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[edit] Shenyang
Hi, regarding your edits to this article, please note that Shenyang is in mainland China; hence, Simplified Chinese rather than Traditional Chinese is the official script there. You are welcome to provide both versions when appropriate, but please don't put just Traditional Chinese without also putting Simplified Chinese. -- ran (talk) 16:27, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] World in Conflict honours system
A proposed deletion template has been added to the article World in Conflict honours system, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you agree with the deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please add {{db-author}} to the top of World in Conflict honours system. -- pb30<talk> 18:14, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] AfD nomination of World in Conflict honours system
I have nominated World in Conflict honours system, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/World in Conflict honours system. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. -- pb30<talk> 22:01, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
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- I created a new page because the World in Conflict page itself has already been labelled as too long. I can see how this article can be interpreted as a game-guide, but that was not my intention. I wanted to add the details of the medals in the game as it is an important part of multiplayer mode. Perhaps it should be turned into a list.
[edit] ARA General Belgrano
You appear to have added an edit that suggests HMS Conqueror released life rafts to aid Belgrano survivors. Do you have a source for that please, I originally added a {fact} tag but another editor has now removed that statement. Justin talk 08:49, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
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- I think it was on a televised documentary which referred to some HM government transcripts or a press release. I'm afraid I cannot remember exactly, but I would not have added that fact if I was in doubt at the time.
[edit] Fleet Air Arm Museum
Thanks for your edits to Fleet Air Arm Museum. I've removed the stub tag as it is definitely start class now. To make it even better we need to be referencing the information to the guide book/web site & other sources where possible.— Rod talk 14:52, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] HMS Kent and related
I've replied at the HMS Kentish talkpage, but I'll pop it here as well -
- Technically no, the prefix HMS only develops at the end of eighteenth century (about the 1780s or thereabouts) so no ship before this would be known as HMS... Even when it comes into use there were many variations, hence HMAV (His Majesty's Armed Vessel), HMB (His Majesty's Brig). Submarines during the early twentieth century could be referred to by the prefix HMSm. Similarly you could get HM troopship, or HM armed trawler. The editorial practice here is to backdate the prefix, so to treat the ship as how it would be prefixed as if it was entering service today. I'll add a qualifier to that though, as sometimes 'HMS' gets added to ships that weren't actually officially commissioned (there are huge numbers of small craft during the Second World War that were RN crewed and so on, but which were never actually formally commissioned, and so are not entitled to the HMS prefix - but other sources simply label them as such anyway). Something to keep an eye out for though.
- As to the Royal Navy website, to be honest I'd be a bit wary of that. Sometimes their specific meaning isn't clear, such as when they used what is probably a commissioning date for one of the HMS Kents which I think confused you into thinking it was a launch date. Normally as long as you can check with other sources though, you can work out what's going on. Prison ships were indeed common, but that Kent isn't listed as one in Colledge, which is where I'd expect to find it, or Warlow, or Lavery (though those are somewhat longer shots) is a bit odd. So I'm just a little suspicious, but there are often gaps and discrepancies for information of ships of this era. I wouldn't be opposed to re-adding it to the article now I see where you got it from, but it made me wonder when I couldn't find it referenced elsewhere.
Happy to help with the other articles, especially HMS Westminster. I tend to buff up new articles with little tweaks and knick-knacks. Just putting the finishing touches to a pretty sound article overall, so nothing more than a few cosmetic tweaks and formats were needed. Keep up the good work! Give me a bell if you have any more questions. Benea (talk) 01:25, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
I've added the following points on Ben's talk-page:
Fairly obviously, NONE of the Commonwealth warships bore the prefix HMS at any time, since they had just (1649) executed His Majesty and abolished the monarchy, it would have been ridiculous to use the "His Majesty's Ship" description. In fact, the description "His Majesty's Ship" was not in use until after the Restoration in 1660, and the acronym "HMS" is much more modern - a 19th century introduction. The name Kentish was changed to Kent at the same time (i.e in June 1660), as were the names of many of the Commonwealth era warships which had been built with names that were unwelcome to the new monarchist regime. Remember also that "His Majesty's Ship" only referred to proper ships (i.e. vessels with a three-masted ship rig) and not to brigs, ketches, schooners or any other type of rig. We have a problem in our formatting in that Wikipedia habitually (but wrongly) uses "HMS" for all early British warships, and of course they didn't use that descriptor. Rif Winfield (talk) 18:07, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Welcome
No one had welcomed you, so I figured that I would. Have a great day!
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