Talk:Shuttle-Mir Program

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[edit] Older Entries

  • I placed this article in Category:Human spaceflight programmes since it was not in any category.Gerry Ashton 16:36, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
  • What is the difference between this and part of the Mir article? I suggest that these two articles be merged, or that this article is changed. Fireemblem 00:51, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Well, I changed it, and intend to get it up to FA status. Colds7ream 17:45, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References

  • Shouldn't point to Wikipedia articles. Please insert the original citations. - Francis Tyers · 16:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Good Article

Congratulations to all who have worked on this article. It is now GA-class. Adding more citations may improve this article slightly. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Themcman1 (talk • contribs) 16:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Typos

Just a quick note to say thanks for the typo corrections that people have been doing, but to point out that, according to the Manual of Style,

  • Articles should use the same spelling system and grammatical conventions throughout.
    • Each article should have uniform spelling and not a haphazard mix of different spellings, which can be jarring to the reader. For example, do not use center in one place and centre in another in the same article (except in quotations or for comparison purposes).
    • If an article is predominantly written in one type of English, aim to conform to that type rather than provoke conflict by changing to another. (Sometimes, this can happen quite innocently, so please do not be too quick to make accusations!)

As such, i'd be grateful if people could please make sure to make corrections in British English, as that's what i've written the article in, me being a Brit and all. :-) On the other hand, welcome to the article, all new people! Thanks for the help! Colds7ream 08:21, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry about my corrections on 07:25, 28 March 2007. I wasn't aware of the above, so I'll keep it in mind next time.
Keep up the good work on the article. Tinsue 08:53, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
Thanks very much - I appreciate the help! Colds7ream 11:38, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Class

In accordance with the Wikiproject: Space Exploration assessment criteria, I have reclassed the article as an A-class article. I believe that, following extensive expansion, a peer review and various copyedits, it is of sufficient quality to attain this - and hopefully pass its current featured article candidacy. Colds7ream 10:34, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image

I went to schedule this article for the main page, but frankly, I don't like any of these pictures. I want a picture of Mir like akin to this one of hte ISS. The only one in this article that's even close is Image:Atlantis Docked to Mir.jpg, but unfortunately, that one also has the shuttle in it (I'd prefer one that only has Mir). Can someone look into this? (It needs to be copyleft also) Raul654 05:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Would Image:Mir on 12 June 1998edit1.jpg work for this purpose? (sdsds - talk) 05:41, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
Much better. Raul654 05:48, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
If I may ask, what is it that you don't like about Image:Atlantis Docked to Mir.jpg? I thought it was a good choice of image as it shows a fairly major part of what the Shuttle-Mir Program was, i.e. Space Shuttles visiting Mir to carry out resupply and crew exchanges. In addition, the image shows the first Shuttle-Mir docking, of Atlantis during STS-71. That docking occurred on June 29 1995, hence the date which was requested for to article to appear on the main page. Atlantis then went on to dock with Mir six more times in succession, making her the best Orbiter to show in such an image. Incidentally, thanks very much for choosing the article for the June 29th date! Colds7ream 09:02, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
I didn't want the Shuttle in the picture because (to the unknowning reader) it would appear as if the Shuttle was a permanent fixture of the station. (And, to wit, how many days of the year was a shuttle berthed at the station? Not all that often.) Raul654 16:24, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
Fair point. :-) Colds7ream 18:25, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
No, it's a ridiculous point. Any image can be misinterpreted, that isn't an argument for choosing images with less information, or biased in some way. --Duk 15:08, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
I looked briefly for a picture of the two together but undocked. Didn't find any I thought were an improvement. --Duk 15:13, 29 June 2007 (UTC)