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The Signpost: 29 November 2021

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The Signpost: 28 December 2021

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The WikiEagle - January 2022

The WikiEagle
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Volume I — Issue 1
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  • On 16 December, an RfC was closed which determined theaerodrome.com to be an unreliable source. The website, which is cited over 1,500 articles, mainly on WWI aviation, as of the publishing of this issue.
  • Luft46.com has been added to the list of problematic sources after this discussion.
  • The Jim Lovell article was promoted to Featured Article status on 26 December after being nominated by Hawkeye7.
  • The Raymond Hesselyn article was promoted to Good Article status on 4 December after being nominated by Zawed.
  • The Supermarine Sea King article was promoted to Good Article status on 22 December after being nominated by Amitchell125.
  • The William Hodgson (RAF officer) article was promoted to Good Article status on 26 December after being nominated by Zawed.
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Notice of discussion involving amusement parks

Please see the discussion at WT:WikiProject Amusement Parks#Status field for Amusement Park infoboxes. Thanks. --GoneIn60 (talk) 15:56, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 January 2022

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The Signpost: 29 May 2022

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The Signpost: 31 August 2022

  • Discussion report: Boarding the Trustees
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WikiProject Amusement Parks discussion

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The Signpost: 30 September 2022

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WikiProject Amusement Parks reliable source discussion

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