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Nominations are now open for military historian of the year and newcomer of the year awards for 2025!

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Nominations now open for the WikiProject Military History newcomer of the year and military historian of the year awards for 2025! The top editors will be awarded the coveted Gold Wiki. Nominations are open here and here respectively. The nomination period closes at 23:59 on 30 November 2025 when voting begins. On behalf of the coordinators, wishing you the very best for the festive season and the new year. MediaWiki message delivery via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:43, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations are now open for military historian of the year and newcomer of the year awards for 2025!

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Correction: nominations are open until 23:59 (UTC) on 14 December 2025. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:21, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TFA

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story · music · places

Thank you today for SMS Pommern, introduced (in 2018): "Another one of my articles on German battleships, this one was the only battleship of any type on either side to be sunk at the Battle of Jutland - her loss accounted for about a third of German deaths in the battle. I wrote the article and it passed a Milhist A-class review several years ago, but recently revamped it with new sources"! - Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:38, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Gerda! Parsecboy (talk) 12:47, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Happy birthday, Gabriel Dessauer - enjoy music he played, Dance Toccata. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:24, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
More music, Guy Morançon, playing Mendelssohn on a great instrument, illustrated with historic images. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:25, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It was the first time that I was involved (a bit) in a pictured ITN blurb. More pics of buildings by him on my talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:05, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That was a fascinating article - I didn't know anything about Gehry, though I've been to a couple of his buildings. Nice job helping to bring his article up to snuff for the news! Parsecboy (talk) 13:36, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! I didn't know much either, and also have been to some buildings, Bilbao (I thought right after opening but looking closer it was in 2005), the Paris one several times (there's an annual conference), Berlin, Hanover, and Herford because a relative lives there who appeared on its stage ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:34, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ps: today's story continues the Dessauer birthday with the image Colin Mawby's lead pic is taken from. A composer who had most of the piece ready a year before the premiere, unheard elsewhere. As the Guggenheim Bilbao ready both on time and on budget. Did you look into the videos? Two again today, one where you see him conducting his work, and one that we like to sing for fun (usually for Easter). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:39, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sadly, not yet - I've been bogged down most of the day doing year-end performance reviews. The joys of being a manager! I'll have to find some time to check them out. Parsecboy (talk) 21:24, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Understand! - Laughter for Christmas - enjoy the season! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Gerda, you as well! Parsecboy (talk) 11:39, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, happening ;) - Thank you today for the 2009 Moltke class battlecruiser! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:20, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Gerda! I finally got around to making significant improvements earlier this year using a book that's been on my shelf since 2014 or so! Parsecboy (talk) 11:50, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

IP editor shenanigans

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I've got a guy who's insisting on changing the Ships paragraph for a bunch of RN capital ship classes to Ships in Class. Dunno if he's done it to any of yours, but I'm on my second round of reverts so far. He's also complicating the infoboxes for Dreadnought and the Invincible-class BCs by adding the relationship between them, which is better saved for the main body, IMO.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 23:29, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I saw them do it to Iron Duke-class battleship, but that's the only one in my watchlist. I don't care all that much about it, but edits like this are definitely not an improvement. Parsecboy (talk) 23:35, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed, but I'd have probably been willing to let the others slide if he hadn't capitalized "Class". That was just offensive.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 00:42, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Huh, they didn't do that to the Iron Duke article. Parsecboy (talk) 14:29, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It was Flognar editing logged out. See User talk:Flognar#"Ships" or "ships in class" headings in ship class articles.-- Toddy1 (talk) 13:07, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I saw them pop up on my watchlist on a few of the articles they edited. I don't know that the section titles matters all that much, though the internal links issue you mentioned on their talk page is a valid one. Parsecboy (talk) 16:17, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox ship sections

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Hoi Parsecboy, I noted you've modified the infobox ship in some articles, introducing sections. I see a bot has modified likewise some of the articles I'm expanding. When i open the editor of a ship infobox, i get now only one field for each section, where i can edit the source of the sub-infoboxes. I'm struggling a bit with this change, i'm usually not editing source. Could you give some more context about this introduction of sections or redirect me to some explanation page ? Klutserke (talk) 20:48, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Klutserke - there have been discussions going back to 2022 about "correcting" the ship infobox ecosystem, since they're not actually infoboxes, they're actually just tables. For example, there's this recent discussion, and then this one currently on WT:SHIPS about the implementation of the conversion.
I started converting articles in my watchlist in part because I knew the bot was eventually coming and it's annoying when your list explodes because a bot just updated one or two thousand articles (so I figured if I got ahead of it, it'd minimize the disruption) - but also because I wanted to figure out exactly how the templates worked and what would mess them up (and I have a pretty good sense of it now). I only ever edit in source, since that's how I started editing almost 20 years ago (which feels wild to say!), so I don't know how it looks in the visual editor. Parsecboy (talk) 16:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thx for giving this context. Let's go with the flow then, and start editing in source mode. It will make me feel either 20 years younger or either 20 years older :) Klutserke (talk) 17:24, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Haha, I make no promises on feeling younger! Parsecboy (talk) 17:35, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – December 2025

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2025).

Administrator changes

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Technical news

  • Starting on November 4, the IP addresses of logged-out editors are no longer being publicly displayed. Instead, they will have a temporary account associated with their edits.
  • Administrators will now find that Special:MergeHistory is now significantly more flexible about what it can merge. It can now merge sections taken from the middle of the history of the source (rather than only the start) and insert revisions anywhere in the history of the destination page (rather than only the start). T382958

Miscellaneous

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Your nomination of SMS Camaeleon is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Camaeleon is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of GGOTCC -- GGOTCC (talk) 23:22, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Salamander (1860) is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Salamander (1860) is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of GGOTCC -- GGOTCC (talk) 23:26, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Voting is now open for military historian of the year and newcomer of the year awards for 2025!

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Voting is now open for the WikiProject Military History newcomer of the year and military historian of the year awards for 2025! The top editors will be awarded the coveted Gold Wiki. Cast your votes here and here respectively. Voting closes at 23:59 on 30 December 2025. On behalf of the coordinators, wishing you the very best for the festive season and the new year. MediaWiki message delivery via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:55, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ANI

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Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is User:Parsecboy. — W.andrea (talk) 01:24, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Salamander (1860) has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Salamander (1860) has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of GGOTCC -- GGOTCC (talk) 02:26, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Habicht-class gunboat has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article Habicht-class gunboat has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:42, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Eber (1903) is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Eber (1903) is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Dumelow -- Dumelow (talk) 08:48, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Camaeleon has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Camaeleon has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of GGOTCC -- GGOTCC (talk) 02:07, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue 236, December 2025

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January music

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300 years ago, a Bach cantata was born: happy new year! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:56, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy new year, Gerda! Parsecboy (talk) 00:44, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Inviting you to check out "my" story (fun listen today, full of surprises), music (and memory), and places (pictured by me: the latest uploads) any day! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:42, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
20 January is the 100th birthday of David Tudor (see my story) and the 300th birthday of Bach's cantata Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, BWV 13, if we go by date instead of occasion as he would have thought, so see my story for last Sunday, and celebrate ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:30, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Congrats on another OTD, and another interesting read! I haven't done much writing lately - have been busy helping to clear some maintenance categories relating to the conversion of {{infobox ship}}. But soon, I'll get back to it! Parsecboy (talk) 13:04, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Parsecboy!

 Happy New Year!

Parsecboy,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
GGOTCC 00:00, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages. GGOTCC 00:00, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
And the same to you, GGOTCC! Let's look forward to another productive year writing and reviewing content! Parsecboy (talk) 00:44, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The High Seas Fleet gets a little taller whenever you work on it. Thanks! Bigturtle (talk) 02:12, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! It's a little wild to think I've been working on these articles since 2007 - and there's still a ways to go! Parsecboy (talk) 12:51, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy new year Parsecboy, and congrats on 200 reviews at GAN! A note on this milestone has been left in this edition of the Wikipedia:Good Article Gazette. Rollinginhisgrave (talk | edits) 02:42, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, and happy new year to you as well! I've been trying to reduce the imbalance I racked up over the years - at 200 reviews and 737 GAs, so a little better than 4 to 1 now! Parsecboy (talk) 12:51, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations from the Military History Project

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 The WikiChevrons 
On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the WikiChevrons for participating in 15 reviews between October and December 2025. Hawkeye7 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Undeletion of edit at USS Elden

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Hello, back in 2019, you deleted this page to make way for a page move. Would you mind considering undeletion *just* the very earliest edit (the one with content), so the page history is complete? It's listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject History Merge/13 (last updated in 2018), but in this case the history merge now just involves undeleting that edit. I know from this script that the edit in question was made by the same person and I know from the percentage of text changed in the history merge report that it's the same text, but it's just ... the principle of the thing for me and I think timestamps should be preserved as much as possible. I know not everyone would do a history merge in this situation and I'm particularly extreme about doing them in cases where there's a single author, but if I could, I'd definitely do the undeleetion. But since you're the deleting admin, I'll let you decide what to do. Thanks for your consideration. Graham87 (talk) 12:43, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I can do that. I don't know that there's a lot of point in merging it in, since it was the original edit in a cut-and-paste move, but it also doesn't hurt anything. Parsecboy (talk) 13:00, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – January 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2025).

Guideline and policy news

Arbitration

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Ships built in Granville, France

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A tag has been placed on Category:Ships built in Granville, France indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 20:05, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Eber (1903) has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Eber (1903) has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Dumelow -- Dumelow (talk) 08:46, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Great minds think ...

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For the record, I wrote "we are a generalist encyclopedia, not specialist literature" before actually reading your earlier post... :-) Ed [talk] [OMT] 17:23, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, it seems they do think alike! I didn't even read the initial post closely enough to notice it was AI - I had already seen the editor pop up on several articles edit-warring over it, so knew what it was about. Had I seen their 3rd argument in their original post, I'd have said things that are unfit for print. Parsecboy (talk) 17:26, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue 237, January 2026

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The Coast Guard Star

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The Coast Guard Star
I hereby award you the Coast Guard Star for your editing of the infoboxes in Wikipedia articles of many U.S. Coast Guard cutters as well as those of other naval ships. For your efforts, I award you the Coast Guard Star. This is only the thirteenth time this award has been made. Thank you and Semper Paratus! Cuprum17 (talk) 20:02, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]


Thanks Cuprum! It was a bit of a job, but we got it done. I appreciate joining a very elite club! Parsecboy (talk) 21:18, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back!

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Back in December, I remember you mentioned that you were busy with IRL stuff. It's good to see you nominate more articles for GA! I hope everything is well. GGOTCC 05:16, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! It was really only around the holidays - I've actually still been on wiki (but got busy helping cleaning up after the ships infobox conversion that started late last year). 4,000-some odd edits later, I'm back to content work! Parsecboy (talk) 11:26, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – February 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2026).

Arbitration

  • Due to the result of a recent motion, a rough consensus of administrators at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard may impose an expanded topic ban on Israel, Israelis, Jews, Judaism, Palestine, Palestinians, Islam, and/or Arabs, if an editor's Arab-Israeli conflict topic ban is determined to be insufficient to prevent disruption. At least one diff per area expanded into should be cited.

Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:09, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Undid all my edits?

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Instead of going to the talk page of every article you undid my edits on, I'm going to spare us both the headache of having the same conversation in twelve places by just tackling it all here. Why did you undo every single one of my edits when all of my points are visible on photographs of the ships in question? EdDarkTrooper (talk) 15:09, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@EdDarkTrooper: We rely on reliable sources that can verify the content in articles. It's one of Wikipedia's core content policies that we are all bound to follow. If you can provide a citation along with your changes, that would go a long way to getting the edits to stick.
Relatedly-ish, a change like this would imply that Friedman's book is supporting the newly changed information; changing that information would also need to address the existing citation's placement to maintain text-source integrity. Ed [talk] [OMT] 15:23, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, just for clarity, how would one cite for example, a photograph showing off, that for instance, the South Carolina-class battleships were reduced to 12 anti-torpedo boat guns at the end of their careers? EdDarkTrooper (talk) 15:35, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
We don't cite photographs, we have to use reliable, secondary sources as I linked in the edit summaries where I reverted your edits. Parsecboy (talk) 21:14, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
that seems counterintuitive as a picture of a warship provides information that is more accurate than any secondary source, but oh well EdDarkTrooper (talk) 21:23, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The reader and the editor cannot be trusted to properly identify the item in question. It needs an authoritative source that states that the item was on the ship.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 22:11, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The number of times I have seen photos wildly misidentified by official sources are too numerous to count, so as Sturm said, simply looking at a photo that purports to be a certain thing is not a feasible approach. Moreover, it constitutes original research, which our policy prohibits. Parsecboy (talk) 23:10, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue 238, February 2026

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2026).

Administrator changes

removed

CheckUser changes

removed Ks0stm

Oversight changes

removed Ks0stm

Guideline and policy news

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, remedy 9.1 of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been amended to limit TenPoundHammer to one XfD nomination or PROD per 24-hour period.
  • Following a motion, the Iskandar323 further POV pushing motion has been rescinded.
  • The Arbitration Committee has passed a housekeeping motion rescinding a number of outdated remedies and enforcement provisions across multiple legacy cases. In most instances, existing sanctions remain in force and continue to be appealable through the usual processes, while some case-specific remedies were amended or clarified.

Miscellaneous

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The Bugle: Issue 239, March 2026

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Congratulations from the Military History Project

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 The Military history A-Class cross with oak leaves 
On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class cross for SMS Berlin, Roon-class cruiser, Prinz Adalbert-class cruiser, SMS Fürst Bismarck and SMS Prinz Heinrich. Dumelow (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 23 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations from the Military History Project

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 Military history reviewers' award 
On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for participating in 3 reviews between January and March 2026. Hawkeye7 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 3 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2026).

Administrator changes

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Oversight changes

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Guideline and policy news

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the GSCASTE extended-confirmed restriction in the Indian military history case has been narrowed. It now applies to caste-related topics in South Asia, and the preemptive protection remedy has been amended accordingly.
  • The arbitration case Pbsouthwood has been closed.
  • The arbitration case Maghreb has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 7 April.
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April music

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Today is the last day Easter Oratorio is on the main page, - did you know that the article became FA because I was sooo frustrated that neither DYK nor OTD accepted it for Easter last year, the 300th anniversary, and you helpd in the process - thank you! I have a FAC open, in case of interest, 300 on 14 May. There's little hope for a TFA that day (something else pending scheduled that is ready and has a 75th anniversary), but I would like it in best shape by then. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:01, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gerda, it's been a while! I missed Easter Oratorio on the main page on Easter, but I'm glad it got a suitable day to run (even if it missed the 300th anniversary). I'll try to find time to review your latest FAC this weekend, if not before then. Parsecboy (talk) 17:14, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, and no rush, - it will be another 301 ;) - Today's FA is Bridge, - a broad topic by many. My father loved bridges, and I wrote a few articles with that in mind (Empress Elisabeth Bridge, adding to Chain bridge and Müngsten Bridge, the latter for childhood memory), and also thinking of bridges between people. - I brought two bios to the same page, Christian Schwarz-Schilling and Bill Ramsey whose regular Swingtime I used to hear in the car driving to choir rehearsals. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:35, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Today's story is about one of three bios I brought to today's main page: look and listen, an extraordinary woman in many respects. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:25, 30 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Reading things like that always make me think of my own children; I can't imagine drilling them to practice anything at age 3! Things were different then, I suppose. Oddly, I'm getting a "video unavailable" error, but it may be because I'm at work and it's blocked. I'll have to try later. But thanks for sharing the article! Parsecboy (talk) 20:04, 30 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
update: Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43 is now a FA. - and yes, better don't drill 3-year-plds --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:08, 10 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Wespe (1860) is under review

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Your nomination of SMS Wespe (1860) is on hold

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Wespe (1860) has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Fritzmann2002 -- Fritzmann2002 (talk) 21:05, 9 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Wespe (1860) has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Wespe (1860) has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Fritzmann2002 -- Fritzmann2002 (talk) 16:06, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Destubathon of the Americas

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You are invited to participate in the Destubathon of the Americas, a contest/editathon which will run from May 1 to May 31. The goal is to destub as many of our 475,000+ stubs for the Americas (from Alaska down to Chile) as possible. A good chance to have fun in expanding many of our old stale stubs and win up to £2000 ($2680) in Amazon vouchers for expanding stub articles. Sign up in the Contestants/participants section on the contest page if interested. Even if not interested in prizes you are still warmly welcome to participate in it as an editathon! Hopefully we can achieve something significant in the month of May together! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:25, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Crocodill (1879) is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Crocodill (1879) is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of GGOTCC -- GGOTCC (talk) 19:45, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue 240, April 2026

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Your nomination of SMS Crocodill (1879) has passed

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Operation Forager logistics

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I have this article up for review at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Operation Forager logistics/archive1 and the nomination has stalled. You gave it an image review at A-Class and I was wondering if you could repeat this. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:31, 22 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I can take a look. Parsecboy (talk) 11:51, 23 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Salamander (1880) is under review

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Your nomination of SMS Salamander (1880) has passed

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2026).

Administrator changes

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Interface administrator changes

removed L235
added Chaotic Enby

CheckUser changes

removed

Oversight changes

removed Moneytrees

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Changes to user permissions made from Meta are now included in the local user permissions log (T6055).
  • The autoconfirmed user group will soon be modified such that the four-day account age requirement begins when an account makes its first edit (T418484).

Arbitration

  • The arbitration case SchroCat has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 15 April.
  • Per a recent motion, appeals of blocks from the conflict-of-interest VRT queue are, by default, appealed on-wiki through the normal unblock process. However, they may be heard by the Committee if COIVRTers disagree on the interpretation of the evidence or believe ArbCom would be better suited to hear the appeal. Administrators are also advised that loosening or lifting such blocks without the consent of someone with access to the queue or ArbCom can be grounds for desysopping.
  • Per a recent motion, restrictions issued directly by the Committee may now be enforced with blocks which work exactly like contentious topic blocks.
  • The arbitration case Maghreb has been closed.

Miscellaneous

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RAF

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Actually there is only one RAF, all the others have a national modifier. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 15:15, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Only the Commonwealth countries actually do that - the rest could just as easily be referred to as the Royal Air Force (Netherlands), since that's what their actual name is. (And in the same way that there are multiple Royal Navies, but the Regia Marina was not the "Regia Marina d'Italia"). Parsecboy (talk) 16:49, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
But not in English. This is the English language wikipedia. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 16:58, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Meh, it's a convention in English, because the British got there "first", but it's not accurate to say they're the only RAF (or RN, the only ones who are "HMS", etc.). We are a global encyclopedia, in addition to being an English-language encyclopedia. Parsecboy (talk) 20:07, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Very much hair splitting, using that argument you should always refer to anything with US or United States in the title as of America as there are many United States in the World if the native language versions are taken into account. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 07:36, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Not at all hair splitting - but look on the bright side, you led me to learn that the country's name is officially the United States of Mexico (though it's the only county whose official name currently includes "United States of"), so maybe you're on to something!
Estados Unidos do Brasil?
Let's put a fork in this: what it ultimately comes down to is, despite what a lot of people childishly believe, just because they know something is the most famous one, that doesn't mean everyone else knows that too. We should provide scaffolding for clarity, since, as I said, this is an international encyclopedia. Parsecboy (talk) 09:07, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I sincerely doubt that anyone in the anglo-sphere doesn't realise that an unadorned reference to the Royal Air Force means the British one. Just as an unadorned reference to Birmingham refers to the one in the West Midlands, not the one in Alabama. That is what disamiguation pages are for. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 10:18, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
You see, that is exactly my point; to my American mind, Birmingham means the one in Alabama. Again, just because it's the most obvious one to you does not mean that it's a universal truth. Honestly, I can't understand why you're still here arguing about this. Do you just need me to pat you on the head and tell you you're very smart and correct? Parsecboy (talk) 11:35, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
No need to be rude, I was just exploring the concept but if you are going to get nasty about it we had better end the conversation now. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 14:07, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Cerebus

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Hi Parsecboy! You moved the article "Operation Cerebus" to "Operation Cerebus (1985)" and disambiguated the page "Operation Cerebus". However, the alternative name for the article Channel Dash is "Operation Cerberus". This means there is only one article that can be titled "Operation Cerebus". Do you think "Operation Cerebus (1985)" could be moved back to "Operation Cerebus" and the redirect page "Operation Cerebus (disambiguation)" could be deleted? ~2026-28703-61 (talk) 16:46, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Huh, apparently I read things a little too quickly! I'll fix it up. Thanks for bringing it up! Parsecboy (talk) 12:13, 13 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome! Thank you too! ~2026-28703-61 (talk) 01:11, 14 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Natter (1880) is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Natter (1880) is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 03:25, 15 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of SMS Prinz Heinrich

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Congratulations, Parsecboy! The article you nominated, SMS Prinz Heinrich, 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, FrB.TG (talk) via FACBot (talk) 23:06, 19 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue 241, May 2026

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USS Massachusetts turret decoration

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Fair enough man, you win. I thought it was an interesting factlet that people would like to know about, and maybe even get some rock fans interested in battleships. But I concede. - Metalello talk 00:01, 25 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The thing is, articles should be focused on the topic and not stray into unnecessary detail; for pop cultural references, it should be something significant, whether that be a famous movie, a famous song, a book that was adapted into a movie and in turn inspired a hit song, or even influences on languages. A fairly random use of a picture of the ship on an album cover does not meet that bar. This is spelled out at Wikipedia:"In popular culture" content. Parsecboy (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

June 2026 GAN Backlog Drive

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Good article nominations | June 2026 Backlog Drive
June 2026 Backlog Drive:

Do you want to become more experienced in the GA process?

  • On 1 June, a one-month backlog drive for good article nominations will begin.
  • Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles reviewed.
  • Mentors are available, and new reviewers (<6 reviews) get bonus points!

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Cannon at FAR

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I have nominated Cannon for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria, or help improve the article. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regard to the article's featured status (see review instructions). 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 18:57, 26 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Lyon-class battleship scheduled for TFA

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This is to let you know that Lyon-class battleship has been scheduled as today's featured article for 5 July 2026. 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/July 2026, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/July 2026. Please keep an eye on that page, as notifications of copy edits to or queries about the draft blurb may be posted there. I also suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks, and congratulations on your work! Z1720 (talk) 01:32, 28 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Natter (1880) has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Natter (1880) has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 15:45, 29 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Iltis-class gunboat is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article Iltis-class gunboat is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gatoclass -- Gatoclass (talk) 09:23, 30 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

June music

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story · music · places

Thank you today for SMS Westfalen, introduced (in 2010): "Westfalen was one of Germany's first dreadnought battleships; the ship served the majority of World War I in the main battle fleet in the North Sea"! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:45, 1 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Gerda! Parsecboy (talk) 09:42, 1 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yesterday was the former German Unity Day, installed when unity was just a dream. I had a story to match, and today, it's another one, with music by Bach and Mendelssohn to match, - a DYK hook 15 years ago, which seems like from a different world. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:06, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]
It is a little funny to look back on things we wrote that long ago; it doesn't feel like all that long since I wrote SMS Von der Tann, my first FA, but it went through FAC in 2008. In some ways it feels like not that long ago, but at the same time, it feels like another lifetime! Parsecboy (talk) 18:45, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – June 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2026).

Administrator changes

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Bureaucrat changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Mandatory 2FA for bureaucrats: Bureaucrats without two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled have already lost access to their advanced rights on 26 May. Those who do not enable 2FA may be automatically removed from the groups in mid-June 2026, and from that point onward, new members must have 2FA enabled before they can be added. (T423119, T423120)

Arbitration

  • The arbitration case SchroCat has been closed.
  • The arbitration case Michael Jackson has opened. Evidence submissions in this case closes on 1 June.

Miscellaneous

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Your nomination of SMS Tiger (1860) is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Tiger (1860) is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of DrOrinScrivello -- DrOrinScrivello (talk) 14:26, 2 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Tiger (1860) has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Tiger (1860) has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of DrOrinScrivello -- DrOrinScrivello (talk) 21:06, 2 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Jäger-class gunboat is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article Jäger-class gunboat is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Klutserke -- Klutserke (talk) 19:24, 10 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of French ironclad Dévastation is under review

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Your nomination of SMS Hummel is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Hummel is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 20:48, 10 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of French cruiser Villars is under review

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Your nomination of Jäger-class gunboat is on hold

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Your good article nomination of the article Jäger-class gunboat has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Klutserke -- Klutserke (talk) 19:04, 11 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Jäger-class gunboat has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article Jäger-class gunboat has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Klutserke -- Klutserke (talk) 19:44, 12 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Iltis-class gunboat has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article Iltis-class gunboat has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gatoclass -- Gatoclass (talk) 11:43, 14 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Wolf (1860) is under review

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The Bugle: Issue 242, June 2026

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Your nomination of SMS Wolf (1860) is on hold

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Wolf (1860) has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Klutserke -- Klutserke (talk) 20:46, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of SMS Wolf (1860) has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article SMS Wolf (1860) has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Klutserke -- Klutserke (talk) 20:46, 20 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of French cruiser Villars has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article French cruiser Villars has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Pickersgill-Cunliffe -- Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 22:24, 23 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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