User talk:Richard Weil

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[edit] Thanks for making a substantial contribution to Walter Short.

In looking through the history, I noted your edit helped it to make it interesting and informative, and for that, thanks. :) --MeekSaffron (Jaffa,Tree!) 16:27, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Morse code

Thanks for your additions to Morse code. Do you have sources you could cite for the anecdotes about the 1939 speed record and the morse-blinker? It would help keep the article verifiable; see WP:CITE for details. Thanks, Chick Bowen 21:58, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply--whatever you can add would be helpful. By the way, don't forget to sign messages on talk pages using four tildes, i.e. ~~~~. The wiki software will automatically substitute your username and the time and date. Happy editing, and let me know if there's anything I can help you with. Chick Bowen 16:48, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redirects

On 15-June, you created a "soft" redirect from Brevet Medal to Marine Corps Brevet Medal. You should do a real redirect in cases like this. The instructions for how are at Wikipedia:Redirect. I've fixed this one, but if you need help in the future, let me know. Thanks! -- JLaTondre 00:19, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rotorcraft

Gliders are not "pulled through the air by gravity". The force of gravity only acts vertically and so cannot provide any horizontal component for propulsion. The force that make gliders go forwards is supplied by the wings. The lift force acts slightly forward of vertical because it is always at right angles to the air-flow. The airflow comes from slighly below the wing, see Angle of attack. Without wings, gliders would merely plummet vertically, vividly demonstrating gravity's limited abilities, but do not try this out for yourself. JMcC 12:06, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gliding

Richard. As a glider pilot, would you review the article on Gliding? If you think it is a good article, would you add your comments to : Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Gliding. I am trying to get Gliding as a featured article. This would mean that one day it would appear on the home page of the world's 15th most visited web site, which would be useful for the sport. If you think it is satisfactory, you merely have to add Support and why, and then follow it with the four tildes ( ~~~~ ) to record your name and date. JMcC 16:49, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Movement to impeach George W. Bush

Hi, I have removed your recent edit to Movement to impeach George W. Bush since it appears to be original research, which is not allowed on Wikipedia. If this is incorrect, please replace your edits along with citations of the sources it came from. Thanks, Gwernol 20:47, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thomas Midgley, Jr. revert

I reverted your recent edit to Thomas Midgley, Jr. as it was unreferenced. Please feel free to add it back with a valid reference cited. Thanks, Ruhrfisch 01:58, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Looney Tunes

I've managed to get myself into a revert war with some "loonies" over the point of trivia you entered on January 16th. I don't see anything wrong with it being in the article, and it's clear there is no actual connection other than a funny coincidence... or is there? I wonder who named the "toonie" that way? Wahkeenah 03:49, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] October 2007

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to Francis Drake, is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are already familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources please take this opportunity to add your original reference to the article. Thank you. Gscshoyru 17:14, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Francis Drake

I must respectfully disagree with your removal of my paragraph on the vast hoax surrounding Drake's will. I caefully cross-referenced this to the perpetrator, who has his own article in Wikipedia which discusses the matter in depth, and included another reference to an article discussing The New Yorker piece on this scam. Thus, it is clearly referenced two different ways. If these links are satisfactory please return it; it's an amazing example of public gullibility. Richard Weil 04:39, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Your original link did not seem to be a WP:RS, nor did you WP:CITE it properly. But if the New Yorker had a piece on it, that is a reliable source, so add it back using that source as a reference, and WP:CITE it properly. Gscshoyru 11:46, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] USS Arizona Memorial

Hi, I am wondering what is the source for your information about visiting the USS Arizona Memorial? There is no citation given and if it's just based on personal experience, that would really be original research.

In particular, I'm concerned about your edit stating that a visitor can only remain there for 15 minutes -- when I was there last year, I stayed as long as I wanted to, and visitors could take any later boat back to the visitors' center. Has this changed? JGHowes talk - 06:10, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Reply: The guide asked everyone to leave when the next boat came in. Apparently the rapid exhaustion of tickets that day (gone by 11 AM) encouraged a fast turnaround.