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Hey - I'd noticed your edit, and its cool; my comments on keystages were as much as anything the beginings of an attempt to help explain the 'changes to the system' paragraph... i.e. why changes were felt needed. --[[User:NeilTarrant|NeilTarrant]] 15:04, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC) |
Hey - I'd noticed your edit, and its cool; my comments on keystages were as much as anything the beginings of an attempt to help explain the 'changes to the system' paragraph... i.e. why changes were felt needed. --[[User:NeilTarrant|NeilTarrant]] 15:04, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC) |
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Hi Dainamo... I replied to your question on my [[User_talk:T-bomb|talk page]]. :) ''— [[User:T-bomb|T-bomb]] 00:27, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)'' |
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First vs. Second Lieutenant
Thanks for catching the graphical problem. Somehow, when I first uploaded the files, the file names for First and Second Lieutenant became switched. I redownloaded, renamed and reuploaded the files accordingly and the problem should be fixed now. Thanks! RadicalBender 04:59, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)
RAF uniform colour
Hey Dainamo, have asked on a couple of newsgroups for any info on origin of RAF blue. Will let you know if I have any joy. Cheers Moriori 02:23, Mar 16, 2004 (UTC)
- The original RAF uniforms were based on cavalry uniforms for the reason that the RAF evolved out of reconnaissance units, flying balloons to examine the German trenches during the Great War. (hence the "second is the first")Presumably though the colour represents the sky. Duncharris 17:27, 7 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Ranks and capitals
I note that you have amended various rank titles to smaller case and I wanted to seriously question whether or not this was correct in the given context. Example: Group Captain becomes group captain. Whilst this is correct in most uses, surely, if we are talking about a proper noun such as in a title or phrase such as "the rank of Group Captain" or "Group Captain Mark Smith" then capitals should be used. Additionally military protocol seems to back this up (the rank is abbreviated (GpCapt, not Gpcapt.) Dainamo 11:44, 7 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- When a rank is used before a person's name, it has to be capitalized: Group Captain Mark Smith. Or when the rank is used to refer to a specific person, it can be capitalized: "Report it to the Group Captain." Because this is the way people most often see ranks used, they tend to overgeneralize this rule and overcapitalize. Ranks do not have capitals when not used as a replacement for a specific person's name. *"Mark Smith was a Group Captain." is wrong: it should be "Mark Smith was a group captain."
- Because ranks can be used without capitals, Wikipedia articles about ranks should not have capitals in the article titles.
- Capitals in abbreviations don't always tell you how the spelled-out phrase should be capitalized. For example, the symbol for megapascal is MPa.
- --Indefatigable 14:56, 7 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Isle of Wight map
Hi. I've looked at [1] : I can instead find a copyright notice at the bottom. Can you please clarify as to where you found the public domain declaration for this image? Thanks. Morwen 09:57, May 15, 2004 (UTC)
... and flag
I must admit I didn't give the positioning of the flag very much thought. I loaded the InfoxBox as part of the Ceremonial counties of England series, which lead on the locator map because it is the only thing they all have (and a good thing to start with for those unfamiliar with English Geography). The coats of arms, where available, seemed to logically belong with the council information. Since I found the IoW flag displayed alongside the coat of arms, I moved them en bloc. I realise this is inconsistent with the only other county flags, Cornwall and Devon, which are displayed in the body text - but in those cases the flag is actually discussed in the article. And certainly in Cornwall's case the flag is in use beyond council buildings. You seem to have admitted yourself that this is not the case for the Island. I am content with what I have done - but I won't reverse any change of prominence you might care to make. --Keith Edkins 15:33, 19 Jun 2004 (UTC)
VfD vote
Hi. Thanks for your vote on VfD. But please sign and date (four tildes, see above) all posts to VfD. It doesn't really matter with this one, the majority say keep anyway, but if your vote was the decider it means the sysop who eventually deals with it needs to check the page history, and we get busy enough as is! On the other hand if you sign it we can assume that others have had the opportunity to check your bona fides, and it all runs relatively smoothly. Thanks again for your contribution. Andrewa 07:24, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Hiding Text
To avoid an editing circle of well meaning, but incorrect changes and then necessary correcting that is being made on a few particular pages (due to a commonly held misunderstanding) I would like to enter an explanation text that appears in editing but does not appear on the page. How do I do this? Dainamo 23:34, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- You can enclose the text inside of HTML comment delimiters, like this:
<!-- comment here -->. It might also be a good idea to put your comment on the article's talk page as well. -- Wapcaplet 23:58, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Or even better, explain the misunderstanding in the text of the article, so no one is tempted to "fix" it. Nohat 07:08, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- This method sometimes works, but other times it really fails. An article can lose its coherence when it is peppered with subclauses and get-outs aimed at satisfying the varying demands of writers, rather than readers. Depending on circumstances: it is often best stick to the talk page, and an HTML comment as a back up for particularly crucial items. Pcb21| Pete 07:30, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
I replied to your question at my talk page. -- Jao 10:42, 2 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Rouble or Ruble
Tnx for ACK. Sometimes my detail orientation is too much for someone; sometimes it works. [smile] --Jerzy(t) 03:24, 2004 Aug 9 (UTC)
Reply on wikipedia
I've added a response to your message on "decimate," "haitch" etc. Please correct me if I've misremembered the usage of "haitch." I've certainly heard differing pronunciations from Oz and NZ firsthand, with both informants making a point of the distinction. The use as a shibboleth in Ireland is anecdotal. -dmh
Reply on ISAs
Great work on ISAs, you really fleshed it out. I've corrected some typos and rearranged slightly. I'm also pretty sure minors aren't allowed to hold ISAs. Do you think the last section really belongs in the article? (tracker funds vs managed funds). It's good stuff, but might be better in a different article, as the issue is not only confined to ISAs. Matthewmayer 21:58, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Images
When selecting an immage on the web to "save as" ususally it can only be saved in the same format itv appears e.g. "JPEG". By printing to paperport in can be converted to another format, but in the absense of paperport how can it be intructed to be saved in another format? Dainamo 16:26, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- You can convert image formats easily using Photoshop or GIMP. →Raul654 17:08, Sep 5, 2004 (UTC)
Curry
Hi Dainamo, I've responded at Talk:Curry to your question. Ambarish | Talk 18:00, 25 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Isle of Wight School
Hey - I'd noticed your edit, and its cool; my comments on keystages were as much as anything the beginings of an attempt to help explain the 'changes to the system' paragraph... i.e. why changes were felt needed. --NeilTarrant 15:04, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Caulk vs. caulking
Hi Dainamo... I replied to your question on my talk page. :) — T-bomb 00:27, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)