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Thanks much appreciated! H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 17:40, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-02-02T17:40:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-H1nkles-2012-02-02T17:40:00.000Z-SMasters-2012-01-28T04:49:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

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I found you on the list of peer review volunteers. Please look at Moncacht-Apé from a history article point of view and add any appropriate history or other categories and templates. Neither the author nor I request a full peer review. I'm new and my interests are Citizen science and Ornithology. I try to new page patrol a couple of articles from the back of the backlog to fulfill what I consider a duty to Wikipedia. Most new pages are dreadful; I recommend deletion of far too many and do a lot of work to make many others barely acceptable. User:Feis-Kontrol researched and cited his article well. I was pleased to add a couple of obvious categories but I chose to leave adding any History categories and adding the Project History template to the article talk page to someone with more background and interest in history. Hope you'll take on this task or recommend a historian who might. Thanks in advance, DocTree (talk) 02:33, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-05-30T02:33:00.000Z","author":"Doctree","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Doctree-2012-05-30T02:33:00.000Z-Please_Assess_a_New_History_Article_Moncacht-Ap\u00e9","replies":["c-H1nkles-2012-06-01T21:02:00.000Z-Doctree-2012-05-30T02:33:00.000Z"]}}-->

Hey there, and thank you for working on all sorts of different parts of this project and doing your "duty". I'm not really in a place where I have time to research and add to articles, but I can read and evaluate what has been written. That is more of what a "peer review" is supposed to do. I'll do that and would suggest posting a request for expansion help at the wikiprojects that have an interest in this article. Having never heard of this topic before I have no clue where to point you but if you look on the talk page you should be able to find wikiprojects that would have an interest in this subject. After reading the article I'll have more to say on direction for getting it expanded. Cheers! H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 21:02, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-06-01T21:02:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-H1nkles-2012-06-01T21:02:00.000Z-Doctree-2012-05-30T02:33:00.000Z","replies":["c-Doctree-2012-06-01T23:36:00.000Z-H1nkles-2012-06-01T21:02:00.000Z"]}}-->

Many thanks for wikiwork above and beyond. Most sources are written in 18th century French so I won't be contributing more. Thanks again, DocTree (talk) 23:36, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-06-01T23:36:00.000Z","author":"Doctree","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Doctree-2012-06-01T23:36:00.000Z-H1nkles-2012-06-01T21:02:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

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Hey H1nkles. I know you aren't super active, but if you ever get a chance, I'd like to bring Dan Oates to GA. You're one of the best reviewers I've met so it would be great if you could give me some advice to get the article there. Ryan Vesey Review me! 16:14, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-07-27T16:14:00.000Z","author":"Ryan Vesey","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Ryan_Vesey-2012-07-27T16:14:00.000Z-Review_request","replies":["c-H1nkles-2012-07-27T21:59:00.000Z-Ryan_Vesey-2012-07-27T16:14:00.000Z"],"displayName":"Ryan"}}-->

Ryan, thanks for the compliment, you're right I'm not super active but I'll see what I can do for you. H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 21:59, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-07-27T21:59:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-H1nkles-2012-07-27T21:59:00.000Z-Ryan_Vesey-2012-07-27T16:14:00.000Z","replies":["c-Ryan_Vesey-2012-07-27T23:02:00.000Z-H1nkles-2012-07-27T21:59:00.000Z"]}}-->

Thank you very much for the review. Now that it's been to DYK I'll probably take a short break for more sources to appear and then finish up the improvements. Ryan Vesey Review me! 23:02, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-07-27T23:02:00.000Z","author":"Ryan Vesey","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Ryan_Vesey-2012-07-27T23:02:00.000Z-H1nkles-2012-07-27T21:59:00.000Z","replies":[],"displayName":"Ryan"}}-->

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This is a note to let the main editors of Olympic Games know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on August 12, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 12, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 (talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:

The opening ceremony of the 2012 London summer Olympics

The Olympic Games are considered to be the world's foremost sports competition and more than 200 nations participate. The Games are held biennially, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating, so that each of these is held every four years. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, which is still the governing body of the games. The 20th and 21st centuries have seen several changes to the games, such as the creation of the Winter Games for ice and winter sports, the Paralympic Games for athletes with a physical disability, and the Youth Olympic Games. The Olympics have shifted away from the pure amateurism envisioned by Coubertin to allow participation of professional athletes. The growing importance of the mass media has created issues around corporate sponsorship and commercialization of the Games. World Wars led to the cancellation of the 1916, 1940, and 1944 Games. Large boycotts during the Cold War limited participation in the 1980 and 1984 Games. (more...)

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Thank you for striving for the highest goals in your Olympic articles, namely Olympic Games, - you are an awesome Wikipedian! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:26, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-08-12T21:26:00.000Z","author":"Gerda Arendt","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Gerda_Arendt-2012-08-12T21:26:00.000Z-Precious","replies":["c-H1nkles-2012-08-13T15:56:00.000Z-Gerda_Arendt-2012-08-12T21:26:00.000Z"]}}-->

Wow thank you! What an honor! H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 15:56, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-08-13T15:56:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-H1nkles-2012-08-13T15:56:00.000Z-Gerda_Arendt-2012-08-12T21:26:00.000Z","replies":["c-Gerda_Arendt-2012-08-13T15:57:00.000Z-H1nkles-2012-08-13T15:56:00.000Z"]}}-->

You won! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:57, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-08-13T15:57:00.000Z","author":"Gerda Arendt","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Gerda_Arendt-2012-08-13T15:57:00.000Z-H1nkles-2012-08-13T15:56:00.000Z","replies":["c-H1nkles-2012-08-13T16:08:00.000Z-Gerda_Arendt-2012-08-13T15:57:00.000Z"]}}-->

Thanks for taking the time to do that, it is actually very encouraging! H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 16:08, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-08-13T16:08:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-H1nkles-2012-08-13T16:08:00.000Z-Gerda_Arendt-2012-08-13T15:57:00.000Z","replies":["c-Gerda_Arendt-2012-08-13T16:12:00.000Z-H1nkles-2012-08-13T16:08:00.000Z"]}}-->

I do it once a day, it's good exercise ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:12, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-08-13T16:12:00.000Z","author":"Gerda Arendt","type":"comment","level":5,"id":"c-Gerda_Arendt-2012-08-13T16:12:00.000Z-H1nkles-2012-08-13T16:08:00.000Z","replies":["c-Gerda_Arendt-2013-08-12T05:50:00.000Z-Gerda_Arendt-2012-08-13T16:12:00.000Z"]}}-->

A year ago, you were the 211st recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:50, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-08-12T05:50:00.000Z","author":"Gerda Arendt","type":"comment","level":6,"id":"c-Gerda_Arendt-2013-08-12T05:50:00.000Z-Gerda_Arendt-2012-08-13T16:12:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

Hi. I am part of an effort to get Wikimedians access to the 2016 Summer Olympics as accredited reporters and photographers. Part of this effort includes covering the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Two Wikimedians have credentials to attend these games as reporters through Wikimedia Australia. As English Wikipedia does not allow original reporting, this is largely through Wikinews with a project page found at Wikinews:Paralympic Games. If you are interested in helping to get Wikimedians to the next Summer Olympics,I'd encourage you to assist with Wikinews efforts, and also to work on all language 2012 Summer Paralympic Wikipedia articles before, during and after the Games to demonstrate a track record of success. Thank you. --LauraHale (talk) 04:40, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-08-17T04:40:00.000Z","author":"LauraHale","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-LauraHale-2012-08-17T04:40:00.000Z-Getting_Wikimedians_to_the_Olympic_Games","replies":[]}}-->

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Type of Disability and Disability Class and Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Paralympics. --Kasper2006 (talk) 07:18, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-09-08T07:18:00.000Z","author":"Kasper2006","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Kasper2006-2012-09-08T07:18:00.000Z-I_refer_you_to_two_topics_on_which_you_have_your_say","replies":[]}}-->

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The WikiProject Good articles Newsletter Volume III, No. 1 – October 2012 September-December 2008, 2009, 2010, January-April 2011 | November 2012 Project News[1] There are currently 15,862 Good Articles listed at WP:GA. The backlog at Good Article Nominations is 345 unreviewed articles. Out of 439 total nominations, 24 are on hold, 66 are under review, and 4 are seeking a second opinion. Please go to WP:GAN and review an article! Even just reviewing one will help! The oldest unreviewed articles are: General sejm, Prime Minister of Vietnam, Tanisha Thomas, Kosta Pećanac, and Jilly Kitzinger. The categories with the largest backlogs are: Social sciences and society (80 articles), Sports and recreation (70 articles), Music (63 articles), Theatre, film and drama (52 articles), and History (41 articles). Please consider reviewing articles within these sections. There are currently 13 articles up for reassessment at Good Article Reassessment. 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Finally, one of the more basic things to look for is that every statement in the article has at least one reference! The only case that a statement doesn't need a reference is when it is common sense that the statement is defiantly true and/or in the case where the statement can't be challenged, as per what Wikipedia says, "All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable published source using an inline citation." From the Editor After a long 18 month hiatus, the third volume of the WikiProject Good Articles newsletter is here! Please leave any comments or feedback regarding this issue of the newsletter here or on the editors talk page. Also, Happy Halloween...in advance!!! PLEASE READ: If you do not wish to receive future WikiProject Good Articles newsletter's on your talk page, please remove your self from this list. 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Hello, I noticed you haven't been very active recently. Anything I could help you with? Drop me a note at my talk page. Best wishes! Biosthmors (talk) 23:39, 2 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-12-02T23:39:00.000Z","author":"Biosthmors","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Biosthmors-2012-12-02T23:39:00.000Z-Greetings","replies":["c-Biosthmors-2012-12-04T20:56:00.000Z-Biosthmors-2012-12-02T23:39:00.000Z"]}}-->

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Hello H1nkles, I saw your name listed on the PR volunteers list, and I thought based on your interests you might be able to help review my article, Fort Dobbs (North Carolina) (review here). The article passed ACR over at WP:MIL and passed GAN yesterday; I'm now pressing on to try to do FAC. The subject-matter is very narrow, and relatively minor, so sources are challenging and few and far between. I would appreciate any help you can give me! Cdtew (talk) 12:36, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-01-09T12:36:00.000Z","author":"Cdtew","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Cdtew-2013-01-09T12:36:00.000Z-Peer_review_request_--_French_and_Indian_War-era_fort","replies":["c-H1nkles-2013-01-10T02:14:00.000Z-Cdtew-2013-01-09T12:36:00.000Z"]}}-->

Congrats on passing GAN. I'd be happy to review the article though it may take a few days to finish the review. H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 02:14, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-01-10T02:14:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-01-10T02:14:00.000Z-Cdtew-2013-01-09T12:36:00.000Z","replies":["c-Cdtew-2013-01-12T18:35:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-01-10T02:14:00.000Z"]}}-->

H1nkles, thank you for your comments! I have taken time to respond to each one, and would appreciate any further responses or advice you may have! Thank you once again for taking the time to review my work. Cdtew (talk) 18:35, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-01-12T18:35:00.000Z","author":"Cdtew","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Cdtew-2013-01-12T18:35:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-01-10T02:14:00.000Z","replies":["c-H1nkles-2013-01-12T19:07:00.000Z-Cdtew-2013-01-12T18:35:00.000Z"]}}-->

I've added a couple of comments and a general remark on tangental information as it is viewed at FAC. The comments are all my opinion so take it for what it's worth. Best of luck! H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 19:07, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-01-12T19:07:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-01-12T19:07:00.000Z-Cdtew-2013-01-12T18:35:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

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Greetings H1knles,

This is gagegs. I have been working on a new, and my first, Wikipedia article called Rittenhouse Elementary School. I'm brand-spanking new to Wikipedia, and am slowly learning my way around (slowly being the operative word). I found your talk page on a list of folks who may be willing to review new articles. If this is so, would you be willing to take a look, or direct me to the appropriate spot for new article reviews?

Thanks in advance for your help...everyone at Wikipedia has been amazingly helpful, and this has been a tremendous experience.

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H1nkles, since you have been very helpful in the past, I was hoping you would take a look at Wikipedia:Peer review/James Moore (Continental Army officer)/archive1, which I would like to get towards FA at some point if possible. Thank you for your assistance, if you find the time! And if not, thanks anyways. Cdtew (talk) 15:58, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-05-02T15:58:00.000Z","author":"Cdtew","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Cdtew-2013-05-02T15:58:00.000Z-James_Moore_Peer_Review","replies":[]}}-->

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Hi H1nkles,

Thanks for providing your input! Unfortunately the timing of this review was not the best as it coincided with the end of my academic semester. I was preoccupied with the seminars, project work, exams, etc. I nominated this article on January 30, but never expected that it would take this long (more than three months) for anyone to pick it up. I've been meaning to ask you: if I renominate it a week later, would you like to review this? I'd be ever grateful. I'm not sure what's the current status. But I'd like to work on your concerns. — Bill william compton^Talk 14:06, 25 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-25T14:06:00.000Z","author":"Bill william compton","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-25T14:06:00.000Z-2009_Mediterranean_Games","replies":["c-H1nkles-2013-06-25T19:56:00.000Z-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-25T14:06:00.000Z"],"displayName":"\u2014 Bill william compton"}}-->

I don't think you need to renominate it I could finish it off, but I don't want to step on the toes of the original reviewer. If there could be a way to delicately pass the reins over I'll happily finish it off. I have poked the reviewer but no response. Perhaps I can just be bold? What do you think? H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 19:56, 25 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-25T19:56:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-06-25T19:56:00.000Z-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-25T14:06:00.000Z","replies":["c-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-26T04:53:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-06-25T19:56:00.000Z"]}}-->

I don't think that the reviewer has much clue about the GAR process or the kind of article x/he is reviewing. It'd be great if you take over. Regards. — Bill william compton^Talk 04:53, 26 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-26T04:53:00.000Z","author":"Bill william compton","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-26T04:53:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-06-25T19:56:00.000Z","replies":["c-H1nkles-2013-06-29T14:29:00.000Z-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-26T04:53:00.000Z"],"displayName":"\u2014 Bill william compton"}}-->

Ok I've finished it up. Best of luck to you. H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 14:29, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-29T14:29:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-06-29T14:29:00.000Z-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-26T04:53:00.000Z","replies":["c-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-29T15:29:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-06-29T14:29:00.000Z"]}}-->

Thank you very much! 2009 Mediterranean Games medal table is under featured list review. If you would like to leave comments which concern you or would cast a vote in support or opposition based on your findings, I would much appreciate it. The list has garnered several good (and resolved) reviews, but no votes have been cast. Thanks again. — Bill william compton^Talk 15:29, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-29T15:29:00.000Z","author":"Bill william compton","type":"comment","level":5,"id":"c-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-29T15:29:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-06-29T14:29:00.000Z","replies":["c-H1nkles-2013-06-29T15:33:00.000Z-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-29T15:29:00.000Z"],"displayName":"\u2014 Bill william compton"}}-->

I'm in the midst of reviewing a GA Nominee that has been sitting since March. I'll try to get to your list but, as I'm sure you can empathize, I feel I should give my attention first to the article that has been sitting for so long waiting for a review. H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 15:33, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-29T15:33:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":6,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-06-29T15:33:00.000Z-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-29T15:29:00.000Z","replies":["c-Domesticenginerd-2013-06-29T16:06:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-06-29T15:33:00.000Z"]}}-->

It's disconcerting to run into this discussion on accident. I wish that there was some sort of gratefulness for my attempt to help. Instead, I feel like people want to complain that I took too long and that I don't know what I am doing. I tried to help close out a long-waiting article since it had sat for so long; granted, it took me a month and a half, large in part to my own schedule, but I figured it was better to help close it than leave it to sit unreviewed.--domesticenginerd 16:06, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-29T16:06:00.000Z","author":"Domesticenginerd","type":"comment","level":7,"id":"c-Domesticenginerd-2013-06-29T16:06:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-06-29T15:33:00.000Z","replies":["c-H1nkles-2013-06-29T16:19:00.000Z-Domesticenginerd-2013-06-29T16:06:00.000Z","c-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-29T17:15:00.000Z-Domesticenginerd-2013-06-29T16:06:00.000Z"]}}-->

I've replied to your concerns below so my reply to your comment here is that I can't speak for the other editor's statements, but I feel as though I have been gracious in deferring to your position as the original reviewer. I don't feel as though my comments were ungrateful or complaining. I was stating facts but certainly did not intend them to be a complaint. I understand that we are all volunteers here, doing work when we can for the greater good. I hope this situation does not sour you on GA reviewing, it is an important role. H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 16:19, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-29T16:19:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":8,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-06-29T16:19:00.000Z-Domesticenginerd-2013-06-29T16:06:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

domesticenginerd, I never meant to offend you, and I am deeply sorry that you had to endure this. I just assumed that you were unfamiliar with the GAR process, but honestly, I'm truly grateful that you took the time to review the article. I guess we both had busy schedules. — Bill william compton^Talk 17:15, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-29T17:15:00.000Z","author":"Bill william compton","type":"comment","level":8,"id":"c-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-29T17:15:00.000Z-Domesticenginerd-2013-06-29T16:06:00.000Z","replies":[],"displayName":"\u2014 Bill william compton"}}-->

Hello H1nkles. I saw that we changed the status of the GAN of 2009 Mediterranean Games. I am a bit concerned because I completed my final assessment of it and shared what it was missing. There were the grammar/tense issues. Additionally, and what I believe is a bigger issue, the article is missing a controversy/concerns section. Through searching online, I was able to find controversial events that occurred related to and during the event. I shared these and the nomination said he'd investigate, yet nothing was added. Can we please address this gap?

Last week, I tried changing the nomination status on the artcle's talk page but the infobox didn't change.--domesticenginerd 15:56, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-29T15:56:00.000Z","author":"Domesticenginerd","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Domesticenginerd-2013-06-29T15:56:00.000Z-2009_Mediterranean_Games_2","replies":["c-H1nkles-2013-06-29T16:13:00.000Z-Domesticenginerd-2013-06-29T15:56:00.000Z"]}}-->

Hello and thank you for listing your concerns. I did complete the review and pass it to GA. My feeling upon reading your review, reading the article and reading the review by DOM497 was that the concerns had (for the most part) been addressed. I agree that there may be need for some discussion about controversies and I will bring this up with the editor of the article. To be honest my decision came down to feeling as though the article did meet the GA criteria, had been pending a decision for a long time, and I had sought further comment from you with no response. As I stated in my second opinion review, I am one to always defer to the original reviewer but in this case, since there had been no communication, I assumed that you were indisposed or were otherwise unable to finalize the review. As such I didn't feel it fair to the nominator to continue to hold the review indefinitely. At this point I would like to try to work with the editor to address your concerns without re-opening the review since bots have done their work and it would be a bit of a nightmare to undo the process if that is ok with you. H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 16:13, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-29T16:13:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-06-29T16:13:00.000Z-Domesticenginerd-2013-06-29T15:56:00.000Z","replies":["c-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-29T17:22:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-06-29T16:13:00.000Z"]}}-->

If domesticenginerd agrees with this arrangement, then I'll do all my best to answer the concerns. — Bill william compton^Talk 17:22, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-29T17:22:00.000Z","author":"Bill william compton","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Bill_william_compton-2013-06-29T17:22:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-06-29T16:13:00.000Z","replies":[],"displayName":"\u2014 Bill william compton"}}-->

why would you not accept the inclusion of a book that describes -- in significant detail -- the winter olympics of 1928, 1932 and 1936. I believe historical literature helps puts things in perspective. respectfully, ES Kraay 01:02, 17 July 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Baddyo (talk • contribs)

Thank you for your comment and edit to the article. I reverted your edit because it does not conform to Wikipedia's Manual of Style. I am 100% in support of including historical literature. What you can do is take information from the book that you feel is relevant and add it to the article. Then cite the book and put it in the references section. That way the book is included and readers who don't have access to the book can enjoy the information from the book in the article. One other note: it appears as though you wrote the book that you wish to include, which is fine as long as you mind Wikipedia rules regarding advertising. I hope that makes sense and please feel free to respond if you have a question or disagree. H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 01:17, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-07-17T01:17:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-07-17T01:17:00.000Z-winter_olympics","replies":[]}}-->

Hello! I want to start by saying a huge thank you for your review of Rocks and Honey. Very happy that it's been approved, hard work paid off. Thanks for your co-operation and assistance. It's appreciated!

I wonder if I could ask you a quick question just in case you know what to do about this... I saw when the Rocks and Honey page on the Hungarian Wikipedia was nominated to be listed as a Featured Article, someone advised the editor to copy the "Critical reception" content from the English version. They eventually did, and the content was copied and translated word for word. I know that on the English Wikipedia we have to add a template that says "This article contains a translation of Rocks and Honey from hu.wikipedia." Does this also apply in the Hungarian language? Just because "all Wikimedia projects use the same or compatible licensing for most of its content" apparently. Thanks, Bonnietylersave (talk) 15:28, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-07-25T15:28:00.000Z","author":"Bonnietylersave","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Bonnietylersave-2013-07-25T15:28:00.000Z-Thanks_and_a_question","replies":["c-H1nkles-2013-07-25T14:38:00.000Z-Bonnietylersave-2013-07-25T15:28:00.000Z"]}}-->

First you're welcome and yes hard work does pay off. As far as translation stuff goes, I wouldn't be a good source for answering that question. Unfortunately I just haven't run across this issue in my dealings. I know that material we write is not owned by us in that we can't claim copyright infringement if it is copied nor can we demand some sort of attribution, but I'm not sure if they are forced to add a template indicating translation. BUT that being said, I did find this policy that may help: WP:TrU. From here it does appear as though editors are supposed to acknowledge that the article was translated from English WP. This applies specifically to full articles so I don't know if that would also apply to sections but it may be a good jumping off point. Best of luck to you, oh and how in the world did you determine that parts of the English article had been translated word for word into the Hungarian article? H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 14:38, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-07-25T14:38:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-07-25T14:38:00.000Z-Bonnietylersave-2013-07-25T15:28:00.000Z","replies":["c-Bonnietylersave-2013-07-25T15:50:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-07-25T14:38:00.000Z"]}}-->

Oh that's alright, I was just wondering if you had much experience in this kind of matter, not to worry! I was more wondering if it's a requirement that any text copied from one language to another needs a note adding to the Talk page to make that clear, but then as you say, something copied from a small section might be different still. Thank you very much! And to answer your last question, I went onto Google Translate and copied the text, and found that the text translated exactly into the English-written version. That suggests that when translated into Hungarian, the editor did exactly the same. But I'm not viewing it as a violation in any way, but just want to find out if a note is needed. Perhaps contacting the editor would be my first step. I don't even think a translation template exists on the Hungarian Wiki! Bonnietylersave (talk) 15:50, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-07-25T15:50:00.000Z","author":"Bonnietylersave","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Bonnietylersave-2013-07-25T15:50:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-07-25T14:38:00.000Z","replies":["c-H1nkles-2013-07-25T14:57:00.000Z-Bonnietylersave-2013-07-25T15:50:00.000Z"]}}-->

Interesting, never thought to do that. It's kind of cool to see your work translated and spread into other languages. For those of us who will never publish a book it's kind of a little bit of validation. Keep up the good work. H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 14:57, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-07-25T14:57:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-07-25T14:57:00.000Z-Bonnietylersave-2013-07-25T15:50:00.000Z","replies":["c-Bonnietylersave-2013-07-25T16:07:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-07-25T14:57:00.000Z"]}}-->

Well it certainly was a compliment to oversee the FA process and read that a reviewer recommended the editor follow a similar style or writing to the English version by ensuring that both positive and negative reviews are mentioned in the "Critical reception" portion of the article. Apparently their original writing only contained positive reviews, and the comment from the reviewer was a nice way for me to see that I'm starting to get the hang of Wikipedia editing. Bonnietylersave (talk) 16:07, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-07-25T16:07:00.000Z","author":"Bonnietylersave","type":"comment","level":5,"id":"c-Bonnietylersave-2013-07-25T16:07:00.000Z-H1nkles-2013-07-25T14:57:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

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It looks like NoD'ohnuts might not have been available to fix the issues, but I believe I managed to get them. How does the article look now?--Gen. Quon (Talk) 17:27, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-08-03T17:27:00.000Z","author":"Gen. Quon","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Gen._Quon-2013-08-03T17:27:00.000Z-\"Finale\"_(The_Office)_GAN","replies":["c-H1nkles-2013-08-05T22:01:00.000Z-Gen._Quon-2013-08-03T17:27:00.000Z"]}}-->

Ok I've passed the article to GA, thanks for picking up the ball and pushing it across the finish line. H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 22:01, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-08-05T22:01:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-08-05T22:01:00.000Z-Gen._Quon-2013-08-03T17:27:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

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Hi User:H1nkles. Your user page seems to show availability to do a possible peer review for theology/religion articles. I am thinking of recommending a page upgrade for a GA article to FA article status which may involve the reading of one key book if this might be possible for you. The book is the theological best-seller "Evil and the God of Love." Any possible interest? AutoJellinek (talk) 09:27, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-10-03T09:27:00.000Z","author":"AutoJellinek","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-AutoJellinek-2013-10-03T09:27:00.000Z-Your_user_page_offer_to_do_possible_peer_reviews","replies":["c-H1nkles-2013-10-03T16:58:00.000Z-AutoJellinek-2013-10-03T09:27:00.000Z"]}}-->

Hey there thanks for thinking of me, I would normally jump all over an offer like this but I am in the midst of an online masters program that is consuming all free time so unfortunately won't be able to help out on this. I'm sorry. H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 16:58, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-10-03T16:58:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-10-03T16:58:00.000Z-AutoJellinek-2013-10-03T09:27:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

With appreciation for getting back so quickly, and good wishes with the on-line course. There were so few names on the list for theology/religion review i thought to ask if you might recommend someone for such an FA nomination review. If needed, i might be able to find some good book review for the book i had previously mentioned as a ready substitute for reading it in its entirety. If you might think of anyone for this, possibly you could leave a short note here. Good wishes with the on-line course! AutoJellinek (talk) 17:55, 7 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-10-07T17:55:00.000Z","author":"AutoJellinek","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-AutoJellinek-2013-10-07T17:55:00.000Z-Your_user_page_offer_to_do_possible_peer_reviews","replies":["c-H1nkles-2013-10-10T16:58:00.000Z-AutoJellinek-2013-10-07T17:55:00.000Z"]}}-->

I don't work heavily in the religous/theology community here at WP. My offer is based on extensive study in years past and an interest in Christian theology. Unfortunately I wouldn't know who to refer you to though. I'm sorry - two bad answers I feel bad. H1nkles (talk) _{citius altius fortius} 16:58, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-10-10T16:58:00.000Z","author":"H1nkles","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-H1nkles-2013-10-10T16:58:00.000Z-AutoJellinek-2013-10-07T17:55:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

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This is a note to let the main editors of 1952 Winter Olympics know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on February 6, 2014. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask Bencherlite (talk · contribs). You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 6, 2014. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:

The 1952 Winter Olympics took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February. All of the venues for the games were located in Oslo's metropolitan area with the exception of the alpine skiing events, which were held at Norefjell, 113 km (70 mi) away. A new hotel was built for the press and dignitaries, along with three dormitories to house athletes and coaches, creating the first modern Olympic Village. The games attracted 694 athletes representing 30 countries, who participated in 6 sports and 22 events. There was one demonstration sport, bandy, in which three Scandinavian countries competed. Women were allowed to compete in cross-country skiing for the first time. Portugal and New Zealand competed at their first Winter Olympics, and Japan and Germany competed for the first time since World War II. Norway won the overall medal count with sixteen medals, seven of which were gold. Hjalmar Andersen from Norway was the most decorated athlete with three gold medals for speed skating. The games closed with the presentation of a flag (pictured) by the city of Oslo to the International Olympic Committee. The "Oslo Flag" has been displayed in the host city during each subsequent winter games. (Full article...)

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It's that time again! Starting on March 1, there will be another GAN Backlog Drive! There will be several changes compared to previous drives:

• This drive will introduce a new component to it; a point system. In a nutshell, older nominations are worth more points than newer nominations. The top 3 participants who have the points will be awarded the Golden, Silver, or Bronze Wikipedia Puzzle Piece Trophy, respectively.
• Unlike the December 2013 Backlog Drive, earning an additional barnstar if you reached your goal has been removed.
• The allowance to have insufficient reviews has been lowered to 2 before being disqualified.
• An exception to the rule that all reviews must be completed before the deadline has been created.

Also, something that I thought I would share with all of you is that we raised $20.88 (USD) for the WMF in the December 2013 drive. It may not sound like a lot but considering that that was raised just because we reviewed articles, I would say that's pretty good! With that success, pledges can be made for the upcoming drive if you wish.

More info regarding the drive and full descriptions regarding the changes to this drive can be found on the the drive page. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message on the drive talk page.

I look forward to your participation and hope that because of it, some day the backlog will be gone!

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There is a discussion here about William Penn's 1683 treaty with the Lenape Indians, and specifically whether Voltaire's famous quote ("...a treaty never written, never broken") from his 1764 Dictionnaire philosophique was incorrect. Could you please take a look at it? Thanks! --Guy Macon (talk) 16:51, 3 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2014-05-03T16:51:00.000Z","author":"Guy Macon","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Guy_Macon-2014-05-03T16:51:00.000Z-Was_Voltaire_wrong_about_William_Penn's_1683_treaty_with_the_Lenape_Indians?","replies":[]}}-->

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Hi, I am requesting a peer review for Hamish Peacock. Peacock is an Australian javelin thrower who has competed at: Senior, Junior and Youth World Championships and is competing in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in the coming weeks. I know you prefer olympic articles but this is not far off and I would greatly appreciate if you could review this article.

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citius altius fortius
Thank you for striving for the highest goals in your Olympic articles, namely Olympic Games, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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Two years ago, you were the 211th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 12 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2014-08-12T08:06:00.000Z","author":"Gerda Arendt","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Gerda_Arendt-2014-08-12T08:06:00.000Z-Precious_again","replies":[]}}-->

Six years ago, you were recipient no. 211 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:06, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-08-12T07:06:00.000Z","author":"Gerda Arendt","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Gerda_Arendt-2018-08-12T07:06:00.000Z-Precious_again","replies":[]}}-->

Thank you today for 1956 Winter Olympics! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:02, 26 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2019-01-26T22:02:00.000Z","author":"Gerda Arendt","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Gerda_Arendt-2019-01-26T22:02:00.000Z-Precious_again","replies":[]}}-->

Seven years! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:10, 12 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2019-08-12T06:10:00.000Z","author":"Gerda Arendt","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Gerda_Arendt-2019-08-12T06:10:00.000Z-Precious_again","replies":[]}}-->

Hello everyone! Hope you've all been having a great summer!

TheQ Editor recently proposed the idea of having another Backlog Drive in either September/October or November/December of this year. For those of you who have participated in the past two drives you know I was the one who organized them, however, come September, this will be my most important year in school so I will not be able to coordinate this drive (if it happens). TheQ Editor has volunteered to be a coordinator for the drive. If any of you would like to co-coordinator, please notify TheQ Editor on his talk page.

If you would be interested in participating in a Backlog Drive sometime before the end of this year, please notify TheQ Editor. Also, make sure to specify what month(s) work best for you.

At the time this message was sent out, the backlog was at 520 nominations. Since May, the backlog has been steadily increasing and we are currently near an all time high. Even though the backlog will not disappear over one drive, this drive can lead to several others which will (hopefully) lead to the day where there is no longer a backlog.

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Hello everyone! We hope you have all been having a great summer!

As we all know, the recent GAN Backlog Drives have not had any big impact on the backlog. Because of that, me (Dom497), Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor have worked on an idea that could possibly finally put a dent into the massive backlog. Now, I will admit, the idea isn't entirely ours as we have took the general idea of the WikiCup and brought it over to WikiProject Good Articles. But anyways, here's what we have in mind:

For all of you that do not know what the WikiCup is, it is an annual competition between several editors to see who can get the most Good Articles, Featured Article's, Did You Know's, etc. Based of this, we propose to you the GA Cup. This competition will only focus on reviewing Good articles.

For more info on the proposal, click here. As a FYI, the proposal page is not what the final product will look like (if you do go ahead with this idea). It will look very similar to WikiCup's page(s).

The discussion for the proposal will take place here. Please let us know if you are interested, have any concerns, things to consider, etc.

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WikiProject Good Articles's 2014-15 GA Cup WikiProject Good articles is holding a new competition, the GA Cup, from October 1, 2014 - March 28, 2015. The Cup will be based on reviewing Good article nominations; for each review, points will be awarded with bonuses for older nominations, longer articles and comprehensive reviews. All participants will start off in one group and the highest scoring participants will go through to the second round. At the moment six rounds are planned, but this may change based on participant numbers. Some of you may ask: what is the purpose for a competition of this type? Currently, there is a backlog of about 500 unreviewed Good article nominations, almost an all time high. It is our hope that we can decrease the backlog in a fun way, through friendly competition. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors! Sign-ups will be open until October 15, 2014 so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the four judges. Cheers from NickGibson3900, Dom497, TheQ Editor and Figureskatingfan. --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:04, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2014-09-15T19:04:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2014-09-15T19:04:00.000Z-WikiProject_Good_Articles_-_GA_Cup","replies":[]}}--> To receive future GA Cup newsletter, please add your name to our mailing list.

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The Military history Wikiproject has opened nominations for the Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year. Nominations will be accepted until 13 December at 23:59 GMT, with voting to begin at 0:00 GMT 14 December. The voting will conclude on 21 December. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:35, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2014-12-07T01:35:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2014-12-07T01:35:00.000Z-Nominations_for_the_Military_history_Wikiproject's_Historian_and_Newcomer_of_the","replies":[]}}-->

The Military history Wikiproject has opened nominations for the Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year. Nominations will be accepted until 13 December at 23:59 GMT, with voting to begin at 0:00 GMT 14 December. The voting will conclude on 21 December. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:41, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2014-12-07T08:41:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2014-12-07T08:41:00.000Z-Nominations_for_the_Military_history_Wikiproject's_Historian_and_Newcomer_of_the","replies":[]}}-->

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Nominations for the military historian of the year and military newcomer of the year have now closed, and voting for the candidates has officially opened. All project members are invited to cast there votes for the Military historian and Military newcomer of the year candidates before the elections close at 23:59 December 21st. For the coordinators, TomStar81

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I've brought this article to GAN. The review was begun on 10 December by Location, a longtime contributor to the fringe theories noticeboard who caught some issues I'd missed. I am asking for more eyes to get this article over the hump. Care to weigh in? TIA. :) —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage 00:18, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2014-12-18T00:18:00.000Z","author":"ATinySliver","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-ATinySliver-2014-12-18T00:18:00.000Z-Ike_Altgens","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new Featured and A-Class content Book reviews: Hawkeye7 on armoured reconnaissance and German scientists, Nick-D on time travelling historians Op-ed: TomStar81 looks at the World War I Christmas truce Timeline: This month in World War I

I see that you have done quite a number of GA reviews, and most importantly those in relation to countries competing at the Olympics. I've just put up Comoros at the 2008 Summer Olympics for reassessment because I don't believe that the article ever met the GA criteria. Looking at other GA class articles dealing with this topic, this is not the only extremely short article that is a GA. As an experienced reviewer who has worked in this area, I'd appreciate your input, as GA reassessment is not something that I have ever initiated before, neither have I reviewed GAs as yet; I have, however, nominated three GAs. Schwede66 18:26, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2015-01-10T18:26:00.000Z","author":"Schwede66","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Schwede66-2015-01-10T18:26:00.000Z-Country_at_the_yyyy_Olympics","replies":[],"displayName":"Schwede"}}-->

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Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new Featured and A-Class content Book reviews: Jonas Vinther on Hitler and Cliftonian on the Rhodesia Regiment Interview: 2014 Military History Newcomer Award nominees Review essay: Nick-D on the Australian War Memorial Op-ed: TomStar81 on the birth of strategic bombing Timeline: This month in World War I

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Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors, coordinator elections have begun Articles: Abbasids to a Yugoslav monitor Book reviews: Economics of warfare, Japan, and light horse Op-ed: We can (not) advance Timeline: This month in World War I

Greetings from WikiProject Military history! As a member of the project, you are invited to take part in our annual project coordinator election. If you wish to cast a vote, please do so on the election page by 23:59 (UTC) on 29 September. Yours, Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 05:21, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2015-09-25T05:21:00.000Z","author":"The ed17","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-The_ed17-2015-09-25T05:21:00.000Z-WikiProject_Military_history_coordinator_election_3","replies":[],"displayName":"Ed"}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new Featured and A-Class content Book review: Anotherclown and Sturmvogel 66 on war in the air and at sea Review essay: Auntieruth55 on the French Revolutionary Wars Op-ed: TomStar81 on the entry of Bulgaria in World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

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You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:34, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2015-11-23T17:34:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2015-11-23T17:34:00.000Z-ArbCom_elections_are_now_open!","replies":[]}}-->

On behalf of the Military history WikiProject's Coordinators, we would like to extend an invitation to nominate deserving editors for the 2015 Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year awards. The nomination period will run from 7 December to 23:59 13 December, with the election phase running from 14 December to 23:59 21 December. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:06, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2015-12-07T05:06:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2015-12-07T05:06:00.000Z-Nominations_for_the_Military_history_WikiProject_historian_and_newcomer_of_the_y","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-Class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on the German retreat from France in 1944 Op-ed: TomStar81 on empires of World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

Wishing you a Happy New Year on behalf of WikiProject Athletics! You can read of some of the project's achievements this year at the project talk page (please feel free to add your own thoughts and achievements!). SFB 18:31, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2015-12-31T18:31:00.000Z","author":"Sillyfolkboy","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Sillyfolkboy-2015-12-31T18:31:00.000Z-WikiProject_Athletics_Happy_New_Year","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D on Jefferson Davis; Hawkeye7 on Australia's war in Vietnam Op-ed: TomStar81 discusses British World War I conscription Timeline: This month in World War I

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Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at disease control and defence satellites Op-ed: TomStar81 on the rise of air power Timeline: This month in World War I

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Greetings from the Military history WikiProject! Elections for the Military history WikiProject Coordinators are currently underway, and as a member of the WikiProject you are cordially invited to take part by casting your vote(s) for the candidates on the election page. This year's election will conclude at 23:59 UTC 23 September. For the Coordinators, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:01, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2016-09-16T06:01:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2016-09-16T06:01:00.000Z-Military_history_WikiProject_coordinator_election","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D and Hawkeye7 look at recent works Op-ed: TomStar81 on the evolution of the tank Timeline: This month in World War I

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Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at America's nuclear capability at the start of the Cold War Review essay: Hawkeye7 on the Manhatten Project suite of articles Op-ed: TomStar81 discusses leadership changes in World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

Time is running out to voting for the Military Historian and Newcomer of the year! If you have not yet cast a vote, please consider doing so soon. The voting will end on 31 December at 23:59 UTC, with the presentation of the awards to the winners and runners up to occur on 1 January 2017. For the Military history WikiProject Coordinators, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:02, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2016-12-29T05:02:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2016-12-29T05:02:00.000Z-Voting_for_the_Military_history_WikiProject_Historian_and_Newcomer_of_the_Year_i","replies":[]}}-->

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Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 and Nick-D look at three recent works Op-ed: TomStar81 on a curious episode of World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

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G'day all, please be advised that throughout March 2017 the Military history Wikiproject is running its March Madness drive. This is a backlog drive that is focused on several key areas:

• tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
• updating the project's currently listed A-class articles to ensure their ongoing compliance with the listed criteria
• creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various task force pages or other lists of missing articles.

As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.

The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the military history scope will be considered eligible. More information can be found here for those that are interested, and members can sign up as participants at that page also.

The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 March and runs until 23:59 UTC on 31 March 2017, so please sign up now.

For the Milhist co-ordinators. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) & MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:24, 26 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-02-26T07:24:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2017-02-26T07:24:00.000Z-March_Madness_2017","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 and Nick-D look at works on two facets of US military power Op-ed: TomStar81 on the Russian Revolution Timeline: This month in World War I

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Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on Strategic Air Command doctrine Op-ed: Tomstar81 looks at a little-known aspect of World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

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I see you've done some Peer Reviewing. I've noticed that, under 'History' section(s) for various towns/city articles, there is a WIDE SWATHE of opinions re: what is versus what isn't 'notable'. Opinions run the gamut....'Things should only be listed there if the item/event speaks to a national audience' etc. etc. ad nauseum 'A bldg. burning down is notable if its a community center for a small town.' Again, etc. etc. Do you have an opinion on this matter? Nearly ANYTHING CAN BE DECLARED TO BE A 'COATRACK' ITEM, I've noted. --Bddmagic (talk) 17:08, 27 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-06-27T17:08:00.000Z","author":"Bddmagic","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Bddmagic-2017-06-27T17:08:00.000Z-Opinion?","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D looks at planning for the unthinkable Op-ed: TomStar81 on Russia's Provisional Government in World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

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Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on the Battle of Messines and recent Australian Army leadership; Nick-D on South African armour Op-ed: Nick-D talks photography Timeline: This month in World War I

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Greetings from the Military history WikiProject! Elections for the Military history WikiProject Coordinators are currently underway. As a member of the WikiProject you are cordially invited to take part by casting your vote(s) for the candidates on the election page. This year's election will conclude at 23:59 UTC 29 September. Thank you for your time. For the current tranche of Coordinators, AustralianRupert (talk) 10:39, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-09-21T10:39:00.000Z","author":"AustralianRupert","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-AustralianRupert-2017-09-21T10:39:00.000Z-2017_Military_history_WikiProject_Coordinator_election","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D and Hawkeye7 look at Australian involvement on the Western Front in 1918 and in post-war New Guinea Op-ed: TomStar81 on the October Revolution Timeline: This month in World War I

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As we approach the end of the year, the Military History project is looking to recognise editors who have made a real difference. Each year we do this by bestowing two awards: the Military Historian of the Year and the Military History Newcomer of the Year. The co-ordinators invite all project members to get involved by nominating any editor they feel merits recognition for their contributions to the project. Nominations for both awards are open between 00:01 on 2 December 2017 and 23:59 on 15 December 2017. After this, a 14-day voting period will follow commencing at 00:01 on 16 December 2017. Nominations and voting will take place on the main project talkpage: here and here. Thank you for your time. For the co-ordinators, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:36, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-12-08T08:36:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2017-12-08T08:36:00.000Z-2017_Military_Historian_of_the_Year_and_Newcomer_of_the_Year_nominations_and_vot","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Recent external reviews Op-ed: TomStar81 on the Halifax Explosion of 1917 Timeline: This month in World War I

Greetings,

"Military history" is one of the most important subjects when speak of sum of all human knowledge. To support contributors interested in the area over various language Wikipedias, we intend to form a user group. It also provides a platform to share the best practices between military historians, and various military related projects on Wikipedias. An initial discussion was has been done between the coordinators and members of WikiProject Military History on English Wikipedia. Now this discussion has been taken to Meta-Wiki. Contributors intrested in the area of military history are requested to share their feedback and give suggestions at Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians.

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Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at tropical medicine and Operation Market Garden Op-ed: Hawkeye7 on US Army doctrine in World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D on the Napoleonic Wars and Hawkeye7 on World War II Op-ed: Hawkeye7 on generalship in 1918 Timeline: This month in World War I

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at a work by Daniel Ellsberg Op-ed: TomStar81 on the 1918 flu pandemic Timeline: This month in World War I

G'day all, please be advised that throughout April 2018 the Military history Wikiproject is running its annual backlog elimination drive. This will focus on several key areas:

• tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
• adding or improving listed resources on Milhist's task force pages
• updating the open tasks template on Milhist's task force pages
• creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various lists of missing articles.

As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.

The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the scope of military history will be considered eligible. This year, the Military history project would like to extend a specific welcome to members of Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red, and we would like to encourage all participants to consider working on helping to improve our coverage of women in the military. This is not the sole focus of the edit-a-thon, though, and there are aspects that hopefully will appeal to pretty much everyone.

The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 April and runs until 23:59 UTC on 30 April 2018. Those interested in participating can sign up here.

For the Milhist co-ordinators, AustralianRupert and MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:53, 27 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-03-27T10:53:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2018-03-27T10:53:00.000Z-April_2018_Milhist_Backlog_Drive","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D looks at the bombing of Darwin; recent books by female military historians Review essay: K.e.coffman on Wikipedia's representations of the Nazi German military Op-ed: TomStar81 on the Red Baron Timeline: This month in World War I

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Hello to all! I do not intend to write a regular peer review newsletter but there does occasionally come a time when those interested in contributing to peer review should be contacted, and now is one. I've mailed this out to everyone on the peer review volunteers list, and some editors that have contributed to past discussions. Apologies if I've left you off or contacted you and you didn't want it. Next time there is a newsletter / mass message it will be opt in (here), I'll talk about this below - but first:

• THANK YOU! I want to thank you for your contributions and for volunteering on the list to help out at peer review. Thank you!
• Peer review is useful! It's good to have an active peer review process. This is often the way that we help new or developing editors understand our ways, and improve the quality of their editing - so it fills an important and necessary gap between the teahouse (kindly introduction to our Wikiways) and GA and FA reviews (specific standards uphelp according to a set of quality criteria). And we should try and improve this process where possible (automate, simplify) so it can be used and maintained easily.

It can get quite lonely tinkering with peer review...

With a bit of effort we can renovate the place to look like this!

The list is here in case you've forgotten: WP:PRV. Kadane has kindly offered to create a bot that will ping editors on the volunteers list with unanswered reviews in their chosen subject areas every so often. You can choose the time interval by changing the "contact" parameter. Options are "never", "monthly", "quarterly", "halfyearly", and "annually". For example:

• {{PRV|JohnSmith|History of engineering|contact=monthly}} - if placed in the "History" section, JohnSmith will receive an automatic update every month about unanswered peer reviews relating to history.
• {{PRV|JaneSmith|Mesopotamian geography, Norwegian fjords|contact=annually}} - if placed in the "Geography" section, JaneSmith will receive an automatic update every yearly about unanswered peer reviews in the geography area.

We can at this stage only use the broad peer review section titles to guide what reviews you'd like, but that's better than nothing! You can also set an interest in multiple separate subject areas that will be updated at different times.

I don't think we need a WikiProject with a giant bureaucracy nor all sorts of whiz-bang features. However over the last few years I've found there are times when it would have been useful to have a list of editors that would like to contribute to discussions about the peer review process (e.g. instructions, layout, automation, simplification etc.). Also, it can get kind of lonely on the talk page as I am (correct me if I'm wrong) the only regular contributor, with most editors moving on after 6 - 12 months.

So, I've decided to create "WikiProject Peer review". If you'd like to contribute to the WikiProject, or make yourself available for future newsletters or contact, please add yourself to the list of members.

We plan to do some advertising of peer review, to let editors know about it and how to volunteer to help, at a couple of different venues (Signpost, Village pump, Teahouse etc.) - but have been waiting until we get this bot + WikiProject set up so we have a way to help interested editors make more enduring contributions. So consider yourself forewarned!

And... that's it!

I wish you all well on your Wikivoyages, Tom (LT) (talk) 00:31, 11 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-08-11T00:31:00.000Z","author":"Tom (LT)","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Tom_(LT)-2018-08-11T00:31:00.000Z-Update_#3:_advertising","replies":[]}}-->

Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Cheers, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:53, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-09-01T00:53:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2018-09-01T00:53:00.000Z-Wikiproject_Military_history_coordinator_election_nominations_open","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Indy Beetle and Nick-D on the Katangese Gendarmes and India during World War II Op-ed: TomStar81 looks at two important treaties of World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

G'day everyone, voting for the 2018 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:35, 15 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-09-15T00:35:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2018-09-15T00:35:00.000Z-Milhist_coordinator_election_voting_has_commenced","replies":[]}}-->

G'day everyone, voting for the 2018 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:22, 15 September 2018 (UTC) Note: the previous version omitted a link to the election page, therefore you are receiving this follow up message with a link to the election page to correct the previous version. We apologies for any inconvenience that this may have caused.[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-09-15T06:22:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2018-09-15T06:22:00.000Z-Milhist_coordinator_election_voting_has_commenced_2","replies":[]}}-->

Hi everyone, just a quick reminder that voting for the WikiProject Military history coordinator election closes soon. You only have a day or so left to have your say about who should make up the coordination team for the next year. If you have already voted, thanks for participating! If you haven't and would like to, vote here before 23:59 UTC on 28 September. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:29, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-09-26T03:29:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2018-09-26T03:29:00.000Z-Have_your_say!","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D looks at the use of so-called "substandard" manpower in armies Interview: On the Bugle turning 150 (issues that is!) Op-ed: TomStar81 on the collapse of empires at the close of World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Peacemaker67 looks at the Sydney Wars Op-ed: TomStar81 on the end of World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

Hello, H1nkles. Voting in the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 3 December. All users who registered an account before Sunday, 28 October 2018, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Thursday, 1 November 2018 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2018 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-11-19T18:42:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2018-11-19T18:42:00.000Z-ArbCom_2018_election_voter_message","replies":[]}}-->

Nominations for our annual Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year awards are open until 23:59 (GMT) on 15 December 2018. Why don't you nominate the editors who you believe have made a real difference to the project in 2018? MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:26, 3 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-12-03T02:26:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2018-12-03T02:26:00.000Z-Nominations_now_open_for_\"Military_historian_of_the_year\"_and_\"Military_history","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Recent external reviews Op-ed: Indy beetle looks at military newspapers in East Africa

This is to let you know that the 1956 Winter Olympics article has been scheduled as today's featured article for January 26, 2019. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 26, 2019, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

We also suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors on the day before and the day of this TFA. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:23, 14 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-12-14T09:23:00.000Z","author":"Jimfbleak","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Jimfbleak-2018-12-14T09:23:00.000Z-1956_Winter_Olympics_scheduled_for_TFA","replies":[]}}-->

Voting for our annual Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year awards is open until 23:59 (GMT) on 30 December 2018. Why don't you vote for the editors who you believe have made a real difference to Wikipedia's coverage of military history in 2018? MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:17, 16 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-12-16T02:17:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2018-12-16T02:17:00.000Z-Voting_now_open_for_\"Military_historian_of_the_year\"_and_\"Military_history_newco","replies":[]}}-->

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D looks at Albert Speer Op-ed: Factotem on common problems affecting infoboxes Timeline: This month in World War I

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Recent external reviews Review essay: Nick-D on the Japanese battleship Mikasa

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on US Navy aviation safety and Australian war crimes trials