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Issue 65, September – October 2024

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --12:49, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Breton Civil War, 1341 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Parsecboy -- Parsecboy (talk) 16:25, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article Breton Civil War, 1341 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Breton Civil War, 1341 for comments about the article, and Talk:Breton Civil War, 1341/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Parsecboy -- Parsecboy (talk) 16:02, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Battle of Morlaix you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Serial Number 54129 -- Serial Number 54129 (talk) 12:45, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have just discovered that the French translation of "The Ride of the Valkyries" is Chevauchée des Walkyries Tim riley talk 11:45, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What! Outrageous. Dig up Wagner's body, he is going to get so sued. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:12, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, Gog the Mild! The article you nominated, Siege of Breteuil, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Voting is now open for the WikiProject Military History newcomer of the year and military historian of the year awards for 2024! The top editors will be awarded the coveted Gold Wiki. Cast your votes here and here respectively. Voting closes at 23:59 on 30 December 2024. On behalf of the coordinators, wishing you the very best for the festive season and the new year. MediaWiki message delivery via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:59, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On 3 December 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Breton Civil War, 1341, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when John of Montfort was captured in 1341 during the Breton Civil War, his wife took command of the Breton army? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Breton Civil War, 1341. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Breton Civil War, 1341), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Vanderwaalforces (talk) 22:48, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See you soon! Doug Weller talk 17:25, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Doug Weller, my talk page? Of all the good and wondrous things I do or have done on Wikipedia, you love my talk page! Gog the Mild (talk) 17:31, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agh! User page! Doug Weller talk 17:45, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you kindly. A well presented user page is next to Wikipedianess. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:59, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page stalker here...have recommended to a few people in the last few years, that were thinking of dipping their toes into FAC, to read Gog's user page. I'm as old as stones but still use it as a checklist. Ceoil (talk) 19:02, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can't beat Orwell for a sound view of almost anything. What I use as a checklist is here. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:26, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Siege of Brest (1342) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Tim riley -- Tim riley (talk) 20:06, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A few suggestions on the GAN talk page. Nothing to frighten the horses. Tim riley talk 20:55, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, nine days now! Sh*t. Sorry about that. Tomorrow the Reconquista begins. SerialNumber54129 21:12, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article Siege of Brest (1342) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Siege of Brest (1342) for comments about the article, and Talk:Siege of Brest (1342)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Tim riley -- Tim riley (talk) 23:42, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Message sent by Baffle_gab1978 using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:49, 7 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

The article Battle of Morlaix you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Battle of Morlaix and Talk:Battle of Morlaix/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Serial Number 54129 -- Serial Number 54129 (talk) 18:45, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Otherwise it may fail. The bot clearly has a sense of humour. Or a death wish. SerialNumber54129 19:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am inclined to designate it a longbow target, as it seems to have left its pavise in the baggage train. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:10, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article Battle of Morlaix you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Battle of Morlaix for comments about the article, and Talk:Battle of Morlaix/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Serial Number 54129 -- Serial Number 54129 (talk) 20:05, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

		Io, Saturnalia!
		Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:12, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Ealdgyth, and a merry solstice to you too. Personally I shall be sprinkling a libation at Nine Ladies. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:59, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

		A beer on me!
		Well done on your major expansion of Battle of Preston (1648)! Martinevans123 (talk) 15:47, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Martinevans123, I shall enjoy that. It's the matching article to my battle of Winwick and I hope to take it to FA early in the new year. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:58, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Very impressive. A real improvement. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:19, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. It's what Wikipedia is about. I can put you down for a review when it reaches FAC then? Gog the Mild (talk) 16:27, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Errmmm.... if you must, lol. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:43, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's character forming. You'll enjoy it. I'll talk you through it, what and how much you need to do is very flexible. (I'm one of the FAC coordinators. ) I'll give you a ping. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:03, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't expect it to make it this time either, and I am guessing you will be folding up the tent soon, but I appreciate that it has been left up long enough I could respond and gain something from the comments. Thank you. I was hoping that someone would read it all the way through and comment on content, but so far the comments have all been about little things that have been easily fixed. Maybe the commenters will return and acknowledge that their complaints have been addressed. Maybe not. No one seems to want this article but me. I know you understand that for me, it isn't about me getting an FA, it's about this article, which should be among Wikipedia's best. I wish I could find someone who cares as much as I do, who would help, because I am running out of ideas of what to do to make it good enough. There is just no way on God's green earth to make it short. It can be split, but then Wikipedia is without a main article on this very important topic. Sigh. It's late. I should go to bed. Good night. Thank you for leaving it up for a couple days. Jenhawk777 (talk) 08:42, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can go ahead and close it. I didn't expect it to pass, but I did think it would do better than it has. I think I will give up on this project. It's never going to please everyone. I apparently can't find the right balance between not enough and too much no matter how hard I try, so the failure's on me. Thank you for letting it have its day though. I am grateful. Jenhawk777 (talk) 23:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you today for Battle of the Bagradas River (c. 240 BC), introduced (in 2021): "A battle of some 2,261 years ago from an obscure war for which detailed sources have survived and been reasonably analysed by modern scholars."! - Today is the centenary of birth of Friederike Mayröcker, a good story -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:10, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]