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File:HNLMS Evertsen participating in open waters.jpg

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Your help desk question

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This is just for me

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I would like to follow how much views this article gets.

NOTE: This page isn't mine, only one paragraph is.

Welcome to Milhist!

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G'day SjoerdvDonk, and welcome to WikiProject Military history! I noticed your work on HNLMS Holland (P840) and wanted to say what a great job you're doing with it. I've assessed it as Start-Class for now, but it wouldn't take much more to be C-Class. I see you've already signed up for the Bugle, which is a great idea as it is an excellent way to get a feel for the project. Once you are happy with any article you've worked on, you can ask for a re-assessment of it at WP:MHAR, where you may also get some constructive feedback, often from others working in a similar area. You might also like to enter any such articles in our monthly article writing contest at WP:MILCON. If you have any questions about the project or about Milhist assessment processes, feel free to contact me on my talk page anytime. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:54, 27 September 2018 (UTC) for the project coordinatorsReply

Thanks! Looking forward to write some requested articles ASAP!!! Stuart (talk) 12:49, 28 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

Hi Stuart, when you're working on Dutch ship articles, I suggest you include the sort of information under Design and construction as you will see at HMS Liverpool (C11) or similar articles. It is important that information in the infobox is also covered in the body of the article. Two of our resident gurus on warship articles are @Parsecboy and Sturmvogel 66:, I'm sure either of them would be glad to provide advice on development of ship articles. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 11:50, 29 September 2018 (UTC)Reply
Stuart, check out WP:SHIPS for more general info and resources for writing ship articles and WP:SHIPMOS for info on how to best format a ship article. The former has a long list of WP:Featured Articles (the best-written and researched articles on Wiki) that you can use as a model on how to structure and cite your ship articles. Let me know if you have any questions about all this stuff, it can be overwhelming sometimes.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 12:32, 29 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

Frigate

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Hi, just out of curiosity, when you added this image to the Frigate article, why did you add those "<nowiki>" tags? - wolf 23:31, 9 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

I don’t know actually, I guess I was confused. Doesn’t make any sense to do that, right?! Stuart (talk) 10:04, 10 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

Nominations now open for "Military historian of the year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" awards

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Nominations for our annual Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year awards are open until 23:59 (GMT) on 15 December 2018. Why don't you nominate the editors who you believe have made a real difference to the project in 2018? MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:26, 3 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

Voting now open for "Military historian of the year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" awards

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Voting for our annual Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year awards is open until 23:59 (GMT) on 30 December 2018. Why don't you vote for the editors who you believe have made a real difference to Wikipedia's coverage of military history in 2018? MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:17, 16 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

Backlog Banzai

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In the month of September, Wikiproject Military history is running a project-wide edit-a-thon, Backlog Banzai. There are heaps of different areas you can work on, for which you claim points, and at the end of the month all sorts of whiz-bang awards will be handed out. Every player wins a prize! There is even a bit of friendly competition built in for those that like that sort of thing. Sign up now at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/September 2019 Backlog Banzai to take part. For the coordinators, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:18, 22 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open

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Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:38, 1 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced

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G'day everyone, voting for the 2019 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:37, 15 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election half-way mark

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G'day everyone, the voting for the XIX Coordinator Tranche is at the halfway mark. The candidates have answered various questions, and you can check them out to see why they are running and decide whether you support them. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:37, 22 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of The Independent Realists Exhibition for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article The Independent Realists Exhibition is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Independent Realists Exhibition until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. The Banner talk 10:59, 4 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

A barnstar for you!

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  The Brilliant Idea Barnstar
Best makkelijk, inderdaad. Encycloon (talk) 11:35, 24 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

March Madness 2020

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G'day all, March Madness 2020 is about to get underway, and there is bling aplenty for those who want to get stuck into the backlog by way of tagging, assessing, updating, adding or improving resources and creating articles. If you haven't already signed up to participate, why not? The more the merrier! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:19, 29 February 2020 (UTC) for the coord teamReply

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open

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Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:06, 1 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced

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G'day everyone, voting for the 2020 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2020. Thanks from the outgoing coord team, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 05:18, 15 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject Newcomer and Historian of the Year awards now open

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G'day all, the nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject newcomer and Historian of the Year are open, all editors are encouraged to nominate candidates for the awards before until 23:59 (GMT) on 15 December 2020, after which voting will occur for 14 days. There is not much time left to nominate worthy recipients, so get to it! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:45, 10 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

Voting for "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" closing

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G'day all, voting for the WikiProject Military history "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" is about to close, so if you haven't already, click on the links and have your say before 23:59 (GMT) on 30 December! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:35, 28 December 2020 (UTC) for the coord teamReply

April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive

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Hey y'all, the April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive begins at 00:01 UTC on April 1, 2021 and runs through 23:59 UTC on April 31, 2021. Points can be earned through reviewing articles on the AutoCheck report, reviewing articles listed at WP:MILHIST/ASSESS, reviewing MILHIST-tagged articles at WP:GAN or WP:FAC, and reviewing articles submitted at WP:MILHIST/ACR. Service awards and barnstars are given for set points thresholds, and the top three finishers will receive further awards. To participate, sign up at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_History/April 2021 Reviewing Drive#Participants and create a worklist at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/April 2021 Reviewing Drive/Worklists (examples are given). Further details can be found at the drive page. Questions can be asked at the drive talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:24, 31 March 2021 (UTC)Reply