User talk:Rantingmadhare

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WikiProject Firearms[edit]

Welcome to the WikiProject Firearms. I hope you enjoy being a member.--LWF 03:59, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

.351 SL[edit]

Thanks for the attention to it! (I can't believe I created the page & forgot to link to the Thompson, which is why I did the page in the first place...) :( Trekphiler (talk) 10:54, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

M-1 Carbine Dispute[edit]

As a member of Wikiproject Firearms, could you take a look at the dispute/discussion going on at the article M-1 carbine ? Sf46 (talk) 19:26, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Speedqueenba59.jpg[edit]

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Image copyright problem with File:32 Winchester Self-Loading.JPG[edit]

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Image copyright problem with File:Winchester Model 1905 rifle.jpg[edit]

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Stubs?[edit]

You are tagging articles as stubs that do NOT fit the definition of a stub; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Firearms/Assessment#Quality_scale for a definition of "stub". scot (talk) 20:23, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly unfree File:32 Winchester Self-Loading.JPG[edit]

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ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

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