User talk:Andonic/Archive 27

The Bugle: Issue LXXI, February 2012
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Hey!
Long time, no see. I've got a solo FAC running and was reminiscing about the glorious days of 6-way FA noms. Good times! It's nice to see you're still around, at least sometimes. Keilana | Parlez ici 20:09, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I never really expected to be back, it just sort of happened and now I've got all kinds of projects! :) It's great to hear from you too. We should do a collab sometime. So, how have you been? Keilana | Parlez ici 22:46, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Replied via email, let's move the conversation there? Keilana | Parlez ici 23:15, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Help with Latvian mythology
Hi Andonic,

A few other editors and I are involved in a discussion at Talk:Latvian mythology about whetherLatvian mythology (and, by extension, other Baltic mythology articles like Lithuanian mythology) are deserving of their own articles or whether they should be merged into Baltic mythology, which should be written to explain the similarities and differences between them?

You seem to be involved with WP:Wikiproject Mythology and your knowledge of writing mythology articles could be a great help in our discussion.

Kind regards, Matt (talk) 21:58, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Matt, just so you know, Andonic is pretty much inactive. (However, he still owes me an email...)Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 22:58, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Haha, as Keilana so kindly pointed out, I'm pretty much out of the picture by this point, sorry to disappoint. Regarding your predicament though, in a nutshell my opinion regarding whether prospective articles should be creative is, if someone's willing to write it, might as well give it a chance. Worst case scenario you can just merge the new content back later. It's a fluid encyclopedia, plenty of room for experimentation and growth. (@Keilana: I will dig it out of the lost forgotten depths of my inbox and reply later today haha). · Andonic contact 23:28, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 * For someone "out of the picture", that was damn fast. Looking forward to your email! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 23:32, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 * E-mail notifications. ;) · Andonic contact 23:38, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarification, guys. Before messaging Andonic, I checked his contributions and saw that his last edit was 5 July 2012, so I figured that he edited recently enough to at least give the discussion a quick look. Thanks for getting back to me, though. Kind regards, Matt (talk) 23:53, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Military history coordinator election
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Non-free rationale for File:RaFCaw-boxart.jpg
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Protection
Hi Andonic, I'm kind of familiar with Wikipedia, but not super familiar with the way it works editing wise. I'm trying to get protected or semi-protected the articles for Joe Garcia and David Rivera. The two are in a tough congressional race in South Florida and there seems to be an increasingly frequent amount of vandalism on the former and deletion of unsavoury content for the latter. I think it would do both the articles well if they remained protected or semi-protected until a few days after the election November 6th. Digitall565 (talk) 04:46, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

BLOCKED again?

 * Hi there~! Just curious, shouldn't the blocked period be increased due to the persistent nature of the user who keeps repeating it, isn't 31 hours too short? Anyway, that was his third block so I'm just saying here. -- Dave ♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫® 00:25, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi there~! Just curious, shouldn't the blocked period be increased due to the persistent nature of the user who keeps repeating it, isn't 31 hours too short? Anyway, that was his third block so I'm just saying here. -- Dave ♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫® 00:25, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit Request
Talk:Bitcoin Thanks. -Bitcoin (talk) 10:06, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Hey
yeah, I still edit from time to time.  Enigma msg  19:43, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Bitcoin
WP:RFUP suggested that I bring this here first, but full-protection may no longer be needed at the Bitcoin article. The page was protected due to a dispute between several editors, but it turns out that all of the editors on one "side" of the various disputes are all confirmed sockpuppets of HowardStrong, and the ~10 accounts have been blocked. Given that the "dispute" was a major sockpuppetry issue that is now resolved, I think changing the article's status to semi-protection might be good so that the editors that have discussed changes on the talk page can implement them. I wouldn't object to you disagreeing as an uninvolved administrator, I just wanted to inform you of the situation. - SudoGhost 05:03, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Judging from Sockpuppet investigations/HowardStrong, it may be too soon to lift the protection. EdJohnston (talk) 16:51, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Given that the page has been fully protected for a month and half (and that semi protection is working on the talk page) how would you feel about dropping the protection on Bitcoin down to a semi? Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:55, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll post on the articles talk page to see if others chime in. I have no problem with unprotecting personally, it's been a while. · Andonic contact 13:21, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
SudoGhost 16:20, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Thoughts on a Category?
Should it exist?  Enigma msg  23:42, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I didn't create it. I just came across it. There's no real definition so I don't understand the category or how one would justify adding it to pages. Just because someone has lived in multiple countries? Perpetual traveler would mean to me that they're moving around several times a year, and that's not going to be documented, most likely.  Enigma msg  05:07, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, just looking for feedback. I guess I could go to CfD?  Enigma msg  17:24, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

User:Grimhelm/Tzatziki Squad/1340s
Hi Andonic,

This article has been inactive for some time, and I was wondering if we should move it into the Wikipedia article on it.

Thanks, Mat  ty. 007 19:37, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Dota 2 protection status
I was wondering, when do you intend to restore the indefinite semi-protection status to Dota 2? While I want to make sure that the page is comprehensive, I also don't want to have it suddenly destabilized by I.P. addresses adding in game guide content or linking up action real-time strategy, prompting the reviewer to get the incorrect impression that it has been unstable all along. D arth B otto talk•cont 17:39, 16 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Hey there! Just checking in to see how your review's coming along. I'm very much looking forward to what you have to say! D arth B otto talk•cont 21:18, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I just wanted to say that you've been fantastic thus far with your review and I find it amazing how the implementation of your ideas has caused the article to be systematically rebooted. Keep up the good work! ;) D arth B otto talk•cont 22:01, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
 * An outsider posted on the GA nomination page, wondering if the article is still being reviewed. I pointed out, however, what you said and that you're pretty busy. You're still alive, right? :P D arth B otto talk•cont 05:06, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

At the bottom of the Dota 2 talk page, a brand new contributor stated that they think the page needs more images, videos and sounds. Now, I personally don't think any of those assets would really help, but what do you think, considering that you're reviewing? D arth B otto talk•cont 21:10, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Dota 2 review
I figured I'd start a new thread on your page, so we can communicate strictly for the GAN.

Now, I took the liberty of marking your pointers that are unquestionably fixed as complete. The ones I did not mark as complete are the ones that I feel are at your discretion for assessing, as they can be considered otherwise subjective. D arth B otto talk•cont 22:42, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I think it would be a good idea to continue with the GAN and see if we can get this thing done! We've done so well thus far, I'd like to get that momentum back! D arth B otto talk•cont 21:43, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
 * You may have bitten off more than you could chew, but whenever we have worked together on this page, we have been very successful, so don't feel impotent, because we will finish it and it will be ready for Good Article status, if not close to Featured Article status. I too am busy with studies and projects- in fact, I have two research papers due this week, as well as two films in production. But, we'll get this done! ;) D arth B otto talk•cont 20:13, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I have implemented your suggestions to the best of my ability! D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 21:19, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm having trouble finding an reliable references that state, contrary to the references in the article, that Valve makes money via the Steam subscribers Dota 2 attracts. On another note, I'm not exactly sure what to put in the proposed beta section, which is a problem on my end. D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 05:29, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for being so diligent with your review. We've done something that is very beneficial to the community and Dota franchise. :) D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 20:23, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Age of Mythology's FAR
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Protection of Trade Martin
Hi Andonic, I see you protected Trade Martin in 2010 due because of vandalism. The editing history and page views are both so low that it seems pending changes would be appropriate for this article. Regards, Crazynast 01:30, 30 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Unprotection sounds great to me! Crazynast 01:59, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

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Request for comment
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Dota 2 FAC
Hello. As you have previously been involved with the milestones for the Dota 2 article by giving input, I figured it would be courteous to notify you that said article is up for Featured Article status. I am welcoming you to give your input! D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 18:36, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Military history coordinator election
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John Huppenthal
You protected John Huppenthal, apparently based on claims made at Reddit. Check the article history -- the edits cited on Reddit were from about 4 years ago. There is no current evidence of COI editing, and there's only been one IP edit in the last 6 months or so. Beyond this, you protected the article on the day after Huppenthal's successor was sworn in. There's now zero chance of the "Politician's office likely editing the page," since the politician is no longer in office.

Given this background, it would make sense to revert your protection edit. Thanks. Fearofreprisal (talk) 04:10, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

WikiProject Military history coordinator election
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Missing
Hi. You are now listed as missing. Should you ever return or choose not to be listed, you are welcome to remove your name. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 07:53, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
 * For anyone else who might see this in the future: please never add me to that list, I'm always here. · <font face="Times New Roman" color="Black">Andonic <font face="Garamond" color="Black">contact 14:38, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Accordingly I’m removing the Missing template that‘s still categorizing you so; I presume you just overlooked it.—Odysseus 1 4 7  9  18:35, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Cheers, appreciate it. These things didn't exist back when I was active haha. :) · <font face="Times New Roman" color="Black">Andonic <font face="Garamond" color="Black">contact 19:03, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

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Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War's FAR
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Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War
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Proposed deletion of Escapa


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10 years of adminship, today!
Wishing Andonic a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Chris Troutman ( talk ) 15:14, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Hey
Just checking up on you!  Enigma <sup style="color:#FFA500;">msg  05:12, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

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User group for Military Historians
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April 2018 Milhist Backlog Drive
G'day all, please be advised that throughout April 2018 the Military history Wikiproject is running its annual backlog elimination drive. This will focus on several key areas:


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happy birthday
Wishing Andonic a very happy birthday on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 23:19, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
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Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced
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Nominations now open for "Military historian of the year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" awards
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Voting now open for "Military historian of the year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" awards
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Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago
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ArbCom 2019 special circular
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This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:37, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular)
ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication remains an optional means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered.

For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:03, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Portal:Strategy games
Portal:Strategy games, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Strategy games and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of Portal:Strategy games during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Guilherme Burn (talk) 12:31, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Strategy games portal


A tag has been placed on Category:Strategy games portal requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 04:29, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

Backlog Banzai
In the month of September, Wikiproject Military history is running a project-wide edit-a-thon, Backlog Banzai. There are heaps of different areas you can work on, for which you claim points, and at the end of the month all sorts of whiz-bang awards will be handed out. Every player wins a prize! There is even a bit of friendly competition built in for those that like that sort of thing. Sign up now at WikiProject Military history/September 2019 Backlog Banzai to take part. For the coordinators, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:17, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
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 here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:37, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced
G'day everyone, voting for the 2019 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:37, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election half-way mark
G'day everyone, the voting for the XIX Coordinator Tranche is at the halfway mark. The candidates have answered various questions, and you can check them out to see why they are running and decide whether you support them. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:36, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

March Madness 2020
G'day all, March Madness 2020 is about to get underway, and there is bling aplenty for those who want to get stuck into the backlog by way of tagging, assessing, updating, adding or improving resources and creating articles. If you haven't already signed up to participate, why not? The more the merrier! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:19, 29 February 2020 (UTC) for the coord team

Happy Birthday!
<div class="boilerplate metadata" style="background-color:#E6E6FA; border: 1px solid #7D00B3; margin: 0.5em auto; padding: 0.5em; width:90%; text-align: center"> Happy Birthday! Have a very happy birthday on your special day!

Best wishes, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:23, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
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 here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced
G'day everyone, voting for the 2020 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2020. Thanks from the outgoing coord team, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 05:17, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject Newcomer and Historian of the Year awards now open
G'day all, the nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject newcomer and Historian of the Year are open, all editors are encouraged to nominate candidates for the awards before until 23:59 (GMT) on 15 December 2020, after which voting will occur for 14 days. There is not much time left to nominate worthy recipients, so get to it! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:45, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Voting for "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" closing
G'day all, voting for the WikiProject Military history "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" is about to close, so if you haven't already, click on the links and have your say before 23:59 (GMT) on 30 December! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:34, 28 December 2020 (UTC) for the coord team

April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive
Hey y'all, the April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive begins at 00:01 UTC on April 1, 2021 and runs through 23:59 UTC on April 31, 2021. Points can be earned through reviewing articles on the AutoCheck report, reviewing articles listed at WP:MILHIST/ASSESS, reviewing MILHIST-tagged articles at WP:GAN or WP:FAC, and reviewing articles submitted at WP:MILHIST/ACR. Service awards and barnstars are given for set points thresholds, and the top three finishers will receive further awards. To participate, sign up at WikiProject_Military_History/April 2021 Reviewing Drive and create a worklist at WikiProject Military history/April 2021 Reviewing Drive/Worklists (examples are given). Further details can be found at the drive page. Questions can be asked at the drive talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:22, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

FAR of History of timekeeping devices
I have nominated History of timekeeping devices for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets 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" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. FemkeMilene (talk) 20:06, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
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 here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:58, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nomination period closing soon
Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are still open, but not for long. 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 here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! No further nominations will be accepted after that time. Voting will commence on 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:42, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

WikiProject Military history coordinator election voting has commenced
Hey y'all, voting for the 2021 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2021. Voting will be conducted at the 2021 tranche page itself. Appropriate questions for the candidates can also be asked. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:38, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election voting period closing soon
Hey y'all, voting for the 2021 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche will be closing soon. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2021. Voting will be conducted at the 2021 tranche page itself. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:31, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

Survey about History on Wikipedia
I am Petros Apostolopoulos, a Ph.D. candidate in Public History at North Carolina State University. My Ph.D. project examines how historical knowledge is produced on Wikipedia. If you are interested in participating in my research study by offering your own experience of writing about history on Wikipedia, you can click on this link https://ncsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9z4wmR1cIp0qBH8. There are minimal risks involved in this research.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Petros Apostolopoulos, paposto@ncsu.edu Apolo1991 (talk) 10:30, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Strategy games to-do list
Template:Strategy games to-do list has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Nigej (talk) 18:04, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:IR.Kurdistan cropped.jpg
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And also: ✗ plicit  02:33, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * File:Ir kurdistan edit-1 cropped.jpg
 * File:Hills south west of Sanandaj near the village of Kilaneh cropped.jpg


 * Hi there! I'm afraid I don't recall where I got the file from -- so it probably is safe to delete. Apologies. · <font face="Times New Roman" color="Black">Andonic <font face="Garamond" color="Black">contact 02:43, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations opening soon
Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are opening in a few hours (00:01 UTC on 1 September). A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:50, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of File:Liberty-statue-with-manhattan-1-(cropped).jpg


The file File:Liberty-statue-with-manhattan-1-(cropped).jpg has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern: "Unused, low quality. Superseded by files at c:Category:Right side views of the Statue of Liberty."

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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election voting opening soon!
Voting for the upcoming project coordinator election opens in a few hours (00:01 UTC on 15 September) and will last through 23:59 on 28 September. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. Voting is conducted using simple approval voting and questions for the candidates are welcome. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:25, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Correction to previous election announcement
Just a quick correction to the prior message about the 2022 MILHIST coordinator election! I 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) 17:40, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election voting closing soon
Voting for the upcoming project coordinator election closes soon, at 23:59 on 28 September. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. Voting is conducted using simple approval voting and questions for the candidates are welcome. The voting itself is occurring here If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:12, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

TFA nom for history of timekeeping devices
I have nominated history of timekeeping devices to be today's featured article on January 1. You are invited to comment on the nomination by clicking here. Z1720 (talk) 02:10, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

Thank you and the whole team today for the article, introduced (in 2008!): "This is the second Tzatziki Squad collaboration up for your scrutiny." - A timely contribution! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:19, 1 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Wow blast from the past haha. Thanks! Wish I still had time to do stuff like that. All the best in the new year! :) Andonic  <sup style="font-family:Garamond;color:Black;">contact  11:58, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Precious
You are recipient no. 2796 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:07, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

today, I point at two singers I whose performance I enjoyed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:02, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Your signature and linter errors
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