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Chase Utley

Chase Cameron Utley (born December 17, 1978), nicknamed "the Man" and "Silver Fox", is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 16 seasons, primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies. He also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is a six-time All-Star, won a World Series with the Phillies in 2008, and was chosen as the second baseman on the Sports Illustrated All-Decade Team for the 2000s. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

After becoming a permanent fixture as the Phillies' second baseman, Utley demonstrated versatility, spending some time at first base as well. As his fielding improved, he and shortstop Jimmy Rollins were regarded as one of the best middle-infield combinations in the NL until Rollins was traded to the Dodgers in the winter of 2014. Utley was considered by fans to be a team leader of the Phillies, alongside Rollins and Ryan Howard, and he has been noted for his leadership qualities with the Dodgers. Utley was known for his quiet understated demeanor, instead setting an example for teammates with his exhaustive preparation in the video room and the batting cage. He has been criticized by some former players for an overly aggressive baserunning style.

Utley's seven career World Series home runs are the most for a second baseman, and he shares the record of five home runs in a single World Series with Reggie Jackson and George Springer.

Early life
Utley was born in Pasadena, California, and was raised in Long Beach, California, with his younger sister, Taylor Ann. He is the son of David and Terrell Utley.

Amateur career
Utley played baseball at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, alongside former MLB player, Milton Bradley and at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for the UCLA Bruins. In high school, his coach said that Utley had "the fastest hands he had ever seen on a high school player." He hit over .500 his senior year, with a slugging percentage of over 1.000, struck out just twice in 80 at bats, and earned high school All-American honors. He also set a school single-season record with 14 home runs Utley was drafted in the second round of the 1997 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 76th pick, but turned down a $850,000 offer by the Dodgers to attend UCLA. A star shortstop in high school, the Bruins instead moved him to second base because his arm strength was more of a liability at shortstop. He hit .382 with 22 home runs as a junior at UCLA in 2000 while leading the Bruins to the NCAA Super Regionals. He was selected to the All-Pac-10 team and the Sporting News and National Collegiate Baseball Writers first team All-American teams.

While at UCLA, Utley played collegiate summer baseball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 1998, and returned to the league in 1999 to play for the Cotuit Kettleers where he was named a league all-star.

Early career
Utley was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round (15th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft. At the time, the team's scouting director claimed he was a combination of Jeff Kent and Adam Kennedy. He signed on July 29, 2000, for a $1,780,000 signing bonus.

Utley played for the Phillies' farm system with the Batavia Muckdogs of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League in 2000, the Clearwater Phillies of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2001, and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons of the Class AAA International League in 2002 and 2003. He was selected to the All-Star Futures Game in 2001 and made the International League post-season all-star team in 2003.

2003–05: Early career
Utley made his major league debut on April 4, 2003, as a pinch hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was struck out swinging by Jeff Suppan in his first at-bat. In his first major league start, on April 24 against the Colorado Rockies, Utley recorded his first major league hit, a grand slam off Aaron Cook. He was optioned back to the minors on April 30 recalled by the Phillies again in August 2003, to replace Plácido Polanco at second base (Polanco was moved to third to compensate for the loss of third baseman David Bell to the disabled list). Utley scored the final game winning RBI in Phillies history at Veterans Stadium, on September 27, 2003. Utley recorded the final at-bat at Veterans Stadium by grounding into a game-ending double play on September 28, 2003. In 43 games, he had a .239 batting average.

By the end of 2004, it became evident to management that Utley was the team's future second baseman (Utley often credits Tom Gresh for helping him improve his hitting). However, a roster spot was not permanently available; his path to the majors was effectively blocked by Polanco. Despite out-playing Polanco for much of the season, he remained on the bench despite Phillies fans and media commentators questioning why he was not playing more. He played in 94 games for the Phillies in 2004 (which included 13 at first base) and hit .266 with 13 homers and 57 RBI.

In June 2005, the Phillies traded Polanco to the Detroit Tigers for pitcher Ugueth Urbina and infielder Ramón Martínez. Now a full-time starter, Utley had a breakout season, hitting .291 with 28 home runs, 105 RBI, and 16 stolen bases. He was selected by the Philadelphia chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America as the co-recipient of the 2005 Mike Schmidt Most Valuable Player Award.

2006
Utley was a member of Team USA in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, and was selected by fans to start at second base for the National League at the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. In November, he traveled to Japan with other major league stars to compete against Japanese All-Stars in an exhibition tournament.

During the 2006 season, Utley maintained a 35-game hitting streak—the second-longest streak in Phillies history behind teammate Jimmy Rollins, who hit for 38 straight games between 2005 and 2006 (36 games in 2005 and two in 2006). Utley tied Luis Castillo, who had a 35-game hitting streak in 2002, for the longest hitting streak by a second baseman. Utley's streak was also the longest for a purely left-handed hitter since Tommy Holmes' 37-game streak in 1945. As a result, Utley was named the National League Player of the Month for July 2006.

On September 24, Utley hit two home runs in a 10–7 win over the Florida Marlins. It was his seventh multi-home run game of the 2006 season, tying a franchise record set in 1968 and tied by Ryan Howard in 2006. Utley combined with Jimmy Rollins in 2006 to become the first pair of middle infielders in National League history to hit 25 home runs each in the same season; Utley hit 32, while Rollins hit 25. He later received the Silver Slugger Award for being the best hitting second baseman in the National League. He also batted .309 in 2006 with 32 homers and 102 RBI.

2007
On January 21, 2007, the day after his wedding, Utley signed a 7-year, $85 million contract extension with the Phillies.

After starting the season hot, Utley was again selected by the fans to be the starting second baseman in the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which was his second All-Star selection. However, on July 26, Utley was hit by a pitch thrown by Washington Nationals pitcher John Lannan; he broke the fourth metacarpal bone in his right hand. "I'll be back. Don't worry, guys," Utley said after the game. "It's a break, but not that bad of a break. I definitely expect to be back ... this season." He had successful surgery on his hand, but as a result of the surgery, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Utley returned to the lineup on August 27, hit a home run and an RBI double, went 3 for 5, and drew a curtain call from the hometown crowd.

Utley finished the season with a .332 batting average, 22 home runs, 103 RBIs and 48 doubles (second in the National League). He helped the Phillies to their first playoff appearance in fourteen seasons as the team capped a dramatic comeback by clinching the National League East division title on the final day of the regular season. Utley's offensive performance also earned him a Silver Slugger Award for the second consecutive season. He had two hits in 11 at-bats as the Phillies were swept in three games by the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 National League Division Series.

2008
Through the month of April, Utley hit a league-leading 11 home runs – including seven in the seven games from April 17–23. He completed a streak of five consecutive games with a home run, and hit .360 (good for fifth in the National League) in 111 at-bats on his way to becoming the National League's Player of the Month. His five-game home run streak tied the Phillies franchise record, shared by Bobby Abreu (May 8–12, 2005), Mike Schmidt (June 6–10, 1979) and Dick Allen (May 27 – June 1, 1969).

Though his bat cooled a bit in May (his monthly average was .259), Utley still hit eight more home runs in the month, breaking the Phillies franchise record for home runs before June – Cy Williams (1923) and Ryan Howard (2006) shared the previous mark of 18 – and knocked in 26 RBIs. When Howard hit his 15th home run on May 30, he and Utley became the first pair of Phillies to hit 15 home runs each before June. On May 13, 2008, Utley received an unexpected accolade from lifelong baseball fan (and 43rd US President) George W. Bush, who stated in an interview with politico.com that Utley would be the first position player he would select if he were an MLB team owner. He was also selected by Fitness Magazine as one of the 25 "fittest guys in the country."

On June 1, Utley hit his Major League-leading 20th home run and drove in his National League-leading 50th run as part of a comeback win against the Florida Marlins that propelled the Phillies back into first place in the National League East; the 1-for-2 performance capped a productive week for Utley that earned him the National League Player of the Week Award, his fifth, for the first time since April 23–29, 2007. The next night, Utley hit another home run for another streak of five games with a longball amidst a span of eight games with seven home runs (May 25–June 2). Utley hit the first in a set of back-to-back-to-back Philadelphia home runs in a 20–2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on June 13, along with Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell. It was the seventh time that the Phillies had hit three consecutive home runs, the first time since May 18, 2004, and the fourth occurrence by any team in the 2008 season.

Utley went a career-long 0-for-24 in the midst of a 1-for-29 slump, during which the Phillies lost a season-high six in a row. On the 21st, Utley was benched for the first time this season, ending his streak of 101 consecutive games played. On the 25th, Utley broke out of his skid with a 4-for-5 performance – his first four-hit game of the season – in a 4–0 shutout over the Oakland Athletics. Utley was also selected to start his third consecutive All-Star game.

Postseason
At the end of the 2008 regular season, with 33 home runs, 104 RBI, and a team-high 177 hits, Utley helped the Phillies into the 2008 playoffs, and win their first National League pennant since 1993 and first World Series title since 1980 (the second ever World Series title for the team). Utley batted 3 for 18 (.167) in the World Series, but hit two home runs and walked five times as well. During the seventh inning of Game 5, Utley faked a throw to first, then threw Jason Bartlett out at home for the third out in a play later described as having saved the Series for the Phillies. The fans voted his fake and throw to home plate in Game 5 as the "This Year in Baseball Awards" Postseason Moment of the Year. Sports Talk Philly highlighted this play as they named Utley as Number 6 on the list of the 25 greatest Phillies.

Following the ensuing World Series parade on October 31, 2008, culminating in a celebration at Citizens Bank Park, Utley came up to the microphone after being introduced by Harry Kalas and said to the fans in the stadium: "World champions. World fucking champions!" As he said this, his teammate Jayson Werth jumped up in roaring approval. The Philadelphia crowd erupted in prolonged cheers. The expletive was broadcast live on multiple Philadelphia television stations, which had not placed the celebration on tape delay.

Utley underwent hip surgery in November 2008.

2009
In 2009, he was named #6 on the Sporting News' list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball. A panel of 100 baseball people, many of them members of the Baseball Hall of Fame and winners of major baseball awards, was polled to arrive at the list.

He was the starter at second base for the National League All-Star team.

In 2009 Utley led the majors in hit by pitch, with 24. Utley also had a perfect stolen-base percentage in 2009, with 23 steals, setting a record for most steals in a single season without being caught.

Postseason
On October 28, Utley drew a two-out walk in the first inning of Game 1 of the 2009 World Series, setting a record for reaching base in consecutive postseason games (26). Utley hit two home runs in his next two at-bats, the first World Series game played in the new Yankee Stadium. With both home runs coming against left-hander CC Sabathia, Utley joined Babe Ruth as the second left-handed batter to hit two home runs in a World Series game against a left-handed pitcher. On November 1, Utley hit another home run against Sabathia in Game 4, and one day later, Utley hit two home runs in Game 5, giving him a total of five for the series, tying Reggie Jackson for the most home runs in a World Series. After the season, Utley was named the winner of the National League's Silver Slugger at second base for the fourth consecutive season. As of the 2021 World Series, Utley is the only player with two home runs in a November game.

In December, Sports Illustrated named Utley as the second baseman on its MLB All-Decade Team.

2010
On June 29, Utley was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained thumb. He was voted into the All-Star Game as the starter at second base (for the fifth consecutive year), but was unable to play due to injury. He won a Fielding Bible Award for his statistically based defensive excellence during the year.

2011
Utley finished the 2011 regular season having scored 54 runs, hitting safely 103 times (including 21 doubles, 6 triples, and 11 home runs), with a .259 batting average. This drop-off in performance coincided with the onset prior to the season of chronic knee problems. These conditions included patellar tendinitis, chondromalacia, and bone inflammation.

2012
During spring training, Utley left camp in mid-March to meet with a specialist regarding treatment of conditions in both knees, including cartilage damage. Utley began the season on the 15-day Disabled list. He was reactivated on June 27. In his first game of the season, Utley went 3 for 5 with a solo home run in his first at bat. He finished 2012 with numbers very similar to 2011, hitting .256 with 11 home runs and 45 RBI.

2013
Utley said that his knee was feeling great prior to the 2013 Grapefruit League games. On Opening Day, against the Atlanta Braves, he hit his 200th career home run. In 131 games of the 2013 season, Utley batted .284 with 18 homers and 69 runs batted in.

On August 7, 2013 it was announced that Utley and the Phillies had agreed on a two-year, $27 million contract extension with multiple vesting options.

2014
Utley had a slow start to spring training. He was hitting only .175 (10 for 57), including 1 double and 3 RBIs with just two games remaining. Utley remained confident for the 2014 season. "For younger guys, I think results make you feel better," Utley said. "But as you go, you realize they're not quite as important this time of year. Physically, I feel good. Early in the spring, I felt pretty decent at the plate. There were some times in the middle when I felt a little uncomfortable and a little out of sorts. The last four or five days, I've started to feel a little more comfortable at the dish. For a guy that has done this for a few years, your game plan for Spring training is different than it would be during the regular season." Despite a poor spring training, over the first two weeks of the season, he was "the hottest hitter in baseball", and as of April 13, possessed a 1.314 on-base plus slugging (OPS) average.

On May 25, Utley was the last out of Josh Beckett's no hitter when he struck out looking against the Los Angeles Dodgers right hander.

On July 6, MLB announced that Utley was voted in by the fans to start at second base in All-Star Game, which took place at Target Field in Minneapolis.

2015
In 249 at bats for the Phillies in 2015, he batted .217/.284/.333.

2015
On August 19, 2015, Utley was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Darnell Sweeney and John Richy. In his first game as a Dodger, Utley impressed with his aggressive baserunning, an area in which the Dodgers had struggled most of the season. On August 30, Utley was the final out of a no-hitter for the second time in as many years, this time against the Cubs' Jake Arrieta. As a Dodger, he was in 34 games and hit .202/.291/.363 with three homers and nine RBIs in 124 at bats. He also played three games at third base, the first time he had played there in the majors.

On October 10, 2015, during the second game of the 2015 National League Division Series, Utley made what some consider a dirty slide into Rubén Tejada of the New York Mets in an attempt to break up what might have been an inning-ending double play, fracturing Tejada's right fibula in the collision. Utley was ruled safe by the umpires after a video review. The Dodgers, who were losing 2-1 at the time of the incident, rallied to win the game 5-2. Major League Baseball suspended Utley for two games for his conduct "in violation of Official Baseball Rule 5.09 (a) (13), which is designed to protect fielders from precisely this type of rolling block that occurs away from the base." Utley appealed the suspension and remained active for the rest of the Dodgers post-season games. MLB subsequently dropped Utley's suspension on March 6, 2016, with Chief Baseball Officer Joe Torre stating "There wasn't anything clear-cut to say that play violated a rule." Tejada, whose career never fully recovered after that game, said in 2016 that what bothered him most about Utley's hit was that it came from a fellow middle infielder. “I would never do that to another infielder,” Tejada said.

In February 2016 in response to Utley's slide into Tejada, the MLB and the MLB Players Association agreed that "slides on potential double plays will require runners to make a bona fide attempt to reach and remain on the base. Runners may still initiate contact with the fielder as a consequence of an otherwise permissible slide. A runner will be specifically prohibited from changing his pathway to the base or utilizing a 'roll block' for the purpose of initiating contact with the fielder." Reacting to the new rule, Utley said: "I imagine the rule probably is a little more clear and specific about what is allowed and not allowed."

2016
After the season, the Dodgers declined his 2016 option, making him a free agent. In December, he re-signed with the Dodgers on a one-year, $7 million, contract.

On May 28, 2016, in a regular season game against the New York Mets, Utley hit a solo home run and a grand slam, after he was thrown at by Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard in the third inning in an apparent retaliation for Utley's slide on Rubén Tejada during the 2015 NLDS. He scored his 1,000th career run on June 22 against the Washington Nationals. On July 6, during a 14-inning 6-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Utley had a career-high six hits and became the third-oldest player to accomplish such a feat. He was honored with the 2016 Roy Campanella Award. He appeared in 138 games in 2016, hitting .252/.319/.396 with 14 homers and 52 RBIs.

In Game 4 of the 2016 NLDS against the Washington Nationals, Utley hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 5-5 tie and lead the Dodgers to an eventual 6-5 win. The Dodgers went on to eliminate the Nationals in five games.

2017
In February 2017, Utley signed a one-year, $2 million, contract to return to the Dodgers. He recorded his 1,000th career RBI with a double off Neftalí Feliz of the Kansas City Royals on July 7. On September 16, Utley recorded his 400th career double in a game against the Washington Nationals In 2017, he batted .236/.324/.405 in 309 at bats with eight home runs and 34 RBIs in 127 games played.

In the 2017 post-season, he was hitless in 15 at-bats, with five strikeouts, two walks and two hit by pitches. In Game 6 Utley was the oldest to score a go-ahead run in a World Series elimination game since Enos Slaughter in 1957.

2018
On February 17, 2018, Utley re-signed with the Dodgers for two years and $2 million. Utley was hit by a pitch on April 18 for the 200th time in his career, becoming the eighth player all-time to be hit by 200 career pitches.

On July 13, Utley announced his intention to retire after the conclusion of the 2018 season. His final MLB game was on September 30, 2018, where at San Francisco he struck out against Steven Okert in his only at-bat.

Utley was left off of the Dodgers’ postseason roster, but continued to travel and practice with the team as they lost the 2018 World Series to the Boston Red Sox four games to one.

Personal life
Utley met his wife, Jennifer, while they were undergrads at UCLA. They married in January 2007 and have two children. During Utley's playing career, the family lived in Sausalito, California, during the offseason. In 2022, the family relocated to London after Utley was named MLB's "ambassador to Europe", tasked with "[promoting baseball] in Europe and in particular the United Kingdom".

Utley and his wife are avid animal lovers, having raised over $45,000 for the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Utley appeared on behalf of PETA in their "Adopt Don't Buy" video, encouraging people to find companion animals at shelters. He and his wife are vocal proponents of rescue dogs and are particularly fond of pit bulls.

His batter introductory music in Philadelphia and in Los Angeles was the song "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin. On team charter flights, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts noted that Utley "has the really pressed white shirts, the European-cut pants, the black shoes and the hair. He reminds you of James Bond."

Utley has made several appearances as himself in the show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, including alongside teammate Ryan Howard on the 2010 episode "The Gang Gets Stranded in the Woods", a 2013 episode where Utley responded to a letter written by Mac from the show years earlier, and the 2023 episode "The Gang Gets Cursed" where Mac finally meets him in person.

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Peter Kalikow

Peter Stephen Kalikow (born December 1, 1942) is president of H. J. Kalikow & Company, LLC, a New York City-based real estate firm. He is a former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), former commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and past owner and publisher of the New York Post.

Early life
Peter Stephen Kalikow was born on December 1, 1942, and raised in Forest Hills, Queens, the firstborn son of Juliet (née Citrin) and Harold J. Kalikow. Peter’s family is Jewish.

His grandfather Joseph Kalikow emigrated to the United States from Russia in 1899 and began the Kalikow real estate dynasty by developing housing on large tracts of undeveloped farmland in Queens in the 1930s. By the 1950's Joseph and his sons made a small fortune from the post-World War II housing boom having built over 20 six-story apartment buildings.

Career
After graduating from Hofstra University, Kalikow began his career in real estate in 1967.

His first building was the Park Kensington, completed in 1969 in Great Neck.

In the late 1970 Kalikow befriended Alfred Momo, a former car racing team manager who worked for Jaguar. Over a shared passion for elegance and speed the two decided to create a sophisticated high-performance GT car with understated styling, the interior appointments and space of a Jaguar, and the tractability of an American V8 drivetrain. Less than two years later the Momo Mirage was born. The concept earned the Mirage a front cover shoot of the December 1971 issue of Road & Track. Unfortunately the market and economic situation in Italy where the car was being produced, changed dramatically. Production came to a grinding halt and only a handful examples were built.

In 1973 Kalikow shifted his full attention to real estate. By 1984 Kalikow had built over 10 residential properties, the iconic commercial office building 101 Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan, and acquired several other properties, including one in London. He famously acquired 195 Broadway in 1983.

In 1988, Kalikow purchased The New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million. In 1993, Kalikow declared bankruptcy and lost the newspaper, which was eventually purchased by Murdoch's News Corporation.

Kalikow served as chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from March 2001 to October 2007. He was appointed by then-governor George Pataki, and continued his service into the governorship of Eliot Spitzer.

In May 2000, Kalikow was named chairman of the Grand Central Partnership, one of New York City's Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). Kalikow company officers are located in 101 Park Avenue, located near Grand Central Terminal.

Political involvement
Kalikow endorsed Herman Cain in the US presidential election, 2012. When Cain dropped out of the race, it was revealed that his "super PAC", called "Cain Connections," was funded by a single $50,000 donation from Kalikow.

Philanthropy and accolades
In 1982, he was awarded the Israel Peace Medal, Israel's highest civilian award, for his dedication to assisting the nation's development. In November 2008, Kalikow was honored by Consul General of Italy Francesco M. Talo, with the Commendatore in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, one of the highest honors bestowed by the Government of Italy. Kalikow is widely recognized as a cultural ambassador for his economic and philanthropic efforts as they relate to Italy.

Kalikow has sat on the board of trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital since 1987. He also received a John Jay Award from Columbia College in 2004.

In 2015, Kalikow, a Hofstra University trustee and alumnus, established the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs at Hofstra with a $12 million gift. Kalikow has been instrumental in enhancing Hofstra's reputation as one of the preeminent universities with a focus on the American presidency. Prior to this gift, Kalikow endowed the Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies and the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency. Kalikow also donated to Temple Emanu El, where the chief rabbi position is named after him.

Personal life
In 1971, he married Mary Typaldos Jacobatos; they have two children, Nicholas Alexander and Kathryn Harold. He is well-known for his impressive and extensive car collection, with a particular passion for vintage Ferraris.

His daughter Kathryn Harold works with her father at HJ Kalikow and Co LLC. and represents the fourth generation of ownership and leadership of the Kalikow Organization. She is named for her grandfather Harold who began HJ Kalikow with his son Peter in 1965. She is a Principal owner and is involved with all aspects of the company’s assets and operations including property management of 101 Park Avenue, a commercial office building in Midtown Manhattan. She is part of various real estate, civic, and philanthropic institutions in the New York area, and devotes much of her time to helping others in the substance recovery community. She has been sober since March 2013.

His son Nicholas Alexander graduated from Columbia University, after majoring in art history. Nicholas works in the film industry. He started his film company, called Film 101 Productions, after first working for his father in real estate for a short while. He was executive producer for a film The Outdoorsmen: Blood, Sweat and Beers, which showed at the Tribeca Film Festival and aired on Spike TV. In 2004, he made a short film called A Funny Thing Happened at the Quickmart, which also showed at the Tribeca Film Festival. He also directed a film, Concrete Blondes, which was released in January 2012.

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Bombardier Challenger 300

The Bombardier Challenger 300 is a 3,100 nmi range super mid-sized business jet designed and produced by the Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace.

Development of the aircraft, originally called the Bombardier Continental, begun during the late 1990s and was formally launched at the 1999 Paris Air Show. The baseline Challenger 300 performed its maiden flight on 14 August 2001 and received its Canadian type approval on 31 May 2003; it commenced commercial operations on 8 January 2004. The majority of sales were to North American-based entities. During the late 2010s, the price of the Challenger 300/350 was lowered substantially to better compete against rivals such as the Embraer Legacy 500.

Improved models of the Challenger 300 have been developed. The Challenger 350, a slightly improved 3,200 nmi range variant, made its first flight on 2 March 2013 and was approved on 11 June 2014. During September 2021, Bombardier launched the Challenger 3500, featuring auto- throttles and an upgraded cabin. By July 2020, around 450 Challenger 300s, and 350 Challenger 350s had reportedly been delivered.

Challenger 300

During the late 1990s, Bombardier Aerospace decided to embark on the development of a super mid-sized business jet that would be positioned between its existing Learjet 60 and the Challenger 604. Market research had reportedly indicated that in excess of 1,000 new generation super mid-size business jets would be sold by 2012 and the company forecast that the new aircraft could secure one-third of this market. Early on, it was sized to accommodate eight passenger as well as to cover a distance of 5,740km (3,100nm) while cruising at a speed of Mach 0.8. It was a clean-sheet design, having not been developed from either the Challenger 600 or its variants.

In late 1998 and early 1999, various key suppliers, such as Rockwell Collins and AlliedSignal, the former providing its Pro Line 21 integrated avionics system and the latter producing the AS907 turbofan engine selected to power the type, agreed terms for their involvement in the project. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries opted to become a risk-sharing partner in the business jet's production, as well as being appointed to design, manufacture, and integrate the business jet's new single-piece wing. Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) was selected to supply the aft fuselage and empennage for the new aircraft. Simultaneously, Bombardier's sale team set about securing commitments from prospective customers ahead of the programme's actual launch.

The baseline Challenger 300 was formally launched at the 1999 Paris Air Show, being initially referred to as the Bombardier Continental. Type certification and the first deliveries both originally scheduled to take place during 2002. In November 1999, it was announced that the programme was proceeding ahead of schedule, having reached its first production milestone that same month; final assembly was performed in Montreal, Quebec. Around this time, Bombardier was also reportedly considering launching a regional jet model of the aircraft as well.

In early March 2000, the company stated that 54 orders had been secured for the Challenger 300 since its launch. Even in early 2001, Bombardier was anticipating the aircraft's entry to service during the following year. However, delays were encountered that year, some of which can be attributed to the AS900 engine, which itself was not certified as quickly as had been expected.

On 14 August 2001, the first prototype performed its maiden flight; two months later, the second prototype joined the flight test programme. During September 2002, it was announced that the entry to service date had been pushed back so that design modifications could be implimented. On 31 May 2003, it received Transport Canada's approval, followed on 4 June by US FAR 25 certification and on 31 July by European JAR 25 approval.

Challenger 350

The improved variant first flew on 2 March 2013, was unveiled at the next May EBACE and was due to enter service in May 2014. Combined with a more luxurious interior and 20% taller cabin windows, it costs $1 million more at $25.9 million. Its launch customer, NetJets, ordered 75 firm and 125 options. It received its type certification from Transport Canada on 11 June 2014, from the FAA on 25 June, and from the EASA on 2 September. During 2018, 60 Challenger 350s were delivered as Bombardier claimed a 58% market share of the super mid-size segment, and the 300th delivery was reached in July 2019, after five years of service.

Hot-section modifications and a FADEC push gave the Honeywell HTF7350 7.3% more takeoff thrust at 7,323 lbf with the same flat rating, durability and reliability. A strengthened wing with canted winglets and more span allows for 900 lb more full fuel payload. Canted winglets have a less acute angle that reduces transonic drag and enlarge the span by 5.2 ft, increasing wing area and aspect ratio.

At a weight of 30,200 lb it cruises at Mach 0.80 / 455 kn TAS and is advertised as burning undefined lb per hour.

In 2014, Bombardier's maintenance program for the type was priced at $277 per hour; inspections are performed at 600 hour intervals.

The avionics include four Adaptive LCD Displays, Dual FMS with LPV and RNP approaches capability, SVS, a MultiScan, Weather Radar, Dual IRS, dual SBAS GPS, integrated EFIS and dual VHF and HF radios.

It is able to carry eight passengers over a 3,200 nmi / 5,926 km range at a Mach 0.80 (459 kn, 849 km/h) long-range cruise. It is manufactured in Canada.

Challenger 3500
Bombardier unveiled the Challenger 3500 at an event in Montreal on 14 September 2021. The 3500 is a development of the Challenger 300/350, and will feature various improvements, including auto- throttles and an upgraded cabin. The new name will also bring the Challenger 3500 inline with Bombardier's Global nomenclature. Bombardier anticipates deliveries of the Challenger 3500 the second half of 2022 and will carry a price tag of $26.7 million, which is the same as the current Challenger 350. During 2023, the advertised price of a new-build Challenger 3500 was $27.2M.

Design
The Bombardier Challenger 300 is a super mid-sized business jet. It is capable of flying across the continental United States in a single hop; specifically, the aircraft is able to climb to FL410 within 18 minutes with a 455 kg fuel burn at MTOW/ISA, where at a 14,330 kg weight it burns 680 kg/h at Mach 0.8/445 knots tas, 875 kg/h at Mach 0.83/465 kn tas.

While both the Challenger 300 and Challenger 350 retain the same sized cabin, the latter is outfitted with a more modern and streamlined interior. All seats are berthable, and in some configurates can be aligned to form beds. A Lufthansa Technik-supplied cabin management system and in-flight entertainment system, along with amenities such as electrical sockets, USB ports, and wireless connectivity, is present on some aircraft. Various optional features can be fitted within the cabin, such as three-place divan, an extra belted seat in the lavatory. The Challenger 350 is equipped with a pocket door between the galley and cabin, increasing privacy and minimising noise. Both the galley and lavatory can be furnished with stone, marble, or wood flooring.

Both the fuselage and wing are semi-monocoque aluminum structures, while the winglets are composed of composite materials. It is outfitted with supercritical wings that have a fixed leading edge and a 27% sweep angle and 1.15 m winglets that reduce cruise lift-induced drag by 17%. The wing is equipped with spoilers, controlled via a fly-by-wire system, that augments roll control, act as speedbrakes and dump lift on the ground, hydraulically-acutated single-slotted fowler flap have four positions: 0/10/20/30°. The outboard ailerons are manually actuated while both the elevators and rudder are hydraulically-powered with a mechanical backup.

The flight deck of the aircraft is provisioned with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics include four LCD displays, an EICAS and Maintenance Diagnostics Computer, an EGPWS, a TCAS II and an ELT. On the Challenger 350, the primary flight display (PFD) fills the full width with the attitude directional indicator (ADI) symbology and synthetic vision system (SVS) imagery. The flight controls use cables and pulleys for the most part. Rockwell Collins’s digital MultiScan radar system is present, featuring ground-clutter suppression and auto-tilt and -gain. Nosewheel steering, achieved via a tiller, provides 70 degrees turning authority to either left or right.

Operational history
The Challenger 300 entered commercial service on 8 January 2004 with Flexjet.

In 2004, the unit cost of the Challenger 300 was US$17.4 million.

By November 2014, 448 Challenger 300s were in service and, over nearly one million hours of operations, had achieved a 99.79% dispatch reliability rate; five-year-old aircraft retain 64% of their original value. At the end of 2015, Challenger 300/350 were operational; of these, 402 aircraft were in North America, 75 in Western Europe, 37 in Latin America, 12 in Eastern Europe, seven in India, six in Africa and China, four in Asia Pacific and one in the Middle East; the largest operator was Flexjet with 30 Challenger 300s and seven 350s, then Netjets with 26 delivered, including four to Netjets Europe.

During 2017, in response to competitive pressures, Bombardier chose to discount the price of the Challenger 300/350 by $7 million to match the Embraer Legacy 500's $20 million price. Over 200 Challenger 350 were delivered by December 2017, adding to around 450 Challenger 300 deliveries. The 350th Challenger 350 was delivered in July 2020.

By 2020s, second-hand Challenger 300s typically cost from $7 million to over $20 million. During 2021, Bombardier's list price for a new Challenger 350 was $26.7M.

During 2022, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered pilots to perform additional safety checks on the model after "multiple incidents" in which a horizontal stabilizer malfunctioned. In 2023, a passenger was killed by blunt force trauma in a Challenger 300 inflicted when a series of automated pilot instructions resulted in the stabilizer control system being turned off, causing the aircraft to pitch violently.

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Tipperary

Tipperary  is the name of:

Places

 * County Tipperary, a county in Ireland
 * North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
 * South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
 * Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's namesake town
 * New Tipperary, an area built in the late 19th century for people who had been evicted from Tipperary town
 * Tipperary Hill, an Irish district in Syracuse, New York, noted for its inverted traffic signal
 * Tipperary Park, a park in New Westminster, Canada
 * Tipperary Station, an cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia
 * The Tipperary, a historic pub in London, England

Parliamentary constituencies

 * County Tipperary (Parliament of Ireland constituency) (before 1801)
 * Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency) (1801–85)
 * Tipperary Mid, North and South (Dáil constituency) (1921–23)
 * Tipperary (Dáil constituency) (1923–48, 2016–present)

Songs

 * "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"
 * "Tipperary" (song)
 * "I'm Leaving Tipperary", composed by Pat White, sung by The Irish Rovers and others
 * "Tipperary" by Nellie McKay on Pretty Little Head

Others

 * Tipperary cheese, a variety of cheddar cheese made in County Tipperary, Ireland
 * Tipperary (cocktail), a cocktail consisting of Irish whiskey, chartreuse, and vermouth
 * Tipperary Crystal, a manufacturer of lead crystal and other glass in the Irish county
 * Tipperary GAA, a sporting association
 * "Tipperary", a soliloquy by philosopher George Santayana in his 1922 work Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies

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Vidoll

Vidoll (ヴィドール) was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 2002. Their concept was "Occult Romance". After going major, they had several top 40 singles before disbanding in 2011.

2002-2003
Vidoll was begun by Rame and formed in 2002. After signing to Matina, they released two complementary EPs, Face Mayura and Face Pisaroto, which sold out the same day they were released. The combined artwork from the covers of both EPs form a single image. While on Matina, Vidoll also released their first single, "Occult Proposal", starting a tradition of Christmas Day single releases, and contributed to several compilation CDs.

After Matina shut down, the label founder, Kisaki, formed Under Code Production March 1, 2003. The first release from the new label was a pair of singles which were still numbered as a Matina release. Some of the songs were combined onto the EP "If...Yakubutsu Ranyou Bokumetsu Campaign" in a larger edition. The release was followed by the band's first national tour in Japan, as well as their first solo live show. The band then released their first DVD, Doll Mansion 209 Goushitsu, showcasing their music videos. Later that year guitarist Ayano left the band for musical differences. Hide was recruited as the new guitarist in September. The band started a 10 date tour with Gazette in October and both bands shared the cover of Cure magazine in November. This tour solidified Vidoll's place in the visual kei scene, and their Christmas single "Hitokiri no Kurixxxxsu" hit number 79 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

2004
On March 10, the single "Wagahai wa, Korosuke Nari..." was released and reached number 4 on the Oricon Independent Chart. After the first press of 10,000 was sold out, a second pressing of 10,000 was released later in the year. On April 28, the French label Mabell released Bijinkei, an 11 track compilation album of Vidoll songs for the European market. In May, Vidoll's vocalist Jui performed in France with Kisaki Project. Vidoll was one of five bands to be selected for "Expect Rush", a yearly publication by Shoxx that catalogs independent visual kei artists. On June 30 both the single "Ningyo" and the concert DVD Gyaku went on sale, and "Ningyo" reached third place on the Oricon Independent Chart.

The tour final "Ningyou Enzetsu" was held on September 11 and was the final stop in their one-man tour. A special copy of Romanesque Gothic was released with a special (all black) cover. The First press (red cover) went on sale September 29, along with the second press of Wagahai wa, Korosuke Nari...". A live DVD of the event went on sale November 17, "Ningyou Enzetsu 2004.9.11 Liquidroom Ebisu".  Toward the end of the year several more one-man performances were held.  On December 15 two mini-albums and a DVD were released. Mukashi Natsukashi Ningyoushuu: Sono Ichi and Mukashi Natsukashi Ningyoushuu: Sono Ni were new recordings of songs from previously sold out releases.  The DVD Ningyou Kai PV contained two Music Videos, one for "Ningyo" and "F-Stein to M".

2005
On January 1, Vidoll's official fan club "Ningyou Kan" began. In March Vidoll had a One-man tour only for members of their fan club, for a total of 8 shows.

The Live DVD "Mijin Kakumei~Saishuu Kaukumei Yokokubi 1229~ was released, with over 3 hours of live footage. A special single and Music video (Remind Story) was released in two versions, the Osaka version and Tokyo version on April 22 and 26th, sold at two of their one-man shows.

On June 8, Mukashi Natsukashi Soushuuhen + Omake Tsuki was released. This is a re-release of the songs on the two "Mukashi Natsukashi Ningyoushuu" mini-albums, combined into one album, as the previous albums had quickly sold out all 10,000 copies. The "extra" was a music video on a DVD. On July 13 another Live DVD, from their "Roman Kokuhaku" live was released.

On April 26, at the Roman Kokuhaku one-man live, Jui announced that members Hide and Yukine were leaving Vidoll at the end of June. Messages from each band member were quickly posted on Vidoll's official website confirming the band was staying together. Hide's message stated that though he loved the band, the members, and the fans, the hectic tour schedule was affecting his health. Yukine left for personal reasons.

The band took one last tour "Toumeihanzai" before Hide and Yukine left on 6.26. This was a fan club only tour. The last concert with all the members was recorded and later released as a set of two DVDs through the fan club.

On June 13, two new members: Shun (of CalorZe and Gossip) and Gil (Lilith), joined Vidoll. Kisaki, the executive manager of Vidoll's label, Under Code Productions, announced that three of the label's bands, including Vidoll, would be "graduating" from the label. They signed to Sword Records.

2007-2011
During Memorial Day weekend, spring of 2007, Vidoll had their US premier at J-rock Revolution in Los Angeles, California. Yoshiki, of X Japan fame, hosted the event, and several other visual kei bands also had their US debut during the course of both nights.

On January 7, 2008, Megacon posted information on their official website confirming that Vidoll will be present at Megacon (March 7–9, 2008) for 2 autograph signings, 2 photo sessions, and a Q & A. Vidoll will release a DVD of their live show held at C.C. Lemon Hall on December 2, 2007. The two-hour-long DVD from Sword Records will go on sale for 4500 yen on March 5.

Vidoll went major with the release of "Puzzle Ring". Jui announced on his official blog that, immediately following the final of the ReSet tour (September 18, 2010), Vidoll will be taking a break for an undisclosed amount of time. He said that, due to a thrombus in his throat, he will be undergoing surgery and recovering.

On January 18, 2011, Vidoll announced their disbandment due to musical differences and non-music professional interests. Jui also announced he was preparing a solo album.

Members

 * Jui (ジュイ) – Vocals
 * Shun (シュン) – Guitar
 * Gil (ギル) – Guitar
 * Rame (ラメ) – Bass guitar
 * Tero (テロ) – Drum

 * Former members
 * Ayano – Guitar (2002–2003)
 * Yukine - Guitar (Left on June 26, 2005)
 * Hide - Guitar (2003–2005)

Albums and EPs

 * Face Pisaroto (July 21, 2002)
 * Face Mayura (July 21, 2002)
 * If...Yakubutsu Ranyou Bokumetsu Campaign (April 29, 2003)
 * ''Bijinkei (July 29, 2004)
 * Romanesque Gothic (September 11, 2004) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 103
 * Mukashi Natsukashi Ningyoushu Sono Ichi (December 15, 2004) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 110
 * Mukashi Natsukashi Ningyoushu Sono Ni (December 15, 2004) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 115
 * Mukashi Natsukashi Soushuuhen Omake Tsuki (June 8, 2005)
 * Deathmate (January 1, 2006) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 83
 * V.I.D (November 22, 2006) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 56
 * Proposal -Sotsugyou Kokuhaku-(February 28, 2007) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 84
 * Bastard (November 21, 2007) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 69 Oricon Independent Chart Ranking: 4
 * Esoteric Romance (March 25, 2009) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 44
 * Monad (February 10, 2010) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 44
 * Best (January 19, 2011) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 58

Singles

 * Occult Proposal (December 12, 2002)
 * If... Rebotomin (Y LV25 25) 475 mg (March 14, 2003)
 * If... Torikabuto (Shikibetsu Code Nashi) 120 mg (March 14, 2003)
 * Kana na no Chikai Mimi (April 26, 2003) Contained a band message and one live song
 * Genjou Teki ni Kiken na Title no Tame Ima wa Dekimasen... (July 21, 2003)
 * Ishoku Doumei (August 1, 2003) Calimero/Vidoll CD, each with one song and one cover.
 * Boku, Shimobe (December 19, 2003)
 * Hitokiri no Kurixxxxsu (December 12, 2003) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 79
 * Wagahai wa, Korosuke Nari... (1st Press March 10, 2004) (2nd Press September 29, 2004) Oricon Independent Chart Ranking: 4
 * Kichigai TV (March 19, 2004)
 * Giza-Giza Heart no Komoriuta (March 19, 2004)
 * Boku, White Day mo Hitorikiri (March 29, 2004)
 * Ningyo (June 30, 2004) Oricon Independent Chart Ranking: 3
 * Hiiragi no Sou (December 25, 2004)
 * Homo-Crash-Trap@ (December 29, 2004)
 * Remind Story (April 22, 2005)
 * Shutdown (September 28, 2005) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 33
 * Chocoripeyes (October 26, 2005) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 33
 * SinAI～右手のカッターと 左手のドラッグと薬指の深い愛と～ (May 24, 2006, 3 Types) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 43
 * Nectar (August 2, 2006)
 * Junengo no Kyo Koko de . . . (March 28, 2007)
 * Message Card (March 28, 2007)
 * Innocent Teens (June 13, 2007) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 39
 * Cloud (July 18, 2007)
 * Blue star (July 2, 2008) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 21 Oricon Independent Chart Ranking: 2
 * Maimu (December 10, 2008) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 27
 * Puzzle Ring (February 18, 2009) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 33
 * Focus (July 8, 2009) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 22
 * Eve (December 2, 2009) Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking Position: 30
 * Crescent gazer (September 15, 2010)

DVDs

 * Doll Mansion 209 Goushitsu (May 30, 2003)
 * Shigatsu Nijuuroku Nichi, Hatsutaiken (October 1, 2003)
 * Gyaku-Tsutsumotase (June 30, 2004)
 * Ningyou Enzetsu-2004.9.11 Liquid Room Ebisu- (November 17, 2004)
 * Ningyoukai PV (December 15, 2004)
 * Bijinkakumei~Saishuu Yokokubi 1229~ (March 16, 2005)
 * Daini me Zenkoku Ningyougeki -Rurou- FINAL «Rouman Kokuhaku» 2005.4.26 Nihon Seinenkan (April 26, 2005)
 * 3°CStormTV-suna arashi housou-2006.8.29 SHIBUYA-AX(November 22, 2006)
 * V.I.D seat for "Lastlovers" 2006.12.29 Shibuya Kokaido (February 28, 2007)
 * [Flashback](February 28, 2007)
 * Genei Bijin Kan - 2006.11.25 SHIBUYA O-EAST(August 29, 2007)
 * ~The game of buster~ 2007.12.02 C.C.Lemon HALL(March 5, 2008)
 * Relieve Your Blue Scar 2008.8.21 SHIBUYA-AX (December 10, 2008)

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Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Mulad

Mulad
final (21/0/0) ending 01:35 5 June 2005 (UTC)

Mulad is an excellent contributor with 11444 edits as of this time. EdwinHJ | Talk 01:35, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

 * After mulling it over a bit, I accept the nomination. —Mulad (talk) 05:01, May 30, 2005 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) Support As the nominator I support, of course. EdwinHJ | Talk 01:51, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support.-gadfium 05:12, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Cool. JuntungWu 13:35, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) An outstanding contributor, especially to Minnesota related articles. Works well with others, and should make an excellent admin. Jonathunder 15:50, 2005 May 30 (UTC)
 * 5) Strong Support- Over 11 thousand edits?! Two years?! I'm impressed! Flcelloguy 17:16, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Andre ( talk ) 19:27, May 30, 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Without a doubt. Hedley 22:01, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Strong support Tuf-Kat 01:04, May 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) support - very impressive, and appears to have some development ideas working too, according to his user page. Grutness...  wha?  01:17, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Support Wow. How could I not, looking at the excellent edits? Good job... Bratsche talk  random 01:42, May 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Support (Why did I think he was already one?) Zzyzx11 (Talk) 05:35, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) Don't recall seeing him around, but his record's impressive enough that I'll support anyway. Everyking 09:40, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) No big deal. Bishonen | talk 20:17, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) Support. Quite impressive record. — Knowledge Seeker দ 06:32, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 15) support Kingturtle 18:48, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) Support No big deal! We need more admins who don't participate in wikipedia: too much. --Gmaxwell 21:49, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) Support--Duk 16:11, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 11,444 edits? Dang! Support. Fire Star 01:36, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Support--dml 18:55, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support with bells on! jengod 08:11, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Neutralitytalk 08:12, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Neutral

Comments

Questions for the candidate

A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
 * 1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? (Please read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.)
 * A. I would likely be a "no big deal" sysop, at least at the beginning. I occasionally appear in the Wikipedia: namespace, but spend most of my time on articles.  My appearances there would probably increase to an extent, but I'd mostly be looking forward to that rollback button for fixing vandalism...
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. I believe that articles are always works-in-progress, but I've always thought that the Twin City Rapid Transit history was one of my better contributions (a companion article of sorts to Hiawatha Line, describing the reincarnation of rails in my city 50 years later). A combination of my interest in Minnesota, history, and technology.  I have also helped document the history of notable broadcasters in my area (Minnesota Public Radio, WCCO, KSTP, etc.), and I have occasionally done some significant cleanup on the article for The Daily Show.  Ralph Samuelson was recently on the Main Page as a Did you know? topic.  Dunno if I'll ever manage that featured article, though ;-)
 * 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and will deal with it in the future?
 * A. Only minor things, really. Occasional fluctuations in my memory have caused erroneous edits from time to time (I hate finding out that I'm wrong ;-)  I often avoid controversial topics, but can handle them if I am able to ascertain facts from reliable references.

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Template talk:House of Hanover (UK) sidebar

TfD nomination of Template:House of Hanover
Template:House of Hanover has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. Eixo 13:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

This template needs a little modification, in particular the words "Duke of Cumberland" needs to be out next to George III's son, Ernest Augustus I of Hanover who was by far the most notorious Cumberland of them all.
 * The title Duke of Cumberland is probably not added next to Ernest Augustus I of Hanover as his title of King of Hanover is much higher than his ducal title and adding it would only make the template longer than it is now, possibly resulting a bit of a messy article. Craigy [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|15px]] (talk) 01:51, May 30, 2005 (UTC)

- I've reduced the width of the template - 265 seems a bit too wide and it does take up a tad more room than it should. Also I've removed the titles from each person as leaving them dangling on the next line seemed rather messy. Craigy (talk) 21:43, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

Standard
The Standard that was shown was only introduced after 1801, and the crown after 1816, so cannot be shown if the template is to refer to every monarch. Maybe each article should have its own coat of arms. garryq 10:42, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, I agree. When George III renounced the redunant claim to the French throne, the French quartering featuring the fleurs-de-lys was dropped. The fourth quarter was then made into an escutcheon in the centre with an electoral cap to show George as Elector of Hanover, which later became a crown when he took the title of King of Hanover. I'll make different templates for each royal where the arms are different, but I think we should leave the standard with the crown on George III's page as it's the highest form of it. Craigy [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|15px]] (talk) 14:50, July 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * I see your points. But some of the images for the other standards are pretty ugly! Astrotrain 20:05, July 24, 2005 (UTC)

RfC notification
A request for comments which may impact this template has been started at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biographies. You are welcome to comment there. Fram (talk) 14:27, 31 July 2013 (UTC)


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North of Boston Library Exchange

The North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) is a consortium of 25 libraries on the North Shore of Massachusetts working to improve library service through automation. Seventeen public libraries, seven college libraries, and one special library are members.

NOBLE was the first automated resource sharing network in the state and the first Massachusetts library network on the Internet.

It was established in 1980 by five libraries sharing their circulation system. By 1995, NOBLE served 32,000 college students and 522,000 residents and kept a database that featured more than 2.3 million items.

NOBLE is governed by its member libraries who approve the annual budget, establish NOBLE policies, and elect officers. An executive board, composed of the four officers and five at-large library directors, more closely oversees NOBLE operations. A professional staff manages operations. NOBLE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and is recognized as a charitable organization by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.

Member libraries
Public libraries:
 * Beverly Public Library
 * Peabody Institute Library of Danvers
 * Everett Public Libraries
 * Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester
 * Lynn Public Library
 * Lynnfield Public Library
 * Abbot Public Library, Marblehead
 * Melrose Public Library
 * Peabody Institute Library, Peabody
 * Reading Public Library
 * Revere Public Library
 * Salem Public Library
 * Saugus Public Library
 * Stoneham Public Library
 * Swampscott Public Library
 * Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield
 * Winthrop Public Library and Museum

Special library:
 * Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Professional Library, Boston

Academic libraries:
 * Bunker Hill Community College Library, Charlestown
 * Endicott College, Halle Library, Beverly
 * Gordon College, Jenks Library, Wenham
 * Merrimack College, McQuade Library, North Andover
 * Montserrat College of Art, Scott Library, Beverly
 * Phillips Academy, Oliver Wendell Holmes Library, Andover
 * Salem State University Library, Salem

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alex Omlansky

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was - deleted - SimonP 14:33, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)

Alex Omlansky
Video game artist with 16 Google hits. Possibly vanity, but even if it isn't theres nothing special about him compared to the thousands of other video game artists. Hedley 01:37, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

D - NN/unverifiable Fawcett5 04:07, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Xcali 06:27, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Abstain, I don't expect game designers to have a lot of google hits, but I don't know the games either. Mgm|(talk) 07:09, May 30, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Artist for two games I've never heard of.  I wouldn't necessarily consider artists for video games I have heard of notable. Isomorphic 08:25, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable, possible vanity. Megan1967 09:10, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * delete, UkPaolo 22:13, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn vanity. - Etacar11 23:31, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. At least one video-game artist a year wins some award which demonstrates significance within the field.  Otherwise, even if a game is a top-seller, its designers and programmers and artists aren't generally notable, unless a major news event somehow leads to widespread news coverage of the individual (rather than the game).  Barno 19:47, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.


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User talk:Husnock/Archive 2

'''Second Archive of User talk:Husnock

Archive Talk Page
Hi Husnock - I just moved your talk archive out of the main namespace - see the link above for its current location. Cheers --Rlandmann 21:02, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Thank you! -Husnock

ST: Motion Picture Ranks
Are you sure this rank refers to ensign? I think ensigns supposed to be no insignia on ST:TOS as well as ST:MP. If thats the case two lists can be merged. --Cool Cat My Talk 03:28, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Star Trek: The Motion Picture had no rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. This is established in several offical sources from the producers of the film (there also was no rank of Fleet Captain in the Motion Picture).  Also, the original sereis rank stripes were of a different style, fabric, and color than the later motion picture ranks.  Motion picture stripes were more "metalic".  Please do not remove the Motion Picture column from the Star Trek rank article.  Thanks -Husnock

I waited for your opinion ;) --Cool Cat My Talk 03:28, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Wiki Ranks
If you check out my user page youll see SF ranks for wikipedia, what do you think? --Cool Cat My Talk 08:14, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * More power to you -Husnock

Movie Pins
That wasnt my intention, you see, I was planning on breaking up pins into smaller, reusable parts that way theya re generic (hence derivable ranks) -Coolcat

 * Please, please, please leave the movie pins alone. There is absolutely no reason to modify or change them.  The article is pretty much at a complete stage now.  There shouldnt be anything to correct except for factual errors and new info from official sources.  Thats my opinion. -Husnock

 * As you wish... --Cool Cat My Talk 22:16, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Additional articles
Do you have another "rank" article I can help? Having generic pips is very usefull as you see :) --Cool Cat My Talk 22:17, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Im focusing more on my Nazi Germany articles now. Thanks, though.  Good luck with the NATO one. -Husnock

US Ribbons
Good work on presenting the recent US medals for Iraq and Afghanistan. I do wish to let you know that every so often, I will be uploading new versions of the military ribbons (a bit cleaned up, in my view). I also wish to ask do you think the Iraq ribbon can be placed under the GWOT section? Zscout370 02:10, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * The Iraq Campaign Medal is deemed to be a service medal for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, considered in the order of service medals to be separate from the War on terrorism (although no doubt linked). -Husnock

 * Ok, well, one thing I mentioned on the Awards talk page is that I will be putting the images in the png format. The gifs are not bad at all, however, I believe Wikipedia wants still graphics to be png, while the animated images be gif. Zscout370 03:30, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

You've got mail!
I hereby award you with the Working Man's Barnstar for your continious non-stop work on various articles most notably the Ranks and insignia of Starfleet. Congratulations. --Cool Cat My Talk 07:03, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Star Trek Templates
Keep in mind that templates are usable in other articles as well. --Cool Cat My Talk 22:10, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Good idea with the templates. It freed up a lot of article space and, like you said, can now be used in other articles. -Husnock
 * Another thing, want to do Klingon, Romulan, Bajorian ranks? Also check out the Ranks and Insignia of NATO, should we incorporate that format to this article? ie

ranks era1 era2 era3... a rank insig1 2 and 3

to

Era  rank1 rank2 era1 insig1 insig4 era2 insig2 insig5 era3 insig3 insig6

This way all eras will have their own template. --Cool Cat My Talk 08:59, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

NATO insignia
I cant find any picture of the ranks worn by supreme nato generals, nor can I find the rank insig of the general in charge of us military, if such a thing exists, I mean the first non politician above all other military aside from Supreme NATO generals which are Officialy, Formaly, and Nominaly are in charge of all armies of Nato. --Cool Cat My Talk 09:02, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * As far as I know, there is no "supreme NATO insignia". NATO commanders are mostly four star generals (or equivalents).  With the exception of the United Kingdom, I dont think there are any active duty 5 star equivalents in service.  And, even in the UK, the five star ranks such as Field Marshal and Admiral of the Fleet are honorific in the modern age. -Husnock 14:46, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * They are 4 star generals on a position where they diplomaticaly appear above all, I know they have their regular 4 star us pin + something on it. I dont know what. --Cool Cat My Talk 22:14, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

None of my business but...
Why do you use === instead of ==? You can use = and ==, that way people do not accidentaly post a == via a +. --Cool Cat My Talk 22:14, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * It is the way I have my talk page set up. -Husnock

Fictional Medal of Honor receipients
I think that in the movie "The Manchurian Candidate" (2004), the one of the main characters won the CMH in the early course of the movie. Zscout370 20:22, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * That was the person elected the vice president, former Sgt. Raymond Shaw. --Cool Cat My Talk 09:06, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * His name was added to the list, which I think it is a good list to have on the page. Zscout370 14:53, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Reichsfuhrer-SS
Hi, - I just saw your Wikistress levels on your user page " a bit tense" and realised I should have been treading a bit more carefully ... No offense or assault on the article was meant. You are doing great work. I still think though references to fiction are slightly inappropriate, or otherwise a much larger section on SS etc in literature would be a worthwhile undertaking. Fatherland is a brilliant novel, but in teh end only one among many alternate histories and other attempts to deal with teh horror of the time in a literary fashion. Refdoc 22:54, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * You made a very good point about having the fiction info in the article. I am redoing the format to have fiction in its won section.  Then it can be moved out when and if someone creates the Third Reich in Literature article you mentioned.  No offense was taken...I just wanted to talk about it. -Husnock

Schout bij Nacht
Hi, Thanks for correcting grammar :-/ I gave some explanation on the origin (and maning) of the rank in the talk section of Admiral. Further: I disagree with your mentioning about admiraal, still being an official rank. It can be found on navy listings and flag protocols, but that has mainly to do with tradition. In a few other sources (government, NATO) the rank seems to be scrapped. Rob. (btw I cannot sign here, I don't have account on the English Wiki-pages)

Ranks and Insignia of NATO
What do you think? --Cool Cat My Talk 07:05, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations!
Hey there Husnock! First of all congratulations on your two barnstars. I havent had the pleasure of reading any of your articles, I believe, but you have been here since April of 2004 and already got a barnstar plus a high worker's barnstar, that is quite an achievement! I have been here since 2002 and have gotten only one barnstar. Ive been suggested that maybe its because of the nicknames I give myself that a lot of users dont like them. I only do that to make people laugh a little. Anyways, you are a credit to our encyclopedia and I hope you keep up the quality work and stay with us for about 50 more years working!!!

I wanted to say I totally agree with you on the issue about John Paul II's title about "His Holiness". I know that boxing and religion have little in common (although I found a reference to pugilism in a Bible verse once, cant remember which verse it was) anyways, you know, former world champion boxers are always called "champion" or "world champ" by their fans and followers out of respect even if they dont hold a world title anymore. I think His Holiness is right out of respect just like I consider Muhammad a prophet out of respect too although Im a Christian.

Like we both have said on the talk page, furthermore, if His Holiness is erased based on POV issues, then hundreds of other pages containing honorable titles, such as Bill Clinton (42nd President, even through hes a FORMER president in reality) would have to have these titles erased as well. Too long of a task if you ask me.

I respect your opinion and like the fact we both agree on it. I look forward to reading some of your work soon. Whats more, send me some pages you have done cause I cant wait to read your work!

Thank you and God bless you! Sincerely yours, "Antonio Homie Boy Martin"

 * Thank you for the wonderful comments! It was sad to see many attacking that article.  The "His Holiness" issue was flat out anti-Catholic trying to hide behind the POV issue.  In any event, its great that we can stick together on this website and uphold the truth. -Husnock

MoH Rosette Image
Hey man, I am not offended at all by you removing my PNG image of the MoH rosette, since you are right about the jpg image. The reason why I drew it is that we can have a small picture of the rosette, and plus since I drew it, any copyright problems will be gone. Though since you list that anything from the DoD is PD, then there is no copyright problems either.

You know what Husnock, come to my talk page, because I need to work with you on the ribbon images that I have redone for the past few weeks now. Zscout370 18:08, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

WikiProject Rankings
Greetings Luetenant! I hope you dont mind me calling you by the rank, I believe you should be sick of being refered by the rank.

What do you think? --Cool Cat My Talk 01:12, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * First of all, you call call me by my rank, but User Name would be better. Second, the talk page of your pilot project speaks for itself.  People will probably not go for it. -Husnock

USMC Ranks
Hey. I am not quite sure if you seen this yet http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/vim/IMU/pages/logos.htm. I am sure there will be a few things in there that we can use, since they are all PD. Zscout370 01:09, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Pope Benedict XVI Images
I haven't changed any tag on any photo released by the Vatican. I have only added tags to photos *I* have uploaded. You are lying and you will be reported. —Cantus… ☎   03:42, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)

 * You're in the edit history of an immge as changing the image tag to copyvio for no reason . This has been reported as vandalism. -Husnock 03:45, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Cantus found the source for Image:Pope_Benedict_XVI.jpg, that one's okay now -- KTC 04:52, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Fair enough. I also found one from the U.S. Navy.  it might be a good cease fire photo! -Husnock

Images aside, I am glad you got involved in this Edit War. Things were very bad yesterday, and since you stepped in, you have solved problems left and right. I do not know what you do, but man, it is awsome. Zscout370 11:19, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Military Pope Image
Sorry for coming on a question which has apparently been discussed already, but could you give me a link to where Image:MilChapPope.jpg comes from ? I have skimmed though the talk pages but haven't found a link... We'd need this for commons.. thank you very much ! Rama 11:02, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Hello! I knew that question would come up.  That image was e-mailed to me by a Lieutenant Chaplain in the U.S. Naval Reserve.  For obvious privacy reasons, I cannot post his personal e-mail address on Wikipedia for interested parties to contact him as to where he got in from.  However, he stated in the e-mail it was released by the Chief of Chaplains office in Wasington, DC.  I imagine the photo was cropped from some other source, but it is verified, by me, as coming from the U.S. Navy since it was a navy.mil account on which I recieved it. -Husnock 22:27, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Thank you very much ! I am copying you answer on Image:MilChapPope.jpg, but of course please do feel free to correct it if I misunderstood something. And thank you for a most remarkable photograph ! Rama 22:37, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

VfD
It was not at all vandalism, thank you. Even if it wasn't me, any anon is allowed to nominate an article for deletion. I can't log in from school, but if you'll check the history of that static ID, you'll see that I frquently identify myself when using that ID. RickK 22:38, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Thats fine. Sorry that I deleted it, it should be back now.  I am new to the rules about VfD.  Once its over, can a person simply put it up there again and start up a whole new vote?  Also, if an article does get deleted, can someone simply write it again?  Just curious.  Im sure the vote will go fine and we'll do what the people (and the admin) want. -Husnock 22:42, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * If an article is deleted, and someone recreates it, it falls under the speedy delete status, and any admin can and will delete it rapidly. If it is kept, there is no formal policy concerning renomination, but it is generally frowned upon.  There is a current VfD of an article which was re-listed less than 24 hours after the keep vote had closed, and even those who voted delete on it previously are voting keep because of the inappropriateness of recreating the VfD.  Generally, three months is concerned a minimum time to relist something, but that's not official.  RickK 22:50, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)

Afghanistan and Iraq Service Medals
Hello again! Well, to let you know, the medals and ribbons have been starting to go on sale on MCAS Cherry Point Cash Sales/Uniform Shop. My father has purchased an Afghan ribbon (he served with the 22nd MEU in 2004) and I will try to see if I can purchase an Iraqi ribbon. Based on the Afghan ribbon, the shade of green is a borderline on light/lime green, unlike the dark green I had earlier. I will check the colors of the real ribbons and see if they match up to the images I drew. If you have any questions, just let me know. Zscout370 00:58, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Purple Heart
Thanks for your vigilance. I blocked him for vandalism (and for violating the three-revert rule). — Knowledge Seeker দ 18:11, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * One more thing, the way to use the vandal template is . That will list his user, talk and contribution page one line. I already fixed that for you. Zscout370 18:19, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I honestly thought that person was an innocent anon who just didnt understand the system. After about the third warning, and then name calling in the edit history, it was pretty obvious we were dealing with a vandal.  Thanks for everyone's support. -Husnock 19:39, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Your welcome. You had our back in previous situations, we are just returning the favor. Zscout370 19:46, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * One more thing: if the image keeps on changing, that is my fault yall. I am trying to upload a better picture of the medal. Zscout370 01:23, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Star Trek Enterprise
Red Alert! All Hands to battle stations! I dont know if you watched the latest ST:Ent but there is a NEW ranking sceme in the alternate universe. Looks more like the Enlisted Slovanian ranks IMHO. --Cool Cat My Talk 12:16, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I watched it and was very impressed. The episode Mirror, Mirror didn't really have any kind of insignia, except for a Lieutenant stripe worn by evil Sulu.  The new Enterprise episode apparently did have a coherent system.  They are releasing them on DVD in the next few months which will give a chance to study it under a microscope. -Husnock 13:11, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * OK, keep me posted. :) --Cool Cat My Talk 04:52, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * What about DS9? --Cool Cat My Talk 04:53, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

US warrant officers
OK. I dont have a good NATO rank comparasion chart for non officer ranks so, Ill ask you this. What is the Equavalanet of US warant officers to other armed forces, for example the British? Also what is the NATO rank code? --Cool Cat My Talk 04:52, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia image policies/copyright
I've noticed you seem to be somewhat knowledgable on the issues of Wikipedia image policies. I have copyright images that Permission has been granted to be used on wikipedia, but not under any free licences, and the copyright holder doesn't want them under the GFPL. What are wikipedia's policies on the matter? McKay 18:40, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I've had many battles with images and am involvoed with one right now. Tell me the image name and I will take a look at it.  I am trying to figure out, myself, if a verbal statement from someone is good enough to verify a sources since some of these images are from books/other sources than the Internet. -Husnock 18:49, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * They are my images. I have only uploaded one, but I want to upload more if I can give Wikipedia permission to use them, and not under the GFPL. Is it against Wikipedia policies. McKay 05:14, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Sorry to but in, but it is allowed. There is a template you can use on your pages that you will not allow Wikipedia or any of their sister projects to relicense your stuff. See Template_messages/User_namespace. Zscout370 17:30, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Medals Question
I was wondering where do you find the pictures of the various medals. I am asking that, since I want to remormat the pictures on the Legion of Merit page to look something like the Order of Suvorov (create a table, put the pictures of the various degrees side by side, then ribbons). Zscout370 (talk) 01:43, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Most every award ribbbon and medal picture comes out of a database at the National Personnel Records Center (which I am actually in charge of maintaining). The images are typically obtained freom a site called "Foxfall Medals" as well as the Medals information webpage at Randolph Air Force Base and the Institute of Heraldry. -Husnock 07:35, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Zscout370 (talk) 13:12, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Nazi Gemany stub
This won't answer the question you raised at the stub template talkpage, but your new stub category creates several another much more serious. It cuts straight across the WWII-stub category, created after debate at WikiProject Stub sorting/Criteria last month. Stub categories should normally be cleared by WikiProject Stub sorting before creation to ensure this sort of thing doesn't happen - the overlap in this case is quite sizable, and sorting out where one category ends and the other begins is likely to cause considerable problems.

If you can provide any information on why the stub was created, please add a note to entry for the stub at WikiProject Stub sorting/Criteria giving the reason for it. In addition, if there is any Wikiproject associated with the stub add that information. Thanks.

If you're interested in helping sort stubs, we're always looking for new members of the project! Grutness|hello? 01:06, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

 * My first time trying to invent a stub. Hope I didnt break any rules.  In any event, a lot of the Nazi Germany articles pertian to events of the 1930s or even the 1920s.  The National Socialist Flyers Corps for instance, was big until about 1935 at which time it dwindled to almost no importance by 1940.  To call that a WWII stub would not be accurate.  So, thats the primary reason.  To stub articles specifically about Nazi germany that contain info from before the years of the Second World War. -Husnock 01:46, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * And generally, the period is usually from 1933 - 1939, when the war officially began. Six years of history can be covered by one stub. Zscout370 (talk) 02:06, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

Original Research Star Trek
My assumption was due to the lack of (theorised) --Cool Cat My Talk 04:19, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

 * Unfortunately, the web page you list is a fan page which is not in any way connected to the producers of the Star Trek series. It cannot be considered offical according to Wikipedia policy.  "No original research" means that we cannot propose new ideas, therories, or state things that have not been established by an offical source.  Your Star Trek ranks seem great, but they simply arent supported by any offical source material, only fan info which is quite clearly not offical. -Husnock 05:01, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

Nazi Awards
I know of that particular award you refer to. Mussolini had a unique variant with diamonds, I do believe.

User:Expatkiwi 23:20, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

I've added another NSDAP award: The Golden Party Badge on Wikipedia. Hope you like it.

User:Expatkiwi 00:50, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

"Stubs to be discussed"
Hello,

A question has come up at talk page for the WikiProject Stub Sorting about the purpose behind the category Stubs to be discussed. I don't think there'd be any question if there were a topic focus to the category (such as "star trek stubs to be discussed"); the breadth of the area covered implied by the name is large enough to be difficult to fathom being useful very shortly after inception. However, the benefit of the doubt is yours and I and the rest of the stubs project denizens would be interested in your thoughts behind the creation of this new category.

Thanks for visiting the talk page and contributing your comments.- Courtland 23:22, 2005 May 9 (UTC)

 * I came to this page to ask this very question, there's a bunch of folks working on stubs and stub sorting and speaking for myself anyway this seems like it might be much too large to be of effective use. But it might be that I'm misunderstanding it's useage. Could you drop by the talk page when you have a moment and share your thoughts? Thanks! Rx StrangeLove 01:11, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

 * The category you are referring to linked to a template box called "Template:Newstubs". Its intended as a list for proposed stubs that have been created yet not added to articels.  I created a Nazi stub and ws blasted from all sides that I did not discuss it and "ask" for approval.  it was actually only one particualr person who was behaving like the "Stub Police", reverting new stbs and then lecturing those who had created them "without permission".  So, the category is mainly to deal with situations like that. -Husnock 06:35, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

I support factual data
No hard feelings at all. I do think deleting the article is a bad idea tho, I scanned the internet and checked the data I presented. bajoran ranks are probably accurate, not sure about gorn or any other race. klingon looks right, many sites agreed, then again many sites maybe using each others data. Star Trek games have a good deal of ranks I think. Borg ranks can be aquired from star fleet command 3. I am in process of changing the continent/country I live on so I got my hands full just a bit. Again I am not seeking to put fanfic on wikipedia I did not just go to a site to present the data. Link I gave you has most ranks tho. Bear in mind that some discrete races were in several star trek games. --Cool Cat My Talk 05:41, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

Ranks and insignia of Starfleet
I know you did some good work on that article, and I know you want it to become a FA, just like the Medal of Honor article. I, stated earlier, I want to redraw many of the ranks on there, so not only they can become png files, but to erase the copyright issues. However, should the images become public domain or under the GDFL copyright? Zscout370 (talk) 18:27, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
 * The stripes and pips you can just redraw and release as the creator of the image. No one has copywright over stripes, circles, triangles, and rectangles! :-)  The movie pins are tricky as I got them off of public sites, the same with some of the Next Generation and Enterprise Admiral insignia.  Probably should leave those alone so other people cant say you copied or took off someone elses webpage or broke rules about Paramount images. -Husnock 18:32, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I am first redrawing some pips and some stripes and bars. I know there will be other images I will try to redraw, but if you want me to leave certain images alone, that is fine with me. Zscout370 (talk) 18:47, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Feature Film Rank Pins and all Admiral insignia should probably be left alone. Also be careful about the stripes for original series and motion picture.  Coolcat put alot of work into those and would probably get miffed if they were changed and/or modified.  Thanks for all your efforts on the other pics. -Husnock 20:24, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
 * One more thing, I think two people have stated that the way CoolCat uses the images on the templates is making their broswer screw up. Example, the images can get out of alignment if the window size is shrunk. I want to fix this, but I have been reverted twice. Can you see the complaints at the FAC and see what do you want to do with the templates? Zscout370 (Sound Off) 23:48, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

Coolcat can be a very interesting person and I have been annoyed at his work more than once as he adds things that dont make a whole lot of since and sticks to dieing causes. He can be a good guy, though, I give him some slack since he is paprently a non-english speaker I think from asia minor or the med, as far as I can tell. In any event, I like your pics much better. Simple revert to what you want and leave a strong worded message on his talk page. I had to do that when he seriously messed up the images of the movie rank pins on the insignia page. Thanks for all your support -Husnock 00:00, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
 * You are quite welcome. I left an edit summary on both edits that I have done, explaining about the problem and what I am solving. If I get reverted again, I will revert back, and you can revert too. I am still using Cool's images, but I am going to combine them using Print Screen and Microsoft Paint. Also, I am trying to have an article made FA too, called Hero of Belarus. If you want to look at that, be my guest. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:10, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

I realize what is going on now with the reverting between me and CoolCat. CoolCat stated this in an edit summary "Template:Ranks and Insignia of Starfleet/Flag Officers; 19:07 . . Coolcat (Talk) (I am more concerned about users accessing this page rather than it becoming a FA. I havent simply reverted the page, it looks identical and loads 13 times faster.) ." Am I getting the message that he is trying to undermine your goals? Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:13, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the message at CoolCat's page. To let you know, I am finished with the Cadet and Warent Officer's Templates. I will upload a few more images in the next few days, since my eyes are killing me. I have been drawing not only for you, but for my articles, and also countless variations of suspension devices for the Barnstar of National Merit. If you need anything else, just let me know. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:03, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

Support for FAC
Done. --Cool Cat My Talk 20:43, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Thank you, good sir!

Ribbon bar
I welcome you to expand on this stub. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 18:55, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Ill be more than happy to after the battle over FAC is at last won! :-) -Husnock 00:01, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

DSC
The previous editor was right; the article now says,

"The Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Navy Cross (Navy and Marine Corps) and the Air Force Cross (Air Force). The Distinguished Service Cross was introduced in January 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson and formalized by the United States Congress on July 9, 1918. The DSC is the Army's equivalent of the Navy Cross and the Air Force Cross." It doesn't need both. —wwoods 22:18, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me. -Husnock 22:23, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

FAC Support
I was wondering if you wish to look and comment at Featured_article_candidates/Hero_of_Belarus. Thanks. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 23:58, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

Nice job
I hope you are able to address my technical objections for the Ranks and insignia of Starfleet FAC. That article is great and I'd really like to see it featured. --mav 00:16, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Ive done my best. Its pretty much finished now.  I was very surprised how much flaming of the article there was.  There were a few folks who really didn't want to see it featured. -Husnock 05:15, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

Ranks and insignia of Starfleet
If you insist. Bother me when you guys decide on a sceme. --Cool Cat My Talk 20:28, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
 * "sceme"? :-) Please understand there is a battle right now for FAC status.  One wrong move and an admin could close the vote and we would have to start over.  Changes to the article most be closely monitored. -Husnock 05:15, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

List of Starfleet officers
You may want to use data here to complete Ranks and insignia of Starfleet, I used data only from [www.startrek.com] so nothing is fannon :) (I used primary chars only) --Cool Cat My Talk 04:16, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I would referece those dates you are using so it doesnt look like you amde them up based on personal opinion, as that would be Original Research. -Husnock 05:15, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

Here You Go
I wish I found this earlier, but you should see this website. It is a Wiki project, so we can probably use some of their information and put it on here. I also suggest that we can take information here and stick it on that website. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 23:33, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

Featured article withdrawn
Why did you do this? You had my complete support. Just because several people object doesnt mean anything. It isnt necesarily votes that count sometimes either. Its an excellent article. --Cool Cat My Talk 21:40, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
 * There was a group of people openly attacking the article as "pure fiction" as well as two persons who were outright calling the article nasty names. It was never going to be resolved as some persons would vboice a complaint and, after the complaint was corrected, come up with something new.  The people calling the article "pure fiction" and "fancruft" were simply doing it to cause problems. Rather than have the situation get even more unpleasant, i.e. sockpuppets and vandals, I withdrew the nomination. -Husnock 21:44, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

 * I think you should realise backing down is not the right thing at this point. If they dare to use sockpuppets I'll make sure hell breaks loose on them. IRC does wonders. "pure fiction" is 100% acurate we do not have warp capable ships after all. "fancruft" is not right. We rellied on official publication, aside from screen caps. I and you can verify all the ranks we have provided. Some people exist only to complain, I care not of such people, if you are comlaining about something you must establish the problem, explain why this could be a problem or offer a solution or two to such possible problems. I serriously recommend resuming this article as a Featured Article candidate. I do not now how to do it, I mean resume. :/ --Cool Cat My Talk 00:25, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

 * Give it a week or two, then I will resubmit it. I had an article go through the FAC process, so I can provide some tips if you need anything. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:29, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

 * A modicum of self-criticism would be really appropriate here. The article is about pure fiction, it is fancruft and that trekkies publish and consume enormous amounts of written material without any regard to whether it has academic value doesn't change a thing. I agree that some of the critical comments could've been better worded, but they are all concerned with a very valid objection; why should we treat a completely non-academic subject though it were like any other research and raise it to the level of an FA? This is not about the level of detail, but whether it is reasonable to promote extreme details of fiction as something encyclopedic enough to get the best approval you can receive on Wikipedia.
 * And lashing out at critics with completely unfounded and irrelevant implications of drawing sockpuppets and vandals into the discussion is very disproportionate behavior and so is accusing them of doing it just "to cause problems". The only one being unreasonably belligerent and defensive here is Husnock, even if I don't question his plight nor his knowledge of the subject at hand. And trust me on this: I would have the exact same objections about any fictional subject I myself was fond of.
 * Peter Isotalo 11:28, May 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * And yet, "Dalek" is a featured article on Wikipedia. Sorry that you don't like Star Trek, but not liking an article is not reason enough for objecting to to it in a featured article vote.  In all fairness to you, I do thank you that you voiced your views as a "comment" this time and not as an "object".  As far as lashing out at critics (where's my whip?!?) I felt I was justified to do this for the two people who calle dthe articles names.  One called it "petty", then put an article on his talk page urging admins to delete the article, and the other referred to the article as a "crufty pile of minute" or some nonesense like that.  Name calling of articles has absolutely no place no here. -Husnock 18:11, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

Procedure
First, I would move the original FAC page to an archive page, so it will not be blanked. Then, make sure you got everything you wanted to fixed before heading to the FAC page. Third, create the nomination page as you did before, put down your reasoning on why it should be FA and also the changes you have made. Place the template at the FAC page and just announce the re-opening of the FAC. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 01:49, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh yeah, one misc. item: if you want to show on the front page which articles you created became FA, put this template before or after the article link: . This will produce a 20x20 pixel star, the same star used on FA templates. Enjoy. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 02:29, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

Starfleet Insignia Pictures
I am almost, almost done with them. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 01:56, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Hopefully, "the evil one" will cease messing with your pictures. I left another message asking him to stop. -Husnock 02:33, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I will be out for the next few days, but in reality, all I need to do is the Officer Insignia and I will be done. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 02:51, 26 May 2005 (UTC)

FAC
Did you even read my first comment on the first FAC? I gave very high praise to the article and am in fact a Star Trek fan. So your insinuation that I will just keep finding things to object to based on me not wanting a Star Trek article featured are outrageous and insulting. Also, the FA criteria is just a list. From that list are other pages that explain the criteria in more detail. The two relevant links in that regard are lead section and Summary style. You have some reading to do. --mav
 * My main concern is that you now feel the article is "bloated". I really don't know how to fix that.  The other changes you said I plan to make.  I've done two of them already (TOC and intro paragraph).  The last nomination just got pretty nasty with people attacking the thing from all sides with no end in site.  Not that you did that, I'm just really hoping it doesnt happen again. -Husnock 15:35, 27 May 2005 (UTC)

title: User talk:Husnock/Archive 2