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== WikiCup 2015 May newsletter ==

[[file:C2014 Q2.jpg|thumb|right|[[C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)]] is a long-period [[comet]] discovered on 17 August 2014 by [[Terry Lovejoy]]; and is one of several Featured Pictures worked up by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|The Herald}} during the second round.]]
The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Casliber}} in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on [[Corona Borealis]] and [[Microscopium]] - both of which received the maximum bonus. 
 
Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.
 
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Coemgenus}} was one of several users who worked on improving [[Ulysses S. Grant]]. Remember, you do not need to work on an article on your own - as long as each person has completed significant work on the article during 2015, multiple competitors can claim the same article.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Cwmhiraeth}} took [[Dragonfly]] to Good Article for a 3x bonus - and if that wasn't enough, they also took [[Damselfly]] there as well for a 2x bonus.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|LeftAire}} worked up [[Alexander Hamilton]] to Good Article for the maximum bonus. Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States and is a [[Wikipedia:Vital articles/Expanded/People|level 4 vital article]].

The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! {{User4|Figureskatingfan}}, {{user4|Miyagawa}} and {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}} 16:44, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
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== New Article: Harold Hermes -- helicopter pioneer ==


Hello,

I have drafted an article about my Father, Harold H. Hermes and his involvement at a Wright Field test pilot during WW2, especially his early work in the very first days of military and commercial helicopters.  The article now is in Word 2010.  It consists of about 4000 words, and 22 photographs & scans. I have a number of citations and links to other Wikipedia articles, but I know I should add more.

I am not a writer and I really do not wish to learn the entire Wiki markup language, but will do so if there is no other way.

Here is first section of my draft.

'''Harold H. Hermes''' 

''Harold “Hal” or “Red” Hermes (February 11, 1920 to July 31, 1989) was a noted test pilot for the Army Air Forces and later for the CAA and FAA, where he had a central role in the early days of developing, testing, and commercializing the helicopter.

Hermes was the 17th person to solo in a helicopter (June 16, 1943 in a Sikorsky XR-4A) and was part of the team that first demonstrated the helicopter’s ability to operate from a ship in the open seas. He is also known for giving helicopter lessons to 66-year-old Frank T. Coffyn, the last surviving member of Orville Wright’s flying team.  In 1944, Hermes served as co-pilot on the C-69 Constellation flight that is now recognized as Orville Wright’s last airplane flight. Later in his career, Hermes had a lead role in the development and adoption of the FAA Instrument Flight Rules for helicopters.

Throughout his 45-year career as a test pilot, Hermes had the honor to fly with aviation legends such as Orville Wright, Frank Coffyn, Chuck Yeager and Edwin E. Aldrin, Sr.  His passion, however, was helicopters and he was proud to have worked alongside rotary-wing pioneers such as Igor Sikorsky, Les Morris, Frank Gregory, Dimittry “Jimmy” Viner, Charles Kaman, Floyd Carlson, Al Bayer, Frank Peterson, Joe Mashman, Stanley Hiller, Frank Piasecki and Charles Siebel during what many consider to be the most fascinating and fertile period of helicopter history.''

Any help you can give me, would be greatly appreciated.
Richard Hermes, Edmonton Canada
--[[User:Rhhermes|Rhhermes]] ([[User talk:Rhhermes|talk]]) 16:16, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

:Hi {{reply to|Rhhermes|label=Richard|p=}}, welcome to Wikipedia. I hope you enjoy making valuable contributions to this great site. 
:Regarding your article, I see that your pioneering father was active for 45 years until the 1980s, and so there may be problems for me and others in finding sources about your father online. It'd be great if you could provide some print (or any other) references about your father and his work so the article could pass Wikipedia's guideline for [[Wikipedia:Notability (people)|notability regarding individuals]]. Most of the other issues you mentioned can be resolved quite quickly.
:Thank you for approaching me about the issue, and I hope this can be resolved. If you have any other questions, please ask me or other dedicated editors at [[Wikipedia:Help desk]] and [[WT:AVIATION]]. Cheers, --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ©<sup>[[User talk:Sp33dyphil|hat]]</sup><sub style='position: relative; left: -1.5em;'>[[Special:Contributions/Sp33dyphil|ontributions]]</sub> 06:25, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
::Hello, and thank you for your reply. Yesterday, I did review the Notability guidelines with respect to my article and believe that this question can be addressed sufficiently, although only time will tell. One of the key references that I would rely upon to prove notability is a quote from a book by Brig General Frank Gregory, who headed the entire Army Air Force helicopter program in WW2 and thereafter, saying that Hermes and the other pilots for the June 16, 1943 open seas test "had helped make aeronautical history" -- in fact he devoted one whole chapter to these tests in his book, "The Helicopter -- a pictorial history." Two other books in my possession describe these tests in the same manner.  All 3 of these books are in my possession and are signed by the author with a personal notes to my father.

::I can provide my draft of my research -- but please tell me how to do that. It is about 19 pages (less that 4000 words) with 23 images & photographs. Yesterday I sent requests to the copyright holders on these photographs in order to be able to upload them and use them in the article. 

::I also made progress yesterday learning a bit of the Wiki markup language, so that is going well. I have started drafting the article in my sandbox....can you access that? [[User:Rhhermes|Rhhermes]] ([[User talk:Rhhermes|talk]]) 11:49, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
:::I can see the work that you're doing in your sandbox, which I think is fine. I believe that, with the references, notability has been established in this case. Regarding the draft, perhaps you could just copy and paste it onto your sandbox for others to see.
:::Also, unless you have he patience to wait for my responses, please consider approaching other helpful editors over at [[WT:AVIATION]] and [[WT:MILHIST]] since I am busy at this time of the year and may not reply to your queries and requests quickly. However, I will do my best to answer any of your questions. Cheers --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ©<sup>[[User talk:Sp33dyphil|hat]]</sup><sub style='position: relative; left: -1.5em;'>[[Special:Contributions/Sp33dyphil|ontributions]]</sub> 06:14, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your helpful comments.  I will be looking to the other editors as you mentioned.  Thanks for getting me started.

[[Special:Contributions/205.185.223.110|205.185.223.110]] ([[User talk:205.185.223.110|talk]]) 13:02, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
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==Signpost paid editing==
Do you have any interest in writing two paragraphs about paid editing for the SignPost?

I offered to help put something together that's a collection of short viewpoints that answer two questions: What is the overall effect of paid editing on the project and what can be done to handle it better.

The idea is that a lot of the Signpost stories on paid editing are written by editors with strong opinions, extreme views, or financial interests, and I wanted something a little more balanced and reasonable. Editors with strong views are never ideal in article-space either!

What I've started on is located [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:CorporateM/Signpost here] if you have the time/interest. [[User:CorporateM|CorporateM]] ([[User_talk:CorporateM|Talk]]) 19:15, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

== WikiCup 2015 September newsletter ==

The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun!  Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.  

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors.  The leader was by far {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant3|Casliber}} in Group B, who earned 1496 points.  Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category.  Second place overall was {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Coemgenus}} at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points.  Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.

The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been.  Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Casliber}}, who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B.  Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy.  A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Godot13}}, second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Cwmhiraeth}}, first in Pool A, came in third.  His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany.  Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Harrias}}, second in Pool A, took fourth overall.  He tends to focus on articles about [[cricket]] and military history, specifically the 1640s [[First English Civil War]].
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|West Virginian}}, from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard.  West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Rodw}}, from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places.  Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about [[Wikipedia:Featured topics/Scheduled monuments in Somerset|Scheduled monuments in Somerset]] and a FT about [[Wikipedia:Featured topics/English Heritage properties in Somerset|English Heritage properties in Somerset]].
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Rationalobserver}}, from Pool B, came in seventh overall.  RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Calvin999}}, also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals.  They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.

Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!

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== WikiProject Military history coordinator election ==

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== [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 9, 2015]] ==

Hi Phil. A summary of a Featured Article you nominated at [[WP:FAC]] will appear on the Main Page soon. It mostly follows the lead section; how does it look? - Dank ([[User talk:Dank|push to talk]]) 01:39, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

== Please Adopt Me ==

Please help me become a good Wikipedian by adopting me. I'm easy to teach, and good at asking questions. I'm most interested in editing things of a social, political, legal, psychological and technolgical nature, especially where relevant to me in my world, country, and local community.
<br/>Thanks,<br/>
[[User:Layman, Esq.|Layman, Esq.]] ([[User talk:Layman, Esq.|talk]]) 04:14, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Layman, Esq.}} hi there! Sorry for the late reply, and thank you for your willingness to have me as your adopter. I'm afraid that I've been away from Wikipedia for quite a while, so my skills and knowledge about the site's inner workings have become a bit rusty. I'm in the process of acquainting myself with Wikipedia again, so unless you have time, perhaps there are others more qualified than I am whom you could ask? Regards, --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ©<sup>[[User talk:Sp33dyphil|hat]]</sup><sub style='position: relative; left: -1.5em;'>[[Special:Contributions/Sp33dyphil|ontributions]]</sub> 11:44, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

== WikiCup 2015: The results ==

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WikiCup 2015 is now in the books!  Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.

This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition.  For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Godot13}}.  All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively).  His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program.  {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Cwmhiraeth}} came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science.  {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Casliber}}, a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.  

Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Rationalobserver}}.  Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished.  We will announce our other award winners soon.

A full list of our award winners are:

*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Godot13}} wins the prize for '''first place''' and the '''FP prize''' for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Cwmhiraeth}} wins the prize for '''second place''' and the '''DYK prize''' for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Casliber}} wins the prize for '''third place''' and the '''FA prize''' for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|West Virginian}} wins the prize for '''fourth place'''
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Calvin999}} wins a '''final 8''' prize.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Rationalobserver}} wins a '''final 8''' prize.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Harrias}} wins a '''final 8''' prize and the '''FL prize''' for 11 featured lists.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|Rodw}} wins the most prizes: a '''final 8''' prize, the '''GA prize''' for 41 good articles, and the '''topic prize''' for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant6|ThaddeusB}} wins the '''news prize''' for the most news articles in round 3.

We warmly invite all of you to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2016 signups|sign up]]''' for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also '''[[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring#Straw polls: 2016|open]]''', and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2016 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> 

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== Precious ==

{{user precious|header=aircrafts and strategy|thanks=for quality articles such as [[McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II]], [[List of Ohio-class submarines]] and [[STRAT-X]], for {{diff|Chinese destroyer Haikou (171)|675274232||updates}}, diligently naming the source in the edit summary, for copy-editing and reviewing on a grand scale, - |signature=--[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 06:35, 9 November 2015 (UTC)}}
:Thank you {{ping|Gerda Arendt}} for the kind words, as well as you numerous contributions to Wikipedia! I hope you find as much pleasure reading those articles as I had in writing them. Cheers! --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ©<sup>[[User talk:Sp33dyphil|hat]]</sup><sub style='position: relative; left: -1.5em;'>[[Special:Contributions/Sp33dyphil|ontributions]]</sub> 07:43, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

:: A year ago, you were recipient no. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Precious#Sp33dyphil|1313]] of Precious, a prize of QAI! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 09:08, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

:: Two years now! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 08:00, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
:::{{Ping|Gerda Arendt}} Thank you, I really appreciate it! --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ([[User talk:Sp33dyphil|talk]]) 00:37, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
:::: ... and four ;) --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 07:41, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

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:{{ping|Legohead1}} thank you for the barnstar! Cheers --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ©<sup>[[User talk:Sp33dyphil|hat]]</sup><sub style='position: relative; left: -1.5em;'>[[Special:Contributions/Sp33dyphil|ontributions]]</sub> 00:43, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

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== Nominations for the Military history WikiProject historian and newcomer of the year awards now open! ==

On behalf of the Military history WikiProject's Coordinators, we would like to extend an invitation to nominate deserving editors for the 2015 [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history#Nominations_for_military_historian_of_the_year_for_2015_now_open.21|Military historian of the year]] and [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history#Nominations_for_military_history_newcomer_of_the_year_for_2015_now_open.21|Military history newcomer of the year]] awards. The nomination period will run from 7 December to 23:59 13 December, with the election phase running from 14 December to 23:59 21 December.  [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 05:06, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
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== WikiCup 2016 is just around the corner... ==

Hello everyone, and we would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2016 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2016 signups|sign up]]'''.  There are some changes we'd like to announce before the competition begins.

After two years of serving as WikiCup judge, [[User:Miyagawa]] has [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiCup#Retiring_as_Judge stepped down as judge].  He deserves great thanks and recognition for his dedication and hard work, and for providing necessary transition for a new group of judges in last year's Cup.  Joining Christine ([[User:Figureskatingfan]]) and Jason ([[User:Sturmvogel 66]]) is Andrew ([[User:Godot13]]), a very successful WikiCup competitor and expert in [[WP:FP|Featured Pictures]]; he won the two previous competitions.  This is a strong judging team, and we anticipate lots of enjoyment and good work coming from our 2016 competitors.

We would also like to announce one change in how this year's WikiCup will be run.  In the spirit of sportsmanship, Godot13 and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] have chosen to limit their participation.  See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiCup#Something_different_in_2016 here] for the announcement and a complete explanation of why.  They and the judges feel that it will make for a more exciting, enjoyable, and productive competition.

The discussions/polls concerning the next competition's rules will be closed soon, and rules changes will be made clear on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring]] and talk pages. The judges are committed to not repeating the confusion that occurred last year and to ensuring that the new rules are both fair and in the best interests of the competition, which is, first and foremost, about improving Wikipedia.

If you have any questions or concerns, the judges can be reached on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], on their talk pages, or by email. We hope you will all join us in trying to make the 2015 WikiCup the most productive and enjoyable yet. <small>You are receiving this message because you are listed on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Figureskatingfan|Figureskatingfan]] ([[User talk:Figureskatingfan|talk]]), and [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]).--[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 06:47, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
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== WikiCup 2015 March newsletter ==

[[File:Women of Britain Say - "Go" - World War I British poster by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, art by E J Kealey (Restoration).jpg|thumb|One of Adam Cuerden’s several quality restorations during round 1]]

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. Forty-seven  competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), and we are roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. 

Twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Cyclonebiskit}}, and two each by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|MPJ-DK}}, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Hurricanehink}}, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|12george1}}, and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Cas Liber}}. Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Adam Cuerden}} (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Cwmhiraeth}}. Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|J Milburn}} completing nine.

If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]]. Thanks to everyone for participating, and good luck to those moving into round 2. {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}}, {{User4|Figureskatingfan}}, and {{user4|Godot13}} --[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 02:39, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
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Along with getting the year wrong in the newsletter that went out earlier this week, we did not mention (as the bot did not report) that {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Cas Liber}} claimed the first Featured Article [[Persoonia terminalis]] of the 2016 Wikicup. {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}}, {{User4|Figureskatingfan}}, and {{user4|Godot13}}.--[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 16:05, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
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== WikiCup 2016 May newsletter ==

[[File:FAL-2016-Stanley, Falkland Islands–Christ Church Cathedral.jpg|thumb|FP of Christ Church Cathedral, Falkland Islands by Godot13]]

Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.

Round 2 saw three FAs (two by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Cas Liber}} and one by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Montanabw }}), four Featured Lists (with three by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Calvin999}}), and 53 Good Articles (six by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Worm That Turned}} and five each by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Hurricanehink}}, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Cwmhiraeth}}, and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|MPJ-DK}}). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Adam Cuerden}} and five by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Godot13}}). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Cwmhiraeth}} scored 265 base points, while {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|The C of E}} and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|MPJ-DK}} each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|MPJ-DK}} completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Cwmhiraeth}} and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Cas Liber}}, broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.

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== WikiCup 2016 November newsletter: Final results ==

The final round of the 2016 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2016 WikiCup top three finalists:
*First Place - {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Cas Liber}}
*Second Place -{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|MPJ-DK}} 
*Third Place - {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Adam Cuerden}} 

In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:
*Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a three-way tie with themselves for two FAs in each of R2, R3, and R5).
*Good Article – MPJ-DK had 14 GAs promoted in R3.
*Featured List – {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Calvin999}} produced 2 FLs in R2
*Featured Pictures – Adam Cuerden restored 18 images to FP status in R4.
*Featured Portal – {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|SSTflyer}} produced the only FPO of the Cup in R2.
*Featured Topic – {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Cyclonebiskit}} and Calvin were each responsible for one FT in R3 and R2, respectively.
*Good Topic – MPJ-DK created a GT with 9 GAs in R5.
*Did You Know – MPJ-DK put 53 DYKs on the main page in R4.
*In The News – {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Dharmadhyaksha}} and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant7|Muboshgu}}, each with 5 ITN, both in R4.
*Good Article Review – MPJ-DK completed 61 GARs in R2.

Over the course of the 2016 WikiCup the following content was added to Wikipedia (only reporting on fixed value categories): 17 Featured Articles, 183 Good Articles, 8 Featured Lists, 87 Featured Pictures, 40 In The News, and 321 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.--[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 01:52, 2 November 2016 (UTC) 

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Greetings, all!  

We would like to announce the start of the 4th [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup|'''GA Cup''']], a competition that seeks to encourage the reviewing of [[WP:GAN|Good article nominations]]! Thus far, there have been three GA Cups, which were successful in reaching our goals of significantly reducing the traditionally long queue at GAN, so we're doing it again.  Currently, there are over 400 nominations listed.  We hope that we can again make an impact this time.

The 4th GA Cup will begin on '''November 1, 2016'''.  Four rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on February 28, 2017), but this may change based on participant numbers.  We may take a break in December for the holidays, depending on the results of a poll of our participants taken shortly after the competition begins.  The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same, as will the scoring.

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup/Sign-up|Sign-ups]] for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on November 14, 2016. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now!

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== WikiCup December newsletter: WikiCup 2017 ==

On 1 January 2017, WikiCup 2017 (the 10th Annual WikiCup) will begin. This year we are trying something a little different – ''monetary prizes''. 

For the WC2017 the prizes will be as follows (amounts are based in US$ and will be awarded in the form of an online Amazon gift certificate):
*''First place'' – $200
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== March Madness 2017 ==

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

* tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
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As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement. 

The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the military history scope will be considered eligible. More information can be found [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/March Madness 2017|here]] for those that are interested, and  members can sign up as participants at that page also.

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== March 2017 WikiCup newsletter ==

And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. It would have been 5 points, but when a late entrant was permitted to join the contest in February, a promise was made that his inclusion would not result in the exclusion of any other competitor. To achieve this, the six entrants that had the lowest positive score of 4 points have been added to the 64 people who otherwise would have qualified. As a result, some of the groups have nine contestants rather than eight. Our top four scorers in round 1 were:

*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]], last year's winner, led the field with two featured articles on birds and a total score of 674.
*{{flagicon|European Union}} [[User:Iry-Hor|Iry-Hor]], a WikiCup newcomer, came next with a featured article, a good article and a tally of 282 bonus points for a score of 517. All these points came from the article [[Nyuserre Ini]], an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh,
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[User:1989|1989]], another WikiCup newcomer, was in joint third place at 240. 1989 has claimed points for two featured lists and one good article relating to anime and comedy series, all of which were awarded bonus points. 
*{{flagicon|South Australia}} [[User:Peacemaker67|Peacemaker67]] shared third place with five good articles and thirteen good article reviews, mostly on naval vessels. He is also new to the competition.

The largest number of DYKs have been submitted by [[User:Vivvt|Vivvt]] and [[User:The C of E|The C of E]], who each claimed for seven, and [[User:MBlaze Lightning|MBlaze Lightning]] achieved eight articles at ITN. [[User:Carbrera|Carbrera]] and [[User:Peacemaker67|Peacemaker67]] each claimed for five GAs and [[User:Krishna Chaitanya Velaga|Krishna Chaitanya Velaga]] was well out in front for GARs, having reviewed 32. No featured pictures, featured topics or good topics yet, but we have achieved three featured articles and a splendid total of fifty good articles.

So, on to the second round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

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== May 2017 WikiCup newsletter ==

The second round of the competition has now closed, with just under 100 points being required to qualify for round 3. [[User:Yellow Evan|YellowEvan]] just scraped into the next round with 98 points but we have to say goodbye to the thirty or so competitors who didn't achieve this threshold; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Our top scorers in round 2 were:

*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]], led the field with five featured articles, four on birds and one on astronomy, and a total score of 2049, half of which came from bonus points.
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[User:1989|1989]] was in second place with 826 points, 466 of which were bonus points. 1989 has claimed points mostly relating to anime and Japanese-related articles. 
*{{flagicon|South Australia}} [[User:Peacemaker67|Peacemaker67]] took third place with two FAs, one GA and seven GARs, mostly on naval vessels or military personnel, scoring 543 points.
*Other contestants who scored over 400 points were [[User:Freikorp|Freikorp]], [[User:Carbrera|Carbrera]], and [[User:Czar|Czar]]. Of course all these points are now wiped out and the 32 remaining contestants start again from zero in round 3.

[[User:Vivvt|Vivvt]] submitted the largest number of DYKs (30), and [[User:MBlaze Lightning|MBlaze Lightning]] achieved 13 articles at ITN. [[User:Carbrera|Carbrera]]  claimed for 11 GAs and [[User:Argento Surfer|Argento Surfer]] performed the most GARs, having reviewed 11. So far we have achieved 38 featured articles and a splendid 132 good articles. Commendably, 279 GARs have been achieved so far, more than double the number of GAs.  

So, on to the third round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small>  [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] 13:16, 1 May 2017 (UTC)
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== A318 ==

I see you want to review A318 for GA. However, you are one of the most contributing editor so it is against the rules. I will do it for you. Besides, I nominated one and WP asks if you nominate one that you review two. I will only review one, A318. Thank you for your service. [[User:Department of Cheese|Department of Cheese]] ([[User talk:Department of Cheese|talk]]) 12:58, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Department of Cheese}} Hello, and thank you for having taken over from me; I did not realise that I have made quite a number of edits towards the article, as they were from six years ago. I appreciate your review I – think this neat article is in good shape! Regards, --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ©<sup>[[User talk:Sp33dyphil|hat]]</sup><sub style='position: relative; left: -1.5em;'>[[Special:Contributions/Sp33dyphil|ontributions]]</sub> 12:32, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

== WikiCup 2017 July newsletter ==

The third round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 288 points being required to qualify for round 4. It was a hotly competitive round with all but four of the contestants exceeding the 106 points that was necessary to proceed to round 4 last year. [[User:Coemgenus|Coemgenus]] and [[User:Freikorp|Freikorp]] tied on 288, and both have been allowed to proceed, so round 4 now has one pool of eight competitors and one of nine.

Round 3 saw the achievement of a 26-topic Featured topic by [[User:MPJ-DK|MPJ-DK]] as well as 5 featured lists and 13 featured articles. [[User:PanagiotisZois|PanagiotisZois]] and [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]] achieved their first ever featured articles. [[User:Carbrera|Carbrera]] led the GA score with 10, [[User:Tachs|Tachs]] achieved 17 DYKs and [[User:MBlaze Lightning|MBlaze Lightning]] 10 ''In the news'' items. There were 167 DYKs, 93 GARs and 82 GAs overall, this last figure being higher than the number of GAs in round 2, when twice as many people were taking part. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.

As we start round 4, we say goodbye to the fifteen or so competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. 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. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] 05:38, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
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== 2017 Military history WikiProject Coordinator election ==

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== Your [[WP:Good articles|GA]] nomination of [[Antonov An-70]]==
The article [[Antonov An-70]] you nominated as a [[Wikipedia:Good article nominations|good article]] has been placed on hold [[Image:Symbol wait.svg|20px]]. The article is close to meeting the [[WP:GA?|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:Antonov An-70]] for things which need to be addressed. <!-- Template:GANotice result=hold --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:Legobot|Legobot]], on behalf of [[User:Krishna Chaitanya Velaga|Krishna Chaitanya Velaga]]</small> -- [[User:Krishna Chaitanya Velaga|Krishna Chaitanya Velaga]] ([[User talk:Krishna Chaitanya Velaga|talk]]) 05:41, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

==Calgary airport==
Hello Sp33dyphil, do you think the peer review for this article is complete now? I plan to nominate it for GA. — <span style="font-family:Calibri;">[[User:Sunnya343|''Sunnya343&#9992;'']] ([[User talk:Sunnya343|háblame]] • [[Special:Contributions/Sunnya343|my work]])</span> 16:09, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Sunnya343}} Yes, I think the peer review is complete now. If there are any other problems, they should be able easy to resolve in the GAN. Regards, --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ([[User talk:Sp33dyphil|talk]]) 12:42, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

== Your [[WP:Good articles|GA]] nomination of [[Antonov An-70]]==
The article [[Antonov An-70]] you nominated as a [[Wikipedia:Good article nominations|good article]] has passed [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]]; see [[Talk:Antonov An-70]] for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can [[Template_talk:Did_you_know#To_nominate_an_article|nominate it]] to appear in Did you know.<!-- Template:GANotice result=pass --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:Legobot|Legobot]], on behalf of [[User:Krishna Chaitanya Velaga|Krishna Chaitanya Velaga]]</small> -- [[User:Krishna Chaitanya Velaga|Krishna Chaitanya Velaga]] ([[User talk:Krishna Chaitanya Velaga|talk]]) 13:22, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

==DYK nomination of Antonov An-70==
[[Image:Symbol question.svg|25px]] Hello! Your submission of [[Antonov An-70]] at the [[Template talk:DYK|Did You Know nominations page]] has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath '''[[Template:Did you know nominations/Antonov An-70|your nomination's entry]]''' and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! <!--Template:DYKproblem--> [[User:Yoninah|Yoninah]] ([[User talk:Yoninah|talk]]) 19:27, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

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== Super Cobra ==

Following on from the ACR discussion, I think the word "momentarily" makes the description a lot more understandable. I wonder if the Super Cobra and the [[Kulbit]] are the same thing? The kulbit artile mentions Frolov. I found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81OACoD90HA&feature=youtu.be&t=1m45s this video on YouTube], taken at the Farnborough Airshow in 1996, which I think shows the manoeuvre. The link starts 1min 45secs in, where the commentator says, as best I can translate the German, "With the new nozzle controls, the pilot can do something that is called the Super Cobra. He can abort the cobra at any time and roll out. The Super Cobra is a cobra manoeuvre which in every case he can steer out of, but he can also complete a 360 degree cobra." Not sure if that helps any. BTW, I think you need to specify the year in that section of the article - at the moment it just says "...debut at the Farnborough Airshow in September that year", with no clear indication of what "that year" is. [[User:Factotem|FactotEm]] ([[User talk:Factotem|talk]]) 22:42, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
:Thank you for the link. I think the manoeuvre at 1:56 is the Cobra, while the one at 2:21 probably comes close to what the Super Cobra I imagine would look like. --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ([[User talk:Sp33dyphil|talk]]) 06:06, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
::{{Ping|Factotem}} Just FYI, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZg0jZfI6Cg here's a video] that shows the Kulbit. So yes, it appears that the Super Cobra is part of the Kulbit whereby the aircraft is in a tail-first attitude for just an instance to allow a missile firing. --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ([[User talk:Sp33dyphil|talk]]) 20:37, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
:::I understand now. Thanks. [[User:Factotem|FactotEm]] ([[User talk:Factotem|talk]]) 21:06, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

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== User group for Military Historians ==

Greetings, 

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

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== Thanks! ==

Just a quick word of thanks for your contributions to Milhist Good Article Nomination reviewing over the last three months. Cheers,

== Adopter list ==

Hello. I'm doing a bit of housekeeping at [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user/Adoptee's Area/Adopters]] and wanted to ask if it's OK to delete your entry as an adopter there? You're currently listed as 'available' (despite my records showing you'd flagged yourself as unavailable back in  Nov 2013), and I see you've marked your userpage as 'semi-retired'. I also note you have had three people enquiring about adoption over the last couple of years, and had to turn two of them away completely. Please don't take this the wrong way, but I think we need to make potential adoptee's lives as simple as possible. Because you have hinted in your last reply to an adoptee about returning to some degree of activity, I wanted to check with you if it's OK to remove it completely, or whether you'd prefer it to remaining there, but flagged as 'unavailable'? You've clearly got a lot of edits and new articles under your belt, so perhaps you'd still like to share your knowledge with newcomers? Do please let me know your thoughts. Kind regards from the UK, [[User:Nick Moyes|Nick Moyes]] ([[User talk:Nick Moyes|talk]]) 01:58, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Nick Moyes}} Hi Nick, I appreciate your message. As I think the role doesn't really suit me anyway, I'm fine with having my name removed. Thank you for the heads up, --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ([[User talk:Sp33dyphil|talk]]) 10:28, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

== April 2018 Milhist Backlog Drive ==

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

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

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

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

The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 April and runs until 23:59 UTC on 30 April 2018. Those interested in participating can sign up [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/April 2018 Milhist Backlog Drive|here]].

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Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Academy/Becoming a coordinator|here]]. If you are interested in running, please sign up [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators/September 2018|here]] by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators|coord team]]. Cheers, [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 00:54, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
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== Adopt Me Please :) ==

Hi,

I have been using wikipedia as a resource since day 1, but never thought of writing or editing here. I have my degree in history, and a lot of experience researching and writing proposals, and blog articles, but feel kind of lost here. I signed up yesterday, and tried adding/citing references to my autobiographical article, and kept having a hard time adding references for whatever reason. I just earlier read that it isnt a good idea to write an autobiography, and so now I feel like I just made a big mistake (Wish I read the guide more clearly first before trying to dive in and write).... I did it to clear the air about some nasty rumors about me, in addition to practicing a bit, but I feel like I failed miserably.. In any case, I would rather scrap the article and just enjoy my time here writing about things that I like.. 

I saw you are an adopter, and that you are experienced, and topics are the kind I enjoy too.  Would love to go under your tutelage on mastering wikipedia like a pro.  I want to be a contributor for both editing and writing, as wikipedia is like a giant library, and a historians dream. I don't look at this mentorship as just teach me a few things and see you.  I look at it more as learning, and then returning the favor AND networking with good people.  I have seen the other adopters, and you look like the most qualified and experienced to learn from.  At your service, and hope you will adopt me :) 

Thanks
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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine|The AfroCine Project]] welcomes you to October, the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|first out of the two months which has been dedicated to improving contents]] that centre around the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.

This is a global online edit-a-thon, which is happening in at least 5 language editions of Wikipedia, including the English Wikipedia! Join us in this exciting venture, by helping to create or expand articles which are connected to this scope. Also remember to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Participants|list your name under the participants section]], if you haven't done so already.

On English Wikipedia, we would be recognizing Users who are able to achieve the following:

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*'''''Page improvers'''''
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For further information about the contest, the recognition categories and how to participate, please visit the contest page [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|here]]. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. See you around :).--[[User:Jamie Tubers|Jamie Tubers]] ([[User talk:Jamie Tubers#top|talk]]) 22:50, 03 October 2018 (UTC)}}
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I was told to talk to an "adopter" because I need help with a lot of my references and pages on military history.. [[User:J-Man11|J-Man11]] ([[User talk:J-Man11|talk]]) 03:24, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
:Hey Phil, you are currently showing as an available adopter. Do you think you could help J-Man out? He is turning out a lot of milhist content and just needs some oversight on his refs and a few other new article details. Cheers - [[User:Thewolfchild|<span style="color: black">wolf</span>]] 04:05, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
::Yeah, I'm happy to have a look at J-Man's refs and other related things. If there is any specific issue please give me a message. Cheers, --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ([[User talk:Sp33dyphil|talk]]) 02:17, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
::::That's great. If you could let {{u|J-Man11}} know that you'll work with him so he knows you'll be guiding him and to contact for certain things, that would be helpful. Up until now, admins {{u|Peacemaker67}} and {{u|Buckshot06}} have been monitoring him and advising him when there are problems with his edits, so they should have some useful insight and information for you. Thanks for doing this, with the number of milhist articles J-man wants to create, and with your help making sure they're correct and ready for article space, this could really be a benefit for the project. Cheers - [[User:Thewolfchild|<span style="color: black">wolf</span>]] 10:00, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
:::::Hi Sp33dyphil, thanks very much for doing this. Please do me a favour and carefully review J-Man11's talkpage, current and former versions, which will give you a flavour of what I've been dealing with. [[User:Buckshot06|Buckshot06]] [[User_talk:Buckshot06|(talk)]] 10:10, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
:::::Ditto Sp33dyphil. Thanks for taking this on. A new user with a lot of potential who needs a fair bit of guidance. [[User:Peacemaker67|Peacemaker67]]  ([[User_talk:Peacemaker67|click to talk to me]]) 10:13, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Understand you are semi-retired but you are "adopting" @J-Man11 who is creating and editing British military units. His editing, while average, is atrocious in terms of English grammar, spelling and basic military terminology. Could you kindly monitor his edits so that the articles he edited and created are readable and have some sort of standard?

Thanks

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After a successful [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema/2018|first iteration of the “Months of African Cinema” last year]], we are happy to announce that it will be happening again this year, starting from October 1! In the 2018 edition of the contest, about 600 Wikipedia articles were created in at least 8 languages. There were also contributions to Wikidata and Wikimedia commons, which brought the total number of wikimedia pages created during the contest to over 1,000.

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine|The AfroCine Project]] welcomes you to October, the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|first out of the two months which have been dedicated to creating and improving content]] that centre around the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora. Join us in this global edit-a-thon, by helping to create or expand articles which are connected to this scope. Also remember to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Participants|list your name under the participants section]].

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For further information about the contest, the recognition categories and how to participate, please visit the contest page [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|here]]. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. See you around :).--[[User:Jamie Tubers|Jamie Tubers]] ([[User talk:Jamie Tubers#top|talk]]) 00:50, 30 September 2019 (UTC)}}
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Greetings!

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine|The AfroCine Project]] invites you to join us again this October and November, [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|the two months which are dedicated to improving content]] about the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.

Join us in this exciting venture, by helping to create or expand contents in Wikimedia projects which are connected to this scope. Kindly [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Participants|list your username under the participants section]] to indicate your interest in participating in this contest.

We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

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Greetings,
 
Thank you very much for participating in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|Months of African Cinema]] global contest/edit-a-thon, and thank you for your contributions so far.
 
It is already the middle of the contest and a lot have been achieved already! We have been able to get over 1,500 articles created in over fifteen (15) languages! This would not have been possible without your support and we want to thank you. If you have not yet listed your name as a participant in the contest page please [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Participants|do so]]. 

Please make sure to list the articles you have created or improved in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Article achievements|article achievements]]' section of the contest page, so that they can be easily tracked. To be able to claim prizes, please also ensure to list your articles on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema/Users By Articles|users by articles]] page. We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

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**3rd - $100
*'''''Diversity winner''''' - $100
*'''''Gender-gap filler''''' - $100
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We are very excited about what has been achieved so far, but your contributions are still needed to further exceed all expectations! Let’s create more articles before the end of this contest, which is this November!!!
 
Thank you once again for being part of this global event! --[[User:Jamie Tubers|Jamie Tubers]] ([[User talk:Jamie Tubers#top|talk]]) 10:30, 06 November 2020 (UTC)}}
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== Welcome to the Months of African Cinema Global Contest! ==

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Greetings!

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine|The AfroCine Project]] core team is happy to inform you that the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|Months of African Cinema]] Contest is happening again this year in October and November. We invite Wikipedians all over the world to join in improving content related to African cinema on Wikipedia!

Please [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Participants|list your username under the participants’ section]] of the contest page to indicate your interest in participating in this contest. The term "African" in the context of this contest, includes people of African descent from all over the world, which includes the diaspora and the Caribbean.

The following prizes would be recognized at the end of the contest:

*'''''Overall winner''''' 
**1st - $500
**2nd - $200
**3rd - $100
*'''''Diversity winner''''' - $100
*'''''Gender-gap fillers''''' - $100
*'''''Language Winners''''' - up to $100*

Also look out for local prizes from affiliates in your countries or communities! For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|here]]. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. We look forward to your participation.--[[User:Jamie Tubers|Jamie Tubers]] ([[User talk:Jamie Tubers#top|talk]]) 23:20, 30th September 2021 (UTC)}}

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Greetings,
 
It is already past the middle of the contest and we are really excited about the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|Months of African Contest 2021]] achievements so far! We want to extend our sincere gratitude for the time and energy you have invested. If you have not yet participated in the contest, it is not too late to do it. Please [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Participants|list your username as a participant]] on the contest’s main page.

Please remember to list the articles you have improved or created on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Article achievements|article achievements]]' section of the contest page so they can be tracked. In order to win prizes, be sure to also list your article in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema/Users By Articles|users by articles]]. Please note that your articles must be present in '''''both''''' the article achievement section on the main contest page, as well as on the Users By Articles page for you to qualify for a prize. 

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*'''''Diversity winner''''' - $100
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!colspan=2 style="color:black; background-color:#87CEEB; padding:5px;"|Volume I &#8212; Issue 1
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*After over a decade of silence, the WikiProject Aviation newsletter is making a comeback under the name ''The WikiEagle''.  This first issue was sent to all active members of the project and its [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation#Sub-projects|sub-projects]].  If you wish to continue receiving ''The WikiEagle'', you can add your username to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/WikiEagle/Subscribe|mailing list]].  For now the newsletter only covers general project news and is run by only one editor.  If you wish to help or to become a columnist, please [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aviation/WikiEagle|let us know]].  If you have an idea which you believe would improve the newsletter, please share it; suggestions are welcome and encouraged.
*On 16 December, [[Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive 361#RfC: Reliability of theaerodrome.com|an RfC was closed]] which determined ''theaerodrome.com'' to be an unreliable source.  The website, which is [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22theaerodrome.com%22&ns0=1 cited over 1,500 articles], mainly on WWI aviation, as of the publishing of this issue.
*''Luft46.com'' has been added to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Resources#Problematic sources|list of problematic sources]] after [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aviation/Resources#Luft'46 and The Aerodrome|this discussion]].
*The [[Jim Lovell]] article was '''[[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Jim Lovell/archive1|promoted]]''' to ''Featured Article'' status on 26 December after being nominated by {{Noping|Hawkeye7}}.
*The [[Raymond Hesselyn]] article was '''[[Talk:Raymond Hesselyn/GA1|promoted]]''' to ''Good Article'' status on 4 December after being nominated by {{Noping|Zawed}}.
*The [[Supermarine Sea King]] article was '''[[Talk:Supermarine Sea King/GA1|promoted]]''' to ''Good Article'' status on 22 December after being nominated by {{Noping|Amitchell125}}.
*The [[William Hodgson (RAF officer)]] article was '''[[Talk:William Hodgson (RAF officer)/GA1|promoted]]''' to ''Good Article'' status on 26 December after being nominated by {{Noping|Zawed}}.

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'''New Members'''
*{{Noping|KingAviationKid}} (Joined on 17 December)
*{{Noping|PatrickChiao}} (Joined on 22 December)
*{{Noping|Wp9097}} (Joined on 16 December)
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<span style="font-size:22px;">'''Closed Discussions'''</span>
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[[File:Cscr-featured.svg|20px]] '''Featured Article assessment'''
*[[Jim Lovell]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Jim Lovell/archive1|discussion]]) – Closed as '''promoted''' on 26 December 2021

[[File:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] '''Good Article assessment'''
*[[HAL Tejas]] ([[Talk:HAL Tejas/GA3|discussion]]) – Closed as '''not promoted''' on 30 December 2021
*[[William Hodgson (RAF officer)]] ([[Talk:William Hodgson (RAF officer)/GA1|discussion]]) – Closed as '''promoted''' on 26 December 2021
*[[Supermarine Sea King]] ([[Talk:Supermarine Sea King/GA1|discussion]]) – Closed as '''promoted''' on 22 December 2021
*[[Raymond Hesselyn]] ([[Talk:Raymond Hesselyn/GA1|discussion]]) – Closed as '''promoted''' on 4 December 2021

[[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|20px]] '''Deletion'''
*[[Timeline of Berlin Brandenburg Airport's construction]] ([[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of Berlin Brandenburg Airport's construction|discussion]]) – Closed as '''delete and redirect''' on 30 December 2021
*[[Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17]] ([[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17|discussion]]) – Closed as '''keep''' on 25 December 2021

[[File:Symbol move vote.svg|20px]] '''Requested moves'''
*[[Akbarpur (Ambedkar Nagar) Airstrip]] → [[Akbarpur Airstrip]] ([[Talk:Akbarpur Airstrip#Requested move 23 December 2021|discussion]]) – Closed as '''moved''' on 30 December 2021
*[[1983 Avensa Douglas DC-9 crash]] → [[Avensa Flight 007]] ([[Talk:Avensa Flight 007#Requested move 5 December 2021|discussion]]) – Closed as '''moved''' on 30 December 2021
*[[Garuda Indonesia Flight 035]] → [[Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 035]] ([[Talk:Garuda Indonesia Flight 035#Requested move 28 December 2021|discussion]]) – '''Withdrawn''' on 28 December 2021

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| {{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=FA-Class 142]'''
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| {{FL-Class|category=Category:FL-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=FL-Class 15]'''
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| {{A-Class|category=Category:A-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=A-Class 56]'''
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| {{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=GA-Class 505]'''
|-
| {{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=B-Class 4,573]'''
|-
| {{C-Class|category=Category:C-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=C-Class 11,878]'''
|-
| {{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=Start-Class 15,082]'''
|-
| {{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=Stub-Class 18,754]'''
|-
| {{List-Class|category=Category:List-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=List-Class 2,539]'''
|-
| {{Category-Class|category=Category:Category-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=Category-Class 11,638]'''
|-
| {{Disambig-Class|category=Category:Disambig-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=Disambig-Class 653]'''
|-
| {{File-Class|category=Category:File-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=File-Class 2,713]'''
|-
| {{Portal-Class|category=Category:Portal-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=Portal-Class 629]'''
|-
| {{Project-Class|category=Category:Project-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=Project-Class 89]'''
|-
| {{Redirect-Class|category=Category:Redirect-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=Redirect-Class 1,518]'''
|-
| {{Template-Class|category=Category:Template-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=Template-Class 2,489]'''
|-
| {{NA-Class|category=Category:NA-Class_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=NA-Class 66]'''
|-
| {{Assessed-Class}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=Assessed-Class 73,339]'''
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| {{Unassessed-Class|category=Category:Unassessed_aviation_articles}}
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles?quality=Unassessed-Class 1]'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Total'''
|| '''[https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Aviation/articles 73,340]'''
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[[File:Cscr-candidate.svg|20px]] '''Featured Article review'''
*'''[[D. B. Cooper]]''' ([[Wikipedia:Featured article review/D. B. Cooper/archive1|discussion]]) – Since 14 December 2021

[[File:Symbol a class.svg|20px]] '''A-class Article assessment'''
*[[Granville Gee Bee Model A]] ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Assessment/Granville Gee Bee Model A|discussion]]) – Since 21 April 2020
*[[List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War]] ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Assessment/List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War|discussion]]) – Since 22 February 2010

[[File:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] '''Good Article assessment'''
*'''[[Romanian Air Corps]]''' ([[Talk:Romanian Air Corps/GA1|discussion]]) – Since 25 December 2021
*[[Jean Batten]] ([[Talk:Jean Batten/GA1|discussion]]) – Since 2 October 2021

[[File:Symbol merge vote.svg|20px]] '''Merger proposals'''
*[[List of astronauts by name]] → [[List of astronauts by year of selection]] ([[Talk:List of astronauts by year of selection#Merge from List of astronauts by name|discussion]]) – Since 10 August 2021
*[[List of cosmonauts]] → [[List of space travelers by nationality]] ([[Talk:List of space travelers by nationality#Merge from List of cosmonauts|discussion]]) – Since 10 August 2021
*[[List of space travelers by name]] → [[List of space travelers by nationality]] ([[Talk:List of space travelers by nationality#Merge from List of space travelers by name|discussion]]) – Since 10 August 2021
*[[Holidays Czech Airlines]] → [[Czech Airlines]] ([[Talk:Czech Airlines#Proposed merge of Holidays Czech Airlines into Czech Airlines|discussion]]) – Since 23 June 2021
*[[Bendix Aviation]] → [[Bendix Corporation]] ([[Talk:Bendix Corporation#Merger Proposal|discussion]]) – Since 30 May 2021
*[[Airport Movement Area Safety System]] → [[Airport Surface Surveillance Capability]] ([[Talk:Airport Surface Surveillance Capability#Merger Proposal|discussion]]) – Since 29 May 2021
*[[ASDE-X]] → [[Airport Surface Surveillance Capability]] ([[Talk:Airport Surface Surveillance Capability#Merger Proposal|discussion]]) – Since 28 May 2021

[[File:Symbol split vote.svg|20px]] '''Splitting proposals'''
*[[Family Airlines]] ([[Talk:Family Airlines#Proposed article split for Avatar Airlines content|discussion]]) – Since 23 November 2021
*[[2021 Kabul airport attack]] ([[Talk:2021 Kabul airport attack#Splitting proposal|discussion]]) – Since 24 September 2021
*[[List of military aircraft of the United States]] ([[Talk:List of military aircraft of the United States#Splitting proposal|discussion]]) – Since 16 August 2021
*[[Braniff International Airways]] ([[Talk:Braniff International Airways#History of Braniff International Airways|discussion]]) – Since 8 September 2019

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[[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|20px]] '''Deletion'''
*'''[[List of maiden voyages]]''' ([[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of maiden voyages (2nd nomination)|discussion]]) – Since 29 December 2021

[[File:Symbol move vote.svg|20px]] '''Requested moves'''
*'''[[Hot-air balloon]] → [[Hot air balloon]]''' ([[Talk:Hot-air balloon#Requested move 30 December 2021|discussion]]) – Since 30 December 2021
*'''[[Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 108]] → [[Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 109]]''' ([[Talk:Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 108#Requested move 28 December 2021|discussion]]) – Since 28 December 2021
*'''[[Garuda Indonesia Flight 150]] → [[Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 150]]''' ([[Talk:Garuda Indonesia Flight 035#Requested move 28 December 2021|discussion]]) – Since 28 December 2021
*'''[[Garuda Indonesia Flight 206]] → [[Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 206]]''' ([[Talk:Garuda Indonesia Flight 035#Requested move 28 December 2021|discussion]]) – Since 28 December 2021
*'''[[Garuda Indonesia Flight 708]] → [[Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 708]]''' ([[Talk:Garuda Indonesia Flight 035#Requested move 28 December 2021|discussion]]) – Since 28 December 2021
*'''[[Garuda Indonesia Flight 892]] → [[Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892]]''' ([[Talk:Garuda Indonesia Flight 035#Requested move 28 December 2021|discussion]]) – Since 28 December 2021
*'''[[TWA Flight 800]] → [[TWA Flight 800 (1996)]]''' ([[Talk:TWA Flight 800#Requested move 27 December 2021|discussion]]) – Since 27 December 2021
*'''[[Dynamic Airways Flight 405]] → [[Dynamic International Airways Flight 405]]''' ([[Talk:Dynamic Airways Flight 405#Requested move 26 December 2021|discussion]]) – Since 26 December 2021
*'''[[CommutAir Flight 4281]] → [[CommutAir Flight 4821]]''' ([[Talk:CommutAir Flight 4281#Requested move 25 December 2021|discussion]]) – Since 25 December 2021
*'''[[Thai Airways]] → [[Thai Airways International]]''' ([[Talk:Thai Airways#Requested move 13 December 2021|discussion]]) – Since 13 December 2021
*'''[[Thai Airways fleet]] → [[Thai Airways International fleet]]''' ([[Talk:Thai Airways#Requested move 13 December 2021|discussion]]) – Since 13 December 2021
*'''[[List of Thai Airways destinations]] → [[List of Thai Airways International destinations]]''' ([[Talk:Thai Airways#Requested move 13 December 2021|discussion]]) – Since 13 December 2021

[[File:Symbol question.svg|20px]] '''Did you know'''
*'''[[Ravish Malhotra]]''' ([[Template:Did you know nominations/Ravish Malhotra|discussion]]) – Since 30 December 2021
*'''[[Alexander Tahy]]''' ([[Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander Tahy|discussion]]) – Since 26 December 2021
*'''[[Veronica Volkersz]]''' ([[Template:Did you know nominations/Veronica Volkersz|discussion]]) – Since 6 December 2021
*'''[[Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll]]''' ([[Template:Did you know nominations/Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll|discussion]]) – Since 3 December 2021
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