User talk:Ala.foum

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Welcome!

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Anthony Preston

Hello, Alan!

Thanks for your edits to the Anthony Preston (naval historian) page. As you probably gathered, I was not aware when I created the article that Anthony Preston had died. Was it you who added his name to Deaths in 2004?

You seem to have an eye for detail; and for spotting subjects for new articles. Keep up the good work!

Sincere regards, John Moore 309 15:23, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Alan,

The Anthony Preston (naval historian) page has been tagged - not unreasonably - as unreferenced ("This article does not cite its references or sources"). I have sources for all the biographical information except the date of his death. Can you help with that?

I have added this page to my watchlist, so you may reply here if you wish (or else simply update the article). Regards, John Moore 309 13:36, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maritime warfare task force

Alan,

Good news: Kirill Lokshin (talk · contribs) has recently created the Maritime warfare task force as part of the Military History project. Bad news: so far, it has only three members (the worst news is that one of them is me).

I think this would be a good forum for discussing of maritime warfare/naval history, exchanging ideas and establishing best practice at a more general level than the Ships project. If you are interested, can I suggest you pay a visit and, if you like what you see, sign up?

Regards, John Moore 309 16:44, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Your wrong user name by mistake

You can always request a change if you wish at: Wikipedia:Changing_username -- Alexf(t/c) 20:57, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Toti class submarine

I see that you removed the nomination for speedy deletion that Popexvi (talk · contribs) had added to Toti class submarine. Since you were and are the article's only contributor, it's probably not the best idea if you are the one who removes the template, even if you believe that the article clearly doesn't qualify for speedy deletion. The next time something like this happens, it would be better to add a {{hangon}} template to the article, and explain on the talk page why you believe the article shouldn't be deleted. Aecis ^Apple ^knocker ^Flophouse 21:10, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please use edit summaries

Hello. Please be courteous to other editors and use edit summaries when updating articles. The Mathbot tool shows your usage of edit summaries to be extremely low:

Edit summary usage for Ala.foum: 0% for major edits and 50% for minor edits. Based on the last 150 major and 8 minor edits in the article namespace.

Using edit summaries helps other editors quickly understand your edits, which is especially useful when you make changes to articles that are on others' watchlists. Thanks and happy editing! --Kralizec! (talk) 21:27, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Navigatori or... Neivighatoree?

Ciao! I've jumped on your article Navigatori destroyer class. Otherwise good, however the article was full of horrendous mistakes in the rendering of Italian names. I can really be sure that fault is not yours, by from the source you got the data from. Even though I'm used to them, I still can't understand why British historians are so prone to such errors when dealing with Italian names... We in Italy don't write HMS Illustrius or Arc Roial. Tell me if you need further help with similar articles. Bye and good work. --Attilios 09:24, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Indian 4th Infantry Div

I see you've changed the reference from Indian Army to British Indian Army. I'm not sure this is correct since this unit was allocated to India on partition and still exists today as the 'Red Eagles'. Admittedly, the contents of the page cover only its history during the colonial period (because no-one has yet made the contribution....!) Stephen Kirrage^{talk - contribs} 23:33, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I created Otobreda 127/54 Compact from List of naval guns

Hey there,
I was bold enough to create a new article after reading about the Otobreda gun on the a Dutch frigate page (and having a picture of one). Perhaps you can help me with some more information or background? :)
I'm particulary intrested in the naming of the gun/manufacturer. See: Talk:Otobreda_127/54_Compact.
Hfodf 01:35, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

British Campaign in the Baltic 1918-19

This is intersting. Could you provide some reference? -- Petri Krohn 07:29, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for Image:Gromoboi.jpg

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