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as much as i enjoy this edit war, we'd probably get along a lot better if you'd just take my word for it on this one ;)

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Your GA nomination of Landscape painting in Scotland
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Landscape painting in Scotland 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 Dharmadhyaksha -- Dharmadhyaksha (talk) 09:41, 19 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Hi! I understand from this reply that you wish to keep same reference format. As said previously I am not able to go to and fro and check references manually like this when facilities are available to reach there with one click. In that case I would like some other user to take up the GA review. Sorry for the trouble. Should I ask some admin to speedy delete the current GA page so the article is sent back in the pool of unreviewed articles? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 07:32, 25 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Really?--  SabreBD  (talk) 07:51, 25 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Dharmadhyaksha, you really need to read WP:CITEVAR, which states that "[e]ditors should not attempt to change an article's established citation style merely on the grounds of personal preference" (see also WP:GANOT). For that matter, it is entirely inappropriate to abandon a GA review simply because you can't access references with one click. If you don't have access to offline sources that are cited in the article, you should assume good faith that the GA nominator isn't trying to deceive you. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 08:05, 25 January 2016 (UTC)


 * So now what? Its obligatory for me to review it? I am not saying all are offline. Many of these are online available; at least the ones I check. I am simply asking the editors to add them. I also offered to add them myself. What more should I do? Simply say its a GA directly? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 08:26, 25 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Nothing is obligatory, but if you begin a GA review, you should provide the nominator the courtesy of not requesting changes that fall outside the good article criteria. I recommend you read WP:RGA (the behavioral guideline for reviewing GA nominations), which explains that: "Enthusiasm in wanting an article to be the best it can be is admirable, but take care not to impose conditions for passing the article, perhaps based on your own stylistic preferences, that exceed the criteria". I am happy to serve as a reference if you would like to learn more about the GA review process; please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 09:28, 25 January 2016 (UTC)


 * I appreciate whatever the nominator wants. But in same sprit I should also not be compelled to review an article I do not wish to continue with in the given circumstances. To give it a fair chance I have also suggested to get the whole review deleted by some admin if we both agree to it. I am suggesting this deletion assuming that requesting a second reviewer would have a more holding time than a first fresh review from someone who would approach it without any prejudice of this event. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 10:11, 25 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks to Notecardforfree for the comments on guidelines. Dharmadhyaksha I do not believe that you should be compelled to review an article that you do not want to. However, the guidelines so say that "Once you start a review, you are committing to complete it in a timely manner" and it probably means that the article, not the review, will be failed and go to the bottom of the list and I cannot pretend I am happy about that. That said, I think you can post in Wikipedia talk:Good article nominations, although this is for "where you absolutely cannot continue to review the article" and I am not sure if this falls under that criteria, so you will have to see what the admins say. In the kindest possible way, please consider the committment and guidelines when, as I hope you will, you undertake another review and you may wish to seriously consider Notecardforfree's generous offer at that time. No hard feelings and all the best.--  SabreBD  (talk) 12:38, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Am very much sorry for the trouble caused. Thanks for pointing out the committment thing. I will resume the review and find a solution for the issue without disturbing the article. §§Dharmadhyaksha</i>§§ {Talk / Edits} 05:41, 26 January 2016 (UTC)


 * OK Dharmadhyaksha, thanks for that. I look forward to developments on the review page.--  SabreBD  (talk) 08:10, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I am sorry but I have been quite busy off-wiki. Sorry for the delay in GA review. I know... this is kinda going bad; firstly the above issue and now this. Sorry again. §§<i style="color:#E0115F;">Dharmadhyaksha</i>§§ {Talk / Edits} 10:31, 2 February 2016 (UTC)


 * It is not a big problem, I have been both busy and ill in the real world, so it sort of works out.--  SabreBD  (talk) 18:17, 2 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Added two comments there. These would be the last ones. Once done, I will simply go through and close the review. Cheers! §§<i style="color:#E0115F;">Dharmadhyaksha</i>§§ {Talk / Edits} 10:54, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Ping! Just a reminder on this. §§<i style="color:#E0115F;">Dharmadhyaksha</i>§§ {Talk / Edits} 10:27, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

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Monday's Child - sourcing
Hey Sabrebd,

Do you still have your copy of the Opie's Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes? If so, could you check your edition and page numbers are accurate in the sourcing for Monday's Child? I know you added those basically a lifetime ago, but someone added doubtful tags a while ago suggesting that either you or they were maybe using different editions? Anyway, if you could check whether it holds up, and adjust the references accordingly, that would probably be fastest. My copy of the Dictionary is in someone else's house, so I can do the job myself for a while.

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 * OK, I will dig them out.--  SabreBD  (talk) 13:15, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * Sabrebd. We've been missing you and I hope that you are enjoying your semi-retirement.  But, since you departed, things have gotten a bit chaotic at the rock genre articles.  We need you back, just long enough to help clear up some misunderstandings at Acid rock, garage punk, and elsewhere.  We miss you more and more every day.  Garagepunk66 (talk) 03:54, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

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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)

The Signpost: 27 February 2017
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Precious three years!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:34, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

MOS:STABILITY listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect MOS:STABILITY. Since you had some involvement with the MOS:STABILITY redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so.  Fleet  Command ( Speak your mind! ) 06:49, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 9 June 2017
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The Signpost: 23 June 2017
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The Signpost: 15 July 2017
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Discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Electronic music
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Electronic music as a participant of WP:WikiProject Electronic music. - The   Magnificentist  13:44, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 5 August 2017
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The Signpost: 6 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)

The Signpost: 25 September 2017
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The Signpost: 23 October 2017
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Scottish religion in the seventeenth century
There is a quite stunning re-write occurring at Scottish religion in the seventeenth century. Apparently you were horribly biased when you drafted the original article. There you go. Mais oui! (talk) 17:31, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Ha, thanks for the heads up. I will take a look.--  SabreBD  (talk) 15:03, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 November 2017
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Scottish Religion in the 17th Century
Let's start by assuming we all have an interest in improving Wikipedia and producing content that is helpful. I honestly don't know what else to do in order to prevent your colleague (or Mais Our!) simply dismissing literally hours of work for reasons they haven't shared.

As requested, I listed specific issues on the Talk Page; no answer. No problem, we're all busy so I rewrote not and asked for comments. What am I not doing? That is a genuine question and it matters; because this is not unusual and it's damaging people's willingness to share.

14:05, 27 November 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robinvp11 (talk • contribs)

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)

The Signpost: 18 December 2017
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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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The Signpost: 16 January 2018
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The Signpost: 5 February 2018
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The Signpost: 20 February 2018
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Precious four years!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:18, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

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


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

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

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

The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 April and runs until 23:59 UTC on 30 April 2018. Those interested in participating can sign up here.

For the Milhist co-ordinators, AustralianRupert and MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:53, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Signpost issue 4 – 29 March 2018
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The Signpost: 30 August 2018
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Cheers, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:54, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced
G'day everyone, voting for the 2018 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:35, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced
G'day everyone, voting for the 2018 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:22, 15 September 2018 (UTC) Note: the previous version omitted a link to the election page, therefore you are receiving this follow up message with a link to the election page to correct the previous version. We apologies for any inconvenience that this may have caused.

Have your say!
Hi everyone, just a quick reminder that voting for the WikiProject Military history coordinator election closes soon. You only have a day or so left to have your say about who should make up the coordination team for the next year. If you have already voted, thanks for participating! If you haven't and would like to, vote here before 23:59 UTC on 28 September. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:29, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 1 October 2018
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The Signpost: 28 October 2018
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