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Nominations for the Oak Leaves

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Auntieruth55

I'm nominating Auntieruth55 for the Oak Leaves for her excellent work on three featured articles (Unification of Germany, Cologne War and Hermann Detzner) plus supporting numerous good articles, especially for her instrumental help on Werner Mölders (featured article of the day on 22 November 2009), and for always being helpful. I ask the coordinators to support this nomination. Thanks MisterBee1966 (talk) 20:11, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

• Don't forget her fine reviewing work on milhist-related articles! Support. EyeSerene^talk 20:31, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
• What a good idea - Ruth has thrown herself wholeheartedly into this project, from 'big picture' articles and insightful reviews to contests and general discussion - Support! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 20:42, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
• I see her comments on A-Class reviews quite frequently, and she does a lot of other stuff - support. – Joe N 22:11, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
•  Works for me! –Juliancolton | ^Talk 23:52, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
• Support – excellent and ever helpful editor, who is always cheerful and kind assisting in a multitude of areas in the project in addition to her article creation and development. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 00:11, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
• Support diligent behind the scenes worker who deserves to be rewarded. Three FAs is always an achievement but it is the reviewing and general involvement that particularly impresses me. Woody (talk) 00:43, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
• Support – Excellent editor with several high-importance contributions! Keep up the good work! --Eurocopter (talk) 20:36, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
• Support Prolific writer, but helps others, and us, out as well.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 20:39, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

• Awarded. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 21:22, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

• Ex post facto Support Congrats! TomStar81 (Talk) 00:34, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

MisterBee1966

• Closed without prejudice - this outstanding editor has already been recognized with the oak leaves [1]. TomStar81 (Talk) 08:54, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Can I nominate MisterBee1966 for consideration for the Oakleaves. To date he has 14 A class articles and this looks like being number 15. He already has four A class medals so I believe the Oakleaves is just reward for his hard work. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 08:26, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

• Comment. MisterBee1966 was already awarded the Chevrons with Oakleaves in February 2009. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 08:31, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict):Someone already beat you to it, he was awarded the Chevrons with OakLeaves in February 2009. The OakLeaves are only awarded to an editor once. -MBK₀₀₄ 08:32, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

• I must learn to read the list overleaf better. No harm done as stated above an outstanding editor. Thanks --Jim Sweeney (talk) 10:14, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Indeed no harm done - MisterBee's a fine editor so post-closure moral support regardless :) EyeSerene^talk 11:08, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Brad101

With 15 coordinators, 8 is a majority

I hereby nominate Brad101 (talk · contribs) for the Chevron with Oak Leaves. Brad has been with us since 2006, and in that time has been a force of improvement behind a a very sizable number of nautical articles that fall within our scope. Although not listed as a member milhist per say, his work for SHIPS has produce a number of high quality article for us along the way. Brad is a recipient of the Chevrons for work in an earlier FAR for the Iowa class battleships, and has received an A-class medal for work his work on the Original Six Frigates of the United States Navy.

• Support as nominator TomStar81 (Talk) 08:37, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support - taking on USS Constitution and bringing her to FA deserves major accolades, and his eventual goal is a Featured topic centered on Original six frigates of the United States Navy. -MBK₀₀₄ 08:42, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support Brad's an excellent editor and this is well deserved Nick-D (talk) 08:53, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support, good nomination. An impressive body of work, and it's nice to be able to recognise someone 'outside' these cloistered halls :) EyeSerene^talk 09:32, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support, a worthy candidate, their contributions have been impressive and longstanding and as such, are worthy of recognition, Woody (talk) 02:58, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support - Of course; Brad is quite helpful with reviews at FAC and ACR, and as noted above, he has done some quality article writing. Parsecboy (talk) 03:51, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support - Brad's reviewing has been quite helpful on a few of my articles. —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 04:16, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support - superb volume of work. Cam ^(Chat) 05:11, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Awarded. TomStar81 (Talk) 06:36, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Sturmvogel 66

With 15 coordinator, 8 is a majority

On hold--Eurocopter (talk) 20:39, 11 March 2010 (UTC) I am hereby nominating Sturmvogel 66 for the Chevrons with Oak Leaves on account of his extraordinary performance within the Henry Allingham World War I Contest and other extremely valuable contributions to this project. His submission pages stand as proof that he has recently been of the most active editors in article creation and improvement (1, 2, 3). --Eurocopter (talk) 18:09, 11 March 2010 (UTC) Also served as MilHist Coordinator September 2009 – March 2010, stepping down of own volition. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 01:26, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

• Support as nominator. --Eurocopter (talk) 18:10, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
• Procedural Oppose current coordinators are ineligible to receive this award while in office -MBK₀₀₄ on the iPhone 20:03, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
  • I won't be running for re-election as I noted elsewhere.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sturmvogel 66 (talk • contribs) 02:26, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
    • Then once the new coordinators are in place this nomination will proceed again and will also be tweaked to acknowledge your term as coordinator per the established precedent for retiring coords. -MBK₀₀₄ 02:39, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support -- Major contributor to this project. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 01:26, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Strong Support per nom An outstanding editor, a excellent coordinator, and a perfect candidate for the oak leaves. TomStar81 (Talk) 01:28, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Strong support —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 03:24, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support - but the citation needs to be re-worded to bring it in-line with the other awards to outgoing coordinators (we can incorporate other things in it as well, but use the previous awards as a baseline). -MBK₀₀₄ 03:26, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support — AustralianRupert (talk) 03:46, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support; superb editor and well deserving of our highest accolade. EyeSerene^talk 07:53, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support and agree with MBK. Woody (talk) 08:37, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support Per EyeSereneParsecboy (talk) 11:03, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Awarded. --Eurocopter (talk) 19:58, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately we need to revoke and then re-award with a revised citation since it omits his term as coordinator. -MBK₀₀₄ 20:01, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Re-awarded with citation incorporating term as coordinator. -MBK₀₀₄ 20:17, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

• Ex post facto support. – Joe N 21:14, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Nick-D

Just been waiting for his 'coordinatorship' to lapse by his own accord before nominating... For his sterling work as a four-term MilHist Coordinator, his ongoing "big picture" article work, including such examples as Australian Defence Force and Military history of Australia during World War II, just two of the ten FAs he's achieved, and for his tireless participation in discussion and review, I hereby nominate Nick-D for long-overdue Oak Leaves. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 01:15, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

• Support as nom -- Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 01:21, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support per nom TomStar81 (Talk) 01:29, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Strongest support - if he doesn't deserve this, no one does. One of the best coords, editors and people I know. Thanks for all you've done, Nick, and I hope to see more from you in the future. —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 03:24, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support - but the citation needs to be re-worded to bring it in-line with the other awards to outgoing coordinators. It can still be customized, but make them uniform. -MBK₀₀₄ 03:27, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support: a very deserving editor who has helped me a lot since I started working on the project. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 03:44, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support, long overdue indeed. EyeSerene^talk 07:55, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support No-one deserves it more. From writing significant big-picture articles up to FA to excellent participation at reviews, Nick deserves these. Woody (talk) 08:38, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support per all of the above. Parsecboy (talk) 11:04, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support. Excellent coordinator and all-around contributor who has been actively contributing and helping for a very long time. – Joe N 21:11, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Awarded -- Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 21:36, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you all so much for this award and your very generous comments. Nick-D (talk) 06:42, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Nominations for the A-Class medal

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Magicpiano

For excellent work on Capture of Fort Ticonderoga, Powder Alarm and Fort Ticonderoga, all promoted to A-Class between February and April 2009. --Eurocopter (talk) 11:11, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

• Support as nom. --Eurocopter (talk) 11:11, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support — Bellhalla (talk) 11:16, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 11:31, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support. Abraham, B.S. (talk) 11:38, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support, great work. EyeSerene^talk 12:02, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Awarded. --Eurocopter (talk) 12:31, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Cam (3)

Nominations require three coordinator endorsements to pass

For excellent work on Japanese battleship Haruna, Moro River Campaign and Operation Charnwood, all promoted to A-Class between March and April 2009. --Eurocopter (talk) 15:21, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

• Support as nom. --Eurocopter (talk) 15:21, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support — Bellhalla (talk) 15:57, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support, though I refuse to be tilde crazy like Bellhalla. —Ed 17 ^{(Talk / Contribs)} 16:00, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Awarded --Eurocopter (talk) 16:25, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank-you! Cam ^(Chat) 22:28, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Ed!

For excellent work on 7th Infantry Division (United States), 24th Infantry Division (United States) and 45th Infantry Division (United States), all promoted to A-Class between July and August 2009. --Eurocopter (talk) 15:44, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

• Support as nom. --Eurocopter (talk) 15:44, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
• Support Go, man, go! TomStar81 (Talk) 15:46, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
• Support Keep up the good work! — Bellhalla (talk) 17:54, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Awarded  Roger Davies ^talk 18:05, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Brad101

For prolific work on USS Constitution, USS Congress (1799) and USS President (1800), promoted to A-Class between October 2008 and October 2009. -MBK₀₀₄ 19:52, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

• Support as nom -MBK₀₀₄ 19:52, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
• Sounds good, support –Juliancolton | ^Talk 20:01, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
• I might question this because he did nominate them at WP:SHIPS and they were just cross-posted here, but if noone else thinks that's an issue he certainly did work hard on the articles, so I'll support. – Joe N 20:43, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
  • I believe that this issue was already discussed here: Wikipedia_talk:MHCOORD#A-Class_reviews_from_WP:SHIPS -MBK₀₀₄ 20:48, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

• I might just be being thick, but I don't see a discussion of a system for the award there, just cross-posting and closing. Am I missing it? – Joe N 23:03, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

• It's implicit in our acceptance of the review, in my opinion. The ACM criteria only require "significant contribution to three or more military history A-Class articles", and this isn't affected by how, precisely, those articles came to be A-Class. Kirill ^[talk] [pf] 02:35, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

• Support - Cam ^(Chat) 22:38, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Awarded Ian Rose (talk) 02:55, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Nick-D (2)

For prolific work on Take Ichi convoy, Convoy GP55 and Operation Teardrop, promoted to A-Class between April and October 2009. -MBK₀₀₄ 21:54, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

• Support as nom -MBK₀₀₄ 21:54, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
• Support - excellent work, keep it up! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 00:25, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
• Support. – Joe N 01:09, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Awarded Ian Rose (talk) 01:40, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks everyone. Nick-D (talk) 06:50, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Ian Rose (5)

For prolific work on Frederick Scherger, Henry Wrigley and Charles Eaton (RAAF officer), promoted to A-Class between November and December 2009. -MBK₀₀₄ 02:30, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

• Support as nom (Remember this is for the ACM with Oak Leaves) -MBK₀₀₄ 02:30, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
• Support. – Joe N 03:01, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
• Support Parsecboy (talk) 03:23, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Awarded.  Roger Davies ^talk 05:55, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Hawkeye7 (7)

For prolific work on Iven Giffard Mackay, James Harold Cannan and James Whiteside McCay, promoted to A-Class between November and December 2009. -MBK₀₀₄ 02:30, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

• Support as nom (Remember this is for the ACM with Oak Leaves) -MBK₀₀₄ 02:30, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
• Support. – Joe N 03:00, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
• Support Parsecboy (talk) 03:23, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
• Support TomStar81 (Talk) 03:52, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

  Awarded -MBK₀₀₄ 04:20, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

The_ed17 (4)

For prolific work on Design A-150 battleship, Dutch 1913 battleship proposal and USS Hawaii (CB-3), promoted to A-Class between December 2009 and January 2010. -MBK₀₀₄ 02:20, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

• Support as nom -MBK₀₀₄ 02:20, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 02:46, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support obviously. Cam ^(Chat) 03:09, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 03:42, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support TomStar81 (Talk) 04:10, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Awarded. TomStar81 (Talk) 04:15, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

That was fast. :) Support post-closure –Juliancolton | ^Talk 04:18, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, give us slow guys time to support :) Parsecboy (talk) 11:58, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Sturmvogel 66

For prolific work on Sd.Kfz. 10, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 and Petlyakov Pe-8, promoted to A-Class between June 2009 and January 2010. --Eurocopter (talk) 13:41, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

• Support - as nom. --Eurocopter (talk) 13:41, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
• Of course, excellent articles! EyeSerene^talk 20:57, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support -MBK₀₀₄ 01:56, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support Parsecboy (talk) 03:34, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support, Sturm's train just keeps on rolling. It's becoming a juggernaut! —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 04:19, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Hey, what did I tell y'all at the Mil Historian of the Year? This year it will be mine by universal acclamation!—Preceding unsigned comment added by Sturmvogel 66 (talk • contribs)

• Support TomStar81 (Talk) 19:22, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support Woody (talk) 19:30, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Awarded -MBK₀₀₄ 02:35, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Abraham, B.S. (7)

For prolific work on Walter Peeler, Thomas Baker (aviator), and Cedric Howell, promoted to A-Class between November 2009 and January 2010. --Parsecboy (talk) 02:36, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Nominations require three coordinator endorsements to pass

• Support as nom Parsecboy (talk) 02:37, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support (remember this is the ACM with Oak Leaves) -MBK₀₀₄ 03:30, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support, more fine work :) EyeSerene^talk 08:51, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support TomStar81 (Talk) 03:27, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Awarded -MBK₀₀₄ 03:54, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Parsecboy (7)

For prolific work on SMS Nassau, Florida class battleship, and List of battlecruisers of Germany‎, promoted to A-Class between October 2009 and January 2010. -- Ian Rose (talk) 05:17, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Nominations require three coordinator endorsements to pass

• Support as nom (remember this is the ACM with Oak Leaves). Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 05:17, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support -MBK₀₀₄ 07:08, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support Nick-D (talk) 07:09, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support TomStar81 (Talk) 08:29, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Awarded -MBK₀₀₄ 08:40, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Auntieruth55 (2)

For prolific work on Johann von Klenau, Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze and Battle of Winterthur (1799), all promoted to A-Class during January 2010. --Eurocopter (talk) 14:07, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

• Support as nom. --Eurocopter (talk) 14:07, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support Parsecboy (talk) 14:58, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support -MBK₀₀₄ on the iPhone 15:27, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
• Support--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 16:39, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Awarded EyeSerene^talk 20:17, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

MisterBee1966 (5)

For prolific work on Max-Hellmuth Ostermann, List of Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves recipients: 1940–1941 and List of Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves recipients: 1942, promoted to A-Class between January and February 2010. –Abraham, B.S. (talk) 01:05, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

• Support as nom. (remember this is the ACM with Oak Leaves). Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 01:05, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support Parsecboy (talk) 01:11, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support – Joe N 02:20, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:54, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support TomStar81 (Talk) 03:13, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Awarded —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 05:04, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Geez, I was awarding this when I got an edit conflict and saw that you had just beaten me to it Ed! -MBK₀₀₄ 05:12, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, but I have to do my duties as coordinator every so often. Can't let you do everything. :P —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 05:21, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

You people are too quick, I never get to vote. :( –Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:26, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

You're not the only one. Maybe we should raise the number of coords required for promotion :P EyeSerene^talk 15:07, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Anotherclown

For prolific work on Operation Coburg, Battle of Bita Paka and First Battle of Maryang San, promoted to A-Class between October 2009 and February 2010. -MBK₀₀₄ 10:06, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

• Support as nom -MBK₀₀₄ 10:06, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support Anotherclown is a fantastic editor and these articles are just the tip of the iceberg of their contributions. Nick-D (talk) 11:02, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:00, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support TomStar81 (Talk) 21:05, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support - Excellent editor with great contributions. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 00:44, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support --Eurocopter (talk) 01:44, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Awarded Parsecboy (talk) 02:25, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Auntieruth55 (3)

For prolific work on Siege of Godesberg (1583), Karl Aloys zu Fürstenberg and Army of the Danube, promoted to A-Class between February and March 2010. -MBK₀₀₄ 23:18, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

• Support as nom -MBK₀₀₄ 23:18, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support Woody (talk) 02:23, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support Parsecboy (talk) 02:35, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Awarded EyeSerene^talk 09:40, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Ian Rose (6)

For prolific work on Alexander Pentland, Oswald Watt and Roderic Dallas, promoted to A-Class between January and March 2010. -MBK₀₀₄ 23:42, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

• Support as nom (Remember that this is for the ACM with Oak Leaves) -MBK₀₀₄ 23:42, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support Woody (talk) 02:23, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support Parsecboy (talk) 02:36, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Awarded EyeSerene^talk 09:48, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Kumioko

For prolific work on Smedley Butler, Michael J. Daly and Michael P. Murphy, promoted to A-Class between January and March 2010. -MBK₀₀₄ 03:19, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

• Support as nom -MBK₀₀₄ 03:19, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support TomStar81 (Talk) 03:20, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support, excellent articles. EyeSerene^talk 16:06, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support Parsecboy (talk) 16:20, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
• Support Woody (talk) 16:45, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Awarded -MBK₀₀₄ 19:20, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Sturmvogel 66 (2)

For prolific work on HMS Lion (1910), Yermolayev Yer-2 and Sovetsky Soyuz class battleship, promoted to A-Class between January and April 2010. -MBK₀₀₄ 03:11, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

• Support as nom -MBK₀₀₄ 03:11, 7 April 2010 (UTC)