Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history/Ottoman military history task force/Archive 3

Task force for modern Turkish topics?
I've come across the article Military history of Turkey which was not previously tagged for MILHIST. I've tagged it for the Ottoman military history task force, because (despite the name) it covers Ottoman as well as Turkish military history. Since the article includes post-Ottoman activities, what task force covers post-Ottoman Turkish military topics? — Bellhalla (talk) 16:51, 17 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Middle Eastern military history? Kirill [pf] 00:42, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Peer review for Battle of Balaclava now open
The peer review for Battle of Balaclava is now open; all editors are invited to participate, and any input there would be appreciated! Thanks! Kirill [pf] 13:02, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

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Thanks. — Headbomb {{{sup|ταλκ}}κοντριβς – WP Physics} 09:31, 15 March, 2009 (UTC)

WP:OTTOMAN
Hello, first, I'm not trying to spam. I wanted to alert the members of this task force that WikiProject Ottoman Empire has been formed, because I thought you may want to be part of an Ottoman Empire WikiProject. Thanks,  my name  inc Ottoman project  01:10, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Changes to popular pages lists
There are a few important changes to the popular pages system. A quick summary: -- Mr.Z-man 00:24, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The "importance" ranking (for projects that use it) will be included in the lists along with assessment.
 * The default list size has been lowered to 500 entries (from 1000)
 * I've set up a project on the Toolserver for the popular pages - ~alexz/pop/.
 * This includes a page to view the results for projects, including the in-progress results from the current month. Currently this can only show the results from a single project in one month. Features to see multiple projects or multiple months may be added later.
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 * The data is now retained indefinitely.
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Nominations open for the Military history WikiProject coordinator election
The Military history WikiProject coordinator selection process has started; to elect the coordinators to serve for the next six months. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 (UTC) on 12 September!

Many thanks,  Roger Davies  talk 04:12, 7 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Just a reminder but, with about 18 hours to go until nominations close, you'll need to get your skates on if you're thinking of standing as a coordinator. The election is based on self-nominations, so please don't be shy in putting your name forward. The last elections will give you an idea of what to expect.
 * Otherwise, voting starts tonight at 00:01 (UTC). Any member of the project may support as many of the candidates as they wish. You should cast your votes here.
 * Roger Davies talk 06:43, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Task Force housekeeping

 * Please discuss this here

There's a proposal to consolidate TFs into larger, more active, ones. This includes:


 * Lebanese military history and Ottoman military history are merged into Middle Eastern military history. The Lebanese TF is already specifically designated as sub-group, so this is not really a radical change, and the prime movers are increasingly inactive. While the Ottoman also straddled Europe, its main sphere of influence was the Middle East.

Thoughts? Roger Davies talk 14:01, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Test your World War I knowledge with the Henry Allingham International Contest!
As a member of the Military history WikiProject or World War I task force, you may be interested in competing in the Henry Allingham International Contest! The contest aims to improve article quality and member participation within the World War I task force. It will also be a step in preparing for Operation Great War Centennial, the project's commemorative effort for the World War I centenary.

If you would like to participate, please sign up by 11 November 2009, 00:00, when the first round is scheduled to begin! You can sign up here, read up on the rules here, and discuss the contest here! Abraham, B.S. (talk) 13:33, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Peer review for Battle of Szigetvár now open
The peer review for Battle of Szigetvár is now open; all editors are invited to participate, and any input there would be appreciated! Thanks! -MBK004 23:25, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Peer review for Klis Fortress now open
The peer review for Klis Fortress is now open; all editors are invited to participate, and any input there would be appreciated! Thanks! -MBK004 22:49, 20 December 2009 (UTC)