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Hello. Just out of curiosity, was thanking me for that edit meant sincerely or sarcastically? It is a little difficult to tell the tone of voice from a little click! Best wishes DBaK (talk) 19:23, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, good question. Hi. It was sincere. A minor civility if you like; but also a genuine appreciation. Yes, I can see how a different tone of click would have implied sarcasm - I shall have to watch that. And likewise to yourself. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:41, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My first real message. I may make it as a Wikipedian yet :-) ^{[citation needed]} . Gog the Mild (talk) 19:43, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

HA! Yes indeed. And thanks - I like sincerity. I am cheesed off over what happened there but I'm glad you were being nice about it rather than poking me with a stick. Cheers and happy editing! DBaK (talk) 19:50, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

PS Your talk page [?] gave me a laugh. A pendant after my own heart. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:57, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

:) DBaK (talk) 20:14, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you get a chance see My Way (2011 film)--Woogie10w (talk) 00:19, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Woogie10w: Ha ha. You are well ahead of me. I only had the story from a slightly suspect Ambrose reference. I suppose that it was asking for the 'Hollywood treatment'. Definitely on my must watch list. Thank you.

Thanks for the barnstar, much appreciated. Urselius (talk) 08:54, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The article Operation Pedestal you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Operation Pedestal for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of AustralianRupert -- AustralianRupert (talk) 22:43, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for cleaning up the article, I had flagged it for attention but not gotten around to it. Be advised that the IP that added the material is probably associated with Michael of Potuka (talk · contribs), judging from the latter's contributions and the writing style at Draft:Anastasian Wall Battle. Cheers, Constantine ✍ 08:23, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Cplakidas: It needed a look at didn't it. Thanks. Yes, I had picked that up. For my sins I am now going to check all of the edits made by both accounts and post appropriate messages to their talk pages. There are a number of good and useful edits in there, but some do have a, umm, unique writing style. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:00, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure whether you need to trouble yourself too much with this. The articles concerning the Kutrigurs, early Slavs, and anything remotely related to the origins of the Bulgarians (cf. Kubrat, Kanasubigi, Old Great Bulgaria) have long been a battleground of IPs and throwaway accounts who come in, dump material where fact is mixed with POV phrasings, legitimate sources are misinterpreted or misrepresented, etc. Plus there are at least two or three different POV positions involved, so that it is a complete mess. Welcome to the Balkans ;). These recent articles are clearly part of this campaign. There is only a handful of established editors who are aware of this or involved in said articles, but like most of them I have long given up on trying to "fix" these edits, and now revert on sight, since, unfortunately, any reasoned discussion is impossible, both due to extreme WP:BATTLEGROUND mentality, and poor command of English on behalf of the people involved. If you are knowledgeable about the subject, the only solution is to write it up yourself using your own sources, and then keep an eye on it so that it is not "improved" by these guys. Constantine ✍ 10:12, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Cplakidas: Thank you for the advice and perspective. I have noted a similar issue in articles around the Ukrainian Cossacks. Talk about refighting old wars. I have an interest (very amateur) in things Byzantine and so am likely to come across more of this. I shall take your advice and be readier to simply revert. I note that you have been ahead of me with some of this: "removing horrible, DIY, and non-factual "campaign map"" made me smile. I shall follow your advice, dig out my sources and improve some of the articles myself. (Battle of Melantias in particular deserves better.) Thanks again for the background, Gog the Mild (talk) 10:55, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Cplakidas: Sorry to trouble you again, but "if you don't know, don't edit..." was a genuine laugh out loud moment and has brightened my day. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:17, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. At least one can vent some frustration that way. Cheers, Constantine ✍ 11:20, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gog the Mild, I rewrote that sentence you mentioned, let me know if it makes more sense or feel free to correct it. Gryffindor (talk) 00:28, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Gryffindor: Now I understand what was meant. I have tidied the grammar up. Feel free to change if I have missed the meaning, or if you prefer a different phraseology. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:55, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Razing of Friesoythe you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Manelolo -- Manelolo (talk) 18:21, 23 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The article Razing of Friesoythe you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Razing of Friesoythe for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Manelolo -- Manelolo (talk) 10:41, 24 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I made a DYK-nomination for the Sultanate of Dahlak, but no one seems to bother to review it. Would you be interested in doing so? It's quite an unspectular DYK, so I think it would be quickly done. GG LeGabrie (talk) 10:30, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi LeGabrie. I am away for Easter. As soon as I get a chance to do it, I will. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:42, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! LeGabrie (talk) 18:08, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Same here. I made a DYK-nomination for Kusumamala, but not yet reviewed. Can you chech, Gog.? Thanks in advance. --Gazal world (talk) 22:09, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I should charge. ;) Will do, but it may take a day or two. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:24, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The article Leo Tornikios you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Leo Tornikios for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cinderella157 -- Cinderella157 (talk) 23:21, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

G'day Gog, just a note to let you know that I removed a number of articles you claimed against the Milhist monthly article writing contest for March. If you take a look at my edit summaries on that page, I have explained each one I removed. Hopefully my comments will help you to better understand what constitutes being able to claim an article yourself for future contests. Some of the work you did, such as removing a copy edit tag with a minor copy edit, or other smaller changes, didn't actually contribute to the article's promotion in terms of the criteria that changed. If you have any questions about any of my decisions, please ping me with the specifics. Regards, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 01:25, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dear @Peacemaker67: thank you for your patient and detailed notes at each step of the process. I now have a much better idea of what "significant" and "incidental" mean. If there were any of the 6 articles which you passed which you thought were close to the line I would appreciate knowing - but if they don't spring to mind please don't put yourself out over this.

In future I shall stay away from ships - I clearly don't grasp the requirements. (I am also thankful that I decided not to submit a couple of articles which I had previously thought were borderline.)

I am aware that projects like MilHist only work because of the work put in by coordinators like yourself. I suspect that it is a largely thankless task, so can I pass on a heartfelt "thank you" for all of the behind the scenes effort you put in. And apologies that my inability to grasp simple instructions has caused you to spend time educating me which could have been spent elsewhere. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:36, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Articles, 1st Place
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Gog the Mild for copyediting 63 articles during the GOCE March 2018 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 18:55, 3 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Words, 4th Place
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Gog the Mild for copyediting 59,399 total words during the GOCE March 2018 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 18:55, 3 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Longest Article, 1st Place
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Gog the Mild for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 15,504 words – during the GOCE March 2018 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 18:55, 3 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

		The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia
		This barnstar is awarded to Gog the Mild for copy edits totaling over 80,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE March 2018 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 18:55, 3 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Long Articles, 2nd Place
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Gog the Mild for copyediting 5 long articles during the GOCE March 2018 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 18:57, 3 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

On 4 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Razing of Friesoythe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that on 14 April 1945, the German town of Friesoythe was deliberately burnt down by the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division and the ruins bulldozed on the orders of its commander? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Razing of Friesoythe. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Razing of Friesoythe), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for quality articles about historic events and people, such as Razing of Friesoythe and Leo Tornikios, for being a confessed gnome first of all, for "it's faster (and more effective) to say what I mean directly", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:07, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]