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[edit] Toyota Aurion

Ah, I noticed that you have archived your page :). Looks alot better now, cleaner. Anyway, is there anything that we can do for the Toyota Aurion article? HarrisonB - Conributions 06:26, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

When I come to think about it, we could make a mention of the limited edition Touring version ([1]). I probably wont get the chance to make any major changes until next week. Until then, the bias towards the Australian Aurion will have to remain. OSX (talk • contributions) 06:31, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

What do you mean by "the bias towards the Australian Aurion will have to remain"? The Touring SE is for the Australian market, isn't it? HarrisonB - Conributions 07:25, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

No, I was talking about the whole Asian Camry vs Aurion issue. OSX (talk • contributions) 07:29, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh, ok. I will edit on it tomorrow, I am quite tired. HarrisonB - Conributions 09:39, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I have added the Touring SE section with three different references. I believe that it s satisfactory, however don't hesitate to correct, edit or fix it for Wikipedia MoS. HarrisonB - Conributions 10:13, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Hey OSX, future images will be in full colour, I felt something eye catching and characteristic of the car's personality would make a nice chance from the rather dull lead infobox images. I should point out that the colour of the car in the image is fairly well unchanged (to the original in Silver Ash), only the surrounding areas of the image and the contrast of the tyres and windows is altered, so the vehicle is for the most part unaltered. I did see the 6th Generation Camry shot, speaking from a photographic view point, it breaks the rules of car photography. Wrong viewpoint level, no polariser used to remove window glare and the background is not controlled. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Capital photographer (talk • contribs) 10:33, April 20, 2008

[edit] Not available from 14-11-07 to 16-11-07

Hello OSX, I will not be available to edit for the next couple of days due to being on a school camp. Hopefully the Toyota Aurion article will not pass for GA at this time ;) Anyway, feel free to leave comments but I will not be able to answer them until Friday night on the 16^th. Kudos HarrisonB - Conributions 20:26, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA

Oh my god, it passed :) Thanks OSX for all of your help to bring the Aurion article to GA. Kudos HarrisonB - Conributions 08:21, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GETRAG --> Getrag

I came across this today after the post in Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles, and noticed your sensible edit was reverted. There's now the small mess of Category:Getrag transmissions and Category:GETRAG transmissions both existing, as well as the associated articles. If you're concerned enough to want to have another go at this I'll help you out. Two users talking to the editor in question instead of one will probably work better, and besides, apart from the basic copy/paste fixes, I think there's copy/paste page moves which need undone with admin assistance (see [2]). ---- DeLarge (talk) 20:32, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Partial Acronyms as Registered Trademarks, GETRAG/Getrag

Please see Manual of Style (trademarks)discussion regarding issues such as GETRAG and SAAB, which are capitalized registered acronym trademarks, but are not strict acronyms. I'm starting a discussion to modify the manual to address the issue of these names. Too many people disagree, and it appears you have some interest in participating. BTW - I'm sorry about making such a mess of the above mentioned article :-/ . Nicholas SL Smith (talk) 02:43, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Images

Sure. Sorry it took a while to get back to you. HarrisonB - Conributions 05:52, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ford Laser

Regarding the Aussie Cars portal, would you say that this car could be included in the 'group'? HarrisonB - Conributions 05:40, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

No because it is really a Japanese car that was made here, so it's hardly "Australian". That would be like saying the Mercedes-Benz M-Class article could be apart of the "American cars portal" because it is built there. For the "Australian cars portal" I think the vehicles should actually be "Australian". With a little bit more work however, the Ford EL Falcon article could make GA status. OSX (talk • contributions) 06:29, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, but as you said it was built here and is considered an Australian car. HarrisonB - Conributions 04:03, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New pics are coming

I have aquired a new digital camera so there will be some good pictures coming in. Check harrison's talk page for two pictures I have already added. Also my family is getting a brand new 2007 Holden VE Commodore SS and there will be many good pictures coming through from this car. If you want any picutres of my car please tell me.Senators^{Talk | Contribs} 23:10, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh good-o. I spent a while trying to photograph one of the VE sports models, but only recently got the opportunity to photograph and upload this one Image:2006-2007 Holden VE Commodore SV6 01.jpg, which does not look very good from the thumbnail. When you do get around to photographing your SS, do it outside on an overcast day, in my opinion, those kind of days produce the best looking car images. I look forward to seeing lots of new images from you, but make sure you upload them to the Commons and use a descriptive file name (see: User talk:HarrisonB/Archive2007/November#Images). OSX (talk • contributions) 06:21, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

It still maybe about two weeks until we get the new commodore. The colour black is highly sought after, it is so rare that the moment it rolls off the production line in south Australia it will already be purchased.Senators^{Talk | Contribs} 23:13, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Holden

I will try to give it a look, but it will probably be another 36 hours or so before I can comb my way through the entire thing. — TKD::Talk 11:56, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Worked through the 1960s. I'll try to finish after work tonight (UTC-5 time). — TKD::Talk 10:33, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

I've done part of it and will finish up sometime today. Dylan (talk) 15:34, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Ok, cheers to you both. I really appreciate your work. OSX (talk • contributions) 10:36, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Still working through; unfortunately, I've been a bit busy in real life. Thanks for double-checking my work. I often cut a lot of perceived redundancy on my first pass, and sometimes err a little too much. Plus, automotive matters are not my most familiar topic. :) — TKD::Talk 10:08, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Done finally working through the entire article. — TKD::Talk 11:20, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar! — TKD::Talk 13:11, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Ditto! I appreciate it. Dylan 19:02, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi OSX, I have a few suggestions on this article. I won't have time in the next couple of weeks as work pressure is taking all of my energy (this is written while waiting for the coffee to cool !). After my experience with the FAC for Trams in Adelaide earlier this year I think what is most needed is strategic distance as anyone who is as close as you are to the article may not see the forest for the trees. User:Tony1/How to satisfy Criterion 1a has some very good tips, particularly those on redundancy and the value of strategic distance. I'll see if I can get some time this weekend for a full look through but not promising anything. Perhaps you're best to work on something else for a while then come back to this with fresh eyes ? Peripitus (Talk) 02:53, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Good news

I have finally got my SS and the pictures will start coming through, also my focus on Wikipedia is changing to pictures although I maybe only adding 2 - 3 in a two week period the pictures will still be very much need for what ever article they are in. Just check my contributions for what pictures I have added. Also have brought foward a potential problem with the VE Commodore article, I have adressed the problem on the articles talk page.Senators^{Talk | Contribs} 00:08, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

I am also devoting myself to adding news articles to the Australian Cars portal. Also I will be on vacation for two weeks in the start of January (Check my userpage for more info on my vacation). I will be changing the news articles once a week, maybe twice a week.Senators^{Talk | Contribs} 23:31, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merry Christmas

HarrisonB - Conributions 04:36, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. OSX (talk • contributions) 06:25, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey OSX, I've non-wiki'd Harrison's Christmas Card for now because (you might have noticed when your above "Thanks" note failed to show up) it's causing problems with the pages and causing messages left after it to be hidden or something. Cheers, Sarah 18:54, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reverting edits

An IP user keeps editing the Toyota Aurion article and changing it to say that it is a full-size car, when a consensus was reached to classify it as a mid-size car. I know that the user comes Jakarta, Indonesia because I used the IP tracing tool, but each time he/she edits the page they use a different IP address (I have had to revert at least ten times). This means that I can't even try to talk to them about it on their talk page. Would it be possible to lock the article from being edited by IP users to stop this from happening in the future? OSX (talk • contributions) 07:57, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Hello. Requests for Page protection is used for getting pages 'locked' (stop either IPs/new users from editing or all users below admin). I would not recommend placing a request there, as the changes are not frequent enough. If it becomes more frequent, you could place a request there. Remember not to break the three revert rule. Thanks, Tiddly-Tom 09:14, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, but how am I supposed to restore the article without breaking the three revert rule? OSX (talk • contributions) 09:16, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

If it gets to the point where there are three reverts in a day, take it to WP:RPP. If I were you, I would write something on the talk page about it, citing the consensus reached. If you have to revert again, in your edit summery write something along the lines of Please see talk page for discussion before reinstating edit Tiddly-Tom 09:26, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Australian cars Portal

I've declined the speedy tag you placed on Category:Australian cars Portal. The reason is:

a newly created category isn't speedy deletable because it's empty; CSD C1 requires that it be empty for 4 days. Give it a chance.

For your information, עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 09:50, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your copyedit request

On 8 October 2007, you made a request to the League of Copyeditors for a copyedit on Holden Commodore. Because of a heavy backlog and a shortage of copyeditors, we have been unable to act on your request in a timely manner, for which we apologize. Since your request, this article may have been subject to significant editing and may no longer be a good candidate for copyediting by the League. If you still wish the League to copyedit this article, please review this article against our new criteria and follow the instructions on the Requests page. This will include your request in our new system, where it should receive more prompt attention. Finetooth (talk) 22:59, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] ISBN

Hi OSX, long time no see. Do you know where the ISBN is located in Wheels magazine? HarrisonB - Talk 01:26, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

ISBN numbers are used specifically for books, but some publications similar to Wheels magazine hold an ISSN number, but I unsure what this looks like. It could be the barcode on the cover, but I can't confirm this. It is most probable that Wheels magazine does not have a publication I.D. OSX (talk • contributions) 09:22, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:ACID

I need you to vote in support for the Ford Falcon article in Wikipedia:Article Collaboration and Improvement Drive. I am sure that you would agree that this article is in need to become FA status not just for the fact that it is a very important Australian car but for the portal's sake too. Thanks HarrisonB - Talk 07:43, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Daewoo Kalos "generation" discussion

Would you consider giving your feedback on the discussion happening at Talk:Daewoo Kalos? Your advice and council would be most appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 842U (talk • contribs) 21:53, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Hmmmm... conceptually I wonder if that whole list under T200 doesn't actually belong under both... since T250 dash and skin were "all" that changed?

842U (talk) 23:35, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Crewman redirect

Hey, could you please check out the discussion page for the Holden Crewman, regarding your recent edit to that page. Thanks Tinkstar1985 10:12, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Holden Ute

Hi OSX, in your recent edit you removed the whole paragraph concerning the VE Ute. Any particular reason for this? Thanks, --328cia (talk) 04:51, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Your right I did too. Thanks for pointing that out, as I didn't even realise I had done so. I've fixed it now. OSX (talk • contributions) 04:59, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] BA Falcon image

You may want to edit your BA Mk2 Falcon image (Image:2004-2005 Ford BAII Falcon XT 01.jpg) and cover the number plate. Someone could use that to get your details. Mister macphisto (talk) 06:09, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Moving things about

No problem. Infact you were lucky to catch me because I've been very busy lately and not had much time for Wikipedia. I've never heard of the Daewoo Royale and a google search brings up only 2310 results. There are several sources that indicate that it's not a hoax though. Perhaps this article won't be anything more than a stub although I'm sure someone who owns/owned one will eventually expand the article. James086^{Talk | Email} 10:29, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks OSX (talk • contributions) 10:31, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Actually, there were two different Royales, the first Opel Rekord D-based (1977-1982) (http://www.autoreview.ru/new_site/year2002/n23/seoul/1.htm , bottom of page) and the later car based on the Rekord E (or maybe the Commodore C; but as the Royale only had four cylinder engines, I doubt they used the longer Commo front clip). Also, I doubt that the Royale had any Holden genes; if you take a look at available data (carfolio.com for instance), you´ll note that the engines seem to be Opel engines). No "hard" sources for all of that, though, only web sources. Regards, --328cia (talk) 11:17, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

PS: http://galeon.hispavista.com/clubdaewooracerchile/album1001591.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 328cia (talk • contribs) 11:23, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

I've expanded and referenced the article based on the information you've given me. You wouldn't happen to know anything about the Daewoo Prince would you? Cheers OSX (talk • contributions) 12:32, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Hey, you´re really fast! The only reliable thing about the Prince I could find is an entry in Automobile Revue, catalogue edition 1995, p. 224: "Four-door saloon based on the former Opel Rekord E, with Opel Senator body and 2 liter engine. Debuted in 1993." Actually, it doesn´t look like a Senator at all, although it has a 6-window glasshouse. http://daewoo.pro-motors.ru/car-1115.htm , http://asiaauto.ru/index.php?name=Catalog&op=SMIP&m_1c=86. Nobody seems to know much about these cars, and unfortunately there are no entries on them in the Korean WP, either. I´ll add a data table on the Prince page later. Regards, --328cia (talk) 13:07, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Been away for a week and catching up now with what has been going on on wp in the meantime. Please let me say that I greatly appreciate your work on Australian cars! I do have a knack for them although, being German, I won´t ever set eyes on one, sadly. Cheers, --328cia (talk) 20:11, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

I appreciate your comment 328cia. Regards OSX (talk • contributions) 07:00, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Page moves

Done, done and done. The old title is used throughout the Toyota Kluger article but I don't have much time right now so I can't fix it. I will get around to it fairly soon (next week) however if it isn't done. already checked for double redirects and changed the lead sentence of each article though. James086^{Talk | Email} 01:59, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, I've fixed up the remaining "Highlander" titles that should have been "Kluger". OSX (talk • contributions) 07:00, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright tags

I noticed you tagged Image:Mitsubishi 9th gen lancer.jpg by transcluding {{copyvio}}. I've removed the tag because it's the wrong tag and the linked page appeared to have been created after the 2006 upload of the image. For future reference, the tag you wanted is {{imagevio}}, which is transcluded. {{copyvio}} is for articles where it is used by replacing the entire article with the template and due to recent changes must now always be substituted. Thanks.--Doug.^{(talk • contribs)} 05:25, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

The full-size image can be found here or by clicking the thumbnail on the original webpage. By the way, just because the article the article is titled "2008 Mitsubishi Lancer" doesn't mean that it was published in 2008. In fact it was published before the image was uploaded talking about the upcoming 2008 Lancer. Regards OSX (talk • contributions) 07:00, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Busy

Sorry but I can not help you with the Holden article primarily due to the fact that I have been very busy lately with my last year of high school.Senators^{Talk | Contribs} 04:45, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Never mind, the Holden article is featured now anyway. OSX (talk • contributions) 04:46, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What's with the Holden Barina Safety Ratings

Do you really think it's NPOV to take once source of safety ratings and pump it through the article? Your POINT is less than transparent, and somewhat... er... biased, perhaps? 842U (talk) 01:46, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

No it's not POV doing this, because all I did was disperse the information already in the "Safety" section and place it under the correct model sections. How is this POV? The same thing is done on the Holden Commodore article, and that is listed as a good article. OSX (talk • contributions) 08:13, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Toyota Camry

The Toyota Camry is a car sold in America, the Toyota Scepter is the car made identical to the Camry in America, but sold in Japan. The Toyota Camry was made in America and sold in America. The Toyota Scepter is made and sold in Japan. If anything the Toyota Scepter should be redirected into the 3rd generation Camry section on the older revision of the Toyota Camry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Camryluvr (talk • contribs) 20:34, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles states that articles should bear the name used in the original country, which is Japan in this case. Yes, the V20, XV10, XV20, XV30 and XV40 Camrys have all been manufactured in the United States and Australia; every Camry model has been produced in Japan. That comprises of the Celica Camry, V10, V30 and V40 models not produced in either Australia or the Unites States, and the XV10 Scepter. So with this information at hand, it is beyond doubt that Japan is the original market. OSX (talk • contributions) 11:30, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

The Toyota Scepter was the 3rd generation(1992-1996) Camry that was made in the United States and can't be used for all the Camrys made in the United States because there are more models than just the 3rd Generation years. We could make two different pages for the Camry, one for the Japanese Camry and another for the one made in America. Also, if you look at the Toyota Scepter ads their slogan is "The Camry from The States".Camryluvr (talk) 11:48, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Only the Scepter wagon was made in the United States. The Scepter sedan was manufactured in Tsutsumi, Japan, and both were designed in Japan. The only thing "American" about the Scepter Camry is the name and factory where the cars came from. The car itself is Japanese, and thus the Japanese naming system should be used as per the Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles guidelines. OSX (talk • contributions) 00:46, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Please leave the "Toyota Camry (US Version)" article alone. It is not yours, and i am in the process of updating it over the next month to be a different article with US-exclusive information. It is difficult to find this information in your article, and I do not see any harm in having a second article that is more direct Venomnitto (talk) 19:47, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup tag on Holden Royale page

I added the tag as the page doesn't follow the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages) style. However I do realise that there are some pages for which the style manual doesn't apply (e.g Lists of ships of the same name) but I don't know whether that applies in this case. As it is clearly all your own work I'll let you decide what changes need to be made, if any Tassedethe (talk) 16:43, 4 June 2008 (UTC)