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		For fixing my shocking markup and typos on Battle of Maryang San. Anotherclown (talk) 23:32, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

No worries, mate. Cheers for that! — AustralianRupert (talk) 04:37, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

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Review comments

Would it be too much trouble for you to revisit your comments at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Osan? The review has passed its time-deadline and is about to be closed. -MBK₀₀₄ 00:54, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Done. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 08:01, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Redlinks remover

G'day mate, no problems, I enjoy reading your articles and you put alot of expertise and hardwork into them. I think I am getting better with time with article creation and quality and have a wide area of interest that sometimes is distracting but also means if I am bored I can switch tasks. I still do not think I am not on par with you in terms of quality of my articles but as time and new references are bought, I am sure I will improve. Thanks for recognizing my efforts, it is appreciated. If you ever need a hand with any articles or redlinks let me know. Regards (Cam) Newm30 (talk) 02:38, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Robert Peverell Hichens

Hi As you did the B Class for Hitchens, I thought you might consider looking over the A Class review. There seems to be a lack of reviewers at the moment and I would appreciate your comments. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 19:21, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Done. It looks very good. I've left a couple of comments on the review page, otherwise happy to support. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 21:49, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Deletion debates

Would you mind contributing your opinion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/609th Air Communications Squadron? Buckshot06 (talk) 09:41, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

I left a message with a warning that any future edits like the one you highlighted will result in a block. Our editor seems to be new, so I am trying to be generous since we all get moody on the articles we edit from time to time, but I will use the block tool if this continues on vandalism grounds. TomStar81 (Talk) 22:13, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Tom. I appreciate your input. — AustralianRupert (talk) 09:09, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Your welcome. I'll be keeping an eye on the article for the next couple of weeks just to be safe; if any vandalism occurs during that time, you can report it to WP:AIV. Note when you do that the editors was warned that any further vandalism would result in a block since your problem editor has already been warned. TomStar81 (Talk) 10:15, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

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Thanks for your help with 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States)

Thanks for the work you did on 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), especially helping with the citations. If you have time I would appreciate the same help on 206th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)!

Hi, Damon. Sure, I'll be happy to take a look. Overall you have a couple of articles going at the moment that I think have some very good potential. Keep up the good work! — AustralianRupert (talk) 03:28, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Burmese–Siamese War (1548–49)

I changed the Military history project box in Talk:Burmese–Siamese War (1548–49) from South Asia Task force to Southeast Asia, hope you don't mind Sodacan (talk) 02:43, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

That's fine, cheers. Sorry if I mucked it up. — AustralianRupert (talk) 04:36, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/John S. Loisel

Could you take another look at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/John S. Loisel? I've tried to fix what you noted (with the exception of the footnotes you mentions, which I have no clue how to fix). I really appreciate your help thus far - it has been extremely generous.

Thanks, (GregJackP (talk) 22:44, 8 February 2010 (UTC))

Hi GregJackP. I've added some more comments to the ACR now. Also I've left a message on the census template talk page, asking if anyone knows how to fix the issue with the auto date linking. Hopefully someone will offer asssistance. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 11:37, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

• Could you take another look at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/John S. Loisel? I think I have everything fixed now. Thanks, (GregJackP (talk) 15:56, 10 February 2010 (UTC))
  • Done. Looks good now in my opinion, so I've added my support. Well done. — AustralianRupert (talk) 21:49, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Afghanistan Peer Review

I'm about to fix the dab problems and saw you are editing now too. I don't want us to be trying to submit at the same time so I'll wait for an OK from you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marine79 (talk • contribs) 13:09, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Cheers, mate. I'm done for the night now. Just go for it. — AustralianRupert (talk) 13:14, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Ta

1964 list of wrecks - I am having the time of my life on wp shipwrecks (not) - and saw that was the voyager year - as for milhist internals - didnt know there wasnt a list - geeze youse guys are eccentric SatuSuro 05:23, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, no worries. A little different, I know. The project also doesn't support C class. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 05:26, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip - useful to know SatuSuro 08:11, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks again

Howdy. Thanks again for your help with both Maryang San and Kapyong... I can't believe I missed some of those refs. Both those articles are fairly mature (one has been up for nearly two months and through most of an ACR without that being picked up). Kapyong even got nearly 10,000 hits from a DKY and noone picked it up. That tool is so awesome I have run it over some of my other large articles and found both my A class articles (Battle of Bita Paka and Operation Coburg) had a pile of unconsolidated refs too! So cheers again. Take it easy. Anotherclown (talk) 08:17, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

No worries, happy to help. Hopefully Kapyong can get up too. Are you working on anything else before you go away? — AustralianRupert (talk) 12:53, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Yeah - currently writing Battle of Suoi Bong Trang offline (1RAR and US 1st Brigade Feb 1966). Got a bit done so far this weekend and hope to chop out something by tomorrow night or early next week. It will only be a modest B at best but I think I can hack something out. Not sure if I could be bothered with a DKY this time (probably nothing all that interesting I could use as a hook anyway). Kapyong did very well at DKY (I was a bit surprised). How about yourself? Anotherclown (talk) 13:00, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

I've been very slack recently, no new articles for a while. Mainly just cleaning up other articles. I'm completly rewriting 7th Battalion (Australia) offline at the moment. Currently it only discusses World War I, but I'm expanding to include more detail, interwar years and World War II. I'm trying to write all the predecessor units of the currently existing Reserve infantry battalions. So 7th Bn links in with 8th/7th RVR. I've got the WWI history of the 7th from the library, but can't find its WWII history yet. I have to get my skates on, as come next week I'll be very busy and probably won't get anything done on Wiki for quite some time. — AustralianRupert (talk) 13:06, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

We're both going to get the DTs I think... no wiki for 6 months... all my articles are going to get smashed by IPs and other goobers... Anotherclown (talk) 13:21, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Yeah. — AustralianRupert (talk) 13:27, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Upcoming coordinator elections

In about two weeks the coordinator election will take place, and I decided to leave a message here on behalf of the current coordinator tranche to urge you to run for coordinator for this upcoming tranche. We feel you would make an outstanding coordinator for the project, and it is our belief that you would easily obtain a spot should you decide to add your name to the running. You are, of course, under no obligation to run, but an editor of your caliber would be a welcome addition to the force. For the coordinators, TomStar81 (Talk) 22:39, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Tom. Thanks very much for the vote of confidence. It is certainly something I've considered, but I'm not sure that I could give it my all at the moment, though. I've just gone back to uni after being discharged from the Army due to my hip injury, so life is pretty hectic at the moment. I'll still try to check in every now and again, but for the next six months to a year I will not be able to contribute to my previous levels, unfortunately. I certainly appreciate your comments, though. — AustralianRupert (talk) 07:00, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Fair enough. Get well soon, and we will look forward to seeing you back to full health and full editing soon. TomStar81 (Talk) 22:06, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Map for Battle of Suoi Bong Trang

Howdy. I have drawn a map for Battle of Suoi Bong Trang, a new article I finished on the weekend. If you're not too busy can you have a look at both the article and the map and let me know what you think? It took about five hours and still looks like a monkey drew it with a crayon between his teeth. Its still probably the best map I have drawn to date (I have made a few efforts in the past for other articles that I never uploaded because they were horrid). Thanks again. Anotherclown (talk) 10:41, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Just to jump in, but I think that it looks quite good. The background might be a bit too bright green though. Nick-D (talk) 10:48, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Nick - I'll see what it can do. I'm limited by both ability and the software I have. I'm using Powerpoint which is not really the tool of choice for cartographers I'm sure! Anotherclown (talk) 10:59, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Sure, I'll take a look. Had a quick glance and I'm pretty impressed with the map. The green might be a bit bright as Nick says. It seems to stand out on the page, so if it could be toned down a little. I wonder also with the legend, could the mil symbols be explained as you've done with the colours (the layman doesn't have the Battlebook...)? I've made a view attempts at making some maps myself for some of the Bougainville campaign battles I've written about and failed miserably. Never was any good a map marking. Unfortunately I have "...a complete lack of artistic talent..." (Dargen 2008, np) — AustralianRupert (talk) 11:06, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Hmm, thinking some more, I'm not sure how the symbols could be explained in the image itself without making it too crowded. Perhaps they could be explained on the image description page itself? — AustralianRupert (talk) 11:23, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Actually good point, didn't really think about that for some reason. Hmm will have a think about how to do this. Anotherclown (talk) 11:35, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I've taken a look over the article now and I think it looks in pretty good shape. I made a few tweaks, mainly to the lead, so please take a look and see if you are happy with the changes or not. If not just roll it back. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 11:39, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the tweaks to the article too, some good pickups. Ordered refs... wow, sounds like OCD. Actually looks good like that so may be I've got it too! BTW some IP just blanked your user page... but someone already reverted it for you. Wonder what his beef is? Anyway cheers again. Anotherclown (talk) 11:48, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw that. Interesting, then he/she/they had a go at some other user page. I guess it means I've been around a bit now and am becoming visible/annoying? Having said that, it's only the second time my user page has been vandalised. Although the first time doesn't really count, as they were pointing out my own stupidity and were correct to do so (an embarrasing typo on the page)...;-) — AustralianRupert (talk) 11:53, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Verification of Morris order

In regards to the source, I have no doubt it does say "Morris, not knowing who held Kokoda, recalled them to base" but this is not supported by other sources nor by the situation at Kokoda. Owen was in contact with Port Moresby and the Japanese did not attack and take the airfield until that night. Morris should hve known Kokoda was still in allied hands so why would he disregard Owen's communications and think the airfield may be in Japanese hands? Cheers Wayne (talk) 13:47, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Wayne. I see where you're coming from. I'm not sure how to handle this one, though. Perhaps a footnote stating that there is a discrepancy between the sources and discussing what the alternate view is? Keogh's work I believe is considered to be reasonably reliable and it was for a long time the source that the Army used to teach officers about the SWPA campaigns. (Indeed, it was still being discussed when I was at Duntroon only a couple of years ago.) Brune's work is more recent, however, so he may have had access to more sources and possibly maybe did not feel bound to spare the reader's sensibilities about such issues (just thinking out loud - I've not read the Brune book, so I don't really know much about it as a source). To be honest, many of the sources seem to contradict each other on some very significant points. What do you think is the best solution? — AustralianRupert (talk) 22:29, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

It's quite possible that Owen was told that Morris ordered the return as this would avoid some issues that could affect morale. I have Brunes book so I'll check the source he used for that claim. I recommend you get it as it is impeccably researched with 46 pages dedicated to listing his sources with 7 pages listing people he interviewed, listing their connection to kokoda and date of interview. I'll get back to you. Wayne (talk) 03:56, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Found it. An interview with Major Bidstrup, 39th Battalion. According to Bidstrup he was on one of the transports along with Lieut. Lovett, the Battalions Adjutant, and the second platoon of D company. He details how he could see the Australians clearing the airstrip to allow them to land as they circled but despite a "severe verbal exchange" between Lovett and the pilot the pilots refused to land because they were worried the Japanese would attack while they were on the ground (pages 102-103 of Brunes book). That Australians in control of the field was visable to the pilots, along with the verbal exchange seems to indicate no order to return was issued. Wayne (talk) 04:20, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Wayne. I've tweaked the sentence so that it allows the reader to decide the reasons, and includes both views in the footnote. If you get a chance, can you take a look and see what you think? Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 12:04, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

I tweaked it a bit more. Check it out and if you prefer your version I have no problem with you reverting. Wayne (talk) 16:08, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

That seems fine to me. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 23:10, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

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Cheers for that, Rlevse. That made my day, so to speak... ;-) — AustralianRupert (talk) 05:16, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

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Conscription and the CMF

I read your article on the Australian Army Reserve with great interest. I have a comment to make on the effects of conscription on the CMF in the period 1965-72, although this is a personal anecdote with very little value to Wikipedia. I was in a CMF battalion in Queensland between 1969 and 1973. I went in as a conscript, but I'd previously spent some time in the Regular Army. The battalion led a pretty relaxed life. Most of the officers were quite old and had been there a long time, and a lot of the ORs were surprisingly old too. Turnover was low - most of them had been there for years. I hesitate to use the word "slack", but training and performance standards were not particularly high. A lot of the weapons and equipment were old and unreliable; when I first joined we still trained with Owen guns and No. 36 grenades, and wore British khaki webbing over our greens. Some of the battalion trucks were Second World War vintage. Before conscription, it was a blokey club for men who liked camping in the bush at weekends and firing weapons at the rifle range.

Conscription brought in a large number of young blokes, all the same age, who on average were brighter and had more education and technical skills than the volunteers. A lot of them very quickly rose to NCO level, and a few went to OCTU and got their First Appointment. Their technical abilities meant that within a few years, specialist areas like the battalion intelligence section, the medics, the cooks, the signallers and the motor mechanics were all filled by conscripts who did those things in their civilian lives. Senior officers and mid-ranks like WO and Staff Sergeant were still held by long-term volunteers - some of them ex-Regular - but by 1972 most of the Corporals, Sergeants and platoon commanders, even a few Captains, were conscripts.

So when conscription ended, the guts fell out of the battalion. On the Monday morning after Gough Whitlam was elected, outside the Q-Store there was a queue of blokes waiting to hand in their kitbags. I stayed on till the end of 1973, and by that time more than half of the NCOs and most of the skilled tradespeople were gone. The battalion was back to the older blokes who liked to camp in the bush.

I assume similar things happened in every CMF unit across the country. I don't know whether this effect of conscription has been widely recognised, or whether the Millar Report understood what had happened in the CMF. I've been very sceptical about the value of conscription ever since, because I've never heard anyone in either military or political circles talk about planning for its end. Peter Bell (talk) 01:39, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for that feedback, Peter. I'm considering reworking the article sometime with a view to taking it to a higher assessment (but currently very busy unfortunately), so will certainly try to incorporate this information if I can. I'd imagine that your experience was very similar to many who served at that time. Off the top of my head, I think Millar does says something about this somewhere. Dayton McCarthy's ADFA thesis (which is now a book) might also. Most of my sources for the article belong to a mate and he's currently serving overseas, so it will probably have to wait until he gets back. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to comment. Have a good one. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 09:03, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Just to jump in, I've read scholarly books by historians which say exactly the same thing as Peter's very interesting post above. I think that Albert Palazzo's excellent book on the Australian Army's structure might have been one of them and I imagine that this is covered in the book David Horner edited on the RAR. Books on the Army in the Vietnam War normally also remark on the generally high quality of the conscripted soldiers. Nick-D (talk) 10:26, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Cheers for that, NIck. I will make sure to look at those sources as well. — AustralianRupert (talk) 10:25, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

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Arnold Potts

Hi AustralianRupert. I have started adding detail to Arnold_Potts#Kokoda_Track_Campaign, would you mind having a look and giving me an opinion? There is actually quite a lot about Potts in the main Kokoda Track campaign article.

I am setting out to relate the story (as told by Brune<ref>Brune, Peter (2003). A Bastard of a Place: The Australians in Papua. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-74114-403-5. http://books.google.ca/books?id=oWx1oq8RPcQC&lpg=PP1&dq=A%20Bastard%20of%20a%20Place%20%3A%20The%20Australians%20in%20Papua&client=firefox-a&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=&f=true.</ref>) of his leadership in the fighting withdrawal, and follow up with the story of his dismissal, victim of larger forces etc. It's a very good story. Problem is most of it is already embedded through Kokoda Track campaign.

I am aware that the Potts page as I have left it tells half the story, then closes abruptly - I will have to decide smartly whether to continue in this vein or go for a much less ambitious biography. Your thoughts?SpoolWhippets (talk) 12:25, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Hi, SpoolWhippets. I've taken a bit of a look. It does unbalance the article a bit, but probably not too much. (If the Bougainville campaign can be expanded it would probably fix this issue.) My suggestion is finish writing it how you've set out to, put it up for a peer review and then once it is done it can be pruned back if necessary. I've made a few tweaks, mainly around Manual of Style issues, but it otherwise seems okay. Good work so far. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 13:16, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks very much. Will do.SpoolWhippets (talk) 20:48, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Question - when speaking of a vulnerable position on a battlefield would you describe it as "undefendable" or "indefensible"? Wiktionary has both but the latter is mostly encountered talking about abstract things like ideas. cheers SpoolWhippets (talk) 00:59, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

I'd say indefensible, personally. — AustralianRupert (talk) 10:27, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Maybe even "untenable". ChoraPete (talk) 16:40, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

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Thanks

Thanks for assessing the articles that I requested. Have A Great Day! Lord Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 15:07, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

No worries at all. Thanks for your contributions. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 22:58, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

10th Division (Australia)

Hi, just wondering whether you can point out why the 34th Brigade is see also on this page? Regards Newm30 (talk) 23:40, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Hi, not sure myself as it was already there when I got to work on it. I *think* it is because instead of re-raising the 10th Division for the invasion of Japan, when the invasion was cancelled the Army raised the 34th Bde for occupation duties. Does that make sense? — AustralianRupert (talk) 23:44, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

G'day, thanks for the Redlink Remover Barnstar, much appreciated. Do you think a sentence is required after the link or within the article so as to provide a "reason" as there is no reference within the page, to remove any confusion as to why the 34th Brigade is also worth looking at?

P.S. Not sure whether naval military interests you, but I have created the List of ships assigned to the Australia Station. (Cam) Newm30 (talk) 02:19, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

I think that a line in the prose should/could be added to the 10th Div article to include the 34th Bde. Then the "See also" section could be removed and thus it would make sense why it was being linked. Just had a look at the List of ships assigned to the Australia Station. Lots of redlinks there; that should keep you busy for a while! :-) — AustralianRupert (talk) 11:07, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Sounds good. So far I have created two articles of ships in the list. I have a book with the information on all ships in the book, so will keep me extremely busy. Newm30 (talk) 11:18, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the star

Cheers! I'm really enjoying doing the maps. Please let me know if you pick up any errors or can think of any improvements. Its also very easy for me to make slightly different versions, so bear that in mind. Have a great day SpoolWhippets (talk) 21:49, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Fellow Bougainville campaign enthusiast

Hi, just letting you know I have created an article on 27th Battalion and Soraken. I have also included the battle of Ratsua on the Bougainville campaign box. I am lost while the alexbot new article pages are down. Newm30 (talk) 01:47, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

That's great work. I just saw that you created Bonis Peninsula a little while ago too. I've linked that in one of the battle articles now, too. I've been thinking about creating stubs for the locations in the articles for a while, but don't really have any information. I'm hoping to complete all the redlinks in the campaign box sometime, but suspect the last couple of battles involving the US forces will remain for a while unfortunately. Keep up the good work! — AustralianRupert (talk) 05:44, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

I was wondering what your opinion was on whether the following battles on Bougainville should be captured individually or contained in other battles preludes? The battles in question, but not limited to, are Little George Hill, Artillery Hill, Mosigetta, Mawareka, Puriata River, Soraken. Or perhaps these should these be contained in the overarching article Bougainville Campaign or potentially sub-campaign articles e.g. Central Bougainville campaign, Northern Bougainville campaign and South Bougainville campaign? Newm30 (talk) 00:44, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Hmm, yes I've been wondering about this myself. Some of the battles are perhaps not notable enough in the scheme of things to have separate articles. Perhaps the best way would be to expand the parent Bougainville campaign article to include a little bit on each of the main engagements, including ones like Little George, Artillery Hill etc. — AustralianRupert (talk) 05:36, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

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RE Orris S. Ferry

Thank you for noticing that! I have corrected the error. Have A Great Day! Lord Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 12:02, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Italian divisions template

Hi I believe the template opens automatically when the article is viewed ? but yes it would be better closed. By the way well done in the Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators/March 2010 hope you get in. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 12:32, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Jim. Thanks. Regarding the template, I'm not sure why but for some reason I can't get it to collapse on the individual articles. I've tried adding "state=collapse" to the template as it appears on the individual articles, but that doesn't seem to work. It works if I add it to the actual template itself, though, so that is what I've done. Thus the template will be automatically collapsed on all articles when they load and readers can just click the "show" button if they wish to view. Are you okay with this? If not please feel free to revert. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 21:40, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

No that fine, would have done it myself but did not know how --Jim Sweeney (talk) 21:57, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

RE: Jack Harman

I've added some info to the intro of this article. I have to admit, introductions aren't my strong point, so if this isn't good enough I'd be very glad if you could give me some further pointers. And just call me Gaia if you like. Thanks, Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk | _Sign 20:38, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Hi Gaia, I've expanded the lead a little bit more. Please take a look and tweak anything you don't agree with. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 21:29, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Looks perfect. Thanks a lot! Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk | _Sign 21:55, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

No worries at all. Happy to help. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 21:58, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

New articles

Hi, just thought you would like to know I have created 21st Battalion (Australia), Battle of the Coconut Grove and Koiari Raid. Hope to be able to bring up all US battles in Bougainville to at least start asap. Newm30 (talk) 11:18, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Good work, more redlinks taken care of! Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 11:35, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Pyongtaek

I have responded to all of your concerns in this review. —Ed!^(talk) 02:27, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

John Perkins

Thanks for all the feedback. Really appreciated it. --Corneredmouse (talk) 22:21, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

No worries at all, happy to help. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 22:23, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Darwin Mobile Force

Some more references, using National Library's digitalisation of newspapers. Darwn Mobile Force newspaper articles Regards Newm30 (talk) 11:30, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Wow, that's an interesting tool. Never come across it before (shame on me!), but thanks very much for that. — AustralianRupert (talk) 22:26, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

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Congrats on your election as Coordinator for the Military history Project. In honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. TomStar81 (Talk) 00:09, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Seconded well done --Jim Sweeney (talk) 19:10, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations AustralianRupert, and thank you for your support at the election, very much appreciated. See you around the Milhist pages! Ranger Steve (talk) 20:40, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Cheers Tom, Jim and Steve. I look forward to working with you all this term. — AustralianRupert (talk) 22:22, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Coordinator election

Thank you for your support MisterBee1966 (talk) 14:45, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

No worries, you've earned it. — AustralianRupert (talk) 22:24, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you very much for your support on the coordinator elections. I look forward to working with you for the next six months, at least. – Joe N 13:53, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

No worries at all. Take care. — AustralianRupert (talk) 22:13, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Maps & congratulations

Hi - congratulations on your election as coordinator. Also - I have just been dropping in some detail maps to your Bougainville battle articles. Let me know if they are OK, or if I have missed anything out. Also for future notice - is it OK etiquette to just plonk them into the article or should I be uploading them then notifying the main editor of the article (in this case you) so you can put it in as you see fit? cheers SpoolWhippets (talk) 22:33, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, mate. Those maps are excellent additions. Regarding adding them, on anything I've worked on or written, I'm fine with you just adding them in as you see fit. For other articles I'd suggest just putting a message on the talk page stating your intent to add a different map and asking for opinions. If no one responds after a few days, just be bold and add them in. That's my take, anyway. I'd only do this for articles that are B class or beyond, if its Start class and there is no clear main contributor (or little recent activity on the article), it would normally be fairly non controversial just to be bold and make the changes without notification. Cheers. Keep up the good work! — AustralianRupert (talk) 22:38, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

OK, Ta.SpoolWhippets (talk) 01:56, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Task Forces

That's very kind of you AR, but don't worry, you beat me fair and square (by seconds) to the last slot! In all seriousness though, I'll still keep an eye on the task force page and I can't imagine anyone will mind my helping out if I can. Ranger Steve (talk) 12:15, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Ok, no worries. — AustralianRupert (talk) 12:30, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Cheers for the heads up. I've shoved myself in there but if you want to take it back feel free to bump me down to the support slot. Ranger Steve (talk) 09:32, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

William needs you

		William Windsor needs help!
		I am trying to bring the article William Windsor (goat) up to good article status; as you previously helped, I wondered if you might have time to look at it again, and perhaps help improve it. All contributions welcome. Thank you for your time.  Chzz  ►  15:29, 1 April 2010 (UTC) (No, this is not an April Fool thing)

 ChzzBot  ►  17:07, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Sure, I'll be happy to help out if I can. I'm a bit busy at the moment, but will stop by and take a look for typos etc. — AustralianRupert (talk) 10:17, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Ted T. Tanouye

Hello AustralianRupert! Thanks so much for your kind and helpful analysis. No need to apologize about overkill. I've recently retired from a legal research position with the U.S. Courts so the citation of authority comes naturally. As a first timer I just wasn't sure what was appropriate. I've addressed your suggestions and added some additional documentation, perhaps too much. Just let me know. Luckily, I'm professionally inclined towards the retention of any and all research materials, so working these cites back in was not much trouble. Thanks again for your assistance and your encouragement. --Mdunn30 (talk) 15:45, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Mdunn30. Looks good to me. I've re-assessed as B class. Good work. The next step if you are wanting to take it further is a peer review, which could give you ideas for taking it to a Good Article or A-class assessment. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 15:50, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I do appreciate your patience. As a novice at this, I hope you will indulge me a question. Is peer review something that I should do? Or would it be making more of my modest contribution than it deserves? Feel free to be as candid as you think necessary. I respect your opiniion. --Mdunn30 (talk) 16:27, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi, no worries. Peer review is open for everyone and any article can be submitted to it (stubs all the way through to Featured articles). It is just a forum where you ask what others in the project think of an article and how it might be improved further. Certainly, I wouldn't think that anyone would feel you were making more of the contribution than deserved (although I think it is a decent article). I can fully understand your reluctance as a new editor, though. I'd recommend it as the next step with the article, but only if you were wanting to take it to a higher assessment than B class. Such higher assessments would be GA, A or FA, which require a formalised process to be undertaken and are more stringent than a B class assessment. Perhaps if you take a look at some of the other articles listed in the peer review section, and see what comments they've elicited, that might help you decide whether or not it is something you wish to undertake. If you decide that you don't wish to do so, there are many more stubs or start-class articles on Wikipedia that you might like to consider working. You can find similar articles to the one you've worked on by clicking through the categories on the bottom of the article. Also the Military history project has 48 task forces, some of which might be of interest to yourself.Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 16:35, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Excellent advice. Let me look around at some other articles (and accompanying comments)and get a better feel for the terrain. I can make a better decision if I know a little more about the process. Regardless of my ultimate decision, I can honestly say that it has been a pleasant labor so far, made doubly so by your patient assistance and advice. I'll be in touch. Best regards. --Mdunn30 (talk) 17:15, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

problem with a template

Rupert, do you know how to make the convert template {{convert}} be more precise? It's showing that 2 km = 1 mile which it doesn't. I've tried fiddling by using the precision nomenclature, but I cannot get it right. The Battle of Dürenstein (under battlefield site) has this problem. Also, thanks for reading Mount Saint Peter's Church.  :) Auntieruth55 (talk) 20:01, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Ruth. Interesting. Take a look at these variations below (you will need to hit the Edit button to look at the different mark up codes used):

2 kilometres (1.2 mi)

2 kilometers (1 mi) (currently the one used in Durenstein)

2 kilometers (1.2 mi)

1.2 miles (1.9 km)

Regarding the one on Battle of Durenstein, I think the issue is the '0', which I think tells it to round the number to the nearest whole mi. Maybe if you knock that out of it, that might fix it? No worries about Mt St Peter's Church. I'm interested to see what the students come up with. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 00:06, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

thanks. That fixed it. You might take a look at the article on Evolution of Timpani in the 18th and 19th centuries. It's very good, although he hasn't added enough citations yet. Auntieruth55 (talk) 00:19, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

If you go to Wikipedia:School and university projects/Shaping the Modern World SP2010/Paper template and look at "articles edited" there is a list. Auntieruth55 (talk) 00:53, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Ruth. I'll take a look at a few of them. — AustralianRupert (talk) 01:01, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Darwin Mobile Force

On April 4, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Darwin Mobile Force, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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Offsite email

Hi Pdfpdf,

Just to let you know, I've sent you an offsite email. I just found your email from December. Apologies for not having replied sooner. Natually, I'll give myself an uppercut. Take care. — AustralianRupert (talk) 23:47, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Well, as the infamous "they" say: "Better late than never"!

I had a day-trip to Fairbairn last month. I thought I'd be going to Russell and the south-side too, so I got a car. When I returned it, I'd done 8km.

My longer trip seems to perpetually be "next month", though I think it will happen at the end of April, or the funding will turn back into a pumpkin.

BTW: Sometime before the end of May I should be spending a week HQ 1 Div - is that anywhere near you?

I'll eventually reply in more detail by email. Best wishes, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:00, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I'm quite close to 1 Div. — AustralianRupert (talk) 13:40, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

2 cols

I'm almost embarassed to admit I use IE, so I only EVER see 1 column. One day I must use a different browser to see what 2 cols looks like. Which browser do you use?
I'm sure 2 cols must look OK - I doubt you would have done it if it didn't look OK.
By-the-way, there'll probably be a couple of hundred refs by the time the list becomes semi-stable.
Thanks for your help. Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 11:11, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Firefox supports the columns function. On IE, the two columns mark up just seems to make the font slightly smaller. Not really sure why. Yeah, it will be huge with all those refs, but ultimately it will be a much better list. Good work so far, by the way. — AustralianRupert (talk) 11:22, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Pathfinder Platoon

Thanks I have added a notability tag to the article for now and have tried to find sources for the article which is a bit of a mess. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 14:50, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

No worries. Take it easy. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 22:34, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

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Military history of France

Hi there. As you have an analogous GA/GAN, can you have a look at Wikipedia:Featured_article_review/Military history of France/archive1 please? There is a big stalemate between two editors and nobody else is participating. It is about whether the contents are focussed and cover the nominal topic. YellowMonkey (vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll) 01:12, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi, YellowMonkey. I've added some comments. Not sure if it is exactly what is required, but I don't really have much knowledge of the topic. The article seems quite good to me, although there are quite a few places where I feel a citation is needed (although I do tend to over cite, so maybe I am barking up the wrong tree). — AustralianRupert (talk) 05:57, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article review/Harry S. Truman/archive1‎

Hi again. Can you look at this FAR? I only know about the Indochina stuff, but judging from the stuff in that section, and the generally odd weighting to various things, the content seems to have been put together in an ad hoc way. I think you would know a lot more about the whole geopolitical stuff in there especially the Cold War/Korea/end of WWII etc YellowMonkey (vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll) 06:52, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I've taken a look and added some comments. To be honest, the some of geopolitical stuff is "beyond my ken". There are a few issues, though, that need to be addressed IMO. — AustralianRupert (talk) 12:47, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Peer review archiving

In the future, when archiving peer reviews, please remember from the documentation at {{WPMILHIST}} that the proper notation is not peer-review=old but old-peer-review=yes. What you did here results in there being no mention of a peer review in our assessment banner. -MBK₀₀₄ 01:35, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi, MBK. Sorry about that. Thanks for letting me know. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 02:12, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Donald Grant Millard

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Great work on the fixups; thanks  Chzz  ►  04:36, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

No worries, happy to help. Have a good one. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 07:22, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

3rd Recon Proposal

• Thank you Sir for your input, and I do see your points. Mlpearc MESSAGE 22:26, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

No worries at all, happy to help. Good luck with improving the article. — AustralianRupert (talk) 22:38, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Order of Saint Hubert

Thanks for your support on that! Auntieruth55 (talk) 00:15, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

No worries, its good work. — AustralianRupert (talk) 00:16, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Flight Time Re-Write

• Current working re-write and proposed section "to be" inserted can be seen Here Mlpearc MESSAGE 21:59, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi, that's probably about the right size in my opinion. — AustralianRupert (talk) 23:12, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

• Final verison, now in main article Here Mlpearc MESSAGE 15:48, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Cheers. Looks okay to me. — AustralianRupert (talk) 22:14, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Admin?

You can DIY with Dougie and all the other vandal attacks YellowMonkey (vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll) 04:02, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Certainly thinking about it, but thinking I should wait a bit longer. I probably haven't got the experience yet, though. I'm finding I'm still learn something most days on Wiki. — AustralianRupert (talk) 14:34, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Rollback!

I have granted rollback rights to your account; the reason for this is that after a review of some of your contributions, I believe you can be trusted to use rollback correctly, and for its intended usage of reverting vandalism, and that you will not abuse it by reverting good-faith edits or to revert-war. For information on rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback and Wikipedia:Rollback feature. If you do not want rollback, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Good luck and thanks. —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 07:11, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Cheers, Ed. — AustralianRupert (talk) 08:19, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Bah

Those phantom by night airfield creators who havent any idea about tags or categories - you can have them ;) SatuSuro 14:26, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

It keeps me off the street, at least. :-) — AustralianRupert (talk) 14:28, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

:o - yeah as for the southeast asian taskforce- there must a whole minefield of potential stubs no-one has even contemplated yet - I know a stash of war-time (ie 2WW) british intelligence folders at my old uni - http://prospero.murdoch.edu.au/search~S1?/Xsurabaya&Go=+go+&searchscope=1&SORT=A/Xsurabaya&Go=+go+&searchscope=1&SORT=A&SUBKEY=surabaya/1%2C42%2C42%2CB/frameset&FF=Xsurabaya&Go=+go+&searchscope=1&SORT=A&41%2C41%2C that would knock the socks if i ever get inspired :( SatuSuro 14:34, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

If I ever had the hours in the day :( http://prospero.murdoch.edu.au/search~S1?/tSpecial+report+(Allied+Geographical+Section.+Sout/tspecial+report+allied+geographical+section+southwest+pacific+area+++66/-3,-1,0,B/browse SatuSuro 14:36, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Interesting. There's quite a few location stubs I'd be keen to see be created for some of the battle articles I've written surrouding the Bougainville campaign. — AustralianRupert (talk) 14:39, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Well if you see anything in that bunch (they are mostly nice and thick with interesting mixes of photos and maps and text - let me know - I can borrow em and scan appropriate items :) SatuSuro 14:44, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

It is not in your link above, but I had a look at the uni catalogue and I'd be keen to look at "Bougainville 1942-1945 : Australians in the Pacific War" [researched and written by Anthony Staunton] call number # 940.5426592 BOU 2005 if it was possible. It is 67 pages, though, so it might be a bit too much. But I'd certainly appreciate your time and effort if I could even get a look at the contents page so I could see if the book is worth trying to buy/borrow from up here in Brisbane. — AustralianRupert (talk) 14:59, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Before next tuesday at the latest (i have some overdue books :) - cheers SatuSuro 15:03, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

No rush, but sounds great. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 15:07, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein review

Thanks for your review. I think I addressed you comments MisterBee1966 (talk) 12:19, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Looks good now. I've added my support. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 12:22, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Number 13 class battleship review

Tanks for the review! I've implemented why they were struck into Construction. Could you also review Kii class battleship, please. Buggie111 (talk) 22:33, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I had a look, but I'm really out of my depth with ship articles. I think it is probably a B, but I'd probably prefer if someone with more knowledge rated it. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 23:21, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Battle of Slater's Knoll

Just letting you know I will be creating the bio's for John Field and John McKinna soon. Newm30 (talk) 11:49, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Cheers, I appreciate it. Keep up the good work. — AustralianRupert (talk) 11:50, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

John Perkins (Royal Navy officer)

You rated this article "Start" class a while back. I've made some edits and added some info etc. Could you please, when you have time, take another look as I think it might qualify for "B-class" now. Many thanks Corneredmouse (talk) 09:47, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Sure, happy to do so. I've taken a look and agree that it is now B class. I've left a few comments/suggestions on the article talk page that you might like to consider. — AustralianRupert (talk) 13:59, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

USS Washington (BB-47)

Could you tell me why it fails "coverage and accuracy"? I don't find anything wanting. I'm asing you since you'd be the type of reader who deson't know about ships. Buggie111 (talk) 16:45, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Buggie111. I feel it fails coverage and accuracy for a number of reasons. My main concern is the Construction section. It is mainly just a large block quote about the an Act of Congress, with only one sentence about the actual construction. Information about why the ship's construction was cancelled only seems to be covered in the lead, however it should be mentioned in both the lead (briefly) and in more detail in the article's body. Specifically, information that should be included in the Construction section should include how far along she was towards completion (75.9% is mentioned in the lead but nowhere else), when she was launched, was it commissioned, why was it called Washington (mentioned in lead, but not elsewhere), etc? Also, some background information about why the ship was being built (other than just the block quote), e.g. the First World War had ended, so why did the US decide they needed more ships? Also background infomation about the naval limitation treaty would help provide understanding to the reader. Finally, in the Construction section the date for the Act of Congress doesn't seem correct: "3 August 1886". Is this correct, the quote mentions "nineteen nineteen"? If it is correct, the 33 year gap should be explained. — AustralianRupert (talk) 00:42, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. I'll get to it as soon as I DYK Brazilian battleship Riachuelo. Buggie111 (talk) 01:37, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Douglas MacArthur

Hey Rupert, could you have a squiz at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Douglas MacArthur/archive1? I'm trying to get the five-star general promoted. Hawkeye7 (talk) 05:25, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Oh hell

That book - damn - will try to get a look this week - too many threads too many fields of thought :( - sorry SatuSuro 00:36, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

No dramas. Whenever is fine, don't put yourself out to get it. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 07:27, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the barnstar! Much appreciated. Best, Historical Perspective (talk) 17:42, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

No worries, you earned it. Keep up the good work. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 07:47, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Forfarforce and Layforce II

Great will revert I did a quick search and could find no mention. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 12:29, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

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Canberra and Australia FAR

Dear Canberran (per your stay at RMC) and decorated article writer, please lend a hand YellowMonkey (bananabucket!) 06:31, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

I was hoping to coax you into helping with the content :) YellowMonkey (vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll) 02:57, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, sorry I'm sort of struggling to contribute much to the article space at the moment. — AustralianRupert (talk) 05:05, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

XP-48

Thanks for cleaning things up. I shouldn't re-write an article at 5 in the morning. :P - The Bushranger _{Return fire}^{Flank speed} 01:59, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

No worries, have a good one. AustralianRupert (talk) 02:10, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Red Links

Thanks that's my first one of those. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 16:22, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Barn-owl star

		Wise Old Owl Award
		I'm learning a lot about a lot of different things from your A-class reviews of ships. - Dank (push to talk) 18:41, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Cheers, I've never seen one of those before! — AustralianRupert (talk) 01:27, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Operation Crimp

Hey mate. When I was home on leave I placed Operation Crimp up for GA and as part of the review the question of some additional US sources has been raised. Unfortunately the majority of the sources I have used are Australian, although was able to get my hands on the American official history (and the PAVN). When I was rewriting it I looked fairly widely for American sources and have added as much US info as I could find (although most of it is gleaned from Australian works). Just wondering if you might be able to have a bit of a dig around and see what else you can find? I would do it myself but I'm kind of buggered now. BTW I will be offline for a bit but I will come back to this as soon as I can. The link for the GA review is here. I hope this isn't asking too much given your real life commitments. Cheers. Anotherclown (talk) 14:40, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi, mate. I will have a look but I don't think I'll be much use. I'll be limited to net sources and from the search I just did most of them are not really reliable. Anyway, take care with your own RL commitments. BTW, if I ever come across Colonel R again I'm going to give them a piece of my mind and it won't be pretty. I want my old job back. Its 2 am and I'm still working on rubbish for Monday. Of course, if I got off wiki and did some work, maybe I wouldn't still be awake, but anyway... — AustralianRupert (talk) 16:13, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Found a couple of journal articles on ProQuest, not sure if they are any use to you, though. I've emailed them to you, but I'm struggling to get any time online at the moment so I don't think I'll be able to help. Sorry. Anyway, hope to hear from you again in a week or so. — AustralianRupert (talk) 13:21, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for that, its a start at least. Yellowmonkey has put me onto some books, will have to see if they are available through Googlebooks though. Take it easy. Cheers. Anotherclown (talk) 17:32, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Confusion between West India Regiment and British West Indies Regiment

Hi - sorry to bother you but I recall that you have had previous involvement with the West India Regiment article and have knowledge of the subject. There has recently been a small scale edit war on the WIR site concerning the slightly obscure subject of whether the Regiment saw active service against the Turks in Palestine during the final months of World War I. I believe that the cited references given make it clear that it was two battalions of the wartime raised British West Indies Regiment that fought against against the Turks, while the regulars of the WIR, after respectable service in German Africa, simply guarded lines of communication. The dispute could probably be resolved quickly and amicably but some ugly charges of racism by "white historians and ignorants who cannot deal with real history" are being made by an anonomous editor who does not appear to realise that both units were recruited from exactly the same black Caribbean population. If you have the time, as an informed third party could you look at the article and perhaps comment in your diplomatic way. I admit the sources that I used could be wrong but I dislike seeing a good article that a number of people have contributed to being distorted in this way. Cheers. buistR 08:31, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi, buistR, I've added my opinion to the talk page. To be honest, though, I've not got any real specific content knowledge, but I believe that you are right. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 10:26, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks AustralianRupert. I think that your comments struck just the right note. Cheers.buistR 19:58, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Louis H. Carpenter article update

I finally got some information I was waiting for and I added it to Louis H. Carpenter. This confirmed and updated dates for ranks, assignments, and positions. I also finally confirmed his service with the 5th United States Colored Cavalry Regiment. I would appreciate if you took a look at it. With another review, do you think this will finally get to A/FA status?

Please let me know. Jrcrin001 (talk) 08:51, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

I've added a quick review to the article's talk page. Unfortunately, I've not got much online time at the moment so can't really do much more than that. Sorry. — AustralianRupert (talk) 09:53, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

1 RAR

The man with everything at his fingertips! Ta, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

BTW: Could you have a look at John Caligari? Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:45, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Sure, not a bad article at all. I've upgraded assessment to start class. It needs an image or infobox to satisfy B class criterion # 5 and just a bit more detail for B2 (e.g in Early life state parents names, siblings etc.) IMO. The bare url chains should probably be hidden also, either with {{cite web}} template or some other way. Otherwise, I think it would be close to a B class article. Good work. — AustralianRupert (talk) 13:18, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for having a look. I find your comments very interesting. I felt it was still "under construction", and was working my way though that list of URLs! Maybe it's time to tidy things up a bit ... Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 14:36, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

PNS Ghazi

Having problems with Indian editors at the PNS Ghazi article. I've reported them at the NPOV noticeboard and the OR noticeboard but it seems that nobody wants to get involved. So I end up just going in circles with the same Indian editors, who claim that Indian news sources are neutral/reliable and the article should be built up solely on them. I need some advice. Are editors afraid of getting involved in Indo-Pak-related disputes? Do I need to go to the "Arbitration cabal"? Thanks.--Hj108 (talk) 12:20, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately, articles about Indian and Pakistani topics have a tendency to attract editors with a non neutral point of view and to result in edit wars. In my own experience attempts at moderating these edit wars often end in the neutral editor being accused of bias themselves. As a result, I think, some editors have decided just to stay away from the topics altogether as Wikipedia is supposed to be a fun experience. Of course, none of this helps you with your issue. My advice would be to leave a message on the main Military history talk page asking for input from interested/knowledgable editors. It can be found here: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history. Also, the South Asian military history task force: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history/South Asian military history task force. Someone within the project may have the knowledge required to try to sort out this issue. — AustralianRupert (talk) 13:28, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your response, I'll try the Mil History board when I get some time. Thanks again.--Hj108 (talk) 11:04, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

List of commanding officers of the USS Oklahoma (BB 37)

I've fixed all of your concerns. My book makes a special note of Kenworthy, so I decided to throw that in. Could you please re-review, and could you please be a bit snappy, as this is a MilHist contest submission. Buggie111 (talk) 15:59, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

It looks very good, however, I note that there is another user on the talk page with concerns about the inclusion of Kenworthy. Unless Kenworthy is listed as an official commanding officer, I don't feel he should be on the list. (Is there an official list of COs anywhere? Aust Army units usually maintain an official list, so I would think that maybe US Navy ships might do so also.) I have no naval experience, but from my time in the Army, I know that many officers act in roles that they don't officially hold, and they will not usually be included on lists of officers appointed to that position. My suggestion is to post a query on the main mil hist talk page and ask for people with maritime knowledge to determine the answer to this one. However, once that is sorted out, I'm sure it can be assessed as a B class. — AustralianRupert (talk) 00:11, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

I bet the captain went off to some ball that lasted longer than 34 minutes. Removed. Now does it look good? Buggie111 (talk) 00:54, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

I've updated the assessment to B class. I've made a few tweaks, that you might want to check to make sure I didn't change anything incorrectly. — AustralianRupert (talk) 10:57, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Arges

I've split it into two sections + a small lead. no more info can be found. Reasses? Buggie111 (talk) 02:57, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Ian has done this for you now. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 07:03, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

27th Battalion (Australia)

Hi, how are you? I just got a copyvio alert for 27th Battalion (Australia) from Theleftorium. Can you provide feedback please. Regards Newm30 (talk) 16:35, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Newm30. Quite busy at the moment, but I shouldn't complain. My advice is to go back through the sources and see where the article paraphrases them, then try to rewrite those sections. Unfortunately, sometimes when an article is based on one or two sources they can sometimes accidentally become too close to the original source. Are there some other sources you could consult? For the WWII section, the Official Histories themselves could be used, they can be found here: [1]. Sorry I can't be much more help at the moment. — AustralianRupert (talk) 08:55, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

I had a go at a rewrite. Take a look at see what you think. It is here: User:AustralianRupert/Sandbox. — AustralianRupert (talk) 14:29, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. It looks great and hope not too many more come. I know its a drive by Wiki, but as you indicated, when an article is based on one or two sources they can sometimes accidentally become too close to the original source. And sometimes as an individual you may only have those sources and hope that others who have more sources add to the articles. I owe you one. Cam. (Newm30 (talk) 03:24, 1 June 2010 (UTC))

Hi Rupert. I came across this article and its looking pretty good so far. Any idea about the post war history of the battalion though (i.e. the 10th/27th Battalion, Royal South Australia Regiment etc)? Ian Kurings book Redcoats to Cams may have something on this but I'm not sure, might be worth a look at least. I have a copy and if you ask the lady of the house nicely I'm sure she would happily extend borrowing rights to you. Cheers. Anotherclown (talk) 14:36, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

I've posted some material on the battalion's post-war history on the article talk page Nick-D (talk) 23:54, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Cheers, guys, I'll see what I can do to piece something together. — AustralianRupert (talk) 06:38, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Don't forget McCArthy's Once and Future Army which I also have. Anotherclown (talk) 16:02, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Also The Bulletin, Volume 23, Issue 89 (1972), Military Historical Society (United Kingdom), has an article on the 27th Battalion, RSAR. Its not fully available on google books and the snippet view is tantalizingly close to giving us the answers (says something about 1 July) but not a year. I can't find a copy anywhere, maybe you could have more luck. From my research to date I think 1RSAR was split into the 10th and 27th battalions on 1 July 1965, when the 9th Task Force was re-formed but nothing yet quite proves it precisely. Anotherclown (talk) 16:29, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

When I view that Bulletin article it says "July 1st, 1965, the regiment was renumbered the 10th Battalion, Royal South Australian Regiment" (but it cuts off there). That could imply that 1 RSAR became 10 RSAR and 27th was split from that later, but it could also be going to say that 1 RSAR became 10 RSAR and 27 RSAR. I suspect that it is the latter, but can't be sure. — AustralianRupert (talk) 09:07, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Apparently the closest library copy is 590 miles (950 km) away at the ADFA library. Pity I'm not down that way anymore. Could have just ducked out for a walk and picked it up last year. — AustralianRupert (talk) 09:28, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

I have emailed the secretary of the Military Historical Society... maybe they might have an electronic copy that would be willing to share? If I have no joy maybe you could arrange an inter-library loan through uni? Anyway its a long shot but we'll see. Pretty certain my thesis above is correct though (indeed the page on RSAR actually says this also but doesn't have a reference). Anotherclown (talk) 15:01, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

I live in Canberra and regularly visit the ADFA Library (as a member of the public; I'm not in the military) so can look into this if you like sometime in the next couple of weeks. Just to clarify though, what books (and/or pages?) are you interested in. Nick-D (talk) 10:17, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi Nick, if its not too much trouble that would be great. I haven't had a response to my email to the Military Historical Society yet, nor have I had any luck with the original contributor of the unsourced information in the RSAR article (he never responds to anything but I thought I would try anyway). The article we are after is "27th Battalion, the Royal South Australia Regiment" in The Bulletin, Volume 23, Issue 89 published by the Military Historical Society (United Kingdom) in 1972. Pages 18–19 (i think). Cheers. Anotherclown (talk) 03:10, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

OK, I'll try to find a copy today or (more likely) tomorrow Nick-D (talk) 04:05, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Nick. AustralianRupert (talk) 09:41, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

I've found and photocopied the article and will scan it in tomorrow - it looks to be very useful. If you ping me an email I'll send the scan to you. Nick-D (talk) 07:17, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Cheers, Nick, I've sent you an email with my email address. — AustralianRupert (talk) 07:23, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Score! Anotherclown (talk) 13:28, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

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Vandalism of Operation Killer by 68.194.127.120

Hi, just noticed some vandalism by 68.194.127.120 at Operation Killer. Can you please revert changes by this user. Thanks Newm30 (talk) 09:18, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

I've reverted the vandalism and blocked the account for 31 hours as they're a repeat offender. Nick-D (talk) 10:14, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 10:17, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

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Operation Myrmidion

Yes good catch moved article thanks. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 10:23, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

No. 6 Commando

Do you think something should be added about No. 101 (Folbot) Troop, they did go on to form part of the SBS ? There is some mention of them here [2] --Jim Sweeney (talk) 11:40, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

They did at least one operation Template talk:British Commando raids of the Second World War#Operation Astrakan --Jim Sweeney (talk) 11:42, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Jim, it is probably worth a mention, I'm just not sure how to fit it in at the moment without it seeming like a throw away reference at the moment. — AustralianRupert (talk) 12:38, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Something else that could be worth trying to fit in is Steamroller Farm in Nth Africa, I think the battle honour was unique to 6 Cmdo here is a link to a forum [3] which may provide some clues. The articles looking good nice to see some other cmdo getting the credit for what they did. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 13:59, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Jim. I've expanded the article a little. The Steamroller Farm action is listed on the website you provide as 26/27 Feb 1943, which Saunders seems to refer to on p. 125. He doesn't call it Steamroller Farm, though, but I've mentioned it briefly. The description seems a little bit at odds with that on the forum. I think it best to probably follow that which is in Saunders' account given that it would probably be considered more reliable. AustralianRupert (talk) 12:33, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

No probs dude :) EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 22:28, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Canberra FAR

Hi there. I've finished the repairs on the Canberra FAR. Can you use your local knowledge to see if anything is missing please? YellowMonkey (vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll) 03:41, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Looks good, well done. I made a couple of minor tweaks which you may wish to review. I think it is good enough to remain listed. AustralianRupert (talk) 08:32, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

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Image No. 6 Commando

Here is a image from the IWM [4] the caption is: Captain Gerald C S Montanaro of 101 Troop, Special Service Brigade, leads one of his men during combined operations training in the presence of the King at Inverary in Scotland, 9 October 1941. The officer is carrying a Luger pistol with drum magazine.

Montanaro was OC 101 Troop, 6 Commando does not help with North Africa but you may want to use it.

There is also this one [5]

the caption is Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade in Osnabruck, 4 April 1945. a bit of artistic licence could be used as you know 6 Commando was part of the brigade.

--Jim Sweeney (talk) 13:24, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for those, Jim. AustralianRupert (talk) 13:50, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

I've added the 101 Troop image to the article now, in the Formation/Early ops section. I think it works well. Thanks for that. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:40, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

HELP NAMING BATTLE OF URUMQI

There were two battles which took place at Urumqi in 1933. As you know, i already created an article about the second one, at Battle of Urumqi. This one started in December 1933 and extended into January 1934. However, there was the earlier battle, which only took place in i believe the spring of 1933. I didn't want to call the second battle, the Battle of Urumqi (1934) because it started in the winter of 1933. I want to create an article about the first battle, should i use the alternate spelling of Urumqi, which is Urumchi? (then it would be Battle of Urumchi, or should i change the second battle to Battle of Urumqi (1934) and call the first one Battle of Urumqi (1933)? Whats the naming convention for this? Дунгане (talk) 18:24, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi, mate, good question. The way I'd do this is create a disambiguation page called "Battle of Urumqi" which links to the two articles. I would then name the two articles: "First Battle of Urumqi (1933)" and then "Second Battle of Urumqi (1933–34)". For an example of a similar issue, take a look at Battle of El Alamein, which is a dab page for First Battle of El Alamein and Second Battle of El Alamein, which both occured in 1942. That's my suggestion anyway. To do this, the steps you would need to follow are: (1) move the article you currently have at "Battle of Urumqi" to the new name of "Second Battle of Urumqi (1933–34)"; (2) recreate "Battle of Urumqi" as a dab page; (3) finally, create "First Battle of Urumqi (1933)". I hope this helps. Let me know if you need help with this and I'll be happy to move the page for you, and set up the dab page for you. AustralianRupert (talk) 00:11, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Lucius B. Northrop

Thanks for your suggestions regarding the article about Col. Lucius B. Northrop, the Confederate States of America Commissary-General. I have added a startup infobox, but have not yet finalized it (for example, I don't know how to image the colonel's Confederate insignia of rank). Bigturtle (talk) 18:31, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Bigturtle. I've left some comments on the article's talk page. I think I've sorted the image issue. The article looks quite good to me now. Well done. AustralianRupert (talk) 00:02, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

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