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Hi Shashenka! I wanted to drop by and say hi, as I saw your profile at the Teahouse! I love the reason why you joined Wikipedia - it's the same reason I did: to make a change and make a difference. The more information people around the world can have, for free, the more empowered they can be. Pretty cool thought =) If I can be of any help, let me know, and we're here to help at the Teahouse - just drop by the Q&A page if you need anything. See you around! Sarah (talk) 15:37, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

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Another answer, and a general hello & Welcome to wikipedia. You asked how to go about creating an article: you do this (for an aircraft) by going to the wp:aviation#Announcements and Open tasks & click on Template:wpAVIATION creator & follow instructions. First thing you have to do is enter the artice name: do that, & a page with the generally used headings, the aircraft infobox & the specifications list box, is created. Easy. Only real problem is that you do need to make sure the aircraft isn't covered. The problem here is that, especially with early aircraft, machines can go under a variety of other names. Articles should be named according to manufacturer designation, but sometimes names are applied after the event by historians, or companies adopt different numbering systems. Its a general source of misery. Which is incidentally how I came across your editing: you added something to the Breguet Type III article (which I'm trying to improve & is on my watchlist) which was about a different aircraft with a similar name. btw when adding a referenced addition to a spec list, (which has a different ref for the existing content) if you add the ref on the same line as a numeric value, it stuffs the template parser, and loads of red text appears (frightening): the ref should be added to the |ceiling note= parameter. If its not there, you can simply add it. Any questions, feel free to ask here or on my talk page.TheLongTone (talk) 08:48, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Ok thanks i just started two days ago is their anything else i did wrong or is that good? Shashenka (talk) 15:27, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

You're doing fine. I would not have mentioned the mistaken edit if it didn't make a useful point about being clear that you are dealing teh right machine, especially with with early stuff. I put in the bit about whereyou put the cite tag in the specs bit because one of the articles (a SPAD of some kind) Bzuk had attempted to put in the cite tag and even though he is a way more experienced editor than I am, he managed to guff it up.... nobody is perfect, nothing wrong with making the odd error as long as you learn something!TheLongTone (talk) 15:43, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

I realize that which is why i was asking about it so i could learn from it also i got two books recently from a bookfair all about planes in depth from 1914 or so to 2000 Would you be willing to help me if i get trouble inputing the stuff like I need to make a new page like i want to? Shashenka (talk) 19:12, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

No worries. As above, the basic page creating stuff is fairly easy. putting something in the problem...remeber wp has strict rules about respecting copyright, everything has to be rewritten. If you are writing an article from a brief description it's often hard to come up with a satifactory paraphrase. The way I got a grip on wiki markup code was basically by looking at the code of other pages, but you're way ahead of me on that, it took me weeks to get ref tags to work the way I wanted them to. (I do have problem caused by being a rubbish typist, & of course code is not forgiving) The most helpful are the simple ones. You can always try stuff out in your sandbox (there's a link to it at the top of your page & you can create user subpages. (problem with these is organising them so you can readily access them, best solution being to put a link to them on your main userpage.TheLongTone (talk) 19:34, 26

March 2012 (UTC)

interesting approach in all honesty i found someone else who used the same book as mine and copyed their code for it. I meant more that i would input the technical data. Also the book has tons of black and white pictures what about copy rights for that if they got it from someone else in the first place? Shashenka (talk) 20:24, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

I know nothing about image copyright issues, other than that the basic rule is 70 years after the creator's death, or date of publication when author not known. It's a minefield I don't want to walk into. there is a lot of stuff that is in the public domain, but basically I am more interested in aviation & other engineering technicalities than legal ones. But books should carry copyright info on the images, either below the image or at the back/front somewhere. A lot of British Crown Copyright up to quite a recent date are public domain.TheLongTone (talk) 21:13, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Ok thanks I'll talk to you again if I run into any difficulty's or need help! Shashenka (talk) 21:38, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Ref

If you want to add this reference source to many articles, here is the standard form:

• Angelucci, Enzo. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. San Diego, California: The Military Press, 1983. ISBN 0-517-41021-4. (FWiW, note spelling, capitalization, punctuation, Bzuk (talk) 20:21, 25 March 2012 (UTC).)

Ok sorry I just started yesterday afternoon so i'm really new did i do anything else wrong? Shashenka (talk) 20:23, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Note that entries are placed in alphabetical order by the author (or title if no author appears), so that Angelucci would end up usually at the top of the list, alphabetically, not at the end of a bibliography. FWiW, just copy the form and then go to it. Bzuk (talk) 20:26, 25 March 2012 (UTC).

Ok Thanks alot Bzuk! Shashenka (talk) 20:30, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Still some problems, all associated with being a "newbie", make sure if you are adding the Angelucci reference that you do link the information back to the page in the source. This is what I have done, in setting up a Harvard citation: use {{}} (read in edit mode to see the note.) FWiW, check: Breda Ba.19 where I made some revisions to your submission. Bzuk (talk) 00:35, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Barnstar for you :-)

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		Shashenka, I hereby present to you this barnstar, for your positive contributions to Wikipedia; in particular for adding specs to aircraft articles, and adding missing ISBN's. Keep up the great work! Mlm42 (talk) 04:09, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

I second that barnstar! You are really kicking some wiki-butt! Keep up the great work Shashenka! Sarah (talk) 01:09, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks both of you it means alot! Shashenka (talk) 01:14, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

By the way

Hi Shashenka; I've noticed you're adding a lot of missing ISBN numbers to references. While I think this is a good practice to get into, adding the numbers on a large scale across many articles can get quite repetitive, and is sometimes better left to people who use semi-automated tools (see Wikipedia:Tools).. then these sorts of changes can be made on a large scale with a fairly small amount of human effort. So that's just something to keep in mind; editor time is sometimes better spent on things computers can't do (like adding content to articles). Happy editing! :-) Mlm42 (talk) 23:49, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Yah your probably right. Shashenka (talk) 23:52, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

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Here is a semihemidemibarnstar for <Finding the archived link for the 315th Air Division>

If I knew how to use the Wayback Machine, this could lead to bigger things. AFHRA had web pages on every Air Division ever, but dumped them a couple of years ago. There are a lot of unmarked dead links to the old web pages -- if they were archived, too.

I tweaked the format you used on the 16th Bombardment Group article. AFHRA pages do not show an abbreviation for the ordinal, so the title of the page is "315", not "315th". --Lineagegeek (talk) 21:49, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the barnstar it means alot! Shashenka (talk)

Need input on article

Shashenka, I need your help on this article for Amazing Discoveries....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_Discoveries as it needs work to keep it from being deleted from Wikipedia. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Simbagraphix (talk)

Also if could get your input on this related article for Walter Veith....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Veith

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..... What can i do? Shashenka (talk) 18:23, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

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G'day everyone, voting for the 2018 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:22, 15 September 2018 (UTC) Note: the previous version omitted a link to the election page, therefore you are receiving this follow up message with a link to the election page to correct the previous version. We apologies for any inconvenience that this may have caused.

Have your say!

Hi everyone, just a quick reminder that voting for the WikiProject Military history coordinator election closes soon. You only have a day or so left to have your say about who should make up the coordination team for the next year. If you have already voted, thanks for participating! If you haven't and would like to, vote here before 23:59 UTC on 28 September. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:29, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election half-way mark

G'day everyone, the voting for the XIX Coordinator Tranche is at the halfway mark. The candidates have answered various questions, and you can check them out to see why they are running and decide whether you support them. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:37, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

March Madness 2020

G'day all, March Madness 2020 is about to get underway, and there is bling aplenty for those who want to get stuck into the backlog by way of tagging, assessing, updating, adding or improving resources and creating articles. If you haven't already signed up to participate, why not? The more the merrier! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:19, 29 February 2020 (UTC) for the coord team

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open

Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:06, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced

G'day everyone, voting for the 2020 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2020. Thanks from the outgoing coord team, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 05:18, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

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Nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject Newcomer and Historian of the Year awards now open

G'day all, the nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject newcomer and Historian of the Year are open, all editors are encouraged to nominate candidates for the awards before until 23:59 (GMT) on 15 December 2020, after which voting will occur for 14 days. There is not much time left to nominate worthy recipients, so get to it! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:45, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Voting for "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" closing

G'day all, voting for the WikiProject Military history "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" is about to close, so if you haven't already, click on the links and have your say before 23:59 (GMT) on 30 December! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:35, 28 December 2020 (UTC) for the coord team

April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive

Hey y'all, the April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive begins at 00:01 UTC on April 1, 2021 and runs through 23:59 UTC on April 31, 2021. Points can be earned through reviewing articles on the AutoCheck report, reviewing articles listed at WP:MILHIST/ASSESS, reviewing MILHIST-tagged articles at WP:GAN or WP:FAC, and reviewing articles submitted at WP:MILHIST/ACR. Service awards and barnstars are given for set points thresholds, and the top three finishers will receive further awards. To participate, sign up at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_History/April 2021 Reviewing Drive#Participants and create a worklist at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/April 2021 Reviewing Drive/Worklists (examples are given). Further details can be found at the drive page. Questions can be asked at the drive talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:26, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open

Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election have opened. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting will commence on 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:05, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

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Voting for the WikiProject Military History newcomer of the year and military historian of the year awards for 2023 is now open!

Voting is now open for the WikiProject Military History newcomer of the year and military historian of the year awards for 2023! The the top editors will be awarded the coveted Gold Wiki . Cast your votes vote here and here respectively. Voting closes at 23:59 on 30 December 2023. On behalf of the coordinators, wishing you the very best for the festive season and the new year. Hawkeye7 (talk · contribs) via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:56, 22 December 2023 (UTC)