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Task Force 1-41

I have once again turned the Task Force 1-41 article into a redirect. I have left a detailed explanation of various concerns on the talk page and would ask you not to reinstate the article without addressing those concerns. I'll also ask for input at WT:WikiProject Military history. Huon (talk) 19:32, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

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Hi Don, It's looking like it's a certainty that this articles for deletion discussion will end with an agreement that the article be retained. I appreciate that Wikipedia's bureaucratic processes can be frustrating to deal with. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 10:13, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

• • Thanks Nick. You guys did a lot for me. Much appreciated!Don Brunett (talk) 10:26, 30 December 2014 (UTC)Don Brunett
    • No problem at all - it's good to have editors with an interest in the 1991 Gulf War - and first hand knowledge of this conflict - around, and thanks for your work on this and other related articles Nick-D (talk) 10:33, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
    • No problem I don't think people realize how brutal it was out there. The Republican Guard units were much more determined than the conscript units out there. Very few of them surrendered. They also managed to take out some of our Bradleys and yes the T-72/Lion of Babylon tank can take out a Abrams. I saw it with my own eyes.Don Brunett (talk) 11:43, 30 December 2014 (UTC)Don Brunett

Hi, thanks for your contributions of photos and writing. I hope you don't find the AFD process too frustrating. I won't add to guesses about how that will conclude specifically, as it seems to be about the organization of articles about various military units and so on which is beyond me to follow, but I believe that your contributions can and will be kept in some form. I added a copy of one of your pics, above; I like the pics especially! It is hard to get started in Wikipedia. It seems unreasonable how many policies and rules and practices there are, how much contradictions there are, and how much seemingly negative intervention can happen. Please do try to Assume Good Faith on the part of other editors, who come from different perspectives and have different failings. Hang in there. Cheers, --doncram 18:04, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

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You wrote at the deletion debate page: '..*Buckshot I also wanted to clarify that the VUA's for the other units were not listed specifically as being awarded to a particular Task Force. They were listed mostly on brigade level from what I read. It really does not matter as 7th Corps destroyed the world's 4th largest army in a week. Most were deserving of the award, imo. I am critical of some of these air artillery units receiving the award as Iraq had little air support.' Now, having rechecked Dinackus and done twenty seconds' googling, this from CMH would appear to disagree with your recollection: none of the VUAs listed there was awarded to a task force. All were awarded to permanent MTOE organisations such as HHCs of battalions. 1st Bn, 41st Infantry appears at the top - the award was made to HHC, 1st Bn, 41st Infantry. Now if I may be boring and repeat myself, the linked list supports Dinackus when he says that '..in the VII Corps, virtually every manoeuvre battalion in the 1st and 3rd Armoured Divisions, 1st Infantry Division (Mech) and 2 ACR received the VUA.' So it wasn't mostly brigade HHCs. Buckshot06 (talk) 10:30, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

• • Have you bothered to open up and read the citations? They pretty much single out everybody on a brigade level for the exception of Task Force 1-41. Most of the VUA citations were well earned for the exception of the air artillery units, imo.Don Brunett (talk) 10:35, 31 December 2014 (UTC)Don Brunett
    • Because the topic of the article is Task Force 1-41 Infantry. It's not about anything else (!!). It also thoroughly clarifies what we're talking about - makes it much more distinguishable from a U.S. Navy task force (you'll see I moved your Joint Task Force entry from the USMCEB section, which it is assuredly not, to the combined-arms list. Next time read the top text at Joint Task Force before trying to add material there, please. Material about Task Force Iron should go at a page on that topic. Should you wish to add material on 3rd Brigade, 2nd Armored Division, the place for that is 2nd Armored Division (United States). Buckshot06 (talk) 04:51, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
    • I mistakingly put it in the wrong Task Force category because of how confusing the format is. I am familiar with the difference between the two. Thanks for correcting it.Don Brunett (talk) 11:28, 22 January 2015 (UTC)Don Brunett

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Maybe you should have messaged him. He would have been more than happy to verify that I can use the pic. I will have him email you.Don Brunett (talk) 23:04, 18 November 2015 (UTC)Don Brunett

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Actually, you have been sent multiple emails approving use of this photo.Don Brunett (talk) 11:36, 20 July 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

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• I forwarded his email for all three photos. You might want to look harder.Don Brunett (talk) 05:13, 19 January 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

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Saddam was not a general, but he was the Iraqi commander in chief anyway. None of my "awards", as you say, are directly related to the 1991 Gulf War. I am free to write about the 1991 GW without have been there in the same way that I can write about WWII or the Napoleonic Wars; being a first-hand witness doesn't make you better than a reliable source here in Wikipedia. And please, if you have something more to say, go to the article's talk page, not to my personal talk page. This is just a minor issue for me, Thank you.--Darius (talk) 23:21, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

• Cry me a river Darius. Half these Gulf War articles were a mess until I cleaned them up. You can thank me. If it was not a issue for you you would not have stopped by.Don Brunett (talk) 06:05, 18 February 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

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• I think I got them all.Don Brunett (talk) 20:55, 18 February 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

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You were sent the email with everything that was needed to retain the pictures. Please read your emails. You guys are doing a poor job.Don Brunett (talk) 14:42, 3 May 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

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I would kindly remind and ask you to follow the WP:MOS, including MILMOS, unless you wish to request changes. Changes to the MOS should not be debated on talkpages of users or articles, as they involve many, many, people. Thus they need to be discussed at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style. Buckshot06 (talk) 23:11, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Also, you keep on making unwarranted personal attacks, for example [1]. Do this twice more and you will receive a block. Regards Buckshot06 (talk) 04:37, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

You need to block the people that lessen the value of the articles. Also, I have one more article that needs approved. After that I am gone for good.Don Brunett (talk) 10:26, 5 May 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

Yes, I'd noticed that you were working on the Battle of Barawala Kalay Valley. I've mainspaced it after cleaning up the citations. Is there any other assistance I can give you? Buckshot06 (talk) 22:14, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

No. Thank you. I appreciate it.Don Brunett (talk) 23:29, 5 May 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

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One needs reliable academic or secondary sources to confirm commanders' views. On KIA, can you link to the discussion threads, and other relevant upload pages etc, then I can see what I can do. Buckshot06 (talk) 00:31, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

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I'm done doing anything else for Wikipedia.Don Brunett (talk) 22:54, 14 May 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

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In veritas (talk) 18:12, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

Um, that is my article submitted for me by buckshot.Don Brunett (talk) 18:16, 29 May 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

65th Brigade

(diff) The link added to the External links section is already mentioned in the References section. Also you removed the navigation box {{NEZAJA}} in your edit. --Z 13:29, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

Sorry.Don Brunett (talk) 13:30, 5 July 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

About your edits on the articles of Winter- and Continuation war.

Hello Don! I have checked your contributions and I can see that you are a quality editor, but there is a one thing I want to say to you. You highlight too much the results of Winter war and Continuation war, it is useless to make your own research by inventing things like "limited victory", "limited tactical victory" etc. I'm going to be honest and say that don't do that. I'm a Finnish history teacher and the professors here have accepted that Finland lost the Continuation war. No doubt in that. The Winter war is though littlebit tricky. USSR won on paper but Finland won in defense. So I think we can keep the discussion on the Winter war article, but leave the Continuation war, because it is clear what happened during that period. With kindest regards HunajaOtso (talk) 16:39, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. I had ancestors who fought on both sides.Don Brunett (talk) 16:55, 10 July 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

File permission problem with File:TF1-41Battle of Norfolk.jpg

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August 2016

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Don Brunett (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

That was one error. A week ago. I mean really? Look at all that I have contributed to Wikipedia.

Decline reason:

See, but it's not just one error. You've been running into copyright issues for a while now. I don't mean to denigrate your contributions, which appear significant. But copyright violations place Wikipedia itself in jeopardy. Now, as to your block, it's an indefinite block but not an infinite block. All you have to do is convince us you understand Wikipedia's policies on copyright and fair-use, by paraphrasing them. Note that Wikipedia's policies are generally stricter than what the law typically allows, and are notoriously tricky. But you are welcome to ask questions if you don't understand an area. Anyway, once you've convinced us you understand that, I see no reason why you shouldn't be unblocked right away. Yamla (talk) 01:25, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

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Don Brunett (talk) 01:18, 8 August 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

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Forget it. I have accomplished what I wanted to do. I am officially retired.

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Enjoy your retirement. PhilKnight (talk) 01:33, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

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Don Brunett (talk) 01:29, 8 August 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

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You people could have handled this differently. You could have been more respectful. Another point I wanted to make is you are very unorganized losing emails and such. Good luck.

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The unblock request template is not for general complaints. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 04:00, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

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Don Brunett (talk) 01:39, 8 August 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

I'm not sure what emails you're referring to, but please realize that all of the admins here are individual volunteers. An email message to one administrator goes to that admin only, and the rest have no way of seeing (or losing) it. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 02:17, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

You guys need some form of centralized communication because trust me you are dropping the ball. You have no organization at all. You constantly deleted photos I sent emails of verification from their owners and you still deleted them. Sometimes they were sent four times. Each email being the same. Finally after several attempts they were accepted. You also say you have stricter rules. That is BS. Over half your articles are a mess or just plain incorrect. For two years I have worked on them providing sound references in the process. Schools wont even allow their students to use Wiki for their projects for these very reasons so you guys have a lot of work to do before you garner any respect. Good luck. You will need it from what I have seen.Don Brunett (talk) 09:24, 8 August 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett

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Your draft article, Draft:Battle of Barawala Kalay Valley

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. 1989 (talk) 03:12, 2 January 2017 (UTC)