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Hello, If you want to add that the Australian Army uses that gun, you need to provide a written reliable source which states it (for instance, a news story or reliable website stating that these guns are used by the Army). Your personal interpretation of photos is not a reliable source. Please stop using photos as sources. Thank you, Nick-D (talk) 11:41, 31 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You are continuing to make low quality edits to articles on Australian special forces. Please stop this. You don't need to list every single role special operations units undertake, for instance. You are also not providing reliable sources. Nick-D (talk) 10:28, 11 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please take the time to read WP:RS. Websites of fitness organisations are not reliable sources for the roles of Australian military units. More broadly, please do not edit war low quality material back into articles when it has been corrected by other editors. You may be blocked from editing if this continues. Instead, please start discussions on the relevant article's talk pages to help reach consensus on issues. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 08:26, 23 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have just deleted File:ADF flag.gif as you uploaded it under a blatantly false claim that it has been released under a Creative Commons license. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and further violations of the rules around copyright will lead to a block. More generally, and to be frank, your editing is largely of a low quality and you are annoying people with this. Please slow down, and take care to get things right. The thread at the top of this page provides links to resources which can help you to settle in, and locations where you can ask questions. I would strongly suggest that you make good use of these resources. Nick-D (talk) 08:37, 23 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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As your edit warring is continuing, I have posted the standard warning for this. Please make sure that you read it carefully, and stop edit warring. Edit warring while claiming that your edits are a "compromise" is considered pretty bad conduct by other editors and admins - you should always use talk pages to negotiate a compromise rather than to try to impose it. Nick-D (talk) 11:19, 23 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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While I'm WP:INVOLVED with you regarding article content, I don't think that I am on issues of copyright, especially when the matter is clear cut. Your decision to upload File:Australian Defence Force flag.jpg under a totally false statement that the flag is licensed under Creative Commons despite being warned for previously doing exactly this above was not well considered and indicates a deliberate intent to violate copyright. Please take the time to review Wikipedia's copyright policy (linked in the above standard text), and again note that this is taken very seriously. As I have noted elsewhere, you are well on the way to a lengthy-duration, and potentially indefinite-duration, block for disruptive editing. Please slow down, take the time to read Wikipedia's rules, and ask for help when you need it. Nick-D (talk) 11:39, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Tomotron,

You have listed some Australian and New Zealand units that perform unit (RAR /RNZIR) or Formation (Brigade) Reconnaissance. these units are not purely Reconnaissance units as the Reconnaissance done is purely done for the Tactical picture for the commander of those units, Other units like the RAAF you have listed are surveillance and response and (B Flight) FAC and the RAN unit listed conducts back to beach Reconnaissance prior to amphibious activities conducted by 2 RAR and 2 Cdo Regt.

SASR, NZSAS, RSU are in the ballpark of Reconnaissance units,

Request you amend your contribution to reflect a more accurate reflection of the Australian and New Zealand Reconnaissance units.

Thank you for your contribution,

Kindest Regards

Exsap

Exsap (talk) 01:27, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tomotron

This is the Concise definition for Reconnaissance

"Reconnaissance is a mission to obtain information by visual observation or other detection methods, about the activities and resources of an enemy or potential enemy, or about the meteorologic, hydrographic, or geographic characteristics of a particular area.[1] Reconnaissance"

(US Army FM 7-92; Chap. 4)

If a units Primary or Secondary Function(/Mission) is, and it trained and resourced to perform Reconnaissance than it would fit in to Reconnaissance units section.

as for Aust and NZ, - Keep SASR, NZSAS and RSU and remove the rest and maybe making a note that All Australian Army Infantry and Armored Cavalry units do have formation Reconnaissance capabilities. RAAF should be listed with in the ISTAR / Battlefield C4 / Coastal Patrol section , The RAN listed inExsap (talk) 03:29, 30 May 2020 (UTC) Military Diver units[reply]

for example you have not included under South African - 4 Recce Commando or 5 Recce Commando Regt's you have however correctly placed 44 Pathfinder Coy and incorrectly placed in the 1 Parachute Battalion,

If you like I am happy to assist you with the clean up and make this a more accurate and concise list of units

Kind Regards,

Reconnaissance is more like a fact finding exercise, ( ie Reconnaissance and Intelligence)

whereas Surveillance is more like after you have found the facts you observe and get more facts prior to responding / take action on situation developments (ie Surveillance and Target Acquisition

If you combine the above you have ISTAR, JISTAR, RISTA, or sub forms RSTA, STA, RIS , Recon/Recce, (Keeping) Obs or O.Ps — Preceding unsigned comment added by Exsap (talk • contribs) 09:22, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 124.183.128.196. I must've accidentally had a residential VPN on for another service while editing, nothing malicious. —Darth Tomotron ^(talk) 15:44, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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