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Thanks for reverting my edit - for clarity, I was trying to show where the "coupmaster" description came from (and avoid weasel words). Do you want me to attribute that to Pilger, or just delete that description altogether? MiasmaEternal☎ 23:16, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unless a better source can be found, I think that statement should be deleted altogether. I mainly think that on such a contentious topic, a better source than Green Left is needed. Steelkamp (talk) 04:32, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Yanchep railway station you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 19:04, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article Yanchep railway station you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Yanchep railway station for comments about the article, and Talk:Yanchep railway station/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 07:04, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tom Dadour you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Michael Aurel -- Michael Aurel (talk) 10:24, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Steelkamp. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "TransRegional".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! Vanderwaalforces (talk) 11:31, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article Tom Dadour you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tom Dadour for comments about the article, and Talk:Tom Dadour/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Michael Aurel -- Michael Aurel (talk) 16:21, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't do this.

Prefixing the name by "the", as in "the HMS Ark Royal", while common, is considered bad grammar --His Majesty's Ship

TIA --Pete (talk) 09:28, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]