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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:28 pm |
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Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:09 am Posts: 4563
City or Town: Lake Munmorah
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AHOY THERE…! Do you regularly post links/ URLs to articles of interest on RAN Skilled Hands…? Then this is for you… Over time, it has become apparent that sharing externally sourced articles/ information is one of the more popular forms of posting on RAN Skilled Hands, yet until now, we’ve not imposed any protocols for doing so. Some of our more prolific ‘naked URL’ posters, due to the sheer volume, (not unlike the ‘boy who cried wolf’,) risk readers dismissing/ ignoring their links, thereby not having their posted contribution read at all, prompting reactions/ feedback like this: “I ignore most of the links, I feel it’s just lazy. On saying that, I don't particularly object, every now and again I find one interesting. Posters should give a brief summary of the link though, or not post it at all. Maybe posters could be requested not to post links unless they briefly explain them.” Now we don’t want to discourage sharing those articles, but the point is not lost on us… What if we could ensure a greater readership along with clarity for our Members…? Posting a link/ URL to the article, accompanied with some basic info, (headline, author, source and a few sentences,) as opposed to posting a ‘naked URL’, or a partial ‘cut and paste’, still saves space, yet it offers some protection from copyright/ plagiarism laws, and if the article headline, author, source and a relevant sentence, or two, are included, this not only acknowledges the author/ source, it also gives the reader an opportunity to decide if it’s worth his/ her further attention. If the article headline, author, source and the first sentence are included it enables a very effective Google search in case the link is broken, or a PayWall is encountered and you want to search for a secondary (free) source for the article. The following are the (newly) suggested protocols for sharing URLs…---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Example #1 (basic, using URL):ANALYSIS - N.Korea's bark may be worse than bite in threat to shoot down U.S. bombersMSN News/ Reuters Christine Kim and David Brunnstrom 28th September 2017 North Korea has threatened to shoot down U.S. bombers flying near the Korean peninsula, but it would have difficulty matching its words with action given aging air defense systems mostly dating to the Cold War, military experts said. http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/ana ... id=ieslice---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Example #2 (advanced, using Hyperlink): ANALYSIS - N.Korea's bark may be worse than bite in threat to shoot down U.S. bombersMSN News/ Reuters Christine Kim and David Brunnstrom 28th September 2017 North Korea has threatened to shoot down U.S. bombers flying near the Korean peninsula, but it would have difficulty matching its words with action given aging air defense systems mostly dating to the Cold War, military experts said. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And finally, if you’re in the habit of re-posting entire articles, including pictures/ videos, etc., because you already know it’s behind a PayWall, we don’t necessarily wish to discourage this practice, only PLEASE REMEMBER TO ADD THE FULL SOURCE DETAILS, AUTHOR, DATE, ETC., as well… Happy posting…!
_________________ Rick Pengilly WEBMASTER Ex-CPOMTH3 R42630 13th MOBI Intake July'62 to July'74 HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane
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sbjohns
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 7:19 pm |
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Joined: Mon Nov 10, 2003 2:11 am Posts: 143
City or Town: Perth
State: WA
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Question for the Admins. Do you think it may be time to delete the Nirimba 50th Section from the Main Page as it was 11 years ago and there hasn't been a post on it since 2006? I mean I'm all for nostalgia, but that's taking it a little too far.... Just Saying!!
_________________ Steve Johns R110510 Ex POETS 31st MOBI Intake July 71 to July 81 Nirimba, Kuttabul, WRE, Kuttabul, WRE, Kuttabul, Parramatta, WRE, Yarra, Stalwart, Derwent. _______________________________________
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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 7:32 pm |
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Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:09 am Posts: 4563
City or Town: Lake Munmorah
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It was left there more for historic purposes, Steve, but we'll review it in light of your observation...
_________________ Rick Pengilly WEBMASTER Ex-CPOMTH3 R42630 13th MOBI Intake July'62 to July'74 HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane
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Seejay
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:17 pm |
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Joined: Tue Nov 04, 2003 6:16 am Posts: 2029
City or Town: Cairns
State: QLD
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Steve's suggestion has merit.
_________________ Chris O'Keefe R43136 Ex WO Chippy 19th MOBI Intake July 65 to July 85 HMAS Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra. Anyone can be ordinary. Shipwrights choose to be extraordinary!
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Chippy Ned
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:51 pm |
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Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:25 am Posts: 785
City or Town: St Georges Basin
State: NSW
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I agree, I have been contemplating its removal for a while.
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John Kelly (WEBMASTER) R42620 Ex-WOMTH 13th MOBI Intake July'62 to July'83 Nirimba x3 - Rushcutter - Sydney x2 (Carrier) - Melbourne (Carrier) - Penguin - Kuttabul - Creswell x3 - Stalwart x2 - Brisbane.
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sbjohns
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 1:52 pm |
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Joined: Mon Nov 10, 2003 2:11 am Posts: 143
City or Town: Perth
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Gents, Can we have a quick recap on posting a photo into an entry? I recall having seen stuff in the past, but can't seem to find it now.
_________________ Steve Johns R110510 Ex POETS 31st MOBI Intake July 71 to July 81 Nirimba, Kuttabul, WRE, Kuttabul, WRE, Kuttabul, Parramatta, WRE, Yarra, Stalwart, Derwent. _______________________________________
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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 4:02 pm |
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Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:09 am Posts: 4563
City or Town: Lake Munmorah
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It was on the website, Steve, and I'm happy to put something together again, but not before the weekend, I've got a house inspection on which I must prioritise...
In the interim, if you have a photo or two that you want to add to a post, email it to me, (I've PM'd you with my e-mail address,) nominating which post you want it to appear in and I'll add it for you...
_________________ Rick Pengilly WEBMASTER Ex-CPOMTH3 R42630 13th MOBI Intake July'62 to July'74 HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane
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sbjohns
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 5:11 pm |
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Joined: Mon Nov 10, 2003 2:11 am Posts: 143
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Thanks Rick! (Got Captain's rounds coming??)
_________________ Steve Johns R110510 Ex POETS 31st MOBI Intake July 71 to July 81 Nirimba, Kuttabul, WRE, Kuttabul, WRE, Kuttabul, Parramatta, WRE, Yarra, Stalwart, Derwent. _______________________________________
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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 7:37 pm |
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Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:09 am Posts: 4563
City or Town: Lake Munmorah
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Ah yes, the joys of renting...!
_________________ Rick Pengilly WEBMASTER Ex-CPOMTH3 R42630 13th MOBI Intake July'62 to July'74 HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane
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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:32 am |
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Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:09 am Posts: 4563
City or Town: Lake Munmorah
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Re: Our Temporary Outage... Our apologies, Guys, to those of you who tried to log in at some stage over the past 24 hours, only to find a message stating that we'd exceeded our bandwidth... (...bit too much traffic leading up to Christmas, I guess..!) I put a call into the technicians (currently all on leave,) and left a message to see if we could bump it over the line, knowing that the worst case scenario, it was due to reset itself automatically on the 1st (tomorrow) anyway... In case it didn't come back on line before then, I'd left a message for you all on the HMAS Nirimba Facebook page from 'The "A" Team' of RAN Skilled Hands, wishing everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR and to say that we were look forward to chatting again on the other side... ...but then... BINGO...! Our lovely 'Techno-Geeks' got must have got my message and have generously allowed us to 'reset' our bandwidth quota a day early and so we're back on line again... To our bandwidth providers... THANKS GUYS, love your work, HAPPY NEW YEAR...!
_________________ Rick Pengilly WEBMASTER Ex-CPOMTH3 R42630 13th MOBI Intake July'62 to July'74 HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane
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