment schemes. Because of the level of both incredible organizational abilities within MilHist and the strongly synthesized and well thought-out processes that run behind the scenes here, I don't think it to be necessary for our project in particular. Have an excellent day yourself, Cam (Chat) 00:33, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
Talkback
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Nominations for the Military history WikiProject coordinator election
The Military history WikiProject coordinator selection process has started; to elect the coordinators to serve for the next six months. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 (UTC) on 13 March!
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MILHIST contest
Please don't add your name with points to the scoreboard. The coordinators who score the contest at the end of each month will do that. -MBK004 21:09, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
- Exactly, you list the articles you plan to work on and their assessment before you started work. The coordinators will do the rest. -MBK004 21:13, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
Good day Lordoliver! I noticed your work adding to his page; I made a few very minor tweaks to them and have a question. The ref you provided (Blakey, Arch Fredric; "General John H. Winder, C.S.A," (1990)) is this a book, article from a magazine, or what? If a published book like I think, it needs publisher info and a ISBN if known. Thanks. Kresock (talk) 02:17, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
- I really would do that, but I am terrible when it comes to ISBNs and giving the book information, I really do not know how to do it. Sorry :) Lord R. T. Oliver The Olive Branch 02:20, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
OK then. If you own the book or can you give a link to it if online, I can show you how easily. Kresock (talk) 02:27, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
- Yep I found it here is a link to the book [1] Lord R. T. Oliver The Olive Branch 02:31, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Great, and on Google books! Cool beans. The link has the publisher info along the right-hand side, "University Press of Florida." Above the cover of the book there's a tab labeled "About this book" which leads to a summary page here listing publisher, # of pages, and ISBN's. Now just add this info to Winder's page, in the format already in use. Too bad we cannot use the cover pic of Winder, it's much better than the one we are using! Let me know if you have any other concerns. Kresock (talk) 02:39, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
- Yah I did it! Thanks for the Help. Have a Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver The Olive Branch 02:44, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Excellent! I just moved it higher in the list aplhabetically. Good day Lordoliver! Kresock (talk) 02:50, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
ok
ok ill try that and see if maybe i can get rollback rights. --Lady of Wisdom Want to talk Wisdom 01:56, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Howdy,
I saw your edit, and Matthew Butler was in the U.S. Army he fought in the Spanish-American War as a Major General, it's okay though I know you didn't mean any harm. Have A Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver The Olive Branch 01:48, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
- Hi there. I noticed that and fixed it. Gonna add to his page now! Kresock (talk) 01:50, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
- I know you didn't mean any harm and thank you for fixing it. Thanks and Have a Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver The Olive Branch 01:51, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
- P.S. Congrats on recieving your Rollback Rights! Lord R. T. Oliver The Olive Branch 01:52, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Thank you. Are you sure of Butler's mother being named Julie, as his father's page here and a book of mine give her name as Jane Tweedy Perry Butler? Kresock (talk) 02:03, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
And his place of death. I have him dying in retirement in Washington, D.C., in three of my books. Any thoughts? Kresock (talk) 02:36, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Howdy,
Do you know if there are any pictures of Charles D. Anderson? I have been looking and can't find one, could you help me? Thanks and Have A Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver The Olive Branch 19:05, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
- Hello.! I always include a pic when I write these bios, but could not find one online for this general. The only one I have ever seen is a tiny one in the book by Allardice I used as a source (got a scanner?) and they got it from: Georgia Department of Archives & Honors, Brown/Connally/Spalding Collection, AC. Hope this helps.
- By the way, I don't nomally in-line cite each and every sentence if a cite covers more than one sentence, so I undid those changes to his page as redundant. Hope you don't mind -- lots of cite numbers clustered together is quite distracting to me, especially when they're all #1 repeated lots of times in a row. I noticed this on some of the other pages you've improved and condenced them often. Don't get me wrong citing is essential and keep doing it, please! Kresock (talk) 19:54, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
congrats
congrats on running for Coordinator for the MILHIST wikiProject i hope you make it! --McCain's Man (talk) 21:59, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Re:Luck
Thanks. I think I have a reasonable shot at getting back in, having been a coordinator for some time I suspect most people by now know me by name and deed, however having extra luck never hurts :) Good luck to you as well; you likely will get a vote from me in time, but owing to school I have only now begun the process of looking through our first time coordinator candidate's contributions and such, and have not yet made it to you. TomStar81 (Talk)
- To be fair, I'm Texas' adopted son. I am a native of Pennsylvania, having arrived in Texas by way of the military since my dad was an officer in it for some time. TomStar81 (Talk) 02:18, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks. Same to you. Cam (Chat) 03:16, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Re: C-Class
Cool, thanks! Glad to hear that my opinion isn't crazy. :) –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 04:45, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- Heh, alright then, sounds like a deal. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 14:58, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks. Too much admin slows wiki editors down! Not good :(. Just read your Q and A on the election, hope you get voted in. Good luck mate. Tristan benedict (talk) 15:50, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Re: C-class
Hello, Lord R. T. Oliver! I don’t really have strong feelings regarding which way C-class goes, as far as MILHIST goes, because it’s a well-led and very active project with high standards. Still, I do think that when we get new members who don’t have a “natural spot” and ask for guidance on where they can help out, C-class would be a handy place to direct them. Beyond that, C-class is probably more helpful to less active projects more in need of advancing their efforts, since A-class and B-class are pretty challenging standards and it can be a long road from bare-bone Start-class to the level of B-class. In short, I don’t see it as that serious a “bracket creep” and expect it would do more good than harm.
As for coin-collecting, yes, that has long been my favorite hobby, although I have only had minimum opportunity to enjoy it over the last few years. Real-life responsibilities seem to always expand to the unfortunate crowding out of other pleasures. Nonetheless, in protest of that trend, I continue to build a world-class collection of Philippine Guerrilla Notes. What is your area of special interest?
Cheers, Askari Mark (Talk) 21:40, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- Well, I always say what I think it's best for our project no matter of other's opinions. Best regards, --Eurocopter (talk) 23:38, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
I answered that question in my answer to the C class question asked of me during the Q&A part of the election. The answer also has my reasons for not casting a vote on that particular referendum. -MBK004 02:23, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for your note, mate. I'll be supportive of the project's consensus, one way or another. Rosiestep (talk) 16:11, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
RE: Barnstar
Thank-you very much for the barnstar! Have an excellent day. Cam (Chat) 22:20, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- Thank-you again! Cam (Chat) 17:30, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for thank you
Thank you. Looking over the election page, it seems I have neglected to vote for you. I was scanning the page for I am in a rush. Thanks again. Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 23:32, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Filling your talk page up with thankyous
rʨanaɢ talk/contribs has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
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Thank you for your encouraging message; it was a pleasant surprise after a long day of slaving away at work! rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 02:44, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Election
No problem. I was rather surprised to see people voting for more than one person. I gather this is not against the rules, but it does seem odd to me..oh well! Regards. Dapi89 (talk) 12:35, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
For you
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | |
| For keeping us all in good spirits during the MilHist coordinator election I hereby award you with The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar. Keep it up! TomStar81 (Talk) 02:20, 17 March 2009 (UTC) |
re: Coordinator
Thank you! Nick-D (talk) 06:52, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Congrats on it making 'B' class! Just to let you know, I'm gonna perform some formatting changes on this page, mostly for citing and the refs list, and also expand on his time at West Point. The reasons for this is consistency with this style guide, which is recommended on the Requested biographies page you have linked here, as well as Civil War task force page, and is currently widely used on most of the ACW pages we have. I try to always follow it, and out of habit move other edits towards it, so if you wanna know why I do any changes it's probably due to that. Hope this helps! Kresock (talk) 15:47, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello again Lordoliver! On his page, one of the cites you added (#9 when I last checked) is missing which work/author it comes from. Also some of the references aren't being used, and should be moved into a new 'Further reading' section after the 'Notes' section if they are relevant. I'll be happy to do that for you when the cite problem is clarified. Have a great day Lordoliver! Kresock (talk) 16:58, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
13 coordinators
You math is a little off, Lordoliver; we do have 13 validated coordinators, but only 12 of them are coordinators since the user with the most vote is anointed "Lead Coordinator". As a result there are actually 2 remaining coordinator spots left to fill. That is good news for you since at the moment you and Jackyd101 stand the best chance of being elected to the last two seats, or alternatively, coopted if the election fails to fill all needed seats. Don't lose hope yet, you may still get in as a coordinator this time around. TomStar81 (Talk) 03:49, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
- Looks like you made it. I had a feeling you would. Bienvenidos, Amigo! TomStar81 (Talk) 23:13, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
- I had a feeling you would make it, you seem eager to learn the ropes and mature enough to handle the extra responsibility. I suspect that you will make a good admin someday, assuming of course that you decide you want to become one. Just make sure you ease into any new responsibility slowly, and do not bite off more than you can initially chew. TomStar810 (Talk) 01:15, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi mate, this one seems right for B-Class but the lead really should be expanded a little, one para is fine but needs to be a bit 'fatter'. Also quote marks don't go around book titles (short stories or articles, yes). I might just take care of the titles but can you fill out the lead a tad? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 09:57, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
- Hello again Lordoliver! I made the same corrections Mr. Rose is talking about to your edits to Edmund Kirby Smith's article. To see exactly what changes I made see this diff here. Although I don't use them, the cite book templates would auto format them for you. Hope this helps. Kresock (talk) 21:19, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Military history WikiProject coordinator election
The Military history WikiProject coordinator election has started. We will be selecting coordinators from a pool of eighteen to serve for the next six months. Please vote here by 23:59 (UTC) on Saturday, 28 March! Thank you.
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Your GA nomination of Uniforms of the Confederate States military forces
The article Uniforms of the Confederate States military forces you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold 
. It hasn't failed because it's basically a good article, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Uniforms of the Confederate States military forces for things needed to be addressed. Please remember to add the GAN template to the Talk page, with appropriate subtopic listed, as per the instructions at Good Article Nominations (In fact, you should really do this before nominating). Anaxial (talk) 15:09, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
- Reply: I can only see two now remaining - both in the "Chevrons" section. Thanks. Anaxial (talk) 21:55, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
You missed a number of further grammatical, stylistic, and punctuation errors (around twenty or so - which I imagine was largely the problem at the first GA review), but I have just fixed these myself, and am happy to pass the article as meeting the Good Article criteria. Congratulations! Anaxial (talk) 00:03, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
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Congrats!
Military history Project
March 2009 — October 2009
Congrats on your election as a Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject! In keeping with the tradition of the project and in honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. TomStar81 (Talk) 00:56, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
- Congratulations from me as well, and thanks for your message on my talk page. Nick-D (talk) 01:33, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Thank you!
Thank you very much for your support for me in the Military History coordinator elections. I am honored that I was elected to my new position of assistant coordinator, and look forward to working with you for the next six months. – Joe N 01:09, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Thank you
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Milhist Coordinator elections | |
| I wish to thank you for your gracious support during my bid for a position as Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject in the recent March 2009 elections. I was initially apprehensive to stand for election as I was unsure on how well I would be received, but I am pleasantly surprised and delighted to have been deemed worthy to represent my peers within the project. I assure and promise you, I will strive to do my upmost to justify your trust in myself with this esteemed position. Thank you, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 01:14, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Soldiers of the 4th Australian Division crossing a duckboard track through Chateau Wood, Ypres on 29 October 1917. |
FYI
According to Wikipedia:Signatures, you should never use a signature for or in your user name. I thought you should know about this in advance before you got in trouble for it. TomStar81 (Talk) 05:14, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
- I think Tom means an image - I came here to say the same. Congratulations on your election ;) EyeSerenetalk 09:58, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Thank you
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I seem to have drawn a crowd of support! |
I'm honored to have been elected as a coordinator of the WikiProject Military history and most sincerely thank you for your vote of support. I will endeavor to fulfill the obligations in a manner worthy of your trust. Many thanks. — Bellhalla (talk) 14:14, 30 March 2009 (UTC) | |
| A World War I U-boat draws a crowd after grounding on the Falmouth coast in 1921. |