No problem friend. Don't feel some guilt or something like that. I've just done some maintenance. Btw, I am watching your professional edits for some time and must say you look like an expert for World War II. Do you study a history or something similar ? - Darwinek 19:44, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Forgot to say thanks for all your help on sources, etc - which was why I awarded the barnstar in the first place! John Smith's 18:58, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I have nominated the article Axis naval activity in Australian waters for peer review and Kirill has suggested that I ask you to have a look at the article. If you've got the time I'd really appreciate any feedback. Thanks, --Nick Dowling 00:31, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Congratulations on your sixth (sixth!) featured article! Here's some champagne to celebrate the occasion! ;-) Kirill Lokshin 02:42, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Hi, Cla68. Do you need to add the links to the Japanese articles, when the interwiki links are already there: "ja:第三次ソロモン海戦", etc. And why as external links? —wwoods 07:31, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
Hi, Cla88. I need some help with the detail regarding Amchitka's role in WWII, and Kirill suggested that you might be able to help. I've found two sources, but these contradict each other slightly, giving different names for the people involved. Can you help with this? Thanks, Jakew 14:54, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
I'm looking for a map that zooms in on Kolombongara island, where did you find the solomon islands map so that I can find the others? --Sugarcaddy 18:58, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
I also agree on the ganging up thing, I had to fight 13 people at once. --Sugarcaddy 19:02, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
Hey, what was wrong with the testimony edit of the nurse who stated she helped cover up bodies in West Tokyo. It had references and quotes by the people who investigated that issue. The nurses name is Toyo Iishi. If we don't give specifics in that article section people tend to delete it. Then later as time goes on references will get lost or forgotten, then people tend to state that the information is not true. I will try to re-edit it without the qoutes by the investigator which could be seen as POV, I believe they stated "legacy of Japans rampage" or something. But I think the name of the individual who testified needs to be included, otherwise the article which is sensitive to begin with is always being changed with people asking for proof. It reminds me of the holocaust section where some people keep saying it never happened. Anyways I'll add the name of the nurse, but I won't put in the quotes. Please check it out and see if you have problems with it and let me know, thanks. --4.23.83.100 10:50, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
I guess for me the museum was frustrating because I was with a bunch of people who kept saying how horrible it was, and one stupid girl who said to the Japanese with us "I want to apologize for what my country did to you" followed by solemn nods from other foreigners in our group. But there is no mention of what preceded the bombing, other than the "cold, calculated" process America took to decide what city to bomb. It most definately is designed to elicit sympathy from the rest of the world. Even my own girlfriend said while we were there "I hate Americans." So much for fostering "peace." I have never introduced the atomic bombings into conversations when talking with a Japanese person; they always do.--Nobunaga24 01:36, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
I think Template:Campaignbox Pacific 1941 should be kept for three reasons. Firstly, if we are following Allied commands in our definition of campaigns/theatres, it corresponds somewhat with the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, which preceded the three Allied supreme commands formed in mid-1942 --- the Pacific Ocean Areas (command), South West Pacific Area (command) and the South East Asia Command. Second, I also think that if we combine the Pacific 1941 items in the other two (or three) they will become too big and unwieldly. Third, "Pacific 1941" covers the period of the Japanese offensives up to and including Midway, after which the tide of war turned. Thanks, Grant65 | Talk 07:03, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
I think you might be the first person to ever have two featured articles promoted simultaneously. Congratulations! :-) Kirill Lokshin 20:49, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
It's well-known that Koreans were often used as POW camp guards and some individual Koreans perpetrated some terrible abuses. However, to mention them in that context makes it sound like torture was somehow peculiar to Koreans, when it was really an aspect of the brutal Japanese military culture of the time. Grant65 | Talk 13:42, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I have just self nominated Axis naval activity in Australian waters for Featured Article status. If you'd like to vote or make a comment, the nomination page is: Featured article candidates/Axis naval activity in Australian waters Cheers, --Nick Dowling 22:58, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
Presented for the amazing work you have done on the pacific Theater during WWII. If I can ever be of help please let me know. Cheers--Looper5920 01:25, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Hello. I've read your explanation on my user page for tagging commons:Image:GuadAoba.jpg as U.S. Goverment work. I think that I've found ideal tag for that photo, and for other similar photos: commons:Template:PD-Japan-oldphoto. I've tagged commons:Image:GuadAoba.jpg, and you should only provide image source. Bojan 15:07, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
My apologies for bothering you with this, but might you be able to chip in on this A-Class review? The usual crowd seems decidedly absent, and I'd prefer not to have the article sit in limbo because we haven't been able to round up some reviewers. Thanks! Kirill Lokshin 04:57, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
moved to user page.
Hi There,
Just created this article, Battle of Ghazni during the First Anglo-Afghan War. I was wondering if you could fix up anything which is incorrect or add to this battle or link this battle to other articles so that it generates traffic. Thankyou. Mercenary2k 02:54, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
If you have a minute, could you take a look at Template talk:Campaignbox New Guinea? I've done a major expansion/reorganisation and have "compressed" some battles as sub-campaigns. Grant65 | Talk 16:39, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
Looks like we were both working on Bougainville simultaneously. I had decided to group the Japanese counterattacks of March 9-17, 1944, as "Bougainville counterattack", (see http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Rabaul/USA-P-Rabaul-17.html) but I'm assuming that you have split it up into smaller actions(?) I'm fine with it either way -- the problem with the theatre as a whole from the point of view of military history is that there were so many small, interlocking actions. Grant65 | Talk 13:17, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
After thinking about it, I think it is somewhat confusing to have a "Battle for Bougainville" within "Bougainville campaign". Since you don't mind, I'll change it to Bougainville counterattack, with it showing as "Japanese counterattack" in the campaignbox. Grant65 | Talk 17:24, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
I've just added that photo to the article, replacing the photo of the sub on the back of a truck. It fits in nicely with the photo of the funeral of the Australians killed in the attack. --Nick Dowling 10:42, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
I saw the request for A-class review in the WPMILHIST pages. Nice, complete article. One quick question:
— ERcheck (talk) 21:12, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
I left an additional comment on the Peer review page. — ERcheck (talk) 13:56, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Since you are the go to guy for the Pacific War I thought I'd ask you to take a look at the CAF page and let me know what you think about the layout. My biggest concern right now is that it is presented in a logical format where the info flows. Do you think the sections are what the need to be? Any advice you can give is appreciated. Thanks--Looper5920 08:56, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi, happy new year from me also. I have changed the terminology at Battle of the Tenaru because "United Kingdom" in military history is usually understood as meaning the British Isles and forces recruited and emanating from there. British Solomon Islands Protectorate is now a redirect to Solomon Islands as the present state is a direct successor of the colonial one.
BTW, I just discovered 15,900 Google hits for "British Solomon Islands Protectorate Defence Force" and 17,300 hits for "BSIPDF"! So that is clearly worth an article too. Sadly ironic that the present day Solomons is a failed state which barely even has a polic force, let alone a military. Grant65 | Talk 04:51, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your comments, I believe I have addressed most of them. If you have time, could you look at the recent dispute on the article's talk page and offer some comments on that issue? I am afraid as long as there are only two opposed voices we are rather deadlocked.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk 03:12, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
I just noticed the acknowledgement on your user page. "Advice on preparing a history article for FA" is a good read too. Grant | Talk 11:35, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Was wondering if you thing that Cactus Air Force maybe sonmeday has a chance of being nominated for FA-status. I know it is a long way off but it does have some potential. Was wondering if you thought it was worth a chance?--Looper5920 13:45, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
As one of the editors I really trust I was hoping you could do me a favor and take a read through List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons. You may have noticed that it has been my pet project for awhile. I am still working on the intro but I was hoping you could just go through and copyedit. Right now I still need to add the Post WWII info and edit some of the earlier stuff. It needs a fresh set of eyes to make sure it is on the right track. When it is complete one of these days I am hoping to put it up for WP:FLC. Anyway, if you have a few spare moments please give it the once over. Cheers.--Looper5920 07:00, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
Honestly the web has very few resources for lower ranking officers and enlisted personnel, even famous ones. Two that come to mind are Barbara Rainey the first female Naval Aviator and Doris Miller the first African American awarded the Navy Cross neither have significant bios on the internet. You may want to try Arlington Cemetery (If the officer is buried there) they sometimes have decent bios on certain famous officers. Your best bet is the library but even then your limited by the officers notability. If the officer is notable enough they will have a biography somewhere, but thats not to say it will be easy to find. I wish I had a better answer but, I have found most of the time you will have to piece together small tidbits of information from various sources in order to really get anywhere. Sorry I couldn't be more help. As for John McCain Sr. I did find a small bio on Arlington site here Cheers — WilsBadKarma (Talk) 07:58, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
I just purchased Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II written by Ikuhito Hata and Yasuho Izawa (1970) and edited by Don Cyril Graham (1989). I was wondering if you own this one amongst your library and if so have you been using it? It has some numbers for the Guadalcanal campaign and a others but I would want to bounce them off what you have to make sure we are putting a good product out there. Some seem legit and others seem a bit high. Let me know--Looper5920 09:45, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
You made and uploaded the video still for the 190th/Blues and Royals friendly fire article. I need to capture a video still for another article that I'm preparing to start but don't know how to do it. How do you capture a video still into a .jpg or .gif file? Cla68 09:34, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
Hmmm, all I was trying to do was correct Crutchley's name, reinstate Getting's name and maybe one or two other minor touches. I think we were both working on it at the same time and one or two edits got tangled up. I've seen this happen at least once before. I certainly wasn't trying to alter the stuff you are talking about. Grant | Talk 00:48, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations on another one of your articles making the featured article!! Great work! --Kralizec! (talk) 11:11, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
Hello. Someone today took exception to a bit of text you added back in December. Please see also their comments on the talk page. I guess what would be nice is reverifying that was the text from the book? Shenme 00:49, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
I just noticed you added it to your user page. It was announced a week or so ago that its going to be the production base for The Pacific, the successor to Band of Brothers and most of the shooting will be done in other parts of Australia. From what they'e said, it looks like the story will focus on the 1st Marine Div.Grant | Talk 15:11, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
Seeing your nomination for Fatured Picture, I thought you might want to support your own nomination - I don't think you'd have nominated an image you didn't like! :) J Are you green? 23:58, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
I got his date of birth from the Social Security Death Index. There are only two "Arthur A. Holland"s in the index. One of them (SSN 225-72-0756, issued in Virgina) has "24 Jun 1994" a the date of death. There is no real doubt it's him. You can add a note of that source to the article if you think it is appropriate. http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
66.24.243.60 07:43, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
--Carabinieri 22:45, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
Nice work on this article! Kudos, to you sir! --Kralizec! (talk) 16:44, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Contact is a new service and honor the milhist project has introduced. I want to suggest you as a possible contact. Could you please name some subjects you are quite familiar with and willing to help(answer questions, reviews) within our scope. Wandalstouring 10:42, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi Cla68,
I noticed you listed Michael Brown Okinawa assault incident at Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan#Peer review requests. I apologize if the instructions there were unclear. The purpose of that list is to inform editors who work on Japan-related articles of relevant peer-review requests that have already been submitted to Wikipedia:Peer review. Since this article has not been submitted there, I removed it from the list, but I encourage you to submit it to WP:PR according to the nomination procedure and list it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan#Peer review requests again. (If, like me, you find editing tables tedious, you probably already know it's easy to copy and paste from an old version.)
I've added to the instructions and hope they're more clear now. Since it's a wiki, you can of course edit them too.
The article looks interesting and I wish you success in getting a peer review.
Best regards,
Fg2 00:43, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Since you are an expert in military history, I wonder if you might have an opinion as to the article on this book. Is being used as a truncheon to beat up on George Soros, but apart from that I wonder if the book is sufficiently notable as to warrant its own article. I am suspicious by the lack of a prominent publisher, and the sensationalist claims being made. --Samiharris 16:05, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Thanks very much for helpful reply and suggestions. --Samiharris 22:55, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Gig 'em! — BQZip01 — talk 04:43, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
Outstanding! Good work, and many happy returns! Check-Six 05:59, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
This review might interest you: Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Cape Esperance Greetings Wandalstouring 14:51, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
There's a new peer review request for Battle of Cape Esperance that may be of interest to you; any input there would be appreciated. Thanks! Wandalstouring 15:00, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
I've made some changes following your comments at the recent A-class review of Ironclad warship and would be interested to hear your thoughts before renominating the article. Many thanks, The Land 13:59, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
This user is a contact for the Military history WikiProject. |
There's a new peer review request for Attack on Sydney Harbour that may be of interest to you; any input there would be appreciated. Thanks! Wandalstouring 16:13, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
Hello. I am currently trying to contribute to a battle in respect to giving a reason why a Viking force had to withdraw from a native attack, which I think was instrumental to the article itself and since the person in question received her place in history for that act. Its my understanding that Wikipedia is meant for contributions, but the people at that region see fit to leave the situation vague. They have told me that I cannot simply copy and past from references and, in short order, I re-wrote the small addition in my own words. I don't see what the problem here is, however, they simply revert my edits and give me vague conclusion to why they have done so. The site is intended to be used for non-commercial reproduction so we have no problems in copyright infringement. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. InternetHero 23:03, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations! You have been elected to serve as a coordinator of the Military history WikiProject. When you get a chance, please stop by the coordinators' work area and take a look at the various open tasks and ongoing discussions there. Kirill 00:29, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Congrats on your election as an assistant coordinator. In honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. I wish you luck in the coming term. TomStar81 (Talk) 01:01, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Just a note: please try to drop by the coordinator work area sometime soon if you haven't already. Thanks! :-) Kirill 15:28, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Ok, no problem. Good luck on your trip. Kirill 23:25, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi Cla68,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Burning Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat of VF-2 aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) on 10 November 1943 (80-G-205473).jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on September 8, 2007. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-09-08. howcheng {chat} 16:57, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi Cla68,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:U.S. Soldiers at Bougainville (Solomon Islands) March 1944.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 5, 2007. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-10-05. howcheng {chat} 23:35, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
I would love to see an article on Battle of Koromokina Lagoon. Could you create it? ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Talk"? 19:10, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
Great - yours and the projects work on WWII Pacific theatre is awesome -a pleasure to read. All the best ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Talk"? 22:54, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
Super work. Thanks!! Keep up the great work ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Talk"? 09:01, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Cla, someone asked on Blackwater USA's talk what was going on with the external links to ebird.afis.mil, which it appears only viewers from a military network apparently? You added the first ones here. Please let us know on the article talk page? Thanks! • Lawrence Cohen 06:07, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
I wasn't suggesting it didn't influence deliveries to Guad, just that it wasn't that simple, & IJA's perceptions of Vandegrift's strength needs to be mentioned, IMO. Trekphiler 08:01, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Hey, notice you're doing great work on adding the MILHIST tag to talkpages you're creating. Just wanted to pass on a thought- when I do that, I also delete the article from the Assessment Drive list- means that nobody has to come back to it for a while. Cheers Buckshot06 23:10, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
Have a look at the Tautog infobox? It's showing "struck" rather than "stricken", & won't accept a change to that without wiping out the section entirely. Nor will it accept an add "as built" without putting it in a weird place... Trekphiler 15:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Thankyou for your support at the above successful FAC.--Jackyd101 18:33, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi could you expand Mariana and Palau Islands campaign a bit cheers ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Talk"? 18:04, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
Your're terrific!!! thanks ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Talk"? 13:54, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Cla68, thanks for providing "references" to articles, but I'm worried that such an addition is misleading. Don't get me wrong, it's good to have the information put in there (assuming they are indeed reliable sources), but I fell it's important we are careful not to give people the impression they were used to actually write the article. They are kind of link additional material that may contain some of the info in the article, but not all, and may contain additional.
Please continue to add the sources, but, please put them either as a (general) "Further Reading" section, or if you can link them to specific info, it's even better if you can add them as in-line cites.
I'd be happy to hear your thoughts on this. thanks --Merbabu 09:21, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
I found the citation you request on the A-class review page for USS Illinois (BB-65), would you reconsider your poistion on the article? TomStar81 (Talk) 07:20, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Can you do me a favour and take a look at Talk:Yamashita's gold? Thanks. Grant | Talk 08:12, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Done, thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 00:01, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Not sure if you are familiar with it but if you go here and type in Provide Comfort there are about 850 images that come up. May be able to use one or two of them.--Looper5920 (talk) 07:16, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi there again. I made some more updates, mainly pruning down the military reform section and forking it. Thanks, `Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:47, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi there Cla. I've gone through and hopefully improved the article. Regards, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 09:08, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Blackwater Worldwide, an article under this WikiProject, is up for Peer Review to move to Featured Article status. Please help out and offer up reviews, advice, or edits to the article or review at:
Thanks! Lawrence Cohen 14:42, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
Firstly, let me wish you a very happy New Year and thank you for all your help in the Milhist Tag & Assess 2007 drive.
Secondly, although the Tag & Assess 2007 drive is now officially closed, you are very welcome to continue tagging and assessing until 31 January 2008. Any articles you tag and assess during this time will be credited fully to your tagging tally for further award purposes.
Thirdly, if you can find the time, it would be great to have your feedback/comments and participation in the recently-set-up Tag & Assess workshop The idea is to see what lessons we can learn from the 2007 drive to make the 2008 one more efficient and enjoyable.
Thanks again for your help, --ROGER DAVIES talk 10:34, 3 January 2008 (UTC) Happy New Year —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fdws (talk • contribs) 06:29, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
There seems to be some issues going on over on the article : Military history of African Americans, in particularly in the section Military history of African Americans#Confederate States Army. Could you take a look at the article's edit history as well as the discussion, Talk:Military history of African Americans, and possibly give some input? Thanks. Sf46 (talk) 23:56, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
This might be of some interest to you; it's probably a matter you're more qualified to comment on, in any case. Kirill 14:07, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
Please ping me if you get a better image file of that photo. It can take a little while to handle the correspondence, but people have been surprisingly helpful offsite about these things. DurovaCharge! 05:54, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
Hello, Cla68. I was asked to write a signpost tutorial about how to get an article to featured article. This is my first draft. It is based on my own page: User:Yannismarou/Ten rules to make an article FA, which was inspired by your advice as well. If you have time, check the draft, offer any comments you would like, check the prose, and propose me any improvements you regard as useful. Thank you in advance!--Yannismarou (talk) 15:56, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Oh, and by the way what happened to the MILHIST's advice on writing a FA. I click on the link, but I cannot find it. Did they remove it or am I just fool?!--Yannismarou (talk) 16:01, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
You may be interested in this or this. I put this up here just to get it out of the way. :) Ottava Rima (talk) 17:02, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
Congrats on the USAF incident FAC passing. For future reference, you can use the |accessdate= and |accessyear=
parameters so as to have a consistent date. Woody (talk) 09:41, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
Good day, I am soliciting your input and support for reinstating an article that I wrote called Leo J Meyer. Col Meyer was a soldier who started out in pre WWII National Guard ranks. After being called to Federal service and serving in the Pacific for most of 1942 he attended USAAF OCS in Miami Beach Fl along with several Hollywood personalities. His squad Sergeant was William Holden. He continued thru the war to Japan and returned after it to NYNY. He reenlisted in the National Guard and then transferred back onto active duty. He managed to get his commission reinstated and spent the rest of his time on active Army until retiring as a Colonel in 1971. He actually participated in combat in three wars and was awarded three Combat Infantryman Badges (read the article and the article on the CIB to learn the significance).
Besides telling a story of a man who “just wanted to be a soldier” I intended to wet the whistle of readers with a glimpse of US Army history (federalization of NG, WWII enlisted rank system, etc) hoping to encourage further investigation and learning of that history via Wikipedia.
I began posting the article to Wikipedia in late November 2007. By late January 2008 I felt the military biography was essentially complete without telling anecdotal stories about him and his friends like Hugh Casey for whom Camp Casey, Korea was named. That would only point out his personality and not necessarily be encyclopedic. At the end of January 08 a Wikipedia Administrator nominated the article for deletion. Although there were a couple of administrators who participated in the discussions who supported leaving the article, the decision was made to delete.
Obviously I feel that the Military Biographical Article falls in line with other articles of soldiers like Meyer’s friend Frederick Weyand whose article was the example I followed.
I found that those people who participated in the AfD did not read everything published or what was there very clearly, i.e. I hade posted an image of an article from an Army publication which addressed Meyer’s earning his parachute wings at age 51 and I had included from the get go the title of a book about Scrimshaw in which some of his art work was published by the books author. One complaint about this later was that there was no ISBN. I could not find one but I have found the Library of Congress Catalog numbers for the two books referenced.
I have modified the article and it is currently at User:Meyerj user page. I am inviting you to read it and if you support reinstating it, helping me to do so.
Thank you for your time. Meyerj (talk) 18:12, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Please have a look at the DRV for Leo J. Meyer (currently seen at User:Meyerj) located at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2008 March. Its my opinion that the article met the standards for verifiability and notability. I would appreciate your input into the matter. MrPrada (talk) 18:23, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Hi, apologies for taking some of your time. User:Nick Dowling recommended you (see here) as someone who maybe able to help me in a referencing problem for 3 Japan military related articles on subjects from the WWII period. I have already asked this question on the Japanese military history task force talk page but have had no response. Sorry if you have already seen this query there, but I am no expert in Japan or its military history so would appreciate some expert guidance. Any help would be much appreciated, even if it is to advise where/who else to ask. regards ascidian | talk-to-me 12:04, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
Hey Cla... if you get a chance, mind taking a gander at Bezhin Meadow? It's the one I'm working on now--I've got a ton of sources at User:Lawrence Cohen/work/Bezhin Meadow that I still need to go through. Any early feedback would be appreciated, as in the past. I've got it in for a GA nom, I think it's probably 6-8 weeks from an FA nom, if I can keep up the pace from the past few days and not get sidetracked. Thanks! Lawrence § t/e 02:04, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
In March you've commented on the Armia Krajowa article, which have eventually passed the A-class review. Since then I have been steadily expanding the article (my goal is to FA it one day), but in recent days a content dispute is threatening to destabilize this article; your comments would be much appreciated here.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 01:45, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Milhist's new drive – Tag & Assess 2008 – goes live on April 25 and you are cordially invited to participate. This time, the task is housekeeping. As ever, there are awards galore, plus there's a bit of friendly competition built-in, with a race for bronze, silver and gold wikis! You can sign up, in advance, here. I look forward to seeing you on the drive page! All the best, --ROGER DAVIES talk 11:02, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
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You're correct the whole thing is bigger than KC-X, yet it would be better I think if it could be named differently. Virtually every aircraft programme the DOD does is bitterly controversial at some point; the B-1A, the A-12, the B-36, the RAH-66, the F-22, the F-35 all come to mind without too much thought. What would you think of a re-name to 'US KC-135 replacement program' (not 'programme,' since this is US)? Your thoughts would be appreciated. Kind regards Buckshot06(prof) 04:41, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
Closed as passing, Good luck with the FA. TomStar81 (Talk) 04:42, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
Cla, any interest in c/e'n this. Its very close just needs a final push. Ceoil Non visto ... Provvedi 22:17, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
A little help please. You undid my link for Robert Hall in the Battle for Henderson Field, because it pointed to the wrong Robert Hall. You are right. I was trying to fix it, without success. If you have the skills, please redo the link to point to Robert K. Hall (National Guard Officer). Find it under Robert Hall (disambiguation). Best Regards!! Todd —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtmilesmmr (talk • contribs) 18:21, 16 July 2008 (UTC) Update: My Robert K. Hall page has been deleted anyway, I guess it is not to be. Thanks anyway!!! Todd Jtmilesmmr (talk) 19:14, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your support! I have asked for some help in getting it reinstated. If it goes up, I'll let you know so you can add. Best regards. Todd —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtmilesmmr (talk • contribs) 23:59, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
The Robert K. Hall (National Guard Officer) has been put back. I'd appreciate it if you could re do the link from the Battle for Henderson Field article to point to the right Robert Hall. It would also be great if you could improve on the rather short story I put together. I can't even find birth/death dates, or confirm that he was one of the very few soldiers to be awarded the Navy Cross for WWII service. Thanks! Jtmilesmmr (talk) 11:53, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi mate, could you look at an article I'm authoring here (It's only done up to the "incident" section). I want to know what type of infobox I should use, the ((Infobox Military Conflict)) or ((Infobox Aircraft accident))??? Cheers Ryan4314 (talk) 21:29, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I'm consulting you because you commented on the Battle of Strasbourg review and therefore preseumably have an interest in this period. What I would ask you to do is to read my article Late Roman army through and give me your opinion on whether you think it's A-class.
Wandalstouring recently nominated it for A-class review, but the results of the exercise were disappointing, to say the least. The problem was that we got only one comment, from someone who, as it turned out, knows nothing about Roman history and who only bothered to read the intro and the first few paras. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Late Roman army. After my response, the commentator appointed himself copyeditor (without invitation) and proceeded to edit in a way that obliged me to make factual corrections to virtually every para (see the History of the article). The commentator then suggested the article should be transformed into a kind of sequel to the blood-and-sex TV series Rome (see the Discussion page of the article). So what should have been a serious review of a serious article turned into a farce. After the first couple of sections, I had to request that he stop the copyedit. Someone then closed the review after just 4 days and before anyone else had had a chance to comment.
I don't accept that this process was a remotely valid assessment of the article and intend to renominate it in the near future. But first I would like to build a body of support that can weigh in at the appropriate moment. So do let me have your views. Best wishes EraNavigator (talk) 07:59, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
The topic should be withdrawn. The nominator is a new account and it is clear that you have done a significant amount of work on the topic, so it should be up to you. Cheers. Gary King (talk) 21:50, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
What does the article need to get to FA. Burningjoker (talk) 11:09, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
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how's it. Burningjoker (talk) 19:55, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
One of your sentences is missing some words: "Dr. Lounsbury that the book would ultimately not be suppressed." Thanks. Edison (talk) 01:31, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
Ran into a hitch. Someone didn't like the change at World War II casualties. In order to avoid a quarrel I've opened a noticeboard thread. Thought you should know. DurovaCharge! 11:25, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
Please see Talk:Allied war crimes during World War II#Monte Cassino --Philip Baird Shearer (talk) 00:01, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I've reviewed your DYK submission for the article James Dalton II, and made a comment on it at the submissions page. Please feel free to reply or comment there. Cheers, Art LaPella (talk) 05:18, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
A major rewrite (up to and include a renaming) has significantly changed the Kiev Expedition (1018) article, which you recently supported for A-class. I've commented on talk, but so far we have a revert war in mainspace and comments would be much appreciated. I belive the rewrite has a potential to significantly improve the article, but currently the article has destabilized. Your comments would be much appreciated at Talk:Boleslaw_I's_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018#Please_explain_major_rewrite_in_detail.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 17:25, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
My pleasure, it was an interesting article with some real scope in it, especially when I found out he got the Silver Star. That photo of Dalton with MacArthur at the local library site is fantastic. Would look great on the page. FruitMonkey (talk) 16:59, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Hey, Cla! I just finished reading a book on the Hainan Island incident, which I found really interesting. Looking around, there seems to be a lot of other sources still live on both the Chinese and U.S. sides. Do you think, if I put some effort into it, the article could be improved to FA? Kelly hi! 00:20, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your contributions! - Mailer Diablo 17:19, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
FWIW, according to my spreadsheet, I have promoted 500 FAs as of today.[5] Congratulations on another fine job at Operation Ke. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:51, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
As I mentioned, several links in the Web section are not cited in the article. For that reason, I would have thought that they should be moved to "Further information"... Ling.Nut (WP:3IAR) 06:34, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the offer, but if you want to, by all means go ahead and nominate it.
Also, I noticed you uploaded Image:PacificWarAlliedCommandChart.jpg. I was thinking about uploading something like that myself. However, the one you uploaded is inaccurate in two respects. The pacific command structure was divided into:
The picture omits the south pacific area delegation, and omits the fleet command. Raul654 (talk) 17:39, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
See Image:Pacific WWII command.svg Raul654 (talk) 21:19, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
Alright then, I will leave this one to you. Good luck with the rewrite. TomStar81 (Talk) 15:06, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey man, I think I've found a semi-accurate casualty figure for American forces. Could you give the article another peruse if you have time? Thanks. Regards, Cam (Chat) 06:03, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
Cla, NYB's post (above) led me to check your contribs. Which led me to see that editors were entering declarations on the closed Gabon coup FAC (closed only four days ago with serious issues, see the previous FAC talk page). Which led me to realize that the MilHist announcements template wasn't being updated. Which led me back to premature Keep declarations on the Russian Ground Forces FAR. Moral of the story: thank you NYB for sending my day down a black hole: I used to really count on the MilHist Project to uphold FA standards. I'm hoping that you, Roger, Woody, WS and some of the other oldtimers can bring the MilHist Project back to its former glory wrt upholding FA standards. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:16, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey, Cla68, I'm wondering if you'd be interested in considering a collaboration on the articles about Japanese carriers & battleships? Cam (Chat) 23:51, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the help. I, too, am interested to see what the response will be (if there is any response). I was not aware that the captain of Big J was part of the coverup. TomStar81 (Talk) 01:27, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
Interesting, that contradicts the Navy's official records on who was CNO at the time See here. Neovu79 (talk) 03:58, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
While looking at older FAs, I came across Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and Battle of the Eastern Solomons. They are in incredible shape for articles that were promoted to Featured in 2006; I only did a little minor cleanup work. The external links/further reading sections have become a bit linkfarm-y; I marked one deadlink at the former article (and removed a way-too-broad external link), and at the latter article, commented out several external links to books that appear to be general ship histories. Could you take a look when you get a chance? Thanks. Maralia (talk) 17:46, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
Hey, I have no issues with you editing the articles simultaneously (I am a fierce opponent of article ownership). Of particular note should be the fact that I have little to no writings on the "Design and construction" section of both the Yamato battleship and the class page. If you could concentrate on those section, I should be able to finish rewriting the "design features" bit by the end of this week. Cam (Chat) 16:40, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
I have nominated this very important article for good article listing. It should be much better quality. If you have time, please have a look. Best regards, Jehochman Talk 17:00, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
one thing I've never quite been able to figure out with regards to ship naming: We call it USS Iowa, using its official designated name. If that's the case, then why do we call the IJN Yamato the Japanese Battleship Yamato? Seems the former would make more sense than the latter. We don't call it United States Battleship Iowa, so why do we apply it to the Axis-power navies? Cam (Chat) 06:01, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
I think this could very well become my next FA :). I'm probably going to stop by my University library tomorrow and check out this book. Raul654 (talk) 19:18, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the updates. Cam (Chat) 03:48, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Cla, I know you've done extensive work in the Military History area so I'm seeking your advice. We are having a discussion on an image of soldiers who died during Operation Red Wing, and whether or not it should be included in the article. I've suggested we seek information from those who have written extensively in the MILHIST project with respect to usual practices in such articles; after I suggested that, though, I realised that I don't really know the most effective way to seek those opinions. Any suggestions on a good place to post a request? Thanks. Risker (talk) 02:03, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Thank you
As promised, I'm letting you know that I'm 99.9% done with the Port Chicago disaster article. Whatever is left undone is of such low importance that I feel I can turn to other interests for a few months instead. Please see what you can do to improve the flow etc. Thanks! Binksternet (talk) 23:30, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Cla68. I was a little puzzled by your comments in regards to sources at the A-Class review for James Newland, so I have responded there in the aim of clarifying my confusion and was hoping you would be able to reply? Thanks and cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 10:20, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
I see the article just got bumped to FA. Well done. Hopefully USS Iowa (BB-61) will encounter favorable conditions as well. TomStar81 (Talk) 06:16, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
In the Japanese wiki is an image of Major General Maruyama in the article about the Guadacanal campaign. You might want to add this to make the distribution of pictures more even for both sides. Wandalstouring (talk) 14:13, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
I just wanted to say that I noticed a LOT of hard work you have put / are putting into this article. I admire your dedication, efforts, and writing abilities. Ched (talk) 18:51, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
The Yamato class main article is finally beginning to take shape, and I've finally got the page rewritten and heavily cited. That said, there's one statistic I'm missing a reference for. Would you happen to have any references that mention the cost of the Yamato vessels? Thanks for your help, Cam (Chat) 03:34, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
I have responded to your query.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 08:24, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
I can do that. Give me a moment and I get back to you when its up :) TomStar81 (Talk) 01:09, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
I just noticed that the article was promoted to FA. Congratulations! It's obvious the incredible amount of work and detail you went into on this article. Thanks for the kudos in the FA discussion also. Glad I was able to help. Otto4711 (talk) 11:10, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
I know that, sometime back, you mentioned that combinedfleet.com had been identified as a reliable source. Would you happen to be able to provide the link for this for me? I have a hunch that it will get asked in the future FAC of the Yamato class, and I want to have that link as assurance that the site is reliable. Cam (Chat) 01:14, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I've nominated Japanese destroyer Kamikaze (1922), an article you worked on, for consideration to appear on the Main Page as part of Wikipedia:Did you know. You can see the hook for the article here, where you can improve it if you see fit. Thanks, Redtigerxyz Talk 14:27, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
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At Talk:USS Iowa (BB-61)#Dubious an issue concerning whether the article uses nautical or statue miles has been raised. While researching for the turret explosion, did you find any info that the standard range for the 16in guns was in statue miles, 'cause I was under the impression that all figures given were in nautical mile form. TomStar81 (Talk) 04:24, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
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Before I give an answer I think it best to talk this over with the guys working the FT push for the class; I think it would be unfair of me to to decide anything without consulting them first. I will get back to you when we have a definitive answer, maybe a day or two. Is this ok? TomStar81 (Talk) 02:06, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
After a straw poll on the matter I have initiated the FT nom for the Iowa-class battleships. Since your name appears on the list of major contributors I am leaving this message here to inform you of the nom's opening and to offer you a chance to chip on the matter. TomStar81 (Talk) 06:30, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
If you want to use a fair use of a living person, you can just look him up on google images can't you.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 07:06, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
So I think that I am going to write an article on the never-built Dutch Design 1047 battlecruiser...would any books in your library have any additional info than this? (Otherwise, I will probably have to wait until I buy Conway's 1922–1946 so I can see the history ('background') of the Royal Netherlands Navy up to WWII on page 386 (argh Google Books...)) Thanks for the help, —Ed 17 (Talk / Contribs) 02:01, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for contributions to the project, Great work, especially on Operation Ten-Go - a valuable contribution to the project on an important piece of military history. May you wear the crowns well. Cirt (talk) 03:10, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
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With the promotion of the Iowa class FT, you are now free to proceed with your FTC on the turret explosion. -MBK004 22:16, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
You may want to comment at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Jon Burge. The article could use some support for its A-class nomination.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 06:52, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
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...or at least your articles are in the media. —Ed 17 (Talk / Contribs) 08:34, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I am not exactly surprised to find that the traffic has increased somewhat, but I was suprised to hear the group will have their reunion in NM. That's right in my back yard (not literally, my back yard is the Franklin Mountains, but behind those is the great state of NM). I may have to go, if I can find the time. Incidentally, have you given any thought to putting the turret explosion article up as TFA on 19 April? TomStar81 (Talk) 07:32, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
Just pasted in the copyedits. YellowMonkey (click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!) 07:03, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
My book about the USS Iowa should arrive soon, and next week I can work more on reviewing the article. I still need to look around for other sources. Unfortunately, my time available for working on Wikipedia has been very limited (and I'm not available this weekend). But, this is a top priority of mine. Regards. --Aude (talk) 04:16, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey, Cla68, I've got a request. Would you be able to add a section to the Yamato class battleships on the symbolic nature of the warships within Japan at the time from the sources you possess? Once that particular aspect of the article is complete, I think that the class page is nearly ready for an FAC. Cam (Chat) 02:17, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
It happened that there was a spot that Raul654 announced would not be filled due to the subject matter and the date, and I seized the opportunity to add USS Iowa turret explosion to the tfa counter. Since your the man behind the article's FA status, I felt it only fair to inform you so you could add your two cents to the tfa request page. TomStar81 (Talk) 20:28, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
This article seems like it has your name written all over it.--Looper5920 (talk) 22:01, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
You were kind enough to support Capture of Fort Ticonderoga in its MILHIST A review. I've listed it at FAC; appreciate your comments. Thanks! Magic♪piano 23:19, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your changes to and comments on Australian light destroyer project. Nick-D (talk) 07:43, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello Cla68. I'm interested in looking for someone to monitor our edits on the Battle of Malaya articles. There are a couple of us interested in improving this area. Would appreciate any help or just keeping an eye out on these articles so we can get them up to standard quickly. If you can find the time to help that would be brilliant. thanks. Tristan benedict (talk) 00:59, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
That is a huge help, thank you mate. I won't ask you to send me the electronic copy of Hayashi's book just yet as i am living in Zimbabwe at the moment (very, very slow downloading in this country). When i next go down to South Africa i will warn you so you could send it then. I will be in touch if i need any help soon. Thanks again. Tristan benedict (talk) 10:05, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Cla, Do you have any sources on this topic? I'd really like to expand the article, but amazingly little seems to have been written on it. Nick-D (talk) 07:44, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Earlier today, I scheduled the USS Iowa Turret Explosion article for April 19 as you requested. However, a few hours later an OTRSer emailed me asking me to reconsider, as there is an open OTRS ticket on a closely related (BLP) article, and featuring the turret explosion would very likely inflame the issue. I don't know yet what I'm going to do, but unscheduling it is a very real possibility. I'm giving you a heads-up in case that happens. Raul654 (talk) 04:07, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the copyedit. YellowMonkey (cricket calendar poll!) 02:57, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
Hey Cla, I am trying to help Wrad push green toward FAC here at Talk:Green#within-sight-of-the-finish-line_peer_review_notes_to_go_here... with some final thoughts on comprehensiveness...and just remembered military use - any other notable ones beside green beret and green line? I am a neophyte on military stuff. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:26, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
I sat down and looked over the Iowa Turret explosion, Fred Moosally, and Glimpse of Hell articles this morning. I also read the Moosally talk page and talked with Bastique about it in IRC. In short, I agree with you on basically everything.
I strongly disagree with suggestions that the article should be deleted. It would flatly contravene all existing notability rules and precedents to do so. I have also seen no evidence that Glimpse of Hell should be considered unreliable (Moosally's own self-serving criticisms of it aside, I've seen no evidence anywhere to suggest that the book is wrong. Moosally's court case did not achieve any finding of fact that the book was wrong, nor did the settlement include such an admission. In fact, the letter sent to him afterwards by the publisher seems carefully designed to avoid any such admission. And contrary to Aude's suggestion on the talk page, low sales figure do not impute any sort of unreliability.) Nor have I seen anything in the Moosally article that violates any of our policies - in fact, almost everything is double-sourced. In short, this case boils down to someone who doesn't like the fact that his biography paints the same unpleasant picture of him that reliable sources do.
With that said, I'm going to be unscheduling the Iowa turret explosion article from the main page. I don't usually explain these decisions, but in this case I feel that I owe you one. It wasn't an easy decision - the fact that it's the 20th anniversary of the explosion (and the 10th anniversary of the book) argue in favor of its selection for that day. So does the fact that, despite much hand wringing, as far as I can see both the Iowa Turrent explosion article and the Moosally bio are in full compliance with our policies. And I am loathe to let a self-serving BLP complaint (which, at least so far, seems to have no merit) cause the Turret explosion article not to be featured on the anniversary. On the other hand, the Moosally article is inextricably linked to the explosion article, which is why I don't think your compromise would help. Most importantly, I don't want to inflame the OTRS issue or make things harder for Aude than they already are. I'd be happy to put it on the main page once the she finishes reviewing the article. (Although when I asked Bastique for a time-frame for wrapping up the issue, he could not give me one. If that doesn't happen in a reasonable amount of time, I may reconsider.) Raul654 (talk) 19:58, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
I like some of your changes to the wording of the essay but I question your removal of 'had' because your replacements are circumlocutions.Keith-264 (talk) 08:06, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
I do too. I try to make edits laconic but I also try to avoid repeating words, which sometimes means agonising over analogies. I'll leave yours alone because I know the feeling :o)Keith-264 (talk) 09:35, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Were you thuinking of writing about the VC? YellowMonkey (cricket calendar poll!) 01:51, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for all the book references mate, am looking for them now. Really appreciate all the help Cla. Tristan benedict (talk) 13:35, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Your WWII featured articles are bad ass, man. Excellent job! I'd give you a barnstar for all of this, but it looks as if you've already received all of the essential ones. In regards to FAs, I'll have to catch up to you some day, considering how you have about twice as many featured articles under your belt than I do. Cheers.--Pericles of AthensTalk 19:02, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Cla, do you have any references on this operation? I recently created this article and am thinking of developing it to at least A-class standard. Thanks, Nick-D (talk) 11:07, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
Hey Cla, does Lacroix have any additional information on the "Super A Type" Design B-65 cruisers that Google Books does not show? Thanks, —Ed (Talk • Contribs) 03:41, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
I would certainly like to get it to FA, but I didn't think it was possible. What did you have in mind? —Ed (Talk • Contribs) 17:18, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks :) Don't worry about time; B-65 can wait if you have more pressing article priorities. —Ed (Talk • Contribs) 13:39, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
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It's already been on "Did you know..." and is currently undergoing an A-class review. Ryan4314 (talk) 14:31, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
About the NYT article that you mentioned, can you email the contents to me, I can only see the start of it. Thanks YellowMonkey (bananabucket) 06:12, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Cla, I don't know if your interests extend this far, but a question involving naming conventions for IJN ships has arisen at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Amagi class battlecruiser/archive1. If you can shed any light on the area please take a look. Regards, Kablammo (talk) 17:49, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
I was just coming to ask you the same thing. Appreciate if you could poke your nose in there; even if all you have to offer is OR, it has to be better than my OR :) Maralia (talk) 17:59, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
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Hey, Cla68, I'm in the middle of a rewrite of Kongo class battlecruiser, with my sandbox located here. I've found resources for just about everything (design, each ship, armament, propulsion) but I've found next to nothing on the armour specifications of the class. All I have is thicknesses. Would you happen to have any information on the composition of the armour of the Kongo class? Cam (Chat) 20:54, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
Uhm, yeah, I agree. Thanks for the correction. --Sageo (talk) 21:51, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
Heya Cla, you're my go-to guy on anything Japan-related now I think. ;-) Would you be able to/know anything that could help resolve the image issues (see here) raised at Amagi-class battlecruiser's FAC? Thanks so much, —Ed (talk • contribs) 21:39, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
There has been a series of edits to this article by an IP editor. Most seem simply matters of preferences; I doubt there was any improvement, and some changes were made to cited text, which always raises red flags. I have done some cleanup but it may have been simpler to revert, as was done with respect to the same editor's wholesale changes on two other articles (once by me, and one by another editor). When you have time, please take a look to see if the changes should be kept or reverted. Regards, Kablammo (talk) 14:10, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
Heya again Cla. I know that you said "[t]he publishing date of the pictures in the book by the Kure Maritime Museum, (edited by Kazushige Todaka), Japanese Naval Warship Photo Album: Aircraft carrier and Seaplane carrier, is April 23, 1949"[8], but it appears that the book was published in 2005, not 1949. Did the book state that the images were first published then? —Ed (talk • contribs) 20:18, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
Hi Cla, if you have time, would you be able to have a look at the Battle of Morotai article and let me know if you have any suggestions on how it could be further improved (or just add them yourself, of course!). I'm thinking of nominating this for FA status this weekend. Thanks, Nick-D (talk) 10:15, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
Care to reconsider? Flayer (talk) 20:31, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
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Attack on Pearl Harbor. I don't have the history books in hand, but I can do some copy editing. Are you game? Jehochman Talk 15:08, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
Can you take a look here? Thanks :) —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 20:30, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
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Hi, I've been reading this aticle with intrest as I am actually writing a whole article about the japanese occupation of Nauru in the french wikipedia. From what I've been reading, one of the factors leading to the second attemp of invasion was the raid of Makin in August 1942 which was a proof of the wickness of Japanese forces in the Gilbert area at this time. References can be find there [9]. Best regards --Kimdime (talk) 12:06, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
I find your essay on how to write history article is most helpful, but since I'm still new at this, I really hope to get more advice from you.
Right now I'm involved in a content dispute over how much "human elements" is needed in a milhist article. Would you mind take look at the article Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and see how to improve the "human elements"? Jim101 (talk) 22:19, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
Hey, Cla68, I've got a bit of a problem.
Japanese battleship Yamato is currently at FAC, and an oppose has come up arguing that I have relied too heavily upon combinedfleet. Would you happen to have any major literature on Yamato that could replace some of the citations in the article? Thanks in advance, and sorry for the short notice; I didn't think this would be an issue, but apparently it is. Cam (Chat) 04:32, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
Heya Cla. From Google Books, it looks like Lacroix and Wells' Japanese Cruisers in the Pacific War has some good information on the Japanese battleship Tosa (sandbox link), but I can't access most of it. Is there any chance you can add information from there to the article? Many thanks, —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 05:28, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
quick poke, I think you missed this because of the comments below :) —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 02:19, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
I see that you have an interest in WWII events related to the Pacific. I recently expanded Raid at Cabanatuan while using multiple sources found online and in my local library. Before pursuing FA at some point, one area that I have been unable to find details on is the Japanese reaction to the raid. Do you know of any sources that cover this (all of the ones I have used are mostly pro-American and don't focus on Japanese except for death counts)? If you know of any other sources that would be helpful for the article, I'd appreciate it. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 04:18, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
This was a point brought up in the FAC. Would your sources happen to say exactly where she sunk? Lengerer seems to say that it was off Okinoshima, Munakata, but all other sources I have say that it was in the Bungo Channel... —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 02:09, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
I believe you acted in good faith as I found the Kyodo News article that states this but historically Kanwa Defence Review has not been the most reliable of sources. I'm not citing this as an encyclopedic source as it is a forum and the fact that it is a cesspit of stupidity and useless unproductive discussion but if you scroll down to the 12th post, there are images of the J-11 participating in the PRC national day parade (See). I have no objection to your edits, but would like to err on the side of caution and add that information in when a more reputable defence source like Janes reports on the matter. If you find that acceptable, would it be okay to remove that information from the article for now?
Thanks, Vedant (talk) 12:59, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, you just added a citation of the Washington post to the sinking of the Cheonan article and said it was from the 13th of May. Di you mean the 20th of May (today)? Gregcaletta (talk) 03:09, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey, Cla68, I just started my rewrite of Japanese battleship Kirishima, and I'm wondering if you might have any photos that would be useful for the article (I'm most in need of stuff from 1915-1926, essentially pre-reconstruction). Cam (Chat) 22:38, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
Cla, a question has been raised at Talk:Cactus_Air_Force#SBD_Tires. I have replied, but do not have a copy of Sherrod. As time allows could you look into this? Regards, Kablammo (talk) 19:24, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Hiya, sorry to hit you with something on the day you get back from your semi-wiki-break, but your "mild oppose" is (almost) the only thing holding this up, and it's been suggested the ACR should be closed for lack of progress, and it would be nice if we don't all have to do this all over again. I'm asking the same question of Sturm: is it your sense that modern sources are using or avoiding the term "Kate"? (Watching) - Dank (push to talk) 03:13, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Just to give you a heads-up, but sometime in the next several months, I'll be bringing up the Akagi article for ACR as well. You might want to work your magic before hand.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 16:27, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
You've done a huge amount of work on the Kaga article, more than I ever expected you to do. I'd be happy to share credit at FAC and make you a co-nom if you'd like. Just let me know when you're done with the article and I'll make the nomination.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 20:38, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Cla68, what's the reasoning behind splitting Aichi D1A into two separate articles? Are they really that different, beyond different Type numbers and spats? The article certianly wasn't a long one, which is one major reason for splitting aircraft articles. - BilCat (talk) 05:31, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Just the messenger, an article you have worked on: Michael Brown Okinawa assault incident, has been nominated at FAR: Wikipedia:Featured article review/Michael Brown Okinawa assault incident/archive1 -MBK004 19:43, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi, are you going to refute Ironholds or respond to his comments by editing the article? YellowMonkey (vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll) 07:22, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
I have nominated 2007 USS Harry S. Truman E-2C crash, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2007 USS Harry S. Truman E-2C crash. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. YSSYguy (talk) 07:47, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
Hey,Cla68, I just completed my rewrite of Japanese battleship Kirishima (now at GAN), and am moving onto Japanese battleship Hiei. As per my usual request at this point in the article-writing process, would you happen to have any uploadable images of Hiei that I could use for the article? Thanks in advance, Cam (Chat)(Prof) 05:04, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
P.S. - Also, Haruna is undergoing a pre-FAC copyedit at the moment. Anything you can add to the article is greatly appreciated.
Hi Cla68! Are you still working on the Michael Brown FAR? If so, there is an unresolved image issue on the page, and Ironholds should probably be pinged to get any further comments from them. If you are still interested in working on the article, please let me know when you feel you have addressed the comments already on the page and I (or you) can begin pinging other possibly interested editors to try and get some further reviews. Thanks! Dana boomer (talk) 15:40, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
Hey, Cla68 We've got a bit of a discussion going on over at Japanese battleship Yamato that you may be able to help with. Do any of your sources mention the Yamato class being outfitted with torpedo tubes? Cam (Chat)(Prof) 20:44, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
Hey, Cla68, Thanks for all of your help so far with finding photographs of the Kongo battlecruisers for use in the articles; it's been a massive help. I'm rewriting Kongo as we speak, and I'm in need of high-quality photos of her from all periods of her career. Would you happen to have any? I promise you this will be the last time I ask for photos of the Kongos (seeing as this is the last of the five articles to be rewritten). Cam (Chat)(Prof) 15:11, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
Also,
I know that you've been busy of late, but I'd just like to remind you that Kaga and Hosho are ready for you to work on whenever you are to do so.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:04, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
Cla68, First off, I am sorry to hear about everything that's gone on with the recent CC case at ArbCom. In my experience, your conduct as an editor of the 'Pedia has been phenomenal, and your advice and assistance on Japanese Navy articles of an incalculable value. Secondly, I've started rewriting the article for Fuso class battleship and find myself in dire need of images of the class (I think there's a grand total of two or three on all of Commons). Would you happen to have any from your books that you could upload to commons? Thanks again! Cam (Chat)(Prof) 19:47, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
It's a shame that Attack on Pearl Harbor still needs repair. What do you think? Jehochman Talk 18:17, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
What a bunch of articles you have done. I just came to read the FA article. My old man was in WW2 and even became a bit of a Nippophile (is that a word) after the war. He actually transhipped the bombs from the Indy to Tinian (or was it Saipan, can never keep those two straight). And he was supposed to do some heroistic thing in Korea going under a bridge on the Yalu river counting trucks for intel, but it was called off. Still earned a designation from the NK as a war criminal (long, funny story). And he did something secret later on when his ship dropped out of moverep in the 50s or 60s, but he would never tell me what and then he died. Anyhow...can't think of anything that special, but if you did an article related to it would be cool. Oh...and I wrestled in high school. What a sport. Nothing like spending the winter wrestling to give some confidence as a young small male!TCO (talk) 01:11, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
Akagi is pretty much ready for your loving attentions. I'll probably put some effort into Ryujo while you're working on Akagi, although the sources are a lot scantier than on the other carriers. I didn't photocopy the portions of Sunburst on the carriers, but I think Dank might be able to add anything I've missed from Peattie. Sources are also scanty on the Soryu and Zuikaku-class carriers. Do think that we should work on the class articles first or the individual ship articles? I'm looking pretty far ahead in our long-term project, but your thoughts would be welcome regardless.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 03:09, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
Cla68, could you take a look at the last few sections at Talk:United States and state terrorism and maybe recommend sources and examples of how to fix up that article? Jehochman Talk 21:07, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Cla68,
I've just seen that you have added a reference to Camp Chapman attack. In autumn 2010, the CIA has concluded an investigation, and has communicated some of the findings. I would very much like to add this to the article, but I have limited time right now. The article is a Military history A-Class article right now, and I think it could be nominated for Good article status. Cs32en Talk to me 23:58, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
You might want to look over the comments on the Hosho FAC and on the article talk page, particularly those by Cryptic. He wants to move the CV silhouttes from the Notes section and has some other stuff that you might want to consider.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:49, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
I was thinking of expanding the article on the US Navy fleet oiler USS Neosho (AO-23), perhaps bringing it up to FA-standard if I can find enough information. I haven't worked on an article involving an auxiliary ship of the US Navy before. Would you know of any book titles or other sources of information that I might look for which might have information on this ship's history? Cla68 (talk) 06:43, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
If you choose to focus some energy on the Operation Vengeance article, let me know. One thing it needs is a map of the flight plan, another is a better reading flow, less bouncing around. Binksternet (talk) 20:00, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
Hey Cla, as part of Wikipedia's 10th anniversary celebrations, your Guadalcanal FT is going to be on the main page. See Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 15, 2011. :-) Congratulations! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 23:45, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I found one source that says actor Sam Jaffe was a veteran of World War I, but I can't find anything about this. Any ideas? Viriditas (talk) 09:23, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
WRT: "[10] Everything in that text is in the sources." Nope and the tag makes what is not
"The "by whom" is the journalist who wrote the report." Click on the link and you will find the place that explains to you how to fix it.
Please do not wonder if people remove stuff that is just crap. Please do not take content issues to my talk page as the articles talk page is a better place. Thank you. IQinn (talk) 01:46, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
Hey Cla, I have a word document on the Design B-65 cruisers that was emailed to me by someone (I don't remember who...) awhile back. It uses "Perfect Guide to Japanese Battleships, pp. 140-141" as a reference for one part, but I can't find a book by that name. Can you offer any help? (I found a "perfect guide" to Japanese aircraft carriers, but not much more) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:58, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I found a photo taken on a Japanese carrier during WWII [11]. Would it be possible for you to translate the text on the photo? Thank you Cobatfor (talk) 20:34, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
I had an inquiry by someone I know who asked me where they could find more detail regarding WWII Pacific Theater information and I referred them to your userpage and told them to check out the articles you have listed in your Content section...I doubt anyone else on this website has doen the level of work you have in that area of interest. Is there a list of any other WWII Pacific Theater articles that can be linked to so I can shoot another email to the interested party?--MONGO 15:56, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
Also...wanted to add that I am glad to read above that you are safe, but having been in disaster relief situations in the past and looking at the extent of damage that we have available here stateside, the loss of life there must be enormous.--MONGO 16:02, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
What's the best source for the detailed organization and targets of the Japanese aircraft at Pearl? There's no equivalent of Lengerer for the other four carriers once I get around to doing them.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 17:51, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
*To answer the question posed by the header only; that would be those military sea going vessels capable of launching and recovering aeroplanes, widely known as "aircraft carriers"! LessHeard vanU (talk) 22:39, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Hello, sir! Since you happen to be the author of this FA, is there any chance you know the exact unit this ill-fated B-52 was (is) assigned to and especially its tail number? Thank you very much. --Comiccar (talk) 15:57, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the good adds/edits on death of Osama article. jengod (talk) 23:11, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
Sorry Cla68, but I don't understand. Even if your man didn't meet WP:SOLDIER, how could he fail to meet the general notability guideline? Drmies (talk) 02:43, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
I'm afraid your addition was inaccurate, and I undid it. I watched and copied the NHK program. Japan knew the US developed atomic bombs, but did not know/suspect exactly what the Tinian planes planned to do. Please rewrite the information. Thank you. Oda Mari (talk) 16:53, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
Got a question for you, seeing as you are Japan-based and are much better-suited to answering this question... do you have any sources that say parts from the Chilean battleship Almirante Latorre were used to restore Mikasa? I haven't found any pre-Wikipedia sources that say it. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:11, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
I'm thinking about sending Akagi for an ACR pretty soon. Do you want some more time to work on it or is it OK as is?--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:56, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
There are some issues at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi regarding sourcing of photos and formatting of notes that you need to address.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 00:44, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
Can you shed any light on the mysterious classification of this action as the 'second' Allied offensive of WW-II Pacific? MacArthur had just had to threaten to resign so as to conduct a forward defense (see Brisbane Line, but better yet pp-290-300 of American Caesar.) when Nimitz sent the Marines. The Japanese initiated the Kokoda Trail Battle, their second straight defeat at the hands of MacArthur and the Aussies (and later GIs) fighting along that trail. (It doesn't qualify as a campaign despite some editors calling it that.) In short, I've never ever encountered a single phrase elsewhere which even suggested it was the second offensive in 57 years. // FrankB 02:51, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi, Due to fiddling by a few editors, the first two paras of this article no longer make much sense. It seems to claim that the Allies launched the Kokoda Track Campaign, and bizarrely states that this and the Guadalcanal Campaign aimed to protect the line of communications between Australia and India. The stuff about protecting Australia from invasion is also nonsense. Could you revert this back to whatever the last good version was? Cheers, Nick-D (talk) 08:00, 22 November 2011 (UTC)