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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : XL (June 2009)

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List of states with limited recognition

Hi, I'm aware I did not continue the talk about Cook Islands and Taiwan. It's not that I wanted to be impolite, but rather I lacked the time. Hope we can pick it up again soon. Cheers. Ladril (talk) 18:05, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

No worries. Pfainuk talk 19:21, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Discussion about self-governing term in introduction of Gibraltar article

By popular request, I have started a discussion in the article's talk page. Please join if you want. --Imalbornoz (talk) 18:36, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : XLI (July 2009)

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Imperial measures

Dear Pfainuk, do you have an idea what is more widely used (i.e. preserved in common practice) in the English-speaking countries: the imperial measures of length, or the Fahrenheit scale of temperature measurment? This query has nothing to do with the measures controversy in Falklands-related articles, but I noted that you give preference of imperial length measures over the Fahrenheit temperature scale. Apcbg (talk) 17:57, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

In the UK, we generally prefer imperial measures for distances but Celsius for temperature. It's a little more complicated than that - younger people often measure short distances in metres and older people often prefer Fahrenheit - but that's the general rule.

The UK's a bit weird though - the US tends to use imperial only (including Fahrenheit) and other English-speaking countries tend to use metric only (including Celsius). Pfainuk talk 18:16, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! There is this difference I believe, that one can relatively easily convert lengths; when you see a distance in miles you immediately have an idea (approximate as it might be) how much is that in kilometres and vice versa; however, temperatures in Fahrenheit mean nothing to people accustomed to Celsius - and vice versa. (Presently I am preparing a popular publication in English; there are distances as well as temperatures in the text, and presenting everything in both imperial and metric/Celsius measures would be rather clumsy, so I think I would give the distances in kilometres and the temperatures in both Celsius and Fahrenheit.) Best, Apcbg (talk) 19:06, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

It's a difficult one if it's not intended for a specific country, and it depends very much on the audience, I think.

A non-scientific American audience may well have difficulty with kilometres because most people there simply aren't used to them - they may not know the 5/8 rule. On the other hand you don't really want your piece littered with conversions. In my experience there's no real consensus style - some people convert everything, others convert only the first time they use a measurement, others don't convert at all.

That said, you're right about temperatures - I'd certainly provide conversions if you're expecting to have much of an American audience, for the reason you give. Pfainuk talk 20:33, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Many thanks for your advice! Apcbg (talk) 20:50, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Guess who is back?

[1] [2]

Co-incidence? Regards, Justin talk 22:27, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

He makes it kinda obvious, doesn't he? Pfainuk talk 10:30, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Life expectancy

Its of very little importance, except that which once seemed a long way away seems to be getting closer. --Gibnews (talk) 22:18, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : XLII (August 2009)

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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : XLIII (September 2009)

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Talk:Commonwealth of Nations membership criteria

Nice to meet a like-minded editor....Keep an eye out on that page....I bet they will try to add back in entries like Quebec and the Falklands....Editors love flags etc.....If I tried to cut out that nonsense like you did, no doubt I would get in trouble...I always have done. Regards. Staighre (talk) 19:56, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : XLIV (October 2009)

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AfD nomination of Swedish euro coins

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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : XIV (November 2009)

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Merry Christmas

Seasons greetings, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Justin talk 23:24, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

And to you too - and anyone else reading my talk page. Pfainuk talk 16:46, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Using Your excellent comments on Somaliland in other talk pages

When I read your response to me at Talk:List of states with limited recognition I was relived to finally find some clarity on the subject. But I wished to ask you if I could use your rational comments in a discussion that is ongoing in two template talk pages. A single editor keeps trying to remove Somaliland from the list of countries, even though it is specifically labeled as '[an] unrecognised or partially recognised country.' or simply 'disputed.' The most pertinent discussion is here Template_talk:Africa_topic#Removing_Puntland, with the most recent diffs being this and this. I thought it was important to ask you first so as to not appear to be plagiarizing your comments in any way without your permission. If you don't wish for me to quote you, or whatever the case may be, no hard feelings, just reply to me at my talk page please. Happy New Year. Outback the koala (talk) 19:34, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Map

Hi, [3] perhaps you should add something similar on Chile and British overseas territories too then. happy 2010 --Jor70 (talk) 20:15, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

OK. But what's stopping you from doing it? Pfainuk talk 20:24, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

I thought the dif color was enough --Jor70 (talk) 20:29, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

There's no point in having different colours if you don't tell anyone what they mean. The light green on Argentina means something completely different from the light green on France. Pfainuk talk 20:34, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Ok, you are welcome to complete your changes ! --Jor70 (talk) 20:38, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : XLVI (December 2009)

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Deletion Review

A deletion review that you may have an interest in: Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2010 January 8#File:HMS Ambuscade (F172).jpg. Justin talk 23:50, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Comparisons

When making analogies, you have to be extremely specific. I saw you refer to Taiwan as ROC, the Republic of China, with ROC claiming country status, when it has under 0.4% of claimed territory. However since you did not specify it was Taiwan, Midday was able to jump on it and call it the People's Republic of China, thus destroying your analogy. I enjoy reasoning by analogy, and I do it often, because it promotes common sense, and promotes the phrase "all people are created equal", i.e. same standard should be applied to Bob and Andy, but you must be really clear, right off the bat, or else it might not work. This is not a criticism or notification, or a requirement, it's just advice, so feel free to disregard it. HistoricWarrior007 (talk) 06:51, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

RfC: Self-government

Talk:Gibraltar#RfC:_Self-government Seeing as no one thought to invite you, I hesitated before inviting you as I'm aware you were tired of the tendentious arguments. Justin talk 12:40, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I may respond to the RFC later today or tomorrow, but if I do I'll probably just make my point and start lurking again. But when I saw the 3RR breach I wasn't going to let it go without reporting it. Pfainuk talk 12:53, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

In an attempt to end the madness, I've made a proposal that I think covers things, take look at the talk page and see what you think. --Gibnews (talk) 22:28, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

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Thank you for fixing the flag problem

How did you know that there was a problem with the US flag in the Falklands related article? I tried to get some help to get it fixed the day before you did it! Thank you. Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 16:49, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

I saw your message on talk. You were quite right - the flag was wrong, and I knew how to fix it. So, thank you for spotting it! Pfainuk talk 16:57, 21 February 2010 (UTC)