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colored in, which it would be in the case of an inverted spin. (Were everything else the same and the spin negative, this would represent a cross-over spin. Such spins were once permitted in competition but are no longer; they appeared in Family 4.) I've reverted the change, but please don't let this put you off from further contributions. Glad to have you aboard. If you have questions or would like to discuss, just leave a note below; I'll see it and reply here. Best regards,
467:'s American audience may have surpassed in size his French one, though I suspect he'd toss in his watery grave were some Wikipedian to propose that he be called an American aviation writer! (Oh, and on the pedantic thing: in the few months I've been contributing here, I'm beginning to discover a netherworld of pedantic-ness that I had never before imagined existed. I have a healthy fear that on my worst days I add to it, rather than facilitate its demise.) 21: 67: 757: 726: 741: 660: 459:'able without breaking a sweat. I wonder if you'd agree that it comes down to the semantic of the category title: does "American aviation writer" mean, "an American who is or was an aviation writer", or does it mean, "an aviation writer whose predominant audience is or was American"? Following extant 775:
Hi, 220. (May I call you 220?) An article on the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships may be appropriate and even overdue, though I don't see myself writing it in the near future. Have at it if you're moved to do so; some reference material exists online The Giles 300 is/was, to the best of my
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was correct: the spin depicted is upright (positive), catalog number 9.11.1.4. It begins on an upright horizontal (positively loaded) line, which transitions to a negatively loaded line – really for drawing purposes only – because of the 90° downward pitch change. The spin symbol itself is not
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article, and I was thinking the same thing you were thinking. I did a little snooping, and it turns out that an identical article (under a different name) was created by the same editor, and it ended up being speedily deleted because it didn't meet the various criteria. See here for more info:
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I saw the change, but my original contention is that Gann transcends the category of American aviation writer to have a status as an international literary figure. FWiW, don't worry about sounding pedantic, you don't know pedantic (hint: look up my user page)
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I'm also concerned that the editor who created these two articles has been uploading images for which he/she does not have permission to use. Take a look at some of his/her image contributions and I think you'll see what I mean. (Some of those images I
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know better than to edit before consuming the proper amount of coffee – not too much, not too little – but cast that little tenet to the wind this morning. Thanks for catching all. (I'd realized upon hitting
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modified graphic notation to indicate negative/inverted on the spin. My first contribution to "the community" - giving a heads up in case I didn't do it just right. Always open to input/feedback.
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Hi Michael. I see your changes and think the article is substantially improved; nice going. Granted, the guy is a working actor, yet I'm still trying to reconcile Fox's body of work with
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With that in mind, I would certainly agree that the new article ought to be nominated for deletion, seeing as how it's almost a verbatim copy of the other article that was deleted.
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knowledge, a one-off that Bob & Marta built, derived from the G-200. As such, I don't think it passes muster for inclusion in WP, so I'll de-wikilink that reference. Enjoy!
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Thanks Jim. I have responded at the AfD and just hitting a few highlights, believe I was able to show a few examples to address your questions. Best,
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note I left him/her). No harm in that, but we try not warn more than once and try not to warn long after the vandalism in question. Also, you didn't
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revision. I missed that someone had an intervening edit between my reversion and the nonsense I was trying to remove; I'm glad you caught it.
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to Bavlard came over an hour after s/he had vandalised, and an hour after s/he had been warned for it (the warning was in the
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describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to
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describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to
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Hi Kuru. Thanks for the note and no worries: I figured that you were trying to do the right thing. Regards,
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this page until I answer you. If you'd like me to respond elsewhere, I'll do so happily; just say where.
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I concur wholeheartedly that Gann was an aviation writer of high international stature. That's likely
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This got a little long-winded, but I hope it explains how the categorization change came about.
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Please don't manually add categories to AFD discussions. That makes the category show up in the
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etc.) until I get a username! Agree with de-link of Giles 300 (might need a citation on that
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Hi Daedalus65. Welcome to Knowledge (XXG). Sorry to report that the original language in
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Let me know through the "Special:EmailUser/" section. #TTiT# 10:56, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
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If I left you a comment on your talk page or on an article's talk page, please respond
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that I hadn't signed, but Sinebot was faster than I was this morning.) Regards,
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or one of its subprojects, you may be interested in testing your skills in the
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rule concerning non-distinguished subcategories. The best case in point is
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Hi, Bzuk. Indeed Mr. Gann was an aviation writer. But one of the
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that the article can easily be further expanded and sourced.
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I prefer to keep each conversation thread in one place. So:
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Wilco; sorry for the hassle and thanks for letting me know.
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examples, I apply the former interpretation. Conversely,
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No sweat at all - that is the power of collaberation! -
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India Street Station (Portland, Maine)
Knowledge (XXG):Articles_for_deletion/Grand_Trunk_Terminal_Project_(Portland,_Maine)
BMRR
talk
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Ahunt
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Ten Pound Hammer
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Jim Ward
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Insurance
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Jim Ward
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