Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators/September 2023

Overview
This election is to appoint the project coordinator team for one year, from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024. Coordinators are generally responsible for maintaining all of the procedural and administrative aspects of the project. All of the coordinators, and especially the lead coordinator (or lead coordinators), serve as the designated points-of-contact for procedural issues and focus on specific areas requiring special attention. They are not, however, endowed with any special executive powers.

Responsibilities
From WikiProject Military history/Coordinators: "The primary responsibility of the project coordinators is the maintenance and housekeeping work involved in keeping the project and its internal processes running smoothly; this includes a variety of tasks, such as keeping the announcement and open task lists updated, overseeing the assessment and review processes, managing the proposal and creation of task forces, and so forth. There is fairly little involved that couldn't theoretically be done by any other editor, of course—in only a few places have the coordinators been explicitly written into a process—but, since experience suggests that people tend to assume that someone else is doing whatever needs to be done, it has proven beneficial to formally delegate responsibility for this administrative work to a specified group. The coordinators also have several additional roles. They serve as the project's designated points of contact, and are explicitly listed as people to whom questions can be directed in a variety of places around the project. In addition, they have (highly informal) roles in leading the drafting of project guidelines, overseeing the implementation of project decisions on issues like category schemes and template use, and helping to resolve disputes and keep discussions from becoming heated and unproductive."

Practical information on coordinating may be found here and here.

The current coordinators are:

Election process

 * Nomination period: 00:01 UTC, 01 September to 23:59 UTC, 14 September 2023.
 * Voting period: 00:01 UTC, 15 September to 23:59 UTC, 28 September 2023.
 * Any member of the project may nominate themselves for a position by adding their statement in the "Candidates" section below by the start of the election. The following boilerplate can be used:

Name

 * Statement goes here...

Comments and questions for Name

 * What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
 * What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
 * What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?

Votes in support of Name



 * The election will be conducted using simple approval voting. Any member of the project may support as many of the candidates as they wish. The candidate with the highest number of endorsements will become the lead coordinator (provided he or she is willing to assume the post); this position may be shared in the event that multiple candidates receive the highest number of endorsements. The remaining candidates with twenty or more endorsements will be appointed as coordinators to a maximum of eleven appointments (including the lead coordinator). The number of coordinators may be increased or reduced if there is a tie or near-tie for the last position. For the general coordinator election, there are separate nomination and voting periods, but for coordinator emeritus elections, voting begins immediately after nomination.


 * Both project members and interested outside parties are encouraged to ask questions of the nominees or make general comments.

Donner60

 * I have been told that candidates can jump in past September 14 since there is not a full slate. I have been active on Wikipedia for more than 13 years, with some slack during covid times. I have participated in two backlog reduction drives for the project. I have written 131 articles. Ninety-nine of these are about military history. Most are about American Civil War topics and biographies of military officers. This year I helped retain GA assessments for Battle of Gettysburg and Battle of Prairie Grove I have intended to provide some help for the project in the coming year in any event.

Comments and questions for Donner60

 * What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
 * I have had 22 DYKs. Twenty came from American Civil War articles. The most recent was September 15/16, 2023. Many of my 99 articles are assessed B. Others might be upgraded easily. I have worked on two backlog reduction drives. Recently I helped two articles retain GA status.


 * What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
 * I am fortunate to have accumulated a large military history library over the years. Most of these are about wars and leaders of the US. Some are about earlier wars and wars before US entry, including World War I and World War II. I also have downloaded many out of copyright sources. I can research many topics or facts from these sources. I have been reviewing contest entries for several months. I have done a few B level assessments and DYK reviews recently. I am online most days, at least for short periods of time.

Votes in support of Donner60

 * 1) Glad to see you here, Donner; I think your experience and temperament will serve you well as coord. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 10:50, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) It is good to see new people volunteering. Even more so those with Donner60's depth of experience. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:20, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - I know you spend a lot of time with Wikipedia and have a good personal library. Someone like you should be a coordinator. TwoScars (talk) 16:56, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) Support Glad to see your nomination.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  23:55, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) Support I've seen you do very useful work with the contest. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:02, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 6) - Dank (push to talk) 22:34, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 7) Support good stuff! Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 00:36, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 8) Support  Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  15:53, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 9) Support.--Kerbyki (talk) 16:34, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 10) Support - I'm glad to see you running for election! Hog Farm Talk 20:47, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 11) Support - like others here, I'm glad that you stepped up. I am sure you will be a safe pair of hands. Zawed (talk) 22:18, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Gog the Mild

 * I have been active on Wikipedia for six years, during which MilHist has become my Wiki-home and I have much appreciated the wonderful and creative space made available for me. Working as a coordinator over the past four years has seemed a useful way of partially paying back for the use of the "playground" and perhaps helping to maintain it as the collegiate place that it is. Note that as usual I have a Shermanesque attitude towards the possibility of being elected lead coordinator.

Comments and questions for Gog the Mild

 * What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
 * Shining a little light into some of the lesser known corners of military history. I am especially pleased with the battles of Crécy and Heraklion and the more recently promoted Battle of Zama.


 * What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
 * Some enthusiasm and some time. As a natural Wikignome I actually enjoy some of the more repetitive or routine activities, so I am able to free some of the more experienced coordinators' time up for some of the more high-skill activities. I also review MilHist nominations, especially for promotion to Featured Article and occasionally for A Class status.

Votes in support of Gog the Mild

 * 1) Support. Great contributor. Well qualified to continue as a coordinator. Thanks. Donner60 (talk) 22:28, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support Gog has been a pillar of the project for several years now. Very safe pair of hands. Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 00:24, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support.  Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  21:17, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) What PM said. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 21:37, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) Support an obvious choice. Great content creator, and great coordinator. Harrias  (he/him) • talk 14:23, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 6) Support TwoScars (talk) 16:58, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 7) Support RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 19:06, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 8) Support Happy to have you and your excellent contributions back for another year. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:02, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 9) - Dank (push to talk) 22:34, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 10) Support.--Kerbyki (talk) 16:33, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 11) Support Hog Farm Talk 20:47, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 12) Support a massive asset to the project. Zawed (talk) 22:19, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Harrias

 * I'll be blunt; I've not been that active over the past few years. I have dipped in and out when I've had time to dedicate, but I've probably been more 'out' than 'in'. But we seem to have a dearth of candidates here, I'm putting myself forward as an option. I've been an admin for over 10 years now, and have 17 Featured articles to my name. I served once before as a MilHist coordinator, and I'm more than happy to step in to some of the more gnomish activities of a coordinator again. As per, I apologise for the late nomination, but I hadn't even seen the election publicised.

Comments and questions for Harrias

 * What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
 * I'm proud of all my content-creation work within the project, but also the reviewing I have done to help other articles fulfil their potential.
 * What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
 * I'm generally pretty competent with general housekeeping tasks, and am happy to 'muck-in' wherever needed.

Votes in support of Harrias

 * 1) Half a Harrias is probably better than a whole Gog, so thanks for offering to help out. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:21, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Be good to see you back in harness Harrias -- thanks for standing. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 18:53, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support Definitely good to see you back, you have the knowledge and experience to help with this. Donner60 (talk) 23:31, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) Hell yes. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:21, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) Support Glad to see you back in the saddle here! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:02, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 6) - Dank (push to talk) 22:34, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 7) Support  Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  15:53, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 8) Support.--Kerbyki (talk) 16:32, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 9) Support Hog Farm Talk 20:47, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 10) Support very experienced and safe pair of hands for the project. Zawed (talk) 22:20, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Hawkeye7
I have been part of the project since 2007, and was a coordinator from 2012 to 2016, and 2018-2022. I was elected lead coordinator in 2022. I was the project Military Historian of the Year in 2012, and the runner up in 2014, 2016 and 2022. I have created or improved 107 Featured Articles, 141 A-class Articles, and 368 Good Articles. I am one of the 1,000 most active Wikipedians, with over 100,000 edits. My particular field of interest is military logistics, the subject of my PhD thesis. Lately, I have written a series of articles about logistics in the Allied campaign in North West Europe in 1944. I currently have the History of military logistics article up for A-class review, and hope to improve military logistics in the upcoming year.

Comments and questions for Hawkeye7

 * What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
 * The main project I worked on was improving the articles on the Manhattan Project. This involved the improvement to Good article status or better for over a hundred articles. The history of the Manhattan Project was turned into a Featured Topic. As a result of the recent Oppenheimer film, I have been revisiting the Manhattan Project articles, especially the one on J. Robert Oppenheimer, which has run up over twenty million page views in the 90 days. In more recent times I have enjoyed writing articles on military logistics and nuclear-powered rockets.
 * What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
 * I have access to academic libraries and online journal resources, and have experience with military history research related to World War I and II. I also write and maintain Bots, in Perl and C#. The role of the coordinator used to be quite complex and I wrote the MilHistBot, initially to handle the work involved in promoting articles to A-class. This made the task of promoting A-class articles much easier. Since then I have set the MilHistBot to work cleaning up our project backlogs. Coordinators no longer have to deal with most backlogs any more, and we are approaching our goals with regard to the overall quality of articles. In recent times, in my role as lead coordinator, I have been involved with the move of our WikiProject banner to use the WPBannerMeta meta-template. has done all the real work, but I lobbied for our project not to be regarded as an outlier.

Votes in support of Hawkeye7

 * 1) Support. The project is quite fortunate to have a lead co-ordinator with Hawkeye7's experience, skills, energy, contributions and background. Very glad to see him continuing. Thanks. Donner60 (talk) 22:28, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support Hawkeye is something of a Milhist institution. Great work as lead coord and many years of content creation and coord work behind him. A true asset to the project. Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 00:25, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support.  Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  21:17, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) Still somewhat in awe of all Hawkeye's done over the years, long may he continue. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 21:37, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) Support Obviously. Harrias  (he/him) • talk 14:23, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 6) Per all of the above. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:23, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 7) Support TwoScars (talk) 17:00, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 8) Support RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 19:05, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 9) Support Honestly not sure what we'd do without you and the bot. Essential parts of the project. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:02, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 10) - Dank (push to talk) 22:34, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 11) Support. --Kerbyki (talk) 16:31, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 12) Support Hog Farm Talk 20:47, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 13) Support MisterBee1966 (talk) 08:56, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 14) Support Another massive asset for the project with a vast amount of experience and tech skills. Zawed (talk) 22:21, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Iazyges

 * Howdy! I'm a little late to the party but I was encouraged to run again by email; not sure how acceptable it is to start the campaign this late, but we seem to be running with a shortage of coordinators, so I thought I would throw my hat in the ring once more. Happy to withdraw if it's deemed objectionable. I haven't been very active as of late, but I should be much freer going forward once I start my new job in October.

Comments and questions for Iazyges

 * What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
 * My work with Roman and Byzantine emperors, especially Emperor Basiliscus, a man with a truly inspiring ability to alienate friends and allies.
 * What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
 * Long tenure and experience, and hopefully, a surfeit of free time going forward.

Votes in support of Iazyges

 * 1) Glad to see you back, Iazyges! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 21:37, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support. I second that. You bring experience and skill to the project and your articles. Donner60 (talk) 22:52, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Absolutely, it will be good to have you back on board. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:24, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) Support Pleased to have you back again. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:02, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) Support Welcome back.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:16, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 6) - Dank (push to talk) 22:34, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 7) Excellent. Support. Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 00:37, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 8) Support.--Kerbyki (talk) 16:30, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 9) Support Hog Farm Talk 20:47, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 10) Support Look forward to seeing you around the traps more. Zawed (talk) 22:22, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Pickersgill-Cunliffe

 * Last year was my first as a coordinator for the WikiProject. I have been editing on Wikipedia since 2021, primarily in the field of military history. My main interest is in the period of the Napoleonic Wars, with a particular focus on British naval history. I also dabble in the British Army, and have spread my wings further afield with the First World War and War of the Spanish Succession. As of September 2023 I have fifty-five Good Articles and three Featured Articles. WikiProject Military History is one of the largest and most active WikiProjects, and I would very much like to help continue that.

Comments and questions for Pickersgill-Cunliffe

 * What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
 * While I could vaingloriously announce that all my additions are fabulous (because who among us writes something in the knowledge that it, and they, are bad?), I am particularly proud of some of my more recent biographies. Being able to create articles on soldiers like Henry de Hinuber and Gordon Chesney Wilson and seemingly resurrect their stories in the modern world is incredibly satisfying, despite how niche they might really be! My highlight from the last year is expanding Maurice Suckling from a 444 word shambles to Featured Article status.
 * What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
 * When I ran for election last year the first thing I offered was an excess of free time. I do not have that anymore (being a crown servant is not all it is cracked up to be!), but can provide much more experience. I have been one of the main coordinators working to check and reduce the AutoCheck reports, and would like to continue doing so. I have continued to assist in reviewing warfare Good Articles, thirty-one in the last year, and as my focus is forced to drift slightly away from content creation I look forward to getting more involved in ACR. While I have not been absent from that sector of the WikiProject, I intend to be more impactful in the future.

Votes in support of Pickersgill-Cunliffe

 * 1) Support. Great contributor. Well qualified to continue as a coordinator. Donner60 (talk) 22:28, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support great work this year, and awesome to see new coords wanting to continue. Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 00:26, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support.  Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  21:17, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) Ditto PM (again!). Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 21:37, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) Hurrah! For a while this year I thought we'd lost you. Nice to be wrong. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:04, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 6) Support Very impressed with what you have written. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  23:55, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 7) - Dank (push to talk) 22:34, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 8) Support.--Kerbyki (talk) 16:29, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 9) Support Hog Farm Talk 20:47, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 10) Support Great to see you standing up again. Zawed (talk) 22:23, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Schierbecker

 * I am running for a second term. I have been editing military topics on Wikipedia since about 2009. I specialize in Cold War and post–Cold War era tanks and armored fighting vehicles. I also dabble in air and sometimes space warfare (please let me start a space task force!).

Comments and questions for Schierbecker

 * What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
 * This year I finally brought M8 Armored Gun System to A-class. I am working on bringing this up to Featured status soon too.
 * What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
 * I have access to nearly every edition of Jane's yearbook through my library and my own personal collection. If you need scans just ask. I also have curated a formatted list of all Jane's yearbooks in the Internet Archive's collection. Schierbecker (talk) 02:22, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Votes in support of Schierbecker

 * 1) Support. Great contributor. Well qualified to continue as a coordinator. Donner60 (talk) 22:28, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support absolutely. Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 00:27, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support.  Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  21:17, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) Thanks for standing again, Schierbecker. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 21:37, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) I am glad you weren't scared off. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:05, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 6) Support Certainly. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:02, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 7) - Dank (push to talk) 22:34, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 8) Support.--Kerbyki (talk) 16:28, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 9) Support Hog Farm Talk 20:47, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 10) Support Zawed (talk) 22:24, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Nomination for Coordinator Emeritus (Peacemaker67)
Except for a one year break, was a coordinator of this project from September 2013 to September 2022, the last four years as lead coordinator. In that time, he has made significant contributions to the project in many areas. Highlights include: the award of the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in 2022; the Editor of the Week award; successfully nominating 78 Featured Articles (and three featured lists); and one of only four editors to have received our A-Class Cross award. Peacemaker67 is a former Australian Army officer, a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, who served with the United Nations forces in Yugoslavia.

In recognition of long-standing contributions to the project, on behalf of the in my role as lead coordinator, it is my pleasure to nominate Peacemaker67 to be appointed as Coordinator Emeritus. The objective of this nomination is that the project and the coordinator team may continue to benefit from Peacemaker67's help and experience.

While the position of coordinator emeritus has no special responsibilities, it comes with the ability to act as a coordinator in all respects, and is held for as long as the holder wishes. If this nomination is successful, Peacemaker67 would join, , , and  who have been Coordinators Emeritus since 2008, 2009, 2018, 2020 and 2021 respectively. The appointment would be in addition to the coordinators appointed via the above election and, unlike the general coordinator election above, the voting period commences immediately. By tradition, all project members are asked to indicate their support or opposition to Peacemaker67's appointment below. Hawkeye7  (discuss)  03:19, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) As nominator.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  03:19, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Peacemaker67 has made and continues to make huge contributions to the project, and Wikipedia's coverage of military history more broadly. Nick-D (talk) 03:22, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Absolutely endorse this, having worked alongside Peacemaker67 through a number of terms as a coordinator. Zawed (talk) 03:55, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) Support, has made enormous contributions for the project for many years. Hog Farm Talk 04:10, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) Support. It shouldn't have taken us so long to get to this. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:20, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 6) One of our best ever.  BusterD (talk) 13:30, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 7) Support, obvious choice. TwoScars (talk) 14:44, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 8) Support, well deserved; thanks for all the great work as well. Donner60 (talk) 09:15, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 9) Well of course; PM is a brave and conscientious editor, and from his earliest days on the project looked like great coord -- and lead coord -- material, as he proved to be. The project will only benefit from his continued presence as coord emeritus. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 21:56, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 10) Hell yes. 'Nuf said. TomStar81 (Talk) 13:19, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 11) Yes. – ♠Vamí  _IV†♠  20:26, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 12) Can't think of a safer pair of hands. HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts?  21:48, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 13) Of course. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 01:59, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 14) Certainly. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 11:49, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 15) A long time coming. Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  21:17, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 16) Without a doubt. PM is synonymous with this project. Harrias  (he/him) • talk 14:24, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 17) Support. - Dank (push to talk) 03:15, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 18) Support.--Kerbyki (talk) 16:26, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 19) Support MisterBee1966 (talk) 08:56, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 20) incredibly easy vote here Eddie891 Talk Work 14:57, 26 September 2023 (UTC)