User talk:Runner631

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January 2010

Hi there. When editing an article on Wikipedia there is a small field labeled "Edit summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this:

The text written here will appear on the Recent changes page, in the page revision history, on the diff page, and in the watchlists of users who are watching that article. See m:Help:Edit summary for full information on this feature.

Filling in the edit summary field greatly helps your fellow contributors in understanding what you changed, so please always fill in the edit summary field. If you are adding a section, please do not just keep the previous section's header in the Edit summary field – please fill in your new section's name instead. Thank you.

--ja_62 (talk) 14:15, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Strategic bombing during World War II, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. --ja_62 (talk) 23:23, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid I have to disagree with you on your decision not to mention that the attacks took place in Germany. But first, I don't think it is good judgement on your part to call these edits "vandalism" and post such criticism without discussion the issue with me first. Here is my justification for proposing first "in Germany" and then, "across the English Channel" and "in northwestern Germany", based on the definition of installation (as a term of military nomenclature):

Installation: any more or less permanent post, camp, station, base, or the like, for the support or carrying on of military activities.

These "installations" could be anywhere.

--Runner631 (talk) 00:06, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Let's try to propose your suggestions in the discussion.

My point is:

a)From 'and the Royal Air Force bombed German warships and port installations.' is perfectly clear that the warships and installations bombed were German. German Navy had no port installations outside Germany at he beginning of the war. I don't think it important whether these bases were in the Baltic Sea or on the North Sea Coast, particularly as this is specified in section 'The Western Front, 1939 to June 1940'.

b)I was attempting to protect last consensus version. I'm sorry if I offended you.

--ja_62 (talk) 00:26, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have responded on your talk page; perhaps this should have been discussed in the discussion section?

Apology accepted :)--Runner631 (talk) 00:45, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]