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Milhist A-Class and Peer Reviews Oct–Dec 2010

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Deckplate leaders

Hello, Cuprum! (Pursuant to convo you were in, in 2009) Just FYI, I returned the section to the CPO article and added a ref. It wasn't hard to find. Hard to believe someone never having even heard the term before. Cheers! --It's me...Sallicio! 07:05, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

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Independence, Kansas

I only backed out your edit because the "right side of the older wiki link" and its square-brackets were left showing up as real text to the reader, thus it looked like a "bad edit" to me. My comment was meant to mean that it was an editing mistake. I didn't know what you were trying to do with your edit, so I just backed it out so that readers wouldn't see the right side of the older wiki link. My backing out your last edit had nothing to do with the content, but instead only because of the broken "wiki links". • Sbmeirow • Talk • 17:37, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Please add content back to the article. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 17:41, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

User:Cuprum17/ Coast Guard Squadron One

Hi Cuprum17. As per your request on my talk page, I've taken a quick look at your draft article. I think the article is coming along quite well. I don't have any content knowledge, though, so can't really comment in that regard but at a quick glance I think you are heading in the right direction. Unfortunately I don't have much time this morning as I have to get to the gym, so I only had a quick look. I have the following suggestions and comments:

  • I suggest changing the colour of the bright yellow entries in the table to something lighter as currently they stand out a bit too much. Is there a lighter yellow that might be used?
  • Done. Changed from hue #FFFF00 to hue #FCF75E
  • "Cape class boats" and "Point class cutters" - per the standard at Milhist ACR these days, these terms should be hyphenated. Thus, "Cape-class boats" and "Point-class cutters";
  • Done. Inserted dashes in instances where "class" is used
  • hyphens in date ranges should be endashes per WP:DASH;
  • if you want to check for typos, one suggestion I have is to copy paste the article into Microsoft Word (or a similar word processor). This will quickly identify some of the more common errors like repeated words and some grammatical issues;
  • "82 foot Point Class cutters" and "95 foot Cape class cutter" these are adjectives so they should be hyphenated, e.g. "82-foot Point-class cutters", etc.
  • Also done!
  • watch the use of "it's" - this is actually a contraction, but currently it is being used to denote possession. Where it is being used to denote possession, it should just be "its" (with no apostrophe);
  • paired commas should be used in these circumstances: "Coast Guard Training Center Alameda, California" (a comma should come after "California");
  • there is a repeated word here: "operational control of the the";
  • sorry for the short review. When you are finished, I suggest adding it for a peer review as you might attract some reviewers with content knowledge.

Keep up the good work. Cheers, AustralianRupert (talk) 21:26, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your timely reply and suggestions. Cuprum17 (talk) 19:55, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
No worries at all. Cheers, AustralianRupert (talk) 07:19, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

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Thank You Chief.

Chief, just a note to say “Thank you” for clarifying the details on the USPHS v. USCG. I’m chagrined to learn I misunderstood how it all fit together, but Oh well.174.25.16.197 (talk) 05:04, 11 April 2011 (UTC)Andy REDDSON, BM³

Well, it's fairly easy to get confused about things like that. Thank you for taking an interest in the article and asking questions. I would encourage you to start an account at Wikipedia and start a user's page for yourself and contribute your skills to editing. Start simple and work up. We could use the help. Are you still in the Guard? If so you have my respect and thanks for serving our country; If not, you still have my respect and thanks for having served in the past. Remember to take care of your shipmates and they will take care of you. Keep in touch if it so moves you, and Semper Paratus, Coastie! MKC Cuprum (retd)... Cuprum17 (talk) 13:27, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Nagyon köszönöm

Köszönöm!

Köszönöm a kedvességét.
Köszönjük, hogy az ember vagy:
kedves és figyelmes,
érzékeny és figyelmes,
A nagyvonalú és figyelmes adakozót.
Ön önzetlen mindig,
üzembe mások előtt magát,
éreztem magam különleges és fontos.
Ez egy kiváltság és öröm, hogy ismerlek.

Ön olyan személy,
aki megkönnyíti az életet és a jobb
mindenki körülötted.
Ön folyamatosan jár
Az előzékenység
és kedvesség
felderül minden nap.
Mit tettél velem
felvillan emlékezetemben,
frissítő kellemes érzéseket
minden alkalommal,
amikor belegondolok.
Hálás vagyok, hogy,
és én köszönöm.

—J.Z., egy magyar barátja

Hungarian to English translation Thank you, thank you for your kindness. Thank you for the person you are: kind and considerate, sensitive and attentive The attentive and generous giver. You are unselfish always, putting others before himself I felt special and important. It is a privilege and a pleasure to know you.

You are a person who makes life easier and better everyone around you. You keep acting Courtesy and kindness brighten any day. What have you done to me flash memory, pleasant refreshing feeling every time when I think about it. I am grateful for that, and I thank you.

-J.Z., A Hungarian friend

The Bugle: Issue LXI, March 2011

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Coffeyville Community College

Hmmmm, I must have accidentally undid the wrong article or clicked the wrong thing(s), because I didn't mean for the vandalism to stay. I noticed more tonight, so deleted it. I watch all Kansas articles, so I try to revert vandalism ASAP. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 04:15, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

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"Coast Guard" v "coast guard"

I have to admit, it looks a little odd to not capitalize "Coast Guard" in every instance at United States Coast Guard Yard. But I tried to reason it out. We capitalize "United States Army" or "Royal Air Force," but not "the army," nor "our air force." Obviously the same rule must apply. Still, I admit that it felt odd doing it, and if you can cite some sort of exemption (one that perhaps also covers "the marine corps," which also bothers me) I would welcome the broadening of my education. Elsewise, may I change back the capitalization edits I made? Paul, in Saudi (talk) 03:30, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Well, I admit I may be fighting a rear-guard action on this. Further, I admit that the majority usage is against me. But gosh darn it the rules are what they are. Further look at all the other capitalization problems with "Regiment" (for example) being capitalized in every use. That is just wrong. Further, the pages are simply inconsistent. Sometimes "Marine" is capitalized and sometimes not. I think we can agree it ought to be one way or the other. If a style guide (like the NYT or the AP) or any other reference could give me a rule I could apply I would consider it. But, we have a rule, and I suppose we ought to use it. I do welcome your thoughts on this. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 04:34, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
Yes, I see and appreciate your points. As I said, even I feel a bit uncomfortable with my position. (It is right, but feels awkward.) Besides, it is not like there are not a lot of other errors out there. (I mentioned capitalization of 'regiment,' but also of 'marine,' 'soldier' and so on.) The solution over on the French Foreign Legion page, spelling out French Foreign Legion each and every time, looks bad too. Let me sleep on it. Let me review what the Wikipedia style book says. (Thank you for the link.) There ought to be some sort of bright clear line, an easy rule to apply for consistency. Or perhaps I ought to go into town and get a life. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 17:22, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
Howdy. I noticed this thread and wanted to suggest that perhaps bringing this up at WT:MILHIST might be of help? Happy editing. HausTalk 17:55, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for the suggestion. When I get some time to compose the question I will follow up on it. Much obliged. Cuprum17 (talk) 18:01, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
I have asked Acroterion for a ruling. He is a level-headed fellow and often talks me down from my occasional foolishness. We shall see what he says on this. On the other hand, I ought to visit the link above and learn how that community works. As for myself, I am a retired infantry officer who fell into the expat thing sort of by accident. But then again, that accident was fifteen years ago! Another few years and I retire. Need more detail? Paul, in Saudi (talk) 03:51, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

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--Kumioko (talk) 04:40, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Seeking Help?

Thank you for correcting the display of certain SPARS content. I was the last one on the site before the problem.

My reason for imposing on you now is to seek your help in clearing up a few of my awkward miscues. Here’s the skinny. I’ve worked on three sites: Cadet Nurse Corps, SPARS, and Reed and Stem. I believe the work I did is credible. But at the same time, some of my edit summary notations are not. In any case, the following items are begging for change:

1. SPARS: December 17th entry - the word grammar is misspelled.

2. Reed and Stem: November 2nd entry - the word punctuation is misspelled. In the same entry I made the following statement: My lack of Wikipedia skills prevented me from editing the text under each photo. Help! I have since learned how, but I would like to see the statement deleted.

3.Reed and Stem: December 14th entry – shows my former username instead of the current one.

Can you help?

Pendright (talk) 17:47, 26 December 2011 (UTC) 010:35


Thank you!

Pendright (talk) 16:21, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

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