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Nomination for WikiProject Military history coordinators is now open!

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Nominations for the upcoming Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history coordinator election have opened. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination 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 will commence on 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:02, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Max-Emmanuel Mader

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On 1 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Max-Emmanuel Mader, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Max-Emmanuel Mader pretended to be deaf and mute when Nazi Germany occupied France so that his accent could not be identified? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Max-Emmanuel Mader. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Max-Emmanuel Mader), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hook update
Your hook reached 18,991 views (791.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of September 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 2 September 2025 (UTC) [reply]

story · music · places

Thank you for the article, also featured on Portal:Germany. Thank you also for the links to the churches above. Coventry Cathedral is for me the place where Britten's War Requiem was premiered, with the father of "my first article" the bassonist in the chamber orchestra. - My story today is about a composer and his ballerina wife, pictured as I saw them in 2009. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:00, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today another giant's music: Canto General. Listen if you like it really big and emotional, with the composer as the conductor, in Chile, after years of suppression. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:01, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I enjoy a DYK that pictures a person together with achievements in art. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:08, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today is the birthday of the 16th Thomaskantor after Bach, remembered. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:47, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My 100th biography to the Main page in 2025 is Siegmund Nimsgern. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:00, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ernest Grandier

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On 4 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ernest Grandier, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Frenchman Ernest Grandier was the only white prisoner taken by the Zulu during their 1879 war with Britain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ernest Grandier. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ernest Grandier), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hook update
Your hook reached 16,430 views (684.6 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of September 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Mobile Defence Corps has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article Mobile Defence Corps 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) 00:02, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

CS1 error on List of generals of the British Empire who died during the First World War

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CS1 error on List of generals of the British Empire who died during the First World War

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2025

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

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DYK for Bond End Canal

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On 8 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bond End Canal, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the route of the Bond End Canal later became a railway and then a road? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bond End Canal. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bond End Canal), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Kusma (talk) 00:03, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Prince of Wales riots is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article Prince of Wales riots 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 Grnrchst -- Grnrchst (talk) 15:05, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 9 September 2025

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Your nomination of Canton Coolie Corps is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article Canton Coolie Corps 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) 13:04, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Voting for WikiProject Military history coordinators is now open!

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Voting for the Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history coordinators is now open! A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. Voting closes at 23:59 UTC on 29 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:25, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Prince of Wales riots has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article Prince of Wales riots 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 Grnrchst -- Grnrchst (talk) 17:05, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for HMS Cambrian (1939)

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On 21 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article HMS Cambrian (1939), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wreck of HMS Cambrian marks the extent of jurisdiction of the Portsmouth competent harbour authority? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Cambrian (1939). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, HMS Cambrian (1939)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

♠PMC♠ (talk) 12:02, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Statue of Michael Arthur Bass

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On 22 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Statue of Michael Arthur Bass, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the statue of Michael Arthur Bass (pictured) in England stands in front of the town hall he paid for? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Statue of Michael Arthur Bass. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Statue of Michael Arthur Bass), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for List of Saint-Cyr promotions

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On 22 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of Saint-Cyr promotions, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the French Army initially named the Saint-Cyr class of 2016–2019 after Georges Loustaunau-Lacau, but backed down after a public outcry? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of Saint-Cyr promotions. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, List of Saint-Cyr promotions), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Wood Street police station

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On 25 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wood Street police station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one proposal for the future of London's Wood Street police station would have seen its cells converted into whisky-tasting rooms? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wood Street police station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Wood Street police station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

♠PMC♠ (talk) 12:03, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Embassy of the United Kingdom, Montevideo

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On 26 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Embassy of the United Kingdom, Montevideo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the size of the entrance hall at the British legation in Uruguay was increased after a diplomat complained that there was not enough room to hold dances? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Embassy of the United Kingdom, Montevideo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Embassy of the United Kingdom, Montevideo), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

JuniperChill (talk) 00:02, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue 233, September 2025

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Full front page of The Bugle
Your Military History Newsletter

The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 11:53, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for HS Tübingen

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On 29 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article HS Tübingen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the hospital ship Tübingen was sunk as a result of "a curious mixture of bad luck and stupidity"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HS Tübingen. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, HS Tübingen), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:03, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hook update
Your hook reached 11,638 views (969.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of September 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:29, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red | October 2025, Vol 11, Issue 10

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Women in Red | October 2025, Vol 11, Issue 10, Nos. 326, 327, 350, 351, 352
Recognized as the most active topic-based WikiProject by human changes.


Online events:

Announcements:

Tip of the Month:

  • Notable does not always mean admirable; you don't have to like an article's subject to make the article a useful contribution to Wikipedia.

Progress ("moving the needle"): Statistics available via various tools: previously, Humaniki tool; currently, QLever.
Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 6,283 articles during this period:

  • 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women)
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Other ways to participate:

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DYK for Toera

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On 30 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Toera, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the presumed skull of Menabe king Toera was returned to Madagascar by France almost 128 years after his death? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Toera. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Toera), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Launchballer 00:03, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!

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 The Coordinator stars 
On behalf of the members of WikiProject Military history, in recognition of your election to the position of Coordinator, I take great pleasure in presenting you with the Coordinator's stars, and wish you the best of luck for the coming year! Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:54, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Canton Coolie Corps has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article Canton Coolie Corps 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) 20:43, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of Action at Sihayo's kraal

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Congratulations, Dumelow! The article you nominated, Action at Sihayo's kraal, 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, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Charles de Tricornot de Rose is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article Charles de Tricornot de Rose 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) 00:13, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 2 October 2025

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Your nomination of Charles de Tricornot de Rose is on hold

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Your good article nomination of the article Charles de Tricornot de Rose 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 Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 10:02, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Charles de Tricornot de Rose has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article Charles de Tricornot de Rose 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) 23:25, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations from the Military History Project

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 The Military history A-Class medal 
On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class medal for Charles Inglis (engineer), Temporary gentlemen, Action at Sihayo's kraal. Gog the Mild (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:53, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – October 2025

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

Administrator changes

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Arbitration

  • After a motion, arbitration enforcement page protections no longer need to be logged in the AELOG. A bot now automatically posts protections at WP:AELOG/P. To facilitate this bot, protection summaries must include a link to the relevant CT page (e.g. [[WP:CT/BLP]]), and you will receive talk page reminders if you forget to specify the contentious topic but otherwise indicate it is an AE action.
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DYK for Sentachan Mine

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On 10 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sentachan Mine, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Sentachan Mine was listed as the second-coldest mine in the world by Mining.com? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sentachan mine. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sentachan Mine), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Launchballer 00:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Argyle Street ash tree

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On 10 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Argyle Street ash tree, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the urban environment around Glasgow's Argyle Street ash tree may have helped it to survive ash dieback disease? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Argyle Street ash tree. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Argyle Street ash tree), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Launchballer 00:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 1 Fulford Street

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On 11 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1 Fulford Street, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Thames lightermen would pull their barges up to the Leaning Tower of Rotherhithe to collect their wages? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1 Fulford Street. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 1 Fulford Street), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:02, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Rita Rusk

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On 13 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rita Rusk, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Rita Rusk was employed to style the hair of her former trainee Sharleen Spiteri after Spiteri became the lead singer of Texas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rita Rusk. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Rita Rusk), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:02, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Natal Native Pioneer Corps is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article Natal Native Pioneer Corps 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 Nick-D -- Nick-D (talk) 06:25, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of HMS Junella is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article HMS Junella 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 ZKang123 -- ZKang123 (talk) 01:02, 14 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of 1993 reviews of the British honours system is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article 1993 reviews of the British honours system 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 Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 19:10, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of 1993 reviews of the British honours system is on hold

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Your good article nomination of the article 1993 reviews of the British honours system 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 Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 19:47, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of 1993 reviews of the British honours system has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article 1993 reviews of the British honours system 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 Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 22:28, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of 9 January 1917 German Crown Council meeting is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article 9 January 1917 German Crown Council meeting 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 Jon698 -- Jon698 (talk) 05:06, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Four Award for Action at Sihayo's kraal

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 Four Award
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Action at Sihayo's kraal. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 23:41, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of 9 January 1917 German Crown Council meeting has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article 9 January 1917 German Crown Council meeting 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 Jon698 -- Jon698 (talk) 22:43, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Louis Adrian is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article Louis Adrian 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 Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 08:08, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Fort Duvernette

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On 20 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fort Duvernette, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Fort Duvernette played a role in saving the survivors of a 1795 Carib attack on a British supply convoy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fort Duvernette. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Fort Duvernette), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Rjjiii (talk) 00:03, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of HMS Junella has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article HMS Junella 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 ZKang123 -- ZKang123 (talk) 00:47, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of USS Pima County is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article USS Pima County 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 Parsecboy -- Parsecboy (talk) 12:27, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 20 October 2025

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Your nomination of Natal Native Pioneer Corps has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article Natal Native Pioneer Corps 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 Nick-D -- Nick-D (talk) 09:46, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Granville Colliery is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article Granville Colliery 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 It is a wonderful world -- It is a wonderful world (talk) 14:07, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Granville Colliery has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article Granville Colliery 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 It is a wonderful world -- It is a wonderful world (talk) 22:22, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of USS Pima County has passed

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Your good article nomination of the article USS Pima County 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 Parsecboy -- Parsecboy (talk) 13:45, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your nomination of Albert shako is under review

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Your good article nomination of the article Albert shako 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) 18:29, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Frederic Willans

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On 26 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Frederic Willans, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sir Frederic Willans attended the deathbeds of Queen Alexandra and her son King George V? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Frederic Willans. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Frederic Willans), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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Your nomination of Albert shako is on hold

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DYK for Ed McCann

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On 27 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ed McCann, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ed McCann chose a career in civil engineering after being dissuaded from other branches of engineering by their military applications? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ed McCann. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ed McCann), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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The Bugle: Issue 234, October 2025

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Full front page of The Bugle
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Your nomination of John Boyden is under review

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Women in Red - November 2025

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Women in Red | November 2025, Vol 11, Issue 11, Nos. 326, 327, 353, 354

Recognized as the most active topic-based WikiProject by human changes.

Online events:

Announcements:

Tip of the Month:

  • Verifiability is increasingly important as AI evolves. You should ensure that every statement made
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    biography, including at least one source for each paragraph.

Progress ("moving the needle"):

  • Statistics available via various tools: previously, Humaniki tool; currently, QLever. Thank you if
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  • 21 Oct 2024, 19.963% of biographies on EN-WP were about women (2,030,245 biographies; 405,305 women)
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Your nomination of James Rorke is under review

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Guide to temporary accounts

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Hello, Dumelow. This message is being sent to remind you of significant upcoming changes regarding logged-out editing.

Starting 4 November, logged-out editors will no longer have their IP address publicly displayed. Instead, they will have a temporary account (TA) associated with their edits. Users with some extended rights like administrators and CheckUsers, as well as users with the temporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right will still be able to reveal temporary users' IP addresses and all contributions made by temporary accounts from a specific IP address or range.

How do temporary accounts work?

Editing from a temporary account
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Temporary account IP viewer user right

How to enable IP Reveal

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Useful tools for patrollers

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Videos

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  • How to use User Info

Further information and discussion

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Your nomination of James Rorke has passed

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Happy Adminship Anniversary!

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Welcome to the drive!

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Fix a random page lacking sources

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November article improvement drive

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Starting on 1 November, the month-long 2025 Article Improvement Drive will target a number of content improvement areas and backlogs. Participating editors will be in line for barnstars and other awards; articles from all aspects of the project will be eligible so there will be something for everybody. Interested editors are encouraged to sign up now! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:17, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

October 2025 GAN Backlog Drive

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The Good Article Reviewer's Medal of Merit
This award is given to Dumelow for accumulating at least 40 points in the October 2025 GAN Backlog Drive. Your dedicated reviews contributed to the successful reduction of the backlog and helped improve the quality of articles. Here's our token of appreciation. Thank you for your time and efforts, and hopefully we'll see you soon again! Bgsu98 (Talk) 21:00, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you also for doing such high quality reviews IAWW (talk) 14:14, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I hope to continue in the future. I'm a bit tied up this month with a MILHIST backlog drive though - Dumelow (talk) 14:15, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Best of luck with that! IAWW (talk) 14:18, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – November 2025

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

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Your nomination of Louis Adrian has passed

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hi

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Hello my friend, The Egyptian Labour Corps was composed only of workers from Upper Egypt and did not include workers from Lower Egypt. I removed this information from the article of egyptian labour crops mutinies because it is incorrect, and even the article about the Egyptian Labour Corps states that the corps was composed only of workers from Upper Egypt. ~2025-31609-48 (talk) 01:10, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am afraid that the Egyptian Labour Corps article might be wrong or its source mistaken. The extract from Anderson, Kyle J. (14 December 2021). The Egyptian Labor Corps: Race, Space, and Place in the First World War. University of Texas Press. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-1-4773-2456-1. is below - Dumelow (talk) 17:17, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My friend, I am Egyptian and I know the Egyptian Labour Corps very well. The Arabic and Egyptian Wikipedia pages state that the Corps consisted only of farmers from Upper Egypt.
Regarding the source you provided (Anderson), he says that the Corps was made up of workers from Upper Egypt, and that even those counted as from Lower Egypt were actually from areas that are geographically located in Northern Upper Egypt. He also points out that these statistics are inaccurate. Mohamedelkiiing (talk) 20:24, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

An effort was also made to distribute the recruiting burden more evenly throughout the country. In the course of his investigations, Wingate learned that recruitment had, up until that point, "practically affected Upper Egypt alone." This imbalance was explained due to the lower wages prevailing in the south, which made the terms of the labor contracts offered by military authorities more attractive to Upper Egyptians. Additionally, because the south was mostly still under basin irrigation, there existed little to no local demand for labor after the traditional harvest season in the spring. The official regional breakdown of recruiting seems to contradict Wingate's assessment, with 28,986 men recruited in Upper Egypt from the beginning of the war through May 2, 1917, while 53,549 were enlisted in Lower Egypt between December 6, 1916, and the end of April 1917. But these statistics were unreliable due to the changing definition of what constituted Upper Egypt. For example, according to the report, the Middle Egyptian provinces of Bani Suwayf and Fayyum were included as part of Upper Egypt at first, but were later changed and considered part of Lower Egypt. Moreover, the bulk of the rural population lived in the fertile lands of the Nile Delta, so there was a much larger pool from which to draw in the north. But the British thought that the fallahîn from the Delta would be less willing to leave their homes for long periods of time because they were less accustomed to the practice of migrant labor. Consequently, through the summer of 1917, contracts for Lower Egyptians were fixed for three months at a time, while those for Upper Egyptians extended to six months. On November 1, 1917, this imbalance was remedied and contracts were standardized at six months for all laborers, whether from the north or the south.

Please see Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:Reliable sources. I have provided a reliable source that says recruits were taken from Lower Egypt, do you have any that say they only recruited from Upper Egypt? Further near-contemporary source below confirming Lower Egypt recruitment - Dumelow (talk) 22:18, 6 November 2025 (UTC) Murray, Sir Archibald James (1920). Sir Archibald Murray's Despatches (June 1916-June 1917). J.M. Dent. p. 208. On 12th February, 1917, a separate recruiting service was formed for recruiting men in Upper Egypt for the Camel Transport Corps, and Middle and Lower Egypt were developed as a recruiting area for the Egyptian Labour Corps.[reply]

Yes, I have many sources like this one as an example, and this source is from a well-known newspaper in the UAE:
https://www.emaratalyoum.com/politics/weekly-supplements/beyond-politics/2022-03-18-1.1611767
Another piece of information for you, my friend: Middle Egypt is part of Upper Egypt. Mohamedelkiiing (talk) 22:27, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The numbers in that article are suspect: 500,000 is well above what I have seen elsewhere. Faulkner, Neil (18 June 2019). Lawrence of Arabia's War: The Arabs, the British and the Remaking of the Middle East in WWI. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-21945-6. for example gives 186,000 as the upper figure (only 56,000 served at any one time). I have reverted the recent changes made to the main Egyptian Labour Corps article as they cited no sources - Dumelow (talk) 22:36, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My friend, all the reliable Arabic sources in the Middle East state that the number was half a million people, and this is by no means an exaggeration.
The article currently on English Wikipedia was written from a colonial perspective. Even Anderson, in his interviews with Arabic channels, said that the true account of what happened is completely different from the colonial narrative.
Search for the Egyptian Labour Corps in Arabic, and you will see that what I am saying is correct.
Even if you search on Arabic Wikipedia, which has a very strict system for article and information approval, the article on the Egyptian Labour Corps states that the number was half a million workers from Upper Egypt.
this is another source about egyptian labour crops
https://www.thebookhome.com/product/index/58556/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A?srsltid=AfmBOoqJikBg0PbxFthM6inVPhZkk3EtZMetpJY08xRidVj9GL7U0oS8 Mohamedelkiiing (talk) 22:50, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I added a piece of information to the article on the Egyptian Labor Corps, stating that the corps was made up of workers from Upper Egypt, which is supported by sources. I kept what you had written, my friend; I only added this information.
This is the Arabic Wikipedia version of the Egyptian Labor Corps article, and you will find everything I mentioned there.
https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%82_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A Mohamedelkiiing (talk) 01:00, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My friend, you wrote in the article that the Corps worked during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, while at the same time there are photos in the article of the graves of Egyptian workers in European countries.
The correct information is that the Corps worked in Europe and the Middle East. Mohamedelkiiing (talk) 02:00, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My friend, this is a reliable source from Stanford University in the USA, which explicitly mentions that the Egyptian Labour Corps consisted of half a million people.
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/14155584?utm_source=chatgpt.com Mohamedelkiiing (talk) 17:49, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, good find. It looks like Anderson gives the half a million figure in his 2021 book The Egyptian Labor Corps: Race, Space, and Place in the First World War; I'll have to keep an eye out to see if I can get a copy at a reasonable price some time. Thanks for your work on this, it looks like the scholarly position on this matter is developing - Dumelow (talk) 18:40, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Fort George, Grenada

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On 14 November 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fort George, Grenada, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Fort George (pictured) was the execution site of Maurice Bishop, the prime minister of Grenada? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fort George, Grenada. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Fort George, Grenada), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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DYK for HMS Junella

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On 14 November 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article HMS Junella, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1982 HMS Junella carried a naval mine from the Falkland Islands to Great Britain on her deck, covered by a wet mattress to keep the explosives cool? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Junella 2. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, HMS Junella), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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Your nomination of 1914 fleet review is under review

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