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== Webmaster ==
I owe much of my interest in military and aviation history to video games. Games like ''Pearl Harbor: Zero Hour'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Red_Alert_2 ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2''], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Combat ''Ace Combat'' series] were very influential on me while I was growing up. The television show [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfights_(TV_series) ''Dogfights''] on the History Channel also deserves a lot of credit. Even earlier, my first encounter with World War II came as a result of my interest in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic RMS ''Titanic'']. The man who discovered the Titanic, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ballard Robert Ballard], also discovered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_battleship_Bismarck German battleship ''Bismarck'']. It was his book on the search and exploration of the wreck that I first learned about the war.{{efn|A quick aside, the hunt for the Bismarck is a terrible starting point for learning about the war. You will be very confused by the fact that outdated biplanes were responsible for crippling the ship.}}

In the interest of full disclosure, I would like to point out that I am not a pilot or a mechanic – I am a historian. Any knowledge I have of practical aeronautics and aircraft maintenance comes from spending time around, and asking questions of, others who are professional practitioners of those arts.

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== Website ==
=== Why does this website look like Wikipedia? ===
It is running [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki], the same software that Wikipedia uses.

=== Can I edit this website? ===
No. Although it looks like a wiki, it is a personal website. Therefore, account creation and editing have been restricted.

=== Why use MediaWiki if you're not going to allow multiple users? ===
A few reasons:
* Adding references is easy
* It focuses on content over appearance
* It allows more direct control over formatting
* Revision history is built in
* It is a format I am very comfortable with

=== What tools were used to create this website? ===
A number of tools were useful. These include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Export Wikipedia's export function] and a corresponding [http://warbirdphilosophy.com/wiki/Special:Import import function on this website] for transferring premade templates, a pair of [http://www.browserling.com/tools/bbcode-to-html BBCode to HTML] and [http://www.ebruni.it/en/software/os/i_love_wiki/index.mpl HTML to Wikitext] converters for copying existing forum threads, and a similar [http://excel2wiki.toolforge.org Excel to Wikitext converter].{{efn|Other tools unrelated to the creation of this website, but that are still both quite useful and free include:
* '''[http://www.audacityteam.org Audacity]''' – audio editor
* '''[http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk Bulk Rename Utility]''' – mass file renaming software
* '''[http://www.gimp.org GIMP]''' – raster graphics editor
* '''[http://hugin.sourceforge.io Hugin]''' – panorama photo stitcher
* '''[http://www.inkscape.org Inkscape]''' – vector graphics editor
* '''[http://www.irfanview.com IrfanView]''' – image viewer, editor, organizer and converter
* '''[http://www.qcad.org QCAD]''' – CAD software
* '''[http://www.videolan.org/vlc VLC Media Player]''' – media player
* '''[http://www.zotero.org Zotero]''' – citation management software}}

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