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Search for the book History of the Indian Mutiny by Ball. I could only find Volume 2
Click Book Reader 1, and if you have not already done so, download the Alternatiff plug in which you see on the screen. Then make sure you can see the bottom of the screen which has the arrows and the page numbers. If you can’t see it, there are two scrolling devices on the side of the screen, and you will need to scroll the bottom one until you can see the arrows etc. Click over the page number shown to delete it, and type 101 in the space, and press enter on your computer. This should bring you to computer page 101, or actual page 92. Regards [[User:Maureene|Maureene]] 12:11, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sy I looked up the FAQ on the Alternatiff site, and unfortunately it said it doessn't work for Mac users (I have Internet Explorer).
There is a Book Reader 2, which doesn't work for me, but perhaps this one may work for you. If that doesn't work,and Sarah doesn't kmow, maybe you could ask the India List if anyone knows. Regards [[User:Maureene|Maureene]] 14:05, 7 June 2010 (UTC) PS It sounds as though you can at least read the text, what you are looking for is a way to select the page you require. Regards [[User:Maureene|Maureene]] 21:29, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sy I have found some links about plug-ins for Mac users which I have added to [[Online books#Digital Library of India]] Regards
[[User:Maureene|Maureene]] 06:27, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
==[[Taku Forts]]==
Hi Sy [[Battle of Taku Fort 1858]], [[Battle of Taku Fort 1859]] but [[Battle of Taku Forts 1860]]. For consistency, should the first two be Battle of Taku Forts, (plural) ? Regards [[User:Maureene|Maureene]] 11:57, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
== Naval matters ==
In case you are not aware of its existence, this could be used for some of the articles you are currently working on: [[:Category:Naval and Maritime]] Regards, [[User:Sarahb|Sarah]] 19:35, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
== Internal/external links ==
OK, I am asking the question but Sarah is away until the weekend. FWIW my feeling is that the Location Infobox is the break-out point for this precise purpose which is quite different from that of the Location field in the Battle Infobox. BTW I looked for the discussion you had with Sarah but couldn't find it - can you point me in the right direction? Thanks. [[User:HughWilding|Hugh]] 10:15, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
==St. John the Evangelist Church, Colaba==
Hi Sy - Sorry about my error. I see Wikipedia has it as a Presbyterian Church , and that is where you have put it. However it seems to have been an Anglican Church at least initially, and perhaps up until independence, so I will change it to Anglican. Regards [[User:Maureene|Maureene]] 12:49, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
== 19th Light Dragoons ==
Hello there Sy,
I was looking at [[Special:WantedPages]] and spotted we have 5 redlinks to 19th Light Dragoons ([http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/19th_Light_Dragoons these] are the instances of the redlinks). I see you only deleted that page last week, but my preference would be to reinstate it as a redirect to fix these red links. Otherwise, everytime it is appropriate to link to '19th Light Dragoons' we will need to type the lengthier '19th Lancers|19th Light Dragoons'. What would you prefer?
Usually, before I delete a page I check the 'What links here' to make sure no other pages depend on or link to the one about to disappear and then fix those links accordingly.
Regards, [[User:Sarahb|Sarah]] 19:28, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
==Map template==
Excellent factory map. I fiddled with the template (well, I nicked one of the other templates - Bengal Army - and adjusted that) and I think it works better this way up, as you suggested. The Bengal Army template had a section for a title, so I left that in, but can scrap if you prefer. [[User:Sarahb|Sarah]] 19:52, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
==Operations in Waziristan==
Hi Sy [[Operations in Waziristan]] has Category: North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 but the content is 1936-1937. Also the box on the RHS says the same thing. Regards [[User:Maureene|Maureene]] 00:30, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
== North West Frontier Campaigns ==
Many thanks Sy. Unfortunately Categories can't be renamed. The only way around it is to create a new category and change the categorisation of all the other pages in that current category to the new category. --[[User:Valmay|FIBIS Webmaster]] 08:25, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
== Reginald Malpas Gore ==
I think we probably need to start a Biographies category for this sort of article.
:Just to let you know I have added a gallery for the images you added to the Reginald Malpas Gore page today. Many thanks for your help with this Sy. It's looking great! --[[User:Valmay|FIBIS Webmaster]] 17:14, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
== Battle of Tigree==
Hi Sy - A random page hit! I've tried to find some information and add it. Please feel free to change in any way you consider an improvement - I am not very conversant with the format of battle pages. [[User:Lee|Beverly]]
==[[Reginald Malpas Gore]]==
Hi Sy-I think the photos are great. Regarding the captions, perhaps Niffs (2 photos) could be defined (? Native Infantry Field Force) as my dictionary says a niff is a smell. Also one of the captions says ”Stiffs all!” What does this mean? It’s not an expression I have come across (although there is a different Australian expression with a sexual meaning). One of the meanings my dictionary gives of stiff is intoxicated which I doubt is intended. Regards [[User:Maureene|Maureene]] 02:45, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
==[[Corps of Royal Engineers]]==
Thanks Sy. I wasn't quite sure where to put thr link. Regards [[User:Maureene|Maureene]] 09:05, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
== Quick comment ==
Sy, excellent stuff on the military commanders. Really good idea linking everything together like that. [[User:Sarahb|Sarah]] 18:07, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
==[[De Meuron Regiment]]==
Hi Sy, These images are from Wikipedia
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Regiment_de_Meuron_Indien.jpg
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Regiment_suisse_de_Meuron_.png
I’m somewhat unsure about uploading images, and the associated details, and in this case whether it is OK to do so, so if you want to add these to the de Meuron Regiment page, could you do this. Regards [[User:Maureene|Maureene]] 10:23, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
==People by occupation==
Hi Sy, I previously discussed this with Sarah some weeks ago (emails 27-28 March 2011) Regards [[User:Maureene|Maureene]] 22:29, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
:Yes, Maureen is correct (sorry Maureen - I didn't realise so much time had passed *shame*). I apologize for not having set the category up as I said I would. I would prefer if the [[:Category:People by occupation]] be renamed [[:Category:Lists of people by occupation]]. If there are no major objections to this I will sort it out. I am also in favour of moving the lists of people out of their occupation articles in to their own articles (ie [[List of surgeons]] or [[List of notable surgeons]] - with notable possibly being used so that everyone doesn't add their own chap to the list when there are no published sources to link to about him). Any thoughts? [[User:Sarahb|Sarah]] 21:48, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
==Henry Havelock==
Hi Sy - have sent an email in acknowledgement. Has link to a chart which was recommended to me. [[User:Lee|Beverly]]
==Lord Lawrence ==
Oops! Glad you spotted that! [[User:Lee|Beverly]]
==Hancox pictures==
Gosh, that was organised of me. I don't even remember doing it! No problem; I was probably doing a general tidy up of uncat'd images and that is usually quicker than it looks like. [[User:Sarahb|Sarah]] 15:31, 31 October 2011 (PDT)
== FibiwikiProject Locations/Members ==
I've emailed him via the Email this user option in the toolbox to the left of the page when on a users page. Hopefully he will get the email OK and get in touch as he isn't a FIBIS member, so I don't have any contact details. --[[User:Valmay|FIBIS Webmaster]] 08:28, 13 November 2011 (PST)
==Thanks==
Dear Sy, hallo and thanks for your kind note. Im happy to be able to help out, and Valmay told me to get in touch with you, apropos the Map building for Abbottabad--indeed, I also sent a hand drawn map with some corrections to Sarah and Valmay will also probably be sharing that with you soon. I shall also send you information regarding the sites I have listed, so you can add these to the map--and I shall definitely have a look at the Calcutta page as suggested. Very best regards, Omer [[User:OSKT|OSKT]] 03:27, 2 December 2012 (PST)OSKT
:The thing is, why I wish first of all for you to see the map I sent, is that the map given on Google (and on the Abbottabad page) has a number of basic problems--it is first of all not correct in terms of roads and locations of the area/s that are of interest/relevance to us here on FIBIS; and secondly, certain place names or designations arent quite correct eg the Old Christian Cemetery of Abbottabad on the junction of Hill Road and Circular Road is labeled as usual 'Gora Qabristan' but its more commonly known here as the OCC, Old Christian Cemetery, or 'Purana Masihi/Isai Qabristan'--the Gora Qabristan and British Cemetery being terms that people have only recently begun to use to refere to it, since the 1990s; All the old Abbottabad residents that are left (and my family are amongst the oldest natives, first moving here circa 1880s-90s) will tell you that its the OCC. Iv tried to give a proper lay out for the streets in the Old/original cantonment too, as much as possible, reflecting the present situation on ground, new names and streets and landmarks etc. Would be v grateful if you could kindly first study this map, and then we can perhaps discuss and clarify things further? thanks, [[User:OSKT|OSKT]] 03:45, 2 December 2012 (PST)OSKT
:: Hallo, have you been able to see the Abbottabad map that I sent yet? [[User:OSKT|OSKT]] 04:23, 6 December 2012 (PST)OSKT
==GIPE Pune Digital Books==
Hi Sy
It seems the website is offline, perhaps due to maintenance. It is 9.25 am in Sydney, so it would be night time in India. The main University website is also offline (I checked using http://downorisitjustme.com). It will come back on, perhaps India daytime, but could be longer
Regards [[User:Maureene|Maureene]]
<br> it seems to be OK now 5.42pm Sydney Summer Time. Regards [[User:Maureene|Maureene]]
