Talk:Colonial wireless alphabet/Archive 1 - Revision history

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Peter Farago" to "April Arcus"

2020-04-11T01:42:00Z

Text replacement - "Peter Farago" to "April Arcus"

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	:I have to go back and watch Hand of God but, I don't think Wilco is part of the phonetic alphabet. In radio transmissions it means "Will Comply" so you can see why it would be confusing to be used as a letter as well. --[[User:Talos\|Talos]] 17:49, 23 September 2005 (EDT)		:I have to go back and watch Hand of God but, I don't think Wilco is part of the phonetic alphabet. In radio transmissions it means "Will Comply" so you can see why it would be confusing to be used as a letter as well. --[[User:Talos\|Talos]] 17:49, 23 September 2005 (EDT)
	::Agree. The Hand of God writers clearly used the NATO phonetic alphabet. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 17:56, 23 September 2005 (EDT)		::Agree. The Hand of God writers clearly used the NATO phonetic alphabet. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 17:56, 23 September 2005 (EDT)
	:::The alphabet probably has astronomical terms for some of the letters, Pulsar, Quasar, and Universe for example. --[[User:Talos\|Talos]] 18:11, 23 September 2005 (EDT)		:::The alphabet probably has astronomical terms for some of the letters, Pulsar, Quasar, and Universe for example. --[[User:Talos\|Talos]] 18:11, 23 September 2005 (EDT)

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	Also, I think it would be really cool if we used the [[Wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet\|IPA]] in addition to an ad hoc guide, just to be as clear as possible. However, that's another issue, I think. --[[User:Day\|Day]] 20:43, 10 October 2005 (EDT)		Also, I think it would be really cool if we used the [[Wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet\|IPA]] in addition to an ad hoc guide, just to be as clear as possible. However, that's another issue, I think. --[[User:Day\|Day]] 20:43, 10 October 2005 (EDT)

	:We have Wikipedia's IPA template here, in case you want to use it. Joe imported it for me a while back.--[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 21:41, 10 October 2005 (EDT)		:We have Wikipedia's IPA template here, in case you want to use it. Joe imported it for me a while back.--[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 21:41, 10 October 2005 (EDT)

	==Unattested entries==		==Unattested entries==
	I'm not sure we should list the unattested entries here, although a link to the NATO alphabet and the points on which terms are unlikely are useful. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 21:38, 10 October 2005 (EDT)		I'm not sure we should list the unattested entries here, although a link to the NATO alphabet and the points on which terms are unlikely are useful. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 21:38, 10 October 2005 (EDT)
	:I trimmed the baseless speculation and improved episode citations. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 18:14, 19 November 2005 (EST)		:I trimmed the baseless speculation and improved episode citations. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 18:14, 19 November 2005 (EST)

	== Praise ==		== Praise ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Radio Alphabet */ reply

2008-05-04T13:50:28Z

Radio Alphabet: reply

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	:::::I was thinking about Kilo. When the Tactical Officer gives the information on a new DRADIS contact he always uses the word "Kerim". I'm not sure about this and I have no way of backing this up, but it's possible K is Kerim. -- [[User:Venge\|Venge]] 15:59, 4 May 2008 (EET)		:::::I was thinking about Kilo. When the Tactical Officer gives the information on a new DRADIS contact he always uses the word "Kerim". I'm not sure about this and I have no way of backing this up, but it's possible K is Kerim. -- [[User:Venge\|Venge]] 15:59, 4 May 2008 (EET)

			::::::The term is "[[carom]]", not "kerim". -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]] - [[bsp:\|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 13:50, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

	== Pronunciations ==		== Pronunciations ==

Venge: /* Radio Alphabet */

2008-05-04T12:58:14Z

Radio Alphabet

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	:::: Yeah. As I watched the rest of the episode, they used Wilco again and I was reminded of its normal usage. Thus I've removed it. I agree that Pulsar, Quasar and Universe are likely. I also bet they use Galaxy and maybe Star. However, I don't want to get into the business of pure speculation. --[[User:Day\|Day]] 18:19, 23 September 2005 (EDT)		:::: Yeah. As I watched the rest of the episode, they used Wilco again and I was reminded of its normal usage. Thus I've removed it. I agree that Pulsar, Quasar and Universe are likely. I also bet they use Galaxy and maybe Star. However, I don't want to get into the business of pure speculation. --[[User:Day\|Day]] 18:19, 23 September 2005 (EDT)

			:::::I was thinking about Kilo. When the Tactical Officer gives the information on a new DRADIS contact he always uses the word "Kerim". I'm not sure about this and I have no way of backing this up, but it's possible K is Kerim. -- [[User:Venge\|Venge]] 15:59, 4 May 2008 (EET)

	== Pronunciations ==		== Pronunciations ==

Day: /* Tango Uniform? */

2006-05-27T03:25:41Z

Tango Uniform?

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	::Odd, I just looked at the Final Cut transcipt and I missed it on the first look through. Thanks. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 10:57, 26 May 2006 (CDT)		::Odd, I just looked at the Final Cut transcipt and I missed it on the first look through. Thanks. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 10:57, 26 May 2006 (CDT)

			::: Whatcha think? Is this conclusive, then? I don't imagine they were talking about dancing, but still... --[[User:Day\|Day]] <sup>([[User talk:Day\|Talk]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard\|Admin]])</sup> 22:25, 26 May 2006 (CDT)

The Merovingian: /* Tango Uniform? */

2006-05-26T15:57:33Z

Tango Uniform?

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	:--''[[Final Cut]]''		:--''[[Final Cut]]''
	:(I did a search on the transcripts). --[[User:Steelviper\|Steelviper]] 10:42, 26 May 2006 (CDT)		:(I did a search on the transcripts). --[[User:Steelviper\|Steelviper]] 10:42, 26 May 2006 (CDT)

			::Odd, I just looked at the Final Cut transcipt and I missed it on the first look through. Thanks. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 10:57, 26 May 2006 (CDT)

Steelviper: /* Praise */ + tango reference

2006-05-26T15:42:00Z

Praise: + tango reference

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	Ooooh! This page looks so good now. I love the citation format. Wonerful, wonderful. Makes me happy. grin --[[User:Day\|Day]] 00:51, 21 November 2005 (EST)		Ooooh! This page looks so good now. I love the citation format. Wonerful, wonderful. Makes me happy. grin --[[User:Day\|Day]] 00:51, 21 November 2005 (EST)

			== Tango Uniform? ==
			Somebody said "tango" at some point, I have to check where...--[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 10:28, 26 May 2006 (CDT)

	~~Somebody said "tango" at some point~~, ~~I have to check where.~~..--[[~~User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian~~]] ~~<sup>~~(~~[[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]]~~ - [[~~Special~~:~~Editcount/The Merovingian~~\|E]]~~)</sup>~~ 10:28, 26 May 2006 (CDT)		:Gaeta: Copy that.

			:Grayshirt: Tango 1, Tango 1, Tango 1, weapons close 2-4-1

			:Hotdog: Engaging cylon radiers. Engaging cylon raiders.
			:--''[[Final Cut]]''
			:(I did a search on the transcripts). --[[User:Steelviper\|Steelviper]] 10:42, 26 May 2006 (CDT)

The Merovingian: /* Praise */

2006-05-26T15:28:04Z

Praise

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	Ooooh! This page looks so good now. I love the citation format. Wonerful, wonderful. Makes me happy. grin --[[User:Day\|Day]] 00:51, 21 November 2005 (EST)		Ooooh! This page looks so good now. I love the citation format. Wonerful, wonderful. Makes me happy. grin --[[User:Day\|Day]] 00:51, 21 November 2005 (EST)


			Somebody said "tango" at some point, I have to check where...--[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 10:28, 26 May 2006 (CDT)

Mercifull: Miniseries naming convention

2006-04-05T08:49:22Z

Miniseries naming convention

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	A, Bravo<sup>2</sup>, Constellation<sup>1</sup>, Delta<sup>2</sup>, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, Nebula<sup>1</sup>, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.		A, Bravo<sup>2</sup>, Constellation<sup>1</sup>, Delta<sup>2</sup>, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, Nebula<sup>1</sup>, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

	# ''[[~~Mini-Series~~]]''		# ''[[Miniseries]]''
	# ''[[Hand of God]]''		# ''[[Hand of God]]''

Day: Praise

2005-11-21T05:51:01Z

Praise

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	I'm not sure we should list the unattested entries here, although a link to the NATO alphabet and the points on which terms are unlikely are useful. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 21:38, 10 October 2005 (EDT)		I'm not sure we should list the unattested entries here, although a link to the NATO alphabet and the points on which terms are unlikely are useful. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 21:38, 10 October 2005 (EDT)
	:I trimmed the baseless speculation and improved episode citations. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 18:14, 19 November 2005 (EST)		:I trimmed the baseless speculation and improved episode citations. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 18:14, 19 November 2005 (EST)

			== Praise ==

			Ooooh! This page looks so good now. I love the citation format. Wonerful, wonderful. Makes me happy. grin --[[User:Day\|Day]] 00:51, 21 November 2005 (EST)

April Arcus: Talk:Colonial Wireless Alphabet moved to Talk:Colonial wireless alphabet

2005-11-19T23:16:07Z

Talk:Colonial Wireless Alphabet moved to Talk:Colonial wireless alphabet

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	:I have to go back and watch Hand of God but, I don't think Wilco is part of the phonetic alphabet. In radio transmissions it means "Will Comply" so you can see why it would be confusing to be used as a letter as well. --[[User:Talos\|Talos]] 17:49, 23 September 2005 (EDT)		:I have to go back and watch Hand of God but, I don't think Wilco is part of the phonetic alphabet. In radio transmissions it means "Will Comply" so you can see why it would be confusing to be used as a letter as well. --[[User:Talos\|Talos]] 17:49, 23 September 2005 (EDT)
	::Agree. The Hand of God writers clearly used the NATO phonetic alphabet. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 17:56, 23 September 2005 (EDT)		::Agree. The Hand of God writers clearly used the NATO phonetic alphabet. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 17:56, 23 September 2005 (EDT)
	:::The alphabet probably has astronomical terms for some of the letters, Pulsar, Quasar, and Universe for example. --[[User:Talos\|Talos]] 18:11, 23 September 2005 (EDT)		:::The alphabet probably has astronomical terms for some of the letters, Pulsar, Quasar, and Universe for example. --[[User:Talos\|Talos]] 18:11, 23 September 2005 (EDT)

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	Also, I think it would be really cool if we used the [[Wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet\|IPA]] in addition to an ad hoc guide, just to be as clear as possible. However, that's another issue, I think. --[[User:Day\|Day]] 20:43, 10 October 2005 (EDT)		Also, I think it would be really cool if we used the [[Wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet\|IPA]] in addition to an ad hoc guide, just to be as clear as possible. However, that's another issue, I think. --[[User:Day\|Day]] 20:43, 10 October 2005 (EDT)

	:We have Wikipedia's IPA template here, in case you want to use it. Joe imported it for me a while back.--[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 21:41, 10 October 2005 (EDT)		:We have Wikipedia's IPA template here, in case you want to use it. Joe imported it for me a while back.--[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 21:41, 10 October 2005 (EDT)

	==Unattested entries==		==Unattested entries==
	I'm not sure we should list the unattested entries here, although a link to the NATO alphabet and the points on which terms are unlikely are useful. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 21:38, 10 October 2005 (EDT)		I'm not sure we should list the unattested entries here, although a link to the NATO alphabet and the points on which terms are unlikely are useful. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 21:38, 10 October 2005 (EDT)
	:I trimmed the baseless speculation and improved episode citations. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 18:14, 19 November 2005 (EST)		:I trimmed the baseless speculation and improved episode citations. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 18:14, 19 November 2005 (EST)

	== Praise ==		== Praise ==