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The Bugle: Issue CXXIX, January 2017
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Administrators' newsletter - February 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Briangotts • JeremyA • BU Rob13

Guideline and policy news
 * A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
 * Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016 closed with no consensus for implementing Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.
 * Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

Technical news
 * When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)
 * Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an RfC closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. (T156448)
 * The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

Obituaries
 * JohnCD (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.

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The Bugle: Issue CXXX, February 2017
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March Madness 2017
G'day all, please be advised that throughout March 2017 the Military history Wikiproject is running its 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
 * updating the project's currently listed A-class articles to ensure their ongoing compliance with the listed criteria
 * creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various task force pages or other 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 military history scope will be considered eligible. More information can be found here for those that are interested, and members can sign up as participants at that page also.

The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 March and runs until 23:59 UTC on 31 March 2017, so please sign up now.

For the Milhist co-ordinators. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) & MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:24, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2017).

Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * A recent RfC has redefined how articles on schools are evaluated at AfD. Specifically, secondary schools are not presumed to be notable simply because they exist.
 * AfDs that receive little participation should now be closed like an expired proposed deletion, following a deletion process RfC.
 * Defender, HakanIST, Matiia and Sjoerddebruin are our newest stewards, following the 2017 steward elections.
 * The 2017 appointees for the Ombudsman commission are Góngora, Krd, Lankiveil, Richwales and Vogone. They will serve for approximately 1 year.

Technical news
 * A recent query shows that only 16% of administrators on the English Wikipedia have enabled two-factor authentication. If you haven't already enabled it please consider doing so.
 * Cookie blocks should be deployed to the English Wikipedia soon. This will extend the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user after they switch accounts under a new IP.
 * A bot will now automatically place a protection template on protected pages when admins forget to do so.

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The Bugle: Issue CXXXI, March 2017
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2017).

Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Following a discussion on the backlog of unpatrolled files, consensus was found to create a new user right for autopatrolling file uploads. Implementation progress can be tracked on Phabricator.
 * The BLPPROD grandfather clause, which stated that unreferenced biographies of living persons were only eligible for proposed deletion if they were created after March 18, 2010, has been removed following an RfC.
 * An RfC has closed with consensus to allow proposed deletion of files. The implementation process is ongoing.
 * After an unsuccessful proposal to automatically grant IP block exemption, consensus was found to relax the criteria for granting the user right from needing it to wanting it.

Technical news
 * After a recent RfC, moved pages will soon be featured in a queue similar to Special:NewPagesFeed and require patrolling. Moves by administrators, page movers, and autopatrolled editors will be automatically marked as patrolled.
 * Cookie blocks have been deployed. This extends the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user if they switch accounts, even under a new IP.

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The Bugle: Issue CXXXII, April 2017
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Precious four years!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:57, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

In the review of St. Leonhard, you mentioned that you added a missing US license for the image. Could you check if you can do the same for images missing it, mentioned here? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:51, 16 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Gerda Arendt. I added tags to File:Old Hundredth Sternold & Hopkins (1628).JPG and File:Konzerthaus Breslau Innenansicht.jpg.  The latter is a little more awkward as it was published after 1923 (anything published anywhere in the world before 1923 is public domain in the US), but I think I picked the right tag.  If you get any queries on it, ping me and I can try to look into it more closely - Dumelow (talk) 22:19, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2017). Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC has clarified that user categories should be emptied upon deletion, but redlinked user categories should not be removed if re-added by the user.
 * Discussions are ongoing regarding proposed changes to the COI policy. Changes so far have included clarification that adding a link on a Wikipedia forum to a job posting is not a violation of the harassment policy.

Technical news
 * You can now see a list of all autoblocks at Special:AutoblockList.
 * There is a new tool for adding archives to dead links. Administrators are able to restrict other user's ability to use the tool, and have additional permissions when changing URL and domain data.
 * Administrators, bureaucrats and stewards can now set an expiry date when granting user rights. (discuss, permalink)

Miscellaneous
 * Following an RfC, the editing restrictions page is now split into a list of active restrictions and an archive of those that are old or on inactive accounts. Make sure to check both pages if searching for a restriction.

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The Bugle: Issue CXXXIII, May 2017
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2017).

Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC proposing an off-wiki LTA database has been closed. The proposal was broadly supported, with further discussion required regarding what to do with the existing LTA database and defining access requirements. Such a tool/database formed part of the Community health initiative's successful grant proposal.
 * Some clarifications have been made to the community banning and unblocking policies that effectively sync them with current practice. Specifically, the community has reached a consensus that when blocking a user at WP:AN or WP:ANI, it is considered a "community sanction", and administrators cannot unblock unilaterally if the user has not successfully appealed the sanction to the community.
 * An RfC regarding the bot policy has closed with changes to the section describing restrictions on cosmetic changes.

Technical news
 * Users will soon be able to blacklist specific users from sending them notifications.

Miscellaneous
 * Following the 2017 elections, the new members of the Board of Trustees include Raystorm, Pundit and Doc James. They will serve three-year terms.

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The Bugle: Issue CXXXIV, June 2017
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The Bugle: Issue CXXXV, July 2017
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2017).

Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Zad68

Guideline and policy news
 * The RFC discussion regarding WP:OUTING and WMF essay about paid editing and outing (see more at the ArbCom noticeboard archives) is now archived. Milieus #3 and #4 received support; so did concrete proposal #1.

Technical news
 * Fuzzy search will soon be added to Special:Undelete, allowing administrators to search for deleted page titles with results similar to the search query. You can test this by adding ?fuzzy=1 to the URL, as with Special:Undelete?fuzzy=1. Currently the search only finds pages that exactly match the search term.
 * A new bot will automatically revision delete unused file versions from files in Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old.

Miscellaneous
 * A newly revamped database report can help identify users who may be eligible to be autopatrolled.
 * A potentially compromised account from 2001–2002 attempted to request resysop. Please practice appropriate account security by using a unique password for Wikipedia, and consider enabling two-factor authentication. Currently around 17% of admins have enabled 2FA, up from 16% in February 2017.
 * Did you know: On 29 June 2017, there were 1,261 administrators on the English Wikipedia – the exact number of administrators as there were ten years ago on 29 June 2007. Since that time, the English Wikipedia has grown from 1.85 million articles to over 5.43 million.

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2017). Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Cprompt • Rockpocket • Rambo's Revenge • Animum • TexasAndroid • Chuck SMITH • MikeLynch • Crazytales • Ad Orientem

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a series of discussions around new pages patrol, the WMF is helping implement a controlled autoconfirmed article creation trial as a research experiment, similar to the one proposed in 2011. You can learn more about the research plan at meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial. The exact start date of the experiment has yet to be determined.
 * A new speedy deletion criterion, regarding articles created as a result undisclosed paid editing, is currently being discussed (permalink).
 * An RfC (permalink) is currently open that proposes expanding WP:G13 to include all drafts, even if they weren't submitted through Articles for Creation.

Technical news
 * LoginNotify should soon be deployed to the English Wikipedia. This will notify users when there are suspicious login attempts on their account.
 * The new version of XTools is nearing an official release. This suite of tools includes administrator statistics, an improved edit counter, among other tools that may benefit administrators. You can report issues on Phabricator and provide general feedback at mw:Talk:XTools.

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The Bugle: Issue CXXXVI, August 2017
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2017). Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Sverdrup • Thespian • Elockid • James086 • Ffirehorse • Celestianpower • Boing! said Zebedee

Guideline and policy news
 * ACTRIAL, a research experiment that restricts article creation to autoconfirmed users, will begin on September 7. It will run for six months. You can learn more about the research specifics at meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial, while Wikipedia talk:Autoconfirmed article creation trial is probably the best venue for general discussion.
 * Following an RfC, WP:G13 speedy deletion criterion now applies to any page in the draftspace that has not been edited in six months. There is a bot-generated report, updated daily, to help identify potentially qualifying drafts that have not been submitted through articles for creation.

Technical news
 * You will now get a notification when someone tries to log in to your account and fails. If they try from a device that has logged into your account before, you will be notified after five failed attempts. You can also set in your preferences to get an email when someone logs in to your account from a new device or IP address, which may be encouraged for admins and accounts with sensitive permissions.
 * Syntax highlighting is now available as a beta feature (more info). This may assist administrators and template editors when dealing with intricate syntax of high-risk templates and system messages.
 * In your notification preferences, you can now block specific users from pinging you. This functionality will soon be available for Special:EmailUser as well.

Arbitration
 * Applications for CheckUser and Oversight are being accepted by the Arbitration Committee until September 12. Community discussion of the candidates will begin on September 18.

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The Bugle: Issue CXXXVII, September 2017
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2017 Military history WikiProject Coordinator election
Greetings from the Military history WikiProject! Elections for the Military history WikiProject Coordinators are currently underway. As a member of the WikiProject you are cordially invited to take part by casting your vote(s) for the candidates on the election page. This year's election will conclude at 23:59 UTC 29 September. Thank you for your time. For the current tranche of Coordinators, AustralianRupert (talk) 10:39, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2017). Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Tonywalton • AmiDaniel • Silence • BanyanTree • Magioladitis • Vanamonde93 • Mr.Z-man • Jdavidb • Jakec • Ram-Man • Yelyos • Kurt Shaped Box

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a successful proposal to create it, a new user right called "edit filter helper" is now assignable and revocable by administrators. The right allows non-administrators to view the details of private edit filters, but not to edit them.
 * Following a discussion about mass-application of ECP and how the need for logging and other details of an evolving consensus may have been missed by some administrators, a rough guide to extended confirmed protection has been written. This information page describes how the extended-confirmed aspects of the protection policy are currently being applied by administrators.

Technical news
 * You can now search for IP ranges at Special:Contributions. Some log pages and Special:DeletedContributions are not yet supported. Wildcards (e.g. 192.168.0.*) are also not supported, but the popular contribsrange gadget will continue to work.

Arbitration
 * Community consultation on the 2017 candidates for CheckUser and Oversight has concluded. The Arbitration Committee will appoint successful candidates by October 11.
 * A request for comment is open regarding the structure, rules, and procedures of the December 2017 Arbitration Committee election, and how to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

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The Bugle: Issue CXXXVIII, October 2017
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Rossignol 1914
Just been looking at the article, I thought it was rather good. Thanks Keith-264 (talk) 11:37, 15 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that Keith and for your recent copy edits. I was amazed there was no article on it when I wrote it three years ago.  It relies a bit heavily on one source (although it is a good one) and I had intended to flesh it out a bit more potentially with a view to getting it to FA at some point.  Alas real-life intervened and I had to drop it and most other articles I was working on, maybe I will get around to it some day.  I enjoy reading and writing about the French colonial-era and the early war and suspect our coverage of this could be better.  Glad you enjoyed it anyway - Dumelow (talk) 11:57, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Boston Irish Famine Memorial
Hello! Your submission of Boston Irish Famine Memorial at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Djflem (talk) 20:39, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Have given it the go ahead, added a couple of links, coords, couple of grammar clean-ups. The Penns Landing memorial appears to have been built so might be outdated about that point in the article. Perhaps it can go altogether or find a better way to bring the Philadelphia memorial into this piece? Djflem (talk) 19:54, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Djflem, seemed easiest just to remove it. There are quite a few similar memorials so it was a bit out of place to just mention one anyway - Dumelow (talk) 20:02, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

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DYK for Robert Traill (clergyman)
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Boston Irish Famine Memorial
— Maile (talk) 00:04, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Rudyerd Boulton
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2017). Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Allen3 • Eluchil404 • Arthur Rubin • Bencherlite

Technical news
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team is creating an "Interaction Timeline" tool that intends to assist administrators in resolving user conduct disputes. Feedback on the concept may be posted on the talk page.
 * A new function is now available to edit filter managers that will make it easier to look for multiple strings containing spoofed text.

Arbitration
 * Eligible editors will be invited to submit candidate statements for the 2017 Arbitration Committee Elections starting on November 12 until November 21. Voting will begin on November 27 and last until December 10.
 * Following a request for comment,, and  will serve as the Electoral Commission for the 2017 ArbCom Elections.

Obituaries
 * The Wikipedia community has recently learned that (William Allen Peckham) passed away on December 30, 2016, the same day as . Allen began editing in 2005 and became an administrator that same year.

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DYK nomination of Theresa Robinson Buck
Hello! Your submission of Theresa Robinson Buck at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Wasted Time R (talk) 01:33, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ourida Chouaki
Hello! Your submission of Ourida Chouaki at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Everymorning (talk) 02:43, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Irene Ovonji-Odida
Hello! Your submission of Irene Ovonji-Odida at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 17:10, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXXIX, November 2017
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DYK for Megawatt Valley
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Fedwa Misk
Hello! Your submission of Fedwa Misk at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Hawkeye7  (discuss)  20:58, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
 * While I'm here, your User:Dumelow/List of British generals killed during the First World War is missing Henry Normand MacLaurin, who was posthumously promoted to brigadier general after his death at Gallipoli.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  23:49, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Hawkeye7, I will be sure to add him. Strange that he was missed by Davis & Maddocks.  Must be because of the posthumous promotion.  I will try to do a little digging around to make sure i haven't missed any others, cheers - Dumelow (talk) 18:30, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 'Neile Alina 'Mantoa Fanana
Hello! Your submission of 'Neile Alina 'Mantoa Fanana at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 14:10, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Nelly Mbangu
Hello! Your submission of Nelly Mbangu at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Morganfitzp (talk) 21:08, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Rachel Skinner
Hello! Your submission of Rachel Skinner at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 13:56, 12 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Dumelow, it has been over three weeks since this was posted. If you wish to continue pursuing this nomination, please give it your earliest attention. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:28, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK Nomination of Shelia Hibben
I think that I fixed up the article. How's it look?Eddie891 Talk Work 22:13, 12 November 2017 (UTC) Eddie891 Talk Work 22:13, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

Chanju Samantha Mwale
While I was happy to pass the DYK for Chanju Samantha Mwale as passing all requirements, I would suggest perhaps trying to find a few additional sources. As it is, I'd have to say the notability passage is "wobbly" - was she the first woman overall in the MDF? That would be a much more solid pass, since her rank, overall, doesn't satisfy the generally accepted standards for 'automatic notability', and I could see someone challenging the article's presence based on WP:GNG/WP:PERSISTENCE as it is. - The Bushranger One ping only 22:54, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Michèle Dix
Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ahlem Belhadj
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Harimia Ahmed
Hello! Your submission of Harimia Ahmed at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! CeeGee 18:33, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Nahu Senay Girma
Hello! Your submission of Nahu Senay Girma at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:31, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Women's rights activism
Hi, I just realized that you've been writing "women's rights campaigner" when you mean "women's rights activist". I changed the wording in some of your articles; please note it on future pages. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 00:31, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
 * OK, no problem I will use activist going forwards. Out of curiosity what is the difference in Canadian English?  They are interchangeable (as far as I am aware) in British English (for example). Thanks - Dumelow (talk) 00:37, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure. I'm American. Yoninah (talk) 01:38, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I assumed you were Canadian because your user page is in category "Canadian Wikipedians". Nevermind, it's not important - Dumelow (talk) 07:34, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for alerting me to that. Strange. I wrote a few articles for Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada/The 10,000 Challenge and put the banner on my talkpage. I guess they figure you're Canadian if you do that. I removed the banner. Yoninah (talk) 00:38, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Shoeburyness Boom
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Naval Careers Service
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Theresa Robinson Buck
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DYK nomination of Sibongile Ndashe
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DYK nomination of Laura J. Richardson
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DYK for Nahu Senay Girma
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DYK for Lillian Bilocca
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Hi again
Hi, I see you're busy writing lots of women's bios for DYK! Just a reminder, each biography page should have the template after the References section. The subject's date of birth should be put in the categories, along with Category:Living people if the subject is living. (If you don't know the birthdate, use the categorization Category:Year of birth missing (living people) instead.) Please link the new page you've created in more Wikipedia articles than just the given name or surname, if you want your article to be read! You can add the subject's name to their university's page under alumni, to their hometown and/or city of present residence page, and so on. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 00:31, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Yoninah. Thanks for the message, I am a bit out of practice with writing biographies I think!  To be honest I haven't ever used the authority control template before.  I have seen it at a few articles but never knew how it got there.  Is it just a case of placing the template on the page?  I will try to add incoming links, to be honest I am so busy writing articles for the contest at the moment it falls by the wayside.  I will try to go through my recent articles and link where I can.  Thanks  - Dumelow (talk) 00:38, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's just a case of adding it to the page before the categories section. I just did that for you on Irene Ovonji-Odida. What kind of contest are you doing? Yoninah (talk) 00:40, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 * OK, will do. The WikiProject Women in Red/The World Contest runs to the end of the month.  You may have noticed an increase in new articles on women.  I don't usually bother with contests but it was an interesting challenge to try to write a new bio for a woman from each country in Africa - Dumelow (talk) 00:44, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, that is an interesting challenge. And it is refreshing to see these African biographies at DYK rather than the glut of U.S. biographies we've always had in the past. Keep up the good work! Yoninah (talk) 00:48, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Nice work expanding Irene Ovonji-Odida by the way! - Dumelow (talk) 00:50, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Your article is up on, Sterling work Sir.♦  Dr. Blofeld  22:46, 23 November 2017 (UTC) Feel free to join in the festivities until the end of the month and put new entries on the list!♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:47, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Fedwa Misk
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DYK nomination of Margaret W. Burcham
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DYK for Ourida Chouaki
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Women in Red World Contest
Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

Women in Red
Hi there, Dumelow. I've just noticed you've become a member of WiR. We are really very honoured to have such a seasoned Wikipedian as you in our ranks. I see you have been producing an average of over two women's bios a day since the beginning of the month. Great work. Hope you manage to maintain the momentum, not just for the contest but over the longer term. You are of course also welcome to contribute to our WiR talk page, perhaps with suggestions as to how we can improve the project.--Ipigott (talk) 13:47, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Ipigott. Some fantastic articles are coming out of the contest.  I will certainly keep contributing articles for WiR, though at a reduced rate - the contest fell at a fortunate time when I had more spare time than usual.  I'll keep tabs on the latest developments at WiR.  It is great to see a project like this so well supported and resourced, it is a credit to all those involved in running it.  Closing the gender gap has got to be one of our key priorities if Wikipedia is to stay relevant - Dumelow (talk) 14:15, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Manal Cali
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DYK nomination of Fatuma binti Yusuf al-Alawi
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DYK nomination of Sirra Wally Ndow-Njie
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 * Thanks for your response on the template; I'll get to it when I have more time later. I don't understand why you keep asking for your nominations to be withdrawn if the hook isn't interesting. It's just a matter of writing a hooky hook. With a little creativity, any piece of information in an article can be fashioned into a hook. Yoninah (talk) 11:22, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Yoninah. I guess I am not very creative!  Sometimes it is a bit hard when something doesn't jump out at me.  If you have any ideas for those articles, feel free to let me know.  Cheers - Dumelow (talk) 14:10, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Ellie Miles
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DYK nomination of Victoria Yar Arol
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DYK for Irene Ovonji-Odida
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:12, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Fatou Kiné Camara
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

Please see
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DYK for Akaliza Keza Gara
Vanamonde (talk) 00:03, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Laura J. Richardson
Vanamonde (talk) 00:03, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK
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WIR
Hi, I don't know whether you're planning on working on the contest today, but, if you are, would you be able to help out getting the last three semi-recognised states included? I'm struggling to find reliable sources for them. No worries if you're busy of course! Cheers, —Noswall59 (talk) 16:47, 30 November 2017 (UTC).
 * Hmm, I had a quick look but couldn't find anyone obvious. I will try again later, I just want to finish off the alst of my articles for the contest first! - Dumelow (talk) 18:18, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Harimia Ahmed
Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sokari Ekine
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Canadian biographies
Hi, Dumelow! I saw you wrote some Canadian biographies for the WIR Contest. If you'd like, you can also submit these to The 10,000 Challenge of WikiProject Canada. Please use this link for convenience. Thanks for all your work on the contest! – Reidgreg (talk) 12:00, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Greg. No problem, done.  I guess I may as well add my other entries to the other challenges also, cheers - Dumelow (talk) 13:26, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Another locator map
Hello Dumelow, I tried to set this one up using the one you did as a model but it hasn't worked, any chance you could show me where where I've gone wrong?

ThanksKeith-264 (talk) 19:34, 1 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Keith-264. I am just about to go away for a long weekend.  I may not be able to edit again until Wednesday. Setting up the location maps is quite fiddly to get right and sometimes takes a bit of trial and error.


 * The location map template works on modules, a sort of code that tells it what map to use and what the physical extents of the map are (so it knows how to map the coordinates you give onto it). For it to work you need to create a new module to tell it which map to use when you tell it to use Calvados department and what the extents of the map are.  For the example you have given above it would need to be created at this page.


 * If you look at page I cereated for Seine-Maritime you can see the module has seven parameters. Copy across the whole contents of that page to the Calvados department module and edit the parameters.


 * The first one defines the name that it is called up by, in this instance you'd want 'Calvados department'. Lines 3 through 6 define the extents of the map.   These are noted on the map file's page on Commons, you'll have to convert the latitude and longitude into decimal format.  The last two lines (7 & 8) tell it what images to use with the map.  You'll want to define image as ':Calvados department location map.svg' (the outline map) and image1 as 'Calvados department relief location map.jpg' (the relief map).


 * There's also an accompanying documentation page (example for Seine-Maritime) that ought to be filled out to tell people how to use the map. The module will work without it though, it is for instruction to users only.


 * All the best and good luck. Ping me on Wednesday if you need any help - like I say, it is a bit tricky to get right.  If you only edit the module page it won't break anything (as it is a module that doesn't exist yet) so don't worry too much!  - Dumelow (talk) 00:13, 2 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks very much, I hope you enjoy your weekend. ;O)Keith-264 (talk) 00:27, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * It was a doddle until filling in 3 to 6 but even with the formula on the Wiki page I couldn't get it right. RegardsKeith-264 (talk) 16:49, 2 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Keith-264. Weekend was great thanks, back a little earlier than expected so managed to get a look at this today.   I think I fixed it (see right), if you could check that it is all working as it should for you.  It was the decimal lat and long conversions that were off, otherwise your code was correct.  I always use this one, but only because it was the top result when I googled it.  I'll create the documentation page.  Cheers - Dumelow (talk) 23:04, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

{od}} Thanks, just as I hoped; if there's anything I can do in return, please let me know. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 00:09, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * No problem, happy to help - Dumelow (talk) 00:16, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Josephine Kulea
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DYK for Suzanne Jambo
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DYK for Nelly Mbangu
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An exceptional barnstar for you
Thankyou so much for the hard work! I make it $140 that you've won. Please double check. If you would like to donate any of your winnings into the Women in Red Book Fund to raise money to buy books for editors of women topics who need them on demand please add your name and the amount you'd like to donate in the sub section below the prize winners on the main contest page.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:05, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

Military and exploration prize for WIR contest
Please email me (at tembrey@pritzkermilitary.org) a postal mailing address to claim your prize in the recent WIR contest and I will check on whether the shipping is prohibitive to the UK. If I can only send one title, which would you prefer?

Congrats! TeriEmbrey (talk) 15:56, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

Another barnstar for you !
Quite an achievement on top of the WiR one ! Thank you for all the hard work. So appreciated ! (I will push for their translation in other languages now...) For your price, please get in touch with me by wikimail and provide me with an email that works and can be communicated to Wikimedia CH. Thanks again ! 15:13, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Alice Ouédraogo
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DYK for Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
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DYK for Regina Mañe Ela
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2017 Military Historian of the Year and Newcomer of the Year nominations and voting
As we approach the end of the year, the Military History project is looking to recognise editors who have made a real difference. Each year we do this by bestowing two awards: the Military Historian of the Year and the Military History Newcomer of the Year. The co-ordinators invite all project members to get involved by nominating any editor they feel merits recognition for their contributions to the project. Nominations for both awards are open between 00:01 on 2 December 2017 and 23:59 on 15 December 2017. After this, a 14-day voting period will follow commencing at 00:01 on 16 December 2017. Nominations and voting will take place on the main project talkpage: here and here. Thank you for your time. For the co-ordinators, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:35, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sibongile Ndashe
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DYK nomination of Rhode Makoumbou
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The Bugle: Issue CXL, December 2017
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DYK for Femi Claudius Cole
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DYK for Célia Posser
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DYK for 'Neile Alina 'Mantoa Fanana
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DYK nomination of Ivone Soares
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DYK for Chanju Samantha Mwale
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DYK nomination of Caroline Lenferna de Laresle
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Contest Prize
Please email me and state your user name and how much I owe you in your preferred currency.♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:01, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Clotilde Niragira
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DYK for Eunice Silva
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DYK for Rachel Skinner
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DYK nomination of Chris Whitecross
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DYK for Sirra Wally Ndow-Njie
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DYK for Dandara Touré
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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 Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians.

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DYK for Victoria Yar Arol
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2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment
Thank you for your review of the 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment article. I noticed that you marked it "no" for grammar. Do you have any pointers on how to improve?82redleg (talk) 16:02, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi 82redleg, thankyou for your work on this and many other of the US Army artillery units - they look to be coming along nicely. I think the Vietnam War section can be improved.  At the moment is is very jargon heavy (what is a serial, a preparation, an FSB?) and there are some long run-on sentences (eg: "Battery C, with priority of fires to 1-508 PIR, occupied FSB Hardcore I until 15 August, then FSB Barbara until 28 September, then FSB Harrison until 1 October, then FSB Hardcore I".  I think it is probably too detailed for what should be more of an overview of the battalion's deployment.  I think if it can be tidied up a bit and information on its earlier history added it should be B-class.  More than happy to help out, but I will be a little busy til January.  If there's any other articles you want assessing I am more than happy to take a look - Dumelow (talk) 18:36, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Dumelow. I will work on the VN section. I had quarterly reports for VN, so it is more detailed. There is some info for WW2, and limited for WW1, but I need to work more sources. My personal priority is to the airborne FA units, battalions of the 319th, 320th, 321st and 377th regiments, although I've been doing some other units recently. Thanks again for your help. 82redleg (talk) 03:35, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for E. Ann Hoefly
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DYK for Mozn Hassan
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DYK for Samba Yonga
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DYK for Ivone Soares
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New Year's resolution: Write more articles for Women in Red!
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DYK for Suah Koko
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DYK for Antoinette Montaigne
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DYK for Itunu Hotonu
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