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Welcome![edit]

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Didier Daurat / Paris Gun[edit]

You edited the page on Didier Daurat which I translated from the French Wikipedia. I have to say I think you are probably right to change Big Bertha to Paris Gun. However, I am not 100% convinced, partly because Big Bertha is in the original French (though possibly mistaken) and also because the article on the Paris gun says that "The gun was never seen by the Allies"; Daurat's claim to fame is that he spotted the gun, whichever it was. Unfortunately, there soes not appear to be a French Wiki article on the Paris Gun. On balance, you are probably right, but have you any definitive information that would tie Daurat with the Paris Gun? Emeraude 10:14, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply. I have just managed to solve the issue. The website FirstWorldWar.Com, on the Paris Gun says: "It did not take long to discover where the guns were stationed, and within a few hours from the time the bombardment began it was located by French aviators behind the St. Gobain Forest, not far from La Fere. A few days later the positions of two others were ascertained." So it seems you were right about it being the Paris Gun and the reference in that article to it never being seen is wrong. It should read that it was never captured. I'll edit that later.Emeraude 12:03, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No Personal Attacks[edit]

Please refrain from making personal attacks on other editors on Wikipedia. Wikipedia:No personal attacks is basic policy. Charles Matthews (talk) 09:45, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Germany Invitation[edit]

Hello, James52! I'd like to call your attention to the WikiProject Germany and the German-speaking Wikipedians' notice board. I hope their links, sub-projects and discussions are interesting and even helpful to you. If not, I hope that new ones will be.

--Zeitgespenst (talk) 12:37, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:40, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]