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Below the line, you will find the talk portion of the page from April 2006 through May 30, 2006. (May 31 discussions contain threads that moved forward into June, and thus will be included in the June/July Archive.
I have no strong feelings, but given that I provided a bit more information, you may want to re-evaluate Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Diva (software). Either way, take care! -Harmil 03:30, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
I've commented there. Our existing convention is to redirect to the relevant war/battle articles in cases where they exist, since operational codenames are usually poor article titles. Kirill Lokshin 01:28, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for bringing Dyess to our attention, that he's an Eagle Scout and MOH recipient. I've updated the four articles on the men this applies to accordingly. Rlevse 15:27, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
ther original Robert Brooks article was twofold, combining the football player and the congressman. I split the article into separate articles. Upon further research, Brooks is in fact a State Representative rather than a congressman, so I will probably request a deletion over him being non-notable. Thanks for pointing that out though. --Wizardman 23:31, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Since you have the most vis on the USMC bios it might be better for you to update that portion of the Portal. Ira Hayes has been there awhile. If this is an issue let me know but with the amount of articles you have thrown together recently I figured you would have better vis on the good ones. --Looper5920 11:17, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
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Sorry about deletion. There are not very many people who contribute to Smedley Butler, when they do there changes are minor, and they never come back again. I have no problem with the medal of honor medal, just maybe putting it somewhere else in the infobox. What do you think? Sorry if I offended you--you can keep it in the same place, if you insist, but I suggest moving it somewhere else in the infobox.
I apologize if I offended you. Like I said, most people make one minor change to this wikipage, and move on. Since making major changes and adding extensive footnotes a few months ago, which was praised on the talk page, I simply just mindlessly monitor the page to make sure their is correct info, and no vandalism.Travb 00:48, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
Great work on converting the infoboxes; I'm very grateful for your help. One minor request, if I may: if you're leaving notes about the conversion on the article talk pages anyway, could you perhps add ((WPMILHIST)) and ((WPMILHIST British military history task force)) there as well? Kirill Lokshin 02:16, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
GREAT article! Good job...hope to see more like it soon. Jmlk17 07:03, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
I noticed you added a "Memorial High School (Houston, Texas)" to that list.
The problem is it is the exact same school as the "Memorial High School (Hedwig Village, Texas)" - You see, the school is not located in Houston but it has a Houston postal address. WhisperToMe 16:54, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
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I like your quote from Einstein. Wallie 18:03, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
I'll start from the Z's if you want to start from the A's??--Looper5920 04:38, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
Someone has decided our portal deserves to be deleted. Could use your vote here. If there are others you know that can give us a vote please put the word out. --Looper5920 11:20, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Yep, that's right. Due to the way the main ((WPMILHIST)) template automatically adds categories, it can't be used inside of a category page without causing problems; so we're using ((catwikiproject)) there instead. Hope that helps! Kirill Lokshin 23:59, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
I think the main peer review page would be fine; I don't think I've ever seen peer review talk pages actually used. Kirill Lokshin 01:23, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for writing. I will look into it and get back to you. I would like to know if he is only the first Hispanic Master Gunney within his MOS or the Corps. I asked Looper to wait a least a week before recommending it for deletion. Tony the Marine 00:54, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
"I must admit that as author of the article, I made a mistake. Looper pointed out that there must have been a Hispanic Master Guns before Segarra and after further investigation I discovered that he is right. Before Segarra there was a Mexican National, Master Gunnery Sergeant Guadalupe Denogean, who served and was wounded in Iraq. Segarra however, was the first Puerto Rican Master Gunnery Sergeant. not only in his MOS but, in the Corps. I believe that the recommendation of the deletion of the article should be reconsidered. Segarra is notable to millions of Puerto Ricans (he's important enough to be featured in the local papers) and to the Hispanic community in Wikipedia. What I'm trying to point out is that Segarra's accomplishments within the Corps may well serve as a motivational factor to our young ones in the military, especially those of Hispanic heritage who may have access to the "Pedia" and who may not know that the United States had Hispanic military heroes. When I was in the Corps, I didn't even know that there once was a Marine Lt. General Pedro Del Valle (Whose article I wrote), had I known, I may have continued my career in the military. I therefore, believe that being the first Puerto Rican Master Gun and being featured in the press makes Segarra notable."
What do you think? Tony the Marine 03:45, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
damn yer fast... LOL - Adolphus79 01:16, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for the imput. I posted most of your rewording in the article because I couldn't have done it better. I also included a quote by Segarra. I don't know maybe he isn't notable enough but, I still think that he maybe a source of inspiration to others. On the edit summary I credited you with the idea of rewording it. You're an O.K. guy and it's a pleasure to interact with you. Semper Fi Tony the Marine 05:30, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
(P.S. If you want to reword it furter, please do.)
ERcheck, please accept this "Marine" Barnstar in recognition of your tireless dedication to Marine Corps related articles. You are truly one of the few. Tony the Marine-
Quite welcome. Tbjablin 01:26, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
ERcheck, thanks for the welcome! Raizer 05:24, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
Easiest way (assuming that the other material isn't valuable) would be to simply rewrite the article to be about the band. If the other material is valuable and going to be retained, then you can just create Fashionista (band) with an edit summary like "Split out material from Fashionista" and copy the material from the history into it. Hope that helps! Kirill Lokshin 12:42, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
We recently crossed on the MOH and portal issues. I saw your edits to Coker's article. I personally know him as we're both involved in Scouts in Virginia Beach. I am the one who nominated him for the DESA and also presented it to him last year. He's a great man and very humble and quiet about his wartime experiences. Rlevse 01:14, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi: Let's use your page for this thread (I have a watch on it), that way we're not jumping back and forth. Yes, I think your additions are positive. I drafted the Coker article and put it up for DYK, which it made. I just moved the photo on top of the info box and the portal tag to the bottom. The portal tag should be on the bottom. The question is: does it look better with the photo or box on top. Let me know what you think. I'll ask George about a military photo and permission to use it. Rlevse 10:16, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
I added the only other military photo I have of him, he says it's okay. I like the layout better now, but the intro, personal, and Scouting sections could use some fill in for the white spaces, which I filled in a little. Rlevse 02:28, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Everyone here in Scouts that know of George and his war experiences is in awe of him. But, he's so humble and quiet about it, most don't know it. He rarely talks about the war. I once asked him if he thought some of our guys were kept there and he said some say yes, and some no; he didn't want to say one way or the other. Now, it is a proven fact the Soviets kept some of our guys after WWII and Korea. My guess a least a few were kept after Vietnam. George is quite a guy. Rlevse 02:34, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
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Thanks for the message. I checked out the article and sounds, great! This weekend is a time to think about and remember all the heroes that have given their lives for our great country and for what we stand for. May the lord bless you and your loved ones always. Tony the Marine 00:50, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
(P.S. I'm down with the flu, so could you do me a favor and sign me up for the "newsletter"? I would like to receive it. Thanks.)
Wow. I'd hardly edited the Shinseki piece, and there you go and clean it all up so shipshape, right off the bat.
That was my first edit ever on Wikipedia, and while I did put some time into it, you've spurred me on to tackle the next one harder yet, to try to get the polished, professional look you've given Eric Shinseki
Thanks for the effort and education, and have a great weekend.
Dgf77 16:40, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
You supported Battle of Wake Island, which has been selected as the Military history WikiProject's new Collaboration of the Fortnight. Please help improve this article to featured article standards. Kirill Lokshin 02:38, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for the portal update, it is great. I'm feeling much better now, thank you. To tell you the truth, I got the idea of posting the Corps hymn from you. Here, I want to share this with you, the person who I am glad to have befriended:
Semper Fi Tony the Marine 00:59, 30 May 2006 (UTC)