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Gawks

A white space. gee i like white space to make messes in wheeee! I'll follow that query up in the next day or so! (has the build up set in yet - my 18 year old was then 2 with skin probs when were up your way) SatuSuro 14:28, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Yeah 2 great memories of sergison circuit (heheh) the arafura eathquakes sending the coackroaches up our external flywire like something out of jumamji (was on the tellie tonight we first saw it when living in indonesia) - and the sound of the rolling thunder - wow that was so amazing that stuff - oh well whatever happens - we will get your art copy checked and that bloody asche art will arise from something somewhere ! SatuSuro 14:36, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Sir Walter Balfour Barttelot

On 22 October, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sir Walter Balfour Barttelot, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

cheers golden bond Victuallers (talk) 19:46, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject James Bond New Collaboration of the fortnight

WikiProject James Bond Collaboration of the fortnight (two weeks)

WikiProject James Bond:Collaboration of the fortnight The collaboration has returned!! THE COLLABORATION OF THE FORTNIGHT (6 September 2011 - 20 September 2011) is Production of the James Bond films edit this Please contribute by editing this article, in an attempt to get it to good article status For more information see the page here or contact SpecialWindler. Get in and Participate

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Did you ever have any luck?

I will be on extended wikibreak (possibly 2 months all told) due to interstate travel in a week or two - please let me know SatuSuro 13:14, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Bartellots

You should be able to find more confirmation of his military career in the London Gazette, search page here In this particular case it's probably easiest just to search on the surname, and restrict to a suitable date range, you'll get some false positives for his father and sons, but there shouldn't be too many - I know I found some for him when doing the 3rd Baronet. Let me know if yo have any trouble with this, the search can sometimes be a bit hit and miss because of the way the old copies have been scanned in. David Underdown (talk) 14:22, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Darwin Rebellion

I'll be glad to look at this in a day or so - I'm a bit busy at present. Send me a reminder if I haven't got to it by, say, Wednesday. Brianboulton (talk) 21:28, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

I've left comments on the article talkpage. Brianboulton (talk) 23:55, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject James Bond New Collaboration of the fortnight

WikiProject James Bond Collaboration of the fortnight (two weeks)

WikiProject James Bond:Collaboration of the fortnight The collaboration has returned!! THE COLLABORATION OF THE FORTNIGHT (6 September 2011 - 20 September 2011) is Production of the James Bond films edit this Please contribute by editing this article, in an attempt to get it to good article status For more information see the page here or contact SpecialWindler. Get in and Participate

 The Windler talk  21:17, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

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Did You Know problem

Hello! Your submission of Hal Fryar at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Art LaPella (talk) 08:51, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Hey, I love The Outlaws Is Coming and I enjoyed your article on Hal Fryar. Keep up the great work...n'yuk, n'yuk, n'yuk! Ecoleetage (talk) 13:44, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Hal Fryar

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Backslash Forwardslash 15:15, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Phil Lamason

Hello! Your submission of Phil Lamason at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Dravecky (talk) 05:35, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Phil Lamason

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--Dravecky (talk) 11:52, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Loch Sloy

Hi there - you appear to be the expert on Loch Sloy, so you might take a look at a date issue I've flagged on the discussion page there. Cheers. hamiltonstone (talk) 22:36, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

That's great - i had a hunch it was a result of copying the template across. Gotta love this DIY encyclopedia. :-) cheers hamiltonstone (talk) 22:14, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Sandbox & Categories

Hi, just a note to let you know that you need to put a colon in front of categories when in your sand box to prevent them actually showing in the category page. Thus instead of [[Category:Foo]] which places the article in the "Foo" category, use [[:Category:Foo]], which doesn't place the (sandbox) article in the "Foo" category, but turns it into a link instead. You just need to remember to remove the colons when you transfer the article to mainspace. Mjroots (talk) 09:34, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Seeheim

What does Seeheim have to do with Ai-Ais?--Pgallert (talk) 06:55, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Ai-Ais Hot Springs

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Royalbroil 00:56, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

RE: John George Knight

There you are. Hope that's fine. BTW, if you're looking for any other image requests, you may want to request them at the Wikipedia:Graphic Lab. The folk there are much more experianced than I am. :) --DWR^talk 18:22, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Sorry for the WP:DYK messup.

Apologies for accidentally overwriting your submission at WP:DYK. Since it was an excellent article i was trying to nominate it as well, but due to a rather slow internet connection i didn't notice you were doing the same - hence i kept overwriting your suggestion because i thought i accidently posted it twice. Should be fixed now though :) Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 12:06, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Booya (ship)

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BorgQueen (talk) 20:36, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

AdSteam

Do you actually intend to do something about creating an "AdSteam" article?
If so, I think that's "really good"!
If you would like help doing so, just tell me what help you'd like.
FYI, I started an article, (User talk:Pdfpdf/AdSteam), but "ran out of steam".(Groan ... )
Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 13:17, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Hey there,

Yes, I actually started working on it last night. It's in my sandbox User:Spy007au/Sandbox2. I would happy to combine resources, if you want. Wikipedia is only a hobby for me, when I get some free time, so I can go days without editing. From what I can see, there is a real need for the article. Let me know.

Regards, Spy007au (talk) 21:21, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

"I actually started working on it last night" - Wow! You made VERY good progress!

"I would happy ... " - Yes please.

("Wikipedia is only a hobby for me ... " - That sounds nice; it's a goal I'm working towards, but haven't quite achieved yet ... )

Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 04:09, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

I like what you've been doing, and I think that this is very nice! Yes, I was always amused by the fact that AdSteam owned 15% of Westpac, financed by money AdSteam had borrowed from Westpac. Another Spalvins trick was DJs owned a controlling interest in AdSteam, and AdSteam owned a controlling interest in DJs, making the pair "takeover-proof". (And yes, the boards of the two companies had very similar membership.) I had a complete set of AdSteam annual reports from 1985-1995, but I had a big cleanup last year and threw them out ...

So, where do you want me to go from here? Pdfpdf (talk) 10:40, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

OK. Thanks. --Pdfpdf (talk) 13:13, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Reply Pdfpdf (talk) 11:39, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Sorry to be so slow in responding.

"Hey, your research and collection of data is outstanding" - That's very flattering, but completely over-stated. (But I'm not about to start arguing with you!)

"and has far exceeded my initial expectations for this article." - Yes, sorry about that. Few are even aware of my obsessions, let alone get exposed to them ...

"Ive been dabling in your research material," - Jolly good. I hope you've found it half as interesting as I have.

"but are you comfortable if I start incorporating some of your raw data into the main article?" - Hey! I might even feel flattered!!! (Yes, I am EXTREMELY comfortable with you doing what ever you like.)

Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 13:24, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Looking better all the time! Pdfpdf (talk) 14:18, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

A link for you highly esteemed sir - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret_(steamship) - the Adelaide steamship company is waiting there for your amazing hard work :) SatuSuro 06:07, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Ironically I am about to be off wiki for possibly 4 months or so while I am OS -back with a vengeance in 2010 - god willing! SatuSuro 15:03, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

wow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Spy007au/Sandbox2 wish I could be at the launching- that is owrth more than a broken champagne bottle mate! oops SatuSuro 10:58, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

You're on fire! I'm loath to get in the way!! Pdfpdf (talk) 13:37, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Got your note, thanks. OK, I'll try to stop getting distracted and will focus on 1970-2009.

A few questions/comments, pretty well all to do with the opening paragraph of http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/adelaide.htm. I have my doubts about that paragraph - it makes some statements that I haven't seen elsewhere:

The Adelaide SS Co. was formed in 1875 at the time of the Victorian and New South Wales gold rushes to operate Australian coastal passenger and cargo services. The company expanded rapidly and in 1915 took over the Coast Steamship Co. By the second world war, the company owned 30 ships and after the war, the company diversified into towage, shipbuilding, salt, coal, sugar industries etc. In 1958 the company purchased a large share in Bulkships Ltd and by 1968 owned 50% with McIlwraith McEacharn Ltd owning the other half. In 1964 the two companies merged to form Associated Steamships Ltd. Thomas Nationwide Transport was accepted as a one third partner in 1970 in exchange for their holding in R. W. Miller & Co., tanker owners and Adelaide SS Co. still holds a quarter interest in Bulkships Ltd.

"at the time of the Victorian and New South Wales gold rushes" - I thought the gold rushes were in the 1850s?

"after the war, the company diversified into towage, shipbuilding, salt, coal, sugar industries etc." - Well, we've found info about towage and shipbuilding, but I haven't seen anything about salt, coal and/or sugar. Have you?

"Thomas Nationwide Transport was accepted as a one third partner in 1970 in exchange for their holding in R. W. Miller & Co., tanker owners" - More data!

"Adelaide SS Co. still holds a quarter interest in Bulkships Ltd." - I wonder when that paragraph was written?

Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 02:45, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Broken link? Pdfpdf (talk) 04:27, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Well, I think it's pretty close to "OK to publish". What do you think? Pdfpdf (talk) 16:12, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

A lot of the credit belongs to you too - without your motivation, it would still be a red link on my list of things to do. Many thanks! Best Wishes, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:47, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK

Copied from my talk page:

Would like to list the article on DYK as a joint effort (your IT skills are significantly better than mine).

... in partnership with McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co., the Adelaide Steamship Company developed the world's first purpose built container ships?

Cheers, Spy007au (talk) 13:38, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Be aware that Containerization#Purpose-built_ships contains contradictory (albeit unreferenced) claims. –Moondyne 15:17, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi again. I've never been involved with the DYK process - I expect you know much more about it than I do. (Not difficult, given that I know nothing ... )
As you are the ship expert, I think it's appropriate that you get all the credit.
(However, you should probably get to the bottom of Moondyne's observation first ... )
Again, if you would like any help, don't hesitate to tell me what you would like help with.
Best wishes, Pdfpdf (talk) 10:53, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Woo hoo!! Pdfpdf (talk) 22:54, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

G'day!

Three questions:

1) How goes it?

2) What's the DYK status?

3) Cats: "Ocean Liners"? Really?

Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 13:25, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

P.S. You probably noticed that with a concerted effort I got the #refs to 100! (What do I do now???) Pdfpdf (talk) 13:29, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Southern Cross Pitch, July 2009

THE SOUTHERN CROSS PITCH The Australian Baseball Task Force Newsletter Issue 1 – July 2009

"The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up." — Bob Uecker News and announcements We've had our first article promoted to Good Article status. It's for a cricketer, but he played baseball too so it counts! :) We've also now got two articles promoted to C-Class status. Featured content Good Article status: Neil Harvey C-Class status: Australia national baseball team & Redcliffe Padres This newsletter was composed by  Afaber012 . If you would like to contribute to future newsletters, please leave a message on the newsletter talk page. If you don't wish to receive this newsletter anymore, please remove your name from the subscribers list on the main newsletter page.

News from the diamond A new-look Australian baseball league could be up and running in time for Summer 2010 The 2009 World Cup looms on the horizon... Can Australia improve from their 2007 attempt, their best ever result of 5th? From the Editor This 1st edition doesn't have a whole lot in it, as you can see. At this stage its more of a call to action than anything else: anyone wanting to help out the task force is more than welcome to join in. Even if you don't feel you have something you can contribute, please spread the word to others who might. My intention is to try and put this out once a quarter or so at this stage - assuming anyone's interested in receiving it. If things pick up and there's plenty to put into the newsletter, then it might come out a little more often. The only people that received this who have not specifically requested it are people listed as members of the task force itself. To those people: I'll move you guys to an 'inactive' list if I don't hear back one way or the other, and you won't keep receiving the newsletter after this- I'm using this to poke those that are still active into coming by the task force pages every once in a while.

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Adelaide Steamship Company

You are coordially invited to the launch of the Adelaide Steamship Company page. Pdfpdf (talk) 12:32, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

I left a note here - well done...another well referenced SA article - Peripitus (Talk) 13:06, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations to you and Pdfpdf. Great work and thanks. –Moondyne 13:23, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

That is some article, it deserves many bells, whistles and - its worth coming temporarily out of what will be a long break just to say how amazing it is! SatuSuro 15:28, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Adelaide Steamship Company

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DYK nomination of Baseball NT

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DYK for Daniel Poole

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Southern Cross Pitch, September 2009

THE SOUTHERN CROSS PITCH The Australian Baseball Task Force Newsletter Issue 2 – September 2009

"Life will always throw you curves, just keep fouling them off... The right pitch will come, but when it does, be prepared to run the bases." — Rick Maksian News and announcements Though we've now got a featured article, its another cricketer. Australia national baseball team has been put up at Wikipedia:Good article nominations. Late breaking news→Australia national baseball team has passed its GA review! Its the first fully baseball article for the task force to get there, and the only article about a national baseball team to achieve that status! Another article has been promoted to B-Class (now GA), and there's an additional two C-Class articles too! If you've got an idea for the newsletter or for the task force as a whole, please add it to the task force's talk page. Featured content The following articles have been promoted past start-class, or included in the task force's scrutiny, since the last edition: Featured Article status: Bill Ponsford Good Article status: Australia national baseball team C-Class status: Dave Nilsson & Nightcliff Baseball Club, Darwin

News from the diamond MLB: Trent Oeltjen became the 24th Australian-born player in Major League Baseball. Debuting for the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park, he went 2 for 6 with a single, a solo home run, an RBI, 2 stolen bases, and even picked up an assist from left field. Australian Baseball League: 5 teams are so far confirmed for the first season of the new league: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Canberra has launched a bid for the sixth spot: Let's Do It Canberra 2009 AA World Cup: Australia finished 9th, beating the Czech Republic 15-0 and Russia 10-0 in their final classification games. Catcher Guy Edmonds was selected on the tournament's All Star team. 2009 World Cup: Australia has qualified for the final phase of the tournament for the third time, where they'll join CAN, CUB, NED, PUR, TPE, USA & VEN From the Editor Recently a new barnstar has been created for WikiProject Baseball, as a substitute for the {{Running Man Barnstar}}: {{The Baseball Barnstar}}. This has given me an idea for the newsletter. If any task force member gives a barnstar to someone for any work that relates to Australian baseball, or if any member receives a barnstar for any work they do, let me know on my talk page. I'll check with the user to make sure they're happy to be listed here (because I know some people don't necessarily like that sort of attention) and assuming I get the green-light I'll put it in the next edition of the newsletter. This newsletter was composed by  Afaber012 . If you would like to contribute to future newsletters, please leave a message on the newsletter talk page. If you don't wish to receive this newsletter anymore, please remove your name from the subscribers list on the main newsletter page.

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