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226: 216: 188: 22: 159: 274: 294: 143: 341:). For a conflict that lasted from 1965 to 1980 this is much less practical. Breaking it down by year is problematic when discussing a conflict that went through multiple low-intensity phases like this one - sometimes, a great deal happened in one year, and on other years almost nothing of note happened at all. It also makes the box needlessly lengthy, which is what happened here. 81: 53: 352:
I have addressed this issue by 1) removing all references to accidents not connected to the hostilities and political developments which are non-military in nature, 2) and re-organising the articles by topic rather than chronological timeline. This makes the infobox considerably shorter, neater, and
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The current campaign box was too long for a conflict of this size and scope (note that it has been repeatedly collapsed on A-listed and GA-listed Bush War articles for this reason). Breaking the conflict into numerous phases is practical only when discussing a conflict that spanned three decades or
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easier to read. I have also removed all red links to non-existent articles; they can be re-added again in the future as or when these articles are created but for the time being contribute nothing to the campaign box.
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On a second note, campaign boxes like those on the South African Border War and Vietnam War templates do not normally include minor aviation accidents or diplomatic negotiations, because that defeats the purpose of a
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I also think there was a "Dingo" 2 in 1978 or 79? And a raid on Tanzania which would be interesting articles to have here.
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I see the red links and some links to incidents which had no direct military correlation to the war (i.e.
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on Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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box. I don't see why the Rhodesian Bush War campaign box need be any different.
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Sorry I can't get it to link to these in the template:
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