User talk:Ptelea

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Hello, Ptelea, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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[edit] Elm

Welcome back to Wikipedia. I found your contributions on Ulmaceae very good, continue so. Berton 19:35, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Also

It's not considered good etiquette to remove comments from your talk page. Again, this is just so you know. DS 22:25, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] HMS G9

Hi, I'm a new user to Wikipedia, so I hope I'm doing this right..... are you the same user who has written the very interesting set of articles on the G-class of submarines? I was especially interested in the one on G9 as one of my relatives lost their life in this incident. I was wondering whether you knew any more of the names on the photo as I'm guessing he was one of these men but don't know who. Any more information you have would be great. Many thanks.Nikicb 10:31, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Hello Nikicb. Thanks for your interest. Yes, I also wrote the article on the G-class. I'm not a naval historian, but the grandson of G9's sole survivor, William Drake. I regret I can't be of much help with identifying your relative. I have a list of the crew lost in the incident, from which it is evident that three of those who died would not be in the photo, namely John Dinnis, Victor Bareham and Henry Lesley, who had only just joined the boat for training or [Lesley] to conduct W/T trials. One can also speculate that the sailor given the honour of holding the model of the ship would have been the youngest member, almost certainly the Boy Telegraphist, James Nicoll. My grandfather died aged 80 in 1974, but typically never spoke of the incident. The information I have was generously supplied by Researcher Mr Brian Head, at the RN sub. museum*, Gosport, and I'm aware the museum also held a photo of my grandfather, so perhaps they could help you too. *RN Sub. Museum, Haslar Jetty Road, Gosport PO12 2AS. Tel. 023 92 52 92 17. Best wishes, Ptelea 08:32, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Many thanks for this - it's such a fascinating story. My gt gt uncle was Albert Rees Williams who I guess must be on your list. I will follow up with the museum. Best wishes, Nikicb 16:33, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Dear Nikicb, Albert Rees Williams was listed as Stoker 1st Class, service number K.9680. The wreck of the sub. has yet to be located, but if discovered would be protected as a War Grave. I've been unable to find a photo of the G9, should you be successful please let me know. Best wishes, Ptelea 07:58, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Elm

Your contributions to Elm are quite detailed, and I congratulate you for finding all that info, but much of it is too specific for the genus page. It also overwhelms the reader and diverts attention from the general information below the list of species. I'd prefer reverting to the version before your addition (a list of all species with links), and then you can start the articles on the different species and put the specific info there rather than on the genus page. Thank you, SCHZMO ✍ 15:33, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Fair comment, but that's an awful lot of articles... Regards, Ptelea 14:42, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Guernsey Elm

Hi Ptelea - this one needs a bit of copyediting/checking; if it is a subspecies, the subspecific name needs lower-casing and putting in italics. However, I'm far from convinced it is; Bean (Trees & Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles) treats it as a cultivar, and it is certainly always propagated as one, by cuttings, not by seed. Do you have any evidence that it is more than just one clone? (that's what is needed to make a botanical taxon of it) - thanks, MPF 00:09, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Dear MPF - Thanks for your comment. I changed its status to put in line in line with Stace's "New Flora...", and Colin Howes's paper, but concede I have no direct evidence to offer. RBG Edinburgh won't commit themselves, leaving 'var. Sarn'. as "unchecked name". Have now corrected my typo and italicized the subsp. name. Taxonomy of British elms a nightmare, but it is evident Stokes's 'lumping' now very much out of fashion, and have accordingly also restored English Elm and canescens to the status of species in line with Flora Europaea.Ptelea 10:33, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Elm

Hi Ptelea Thanks for your note. I agree that the list of species, cultivars and hybrids, although useful and informative, is starting to get a bit unwieldy in terms of its length in proportion to the the article. I wonder if a separate linked article with a "complete" listing might be in order for those who come to the page looking for names names like Exoniensis, Lutescens, Vegeta, hollandica, Camperdownii etc and not knowing their respective species associations. Anyway, feel free to prune and trim as you feel is necessary and thanks for your great contributions on elms --Melburnian 13:16, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Elm sorting

Hi Ptelea - just to let you know, I've got (as far as I'm aware) all of the elm species categorised into Category:Ulmaceae, and all of the cultivars into Category:Elm cultivars. Also cleared all the duplicates (e.g. [Columella (plant)] duplicated [Columella (elm cultivar)], it is now just a redirect). If I've missed any, let me know. - MPF 19:32, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Have a nice trip - MPF 13:39, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
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