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William FitzAldelm

"William FitzAldelm De Burgh" appears to be a genealogical confutation of William FitzAldelm, one of Henry II's officials, with William de Burgh. I've rewritten the article to be about the official and moved it to the proper name. As regards Burkem, a more permanent solution may be necessary, simply because he edits for about a day every month and then goes silent. I was considering filing an RfC when I saw this latest batch; might that provide sufficient basis for a longer block (which I'm afraid is the only thing that will get through to him at this point)? Choess 06:03, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

He might have started stubs for some early Earls of Ulster we didn't have yet, so I don't think his contributions have been 100% fake. And the blocking has, in fact, gotten him to say something on his talk page. I've tried to engage him there on the unacceptability of the Charlemagne->William de Burgh part of the genealogy. That's enough progress that I'm content to be patient through another iteration or two of the usual. Choess 19:22, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Oh dear. Well, we're making progress. Essentially, the ancestry of William de Burgh (d. 1204/1205) is still *very* murky, despite various confident assertions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, so I've cut the genealogy off above there. I haven't checked the rest (and I confess I don't have a copy of The Complete Peerage easily to hand, so I'm to some degree forced to rely upon discussion in soc.genealogy.medieval, nevertheless a very reliable source, despite being Usenet), but there's nothing that looks obviously wrong about it, and I wouldn't expect the 1890 book he's working out of to get it wrong. (Genealogies like that are least to be trusted when trying to link the family of interest to some prestigious ancestor, but other than that are usually not bad). Anyway, the succession box on Charles the Younger looks like a misunderstanding, rather than pushing the particular piece of bad genealogy: Charles the Younger did have some regal authority during his lifetime as King of Neustria (not of the Franks), so he may deserve some sort of succession box. I'll have to look into it. The genealogy is quite ill-formatted, and he should probably be reminded that WP:ISNOT a genealogy site as such and pointed at http://www.wikitree.org/ or something similar, but some of the material in the genealogies (Clanricarde, for instance) probably deserves incorporation into the encyclopedia, although maybe in different format. Choess 04:46, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Need your help

Sorry for the procrastination butmy keyboard is still busted so I was hoping you might be able to update the portal this month. I thought I might be able to get it fixed intime but it has turned out not to be possible. I will leave the right side ofthe page for you but I will say that I am a fan of the 15th MEU and the Harriers photos for the left side. Again, I apologize for the delay but I was hoping I would be able to make the contributions myself. Thanks--Looper5920 10:51, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Military history of Puerto Rico

I want to thank you for the copyediting that you've done. Could you look over the "Vietnam War" section and see if it need anything done? Another request, could you see what can be done with the "Military installations section in Puerto Rico" I don't know but (someone else added it a lnog time ago) it has always seemed like it could be improved. Thanks Tony the Marine 18:01, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I think that someone already bumped that section from the article. which is fine with me. Tony the Marine 01:43, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

ban user again

76.16.75.77 posted the sausage link, whatever that was. I looked at his edit history and found the same edit to another user who called it perverted. I then noticed the warnings on his talk page. Please re-ban him. [1]. --gatoatigrado 05:33, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Lew Walt in Life Magazine

Hi, thanks for your note about the Lew Walt article in Life magazine. (I actually had left a help query here for you yesterday, because I could not get the magazine image to show up, even though I've done this sort of thing many times on Wikipedia; it finally worked, however, so I went back and deleted my help request.)

Yes, I have the magazine right here, and will mine it for information and a choice quote or two. By the way, a historian named Hoffman is writing a biography of Walt.

Also, I also have a USMC photo of Walt at Quantico in 1945.

Sincerely,

--Skb8721 18:18, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi, yes, I think the USMC Quantico photo is public domain; that is, I think it's a USMC/US government photo. I'll put it on the site early next week. If you wish, I'd be happy to send you a photocopy or a scan of the Life article re: Walt. If so, to what address?

Hi again, I just added the photo of Lew Walt at Quantico, ca. 1945. I didn't list his rank in the photo caption, because I'm confused as to whether or not he was a Major or a Lt. Colonel at the time. Is the only difference in the lapel and garrison hat insignia the color of the oak leaf (gold for majors, silver for lt. colonel)? It's a B&W photo anyway, but I'm just curious about this matter. Perhaps you could add the correct rank to the Quantico photo? By the way, I spoke with a relative of General Walt who told me Walt was buried in Quantico National Cemetery, not Arlington; so I changed this information in the article, and included a citation linked to the V.A. grave site web page, which does indeed show him as buried in Quantico. --Skb8721 15:29, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the award! I was just trying to help out. Rlevse 12:31, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

And you did indeed! — ERcheck (talk) 12:33, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

PS: ever notice how many awards Kirill has? He deserves them too. On a separate note, design wise, the Golden/Silver/Bronze Wiki Awards are my favorites. Kirill has a well-deserved Golden one. See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Scouting#Recognitions for the Scouting-specific ones. I see there are many military-related ones. Rlevse 12:35, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

RE: Article for Napoleonic Era task force?

I've added a tag, but beyond that I'm not sure what I can do. I would suggest talking to User:Durova about this as she created the article and is involved in its improvement.UberCryxic 14:42, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

RE: Article & Link Deletion

Thank you for your review and contributions to Wikipedia. I do have a question/concern about the removal of two articles: Kenneth Suggs and Gilbert, Heintz & Randolph. a) Kenneth Suggs is the president of ATLA - largest group of lawyers in the world. He is routinely used by CNN, NBC, NY Times, and other media outlets as a legal expert. He has been published throughout his career, including law text books. Now perhaps the information I was able to post did not fully explain his contributions to the legal community and to ATLA, the SC State Bar, and other legal organizations. I will be happy to make any suggested edits, but I do feel that he is worthy to be included.

Regarding Gilbert, Heintz & Randolph. If wikipedia is going to allow smaller law firms to post profile information, Sandrige and Rice for example, then GHR should be permitted. GHR has been PROFILED (not just mentioned) by Legal Today, Lawyers Weekly USA, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, and others. They are a very well known firm - particularly in asbestos litigation - and have received the most prestigious awards in the legal community. We are talking about one of the top law firms in the country, recognized as such, a frequent player in the media, with some of the best attorneys in the nation. So, again, I will have to respectfully disagree with your removal. In comparison to the Wikipedia guidelines, and other firms who have been listed, GHR clearly should be included. Any recommended edits/comments are welcome.

You were 100% correct to remove the Cerebral Palsy link. I apologize for that inclusion. Frankly it was out of frustration as I continue to remove other commercial links that are added to that page, and they continue to be added by others. At the time that I inserted the link I felt 'if you can't beat them, join them'. My apologies, and thank you for the removal.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Cwlvaughn (talk • contribs) 10:40, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

On de Burgh from Burkem

Ok William de Burgh was thier in the geneaology he's shown as the first Lord of Connaught son of sir Reyner de Burgo. then it means you didn't look at ver colsley. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Burkem (talk • contribs) 12:52, 10 October 2006 (UTC) Burkem

Walter Stauffer McIlhenny

Thanks for your compliments regarding the Walter Stauffer McIlhenny stub. Yes, I'd be happy to add some more information about his work with McIlhenny Company.

Also, I was planning at some time in the near future to add more info about his Navy Cross and Silver Star, for which I have copies of his citations, and to mention his work with the U.S. Olympic rifle team, etc.

I will add some of this info later today or tomorrow.

It'd be terrific if you nominated the entry, as you suggested.

Incidentally, McIlhenny is standing right next to Lew Walt in the Quantico photo (you can see this if you compare the photos of McIlhenny and Walt at Quantico on their respective pages); they were extremely close friends.

Sincerely,--Skb8721 14:09, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

I see you already added the citation; I didn't know that was available on the Internet! Also, I like the "sidebar" you added summarizing his career. I'll get on the McIlhenny Company reference shortly.

I've now added some material about McIlhenny's business career and personal life. --Skb8721 21:02, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Check out the helmet and sword photo I added to McIlhenny's article. I forgot I had that image until today!--Skb8721 18:38, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Very cool about the DYK. Thanks for your help in developing the article! --Skb8721 14:53, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

New link to check out

Don't know if you have ever come across this but it seems like one of the better reference sources around - Link.--Looper5920 04:37, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Block of User:203.57.147.20

ERcheck, looks like we were both working WP:AIV at the same time, regarding this anon, I've extended the block (block conflicted you) due to it's extensive block history. I've kept it as an anon only block though. If you object to this, please let me know. Thank you, — xaosflux ^Talk 00:25, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Snowbooks

Not at all, restore if you like. :) --Fang Aili ^talk 13:23, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

It looks great. Good job saving it. --Fang Aili ^talk 13:57, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

School IP you blocked

I noticed that an IP you blocked for a month, 70.255.46.234 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • block user • block log), is a single high school. Is this a full block, or an anonymous only block? Jesse Viviano 18:17, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Blanked pages

I know Best Gamer (through email) and I know for a fact he is not coming back to Wikipedia. I do see what you mean about blanking pages though. I will leave them alone. Pretender2j 01:39, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

That appears to be him. Same use of English. Thats really strange though. I'm telling you honestly I didn't know! In the future I'll leave well enough alone. Pretender2j 01:57, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Loon the Schoon

Your recent warning to LoontheSchoon for his edits to The Dark Knight are welcome and I thank you. However, I also looked at his userpage. He's a 15 year old who has published his full name, home town and WAY TOO MUCH personal info, making it quite easy to find him in the real world for any potential predators. I know that WIki has A policy about this, but I don't know where to find it or how to act upon it. I know admins get enough hassles and 'wikiwork' to do, but can you please follow up on this? Thank you. ThuranX 05:21, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Tagging

USS Cochino (SS-345) Rlevse 17:11, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Burkem

Yes, see User talk:Mr Stephen, where I've been discussing a plan for dealing with this. (Part one, I go to the library and assemble a well-referenced, irrefutable genealogy of the Burkes based on the modern genealogical-historical consensus and settle the question for good. Part two, we try to get mentorship or something for him to improve the quality of his edits — they are improving, but at a great cost in energy for those like ourselves who have been correcting him.) Choess 01:03, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Nigger

I was not in any way trying to disrespect anyone. The picture I posted was given to me by the man himself. He does not mind having his picture on a page about niggers. Just because "Nigger" is a racist term doesn't mean it should not have a visual representation. There is like 50 paragraphs talking about the word why is adding a picture of it such a bad thing?