User talk:TaylorSAllen

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I was under the impression that this place had a big welcome comitee that harassed new members... TaylorSAllen 00:37, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Right, right. They were sleeping.  :)

[edit] Welcome

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[edit] Regarding your question on the origin of the Indian army

The Indian army's predecessor was the "British Indian Army", as all ranks of the British Indian Army continued to serve in the Indian, Indian Army after 15th August 1947, except those that went over to Pakistan or chose to move back to Britain ( this for the British citizens). Regiments such as Skinner's horse, were started by the British and still continue, Regimental history of many regiments starts from British days, and campaigns celebrated include the British Indian Army campaings ( such as Cassino in Italy in WWII). There is no regiment of the INA origin in the Indian army, formation signs used by the british are still in use for some formations, the ranks are the same ( as well as the spelling and pronounciation). Even training regiments in the Indian Military Academy inlcudes El Alamein and Cassino as company names. If Kadam Kadam badaye jaa has been used, well the Army bands also play Colonel Bogey and The Last Post. In fact the Last post is used at official cremations of soldiers who die in action as well as the unknown soldiers memorial at every evening flag removal ceremony. Haphar 20:02, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!!! I knew most of that, although I do thank you for all of the detail (I am not really an expert on the modern Indian Army). That would mean you are agreeing with me, right, that an edit for predecessors should be made? I would think that Indian National Army could be removed or left, but the British Indian Army and Army of India should most definately be added. TaylorSAllen 20:08, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Another thought, with everything you mentioned, I would say that the British Army in India could be added as a predessecor not based on unit lineages but on traditions, gear, and as you interestingly pointed out, music (even though Colonel Bogey is an Australian march if memory serves). The Indian Army of course continued to use British uniforms and gear until the 60's almost entirely.TaylorSAllen 20:13, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree. Haphar 07:34, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Do they ever update Wikipedia's software? I have an idea for a really cool program, but I don't know who to talk to about programming or anything. It is basically an expansion of the recent changes page to catch a good number of spam pages. It would save a lot of effort, although regular recent changes patrolling would still be necessary. Any good programmers? TaylorSAllen 04:06, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia's software is updated all the time, but the kind of programme you are looking for is made by the editors. I use WP:NPW, which is a lot better for admins than ordinary users, but I still used it when I wasn't an admin. There is something new called Twinkle, which seems to be all the rage at the moment, but Auto Wiki Browser is a very common tool, and has been for a while. On top of that, there are many tools available specifically for recent changes patrolling. Hope that has helped! J Milburn 22:24, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Oddity

The article Blood Drive (Band from Michigan) has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article seemed to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.

Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. J Milburn 22:09, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Oh dear. That would be a problem with WP:NPW, which I was using at the time. I will alert the developer. J Milburn 22:16, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Danm, that's nice software. I am happy this little bug brought it to my attention... Thanks!!! TaylorSAllen 22:18, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Right, I have alerted the developer, he is looking into it. Sorry for any inconvenience. :-) J Milburn 22:20, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Martinp23, the software creator, looked into it, and it was a small mistake on your part, we think. Basically, you started to tag the article for deletion, but it was deleted while you were doing that, and so when you saved it, you recreated the page. A mistake I have come very close to making in the past. No harm done; feel free to drop me a line if you ever need any help with anything! J Milburn 22:29, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

That's what I thought may have happened. Of course, I figured a software glitch was likely, and it would look silly, if say, Jimbo Wales' user page showed him as a huge spammer (although I doubt he does new page patrol...). TaylorSAllen 22:31, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Good Work

I've seen you a lot on the Recent Changes pages on patrol. We often try to edit the same article with tags, so I thought I'd just let you know that I appreciate your help, and Your actions are being noticed. Take Care, and Happy Editing. Sincerely, Carlo V. Sexron 20:43, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for that. I try to help as much as I can, although it can get kind of strange when there are two different people trying to edit the same article a dozen times in a row. At least we have people online most of the time to look for spam... TaylorSAllen 20:46, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Golden Party Badge #1

Reference: Page 183, Political and Civil Awards of the Third Reich (John R. Angolia) ISBN 0-912138-16-5

I'd appreciate it if you'd sign your posts....

And, I'll check about that. I've seen a lot of mistakes in Angolia, but I don't have a copy of that particular publication, and I'm still going to get more exhaustive evidence to the contrary. Not, original research, of course, just proof. TaylorSAllen 04:40, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

I was under the impression that I did sign. Never mind, that reference states: The last award to be made of the Golden Party Badge was on 27 April 1945 when hitler removed his own Golden Party Badge Number 1 from his uniform, and presented it to Frau Goebbels before the assembled inner circle of Nazis and generals in the Berlin Bunker. An addendum to this reference reads: Frau Hess alleges that she was personally presented the Fuhrer's Golden Party Badge in the late 30's. The significant point of this is that Frau Hess states that the award bore serial number 1, and not number 7. She was very emphatic about the serial number designation. She alleges that the award was destroyed in a fire. Expatkiwi 22:03 PDT 18AUG07

[edit] User:208.66.198.220

I don't mind unblocking this IP, but it will certainly be blocked in future by some other admin, if the vandalism persists (which is likely, since schoolchildren like to have fun). A better option would be asking people to create accounts. The readers can always read Wikipedia without logging in. Those who want to edit can request an account by sending a mail to unblock-en-l (at) lists (dot) wikimedia (dot) org. I've placed {{Schoolblock}} template on User talk:208.66.198.220; the template has instructions for requesting an account. Of course, you want me to unblock the IP, I'll do that too. utcursch | talk 03:48, 15 November 2007 (UTC)