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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Jade Hamblyn (talk | contribs) at 02:20, 17 January 2004. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Please note that I periodically blank the talk page (I don't see the point in archiving when there's a perfectly good history mechanism). I try not to break an ongoing conversation while doing this

Thanks for expanding and correcting my typing on the HMS Dorsetshire article. I really shouldn't contribute without sleeping first. :-) -Isomorphic 16:36, 6 Dec 2003 (UTC)

My pleasure. This is what I like about wikipedia - you do something, I expand on it, you fix that, someone else adds something else. All the best articles are written this way. -- Finlay McWalter 16:45, 6 Dec 2003 (UTC)

I hope you don't mind (revert if you do), but I pinched the chicken soup section of your user page for the guide to dealing with wikistress at meta. Angela. 18:01, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)

My pleasure. Your "Assume stupidity not malice" link could easily resolve to Hanlon's razor, in the absence of a Life is like a branch of Dixons article. -- Finlay McWalter 18:13, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)

[1] :) Angela. 21:22, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)


Thanks for the kind welcome and the links, Finlay. I appreciate both. Thalia/Karen 02:51, Dec 13, 2003 (UTC)

I second Thalia's motion. I appreciate newbie helpers! Say, has anyone done an article on that standard graphics teapot yet? Alba 01:24, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Hi Finlay, I've nominated you for adminship. Please reply on Wikipedia:Requests for adminship if you accept the nomination or not. Thanks and good luck. Angela. 03:38, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Thanks :) As polls should stay open for at least a week, I'll refrain from replying until that time is up. -- Finlay McWalter 18:18, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)

When it comes to the Leanders, it is both a frigate and light cruiser, depending on what time period you are looking at. In fact, from what I can tell, there have been three Leander-classes during Royal Navy history. The first Leander to be the name ship of a class was a late 19th century cruiser. Then comes the light cruiser you are thinking of, during and prior to WWII. The frigate was a postwar vessel, in service from the 1960s to the 1980s.

David Newton 02:28, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

I'm honoured :) Muriel Victoria

  • "Wikipedia - also known as Unemployed Ph.D Deathmatch": I like your sense of humour. I'm not yet unemployed, i'm still working on it :) Muriel Victoria

Ackkkkk. Thanks :) Tualha 16:15, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Thanks for editing the Machinery of Freedom article for NPOV. Perhaps I should have been bold, but I know the fellow, so I was hesitant. Now if only someone who's read it will expand the stub... Thalia/Karen 22:03, Dec 18, 2003 (UTC)

You're now an administrator. -- Tim Starling 03:16, Dec 22, 2003 (UTC)

Congrats! :) Angela. 03:37, 22 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Thanks! Merry Christmas! mythrandir 19:15. 24 Dec 2003 (EST)

Thanks for the information at village pump. Merry Christmas! Ensiform

Good response to the anon comment (re:redirection) on the Village pump. --Raul654 14:14, 2 Jan 2004 (UTC)

I don't think it's technically a troll, but I suspect some disgruntled delete-ee or borderline vandal. You know, we should have a wikipedia:Prognostications of Doooom page to keep all these "unless you do X the wikipedia will die!" predictions. Some of them are rather amusing. -- Finlay McWalter 14:22, 2 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for supporting my (absolutely harmless) article on Otto Hermann Kahn, and thanks for the compliment. And a Happy New Year to you! --KF 03:14, 5 Jan 2004 (UTC)

"remarkably orc-free"

Amusing, but Tolkien's not my only interest you know ;) — Jor 01:41, Jan 7, 2004 (UTC)

italics song titles

Per your edit at bagpipes -- albums are in italics, songs in quotes. See music standards. Thanks! Tuf-Kat 21:37, Jan 7, 2004 (UTC)

Thanks, I didn't know that (makes sense, I suppose). Per your "two different" question - yes, one is title of the music, the other is the title of the lyric. The two have independent lives, in the same way that the music most commonly used for God Save the Queen is also used for the national anthems of at least two other countries (including Estonia, I think). -- Finlay McWalter 21:51, 7 Jan 2004 (UTC)

City Lights

Thanks. I tried City Lights, City Lights Books, City Lights Bookshop, but never thought of bookstore, stupidly. I will, eventually, get linking right and appreciate the fact that you have fixed a number of my errors recently. Bmills 13:10, 8 Jan 2004 (UTC)

no es una problema. I think I'll make a redirect for City Lights Bookshop -- Finlay McWalter 13:15, 8 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Buen idea. Bmills 13:22, 8 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Clark Air Base

Thanks for your comment and for spotting the Clark Field entry! I have redirected it and incorporated the other material. Clark Field was a term only used from 1919 to 1948 while it was under U.S. Army control. Clark Air Force Base is also incorrect as (1) I lived there three years and know personally, and (2) the U.S. Air Force has a policy for using "Air Force Base" domestically and "Air Base" overseas -- why, I don't know, but that's what they do.

Anyhow thanks for taking note and helping with the entry!

Jade Hamblyn

I deleted all content from this page. Thank you for the help and your patience.

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