User talk:Hawkeye7/Archive 2022
2021 Military Historian of the Year
| 2021 Military Historian of the Year | ||
| As voted by your peers within the Military history WikiProject, I hereby award you the WikiProject Barnstar for being nominated for the 2021 Military Historian of the Year Award. Congratulations, and thank you for your efforts throughout the year. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:38, 3 January 2022 (UTC) |
Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:36, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
Congratulations from the Military History Project
| The WikiChevrons | ||
| On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the WikiChevrons for participating in 15 reviews between October and December 2021. Peacemaker67 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 19:42, 7 January 2022 (UTC) |
Tech News: 2022-02
01:22, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: December 2021
| ||||||
Tech News: 2022-03
19:53, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-04
21:37, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Revision of atomic bombings
Hello Hawkeye7, I would like to apologize for my revision. I was not aware of the fact that Fat Man and Little Boy referred to the type of bomb. I just was surprised when reading the article to find that syntax. I saw the notice about vandalism and jumped to the conclusion that perhaps it was referring to something similar. I read the FAQ and understand now, perhaps a solution would be to explain that distinction in article? Maybe calling it "a Little Boy type bomb" or something like that. I think some people, like me, instantly picture a literal man being dropped from the bomber. Just a thought but thank you for teaching me something new. And again, it was my intention to help, not hurt and please accept my sincere apology. --Bjlaurie (talk) 09:55, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
- No worries.
Hawkeye7 (discuss) 10:43, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIII, January 2022
|
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 09:45, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 30 January 2022
- Special report: WikiEd course leads to Twitter harassment
Education, deletion and social media can be a volatile mix.
- News and notes: Feedback for Board of Trustees election
Plus, the incredible shrinking admin cadre.
- Interview: CEO Maryana Iskander "four weeks in"
"Impossible ideas can be created, not just imagined."
- Black History Month: What are you doing for Black History Month?
Over 1,700 U.S. congressmen owned slaves. You can help document this.
- Deletion report: Ringing in the new year: Subject notability guideline under discussion
More than you wanted to know about the massive NSPORTS RfC.
- WikiProject report: The Forgotten Featured
Interview with volunteers at the Unreviewed featured articles 2020 working group.
- Arbitration report: New arbitrators look at new case and antediluvian sanctions
The spirit of 2006 is going strong.
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2021
Royals, Freddy and movies.
- Gallery: No Spanish municipality without a photograph
How many more photos are needed?
- Obituary: Twofingered Typist
Rest in peace.
- Op-Ed: Identifying and rooting out climate change denial
Will this method apply to other sensitive topics?
- Essay: The prime directive
Just imagine!
- Opinion: Should the Wikimedia Foundation continue to accept cryptocurrency donations?
One editor doesn't think so.
- In the media: Fuzzy-headed government editing
Get down and party! But no COI editing!
- Recent research: Articles with higher quality ratings have fewer "knowledge gaps"
And other research results.
- Serendipity: Pooh entered the Public Domain – but Tigger has to wait two more years
Copyright is almost always complicated, but we break it down for you.
- Crossword: Cross swords with a crossword
Featuring an experimental on-wiki entry box.
Your GA nomination of Ronald Evans (astronaut)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ronald Evans (astronaut) 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 Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 23:40, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-05
17:41, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
Rhea Seddon
In my opinion the article is far too long, and contains content not relevant to her notability. Example: "...which was more than she made as a surgical resident, but when she went to buy a town house she was told that her income was $3,000 short of what was required, even with her father putting up the deposit. United Savings and Loan refused to lend her the money without her father's co-signature, which was obtained. She also bought a new Chevrolet Corvette." A Personal life section should be recreated, and content about her marriage and children moved there. That she "fell pregnant" is awkward. Good luck with both of your astronaut GA reviews. As an earthbound, civilian biochemist, I am not qualified to be a reviewer. David notMD (talk) 11:27, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-06
21:14, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Ronald Evans (astronaut)
The article Ronald Evans (astronaut) you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Ronald Evans (astronaut) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 01:41, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
Thanks
Thank you for your work writing basically the whole article on Harley Wilhelm.CountMacula (talk) 14:23, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: January 2022
| ||||||
Tech News: 2022-07
19:17, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
Malformatted DYK
Template:Did you know nominations/Frederick Browning is broken, you may want to fix/redo the code. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 10:23, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
- I wasn't aware of the new script. What a pain. But I can't do anything about it because I'm not an admin. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 11:24, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-08
19:10, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
FACbot and TFA
Ack, did I fail to notify you when we split WP:URFA/2020 into WP:URFA/2020A and WP:URFA/2020B because of page length? FACbot hasn't updated the TFA dates since November. See Wikipedia_talk:Unreviewed_featured_articles/2020#FACbot. I went back and got all the missing, but haven't done anything yet re March. Bst, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:03, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, but I have updated the TFA run, and it should be fine from now on. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 04:20, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
- Yep, we're good, thanks Hawkeye, and sorry for the excess pings. Bst, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 04:24, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Kathryn D. Sullivan
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Kathryn D. Sullivan 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 Legobot, on behalf of Balon Greyjoy -- Balon Greyjoy (talk) 07:40, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Kathryn D. Sullivan
The article Kathryn D. Sullivan 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:Kathryn D. Sullivan for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Balon Greyjoy -- Balon Greyjoy (talk) 07:40, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
Ronald Evans
Hello Hawkeye, and congrats on all he fine work since I've "talked" to you. Just checking, do you mind if 'Ronald Evans (astronaut)' moved, via RM, to primary of Ron Evans and Ronald Evans (see Evans talk page for number breakdown)? Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:08, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
- No objection. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:26, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
Shot heard round the pedia?
FYI. Thanks for the heads up on this essential re-thinking. My actual scholarship is so pre-2000 centered, as is my personal library. So much context to catch up on. Lots to re-read... BusterD (talk) 21:42, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 27 February 2022
- From the team: Selection of a new Signpost Editor-in-Chief
Bye-bye 'bones!
- News and notes: Impacts of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Plus, the Steward Elections, Leadership Development Task Force and a contest.
- Opinion: Why student editors are good for Wikipedia
Who are the students and how do we assure quality?
- Special report: A presidential candidate's team takes on Wikipedia
Vive l'encyclopédie libre!
- In the media: Wiki-drama in the UK House of Commons
Plus, Wiki Unseen, the "Sports Wars", and much more.
- Serendipity: War photographers: from Crimea (1850s) to the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)
"The first casualty when war comes is truth".
- Technology report: Community Wishlist Survey results
Plus, DiscussionTools and dark mode.
- WikiProject report: 10 years of tea
Coffee in Teahouse and other secrets revealed in this interview with volunteers.
- Featured content: Featured Content returns
A fantastic diverse mix of a record-breaking amount of content.
- Deletion report: The 10 most SHOCKING deletion discussions of February
You WON'T believe #8!
- Recent research: How editors and readers may be emotionally affected by disasters and terrorist attacks
And other recent research publications.
- Arbitration report: Parties remonstrate, arbs contemplate, skeptics coordinate
The report on lengthy litigation.
- By the numbers: Does birthplace affect the frequency of Wikipedia biography articles?
Some evidence from people born in France.
- Gallery: The vintage exhibit
Some good-ol' posters, restored to its former glory.
- Traffic report: Euphoria, Pamela Anderson, lies and Netflix
Plus quarterbacks, half-timers, Olympians, and Hulu!
- News from Diff: The Wikimania 2022 Core Organizing Team
Meet the folks in charge!
- Crossword: A Crossword, featuring Featured Articles
Can you fill in the boxes with Wikipedia's best content?
- Humour: Notability of mailboxes
Does yours pass?
The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIV, February 2022
|
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 22:22, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-09
22:58, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
WikiCup 2022 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:
Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.
These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:07, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
Sally Ride
Good work, thank you very much. - FlightTime (open channel) 22:58, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Kathryn D. Sullivan
The article Kathryn D. Sullivan you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Kathryn D. Sullivan for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Balon Greyjoy -- Balon Greyjoy (talk) 23:21, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-10
21:15, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
ITN recognition for Anne Beaumanoir
On 8 March 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Anne Beaumanoir, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 23:31, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Andreas Rechnitzer
On 10 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Andreas Rechnitzer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Andreas Rechnitzer helped devise the first scuba diving training program for scientists? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Andreas Rechnitzer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Andreas Rechnitzer), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Judith Resnik
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Judith Resnik 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 Legobot, on behalf of Kusma -- Kusma (talk) 12:00, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Sally Ride
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sally Ride 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 Legobot, on behalf of Balon Greyjoy -- Balon Greyjoy (talk) 16:40, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: February 2022
| ||||||
Tech News: 2022-11
22:06, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Rhea Seddon
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Rhea Seddon 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 Legobot, on behalf of GhostRiver -- GhostRiver (talk) 18:00, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
Promotion of Frederick Browning
Your GA nomination of Judith Resnik
The article Judith Resnik you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Judith Resnik for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kusma -- Kusma (talk) 22:41, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-12
15:59, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
March 2022
Presently, I am editing at 2022 Invasion of Ukraine and am also looking at the military article for envelopment. None of the top editors there seem to be current and I was wondering if you could point me to someone at Wikipedia who understands this military language and might know the best way to phrase the current envelopment of the border of Eastern Ukraine as a tactic of attaining military objectives. Anyone come to mind that it might be useful for me to contact about this? ErnestKrause (talk) 16:10, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
- The best place to ask is Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history. All the experts hang out there. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 06:19, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 27 March 2022
- From the Signpost team: How The Signpost is documenting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
We stand in solidarity with free knowledge.
- News and notes: Of safety and anonymity
The diff that resulted in arrest and jail time in Belarus.
- Eyewitness Wikimedian, Kharkiv, Ukraine: Countering Russian aggression with a camera
A Ukrainian Wikipedian volunteers to document the war.
- Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary
Reporting from on the ground in Ukraine.
- Eyewitness Wikimedian, Western Ukraine: Working with Wikipedia helps
Holding up the elephants!
- Disinformation report: The oligarchs' socks
For whom do the Bells toil?
- In the media: Ukraine, Russia, and even some other stuff
Lenin did not say "Wow, check out those yachts"!
- Recent research: Top scholarly citers, lack of open access references, predicting editor departures
And other research publications.
- Wikimedian perspective: My heroes from Russia, Ukraine & beyond
The thought of cities being destroyed is unbearable.
- Discussion report: Athletes are less notable now
The Discussion Report returns with a diverse mix of community proposals.
- Technology report: 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon
Plus, Desktop Improvements and a new uploading tool for Commons.
- Arbitration report: Skeptics given heavenly judgement, whirlwind of Discord drama begins to spin for tropical cyclone editors
Unclear whether storm will make landfall.
- Traffic report: War, what is it good for?
Ukraine, Russia and Anna Sorokin.
- Deletion report: Ukraine, werewolves, Ukraine, YouTube pundits, and Ukraine
Things that go "boom" in the night.
- Gallery: "All we are saying is, give peace a chance..."
The once-seen beauty of Ukraine, in high quality.
- From the archives: Burn, baby burn
A look at when early backups of Wikipedia were recovered.
- Essay: Yes, the sky is blue
There is such thing as over-citing.
- Tips and tricks: Become a keyboard ninja
And other useful Tips of the Day.
- On the bright side: The bright side of news
Happy-er current events.
Tech News: 2022-13
19:53, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLXXVII, March 2022
|
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 09:14, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Rhea Seddon
The article Rhea Seddon 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:Rhea Seddon for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of GhostRiver -- GhostRiver (talk) 21:20, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-14
21:00, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Judith Resnik
On 5 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Judith Resnik, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that astronaut Judith Resnik flew in space with "Tarzan" and "Cheetah"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Judith Resnik. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Judith Resnik), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
| Hook update | ||
| Your hook reached 11,594 views (483.1 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of April 2022 – nice work! |
theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 05:03, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-15
19:43, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Sally Ride
The article Sally Ride you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Sally Ride for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Balon Greyjoy -- Balon Greyjoy (talk) 05:41, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: March 2022
| ||||||
DYK for Journalist in Space Project
On 16 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Journalist in Space Project, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Walter Cronkite was one of 40 finalists in NASA's Journalist in Space Project? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Journalist in Space Project. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Journalist in Space Project), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-16
23:10, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 2022 AFL Women's Grand Final
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 2022 AFL Women's Grand Final 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 Legobot, on behalf of Steelkamp -- Steelkamp (talk) 03:21, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
Dr. John Francis McCarthy Jr. I’m his daughter
Hi, I’m trying to find a link to an interview with my father and cbs anchor man Walter Cronkite in April of 1970 regarding the Apollo 13. I was wondering if you could help me, I see you have been the major editor of his Wikipedia page.
Jamie Phelan Aka: Jamie Marla McCarthy Phelanold@gmail.com (281)224-1324 Houston, Texas Wammzy (talk) 04:21, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 2022 AFL Women's Grand Final
The article 2022 AFL Women's Grand Final you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:2022 AFL Women's Grand Final for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Steelkamp -- Steelkamp (talk) 09:41, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 April 2022
- News and notes: Double trouble
The second case of Wikipedian persecution.
- In the media: The battlegrounds outside and inside Wikipedia
What's hot in the media this month.
- Special report: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war
Writing Wikipedia, joining the armed forces, and volunteering.
- Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary (Part 2)
"Our proud Sparta bleeds too."
- Technology report: 8-year-old attribution issues in Media Viewer
Plus, a new status page and Desktop Improvements.
- Featured content: Wikipedia's best content from March
We showcase the best content that Wikipedians offered this past month.
- In focus: Editing difficulties on Russian Wikipedia
A multi-national encyclopedia tries to move forward.
- Gallery: A voyage around the world with WLM winners
Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 winners announced.
- Interview: On a war and a map
How a war map predated Wikimedia's map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Serendipity: Wikipedia loves photographs, but hates photographers
Why not just link to an article to attribute famous photographers?
- Traffic report: Justice Jackson, the Smiths, and an invasion
Plus deaths, films, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- Recent research: Student edits as "civic engagement"; how Wikipedia readers interact with images
And other new research findings
- News from the WMF: How Smart is the SMART Copyright Act?
The deceptively simple Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies Copyright Act of 2022.
- Essay: The problem with elegant variation
An elegant Wikipedia essay.
- Humour: Really huge message boxes
A serious statement of Wikipedia policy.
- From the archives: Wales resigned WMF board chair in 2006 reorganization
A look at when the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees was reorganized.
Tech News: 2022-17
22:54, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

The article List of United States Military Academy First Captains has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
Not a notable subject, lacks independent sources.
While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.
You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.
Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Fram (talk) 08:30, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIII, April 2022
|
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 22:23, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
Unprocessed archived FAC
Hi Hawkeye, looks like the bot didn't process this one? Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 13:39, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- The FAC nomination template had been removed from the talk page. I restored it, and the nomination has been processed. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:35, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
May 2022
Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit(s) you made to Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page.
The paragraph in question does not have a citation listed for the 67 figure.
I have reviewed the edit and find it was constructive. I realize there can be differing opinions but to characterize it has not constructive is highly inflammatory, uncivil, and false. Please do not use such strong language. Do not use a template without first reviewing the language. Doing so is not constructive. Thank you. Charliestalnaker (talk) 06:34, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
- The lead is a summary of the article, and so does not have citations. The citation is present, in the body. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 07:21, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-18
19:32, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
Paul Tibbetts
Sorry, try as I might I cannot see the part of this article where it indicates that there was more than one bomb called "Little Boy". Could you please point it out to me? Britmax (talk) 21:28, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
- See the Little Boy article, particularly the sections on Rehearsals and Post-war. Little Boy was the name of the type of the bomb, not the bomb itself. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:38, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
- Well, point conceded. Apologies and thanks for that. Every day is a school day, as they say. Britmax (talk) 21:41, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
| The Real Life Barnstar | |
| Thanks Hawkeye7 for your expertise, good humour and time in training newcomers in Bhutan-Australia Wiki Project. Doctor 17 (talk) 09:02, 8 May 2022 (UTC) |
Triple Crown

Congrats on the Triple Crown! You are only the third ever winner of the Marco Polo Centurion Triple Crown. You might be interested in a userbox I made, {{User crown|Marco}}:
| This user has been awarded a Marco Polo Centurion Triple Crown. |
— Bilorv (talk) 21:38, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
- Oh wow!! And thankyou for the userbox too! Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:45, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-19
15:21, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: April 2022
| ||||||
Tech News: 2022-20
18:57, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
List of United States Military Academy First Captains
Thanks for writing this. I was going to just do a DYK review for you, but the more I read, the more I liked the article/list. Pretty neat. Good work on your part. — Maile (talk) 00:24, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- @Hawkeye7: Looks like it's been a few years since you've submitted at FLC. I'm not sure if the "scope row" thing is recent, or if it's even a requirement. The coding is for screen readers for the visually impaired. The table at Pershing House is how I did it on that one. If you want to take a chance that it's not a requirement, then we don't add that unless it comes up on the review. But if you want to fix the table ahead of time to include that, I think you need to rework the framework on the table. Have a look at how other FLCs are doing that. Play around with it and see what you think. — Maile (talk) 04:10, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
Promotion of NERVA
A cup of coffee for a hard worker!
| Welcome, crown recipient. Wait hold on, it says that you got like 100! Thats impressive!
-Dogger Knight Dogger Knight (talk) 15:17, 19 May 2022 (UTC) |
ANI notice
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. 2406:5A00:F005:B800:D50F:32B4:164E:730D (talk) 11:49, 20 May 2022 (UTC)"}}
DYK for 2022 AFL Women's Grand Final
On 20 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2022 AFL Women's Grand Final, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Anne Hatchard (pictured) was voted best on ground at the 2022 AFL Women's Grand Final? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2022 AFL Women's Grand Final. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2022 AFL Women's Grand Final), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
Disclose relation with Finsbury Glover Hering firm

Hello Hawkeye7. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially serious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat search-engine optimization.
Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists. If the article does not exist, paid advocates are extremely strongly discouraged from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.
Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:Hawkeye7. The template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=Hawkeye7|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message.
- I am not now nor have I even been paid for any editing. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:18, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
- For what it's worth, I have zero doubts of your statement Hawkeye7. I have zero belief you're a paid editor and the claims that you are are completely without merit. Canterbury Tail talk 18:36, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
Free beer
Hi Hawkeye, you recently wrote, "We tried to ensure that people everywhere in the world could access the Wikipedia without charge (free beer) but American Wikipedians (and perhaps more importantly corporate America) were against it and Wikimedia backed down." and I'm wondering what event/discussion/whatever that refers to? Levivich 01:21, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
- It was called Wikipedia Zero. The idea was that people around the world (but particularly in developing countries) would be able to access Wikipedia free of charge. This was done through deals with providers in many countries. American Wikipedians had objections to this on ideological grounds: the implicit endorsement of the concept that Wikipedia being free meant free as in free beer; and the explicit endorsement of the concept of being charged different rates for access to different web sites, as opposed to what is called net neutrality. The project was abandoned, but it had many beneficial effects while it lasted. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:05, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022


Hello Hawkeye7,
At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.
Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.
In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently 883 New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All 826 administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.
This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.
If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, do suggest they help the effort by placing {{subst:NPR invite}}
on their talk page.
If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.
To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here.
Sent 05:17, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-21
00:19, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
Need your opinion
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Yuzuru Hanyu § "The Greatest" or "one of the greatest men's singles skater"?. Yolo4A4Lo (talk) 15:57, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Kenneth E. Fields
On 26 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kenneth E. Fields, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Kenneth E. Fields was in command of the engineers at the Ludendorff Bridge during the Battle of Remagen? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kenneth E. Fields. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kenneth E. Fields), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:28, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
June 2022 Good Article Nominations backlog drive
| Good article nominations | June 2022 Backlog Drive | |
| |
| You're receiving this message because you have conducted 5+ good article reviews or participated in previous backlog drives. Click here to opt out of any future messages. (t · c) buidhe 04:26, 28 May 2022 (UTC) | |
The Bugle: Issue CXCIII, May 2022
|
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 15:55, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 29 May 2022
- From the team: A changing of the guard
Your two new Signpost Editors in Chief.
- News and notes: 2022 Wikimedia Board elections
Plus, Form 990, fundraising, RfA and UCoC.
- Community view: Have your say in the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board elections
Community shortlisting in an affiliate-based process, and a poll for you to speak your mind.
- Opinion: The Wikimedia Endowment – a lack of transparency
A little more information, please.
- In the media: Putin, Jimbo, Musk and more
A varied collection of "special operations", and interviews.
- Special report: Three stories of Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war
Tales of hope, perseverance and even a little humor.
- In focus: Measuring gender diversity in Wikipedia articles
A new approach at the article level.
- Discussion report: Portals, April Fools, admin activity requirements and more
We summarize the drama for you.
- WikiProject report: WikiProject COVID-19 revisited
March 2020 WikiProject report interviewees return discussing project's evolution and future.
- Technology report: A new video player for Wikimedia wikis
Plus, Growth Features configuration, the Hackathon, and more.
- Featured content: Featured content of April
Showcasing the very best articles, pictures, videos, and other contributions from Wikipedians last month.
- Interview: Wikipedia's pride
An interview with queer Wikimedians.
- Serendipity: Those thieving image farms
Stopping them from taking your photos from Commons.
- Recent research: 35 million Twitter links analysed
And other recent research findings.
- Tips and tricks: The reference desks of Wikipedia
Helpful advice from Tips of the Day.
- Traffic report: Strange highs and strange lows
Were Johnny and Amber exchanging blows?
- News from Diff: Winners of the Human rights and Environment special nomination by Wiki Loves Earth announced
Photos raise awareness for nature protection and human impact on nature.
- News from the WMF: The EU Digital Services Act: What’s the Deal with the Deal?
New regulations governing online censorship.
- Video: How the entire country of Qatar was blocked from editing
A lighthearted video recalling the 2006 incident.
- Gallery: Diving under the sea for World Oceans Day
Exploring Featured Pictures of the world's oceans.
- From the archives: The Onion and Wikipedia
A look at when The Onion published an humorous article regarding Wikipedia.
- Essay: How not to write a Wikipedia article
On creative works.
- Humour: A new crossword
Test your word-puzzle skills!
May 2022
I'm discovering a number of books in nuclear arms proliferation by Joseph Siracusa from Melbourne though there does not appear to be a article for him and his contributions to this field; is there a reason that he does not have a Wikipedia page, or is it notability? ErnestKrause (talk) 17:40, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
- Most likely because no one has written one. My experience with articles on academics is that good biographical sources are hard to find. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:11, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-22
20:27, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Project Pluto
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Project Pluto 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 Legobot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 14:20, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
MILHIST project template
I've just noticed your edit summary at Talk:Resource war and thought I'd explain that I added the template in that form because WP:MHA seems to suggest doing so. Looking at it now, maybe it doesn't suggest that, but when adding Wikiproject templates I'm probably usually an idiot in a hurry. If you've noticed others doing the same and it gets on your nerves/serves no purpose, you might think about revising the project page so it no longer seems to make that suggestion. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 16:48, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Rhea Seddon
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Rhea Seddon 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 Legobot, on behalf of Figureskatingfan -- Figureskatingfan (talk) 05:00, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Rhea Seddon
The article Rhea Seddon you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Rhea Seddon for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Figureskatingfan -- Figureskatingfan (talk) 03:42, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of William D. Leahy
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article William D. Leahy 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 Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 20:20, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-23
02:44, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
First captain at DYK
You need to answer at WT:DYK. It's your baby, and right now, I'm taking a sabbatical from DYK. Ping me when you nominate this at FLC. — Maile (talk) 10:15, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Project Pluto
The article Project Pluto 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:Project Pluto for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 14:40, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of William D. Leahy
The article William D. Leahy 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:William D. Leahy for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 00:00, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of William D. Leahy
The article William D. Leahy you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:William D. Leahy for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 03:42, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
J. Robert Oppenheimer scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the J. Robert Oppenheimer article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 16, 2022. 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/July 16, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.
For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.
We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:58, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: May 2022
| ||||||
Tech News: 2022-24
16:57, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
Request for User:FACBot
Hi there. Can you make it so, when User:FACBot adds the newest featured lists to Template:Announcements/New featured content, it capitalizes the first letter? It looks a bit funny. Thanks! — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 00:34, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
1916 Pioneer Exhibition Game
Four things:
- (1) Thanks for all of the extra tips. I have, as suggested, adjusted the Commons links, and added a number of additional references (which may satisfy the embedded requests for the insertion of more links to additional, relevant references in a number of sections).
- (2) Strange, and extremely interesting that you refer to "The Oarsmen".
My old classmate, Kenneth G. Ross, was engaged for some considerable time in the (now completely abandoned by Ken) attempt to get support and interest in a film script, centred on the "Murray Cods" — Murray_Bridge, South Australia#Sport, and, also, Australia at the 1924 Summer Olympics#Rowing (also follow, at that second location, the links to each individual) — all of whom, I believe, although highly motivated (and collectively and severally highly skilled) rowers, were very greatly disillusioned and dis-satisfied with their lot in post-war-Australia ex-servicemen, who were desperately hoping (through their enterprise of rowing together once more) to capture some of their pre-war team-centred sense of belonging. - (3) Also, FYI, in relation to what I am 100% convinced is the mis-identification of the "Maxfield" in the programme, and listed as one of those photographed, as the future Richmond footballer "Snowy" Maxfield, although at this stage, I have not been able to locate any sort of photographic verification, I have been able to make contact with a couple of genealogists whose work is, in part, centred on a group of "Maxfields" from Tasmania (around Launceston), a number of whom were also on Salisbury Plain at the time of the match, awaiting their move in late November to France and active duty. I'm currently waiting to see if they can provide any verification (or, at least, on-going advice)
(Seems to me that, given age, height, weight, physical condition, etc. that it all adds up to: [78].) - (4) At the moment, uncertain of how to go about the DYK and "on this day" entries. Once again, "Thanks" for your kindness, consideration, direction, advice, and support. Lindsay658 (talk) 06:17, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
- Just to let you know that I have done my best with the DYK submission that I have just made. Lindsay658 (talk) 10:29, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Project Pluto
The article Project Pluto you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Project Pluto for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 23:02, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
Happy First Edit Day!
Tech News: 2022-25
20:17, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022


Hello Hawkeye7,
- Backlog status
At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000[a] at the end of May.
Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.[b]
In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).
While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).
- Backlog drive
A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by buidhe and Zippybonzo, will be held from July 1 to July 31. Sign up here.
Barnstars will be awarded.
- TIP – New school articles
Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.
- Misc
There is a new template available, {{NPP backlog}}, to show the current backlog. You can place it on your user or talk page as a reminder:
Very high unreviewed pages backlog: 17832 articles, as of 10:00, 14 January 2026 (UTC), according to DatBot
There has been significant discussion at WP:VPP recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.
- Reminders
- Consider staying informed on project issues by putting the project discussion page on your watchlist.
- If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, suggest they help the effort by placing
{{subst:NPR invite}}
on their talk page. - If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.
- To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here.
- Notes
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:02, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 26 June 2022
- News and notes: WMF inks new rules on government-ordered takedowns, blasts Russian feds' censor demands, spends big bucks
Office actions to secretly delete stuff when told to? Well, at least not if they're Putin's.
- In the media: Editor given three-year sentence, big RfA makes news, Guy Standing takes it sitting down
Belarusian Mark Bernstein to serve 36 months of "home chemistry" for unapproved posting, Slate covers historically large adminship bid, UBI economist with goofy infobox caption thinks it's funny.
- Special report: "Wikipedia's independence" or "Wikimedia's pile of dosh"?
A review of Wikipedia's fundraising messages and financial status.
- Discussion report: MoS rules on CCP name mulled, XRV axe plea nulled, BLPPROD drafting bid pulled
Just three for the history books this month (or not).
- Opinion: Picture of the Day – how Adam plans to ru(i)n it
Famed FP ace steps up to run main page outfit. Millions tremble in fear, or something.
- Featured content: Articles on Scots' clash, Yank's tux, Austrian's action flick deemed brilliant prose
And who can forget the black-breasted buttonquail.
- Essay: RfA trend line haruspicy: fact or fancy?
Don't be dumb, says math whiz: avoid the gambler's fallacy. Illustrated for your pleasure.
- Recent research: Wikipedia versus academia (again), tables' "immortality" probed
Tables "like to socialize" and "share genes": ooh la la!
- Serendipity: Was she really a Swiss lesbian automobile racer?
What's the deal with Anita Forrer, redlinked woman of mystery who saved Schwarzenbach archives?
- News from the WMF: Wikimedia Enterprise signs first deals
Google and Internet Archive sold on new product, more customers hoped to follow.
- Traffic report: Top view counts for shows, movies, and celeb lawsuit that keeps on giving
Plus editing stampedes for cheery subjects: shootings, deaths, and virus.
- Gallery: Celebration of summer, winter
Lest Southern Hemisphere be forgotten.
- Humour: Shortcuts, screwballers, Simon & Garfunkel
Can we offer you a nice crossword in this trying time?
Tech News: 2022-26
20:01, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
New message from Schierbecker

Message added 01:26, 28 June 2022 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Schierbecker (talk) 01:26, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
Is there any chance you could give the above at least an image review? A full review would be even better but it may not be your sort of thing. Wehwalt (talk) 16:55, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXCIV, June 2022
|
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 11:42, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Skirmish at Top Malo House
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Skirmish at Top Malo House 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 Legobot, on behalf of Kges1901 -- Kges1901 (talk) 17:01, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
| The Original Barnstar | |
| For your review of "Mountain Commando at War." Balancing resources allocated to Special Forces as opposed to regular troops is a tricky question, but yes at the very least, SF can suck off the best of the recce platoons etc before they've had a chance to contribute properly in line battalions. Buckshot06 (talk) 21:12, 30 June 2022 (UTC) |
NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on!
| New Page Patrol | July 2022 Backlog Drive | |
| |
| You're receiving this message because you are a new page patroller. To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here. | |
(t · c) buidhe 20:25, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
DYK for List of United States Military Academy First Captains
On 3 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of United States Military Academy First Captains, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first Asian-American at West Point to be named First Captain of the cadets was John Tien (pictured), the current U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of United States Military Academy First Captains. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, List of United States Military Academy First Captains), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
WikiCup 2022 July newsletter
The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:
BennyOnTheLoose, with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
Bloom6132, with 683 points, garnered mostly from "In the news" items and related DYKs.
Sammi Brie, with 527, from a variety of submissions related to radio and television stations.
Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article nomination, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. WikiCup judges: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for Operation Bajrang
Thank you for nominating Operation Bajrang. I was trying, but failed. As per Wiki, the article currently with 65 notable citations, can pass A-Class. Further, I shall expand with more contents for GA after it gets A-Class. As per Google book search, the operation has vast coverage. When I created the article, I was hesitant about CITEBOMBING, but now I understand that I can expand it for GA with more contents after roaming around Google book search and Newspaper search. Regards - Signed by NeverTry4Me Talk 23:44, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- No worries. The instructions are at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/A-Class review#Requesting a review. Note that an A-class review is more stringent than a GA one, and is intended to prepare an article for FA. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 23:58, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
Always precious
Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:15, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-27
19:30, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
Editing asst at the FLC USMA list
Need your help paring down the Comments/post-cadet careers column at List of United States Military Academy First Captains. I've been fleshing out the Comments column, since there seems to be one reviewer who has been confused by lack of whatever they're looking for. I might be halfway down the list, as far as 1954 John C. Bard. IMO, it's getting too large at 93,017 bytes. And probably much, much larger than anyone would want to review. You can help by going through that column and removing what you think might be excess. How we deal with "I don't get it ... ", I don't know. Any ideas? — Maile (talk) 21:07, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Skirmish at Top Malo House
The article Skirmish at Top Malo House you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Skirmish at Top Malo House for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kges1901 -- Kges1901 (talk) 22:21, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
Promotion of Judith Resnik
Featured Article Save Award
On behalf of the FAR coordinators, thank you, Hawkeye7! Your work on Christopher C. Kraft Jr. has allowed the article to retain its featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. I hereby award you this Featured Article Save Award, or FASA. You may display this FA star upon your userpage. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Nikkimaria (talk) 17:12, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Charles Leslie Richardson
On 10 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles Leslie Richardson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Charles Leslie Richardson was ordered to "make science fashionable in the army"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Leslie Richardson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Charles Leslie Richardson), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
Now appearing at FLC
Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of United States Military Academy First Captains/archive1 — Maile (talk) 16:51, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hawkeye7 you need to dig in and start helping here, please. There are issues. Thanks. — Maile (talk) 21:45, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hawkeye7 Left you a note at FLC. I've taken it as far as I can, at this point. Maybe you could look at it, and polish off the edits, if need be. I'm not sure what would require my participation from here, but I look forward to this becoming FL. — Maile (talk) 23:15, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
- Sure. You've done a great job on it. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:13, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hawkeye7 Left you a note at FLC. I've taken it as far as I can, at this point. Maybe you could look at it, and polish off the edits, if need be. I'm not sure what would require my participation from here, but I look forward to this becoming FL. — Maile (talk) 23:15, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: June 2022
| ||||||
Tech News: 2022-28
19:23, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Edward N. Hall
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Edward N. Hall 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 Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 10:01, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Eileen Collins
On 14 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eileen Collins, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Eileen Collins (pictured) was the first woman Space Shuttle pilot and the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eileen Collins. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Eileen Collins), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Eileen Collins
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Eileen Collins 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 Legobot, on behalf of Balon Greyjoy -- Balon Greyjoy (talk) 11:00, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Eileen Collins
The article Eileen Collins 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:Eileen Collins for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Balon Greyjoy -- Balon Greyjoy (talk) 19:40, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
DYK for William D. Leahy
On 14 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William D. Leahy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that William D. Leahy was the highest-ranking American military officer in World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William D. Leahy. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, William D. Leahy), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
| Hook update | ||
| Your hook reached 19,511 views (813.0 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of July 2022 – nice work! |
theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 05:11, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-29
22:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Eileen Collins
The article Eileen Collins you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Eileen Collins for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Balon Greyjoy -- Balon Greyjoy (talk) 20:42, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Irving L. Branch
On 21 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Irving L. Branch, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Irving L. Branch headed the X-15 rocket program and the first test flight of the B-70 Valkyrie supersonic bomber? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Irving L. Branch. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Irving L. Branch), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Gatoclass (talk) 12:03, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Edward N. Hall
The article Edward N. Hall you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Edward N. Hall for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 09:42, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
About this DYK review
Hi, Hawkeye! Thanks for reviewing Template:Did you know nominations/Royce Williams. But could you take another look at it? Thanks! MelanieN (talk) 17:14, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-30
19:26, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXCVI, July 2022
|
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 20:28, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Skirmish at Top Malo House
On 25 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Skirmish at Top Malo House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that two Argentine commandos were awarded their nation's highest honour for the Skirmish at Top Malo House? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Skirmish at Top Malo House. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Skirmish at Top Malo House), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
| Hook update | ||
| Your hook reached 7,591 views (632.6 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of July 2022 – nice work! |
theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 04:18, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
GANs
Hi. Would you GA review Fabio Miretti and Federico Gatti. I had nominated them in April but they haven't been seen yet. Dr Salvus 18:55, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- I don't know why anyone would think I'm the goto person for articles on Italian soccer players; I know nothing about the subject. Nor, unfortunately, is three months a long time for a sports GA nomination — some have been waiting for much longer. (I have had sports articles take so long all the links rotted away in the meantime.) But since you asked, I have posted reviews, but they lack any technical insight. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:11, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- I was aware that you wouldn't be the goto. However, I think your review was quite good. Dr Salvus 20:33, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- I have fixed the timestamp. Are there any other problems? If not, please promote them. Dr Salvus 21:59, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- And Fabio Miretti? Dr Salvus 22:50, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- I have fixed the timestamp. Are there any other problems? If not, please promote them. Dr Salvus 21:59, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- I was aware that you wouldn't be the goto. However, I think your review was quite good. Dr Salvus 20:33, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
Rollback v Undo
A lousy edit summary! Whether it was a Rollback or Undo, my edit summary and editing rationale remains valid. 1. I corrected MOS:DASH errors, and you put them back in. 2. Your "unambiguous location" rationale was explained in my second edit. E.g., we do not need to add "California" (etc.) to "Berkeley" when the publisher is the University of California (or New Mexico, etc.) So .... please keep the unneeded state locations as you desire, but do correct your hyphen editing errors. Thank you. – S. Rich (talk) 03:04, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
Judith Resnik scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 30 August 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 30, 2022, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/August 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:42, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Paul Blasingame
On 30 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paul Blasingame, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Paul Blasingame was a member of the "inertial mafia", who advocated the use of inertial navigation systems, and he oversaw the development of the one used by the Apollo spacecraft (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Blasingame. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Paul Blasingame), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
Aldrin
We may agree it isn't necessarily news to list every event for which Aldrin has been a grand marshal. It could be interesting to add one or a few. Here's one. nytimes.com/1977/09/19/archives/aldrin-is-race-grand-marshal.htmlPartTroix (talk) 21:17, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 1 August 2022
- From the editors: Rise of the machines, or something
The future of stuff? Who knows, but two articles were written by a computer this month.
- News and notes: Information considered harmful
Wikipedia and human rights, publishers and the Internet Archive, Russia and Wikipedia.
- In the media: Censorship, medieval hoaxes, "pathetic supervillains", FB-WMF AI TL bid, dirty duchess deeds done dirt cheap
Real news or silly season?
- Op-Ed: The "recession" affair
IGNORANCE IS NOT STRENGTH.
- Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary (part 3)
"This year's victory was sad and dull."
- Election guide: The chosen six: 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections
Candidate op-eds, open question spaces, and more.
- Community view: Youth culture and notability
Was Minecraft YouTuber a GNG pass in life, or only in death?
- Opinion: Criminals among us
Mass murderers, sex criminals, Ponzi schemers, insider traders, and business people.
- Arbitration report: Winds of change blow for cyclone editors, deletion dustup draws toward denouement
The last three months of arbitration through the eyes of a GPT-3
- Deletion report: This is Gonzo Country
GPT-3 whips it out.
- Discussion report: Notability for train stations, notices for mobile editors, noticeboards for the rest of us
And when is 'today'?
- Traffic report: US TV, JP ex-PM, outer space, and politics of IN, US, UK top charts for July
The world shows its messy complexity.
- Featured content: A little list with surprisingly few lists
More lists expected next month.
- Tips and tricks: Cleaning up awful citations with Citation bot
It doesn't have to be a pain in the butt!
- In focus: Wikidata insights from a handy little tool
PAC2 explains the item documentation template.
- On the bright side: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war — three (more) stories
Education, climate change, and journalism.
- Essay: How to research an image
Zoom and enhance.
- Recent research: A century of rulemaking on Wikipedia analyzed
And other new research findings.
- Serendipity: Don't cite Wikipedia
But Commons is a treasure trove.
- Gallery: A backstage pass
All the things about theatre that the general public misses out on.
- From the archives: 2012 Russian Wikipedia shutdown as it happened
Ten years ago, Russian Wikipedia went dark in protest of new Russian laws. Today...
- Humour: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Strange mysteries of our animal world.
Tech News: 2022-31
21:20, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Thomas Peel Dunhill
On 4 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Peel Dunhill, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sir Thomas Peel Dunhill used to milk the goats at St Vincent's Hospital? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Peel Dunhill. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Thomas Peel Dunhill), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
- Do you not understand how unlikely this is? If I said I was going to a dentist to have an infected eyelash removed from my big toe, you wouldn't question one or another part of that? As it is I don't know if this article has strayed into fantasy or hagiography. Could you verify that 'gallstone' from your sources? A 'kidney' stone would be so much less fantastical. And if the source was a newspaper or such, inserting a warning "[sic]" would be warranted. Shenme (talk) 02:30, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
- The cited source says "a stone". Changed article to match the source. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:38, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022

Hello Hawkeye7,
- Backlog status
After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.
Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.
- Coordination
- MB and Novem Linguae have taken on some of the coordination tasks. Please let them know if you are interested in helping out. MPGuy2824 will be handling recognition, and will be retroactively awarding the annual barnstars that have not been issued for a few years.
- Open letter to the WMF
- The Page Curation software needs urgent attention. There are dozens of bug fixes and enhancements that are stalled (listed at Suggested improvements). We have written a letter to be sent to the WMF and we encourage as many patrollers as possible to sign it here. We are also in negotiation with the Board of Trustees to press for assistance. Better software will make the active reviewers we have more productive.
- TIP - Reviewing by subject
- Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages by their most familiar subjects can do so from the regularly updated sorted topic list.

- New reviewers
- The NPP School is being underused. The learning curve for NPP is quite steep, but a detailed and easy-to-read tutorial exists, and the Curation Tool's many features are fully described and illustrated on the updated page here.
- Reminders
- Consider staying informed on project issues by putting the project discussion page on your watchlist.
- If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, suggest they help the effort by placing
{{subst:NPR invite}}
on their talk page. - If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.
- To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here.
Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:24, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Tailhook scandal
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tailhook scandal 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 Legobot, on behalf of Djmaschek -- Djmaschek (talk) 21:41, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
DYK for David Belchem
On 8 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article David Belchem, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that David Belchem was awarded the DSO for leading a tank regiment in Tunisia that took 749 prisoners? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/David Belchem. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, David Belchem), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-32
19:48, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
Your Comments on my UserTalk page
I noticed your comments on my UserTalk page regarding the Sally Ride and Kathryn D. Sullivan articles. While I unfortunately don't have a whole lot of experience with the Good Article or Featured Article nomination processes since I have only originally created one article on former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr. which passed a Good Article nomination albeit without any significant input from me, I am willing to help improve those article wherever possible. TommyBoy (talk) 19:36, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- No worries. I have brought the article up to the required standard and it has already passed GA. I have written or co-written 96 FAs and 340 GAs. I will handle the process, which will take about 90 days. I just needed a co-nominator. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:46, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- I'm glad to hear that you were able to find somebody to assist you with that, but please free to let me know if I can help improve those articles in any way.--TommyBoy (talk) 20:16, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you! I will keep you posted. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:30, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Tailhook scandal
The article Tailhook scandal you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Tailhook scandal for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Djmaschek -- Djmaschek (talk) 21:42, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: July 2022
| ||||||
Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Wikipedia featured topics Title (Meghan Trainor album) featured content

A tag has been placed on Category:Wikipedia featured topics Title (Meghan Trainor album) featured content indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Liz Read! Talk! 21:14, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
See if you're happy with my abridgement of Freddie de Guingand. It's in that odd spot where the first paragraph seems too little, but the five-paragraph lead seems way too much, so I have to cut down a lot. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.1% of all FPs 20:17, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Battle of Dumpu
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Battle of Dumpu 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 Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 04:20, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-33
21:07, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Edward N. Hall
On 18 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Edward N. Hall, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Edward N. Hall is known as the "father of the Minuteman ICBM" but his brother Ted was a Soviet spy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Edward N. Hall. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Edward N. Hall), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
NPP message

Hi Hawkeye7,
- Invitation
For those who may have missed it in our last newsletter, here's a quick reminder to see the letter we have drafted, and if you support it, do please go ahead and sign it. If you already signed, thanks. Also, if you haven't noticed, the backlog has been trending up lately; all reviews are greatly appreciated.
To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here.
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:10, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-34
00:10, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Battle of Dumpu
The article Battle of Dumpu you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Battle of Dumpu for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 09:42, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
Sundrum Castle
Hi there, a week or two ago you rated Sundrum Castle for the Military history project. You'd marked that the B1 criteria wasn't met. I've since done some additional work on that article, so was wondering if you'd mind taking a 2nd look? If you think that's still not met, would you be able to provide any guidance for what it's missing? Thanks. -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:45, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
- B1 is one of the easiest to evaluate: the article has to be fully referenced, minimum one reference per paragraph. It still needs references for the last sentences of the third paragraph of "14th to 18th century", third paragraph of "20th and 21st century" and first paragraph of "Hamilton Wing" and the entire first paragraph of "Description". Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:52, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
- That's helpful thank you! -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:57, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Hawkeye7, hopefully that's now sorted. Thanks again. -Kj cheetham (talk) 19:09, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
- That's helpful thank you! -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:57, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
- Re-rated to B class. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:13, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXCVII, August 2022
|
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 08:58, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Tailhook scandal
On 29 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tailhook scandal, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that an incident in the Tailhook scandal involved party goers who accidentally dislodged an eighth-floor window pane while "mooning" the crowd below? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tailhook scandal. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tailhook scandal), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-35
23:03, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
Promotion of Sally Ride
Congratulations! Today, we thank you for Judith Resnik, about "one of the original six American women astronauts who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:58, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of William Anders
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article William Anders 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 Legobot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 19:20, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
Similar articles
Hi! I ran across this article when de-orphaning a few days ago. It looks similar to this article; I wanted to check if there's something I'm missing as they seem to be about the same topic. Thanks, Perfect4th (talk) 05:33, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
- No, they are for the same event. Recommend reducing the former to a redirect to the latter. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 05:36, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
- All right, thanks! Perfect4th (talk) 05:41, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations opening soon
Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are opening in a few hours (00:01 UTC on 1 September). A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination 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 current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:51, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 31 August 2022
- News and notes: Admins wanted on English Wikipedia, IP editors not wanted on Farsi Wiki, donations wanted everywhere
jimmy@wikipedia.org donate@wikimedia.org (not a typo?) wants a moment of your time.
- Special report: Wikimania 2022: no show, no show up?
Why the 'Festival Edition' was less than perfect, and what we can do better.
- In the media: Truth or consequences? A tough month for truth
But Annie Rauwerda is the real thing!
- Discussion report: Boarding the Trustees
2022 elections, new page patrol, Fox News, Vector 2022, Royal Central and external links
- News from Wiki Education: 18 years a Wikipedian: what it means to me
Change and stability.
- In focus: Thinking inside the box
All there is to know about userboxen.
- Tips and tricks: The unexpected rabbit hole of typo fixing in citations...
Sometimes Citation bot is not enough.
- Technology report: Vector (2022) deployment discussions happening now
Plus, the Private Incident Reporting System, and new bots & user scripts!
- Serendipity: Two photos of every library on earth
One exterior, one interior.
- Featured content: Our man drills are safe for work, but our Labia is Fausta.
Also includes a campaign to "Suck for Luck".
- Recent research: The dollar value of "official" external links
And other new research
- Traffic report: What dreams (and heavily trafficked articles) may come
Because there really is no real theme this month you can grab onto to give a catchy title.
- Essay: Delete the junk!
Some articles aren't worth saving
- Gallery: A Fringe Affair (but not the show by Edward W. Feery that was on this year)
Edinburgh in August.
- Humour: CommonsComix No. 1
Because the Signpost needs a cartoon.
- From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago
The Signpost looks back on The Signpost: New reports, conceived in a spirit of collaboration, and dedicated to the proposition of information and, uh, more information for all.
Promotion of Rupert Downes
Your GA nomination of Anna Lee Fisher
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Anna Lee Fisher 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 Legobot, on behalf of Balon Greyjoy -- Balon Greyjoy (talk) 13:01, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of William Anders
The article William Anders 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:William Anders for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 21:01, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
WikiCup 2022 September newsletter
The fourth round of the WikiCup has now finished. 383 points were required to reach the final, and the new round has got off to a flying start with all finalists already scoring. In round 4, Bloom6132 with 939 points was the highest points-scorer, with a combination of DYKs and In the news items, followed by BennyOnTheLoose, Sammi Brie and Lee Vilenski. The points of all contestants are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.
At this stage, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For the remaining competitors, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and importantly, before the deadline on October 31st!
If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. The judges are Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:44, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
DYK for David Dexter
On 4 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article David Dexter, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that David Dexter, who wrote the New Guinea volume in the series Australia in the War of 1939–1945, was a commando who served in East Timor and New Guinea? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/David Dexter. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, David Dexter), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
Four Award
| Four Award | ||
| Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Rupert Downes. — Bilorv (talk) 19:05, 4 September 2022 (UTC) |
Congratulations! Not many Four Awards given more than 15 years after the author created the article, but this is one of them. It isn't quite the largest creation-to-FA gap on the list, but I think 11 years 9 months is a record for GA-to-FA gap. In any case, it's a testament to how hard you've worked writing content for most of Wikipedia's existence. — Bilorv (talk) 19:05, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
Board of Trustees election
Thank you for supporting the NPP initiative to improve WMF support of the Page Curation tools. Another way you can help is by voting in the Board of Trustees election. The next Board composition might be giving attention to software development. The election closes on 6 September at 23:59 UTC. View candidate statement videos and Vote Here. MB 03:27, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Edgar Williams
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Edgar Williams 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 Legobot, on behalf of Djmaschek -- Djmaschek (talk) 20:41, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Edgar Williams
The article Edgar Williams 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:Edgar Williams for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Djmaschek -- Djmaschek (talk) 21:41, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-36
23:19, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of William Anders
The article William Anders you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:William Anders for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 01:02, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- FYI - I just nominated this to Template:Did you know nominations/William Anders. If you want to add author credits to anyone else, please do. --evrik (talk) 17:48, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Anna Lee Fisher
The article Anna Lee Fisher you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Anna Lee Fisher for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Balon Greyjoy -- Balon Greyjoy (talk) 12:41, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Operation Hurricane scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Operation Hurricane article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 3, 2022. 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/October 3, 2022, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.
For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.
We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:43, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Congratulations from the Military History Project
| Military history reviewers' award | ||
| On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for participating in 7 reviews between April and June 2022. Peacemaker67 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 07:15, 10 September 2022 (UTC) Keep track of upcoming reviews. Just copy and paste {{WPMILHIST Review alerts}} to your user space
|
Your GA nomination of William Penney, Baron Penney
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article William Penney, Baron Penney 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 Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 07:20, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
Fixable?
And again, I have confused the bot. [105]. Not a big deal, but is there a way that it can be corrected on Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Awards/ACM/Eligibility tracking? Hog Farm Talk 23:21, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: August 2022
| ||||||
Tech News: 2022-37
01:47, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Osmond J. Ritland
On 13 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Osmond J. Ritland, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Osmond J. Ritland (pictured) was one of four men who selected Area 51 as the site for their Lockheed U-2 spy plane project? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Osmond J. Ritland. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Osmond J. Ritland), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
| Hook update | ||
| Your hook reached 6,953 views (579.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of September 2022 – nice work! |
theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 21:00, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
Wikiproject Military history coordinator election voting opening soon!
Voting for the upcoming project coordinator election opens in a few hours (00:01 UTC on 15 September) and will last through 23:59 on 28 September. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination 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. Voting is conducted using simple approval voting and questions for the candidates are welcome. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:26, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
Correction to previous election announcement
Just a quick correction to the prior message about the 2022 MILHIST coordinator election! I (Hog Farm) didn't proofread the message well enough and left out a link to the election page itself in this message. The voting will occur here; sorry about the need for a second message and the inadvertent omission from the prior one. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:41, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Edgar Williams
The article Edgar Williams you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Edgar Williams for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Djmaschek -- Djmaschek (talk) 23:21, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
Disambiguation link notification for September 17
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited List of United States Military Academy first captains, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Molesworth.
(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 09:03, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
Rollback?
Hello, you rollbacked my edit here. Could you let me know why? Thanks, --Ferien (talk) 10:10, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- There is nothing wrong with the article. I will not permit maintenance banners under any circumstances. Note that 3RR does not apply to me. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 10:13, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- You are right, there is nothing wrong with the article itself at present. But it is not a maintenance banner. There are multiple copyright violations in the history of the article that need revision deletion. That template was there to request revision deletion. I don't see how 3RR is relevant here, or still how rollback was appropriate. --Ferien (talk) 10:16, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- It is today's featured article. There is special remit to protect it against vandalism. Take the maintenance banners someplace else. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 10:23, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- There was vandalism/copyright violations that needed to be RevDelled... by reverting that RevDel template, you were leaving these copyright violations in the history on today's featured article, which I'd argue is worse than leaving a tag on there that unregistered editors can't see and would probably be removed in a few hours. I do not see how you needed to note that "3RR does not apply to you" (even though it does, just considerable leeway is given to you), as I did not revert your edit and was not interested in doing so until this discussion was resolved. That is why I came here and didn't just revert back. You could even say this was an abuse of rollback on your end because you reverted a good-faith edit that was trying to help remove a copyright violation, and gave no explanation until I asked for it. --Ferien (talk) 10:43, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- It is today's featured article. There is special remit to protect it against vandalism. Take the maintenance banners someplace else. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 10:23, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- You are right, there is nothing wrong with the article itself at present. But it is not a maintenance banner. There are multiple copyright violations in the history of the article that need revision deletion. That template was there to request revision deletion. I don't see how 3RR is relevant here, or still how rollback was appropriate. --Ferien (talk) 10:16, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- And I would argue that placing a banner on the page is much worse than any copyright violation in the article history. Seek consensus before placing banners. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 11:10, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- There is no need for consensus to mark a copyright violation, according to Wikipedia:Copyright violations, which is not just a policy but also a policy with legal considerations. While I could have placed this on an admin's talk page, and will do in future for cases like these, there is nothing I can find saying I cannot tag the article itself, and you did not go to another admin to ask for RevDel, you just rollbacked my edit and left copyright violations in the history of the article. Seeing as you have not provided a reason for rollbacking my edit after I have asked 3 times why rollback was necessary, I'm going to move this discussion to WP:XRV. --Ferien (talk) 13:42, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- And I would argue that placing a banner on the page is much worse than any copyright violation in the article history. Seek consensus before placing banners. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 11:10, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
Notice of noticeboard discussion
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrative action review regarding an action which you performed. Thank you. --Ferien (talk) 13:43, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
DYK nomination of British logistics in the Western Allied Invasion of Germany
Hello! Your submission of British logistics in the Western Allied Invasion of Germany at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Andrew🐉(talk) 11:33, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-38
MediaWiki message delivery 22:14, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of William Penney, Baron Penney
The article William Penney, Baron Penney 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:William Penney, Baron Penney for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 11:01, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive
| New Page Patrol | October 2022 backlog drive | |
| |
| You're receiving this message because you are a new page patroller. To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here. | |
(t · c) buidhe 21:16, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of William Penney, Baron Penney
The article William Penney, Baron Penney you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:William Penney, Baron Penney for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 09:21, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
Wikiproject Military history coordinator election voting closing soon
Voting for the upcoming project coordinator election closes soon, at 23:59 on 28 September. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination 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. Voting is conducted using simple approval voting and questions for the candidates are welcome. The voting itself is occurring here If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:13, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXCVIII, September 2022
|
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 21:31, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-39
MediaWiki message delivery 00:28, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
Shores up
Apologies for having to amend your text, but though we should avoid double phrasing like that. Can you find the original WT:MILHIST discussion of Wiki-tan? Buckshot06 (talk) 06:22, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- No problems. I was about to amend it myself and got an edit conflict. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 06:28, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
Promotion of Kathryn D. Sullivan
Princess Elizabeth's wedding cakes
Hello Hawkeye7. Thank you for your input on my page Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten's wedding cakes regarding it being a notable subject. This is my first time having a talk page about any of my submissions so I'm not sure how to proceed. Could you let me know what I do next? I'm keen to get this right. Additionally, I don't know where I should make the amendment to the DYK tag line. Could you help me with that too? Thanks! BJCHK (talk) 07:05, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 30 September 2022
- News and notes: Board vote results, bot's big GET, crat chat gives new mop, WMF seeks "sound logo" and "organizer lab"
Candidates sign off and peel out – Sigalov is on and Peel is in.
- In focus: NPP: Still heaven or hell for new users – and for the reviewers
Just what is NPP? Why does it need the WMF? Why does it need YOU?
- In the media: A few complaints and mild disagreements
Was Katherine Maher a former encyclopedia salesperson?
- Special report: Decentralized Fundraising, Centralized Distribution
The latest from the Wikimedia Deutschland Movement Strategy & Global Relations Team.
- Discussion report: Much ado about Fox News
Source reliability, NPP, and appearance discussions.
- Interview: ScottishFinnishRadish's Request for Adminship
Find out firsthand what our newest admin, ScottishFinnishRadish, does with a chainsaw.
- Opinion: Are we ever going to reach consensus?
Some Articles for Deletion just drag on.
- Serendipity: Removing watermarks, copyright signs and cigarettes from photos
Suggestion: promote removal of visible copyright signs of images under a CC-BY license.
- Recent research: How readers assess Wikipedia's trustworthiness, and how they could in the future
And other research news.
- Traffic report: Kings and queens and VIPs
Repeat after me: I solemnly swear not to put "oh my!" in a headline.
- Featured content: Farm-fresh content
This month: A FACBot upgrade, a completed list of lists.
- CommonsComix: CommonsComix 2: Paulus Moreelse
When Commons gives you a blank space...
- From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 Years ago: September 2022
Yes, again.
Congratulations
Hawkeye, let me be the first to congratulate on your well-deserved election as MilHist's Lead Coord -- your dedication to the project, and WP as a whole, is second to none. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 10:32, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
Congratulations from the Military History Project
| Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) | ||
| On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the The Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) for participating in 13 reviews between July and September 2022. Zawed (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:31, 3 October 2022 (UTC) Keep track of upcoming reviews. Just copy and paste |
DYK for William Anders
On 1 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Anders, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that William Anders took the iconic photograph Earthrise (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Anders. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, William Anders), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:38, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
| Hook update | ||
| Your hook reached 15,032 views (642.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of October 2022 – nice work! |
theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 01:18, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
Gateway Spaceport
I see you are in a space related wiki. I'm curious what your opinion on Gateway Spaceport is. IMO it's dubious in prospect and also notability. Would you have any thoughts? Unbroken Chain (talk) 02:53, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
Featured topics: Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom
Good morning Hawkeye, just a quick note to express my admiration for your work on the Featured topic Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom. I also thought of suggesting Atomic Weapons Establishment as a potential candidate to include in this topic. Best regards, Whizz40 (talk) 05:41, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
Congratulations
| The Lead Coordinator stars | ||
| On behalf of the members of WikiProject Military history, in recognition of your re-election to the position of Lead Coordinator, I take great pleasure in presenting you with the Lead Coordinator's stars, and wish you the best of luck for the coming year! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 18:22, 3 October 2022 (UTC) |
Tech News: 2022-40
MediaWiki message delivery 00:21, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
Allied logistics in the Kokoda Track campaign
Hi Hawkeye. I have provisionally scheduled Allied logistics in the Kokoda Track campaign as the TFA for 4 November. Would you prefer to write the blurb, or are you happy for one to be produced for you? Cheers. Gog the Mild (talk) 07:34, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
- I note that you have already been discussing one with Dank (in 2019). Are you ok to go with that one? Gog the Mild (talk) 12:56, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, that one will be fine. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:42, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Shannon Lucid
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Shannon Lucid 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 Legobot, on behalf of Thebiguglyalien -- Thebiguglyalien (talk) 07:20, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Shannon Lucid
The article Shannon Lucid you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Shannon Lucid for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Thebiguglyalien -- Thebiguglyalien (talk) 08:41, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
Four Award
| Four Award | ||
| Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on American services and supply in the Siegfried Line campaign. — Bilorv (talk) 18:41, 8 October 2022 (UTC) |
This Month in GLAM: September 2022
| ||||||
Tech News: 2022-41
14:06, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
Allied logistics in the Kokoda Track campaign scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 10 November 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 10, 2022, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/November 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:53, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Edgar Williams
On 12 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Edgar Williams, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Edgar Williams, Bernard Montgomery's intelligence officer, was an Oxford don who hated soldiering as a profession? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Edgar Williams. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Edgar Williams), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
Kathryn D. Sullivan scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 23 November 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 23, 2022, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/November 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:59, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- Oh My Gog. Articles on women don't fare well at TFA and although she is a Republican, she is closely associated with the Obama and Biden regimes. I fear that this may be a red rag to bovine vandals. I've never had a BLP TFA before. I think we will need Wikipedia:Protection policy#Pending changes protection Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:38, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- I'll put it on my watchlist for what it's worth. Excessive vandalism (beyond what's "normal" for TFA) is usually stamped on fairly quickly these days; the old orthodoxy of "thou shalt not protect the TFA" is largely gone. But pre-emptive protection is still not the done thing. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:00, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks Harry. That's understood. Much appreciated. NASA Astronaut Group 2 came under very heavy attack for some reason. Kathryn D. Sullivan is a BLP, so we should take more care than usual. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:32, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
DYK for British logistics in the Western Allied Invasion of Germany
On 4 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article British logistics in the Western Allied Invasion of Germany, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that British logistics in the Western Allied Invasion of Germany involved buffaloes, ducks and weasels? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/British logistics in the Western Allied Invasion of Germany. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, British logistics in the Western Allied Invasion of Germany), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
This hook reached the stats, only the routine didn't pick it up because the article was moved during the day. See User talk:Amakuru: working on it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:56, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
- Oh! I did not know that. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 08:05, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 17 September 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 2022, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/September 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 20:09, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
Thank you today for the article, introduced: "This article is about the Next Nine, the nine astronauts selected for Projects Gemini and Apollo in 1962. They were the next most famous group after the Mercury Seven, although few astronauts are much remembered today. They are also widely regarded as the best group ever chosen. Six of the nine flew to the Moon (Lovell and Young twice), and Armstrong, Conrad and Young walked on it as well. Seven of the nine were awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor (one posthumously)."! - It's amazing what's going on on your talk between announcement and appearance, thanks for new FA and GAs and DYKs also! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:36, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
... and today I wrote an article about music premiered today, Like as the hart. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:46, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
travel and strings sound --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:03, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
- And thank you for the music. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:48, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022
Hello Hawkeye7,

Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.
Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to MPGuy2824), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to John B123 for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also.
Software news: Novem Linguae and MPGuy2824 have connected with WMF developers who can review and approve patches, so they have been able to fix some bugs, and make other improvements to the Page Curation software. You can see everything that has been fixed recently here. The reviewer report has also been improved.

Suggestions:
- There is much enthusiasm over the low backlog, but remember that the "quality and depth of patrolling are more important than speed".
- Reminder: an article should not be tagged for any kind of deletion for a minimum of 15 minutes after creation and it is often appropriate to wait an hour or more. (from the NPP tutorial)
- Reviewers should focus their effort where it can do the most good, reviewing articles. Other clean-up tasks that don't require advanced permissions can be left to other editors that routinely improve articles in these ways (creating Talk Pages, specifying projects and ratings, adding categories, etc.) Let's rely on others when it makes the most sense. On the other hand, if you enjoy doing these tasks while reviewing and it keeps you engaged with NPP (or are guiding a newcomer), then by all means continue.
- This user script puts a link to the feed in your top toolbar.
Backlog:

Saving the best for last: From a July low of 8,500, the backlog climbed back to 11,000 in August and then reversed in September dropping to below 6,000 and continued falling with the October backlog drive to under 1,000, a level not seen in over four years. Keep in mind that there are 2,000 new articles every week, so the number of reviews is far higher than the backlog reduction. To keep the backlog under a thousand, we have to keep reviewing at about half the recent rate!
- Reminders
- Newsletter feedback - please take this short poll about the newsletter.
- If you're interested in instant messaging and chat rooms, please join us on the New Page Patrol Discord, where you can ask for help and live chat with other patrollers.
- Please add the project discussion page to your watchlist.
- If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be a reviewer, please ask any admin to remove you from the group. If you want the tools back again, just ask at PERM.
- To opt out of future mailings, please remove yourself here.
Disambiguation link notification for October 15
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Hanford Site, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Bass.
(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:02, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
DYK for William Penney, Baron Penney
On 16 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Penney, Baron Penney, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that William Penney, Baron Penney, was credited as the "father of the British bomb"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Penney, Baron Penney. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, William Penney, Baron Penney), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXCVIII, October 2022
|
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 15:37, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-42
MediaWiki message delivery 21:44, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
About
I'm reverting your reversion. Could we discuss how you feel a previous version "is better?"Defcool1 (talk) 21:16, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
- It has a lot of problems:
- McDivitt's date of birth was removed. This removes a referenced fact, which you are not supposed to do. His name and birth date would then have to be removed from lead and infobox too, as it would no longer be referenced
- There's a typo in the caption
- MOS:CAPS issues
- The removal of references imperils the article's Good Article rating. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:34, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
- If you want to work on an astronaut article, go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Spaceflight/Adopt an astronaut, pick one, and bring it to Good Article status. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:34, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
- It's of little use talking to him about article quality. He's been trolling almost every article I have taken to ITN recent deaths this month (McDivitt being one of them). I (and other editors) have tried to tell him how his edits are not constructive, but he just responds with personal attacks [126][127][128][129]. —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:09, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
DYK for John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley
On 21 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sir John Anderson (pictured) was described as the "world's most-shot-at-man" in 1935, after surviving three assassination attempts? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-43
MediaWiki message delivery 21:20, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Shannon Lucid
On 26 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shannon Lucid, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when astronaut Shannon Lucid (pictured) returned to Earth after six months in orbit, she was presented with a box of M&M's? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shannon Lucid. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Shannon Lucid), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 31 October 2022
- From the team: A new goose on the roost
Or maybe the spit -- only time will tell.
- News and notes: Wikipedians question Wikimedia fundraising ethics after "somewhat-viral" tweet
News from Twitter, Commons and the WMF C-Suite.
- News from the WMF: Governance updates from, and for, the Wikimedia Endowment
501(c)(3) application approved, Amazon donates another million.
- In the media: Scribing, searching, soliciting, spying, and systemic bias
Wading into several controversies.
- Disinformation report: From Russia with WikiLove
I can has Kremlin sockfarms?
- Recent research: Disinformatsiya: Much research, but what will actually help Wikipedia editors?
And other new research publications.
- Interview: Isabelle Belato on their Request for Adminship
The newest sysop speaks on the process that got them there.
- Featured content: Topics, lists, submarines and Gurl.com
Featured content from October.
- Serendipity: We all make mistakes – don’t we?
The strength of Wikipedia is the peer review afterwards.
- Traffic report: Mama, they're in love with a criminal
More serial killers than you can shake a stick at!
- From the archives: Paid advocacy, a lawsuit over spelling mistakes, deleting Jimbo's article, and the death of Toolserver
What tales echo in these hallowed halls.
TFA
Thank you today for Operation Hurricane, "about Britain's first nuclear test, which was conducted in Western Australia in 1952. Britain became the third nuclear power after the United States and the Soviet Union."! - ... and also for all the other good things since its TFA announcement: more featured material, and the election! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:18, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
who shall separate us --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:51, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
leaving the month with reformation and a cat treat --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:03, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-44
MediaWiki message delivery 21:13, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
Why? Doodoodave (talk) 22:57, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
- Never change the variation of English in an article. (WP:ENGVAR) No other changes were worth retaining. Do not substitute templates for the ndash characters. (WP:DASH) Do not bypass redirects. (WP:NOTBROKEN) Do not introduce factual errors by changing place names. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 23:16, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
WikiCup 2022 November newsletter
The 2022 WikiCup has drawn to a close with the final round going down to the wire. The 2022 champion is
Lee Vilenski (1752 points), who won in 2020 and was runner up in both 2019 and last year. In the final round he achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on cue sports. He was closely followed by
Bloom6132 (1732), who specialised in "In the news" items and DYKs, and who has reached the final round of the Cup for the past three years. Next was
BennyOnTheLoose (1238), another cue sports enthusiast, also interested in songs, followed by
Muboshgu (1082), an "In the news" contributor, a seasoned contestant who first took part in the Cup ten years ago. Other finalists were
Sammi Brie (930), who scored with a featured article, good articles and DYKs on TV and radio stations,
Kavyansh.Singh (370), who created various articles on famous Americans, including an FA on Louis H. Bean, famed for his prediction of election outcomes. Next was
PCN02WPS (292), who scored with good articles and DYKs on sporting and other topics and
Z1720 (25) who had DYKs on various topics including historic Canadians.
During the WikiCup, contestants achieved 37 featured articles, 349 good articles, 360 featured article reviews, 683 good article reviews and 480 In the news items, so Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors. Well done everyone! All those who reached the final round will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or the overall leader in this field.
Lee Vilenski wins the featured article prize, for a total of 6 FAs during the course of the competition and 3 in the final round.
Kavyansh.Singh wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 2.
Adam Cuerden wins the featured picture prize, for 39 FPs during the competition.
Z1720 wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 35 FARs in round 4.
Epicgenius wins the good article prize, for 32 GAs in round 1.
SounderBruce wins the featured topic prize, for 4 FT articles in round 1.
Lee Vilenski wins the good topic prize, for 34 GT articles in round 5.
Sammi Brie wins the good article reviewer prize, for 71 GARs overall.
Sammi Brie wins the Did you know prize, for 30 DYKs in round 3 and 106 overall.
Bloom6132 wins the In the news prize, for 106 ITNs in round 5 and 289 overall.
Next year's competition will begin on 1 January and possible changes to the rules and scoring are being discussed on the discussion page. You are invited to sign up to take part in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to have a good turnout for the 2023 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners and finalists, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:28, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-45
MediaWiki message delivery 00:30, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
allied logistics in the kokoda track campaign
Hawkeye7, i had a quick question regarding this blurb for this article. would it be appropriate to remove the mention of mountains being a restriction to the aircraft? my understanding is that, once an aircraft is airborne, mountains are no longer a significant hindrance. perhaps "the mountains and weather, and" could be replaced with "the weather and". dying (talk) 22:06, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
- Not entirely true. In those days they had to fly between rather than over the mountains. But changed as suggested. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:17, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
- haha, that's true! i had figured that they would still be a hindrance, though perhaps not one significant enough to warrant a mention in the blurb. thanks, Hawkeye7! dying (talk) 22:40, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXCIX, November 2022
|
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 10:31, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: October 2022
| ||||||
Promotion of Rhea Seddon
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster GAN
I nominated Space Shuttle Columbia disaster for GA a few months ago and it's been languishing since. If you have the time, I would appreciate it getting a review. Thanks! Balon Greyjoy (talk) 12:59, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
- Sure. Will do. Won't be able to review for a few days though. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 17:25, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-46
MediaWiki message delivery 21:52, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
T.E.Lawrence
Just wanted to offer a word of thanks for shepherding the GA process on T.E. Lawrence. I am not by any measure a heavyweight contributor but have, over the years, put massive amounts of work into that; watching the GA process was super-educational and pleasing. Thanks!Tim Bray (talk) 21:49, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
Consider nominating the article at Did you know and/or Featured article candidates. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 23:08, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Hanford Engineer Works
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hanford Engineer Works 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 Legobot, on behalf of Djmaschek -- Djmaschek (talk) 04:41, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
apologies
Not sure why or how that happened - sorry about interfering with your talk item at Nick's, for a moment I thought my account had been hijacked, but it must have been something else.
JarrahTree 00:59, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-47
MediaWiki message delivery 23:19, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Hanford Engineer Works
The article Hanford Engineer Works you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:Hanford Engineer Works for comments about the article, and Talk:Hanford Engineer Works/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Djmaschek -- Djmaschek (talk) 02:04, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 8 December 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 2022, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/December 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 15:00, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
Thank you today for the article, introduced (in 2018): "We decided to split the logistics of the campaign off into its own article. I think the results justify the decision."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:48, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
Thank you today for Kathryn D. Sullivan, introduced: "Sullivan was selected as a NASA astronaut candidate with NASA Astronaut Group 8, the first group to include women; the group also included Sally Ride and Judith Resnik. Unlike them, Sullivan is still alive, and is currently serving as a scientific advisor to President Joe Biden. She has flown in space and descended to the deepest point in the world's oceans."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:59, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of British logistics in the Western Allied invasion of Germany
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article British logistics in the Western Allied invasion of Germany 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 Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:04, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
Anna Lee Fisher
Thanks for the invitation. I've put my initial suggestions here. Spicemix (talk) 14:56, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for your review! Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:06, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 November 2022
- News and notes: English Wikipedia editors: "We don't need no stinking banners"
Joe Roe's close sows dough woes, manifestos... vetoes? overthrows?
- In the media: "The most beautiful story on the Internet"
Ineffective altruism, return of the toaster, Jess Wade keeps wading through it, Russia censors searches, schools embrace Wikipedia.
- Interview: Lisa Seitz-Gruwell on WMF fundraising in the wake of big banner ad RfC
An interview with Wikimedia's Chief Advancement Officer.
- Opinion: Privacy on Wikipedia in the cyberpunk future
Oh, just one more thing... AI couldn't help but notice you use that punctuation a little bit more than most people...
- Disinformation report: Missed and Dissed
Are government goons prowling our fair encyclopedia?
- Op-Ed: Diminishing returns for article quality
Have we gotten past the point where better articles makes us a better encyclopedia? And what comes next?
- Book review: Writing the Revolution
Heather Ford's new volume on Wikipedia, knowledge and power in the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
- Technology report: Galactic dreams, encyclopedic reality
Facebook's Galactica demo provides a case study in large language models for text generation at scale: this one was silly, but we cannot ignore them forever.
- Essay: The Six Million FP Man
Okay, six hundred, but either way, the bionic editor speaks.
- Tips and tricks: (Wiki)break stuff
Productively doing nothing
- Recent research: Study deems COVID-19 editors smart and cool, questions of clarity and utility for WMF's proposed "Knowledge Integrity Risk Observatory"
And other research findings.
- Featured content: A great month for featured articles
Do consider joining FPC, though: we need you.
- Obituary: A tribute to Michael Gäbler
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
- Concept: The relevance of legal certainty to the English Wikipedia
A lost article from our deep annals
- Traffic report: Musical deaths, murders, Princess Di's nominative determinism, and sports
The weeks and weeks, as reviewed by Wikipedia's readers.
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
Search upgrades, lawsuits, paid editing, and personal reflection.
- CommonsComix: Joker's trick
A toast to good health, a health to good hoax, a hoax to good toast.
Tech News: 2022-48
MediaWiki message delivery 20:01, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
ArbCom 2022 Elections voter message
Hello! Voting in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 12 December 2022. All eligible users are allowed 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 2022 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:21, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
Reviews
While, certainly, any comment you might have on my current FAC, Roanoke Island, North Carolina, half dollar would be very welcome, could I get to look at a GAC I've started, for New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal? I'm sure it will wind up at FAC sooner or later. Many thanks. Wehwalt (talk) 21:52, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Hanford Engineer Works
On 6 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hanford Engineer Works, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that plutonium produced in the nuclear reactors at the Hanford Engineer Works was used in the Fat Man bomb used in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August 1945? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hanford Engineer Works. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hanford Engineer Works), 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.
~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 00:03, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-49
MediaWiki message delivery 00:39, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
Congratulations from the Military History Project
| The Military history A-Class cross with Oak Leaves | ||
| On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class cross with Oak Leaves for British logistics in the Siegfried Line campaign, American transportation in the Siegfried Line campaign, American services and supply in the Siegfried Line campaign, Freddie de Guingand, and Harry Crerar. Hog Farm (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 8 December 2022 (UTC) |
The Bugle: Issue CC, December 2022
|
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 12:55, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: November 2022
| ||||||
December 2022
Looking for someone who might be able to help with either the image or source review at the FAC for James Madison. Any chance that you could look at it? ErnestKrause (talk) 16:16, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-50
MediaWiki message delivery 23:32, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of British logistics in the Western Allied invasion of Germany
The article British logistics in the Western Allied invasion of Germany you nominated as a good article has passed
; see Talk:British logistics in the Western Allied invasion of Germany for comments about the article, and Talk:British logistics in the Western Allied invasion of Germany/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 12:40, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
TFAs
Hi Hawkeye. I am planning on running both Rhea Seddon and American transportation in the Siegfried Line campaign as TFAs in February. Would you like to draft the blurbs or prefer me to have a go? Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:05, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
Drafted; see Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Rhea Seddon/archive1 and Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/American transportation in the Siegfried Line campaign/archive2. But American transportation in the Siegfried Line campaign has not yet been promoted. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:16, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks. Nice work. I am assuming that it will have been by February. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:22, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
FAC
Hi, thanks for the A-Class review you put in at Thomas Hardy (Royal Navy officer, died 1732). The article is now at FAC, and I wondered whether you might like to stick your oar in there too? Thanks again either way, Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 14:32, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
Tech News: 2022-51
MediaWiki message delivery 23:58, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
DYK for AFL Women's season seven Grand Final
On 20 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article AFL Women's season seven Grand Final, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the conclusion of the AFL Women's season seven Grand Final, winning captain Daisy Pearce placed her premiership medal on a young girl? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/AFL Women's season seven Grand Final. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, AFL Women's season seven Grand Final), 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.
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
Merry Christmas!
| A very happy Christmas and New Year to you! | |
|
|
Promotion of Anna Lee Fisher
Seasons Greetings
| Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, whether it's Christmas or some other festival, I hope you and those close to you have a happy, restful time! Have fun, Donner60 (talk) 00:16, 23 December 2022 (UTC)}} |
Donner60 (talk) 00:55, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
Happy Holidays
| Happy Holidays | ||
| Hello, I wish you the very best during the holidays. And I hope you have a very happy 2023! Bruxton (talk) 17:29, 25 December 2022 (UTC) |




