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[edit] Thanks and Happy New Year

Firstly, let me wish you a very happy New Year and thank you for all your help in the Milhist Tag & Assess 2007 drive.


Military history service award
For tagging and assessing 250 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Military history WikiProject Service Award. --ROGER DAVIES talk 10:58, 2 January 2008 (UTC)



Military history service award
For tagging and assessing 500 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Military history WikiProject Service Award. --ROGER DAVIES talk 10:58, 2 January 2008 (UTC)



Secondly, although the Tag & Assess 2007 drive is now officially closed, you are very welcome to continue tagging and assessing until 31 January 2008. Any articles you tag and assess during this time will be credited fully to your tagging tally for further award purposes.

Thirdly, if you can find the time, it would be good to have your feedback/comments on the drive at the Tag & Assess workshop

Thanks again for your help, --ROGER DAVIES talk 10:58, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Hans-Joachim Marseille talk page

Amen to the last part. Are we then allowed to use both? Dapi89 (talk) 19:22, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Please see my response there. Cheers! Askari Mark (Talk) 19:29, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Iran-Iraq war

Thanks, I appreciate that. In my personal experiences, RfCs just create warring factions, drawing in a wider audience to recruit editors to one cause or another. It's usually common sense and credible OR versus facts and figures. Only one side can possibly be right, and it sometimes seems both are. So, I let the other sysops take a look at it. JustinContribsUser page 19:17, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Germany Invitation

Hello, Askari Mark! I'd like to call your attention to the WikiProject Germany and the German-speaking Wikipedians' notice board. I hope their links, sub-projects and discussions are interesting and even helpful to you. If not, I hope that new ones will be.

--Zeitgespenst (talk) 12:08, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Military history WikiProject coordinator election

The Military history WikiProject coordinator selection process is starting. We are aiming to elect nine coordinators to serve for the next six months; if you are interested in running, please sign up here by February 14! TomStar81 (Talk) 01:36, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Thank you



My RfA
Thank you very much for your support in my RfA which I really appreciate. It closed at 83/0/0. I was surprised by the unanimity and will do my best to live up to the new role. All the best, --ROGER DAVIES talk 16:49, 5 February 2008 (UTC)


The patio at the Partal Palace in the Alhambra, Andalucia.

[edit] Renominate Sino-American war

Do you think it would be possible to renominate the awful Sino-American War article for deletion? --Jscheiner (talk) 23:09, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Let's not do that just yet. I've placed some tags on it to see if I can awaken its sleeping advocates and have also recommended it be merged into Sino-American relations where a reader would find better context and whose editors might make better use of the material. If they decline, then a new AfD would be appropriate. Askari Mark (Talk) 02:05, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: For a job well-done ...

Thank you for your kind words! :-) Kirill 05:18, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Military history WikiProject coordinator election

The February 2008 Military history WikiProject coordinator election has begun. We will be selecting nine coordinators to serve for the next six months from a pool of fifteen candidates. Please vote here by February 28! --Eurocopter tigre (talk) 12:12, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Central Asian air forces

I thought I was the only one working on this. I've been adding a lot of material to Military of Kyrgyzstan and Military of Kazakhstan from Russian sources - if you find anything more on present-day units, please let me know! Best of luck working through this... Cheers Buckshot06 (talk) 06:23, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

What's your source for the 426th Fighter Aviation Squadron (IAE) in the Armenian Air Force article? The Kommersant source only lists the aviation base and the ATC centre. Cheers Buckshot06 (talk) 06:37, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you



Milhist Coordinator elections
Thank you very much for your support in the recent Military history Wikiproject elections. I went into it expecting to just keep my seat and was astonished to end up with the lead role. I anticipate a rather busy six months :) --ROGER DAVIES talk 13:28, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Haut-Koeningsbourg castle, Alsace.

[edit] Thanks

Hello Askari Mark. Thanks for your support at the Military history elections. With your aid I was able to commision this ship to help plunder the coast of Military history for the third time. Na, just kidding. If you ever require any astance all you have to do is ask and you will see my ship on the horizon. Kyriakos (talk) 13:43, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks



Milhist Coordinator election
Thank you very much for your support in the recent Military history Wikiproject election. I'm more than happy to serve the project for another six months! --Eurocopter (talk) 15:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Russian-Circassian War

[edit] Thanks for your support

Askari Mark: I wish to thank you for your support in my unsuccessful bid at becoming an Assistant Coordinator for the Military history WikiProject. Rest assured that I will still be around, probably even more than before, and I have the utmost confidence in the abilities of the current and new coordinators. I might also mention that I am already planning on running again in August. As always, if you need anything, just get in touch. -MBK004 21:31, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for points

I HAVE A GRAVE QUESTION, WHAT DOES THE GREEN + POINTS IN PARENTHESIS MEAN, WHEN PEOPLE VISIT YOUR PROFILE OR COMMENT, OR IS IT THE NUMBER OF WORDS IN THE COMMENTS, OR DOES IT MEAN YOU GIVE ME GOOD POINTS, I HAVE NO IDEA THESE THINGS IM TALKING ABOUT CAN BE FOUND ON YOURS OR OTHER PEOPLES WATCHLIST. PLEASE COMMENT BACK ON MY PAGE.--Ariobarza (talk) 03:08, 2 March 2008 (UTC)Ariobarza talk its also on mine, you gave me 2,000+ plus points thanks!

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[edit] New! BCAD drive from Milhist

Can I invite you to particpate in our new assessment drive? It's strictly for experienced wiki-gnomes and has a degree of friendly competition built-in. It involves re-evaluating around 3500 Milhist B-Class articles to ensure they match our new criteria. As ever, we're offering a range of awards as our way of expressing our thanks. The drive doesn't start until 18:00 (UTC) on March 10 but you can sign up in advance here. It would be great if you can spare the time, --ROGER DAVIES talk 05:33, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] German production question

You mention here a book on ops research. If the title comes to you, will you message me? I'd be interested in reading it myself. Thanx. Trekphiler (talk) 03:34, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Sure thing. Askari Mark (Talk) 03:41, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
Oh, wow. That's more than I ever expected. You'll keep me busy for weeks! =] Thanx a bunch. Trekphiler (talk) 07:08, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] News! Tag & Assess 2008 is coming ...

Milhist's new drive – Tag & Assess 2008 – goes live on April 25 and you are cordially invited to participate. This time, the task is housekeeping. As ever, there are awards galore, plus there's a bit of friendly competition built-in, with a race for bronze, silver and gold wikis! You can sign up, in advance, here. I look forward to seeing you on the drive page! All the best, --ROGER DAVIES talk 10:57, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Pitot-static system

Thanks for the compliment. It just went through a GA review, and the last thing that is still questionable on the to do list is the intro paragraph. Could you take a minute and see if there is anything you can do to fix it up? Thanks! Chrislk02 Chris Kreider 18:13, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, the article passed GA review. Chrislk02 Chris Kreider 13:55, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 'Strategic Offensive Operations'

This is now being discussed on the main MILHIST talk page if you wish to contribute. Cheers Buckshot06 (talk) 05:55, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Russian (and Soviet) Military Directories

You mentioned on the main talk page (where you encapsulated many of my frustrations with working with Mrg, by the way) that you'd worked alongside the Scotts. Must have been very interesting. I wonder if you'd be able to point me ways towards getting hold of more editions of their invaluable Russian Military Directory - I've only got 2002 & 2004 (via Craig Crofoot in softcopy) and more issues, wherever I could find them, would be nice. Would really appreciate any pointers you might have. Buckshot06 (talk) 04:01, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Frankly, I've not seen them myself, and I'm not sure there are any other volumes than those two. Last I heard, Harriet was working on family genealogy projects, and I thought Bill had passed on some time ago. I'm wondering if these might not be reprints of their 1979 work The Armed Forces of the USSR; Westview Press doesn't list them, so any independent republishing would likely have required a title change. I don't follow Sovietology like I used to. After the fall of the USSR, general interest in its military history has likewise fallen off. Even well-respected and popular writers like Glantz have seen falling remuneration from their work; in fact, I've heard that he's starting up his own website for self-publishing and sales purposes. Specialist publications have become pricier as a consequence of ever smaller print runs. Your best bet would be to work with a good research librarian. I tried running down a publisher on the Net and couldn't find a reference to one. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Askari Mark (Talk) 03:02, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hungarian-Slovak poll

You might like to know that there's a poll going on about modifications to the Hungarian-Slovak naming convention proposed earlier. Voting is open until 11 May 20:06. Markussep Talk 14:39, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Sorry to bother you but does an editor place the first country that retired an aircraft for example MiG-23 or the last F-104? EZ1234 (talk) 05:32, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but your question isn't actually clear. Could you please rephrase it? Askari Mark (Talk) 18:50, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
In the Retired section in the infoboxs of aircraft, is the first user to retire the aircraft placed there or the last user? For example MiG-23 Retired: 1994 (Russia) compared to F-104 Retired: 2004 (Italy). Sorry aobut the last question. Cheers EZ1234 (talk) 07:16, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Does that make sense or is it one of those unimportant questions? EZ1234 (talk) 10:31, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
My apologies, but I didn't notice that I had two new messages on the 26th. For the purposes of the infobox, the final user's retirement of the aircraft should be used, and I would note the year, with the final user in parentheses, instead of vice versa. For a handy reference, check the Infobox Aircraft template description page. Askari Mark (Talk) 17:05, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] F-16 Fighting Falcon users

Do you think it's possible to add a source to that massive list down the bottom of that page? From it's appearance, it might be a straight cut and paste from Jane's All the World's Aircraft. Best regards & keep up the good work. Buckshot06(prof) 13:51, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

JAWA actually uses a table, but I can cite that as the source. The place where detailed work will be needed is in the List of F-16 Fighting Falcon operators, although even there I'm thinking of just having a reference section, with only perhaps specific notes cited. Askari Mark (Talk) 20:33, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

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