Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Malta/Archive 3

Maltese Language
I give up. I am considering leaving the Maltese language article to the boloh that edit there. Are there honestly no professors of Maltese willing to contribute/help? At the moment, it's nothing but a bunch of foreigners who have no idea about Maltese but delight in pretending they do. And some random Libyan dude. F'oxx wikipedia, this place is way too stressful: and the lack of any real scholars working on the Maltese articles is what's degrading the entire wikiproject. the roof of this court is too high to be yours (talk) 14:59, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Do not leave it Pietru, you are one of the few editors there who actually know what they are talking about, I am sad to say. mɪn&#39;dʒi:klə (talk) 15:13, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * That really is sad. Hopefully it'll seem less daunting soon. the roof of this court is too high to be yours (talk) 15:15, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Sir David Campbell, Governor of Malta 1931-36
I'm currently working on an article on Sir David Campbell, who after his military career was Governor of Malta 1931-36. From his obit, I gather this was quite a difficult time in Maltese politics, with the first attempts by the British to grant self-government struggling to get off the ground. However, whilst my knowledge of Maltese politics is somewhat limited, I'm fairly sure that a contemporary writer in The Times is probably not entirely representing the Maltese point of view, so I'd by grateful for some suggestions of sources to use, either online or books. On books, I can probably get hold of The origins of Maltese statehood : a case study of decolonization in the Mediterranean ISBN 9993200352 by Henry Frendo fairly easily, which from its title would seem like a good bet; likewise Malta and the end of empire ISBN 0714627747 by Dennis Austin; Malta's road to independence by Edith Dobie; and Britain in Malta Harrison Smith. Are any of these worth pursuing, or should I be looking elsewhere. David Underdown (talk) 19:15, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

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Help with article title needed
I have requested that the Holy Week in Malta article be renamed since the article is about far more than Holy Week. (It covers most of Lent as well as Easter.) Please provide suggestions here if you care. —  AjaxSmack   00:32, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Proposal for a 200-WikiProject contest
A proposal has been posted for a contest between all 200 country WikiProjects. We're looking for judges, coordinators, ideas, and feedback.

The Transhumanist 00:39, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

List of windmills in Malta
I've created the list. Not sure if all spellings of names are completely correct. List would benefit from more photos if any Malta based editors are willing to add them. Mjroots (talk) 08:47, 2 August 2009 (UTC)