Wiki
Wed Nov 16, 2005 3:29 pm
Only Twice?? I find it interesting that on Wikipedia's Home page, they make the claim, "anybody can edit", but if one does such without observing an non-apparent protocol...it's called vandalizing. 
Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:01 am
originalboxcar wrote:It'd be great if we could get official confirmation from the NMUSAF either way eh?
I did. They're not. Just like the bear on the Andy Williams Show. "Not now, not ever, never!"
We knew this anyway, didn't we?
Rob / Kansan
Enola Gay
Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:51 pm
Kansan..The Ab-Fab Welshman certainly is a persistent little blighter! We
managed to get Bockscar removed from Current Airworthy, but he's
sticking to his guns on Enola Gay. Probably read the Smitsonian press
about "99% original"...
managed to get Bockscar removed from Current Airworthy, but he's
sticking to his guns on Enola Gay. Probably read the Smitsonian press
about "99% original"...
Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:04 pm
Salut Mon Colonel!! 
It's OK - you don't need to go in hot on this one. I do have an email from the NMUSAF (received this very morning) saying they have no intention of restoring Bockscar to airworthy condition. I am prepared to unleash this if needs be. However I think the author has stepped back from the previous position - having been challenged in the Talk section of Wikipedia by two different people. The article needs a little work (e.g. why is Enola Gay still listed under "airworthy"? ) however I suspect at least one WIXer is also a Wikipedian who's been giving this some attention. Look at the discussion / talk pages (and the editing history) and you'll see what I mean.
Rob
It's OK - you don't need to go in hot on this one. I do have an email from the NMUSAF (received this very morning) saying they have no intention of restoring Bockscar to airworthy condition. I am prepared to unleash this if needs be. However I think the author has stepped back from the previous position - having been challenged in the Talk section of Wikipedia by two different people. The article needs a little work (e.g. why is Enola Gay still listed under "airworthy"? ) however I suspect at least one WIXer is also a Wikipedian who's been giving this some attention. Look at the discussion / talk pages (and the editing history) and you'll see what I mean.
Rob