User talk:Guapovia

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<Snip of stuff I've already read, thank you very much ;)>

That came from another page -I sure couldn't write that myself-, and of course a human is better, so leave a message on my talk page if you want to. (Maybe you could teach me something about fighter aircraft...?) Macintosh User 18:11, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Glad to meet you, Mac User! Lookin' forward to Wikifying. Guapovia 19:41, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Hey Man

Hey. Nice to see you around. --huwr 00:37, 8 January 2006 (UTC) (You may know me as White Fire)

Hey, WF! Good to see ya! I do indeed know you! :) Guapovia 17:31, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Arbcom candidate userbox

Greetings. I've made a new userbox for arbcom candidates to show on their userpages so that visiters will know they're running.

{{User arbcom nom}}

If you'd like to place it on your userpage, feel free. Regards, – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 02:17, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Quadell! I appreciate it. While my chances of winning are not especially high (last I checked, it was the No's by 64-4), I'll put the userbox up. :) Guapovia 15:09, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:Air

Welcome to WikiProject Aircraft! A few suggestions to help you get started:

  • Please see this page for suggested layout of aircraft articles: Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content. For example, see P-36 Hawk.
  • Try to link as many words as you can, e.g. engines, weapons, pilots, manufacturers, years (using the "xxxx in aviation|xxxx" rather than "xxxx" for the year), etc. If a link shows up in red, the page either does not exist yet or it may exist under a different name.
  • Cite your references in the articles
  • Don't copy your references word for word -- that's a copyright violation (obviously, specifications are an exception)
  • Please add new or significantly updated aircraft articles to this page: Wikipedia:New articles (Aircraft). It makes it much easier for other editors to see your changes and comment/contribute.
  • Please summarize your edits using the small text box below the edit window.

Let me know if you have questions. - Emt147 Burninate! 02:49, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rifle research

Hi, I'm doing research for a novel, and I was wondering, since you contributed to the Henry Rifle article, if you know of resources available online or to you regarding breechloader availability in the period 1850-1860. Specifically, how likely would it be that a cowboy could own a breechloader rifle during this time period? (Likely suspects: M1819 Hall rifle, maybe?) Thanks in advance, Guapovia 14:53, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Other than learning about the Henry rifle from a novel many years ago, I don't know much about it. My contribution to the article was from bits of information I gathered on the Internet. As for owning a breechloader rifle, I suspect most cowboys couldn't afford one. There's the Hollywood movie image of cowboys, and then there's the reality: They were mostly poor, uneducated laborers, whose most important possession was their saddle; everything else they owned in the world, except for what they wore on their backs, could fit into a couple of saddlebags. Anyway, for a cowboy, a long rifle would tend to get in the way during their herding duties. He would be more likely to have a revolver, a more affordable firearm, strapped his hip. Good luck in your research. QuicksilverT @ 16:31, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
Henry rifle I am not the expert on rifles of the 1800's. If you look at the "history" tab for many of the rifle articles you will see names of contributors that have added more information, and know more about, than I do.
That said. prior to the end of the Civil War, the rifle was a great LUXARY in the west. It was VERY expensive, and would have been few and far between. Rich cattle barrons, and then railroad men, would have been some of the only owners (unless it was stolen). After the U.S. Army ordered it in larger numbers for the Civil War (c.1869), the rifle started increasing in numbers in the west. When the soilders, like the Buffalo soilders finished their term of service the would try to find a way to take it with them ("somehow I lost my rifle..."). These babies were prized possesions. WikiDon 06:02, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My thoughts on my ArbCom Candidacy

I think this userbox issue is really getting out of hand. Also, I confess: the only real reason I added ego as a reason for running was to stand out a little bit. One good thing that's come of running for ArbCom as such a new user is that I've really been able to learn a great deal about the Wikipedia user culture here, far sooner than I would have had I simply kept my head down and edited the encyclopedia to the exclusion of all else. I've learned that I'm Mergist, not Deletionist; exo-Pedian, and quite possibly a little Inclusionist. That's all, mostly. This is going on my User page. Thanks, everyone, again, for voting and talking to me! Guapovia 13:30, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Information on Rifles?

Hi. While I'm not sure what models whare avilable in the continental US in the timeframe you are considering (apart from the Henry and possible some old Halls), there are two military models avilable in Europe, at least one of which was avilable for civilians:

  • The Prussian needle gun (adopted in 1848, paper cartridges, range of 600 m)
  • The Norwegian kammerlader (adopted 1842, paper cartridges with seperate caps, range in excess of 1100 m)

While I'm unsure if the needle gun would be avilable for a civilian in the timeframe you are considering, I do know for a fact that civilian kammerladers were possible to buy - eitehr manufacured in the same factories that produced the military versions (and thus identical), or produced by local gunsmiths.

Hope this helps. WegianWarrior 08:46, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Ammo. I'm not certain what sort of ammunition the Hall used; I'm assuming that the paper cartridge used for the Hall would be more or less the same as the one used by the Kammerlader. There is an external link (reprodused here) in the Kammerlader article showing how to 'roll your own' cartridges. Provided one had a bulletmould (for casting bullets), I see no reason why someone in the 1850s or 1860s shouldn't be able to do the same thing. Interestingly enought, on the same page, is a picture of an unaltered 2 band chamber loader gun model 1860 made for target shooters found in U.S.A... perhaps that could give you something to spin on as far as a backstory goes. WegianWarrior 18:20, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Arbitration committee elections

Hi, you are currently standing in the Arbitration Committee elections.

If you aren't already aware, you are only attracting a vote of under 20% support to 80% oppose. This is mostly due to perceptions of a lack of experience.

Statistically, your vote is unlikely to rise above a 70-80% supermajority threshold required for election.

Therefore, it would be helpful if you would withdraw your candidacy from the election. This way there will be less candidates for others to read through before deciding their votes. The best place to announce such a decision would be on your candidate statement on the vote page, or on WP:AN/I, IF you choose to withdraw.

Better luck for the future. --Victim of signature fascism | help remove biblecruft 19:13, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Wikipedians in Hungary

Hi, if you wish, you can add yourself to the above category. Adam78 18:34, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Military history: Coordinator elections

WikiProject Military history The Military history WikiProject is currently holding elections for project coordinators. Any member of the project may nominate themselves and all are encouraged to vote here.
The elections will run until February 5.

--Loopy e 04:49, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

Well, I must confess, the vandalism was nothing more than me adding that userbox. ;) huwr 14:02, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject: aircraft

Regarding your comments on the F-16 Fighting Falcon FAC subpage, I have joined up to the project now. And when I said there was bias against Aircraft, I was referring to the comments on the Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/F-35 Joint Strike Fighter page, not to you directly. I mean, the Wikiproject doesn't use infoboxes, and if I use them then I get told that the article is not using the wikiprojects guidelines! Its a vicious circle. --The1exile 16:52, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Military aviation

Well, since you asked...

Here is a skeleton. Feel free to run wild with it; please don't remove the navigation template, though ;-)

The first order of business is to recruit interested people from WikiProject Aircraft. I'd like to run this, in theory, as a "joint task force" with them; but simply having common members may be sufficient for now.

Think you can sell the idea? —Kirill Lokshin 23:06, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you!

I would like to thank you for your support for my candidacy for the Military history WikiProject coordinator position. I am now the Lead Coordinator, and I intend to do my best to continue improving the project. If you ever have any questions or concerns regarding my actions, or simply new ideas for the project, be sure to let me know! —Kirill Lokshin 00:08, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cheers

I don't wanna overdo it or anything, so here's just a brief note thanking you for supporting me in the WikiProject Military history coordinator elections. Cheers, and I hope I can please as Assistant Coordinator! --Loopy e 01:25, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Joke's RfA

Hi Guapovia, thanks for your support in my (successful) RfA! –Joke 16:01, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Can I help?

I have just completed a book on Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe and wrote a Wikipedia article on the Union Army Balloon Corps. Would this be of use or interest in Miltary Aviation History? Magi Media 14:09, 4 March 2006 (UTC)Magi Media

Thank you for letting me onboard. What do I do first? Magi Media 23:53, 4 March 2006 (UTC)Magi Media

[edit] My article is written

I have since prepared an article on military ballooning which I consider the start of military aviation. Where do I post it for review or consideration? Magi Media 13:18, 9 March 2006 (UTC)Magi Media

[edit] Military history WikiProject Newsletter, Issue I

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter
Issue I - March 2006
Project news
From the Coordinators

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Military history WikiProject's newsletter! We hope that this new format will help members—especially those who may be unable to keep up with some of the rapid developments that tend to occur—find new groups and programs within the project that they may wish to participate in.

Please consider this inital issue to be a prototype; as always, any comments and suggestions are quite welcome, and will help us improve the newsletter in the coming months.

Kirill Lokshin, Lead Coordinator
Current proposals
  • Proposed guidelines for categories of military people are currently being discussed. A number of issues have already been resolved, but the proposed scheme is still in draft form and further input would be very welcome.

delivered by Loopy e 04:58, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

There is a consensus discussion on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aircraft#Infobox Aicraft consensus discussion on adopting a non-specifications summary infobox for aircraft articles. Your comments would be appreciated. Thanks! - Emt147 Burninate! 18:34, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Military history WikiProject Newsletter - Issue II

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[edit] Aviation Newsletter delivery

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