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[edit] Iowa class battleship

Tom, how would you feel about having a co-nom at FAC? There are a bunch of people who have worked on the article, any of them would be fine. I'm thinking that FAC (and A-class, for that matter) will go better if someone is around all the time to answer questions. - Dank (push to talk) 15:40, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Check your mail, it's about Iowa

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Ummm, I know you were busy for two weeks, but could you reply? Buggie111 (talk) 13:46, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
I've sent you the doc. Buggie111 (talk) 15:30, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

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[edit] Military history project ACRs for closure

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[edit] Star blazers episodes

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[edit] Kirov

I am not responsible for moving the article Kirov class battlecruiser to its new location of Russian Kirov class heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser. I moved the article from Kirov class battlecruiser to Kirov class heavy cruiser. Recon.Army (talk) 10:25, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

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[edit] ViSalus

I was just typing up my response to another user tagging the ViSalus incorrectly as a scam (used a non-RS source to back that claim up). There are some RS to support the notability of the company. I don't believe speedy was the correct tag for this article, and had no time to respond before it was deleted. This should have been tagged with {{Primary sources}} not the notability tag.  Leef5  TALK | CONTRIBS 11:58, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Anything else I need to do on my end? I did post this in Deletion Review with enough RS to establish notability. The editor that tagged it as speedy is going a little overboard on the AN/I section...  Leef5  TALK | CONTRIBS 14:07, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

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[edit] WP:Military History and WP:Espionage Merge?

On the WikiProject Military History disucussion page there is talk about a merge and eliminating WP:Espionage altogether. Would like your feedback there. It would be appreciated. Adamdaley (talk) 08:31, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

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[edit] John Shipp (soldier)

How much time do you spend considering before you submit a CSD? Rich Farmbrough, 19:40, 24 August 2011 (UTC).

Becasue I was amazed at how quickly I got an edit conflict, personally I think it's worth spending few minutes checking notability. Rich Farmbrough, 09:02, 25 August 2011 (UTC).

[edit] quick question

My paranormal group ( Southern Ohio Paranormal Investigations Inc. ) apparently had a page on Wikipedia. I wasn't even aware of this, and I am the founder. However, I see that you deleted the page. I thank you for doing so, as I wasn't aware a page had been created. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.210.128.62 (talk) 03:31, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Veterans Day

Thank you Tom, you remembered. I don't know if you are a Vet. therefore if you are I wish you the same. If not, then I wish you a Happy Wonderful Persons Day". Tony the Marine (talk) 21:58, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

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[edit] Sad news

Dear friend, I have been told by User:Bahamut0013 wife Ashley that Robert is no longer with us and that he passed away last night. I know that you interacted with him in the past and therefore I would like for you to know that I left a message on his page: User talk:Bahamut0013. Semper Fi. Tony the Marine (talk) 20:46, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

  • "Titan's Cross in Silver", excellent idea. Tony the Marine (talk) 00:13, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

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[edit] Request

Tom, could you do me a favor? Could you go to User:bahamut0013/Wiki Stuff and post copies of the two Wiki awards, the Titan's Cross - Silver and the WikiCheveron with Oak leaves, which Robert has been awarded posthumously? I rather that you do it because I don't want to mess things up. Thank U. Tony the Marine (talk) 15:16, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Bahamut0013

Moonriddengirl and myself are discussing a way to honour the late Bahamut0013 on his user page aside from the traditional preserved userpage method. We began discussing at her talk page, and have since moved the discussion here. As you awarded one of the two posthumous barnstars planned for inclusion in this tribute, I thought you might be interested in the discussion. Feel free to participate in the discussion. (Note that given the class of these awards, burying them among "Wiki Stuff" just seems like a joke.) CycloneGU (talk) 16:07, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

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[edit] L/Cpl. R. Lemiszki

Tom I was told about this website: [5]. What do you make of it? I sent an e-mail to the widow in order to determine if it is legit or a scam. If it is a scam, I'll post a warning in the talk page, however if it is not then maybe (I have no idea what) something can be done in it's regard. Tony the Marine (talk) 18:10, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

  • The widow e-mailed me back and told me it was legit. Do you know if we can let others know and how? Tony the Marine (talk) 18:34, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
    • Thanks, in regard to his rank, he wasn't demoted from Sgt. What happened is that in haste of the situation the family posted the first photo they found, that of him as a Lance Coporal. Notice that in the photo his ribbon rack is not up to date. Tony the Marine (talk) 01:49, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

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How come you deleted the Blunted at Birth page?

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It failed notability guidelines; there were no references for the article, and I saw no reason to dignify it with an afd when it was bound to be deleted in the long run. Was there some reason you were asking specifically, or was it just out of curiosity? TomStar81 (Talk) 08:05, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Military history Project request

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Happy WHAT? It sure ain't happy for me!

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[edit] Some falafel for you!

Falafel award.png Couldn't find a Turkey so I guess Falafel, everyone loves Falafel. Happy (belated) thanksgiving. How is it going over there Tom? :) Knox387 (talk) 17:08, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

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Hi. :) I've finally finished the first draft of Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Academy/A Beginners Guide to Copyright on Wikipedia. Please let me know if you find it overly complex, and I'll try to simplify it. Alternatively, of course, anyone else is welcome to simplify it. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 15:20, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

And a first draft of Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Academy/A Guide to Reporting Copyright Infringement is now done as well. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 16:17, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

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[edit] Re: Concerning that e-mail I sent you a few weeks back

Hi Tom, hope your holidays were great. No, no one has gotten back to me in regard to the subject. I did send e-mails, including to ERcheck, who is not vert active in Wikipedia, to no avail. I don't know what to do, but I'll accept whatever you think is the right thing to do. I am still a little baffled by the request. Tony the Marine (talk) 15:32, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

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[edit] Request

hello Tom, I was wondering if you could do me a favor, since I gave my word to not use my "powers" until June. There is this user "User: Catémbe" who continues to vandalize the article of Herb Scannell by removing his photo and adding photos of other people, see: [6]. I was wondering if you could keep an eye on the situation and please warn him/her of a possible block. Also, if the person vandalizes the page, could you please semi-protect it? I hate to bother you, but I will truly appreciate your help. Thank you. Tony the Marine (talk) 21:17, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

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[edit] MSU Interview

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teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community,

and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what

you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community

[[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_82#Learn_to_be_a_Wikipedia_Administrator_-

_New_class_at_MSU|HERE]], where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my

students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training,

motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one

of our students.


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  • Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of

communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)

  • All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will

never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.

  • All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an

interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.

  • The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics

review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have

been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.


Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak

with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I

will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your

name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be

more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Young June Sah --Yjune.sah (talk) 21:52, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

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Tom, another great military editor has left the project. Kumioko has retired becuase of personal issues with other editors. We are losing a lot of great people here. Thought you would like to let the other editors in the military project know. Tony the Marine (talk) 15:53, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

[edit] MSU Interview

Dear TomStar81,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.


So a few things about the interviews:

  • Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
  • Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
  • All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
  • All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
  • The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.


Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar — Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.9.115.210 (talk) 21:13, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

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