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In your additions of geographic coordinates to List of shipwrecks in the Channel Islands, it appears that you've confused decimal coordinates with coordinates expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds. For instance, the first entry in the table uses {{coord|49|45|50|N|2|53|00|W|name="Asterix"}}, which displays the coordinates as 49°45′50″N 2°53′00″W; the actual coordinates of St Peter Port harbor, however, should be entered as {{coord|49.455|N|2.530|W|name="Asterix"}}. (If you wanted that displayed in d/m/s, you could add the parameter |format = dms to the {{coord}} template.) Minutes are sixtieths of a degree, not hundredths of a degree, and seconds are 360ths of a degree, not 10,000ths of a degree, so the two forms of expression are not equivalent.

It looks as though all the coordinates in the table are thus erroneous (which is why the ones for Vazon Bay are returning an error message—minutes of longitude cannot have a value greater than 59). Would you like to fix these, or should I do it? Deor (talk) 21:50, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

A number of coordinates were already in the details extracted from the list of shipwrecks by year, I just moved them into a new column. I have since started to add coordinates based on a gps web page.... I had noticed one I clicked on that put Herm NW of Guernsey, which looked very odd, I will have a look at it. Thanks

Ah ha, I see.... I have found a better web page http://www.gps-coordinates.net/ with dual settings.... thats better... Asterix is in the right place now.... I will start checking them. Thanks again

Thats them all done... I hope.

Thanks for doing that. I was tired and feeling indolent, or I'd have fixed them myself. By the way, if you're planning on adding more coordinates, a good tool for doing (or checking) coordinates on Wikipedia is this one. Deor (talk) 10:00, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the coordinate page, I'll try it out. As regards the errors... well I made them and should learn what the problem is and how to fix it anyway. One should always learn something new every day.

Beer in Northern Ireland has been nominated for Did You Know

thank you, glad you like it.

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	For his impressive work expanding articles on the Channel Islands with well cited materials. Jahaza (talk) 15:15, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

+1 -- I was about to give a barnstar as well, but am opting for giving one to you the next time you come across my watchlist :) Great work on Castle Cornet, but a bit of advice: it helps if there is the publisher and date fields help alot. We need to make sure that other people can find the book; in the short term, the citations were mildly useful (because I know how to search for citation metadata) but giving a url or location of a record for the book would make it easier for others who don't have those skills. Sadads (talk) 18:32, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks to Jahaza, that is my first barnstar, a nice boost for morale, and also to Sadads, much appreciated. Sorry about missing the publisher, silly mistake. I'm reading the Marr book, I have no idea if its on the web, but I'll remember what you have said. I'm fairly new to all this and keep making mistakes... its amazing how you learn something new every day. Ânes-pur-sàng - À la perchoine 22:52, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

No worries! You are doing an excellent job! Wikipedia is a never ending cycle of learning: you think you have one part of the community figured out, then you tumble into another, and you have to learn all over again! Keep up the great work: your content writing is phenomenal. Also, Next time you write a long article like Maritime history of the Channel Islands, I strongly suggest submitting it to Wikipedia:Did you know. Most of your article expansions/creations would qualify for that process, and DYK is a great way to get more eyes on your articles, and some feedback from an experienced Wikipedian or two. Sadads (talk) 23:25, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Didn't know you could submit it yourself.... I see you are interested in Napoleonics, snap. Greatly enjoy touring the Peninsular sites and was at Waterloo for the 200th. I have added to a few related articles. Been thinking about the message on Peninsular War saying its too long. I think making a sub article specifically of 1808 might solve the problem, but I want to get the Channel Islands finished first, several more sub articles still to write. I have a draft for Bailiwick of Guernsey on Talk:Guernsey/draft which I will launch at the end of the month as the Guernsey article is really about the Island not the bailiwick, no doubt that will cause a muter as I guess someone merged them some time ago and they are not the same. Ânes-pur-sàng - À la perchoine 23:38, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

I am a big nautical fiction fan (Patrick O'Brian, etc) :) Also, took a bunch of courses on early 19th century British nautical history. As for DYK's, Yep you nominate them yourself! But if you end confused by the process, or need help {{ping}} me or another experience editor, and we can help you push it through :) As for the split: when you can pull together sufficient content, splitting is always worth it. Keep up the great work, and don't be afraid to ask questions! Sadads (talk) 00:15, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks - I've just finished reading Treachery (2008) (US title "The Privateer's Revenge") by Julian Stockwin - another good nautical writer. Ânes-pur-sàng - À la perchoine 00:21, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

Boreas

Hi Ânes-pur-sàng, glad to see all the work you are putting into Guernsey articles. My wife and I visited some 4-5 years ago and my surprise at the lack of Wikipedia articles got me starting a few, all military history related. As far as Boreas is concerned, no criticism, only one purely technical question. What is the role of the template/rp|12/template template? I couldn't see what it did and I am always interested in seeing if there was something I could learn and add to my work. Hope you keep up the good work re Guernsey. Acad Ronin (talk) 20:57, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi there, I dont know what you mean by "template/rp|12/template template?" where is it in HMS Boreas (1806) ? regards

Ânes-pur-sàng (talk) 21:56, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

This is the text from the article- "Fort Grey on Guernsey is now a shipwreck museum and holds one of the cannon from Boreas that points towards the reef where she sank." I was trying, albeit clumsily, to avoid including a template in your talk page. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 23:44, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Sorry I'm still confused, I seem to recall that I just added a citation to the existing wording as it is mentioned in the book I was reading. Ânes-pur-sàng (talk) 05:52, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

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Hi Ânes-pur-sàng, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the patroller right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Katie^talk 13:15, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Ânes-pur-sàng (talk) 13:17, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

Wikitribune has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, Ânes-pur-sàng. Wikitribune, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 12:00, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

German fortifications in the Channel Islands

Hi Ânes-pur-sàng, my wife and I walked the Guernsey and Jersey coastal paths over two summers some years ago. It bothered me at the time that Wikipedia had almost nothing on the rich history so I set about starting some articles. I am delighted that you have picked up the torch. Too bad the States don't do what Gibraltar did a few years ago to promote the documentation of the islands' sites, and then create machine-readable codes to put on notice boards at each site so that passers-by can pull up the information on their cell phones. Anyway, I hope you keep up the good work. Cheers, Acad Ronin (talk) 20:55, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

Glad you liked the page and the walks in Guernsey. I will mention the machine-readable codes to the museum service. Give you an excuse to come back again ! Cheers - Ânes-pur-sàng (talk) 21:03, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Women's Super Rugby

On 18 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Women's Super Rugby, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the newly established Women's Super Rugby league will include Gloucester-Hartpury Women, Harlequins Ladies, Loughborough Students (Lightning), and Waterloo Ladies, but will exclude a team that has been in the top flight for 15 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Women's Super Rugby. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Women's Super Rugby), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Wikitribune

On 21 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wikitribune, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jimmy Wales wants WikiTRIBUNE to counter fake news? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wikitribune. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Wikitribune), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

Coronavirus in Jersey

Hi, long time no speak. I hope you're well. I just wanted to say thanks very much for your work on the Coronavirus in Jersey article. I've been struggling to find the time to keep it up to date so it really helps to have someone else working on it. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 08:29, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

• OK, but it works fine on [Jersey] page.Ânes-pur-sàng wiki 16:46, 7 Jul 2020 (UTC)

Coronavirus in Guernsey

Hey, thanks for your contributions updating the stats on 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Guernsey, it's great to have more editors on board -- particularly ones with Channel Islands experience! I just had a small plea for you to remember to update the accessdate parameter when updating the latest testing results. Thanks! —Formulaonewiki 12:51, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Thank you for all your work-related to COVID-19 articles! — Yours, Berrely • Talk∕Contribs 18:48, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

		COVID-19 Barnstar
		For your thousands of updates to the statistics in COVID articles. Great work! Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 15:20, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For your amazing work on Order of battle for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine!! Do consider concentrating on information on Russian forces.. Buckshot06 (talk) 23:55, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

order of battle for the 2022 russian invasion of ukraine

i removed your additions because the sources dont mention wlhere, when or wheter the divisions you added fought, if you do find a (reliable) source that does mention that, then you can add it back.

also, nice work on improving the page, keep it up! 2804:14D:4482:46D:558D:8EE7:6B2B:1663 (talk) 16:30, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

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Request reason:

I do not use a VPN or other anonymizing proxy service - nor do I know what IP address or range 10.80.1.11 is, I have 2 modems and they are not these numbers, both my laptop and phone are blocked.

Accept reason:

Correct. Please try now. Yamla (talk) 14:15, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Great - back on board - many thanks Ânes-pur-sàng (talk) 14:30, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Prose

I see you are still adding incomplete sentences regarding sanctions to articles and still editors are fixing this[1]. Why not just add "x was" to the beginning? Or does it make it harder to copy-paste? Mellk (talk) 07:16, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Bring it to ANI if this is a persistent issue, I would say. 104.175.78.152 (talk) 03:11, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Yes, I will make sure to do this. Mellk (talk) 05:58, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

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Personal abuse

Hello Ânes-pur-sàng, I note that in your edit summaries, you have increasingly been writing messages of personal abuse directed at myself, and my edits. May I please call to your attention the relevant Wikipedia policy on bullying WP:bullying. You are, as every Wikipedia editor, and in your case a senior editor, perfectly entitled to both edit articles, and express criticisms of other Wikipedia editors, as myself, however it is not appropriate to run what looks like an aggressive bullying campaign, in the edit summary sections of articles. Thank you for your Wikipedia work, and I hope we can move forward to make Wikipedia better, without this kind of behaviour.... Luganchanka (talk) 10:18, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

I am not being abusive, I have noted that you seem intent on promoting Graham Phillips, the history of your editing of his article, the linking of his article to other articles, his mention in other articles is clear biased editing, as is the promotion of his work by listing everything he has done and where he has been, none of which is important enough for Wikipedia. I am not the only one to comment on your bias. Ânes-pur-sàng (talk) 10:29, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

I respectfully, and completely, disagree with this, the article on Graham Phillips is fourth in the list of my 'top edited' articles, and in my top 3 articles, Phillips isn't even mentioned -

• Fred Perry (clothing label)
• Soledar
• Sloviansk

In any case, your use of the 'edit summary' feature on Wikipedia to constantly attack my edits, and attempt to publicly 'shame' me is clearly a misuse of the 'edit summary' function, and WP:bullying. I therefore request that you focus your talents, and energies, on improving Wikipedia, as I do, and not engaging in 'hate campaigns' against other Wikipedia editors, in this case me. I remind you of Wikipedia policy WP:No personal attacks, and I look forward to moving on, and co-editing articles with you, without personal attacks. Luganchanka (talk) 10:37, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Fine disagree with me, but when you started the United Kingdom sanctions article, a great chunk of the leader was about Graham Phillips....

In the landmark case of British journalist Graham Phillips, the UK Government used sanctions against a mono-British citizen to assert pressure on him, and others similary engaged in producing pro-Russian propaganda on the Ukraine War to "сhange their behaviour". Phillips did not do this, and instead challenged his designation in the UK High Court. Phillips' challenge to sanctions was rejected, with sanctions on him remaining in place as punishment for his having "set his face against an overwhelming international consensus, to align himself with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to travel to the frontline, and to help Russia fight its propaganda war". Ânes-pur-sàng (talk) 10:45, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

I started the United Kingdom sanctions article, which was clearly an article which should have been on Wikipedia long ago. When building an article, it is normal to add information to it which other editors will then 'whittle down'. You have done that, as you are free to do that. I have not challenged your edits, in fact I have been supportive of them, and your work. I hope we can move forward, making Wikipedia better together, not with personal attacks, and abuse, but with mutual respect, and support. Remember, it may not be official Wikipedia policy, but it is always better to be be nice to each other. Luganchanka (talk) 10:53, 27 January 2024 (UTC)