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Fredericksburg

Hello, Rob. I'm glad to see that CWPT is finally stepping up to do some Wikipedia related work. I have been bugging Jim Lighthizer for years to get someone to pay attention to it. A couple of comments about your additions to the Battle of Fredericksburg:

1. Since the focus of your addition emphasizes the importance of the Slaughter Pen Farm, it would have been appropriate for you to edit the base article to include some reference to it as part of the battle description.
2. The section on preservation efforts should ideally cover the preservation status of the entire battlefield--how many acres are already preserved, where are they, what important areas are still endangered, etc.?--not simply a rehash of a press release about current efforts to fund raise for the latest parcel.

Let me know what I can do to help, such as by modifying the battle maps already in the article. Hal Jespersen (talk) 01:58, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

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Repetitive edits

Hi there! I urge caution when applying identical links in a repetitive manner. I have no problem with the content of your additions, other than asking you to observe any conflicts of interest issues when editing pages or links which might be seen by others as intended to draw website hits. Thanks for your service and contributing to the pedia. BusterD (talk) 14:56, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

These external links are getting annoying

This sort of insertion is becoming a problem. None of us have a problem with you adding links to your worthy website to Civil War articles. Most editors would think of your website as a "reliable source." We welcome the addition of reliable information to the pedia. However, someone of your knowledge and interest could spend a few minutes more each time you have the impulse, and use some important fact from the article you're linking to prove an uncited assertion on the subject page. If you'd do that, you'd never see your links reverted. If you continue to just drive-by drop in links, you'll find the behavior viewed as a negative contribution, one I cautioned you about before. If you need any clarification, feel free to ask. BusterD (talk) 23:58, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

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File permission problem with File:AntietamFog.JPG

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