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The contest department of the Military history WikiProject aims to motivate increased quality in military history articles by offering a form of friendly competition for project members making improvements to them. The primary contest available is a simple rolling competition that awards points for improving articles, as originally developed by the LGBT studies WikiProject.

Translation contest[edit]

Barnstars will be awarded to those who help reduce the backlog of notable military history articles that are available in Russian but not English. Full translation of 25 redlinked biographies and other military history articles from the lists will result in a Soviet Barnstar of National Merit; 50 will result in the awarding of the Translation Barnstar, 75 will result in the Writer's barnstar, and any user who translates 100 articles in full will be awarded the Rosetta Barnstar. Stubs or copy-pasted machine-translated content without copyediting will not be counted in the barnstar tally. Please ping PlanespotterA320 if you have questions about the contest.

General contest[edit]

How it works[edit]

Instructions for contestants

The contest is simple in structure and administered by the project coordinators. The following instructions apply:

  1. The contest runs from the first to last day of each month. At the start of the month, editors may pre-emptively nominate the articles they intend on improving (and then have until the end of the month to make the improvements), or they may simply list the articles that they have worked on at the end of the month.
  2. Points are awarded based on an article progressing up the assessment scale. To be eligible, articles should be re-assessed within the scoring period.
  3. The claiming editor must have made a meaningful change to an aspect of the article that leads directly to an increase in its assessment rating. Such improvements can be focused on one or more aspects of the B-class criteria. For instance, adding references, improving structure or grammar, adding images, or expanding content; these changes should be significant and incidental changes should not be claimed. The claiming editor will be the main contributor (or co-contributor) to the article for the month.
  4. As articles are improved throughout the month, contestants should list their articles at WP:MHA for independent re-assessment, although it is acceptable to self-assess up to C-class.
  5. Once an article has been re-assessed, contestants are expected to update the entries subpage with the improved assessment class and the claimed points, based on the points table (see below).
  6. At the end of the month, no new entries should be added to the entries subpage until it has been reset by a project coordinator as part of the closing process (detailed separately in the instructions to coordinators).
Instructions for coordinators

Detailed instructions for coordinators can be found here.

Points table
Ending class
Start
/List
C/
CL
B/
BL
GA A/
AL
FA/
FL
Beginning
class
None/Stub +1 +3 +6 +11 +21 +26
Start/List +2 +5 +10 +20 +25
C/CL +3 +8 +18 +23
B/BL +5 +15 +20
GA +10 +15
A/AL +5


Contest entries[edit]

The beginning class of the article is the classification at the beginning of the month. Please add entries in alphabetical order by user name in the following form:

| [[User:Username|]] || [[Talk:Article name]] || Entry class || End class || Points || Checked
|-

Nominees should track their own entries, updating the table with the new classes and points claimed/earned as articles are reclassified (to avoid month-end congestion). This is self-scoring (but not self-assessing) so requests for assessments should be made through the normal channels (i.e. at WP:MHA), although nominees may self-assess articles up to C-class at discretion. At month end, the closing coordinator will check the points claimed, sign the "checked" box, and tally each entrant's points up; and update the yearly scoreboard.

Note
Entries may be progressively checked through the scoring period. If a "checked" nomination is upgraded, the nominator must remove a notation that the nomination has been checked.


For the scoring period ending 30 November 2018[edit]

Nominee Article Entry class End class Points Checked
Arius1998 Talk:Kawaji Toshiyoshi Stub B 6
Arius1998 Talk:Natan Yavlinsky None B 6
AustralianRupert Talk:2nd Division (Australia) start B 5
AustralianRupert Talk:5th Division (Australia) start B 5
AustralianRupert Talk:Military Historical Society of Australia none B 6
AustralianRupert Talk:New Zealand and Australian Division start B 5
AustralianRupert Talk:2nd Armoured Division (Australia) start B 5
AustralianRupert Talk:3rd Armoured Division (Australia) start B 5
AustralianRupert Talk:4th Division (Australia) start B 5
AustralianRupert Talk:32nd Brigade (Australia) C B 3
AustralianRupert Talk:33rd Brigade (Australia) stub B 6
AustralianRupert Talk:2nd Cavalry Regiment (Australia) C B 3
AustralianRupert Talk:RAAF Squadron Berlin Air Lift stub B 6
AustralianRupert Talk:Rescue and Communication Squadron RAAF none B 6
AustralianRupert Talk:1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion C B 3
AustralianRupert Talk:2nd New Guinea Infantry Battalion C B 3
Chetsford Talk:Thomas F. Barr Award None Start 1
Chetsford Talk:Pinks and greens None Start 1
Chetsford Talk:Day X plot None B 6
Chetsford Talk:Provisional Army of the United States None C 3
Djmaschek Talk:Barnard Foord Bowes None B 6
Djmaschek Talk:Siege of the Salamanca Forts Stub B 6
Gog the Mild Talk:Battle of Damme B GA 5
Gog the Mild Talk:Battle of Winchelsea B GA 5
Gog the Mild Talk:Siege of Berwick (1333) GA A 10
Gog the Mild Talk:Gascon campaign of 1345 B GA 5
Gog the Mild Talk:Battle of Calais (1349) B GA 5
Ian Rose Talk:Lou Spence GA A 10
Kges1901 Talk:260th Rifle Division None B 6
Kges1901 Talk:USS Oberrender C B 3
L293D Talk:Joessel-class submarine None B 6
L293D Talk:French submarine Joessel None C 3
L293D Talk:French submarine Fulton None C 3
L293D Talk:Armide-class submarine None C 3
L293D Talk:French submarine Armide None C 3
L293D Talk:French submarine Amazone (1916) None C 3
L293D Talk:French submarine Antigone None C 3
L293D Talk:French submarine X None C 3
L293D Talk:French submarine Z None C 3
Peacemaker67 Talk:38th Infantry Division Dravska GA A 10
Peacemaker67 Talk:Milorad Petrović B GA 5
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:Regele Ferdinand-class destroyer start B 5
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:NMS Mărășești none B 6
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:NMS Mărăști none B 6
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:Type 39 torpedo boat C B 3
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:Type 40 torpedo boat none B 6
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:Type 41 torpedo boat none B 6
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:Soviet destroyer Kharkov stub B 6
TeriEmbrey Talk:Earl B. Hailston Stub
TeriEmbrey Talk:Ruppert L. Sargent Stub
Zawed Talk:Thomas Norman Jackson Stub B 6
Zawed Talk:Ian McGibbon None



Scoreboard: Military History Writers' Contest Cup 2018[edit]

  • Note: Entrants should not update this during the contest scoring periods. The co-ordinator who closes the contest will update the scoreboard at the end of each month once entries have been verified.
  • Updated as of: end of October 2018 contest
Contestant Articles
last month
Points
last month
Total
articles
Total
points
47thPennVols 8 46 57 320
Auntieruth55 0 0 14 80
AustralianRupert 0 0 31 157
Catlemur 0 0 13 69
Chetsford 1 6 14 35
Djmaschek 0 0 15 86
Eddie891 0 0 1 5
Gog the Mild 8 45 118 609
Ian Rose 0 0 11 98
Iazyges 0 0 32 201
Kees08 0 0 11 47
Kges1901 8 44 86 512
Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 0 0 6 55
L293D 34 92 34 92
Lord Ics 0 0 1 5
Miyagawa 0 0 1 6
Parsecboy 2 10 44 441
Peacemaker67 1 5 22 163
Randomness74 0 0 2 4
Sturmvogel_66 17 98 122 816
The Bushranger 0 0 1 3
Zawed 2 10 36 226

Log[edit]

For the scoring period ending 31 October 2018[edit]

Nominee Article Entry class End class Points Checked
47thPennVols Talk:72nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Stub B 6 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:02, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
47thPennVols Talk:John N. Coyne Start B 5 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:02, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
47thPennVols Talk:John H. Haight Stub B 6 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:02, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
47thPennVols Talk:Patrick H. Monaghan None B 6 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:02, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
47thPennVols Talk:William H. Paul None B 6 auntieruth (talk)
47thPennVols Talk:William Sands (soldier) None B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:39, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
47thPennVols Talk:John M. Vanderslice Start B 5 Kges1901 (talk) 20:39, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
47thPennVols Talk:Andrew J. Young (Medal of Honor) Stub B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:39, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Chetsford Talk:Operation_Faithful_Patriot None B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:37, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Gog the Mild Talk:Gascon campaign of 1345 - B 6 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Gog the Mild Talk:Siege of Calais (1349) Start B 5 Kges1901 (talk) 20:43, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Gog the Mild Talk:Battle of Auberoche B GA 5 Kges1901 (talk) 20:43, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Gog the Mild Talk:Battle of Bergerac B GA 5 Kges1901 (talk) 20:43, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Gog the Mild Talk:Battle of Lunalonge B GA 5 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Gog the Mild Talk:Battle of Neville's Cross GA A 10 Kges1901 (talk) 20:43, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Gog the Mild Talk:Siege of Aiguillon - B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:43, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Gog the Mild Talk:Battle of Caen (1346) C B 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:43, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Kges1901 Talk:4th Guards Motor Rifle Division None B 6 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:30, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Kges1901 Talk:13th Tank Division (Czechoslovakia) None B 6 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Kges1901 Talk:Moscow Air Defense Front None B 6 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Kges1901 Talk:Soviet destroyer Baku B GA 5 Parsecboy (talk) 20:54, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Kges1901 Talk:211th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment B GA 5 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:30, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Kges1901 Talk:Soviet destroyer Moskva B GA 5 Parsecboy (talk) 20:54, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Kges1901 Talk:Soviet destroyer Tbilisi B GA 5 Parsecboy (talk) 20:54, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Kges1901 Talk:36th Army (Soviet Union) Stub B 6 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:German torpedo boat T22 None Start 1 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:German torpedo boat T23 None Start 1 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:German torpedo boat T24 None Start 1 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:German torpedo boat Albatros B GA 5 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:Saphir-class submarine (1928) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:Requin-class submarine None B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Dauphin (1925) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Morse (1925) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Narval (1925) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Phoque (1926) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Requin (1924) None S 1 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Souffleur (1924) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Diamant (1933) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Nautilus (1930) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Perle (1935) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Saphir (1928) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Turquoise (1929) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:Aigrette-class submarine None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Aigrette (1904) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Cigogne (1904) None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Caïman None C 3 Kges1901 (talk) 21:15, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Espadon (1926) None Start 1 Kges1901 (talk) 21:14, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Marsouin (1924) None Start 1 Kges1901 (talk) 21:14, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:O'Byrne-class submarine None B 6 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Henri Fournier None C 3 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Louis Dupetit-Thouars None C 3 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:Orion-class submarine None S 1 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Orion None S 1 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Ondine None S 1 Kges1901 (talk) 20:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:Lagrange-class submarine None C 3 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Lagrange None C 3 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Laplace None C 3 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Regnault None C 3 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
L293D Talk:French submarine Romazotti None C 3 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Parsecboy Talk:List of ironclad warships of the Ottoman Empire A FL 5 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:10, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Parsecboy Talk:SMS Wettin A FA 5 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:10, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Peacemaker67 Talk:4th Army (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) A FA 5 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:German torpedo boat Albatros B GA 5 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:German torpedo boat T22 none B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:German torpedo boat T23 none B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:German torpedo boat T24 none B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:German torpedo boat T25 C B 3 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:German torpedo boat T26 stub B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:German torpedo boat T27 none B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:German torpedo boat T28 none B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:German torpedo boat T29 none B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:German torpedo boat T30 none B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:Soviet destroyer Baku B GA 5 Parsecboy (talk) 20:54, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:Soviet destroyer Moskva B GA 5 Parsecboy (talk) 20:54, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:Soviet destroyer Tbilisi B GA 5 Parsecboy (talk) 20:54, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:Petropavlovsk-class battleship‎ A FA 5 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:Lion-class battleship‎ GA A 10 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:NMS Regina Maria none B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Sturmvogel_66 Talk:NMS Regele Ferdinand none B 6 Kges1901 (talk) 20:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Zawed Talk:Cyril Frisby start B 5 Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:30, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Zawed Talk:Samuel Lewis Honey start B 5 Kges1901 (talk) 20:44, 1 November 2018 (UTC)






Older logs (April 2007–August 2009) may be viewed here. Other logs, featuring the new scoring system (September 2009 to 2016), are located here. The latest archive (2017–onwards) is here.

Past contests[edit]