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Z Experimental Station

Summerdrought,

I have let User:Specopsaust know that the Z Experimental Station needs references and to improve that page. Are you able to help with it as well. I've only got 1 week left before I go on holidays. But I will have access to the Internet. Adamdaley (talk) 09:32, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply on my talkpage about the above message. I am also able to help with a reference or two, possibly add little extra information about Z Experimental Station. My additions to the article will be after I come back on July 13th. Give me a day to recover from the flights, and we'll see if we can improve the article. I appreciate your help and feedback. Regards Adamdaley (talk) 23:55, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join the Military history project

Hello, Summerdrought, you are hereby invited to join the Military history WikiProject! We're a group of editors working to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to military history, theory, and practice. You can add your name to the list of members, browse our showcase, train at the Academy, weigh in at current discussions, read the news, or find an open task. We hope you will join us! AustralianRupert (talk) 05:08, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You may also be interested in one of the project's task forces: Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific military history task force. Cheers, AustralianRupert (talk) 05:08, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

AustralianRupert, Many thanks for your invitation to join the above mentioned Projects, I appreciate your offer. I am however about to set off on an outback trek for a few months, and therefore will be unable to participate. Regards,Summerdrought (talk) 06:49, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
No worries, sounds like fun. The project is ongoing, though, so when you get back if you are keen it will still be there. Anyway, take care. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 07:36, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Veevers Vandalism

For some reason I was looking through the edit history and came upon a deliberate change of Veevers working in the area in 1950s, to the 1980s! Have a look at either side of the "Revision as of 03:00, 1 June 2009" and you will see that an IP editor made that change. Further research this morning has led me to understand that there are few impact craters with meteoritic material still associated with them; but I do wonder how big a dimple has to be before it is called a crater. I was surprised to find that Acraman, in the north of the Eyre Peninsula, has chondrite associated with it. It is huge, and believe it or not, I figured out for myself that it was a crater, simply because of the circular manner in which the roads run around it. When the kids were little and we were heading for Coffin Bay, we had a choice of either the east road or the west road - while studying the map I began speculating that the circular structure we were driving around was a crater.=Greg Winterflood (talk) 00:58, 15 June 2011 (UTC) Summerdrought (talk) 08:24, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Huckitta, Arkete, Argadargada

I have it on good authority that Argadargada refers to the end point, or run out of the Sandover. So it appears that Huckitta, Arkete, and Argadargada might all have the same meaning. The good authority only amounts to "the locals told me" so I'll have to dig a little deeper.Greg Winterflood (talk) 05:15, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Meetup in North Queensland

Hi there! You are cordially invited to the first meetup in Townsville on Saturday 21 April. Details and an attendee list are at Wikipedia:Meetup/Townsville. There is also the possibility of having a meetup in Ingham or Cairns which I have mentioned at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Townsville. Let us know if you are interested. John Vandenberg (chat) 04:03, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Fixed.Summerdrought (talk) 20:59, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject Australian Roads

Hi Summerdrought,

I notice that you have recently created and edited Australian road articles, such as Sandy Blight Junction Road. I have recently started up a new project for Australian roads, with the goal of improving Wikipedia's coverage of Australian roads – currently the vast majority of articles are stub or start class. The project pages are located at Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian Roads, if you want to take a moment to look around, and join up if you're interested. Thanks, Evad37 (talk) 05:55, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Evad37, I don't mind the odd cryptic crossword, therefore my guess is you are 40 and the name is Dave. Please accept my apologies if I am wrong, but I did enjoy browsing the red herrings on your user page. My username is not all that original, and a sleuth would have no trouble in tracking me down, so there's a challenge for you. Now to the subject. After much consideration I have decided to sit on the sidelines at this stage, as I doubt that I would be able to devote sufficient time to the project. We travel a lot, and I am not equipped with mobile stuff if you get my drift. So thanks anyway. I am willing to help out without being a formal member if there is any thing you would like me to look at. Keep up the good work.Summerdrought (talk) 04:25, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, however and whenever you choose to help out is fine (by the way, you are only half-right about my username) - Evad37 (talk) 04:55, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What! are you 80?
No, that's getting colder - Evad37 (talk) 05:05, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, fixed Summerdrought (talk) 21:42, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Woomera Test Range

Hello Summerdrought, First attempt at a reply so we will see how I go with it. Many thanks for your recent suggestions. Regarding your last message as follows:

"Hi Charliebarsby. Thank you for your recent additions to the Woomera articles, which are welcome. May I recommend that you have a look at the Wikipedia:Manual of Style for assistance with the layout and style of wording for the encyclopedia. Information which is added to an article's main page needs to have verifiable inline references cited, usually meaning that the information comes from a published source. Wikipedia does not condone personal research as a verifiable source. Presently, the Woomera articles have insufficient verifiable citations, and would be greatly improved by their addition if you have access to some. Many thanks. Summerdrought (talk) 22:36, 20 May 2013 (UTC)"

I have had a quick look at the Wikipedia:Manual of Style and it is a comprehensive section; is there something in particular that you wish me to study?

OK on the "Personal Research" being unacceptable as a reference. I have used Fire Across the Desert, also Files and Site Plans viewed in the Adelaide Office of the National Archives of Australia generally as reference material. If you could be specific I will expand on the references for the particular entries of concern. I worked on the Range for the best part of 30 years and have hands on experience with some of the items that I have entered. My wife worked on the ELDO Project for 1966 to 1970.


Kind regards Charliebarsby — Preceding unsigned comment added by Charliebarsby (talk • contribs) 02:00, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Charliebarsby, your experience at Woomera could be invaluable in fixing up the articles about Woomera. The article Woomera, South Australia needs much more in the way of verifiable references, for example there are no references at all in the Introduction and Overview sections, and the first appears in the Establishment subsection of History. It seems that P. Mortons "Fire across the desert" would be a very good reference, but nowhere in the article is its ISBN number quoted so that readers can verify that it is a legitimate source. I suggest you look at Wikipedia:Citing sources as the main reference for the method of doing this. Also, looking how other editors have gone about it always helps. In-line references can be tricky until you have done a few. I hope you find this reply helpful, regards, Summerdrought (talk) 02:24, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Summerdrought, Thank you for these tips which I will follow up in due course. My opinion on first reading some articles related to Woomera is that they are RAAF biased and lacking in detail on what preceded the RAAF take over. Hence my interest in adding a bit more information to reflect more accurately what has occured in the past.

The ISBN for Fire Across the Desert is ISBN 0 644 06068 9 Commonwealth of Australia 1989. Apart from the files in the Defence and National Archives it is the best written reference available.

I like your portrait of LB. I have seen that picture somewhere in one of my books but can't place it at present. I have all of his books signed by the author. Kind regards, Charliebarsby (talk) 09:20, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again Charliebarsby, I am green with envy that you have signed copies of LB's books! I have paperback versions of his books, except for "Around the World in 80 Delays". If you have a paperback copy of his "Bush" series, there is a small (35x45mm) image of him on the back cover, which is what I used as a guide for the pencil drawing. My focus recently has been writing new articles about his roads, which had not yet been covered. It is still a work in progress. I concur with your comments regarding RAAF bias in the Woomera related articles, something which you might be able to re-balance in due course. I travelled the Anne Beadell Highway in 2007, some of the Connie Sue, the Gary Junction Road, Sandy Blight Junction Road and part of the Gary Hwy since then. Hope to do more in future. Please keep going with the Woomera articles, I am sure they can be improved. cheers, Summerdrought (talk) 10:19, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good Morning Summerdrought, Thank you for the tip on the Talk page. I have created a Talk page this morning. OK on the photograph, it is on the back of four of the "Bush" series books. Do you have the book Len Beadell's Legacy by Ian Bayly ISBN 9781921496028? It is a reasonable reference although there are some errors of fact and he is obviously inclined towards the aborigines. He doesn't appreciate the fact that if LB's roads had not been constructed that many of the Communities would not exist as they were developed after the roads were constructed. I know Len's family and for several years before her death I had been in contact with his wife Anne on numerous occasions. She gave me copies of selected portions of his diaries however these were given in confidence and I would not pass them on to third parties. I would be prepared to share information with you if I can be of assistance although my main interest is the period 1946 - 1956.

My aim has been to correct works that have been writtem about him which are not factual. I have recently written an article that was published in the Austalian Sapper Magazine (an annual publication) regarding the so-called "Beadell Rescue". This incident happened in mid 1956 about half way between Mount Davies (north-west corner of SA) and Emu. The original short article was writen by Major Dennis Magee who was in charge of work conducted by the Royal Australian Engineers at Maralinga early in the project.

The only roads that I have travelled are Watson-Maralinga-EMU-Mabel Creek, Watson-Maralinga-Oak Valley-Volk's Hill Corner-Emu-Mabel Creek and also Dingo Claypan-300 mile peg and down to the Anne Beadell Highway. Plenty of bush bashing north of Emu looking for suitable areas for projects. Observatory Hill and Aboriginal Stone Henge were highlights during my travels

For reasons known only to themselves LB is not appreciated in the Royal Australian Survey Corps "clique". It is the best example of Tall Poppy Syndrome that I he ever encountered.

I see that you mention that you are located in Cairns. How long have you lived in the area? I was born and educated at Gordonvale and left there to join the Army at age 17. I always say that I left up there before they started selling the place to the Japanese! Regards Charliebarsby (talk) 00:23, 22 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.

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Dear Summerdrought; Thank you for reverting the vandalism perpetrated in Douglas Mawson's article on 27 November 2013. With kind regards; Patrick. ツ Pdebee. (talk) 10:32, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Canning Stock Route

Hi Graham, before today I'd never actually edited the Canning Stock Route article, but I've taken a bash at it anyway. Hope you like it. As for the image, I refuse to deal with images because I can't see them (see my user page), but you can nominate it at files for deletion if you feel like it. How did you find me – was it the name? :-) Your username rings a bell for me, but I can't figure out exactly why. Graham87 03:38, 13 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Over-doing it, I suspect that getting variants and styles is now enough for gaynor. Clearly self advertising and blockable. It might be worth encouraging in your gentle way, but the photo as a self promotion item was uploaded months ago. I suspect the user knew what they were doing, and rorting the system for the time possible. I would have no hesitation in requesting a block if she returned without taking heed of the warnings on the talk page satusuro 02:08, 14 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A Tesla Roadster for you!

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Thank You!

Just wanted to say thank you so much for giving me my very first Barn Star. I know its only a little thing, but its put a great big smile on my face this morning! Lucyloo10 (talk) 08:16, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Flying by with a fly-by

I don't think I'd characterize "flyby" as "American" usage so much as a manifestation of Americans not knowing how to hyphenate compound adjectives and verbs any more because... oh, I won't get started on that issue! I think "flyby" is not dead-on incorrect, but definitely suboptimal, and would go with the OED "fly-by" myself under the circumstances. I have a distinct recollection of coming upon this issue in the past (although, apparently, according to the article history, not on Jupiter) and it isn't out of the question that I may have rolled my eyes and "compromised" with "flyby" in the name of intra-article consistency and at least eliminating glaring horrors like "the spacecraft made its final fly by of Mercury on 30 April 2015". (I tend to do a good bit of copy-nitpicking with the mobile app at 2 a.m. [insomnia relief; eh, it beats Candy Crush] and while I try to avoid getting mired in long articles under circumstances when keeping written style notes isn't practical, alas, it happens, and I try to finish the surgery as inoffensively as I can lest I zonk out asleep with an editing window open.) Good luck! Julietdeltalima (talk) 00:35, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Maps

I love those maps you are adding to articles. What kind of software are you using to produce them (if it's not a trade secret)? Kerry (talk) 05:20, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hi Kerry, no secret, I use Inkscape a free download on the Web. There is an article on Wikipedia about it. Thank you for your comments regarding my maps, I have a few more in the pipeline; next to come is the Kennedy Highway. Love your work, by the way! -- Summerdrought (talk) 05:59, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year Summerdrought!

Happy New Year!

Summerdrought,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(guestbook) 18:04, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year 2016}} to user talk pages.

Dear Summerdrought,
I hope all is well with you, and I wish you a great New Year in 2016!
With kind regards;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(guestbook) 18:04, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Peninsula Developmental Road

I think you might be being a bit too vigilant here given this is a new user and WP:NOBITE applies. I think reaching out and talking to them about how to improve what they are doing might help a bit. They seem to be acting in good faith and I suspect they are a TMR employee who knows all about the road, but struggling with policies, processes, licensing etc. As someone who does Wikipedia training, I know new users find it all very bewildering. And, importantly, new users are unlikely to read an article Talk page nor look at the edit summaries in the History (they just don't yet know about them). So you probably need to write on their User Talk as that is your best chance of reaching them because they get the "You have new messages banner". At the moment they probably have no idea why their contributions are being deleted and probably getting rather angry and frustrated by it all. Kerry (talk) 00:39, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your sage advice Kerry, you are right. Regarding your training experience with Wikipedia, I would be more than happy if you would leave the suggested message for TMR CYRP. Regards, Summerdrought (talk) 01:50, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Lake Macdonald

Thanks for identifying that incorrect link. I have now changed the redirect to a disambig page, and redone the link in the article so it directs to the correct place. hamiltonstone (talk) 07:52, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Geography Barnstar
Dear Graham,
Thank you very much for enriching our encyclopedia with all those beautiful maps (71 to date!) that you created and donated to the project since 7 January 2016. It must take you quite some time, effort and meticulous concentration to produce each of these maps and the present award is therefore richly deserved. I hope you will continue to enjoy adding more of your wonderful maps for the benefit of our encyclopedia.
Thank you once again, Graham, for a job very well done!
With kind regards;
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Lake Amadeus

Thanks for catching that. I guess I confused myself. Gab4gab (talk) 00:39, 9 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Photo request

Hi, Summerdrought! As you mention you live in Cairns, I was wondering if you might be able to help me with a photo for Commons. I have just written the article Edward Albert Koch (a doctor in Cairns who died in 1901 having figured out the connection between mosquitos and malaria) and there appears to be no photo I can find of him. However, there was a memorial built to him, now located in Anzac Memorial Park (corner of Abott and Spence Street) (see map) which has "on two sides of the dome are sculptured likenesses in Carrara marble of Dr Koch" and when you look closely at this photo of the memorial you can see there is a carving of a man's face. So I was wondering if a close-up photo of this carving might be good enough to be used to illustrate his article. I am guessing the carving on the monument is probably the source of the image on the Dr Koch foundation website. Anyway, if you are in a position to help with this, many thanks in advance. Kerry (talk) 00:58, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Kerry, A very interesting article it is too. I will be pleased to take a look at the memorial and assess the feasibility of taking a photo. No doubt the time of day for a good shot with regard to shadows will need to be taken into account, so I will let you know the outcome. Cheers Summerdrought (talk) 22:48, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for that! Kerry (talk) 23:20, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Some baklava for you!

Dear Graham,

Thank you very much for taking the time to visit my guestbook and for adding your friendly message! It's very nice to know you too, and thanks once again for all your great maps!
I hope you like Baklava? It's sticky and nutty and dripping with honey and therefore somewhat counter-indicated for our ol' cardio-vascular systems but, hey, we're all going in the same direction and we might just as well, therefore, enjoy the ride while it lasts, don't you think?
Please keep well and joyful, Graham.
With kind regards;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(guestbook) 08:42, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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A barnstar for you!

The Technical Barnstar
Hi Summerdrought, Thank you for your contributions of all those maps. I also love your portrait by the way (a favourite past-time of mine).

Would you consider allowing me to use your map of the Northern Territory in a book for Foster Children to help identify where their families are from? I can send you a copy pre-printing for your reference.

I would like to acknowledge you as the source but am unsure how to do so beyond identifying you by your Wikipedia Username.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Kind Regards,

Katherine Starshinebrightsky (talk) 06:12, 5 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Katherine, many thanks for the barnstar, much appreciated. By all means feel free to make use of my map, I am glad that it will be used for something beneficial. I am happy if you use my first name 'Graham' as the attribution. Summerdrought (talk) 07:01, 5 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thomson Developmental Road

Hi Graham, Your query prompted me to do a little further research. As a result I have modified the entry for Thomson DR in the RJL of Landsborough Highway (with an Ozroads reference) I have also added State Route 14 (as per Google maps) to the List of road routes in Queensland. I love your maps, and have not noticed any errors to date. While on this subject, I recently left the following message on Talk:Irrigation Way: "One of the wonderful maps that show the subject road in a distinctive colour would be great for this article." Cheers, John. Downsize43 (talk) 02:29, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

John, Many thanks for your response, I will continue with my page on Thomson Developmental Road when time permits. I will also add the Irrigation Way to my list of things to do, as your suggestion has merit. Your extensive work on road articles is very much appreciated too.
Cheers, Graham Summerdrought (talk) 03:10, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Having just done the RJL for Moonie Highway, I believe your map should show the western end as the intersection with the Carnarvon Highway, not in the centre of St George. Cheers, John. Downsize43 (talk) 11:54, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed Summerdrought (talk) 23:39, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, but it has'nt made it to the article yet. Downsize43 (talk) 09:02, 13 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Moonie Highway

Hi Graham,

  • 1. I can see the updated map on my PC (in Win Explorer) but I can only get the old one on my iPad (in Safari). Any ideas why this is?
  • 2. I have had the following feedback on your map from user Scott Davis:

"I'd also like to see the map show all of the cross-routes mentioned in the text (probably with smaller route symbols than the ones on it now)."

Hi John, (1) You will need to clear the Safari cache on your iPad, as the old version is being displayed. This occurs because there has been no file name change with the updated image. (2) I am happy to add the cross routes as suggested by Scott Davis, but it may be a week or more before I get a chance.
Cheers, Graham Summerdrought (talk) 00:10, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Graham. Thank you for that. When you revisit that map, could you please also check the Surat Development Road? The line on your map east of Surat doesn't seem to go to the same place as the line on the external maps linked from de:Surat Developmental Road. I am not familiar enough with that part of Australia to have any idea which (if either) is "right". I intend to learn to make maps for myself sometime if I find a pile of "free time". Cheers. --Scott Davis Talk 12:04, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Scott. You are correct, there is an error in my map with regard to roads in the Surat area, and I have already begun work on fixing it. I am also in the process of getting an article going for the Surat Developmental Road. I am hoping to get the results "live" by early next week. Thanks for your comments.Summerdrought (talk) 22:01, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent. Thank you. Keep up the good work ;-) --Scott Davis Talk 01:40, 16 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Northern Territory roads

I have put a junction and locality table on Plenty Highway tonight too. My sources were Google Maps and the article itself (including the map). As you appear to be somewhat more local than I am, please let me know and/or fix anything I got wrong or misleading. Cheers. --Scott Davis Talk 12:52, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

When you are next thinking about the Gunbarrel Highway, could you please check the link in Yulara, Northern Territory and either cite or correct it? I think it may be consistent with what I was told by a tourist operator 15-20 years ago, but not with much else. --Scott Davis Talk 13:39, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Scott, I have added Camooweal as the main destination of the Sandover Hwy, otherwise the junction list looks good. I presume you are using google maps for the distances, which seem to come up a bit shorter than Hema maps, but are probably close enough. I have deleted the Gunbarrel Highway from the Yulara article, as it was incorrect. I have noted though that the Great Central Road is also named Tjukaruru Road on my 2007 edition Hema maps. I must admit though, that when I last travelled that road in 2015 (from Giles to Ayers Rock), I did not take much notice of the road signage. At that stage the Great Central Road had not seen a grader on the Northern Territory side for four years, and was in the worst condition of any major road I have ever been on! Cheers. Summerdrought (talk) 23:29, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Yes, Google Maps was me reference for distances. I think the link on the Plenty Highway reference even includes the waypoints. My impression is that the NT calls the road from Yulara to Docker River "Tjukaruru Road" and Western Australia calls the road from there to Laverton the "Great Central Road". I often find just thinking about what I read helps me to improve the things I know something about, and that triggers others to add what the have found too. The latest thing I noticed is should the (Old?) Gunbarrel Highway also appear near the top of the map of the Anne Beadell Highway. --Scott Davis Talk 07:54, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Have you seen the Australian 5000 article challenge? You might like to add Mount Beadell to it in your name. Well done. I'm not sure if you have recently created or significantly expanded any other articles to add as well? --Scott Davis Talk 11:00, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Scott, Thank you for alerting me to the 5000 Challenge which I was not aware of. I will take a look at the concept. Regarding the map of the Anne Beadell Highway referred to above, you have a good point. I cannot recall why I did not include the part of it which should be visible, so I shall make that my next task. Regards, Graham. Summerdrought (talk) 20:55, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi John, your note has prompted me to read the assessment guidelines again (wp:assess), and I agree that some of our pages have gone beyond stub class. The textual description of "start class" in the guidelines is certainly met by our expanded pages. Keep up the good work! Summerdrought (talk) 22:05, 21 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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That makes sense, but was not what I was referring to. I am new to AWB and didn't notice that it added the orphan tag. I will watch out for it in future. The short description is what I was intending to add, which you reverted along with the orphan tag. It is possible that you didn't notice the short description was there, and your deletion was as unintended as my extra addition. I will put the short description back, and if you have an objection, please explain on the article talk page and ping me. Cheers, · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 07:55, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I found that this happened on 5 other occasions out of several hundred, so no wonder I didn't spot it. All fixed. Thanks for drawing my attention to the problem. I will try do disable this on AWB. Cheers, · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 08:16, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
OK no problem. I have never user AWB, but obviously when it is used, the results need to be confirmed. Maybe AWB is an example of poor AI perhaps!! Summerdrought (talk) 20:43, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Castlemate Unfortunately no, I don’t have any written references. I wrote to him once because I intended visiting Veevers crater, and there were errors in the text of the crater article, particularly with the actual years quoted. Some days later I was surprised when the phone rang and it was John Veevers on the other end. We spoke for about half an hour and it was delightful to have a conversation with him and sort out the errors. I promised that I would give him a call using a satellite phone from the crater bearing his name, which I subsequently did. I also sent him some photographs taken at the crater after returning home. We corresponded a few times by email, but usually about other suspected impact craters, and he was always kind enough to provide an opinion. Summerdrought (talk) 07:13, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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