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It's done! Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 20:10, 12 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Wow. Do you think it could be a Featured Picture? Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:25, 12 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

We'll find out! It's grainy, and I would have preferred to find a TIFF of it, but... Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 20:34, 12 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Well, so far, so good: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/US Navy ferrying troops across the Rhine River at Oberwesel, Germany commons:Commons:Featured_picture_candidates/File:Rhine_Crossing_-_US_Navy_ferrying_troops_across_the_Rhine_River_at_Oberwesel,_Germany.jpg. Cart makes a really good point about the difficulty of the shot on Commons. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 15:08, 13 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Looks like Commons has all-but-passed, and the en-wiki is at 4 out of 5 votes, so thinking FP is very likely. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 10:06, 15 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

And both are passing now. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 20:15, 15 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Right, it's passed on Commons. Any day you'd like for it to run as POTD there? It'll probably need to be at least a year out. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 15:40, 18 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I was hoping to run the article with the image on the front page on 8 May (VE-Day), but WP:TFA/R is not yet open for May. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:41, 18 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Alright. Let me know if the article isn't happening. It's passed, so we can schedule it whenever, but really don't want to double it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 00:31, 23 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

It has now been nominated at WP:TFA/R. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:55, 23 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 18 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I have rated this B class. There were no entries on the talk page. I added these banners:
{{WikiProject banner shell|class=B|listas=Merritt, Philip L.|blp=no|1= {{WPMILHIST|class=B|b1=yes|b2=yes|b3=yes|b4=yes|b5=yes|Biography=yes|SciTech=yes|US=yes|WWII=yes}} {{WikiProject Biography|core=no|military-work-group=y|importance=mid}} {{WikiProject Geology|class=B|importance=mid}} {{WikiProject Science|class=B|importance=mid}} }}
and this edit summary: add banner shell, military history, biography, geology and science banners, milhist task forces; assess B class for military history project and in banner shell for others; importance ratings (experienced project reviewers: change importance if needed)
I am not entirely confident that the other project banners, and especially the importance ratings, are complete and correct. If not, please let me know. Donner60 (talk) 02:22, 22 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Hi there. I currently have an FAC open on Bruce Springsteen's The River and wanted to know if you could provide any comments so it doesn't get archived? If so, I'd appreciate it, but if not, I totally understand. Thanks and best wishes. – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 19:25, 22 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I have added some comments. Let's hope it gets promoted soon. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:08, 22 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Thank you so much! – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 22:02, 22 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

MediaWiki message delivery 00:38, 25 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

jlwoodwa (talk) 00:02, 27 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Plutonium Finishing Plant you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Matarisvan -- Matarisvan (talk) 06:24, 27 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Operation Matterhorn you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Matarisvan -- Matarisvan (talk) 06:26, 27 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

The first round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As a reminder, we are no longer disqualifying the lowest-scoring contestants; everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned from Wikipedia. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. Unlike the round points in the main WikiCup table, which are reset at the end of each round, tournament points are carried over between rounds and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far.

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The full scores for round 1 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 18 featured articles, 26 featured lists, 1 featured-topic article, 197 good articles, 38 good-topic articles and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 23 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 550 reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after 26 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2, which begins on 1 March. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:12, 27 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

So I have been trying to find our documentation of the projects processes, but sadly we don't have as detailed of instructions as you have. I have also looked into the possibility of contacting our project's founders, but they have not been around for quite awhile. (Most have left but a couple were blocked.) Sadly I lack knowledge of Wikipedia's templates and how they work, other then parameters related to assessment. I do know how to add them to pages though, just not how to create them. Also I am looking at starting an election in the project, I will most likely base it off of your as there is no real set way of doing in our project. (There has only been one election in our history and it was in 2008.) Sheriff U3 | Talk | Con 21:41, 1 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Let's take this in small steps. Did you have a newsletter in the past? The The Downlink (see above) from WP:WikiProject Spaceflight is an example of a simple newsletter. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 23:39, 1 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Yes And I have found out how make a newsletter using the system in-place, but not how to modify it. (Like for example to change the header design, layout, over all color, etc.) Sheriff U3 | Talk | Con 23:43, 1 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Hawkeye7 Ok I have figured out how to modify the newsletters headers, layout, color, etc. I just did not look hard enough the first time. Also I have assess to older versions of the newsletter, so I will be going through them. Sheriff U3 | Talk | Con 05:20, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 2 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Do you know why your edit to BK's RfB changed a ton of spaces to nonbreaking spaces? Here: [21]. I can imagine it annoying people. Floquenbeam (talk) 00:05, 2 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I have no idea what happened! I can assure you that it was not deliberate. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 07:59, 2 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

@Floquenbeam: User talk:Cacycle/wikEd#Stop adding   provides the answer. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:40, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Ah, I think I see. It's "fixing" invisible nonbreaking space (which are added in error by visual editor?). It's a little disheartening that we've had this problem since at least 2017. Anyway, thanks for update; I'm mostly concerned with cranky people saying "Hey don't mess with my signature!". Certainly knew you weren't doing it on purpose. --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:39, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Dear Hawkeye7, I am writing this message to remind you that I have nominated the article on the battle of Meligalas for an A-class review as part of the military history Wikiproject, that you have kindly begun to conduct. Having taken into account your comments concerning the article's assessment, I tried on January 31st to fix the problems that you pointed out and to reply to the best of my abilities to what you had written. I would greatly appreciate your response. With many thanks in advance, Ashmedai 119 (talk) 17:05, 2 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I haven't forgotten; I am just very busy. Will get back to it soon. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:37, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:05, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I was hoping that you're able to fix this very important article, Douglas MacArthur. Btw, I love your work at the article; so thank you for that. 24.239.145.13 (talk) 23:06, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

MediaWiki message delivery 02:28, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Please put a citation at the end of the paragraph ending with "brown salt" in the "Brown and orange oxide" section. Otherwise, B class and going higher, of course.

I have been under the stands at the University of Chicago football field where the Chicago pile experiment was done and read the plaque about the experiment. The University had long since discontinued its football program but the stadium was still used for track meets and perhaps other events. Donner60 (talk) 06:57, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I have added the missing reference. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 07:53, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Thanks. I have assessed the article as B class with this comment on the assessment request page: "B class. Edit summary: 'assess B class for military history project and in banner shell for other projects.' I have listed the other projects and importance designations in the main Manhattan Project article as the other projects in this article. The importance may differ here. I did not add a vital article entry but perhaps one should be added. Not striking article yet in order to let others see this for a few days and have a DYK suggestion. Thanks." Donner60 (talk) 03:25, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Vital articles have a different process. For the record, they are nominated at Wikipedia talk:Vital articles and if they get enough votes they are added to the list. Only two of the Manhattan Project articles are listed as vital articles, the main article (at level 4) and the Trinity test (at level 5). However, if and when the feed materials article passes GA, I will have it added to the featured topic. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 04:36, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]