User talk:ErrantX/Archive/2013/April

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DYK for Operation Ironside

On 3 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Operation Ironside, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Operation Ironside was a Second World War military deception, targeting the Bay of Biscay, in support of the D-Day landings? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Operation Ironside. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 01 April 2013

• Special report: Who reads which Wikipedia?

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• News and notes: Grants given for Wikipedia Library, six others; April Fool's Day ructions

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 14:30, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Silk Road (marketplace)

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The Signpost: 08 April 2013

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 08:29, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

You were mentioned

You were mentioned here [[1]]. I have been accused in this discussion of putting words in peoples mouths, so I am requesting you look in and verify my quote of your statement. Thanks. Smatprt (talk) 00:19, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

WikiChevrons

		The WikiChevrons
		Hi Tom, just wanted to acknowledge the great work you've been doing within MilHist lately. I know I pestered you into doing a little reviewing to help with the backlog, but half a dozen thorough reviews in two days is more than I had a right to ask. And of course you've written some brilliant articles of your own. Keep up the good work—I promise you it's appreciated. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:09, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Hey, thanks. And seriously no worries. I realised how annoying it was not to get reviews on my articles, so it seems only fair!! I'm cautious about reviewing because I can be very opinionated :P but so long as there are no complaints then all good. --Errant ^(chat!) 22:15, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Opinionated is good when reviewing—there's no reason we can't ask questions and make suggestions, and most nominators are usually so happy you took the time to read their article that they're only too happy to listen to your suggestions, even if they're mad (the suggestions, that is, not the nominators! ;) ). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:47, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Heh, I think you have to be a bit mad to work here... --Errant ^(chat!) 22:52, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Suicide

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Double hyphen in signature

It's a small thing but it annoys me. Your bot signs its posts with a double hyphen (--). It should be using a dash (– or —). See Dash. Kendall-K1 (talk) 15:43, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Talk about petty issues...this is almost laughable. —Theopolisme (talk) 15:48, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

(edit conflict)See Bikeshedding. --Errant ^(chat!) 15:49, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

I'm not a bot, I am a free man! --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:43, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't realize this was a sensitive subject. Kendall-K1 (talk) 01:36, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

2013 Boston Marathon

From experience I've found that for recent events, PC is more suitable than semi-protection, since anons do add constructive content. I changed your semi-protection to PC1, but feel free to revert if vandalism becomes a major problem. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 22:09, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Nope, that makes a lot of sense :) --Errant ^(chat!) 22:42, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 15 April 2013

• Op-ed: How do we fix RfA inactivity?

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 21:34, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXXXV, April 2013

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new Featured and A-Class content Book reviews: Sturmvogel 66 and Hawkeye7 look at aspects of the Pacific War Op-ed: ErrantX considers the rabbit hole of research

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The Signpost: 22 April 2013

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 13:53, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Milhist FA, A-Class and Peer Reviews January–March 2013

		Military history service award
		By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your good contributions to the WikiProject's Peer, A-Class and Featured Article reviews for the period January–March 2013, I am delighted to award you the Military history WikiProject award. Anotherclown (talk) 23:44, 27 April 2013 (UTC)