User talk:David Dempster
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Meelar (talk) 04:29, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] SR-71 Blackbird
Thanks for your note on my talk page regarding the SR-71, and welcome to wikipedia! I did indeed find your account very informative, and it's fantastic that there's a former SR-71 pilot on wikipedia now. I think Egan Loo was a bit too quick to remove your contribution, but I did a quick bit of internet research to corroborate it and readded the info to the SR-71 page. I'll be watching it closely for further developments.
On another note, you may want to use a signature to sign your talk-page edits in the future. Simply typing ~~~~ will automatically generate a link back to your user and talk pages and a date/time stamp. If you'd like to change the default signature, you can do so using the preferences button at the top-right of your screen when logged in (see more here: Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages). In any case, you've made a great start - the key to being successful here is not being afraid to make mistakes (other people will fix them) and being willing to talk issues out on the talk pages. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your contributions. -Lommer | talk 19:22, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Signing articles
Hi David,
I removed your signature from the SR-71 article. It is actually official policy that signatures do not belong in an article. The text, from that reference, is Don't "sign" edits you make to regular articles (the software keeps track of who makes every change). I've actually been watching the SR-71 article evolve and I'm thankful for your contributions. That aircraft has been a personal favorite of mine for a very long time =). Thanks for helping us out here. Triddle 07:05, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Please do not revert the SR-71 article again
Hi David, please do not revert the SR-71 article again. It is policy that user signatures do not belong in the article. Please take a look at the article and think about how much that signature interrupts the style of the article. It also makes it unique among every other Wikipedia article. It is not in the spirit of Wikipedia to put personal gratification above the quality of the work we produce here. Please understand that we do like to have fun and we very much notice good contributions but we do those things all outside of the main articles in the talk page. Please also understand that if you continue to replace your user signature in the SR-71 article that penalties can be applied, such as blocking. I will remove your signature from the article myself; again, please, do not re-add it. Triddle 07:25, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
Sorry David, I misread my watchlist and failed to verify a change to the article had been made. I thought you had replaced your signature again but after double checking it seems no such thing has happened. Again, I am deeply sorry for the mistake. Triddle 07:29, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Surveillance aircraft page
Mr. Dempster, could you perhaps look over the article on surveillance aircraft and see if you've got any comments?
It's fantastic to have somebody with first-hand experience on these amazing machines contributing to the Wikipedia. --Robert Merkel 06:06, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Greetings!
Well well my friend, it was good to hear from you. I remain surprised that all those stories I read about the SR-71's and astronaut wings were in fact not true! But I defer to your wisdom. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that I worshipped all of y'all during my intensely curious childhood (F-16s, SR-71s and the ill-fated F-20 Tigershark took most of my attention). I even went so far as to procure Habu patches for my leather jacket; I was the envy of my intermediate school sporting that sleek silhouette. ;) Peace to you, and if you ever feel like trading beer let me know; I have a stash like you wouldn't believe. ยท Katefan0(scribble) 01:43, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] FICON
Thank you for the nice message David. I'm actually the restorations crew chief for one of the surviving RF-84Ks (52-7266) so every bit of history is doubly interesting. Do you by chance know anyone from 91st SRS who flew the FICON 84s? We've uncovered some markings on the aircraft that do not appear in the (scarce) USAF photos and have been having a heck of a hard time finding any information about them. I also have the pleasure of working in the imposing shadow of the B-1A number 3 as I humbly scrub away at the Thunderstreak.
Interesting comment about SR-71 top speed. The Mach number and the corresponding IAS for any given altitude should match unless one of the numbers is IAS and the other TAS or the atmospheric conditions (air density) was not "standard" (more likely IMHO). - Emt147 Burninate! 07:20, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
