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Your GA nomination of Action of 6 November 1794

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DYK nomination of Battle of Mykonos

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DYK request

Hi, could you do me a tiny favor, and add the "approved" tick icon to your last comment at Template:Did you know nominations/La Nymphe surprise? People (and the bot) only go by the last icon which appears on a nomination, which is currently " ". Thanks a lot! MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 01:12, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Raid on Genoa

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Your GA nomination of Action of 6 November 1794

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DYK for Battle of Mykonos

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List of public art in the City of Westminster FLC review

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Your GA nomination of Ganteaume's expeditions of 1801

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DYK for Action of 24 June 1795

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:02, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

Another list of Somerset scheduled monuments at FLC

As you have previously commented on one or more of nominations of the lists of scheduled monuments in Somerset, I wondered if you would be kind enough to take a look at the List of scheduled monuments in West Somerset which is now nominated at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of scheduled monuments in West Somerset/archive1?— Rod ^talk 21:13, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Ganteaume's expeditions of 1801

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Boat Race review

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		Hey Jackyd101, just a quick barnstar to say thanks for the review of one of Boat Race articles you conducted over the past year. As of this morning, I completed my (initial) goal of ensuing that every Boat Race had, not only its own article, but one that was either of GA or FA status: we now have 158 GAs and 3 FAs that we can all be proud of! It doesn't stop here, for me at least, I'm going to keep up with improving the quality of the GAs and look for more FA opportunities. Plus, there's the small matter of 70 Women's Boat Race articles to get up and running! But thanks again, I couldn't have done it without your help. The Rambling Man (talk) 15:51, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Pierre Lemonnier (anthropologist)

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The final FLC nom of a list of Scheduled monuments in Somerset

As you have kindly added comments to one or more of the FLC nominations of Scheduled monuments in Somerset I wanted to let you know that the final list, List of scheduled monuments in Mendip, is nomination for Featured List status at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of scheduled monuments in Mendip/archive1. If you had any comments that would be great.— Rod ^talk 20:25, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Ganteaume's expeditions of 1801

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DYK for Bali Strait Incident

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Raid on Manila (1798)

I think footnote 27 is wrong. I don't have the book and don't know exactly what you intended. It seems to be part of footnote 28, and when I reformatted to SFN, I may have introduced an error. Please correct as necessary. Thanks. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:41, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, good job on catching that - it was my fault, a copy and paste error. I've fixed it now. Much appreciated--Jackyd101 (talk) 15:46, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

I tidied the citations. Hope that you find SFn to your liking. Very nice article. Good job! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:55, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

IMO, The hook needs to be clarified as to loss of life. Compare, "Cooke's opportunistic diversion had determined that the Spanish forces in the Philippines posed no immediate threat, although the mission had cost 18 lives." 16:03, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Those lives were lost in a shipwreck and an attack on Zamboanga after the raid on Manila. No lives were lost in the raid itself. I'll try and rephrase if you think its best?--Jackyd101 (talk) 16:49, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

It's a little confusing, as it all appears in the same article. And the DYK powers that be get real picky. Maybe put in the date of the raid? Or an Alt hook about the false flag, impersonation, anti-Brit toasts, etc. The story is rally intriguing and amusing, I think. 17:15, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

OK, good point, I'll think again.--Jackyd101 (talk) 17:18, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

GTG. We'll see. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:37, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

This citation and the ISBN are inconsistent. Gardiner, Robert, ed (2001) [1998]. The Victory of Seapower. Caxton Editions. ISBN 1-84067-359-1. The ISBN connects to Woodman, Richard. The Victory of Seapower: winning the Napoleonic War, 1806-1814. London: Caxton in association with the National Maritime Museum, 2001. Print. What gives? 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:44, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

I've looked into it - Gardiner was the editor and he and Woodman were co-authors. I'll change the citation--Jackyd101 (talk) 18:00, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. I tweaked it further. Bon apetit! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:10, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Action of 28 February 1799

Hello, I completed a review of your nomination and think that your feedback could help with a few issues. - Caribbean~H.Q. 02:22, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Action of 30 June 1798

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:07, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Nice article. Do you have access to any of the online newspaper archives? Should be plenty of material available. Mjroots (talk) 19:27, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

I should, through my university. I hadn't considered looking there, but it might be interesting. I'll see what I can turn up. Thanks!--Jackyd101 (talk) 19:51, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Invasion of the Cape Colony (1795)

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Your GA nomination of Bali Strait Incident

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Jackyd101, I just wanted to touch base and let you know that I have completed reviews of both Invasion of the Cape Colony (1795) and Bali Strait Incident. They are both Good Article ready, but I had a few very minor suggestions for each. Once those are addressed, both are good for passage to Good Article status! It's been a privilege to review several of your recent articles, and I always look forward to seeing what you write next. -- West Virginian (talk) 18:39, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Raid on Manila (1798)

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Your GA nomination of Battle of Mahé

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Your GA nomination of Bali Strait Incident

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USS Essex in the East Indies Theatre of the French Revolutionary War

Here is a pretty extensive source detailing the frigate USS Essex's deployment in the East Indies, [[1]]. I also have a source that describes some details about a few engagements between American privateers and French privateers, which spurred the deployment of Essex. None are particularly notable in my own opinion except for the American ship Rebecca 's (16 guns) action with Jean Dutertre's brig Malartic (12 guns), where the Rebecca severely mauled the Malartic enabling it to be captured with ease by the HEIC ship Phoenix the next day on 10 November 1800.XavierGreen (talk) 21:22, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Macau Incident (1799)

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DYK for Action of 28 February 1799

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DYK for East Indies theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars

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Your GA nomination of Capitulation of Saldanha Bay

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Your GA nomination of Battle of Port Louis

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DYK for Invasion of the Cape Colony (1795)

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DYK for Capitulation of Saldanha Bay

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 20, 2015

A summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. It mostly follows the lead section; how does it look? I took a guess on one thing: "a fourth was unable to close to within effective gun range, and later seized as it left the harbour." - Dank (push to talk) 00:06, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Looks good, thanks for the heads up --Jackyd101 (talk) 00:13, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

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Doubt

Hello, how is it all going? I hope everything's fine. First of all, I would like to thank you once again for the great original articles you have contributed to Wikipedia with. As you know, I have translated some of them into Spanish for our version of the Wikipedia. Currently, I am trying to translate "Action of 5 May 1794" and I found one problem. While adding the bibliography, I saw that you cited Gardiner's The Victory of Seapower. However, if I am not wrong, isn't that a book written by Woodman? Or maybe you referred to another of Gardiner's books... Sorry if I disturb you, but I would like to be sure which book it is. Thank you very much. Greetings, Rubpe¹⁹ 14:22, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi Rubpe, sections of the book were written by Woodman (most of it actually), but the volume was edited by Gardiner who is therefore given as the main name.--Jackyd101 (talk) 19:47, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know that. Thank you for answering so fast. Rubpe¹⁹ 09:51, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

No problem at all, happy new year (tomorrow)!--Jackyd101 (talk) 13:07, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

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	Thanks for this wonderful Battle of the Nile painting resource: I like to show my Romantic literature students the Loutherberg, for background on Hemans' "Casabianca" poem, and your resource is invaluable for a moment-to-moment sense of what witnesses and sailors must have said to journalist and artists about the battle. Coleridgean (talk) 01:35, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

That is extremely kind of you thank you very much. I have taken a break from Wikipedia this year as I finish my PhD thesis, but I am planning a return in 2017 to continue work on this area. This encouragement is very welcome and appreciated, I am glad people are using it as a teaching resource.--Jackyd101 (talk) 12:56, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

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Precious anniversary

Three years ago ...

naval action
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Four years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:19, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Campaignbox Atlantic blockade in the French Revolutionary Wars

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Thomas Crisp

Hi, we're looking to get Thomas Crisp on the main page...but there are just a couple of tags to deal with. I am not a milhist editor at all and was wondering if you had sources...cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:28, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi that's nice, thanks for getting in touch. I'm afraid I'm semi-retired from Wikipedia while I finish off my PhD, but I'll try and take a look at this at some point this week. My sources on this guy are in storage at the moment, but I'll see what I can do.--Jackyd101 (talk) 14:41, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks/much appreciated. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:44, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

Sorry, haven't got to this yet - I'll see what I can do soon, --Jackyd101 (talk) 21:23, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

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Guilden Morden boar & Tjele helmet fragment

Hi there, thanks again for taking the time to review my three nominations. Do you have any idea how to get the green "+" symbol to appear on the Guilden Morden boar and Tjele helmet fragment pages? I thought they might just appear with time, but it's been a few days and nothing has happened. --Usernameunique (talk) 00:59, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Hmmm. It should have happened automatically via a bot. I did everything I was supposed to . . . if its not up by the weekend I'll raise it on the GA talk page. --Jackyd101 (talk) 10:43, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Sounds good, thanks! --Usernameunique (talk) 21:47, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Battle of the Basque Roads

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Your GA nomination of Battle of the Basque Roads

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		In recognition of your extraordinary content work and your hundreds of GAN reviews, please accept the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves as a token of the project's appreciation. Thank you. Biblio (talk) 17:13, 22 October 2017 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Battle of the Basque Roads The article Battle of the Basque Roads you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Battle of the Basque Roads 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 Display name 99 -- Display name 99 (talk) 00:41, 24 October 2017 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. 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Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Display name 99 -- Display name 99 (talk) 21:41, 5 November 2017 (UTC) The Bugle: Issue CXXXIX, November 2017 Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Recent external reviews Op-ed: TomStar81 on late 1917 naval warfare Timeline: This month in World War I The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 13:29, 7 November 2017 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Action of 22 October 1793 Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Action of 22 October 1793 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 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga -- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk) 01:02, 8 November 2017 (UTC) Murder of Joey Fischer GA Review Hello: I am half way through a copy edit requested from the GOCE of this article you reviewed and approved for GA status. In my opinion, this article should have been failed immediately. Even a cursory look at the edits I have made make it abundantly clear that the article does not meet GA requirements that "the prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct". I wanted to respectfully draw this to your attention. Regards. Twofingered Typist (talk) 15:21, 8 November 2017 (UTC) @Twofingered Typist: Dear Twofingered Typist. Whilst I respect your opinion, I fundamentally and completely disagree with your assessment. I have written more than 140 FAs and GAs and reviewed more than 250; I know very well what the criteria require. They do not require excellence in prose, only that it is "clear and concise". When reviewing articles at GA, often the first place an article arrives for review and where they can, like this one, be waiting for up to six months, it is common to encounter younger, less-experienced editors, or those for whom English is a second-language. If I were to force these editors to conduct massive text-revisions at this stage, the likelihood is that they would be unable to complete them and many articles which are a bit rough but perfectly understandable would fail out of hand. The GA-process and possibly the wider Wikipedia project would lose many perfectly good trainee editors as a result. I had no trouble following this article once a few simple clarifications were made, and thus judged that the editor had produced text which, while obviously inadequate for A-class or FA-class, was perfectly sufficient for GA. Your edits have substantially improved the tone of the article, but they have not fundamentally changed the nature of the information within, or my ability to comprehend it as a reader. If you feel strongly enough about it please do send it to Wikipedia:Good article reassessment for wider opinion. Best --Jackyd101 (talk) 15:43, 8 November 2017 (UTC) Hi everyone. First off, thank you Twofingered Typist for taking this article. All of your updates are greatly appreciated. I recognize that my English is nowhere near perfect, and that's the main reason why I've never explored the idea of nominating my work to FA. I have my fair share of GAs and GARs, however. The reason why I decided to try out FA for Joey Fischer's article was because I consider it my best work in terms of research (I'm also planning to visit some of the sites in person next month so I can take pictures), but if editors think it's not ready, I'll gladly hold off from taking it there. I was thinking of reaching out to multiple editors who've promoted murder articles (i.e. Murder of Dwayne Jones, Murder of Julia Martha Thomas, Murder of Joanna Yeates) before nominating it for FA. Happy editing, MX (✉ • ✎) 16:08, 8 November 2017 (UTC) Clearly we have a completely different understanding of the phrase "spelling and grammar are correct". So be it. I've spent 8 hours on it now and am happy to spend 4 more to finish it. By then it will meet my expectations of the prose quality of a GA article. Regards. Twofingered Typist (talk) 19:25, 8 November 2017 (UTC) Good for you. --Jackyd101 (talk) 19:27, 8 November 2017 (UTC)