User talk:MichaelTickle

Speedy deletion of Gloster Divers

A tag has been placed on Gloster Divers requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

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Speedy deletion of Stanegarth

A tag has been placed on Stanegarth 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.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Rwiggum (^Talk/_Contrib) 06:18, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

CfD nomination of Category:UK SCUBA diving sites

Category:UK SCUBA diving sites, which you created, has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 22:26, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

HMT Elk

Hi Michael. No I didn't make a typo in the Elk's name. She was a requisitioned trawler, not a commissioned warship. Don't worry, it's a common mistake to make and a lot of sources will use HMS for non-commissioned ships. But Elk is not listed in J.J. Colledge and is not properly referred to as 'HMS' but rather HMT (His Majesty's Trawler...). Benea (talk) 21:18, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

No problem at all, as I say it's easily done. The Royal Navy requisitioned large numbers of support vessels, trawlers like Elk were the most common ones, but also others as troopships, transports, merchant aircraft carriers, etc. But only some of those were ever fully commissioned into the Navy. You'll find plenty of sources though that simply label them 'HMS' without looking more closely at the situation. Benea (talk) 21:28, 13 August 2008 (UTC)