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[edit] John Simpson Kirkpatrick sources

Can you please cite your sources when editing on Wikipedia? It makes it easier for people like me who wish to proof your work. Start with John Simpson Kirkpatrick if you can. Thanks. MyNameIsNotBob 10:55, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright in various photos

I've found some images which you have uploaded over which I have some copyright concerns. Your claims about the copyright are based on a misunderstanding of British copyright law. You claim that photos taken prior to 1 June 1957 have a 50 year copyright term, which has been incorrect for nearly 10 years. Since the EU copyright extension all photos not in Crown copyright have a term of life of the author plus 70 years or 70 years for anonymous works. Crown copyright photos are under the old term, ie still 50 years from creation. The images are:

• Image:Boulton Paul Sidestrand.jpg
• Image:Boulton Paul Overstrand.jpg
• Image:Fairey IIIF flight.jpg
• Image:Fairey IIIF.jpg
• Image:Fairey IIID.jpg
• Image:Fairey IIIF radial engine.jpg
• Image:Hurricane Mk1 L1547.jpg
• Image:Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig free flight.jpg

If you don't know the author of the photos, then the term of copyright is 70 years after creation, or 70 years from publication if published during that period. Please clarify matters if you can. David Newton 18:47, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

All now deleted. Geoff/Gsl 10:32, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for work on William Mariner

Thanks much for helping out, straightening up any messes I caused. That was the first major move I'd done. Zora 02:46, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject British Army

I'm not sure whether your really busy at the moment but just thought I'd ask if you'd like to join the Wikipedia:Wikiproject British Army. I've just started it, so it needs alot of experienced hands to get it going.

Take care SoLando 21:16, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

No probs.. I was kinda worried that you'd left Wikipedia for good when you stopped editing for quite a while. Its alright on the History of the British Army thing. I haven't had time myself, so I understand. "Real life" - its a pain, eh? :-D

Take care SoLando 16:45, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Battle of Artois

I would appreciate a source on the first battle, I am unaware of it and would like to read about it. Further, if you are going to revert the numbering on the disambiguation page, how about changing the naming of the articles as well, since they are now incorrectly linked. Im going to fix this and assume you have a source you can pass me that confirms your numbering, but in the future, think about the effects of frivolous reverting before you do it. If I cant find a source on the first battle and you dont send me one in the next week or so, I'll revert back - although I despise re-reverting. Usrnme h8er 07:30, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the sources, I'll see if I can pick up a couple at the local library as I am quite interested in the topic. Do you think it might be worth mentioning this somehow on the "first" and "second" pages? To avoid confusion? Also, the First Battle of Artois page now needs quite a bit of work, although a copy of one of the other BoA pages with changed text should work fine. Usrnme h8er 11:01, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Munster Fusiliers

Could you not have waited till I was finished ?? Coming in when I was working caused me to loose a whole section. Osioni 22:49, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Stop Reverting Lyrics!!

Stop reverting the lyrics on More than a Feeling!! Many articles on Wikipedia have song lyrics on them!!!Spawn Man 03:56, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

I assume that "MTAF" lyrics are still copyrighted, being released in 1976. Geoff/Gsl 04:43, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hi Geoff! Just wanted to thank you for supporting my RfA. I hope I will be able to live up to the confidence placed in me. --Cyberjunkie | Talk 04:04, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wars and Battles

Thank you for the comments! Since the idea of some manner of merger or scope expansion seems to have fairly strong support, I've tried my hand at a proposal here; I hope that merging in such a fashion will satisfy your concerns about fracturing discussions. Any further comments or criticisms are very welcome. Kirill Lokshin 13:07, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] speedy

Please always use {{db|reason}} or one of the many reason-specific tags. When I see a delete tag without an immediately obvious reason, I remove the tag. -- RHaworth 23:38, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Thank you for your support! If you should ever have any concerns about my actions as an administrator, please be sure to tell me! Kirill Lokshin 13:26, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Disambiguating battles

I'm sorry about our conflict over the Battle of Dogger Bank. When you first changed my edits back back, I couldn't understand your reasons for undoing what I had done (if I had replaced the 1915 battle with the 1781 battle, for instance, I would have understood) and your notes didn't make it clear.

I'm completely appalled by your suggestion that I was trying to pretend that other people's work was my own. I can't believe any Wikipedians do that. I was simply trying to clarify an ambiguity and share my love of naval history. My notes say moved, not wrote, so it should have been clear that I wasn't appropriating authorship or intending to insult anyone.

It took me some time to understand what (I think) your objection was. My lesson is that I should have used the move function, for which I can only apologize to you and others who had contributed to the page. I will try to be a better Wikipedian.

I hope, in return, that you will make your reasons for reverting things clearer as it has taken me some time to understand the basis of your objection -- which is why I reverted you back resulting in a silly edit war.

I have taken your suggestion of submitting a request to the administrators. Thank you for the suggestion. JimmyTheOne 21:11, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image

Hi Geoff! I've just noticed that "Image:KingsregimentWWI.jpg" (which I recently uploaded) is a duplicate of "Image:British infantry skirmish 1914.jpg", which you uploaded to the Commons in April. Doh! I'll go ahead and list my image for deletion. Just one thing, though: are the British infantry in question from the King's Regiment (Liverpool)? The caption at Firstworldwar.com states they are. Next time I'm going to carry out a thorough search of the Commons before uploading a pic!:-) Take care. SoLando (Talk) 02:42, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for revealing which battalion those soldiers are believed to have been part of! I've been meaning to visit the Museum of Liverpool Life for a while now (haven't been for months), so will probably make a visit sometime next week (hopefully with a digital camera). With regard to the image title, that's only because I went with the ambiguous (at least in terms of specifics) WWI ;-) Your version is certainly more shaper and the contrast is (IMO) superior. I've just uploaded a modified version of "my" image to see which you'd prefer; the image doesn't appear to have been updated to the current revision, so just click on it to see the newer upload. I also agree on having both images in the page history on Commons. Take care. SoLando (Talk) 04:18, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Ok, I'll go ahead and upload two versions of the image (full size and 1024 width) to your image at the Commons. By the way, the title you suggest seems fine. The book Difficulties Be Damned (very informative, but could have done with some "personal" quotes from soldiers of the regiment) states that their first action came on 27 April in a counter-attack during the Battle of St. Julien, and again on 1 May. Take care. SoLando (Talk) 01:41, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Battle of Uhud

You reinstated an obsolete copyvio notice, imo. Please look at the article's talk page and history and explain why you disagree (in unlikely event you still do) before reverting. TIA FRS 20:54, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

See Talk:Battle of Uhud. Geoff/Gsl 20:56, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

I would like to express my thanks to all the people who took part in my (failed) RfA voting. I was both surprised and delighted about the amount of support votes and all the kind words! I was also surprised by the amount of people who stated clearly that they do care, be it by voting in for or against my candidacy. That's what Wiki community is about and I'm really pleased to see that it works.
As my RfA voting failed with 71% support, I don't plan to reapply for adminship any more. However, I hope I might still be of some help to the community. Cheers! Halibutt 05:10, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Revert in the article Battle of the Somme (1916)

Why did you reverted my edit in the article Battle of the Somme (1916)? Toya 09:23, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Why did you write it? Geoff/Gsl 20:50, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Because in the Hebrew Wikipedia it is written that shelling of artillery precede to this battle. Toya 03:54, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

"The first day of the battle was preceded by seven days of preliminary artillery bombardment in which the British fired over 1.5 million shells." is the first sentence of "The first day on the Somme" section.

Geoff/Gsl 04:19, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Geoff, thanks for your support on my RfA. The final count was 46/0/0. I hope I'll live up to your faith in me in my use of the mop and bucket. Please accept this wikithanks (and this cowbell) as a token of my gratitude ;) --bainer (talk) 22:56, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

You are more than welcome. Geoff/Gsl 00:35, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Reverts and protecting articles

You have twice reverted my quite logical and clearly motivated name-change of use of poison gas in World War I without any motivation of your own. Please reply to my post at the talkpage instead of just auto-reverting without explaining why.

I would also encourage you to be a bit more open to changes to the article. When looking at the constant reverts that you're making of other users' edits, I get the feeling that you wish the article to be more static than is healthy on a wiki.

Peter ^Isotalo 14:18, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

I've very clearly pointed out to you where and how you can discuss the matter without simply reflex-reverting, yet you've chosen to be extremely uncivil by simply ignoring me. Please recosinder your editorial behavior.

Peter ^Isotalo 09:05, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

As you wish. The article's all yours. Geoff/Gsl 09:59, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Please try to work on your social skills here. Pouting is not merited in this situation.

Peter ^Isotalo 04:26, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] SoLando's RFA

Hi Gsl/Geoff, thank you for voting in support of my RFA; the result was (28-0-0 ). I'm terrified of clicking on the wrong buttons (protect is right next to the history tab, damn it! ;-)). I hope that I am able to fulfil the expectations of an admin. If you see me mess up anywhere, have any concerns, please don't hesitate to tell me! Take care. SoLando (Talk) 10:08, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Battle images

Greetings, Gsl. Your battle images, such as Image:Battle of Goose Green.png, are fantastic. I just wanted to let you know how much these are appreciated here. Also, I wanted to let you know about Wikipedia:Image recreation requests, if you didn't already. All the best, – Quadell ^{(talk) (bounties)} 14:59, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

On second thought, the category Category:Wikipedia requested maps might be more appropriate. – Quadell ^{(talk) (bounties)} 15:53, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Military history: Coordinator elections

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 04:51, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Erich Löwenhardt

Thank you for pointing out the alternative article on Erich Löwenhardt. I am in favour of the merge. I suggest taking the information from the original article and replacing what I created, as it is more thorough. If you can keep the links and the photo, that'd be great also. Then perhaps some wikilinks can be added? I have also corrected other links to Löwenhardt on other wikipages, to correspond with mine.

--Geck0 22:27, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Thanks for your vote My request for adminship passed with a final result of 78/2/0. Hopefully I will live up to everyone's expectations. Please ask if I can ever help out with anything in the future. Martyman - 09:17, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for your support of my RfA

Thank you for your support of my successful request for adminship. I am honoured that the nomination was supported unanimously and that the community expressed confidence that I would use the tools wisely. If you have any concerns please let me know on my talk page. Regards A Y Arktos 01:33, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Just an FYI

Hey! Just to let you know being on commons isnt a reason for speedy deletion. Admrb♉ltz (T | C) 07:17, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

It works for me. Geoff/Gsl 20:39, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Military history WikiProject Newsletter, Issue I

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter Issue I - March 2006
Project news An independent military history peer review has been created for the benefit of the project. A number of articles have already been reviewed, receiving significantly more feedback within the project than they did on the generic peer review page. The project's Collaboration of the Fortnight got off to a great start with Ferdinand Foch and is now focusing on the military history of Spain. Two new task forces—dealing with warfare during classical antiquity and the Middle Ages—have been created. An effort to build a catalogue of high-quality maps for use in military history articles is now underway. The newly-formed translation department is looking for volunteers to help with translating featured articles from other-language Wikipedias.	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! 18:33, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] British 36th (Ulster) Division insignia

I noticed that there was a message on the talk page for the British 36th (Ulster) Division that indicates that the insignia (the hand) needs to be a mirror image (thumb on the left). Checking one of the external links in the article, I see that there is one image where this is the case, but all the rest are as you have it. Perhaps you would like to respond on the talk page. —ERcheck @ 23:10, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of military corps by name

Doesn't specify which military. Is it intended to be worldwide? - IstvanWolf 01:30, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes. Gsl 02:49, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Battle of the Somme

In Battle of the Somme (1916), you put in a table with casualties for several countries. Where did that data come from? Was it one of your books? Thanks. J. Finkelstein 00:18, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Ultimately most of the figures come from the British official history (which I don't have). The 419,654 British Empire and 204,253 French total casualties come from there and are used in Sheffield's The Somme and Keegan's Face of Battle (though he says "nearly two hundred thousand French"). The killed & missing figures (95,675 British & 50.756 French) I got from Neillands' The Great War Generals which he got from the British official history. The German range (465,000 to 600,000 casualties) is from Sheffield. The source of the German killed & missing is explained in the article and came from Neillands.

As for the British Empire breakdown, the Australian official history and Prior & Wilson's The Somme have by-division casualty listings which can be used to get Aus, NZ and Canadian totals. The South African count was a guess based on 2000+ casualties at Delville Wood. The British & Irish figure is the difference or thereabouts. Gsl 07:40, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barossa Germans

The article out of which supposed copyright violation comes from is one of a number of similarly worded articles. It seems that the link you have given contains part of the article. Other links allow for free use of this material. eg. http://www.articlealley.com/article_62716_29.html I'm not sure of the wiki procedures on this matter, where to next? Ozdaren 07:28, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gordon Bennett

Was called Gordon Bennett. Adam 01:10, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image tag for Image:Australian Army Rising Sun Badge 1904.png

Hi - could you please provide a source for Image:Australian Army Rising Sun Badge 1904.png? Without a source, I am not sure whether it is eligible to be tagged as {{PD-Australia}}. I understand you uploaded it some time ago and maybe you cannot remember. Thanks --A Y Arktos\^talk 23:19, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gordon Bennett

I have again moved this article to his correct name, which was GORDON. Please don't move it back again. Adam 13:56, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rolls-Royce Avon

Would you mind visiting the Rolls-Royce Avon talk page? I am curious about a statement it appears you added to the article. Maury 00:56, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Poison gas in World War I FAR

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[edit] Aviation Newsletter delivery

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[edit] No content in Category:World War I literature

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[edit] Trench warfare up for review

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Gallipoli_movie_poster.jpg

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[edit] Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt

Thank you for originating the Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt article. A quote you included reads, in part, "Higher and higher it rose, and with a horrible grinding roar the earth settles back upon itself, leaving in its place a mountain of smoke.". Is it possible a minor typo crept in? The word "settled" makes more sense in its context. I am thinking you may have the original reference work on hand or available, and will be able to say. Hertz1888 01:33, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

The quote is from Malins' How I Filmed The War (p. 162-3), reproduced in Sheffield's The Somme (p. 48). Sheffield uses "settles". I don't have Malins' book so I can't confirm the primary source. 59.167.152.178 02:26, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Gsl. No point to fixing what's not clearly broken. Best to leave it be & move on. I think this quirk enhances an already colorful quote. I appreciate your response. Very best, Hertz1888 03:02, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Waterloo Campaign Map

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[edit] Speedy deletion of Template:BattleboxStart

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