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Loved your metaphor, "Each one a pinprick, but cumulatively sucking a lot of time out of the project" (here). Just letting you know that I'm going to shamelessly steal it from now on (and have already started). If you sue me one day for royalties and win, I'll probably go broke. Cheers, Mathglot (talk) 21:18, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
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Hello, some time ago you commented on Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Battle of the Granicus/archive1. I didn't have to time to respond before the discussion there closed and took a break from Wikipedia afterwards, so I'm responding on your talk page now. I had some questions and comments. 1) Regarding widespread use of primary sources, do I understand correctly that you are specifically referring to WP:RSPRIMARY? I don't think I violated this directive in my contributions to this article. As far as I can tell I've only used ancient historians as a source when I've summarized their accounts of the battle. I've taken care to keep any interpretation and analysis of the ancient historians by modern scholarship separate and think I've made it clear with the way I've used references. If you think otherwise, can you please point to the specific place in the article text where this goes wrong? 2) Will work on the lead section for a better summary before renominating. 3) Can you be more specific about what's missing in the background section regarding "setting the scene"? 4) Will do more work on copy editing and ask for GoCER review. 5) Will expand Aftermath section to mention how the war ended. 6) I agree that a map would be nice to have, but I don't see how that is easy. Do you have any recommendations on how to start? 7) Your suggestion to discuss weapons, equipment, tactics and doctrines of the armies makes it seem to be rather extensive, but I think I get what you mean when I read Battle of the Bagradas River (255 BC)#Armies where this is discussed briefly in two paragraphs. I'll try to replicate this for the Granicus article. 7) I will read ancient battle articles which are already featured articles more closely and compare them with my article to see where it is lacking. --AlexanderVanLoon (talk) 15:08, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello Gog the Mild,
A fairly low-priority question, but I was curious if you had any opinion on my old comment at Talk:Hundred_Years'_War_(1345–1347)#Renaming. I'd be happy to file a multi-RM, or even a WP:RM/TR, to move the articles over, because I think the complaints about the current title suggesting multiple wars called "Hundred Years War" rather than slices of the same war is valid. However, I also think the main article maintainer(s) should be given a wide degree of deference on matters of style, and no point in suggesting a move if you'd hate the titles. Did you have any thoughts on my suggestion of using a comma, so Hundred Years' War, 13XX–13XX style? I think that makes it fairly clear that this is a specific time period of a larger conflict. My only worry with 1345–1347 during the Hundred Years' War is that since the dates are semi-arbitrary, it's a little tricky to find via autocompletion - i.e. someone typing in "Hundred Years' War" in the search box will see the "child" articles, but you'd have to guess the right starting date to see the autocompletion if the year is up front, yet the years are semi-arbitrary in this case. That said, I'd still personally prefer "13XX-13XX during the Hundred Years' War over the status quo, so I think some sort of move should be done! Any opinion yourself? SnowFire (talk) 18:54, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I listed Turtle as TFA for May 23, 2022 which is World Turtle Day. Can you make sure it doesn't get nominated before then? LittleJerry (talk) 20:50, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi Gog, now that I am a FAC coordinator I'd like to get started at promoting articles. I thought I would start with black-and-red broadbill since it seems to be fairly straightforward. I was just wondering what process is used to decide whether to promote an article? I assume it's just a matter of reading through the nomination and checking that all criteria have been assessed, but is there a checklist or guide anywhere to help me figure it out? Thanks in advance (t · c) buidhe 03:47, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
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Hello Gog, Looking at the map in the article (this), I'm not sure it can be verified as being accurate, as the Wikicommons page says the sources used were OSM (that's clearly OK), themaparchive.com (this appears to be a dead link), and Newm30 (not a reliable source). Is there a problem, or am I being thick? Regards, Amitchell125 (talk) 13:33, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
I've listed this one under history, rather than warfare, based on the example of the Treaty of Guines. Any objections to this? Hog Farm Talk 02:21, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
Hey, I've been looking around for information on non-Egyptian Ancient African music (for my long haul at the History of music article). This is probably a stretch but I thought I'd check, as I know you frequently write about Carthaginian topics, albeit warfare ones. Do you know if there are any good sources on the music of Ancient Carthage?—or perhaps Carthaginian culture in general, where I would hope musical information would be included? Grove, oxford bibliographies, JSTOR and my normal methods have led to pretty much nothing. Best – Aza24 (talk) 09:06, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
Hi Gog, I tried to upload the image as you recommended, but it removed all the details and links to creative commons, and therefore the attribution to Goran. I think I'm doing it wrong. What are the steps that you would use to upload it? All the best
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Thank you so much Gog and Goran, both of your help is very much appreciated.Boynamedsue (talk) 07:55, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
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What exactly are the criteria for adding to/maintaining the urgents listing? Pinging Buidhe and Ian Rose as well. Hog Farm Talk 16:11, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Siege of Dundee 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 Pickersgill-Cunliffe -- Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:21, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
Would you be willing to give this one a quick skim to make sure there are no major flaws? It was passed for GA by a newer user, who left no comments on it. It's pretty short and won't be advancing above GA. Hog Farm Talk 14:47, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
Hello Dear! Been a minute, huh? Back in the wayback you used some bot of some kind to insert dashes into isbn's on Biblical criticism. Can you tell me what it is, where to find it, how to use it? I would be very grateful for any help you can offer. I know you're terribly busy.Jenhawk777 (talk) 21:44, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
Hi Gog the Mild. I hope you've been well. I have failed to stay away, no matter how busy I remain IRL. I've rationalized that I have to have a hobby....
I imagine at some point someone will take up my GA nomination of Play-by-mail game. But they likely won't know much about the topic. I've improved it somewhat from this version in 2019, although it's certainly no Featured Article yet. If you have some time, perhaps you'd like to review it (and I think there's no rush). I don't mind asking since I know you don't give out free passes, and I know how much you know about the topic. If your workload precludes, I know you copyedit and that's also welcome.
If not, that's fine as well. In any case, I hope you are well this holiday season. Airborne84 (talk) 23:56, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
Hello Gog the Mild,
Thanks for fixing some cites. After I pruned the article drastically there were a lot of cite errors. They didn't get fixed automatically after a few hours, so I deleted all the refs in the hope I could run a bot to fix. But when I run citation bot to try and fix them I get error 502. Will some scheduled bot eventually come round and fix the errors do you know? Chidgk1 (talk) 08:29, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
Hi Gog (love the name!) I see you have been using InternetArchiveBot to archive the refs on lots of articles. This is great work, but there is one problem: the bot has a bug, documented at phab:T291704.
The problem is that the bot does not recognise the unhyphenated form of the cite parameters |access-date=
, |archive-date=
, and |archive-url=
. So if it encounters an unhyphenated parameter, it adds the hyphenated version. For example, if the cite uses |accessdate=
, the bot will add |access-date=
.
This happened in your bot edit[3] to Fuel poverty, where the bot archived the ref to https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/jan/20/utilities.householdbills, and added | access-date = 2016-12-11
even though the ref already had | accessdate = 2008-05-09
. That caused the cite templates to display an error message, and also to categorise the article in Category:CS1 errors: redundant parameter.
I reverted the bot edit,[4] added dashes to the relevant parameters,[5] and ran the bot again.[6]. So the refs are now archived, but the page is no longer in Category:CS1 errors: redundant parameter.
Please can you try to avoid this in future?
There are several ways of avoiding it: e.g. not using the bot until the bug is fixed, or checking the bot's edits an cleaning up after them. My own preferred solution is to use a script to add the dashes before I invoke the bot. My script is at User:BrownHairedGirl/CiteParamDashes.js, and you are welcome to use it if you want. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 13:45, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
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Hi Gog Very nice page, congrats. My only true frustration is I couldnt find a proper list of the agreed conditions or signatories or allies affected by the the truce. Personally I like lists, I dont like huge bulky paragraphs. If you can direct me where I can find a proper list of agreed conditions or names of affected allies I will be very grateful. Kind regards. Caracal Rooikat
Hello Gog the Mild, I wanted to wish you and your loved ones a merry Christmas! Thank you for helping me navigate the FAC process for the first time this year. I hope you'll have a blessed holiday period. All the best, Modussiccandi (talk) 09:57, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Black Prince's chevauchée of 1356 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) 14:21, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
Subsidies in Iran has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Chidgk1 (talk) 17:06, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
The article Black Prince's chevauchée of 1356 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:Black Prince's chevauchée of 1356 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 21:41, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
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Hi, many thanks for your review of Charles Richardson (Royal Navy officer). I'm going to give ACR a punt as you suggest, but am awaiting the arrival of another Walcheren source first. On a completely different note, I believe you're the only editor I've seen recently to have worked on English Civil War articles, and I wondered if you might be kind enough to have a read through of the Storming of Shelford House? I've already got it to GA but am in no way an expert on the period, and have my doubts that I've accurately explained the wider picture surrounding the event. I'd appreciate any comments, or suggestions for better sources, that you might have. Thanks again, Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:04, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
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Hey! I'm going back to the List of medieval composers and trying to implement some of your suggestions on what general time periods to include. You mentioned the Fall of Jerusalem, but I wasn't sure which one you were referring to? Best – Aza24 (talk) 20:18, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
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Thanks Zawed, appreciated. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:21, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
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Hey, I hope you and yours are well and enjoyed your holidays. I know it's been a minute since we talked, but I am in need of some advice, and I thought you would give the best advice in an honest straightforward manner. No flattery, just my honest opinion. I hope that's okay. I have another article Christianization of the Roman Empire that I have nominated for GA, but that I think really needs to be FA. Its content is important. But it's very very long, and while I don't mean to be annoyingly timid, I am afraid to go through what I did last time only to fail. It truly broke my heart. I know, I was way too invested. I am trying to be more distant on this one, but, well, let's just say I'm concerned about the response to it because of its length.
So I had this idea. What if I request a team of reviewers who each do different sections of the article instead of the whole thing? Taking a bite of elephant isn't as overwhelming as trying to eat the whole thing. :-) Could that work? It's an article on a single idea, so it isn't readily divisible, or I would learn from my previous mistake and divide it; instead this is actually a merge of what were previously two separate articles. They didn't make sense separated, but they do in combination. But it is really long. I have done all the prep work I didn't know to do before, and I have even had an FA mentor go through it. He advised me not to shoot myself in the foot by mentioning length ahead of time, and to wait and see what the response was, and I will follow his advice with everyone else, but you I wanted to ask up front: is it too long to even consider really? I don't want to begin the process if my chances are slim to none. I'll just stick with GA and be thankful for it. You don't have to read the whole thing, just if you would please, take a quick look and tell me if you think I am better off leaving FA alone. Or just tell me you're too busy. At any rate, Thank you. Jenhawk777 (talk) 22:41, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
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Hi, per your wishes, just butting in to say that I bravely put Charles Richardson up for ACR today. Thanks, Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:52, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
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I've been asking for feedback for 6 months. Given that you shut off such feedback, it seems ridiculous to go to yet a 6th place to get feedback. This is a frustrating, unnecessarily circuitous process. Buffs (talk) 00:42, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
On 13 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Black Prince's chevauchée of 1356, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Black Prince's chevauchée of 1356 was the most important campaign of the Hundred Years' War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black Prince's chevauchée of 1356. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Black Prince's chevauchée of 1356), 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.
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Hello again! I hope you are doing well. I have a quick TFA-related question. I was thinking doing a TFA request for "No Panties" for the July 16 slot later this year. It would be the 20th anniversary of the song's release so I thought it would be an appropriate time to feature a more obscure song. However, I was uncertain if the article would be considered appropriate for the main page given the rather explicit title. What are your thoughts about it? If it is not appropriate, that is completely okay with me as I am just grateful to get the article to the FA level. Aoba47 (talk) 01:20, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Gog, i had a question regarding this article. do you know what the basis is for the statement that the truce of the 1357 treaty of berwick lasted for four decades? presumably, the statement is referencing the 1400 english invasion of scotland as the conflict that broke the four-decade truce. however, the anglo-scottish wars campaignbox lists three incidents, the 1372 battle of duns, the 1385 english invasion of scotland, and the 1388 battle of otterburn, that occur within those four decades, and without knowing further what is meant by "truce" in the statement, they all ostensibly appear to break it. dying (talk) 20:36, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
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Issue 48, November – December 2021
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I know you have missed me. I have finished Africa and am rewarding myself by doing a woman. But, of course, that means that I need help. So, in 1973, she earned £130 per month. I am not so sure that converting that to current wages is helpful. But doing a context search, I discovered that the minimum wage in 1980 was Z$1,200 and in 1990 the average earnings were Z$8,000. That seems to give better context, but is it possible to convert those to £s? The Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD) was created in 1980 and was replaced in 2006 by the 2nd Zimbabwean dollar (ZWN), so the good news is we are only dealing with converting one currency to another currency. Can you help and would you just insert the conversion in the note? SusunW (talk) 20:11, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
Hi SusunW:
Gog the Mild (talk) 11:45, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
Hey Gog, long time no speak. Hope you and yours are doing well!
Just wondering. I recently added some information about the long-standing and rather well-known campaign of revisionism/negationism by the government of the Azerbaijan Republic.[7] Would you be willing to copy-edit this section I just added? I know it might sound like a rather off-beat request, but I would like an experienced editor who's not too heavily involved in this topic area to give it a look. Would appreciate it. If you're uncomfortable with making copy-edits in such articles, please don't hesitate to let me know, and I will try to find someone else. - LouisAragon (talk) 00:11, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
Please accept this note as an invitation to participate in the discussion of this latest FAC nomination for the nonmetal article.
The context is that you were involved in the FAC 3 discussion for the article (which was not prompted) or you are an editor who made a recent edit to the nonmetal article.
Thank you. Sandbh (talk) 07:11, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
Morning Gog,
By a very roundabout route, I have become interested in who raised Henry V after the death of his mother. The articles that we have seem to be confused as to whether it was Maud Francis, Countess of Salisbury, or Margaret de Monthermer, 3rd Baroness Monthermer. Were they the first and second wives of John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury? The article on Henry V doesn’t mention it at all. I am way out of my historical period here! Do you happen to know, have a good source on this? Hope you’re well. KJP1 (talk) 10:34, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
For what it is worth, Desmond Seward writes "He shared a bedroom and a governess with his brothers. He had a nurse to whom he was devoted ..." Gog the Mild (talk) 21:45, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for promoting and scheduling my joy - more on my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:05, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
Valentine's Day edition, with spring flowers and plenty of music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:22, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
stand and sing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:58, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
Thank you today for Battle of Drepana, introduced: "When I nominated an article on a naval battle from the First Punic War - Battle of Cape Ecnomus - FunkMonk commented "hope it becomes a series!" And so, specially for them, this account of Carthage's only naval victory of the 23-year-long war."! - adding to yesterday's (which was a bit cryptic perhaps but I was dead tired): I clarified that I'll expand Prayer for Ukraine, and translate to German, and look for others for other languages, and an extra brave one for Russian. How about a series of peace? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
Anything you would like to say or add to the discussion on the Talk page? Editor2020 (talk) 23:49, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
Good Day, Gog the Mild (not calling wikipedians "Dear" any more). I woke up this morning (in the UK) to find that Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty has been promoted to A-Class overnight. User:Hawkeye7 took that initiative. Many thanks to him! Many thanks to you, who has mentored me so patiently. Thanks to all the other reviewers, drivers-by, and coordinators:
Eleven eminent wikipedians have therefore been involved in various capacities. Thanks to them all for having pushed this heavy load forward and kept it afloat to the eventual promotion; – and for teaching me many lessons. The review started on 27 February 2021 and was closed 19 days short of its anniversary. I think I will give Donough a long rest. I will go on with the 12 apprentice-reviewer exercises You recommended. I am at number three:
I still admire your user-page photo of leather boots in the snow on top of Stob Coire Easain, Scotland. Nobody there to hold the camera. Best regards, Johannes Schade (talk) 11:02, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
Re this, did you miss Nikki's source review? Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 04:34, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for the thanks! I'm inordinately proud of that little thing, probably because I was waiting some years before there was a Larry to join the others (I couldn't quite come up with anything to fill that spot myself).
I'm lead coordinator at GOCE again, with another blitz ready to kick off in a few ticks. Got myself up to 'senior editor' in the service awards and had a few small DYKs (the latest being La Poutine Week) but nothing major article-wise since last Canada Day. A bit difficult finding the time lately.
You're still busy on the FA front and with Milhist? Yeeps, 10 coordinators, how do you keep that organized? – Reidgreg (talk) 23:55, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
I noticed that you have also reverted edits by this user. Their edits in general seem to have been regularly reverted by other editors, might be useful to keep an eye on them. They are currently edit warring with me on Battle of the Spurs. Urselius (talk) 12:38, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
My latest FAC - here - has been open for four weeks and is struggling a little to attract attention. If one or two of my talk page stalkers would care to look over it I would be most grateful. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:25, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
Hi @Gog the Mild: How goes it? I was wondering, can anybody talk at a FAC review. Thanks. scope_creepTalk 14:38, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
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Why do you keep reverting my changes? You know very little about what you are editing Cavalierfawkes (talk) 20:16, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
Josef Glazman - under MilHist or not? Going to nominate for GA and not sure whether to stick him in a milhist category or not... -- Ealdgyth (talk) 23:55, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
Check out Feologild - it's about the shortest I'd ever consider nominating for GA. THAT is making bricks without straw! Ealdgyth (talk) 15:19, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
Been dealing with a recalcitrant trough heater for the herd for the last 2.5 days. Yes, it involved me hauling 75 gallons of hot water across the Wisconsin landscape to unfreeze some of the trough-shaped-ice-block I developed. No, it wasn't fun. Yes, its fixed now, after too much hauling and stuff. (grumps some more). Ealdgyth (talk) 20:06, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
The Battle of Milroy 1688. Clan MacDonald of Clanranald fought side by side against government troops. THAT'S why they are allies. Stupid prat Cavalierfawkes (talk) 22:51, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
Also Clan Donald and Clan MacDonald are the same Clan. Learn your stuff before reverting my changes Cavalierfawkes (talk) 22:53, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
You don't want to review an article about a doomed Jewish resistance leader in the Holocaust? Like you think it'll be depressing or something... (I have a whole pile of the victims of the Holocaust that need to be memorialized properly but .. dang, it's depressing and I can only do so much before I just ... can't... read... any more about the subject for a while. ) Ealdgyth (talk) 00:16, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
I promise I will look at it. Probably early next week. My husband's birthday is this week and his older brother and wife flew in from the frigid north. I owe you so many and truly appreciate you. SusunW (talk) 15:31, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
See this review: [14]
For WP:MILCON purposes - I recognize as we are very close for 1st/2nd you may have a conflict of interest here, but I just wrote CSS Pamlico last night and would like to avoid the awkward spot of something being written in one month, but not actually assessed until the next. Only about 1,000 words. Not as cruddy of a vessel as the one the Confederates let rot apart, or the one the Confederates sunk on the eve of a naval battle because it was more useful as a obstacle than a warship, but still not a great ship. There is a zero percent chance that this ever goes further than GA. Hog Farm Talk 17:34, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
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We both know I am a bit (okay probably a lot) OCD, so for a FAN is there a rule about use of e-books? MOS says "If there are no page numbers, whether in ebooks or print materials, then you can use other means of identifying the relevant section of a lengthy work, such as the chapter number or the section title." That seems confusing to me and like how would you do that, in page put the chapter name, like sfn|Doe|2010|p=chapter on X? Methinks I would just try to find one with page numbers, but it is a real question. I am working with Mujinga to prepare their first nomination here. (No, not mentoring because I just don't think I've done enough FA to actually do that, but I am trying to help.) How would you handle it? SusunW (talk) 18:55, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
((sfn|Smith|2022|loc=Chapter 11 (Search phrase "April 28, 1997")))
or a variant thereof. Does that make sense? Was it what you were after? Gog the Mild (talk) 19:52, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
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Apologies to bother you with this, but the nominator at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/He-Man as a gay icon/archive1, which you (rightfully) closed earlier today, is being quite rude with me. I do not wish to intervene more, considering the content of the most recent message, and could use a neutral party. I may not be responsive throughout the evening, as my real-life job also decided to be stressful today, and I am either going to spend the evening finishing some content work or playing video games to decompress. — GhostRiver 22:54, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
[15] (t · c) buidhe 00:20, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
A PS on this to Buidhe, Gog and Hog Farm, lest you ever get pushback on something like this. What makes an article an FA is being added to WP:FA by a Coord (just as what makes an FA demoted is being removed from there by a FAR Coord--that's why we take such care to make sure the number is spot on). If Gog had added the article to FA in error, I would not have felt comfortable undoing it; waiting for him would be better because that is the "official" Coord action, while the FACbot, articlehistory, etc edits are just bookkeeping. That Gog did not add it to FA is what made it definitively fine for a lowly ex-delegate to fix the bookkeeping. It was never promoted. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:56, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
There's some background I can fill in... do you think it's worth trying for FA with him? I'm a bit frightened that you didn't find much more to complain about.... my prose usually isn't THAT good... Ealdgyth (talk) 15:30, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
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The Treaty of Guînes article has been scheduled as today's featured article for April 6... Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:52, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:05, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
I'm not clear why this was failed or what constitutes a "consensus", given I have answered all the queries and the only person so far to make an assessment has supported it.
If I go back to the editors who bothered to comment and ask if they support or oppose, would that work? I know (from other conversations) at least two would, which would make three out of four. It seems odd to simply fail it without even asking this fairly simple question. Robinvp11 (talk) 14:42, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
Hello there,
I would like to bring the article archive.today and/or Internet Archive to Featured Article status. I think it would be a good place for me to begin writing about. In your opinion, do you think it is possible that any of these articles can be brought to FA status? In particular, is there a length requirement for FA articles? I am relatively new to the FA program so any tips are appreciated. Rlink2 (talk) 18:08, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
Hi there! I'm trying to bring C. J. Cregg up to GA (and eventually FA), and I'm iffy on this source's reliability. Brill's Content was only around for a few years, so it never had time to build up a reputation (or notability), but it does seem to be a legit magazine. I'm leaning toward now, but I'm interested to hear what you think? Thanks in advance, cheers! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 08:39, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
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Awarded for efforts in expanding and verifying articles related to the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis and 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Awarded by Cdjp1 (talk) 7 March 2022 (UTC) |
Hi Cdjp1, that is extremely generous of you, but I suspect that you have me confused with a more deserving editor. Prior to your drawing them to my attention I had never edited either of those pages. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:33, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
I've already asked this on WT:FTC, but I thought I'd ask you since you've added the templates on the Preity Zinta pages. Did you notice the template you've added does not direct to the nomination but produces a red link? Shahid • Talk2me 19:48, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Second War of Scottish Independence 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 Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 14:40, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
I come from San Marco, where I read your request for a deep breath and AGF. "15,000+ words. You have to be kidding." - imho - is not the way to begin a serious conversation, and I understand a nominator's - well, how should I say it, not being the one. I read the article, every word, and don't see a natural way of a split, without forcing a future reader back and forth between articles again and again, from a history to how that influenced the art. I don't want to clog up the FAC. - I remember Messiah, and I do feel that there's way too little about structure and music left in the main article, but who was I to say so when the giants of FA felt differently? I wrote He was despised. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 17
Thank you for your help making Bach's No. 1 a FA! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:24, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
The article Second War of Scottish Independence 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:Second War of Scottish Independence for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 17:20, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
Someone else can do that thing. Heh. And I got your Scots reviewed... (pokepokepoke). Ealdgyth (talk) 22:00, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
I guess Himilco (commander of Lilybaeum) is distinct from Himilco (fl. 3rd century BC) (about 30 years between the latter's death and the fall of Lilybaeum)? At any rate, the dab on the second one seems problematic given the existence of Mr. Lilybaeum. The Carthaginians should have really used more distinct given names. Hog Farm Talk 18:27, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
I always thought that three supports was enough to grant a request for another nomination. Are there other requirements? If there should be any, I'd say it would be reviewing other articles. (t · c) buidhe 20:32, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
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Issue 49, January – February 2022
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The article Second War of Scottish Independence you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Second War of Scottish Independence 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 Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 13:41, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
I think I owe you an explanation, or something, for my techiness towards the end of this. It became wrapped up with the FAC "Oppose and recommend withdrawal" of St Mark's Basilica, within 7 minutes, were I and others were floored that such an obv high quality page was voted quick fail by a co-ord on length (with no actionable suggestions). It was the second nomination by Venicescapes, who is HIGHLY thought of indeed within the arts and archecture projects, and who took hours and hours to school me personally in the lead up to the Honan Chapel FAC a few years ago,[21] but now seems to have lost faith in BOTH the fa process and Wiki generally. Then you followed up with basically the same, equally brief approach. Discouraging; there could have been a lot more noms for them if more tact from the (seemingly ganging up) powers that be, but it is what it is. Ceoil (talk) 00:53, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Hi Ceoil, apologies for the delayed response; RL has been frantic. A few things:
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Thank you today for Treaty of Guînes, introduced: "Another in my occasional series of treaties and truces. 17 years after the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War a draft treaty to end it was signed. This was supposed to be finalised and ratified in front of the Pope six months later. But by then the French King had changed his mind, hostilities were renewed and the war lasted a further 101 years." - On the same Main page as Maks Levin. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:05, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
Hi, thanks again for your assistance with Charles Richardson (Royal Navy officer). I certainly wouldn't have put it up for ACR if you hadn't suggested it! I know you vaguely mentioned FAC too, but I worry that my sources are perhaps a little old for what might be acceptable there. Thanks again anyhow, Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 19:01, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
Warmest congrats: fifty FAs – that's some achievement! I look forward to plenty more from you: they are always a pleasure to read and review. Tim riley talk 08:59, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
Congratulations! - Thank you today for Battle of Oroscopa, "on a brief conflict from 2,172 years ago ... An inconsequential conflict in itself, it is much commented on as the event which sparked the Third Punic War and the destruction of Carthage."! - Heard what they called "the voice of Ukraine" yesterday (pictured, more than once), and the violinist played a piece he heard in Russia for his encore. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:36, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
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Hi, I am grateful for the corrections you made in the article Timișoara Fortress. Could I ask you to correct the article Timișoara Palace of Culture as well? It would be a support for Timișoara, which will be the European Capital of Culture in 2023. Thanks for any answer. --Turbojet (talk) 07:23, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
Hello @Gog the Mild! In the past I got a few articles promoted to GA status, but this time I'd like to get one to FA status. Would you like to mentor me in the process with the NSA ANT catalog article? Please also see Wikipedia:Peer_review/NSA_ANT_catalog/archive1. Thanks in advance. PhotographyEdits (talk) 11:10, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
Hi, If you have the time and inclination, I'd be grateful if you look in on Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Foreign volunteers in the Rhodesian Security Forces. It's a bit outside your area of focus/expertise, but you have familiarity with working on articles covering the particularly ugly side of warfare so I'd really appreciate your thoughts on the article. No worries at all if you aren't able to review though! Regards, Nick-D (talk) 10:01, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
In case it was missed, the reply here[22] can be taken as an apology of sorts. Ceoil (talk) 10:24, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
I noticed that pronunciation of GIF is currently scheduled to be the TFA on May 7. However, the 35th anniversary of the GIF's creation is on June 15. There are currently no requests for that day. I was wondering if it is possible to reschedule the TFA's date? Painting17 (talk) 18:26, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
Hey my dear fellow. Long time no see! I've recenyly made a review for the Battle of Utica and I'm looking forward for the Siege of Dundee. But another thing it suprises me that the Battle of Raymond is still up. Can you give it a try and then I'll give the Siege of Dundee a try. If you have the time and motivation of course. :) Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 21:33, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
Petroleum industry in Iran has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Chidgk1 (talk) 19:13, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
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So I have decided to give myself a birthday present. I am sort of abandoning "the project". I had hoped others would help with the legal reviews, but they haven't; I am tired of conflict with POV editors who don't understand that nationality is a legal designation; and after doing women's studies scholars and doing the reviews on Tendeloo and Morris last month, I realize my time is better spent working on women and I enjoy it more. I think I have enough background now to actually write the article I want to write. (Missing perspective on China and Japan, but I think I can work the situation on those two in.) The work on all the others has given background on how colonization impacted most of the globe and though I haven't written Europe, as they were the colonizers their role is clear. That said, today I shall actually start the one on women's nationality and see how it goes. I imagine the sister article about what activists did to fix the nationality problem will simultaneously develop, but it may ultimately follow. I do appreciate you and thank you for your steady guidance. SusunW (talk) 15:27, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.
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I'm planning on nominating the article into Featured-class again. I know criteria 1a was the one and only thing stopping the article. So far, not many edits were made since Jonesey took on the copy-edit. I wanted to know your thoughts, do you think it still fails 1a?Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 20:35, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
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On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class medal with Oak Leaves for Siege of Breteuil, Gisco (died 239 BC), and Siege of Dundee. Peacemaker67 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 4 May 2022 (UTC) |
The Writer's Barnstar | ||
On behalf of the Wikiproject Military History coordinators, I award you the Writer's Barnstar for placing second in the April 2022 Military History Article Writing Contest due to earning 35 points from just three articles! Great work, Zawed (talk) 10:29, 4 May 2022 (UTC) |
Hello GTM! I was wondering if given the progress at my current FAC, would it be okay for me to start another one very soon (maybe within the next 1-2 days)? Sorry for bothering but it's just that I want the next one I'm going to nominate to appear on the main page in June, so I really need to hurry.--NØ 10:11, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
Conggratulations! - Thank you today for Battle of Heraklion, introduced: "Crete, 1941; a brigade/regimental level combat. Fiercely fought, although ultimately it effected nothing. Both sides achieved/suffered Pyrrhic victories."! - Can you perhaps look at the proposed TFA, with the questions if a summary (about women not ornaments and property) is too freely worded, and if yes, how to repair? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:39, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
Fine, first enjoy vacation. - I like my talk today (actually mostly from 29 May - I took the title pic), enjoy the music, two related videos worth watching! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:39, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
Pray consider yourself nudged, as requested. Hope to see you at the FAC page. Heaven only knows what you can find down the back of a sofa in a Feydeau farce. Tim riley talk 15:35, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
Hey mate I wondered what your new projects are? I found this "Sieges of Berwick (1355 and 1356)" so I assume you're now into the "Wars of Scottish Independence"? I just finished "CSS Baltic" and "Battle of the Blacks", if you want, I could give you a review, especially now the nom is inactive for almost a month! However, like most things, I have a small request. I was hoping you could review the "List of British deception formations in World War II" while I review your nom. :) Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 16:55, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
Hi Gog the Mild,
I've recently been looking for editors to invite to join the new page reviewing team, and after reviewing your editing history, I think you would be a good candidate. Reviewing/patrolling a page doesn't take much time but it requires a good understanding of Wikipedia policies and guidelines; the new page reviewing team needs help from experienced users like yourself.
Would you please consider becoming a New Page Reviewer? Kindly read the tutorial before making your decision (if it looks daunting, don't worry, most pages are easy to review, and habits are quick to develop). If this looks like something that you can do, please consider joining us. If you choose to apply, you can drop an application over at WP:PERM/NPR. If you have questions, please feel free to drop a message on my talk page or at the reviewer's discussion board.
Cheers, and hope to see you around, (t · c) buidhe 20:25, 27 May 2022 (UTC) |}
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Issue 50, March – April 2022
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You made a few logged-out edits at Vami's FA and the FAC. I've hidden the IP address preemptively in case it's important to you; feel free to unhide when you log back in :) ♠PMC♠ (talk) 12:10, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
The Writer's Barnstar | ||
On behalf of the Wikiproject Military History coordinators, I hereby award you the Writer's Barnstar for placing second in the May 2022 Military History Article Writing Contest with 40 points from four articles. Congratulations, Zawed (talk) 10:14, 8 June 2022 (UTC) |
I was looking at User:Hog Farm/ACR refresh and noted First Macedonian War, which doesn't look in good shape, with uncited bits and a heavy reliance on Livy/Polybius. Do you think anyone would have any objections to me listing this one for possible removal of A-Class status? It's also a GA. Hog Farm Talk 04:16, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
Four Award | ||
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Siege of Guînes (1352). Ergo Sum 16:19, 12 June 2022 (UTC) |
Congratulations, and thank you today for Lancaster's Normandy chevauchée of 1356, introduced "My first Hundred Years' War FAC for over a year - how time flies. A brief campaign typical of those of this phase of the war and for which there are unusually detailed records"! Looking forward to the next (below), - just amazing! - I keep posting "Peace will conquer war", from a Ukrainian symphony of 1951. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:06, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
Battle of Halidon Hill has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 19, cheers Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:45, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
You listed Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Daglish railway station/archive1 as needing an image review when it already had one, so now it has 2 image reviews. My method is to search "source review" and "image review" before listing to make sure the FAC doesn't have one already. (t · c) buidhe 00:22, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
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Hi, can you promote this FAC? I am sorry I know you discouraged me from contacting you personally the last time, but I figured the FAC ping might be broken (after two failed attempts to get a notice). I'd also prefer it be you since I got some copy-edits from another coord during my last nomination which really isn't my thing. [Please reply here and kindly do not copy-paste this message to the FAC page.]--NØ 04:48, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
Actually, if you have any way to download the images at https://www.hokusai-katsushika.org/young-pines-vol-three.html ? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 14:55, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
Hi Gog, here is Briscoe & Hornblower - Livy book 22. I just copied the introduction (the rest is the text in Latin and a mostly grammatical commentary). Pages 74-84 are especially interesting—about political factions in Rome, and Roman manpower. I can (partially) rewrite the sources section if you want. T8612 (talk) 01:09, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
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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:
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.
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The Barnstar of Good Humor | |
For assisting the nomination process behind my first FA, and most importantly, injecting some much-appreciated lightheartedness during it all (though psst, you misspelled "double"). :) elias. 🧣 💬reach out to me 📝see my work 12:28, 7 July 2022 (UTC) |
Why thank you. Much appreciated. Yeah, I noticed - too late! Can I claim that it was all part of the humour? Gog the Mild (talk) 12:30, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
So I really am trying to push myself out of my comfort zone and do more reviews. Just wanted to say you are in my head every time I do a review, encouraging me to be more bold. I appreciate your gentle nudging. While I recognize that I will never be as active in reviews as in writing, I do learn a new perspective from doing them. Hope all is well. SusunW (talk) 14:58, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar | |
For all your Challenge completions, but particularly for the bonus on Minimalist with Battle of Oroscopa. You're the first to show a < 50 edit FA (we've had FL and lots of GAs) and at least one editor thought it was a near-impossible task. Thanks for all your content work! — Bilorv (talk) 16:47, 8 July 2022 (UTC) |
Thanks, Bilorv, that's good of you. Who was that then? I have only just noticed the page, so haven't been trying. While I doubt I can beat 4 edits to GA, fewer than 38 edits to FA is doable; with Oroscopa I probably "wasted" 6-8 edits on the way to GA, and I could have bunched some of the FA edits. 30 or fewer seems doable, 25 would be a challenge. I'll think on't. PS who awards Four Award x 10 Ribbons to new entrants on the History page? Or are they self awarded? Ta?
Why did you schedule Mandrill for August 7? I listed it for December 14 for Monkey Day! I even PM you about it and mentioned it here. LittleJerry (talk) 21:47, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
Thought I recognised your handiwork. Very nice. Girth Summit (blether) 09:55, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
Ironies upon top of ironies. Reed got picked up... SusunW (talk) 13:31, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
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Issue 51, May – June 2022
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Hey Gog the Mild,
Just wanted to drop a note as I've just seen it while blatantly stealing borrowing context from Second Punic War for the Senate project, but while your text (and presumably Bagnell that is cited for it) give a date of 216 for the treaty between Carthage and Macedon, it seems that Miles (p.243) and presumably the three sources on Macedonian–Carthaginian Treaty give the date as 215. Not sure if you had a reason to exclude the 215 dating and go with 216, but wanted to let you know in case it was just missed. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 05:17, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
Did you intend to speak for Hawkeye? I'm trying to keep an eye on who's returning to see how many new candidates we may need to drum up. Hog Farm Talk 15:01, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
thank you today for Siege of Calais (1346–1347), introduced: "After his great victory at the Battle of Crécy in 1346, English king Edward III laid siege to Calais. The French king Philip VI had lost too many men and too much prestige at Crécy to be able to relieve the town and Edward succeeded in cutting it off from seaborne supply. After eleven months the town fell, and was subsequently held by the English for 211 years."! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:03, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
Thank you very much for B class reviewing three of my American Civil War military unit articles. One article had been sitting unreviewed since July 16. I often B class review other people's articles, hoping that someone will return the favor and review mine. QUESTION: Where does one find the OCLC number of a book? I have 1987 versions of volumes 1, 3, and 4 of Battles and Leaders of the CW, but my volume 2 was published by Castle in 1956 before ISBN numbers. I went to worldcat.org and it gave OCLC = 28754892. I noticed that you suggested a different number (995143744). How do I find the correct number? Thanks. Djmaschek (talk) 18:59, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Long Articles, 4th Place | ||
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Gog the Mild for copyediting 1 long article during the GOCE July 2022 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 23:11, 4 August 2022 (UTC) |
The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar | ||
This barnstar is awarded to Gog the Mild for copy edits totaling over 8,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE July 2022 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 23:11, 4 August 2022 (UTC) |
The Military history A-Class medal with swords | ||
On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class medal with Swords for Battle of Utica, Sieges of Berwick (1355 and 1356), and Battle of Winchelsea. Peacemaker67 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 6 August 2022 (UTC) |
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 28 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) 22:01, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
Hey, was just wondering how come the picture wasn't included with the TFA? I would have trimmed the blurb more had I known it wasn't included. - Floydian τ ¢ 03:46, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
Were you wanting a review, or someone to try to address Mike Christie's unanswered comments? Hog Farm Talk 18:02, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi Gog. Would you be up for casting your beady eye over the above page? I've just overhauled it quite a bit and I'm wondering whether it's ripe for B status, or if not, what would still needs to be changed. You did wonders for the 'Children in the military' page a while back and I'm hoping you can give a bit of advice again, if you're willing? Thank you! Fugitivedave (talk) 18:15, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
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No objections if you think it ought to be archived, and no need to give me the customary several-day warning. Not asking for it to be archived per se, but I'm starting to doubt that it'll pick up reviews in a timely manner. Hog Farm Talk 16:42, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
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Just letting you know I'm removing this as TFA so we can run Elizabeth II. Thanks for your understanding. Wehwalt (talk) 17:05, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
But you can have this one instead, Second Punic War on October 15, 2022 Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:51, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
More largesse! Second Battle of Cape Finisterre article has been scheduled for October 25, 2022, Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:19, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
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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)
I'd vote for you in a heartbeat, Gog, but your Shermanesque assertion about lead coord means I would not want to make it more likely you had to abdicate. I'd rather give someone else a better chance at a clear majority. I'm voting for you in spirit though. Warm regards, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:57, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
I followed with interest your GA review of Eunice Foote and the many useful suggestions you made. Given your wide experience of FAs, I think it would be helpful if you could take on the peer review or at least indicate any important issues you think need to be addressed. Given the increasing interest in Foote (e.g. the BBC's "A forgotten founder of climate science: Eunice Newton Foote"), it would be good if the article could be promoted fairly soon. In my opinion, it is very close to FA requirements at the moment.--Ipigott (talk) 09:11, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
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A couple weeks ago, I decided to review the nonmetal FAC since I have a lot of technical experience in this area. (I'm a mechanical engineer, in contrast to the majority of editors here who are journalists, teachers, librarians or other literary experts.) Accordinfly, I focused my review around subject matter accuracy, subject matter completeness, and reliable sourcing. I avoided most prose issues, since I'm not an expert in that area. Obviously, the article still did not pass.
Is this form of review useful at all for FAC, or should I leave it more for the prose experts and just stick to reviewing good article nominees? Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:16, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
I hope you can find the time to help me with a problem. For some reason, I've yet to receive any acknowledgement for the reviews I've completed in 2022. Whie they are few in number, I'm puzzled as to why. Anyway, here are those that I can document:
I look forward to your reply. Pendright (talk) 21:28, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
Congratulations, and thank you today for Truce of Calais, introduced (in 2021): "Another in my occasional series of treaties and truces. The Truce of Calais was agreed between France and England eight years into the Hundred Years' War. It was intended to last nine months but eventually ran, not quite continuously, for eight years. It never halted all conflict, but it did punctuate two periods of major campaigning by the two royal armies."! - I have a Ukrainian singer on the same page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:07, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
Hello! I’ve been on Wikipedia for a bit, and now I’ve decided I want try and help out with some GA reviews. I’ve started my first review on the Bugs Bunny article, but I noticed the nominator doesn’t edit the article and it seems they’re currently not active on Wikipedia due to school. So I wanted to ask advice on what I should do, is it allowed for me to ping some editors who frequently edit the Bugs bunny article for them to possibly fix the few issues I found? Also, I’m really wanting to try and help out with GA reviews but it seems very overwhelming so I might need a “mentor” so to speak, I look forward to hearing back from you. Thanks! Orson12345 (Talk • Contribs) 17:26, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
Books & Bytes
Issue 52, July – August 2022
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On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the The Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) for participating in 11 reviews between July and September 2022. Hawkeye7 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:31, 3 October 2022 (UTC) Keep track of upcoming reviews. Just copy and paste |
Hi, @Gog the Mild. Thank you for your advice regarding the FA nomination of Reign of Cleopatra. I have gone ahead and began implementing the suggestions you and other users suggested. If you have time to spare, would you please take a look at the new lead and give me some feedback? I have reduced it to a mere three paragraphs and I think it's pretty good, but of course, I'd like to get a sense of how the community feels about it, too. Thanks, Unlimitedlead (talk) 02:09, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
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On behalf of the members of WikiProject Military history, in recognition of your election to the position of Coordinator, I take great pleasure in presenting you with the Coordinator's stars, and wish you the best of luck for the coming year! Ian Rose (talk) 18:14, 3 October 2022 (UTC) |
I'm always in awe that there's really anything to speak of that can be said about those ancient battles. It's sketchy detail most of the time, but when that's been passed down over millennia and just 160 years later we can't figure out what the Confederates named a fort or where they got a boat. I'm working on a draft right now that's going to be thin on detail in one section because 2 out of 15 Missouri units filed reports, and the brigade and divisional commanders largely ignored one of the more important stages of the battle. My favorite vagueness is the tendency of commanders of USS Curlew (1862) to get arrested or killed for unexplainable reasons. I feel like if the Romans had applied the Confederate standards of record keeping, there'd be a lot less that could be written. Hog Farm Talk 03:46, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
This includes strong suspicions of confusing accounts by two Roman generals of a battle as two separate encounters and vice versa. And there are no accounts from the Carthaginian side. I could go on ... Gog the Mild (talk) 12:22, 8 October 2022 (UTC)the main source for much of the war is the account written by the Roman historian Livy – commonly used by modern historians where Polybius's account is not extant ... he was also openly pro-Roman. His accounts of military encounters are often demonstrably inaccurate; the classicist Adrian Goldsworthy says Livy's "reliability is often suspect", and the historian Phillip Sabin refers to Livy's "military ignorance".
Thank you today for Second Punic War, introduced: "After a 20-month break from the Punic Wars I am returning, with elephants, Hannibal, Cannae, crossing the Alps, elephants, 17 years of slaughter, Scipio Africanus, Zama, and yet more elephants."! - Congratulation to Coordinator, and thank you for scheduling November! - Did you know that I was asked if my next specialty were power stations? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
Hi, would it be possible to reopen Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Growing Up Absurd/archive1 for another week, given the comments at Talk:Growing Up Absurd#FAC review? And if that isn't reasonable, is this subject to the two-week wait before renomination or can it be relisted as having low/minimal activity? It had no comments for its first three weeks, so getting comments in its last week, while appreciated, puts it in a weird state with respect to "timing out". czar 22:03, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors October 2022 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up for our July Backlog Elimination Drive, 18 copy-edited, between them, 116 articles. Barnstars awarded are noted here. Blitz: Participants in our August Copy Editing Blitz copy-edited 51,074 words in 17 articles. Of the 15 editors who signed up, 11 claimed at least one copy-edit. Barnstars awarded are noted here. Drive: Forty-one editors took part in our September Backlog Elimination Drive; between them they copy-edited 199 articles. Barnstars awards are noted here. Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz begins on 16 October at 00:01 (UTC) and will end on 22 October at 23:59 (UTC). Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 19:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 303 requests for copy edit – including withdrawn and declined ones – since 1 January. At the time of writing, there are 77 requests awaiting attention and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,759. We always need more active, skilled copyeditors – particularly for requests – so please get involved if you can. Election news: In our mid-year election, serving coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tenryuu were returned for another term, and were joined by new coordinator Zippybonzo. No lead coordinator was elected for this half-year. Jonesey95, a long-serving coordinator and lead, was elected as coordinator emeritus; we thank them for their service. Thank you to everyone who took part. Our next election of coordinators takes place throughout December. If you'd like to help out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself or other suitable editors (with their permission, of course!). It's your Guild, after all! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg, Tenryuu and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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Hi Gog, as a fellow history orientated person, and given you are battle hardened at FAC and have been eagle-eyed for me before, would you be up for a peer review of Corp Naomh maybe towards the end of next weekend, after I add a bit or two? Its in a sorry state as it stands but have a rough idea what needs fixing, although no map. Also, just to note its a dry run for tara brooch which I'm hoping might be eventually be one of my better, longer, and more substantial pages. Would very much appreciate your usual jaundice eye, on this and eventually the brooch (see what I did there haha; yes I have that much neck when it comes to getting top-notch peps on board). Ceoil (talk) 08:53, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
Hey @Gog the Mild, I know you have quite an interest in Byzantine history and have reviewed a large amount of articles relating to that topic. I was wondering if you would be interested in reviewing the article Apion (family)? It concerns one of the most influential families in Byzantine Egypt and can be found as a good article nominee for Royalty, nobility and heraldry. I nominated it in 2 October of this year and have been looking for a reviewer; I think you would be interested. GuardianH (talk) 04:41, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
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I saw that the TFA nomination is only currently accepting requests for dates after December 1, but that exceptions can be made under exceptional circumstances if it is discussed with TFA coordinators. I was wondering of the TFA for November 15th can be changed to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (album) for the 40th anniversary of its release. I do not believe the current planned TFA has any significant anniversaries, and this album was rather significant. Thanks! T1980 (talk) 20:12, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
Hello, Gog the Mild,
I just postponed deleting this draft as a CSD G13 (which I've done before) because, unlike most expiring drafts we see, it actually looks like an article. Do you think you'll return to working on it or submit it to AFC for review? I see so many bad, self-promotional drafts, it was nice to actually see a referenced article in Draft space. Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 03:32, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
Gog, i had a quick question regarding this blurb for this article. does the image used in the blurb depict a scene from the weardale campaign? admittedly, i could not find anything noting that it was, and the inclusion of the depiction of the battle of la roche-derrien in the article made me wonder if this image was also not necessarily of the weardale campaign. if this is the case, i was contemplating adding "during the Anglo-Scottish Wars" at the end of the caption in the blurb to make this more clear. dying (talk) 23:30, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
Thank you today for the article, introduced: "Another of Edward III's military campaigns, his first. One which left him weeping with frustration." - great introduction. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:20, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
... and today for Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747), introduced last year: "A typical naval battle from the age of sail. It was of some importance at the time, but seems to have been largely escaped detailed scholarly scrutiny. Which means that the article is short, but that I believe that it contains pretty much all there is to be said about the battle."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:27, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
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Hi Gog,
I need some help with an article of mine and remembering the exchange we had I thought I'd come to you for some for advice. Back in August, after a many, many number of edits, I finally completed this article that I had created. However, since then, I've felt that there was a few things that need improving, and seeing that you are a more experienced editor than me, especially with articles about military history, I thought you'd be the best person to ask. I was intending to ask you around the same time I completed the article, but until recently I have been largely inactive on Wikipedia and didn't get around to doing it. Now that I'm getting back into the swing of things, I decided to return to my article and fix a few things.
I want the article to be in the best it can, so I was wondering what things you'd recommend changing – like what parts you think I should rewrite and things like that.
I also wanted to ask about citation style. When writing the article, I looked at the citation style of some featured articles and I took a leaf out of this article and placed a citation at the end of each sentence. However, I looked at the article about the Battle of Leuthen and noticed the citations in the battle section were more sporadic. Am I doing something wrong. Earle Bartibus Huxley (talk) 23:26, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you today for Battle of Adys. introduced (in 2020): "Nine years into the First Punic War and the Romans carried the war to the Carthaginians by invading Africa. They established a foothold which the Roman commander Regulus was left to hold over the winter. He pushed inland and was confronted by the Carthaginians. He defeated their incompetently-generalled army at Adys. He then marched to within sight of the city of Carthage and the despairing Carthaginians sued for peace. "Wait!" you cry - the First Punic War lasted another fourteen years. Indeed, read the article to find out what happened." -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:29, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
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Dear Gog the Mild I think you still remember Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty. I wish you all the best and season's greetings. Thanks again for your patience and all the things you taught me. I have postponed A-Class and FA work until I come a bit nearer to those levels but am active at GA where I am busy with my 20th review ([Lucien Brouha], nominated by User:Schwede66) and have nominated one GA Charles MacCarthy, 1st Viscount Muskerry, which was reviewed and promoted by User:Edwininlondon. One of those things I learned from you was not to translate Roman volume numbers into Arabic ones in ((Cite book)), which I had always done before. The documentation of Cite book gives examples of volumes called with Roman numbers and also in words (examples among sources I used: volume=First, volume=Achter Band, or volume=Deuxième partie). The ones in foreign language might cause problems. I made this error in many places (about 3000?) and am still busy fixing after about a year now, I think. I want to comply with template documentation, but I think they are not enforceable in GA or even in FA. If an editor decides to misuse a template I cannot withhold a GA for this reason. It is not in the criteria.
I am also updating citations of Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage to the 77th edition (1915). That seems to be the latest one available on line. Is it worthwhile? Many citations need to be updated because in the meantime somebody has created an article about the author, e.g. Fryde et al. 1986 Handbook of British Chronology. I also have problems with titles: should subtitles be included and must they also have title casing or not? For example just "title=Alumni Dublinenses" or (with subtitle) "title=Alumni Dublinenses. A Register of the Students, Graduates, Professors and Provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)" or (with subtitle but sentence case in the subtitle) "title=Alumni Dublinenses. A register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)"? There are still many other possible problems with correct citation. With many thanks and best regards Johannes Schade (talk) 21:23, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
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Happy New Year, Gog! Thanks for pitching in with strenuous reviews on very (very) old FAs via WP:URFA/2020. I have adjusted your commentary, eg here, to conform with the instructions for URFA/2020. The issue is that, with so many articles needing review, we have to keep the page size manageable and help assure that commentary is lodged at article talk pages for posterity and (hopefully) better visibility. We only link to the comments from talk, with date, at URFA, to keep the page size manageable and to keep the charts sortable for those who track such things ... Bst, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:36, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
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Hello,
I believe I have addressed your concerns about this assessment. Please review my changes, add your further observations, etc. I value your insights.Georgejdorner (talk) 07:53, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
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I'm sort of vaguely around at the moment, ping me if there's anything I can do re: the issues raised with File:Map of Rome and Carthage at the start of the Second Punic War 2.svg. Harrias (he/him) • talk 16:53, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello Gog The Mild, I appreciate your sincere efforts in helping to assess articles related to history. I am a new member in Wikiproject History's assessment task force so I wanted to ask about this. In the WikiProject History Assessment page, there is no information about who can and how to grade C-class articles. Could you please send some information related to that? Thank You PrathuCoder (talk) 11:58, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello As you might have noticed I am doing articles for all the Italian Army regiments/units active after 1945 (some 300 in total). Right now I am working on 63rd Infantry Regiment "Cagliari", 66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment "Trieste", 67th Infantry Regiment "Legnano", and 68th Infantry Regiment "Legnano". Three of those I intended to finish today, but work keeps me from doing that. Just for your information I will finish them asap. Best regards, noclador (talk) 16:46, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
I have nominated Battle of Schellenberg for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:21, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello
As suggested I created short summaries of the regimental histories for five infantry regiments:
Please have a look. The added summary is the second paragraph in all five articles. If the summary is adequate I will add similar summaries to all the articles created so far. Thank you, and with best regards noclador (talk) 22:46, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
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Awarded to the mild Gog for going above and beyond in making such a lucid if "painful" decision and for all you do for the encyclopedia and for other editors. JennyOz (talk) 04:43, 14 January 2023 (UTC) |
Cheers Jenny. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:20, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
Is the background at 9th Missouri Sharpshooter Battalion of a more reasonable length than the 8th Mo.? That one's at ACR and will probably go to FAC once is passes a-class. Hog Farm Talk 17:46, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello,
I have addressed the issues you raised in your A Class review of the above. Please review my changes. If you should happen to spot more issues, or have further questions, please note them. Your incisive comments are appreciated.Georgejdorner (talk) 08:04, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
Once again I have come to a stop in my editing because I think I have addressed your concerns. Please take another look.09:23, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
It looks as though we have come to review's end.Georgejdorner (talk) 08:53, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Battle of Winwick 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 Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 08:40, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi Gog. Sorry to trouble you, I know you are busy so please feel free to ignore this! I am considering dipping my toe back into the FA system, probably with a few Anglo-Zulu War articles. As a starter I thought I might take the above to A-class review. It's been a little while since I've done so so not sure if what I've written is up to scratch. If you are able to I would really appreciate a quick look to see if it's worth taking there or if I should send it through WP:GOCE first. Many thanks - Dumelow (talk) 11:54, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Battle of Winwick 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 Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 19:01, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Battle of the Great Plains 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 Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 18:41, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
The article Battle of the Great Plains you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Battle of the Great Plains and Talk:Battle of the Great Plains/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 03:01, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
The article Battle of the Great Plains you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Battle of the Great Plains for comments about the article, and Talk:Battle of the Great Plains/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 Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 18:22, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
The article Battle of Utica (203 BC) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Battle of Utica (203 BC) for comments about the article, and Talk:Battle of Utica (203 BC)/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 Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 19:42, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
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Hi, I've been making some minor tweaks to Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 10), & noticed two citations with incomplete information that I believe you added -- or the first citations that provided the information got lost. Could you complete them? They are:
Thanks. -- llywrch (talk) 20:31, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
The article Battle of Winwick you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Battle of Winwick for comments about the article, and Talk:Battle of Winwick/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 Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 20:02, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
The article Constans II (son of Constantine III) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Constans II (son of Constantine III) for comments about the article, and Talk:Constans II (son of Constantine III)/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 Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 21:21, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
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Hey dude! Hawahya? I wanted to say thank you for trying to help me on this article. I had to rewrite it 3 times, and retitle it, but it finally got GA! Thought you might be happy for me. Just goes to show - stubbornness is actually a virtue... Take care! Jenhawk777 (talk) 20:29, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
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Hi Gog (or any FAC co-ords knocking about), Any chance of being allowed a second nom? I have Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Death of Kevin Gately/archive1 ongoing, with the following stats: 2 weeks old; Inactive for 1 week; 1 nominator; 9 participants; 7 supports, image and source reviews both completed), and I'd like to put up a second one. No problems if it's a 'no': I can always wait a bit longer. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 10:54, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
It was great to see an article closer to my area of expertise :) Unlimitedlead (talk) 22:22, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
Very sorry to trouble you but I am stuck. I tried to nominate L W Murray for FAC and I did my best to follow the described process (possibly with some errors) but it seems that the nomination has all stopped. I was listed as a candidate yesterday but today all that has been rolled back. I am not sure what I did wrong but I have also opened up the article for peer review, and could it be that an open peer review cancels nominations for FAC? I have done more work and I do believe that the article is ready for FAC and I am keen to get into the queue - any advice you can offer (on process especially) would be much appreciated. Thanks. Friendofleonard (talk) 23:21, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Battle of Cirta 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) 03:01, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
On 18 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Constans II (son of Constantine III), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Constans II was a monk before he became a Roman emperor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Constans II (son of Constantine III). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Constans II (son of Constantine III)), 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.
BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
I have put quite a bit more work into Leonard W. Murray (removed as a FAC because it was also labeled for peer review) including new info from Canadian Government archives. And I have got three official Canadian Naval Historians to review the content and provide their suggestions. They were very favourable and I have included all their suggestions, although comments from two of the three were provided by e-mail offline. In the next couple of days I plan to resubmit it for FAC assessment. If you recall, I was aiming for an FA target date of 8 May, the anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. Please let me know if that target date is still in the calendar. Many thanks, and talk to you soon (after I have the article into the FAC queue - which I found difficult to navigate last time ....). Friendofleonard (talk) 03:11, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
I have made edits as recommended by Hawkeye, Nikkimaria and SchroCat, and submitted the article with a specific proposed date 8 May in the FA queue. I hope this has all been done correctly.
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Why, thank you kindly AirshipJungleman29. Rumbled huh? It is very rough and needs trimming and the actual battle writing up - I am saving the best until last. But hopefully it won't be too long, I seem to be on a bit of a creative streak and actually have a queue waiting for FAC slots again. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:01, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
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I was not expecting your username to pop up for this particular page in my watchlist. Hog Farm Talk 01:08, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
Sorry to pester you about this again but I just want to make sure I don't screw anything up. I am prepping a move from John C. Young (college president) to John C. Young (pastor) per Ceoil's comments at the FAC, now that it has finished up and the bot has done its job. Should I leave the FAC page as is with the old title or move it to match the new title but leave the page itself the same? PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:56, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
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On 4 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of the Great Plains, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the battle of the Great Plains in 203 BC most of the Carthaginian army fled, except for 4,000 Iberians who fought to the death? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of the Great Plains. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Battle of the Great Plains), 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.
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Thanks Iazyges. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:13, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
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This is to let you know that the John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke article has been scheduled as today's featured article on April 16, 2023... Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:32, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
If you get a chance, I'd appreciate your thoughts on this one, before I push on too far with the rest of the articles for the conflict. Harrias (he/him) • talk 21:03, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
On 14 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Winwick, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after the Battle of Winwick in 1648 some Scottish prisoners were sold as slaves? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Winwick. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Battle of Winwick), 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.
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Hi Gog, FYI [24]. Best wishes, Graham Beards (talk) 19:18, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
Trying to throw together a TFA blurb at User:Hog Farm/sandbox for Battle of Raymond, but am having problems trimming down the last 200 characters to get into the character count. Any ideas? Hog Farm Talk 03:01, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
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"All of your comments addressed", chez Battle of the Great Plains FAC: do not imagine I missed your subtle twisting of my tail. It is a constant pleasure to work with editors who relish good English and take a phrase up, play with it, and put it elegantly into their prose, as you do. Tim riley talk 16:40, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
Let me know if you want/need anything else amending on them. I had to upload them as png files again, as the text went crazy when I uploaded as svg files. I need to look into that. Meanwhile, I spent most of the day writing 1866 Helston by-election, because why not, huh? Harrias (he/him) • talk 15:01, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
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I saw your comment at the FAC page for Interstate 40 in Tennessee. I would like to know more about what I can do to get reviews. I did post about this at WT:USRD and WT:TN when I nominated, but that doesn't seem to have done any good. Bneu2013 (talk) 21:11, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
On 28 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Cirta, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when the Numidian king Syphax attempted to rally his fleeing army at the Battle of Cirta he was thrown from his horse and captured? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Cirta. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Battle of Cirta), 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.
BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
Hey, Gog. I was wondering if you were aware of any top-shelf authoritative sources about the Hundred Years War, specifically in regards to Philip VI of France. I have a feeling that the light readings I do for fun are not going to be enough for a featured article... Unlimitedlead (talk) 01:16, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
Sorry, got distracted by other stuff (a load of sports articles), and forgot about this. Send me more details of what you want for Cannae, and I'll see what I can do. Harrias (he/him) • talk 11:21, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
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I missed seeing this go by on my watchlist. I'll try to keep more on top of things. Valereee (talk) 19:29, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
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The article Battle of Zama you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Battle of Zama for comments about the article, and Talk:Battle of Zama/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 Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 15:41, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
What's the problem? FAOWN hardly applies, as these are not "significant changes"; no information is added or deleted. The sentences just logically belong together, not apart. Clarityfiend (talk) 12:27, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Battle of Carthago Nova (209 BC) 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 Ifly6 -- Ifly6 (talk) 00:03, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
The current article claims the crossbow strings are made of leather, but this is incorrect and contradicts its own source. The source does NOT say the bowstrings are made of leather, but actually says the bowstrings were made of hemp and they had leather coverings. Intranetusa (talk) 02:54, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
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Congratulations to the new one, and thank you today for collaboration John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, introduced: "A joint nomination between myself and Gog on one of the many curious individuals populating late-medieval England. This chap starts off as a bit of an arse, frankly—a plutocrat forced to work with men of greater ability though less lineage, and who clearly can't decide whether he prefers fighting the French or cutting off relatives, as he spends his time doing both in almost equal portions. But—but—whose story ends with, really, some poignancy. This started off with me piling in my editorial size nine boots some years ago, throwing in everything I had on him, following which it was reviewed for GA by Iazyges of this parish (shout out!). More recently Gog has shown me how it's done—as usual—with a fantastic copy edit."! - My stories on the Main page today are about Johanna Geisler and Huub Oosterhuis. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:03, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
Hello, Gog the Mild. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Battle of Galatas".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 03:29, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
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On 24 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Zama, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the battle of Zama commenced with a charge by 80 war elephants? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Zama. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Battle of Zama), 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.
BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at User talk:Jo-Jo Eumerus § TRAPPIST-1. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 10:14, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
Hello, why you canceled my last edit there? The Battle of Trebbia (1799) does not belong to the Napoleonic era and to Napoleon Bonaparte too. Enfeed (talk) 16:09, 30 April 2023 (UTC)
Dear Gog, I must say I am quite pleased to see one of your articles that I reviewed on the Main Page as TFA, but I am even more please to see that the hook is loaded with commas. Some of them are actually quite excessive, methinks, but whatever: another win for me. Unlimitedlead (talk) 03:09, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
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Greetings, is this offer still on the table? Sandbh is currently editing the article, but if I may, I'd like to see another pair of eyes on it afterwards. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 08:11, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
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Hey i noticed that the military checklist for the battle of mahilpur got changed because the structure of the article is not correct as seen here.Is there any solutions or tips that you can give me to improve the lead of the article? Twarikh e Khalsa (talk) 04:34, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
Hi Gog the Mild! I am here to let you (as well as the other FAC coordinators on their talk pages) know that User:P-Makoto and I intend to nominate the Joseph Smith article for Featured Article status within the next few weeks. After spending some time lurking at WP:FA and WP:FAC though, I notice that this article is lengthier and more complex than most of the articles that are nominated. I think the length is justified: Smith was and remains a very complex and controversial figure. And of course, just being complex and controversial with a long article doesn't necessarily disqualify a topic from FA status (for example, see Jesus).
That said, I'm wondering if you have any specific thoughts, questions, or comments before we jump into things? I think the length and complexity of the material has turned off some reviewers from doing a deep dive into it in the past. For example, a 2013 PR request failed to attract a single reviewer or even a comment. Is there anything you recommend to offset this a little bit?
Thanks in advance! Trevdna (talk) 04:50, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
I have nominated Edward III of England for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:12, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
I'm just putting this here for the record. Cheers. § Lingzhi (talk|check refs) 02:50, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
Since I don't know if you follow pings. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:49, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
Hey, it's no big deal, but aren't articles added to the list by bot? Just a little surprising to see a mistaken date when you're used to bots doing it. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 16:57, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
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On Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Koryo Ilbo/archive1, one that you closed. (t · c) buidhe 09:10, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
Greetings Gog the Mild! Never manage to get round to thanking you for keeping an eye out for mis pages. But as they say, ain't no time like the present! BTW, love that lunch break of yours! Wish I were there... Cheers!--Technopat (talk) 20:40, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
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Thank you Tim, I appreciate that. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:38, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
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Hi Gog the Mild! You helped me out with Paint It Black's TFA, which I am forever grateful for. I was wondering if you could help me write the blurb etc. for Mick Jagger? I think his 80th birthday on July 26th would be a good date? TheSandDoctor Talk 18:39, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
This is to let you know that the Battle of Inverkeithing article has been scheduled for July 20, 2023. Thanks Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:29, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
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Congratulations, and thank you today for Battle of Lake Trasimene, introduced: "The latest in my series of nominations of articles from the Punic Wars. In this battle, Hannibal arrives in Roman Italy and inflicts 100% casualties on a Roman army in a single day. A defeat simply begging for an adjective."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:11, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
Gog (and Ian Rose and Buidhe) - I regret that my work life becoming very busy lately has meant that it's probably been over a month since I've looked over the whole FAC list. Please email or ping me or whatever if there's something where some limited time to look over would be helpful. Things will probably get even busier for me in July, but I'm hoping in mid-August or early September things will lighten up. Hog Farm Talk 21:22, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
hi, now I have covid, presumably caught during 16 hour layover at airport. I'm burning up and weak.please just archive the nom. I genuinely appreciate your time and trouble. I will probably try again in a few weeks. maybe. Also for Dudley Miles, thank you for your kind efforts. § Lingzhi (talk|check refs) 21:25, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
On 26 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of New Carthage, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the martial booty seized by the Romans after the Battle of New Carthage included 63 merchant ships, numerous catapults, large amounts of weapons and more? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of New Carthage. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Battle of New Carthage), 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, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
Can you please motivate your auto-revert here? Peter Isotalo 14:50, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
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Sorry, I just happened to notice this. What might I do to convince you to do this review? I was really excited about it. It's kind of hard not to get in my head about being the only music FAC contributor not getting reviewed by you at the moment...--NØ 17:22, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
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Issue 57, May – June 2023
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Hi. I've never done a featured article review or anything of that sort. Do you think Marian reforms might be suitable for something like that? Ifly6 (talk) 19:18, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
Thank you today for Battle of Inverkeithing, introduced (in 2021): "A battle from the misnamed Third English Civil War with which the English finally broke the Scots defences and subsequently overran Scotland. There was a ridiculous brew of politics and religion behind the scenes for both sides, especially the Scottish, which I have attempted to capture." - I am happy to have a German democrat on the Main page on 20 July plot day, even if for the sad reason that she died. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:19, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
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Today we thank you for Battle of Dupplin Moor, itroduced (in 2021): "In 1332 a claimant to the Scottish throne, Edward Balliol, landed on the north shore of the Firth of Forth with 1,500 mostly English adventurers. Astonishingly, within a week they had defeated the Scottish army - at least ten times stronger, and possibly more than 25 times - with great slaughter. Balliol was crowned king of Scotland and the Second War of Scottish Independence began. This is an account of that battle."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:53, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi Gog the Mild, I was thinking about nominating the featured article Grand Theft Auto V for a TFA for its 10th anniversary. However, it's already been done. I was wondering if Grand Theft Auto V could qualify for a second TFA run. Heythereimaguy (talk) 14:46, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
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Thank you today for your 50th FA, introduced: "Well, here we are. 38 months after my first FAC was promoted (Battle of Neville's Cross) I am nominating my 50th. It has been quite a journey. The company has been excellent and the learning curve has been discombobulating. I offer here another, and my final, Hundred Years' War battle. Described as the most important battle of the war, the French snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Unfurling his sacred standard to indicate that no prisoners would be taken, the French King was himself captured. This, and the resultant collapse of the French government, led to a comprehensive peace four years later on English terms: the war was over. We know a lot about this battle, but the sources contain irritating contradictions and lacunae. I hope that I have done a passable job of leading a reader through these. No doubt you will let me know where I haven't."! - Thank you also for the nice list of contributors per reviewing, especially the bow to Brianboulton. (I'll check if they all received Precious. Looked like it at a glance.) - Did you meet Raymond Arritt, another of my "heroes" here? - He still helps me, five years after he died, per what he said in my darkest time on Wikipedia (placed in my edit-notice as a reminder). And by teh rulez, #2 "Choose your battles." - which brings us back to the beginning. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:54, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
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Gog, for Milhist articles where the blurbs are already written, I'm thinking of William Edward Sanders and Battle of Settepozzi for October. These were promoted at FAC before 2021. Do you have any recommendations for one Milhist article promoted 2021–2023, and would you be willing to write the blurbs for this one and Second Battle of Independence (now at TFAP)? - Dank (push to talk) 23:48, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
Can I interest you in an article about an amazingly prolific and rather savage 13th century military commander? It's right up your alley, or rather it would be if your alley was a few thousand miles eastwards... ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 22:53, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello Gog the Mild, I was wondering if you have the time to take a short look at the FAC discussion on logic. My FAC experience is still rather limited so wanted to ask you about how you think the discussion is progressing. If you have suggestions on what I could do to increase its prospects, I would be happy to hear them. Phlsph7 (talk) 09:05, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Reviewers are more happy to review articles from people whose name they see on other reviews (although I should say there is definitely no quid pro quo system on FAC). Reviewers are a scarce resource at FAC, unfortunately, and the more you put into the process, the more you are likely to get out. Personally, when browsing the list for an article to review, I am more likely to select one by an editor whom I recognise as a frequent reviewer. Critically reviewing other people's work may also have a beneficial impact on your own writing and your understanding of the FAC process.
Gog the Mild (talk) 20:01, 24 August 2023 (UTC)Sometimes placing a polite neutrally phrased request on the talk pages of a few of the more frequent reviewers helps. Or on the talk pages of relevant Wikiprojects. Or of editors you know are interested in the topic of the nomination. Or who have contributed at PR, or assessed at GAN, or edited the article. Sometimes one struggles to get reviews because potential reviewers have read the article and decided that it requires too much work to get up to FA standard. I am not saying this is the case here - I have not read the article - just noting a frequent issue.
Talk:Epsom riot has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Polyamorph (talk) 13:13, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello dearest. Been a while since I came here and bugged you for something and you certainly can say no. I've written the above article and must say, it was one of the hardest biographies I have ever written. My issue is of course that my natural tendency is to go academic and I could not figure out how to write it with sensitivity without explaining all the confusion of her origins. I also avoided the whole federal court case in the lede mainly because the newspaper coverage of it says the people disputing her heritage admit that she is Victorian and the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council has said that they are unlikely to change their position. To me, it seemed "worthy of mention" but not at this point worth more than that. If you have the time or inclination, could you give it a look, edit it however you see fit and weigh in on how I could improve it? I'm working on photos. SusunW (talk) 18:07, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Re [26]: I believe it has already undergone a source review by PMC. — Golden talk 13:48, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello mate, I don't know whether you remember me or not but you helped me with archiving in countless articles related to Indian football when I was just new to wikipedia. Thanks for those times. But this time need another help, rather a request. I just created an article India national football team at the Asian Games. I am planning to take this article for either GAN or FA and surely for DYK. But the article needs copyedit. Kindly and please keep this request, please do a copyedit in the article, I know you are busy, you can take time. I will again be a lot thankful to you. :) Drat8sub (talk) 16:13, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
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Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.
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 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to 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 your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.
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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 58, July – August 2023
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Sorry. As I said earlier, I leave tomorrow at 4 AM and won't return until the 26th, so I wanted eyes-on so to speak. Thank you. SusunW (talk) 15:32, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks so much for your comment on my topic on the Food Deserts talk page. I look forward to asking for your insights and feedback as I begin editing the page. Cd631874 (talk) 18:04, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
I gotta admit, sometimes it does indeed feel that way :-) RoySmith (talk) 14:03, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
Hi Gog the Mild, I've noticed that reviewers have been strangely quiet regarding my FAC, Adamson Tannehill. It's getting lots of pageviews, so it is apparently getting some attention. I've made some revisions to the article since it was nominated -- is that keeping people at bay? Thanks for your thoughts! Tfhentz (talk) 13:59, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
Reviewers are more happy to review articles from people whose name they see on other reviews (although I should say there is definitely no quid pro quo system on FAC). Reviewers are a scarce resource at FAC, unfortunately, and the more you put into the process, the more you are likely to get out. Personally, when browsing the list for an article to review, I am more likely to select one by an editor whom I recognise as a frequent reviewer. Critically reviewing other people's work may also have a beneficial impact on your own writing and your understanding of the FAC process.
Gog the Mild (talk) 14:26, 28 September 2023 (UTC)Sometimes placing a polite neutrally phrased request on the talk pages of a few of the more frequent reviewers helps. Or on the talk pages of relevant Wikiprojects. Or of editors you know are interested in the topic of the nomination. Or who have contributed at PR, or assessed at GAN, or edited the article. Sometimes one struggles to get reviews because potential reviewers have read the article and decided that it requires too much work to get up to FA standard. I am not saying this is the case here - I have not read the article - just noting a frequent issue.
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Battle of Byshek (1467)Hello, you added the "grammar style" tag for this battle, I edited the article a little more. Is there any mistake or incorrect spelling? Keremmaarda (talk) 10:52, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
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Hi Gog the Mild, Could you tell me what the decision of the FAC review of Adamson Tannehill is? Was the article rejected? There's been no response to my review revisions, so I'm a bit in the dark. Many thanks. Tfhentz (talk) 11:39, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
...here's to hoping there are fewer (as in no) unanticipated hang-ups than last time. Hope you and yours are well, and if there's any FACs you think my input would be especially less unwelcome in, don't hesitate to ping over. Eddie891 Talk Work 14:52, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
Hey, why did you back down what's the reason Jericho Gosteva (talk) 20:31, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
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