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Anti Hindi

Either present day Anti-Hindi agitations‎ going on in Maharashra to be added in the same section of Anti-Hindi agitations or can be started as a special article to deal with all such agitations A Soosai Prakash (talk) 10:12, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

March 2009

Welcome to Misplaced Pages. We welcome and appreciate your contributions, including your edits to Political positions of Barack Obama, but we cannot accept original research. Original research also encompasses novel, unpublished syntheses of previously published material. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your information. Thank you. A pro-life website is not a reliable source. Scjessey (talk) 23:04, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

ABC News is a pro-life website? At last the truth is out. No wonder they were working so hard for Obama... Hcobb (talk) 23:50, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Political positions of Barack Obama

Regarding your blunt and meaningless edit summary:"Providing refs rather than":

It is not my "job" to search for and provide citations for other editors edits. If an editor seems not able to provide any sources at all (and I'm not even bother to talk about RS's) there is no edit. That's it. Simple and no further questions to ask or needed. Got it? Best regards, --The Magnificent Clean-keeper (talk) 03:18, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, ran out of field space on that one because some jerk picked a user ID that is way way too long. Hcobb (talk) 04:06, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your magnificent and delightful response. Some day you might learn how to make more space in the edit summary box in case you run into that "jerk" again. Best, --The Magnificent Clean-keeper (talk) 17:29, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

The best way is to delink his name, and/or shorten it, in the summary, then you'll have more space to write. You can also add an extra 50 characters in the Gadgets section of your preferences, under "User interface gadgets". Ask me if you need more help on that. - BillCJ (talk) 20:37, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Yakovlev Yak-130

It might be best if you were to post a note on Talk:Yakovlev Yak-130, and add your references for the RoM's non-use of Russian planes there. Then at least there will be an easily-accessible record of the sources and the reasonings behind the removals. It's strange the things people like to add about certain countries. Turkey is quite popular for similar edits right now. Also, if Mexico had all the aircraft I've seen attributed to them in the last 3 years, they'd have a larger air force than the US, Russia, or PRC! (Possibly combined!) - BillCJ (talk) 20:37, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

The ref is right there in Macedonian Air Force which is the most topical spot to discuss the aircraft they don't want. Hcobb (talk) 20:45, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Yes, but other editors will generally check the talk page first. It's the usual place to deal with matters direclty related to the article. As to why, probably because they can! - BillCJ (talk)

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Battle off Samar

Thanks for catching that factual error. I didn't even notice that it said the Taffies were 3rd Fleet ships until I looked at the history... Magus732 (talk) 20:30, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

USCG Maritime Security Cutter, Large

Hello. I've converted your requested move of USCG Maritime Security Cutter, Large into a WP:Merge request. The destination page National Security Cutter already exists, and I assume you just want to move the content into that page, not replace it. If no one objects in a week or two and you need any help with the actual merger, just let me know. Station1 (talk) 17:10, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Mediation Cabal

Hi there; I've volunteered to mediate a Mediation Cabal case with which you may be involved. Please read the mediator notes section on the case page or feel free to remove your name from the list of participants on said page. GrooveDog (talk) 01:48, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Edit summaries

Please keep your political commentary out of edit summaries from this point on. Here's a recent example: . Neither Gulf War was a "war on the people of Iraq," despite whatever propaganda you've chosen to accept as factual. Edit summaries are not the place for you to constantly insert your POV on a given subject. Thank you. ViperNerd (talk) 00:50, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

F-35

I did not mention a lift fan. However is there no place for what I posted (It also shows similar characteristics to the British Harrier (which the design is partially based around) for example; the single engine, single seat and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities.)?

As this aircraft is going to replace the Harrier, and it does show similar characteristics.

Please contact me, thanks

Ryan, August 09 94.170.21.124 (talk) 17:31, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Let's talk about this on the F-35 talk page where I have already started a subheading. Hcobb (talk) 18:16, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Citation Barnstar
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F-16

Thanks for pointing out that the F-16 is designed to be unstable and not for stealth. Apparently what I read, was somewhat of an overgeneralization, or I mis read it. Ti-30X (talk) 16:36, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

I have a question here, and I think this is interesting. At Global Security.com, in the article F-22 Raptor Stealthit says "Radar absorbant materials, or RAM is applied sparingly on the F-22 airframe as opposed to the entire airframe on the F-117. This is because designers have incorporated curves on crucial surfaces and edges, which lessens the need for RAM." Yet on the first page of an article entitled Premier U.S. Fighter Jet Has Major Shortcomings in the Washington post, you would think that the RAM coating covers the entire aircraft, and is dripping off the F-22, with oil pans to catch the excess underneath the wings (I exagerate a little to illustrate a point). What do you make of this incongruity? You can reply on my talk page, or here, and I will read it. Ti-30X (talk) 02:18, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

The difference is between structural materials and paint. (The F-22's stealth depends on both.) Hcobb (talk) 02:26, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I am getting the idea. I recall an article where the coating is first applied during manufacture anyway. From more reading I have been able to infer that the RAM is actually part of the metal skin, besides the small areas where coating is reapplied throughout its lifetime. But then you may have just wrote that above, in less words. OK thanks Ti-30X (talk) 02:59, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

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SR-71

Do you know if the SR-71 was actually thought of as a stealth aircraft? I am thinking the F-117 is the first actual stealth aircraft, in which, its mission was "stealth", along with its other duties, as an attack aircraft, etc., etc. Is this correct? Ti-30X (talk) 20:39, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

"Stealth was also an important element of the U-2 and SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft" - http://www.lockheedmartin.com/capabilities/air_power/stealth/index.html

But the F-117 was the first combat aircraft to actually complete (most) of its missions without being tracked on radar. Hcobb (talk) 21:00, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much. You are very helpful. Ti-30X (talk) 03:01, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

F-117 merge?

I added some content to the Stealth aircraft article, in the " Background" section, because it was deemed off topic for the article I am working on. I was hoping you could check it out and see if it useful in this article, and if not you could place it where it is needed. It's the last editing addition, in this section. Ti-30X (talk) 22:33, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Stealth ships

I looked this up on Misplaced Pages. Very interesting. Thanks for pointing this out. Look, there appears to be some funny business going on with the editing, right now. I can't go into detail but I have reported it to an administrator, and another experienced Misplaced Pages editor. How about if I do a section on Stealth aircraft and another section on Stealth ships. I mean this is really good. This way, for one thing, there is not too much text in one section. Do you think this is reasonable? I appreciate your help so far. It has been invaluable. And to suggest that I put Stealth ships in this article, this tells me that you think highly of this article. Truthfully right now, I am honored. Ti-30X (talk) 22:26, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Also, I was going to put your Wiki nickname in as an editor - author for the DYK nomination, as I did some of the other editors. It is just that when I finally realized that I wanted to do this the nomination had already been sent into the que, to be placed on the main page. I was too late. But the DYK nomination is yours as much as anyone else's, because your tips on stealth aircraft helped me. And the tip on the F-16 helped with my accuracy. Ti-30X (talk) 22:30, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Ok it looks like the funny business is over. So, I am hoping you like my proposal. Oh hey, maybe you wanted to do some writing on the stealth ships. Feel free. I can add the science after you do the write up. Just give some limitations to work with, please. Were you thinking along these lines? Believe me I wouldn't mind if someone else wrote this section. Well, let me know. I'll go ahead and open a section for stealth ships. Ti-30X (talk) 02:41, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

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