Talk:Project grants/UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry

Discussion

Hello Panyd. This looks a smashing idea and one I hope we can support. Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 12:18, 4 March 2015 (GMT)

Hi Panyd. As you are a trusted contributor, I see no reason not to support this request. I've had a look around and I can't see anyway to get it cheaper than £22, so the amount requested is reasonable. The only point to note is that per standard practice the book will be considered the property of Wikimedia UK and will become part of the Library after you've finished with it. I hope this is not a problem. Best of luck with your project! CT Cooper · talk 17:23, 5 March 2015 (GMT)

The more people can get a hold of this and the information contained therein the happier I will be. Maybe someone will pick it up in the library and get interested! Panyd (talk) 12:46, 6 March 2015 (GMT)

Hi Panyd, thanks a lot for your application. Can you provide an estimated realistic timeline to when the project would be completed? Are you aiming for any highlighted content standard on these proposed new/improved articles (GA/FA)? Of course, one can keep going back to an article and make tweaks so they can never be considered finished, but it would be helpful if there's some quantifiable way of us saying the grant itself is completed. -- Katie Chan (WMUK) (talk) 11:43, 11 March 2015 (GMT)

Update?

Hi Panyd, is this grant application still live, or could it be closed? --MichaelMaggs (talk) 14:38, 28 May 2015 (BST)

Panyd, If your project is still active I have an interesting book that you'd be welcome to borrow: "Flying Saucers Have Landed" by Leslie and Adamski (1953). It's a fascinating trawl through the history of sightings from 1619 onwards, with quite a bit of discussion about official responses. The whole thing is written from the point of view of a true believer so may not have academic respectability but it could be cited as evidence of 1950's claims. Anyway, it's a real gem!--MichaelMaggs (talk) 19:24, 29 May 2015 (BST)