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Armed Forces Special Weapons Project scheduled for TFA
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We suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me?  14:17, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi Hawkeye, Ibox says final date 6 May 1959, but last para has "(DASA), which replaced the AFSWP on 1 May 1959." The ref for that (Brahmstedt) has both dates: "May 6, 1959. AFSWP formerly changes to DASA" (it's meant to be formally?) but also has "On May 1, 1959, with the endorsement of Deputy Defense Secretary Quarles, AFSWP aquired a new name: the Defense Atomic Support Agency (DASA)" and "The change from AFSWP to DASA on May 1, 1959 was soon accompanied...". JennyOz (talk) 05:38, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Wow. I've looked at the History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense p. 446 says 1 May 1959. Footnote 4 points to a 1 May memo on p. 896. National Archives says 6 May   Hawkeye7   (discuss)  12:55, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I feel your pain! Maybe just change infobox to plain May and leave last para as is? More importantly, the change in lede from 1958 to 59 is correct either way and the 1958 is in the TFA blurb (today for us but 11 am for those who are sooo last year, 2020. I don't want to add to main page errors - can you arrange? Happy New Year! JennyOz (talk) 13:55, 31 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks for that. I have requested the change. Happy New Year!  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:48, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you today for the article, about "a United States military agency responsible for those aspects of nuclear weapons remaining under the military after the Manhattan Project was succeeded by the United States Atomic Energy Commission on 1 January 1947"! - Have a good new year 2021! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:25, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2021 WikiCup!
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Congratulations on one of the Top Hooks of 2020
Out of several thousand DYK hooks featured on the Main Page during 2020, your hook for astronaut Lisa Nowak ranked as the No. 26 hook of the year with 1,514 DYK views per hour (and No. 8 based on total DYK views with 36,330). A list of the most viewed hooks of the year can be viewed at "Top hooks of 2020". Congratulations on your hook's remarkable showing, and keep up the great work! Cbl62 (talk) 11:12, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

The Downlink Volume 2 Issue 3
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DYK for Ian Ross Campbell
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Possible Bugle op-ed
Thanks for the encouraging and prompt reply on the MH talk page. I may make time for the Bugle in the next couple of weeks. I'm retired, and I alternate between a month or two of full-time WP and a similar (or greater) amount of time of full-time online gaming. If I do something brief but informative it would be a lot like the intro paragraphs to List of coastal fortifications of the United States. I wrote those well after doing most of the listicle, after I noticed that an intro to the subject is OK in a list article. I also had some idea of developing it into an FL. RobDuch (talk·contribs) 02:12, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

15 January 2021

 * CBR meetup 5.30pm
 * You're invited
 * See you there. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:47, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXVII, January 2021
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Your GA nomination of Galileo (spacecraft)
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Your GA nomination of Galileo (spacecraft)
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Four Award

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DYK for Harold Francis Loomis
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Douglas MacArthur
I don't understand why I need to "take it to the talk page". I explained my reasoning very simply. The "Category:American anti-communists" was deleted due due to WP:TNT and it stated that "delete without prejudice to re-creation, either with this name or 'activists'" LittleJerry (talk) 02:01, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't know what that means, and I don't know what the category means either. Membership in a particular organisation? Precisely define the criteria for membership in the category, and I'll tell you whether MacArthur belongs in it or not. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  02:09, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

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Manned Orbiting Laboratory
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 * I am pretty happy with that blurb. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  23:42, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Broad front versus narrow front controversy in World War II
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The Downlink – March 2021
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Your GA nomination of Broad front versus narrow front controversy in World War II
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WikiCup 2021 March newsletter
Round 1 of the competition has finished; it was a high-scoring round with 21 contestants scoring more than 100 points. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 55 contestants qualifying. You will need to finish among the top thirty-two contestants in Round 2 if you are to qualify for Round 3. Our top scorers in Round 1 were:


 * Epicgenius led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
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Your GA nomination of Broad front versus narrow front controversy in World War II
The article Broad front versus narrow front controversy in World War II you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Broad front versus narrow front controversy in World War II for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 04:02, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Rolls Royce Battle of Britain Memorial Window
I think Alt2 might better encompass the whole content of the window. Philafrenzy (talk) 00:11, 8 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Sure. Switched to ALT2. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  00:19, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Glad to see an article on this! And glad you found the write up in Boorman. Another example of what a major industrial centre Derby was at one time. I'll see if it's covered in any of the other books on war memorials. There's easily a GA to be had there, potentially an FA with some more research. Great work. <b style="color: teal; font-family: Tahoma">HJ Mitchell</b> &#124; <span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman" title="(Talk page)">Penny for your thoughts? 10:05, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

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Hi
Hi Hawkeye7, I need your help at Talk:Apollo_11, thanks.--Jarodalien (talk) 12:58, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign
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Notability Q
Hi, Hawkeye, hope all is well. Any thoughts on the notability of Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration? I do suspect there's an argument to be made for keeping any of these offices, but I am not sure how specific those articles should get. What do you think? Best, Eddie891 Talk Work 23:00, 13 March 2021 (UTC)


 * All is fine here. I live in a city that is a COVID-free bubble, and can travel anywhere in Australia. However, the Olympics looks out of the question. In answer to your question, there's got to be a limit as to how low in the hierarchy one can descend, but looking at Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) shows that (besides "other stuff exists") the occupant at that level is usually notable in their own right. The incumbent has no article, but appears notable.  The position is established by statue and will probably be around for a while. So I would vote to keep it.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  23:37, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Hawkeye. Things in upstate New York have been slowly re-opening, though nowhere near covid free-- several members of my family were sick in January, though thankfully everyone is fine. Seems reasonable to keep the article, then. Cheers and stay well, Eddie891 Talk Work 01:14, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-11
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Congratulations
Your DYK hook about Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign drew 13,413 page views (1,118 per hour) while on the Main Page. It is one of the most viewed hooks for the month of March as shown at Did you know/Statistics. Keep up the great work! Cbl62 (talk) 17:50, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Operation Pluto
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Operation Pluto you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 11:40, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXIX, March 2021
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Tech News: 2021-12
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Internal links
I don't think it's good practice to have two internal links, link the same word, but to two different pages. It feels to me to be against the WP:Principle of Some Astonishment. Also, MOS:LINKCLARITY, and MOS:SUBMARINE. LK (talk) 04:06, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

TFA
Thank you today for Manned Orbiting Laboratory, "about the Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a US military space program of the 1960s. Much of it was shrouded in secrecy until 2015, when the National Reconnaissance Office began declassifying documents about it. This has enabled a comprehensive article to be written. In many ways, the MOL was harbinger of things to come, insofar as they spent a billion bucks with little to show for it. However, the article delivers a good deal to the reader. It contains a comprehensive account of the way that "black" projects were funded. There is also a food for thought about the relative roles of humans and automated systems. And about the US military space program, which was eclipsed by its NASA counterpart, but was, and remains, important."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:49, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-13
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The Signpost: 28 March 2021
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Thank you for what you said on Yoninah's talk! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:45, 29 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Stay safe Gerda. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:58, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Operation Pluto
The article Operation Pluto you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Operation Pluto for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 08:40, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

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) 17:24, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Pbritti -- Pbritti (talk) 02:21, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Operation Pluto
The article Operation Pluto you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Operation Pluto for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 06:21, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Bot article grading
Hi, I'm writing this here because I believe you're the owner of MilHistBot. An article, HMS Minerva (1805), I created in early March was graded B by the bot soon after, and between that time and now only one edit has been made to the article, that being a clean up of my messy referencing style. Today, the bot changed the article grade to a C based on not meeting the referencing and citation criterion. I don't really understand how this grade could change when nothing in the article has truly changed between the two gradings?

Many thanks, Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 02:43, 2 April 2021 (UTC)


 * My fault. I changed the way that text was parsed to allow the Bot to manipulate tables (where newlines have significance). As a result, it could not find the newlines which it used to verify that the paragraphs had references. This permitted the article to be graded B class when it should not have been if it also met the B class rating in ORES. This error was easily corrected. (Find the newline tokens instead of text tokens containing newlines.) Today I told the Bot to re-check all the articles that it had graded B class since the original error was made. A couple of hundred B-class articles were regraded as C class based on not meeting the referencing and citation criterion. That article was one of them. It is also an article that I double-checked. Add the missing citation to the article and submit it for re-review at WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Requests Hawkeye7   (discuss)  06:46, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the explanation!
 * Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 12:47, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

The Downlink – April 2021
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Two articles downgraded from B to C
Please could you tell me why this Sir Charles Asgill, 2nd Baronet and this Asgill Affair have been downgraded from B to C, when the former has 120 references and the latter 107? Both downgraded on the basis of "Referencing and citation: criterion not met". Anne (talk) 08:34, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * They have unreferenced text. You can get a second opinion at WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Requests. But the Bot is correct. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  10:30, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * If you told me the deficiencies I would correct them in no time at all. Is it fair to make this statement without pointing out what needs to be done? Anne (talk) 11:54, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I've tagged them with citation required tags. The Bot doesn't do this because most C-class articles would get too many tags, and there is no reason to believe anyone is working on them.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  20:17, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * You are referring to "the majority" without making any allowance for the fact that you have done a hit-and-run-while-blindfolded on an editor who created the first of these two articles in 2007 and the second in 2021, and, indeed, has been working on the Asgill story for 20 years at a personal cost of well over £20k. Moreover, I am several times published on the subject, both in the US and the UK. These facts were on my userpage, had you taken the trouble to look, which clearly you did not. No more though, since I became totally disenchanted by your tactics and have deleted all information there. I do not intend to have anything more to do with wp, other than mopping up other people's errors (of which there have been a staggering variety, even to changing the location of Charles Asgill's place of death, with absolutely no supporting evidence).
 * Both articles were rated B, but you have downgraded them to C on the basis that neither of your "citations required" were valid, and there were only 2 of them anyway! All I have done is repeat the sources as many times as you appeared to want them repeated. I cannot create another extra source out of thin air, now can I? But none of this would have been necessary had you taken the time to read the text and absorb the citations - when all this would have been apparent to you.
 * An apology and a return of both articles to their previous 'B' status is requested. Anne (talk) 22:41, 2 April 2021 (UTC)


 * How strange. The Bot is only supposed to assess new, unassessed articles. I will have to investigate why it selected an article that has been around since 2007. I have restored the B class rating to both articles, and you have my heartfelt apology for any hurt that may have been caused. Note from my user page that you are dealing with another published historian, but a 20th century one. (I am curious about why you picked this subject though.) Hawkeye7   (discuss)  07:27, 3 April 2021 (UTC)


 * When a man, an innocent young man of only just 20 years old, is selected to go to the gallows, and he writes a letter to a newspaper, in which are the words "I want the world to know" appear - and that letter is hidden for 233 years to protect George Washington, well, it left me no option but to spend 12 years of my life to ensure that, after two and a half centuries, it got published. Against odds you would never imagine. My research trip to America also enabled me to establish just where that innocent man was imprisoned, and beaten, and humiliated constantly in a tavern well known as a hotbed of revolutionary ardour. Never before known information. Never mind tracking down an original Hoppner portrait in the palace of a Saudi prince, in order to be able to photograph (and thereby identify) his wife, whose image had never before been known. Would you say all that was a driving force?  Rhetorical question because all this has been the straw that broke the camel's back, after a simply appalling 14 years here. I'm off now (as my userpage will attest), with high hopes that Professor Turi King (of Richard lll-in-the-car-park fame) is on the brink of agreeing to solve another mystery related to this story. I shall have a great time doing something that makes me happy, rather than miserable. Anne (talk) 11:41, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-14
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 * Editors can collapse part of an article so you have to click on it to see it. When you click a link to a section inside collapsed content it will now expand to show the section. The browser will scroll down to the section. Previously such links didn't work unless you manually expanded the content first.

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19:38, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for John Fenwick Hutchings
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Operation Pluto
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: March 2021
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DYK for Charles Scott Napier
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Galileo project
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Galileo project you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Therapyisgood -- Therapyisgood (talk) 02:20, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXX, April 2021
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Tech News: 2021-16
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 * The latest version of MediaWiki came to the Wikimedia wikis last week. There was no Tech News issue last week.

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16:47, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Paul Odgers
Hi, Hawkeye. I was assessing Paul Odgers, but unfortunately the dates of birth and death in the infobox, don't tally with those that are in the prose. I realised this when you say he died in 1967, but served under Margaret Thatcher in 1975, which is not possible if he had died. Sorry and thanks. The joy of all things (talk) 19:46, 21 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Corrected. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  20:00, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Future Perfect at Sunrise
I'm glad you've called him out. The problem is that he inserts falsehoods into articles then protects them so that no one can take them out. Gregorian calendar was protected by him five years ago. Can you prevail upon an administrator to unprotect? Failing that, can you remove the falsehoods if they are flagged? Here's one example. Prior to 2017 the article claimed:

The Council of Trent approved a plan in 1563 for correcting the calendrical errors, requiring that the date of the vernal equinox be restored to that which it held at the time of the First Council of Nicaea in 325 and that an alteration to the calendar be designed to prevent future drift. This would allow for a more consistent and accurate scheduling of the feast of Easter.

This was then changed to

In 1545, the Council of Trent authorised Pope Paul III to reform the calendar, requiring that the date of the vernal equinox be restored to that which it held at the time of the First Council of Nicaea in 325 and that an alteration to the calendar be designed to prevent future drift. This would allow for more consistent and accurate scheduling of the feast of Easter.

The Council opened in 1545 and closed in 1563 so it appears these dates were plucked out of the air to give these unsourced falsehoods an appearance of authenticity. You can read the actual decrees at, from which you will see the claims are a complete fabrication. 89.240.117.137 (talk) 16:27, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

The Signpost: 25 April 2021
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Tech News: 2021-17
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21:23, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

The Downlink – May 2021
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The Space Barnstar

 * Wow. Thank you! Drop in a the review if you can. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  09:00, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 May newsletter
The second round of the 2021 WikiCup has now finished; it was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 61 points to advance to Round 3. There were some impressive efforts in the round, with the top eight contestants all scoring more than 400 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 110 good articles achieved in total by contestants, as well as the 216 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in Round 2 were:


 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 2963 points from three featured articles, 20 featured article reviews, 37 good articles, 73 good article reviews, as well as 22 DYKs.
 * Epicgenius, with 1718 points from one featured article, 29 good articles, 16 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
 * Bloom6132, with 990 points from 13 DYKs and 64 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, with 834 points from two featured articles, five good articles, 14 featured article reviews and 15 good article reviews.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, with 524 points from two featured articles and four featured article reviews.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski, with 501 points from one featured article, three good articles, six featured article reviews and 25 good article reviews.
 * Transgender Pride flag.svg Sammi Brie, with 485 points from four good articles, eight good article reviews and 27 DYKs, on US radio and television stations.
 * Flag of the United Nations.svg Ktin, with 436 points from four good articles, seven DYKs and 11 "In the news" items.

Please remember that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of Round 2 but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in Round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (except for at the end of each round, when you must claim them before the cut-off date/time). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Judges: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:27, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-18
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Recent changes
 * Twinkle is a gadget on English Wikipedia. It can help with maintenance and patrolling. It can now be used on other wikis. You can get Twinkle on your wiki using the twinkle-starter GitHub repository.

Problems
 * The content translation tool did not work for many articles for a little while. This was because of a bug.
 * Some things will not work for about a minute on 5 May. This will happen around 06:00 UTC. This will affect the content translation tool and notifications among other things. This is because of an upgrade to avoid crashes.

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15:42, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Thank You!
I thanked you on the edit] but that wasn't enough. Really appreciate the link you added to CFD about the RFC on award categorization. Even if we disagree on some of the particulars, I'm glad to be able to participate. - RevelationDirect (talk) 15:45, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Broad front versus narrow front controversy in World War II
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:04, 10 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Good to see that you got there in the end. As it took three months, we see that DYK is more of a broad-front process than a narrow one, eh?  Ike-like equanimity is the best way through... Andrew🐉(talk) 08:49, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-19
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 * You can see what participants plan to work on at the online Wikimedia hackathon 22–23 May.

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15:08, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for 2021 AFL Women's Grand Final
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: April 2021
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DYK for Paul Odgers
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Freddie de Guingand
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Freddie de Guingand you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 08:17, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Your interest in Sports and Paralympics
Your interest in sports and paralympics articles has brought me to ask if you might have some time to look at the Yuzuru Hanyu article which I have recently nominated for GAN. With nearly 300 footnotes it looks like it would be a nice article to improve for good article approval in anticipation of the Winter Olympics taking place next February. If it looks ok to you then possibly you could consider doing the GA review for the nomination. Any interest? ErnestKrause (talk) 19:58, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Doesn't look like there'll be any Paralympics for me this year. I would have asked  myself, as she is our resident expert on figure skating, and is responsible for everything I know about it, but I can take it on if she's busy. At a glance though, despite having 370 citations, there are still multiple uncited blocks, which will require referencing.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  20:31, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
 * After asking her last month, she was and is still busy with grad school exams for another month or two. Uncited blocks which you mention would need to all be addressed if a checklist could be set-up, in order for the article to be comparable to what Figureskatingfan did for Tara Lipinski in her efforts there. It would be nice for you to take on the article while Figureskatingfan is still busy with exams, if that sounds ok? ErnestKrause (talk) 20:47, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hey guys, what an honor to be called a figure skating expert. Yah, I'm busy but checking in every couple of days, so I saw your ping. Hawk, no Paralympics? How come? I watched it really for the first time in 2018 and loved it. I'm looking forward to watching it again this summer. I've put Yuzuru on my watchlist, and will try to do some work on it when my semester's finished in early May. He's so great, right? I think a better model would be Johnny Weir, Yuzuru's hero, because there was more information about Johnny than there was about Tara, since her career was pre-internet. The other issue with Yuzuru's article is that so many of the sources are in Japanese, so I'll have to depend upon bad google translations, but at least we can get the gist of them. Anyway, I'm sure we'll talk more over the summer. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 04:32, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * No air flights to Japan. I have media accreditation, but no official permission to travel. (No chance of getting a vaccination either, but that's not required for Japan.) So it looks like I'll watching it all on TV.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:15, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Greetings Hawkeye. From the GA review for this article, it appear that Jasper has departed for real world obligations without leaving any note for us. It has been over a week without any message. I am writing because the article appears to be ready to move forward for pass-fail since all the edit issues have been addressed and there are no size issues with the article at this time, and there are other editors waiting for a response. Since you have still listed in some sense as the original review editor, could I ask you to take a look to see if you could do a pass-fail at this time? ErnestKrause (talk) 15:30, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I still have some issues with the referencing of the article. If these are resolved I will pass it. Let me know if you would prefer a fail. I have placed the review on hold for now. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:59, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Nice of you to do such a thorough job at the Yuzuru Hanyu article leading to the positive outcome. When I had read through your Talk page last month, there appeared to be some articles you helped edit dealing with the Manhattan project and nuclear arms. Have you kept up any of this interest in the associated and related fields of strategic nuclear arms, tactical nuclear arms control, etc? ErnestKrause (talk) 15:12, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
 * This was a major project I took on in 2021-2020, but it is all but complete now. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:17, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
 * The 3 related pages I was looking at were: Nuclear deterrence, and, Nuclear optimism, and Nuclear proliferation. These pages did not look that well put together and I was wondering if you had thoughts about improving them, or if you are finishing up with this topic? ErnestKrause (talk) 20:47, 13 May 2021 (UTC)


 * None of them was ever on my worklist, and being a military historian, only nuclear deterrence is in my field. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  20:59, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
 * The current status of the subject of a nuclear deterrence article is that it does not exist except as a short, almost negligible section of the larger article on Deterrence which is not very well maintained or well written. The criticism section of that article seems also to lack a coherent organization. If you have thoughts for improving the article from the standpoint of nuclear deterrence then possibly let me know, unless you have moved on to your other articles. ErnestKrause (talk) 21:47, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Discovery of nuclear fission
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Your GA nomination of Freddie de Guingand
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Promotion of Lisa Nowak
Adding my congratulations on the promotion. Good work and well done Hawkeye7! You preserved through a long process. If I may make a suggestion, I think it would be best if the article not be added to the "Today's featured article" queue, as Nowak is now a private person out of the public eye, and it may not be appropriate to bring the spotlight back on her again. Anyway, again, well done! LK (talk) 04:38, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

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13:48, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXXI, May 2021
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Standarse
It's a shame standarse isn't a word because it seems like it could come in right handy all over the project. <b style="color:red;">E</b><b style="color:blue;">Eng</b> 03:56, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-21
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17:05, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Galileo project
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MAUD Committee scheduled for TFA
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Thank you today for MAUD Committee, about the committee, "which performed a feasibility study of the claims in the Frisch-Peierls memorandum that an atomic bomb was practical. It led to the establishment of the British, American and Russian development projects."! - DYK that I share the page with the lead DYK], "useless but meaningful"? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:08, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

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17:04, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

The Downlink – June 2021
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Battle of La Haye-du-Puits
Thanks, and you're on. Although this could be a bit of a slow burner. I am currently trying to wrap up two unrelated articles. (Third English Civil War and Battle of Halidon Hill.) Once I have put them to bed I'll open a draft page and outline some ideas. How does that sound? Gog the Mild (talk) 10:24, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
 * What sources do we have apart from Blumenson? Hawkeye7   (discuss)  20:32, 1 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Hard copies of:
 * The Battle of the Hedgerows: Bradley's First Army in Normandy, June–July 1944 by Leo Daugherty
 * To the Last Man by Randolph Bradham, which is trite.
 * Battle for St-Lo by Peter Yates
 * St Lo 1944: The Battle of the Hedgerows by Stephen Zaloga
 * The Germans in Normandy by Richard Hargreaves which is not bad.
 * Plus several more general works which may be handy for background, weapons, opposing forces, prelude, aftermath etc.


 * I haven't started searched for on line or official sources yet, so that is just what I have to hand. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:19, 1 June 2021 (UTC)


 * And Nafziger's German Infantry OoB and other bits and pieces. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:21, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
 * And 82nd Airborne: Normandy 1944 by Stephen Smith and Simon Forty.


 * I'll stop now. You get the idea. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:36, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I have created a page for the outline here - User:Gog the Mild/Battle of La Haye-du-Puits. Feel free to add, delete, change comment and make notes. Probably best to use the talk page there going forward. It will be a few days before I can give it a lot of attention and start filling in, at least in outline, some of the blanks; not that there is any rush. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:20, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Galileo (spacecraft)
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Your GA nomination of Galileo (spacecraft)
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Your GA nomination of British logistics in the Siegfried Line campaign
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20:01, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign GA review
I Have, after three months and many distractions, completed my review of your nomination of Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign for GA status. Congratulations, I have deemed it to not only meet the standards necessary for inclusion for GA, but believe that it exceeds them to a degree such that you should consider nominating the article for Featured status. Thank you for your patience with a new editor who is still learning the ropes and if you have any advice, I would greatly appreciate it. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:38, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign
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This Month in GLAM: May 2021
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DYK for John Coster-Mullen
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Tech News: 2021-24
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 * All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes in the week of 28 June. More information will be published in Tech News later. It will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks.

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20:25, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
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From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 22:50, 19 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I didn't know there was a birthday committee. Been here 16 years now. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  03:01, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-25
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15:48, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of British logistics in the Siegfried Line campaign
The article British logistics in the Siegfried Line campaign you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:British logistics in the Siegfried Line campaign for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Eastfarthingan -- Eastfarthingan (talk) 13:21, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Notability thoughts
Hi Hawkeye, thoughts on the notability of William A. Pailes? Eddie891 Talk Work 00:10, 23 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Notable. All astronauts are notable. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:11, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Freddie de Guingand
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXXII, June 2021
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The Signpost: 27 June 2021
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DYK for Carolyn Huntoon
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-26
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16:31, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

TFA
Thank you today for Discovery of nuclear fission, "about the discovery of nuclear fission in 1938. It is better known than other scientific discoveries because nuclear fission led to the development nuclear power and nuclear weapons. It is also controversial. The award of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for 1944 to Otto Hahn (but don't mention the war!) raised issues about whether the discovery was about physics or chemistry, and what indeed is meant by a scientific discovery. It has also been touted as an example of the Matilda effect. This carries over to Wikipedia as well; in the English language version, Lise Meitner gets more page views than Otto Hahn, but in the German Wikipedia the reverse is true."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:05, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

added to my talk: missing SlimVirgin, and RMF festival opening --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:25, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

GAN Backlog Drive - July 2021
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:31, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Article Review
Seeking your input on a particular article that I feel does not meet the notability requirements for podcasts. I have watched and attempted to tag this article numerous times for notability, conflict of interest, advertising, etc. Since I know the individuals who run this podcast, another editor feels I have some sort of vendetta against them. I personally feel the value of the article is weak at best for the Wiki. Would you mind taking a glance and letting me know your thoughts? I appreciate your time and guidance. Steve Lux, Jr. (talk) 12:29, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Carolyn Huntoon
I'm going to AGF and assume your unexplained rollback of my edit was a mis-click and not mis-use of tools? GiantSnowman 10:21, 28 June 2021 (UTC)


 * ArbCom has prescribed an automatic block for changing date formats without consensus. This is your first and final warning. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  10:25, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Where is this ArbCom decision? That seems to fly in the face of MOS:DATETIES. You are not explaining your edits, and your talk of "blockable offence" and "automatic block" are a) nonsense and b) entirely inappropriate. Please explain yourself and justify your edits before I raise at ANI, many thanks. GiantSnowman 10:27, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
 * MOS:DATERET and MOS:STYLERET: The Arbitration Committee has expressed the principle that "When either of two styles are acceptable it is inappropriate for a Wikipedia editor to change from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change." See ArbCom decisions in June 2005, November 2005, and 2006 If you believe an alternative style would be more appropriate for a particular article, discuss this at the article's talk page or – if it raises an issue of more general application or with the MoS itself – at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  10:33, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok cool - and you couldn't have said that earlier because...? And you mis-used rollback to revert me because...? GiantSnowman 10:43, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the cupcake but I'd appreciate an explanation/apology more...! GiantSnowman 16:21, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The article had an unusually large number of page views and a unusually high level of attacks from vandals. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:44, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ...and that explains your rollback of my good faith edit how...? GiantSnowman 21:18, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Articles about women and black people come under intense attack from vandals, and multiple edits were undone or rolled back. One of the things vandals do is change date formats. You were lucky to encounter me instead of a trigger-happy admin. I'm willing to apologise for not assuming good faith if you're willing to apologise for altering a date format. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * But I am a trigger happy admin! ;) No, I won't apologise for making a goof faith edit. GiantSnowman 09:41, 1 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Well, you have an explanation and an apology. And a cupcake. John 8:11. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  10:23, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Sure, thanks. GiantSnowman 10:34, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 2021 AFL Women's Grand Final
The article 2021 AFL Women's Grand Final you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:2021 AFL Women's Grand Final for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Vaticidalprophet -- Vaticidalprophet (talk) 06:02, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 July newsletter
The third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:


 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 1825 points from 3 featured articles, 44 featured article reviews, 14 good articles, 30 good article reviews and 10 DYKs. In addition, he completed a 34-article good topic on the EFL Championship play-offs.
 * Epicgenius, a New York specialist, with 1083 points from 2 featured article reviews, 18 good articles, 30 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
 * Bloom6132, with 869 points from 11 DYKs, all with bonus points, and 54 "In the news" items, mostly covering people who had recently died.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, with 817 points from 3 featured articles on historic battles in Europe, 5 featured article reviews and 3 good articles.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, with 659 points from 2 featured articles and 2 good articles on American Civil War battles, 18 featured article reviews, 2 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 4 DYKs.
 * ICS Zulu.svg BennyOnTheLoose, a snooker specialist and new to the Cup, with 647 points from a featured article, 2 featured article reviews, 6 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 3 DYKs.

In round three, contestants achieved 19 featured articles, 7 featured lists, 106 featured article reviews, 72 good articles, 1 good topic, 62 good article reviews, 165 DYKs and 96 ITN items. We enter the fourth round with scores reset to zero; any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (one contestant in round 3 lost out because of this). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Judges: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:29, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

The Downlink – July 2021
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:02, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Shuttle-Centaur scheduled for TFA
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Tech News: 2021-27
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DYK for James H. Stratton
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for British logistics in the Siegfried Line campaign
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Wow! To what do I owe this honour? Hawkeye7  (discuss)  01:08, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Colonel R. Hunter Clarkson | 6th Port
Hi Hawkeye7! I was kindly referred to you by Pbritti, who evaluated one of your articles for registration as a WP:GA. I've been looking for information on the Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign, including Colonel R. Hunter Clarkson's 6th Port. Information online seems to be scarse and even the cited sources say that the invasion of French North Africa is "largely forgotten". Would you consider creating or expanding a page with more information on Col. R Hunter Clarkson and the 6th Port?

Thank you very much,

TanookiKoopa (talk) 01:42, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I regret that I have no information regarding the activities of Brigadier General Robert Hunter Clarkson. I have some information about the activities of the 6th Port in North Africa and Italy. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  02:37, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi there! I'm actually interested in the activities of the 6th Port in North Africa. Where do you think the information you have would best fit in? Thanks again for your help! TanookiKoopa (talk) 16:38, 14 July 2021 (UTC)


 * You can read about it here. The experience in North Africa is detailed on pages 154-156. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  18:38, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

FAC Suggestion
Hello Hawkeye7, I noticed that you had made edit suggestions to dozens of FAC's in the past - I am impressed with your level of contribution. Currently I am trying to get an article that I have heavily researched and contributed to myself, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, and get it promoted to featured status. I was hoping that if you had the time, if it were possible to provide some edit suggestions for mine? I had nominated it once last year, but was not able to retrieve any peer reviews. Would be really great to see it promoted this time. — Flowerkiller1692 (talk) 22:36, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Red (Taylor Swift album) peer review
Hello Hawkeye7, I have opened a peer review for Red prior to taking it to FAC. I am reaching out as you commented on Blank Space's FAC. If you have the time and are willing, I would greatly appreciate any comment or advice that you could give at the review. If you are unable, that is totally fine as well. Thank you! -- The SandDoctor Talk 01:57, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXXIII, July 2021
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Belatedly....



 * Oh wow. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  04:12, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for John W. White (general)
 Schwede 66  12:03, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Surely You're Joking?
I can't work out what the purpose of your "semi-autoibiographical" change to the Feynman introduction section is. Even further down the page the book is described as autobiographical. There is nothing about this book which is (known to be) fictional. I have read both the books, BTW.

Check out the article about the book itself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surely_You%27re_Joking,_Mr._Feynman!

Please quit inserting your own opinions as facts.

Marchino61 (talk) 01:26, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for American transportation in the Siegfried Line campaign
Vanamonde (Talk) 00:03, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Your advice please
I am starting to create/expand pages on U.S. logistics in the Vietnam War. I have already created Naval Support Activity Danang which supplied the Marines in the northern provinces of South Vietnam and am starting to expand 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) which as 1st Logistical Command supplied U.S. units throughout the rest of South Vietnam. I was planning to cover most of the logistics on the 1st Sustainment Command page, but do you think its preferable for me to create an overriding page of "U.S. military logistics in the Vietnam War" that covers the entire logistics effort with Naval Support Activity Danang and 1st Sustainment Command effectively as subpages? Your thoughts on this would be appreciated. regards Mztourist (talk) 08:19, 15 July 2021 (UTC)


 * These are fine articles. My intention was to eventually create "U.S. military logistics in the Vietnam War" as an overview article with articles like those as subpages. However, I hadn't started on it at all; I was waiting for official history volume on logistics to appear, and it was supposed to be published this year, but has not yet appeared. (I have the relevant Vietnam studies volumes.) So proceed by all means. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  23:46, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
 * No if you're planning on getting to it, I'll leave it to you because you have a much better understanding of logistics than I do. As you may have seen, I used the Vietnam Studies Logistics volume to expand 1st Sustainment Command page, so I will just add a few more details from that book to expand that page, but won't try to get into the full details of U.S. logistics. Out of interest how do you know that an official history volume on logistics is coming out soon? regards Mztourist (talk) 06:18, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
 * It said so in an issue of Army History magazine. It was "forthcoming" in 2020 At the moment I am working my way through the Second World War campaign in Northwest Europe. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  09:40, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I wasn't even aware of that magazine, will follow it now. Yes it was your work on WWII logistics that prompted my query, keep up the great work. regards Mztourist (talk) 06:57, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
 * When you do get to it here are some useful resources: USAF Blue Books, including four on Logistics and  US Navy history. regards Mztourist (talk) 05:00, 18 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for that! Much appreciated. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  06:04, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Promotion of Operation Grapple
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DYK for American supply in the Siegfried Line campaign
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DYK for Louis Hempelmann
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DYK for Donald Mastick
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXXIV, August 2021
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DYK for Tamper (nuclear weapon)
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How to add West Point military atlas maps to a Wikipedia article
Hi Hawkeye7:

I would like to add a map from West Point Military Academy's Napoleonic Wars to my Battle of Vyazma and Battle of Krasnoi articles. The specific map I want to use is this one.

It's my presumption that this map is "public domain." I assume so because three maps from that same West Point website are currently embedded in the Battle of Borodino article. Am I correct in assuming this map is public domain?

Also, how can I embed the entire map - as a single image - in my article? Does doing this mean I would have to download a copy of the map to my hard drive, then reupload the map to Wikipedia Commons, and proceed from there?

Thanks in advance for any feedback you can offer. Kenmore (talk) 16:58, 30 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Yes, the West Point maps are in the public domain in the US. Use the PD-USGov-Army template. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:36, 30 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Does that mean I can download the map from West Point's website, and then upload it to Wiki Commons? Or do I have to link directly to West Point's original webpage?Kenmore (talk) 10:32, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I always download and then upload again, stating the original download page when prompted, except when I'm taking a file from Flickr. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:04, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/National Football League/archive1
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Battle of Vyazma (1812): question about adding maps
Hello Hawkeye7,

I am the original author of the Battle of Vyazma. Presently I am rewriting the article, upgrading the narrative, improving its readability, and adding all necessary citations and footnotes. I would like to add two maps the article, but I anticipate problems with Wiki admins about the maps. I am hoping you can give me some guidance.

The two maps are taken directly from Edward Foord's 1908 classic Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812. Note that this book is now available online for free to anyone who wishes to read it. One map is one page 313, and the other is on page 317. I you wish, I can post GIF copies here for you to see.

My specific questions to you are:

1) Given that the book is now available to the public for free, this means I don't need to obtain the publisher's explicit permission to put the maps in my article, correct? Please advise if I am wrong.

2) Assuming I'm clear on the first question, how exactly do I credit the map on Wikipedia so that it doesn't get deleted by some zealous Wiki admin?

3) Assuming I am able to post the maps, may I simply make my own GIF copies, and upload the copies to my article? Or would that be a violation of some Wiki policy? Linking directly to the pages in Foord's book is not an attractive option for reasons of aesthetics, in my opinion. Uploading GIF copies is desirable.

4) The maps are old sketches of the battlefield and troop dispositions. If I make GIF copies, the resolution of the maps may be slightly less than perfect. How can I ensure that a zealous Wiki admin doesn't delete the maps because of less than perfect resolution?

Thanks in advance for any feedback you can offer. If you are unable to answer these questions, kindly give me the name of a Wikipedia admin who can work with me in resolving these issues. If it's easier for you, I can give you my email and we can continue the conversation that way.

Best, Kenmore (talk) 20:36, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Copyright is complicated, but for this specific case. The book was published in 1908, so is out of UK copyright. Upload to Commons and tag it with PD-old. Perfect resolution is not required. Hawkeye7  (discuss)  22:27, 29 August 2021 (UTC)


 * I uploaded the map and added the tags you advised. I am worried about two things though. 1) I downloaded the public domain map from West Point's webpage, and turned it into a PNG file. I trimmed the downloaded page so that only the map appears. I hope this is okay. 2)When asked by Wiki Commons for a date (when the image was created), I had no idea what to put. Therefore I simply put May 15, 2009. I chose that date only because the Wiki editor who did the Borodino article used that date for maps that he downloaded from the exact same West Point webpage I'm using. Does this sound okay to you?Kenmore (talk) 13:58, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
 * That was when it was scanned. I would have put "1976", the date when the West Point atlas was published. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  20:35, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

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Hi Hawekeye7, I thought I would just ask for some clarification as towards the C class review of this article. It was rated C class when it consisted of a couple of short largely unreferenced paragraphs, and is now a much more in depth and extensively referenced article with more images. I would appreciate it if you could tell me what is required for this article to go from C to B and so on. Best regards, Grosseteste (talk) 00:22, 3 September 2021 (UTC)


 * So long as it still contains unreferenced paragraphs, it will remain C class. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:06, 3 September 2021 (UTC)


 * That is a fair analysis. The sections which are unreferenced are the parts that I did not write, but I will endeavour to find sources to back them up. Should I submit another request once I have done that, or inform you here? Best regards, Grosseteste (talk) 11:27, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Submit another request. I personally find adding references to unreferenced sections as much work as writing them myself from scratch. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:31, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * Thanks! I'll let you know when I nominate it. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 07:25, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
 * , it's up! Sportsfan77777 (talk) 05:23, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * Good evening, apologies for the delay, I've been out of town for a week. Sure I'm interested in the article you have in mind. I might find a local source if there are no translated versions. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 20:18, 18 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Probably not anything you are thinking of. During World War II and immediately afterwards, the Manhattan Project attempted to forestall nuclear proliferation by cornering the market on uranium ore. The main source was in the Belgian Congo, so this involved negotiations with the Belgian government without disclosing what the uranium was for. I have a good book on the subject, Gathering Rare Ores by Jonathon E. Helmreich, and ample material for an article, but Helmreich is my only source for the Belgian side. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:33, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

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Hello, it is late you have reverted a bunch of copyedits, thus restoring errors. Your edit summary did not provide a reason, and it's not the kind of edit that is self-explanatory, so I am confused. I am leaving this message in your inbox in the hope you will have time to contact me tomorrow. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:AD38:10F1:B84A:6037 (talk) 01:48, 26 September 2021 (UTC)


 * You're using American English. The article is in Australian English. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  02:22, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll admit I'm still puzzled. I think it most likely that you are confusing my changes with those of someone else. I guess it’s both of our fault; I neglected to link the change in question earlier, and you neglected to provide an informative edit summary which makes it easy to confuse one edit with another. This is the change in question.
 * I’ll start with the change from “clean up” to “cleanup”. As I explained in my edit summary “clean up” (with the space) is a verb and cleanup/clean-up is a noun. Collins indicates that “clean-up” is slightly preferred in British English and “cleanup” is strongly preferred in American English. Either should be acceptable in an international publication IMO, but “clean up” is always wrong when used as a noun or adjective. Written Australian usage does not show a strong preference for either clean-up or cleanup see grammarist, Though the Macquarie Dictionary and Australian National Dictionary both prefer the hyphenated version. However, internationally cleanup is preferred over clean-up by some margin see some graphs here, hence my earlier decision. It's a judgement call I would certainly not quibble over which of those two should be used.
 * My next change altered “A 91-metre (300 ft) tower was built at Maralinga for a boosted weapon test, in case sufficient lithium deuteride could not be produced in time for the Operation Mosaic G2 test” by removing the comma. There’s no good reason for it to be there and no Australian style guide recommends such a use to my knowledge.
 * A further change altered “that is capable of slicing open tiny samples” to “that can slice open tiny samples”. This has nothing to do with any variety of English and a preference for concision has been universally recommended by style guides going back at least to Fowler’s.
 * ”about the history and culture of the region, the controversy and its original owners” I added an Oxford comma here to ease reading, it’s not absolutely necessary to avoid ambiguity, and Oxford commas can be controversial, but style guides tend to prefer the use of one in these cases.
 * If you would, please explain why you disagree with these changes. I have access to copies of the reference material mentioned above. Thank you. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:A570:C680:4ECD:9565 (talk) 14:07, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. I was concerned about having three versions of "cleanup". I have reinstated the changes. My apologies. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:12, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:4422:4160:8264:576D (talk) 23:53, 26 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Again, my apologies. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  00:25, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

Page number missing
Sorry about putting in the citation without a page number in Ed White (astronaut). I didn't have access to that edition of the book. Gildir (talk) 06:06, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
 * If you ever need a page number, ping me or place a message on the talk page. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  06:35, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Hawkeye7. Will do. Gildir (talk) 08:17, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for James McDivitt
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NASA astronaut group categories
Thanks for putting up the group 2 category (I didn't check the rest except for group 3), one of those "of course!" category groupings that everyone missed until your creation. Nice work and valuable categories for Wikipedia's NASA spaceflight collection. Randy Kryn (talk) 03:57, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I think the only groups with categories are groups 1 and 2. You might be interested in the discussion at Featured and good topic candidates/Next Nine/archive1. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  06:50, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Good discussion. Did you plan on putting up categories on the rest, I'll be glad to help if needed. Seems a logical topic tree. Randy Kryn (talk) 11:57, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, I'll create categories for the other groups too. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  22:22, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * The James McDivitt article got 35,447 page views in 24 hours at DYK. Amazing. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  22:27, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Does "yo" work on pings? Cool. Yes, people are into old-timey astronauts, glad to hear about the high number of readers. Nice work. Randy Kryn (talk) 23:26, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

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Glad that found it useful! Hawkeye7  (discuss)  20:02, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
It would be helpful to add a sentence or two in the CBI section of ASF to indicate/summarize Yount's results there - I had to click through to find out. It was left hanging. In accordance with WP:SOFIXIT, would be happy to do so myself, but you would do it better.. :) Buckshot06 (talk) 05:23, 3 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Added. I haven't written any other articles on railway men. Carl R. Gray Jr. needs work, but I couldn't find enough material. If you want to help me out, Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign is at FAC at Featured article candidates/Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign/archive1 and I could use some reviewers. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  06:12, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

TFA
Thank you today for British nuclear tests at Maralinga, in the 1950s! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:39, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

... and today for Charles Duke, introduced: "This article is about Charles Duke, the youngest man to walk on the surface of the Moon (he's 84 years old). The recent death of Alfred Worden reminds me that I would like to have this one through FAC as soon as possible."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:41, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-40
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16:28, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

RED nominated for FA
Hello Hawkeye, I'm reaching out as you commented on 1989's review. Red (Taylor Swift album) is now up for FA. If you have the time and are willing, I would love to get your feedback on this article. Best, The SandDoctor  Talk 04:50, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Samuel C. Phillips
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Article rename during FAC
Hi Hawkeye, it's been a while since some over-enthusiastic soul renamed an article during its FAC instead of after -- can you pls remind how well FACbot handles this these days? The article in question is the one formerly known as English invasion of Scotland (1650)... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 12:03, 10 October 2021 (UTC)


 * The Bot is a lot smarter than it used to be, and a test run reveals that everything is okay with that article as it is. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  22:19, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * You're a champ -- tks as always for your hard work. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:53, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Miles Dempsey
Hog Farm Talk 04:27, 6 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Your hook reached 13,302 views (554.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of October 2021—nice job! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 07:19, 11 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Amazed and humbled. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  07:57, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

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15:29, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Army Service Forces
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Your GA nomination of Army Service Forces
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Your GA nomination of Army Service Forces
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This Month in GLAM: September 2021
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DYK for Charles P. Gross
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Samuel C. Phillips
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British logistics in the Falklands War scheduled for TFA
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Your GA nomination of Harry Crerar
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Milhist featured pictures
Hi Hawkeye. I just wondered if you got anywhere with having your bot update the featured pictured listings, which we talked about in June? No worries if it's proved to be a non-starter - Dumelow (talk) 07:34, 16 October 2021 (UTC)


 * I'll admit that I had forgotten about all it. It was more difficult than anticipated, as it involved working with galleries, which I had not handled before. However, this work was done, and it is back on my radar now. I will get back to it when I finish the current work on Harry Crerar. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  22:21, 16 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much Hawkeye, really appreciated - Dumelow (talk) 05:58, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

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20:52, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Leland Kirkemo
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Jim Lovell
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Harry Crerar
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Your GA nomination of Harry Crerar
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Challenger disaster FAC
Hello! I nominated Space Shuttle Challenger disaster up at FAC several weeks ago. If you could provide some feedback; it would be much appreciated. Balon Greyjoy (talk) 09:45, 21 October 2021 (UTC)


 * I'll have a look at it on the weekend. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  00:29, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Ed White (astronaut)
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

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20:07, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXV, October 2021
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 12:52, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Samuel C. Phillips
Hog Farm Talk 00:02, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 October 2021
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The Downlink – October 2021
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20:26, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Felicity Campbell
Hi Hawky - hope you are well. You might be interested in this post about an Australian Olympian. Thanks.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 08:21, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 November newsletter
The WikiCup is over for another year and the finalists can relax! Our Champion this year is, who amassed over 5000 points in the final round, achieving 8 featured articles and almost 500 reviews. It was a very competitive round; seven of the finalists achieved over 1000 points in the round (enough to win the 2019 contest), and three scored over 3000 (enough to win the 2020 event). Our 2021 finalists and their scores were:


 * 1) with 5072 points
 * 2) with 3276 points
 * 3) with 3197 points
 * 4) with 1611 points
 * 5) with 1571 points
 * 6) with 1420 points
 * 7) with 1043 points
 * 8) with 528 points

All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.


 * wins the featured article prize, for 8 FAs in round 5.
 * wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 5.
 * wins the featured topic prize, for 13 articles in a featured topic in round 5.
 * wins the good article prize, for 63 GAs in round 4.
 * wins the good topic prize, for 86 articles in good topics in round 5.
 * wins the reviewer prize, for 68 FAC reviews and 213 GAN reviews, both in round 5.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 30 did you know articles in round 3 and 105 overall.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 71 in the news articles in round 1 and 284 overall.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition, not forgetting User:Jarry1250, who runs the scoring bot.

If you have views on whether the rules or scoring need adjustment for next year's contest, please comment on the WikiCup talk page. Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2022 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:55, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Douglas MacArthur
Hi Hawkeye7, just wondering why there is no 'Detractors' section of this article? I would have thought the questionable (unbelievable!) decisions he and Blamey made around the actions in PNG during 1942 alone would be worth comment? By all the accounts I have read he was a right bastard and very good at controlling the public narrative to make himself look good, despite the Australian losses resulting from his poor decisions... 2001:8003:1C1B:5C00:A4A9:B36B:8978:28DB (talk) 20:18, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

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20:35, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Peer review on Yuzuru Hanyu Olympic seasons
Hi, I and Henni147 have made major changes to the article after it was split from the Yuzuru Hanyu main article during its GA process so it can be a standalone article. Since you helped during the GA process, I wonder if you can make some suggestions for the peer review process if you have time, especially on the article's format, flow etc. I think this would be a good start before bringing it to GA nomination once the season ends. I would be so thankful. Regards. - Yolo4A4Lo (talk) 09:08, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

Category:Elliot See has been nominated for deletion
Category:Elliot See has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. UnitedStatesian (talk) 03:08, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Operation Grapple scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 10 November 2021. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to comment on the draft blurb at TFA. I suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:15, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Thank you today for the article "about the British nuclear tests in the Pacific, where the first British thermonuclear devices were detonated"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:34, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: October 2021
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Your GA nomination of Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
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 * There was a problem with search last week. Many search requests did not work for 2 hours because of a configuration error.

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22:05, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
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Douglas MacArthur
I have no idea how my edit to Douglas MacArthur screwed up that reference. I really was just trying to get rid of the term "Army brat" which really doesn't fit DM, so my apologies. Dr. Grampinator (talk) 21:38, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
 * What's the problem with "Army brat"? It should fit DM as he was one. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:39, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Were you using the Visual Editor? I think there is a bug in it. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  00:18, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * On the first question, I just had a viscerally bad reaction to referring to DM as an Army brat. I understand the term to be acceptable these days, but would he really have gotten that designation in the late 19th century?
 * I don't know about the late 19th century, although the term has been in use since the 18th century. MacArthur described himself as an Army brat in 1947; and I think this where the sources, and subsequently the article, got it from.   Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:20, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * As to the second question, I have no idea. I just click on "Edit" and go from there.
 * There was a Visual Editor bug, which is now reported as fixed. See Village pump (technical) for details. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:20, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

I notice you have an interest in the New Guinea campaign of WWII. FYI, I went to Douglas MacArthur High School in Saginaw, MI, and my father served on LST 474 from the initial deployment through the Leyte Gulf operation. He returned to the states in November-December 1944 on the USS Anderson and he said he travelled with some of the survivors of Bataan. The timeline for the Anderson seems consistent but I have not been able to verify that any of the returning prisoners were there. Perhaps you can shed some light on it. Dr. Grampinator (talk) 00:48, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I wrote my doctoral thesis on the New Guinea campaign, but the Philippines was out of scope. November-December 1944 is too early; I think November-December 1945 is meant. Some years ago I spoke to an Australian who was involved in the repatriation of prisoners of the Japanese from Japan and China, and he said that owing to their emaciated condition, it was decided not to send them directly back to the United States, but to Hawaii, where they were kept until they were more presentable. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:20, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

Sorry!
I was aiming for a spammer but my watchlist refreshed at the wrong moment and you got caught in the crossfire! Best, <b style="color: teal; font-family: Tahoma">HJ Mitchell</b> &#124; <span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman" title="(Talk page)">Penny for your thoughts? 17:58, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * No worries.   Hawkeye7   (discuss)  18:10, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

who do you think you are?
threatening me with a block for making a grammatical edit. This smacks of delusions of grandeur. Explain yourself. PainMan (talk) 19:33, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The edit was not grammatical; it was an attempt to change the meaning of the article to disseminate misinformation. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:39, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

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20:01, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Apollo 5
Could you take a look at this article, which is presently at FAC? I'd also welcome your views on the comments that have already been left there.--Wehwalt (talk) 10:42, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

Promotion of British logistics in the Siegfried Line campaign
Congratulations, and thank you today for British logistics in the Falklands War, "about an aspect of the Falklands War. If you've heard of this war, you're probably Gen X or older. It has long since become an historical footnote, but is of great interest to logisticians as a high-intensity conflict fought with modern weapons in a remote location lacking roads, thousands of miles from the nearest bases."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 November 2021
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british logistics in the falklands war
hello, Hawkeye7! i had a quick question regarding this article. i was surprised that the reason given for not painting a red cross on the field hospital was because "Argentina was not a signatory to the Geneva Conventions", since, according to the international committee of the red cross (icrc), argentina became a party to the geneva conventions in 1956, while the united kingdom became one in 1957. (both appear to have signed on the same day in 1949.)the united kingdom appears to have made some reservations upon ratification, but they do not appear to be relevant; argentina does not appear to have made any similar reservations. icrc also reported that "[f]rom the outset of the conflict, the two countries demonstrated their commitment to comply with international humanitarian law", so i am assuming that both sides had intended to observe the geneva conventions during the conflict.can this discrepancy be resolved? i admittedly do not have access to the cited jolly source. dying (talk) 18:47, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The source talks about the decision not to mark the hospital with a red cross and says: "We note that Argentina is not in fact a signatory of the Geneva Convention." (p. 53) I've removed the phrase. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:10, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * oh, that's interesting. admittedly, it didn't really help resolve the discrepancy, so i did a little more digging and found this page from this later jolly source (published in 2012) in which jolly states that argentina was a signatory, but notes that there was "a sneaky suspicion" that a red cross might be deliberately targeted, adding that there were "some awful stories in circulation" about the argentine military government.  as jolly appears to be contradicting himself, i don't know which account of his to believe.  in any case, thanks for addressing the issue!  dying (talk) 02:00, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

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Hawkeye7, Facbot got one of the delistings from this week, but missed the next one … from here. Bst, Sandy Georgia (Talk)  00:58, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Timing issue. The FAR run is scheduled for 15:00 UTC and the FAR was closed about this time, so it was overlooked. It would have been processed the following day (tomorrow) but I ordered an extra run to check, and it ran okay. Happy holidays. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  02:40, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
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