User talk:Adam.J.W.C./Previous discussions

You are welcome! i gave out a barnstar for the first time :) Now Cronulla_Sand_Dunes, Kurnell Peninsula looks good. Lara_bran 03:35, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

I think instead of google maps, wikimapia is better option. You can visit wikimapia.org to mark places yourself. Lara_bran 03:38, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay I will look into it. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. 03:41, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

User:Nikkul / Poverty in India

Replied on my talk page. Cheers! Xdenizen (talk) 04:59, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

What to do now? Should I also inform some other editors? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 05:17, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

"Unbeliveable" indeed. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 05:20, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Yu got that right. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 05:22, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I am also in retreat. Impossible to fight this problematic user. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 09:54, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

You have done an excellent job in the article. I thought we will not be able to put the image fighting this problematic user and the cabal. What this user was trying simply hide the truth. In the gallery section, we can add some more images of slums etc. But if this article puts all pictures in gallery section, then I think in other country poverty articles also, picture shuold remain in gallery section. Also look at the Poverty article, this user is trying to place the rural home image in that article, we need to stop him if he proceed in doing so. I am currently working in the Poverty article, and has put the image of poor people in Mumbai washing clothes alongside ditch in the article. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 09:41, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

This user had replaced the image of poor people in Mumbai washing clothes with the urban poverty image in Poverty article. But the image of poor people in Mumbai washing clothes is more illustrative of poverty as the other images in the article. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 09:53, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Ingleburn Army Camp

Created page Ingleburn Army Camp and updated template. Have problem with co-ordinates as when I follow link to other sites different location shown. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 00:04, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

The site of remains of Wallgrove Aerodrome runs NW from the intersection of Doonside Road and Holbeche Road. See [1] for diagram to see location of landing strip (now covered by grass). Regards --Newm30 (talk) 23:01, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

The site of Ingleburn Army Camp is located at Stevens Road, Ingleburn. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 23:11, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I will look into this as well, I am currently looking into the aerodrome. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 23:12, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the help. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 23:42, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Not a problem. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 23:44, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Kanchenjunga India.jpg

Please desist from trying to impose your Photoshopped image. You clearly have no idea how fake it is. To really appreciate this, you have to visit Darjeeeling, where this picture was taken, and see for yourself, either from the Tiger Hill observation bungalow (regular pre-dawn trips there are available for tourists) or, nearly as good, from Jalapahar, the ridge above the town, on the grounds of St Paul's (but you'll have to know someone!). The basic point is that Kanchenjunga lights up well before dawn: the sky is still dark when the south face gets lit. It starts reddish-orange, and as dawn approaches, the color fades down through yellowish orange to yellow. By the time the sky is as light as you would have it, the color show is over and all you see is pale yellow shading into white. This is not a daytime spectacle. rudra (talk) 05:24, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Malabar Battery

G'day, I have created the page for Malabar Battery as requested. Hope this is what you were after. Regards User:Newm30 (talk) 11:21, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

No problems, happy to help if required. Other sites include North Battery, Banks Battery, Malabar Battery, Signal Battery, Hornby Battery, Middle Battery, West Battery, Casemate Battery, Shelley Battery, Henry Battery, amongst a few others. Some will be difficult to obtain information for. Regards User:Newm30 (talk) 17:34, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Last night I found out that Signal Battery is located at Watsons Bay near the 2nd Lighthouse? Regards User:Newm30 (talk) 08:09, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

The expedition you state in Domain could be the old Navy "Black oil storage chambers" and that stuff was apparently very toxic and cancerous.User:Newm30 (talk) 14:29, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi, South Battery (South Head), Hornby Battery (Hornby Lighthouse) and Signal Battery (Watsons Bay) all appear to be very close together. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 23:43, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

I am a history buff by nature and I liked exploring the old Sydney forts when picnicing as a kid in Sydney. Not in Sydney anymore but in Newcastle which has two old forts and three World War II Battery emplacements. Keep up the good work. I am always willing to help if I can. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 01:35, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Just found this while trolling wikipedia [[2]] for where signal battery located. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 01:41, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Henry Head Battery

Hi, Great pics. I believe that Henry Head Fortification were built around 1870 and the reutilised during World War II. Is La Perouse Battery based at Cape Banks? --Newm30 (talk) 23:37, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Using Peter Dunn's website as a guide/reference, the following appeart to be located in La Perouse area.

* Banks Battery is at Cape Banks.
* Henry Battery is reutilised Henry Head Fort.
* Bare Island supposedly was also used in World War II, but do not have any information.

Sydney Forts

Hi, not sure if you know of these pages which feature partial information on Fort Phillip and Fort Macquarie. Also external sites Fort Macquarie, Sydney Naval History and History of Defensive Forts in Sydney Regards --Newm30 (talk) 00:37, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

The Forts were both demolished and replaced with other structures. Will be created Fort Philip page asap and maybe Fort Macquarie later today. Please feel free to edit pages as you feel fit. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 00:52, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Fort Philip page has been created. --Newm30 (talk) 01:26, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Not sure if you are aware of this page Disappearing gun --Newm30 (talk) 01:37, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

• Fort Macquarie page created. Also Admiralty House, Sydney, has some info on Fort Kirribilli, not sure of any other info on Fort Kirribilli. --Newm30 (talk) 02:15, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

I was researching some information and found that a early battery or gun emplacement was also located at Mrs Macquarie's Point. Do you know anyhting about this?? Regards --Newm30 (talk) 00:00, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Hope this list helps. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 00:28, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

• Anzac = Malabar Battery
• C'Bay = Chowder Bay
• Henry Head = Middle Head
• La Perouse = Cape Banks
• McKinley = Cape Banks
• Middle Bay = Middle Head
• Outer Bay = North Head or Shelley Battery
• Signal = Signal Battery, South Head

Hi, how are you? Just returned after three weeks off. I recieved an email from a libriarian and u might want to see whether you can look it up in the library. Fragile Forts - The fixed defences of Sydney Harbour 1788-1963 by Peter Oppenheim 2005. Will give u some information. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 01:14, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Henry Head Battery

Thanks for the article. I will have to try and see a topographic survey map for the region on Dept of Lands Spatial Information website to identify which structres are what and whether they have old aerials as well. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 00:37, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

2 x 6in guns located on head that has Bare Island to west when viewing south. Has old disappearing gun emplacement. --Newm30 (talk) 00:57, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Just saw gallery added. Great. Probably needs some info on pre WWII occupation and disappearing gun. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 01:04, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi, the original battery at Henry Head (1895-1918) consisted of two Breach Loading 6-inch Mark V Battery guns on Hydro-pneumatic mounts (known as disappearing guns). In 1942 there were two Quick Firing 18 pounder Mark II field guns operating as a anti-motor torpedo unit at Henry Head. Yet to discover 6in make or model. --Newm30 (talk) 01:11, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Cape Banks/Banks Battery

2 x 9.2 guns located near what appears to be bowling club near seaward side of golf course. --Newm30 (talk) 00:57, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Shelley Battery

The only place I can think of is Shelley Beach near Manly on North Head. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 01:38, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Hornby Battery

Hornby Battery is located near Hornby Lighthouse at South Head. --Newm30 (talk) 03:23, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

I believe that there are significant bunkers, gun emplacements and observation posts at Hornby Battery and Signal Battery at the Signal Station South Head. Have seen pics from Peter Dunn's site but link to battery page is not working. If your out that way they are all very close together --Newm30 (talk) 03:57, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Peter Dunn just loaded new page for Hornby Battery. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 00:34, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Red Wattlebird

Hi, I just reverted your changes, hope you can see that the original main pic was of a complete adult bird, whereas your replacement showed a juvenile and had the tail cropped out. Nice enough pic, maybe better at Wattlebird? Cheers, mikaul^talk 22:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Sydney Defence Sites

Wallgrove

I have just created the Wallgrove Army Base page and I am about to create Wallgrove Aerodrome page. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 03:31, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

• Revetments = aircraft bomb protection earth mounds. I assume that is what u were inquiring about? [[3]] Regards --Newm30 (talk) 09:40, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Camp Warwick

Updated [[4]] to include section on World War II usage by allied armed forces. Have updated template. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 01:46, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey

Yeah theyre my images. Sorry you couldnt use them. I know theyre very very beautiful images. Nikkul (talk) 03:49, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

HMAS Platypus

I believe HMAS Platypus is at Neutral Bay. Another couple of suburbs towards North Sydney. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 09:47, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

• HMAS Pengiun is located near Chowder Bay. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 01:35, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Poverty in India

After your edits, this user again reverted the image. The page is currently protected to stop the revert war. This user is very likely to go in the talk page of the article arguing for deletion of the image. In this case hell-bent in removing the Bodhgaya beggar image, or replacing with some other image. The job is boring, but there is no way other than engaging in debate with this problematic user. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 19:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

I think its a good thing that the page was protected. This user always wants to have things his way and always seems to have problems with other people on other projects, and nearly 100% of the time the arguments are over images. This seem to happen quite often. I think the image in question was rather moving and suitable for the that article, maybe Nikkul thought that it was degrading for Indian people, I don't think it is, its only portraying poverty. This user has had problems before http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser/Case/Nikkul . Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 22:31, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Sydney Harbor Net

I rated it Start class because WikiProject Military History has guidelines for B-class articles, and I can right off the bat tell you that it does not meet the requirements for sourcing. It may be as good as it can get at this time, but I'm sure that somewhere out there are better sources with some details. In the future, if you feel that it meets the B-class requirements, I encourage you to inform me and I will do an indepth reassessment.Cromdog (talk) 00:45, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

True, the plaque precludes a regular reference, but I was referring to the article text. All the sources are internet websites. I hardly ever give a pass if there isn't at least one scholarly book or article (aka hardcopy) source.Cromdog (talk) 00:54, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Pov in India

Hey,

Just to let you know, that if you keep reverting my edit on the poverty in india page, I'm gonna have to report you to ANI because there has been a discussion and people who did not want the image there drastically outnumbered the people who did 3 to 1. And so now, since consensus has been established, you are just vandalising the page. So, please dont revert my edit. Thanks Nikkul (talk) 07:52, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Are you a comedian or ......? most of the people there were previously informed, that was WP:CANVASS. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 22:35, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

• I see two issues here. The first one is the image and it's inclusion or not, the second is the conduct of Nikkul. To address the second, mayhap it's time to open an RfC on him. Xdenizen (talk) 01:09, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Do you think we should take it this far, would there be enough there to take it to RfC, I haven't actually done this before. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 01:41, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

• Well that depends on what you think needs to be done. The RfC page explains what and how it works. Do you think the actions of this editor need to be brought to the attention of the Community? Xdenizen (talk) 02:53, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Its hard to say, even though he is a pest, I am not quite sure if his edits are severe enough to report. If you go through his history you will find that he has had a troubled history with wikipedia and all this is related to photos or either sock puppets. Soon after the poverty in india situation he was at it again, disputing other images in other articles. I have seen his history and he is renowned for edit waring, licencing problems and so on. I think the main part of his problem is wanting to add his photos/uploads to articles and remove other. If you have a look at his user page he has a count on how many images he has added to articles. This makes me think that he thinks that he has some kind of monopoly on what goes into these articles. Try and change an image that he has on his special count on his user page and to him this would be some kind of offense. As for reporting him to rfc well I am not quite sure if it is a serious enough case but will look into this. I don't think that reporting him here would make much of a difference if he is still allowed to edit. I think its also a dominance thing as well. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 03:44, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

You may want to have a look at these pics in these articles that he has on his list, see if you can find better for the article, if you can replace them. He also uploads under a different name on commons, this name is commons:User:Indianhilbilly and also has this account that was deleted over there http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User:Nikkul. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 03:47, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

• Yeah, I've checked it out. He's got a bit of a history. I think he might just be bit enthusiastic and not keen on being criticised, even if it's constructive. He just doesn't seem to work well with others. Personally he doesn't stress me all that much. I'm mostly a vandal reverter so I don't have a great deal to do with him. My feeling is that if people are of the opinion he's being tendentious or disruptive then take it to RfC and have it resolved that way. Xdenizen (talk) 04:35, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for that, I might sit back for a while and let things cool down. You are also right about him not working well with others. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 05:21, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

• No prob. Taking the Path of Laid-Backness is always wise in this place. It's just the Intahwebz, after all. ;) Xdenizen (talk) 05:34, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

This user's edits are very disruptive. This user always try to put images he had uploaded without judging relevancy and delete images and edits which are relevant. A request for comment, although may not necessary now, may be needed in future. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 16:32, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Not a Bearded Dragon

The image you put and then restored to Bearded Dragon is actually not a bearded dragon. If you knew about these lizards, or read the article, or looked at the other pictures, you'd know this. That lizard has spines running down its back all the way down its tail. beard dragons have spines running only down the sides to the back legs, and not all the way down the tail. I will do research on your critter to find out what he is, but in the meantime please don't add him back. 137.142.181.179 (talk) 02:40, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Swamp

Sorry. You got caught in the revert. The nonsense was that "swamps are usually gaurded by fat purple ants with orange stripes" and a few other minor changes made by the IP. --Onorem♠Dil 00:08, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Thats alright, I realised that there may have been some vandalism intertwined with my edits, or someone thought it was me not logged in. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 00:27, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Balmain, New South Wales

Adam, By undoing my recent edit you also deleted the extra work I put in like references associated to relevant sections. I'll try and put them all back in there but can you please keep in mind any work that you might be deleting with a revert. Also, please keep in mind that people use different computers and different layouts. Sometimes something that looks good on your PC might look shocking on a better or lesser quality PC, or a diferent set-up. I preferred to see those photos in a gallery but I'm not going to enter into a war over reverts. If other editors want to keep them in there, that's fine. Cheers. J Bar (talk) 02:40, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

• Sorry about that, didn't see the extra work that was put in, put the pics back in the gallery if you want. I might also be adding more night pics into other articles especially north Sydney or where ever I kind get good night shots. I think it is sometimes better to include night shots as they look nicer in some cases. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 03:29, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Images

Just to clarify, there is no rule that says one thing can not be shown in one article twice. There is a dislike of using the same image twice in the article. But using different images is not illegal. What I am saying is that one thing can come under more than 1 category. There is no rule that each image should be representing separate things. That does not make sense. So please stop complaining Nikkul (talk) 03:13, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

• You could probably forgive something like this for being added twice, but a monument like that, well I don't think there is any point. Anyway the night pic of that other thing looks more attractive, where as the day shot is a little dull. I think that most editors (neutral) would do the same thing and not have more than one picture. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 03:24, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

FYI

I have read some of the comments you have made about me. And i'd just like to let you know that almost 99.9 % of the images I deal with are uploaded from flickr and 99.99% are not mine! So I hope you realize that I am not trying to put "my" image on every page. I search flickr for hours trying to find first class pictures to make an article look better. And so, I can't really be proud of myself because none of the images I deal with belong to me. So please do not say that I insist on having my image on every page because the images i put on there are not mine at all, and there is no credit given to me whatsoever if an image I uploaded is one a site. Nikkul (talk) 05:11, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

What comments were you talking about, they weren't meant to upset you, it was a neutral discussion that I was having with other editors about editing waring or whatever it may have been at the time. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 12:35, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

First Bankstown public school

Hi Adam JWC!

Regarding the first public school in Bankstown (thanks for the comment in my talk page btw :) ), I also felt the reference I provided about the information was a bit dodgy so I have uploaded a copy of the image I took at McLeod Reserve http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:First_public_school_in_bankstown_sign.jpg

Cheers, Hectic18 (talk) 00:06, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I saw many articles where your photographs are present. This helped very much in the improvement of the articles. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 09:58, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Hey!

Hey! Guess who's baaack! Thanks for trying on my talk page. I will make sure I'm extra careful next time! Chow Nikkul (talk) 05:48, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Well thanks for trying. By the way, you spelled congratulations wrong. I would suggest, as a friend, that you try the Simple English Wikipedia. Nikkul (talk) 05:59, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

No, I have never been to the Simple Wikipedia, for my English is far superior than that of others. Nikkul (talk) 06:18, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Feel free. I have not insulted you in any way. You are the one who told me to go there first. Cheers. Nikkul (talk) 06:25, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Picture Peer Review

I moved your requests so the names were consistent with the instructions. They are now at Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Grotto point reserve and Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Looking toward Manly. Good luck with WP:PPR, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 00:42, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 00:50, 18 February 2008 (UTC)