User talk:Sarahb

Archived Discussions

3/2009 - 9/2009

Please sign any messages with ~~~~ so that I know who I am talking to. Thank you.

Jheeghun

Sorry. I have fixed the coordinates. Jheeghun is described as 17 miles from Chutterpore (Chhatarpur). You probably noticed that by mapping the Nerbudda Fild Force route I finally pinpointed Kurrereah as Kararia. I also managed to correct Bhowragarh location. Small triumphs!--Sy 02:15, 6 October 2009 (PDT)

Amritsar

I liked the photo of the young Sikhs around the Jallianwala Bagh fountain even if it is not "historical". It's a sobering place to visit. As for the licence, you know I'm pretty hazy on this subject. I will go with whatever you think appropriate.
Is the Massacre a bit too one sided to be under Battles? We have the Delhi massacre in that category. We also have the Battle of Trimmoo Ghaut which should be called a massacre as John Nicholson annihilated the 46th BNI. Again there is Cawnpore (Bibigarh) which was no battle but the slaughter of helpless prisoners. Also I am about to write a page for the destruction of the 26th BNI which was wiped out at Ajnala after surrendering. Maybe we should have a Category:Outrages but it is dangerously subjective. A FIBIS policy decision?
I have also made a few pages recently for the outbreak of mutiny at various locations. I have put them under Indian Mutiny obviously but also under Battles and used the Battle Info Box. They can't really go under Mutinies as they would look as though they were separate from the Indian Mutiny. Any suggestions?--Sy 10:38, 14 October 2009 (PDT)

Campaign Maps

I have just found on the Fibiwiki Main Page the link to Fibiwiki Battle Maps. This leads to 44 maps on 9 pages. The inconsistent thing is that they are not battle maps but war or campaign maps. They are also in a random order and as far as I can see you can't search for a title. If you put Sind Campaign into the search bar you get Campaign Court, Chantry Close, Westminster, London W9, UK! They are also in Map format though Terrain format would be preferable. I don't think this is the most helpful link. Have you any influence?--Sy 10:38, 15 October 2009 (PDT)

I think it is great to draw attention to the maps on the Fibiwiki Main Page. I just think the link is confusing. Can we link to a Google Maps window showing all the maps as you can when you are logged in and click My Maps? If not, a link to the Category:Campaigns_with_FIBIS_Battle_Maps with extra explanation would be fine. To me Battle Map or Battlemap indicates a plan showing the disposal of the armed forces on the ground. Campaign maps seems more appropriate or is that just too pedantic?

On our earlier subject of what comes under Battles, would it be helpful if the title were 'Battles and Actions' as was the original table?--Sy 04:21, 16 October 2009 (PDT)

Photographs

I need a clarification for a photograph. Can I put up copyright photograph if I ask the photographer for permission (via email) for it to be uploaded to this site. It would still retain it copyright status. It would be for photographs for which free images are difficult to get. Also it can be removed once a free image is found. Thanks. Rzafar 07:51, 7 November 2009 (PST)

User Talk

When I left a message on Sy's User Talk I noticed the Date and Time generated were not correct. Maureene 22:23, 13 December 2009 (PST)

Veterinary Surgeon

Hi Sarah. Re Veterinary Surgeons/IMS . At least up until 1860 they were part of the IMS, being listed above Warrant Officer Apothecaries. http://books.google.com/books?id=O94NAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR9 1838 Bengal Directory; http://books.google.com/books?id=ahe1AAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PR17 Madras October 1860Maureene 14:23, 16 December 2009 (PST)

Non-British Ancestors

Hi Sarah re http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Category:Non-British_Ancestors. The information on this page, being a category, does not show up in a search.Is it possible to put the information into an article? Regards Maureene 04:44, 20 December 2009 (PST)

Indian Civil Service

Hi Sarah I was just looking at a link which Lee added and I think I managed to delete it.I don't know how this happened as I didn't physically delete.I haven't touched it again. Regards Maureene 02:41, 29 December 2009 (PST) Lee has now fixed this up Regards Maureene 18:26, 29 December 2009 (PST)

Scholars or antiquarians‎

Sorry Sarah I was copying an old link to see if I could find an archived version and somehow I managed to reinstate it. Obviously I am doing something incorrect when I look at past versions.See previous post also. Maureene 20:41, 3 January 2010 (PST)

Biographies

Glad you approve. I was going to ask you: Is it worthwhile putting all the biographies on the War page in addition to the specific ones on the Battles pages? I thought a list in the War article would be helpful.

There is a wealth of information in the archive books that Maureen has found and which I am beginning to explore. Finding them on the archive site is not very easy. I found Volumes 1 and 2 of the Duke of Wellington's despatches but not a later one covering the 4th Mysore War. I can't decide whether this is because it was not published (wouldn't they have covered his whole period?) or that it has not been digitized (woudn't they have done all of them?).--Sy 05:08, 6 January 2010 (PST)

Thanks for finding Vol III--Sy 01:26, 7 January 2010 (PST)

Redirect

Maureen has recently added 3rd Light Dragoons with an on-line book she has found. 3rd Light Dragoons was an earlier name of 17th Dragoons so I transferred the information there. I tried to put a redirect on 3rd Light Dragoons but it doesn't work. Clearly I have lost my marbles again. What have I done wrong?--Sy 01:26, 7 January 2010 (PST)

Hi Sarah and Sy. The online book in question was written in 1846 and the Regiment was then called the 3rd Light Dragoons. I think this is a different regiment to the 17th Dragoons, which was called 3rd Light Dragoons at a much earlier date. RegardsMaureene 02:02, 7 January 2010 (PST)