User talk:Airwebster

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[edit] thank you

thanks for the welcome / please be patient with me.. i am new... but kinda get it Airwebster 15:08, 8 January 2006 (UTC)Airwebster

I can help, but please specify what you need help with :) --Punkmorten 11:25, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trying to add a category?

Hi. It looks like you were trying to create a "Category:Aviation Wikipedians". Well, first of all, there is no need; there is already Category:Wikipedians interested in aviation. You also seem to be still trying to get the hang of it, so let me help you out. If you want to add a page X to category Y, you have to go to page X and insert [[Category:Y]] somewhere. (It doesn't matter where, though conventionally it goes at the end of the code.) Take a look at Wikipedia:Category for more info.

Also, you made several edits trying to get things right. The following standard message may be helpful:

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Ddawson 08:57, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Bush_loaded.jpg

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[edit] Wikimedia Canada

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[edit] Your note to me on the Eclipse

{I responded on my talk page, and am putting a copy here, too.)

The issue isn't the criticalness (is that a word?) of the link, it's that generally blogs are not used as links (see WP:EL for more), mainly because of the very temporary nature of blogs on the web and because blogs usually are more akin to an editorial, representing opinion on issues, rather than the kind of hard facts that we'd prefer. I run a widely recognized blog myself, and though it's considered authoritative in many areas, generally even it isn't allowed here. Please remember, that this is an encyclopedia, not a forum, and perspectives as you put it, around here called POV, are generally not appropriate. This is not a place to discuss the merits of a company or a product, this is a place to describe the rather dry facts of the subject. So, rather than discussing the merits of an aircraft or how it's marketed, what we want to see is basic history, descriptions of the aircraft, noting any unique technologies, etc. So how does that flesh out into an actual article? Well, if there are shortcomings in the actual aircraft, and if these are documented by industry media in verifyable sources, then sure, that's great to include. But if what we're talking about is pundits' views on whether the aircraft will be successful, then no, that's not what an encyclopedia is all about. I hope that helps. For what it's worth, the Eclipse was in my hangar for a few days during the flight test program, so I got to see it up close and personal. Whether it's viable from a marketing point of view or not I don't really care that much. What I do care about is that the Eclipse represents some pretty interesting advances in aircraft construction and technology, and anything that advances technology like that is definitely worth covering in an encyclopedia. The fact the Cessan and Piper are playing in this market makes things interesting, but I really wouldn't put too much stock in the industry critics and pundits...remember the lesson of the Cessna Citation: It was very coldly received by the industry critic (remember names like "Nearjet" and "Slowtation"), but in the end that product line has done quite well. Anyway, I've gotten way off the subject of your question, so if there's anything I can help you with further, do drop me a line. Akradecki 01:38, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:Rsvpair-logo.gif)

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[edit] Little context in Air taxi

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