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Always precious

Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:20, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Thank you for your memory of this great honour. I hardly feel worthy, but I will endeavour to be of whatever little value I can to this encyclopaedia in future. RGloucester — ☎ 02:28, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Orlik (armoured train)" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Orlik (armoured train) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 March 6 § Orlik (armoured train) until a consensus is reached. CitrusHemlock 18:52, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Redirection of "Law enforcement in Ukraine"

Hello. Ten years ago you have erased the content of the article Law enforcement in Ukraine and redirected it to the article Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine): diff. What was the reason to do so? Tohaomg (talk) 12:10, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Tohaomg: Apologies for the delay in my reply. As you are aware, at that time, 'law enforcement in Ukraine' was being completely reorganised. The militia abolished, the National Police established...and our articles on the subject were in a right old state. Prior to my reorganisation, there was no independent article for the Ukrainian militsiya. The content was spread across law enforcement in Ukraine and Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine). In order to make way for new content relating to the reorganised law enforcement scheme, I created Militsiya (Ukraine), and moved all content related to the former militia there. The article on the ministry was refocused on the its new role as a pure government department, and content related to the new police service was placed at National Police of Ukraine. At the time, there was no existing content for a seperate 'law enforcement of Ukraine' article, and so it was merged, as you saw. I can say that you have done a great job on the new article using that title. Thanks very much for improving our articles related to Ukraine! RGloucester — ☎ 11:47, 12 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hi RGloucester. Thank you for your work on Mitsui High-tec. Another editor, SunDawn, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

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Redirect listed at Redirects for discussion

Redirects you have created have been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 September 15 § The war in Ukraine until a consensus is reached. 1234qwer 1234qwer 4 13:42, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

September 2025

Hello, I'm Zackmann08. Thank you for your recent contributions to Mitsui High-tec. When you were adding content to the page, you added duplicate arguments to a template which can cause issues with how the template is rendered. In the future, please use the preview button before you save your edit; this helps you find these errors as they will display in yellow at the top of the page. Thanks. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 16:29, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bolding

It's minor, but the bolded text was based on Invasion of Poland, which was what I was working off of here. I think it's important to say "was" here, to be clear that we are talking about the events of 2022. FOARP (talk) 09:25, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@FOARP: Thank you for your message. Yes, I saw that in your edit summary, but it is not clear to me why the 'invasion of Poland' article should be treated as any kind of model. I think MOS:AVOIDBOLD is pretty clear on this point. It should be our goal to avoid redundant and clumsy wording; I reckon that even you may be able to admit that the text was a tad unwieldy. Think of the reader! RGloucester — ☎ 09:48, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

One thing I'm starting to think you might have been right about: it might have been better to just write an article about the invasion de novo rather than use the draft. Whilst the draft already existed and was basically OK, making it a better article runs up against the very large amount of primary sourcing used to write it. FOARP (talk) 12:36, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@FOARP: At this point, there are more than enough good, academic sources with a military history focus chronicling the invasion. The ideal approach would be to use these, and abandon news sourcing altogether. This is what I would have suggested, had there have been a discussion on the matter. In days of yore, I would have been happy to contribute to such an article, but my access to good sources on Ukraine is somewhat diminished by my present locale. Never mind that I have no interest in getting involved in a 'contentious' folderol, which is what I know editing any such article will end up being. Don't think that I don't appreciate your efforts; I simply think of the reader, and the mess he will have to wade through to get to any information of relevance. RGloucester — ☎ 13:02, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Russo-Ukrainian war (2014–2022)

Hello, RGloucester,

Please when you use your Page Mover tool, ALWAYS leave a redirect behind. By not doing so for this page move, you created dozens and dozens of broken redirects (it was 61 broken redirects to be specific). I do not know why page movers don't like to leave redirects behind when they move an article but it really messes things up. If you don't want to leave a redirect, then please check "What links here" and manualy correct all of the pages that are linked to the article you want to move. That would be a project that can keep you occupied for a few hours. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:18, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Liz: Good morning, and my most sincere apologies for having created more of a mess than had already been created. In my haste to resolve the debacle that had been imposed by one wayward editor, I failed to note that the 'Leave a Redirect' box was unchecked. Again, my deepest apologies, and thank you for your swift action on this manner. RGloucester — ☎ 00:19, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting some help in copy edit

Hi,

Greetings @RGloucester, I am User:Bookku. I initiate and support update in information and knowledge gap areas on WP wherever whenever possible. Time to time, also invite other users in draft/ article expansion work or copyedit help for diversity in inputs.

Requesting you to visit the draft article User:Bookku/My Choice (2015 film) and provide copy edit or any suitable input, article expansion help in the draft, if the topic interests you.

Just fyi: How I came to user name? My general way is mentioned on my user page. In this specific instance: A page in my watch list was edited by you with summary c/e.

Thanks Bookku (talk) 03:40, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good afternoon, and thank you for your message. Whilst in normal circumstances I would be happy to help, I do not feel comfortable copyediting text written in a variety of English (Indian English) with which I am not intimately familiar. Kindly consider making a request at WP:GOCE. The veteran copyeditors there will be happy to help. Yours, &c. RGloucester — ☎ 07:38, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I understand. Thanks and happy editing. Bookku (talk) 08:00, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Tobata Women's Association is under review

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Political status of Crimea

Hello RGloucester! I’ve noticed that you’ve made many edits to articles related to Ukraine and the events surrounding it. I wanted to ask you about the topic of the article Political status of Crimea. I’ve read it several times, and to me, it seems to focus mainly on Russian–Ukrainian relations concerning the Crimean Peninsula. Yet, the title suggests it should deal specifically with the political status of Crimea. The article is almost entirely composed of a historical section, while, as far as I know, there is an ongoing discussion within Ukrainian society — with the participation of Crimean Tatar activists — about Crimea’s constitutional status after its eventual liberation. The Crimean Tatar perspective on Crimea’s status also appears to be rather underrepresented in the current version of the article. Hassan697 (talk) 20:34, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Hassan697: Good morning, and thank you for your message. My understanding is that political status of Crimea is focused on the geopolitical dispute between Russia and Ukraine; this is what 'political status' would usually mean. Admittedly, I find the title of that article unsatisfactory. In reality, it deals more narrowly with what is called the 'Crimean problem' or 'Crimean question' in academic sources.

As I am sure you are aware, Crimean Tatars would inevitably form a minority in any Crimean polity, regardless of whether it were to be independent, or subject to the Russian or Ukrainian state. Mind you, I am well-apprised of the reason why they would form a minority. I do not think there is much room for giving WP:UNDUE influence to any Tatar perspective that may exist in an article that deals primarily with an international dispute, when, as far as I am aware, there is no prominent movement for an independent Tatar state. Any conjecture about what might happen if Crimea were to return to Ukrainian rule seems to be of trivial importance unless it were to be deemed notable in reliable sources. Yours, &c. RGloucester — ☎ 23:10, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Heads up

In this edit I was confused by your use of the honorific Mr for Kerry Raymond. It is probably best to use everyone's full username for clarity and to avoid unintentional disrespect. Commander Keane (talk) 08:49, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am much obliged for your message. I have corrected the comment accordingly. Yours, &c. RGloucester — ☎ 08:52, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Sanae Takaichi

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ANI

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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 November 14 § Category:Governments by country

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Thanks a lot

Thanks a lot in cleaning up the 2025 China–Japan diplomatic crisis page. Sorry if I rushed the article. I'll be more careful in the future. The Account 2 (talk) 01:32, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@The Account 2: Don't worry about it, and thank you for your help as well. In future, I would suggest you make a draft first using the draftspace, especially when dealing with translations from other Wikipedias. Once all of the mess is cleared out, just move the draft to the mainspace. Yours, &c. RGloucester — ☎ 01:35, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot! I'll keep that in mind for future edits. The Account 2 (talk) 01:36, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

About your edit in the article 2025 China–Japan diplomatic crisis

Regarding your edit in the article 2025 China–Japan diplomatic crisis, my intent was to provide a historical basis of Japan's 'self defense' and its relation concerning the Bashi Channel in Taiwan. The very first spark that started the current crisis was the reply Sanae Takaichi gave to a question presented by Katsuya Okada of the Constitutional Democratic Party. Below is a translation of his question (source):

"You're saying that if a naval blockade were imposed, it might constitute a situation that threatens Japan's survival. For example, if the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines were blockaded, it might take a few extra days to reroute ships, but fundamentally it wouldn't mean that Japan's supply of energy or food would be cut off, right? I would like to ask under what circumstances such a situation would actually qualify as one that threatens Japan’s survival. What do you think?"

Takaichi then gave her reply, saying that an attack by China on Taiwan could be a 'existential crisis' to Japan.

What I added in my edit is the historical basis of when Japan started to say that a crisis in Taiwan (Bashi Channel) could directly affect Japan. As the specific term 'Bashi Channel' is used in the current diplomatic crisis, I believe the infomation I added is sufficiently connected to the topic. (Examples of Japanese media linking the Bashi Channel to the current crisis [1][2][3])

In terms of a obvious connection to the topic, I would say Shinzo Abe's 2021 remark also given in the same section lacks a direct connection, as he no longer had a position in the Japanese government at the time, and it all happened before Sanae Takaichi and Xue Jian's remarks this month. Kind regards, Hms1103 (talk) 06:28, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This discussion belongs on the article talk page. I will respond there. Yours, &c. RGloucester — ☎ 08:00, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Japan Self-Defense Forces

I've been editing the lead of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and wanted to include more information about its unique legal status/limitations and its history, but I have fears about potentially introducing incorrect information. I see that you're pretty knowledgeable in Japan-related topics. If it wouldn't be too much of a bother for you, could you help me? Thanks. The Account 2 (talk) 12:13, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@The Account 2: I'm juggling a few different things at once, but I will help to the degree I am able. I really would appreciate it if you would be more careful with your editing, however. The way that Legislation for Peace and Security was written made it seem like 'collective self-defence' was something Abe contrived. Now, I don't blame you for this. The problem is that you are relying too heavily on news sources that don't really have a good grasp of what is going on. I've created collective self-defence to help resolve this problem, i.e. make clear that this is a right ascribed to all states in international law. In future, I would ask that, when dealing with complex matters of international and Japanese law, please try to avoid using news sources. To the degree that you are able, try to find academic sources, using Google Books or perhaps the Wikipedia Library. News sources may work for current events, but are very insufficient for topics with as much depth as the JSDF, &c. Relying on news sources can very often introduce over-simplifications into articles, causing misunderstandings. Yours, &c. RGloucester — ☎ 04:16, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks a lot! I understand exactly what you mean. I'm more focused on China-related issues and I also regularly see news sources jumbling up a lot of facts (I've honestly felt for a long time that English news coverage of China and Japan is... lacking to say the least). I got myself acquiesced enough with academic work regarding China, but I don't know as much as Japan. Regarding Japan, what kind of academic sources would you recommend me? The Account 2 (talk) 09:01, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@The Account 2: I cannot necessarily recommend any particular sources, but if you are affilitated with a university, you might take advantage of its library. Or, as I said above, use the Wikipedia Library, which gives one access to a great variety of texts that would otherwise require a subscription. Google Scholar and Books are also quite helpful. I personally suggest using these resources first. If no good academic sources are available, then news sources may be useful. Yours, &c. RGloucester — ☎ 23:55, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Leader of the Opposition (Scotland)

You may want to have a look through the pages that once linked to this article to edit the mention of "Opposition Leader" to whatever it is you prefer. -- asilvering (talk) 04:55, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Asilvering: Thank you for your message. I'll take care of this in short order. Yours, &c. RGloucester — ☎ 04:57, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Anniversary RGloucester 🎉

Hey @RGloucester. Your wiki edit anniversary is today, marking 14 years of dedicated contributions to English Wikipedia. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey. :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 13:21, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gnoeee: Thank you for your kind message. It has been quite a long while. Yours, &c. RGloucester — ☎ 23:52, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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