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Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election have opened. 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 will commence on 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:05, 2 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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New Page Patrol | October 2023 Backlog Drive
On 1 October, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled. Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive. Articles will earn 3x as many points compared to redirects. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:13, 9 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Eternal Shadow,

Backlog update: At the time of this message, there are 11,300 articles and 15,600 redirects awaiting review. This is the highest backlog in a long time. Please help out by doing additional reviews!

October backlog elimination drive: A one-month backlog drive for October will start in one week! Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled. Articles will earn 4x as many points compared to redirects. You can sign up here.

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Notability tip: Professors can meet WP:PROF #1 by having their academic papers be widely cited by their peers. When reviewing professor articles, it is a good idea to find their Google Scholar or Scopus profile and take a look at their h-index and number of citations. As a very rough rule of thumb, for most fields, articles on people with a h-index of twenty or more, a first-authored paper with more than a thousand citations, or multiple papers each with more than a hundred citations are likely to be kept at AfD.

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Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on an American general and the first female astronauts, Nick-D on Roman fortifications

Hello Eternal Shadow:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over 1800 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:24, 31 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at English Civil War logistics and Peacemaker67 at Austro-Hungarian torpedo boats Op-ed: Hawkeye7 on how WP:SIZE matters

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Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D looks at the Russian invasion of Ukraine Op-ed: Nick-D on writing Rhodesian military articles

New Page Patrol | January 2024 Articles Backlog Drive
On 1 January 2024, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled. Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive. Each review will earn 1 point. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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Voting is now open for the WikiProject Military History newcomer of the year and military historian of the year awards for 2023! The the top editors will be awarded the coveted Gold Wiki . Cast your votes vote here and here respectively. Voting closes at 23:59 on 30 December 2023. On behalf of the coordinators, wishing you the very best for the festive season and the new year. Hawkeye7 (talk · contribs) via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:56, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello, Eternal Shadow. Thank you for your work on Maximilian Lorenz Starhemberg. SunDawn, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Hello my friend! Good day to you. Thanks for creating the article, I have marked it as reviewed. Have a blessed day!

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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 08:46, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have made changes and added references to it. Please check it Kaustubh42 (talk) 06:16, 7 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi I appreciate your having a look at the article Draft:No Love No Hate. All of the sources are already secondary and independent, what exactly do you mean? Like MusikWoche, Celebmix, Earmilk, Rolling Stone, Plastic Magazine. Not all the sources have their own wikipedia articles, but I frequently saw them on other album articles whatsoever. 62.3.66.254 (talk) 23:44, 7 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The sources are independent yes, but not all of them significantly cover the subject in depth. In other words, they only passingly mention the subject album. See WP:NALBUM for guidelines on the notability of albums. Eternal Shadow Talk 00:18, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've studied Wikipedia rules extensively before creating my first article and right now I'm still not convinced. There are so many worthless useless articles on Wikipedia (like this one for example Transience_(Wreckless_Eric_album)) and my article is much better I believe and written 100% neutrally and encyclopedically. So I asked for another review to get a second opinion and I therefore ask you to please defer from redeclining it. Thanks 62.3.66.254 (talk) 00:28, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

To clarify, I meant to say most of the sources are independent, but of those only a couple are secondary sources. Of the sources, the reviews solidly contribute to notability, though the others do very little. WP:NALBUM states Specific to recordings, a recording may be notable if it meets at least one of these criteria:

1. The recording has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent from the musician or ensemble who created it.

2. The recording has appeared on any country's national music chart.

3. The recording has been certified gold or higher in at least one country.

4. The recording has won or been nominated for a major music award, such as a Grammy, Juno, Mercury, Choice or Grammis award.

5. The recording was performed in a medium that is notable, e.g., a theme for a network television show, performance in a television show or notable film, inclusion on a notable compilation album, etc. (But if this is the only claim, it is probably more appropriate to have a mention in the main article and redirect to that article. Read the policy and notability guideline on subjects notable only for one event, for further clarifications).

6. The recording was in rotation nationally by a major radio or music television network.

7. The recording has been a featured subject of a substantial broadcast segment across a national radio or television network

• #2-#7 clearly are not met, so #1 is the criterion that is plausible, though the sources reliability is questionable. The sources are independent, some are secondary, and some are reliable. All that means the album may be notable. I’ll be sure to have another reviewer look at it. Do note that albums from larger artists are often accepted into mainspace, often without much trouble, especially if the album is on a chart, even without much coverage.

I understand that creating a first article is very frustrating, especially when notability is often subject to interpretation. I hope this helps. Eternal Shadow Talk 08:19, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dear,Eternal Shadow

I hope this message finds you well. I would like to extend my sincere apologies for the recent edits I made to the article on Yuhanon Dioscoros, which led to the speedy deletion nomination.

I realize that my actions resulted in potential copyright infringement, and I genuinely regret any disruption caused to the Wikipedia community. It was not my intention to violate Wikipedia's guidelines, and I understand the importance of adhering to copyright policies.

I am committed to rectifying this mistake promptly. I will thoroughly review and revise the article, ensuring that all content is in full compliance with Wikipedia's standards. I appreciate your diligence in upholding the integrity of the platform.

I acknowledge the seriousness of the issue and will take necessary measures to prevent such occurrences in the future. If there are specific steps I need to follow or additional information you require, please let me know.Thank you for your understanding,

Thank you for your understanding, and I appreciate your continued efforts to maintain the high standards of Wikipedia.

Sincerely Joleoooo (talk) 18:31, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I think the subject of the article may be notable, so rewriting it with paraphrasing in your own words may result in it being put back into mainspace. Eternal Shadow Talk 20:25, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at three diverse works Op-ed: Hawkeye7 on the state of the Wikiproject

Hi, you correctly reverted a mass removal of content in the Asim Munir (general) page, however, the disruptive editor is still continuing this, and did not try to discuss it, even though I went on his talk page to talk about his disruptive editing.

Do you know how to report this kind of behaviour? I’m new to this thing. Thanks in advance. VirtualVagabond (talk) 12:58, 11 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

VirtualVagabond, if the editor does not respond to any initial discussion or mediation attempts, than the next step would be to take it to a noticeboard for admins to see, namely the administrators noticeboard. Keep in mind that there is a rule against having more than three reverts in 24 hours, which it seems may be a line that is potentially at risk of being crossed soon. Eternal Shadow Talk 06:15, 12 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Keep in mind that things can get heated in content disputes such as this, and civility is more important than anything else, especially when multiple involved editors are all frustrated. Eternal Shadow Talk 06:17, 12 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Alright. Thank you. VirtualVagabond (talk) 13:26, 12 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, Eternal Shadow! Thank you for draftifying the Kirby & Friends article. Just remember to wait until the article is at least one hour old. :) Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 01:29, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for the heads up. I will double check the age of the article in the future. Eternal Shadow Talk 18:18, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 and Pickersgill-Cunliffe review four books

Hello, Eternal Shadow. Thank you for your work on Henry Mews. North8000, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Good start

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North8000 (talk) 17:31, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]