User talk:Diremarc

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May 2009

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Template:Military ranks. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. If necessary, pursue dispute resolution. Ryan Delaney ^talk 00:19, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Template

Hi, mate. I came across your request for help regarding a template you created — Template:Comparative military ranks. It looks great, by the way. You mention that you were trying to add it to another page — Template:Military ranks and that it has been reverted. I've had a look at the second page and I think I can see what the problem is. The second page is also a template, but it is a template comparing generic military ranks for most of the countries of the world. Your template is just for the United States. Hence, it is probably not correct to try to add it to the other template. The two can exist separately and editors can choose which is more appropriate given the type of article they are adding it too. Yours is fine the way it is, but you can add it to individual articles, rather than other templates. I see that it has already been added to the bottom of United States armed forces. You might consider trying to have it appear in collapsed form (so it doesn't take up too much space), but don't ask me how, because I'm not a template guru. I've only done one before and it was mainly a copy and paste job of another one. Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but I hope that this clears up the problem. — AustralianRupert (talk) 06:13, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

thanks

i appreciate your comments. i am working on improving the template, adding warrent ranks, adding services, correcting errors, etc. hopefully, at the end, the template will be found to be useful.diremarc (talk) 04:01, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Template:US comparative military ranks

I definately admire that you are taking the time out of your life to create constructive comparison of military ranks. I do notice that there are a couple inaccuracies in the ranks though. Let's take 'Admiral CNO for example. Admiral CNO should be changed to Admiral. While the Chief of Naval Operations is by law the highest ranking officer in the United States Navy he is not the only officer in the Navy that holds the rank of admiral. There are currently 10 active duty four-star admirals in the United States Navy; one of which, by law, even outtranks the CNO and none of which, by law, the CNO has operational control over. The "Chief of Naval Operations" is a position and title and not a rank. For example, the Vice Chief of Naval Operations is also by law a four-star admiral. The Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet is designated as a four-star admiral position and so on. On the other hand, the Commandant of the Coast Guard is currently the only position the merits a four-star grade in the United States Coast Guard so you can leave it there, however I would recommand removind it to avoid confusion.

This also applies to the General CSAF. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is also not the only four-star general in the United States Air Force; there are 13 (soon to be 14).

To get a better understanding, please read List of active duty United States four-star officers. You might find it to be quite helpful. Also, if you have the chance, read 10 U.S.C. § and 37 U.S.C. § 201 of the U.S. Code of law to get the correct spelling of ranks. For example, rear admiral (upper half) is actually just rear admiral.

Adding warrant officer ranks to the page would be beneficial just for the meer fact that they are military ranks. If you have any questions about the seven Uniformed services of the United States, feel free to ask and I'll try to answer them to the best of my knowledge. Neovu79 (talk) 01:34, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Template:United States uniformed services comparative ranks

the newly finished template waits for comments (and not just my own). diremarc (talk) 03:55, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Channel Islands

You added material specific to Alderney to the Channel islands article - it's all excellent stuff, but we don't need it repeated in Alderney (where it certainly should be) and Occupation of the Channel Islands (where it also certainly should be) and in the Channel Islands article (where the focus on Alderney IMO led to a lack of balance). Thank you for taking the trouble to add all this excellent info, but I think, if you don't mind I'll ignore the accusation of censorship as I know how easy it is to get a bit worked up when you've put a lot of work in. Mèrcie bein des fais! Man vyi (talk) 08:23, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And while I think about it, would you be able to cast your eye over the relevant sections of Guernsey and History of Jersey and, if appropriate, add some more of your WWII material there? Mèrcie bein des fais! Man vyi (talk) 09:39, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I’ve just found your comments on the content of this page; I've replied on the talk page there.
But, I think it’s a bit cheeky to leave a template warning, as if you are an admin or something; particularly the sandbox comment, like you were talking to someone who’s only been editing a few months. If you disagree with something, just say so, and discuss it reasonably; there's no need to come over heavy. Moonraker12 (talk) 18:34, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply; I’m glad we can be civilized about things. Moonraker12 (talk) 09:41, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Template:United States uniformed services comparative ranks

Since this template contains references (which I fixed BTW), it can not be used in articles after the references section. I have no sloution, but consider asking for advice somewhere. Debresser (talk) 01:08, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The good thing about {{Templaterefsection}} is that it shows you where the references are broken or in need of attention. Debresser (talk) 11:50, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alderney concentration camps

i noticed you changed the catagory of the above to Category:Nazi concentration camps on Alderney. upon reflection, this is an improvment. however, should not the new category list:

i noticed that the neuengamme link is in the opening paragraph, but is that sufficient? thank you for your time and help. --diremarc (talk) 22:21, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fleet Admiral

A consensus has been reached at Talk:Fleet Admiral (United States)#Move? that it should not do so. Please do not retarget the redirect Fleet Admiral again, against consensus. If you wish to retarget the redirect Fleet Admiral, please wait a reasonable period (say one month) and then attempt to achieve consensus on a retarget by filing a retarget request at WP:RFD. Consensual decisions and not unilateral decisions are how Wikipedia decides what things should be. As a consensus has been reached through the WP:RM discussion at US Fleet Admiral, your retarget was improper. 70.29.210.130 (talk) 12:00, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]