User contributions for Alansplodge
A user with 34,889 edits. Account created on 10 February 2008.
16 May 2024
- 12:2212:22, 16 May 2024 diff hist +301 Curl-up Added ref for House of Stairs / removed citation needed template / created reflist section current
- 11:5811:58, 16 May 2024 diff hist −7 Sabretache →Gallery: Reworded captions for Danish examples current
- 11:4011:40, 16 May 2024 diff hist +878 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Why is there an iron cross painted on top of this building?
- 11:3111:31, 16 May 2024 diff hist +168 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Talk the hind legs off a donkey
- 11:2111:21, 16 May 2024 diff hist +26 Cultural references to donkeys Added wikilink to donkey article and Wiktionary link to ass (in lead paragraph) current
- 11:1011:10, 16 May 2024 diff hist +611 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →House of Stairs II by M. C. Escher
15 May 2024
- 18:3318:33, 15 May 2024 diff hist +294 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Why is there an iron cross painted on top of this building?
- 18:3018:30, 15 May 2024 diff hist +222 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Why is there an iron cross painted on top of this building?
- 16:1216:12, 15 May 2024 diff hist −1 m Leopold II of Belgium →Domestic reign: Typo
- 16:1116:11, 15 May 2024 diff hist +580 Prince Baudouin of Belgium →Background: Added Flemish popularity
- 14:5314:53, 15 May 2024 diff hist −4 m Cultural references to donkeys →Literature and film: Removed duplicated wikilink for Palm Sunday
- 14:5114:51, 15 May 2024 diff hist +431 Cultural references to donkeys →Literature and film: Added Chesterton Donkey 1927
- 14:1414:14, 15 May 2024 diff hist +29 Operation Title →Chariot manned torpedoes: Corrected "three British battleships" to two (Bishop 2012 source agrees) and added "Raid on Alexandria (1941)" wikilink
- 13:0613:06, 15 May 2024 diff hist +40 Baudouin of Belgium Added confused hatnote for Prince Baudouin of Belgium current
- 13:0313:03, 15 May 2024 diff hist +748 Leopold II of Belgium →Domestic reign: Added linguistic divide with ref
- 12:2512:25, 15 May 2024 diff hist +203 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →"United States customary units"
- 12:2412:24, 15 May 2024 diff hist +809 United States customary units →History: Added use of term "United States customary units" and "English units" with refs current
- 11:2611:26, 15 May 2024 diff hist +195 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Driving side
- 11:0711:07, 15 May 2024 diff hist +3 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Talk the hind legs off a donkey
- 11:0611:06, 15 May 2024 diff hist +206 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Talk the hind legs off a donkey
- 10:5710:57, 15 May 2024 diff hist +4 m Turbine engine Asterixes
- 10:5510:55, 15 May 2024 diff hist +124 Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ships →Gas turbines in 1943?
- 10:5410:54, 15 May 2024 diff hist +222 Turbine engine Changed page from redirect (to "Gas turbine" article) to a disambiguation page, per a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ships Tag: Removed redirect
- 10:3810:38, 15 May 2024 diff hist +216 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →California Electoral College Result (2020)
- 10:3510:35, 15 May 2024 diff hist +473 Yes and no →Aye and variants: Added New England ''Ayuh"
- 10:1710:17, 15 May 2024 diff hist 0 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Talk the hind legs off a donkey
- 10:1610:16, 15 May 2024 diff hist +559 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Talk the hind legs off a donkey
- 10:1010:10, 15 May 2024 diff hist +721 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →"United States customary units"
- 09:5509:55, 15 May 2024 diff hist +349 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →"United States customary units"
14 May 2024
- 15:5715:57, 14 May 2024 diff hist +181 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →-er
- 15:4415:44, 14 May 2024 diff hist +164 Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ships →Gas turbines in 1943?
- 15:2615:26, 14 May 2024 diff hist +3 m Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →California Electoral College Result (2020)
- 15:2015:20, 14 May 2024 diff hist +175 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →California Electoral College Result (2020)
- 15:1815:18, 14 May 2024 diff hist +417 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →California Electoral College Result (2020)
- 15:0715:07, 14 May 2024 diff hist +48 Palio di Siena Added 17th century origin to lead (no other mention of age of the race there) current
- 15:0415:04, 14 May 2024 diff hist +296 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Entertainment →Thoroughbreds
- 14:4914:49, 14 May 2024 diff hist +264 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Entertainment →Don Martin and Monty Python
- 14:4014:40, 14 May 2024 diff hist +253 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →2004–2009 UAE population boom
13 May 2024
- 21:3221:32, 13 May 2024 diff hist −132 Roundabout Undid revision 1223712244 by Alansplodge (talk) - duplicate current Tag: Undo
- 21:3121:31, 13 May 2024 diff hist +132 Roundabout →Origins and demise of traffic circles: Added File:Uk's First Roundabout image Tag: Reverted
12 May 2024
11 May 2024
- 20:5120:51, 11 May 2024 diff hist +114 Coronation of Charles III and Camilla →External links: Added Coronation Roll link
- 17:4917:49, 11 May 2024 diff hist +45 User:Alansplodge →Some articles that I have created current
- 16:1116:11, 11 May 2024 diff hist +97 Coronation of Charles III and Camilla →Music: Added note for Gibbons Amen with ref
- 14:1314:13, 11 May 2024 diff hist −3 m Coronation of Charles III and Camilla →Art: Copyedit of previous
- 14:0914:09, 11 May 2024 diff hist +1,105 Coronation of Charles III and Camilla →Art: Added Coronation Roll
- 13:3313:33, 11 May 2024 diff hist +1 m Talk:Coronation of Charles III and Camilla →Hidden table template: Typo
- 13:3213:32, 11 May 2024 diff hist +481 Talk:Coronation of Charles III and Camilla →Hidden table template: new section Tag: New topic
- 13:1913:19, 11 May 2024 diff hist +411 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Entertainment →Thoroughbreds
- 13:0713:07, 11 May 2024 diff hist +248 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Instagram stars
- 13:0113:01, 11 May 2024 diff hist +126 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →German South West Africa
- 11:2111:21, 11 May 2024 diff hist +93 Tie rod →top: Added anchor plate link Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit
10 May 2024
- 20:0420:04, 10 May 2024 diff hist +343 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Random questions
- 19:5119:51, 10 May 2024 diff hist +1,137 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →German South West Africa
- 19:3419:34, 10 May 2024 diff hist +382 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →German South West Africa
- 19:2119:21, 10 May 2024 diff hist +4 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →German South West Africa
- 19:2019:20, 10 May 2024 diff hist +871 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Vlaamse Koning
9 May 2024
- 21:1321:13, 9 May 2024 diff hist +3 May 25 →1901–present: Added "US" to 1977 Star Wars release - it didn't open util 27 December in the UK.
- 15:5615:56, 9 May 2024 diff hist +65 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Random questions
- 15:5615:56, 9 May 2024 diff hist +360 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Random questions
- 15:3915:39, 9 May 2024 diff hist +540 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Latin
6 May 2024
- 12:3012:30, 6 May 2024 diff hist −58 Snodhill Castle Removed longest occupation claim - not supported by ref current
- 12:2712:27, 6 May 2024 diff hist −29 Snodhill Castle Removed advert banner, seems okay now.
- 12:2612:26, 6 May 2024 diff hist +284 Snodhill Castle →History: Added Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust website as reference
- 12:0512:05, 6 May 2024 diff hist +137 Talk:Falklands War →Probably unimportant, but "Guerra de *las* Malvinas"?
- 11:5511:55, 6 May 2024 diff hist +204 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Latin
- 11:4311:43, 6 May 2024 diff hist +24 m Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Driving side
- 11:2711:27, 6 May 2024 diff hist +23 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Driving side
- 11:2111:21, 6 May 2024 diff hist +582 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Driving side
- 11:1211:12, 6 May 2024 diff hist +173 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Driving side
- 11:0511:05, 6 May 2024 diff hist +451 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Scottish Episcopal Church
- 10:4910:49, 6 May 2024 diff hist −9 Japanese minelayer Shirataka →Operational history: Syntax - usual English word order (place comes before time) current
5 May 2024
- 17:2717:27, 5 May 2024 diff hist −2 m Adolf Hitler's wealth and income →Artistic ambitions: Typo
- 17:2417:24, 5 May 2024 diff hist +201 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Hitler's employment
- 17:2217:22, 5 May 2024 diff hist +3,746 Adolf Hitler's wealth and income Expanded text and added sections to fill the gap in the narrative. Added Kershaw 1999 ref.
4 May 2024
- 19:5919:59, 4 May 2024 diff hist +168 Adolf Hitler's rise to power →From Beer Hall melée to Beer Hall coup d'état: Added Putch image, moved defendants image down to relevant paragraph.
- 19:4519:45, 4 May 2024 diff hist +108 Adolf Hitler's rise to power →From early party membership to the Hofbräuhaus Melée (November 1921)
3 May 2024
- 19:3919:39, 3 May 2024 diff hist +15 Tre, Pol and Pen →Pol: Added Polgooth current
- 19:3319:33, 3 May 2024 diff hist +193 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Why is Tresckow pronounced like -cow and and not -coff
- 16:5216:52, 3 May 2024 diff hist +857 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science →Why Bronze Age and not Brass Age?
- 16:4216:42, 3 May 2024 diff hist +160 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Tank legend
- 16:0816:08, 3 May 2024 diff hist +15 m Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →"The Tay Bridge Disaster" really that bad of a poem?
- 16:0616:06, 3 May 2024 diff hist +378 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →"The Tay Bridge Disaster" really that bad of a poem?
- 16:0116:01, 3 May 2024 diff hist +13 The Tay Bridge Disaster Added section for the poem current
- 15:5915:59, 3 May 2024 diff hist +1,240 The Tay Bridge Disaster Added Criticism section with refs (cf Humanities Reference Desk inquiry; 1 May 2024).
- 15:3815:38, 3 May 2024 diff hist +63 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Hitler's employment
- 15:3015:30, 3 May 2024 diff hist +766 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Hitler's employment
- 15:2215:22, 3 May 2024 diff hist +264 Adolf Hitler's rise to power →From early party membership to the Hofbräuhaus Melée (November 1921): Added income from patrons
- 14:2214:22, 3 May 2024 diff hist +129 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Danish Islands
2 May 2024
- 22:0922:09, 2 May 2024 diff hist +162 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Hitler's employment
- 22:0822:08, 2 May 2024 diff hist +296 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Profile painting of a man wearing a turban or similar in a blue background
1 May 2024
- 21:4521:45, 1 May 2024 diff hist +610 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Hitler's employment
- 21:2721:27, 1 May 2024 diff hist +420 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Hitler's employment
- 20:0320:03, 1 May 2024 diff hist +246 User talk:Alansplodge →Archway
- 18:4918:49, 1 May 2024 diff hist +169 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Tank legend
- 18:4018:40, 1 May 2024 diff hist +134 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Tank legend
- 13:3713:37, 1 May 2024 diff hist +20 Archway, London →Toponymy: Expanded image caption current
- 13:3613:36, 1 May 2024 diff hist +154 Archway, London →Toponymy: Added Archway Bridge image and corrected Victoria County History citation
- 13:3013:30, 1 May 2024 diff hist +20 Charles Pooter Added wikilink current
- 13:1913:19, 1 May 2024 diff hist +351 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Tank legend: new section Tag: New topic
- 13:1313:13, 1 May 2024 diff hist −3 m M4 Sherman →First combat: Copyedit
- 13:0913:09, 1 May 2024 diff hist +169 M4 Sherman →Eastern Front: Added Soviet M4 image
- 13:0113:01, 1 May 2024 diff hist +193 M4 Sherman →First combat: Added Egypt image, moved victory parade image right
- 12:5712:57, 1 May 2024 diff hist +339 M4 Sherman →First combat: Added Churchill quote
- 12:2512:25, 1 May 2024 diff hist +28 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Latin alphabet
- 12:2512:25, 1 May 2024 diff hist +16 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Latin alphabet
- 12:0112:01, 1 May 2024 diff hist +249 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Latin alphabet
- 11:5611:56, 1 May 2024 diff hist −1 m Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Deliberate misspellings
- 11:5511:55, 1 May 2024 diff hist +182 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Deliberate misspellings
- 11:4911:49, 1 May 2024 diff hist +416 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Sunless Sea - Original Game Soundtrack
- 11:3611:36, 1 May 2024 diff hist +651 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →"The Tay Bridge Disaster" really that bad of a poem?
- 11:0411:04, 1 May 2024 diff hist +6 m Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →"The Tay Bridge Disaster" really that bad of a poem?
- 11:0311:03, 1 May 2024 diff hist +1,315 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →"The Tay Bridge Disaster" really that bad of a poem?
30 April 2024
- 15:3015:30, 30 April 2024 diff hist 0 m Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Bazar de la Charité fire again
- 15:2815:28, 30 April 2024 diff hist −24 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Bazar de la Charité fire again
- 15:2415:24, 30 April 2024 diff hist +391 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Bazar de la Charité fire again
- 15:1115:11, 30 April 2024 diff hist +583 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Bazar de la Charité fire again
- 14:5014:50, 30 April 2024 diff hist +192 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Volunteer (naval rank)
- 14:4814:48, 30 April 2024 diff hist +319 Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history →Help at RefDesk with early 19th-century Royal Navy ranks: new section Tag: New topic
- 14:4114:41, 30 April 2024 diff hist +9 M4 Sherman →First combat: More specific wikilink for Axis capture of Tobruk
29 April 2024
- 21:3121:31, 29 April 2024 diff hist +317 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Questions
- 21:1521:15, 29 April 2024 diff hist +3 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →White House Correspondents' dinner by both POTUS and VP
- 21:1421:14, 29 April 2024 diff hist +1 m Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →White House Correspondents' dinner by both POTUS and VP
- 21:1321:13, 29 April 2024 diff hist +17 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →White House Correspondents' dinner by both POTUS and VP
- 21:1221:12, 29 April 2024 diff hist +814 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →White House Correspondents' dinner by both POTUS and VP
28 April 2024
- 12:4812:48, 28 April 2024 diff hist +152 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →O dialeto fluminense
- 12:4412:44, 28 April 2024 diff hist +549 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →Outfit associated with voters of British parties
25 April 2024
- 10:1610:16, 25 April 2024 diff hist +540 Eurofighter Typhoon →Royal Air Force (UK): Added 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel
24 April 2024
- 12:2212:22, 24 April 2024 diff hist +113 Tricorne →Modern usage and legacy: Added U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps image
- 12:1612:16, 24 April 2024 diff hist +103 Halberd →Gallery: Added ''Alabardero'' image
- 12:1412:14, 24 April 2024 diff hist +87 Royal Guard (Spain) →Organization: Added ''Alabardero'' image
- 12:1312:13, 24 April 2024 diff hist +103 Tricorne →Modern usage and legacy: Added ''Alabardero'' Spanish Royal Guard image
- 11:4711:47, 24 April 2024 diff hist +250 Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history →nautical militia
- 11:0411:04, 24 April 2024 diff hist +435 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →NorCal or SoCal?
20 April 2024
- 21:4721:47, 20 April 2024 diff hist +1 m Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →"The Paris disaster"
- 21:4621:46, 20 April 2024 diff hist +176 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →"The Paris disaster"
- 21:3321:33, 20 April 2024 diff hist +367 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →"The Paris disaster"
- 21:2221:22, 20 April 2024 diff hist +335 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Random booming sound outside?
- 12:1012:10, 20 April 2024 diff hist −1 m HMAS Castlemaine →Design and construction: Removed full stops from Mk. abbreviation for conformity current
- 12:0412:04, 20 April 2024 diff hist +370 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →"Sitzfleisch" (German)
- 11:3611:36, 20 April 2024 diff hist +118 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Emblazoned for emblazed: how common is that?
- 11:1611:16, 20 April 2024 diff hist +214 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Smoking on an airplane in the 1960s
- 11:1311:13, 20 April 2024 diff hist +18 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Emblazoned for emblazed: how common is that?
- 11:1011:10, 20 April 2024 diff hist +188 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Emblazoned for emblazed: how common is that?
19 April 2024
- 12:5412:54, 19 April 2024 diff hist +79 Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history →Bathurst-class main gun
- 12:5312:53, 19 April 2024 diff hist +73 HMAS Castlemaine Corrected infobox armament details with ref.
- 12:4612:46, 19 April 2024 diff hist +405 HMAS Castlemaine →Design and construction: Added main armament details with ref
- 12:3212:32, 19 April 2024 diff hist −98 QF 4-inch naval gun Mk XXIII Undid revision 1219462481 by 70.116.208.34 (talk) video is referring to Mk XXIII mounting, not the gun. current Tag: Undo
- 12:3012:30, 19 April 2024 diff hist +134 Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history →Bathurst-class main gun
- 12:1912:19, 19 April 2024 diff hist +59 Life Guards (United Kingdom) →History: Added wikilink
- 12:1412:14, 19 April 2024 diff hist +2 m Life Guards (United Kingdom) →Battle honours: Corrected previous
- 12:1312:13, 19 April 2024 diff hist +405 Life Guards (United Kingdom) →Battle honours: Added wikilinks
- 11:2111:21, 19 April 2024 diff hist +246 Life Guards (United Kingdom) →History: Added Afghanistan image
- 11:1211:12, 19 April 2024 diff hist +484 Life Guards (United Kingdom) →History: Added 3 images
- 10:5710:57, 19 April 2024 diff hist +426 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →About factional fighting within the party
- 10:4910:49, 19 April 2024 diff hist +610 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities →About factional fighting within the party
- 10:3310:33, 19 April 2024 diff hist −1 m Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Smoking on an airplane in the 1960s
- 10:3310:33, 19 April 2024 diff hist +515 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous →Smoking on an airplane in the 1960s
18 April 2024
- 17:0817:08, 18 April 2024 diff hist −3 m Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history →Bathurst-class main gun: Clarified
- 17:0217:02, 18 April 2024 diff hist +1,392 QF 12-pounder 8 cwt gun →See also: Expanded text with refs. Changed section header to "Other uses".
- 12:1712:17, 18 April 2024 diff hist 0 m Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history →Bathurst-class main gun: Typo
- 12:1612:16, 18 April 2024 diff hist +765 Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history →Bathurst-class main gun: new section Tag: New topic
15 April 2024
- 20:5820:58, 15 April 2024 diff hist −3 m 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel →Defense provided by other countries: Corrected previous
- 20:5720:57, 15 April 2024 diff hist −2 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel →Defense provided by other countries: Clarified CENTCOM link per WP:EASTER EGG
- 17:4817:48, 15 April 2024 diff hist 0 m 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel →Defense provided by other countries: Typo
- 17:4517:45, 15 April 2024 diff hist +16 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel →Defense provided by other countries: Clarification "United Kingdom" instead of "it".
- 17:3617:36, 15 April 2024 diff hist +598 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel →Defense provided by other countries: Expanded US military participation with ref.
- 17:1917:19, 15 April 2024 diff hist +419 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel →Defense provided by other countries: Expanded UK participation details with ref.
14 April 2024
- 15:1115:11, 14 April 2024 diff hist +141 Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage →Uses: Added Edward VII image current
- 15:0615:06, 14 April 2024 diff hist 0 Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage Moved Portsmouth Gun Carriage image down to match section
12 April 2024
- 12:5412:54, 12 April 2024 diff hist +39 Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II →Lying-in-state: Clarified image caption
- 12:5112:51, 12 April 2024 diff hist +540 Life Guards (United Kingdom) →History: Expanded text with ref
- 12:2812:28, 12 April 2024 diff hist +1,193 Life Guards (United Kingdom) →History: Expanded text with ref and copyedit