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== 50th Space Wing ==
Thank you for your edit to [[50th Space Wing]]. I guess I was just busy reading all their documents to originally write that page, and it didn't occur to me that your way was much clearer. Frankly, I was feeling kind of bad for writing such a comprehensive page on what is inherently a fairly spooky organization. May I ask where you draw your USAF expertise from? [[User:Avriette|Avriette]] June 30, 2005 23:33 (UTC)

: I work at [[Schriever AFB]].  See [http://pms.colonpee.com/USAF/ my USAF page]. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 1 July 2005 00:50 (UTC)

== [[RoboCop 2]] ==

I made the move but if you do not want it move back, I suggest that you look at the links and change them to point directly at [[RoboCop 2]]. (See what links here to the left of the page to see a list of the links) -- [[User:Philip Baird Shearer|Philip Baird Shearer]] 10:47, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

== [[AMHS]] ==

Are you zoomies implementing it now, or is it still in the planning stages? :). Just curious, heh. [[User:Conradrock|Conradrock]] 22:16, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
: Planning, though the hardware was supposed to have been already installed. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 13:43, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

== [[Template:Infobox VG]] ==

The infobox should be floated on the right. Is there a specific page (also what browser do you use) where this is not happening? The infobox has been changed a number of times fairly recently and it may be just your cache or something to that effect. Let me know either way so I can investigate this more. Thank you. [[User:K1Bond007|K1Bond007]] 02:49, August 16, 2005 (UTC)

: Ah, it was a cache issue.  A shift-reload fixed it.  I'm using [[Firefox]] through a [[Blue Coat]] proxy. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]]

== Barnstar ==

[[Image:Minor Barnstar.png|frame|I, [[User:FireFox|<span style="color: black;">Fir</span>]][[WP:ESP|<span style="color: green;">e</span>]][[User:FireFox|<span style="color: red;">Fo</span>]][[User talk:FireFox|<span style="color: blue;">x</span>]] hereby award you this Minor Barnstar for all your brilliant minor edits!]][[User:FireFox|<span style="color: black;">Fir</span>]][[WP:ESP|<span style="color: green;">e</span>]][[User:FireFox|<span style="color: red;">Fo</span>]][[User talk:FireFox|<span style="color: blue;">x</span>]] 18:36, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

: Thank you. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 06:32, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== Copyright notices ==

Please do not remove copyright violation notices as this is against Wikpedia regulations.  Also, on the [[Kuwait Liberation Medal]] situation, the text of the U.S. portion was very clearly cut and pasted from the [[Institute of Heraldry]] website word for word.  According to the regs of this website, that constitutes a clear copyright violation.  The temp page was set up to replace the copyvio article and will most likely replace the article in question after enough time has past to get opinins and comments from all involved. -[[User:Husnock|Husnock]] 03:46, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
: Could you point to those regs you speak of?  You can't just slap a copyright violation notice on a page and point to a federal government website without justification.  --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 05:03, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

== Natsumi Abe ==

[[Abe Natsumi]] wasn't "vandalized", it was moved to [[Natsumi Abe]] since Abe is her last name. I'm trying to maintain that consistency with every Morning Musume/Hello! Project-related entry here. If you don't mind, I'm going to re-redirect [[Abe Natsumi]] to [[Natsumi Abe]] again. [[User:Cjmarsicano|Cjmarsicano]] 15:23, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

: Abe isn't her last name, it is her family name, which in Japan comes first.  Since [[Morning Musume]] members aren't widely known in English speaking countries, their names should stay in the proper Japanese order. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 17:34, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

:: Before you go on a rv-spree again, let me point out that a) the great majority of other H!P entries on Wikipedia are done last name last, and common format for rendering Japanese names in most of the English language press that I've seen has been last name last as well.  [[User:Cjmarsicano|Cjmarsicano]] 17:46, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

::: I agree with what Cjmarsicano, the way H!P members articles are being made are with first name first, surname last. [[User:Sploggers|Sploggers]] 05:39, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

== salutations ==

I saw your addition to the [[Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by military branch|list of Wikipedians by military branch]] under the [[U.S. Air Force]] heading, and came here to your user page to read up.  As it turns out, I've actually been following your blog for quite some time now.  I just thought I'd drop in to say "Hi" and tell you I read your blog.  —  '''[[User:pd_THOR|<span style="color:#CC0000;">THOR</span>]]''' <sup>[[User_talk:pd_THOR|<span style="color:#FF9933;">''=/\=''</span>]]</sup> 06:10, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

: Cool, nice to meet you.  I need to update my blog more.  I'm heading to the [[Middle East]] in January. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 07:39, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

== Featured article for December 25th ==

I noticed that you have listed yourself as an atheist Wikipedian. You will probably be interested to know that [[User:Brian0918|Brian0918]] has nominated [[Omnipotence paradox]] as the front page article for [[December 25th]]. You can vote on this matter
[[Wikipedia talk:Tomorrow's featured article#Omnipotence_paradox_(To_be_featured_on_December_25)|here]]. The other suggestion being supported by others for that date is [[Christmas]], although [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] has historically been against featuring articles on the same day as their anniversary/holiday. [[User:AngryParsley|AngryParsley]] <sup>[[User talk:AngryParsley|(talk)]] [[Special:Contributions/AngryParsley|(contribs)]]</sup> 08:14, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

== ? ==

Why thank you for screwing around with my user page. I appreciate it. [[User:Zer0fighta|Zer0fighta]] 20:56, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

: I could have sworn people didn't want to have obviously misspelled words on their user page. I wasn't aware of any English dialect in the world that left the [[Apostrophe (mark)|apostrophe]] out of "[[wiktionary:I’m|I'm]]". Helpfully screwing around[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AZer0fighta&diff=31417915&oldid=31020277] is the whole point of a wiki. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 23:49, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

== Regarding Kodocha ==

The reason why "Kodocha" comes before "Kodomo no Omocha" in the intro is because EN caters towards English speaker - they usually live in the US, Canada, the UK, etc... and TOKYOPOP publishes the only English copy that I know of. [[User:WhisperToMe|WhisperToMe]] 07:46, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

: The [[Kodocha]] article is not just about the English publication of the manga.  It is about the original manga, the anime based on it, and the translations of both into English.  The original name should come first, followed by the nickname. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 08:29, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

== Like You croats solders ==

Croats forces for You are defonded, sergent? Colonel of Croats forces in Bosnia - Tomislav Dretar.--[[User:213.49.211.99|213.49.211.99]] 11:57, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

: This must be about the small bit of cleanup I did on [[Tomislav Dretar]].  I don't know enough about the situation or that person to say which side I would "like". --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 12:01, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

:: Dear sergent, I'm very, very sorry. I have to be wrong! Please excuse me! --[[User:Tomislav Dretar|Tomislav Dretar]] 17:43, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks for dropping by ==

Had I seen the edit before i would have thanked you sooner. I do appreciate input from wikipewdians especially since i'm still struggling with the web (CSS now, it's horror) but i want to learn! My father served as a petty officer in the [[Italian Air Force]] (40 years), since [[World War II| WW2]] and served under Gen Alexander. By the way, the Italian Wikipedians have just opened the [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussioni_Wikipedia:Progetto_Aviazione Italian Aviation Portal]. Sorry about my poor English :-) --[[User:Wikipedius|Wikipedius]] 11:29, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== AFforums link ==

I'm going to restore the link to [[USAF]]; they've stated they're only going to link it there and not spam it anywhere else and I think it's at least a valid link. [[User:RasputinAXP|<span style="color: #FFFFFF; background: maroon;"> RasputinAXP </span>]] [[User talk:RasputinAXP|<sub>talk</sub>]] [[Special:Contributions/RasputinAXP|<sub>contribs</sub>]] 02:21, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

== USAF info box? ==

I don't know if you'd be interested in implementing it or not, but I have something similar to the following on [[User:Pd THOR|my user page]] (I edited the below for you).

{| cellspacing="0" style="width: 238px; background: #CCCCFF;"
| style="width: 45px; height: 45px; background: #9999FF; text-align: center; font-size: 14pt;" | [[Image:E5 USAF SSGT.svg|35px]]
| style="font-size: 8pt; padding: 4pt; line-height: 1.25em;" | This user is a '''[[Staff_Sergeant#United_States_Military|Staff Sergeant]]''' in the '''[[United States Air Force]]'''.
|}

: That's quite nice, but I try to keep my userboxes to a minimum.  Perhaps I'll add it in the future. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 03:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

== de.wikipedia ==

hi, i´m wondering about [http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orden_und_Ehrenzeichen_der_US-Streitkr%C3%A4fte&oldid=13185333 these] edits? --[[User:GrummelJS|GrummelJS]] 13:44, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

: Not sure why I'm getting triple Image: prefixes. Looks like Bild: is the correct German anyway.  Fixing. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 14:07, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

:: yeah sometimes it´s weird. Image: should work too. but sometimes... ;) --[[User:GrummelJS|GrummelJS]] 14:25, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

== Interwiki Map ==

Dear Philip,

Thanks for your suggestion about adding OrthodoxWiki to the interwiki map, and sorry for the delay in replying. It's been awhile since I logged in here. I'll take your advice though! Best wishes, [[User:Jschroe|Fr. John]]

== High altitude nuclear explosions ==

Hi Philip, I was wondering whether you'd be able to contribute to an article I'm putting together at [[High altitude nuclear explosion]]. It looks like you're deployed, so this may be a non-issue. Specifically, I am not sure how I'd get ahold of some of the sources listed in the bibliography of [http://aupress.au.af.mil/CADRE_Papers/PDF_Bin/chun.pdf this paper]. There are a few of them, such as:

* ''HEMP Electromagnetic Pulse from a High-Altitude Nuclear Burst. Washington, D.C.: Defense Special Weapons Agency, undated.''
* ''Secretary of the air force to chief of staff, Air Force, memorandum, Subj: “Program 437,” 20 March 1963. Document is now declassified. ''
* ''Secretary of the air force to deputy chief of staff, research and development, memorandum, Subj: “Program 437,” 28 March 1963. Document is now declassified.''
* ''Director of advanced engineering to AFSC, memorandum, Subj: “Program 437,” 20 March 1963. Document is now declassified. ''
* ''Director of advanced engineering to AFSC, memorandum, Subj: “Program 437 Operational Phase,” 5 July 1963. Document is now declassified.''
* ''Wayne R. Austerman, Program 437: The Air Force’s First Antisatellite System (Peterson AFB, Colo.: Air Force Space Command, 1991), 13.''
* ''Space Systems Division (SSD), Program 437 Partial System Program Package (Los Angeles, Calif.: Headquarters, Space Systems Division, 1963), 2-3. Document is now declassified.''
* ''Austerman, Wayne R. Program 437: The Air Force’s First Antisatellite System. Peterson AFB, Colo.: Office of History, 1991. Document is now declassified.''
* ''Curtin, Brig Gen Richard D., to AFSC. Subject: Program 437, 1 April 1963. Document is now declassified. ''

... Basically a lot of things related to "[[Program 437]]." The rest of it is largely available through DTRA over the internet. Since 437 seems to have focused largely on using high-altitude nuclear events to disrupt satellites, it would be pretty useful to have that content.

I'm not sure how I'd go about finding these. I'm not military, so I'm not sure how I would get ahold of them. It's not as if I can head to the local disa search engine and look for them. I noticed a couple of the above were published from Peterson, so I figured you might be able to obtain them. Best, [[User:Avriette|Avriette]] 01:29, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

: The author, Clayton K. S. Chun, doesn't appear to still be in the Air Force, so I can't email him to ask.  But it looks like most of the photos in his book are from the [[Air Force Space Command]] History Office.  Try emailing [mailto:afspc.ho@peterson.af.mil], hopefully they will help you out if they have the documents you are looking for. At worst you might have to do a [[FOIA]] [http://www.foia.af.mil/subbase1.shtml#Peterson] [http://www.peterson.af.mil/hqafspc/library/FOIA.doc] request that costs a little bit of money.  --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 14:45, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

== 2nd/3rd/etc ==

Is that so? [http://www.bragg.army.mil/82dv/default.htm http://www.bragg.army.mil/82dv/default.htm]. [http://www.2maw.usmc.mil/] If anything, they are inconsistent. And this brings it in line with proper English. —[[User:N328KF|Joseph/N328KF]] [[User talk:N328KF|(Talk)]] 05:01, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

: Well, maybe it is just the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] that uses the abbreviated form. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 05:29, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== a couple things ==

First, your suggestion, above, to make "program 437" [[program 437]] was a good one. The information I was able to find on the web was sufficient to get it featured in [[Wikipedia:Did you know|DYK]]. Neato. Also, I saw your edit on (the name escapes me) the NSA device. I was wondering whether you knew anything about the new quantum encryption devices that are presently on the market. They're limited to, I think, 1.5mbit, and they have to be direct-connected over fiber (repeaters would break the quantum entanglement). I saw a very good presentation on this at Supercomputing 05 in Seattle. Would you be interested in an article on the devices? <span style="font-size: small;">[[user:avriette | aa]] [[user talk:avriette | v]][[special:contributions/avriette | ^]]</span> 13:12, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

: Cool.  No, I didn't think [[quantum cryptography]] was practical yet, but I see that there are at least a couple vendors out there. [http://www.magiqtech.com/] [http://www.idquantique.com/]  The military takes forever to adopt new technologies though.  --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 20:31, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

::Sometimes the line between "military" and "non-military" gets blurred. The presentation I saw at SC05 was from Magiq. It was really quite good. And, he mentioned that a certain organization in Maryland is using their products. So I'm not sure how much you'd consider it military, nor do I think it is really "wide" use (especially because of that length-of-line restriction). However, "in use" certainly applies. I'll have a look and put an article together. <span style="font-size: small;">[[user:avriette | aa]] [[user talk:avriette | v]][[special:contributions/avriette | ^]]</span> 20:52, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

::: Yeah, I'm sure the [[NSA]] takes a look at all new things related to cryptography, but it just takes a lot of time for new tech to filter down to the actual users because of testing and everything else. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 07:25, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

== User Mississippi ==
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As you say, sir, you keep userboxes to a minimum; but I thought you might be interested in this one:

and likewise since there are so few of us.

I must add good luck and Godspeed to you and your unit. [[User:Alba|Alba]] 18:55, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

: I like the [[Mississippi]] one, but I more like the look of the larger flag on my page. I did graduate from [[Mississippi State University]], but I don't think there is anything special about MSU.  Thanks for letting me know about these [[Wikipedia:Userboxes|userboxes]] though. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 12:41, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

==Thanks==
For making a correction on my userpage! Cheers [[User:Bertilvidet|Bertilvidet]] 14:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

==Re:National Birds==
Since I do not wish to engage in a revert war I will explain my point regarding the article here. You say [[Taiwan]] is a [[de facto]] nation thus it it qualifies as a nation. De facto as defined in Wikipedia is "a technical or other standard that is so dominant that everybody seems to follow it like an authorized standard". From this I can then say that even though everyone considers Taiwan a nation it does not make it so. Now regarding the article per se, if we are to remain consistent then Taiwan should also be given the same treatment as Puerto Rico. I do not wish to engage in political or ideological debates of what constitutes a nation. I just want consistency in the articles. [[User:Joelr31|Joelito]] 17:02, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

: Perhaps de facto is not the best term.  Anyway, the status of the [[Republic of China]] isn't germane.  [[Puerto Rico]] isn't a nation by any measure and shouldn't be on [[List of national birds]].  It should be at [[List of U.S. state birds]] if anywhere, though perhaps that article should be renamed to include other [[Political divisions of the United States#Territories of the United States|U.S. territories]] such as Puerto Rico and [[Guam]]. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 17:57, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

:: Actually the status of China and Taiwan is very relevant to the discussion. I am not arguing whether Puerto Rico is a nation or not. My argument is that Taiwan is given a different treatment when its political status is very similar to Puerto Rico's. Taiwan as defined by Wikipedia and the United Nations is not a nation therefore it should be listed as Puerto Rico is listed in the national birds page. Furthermore I see you deleted a reference I inserted into the [[Puerto Rican Spindalis]] article. I assume it was in good faith but the execution was poorly done. First, it inhabilitated '''every''' reference in the article. Secondly you could have replaced it with a "proper" reference and lastly I had two "proper" references: one is a website that Wikipedia identifies as spam and the other is in Spanish. So please try to be more thoughtful next time you delete a reference. [[User:Joelr31|Joelito]] 12:44, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

*For it is an honor to write to someone who has served his country well.  You and all the others are true heroes.  I just wanted you to know that the status of Puerto Rico shouldn't have become a political issue but, which is clearly defined.  This is what I posted in the mediator page: It is sad that such a graet article as the Puerto Rican Spindalis should be converted into a controversial political issue as to whether Puerto Rico is a nation or not. Puerto Rico is not a sovereign nation, however Puerto Ricans share a common language (it has its' own Spanish dialect which is different from the other Hispanic countries), customs, culture, history and traditions and therefore it is a "nation" as defined in various forums. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913): Nation \Na"tion\, n. [F. nation, L. natio nation, race, orig., a being born, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci, to be born, for gnatus, gnasci, from the same root as E. kin. [root]44. See Kin kindred, and cf. Cognate, Natal, Native.] "1. (Ethnol.) A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock. All nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues --Rev. vii. 9.", FWDP "NATION: A self-identifying people who share a common history, often language, a common culture and a homeland. A nation is the most persistent and resistant organization of people-culture- territory. There are between 7,000 and 10,000 nations.", and the Free Online Dictionary by Fralax sec 3: " A people who share common customs, origins, history and frequently language, a nationality." There are various nations within the United States, amongst them the "Cherokee Nation", the "Navajo Nation" and the "Chickasaw Nation", they, like Puerto Rico, are not independent but, non-the less are a nation. Before Puerto Rico became a posession of the United States, it was already a nation in the process of obtaining more autonomy from Spain. Let me point out that Puerto Rico participates as a nation in the Olympics and that Puerto Rico's Basketball team is known as "El Equipo Nacional de Puerto Rico" (The National Basketball Team of Puerto Rico). There are many verifiable websites which site the Puerto Rican Spindalis as the National Bird of Puerto Rico these some of the many sites: "www.welcome.topuertorico.org", "www.Enciclografica.com" and "www.puertoricoinfo.com - Geography". This should not be a big deal. The facts stated clearly shows that Puerto Rico is a "Nation" (not an independent one) and that the Puerto Rican Spindalis is the Puerto Rican National Bird. This is my opinion which is not based on politics but, on cited facts. Thank you and God bless, [[User:Marine 69-71|Tony the Marine]] 02:48, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

== Poll: Puerto Rican Spindalis ==

Tony the Marine has started a poll on the national/official question, and has informed certain people about it on their user pages.  Please come and register your opinion.  [[Talk:Puerto Rican Spindalis]] [[User:Algr|Algr]] 21:00, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== U.S. Army Major Commands ==

I noticed after I created the category there were some that weren't MACOMs - go ahead and tag it for renaming - I'll support it. For example, CASCOM isn't a MACOM. --Nobunaga24 22:19, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history/United_States_military_history_task_force"

== [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CreationWiki]] ==

As a contributor to the page CreationWiki, I feel it fair to warn you that it has been nominated for deletion.  Please make your opinion known. [[User:PrometheusX303|PrometheusX303]] 21:04, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

==[[Ghawar]] and [[Hubbert peak theory]]==
Why the change to [[Hubbert peak theory]]?  There's no controversy over whether [[Ghawar]] is the largest oil field in the world; no other field is even close.  See the [[Ghawar]] article. There's controversy over whether Ghawar has peaked yet, but that wasn't the issue. --[[User:Nagle|John Nagle]] 17:18, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

: ''appear to have peaked in recent months'' is the unsourcable info about Ghawar since the Saudi's don't give out that info.  I accidentally removed the next sentence about Burgan Field. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 17:32, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

::I see the problem.  Most recently, you deleted ''Two of the world's largest oil fields after Saudi Arabia's [[Ghawar Field]] (the world's largest) appear to have peaked in recent months.''  That's just a way of talking about the second and third largest oil fields.  The problem is that, while Ghawar is definitely #1, and Cantarell and Burghan are definitely the next two, there's argument over whether Cantarell or Burghan is bigger.  That's why I couldn't write about #2 and #3.  I'll reword that section.  Thanks.  --[[User:Nagle|John Nagle]] 17:55, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

==Image characteristics on [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy]]==
As you may not be aware of the situation on that article any altering of the display characteristics for the main cartoons image is a '''very sensitive''' issue. Please do not casually alter their characteristics without consensus. Thanks! [[User:Netscott|Netscott]] 15:43, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

== Imposters of [[User:AlexKarpman|AlexKarpman]] ==

Can someone please block them? --[[User:132.70.50.117|132.70.50.117]] 10:55, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

: I think you posted this request in the wrong place.  I'm not an admin. Try [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard]]. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 10:56, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

== Anonymous thanks ==

Thank you for serving your country <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:69.161.110.89|69.161.110.89]] ([[User talk:69.161.110.89|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/69.161.110.89|contribs]]) 12:17, 28 May 2006 (UTC)</small>

== Marking fair use images as not having a rational ==

Why is OrphanBot continuously marking [[:Image:20ency1.1.jpg]] as not having a fair use rational when it does via the {{tl|fair use in}} template? --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 05:07, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

:Because the image doesn't have a fair-use rationale.  {{tl|Fair use in}} only asserts ''that'' the image is in compliance with [[Wikipedia:Fair use]], it doesn't explain ''why''. --[[User:Carnildo|Carnildo]] 06:07, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

== [[Inupiaq language|Inupiaq]] Wikipedia ==

An anonymous user created the legitimate text in [[:ik:Iqsrabutilik]] within the last little bit, meaning that there is indeed potential users. Does this effect your view of the project?  --  [[User:Zanimum|Zanimum]] 14:56, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

: No.  That is still the only article 7 months later, and the wiki is always being spammed/vandalized with no native community.  It should be deleted and its future re-creation should meet the [[meta:Help:How to start a new Wikipedia|standard criteria]]. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 00:11, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== The Great War (documentary) listed for deletion ==
 <div style="padding:5px; background-color:#F1D1EE"> An article that you have been involved in editing, [[The Great War (documentary)]], has been listed at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Great War (documentary)]]. Please look there to see why this is, if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. <!-- Template:Adw --></div> --[[User:Tuspm|<span style="color: Blue;">'''Tuspm'''</span>]]  <sup><span style="color: blue;">[[User talk:Tuspm|<span style="color: blue;">Talk</span>]] | [[Special:Emailuser/Tuspm|<span style="color: blue;">E-Mail Me</span>]]</span></sup> 01:01, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

== [[Mark Musashi]] ==
Check the interview link I added a while back at the bottom of that page.  It is indeed spelled Piece.  Straight from the horse's mouth.--[[User:Aresef|Aresef]] 04:22, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

: Ah, interesting.  Thanks for the correction. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 04:26, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

== Canon Powershot A410 ==

You said on the article's discussion page that there was a copyright infringement. Tell me what it is. --[[User:Koolgiy|Koolgiy]] 02:56, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

: I added that to the discussion page on [[2005-09-24]].  The earliest version of the article is now from [[2006-03-07]].  So the version of the article that the comment was about was deleted in the past.  There is no copyvio in the current article. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 05:07, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

== Sup? ==

Keep up the good work ;) [[User:Crimson30|Crimson30]] 15:55, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

== SF Beret Color ==

Air Force security forces do wear '''blue''' berets, not black. It's pretty easy to look up in the official sources. I would expect better from an Air Force member. According to Table 3.4 in AFI 36-2903, security forces wear blue berets, and according to Table 3.6, black berets are only authorized for Air Liaison Officers and Tactical Air Command and Control Specialists. You can check for yourself by downloading the AFI from the [http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/ AF Publishing website] or directly from [http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubfiles/af/36/afi36-2903/afi36-2903.pdf here]. [[User:Nathanm mn|Nathanm mn]] 06:33, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

: I see now that in the AFI it does say they are blue, but I have asked several people and they all think they are black.  I even asked a SF person and they thought it was black. Photos: [http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/060911-F-1421P-003.JPG] [http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/060724-F-7451H-011.jpg] --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 23:45, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

:"I would expect better from an Air Force member"??  Please see Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:No personal attacks|no personal attacks]] policy.  ''"Do not make personal attacks anywhere in Wikipedia. Comment on content, not on the contributor. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users."''  Please keep this in mind while editing.  Thanks.  [[User:Aard|aard]] 19:24, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

::Are the berets ''de facto'' blue or ''de jure'' blue? For example, '''officially''' the Naval beret in the CF is "navy blue", but in reality it is the same beret (and has the same NATO stock number) as the armoured black beret &mdash; the Navy's uniforms are also black, but called "navy blue". On the other hand, they put "HMCS" on the sides of buildings and call them [[stone frigate|ships]], so... :) --[[User:SigPig|<span style="color:white; background-color:dimgray">'''Sig'''</span><span style="color:white; background-color:midnightblue">'''Pig '''</span>]]|[[User talk:SigPig|<sup style="color:blue;">SEND - OVER</sup>]] 12:27, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

::: They are ''[[de facto]]'' black and ''[[de jure]]'' blue. See [http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/060911-F-1421P-003.JPG photo].--[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 00:11, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

As an update: I noticed a couple years ago that the berets are actually started appearing as blue instead of black.  The procurement guys must have fixed it. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 07:03, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

== wah tod tg se ==

well [[User:Aard|i]] was trying to use [[Wikiality#Wikiality|wikiality]] to change your [[Military_deployment|deployment]] from [[desert|the desert]] to [[It%27s_a_Piece_of_Cake_to_Bake_a_Pretty_Cake|dessert]] but the [[User_talk:Avriette#Pot.2C_kettle.2C_etc.|Wikipedia Gestapo]] were having [[Internet_troll|none of that]].  :(

== Those 'plot' tags are legit... ==

The IP is a valid contributor...we just haven't convinced him to create an account yet. -- [[User:Jim Douglas|Jim Douglas]] [[User talk:Jim Douglas|<sup style="color:green;">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Jim Douglas|<sub style="color:gray;">(contribs)</sub>]] 11:28, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

: Yes, an IP is a valid contributor.  But I just don't consider making a dozen articles look ugly a good contribution. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 11:30, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

:: See [[Talk:Variable_Star#Imbalance.2C_overly_long_plot_summary]] -- [[User:Jim Douglas|Jim Douglas]] [[User talk:Jim Douglas|<sup style="color:green;">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Jim Douglas|<sub style="color:gray;">(contribs)</sub>]] 11:33, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

::: Thanks. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 11:38, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

== United States Air Force ==
I just wanted to recommend to you the 10th entry on the "external links" of the [[United States Air Force]], the Air Force Enlisted Forums. [[User:Isaac Crumm|Isaac Crumm]] 22:44, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For reverting the vandalism on my home page. It makes me sad that what seems like multiple people from around the country feel the need to do that. I am left wondering what I did to them, or what about me inspires them to do that. Anyways, I thank you for changing it back to how I left it. -alex <b>...&nbsp;</b><span style="background-color: #11cbc4;width:52px;height:16px;font-size:12px;p{text-align:center}">[[user:avriette|aa]]:[[user_talk:avriette|talk]]</span> 18:03, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

: Don't sweat it.  That's what some people do when they get bored on IRC.  I think [[User:Aard|aard]] was upset at you reverting his cake userbox additions. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 21:48, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

== 3d Weather Squadron ==

Thanks for the cleanup of the article. It was online for only 1 hour 3 min until you saw it. You are quick! Again, thanks for looking out. --[[User:DesertCondor|DesertCondor]] 02:40, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

: I saw you add yourself to [[Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by military branch]]. I checked out your user page and followed the link to [[3d Weather Squadron]]. Nice addition.  For a better quality emblem image, I would suggest finding a PowerPoint document from the squadron and exporting a nice looking image to PNG.  Since these are usually public domain, they can be uploaded to [[Wikimedia Commons]] so all projects can benefit from them. http://www.af.mil/art/ is also a good place for finding emblems.  --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 03:03, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

==Train Man==
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Densha_Otoko&diff=68594820&oldid=68576372

But, that's the title used in North America. [[User:WhisperToMe|WhisperToMe]] 00:20, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

: Not on all North American releases.  Replied at [[Talk:Densha Otoko]]. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 00:33, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

== I reverted your edit ==

Hi! I just wanted to let you know that I reverted your recent edit to [[Jackson, Mississippi]], and to explain why. Some of the people who are redlinked in the list deserve articles even though they don't happen to have them; [[Margaret Walker Alexander]] is the best example that I noticed. In her case, the fact that there is no Wikipedia article on her says a lot more about Wikipedia than it does about her. Some of the other people you removed are strictly of local interest (I think this is probably true of [[Barbara Blackmon]], for example), but by no means all. Feel free to make a second pass at this, but please don't assume that everyone who is redlinked needs to go. Thanks, and Happy New Year! Best regards, --[[User:Tkynerd|Tkynerd]] 23:59, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

: Understood. That list is just getting too long and red links was the criteria I used to shorten it. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 00:11, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

:: I agree that it could use trimming. BTW, I found that there actually is an article at [[Margaret Walker]] and piped that for that particular link. As I said, feel free to make a second, somewhat more judicious pass. :-) --[[User:Tkynerd|Tkynerd]] 00:32, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

==Farscape==
Seeing that you have spent time on the [[List of Farscape episodes]] page, thought I'd let you know we've started creating articles for individual episodes. So far, I have created them for the entire first season although many are just place holders at the moment. Obviously, much new info will be needed (expanded synopsis, pop culture references, production trivia). [[User:RoyBatty42|RoyBatty42]] 19:52, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

==Question about your RC-135 edit==
I'm not sure I understand what you were trying to do with the redirect. RC-135 redirected to [[Boeing RC-135]], and you changed it to [[RC-135 Rivet Joint]], which then redirects to Boeing RC-135. Is there a particular reason you were introducing a double redirect, because that's generally a bad practice at Wikipedia, because of issues with the software. I've reverted your edit for now, but want to find out if there's something more to this that I should know about. Thanks. [[User:Akradecki|Akradecki]] 05:24, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

: I temporarily incorrectly moved [[Boeing RC-135]].  See [[Special:Contributions/Pmsyyz]].  I missed reverting that redirect change. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 05:34, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

::Oh, ok, no problem. I wasn't sure if I'd missed something there. I take it you saw the old discussion that moved it from RJ to the generic RC-135 name? [[User:Akradecki|Akradecki]] 05:56, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

::: No, I just actually looked at the article and saw it still used with multiple configurations and names. :P --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 06:03, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

== [[Zunafish]] ==

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== wait one second! ==
Wait one second.  The fact that I’m an employee of USAA does not automatically mean that I violated NPOV.  
#1. SGLI is listed in the USAA wiki entry.
#2. SGLI and USAA both target the US military as their primary customers – that makes them competitors.
#3. I listed companies besides USAA on the SGLI wiki entry (in fact I listed the same companies that are listed in the USAA wiki entry - only seems fair!!!).

You were wrong to use my open disclosure as a rationale for removing the data.  Prove I wasn't neutral.  Maybe you are an employee or customer of SGLI?  If so, then maybe you lack NPOV?

Either way here’s my offer.  You remove the SGLI data from the USAA wiki entry and I’ll refrain from putting a competitor section in the SGLI wiki entry.

Please respond or I'm putting it back.

[[User:Hillcountrygrump|Hillcountrygrump]] 01:27, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

: USAA may compete with SGLI, but SGLI doesn't compete with USAA since SGLI doesn't advertise and all service members have to explicitly turn it down. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 05:13, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

=== okay one correction ===
I see you are in the armed forces.  That means you have done a lot for me and my family.  Thank you.  It also means I trust your motivation and intentions by default.  So, I appologize for implying that you might not be neutral about SGLI.  But, I stand by the rest.

Thank you for serving.
[[User:Hillcountrygrump|Hillcountrygrump]] 01:33, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

=== NPOV ===
I see you have now [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Navy_Federal_Credit_Union&diff=111880769&oldid=109681455 removed] the competitor section from [[Navy Federal Credit Union|NFCU]].  Are you also going to remove the competitor section from the [[USAA]] entry?  Are you bringing a NPOV?
[[User:207.155.4.175|207.155.4.175]] 04:18, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Servicemembers%27_Group_Life_Insurance&diff=111880150&oldid=111827389 Removing] the competition section from the [[SGLI]] article made sense because it doesn't really compete again anyone.  Military people don't think about getting SGLI or some other life insurance, they almost all have SGLI since it is so cheap.  As for NFCU, I just didn't think that the since sentence section was very useful. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 05:13, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

== 310th Space Group ==
Didn't mean to step on your toes on the [[310th Space Group]] chronology order - most of the pages I write are in reverse chronological order (most current base/aircraft/designation first, and work backwards from there) - usually it does better if you need to see things quickly, and look at historical information better... but I won't have an edit conflict with you over the format. [[User:Tdrss|TDRSS]] 22:04, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

== NC-135 Big Crow ==
Thanks for the addition of the redlink for the NC-135 to the [[C-135]] article. The link being red prompted me to check for info, and I found enough to write the beginnings of an article on the [[Boeing NC-135]]. Since it's had other missions besides ''Big Crow'', I dropped that name from  the title and link. However, I was only able to find one reference to the ''Big Crow'' program. If you are aware of more information and refs, please add them! Thanks. [[User:Akradecki|Akradecki]] 19:35, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

: I saw it mentioned in [http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123045745 Airborne Laser fires tracking laser, hits target].  Nice job on the article. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 01:39, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

== Infoboxneeded ==

See [[Template talk:Infoboxneeded]]. If the infobox banner is on the article, it is changed quickly. If the infobox is on the talk page, it goes unnoticed for months. --[[User:Timneu22|Timneu22]] 12:36, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

: Better than it take a bit longer to be fixed by an editor than to make the article look ugly for a short time. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 09:03, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

== Howdy ==
Hey there pmsyyz. Nice history on [[CMSgt]]. I added Tubb on there as a retired chief. It's good to see an active duty airman active on wikipedia. --[[User:Mysteryman90|Mack Scruggs]] 16:35, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

: Hey, I see you are having some issues with uploading images.  Only images that have a clear source and are under certain licenses are [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|allowed]].  See also the [[Wikimedia Commons]], where images can be uploaded so that all [[Wikimedia Foundation]] projects, such as all the various language Wikipedias, can use them. I've been working on the [[commons:United States Air Force|United States Air Force]] gallery there. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 06:08, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

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: I just cropped it.  Perhaps the original person should have gotten this.  Doesn't really bother me if it gets deleted. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 02:58, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

==Hill City SD Population==

Hi I am making updates to the article [[Hill City, South Dakota]].  I noticed in 2006 you edited the page to say the current population of Hill City of 650 - not the 780 given by the 2000 census.  Can you tell me where you got that info.  Thanks  [[User:Lmielke359|Lmielke359]] 20:04, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
: From the sign at the city limits. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 21:09, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
::OK that makes sence - however, I am pretty sure the sign was there before the 2000 census and may reflect the 1990 or 1980 census data- I will try to find previous year's census data to colloborate this. Thanks for quick reply.  [[User:Lmielke359|Lmielke359]] 14:59, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
::Alright I just found that the pop. from the 1990 census was in fact 650.  Hill City really needs to update their sign!  [[User:Lmielke359|Lmielke359]] 15:10, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
::: Ah, I'm glad you got to the bottom of it.  And know I know to be less trusting of such signs. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 15:18, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

== USAF Image Cleaning ==

Just wanted to drop you a quick note of thanks for you cleaning up the Air Force unit insignias / crests.  I keep on getting the "New Message" icon - I thought I'd return the favor to you!!!  :-))  - [[User:NDCompuGeek|NDCompuGeek]] 04:34, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

: Coolness. :P   If you upload any new ones in the future, please upload them to the [[Wikimedia Commons]].  That way other language Wikipedias can use them.  I've noticed a few articles on USAF wings at the [[French Wikipedia]] such as [[fr:28th Bomb Wing]]. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 04:47, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

:: Thanks, I'll remember that....  I do plan on continuing my trudge through the historic USAF divisions, so I'm sure they'll be more unit insignias to come.  By the way - you ever thought of becoming more active at the [[Portal:United States Air Force|USAF portal]]?  I could certainly use some more competent help!  (Since I'm MCSE, MCP, 3Com certified, etc. etc., my wife brags on me that I'm [[Involuntary commitment|certifiable]].  At least I hope she's bragging....  :-)) - [[User:NDCompuGeek|NDCompuGeek]] 05:37, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

::: The portals just don't fit into the way I use Wikipedia, sorry. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 06:22, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

== Promotion ==
Congrads from one Tech Select to another. -- [[User:JDBlues|JDBlues]]
: Thanks, congrats to you also. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 06:13, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

== Volapük Wikipedia ==
Hi! Just in case you didn't see my reply on your Volapük user page ([[vo:Geban:Pmsyyz]]), I'd like to ask what you plan to do there. Are you just adding photos to articles on cities, or do you plan to add other kinds of things as well? Did you pick Volapük for some reason, or are you doing this for various Wikipedias? --[[User:Smeira|Smeira]] 04:02, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

: I just replied over there about the city articles.  I'm just adding photos to improve whichever city articles exist in other languages. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 07:22, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

==New EPRs==
As a fellow NCO, please check out the edit I just made at [[Enlisted Performance Report]] and see if you can improve it at all.  Thanks! [[User:JDBlues|JDBlues]] 02:17, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

==AF ISR Agency==
Hi, I saw your edits to the article on the [[Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency]].  While you are correct that AFIOC was reassigned to 8th AF and will eventually be part of the Cyber Command, we left AFIOC in the ISR article because ISR will still have some support and oversight of AFIOC.  I can't quote what ISR will be doing for them off the top of my head, but they will be supporting AFIOC just as they support the 67th, 55th, and 480th (all of which are still under 8th AF and ACC).  Perhaps rather than zapping all the information there, especially since there is no AFIOC article, you could just include the fact that AFIOC was pulled from under the old AIA.  --[[User:Brownings|Brownings]] 23:38, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

== ANG Wing Shileds ==
Pmsyyz, you seem to be the man regarding USAF wing shields I thought I’d pass this along to you.  The site below contains all of the ANG wing shields in .pdf and .ai file formats.  The images on this page are of a much better quality than most of the ANG shields currently on Wikipedia.  It’s a government site so there are no copyright issues.  As I don’t have the tools or expertise to convert them to .jpg or .png files myself so I thought I’d pass it along to you in case you’re inclined to convert the file format and add them to Wikimedia Commons.

http://www.ang.af.mil/history/Emblems.asp

--[[User:Ndunruh|Ndunruh]] 13:59, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

: Cool, thanks.  I'll see what I can do with them.  I wonder what the best way to convert .ai to .svg is.  Worst case, I can make good PNGs from the vector images inside the PDFs. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 19:54, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

== USAF rank abbreviations ==

You asserted that periods aren't being used anymore by the USAF in the rank abbreviations.  Could you provide a source?  While I haven't come across a definitive source either way, the Air Force's own website [http://www.af.mil/] does use periods with the rank abbreviations. <span style="font-family:cursive">[[User:Caerwine|Caerwine]]</span> [[User_talk:Caerwine|<small style="font-family:sans-serif;color:darkred">Caer’s whines</small>]] 23:02, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

: Look in official publications, such as the "Certified by:" sections of all [http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/popular_dwnlds.asp AFIs].  See also, [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/acronyms_abbreviations.html AFHRA abbr].  Still looking for an official policy document that is the equivalent of the [http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubfiles/af/36/afi36-2618/afi36-2618.pdf Enlisted Force Structure]. But there are no periods in official [http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubfiles/af/33/afi33-119/afi33-119.pdf email signature blocks or email display names] or [http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubfiles/af/33/afh33-337/afh33-337.pdf paper signature blocks]. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 00:17, 10 August 2007 (UTC)


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== IceWeasel ==

What made you think it was renamed to GNU IceCat?  I could find no reference to that anywhere and reverted your change. --[[User:Danny Rathjens|Danny Rathjens]] 22:29, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

: An existing reference in the article: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnuzilla/2007-09/msg00004.html --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 23:17, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
::Ah, I see now.  I just thought it looked a bit odd since no other reference to the name was changed in the article and that an existing project named [[Open_ICEcat]] already exists.  That dev says "We haven't made any public changes yet", though, so I don't think it's appropriate to change the name yet. I put it back clarifying the name change is in the future.  (I also see that [[Iceweasel]] redirects to [[Naming conflict between Debian and Mozilla]]. That should reduce confusion as well. (The reason I was there was a debian user asking in debian irc channel why we changed the name to icecat (using the [[GNU IceWeasel]] article as his source. :) --[[User:Danny Rathjens|Danny Rathjens]] 22:49, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

== [[n:50th Space Communications Squadron celebrates 55th anniversary|50th Space Communications Squadron celebrates 55th anniversary]] ==

You haven't forgotten about this article, I hope. --[[User:SVTCobra|SVTCobra]] 06:35, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

:The article has been tagged "abandoned" and will be deleted in a couple of days unless development resumes. --[[User:SVTCobra|SVTCobra]] ([[User talk:SVTCobra|talk]]) 23:27, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Sorry but I don't think it should be tagged as ready as it is too late to publish it (see talk page of article for more info). By the way I am user anonymous101 on wikinews so my comments will be from him --[[User:Smallbig|Smallbig]] ([[User talk:Smallbig|talk]]) 17:05, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

==Manga images discussion==
Please offer your input in a current debate on the use of manga covers in articles at [[Talk:List of Hunter × Hunter chapters#Use of Images]].  Thank you! [[User:Shimawa zen|Shimawa zen]] ([[User talk:Shimawa zen|talk]]) 01:25, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

==ANG Wing Emblems==
I know that the site has changed for the sources of the Wing emblems but how do you upload them. I'm trying to do the same with the squadrons with no luck whatsoever. Thanks for any help ahead of time. --Kevin Rutherford 01:38, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

: Since such images are public domain, you should [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Upload upload] them to the [[Wikimedia Commons]] instead of just the English Wikipedia so they can be used from any Wikimedia project, such as Wikinews or a diffferent language Wikipedia.  Please give each file a good filename, such as the name of the unit.  Check out [[commons:Squadron emblems of the United States Air Force]] and [[commons:Wing emblems of the United States Air Force]] as well as individual image pages to see how they are set up.

: For example, for [[:Image:Otis w2.gif]], I would convert it to a PNG, renamed it to "101st Fighter Squadron.png" and upload it to the Commons. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 02:34, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Question time. How do you convert that? --[[User:Ktr101|Kevin Rutherford]] 19:45, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

: There are several different graphics editing software that can do the job of just opening the file and then saving it as another format.  I use the [[GIMP]], but [[Adobe Photoshop]] or even [[Microsoft Paint]] could do it. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 22:31, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

==Military Barnstar==
[[Image:Military_barnstar_01.png|thumb|left|Military Barnstar]]
In recognition of your long history of contibutions to military, particularly Air Force, pages I'd like to award you a Military Barstar.[[User:Ndunruh|Ndunruh]] ([[User talk:Ndunruh|talk]]) 18:17, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
: Thanks!  Mostly busy with an ORI this week. :P  --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 19:13, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

== WS Collaboration project ==

G'day, this weeks Wikisource collaboration project is [[s:Author:George Walker Bush|G. W. Bush]] and I see that you have contributed to this page in the past.  It would be great if you could put some time this week into this very prominent person who is relevant to us all, as we need help identifying important works that should be transcribed. [[User:Jayvdb|John Vandenberg]] ([[User talk:Jayvdb|talk]]) 02:44, 7 March 2008 (UTC)


==Fair use rationale for Image:KOAA530.jpg==
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== You're great ==

You are so helpful on wiki you must be one of the best wiki editors. --[[Special:Contributions/81.1.101.198|81.1.101.198]] ([[User talk:81.1.101.198|talk]]) 23:36, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

==154th Training Squadron==
Could you support the existence of the [[154th Training Squadron]]. I think that it has been unfairly tagged due to the fact that is has 'training' in it's name. I'd also like to add that I support your [[104th Fighter Wing]] move and I believe that the '(United States)' addition is ridiculous concerning USAF units. [[user:ktr101|Kevin Rutherford]] ([[User_talk:Ktr101|talk]]) 01:53, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

: I'm not familiar with that squadron, but I'll check it out.  I too believe that disambiguating most USAF units is unnessecary.  Many armies may have 1st and [[2nd Infantry Division]]s, but only the US has many of the unique and high numbered AF units.  --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 03:49, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

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<br><br>You came up ona  tracker as a page move vandal due to the syntax of your move, so I blocked too quickly, I've unblocked, please accept my apologies. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 03:26, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

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:Cleared an autoblock, too, so you should be good to go. Very sorry about that, please don't let it get to you (it [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=&page=User:Luna_Santin happened to me], once, too). We'll be [[Wikipedia:Whacking with a Wet Trout|smacking MBisanz with a trout]] about this, to be sure. &ndash; <span style="font-family: Garamond">[[User:Luna Santin|<span style="color:#1E90FF;">'''Luna Santin'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Luna Santin|talk]])</span> 03:31, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
::Yea, I actually did block [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=&user=MBisanz&page=User%3APmsyyz&year=&month=-1] and then quickly unblock you when I went to view your contribs.  The issue is that the string you move matched, is the same string a vandal uses, and he moves pages at a rate of 10 a second, so time is usually of the essence.  I accept the rightly deserve trouting. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 03:34, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Ah, I understand what happened now.  I didn't even notice that I was blocked because I didn't try to edit during that period of time.  I was confused by the initial message you left.  Well, I understand the need to be vigilant about page move vandals.  --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 03:44, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

==[[GLAST]] launch image==
Hi. I found an attribution on the NASA website for the launch picture that says the credit of the image is NASA's. I don't know if that means we still have to erase [[Image talk:228085main GLAST.jpg|this image]] or maybe we just should until the copyright issue is resolved.--[[User:Cdogsimmons|Cdogsimmons]] ([[User talk:Cdogsimmons|talk]]) 19:02, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

: Replied at [[Image talk:228085main GLAST.jpg]] --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 21:09, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

== Operation COOKIE MONSTER ==

{{WikiCookie|In support of Operation COOKIE MONSTER (OCM) I'm presenting WikiCookies in appreciation for [[Military of the United States|military]] service to the [[United States]].  Happy [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]]! [[User:Ndunruh|Ndunruh]] ([[User talk:Ndunruh|talk]]) 01:05, 4 July 2008 (UTC)}}

== Promotion! ==

Congratulations for your [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:List_of_Wikipedians_by_military_branch&curid=1781681&diff=226673188&oldid=226319456 promotion]!!!

--[[User_talk:TheGerm|Ŧħę௹ɛя㎥]] 20:01, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Oh yeah, congrats Sir!  Tech's a toughie.  Plus, if you're interested: {{tl|User USAFe6}}.  —  '''[[User:pd_THOR|<span style="color:#CC0000;">pd_THOR</span>]]''' <sup>|''' [[User_talk:pd_THOR|=/\=]]'''</sup> | 21:34, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Congrats on the promotion. [[Image:E6 USAF TSGT.svg|80px]] -[[User:Signaleer|Signaleer]] ([[User talk:Signaleer|talk]]) 20:56, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

: Thanks, all. :P --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 23:49, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

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: Inaccurate, in use. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 07:34, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

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: No problem, it was replaced by a newer image.  --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 07:35, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

== Quake III ==
I would like to let you know that deleting the Excessive Plus mod from the Quake III Wiki Page is not justified. It is a very popular modification (even though it is not as popular as CPMA, it is one of the top 3 Quake III modifications). In order to prove my point, I invite you to download this specific server browser: [XQF] (works on Linux too). I hope this will convince you that Excessive Plus does deserve its place in Wikipedia and that you will accept my submission. [[User:Titaniumkinetic|Titaniumkinetic]] ([[User talk:Titaniumkinetic|talk]]) 15:42, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

==Request to move article [[:Global Strike Command]] incomplete==
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==[[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|Speedy deletion]] nomination of [[:Richard E. Webber]]==
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: Common sense prevailed and it was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard E. Webber|not deleted]]. :P  --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 02:30, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

==Electronic FOIA requests==
Hey, I know you're as much a USAF historian and org nut on Wikipedia as I am; I wanted to pass this along.  [http://www.foia.af.mil/reading/documents/index.asp EFOIA Electronic Reading Room] has some lineage and honors histories available; I requested these about a month ago. They are pretty quick about them from AFHRA. Since a lot of USAF wing and squadron pages are lacking decent references, I thought if multiple individuals put in requests to AF Historical Research Agency, to spread around the workload, the agencies would be more amenable to the requests. Most of the lineage and honors histories of active units are listed on the web page, but some (like the [[1st Space Wing]], [[2d Space Wing]] and [[3d Space Support Wing]]) had to be specifically requested since they are inactive.  If the request is small (a unit or two), then they will not charge any fees for processing (I've had 9 requests filled so far and haven't paid a dime).  [[User:Tdrss|TDRSS]] ([[User talk:Tdrss|talk]]) 11:41, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

: haha, I know the FOIA manager at Schriever AFB, and she has had some requests come in for unit histories.  But she doesn't know where to get them.  She is talking to the historian for the parent unit to try to get the info. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 00:58, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

: But it is a good idea to do FOIA requests to get the info that historians but haven't made available on the web.  I think part of their job should be putting that info on the web.  I just found out who the [[310th Space Wing]] historian is. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 16:44, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
::The National Guard bureau has been really helpful dredging up info on obscure units like [[List of United States Air Force communications squadrons|Combat Comm Units]], and the Air Nat'l Guard's Command and Control squadrons (119th, 222d, 153d).  One of the AFSPC FOIA managers sent me copies of Wikipedia pages to satisfy the request - that didn't quite work, since I wanted the info to '''update''' the page. [[User:Tdrss|TDRSS]] ([[User talk:Tdrss|talk]]) 16:14, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

: If you decide to do any FOIAs from AFHRA, when you select "web download" they'll update their [http://www.afhra.af.mil/organizationalrecords/wingsandgroups.asp Wings/Groups] or [http://www.afhra.af.mil/organizationalrecords/squadronsandflights.asp Squadrons] pages. I had some ISR Groups and Expeditionary Space squadrons requested, and they were added to the page within days. Some of the ANG records are PDF, so I'll store them on my site, and have WebCite do references to them for safe keeping. [[User:Tdrss|TDRSS]] ([[User talk:Tdrss|talk]]) 16:17, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

==FYI on unit designations==
Since you update and create a lot of USAF unit pages, thought this reference might be useful if you ever get in an "edit war." [http://www.afhra.af.mil/documents/hgc3/index.asp AFHRA guide to heraldry], the paragraph under Figure 12 describes the use of '''th''', '''st''', and '''d''' as the only followers for unit numerical designations. This recently came up in some edits to the [[22d Space Operations Squadron|22d SOPS]] that were changed to '''22nd'''. [[User:Tdrss|TDRSS]] ([[User talk:Tdrss|talk]]) 16:05, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

: Interesting.  Yeah, I go with that, but I'd still like some more explicit official discussion. The wing historian I talked to said to go by the orders paperwork that constituted/activated the unit. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 06:29, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

::I got a discussion and explanation from the Air Force Historical Research Agency a few weeks ago - bottom line: even they're not sure. They gave three official and quasi-official references. If you're interested I can forward on the email. [[User:Tdrss|TDRSS]] ([[User talk:Tdrss|talk]]) 00:56, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

==[[502 ABW]]==
This is not a new wing - used by Maxwell AFB /Air University in the late 1990s. It wasn't active long before the  42d ABW took over. I'll try to find a resource for reference. [[User:Tdrss|TDRSS]] ([[User talk:Tdrss|talk]]) 02:20, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

: I didn't say new, I said newly activated. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 03:01, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
:: My bad - didn't have much internet time last week to "fully" read the article. Again, my apologies. [[User:Tdrss|TDRSS]] ([[User talk:Tdrss|talk]]) 23:47, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

== Joe Wilson's Twitter ==

I had to revert your recent [[WP:Agf|good faith]] edit and made a typo in the summary, so I should explain. Please read [[WP:ELNO]] bullet point #10. Thanks — <small><span style="border:1px solid #333333;padding:1px;"><b>[[User:MichaelLNorth|Mike]]</b> : [[User_talk:MichaelLNorth|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#009900;">&nbsp;tlk&nbsp;</span>]]</span></small>  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 05:23, 11 September 2009 (UTC).</span><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

: I think you are misunderstanding the policy.  It says don't link to social networking sites "except for a link to an official page of the article's subject".  Are you disputing that it is his official Twitter account? --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 06:23, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|AfD]] nomination of [[Strategic Air Command Group and Wing emblems gallery]] ==
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==Air Force Portal Administrator==

I am looking for an editor or editors to take over administration of the [[Portal:United States Air Force|US Air Force Portal]].  If you think you might be interested please see the [[Portal_talk:United_States_Air_Force#Portal_Administrator|Portal Administration section on the talk page]] to see what is involved and comment there if you’re interested or have any questions.[[User:Ndunruh|Ndunruh]] ([[User talk:Ndunruh|talk]]) 17:09, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

==Romanization for words of English origin==
On the [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles)|MOS:JP talk page]], a discussion has been started about '''including or not including romanizations for words of English origin''', such as Fainaru Fantajī in {{nihongo|''Final Fantasy''|ファイナルファンタジー|Fainaru Fantajī}} (for the sake of simplicity, I called this case "words of English origin", more information on semantics [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles)#RfC on the need for romaji with English loanwords|here]]).

Over the course of a month, it has become apparent that both the parties proposing to include or not include those romanizations cannot be convinced by the arguments or guidelines brought up by the other side. Therefore, a compromise is trying to be found that will satisfy both parties. [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles)#A compromise?|One suggestion]] on a compromise has been given already, but it has not found unanimous agreement, so additional compromises are encouraged to be suggested.

One universally accepted point was to bring more users from the affected projects in to help achieve consensus, and you were one of those [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles)#List of users to notify|selected]] in the process.

'''What this invitation is:'''
* You should give feedback on the first suggested compromise and are '''highly encouraged to provide other solutions'''.
'''What this invitation is not:'''
* This is not a vote on including or excluding such romanizations.
* This is not a vote on compromises either.

It would be highly appreciated if you came over to the [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles)|MOS:JP talk page]] and helped find a solution. Thank you in advance. [[User:Prime Blue|Prime Blue]] ([[User talk:Prime Blue|talk]]) 11:28, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|Nomination for merging]] of [[Template:SharedIP US military]] ==
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==WikiProject Colorado==
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The year 2011 has brought many changes to the [[State of Colorado]].  We have a new Governor and other state officers, two new U.S. Representatives, many new state legislators, and a new Mayor of Denver.  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado|'''WikiProject Colorado''']] is updating many Colorado articles.  Many Colorado places, people, and organizations need new articles.  [[Portal:Colorado]] needs new featured articles.

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Don't forget the '''[http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado Wikipedia 10th Anniversary event]''' in Boulder tomorrow.  Yours aye, [[User:Buaidh|<span style="color:white; background-color:#552211;">&nbsp;Buaidh&nbsp;</span>]] 22:25, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

== Brandon Vedas ==

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== Violation of [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] in [[Internet Explorer 10]] ==

Hello, Pmsyyz. You have been around in Wikipedia for a long time now; so, surely you know about the verifiability rule: Everything you put in Wikipedia must comply with a source and blog titles are no exceptions.

So, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Internet_Explorer_10&action=historysubmit&diff=428799204&oldid=428777556 why did you change] a blog title in [[Internet Explorer 10]] from a verifiable one to one that you yourself have invented? Please don't do it again. [[User:FleetCommand|Fleet Command]] ([[User talk:FleetCommand|talk]]) 22:33, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

: What makes you think I invented it?  I got the title (description) of the blog is in the [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2004/07/21/190687.aspx blog's first (earliest) post].  The title you and the other person put were both nowhere that I saw at IEBlog.  Where did you get the one you put there?  Please don't accuse people of making stuff up until after talking to them.  Assume good faith, and don't bite the veterans.  You have been around in Wikipedia long enough to know that. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 23:41, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

::Aha? And you think it is correct to put the contents of the first blog post as its title? For example, if the first blog post of "President of United States Blog" had "Welcome to the unbound!" in its title, you go ahead and replace the URL title with "The Unbound"? No! I think [[WP:EL]] makes it quite clear that we in Wikipedia use the title of the work itself as a URL.

::For the title of the blog, look at the blog header. To the left, it reads: ''IEBlog''. To the right it reads: ''The Windows Internet Explorer Weblog''.

::Oh, and by the way, I don't know why you think my message was biting or I was not assuming good faith. Perhaps you can tell me later? But for now, one should respect [[Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle]] and not to commit [[WP:edit-warring|edit-warring]]. (We have B,R,D not B,R,R,R,R,R,R,... until someone gets banned.) Please realize that if I didn't assume good faith, I wouldn't have come to your talk page. Now, if you have any more to say, please participate in the article talk page discussion. [[User:FleetCommand|Fleet Command]] ([[User talk:FleetCommand|talk]]) 11:41, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

== KBDI-TV ==

First of all, please refrain from renaming [[KBDI-TV]] to its common name, especially if the "network" is merely one full-powered station with repeaters. Not only is it against Wikipedia policy to name articles of individual TV stations (which KBDI technically is) by anything other than their call letters (as well-documented in [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Television Stations]]), but as per FCC regulations, the station must still identify themselves with the call letters at least once an hour, meaning that KBDI-TV, under any other name, is still legally KBDI-TV. Thank you for your cooperation. -- [[User:Azumanga1|azumanga]] ([[User talk:Azumanga1|talk]]) 05:29, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

== Nomination of [[Wafah Dufour]] for deletion ==

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== AFCENT/ACC ==

All organizations assigned to AFCENT belong to Air Combat Command (see Air Force Historical Research Agency lineages). AFCENT is a "component named air force," temporarily split from the Ninth Air Force until CENTCOM theater operations wind down some. AFCENT and Ninth Air Force are currently both direct reports to Air Combat Commmand. So, while AFCENT wings do report to AFCENT, they all belong to Air Combat Command. It would be like saying "2d Bomb Wing (Eighth Air Force)", when it should correctly be "2d Bomb Wing (Air Force Global Strike Command).  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/71.193.182.137|71.193.182.137]] ([[User talk:71.193.182.137|talk]]) 05:18, 9 October 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

: AFCENT is a "component named air force" of CENTCOM.  Units in the CENTCOM AOR only take orders from the Combatant Commander (10 U.S.C. §164), and those orders flow through AFCENT.   No one in the AOR is working for ACC.  Isn't showing the chain of command what people expect to see rather than showing an obscure, non-operational lineage?   When people wore DCUs, what "MAJCOM" patch did they have on their pocket?  Answer: AFCENT. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 05:38, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

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== Please stop removing template ==

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Could you please stop removing the lead too short template from articles where the lead is not complete.  I noticed you removed it from [[High Court of Australia]] and [[Big Day Out]] when the lead section on those articles does not provide a concise summary or include key facts.  My understanding is that a complete [[WP:lead|lead section]] is needed for [[WP:B class|B class]] articles like these. So actually the lead section is not ok or fine, rather it too short and needs expanding as indicated by the inclusion of the template. For example on the Big Day Out article there are four controversies not mentioned in the lead and yet in the first paragraph of the Manual of Style/Lead section linked above it specifically states that prominent controversies be included. I or someone else is going to have to go through your contributions and revert your mistakes or could you? - [[User:Shiftchange|Shiftchange]] ([[User talk:Shiftchange|talk]]) 16:23, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

: I'm being bold and removing the template from pages were it does not appear to be needed.  Whether an article is B-Class or someone is trying to make it B-Class does not matter the reasoning for the presence or absence of the  {{tl|Lead too short}} template.  This template is for articles which are missing basic requirements of a lead.  Not all controversies have to be included in the lead, only prominent controversies.  Each of the articles I have removed the template from, I've looked at the lead, I've look at the talk page to see what anyone might be saying about the lead.

: For [[Big Day Out]], the controversies section if quite large in the table of contents.  There was a one death in the mosh pit 11 years ago.  Should this go in the lead?  I don't think so.  What do you think?   In 2007, organizers discouraged the bringing of Australian flags, but people did so, and no one was refused entry.  This does not appear to be important enough for add to the lead.  There is drug use at this music festival, as there are at many.  Does this merit inclusion in the lead? I think including it in the lead would give undue weight.  The Beenie Man and Odd Future controversy also appears to be a relatively minor controversy.  I'd be happy to hear your opinions on each of these.  I'll post this to the talk page to get feedback from other editors.

: For [[High Court of Australia]], what do you think is missing from the lead?  I'll post on the talk page to solicit feedback.

: Please assume good faith in my edits and refrain from wholesale reverting. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] ([[User talk:Pmsyyz#top|talk]]) 17:09, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

::Removing templates is not really being bold.  Can I suggest you look at a few good articles or better to see their lead sections.  Lead sections are not three or four sentences but three or four paragraphs. Four sentences does not adequately provide a concise overview of [[Texas Instruments]], nor does it provide the reader of the [[Robin Williams]] article with a summary that can stand alone. The [[History of Tyrol]] cannot be summarised with two sentences.  The lead section for [[Alfalfa]] doesn't establish notability or provide key facts, let alone summarise the article. [[Harry Houdini]]'s career cannot be adequately summarised in two sentences and so forth.

::For the [[Big Day Out]] article I believe a sentence or two which summarises the controversies is apt as each one has been detailed in the article below. I hope you can revert your mistakes or better yet expand the lead sections especially on B class articles. - [[User:Shiftchange|Shiftchange]] ([[User talk:Shiftchange|talk]]) 08:37, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

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