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| ::::::Thanks. I've slowed down a little the past couple weeks, but we'll see how it goes for the next few. ] (]) 00:11, 9 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :::::::Oi. Too funny. Yah, we are all here. Still ] (]) 05:19, 22 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| If it’s not proper to link the Sikorsky S-72’s emergency extraction system to ejection seat, a brief explanation of the difference on the page would be nice. ] (]) 03:50, 9 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| | text = <big>'''Happy First Edit Day!'''</big><br />Hi BilCat! On behalf of the ], I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made and became a Wikipedian! ] (]) 06:34, 20 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| :Thanks much! I know how much time I spend on the task, but I wonder if anyone has ever figured out how much of a load vandalism and its removal puts on the WIki-servers? Perhaps this is a way to force the Big Jimbo to finally rethink his "non-negotiable" stance on open editing. - ] (]) 02:22, 4 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == V == | |||
| ''A review from the magazine Slate noted that journalists and bloggers have seen V as an anti-Obama allegory. In response, executive producer Scott Peters maintained, "We are not looking to put any sort of agenda onto the table."'' | |||
| I thought that this was a very fair edit, considering your declared biases. Kudos. | |||
| :Thanks. That's what neutrality is articles is supposed to mean. Sometimes it takes some wrangling to achieve, but that is one of the benifits of coopertive editing. - ] (]) 04:14, 4 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :Not that it did any good! Other than the words in the script, the Visitors are still very much like those in the originals with Fascist tendencies. Perhaps those trying to contrive a controversy need to analyze why a fascist regime reminds them so much of Obama! ANyway, all this is based on one episode, whose script was written some time ago. The other scripts were still written eariler this year, and we have yet to see how thay play out. A police state is being set up in the story, and the parallels to the Bush Administration's anti-terrorism policies ware wide open. Will these same critics protest if such parallels can be drawn? Somehow, I greatly doubt it! Of couse, if the show depicts schoolchildren singing "Anna, Anna, Anna! Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm!" then I'll admit the show is clearly going after Obama! - ] (]) 19:42, 4 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :Anyway, I'm done there. It's sad when people don't even recognize there own biases, but are so intent at pointing oout the biases of others. For persoanl rasons, I don't have the time or energy to fight with page owners today. - ] (]) 20:14, 4 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :: Yea, the head is not good at damaging walls. Hope you feel better soon, Bill. -] (]) 01:50, 6 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :::Thanks! - ] (]) 02:06, 6 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ==Silhouettes== | |||
| Evening BilCat. A little while ago you left me a note on silhouettes, suggesting they should not be thumbs, but sized at 300px. 300px is fine, but how to do this with a caption? I could use thumb with a forced 300px, or (I think) frame with 300px. Is there a preference or alternative? Certainly Image:xxxx.jpg|right|300px|Caption does not produce the caption. A caption is often vital with the silhouette in the specs section, for the latter may specify a Foo Mk.XX, whereas the silhouette is a Mk. XVI. Any thoughts?] (]) 17:47, 6 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ==Break== | |||
| :Hope you are feeling better soon! - ] (]) 22:51, 6 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ::Thanks, Adam. I'm feeling a little better. However, I'm fed up with WP - too much like herding cats! - ] (]) 19:22, 11 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Royal Canadian Air Force == | |||
| :::I can understand that ]! - ] (]) 23:01, 11 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| Looks like that IP has been blocked. BTW, thanks for the thanks, and welcome back. Hope you can stay. ] <sub>]</sub> 22:31, 13 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Nice to see you are back, even in a limited capacity! - ] (]) 13:57, 16 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
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:No problem. I'm still mostly retired, but I'm watchlisting close to a thousand pages. I had nearly 30,000 when I retired last year. ] (]) 09:26, 14 September 2024 (UTC) | ||
| :* Thanks for anything you can do BilCat! ] (]) 19:33, 27 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :::::Thanks much! I'm feeling better, and the wiki-withdrawals were too high! I hd to delete my watchlist to enforce my break, but I lost my backup list. Would y'all mind sending me your raw watchlists (plain text)? Feel free to edit out anything you don't want me to see, but it would help me get caught back up on most of the WP:AIR pages I watch. Thanks. - ] (]) 18:29, 20 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
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| :Thanks! - ] (]) 19:14, 20 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :: I imagine you have a good watchlist built up by now. Let me know if you need help with articles or such. -] (]) 18:03, 1 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
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| :Thanks. I'm back over 6000 now, with about 2000 left to recover from my contributions list. Alss, I've just about cleaned out all your rock band articles from my list! ;) Thanks to both of you for the head-start. - ] (]) 18:09, 1 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
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| I agree with the sentiment of not changing between versions of English in ]. Not sure whether this was a british/international thing I went to the BBC website and searched for an airline story. They use singular for an article about Emirates Airline - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7175527.stm. I'll leave up to you but think the BBC is a pretty good guide as to what's normal in british english. | |||
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| Why is it that you think that the recent addition to ] should be removed? Please discuss it thoroughly before removing. ] (]) 23:26, 23 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
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| :It's just ] - I'm sure the meetings are recorded anyway, in case he missed an important discussion. See ]. - ] (]) 23:59, 23 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
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| == A380 origins == | |||
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| == B-2 Spirit == | |||
| Not discussing this here, per my above notes. My edits are in line with the ] guidelines. See ] for the general guidelines against flags. If you have specific issues withthe infobox itself, then take them up on the template's talk page. For specifics on using it on the A380 page, it's talk page would be best. Thanks. - ] (]) 03:28, 24 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| I could not find a source that called it the "Stealth Bomber" instead of the B-2 Spirit as a name, rather than a descriptor. | |||
| == Sikorsky S-52 == | |||
| Do you know what source referred to it as such, especially capitalized? ] (]) 23:34, 12 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :I searched for "B-2 stealth bomber", and found many mentions, both capitalized and not, from a wide variety of sources. But this is better discussed on the article's talk page so that others can participate. ] (]) 00:18, 13 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ==F-22 Raptor image== | |||
| Why can't I change the lead image on that article to a ACTUAL image? | |||
| -Brainiack16 | |||
| == "Redirected here" == | |||
| :Cause you are making a mess, and because it is an actual image. - ] (]) 02:34, 26 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| <del>Hey Bill - just noting that ~~its ] that redirects to ], not ] which, as an aircraft that was actually built and flown, really should have its own page already! - ] <sub>]</sub> 08:20, 14 November 2024 (UTC)</del> | |||
| == Point made == | |||
| :HUh, how did I miss that the latter ''did'' redirect? Bah, I need more caffiene! - ] <sub>]</sub> 08:21, 14 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ::Because I just created it, and tagged it as a Redirect with Possibilities. I wish we could still link those, but that seems to be the way things are done now. Red links are no longer considered a good thing like they used to be, at least in practice. ] (]) 08:40, 14 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ::And yeah, we should have an article on it, but I'm not sure it would survive an AFD. That's the was things go now too. Misplaced Pages's been around long enough, and is many people's first stop for info. I think it high time we relaxed notability to include local only sources. ] (]) 08:46, 14 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :::I'm pretty sure it would, if only I had the time to scratch up the sources. It does seem a lot of grognards have too much time on their hands and consider GNG to be less "general" and more "strict" though! - ] <sub>]</sub> 08:49, 14 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Yup. I'm mostly active again on American aircraft articles, but still semi-retired on the rest of Misplaced Pages. Still too many stupid things going on Misplaced Pages for me to unretire completely. ] (]) 08:54, 14 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :::::hey bil glad to see your semi back best regards, ] (]) 06:28, 15 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| == A kitten for you! == | |||
| :It would not have been printable! - ] (]) 03:14, 26 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
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| ==Infobox title lines== | |||
| hi i didn't think a barn-star was needed for this but i wanted to say thanks for helping me during my time on Misplaced Pages | |||
| Noticed your recent changes on infobox title - Interestingly I have always assumed that model numbers meant anything that didnt have a name like Douglas DC-3 would be shown as Douglas DC-3 and not DC-3, but the Bloggs F-22 Foofighter would just be Foofighter. Obvious more that one meaning to model numbers! No big deal but if it is not clear perhaps we need to get a new consensus. Also need to add the bit about more users for current types being based on fleet size not national pride, refer ] edits today! ] (]) 23:02, 2 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
| best regards, ] (]) 04:21, 16 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :The previous discussions should make clear what was meant by "model number". The notes should be clarified to make it clear. I'm fine with new duscussions on the issue, as I'll raise allowing the manufactuer'sname in almost all cases. - ] (]) 23:06, 2 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
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| ::I dont see why it cant be the same as the article title but sometimes the article title is a common name and a fuller designation could exist. I dont have a problem with manufacturers name in the infobox title. Its time to log off this side of the atlantic now so I might raise it at wp:aircaft if you havent done so when I come back on tomorrow. ] (]) 23:32, 2 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
| I'm not sure ] agrees, but thanx, - <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS">] <small>(])</small></span> 23:20, 26 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| == Speedy deletion declined: ] == | |||
| *Hey, BilCat, have you any idea what was going on here ? I want to be clear I'm not accusing you of anything, but the interaction is just so ''weird''. Maybe he just ''wishes'' he were you? ]] 00:59, 27 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| Hello BilCat, and thanks for your work patrolling new changes. I am just informing you that I declined the speedy deletion of ] - a page you tagged - because: '''There's a (minimal) discussion on the talk page about moving to GD electric boat. This request can't be uncontroversial therefore. Gain consensus for the move first.''' Please review the ] before tagging further pages. If you have any questions or problems, please let me know. ]] 19:03, 6 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :Stop, I made a mistake, I'm who I am, chill out. Leave BilCat of of it, danm. - <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS">] <small>(])</small></span> 01:04, 27 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :{{ping|EEng#s}}How in the hell do you get, "me whishing" anytghing, I'm talking to you, and I'm FlightTime. Quit trying to confuse the issue "I" brought to '''You''' UFB - <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS">] <small>(])</small></span> 01:08, 27 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ::Sorry BilCat. - <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS">] <small>(])</small></span> 01:11, 27 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| == GE90 == | |||
| :I figured that, but wanted to try anyway. Thanks. - ] (]) 19:06, 6 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
| I just changed some of the info to be more consistent with the ]. For instance the 777-300 was never ordered with the GE90, so that combination was never certified with the FAA. Also, the production 777F is often more specifically referred to as the 777-200LRF, in order to distinguish it from the 777-300ERSF conversion. ] (]) 03:27, 3 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ==INS Viraat== | |||
| Bill, just looking at Indian Navy and as allways pretty suspicious of any images from India/Pakistan being copy vios. Not an expert on ships but this looks like a copyvio ], it is I believe INS Viraat but I cant find the original. Looks like an official Indian or US Navy shot. If you come across it then please let me know. Thanks. ] (]) 19:50, 6 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Nomination of ] for deletion == | |||
| :OK, thanks. If it's a USN photo, it's most likely PD, but that has to be proven, of course. - ] (]) 19:52, 6 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
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| Thanks for tweaking the wording. Long words with specific meanings are great, as long as the meaning is actually appropriate. | |||
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SEMI-RETIRED This user is no longer very active on Misplaced Pages.Good to see you back
For however long it may be. - ZLEA T\ 01:13, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. I'm not sure how long it'll be either. We'll see. BilCat (talk) 01:21, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
- whichever - it is good to see you here... JarrahTree 01:25, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. I missed all those poor attempts at insulting me by the sock from down your way. Hilarious. It's nice to know I live free in his head.
BilCat (talk) 01:34, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. I missed all those poor attempts at insulting me by the sock from down your way. Hilarious. It's nice to know I live free in his head.
- Agree with JarrahTree. Welcome, be it a short or long stay. -- Euryalus (talk) 01:33, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks! BilCat (talk) 01:36, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, glad to see you back. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 16:33, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. I've slowed down a little the past couple weeks, but we'll see how it goes for the next few. BilCat (talk) 00:11, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oi. Too funny. Yah, we are all here. Still beny (talk) 05:19, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. I've slowed down a little the past couple weeks, but we'll see how it goes for the next few. BilCat (talk) 00:11, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, glad to see you back. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 16:33, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks! BilCat (talk) 01:36, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
- whichever - it is good to see you here... JarrahTree 01:25, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
Yes! You were one of my Wiki mentors! Glade to see you! Tfdavisatsnetnet (talk) 03:14, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- whatever - here there or whereever!!! JarrahTree 11:50, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
- Welcome semi-back.Acroterion (talk) 13:20, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
Sikorsky S-72
If it’s not proper to link the Sikorsky S-72’s emergency extraction system to ejection seat, a brief explanation of the difference on the page would be nice. RickyCourtney (talk) 03:50, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
Oh this is rather good ...
So nicely put! Cheers DBaK (talk) 10:56, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. Know-it-all IPs rub me the wrong way. BilCat (talk) 00:01, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
 | Happy First Edit Day! Hi BilCat! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 06:34, 20 August 2024 (UTC) |  |
Royal Canadian Air Force
Looks like that IP has been blocked. BTW, thanks for the thanks, and welcome back. Hope you can stay. BC talk to me 22:31, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
- No problem. I'm still mostly retired, but I'm watchlisting close to a thousand pages. I had nearly 30,000 when I retired last year. BilCat (talk) 09:26, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for anything you can do BilCat! -Fnlayson (talk) 19:33, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
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B-2 Spirit
I could not find a source that called it the "Stealth Bomber" instead of the B-2 Spirit as a name, rather than a descriptor.
Do you know what source referred to it as such, especially capitalized? FinnSoThin (talk) 23:34, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
- I searched for "B-2 stealth bomber", and found many mentions, both capitalized and not, from a wide variety of sources. But this is better discussed on the article's talk page so that others can participate. BilCat (talk) 00:18, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
"Redirected here"
Hey Bill - just noting that ~~its Northrop Grumman Model 400 that redirects to T-X program, not Scaled Composites Model 400 Swift which, as an aircraft that was actually built and flown, really should have its own page already! - The Bushranger One ping only 08:20, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- HUh, how did I miss that the latter did redirect? Bah, I need more caffiene! - The Bushranger One ping only 08:21, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- Because I just created it, and tagged it as a Redirect with Possibilities. I wish we could still link those, but that seems to be the way things are done now. Red links are no longer considered a good thing like they used to be, at least in practice. BilCat (talk) 08:40, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- And yeah, we should have an article on it, but I'm not sure it would survive an AFD. That's the was things go now too. Misplaced Pages's been around long enough, and is many people's first stop for info. I think it high time we relaxed notability to include local only sources. BilCat (talk) 08:46, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure it would, if only I had the time to scratch up the sources. It does seem a lot of grognards have too much time on their hands and consider GNG to be less "general" and more "strict" though! - The Bushranger One ping only 08:49, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- Yup. I'm mostly active again on American aircraft articles, but still semi-retired on the rest of Misplaced Pages. Still too many stupid things going on Misplaced Pages for me to unretire completely. BilCat (talk) 08:54, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- hey bil glad to see your semi back best regards, Paytonisboss (talk) 06:28, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- Yup. I'm mostly active again on American aircraft articles, but still semi-retired on the rest of Misplaced Pages. Still too many stupid things going on Misplaced Pages for me to unretire completely. BilCat (talk) 08:54, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure it would, if only I had the time to scratch up the sources. It does seem a lot of grognards have too much time on their hands and consider GNG to be less "general" and more "strict" though! - The Bushranger One ping only 08:49, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- And yeah, we should have an article on it, but I'm not sure it would survive an AFD. That's the was things go now too. Misplaced Pages's been around long enough, and is many people's first stop for info. I think it high time we relaxed notability to include local only sources. BilCat (talk) 08:46, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
hi i didn't think a barn-star was needed for this but i wanted to say thanks for helping me during my time on Misplaced Pages
best regards, Paytonisboss (talk) 04:21, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
SR
I'm not sure EEng agrees, but thanx, - FlightTime (open channel) 23:20, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hey, BilCat, have you any idea what was going on here ? I want to be clear I'm not accusing you of anything, but the interaction is just so weird. Maybe he just wishes he were you? EEng 00:59, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Stop, I made a mistake, I'm who I am, chill out. Leave BilCat of of it, danm. - FlightTime (open channel) 01:04, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- @EEng:How in the hell do you get, "me whishing" anytghing, I'm talking to you, and I'm FlightTime. Quit trying to confuse the issue "I" brought to You UFB - FlightTime (open channel) 01:08, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry BilCat. - FlightTime (open channel) 01:11, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
GE90
I just changed some of the info to be more consistent with the Boeing 777. For instance the 777-300 was never ordered with the GE90, so that combination was never certified with the FAA. Also, the production 777F is often more specifically referred to as the 777-200LRF, in order to distinguish it from the 777-300ERSF conversion. 24.206.65.142 (talk) 03:27, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
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