User talk:MCG

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[edit] Category:Military history

Please don't add general historical topics to this category; as the category description indicates, it is intended for only a few high-level categories. Thanks! Kirill Lokshin 07:14, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Categories

You have added a category to (eg) Royal Canadian Sea Cadets of Category:Military Youth Groups. The issue is that this category contains the category Category:Naval Cadet Organisations. Thus the article is already categorised in Category:Military Youth Groups as a matter of course. You probably did not notice this when you added it. I have reverted the addition of that category, and wanted you to know why.

As a convention we place articles in the lowest possible place in the category hierarchy.

Hope this helps you, and please enjoy future editing and contributing to Wikipedia

Fiddle Faddle 09:32, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I see you created the new parent category. That may explain it. From my perspective "good call" with the parent category. Fiddle Faddle 09:40, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New unit categories

If it's not too much trouble, could you hold off on creating lots of new categories until we've finished discussing the structure and naming conventions to use? As it is, it's likely to just be extra categories that will need complicated renamings. Thanks! Kirill Lokshin 04:36, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] STA merges

Perhaps you are confused about the nature of the merges you suggested.

ISTAR and C4ISTAR are one thing: They describe a systems based doctrine for command, control, and surveillance/targeting. Those groups I have no problem with you merging.

However: RSTA is a physical type of squadron in the US Army. It's not just a doctrine: It's an actual type of squadron, just like cavalry or infantry (battalion). STA is the same thing for the USMC.

Merging these two would be like merging Hacker and Information Systems: just because the two cover similar ground does not mean they are the same.

I'm thus removing RSTA and STA from your merges. Your ISTAR/C4ISTAR merges are probably ok. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 23:01, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sold. I propose discussion occur here at Talk:C4ISTAR. -- MCG 03 Sept 06
Unfortunately it doesn't matter if you're sold or not, if your logical reasoning for the merge is faulty. I've explained it in depth at the c4ISTAR talk page, however I've removed again RSTA and STA from your merges. They refer to something completely different, in no way similar to C4ISTAR, therefore a merge is not valid. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 00:45, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
I propose discussion occur here at Talk:C4ISTAR. -- MCG 04 Sept 06

[edit] Military unit categories

I would try to avoid getting too carried away with doing category renamings by hand; the proposal still has to be put through CFD before it's official (at which point there will be bots available to do most of it for us). Thanks! ;-) Kirill Lokshin 23:34, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ABCA Armies

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[edit] RE: Science and technology

Much thanks for the invitation, but not interested. SteveMc 18:20, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] September 2007

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