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Bender article

Thanks for the shout out on the Project page and the review. I am going to try to be more active this year, both on improving articles and reviwing articles that others have worked on. I never really quit editting. Most of my work the last 4 years was WikiGnome stuff. Cheers...Cuprum17 (talk) 14:32, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

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March Madness 2020

G'day all, March Madness 2020 is about to get underway, and there is bling aplenty for those who want to get stuck into the backlog by way of tagging, assessing, updating, adding or improving resources and creating articles. If you haven't already signed up to participate, why not? The more the merrier! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:19, 29 February 2020 (UTC) for the coord team

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		On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class medal with Oak Leaves for Johnny Checketts, James Allen Ward, and Percy Storkey. Peacemaker67 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks PM. Zawed (talk) 08:11, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

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March 2020 Military History Writers' Contest

		The Writer's Barnstar
		For placing second in the WikiProject Military history monthly article writing contest for February 2020, with 58 points from eight articles, I hereby award you the Writer's Barnstar on behalf of the project. Nice job! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:07, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks mate! Zawed (talk) 06:37, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Thomas Cooke

G'day Zawed, I scanned those pages and emailed them to you. Hopefully they are readable, if not I'll rescan. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:41, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

That's great, thanks PM, much appreciated. Zawed (talk) 08:55, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

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Possible Misspelling

While reviewing the article Dantzig Alley British Cemetery I came across a possible misspelling in the paragraph "Foundation". In the last sentence is the word "Areoplane" possibly a misspelling of the word "Aeroplane"? I am not familiar enough with French geography to determine an accurate understanding. I will go ahead with an assessment and leave the question of possible misspelling for you to answer. Cuprum17 (talk) 13:41, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Thank you Cuprum17 for assessing the article. That indeed was a typo but I see another editor has fixed it. Thanks again, Zawed (talk) 07:27, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

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Mitcham

When you have time, could you please add the page numbers for Mitcham Infantry Divisions volume 2 to 549th Volksgrenadier Division. I wrote it from the Google Books preview but the snippet view with page numbers is no longer viewable. Thanks, Kges1901 (talk) 18:28, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Kges1901, I have attended to this request. Sing out if you need me to check any more. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 07:39, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

• Not my article, but 561st Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht) needs page numbers as well. Kges1901 (talk) 11:27, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

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Further decorations

Per this, are you interested in adding the Croix de Guerre (1939-1945) and the DFC (US) to his gongs? Moriori (talk) 01:42, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks - I mention both of those awards in the article body but didn't include the text of the citation since they were not published in the London Gazette. I could put the text of the recommendations for the US/French awards in but I intend to take this article for A-Class review at Milhist and the sourcing is looked at pretty closely there. I'm not sure that this website would be considered a reliable source for the recommendations. I'll have look to see if I can find a more reliable source. Libraries are opening up tomorrow for level 2 lockdown and I can think of a couple of books there that I could use for citing the recommendations. I will scope them out next time I'm in town. Zawed (talk) 10:32, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

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Rodger Young

Hello, hope you're staying well. I hope I'm not being a nuisance, but do you mind taking a second look over my Rodger Young GAN? I think I've addressed the issues you brought up. Thanks, I really appreciate it. -- puddleglum^2.0 02:51, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Puddleglum2.0, Sorry, I meant to get to it last night but something cropped up and I had to finish my Wiki session early. I have responded now on the GA review page. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 09:03, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Tenth Anniversary on Wikipedia!

Hey, Zawed. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Chris Troutman (talk) 17:05, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you but this helps prove that I spend too much time on Wikipedia...! Zawed (talk) 07:40, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Ten Year Society

Dear Zawed,

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Happy First Edit Day!

Thank you! Zawed (talk) 07:46, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

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	For very well done military history articles, particularly on fighter aces like Edgar Kain, for being consistent and friendly, and an overall good person, you have more than earned this barnstar. Best wishes, Eddie891 Talk Work 14:23, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Eddie891, thank you for the barnstar. It's always nice to get unexpected recognition! Zawed (talk) 10:12, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

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Sanders

My apologies for my piecemeal approach at the Sanders FAC ... the notes I had scribbled are now ready for your review, and I will return for a thorough re-read after I finish a few other things for Ealdgyth. Best regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:39, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

SandyGeorgia, no problem, thanks for taking the time to review. I will make the necessary changes and revisions and let you know when its ready to look at again. Zawed (talk) 09:11, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

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Cyril Bassett scheduled for TFA

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Ealdgyth, thanks for the heads up. The main page text looks fine to me and the article itself should be in good order as well. Zawed (talk) 08:20, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for the article about "the first soldier of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force to be awarded the VC during the war, for his actions during the Gallipoli Campaign"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:56, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Gerda! Zawed (talk) 09:20, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

September

Every once in a while, I have a TFA as well, happy that it was also a tribute to Brian, in great collaboration, fine Main page, and see also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:53, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

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Congratulations

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Thanks Gog! Bring on another 12 months!

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Alan Peart

Hi,

Thanks for your message. I am new to Wiki editing as you will have seen and note your comments re his auto-biography as the main source and tone used. I wanted to add more detail to his page which was thread-bare when I first saw it. I do have his auto-biography but I also have several other sources, including several military history books, scans of his flight log book as well as 4.5hrs of audio interview from the late 90's. These recordings have been passed to me by the interviewer with permission to use for any non-profit positive use, such as Wiki. I am still in the process of transcribing them and working out the best use of them. I have other books on order which will also help.

My goal is to provide a detailed account of Alan Peart's WW2 experiences from his training, active service and some post-war information. Hopefully you will see a wider range of references over the next few weeks. I work full time but intend to spend some time over the Christmas holidays editing the page.

Thanks - Drew Brown --DrewBrown37 (talk) 13:14, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi DrewBrown37, regarding sources, I suggest reviewing [Wikipedia:Reliable sources]. That explains what is acceptable and what isn't. It is important that all information in an article is verifiable by others. This may mean that you aren't able to use log books (unless they have been placed online). Cheers, Zawed (talk) 20:58, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

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Kurt Wolff (aviator)

Hello, Zawed,

Looks like a ton of useful suggestions on the review. I anticipate dealing with these items as quickly as possible, but I now have three GANs being reviewed simultaneously, so I may need more time.Georgejdorner (talk) 16:24, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

No problem. I am the reviewer for the other two of your articles, and will get to those shortly. Zawed (talk) 20:55, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

You don't have to be in that much of a rush. I doubt I can finish any single nomination in a week.Georgejdorner (talk)

Just a nudge here. I am awaiting your further review.Georgejdorner (talk) 17:21, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the nudge - I've been slammed at work for the past few days before the Xmas holiday kicks in. Down here, we normally take close to two weeks off over the Xmas/New Year period, and I'm taking an extra couple of weeks this year so had to majorly clear the decks. From a quick glance, this article is looking in good shape but I will have a closer look after Xmas Day, while I digest my food. Zawed (talk) 10:42, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Actually, I didn't anticipate any answers from you until next year. Enjoy!

Though I did answer your latest suggestions on Kurt Wolff (aviator).Georgejdorner (talk) 02:24, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

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Thank you. I'm glad we got there with the article. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 11:18, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Talk:Carl Menckhoff/GA1

Hello, Zawed,

Welcome back from your holidays. I hope you are now refreshed, and ready for a new year.

I've made another pass through this nom, and most humbly submit it for your review, sir.

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Friedrich Noltenius and Erwin Böhme

Hello, Zawed,

Hmmmm. You wrote two very lengthy and incisive GAN reviews over a holiday season. You just may be suffering from a well-earned case of burnout. Understandable. However, I am curious as to when I can expect the return of Zawed the Intrepid.

Please understand I am not crowding you for the GAN on Noltenius. I so respect your reviews, I am content to wait. Meantime, I moved on to an article that drastically needed a rewrite: Erwin Böhme. I rewrote it from texts from my personal bookshelf, so it is 100% verified "actual factual". You will probably be thrilled to know I used 'sfnp' cites, even if I do not understand them. I just posted the rewritten version of Erwin Böhme, and plan to let the new version gather more categories, etc for a while before nominating it for, you got it, GA status. More later, I guess.Georgejdorner (talk) 23:12, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi George, that review is on my radar to do, it is just that I keep getting distracted by other projects! I will get to it shortly. Zawed (talk) 00:44, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Not a prob. Everybody (except maybe me) has a real life outside WP, and I try to keep that in mind.Georgejdorner (talk) 06:28, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Please take another look at Friedrich Noltenius when opportunity presents itself.Georgejdorner (talk) 01:43, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

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Asking a favour

Hi Zawed, that was an impressively thorough review of Battle of Heraklion. Thank you. If you have the time and the inclination, a review of my current FAC, Battle of Inverkeithing, would be much appreciated. Obviously, if time or motivation don't permit that's not a problem. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:00, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Two years!

I have a little new year's song on the Main page, happy 2021! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:04, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Perfect timing: thank you today for Haane Manahi, "from New Zealand, a Māori soldier of the Second World War and a recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He had been recommended for the Victoria Cross for an action at Takrouna in Tunisia in 1943 but this was downgraded to the DCM, which has since been the source of some angst."! ... and I don't recall a shorter time between promotion and appearing! - I have a FAC open, DYK? - Have a good (sort of) new year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:03, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Gerda! Hope you are well in these unusual times. Zawed (talk) 08:16, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Healthy but sad that others are not, see my talk. How about you? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Yes, fine down here in NZ. Its a hot summer, great weather and no COVID lockdown. We are certainly aware that others are not so fortunate. Zawed (talk) 09:58, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

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Battle of Rethymno

Hi Zawed. You generously reviewed this at ACR. It is now at FAC and I wonder if you would care to look at it again to see to what extent it meets this higher standard? Gog the Mild (talk) 16:00, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Yes, happy to stop by and have another look. Will leave it for a few days though, for more of a "fresh eyes" review. Hey, do you have capacity for a source review at the A-class review of Thomas Cooke (soldier, born 1881)? No problem if you don't. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 22:19, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. Good idea. Done. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:07, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

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Des Scott

Great to see Des Scott is GA -- nice one. But there is something which has me scratching my head -- Having been promoted to squadron leader, Scott was posted to Bentley Priory, the headquarters of Fighter Command, in a staff role for six months. While at Bentley, he was part of a group working on night-fighting tactics. During this time, he was awarded a bar to his DFC for his later service with No. 3 Squadron. Later service? Cheers. Moriori (talk) 19:37, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Moriori, thanks for the feedback. That "later service" is a clumsy effort to refer the period he served with No. 3 Squadron after receiving the DFC. I didn't want readers to think it had been awarded as a result of his staff duties. I'll have a go at rephrasing shortly. Zawed (talk) 07:42, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

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Kia ora!

Kia ora Zawed, just wanted to drop you a note as I recently came across your article on Ropata Wahawaha and wanted to compliment you on the great work! I'm also one of the NZ editors active in the Aotearoa NZ user group and as part of our promotions of NZ WP content I featured the article on the public-facing Facebook page (Wikipedia Aotearoa New Zealand). It has generated a bit of interest and it was great to be able to feature quality content on a NZ topic. Cheers! MurielMary (talk) 09:09, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Apologies, I should have also invited you to join the Wikipedia NZ group on facebook! The group has about 170 members and is a closed group for editors to discuss matters related to editing. The page (mentioned above, where I shared your article) is a public page. You're welcome to join the group if you'd like! MurielMary (talk) 20:39, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

MurielMary, thank you for the compliment. That article is up for GA review at the moment so hopefully it won't be long before it is promoted. I have joined up the facebook group, and see now that the Hardham article has made an appearance on the public page. Zawed (talk) 08:07, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Yes, when I came here to post the second time I saw the notification about Hardham so popped that up on the public page too. Great to see quality content on NZ topics! MurielMary (talk) 08:10, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Yes, it is. I work mainly on NZ military history articles, but a current on/off project is Jean Batten, which I hope to get to FA later this year. It's been a lot of work but is well on the way. I see you wrote the article on her statue at Auckland Airport. Zawed (talk) 08:13, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Promotion of William Hardham

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXXI, May 2021

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick- D and Hawkeye7 look at intelligence gathering, doctrine and strategy

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Happy Birthday!

Coincidentally, we share the same birthday! Here's to joy on your special day :) EpicPupper (talk) 05:09, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! Zawed (talk) 09:31, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

Thank you! Zawed (talk) 09:31, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Battle of Prison Valley

Good. You're on. Thank you. I have a couple of upgrades aimed towards FA which I am currently trying to wrap up. (Third English Civil War and Battle of Halidon Hill.) While I am doing that I will put out some feelers for a map. Meanwhile I have made a tentative start - User:Gog the Mild/Battle of Prison Valley - largely cut and pasted from the other landings. Feel free to play around there. Once I have put my current pair to bed I will start adding text myself in a serious way. How does that sound?

Once this is done we can may be think about Battle of Maleme, Retreat to Sfakion and even Battle of Crete. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:45, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

Crikey, that was a quick response. Am about to head off to bed myself. Tomorrow I'll grab my Crete books from the office and start thinking about setting the scene at Prison Valley. Later on I would be particularly interested in Maleme given the NZ involvement there. Zawed (talk) 10:52, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

Les Pearce

I don't often venture into this area, but I've created a military bio: Les Pearce. I'm sure you have heaps of sources in your private library with which to improve this. Schwede66 22:52, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

I'll have a look. I have the official histories for NZ in Korea and the Vietnam war so may be able to add some content from those but I don't have much else for the post-WWII period. Zawed (talk) 09:59, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

I've written another bio that might interest you: John White (jurist) Schwede66 12:25, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Nice work on that article. I have a couple of biographies of Freyberg, will have a look to see if there is anything in them relating to White that could be added. Zawed (talk) 22:26, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

The Dominion Post obituary is quite an interesting read; Freyberg had some very complimentary things to say about White. I wonder where the 1944 photo showing Freyberg and White comes from. It's not in the National Library collection. I've made a category of all the war photos that White took that I could find. Schwede66 23:08, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations from the Military History Project

		Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history)
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John Whiteley (missionary)

Amazingly well written article. I have promoted it to GA. Thank you for your great work! - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 16:35, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Aussie Article Writer, thank you for the kind words and for looking at this article, much appreciated. Reviewing the GA review page itself, I notice that it looks like you used a review template from a failed GA nomination, as some of the language e.g. the header portion and the final paragraph refers to a failed nomination. Could I trouble you to revise this for consistency so as to avoid confusion for other readers? Thanks, Zawed (talk) 01:35, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Fixed. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 04:50, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

P.S. for some reason my reply was tagged as a revert, not sure why… - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 04:52, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for that. Yes, I saw the revert as well, not sure why it was done. Zawed (talk) 06:29, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXXII, June 2021

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D on RAAF aircraft, Hawkeye7 on mission command and nuclear secrecy

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GAN Backlog Drive - July 2021

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Your GA nomination of Gray Stenborg

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Your GA nomination of Gray Stenborg

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Promotion of Charles Heaphy

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Your GA nomination of Warren Schrader

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Your GA nomination of Warren Schrader

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXXIII, July 2021

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Peacemaker67 and Nick-D on World War I

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Congratulations

		The Writer's Barnstar
		On behalf of the Wikiproject Military History coordinators, I hereby award you the Writer's Barnstar for placing second in the July 2021 Military History Article Writing Contest with 43 points from 7 articles. Congratulations, Gog the Mild (talk) 17:48, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations from the Military History Project

		The Military history A-Class medal with swords
		On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class medal with Swords for Thomas Cooke (soldier, born 1881), Edgar Kain, and 20th Battalion (New Zealand). Gog the Mild (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

PS Waverley (1885)

Curious about the "Coverage and accuracy" assessment. Is there something obvious that I missed, or something inaccurate I included? AlistairMcMillan (talk) 11:34, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

Hi there, it was not a question of accuracy, I just felt it needed a little more content, particularly around the ship's characteristics and war service, to meet B2 of the Milhist criteria. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 22:52, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXXIV, August 2021

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on Commonwealth armies and an Australian spy, Nick-D on the American Revolutionary War and RAAF mine laying Op-ed: RobDuch on United States coastal defenses

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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open

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Congratulations from the Military history WikiProject

		The Writer's Barnstar
		On behalf of the Wikiproject Military History coordinators, I hereby award you the Writer's Barnstar for placing second in the August 2021 Military History Article Writing Contest with 36 points from 6 articles. Congratulations, Gog the Mild (talk) 18:27, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Paul Rabone

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Your GA nomination of Paul Rabone

The article Paul Rabone 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:Paul Rabone for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 18:41, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Paul Rabone

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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nomination period closing soon

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WikiProject Military history coordinator election voting has commenced

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Your GA nomination of Malcolm Ross (journalist)

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXXV, September 2021

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on Australia and the UK in Iraq and Afghanistan Op-ed: Nick-D on writing about military procurement

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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election voting period closing soon

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Your GA nomination of Malcolm Ross (journalist)

The article Malcolm Ross (journalist) 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:Malcolm Ross (journalist) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 09:01, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Malcolm Ross (journalist)

The article Malcolm Ross (journalist) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Malcolm Ross (journalist) 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 17:01, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations from the Military History Project

		Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history)
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