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:wow! well done, indeed! glad to have you onboard, both here and at [[WP:HIST]]. thanks! [[User:Sm8900|Sm8900]] ([[User talk:Sm8900|talk]]) 15:03, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
:wow! well done, indeed! glad to have you onboard, both here and at [[WP:HIST]]. thanks! [[User:Sm8900|Sm8900]] ([[User talk:Sm8900|talk]]) 15:03, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
:The Chevrons, at long last. Thank you; it is my pleasure. &ndash;[[User:Vami_IV|<span style="background:crimson; color:white; padding:2px;">♠Vami</span>]][[User talk:Vami_IV|<span style="background:black; color:white; padding:2px;">_IV†♠</span>]] 22:35, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
:The Chevrons, at long last. Thank you; it is my pleasure. &ndash;[[User:Vami_IV|<span style="background:crimson; color:white; padding:2px;">♠Vami</span>]][[User talk:Vami_IV|<span style="background:black; color:white; padding:2px;">_IV†♠</span>]] 22:35, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
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Promotion of Saline Valley salt tram

Congratulations, Vami IV! The article you nominated, Saline Valley salt tram, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Buidhe (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:05, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

March thanks

March songs

Thank you for improving articles in March. Music if you like. Prayer for Ukraine continued. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:23, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Prayer is on the Main page, finally + new flowers, and btw: the TFA is a young writer's first --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:59, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes – Issue 49

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Books & Bytes
Issue 49, January – February 2022

  • New library collections
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVII, March 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have the deletelogentry and deletedhistory rights. This means that those in the Researcher user group and Checkusers who are not administrators can now access Special:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators. (T301928)
  • When viewing deleted revisions or diffs on Special:Undelete a back link to the undelete page for the associated page is now present. (T284114)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:14, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Core contest

Hi there. I just wanted to make sure you know WP:The Core Contest is starting in a week. I believe you wanted to join again? Femke (talk) 16:16, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Saline Valley salt tram scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 16 May 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 16, 2022, or to make more comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/May 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:44, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

😊 ––♠Vami_IV†♠ 14:00, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Maria Berlinska

On 15 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maria Berlinska, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that military volunteer Maria Berlinska led the report that let women hold combat positions in the Ukrainian military? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maria Berlinska. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Maria Berlinska), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:33, 15 April 2022 (UTC) [reply]

Precious
Five years!

Precious anniversary

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Five years so soon? Oh dear. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 18:14, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
April songs
fear not ;) - Easter - resilience - Spring - thank you for improving articles in April! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:46, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

dance and singing, peace doves and icecream --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:12, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

USS Johnston

D'ye think https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-63000/NH-63496.html would make a good addition? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.7% of all FPs 21:25, 21 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, of course. There's no room to cram it into the article, but it would be nice to have it on Commons. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 21:57, 21 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIII, April 2022

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If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 22:24, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Removed pictures of sunk USS Johnston (DD-557)

Hi, can you please clarify on the talk page of the ship why you keep removing the pictures of the sunken ship? They are CC-BY-SA so "copyright reasons" should't be an issue. Thank you. Byankuren (talk) 08:04, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Byankuren: There's a clarification at the ongoing A-class review. The photos are not actually CC-BY-SA because we aren't certain that the uploader was the holder of the images' copyrights. It is entirely possible that the uploader is in fact Victor Vescovo or does have that copyright (as they claim here), but they haven't verified either of those things. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 08:13, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

May songs

May songs

I have the quirky DYK today, which is rare, and I don't quite know why music for peace was deemed quirky. If you look at the article, you'll see some ill links that you might be willing to fill with at least stubs, such as his church in Düsseldorf. Basilica of St. Severin, Cologne would be good for expansion ... - I took and picked the blue-and-yellow pic last year for May. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:30, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Very nice, and some lovely churches, too. I may have a look at St. Margaret's within the month. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 21:30, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
today performances in Ukraine - for Ukraine - for peace, at the bottom an imaginary set of eight DYK - and more May pics --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
today more pics, and should this woman have an article? - or only her sons? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:51, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Today, thank you for Saline Valley salt tram, "about a defunct aerial tramway that operated in the mountainous desert of south-eastern California at various times in the 20th century. Whenever it was operating, it was the steepest tramway in the whole country."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:56, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure. It is probably now my most famous work. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 06:01, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It's highly unusual. - My most recent fame came from Ladislaja Harnoncourt. Today back to the Ukraine question, raised in the 1930s. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:06, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for improving articles in May. I met a new church today, with Horst Christill. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:16, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I like my talk today (actually mostly from 29 May - I took the title pic), enjoy the music, two related videos worth watching! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:47, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – May 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Arbitration

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:35, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New CCI

I'm back from my wikibreak. Would you have any interest in helping me polish off a new ACW CCI - Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Hary1mo? The images are all claimed to be own work or CC-by-SA 4.0, but are generally either obvious public domain or obvious copyright violations. Although there's some stuff where the source isn't clear that I'm leaning towards probably a violation, and then there's trickier ones like File:USS Peterhoff wreck.jpg that's claimed CC-by-SA 4.0 but is apparently a work of the North Carolina government. It might be necessary to call in a licensing expert for some of the trickier cases. Hog Farm Talk 23:09, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Of course. Perhaps Buidhe (talk) could help with these trickier case? –♠Vami_IV†♠ 23:16, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! I think most of them can be figured out fairly easily, but some do look a bit trickier. I just tagged two more for speedy on Commons. Some of the articles are non-notable anyway; if you have any doubts about notability I have several books on related subjects and can check for coverage. Hog Farm Talk 23:31, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
North Carolina doesn't license its works under the stated license. Nominated for deletion (t · c) buidhe 01:59, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Very good editing on Simón Bolívar K1ausMouse (talk) 12:42, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New Page Reviewing

Hello, Vami IV.

I've seen you editing recently and you seem like an experienced Wikipedia editor.
Would you please consider applying to become a New Page Reviewer? Reviewing/patrolling a page doesn't take much time but it requires a good understanding of Wikipedia policies and guidelines; currently Wikipedia needs experienced users at this task. But kindly read the tutorial before making your decision. Thanks. Shellwood (talk) 20:36, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 2022 Good Article Nominations backlog drive

Good article nominations | June 2022 Backlog Drive
  • On 1 June, a one-month backlog drive for good article nominations will begin.
  • Barnstars will be awarded based on the number and age of articles reviewed.
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(t · c) buidhe 04:27, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue CXCIII, May 2022

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Quarter Million Award for USS Johnston

The Quarter Million Award
For your contributions to bring USS Johnston (DD-557) (estimated annual readership: 280,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Reidgreg (talk) 16:04, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Writer's Barnstar
WikiMacaroons leaned over and whispered, "Take this barnstar... cherish it..."

Crap, there I go again. Of course for your formidable work on Simón Bolívar, wonderfully written. Good luck in the TCC. That 50 pounds sterling is a bet I'm willing to lose. WikiMacaroonsCinnamon? 23:20, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

question re possible roles

Hi there. I am the Lead Coordinator at WikiProject History. we could use some experienced editors there, who have some knowledge of editing and of history-related topics, to serve as coordinators there. would you be at all interested? please feel free to let me know. please ping me if you reply. thanks!!! --Sm8900 (talk) 01:15, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Sm8900: Sure, why not? Can you tell me more about WP:HIST's goals, structures, and methodology? –♠Vami_IV†♠ 02:48, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
thanks so much! well, our goals right now are mainly to serve as a community forum and noticeboard, based simply on whatever topics editors might wish to discuss there. the wikiproject itself is not very active at all. I mainly have tried to format it to be a useful talk page and forum, and not much more than that. We are always open to input, ideas, and knowledgeable insights, from an editor with actual extensive experience with editing, or bringing artices to FA status, etc. I will let you know the next steps a little later. it's really good to hear your reply. feel free to write. thanks! Sm8900 (talk) 01:28, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
hi. Ok, let's move ahead with this. could you please go to the talk page at the main page for WikiProject History, open a new section, there, and then please: a) introduce yourself, b) mention that I asked you to please volunteer as a possible Coordinator for WikiProject History, and then c) mention some basic details about your editing experience, past editing accomplishments, relevant awards or milestones if you wish, and of course d) the details on your editing as it relates to history topics, which I know is pretty substantial. You can also of course add or include anything else you feel that you'd like to mention in your messsage there.
I will then comment on your message, and will indicate my support. we will allow a time period of about two weeks to allow anyone to comment who wishes to do so. the purpose of this procedure is to maintain some degree of structure for this process, as well as transparency. I anticipate that your candidacy should be approved with no dissent. I am sure the other editors will be glad to have your involvement there.
Just to be totally clear, I consider you an outstanding candidate for this role. our WikiProject will be lucky to have your involvement. your past awards, your past recognition received in various editing milestones, and your extensive involvement with a wide variety of history topics and areas, means you will have a variety of positive knowledge and experience to offer. I really appreciate your willingness to be involved in this way. looking forward to discussing possible ideas. thanks! --Sm8900 (talk) 21:21, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes – Issue 50

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Books & Bytes
Issue 50, March – April 2022

  • New library partner - SPIE
  • 1Lib1Ref May 2022 underway

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. (T307341)
  • The IP Info feature has been deployed to all wikis as a Beta Feature. Any autoconfirmed user may enable the feature using the "IP info" checkbox under Preferences → Beta features. Autoconfirmed users will be able to access basic information about an IP address that includes the country and connection method. Those with advanced privileges (admin, bureaucrat, checkuser) will have access to extra information that includes the Internet Service Provider and more specific location.

Arbitration

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:56, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Palanga

Thank you for passing by and rating the article! I can see that it didn't pass on the "Coverage and accuracy" criteria—reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies; I'd like to see if I can improve the article in any way. Is there any sources that you would like to see included, that conflicts with the current information? Imonoz (talk) 21:11, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know about sources, since this is out of my area of familiarity (you might ask User:Auntieruth55), but an order of battle would make this a B-class. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 01:34, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
this deserves a barnstar in itself Hog Farm Talk 01:17, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In appreciation

 The WikiChevrons 
By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this award in recognition of the enormous amount of work you do behind the scenes at the Military History Project. It is appreciated. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:28, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
wow! well done, indeed! glad to have you onboard, both here and at WP:HIST. thanks! Sm8900 (talk) 15:03, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The Chevrons, at long last. Thank you; it is my pleasure. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 22:35, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations from the Military History Project

 The Military history A-Class medal 
On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class medal for 42 cm Gamma howitzer, Léon Degrelle, and USS Johnston (DD-557). Ian Rose (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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