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Category:Video games based on iCarly has been nominated for discussion

Category:Video games based on iCarly, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. The1337gamer (talk) 10:01, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Shhh! Spies!

You are invited...
	Women in Espionage worldwide online edit-a-thon Host: Women in Red Supporting: University of Edinburgh - Women in Espionage and Spy Fiction 13-20 April 2016

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The Bugle: Issue CXXI, April 2016

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on Australian spies, Nick-D on the German Army Op-ed: TomStar81 on the 1916 Easter Rising Timeline: This month in World War I

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File:Boeing X-50A.jpg listed for discussion

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WikiCup 2016 May newsletter

FP of Christ Church Cathedral, Falkland Islands by Godot13

Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.

Round 2 saw three FAs (two by Cas Liber (submissions) and one by Montanabw (submissions)), four Featured Lists (with three by Calvin999 (submissions)), and 53 Good Articles (six by Worm That Turned (submissions) and five each by Hurricanehink (submissions), Cwmhiraeth (submissions), and MPJ-DK (submissions)). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by Adam Cuerden (submissions) and five by Godot13 (submissions)). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) scored 265 base points, while The C of E (submissions) and MPJ-DK (submissions) each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with MPJ-DK (submissions) completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and Cas Liber (submissions), broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.

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Talk page protection level

Hi,
I have recently been working on "List of fastest production cars by acceleration", was able to move the main page, and notice you had given its talk page move-protection. I was wondering if the protection level could be reduced, at least temporarily. I would really appreciate being able to move it using my account. If any problems occur it could be again protected.
Thanks,
Alex
Altanner1991 (talk) 01:35, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and unprotected it, hopefully it'll be clear now. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:35, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Gloria Gifford

Hi, I have written here once before. I am writing because a person that I work for Gloria Gifford her Wikipedia page has been deleted again. Please put it back up. We are working on putting more references on the page so that it will be up to date. But it seems as if her page keeps getting picked on when I have seen other pages with less info. Not to mention that just because someone has not heard of the movies she was in is not cause to delete a page. Please put it back up and we will include more references. Thank you. I have listed some references below. I will continue to add more once the page is back up and please do not keep deleting this. Thank you.

Allaboutevetm (talk) 20:30, 21 May 2016 (UTC)Sat May 21, 2016 1:29 PM PST

I am to familiar with how to write to someone on Wikipedia so please respond please. I need to get this page back up so i can add more references. Please put it back up please. you can email me directly if you like I do not mind. allaboutevetm@gmail.com

Allaboutevetm (talk) 04:35, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

The fact that other pages exist in worse state is not means for an article to be kept or restored (or, for that matter, the other way around). If you believe that the article should exist, the place to ask would be WP:REFUND. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:52, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXII, May–June 2016

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on Australian spies (part two) Op-ed: TomStar81 looks at the Battle of Jutland Timeline: Events of World War I

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Nuclear latency

Paranuclear was deleted because it was a term that was not actually used. However, Nuclear latency, which was redirected from it, is actually a term that is used with a total of about 586,000 hits on Google. Both were originally separate articles. Is it possible to get the Nuclear latency page restored? DimensionQualm (talk) 13:27, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

I'll note that WP:GHITS are not a reliable indication of notability. However, if it is a notable, sourceable topic (as opposed to a definition, which would be for Wiktionary), then I'd suggest just being bold and creating the article. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:19, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Notable sources have covered it, including The Wilson Center, Nuclear Threat Initiave,[1] Standford, International Institute for Strategic Studies Australian Strategic Policy Institute, SAGE Publications, among many others. Yes, these sources are fairly recent, but the concept is more than recent. Like someone in the deletion discussion said, the concept is certainly important, but is known by a different name (not paranuclear). The two terms are not related. Do you mind moving the page into my sandbox or a draft, so I can expand it with newer sources? DimensionQualm (talk) 05:22, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

It's now at User:DimensionQualm/Nuclear latency, where I've reset the article to before it was merged/redirecte to the deleted Paranuclear. Good luck! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 07:31, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. DimensionQualm (talk) 01:47, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Dr. Jay Goldstein

Why did you delete the page for Jay Goldstein? I just noticed that it was missing. - S2zimmerman (talk) 08:33, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jay Goldstein. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 09:47, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CXXIII, July 2016

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File permission problem with File:Distributor Wing DW-1.jpg

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Request for undeletion

Hello Bushranger, hope all is well. Can you please restore the page "Tony Granger" http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Tony_Granger. It is accurate information and I was just about to update its information, I appreciate your help in advance. Thank you. 204.10.132.7 (talk) 15:47, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

This was also requested at WP:REFUND, and since you closed the AfD as SOFTDELETE I have restored the page. JohnCD (talk) 16:39, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.10.132.7 (talk) 17:27, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for getting to this. :) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 03:23, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

Block these users

Hello Mr! I'm Ardi from Indonesia, sorry to bother you for a while, can you block these users Adam Aflah II and Armano Hakiim? Because they're possible sockpuppets of Adam aflah (which is a vandalism-only account). Thank you. ArdiPras95 (talk) 07:02, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Bushranger is not always available, so you should probably contact another admin, or post at WP:ANI, in case he is not able to respond. -BilCat (talk) 07:08, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for looking after things Bil. I have been quite busy, but it these accounts aren't blocked by the time I get some time I'll take a look at them. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:41, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Nuclear latency

What in the hell?[2] You've done earned yourself a trout slap. -- Kendrick7^talk 04:11, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Wait, wait, I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you were an Auspicious Looshpah. But still, a perfectly valid article got merged into a nonsense word, and then that nonsense word got deleted. Moving the original article to userspace was the absolute least that you could do. I can only hope and pray that a Looshpah such as yourself might have a better nose for such trickery going forward :) -- Kendrick7^talk 04:38, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXIV, August 2016

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at disease control and defence satellites Op-ed: TomStar81 on the rise of air power Timeline: This month in World War I

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Sigh

These people are so quick to enforce GNL. It makes one wonder if they'll have the guts to oppose the inevitable change of MILHIST to MILHISTANDHERST. Sadly, I don't think so. - BilCat (talk) 04:38, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Those who willingly bury history will be first in line to repeat it. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 05:19, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Yup. - BilCat (talk) 05:23, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

They might draw the line at researching the history of women being called "herstorical research". :) - BilCat (talk) 05:51, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

An other CfR discussion for US city categories

There's a new Categories for Renaming discussion going on about categories of US cities listed in the AP Stylebook. As you have participated in at least one of the more recent discussions in the subject, you may want to participate in the discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2016 August 17#Seattle. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 20:38, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Sam Roberts (ice hockey)

@Ueutyi: @Joeykai: @The Bushranger: @JMWt: @Djsasso: @Ravenswing: @Only in death: @Deadman137: Hello! After discussion you deleted Sam Roberts (ice hockey). But this player played for Canada at 2007 Winter Universiade. Is it not enough for English Wikipedia? Lowdown (talk) 17:38, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

• No. Playing in a single collegiate tournament has never been part of any hockey-related notability criteria. Not even playing in the Memorial Cup or the Frozen Four, considerably more prominent amateur tournaments, suffice. Ravenswing 20:47, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

A discussion you may be interested in

I have just made a new nomination for renaming categories for those U.S cities where the article doesn't include the state name. Since you participated in a recent discussion about this, you may want to express your opinion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2016 September 6#Major US cities. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 16:19, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXV, September 2016

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Peacemaker67 and Nick-D on Nazi terror and covert warfare Op-ed: Hawkeye7 looks at Australians on the Somme Timeline: This month in World War I

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Military history WikiProject coordinator election

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Extended confirmed protection

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The Bugle: Issue CXXVI, October 2016

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D and Hawkeye7 look at recent works Op-ed: TomStar81 on the evolution of the tank Timeline: This month in World War I

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Port 25565 listed at Redirects for discussion

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WikiCup 2016 November newsletter: Final results

The final round of the 2016 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2016 WikiCup top three finalists:

• First Place - Cas Liber (submissions)
• Second Place - MPJ-DK (submissions)
• Third Place - Adam Cuerden (submissions)

In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:

• Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a three-way tie with themselves for two FAs in each of R2, R3, and R5).
• Good Article – MPJ-DK had 14 GAs promoted in R3.
• Featured List – Calvin999 (submissions) produced 2 FLs in R2
• Featured Pictures – Adam Cuerden restored 18 images to FP status in R4.
• Featured Portal – SSTflyer (submissions) produced the only FPO of the Cup in R2.
• Featured Topic – Cyclonebiskit (submissions) and Calvin were each responsible for one FT in R3 and R2, respectively.
• Good Topic – MPJ-DK created a GT with 9 GAs in R5.
• Did You Know – MPJ-DK put 53 DYKs on the main page in R4.
• In The News – Dharmadhyaksha (submissions) and Muboshgu (submissions), each with 5 ITN, both in R4.
• Good Article Review – MPJ-DK completed 61 GARs in R2.

Over the course of the 2016 WikiCup the following content was added to Wikipedia (only reporting on fixed value categories): 17 Featured Articles, 183 Good Articles, 8 Featured Lists, 87 Featured Pictures, 40 In The News, and 321 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:52, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

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WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup Greetings, all! We would like to announce the start of the 4th GA Cup, a competition that seeks to encourage the reviewing of Good article nominations! Thus far, there have been three GA Cups, which were successful in reaching our goals of significantly reducing the traditionally long queue at GAN, so we're doing it again. Currently, there are over 400 nominations listed. We hope that we can again make an impact this time. The 4th GA Cup will begin on November 1, 2016. Four rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on February 28, 2017), but this may change based on participant numbers. We may take a break in December for the holidays, depending on the results of a poll of our participants taken shortly after the competition begins. The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same, as will the scoring. Sign-ups for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on November 14, 2016. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the judges. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. We apologize for the delay in sending out this message until after the competition has started. Thank you to Krishna Chaitanya Velaga for aiding in getting this message out. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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The Bugle: Issue CXXVII, November 2016

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at two new books on the US military Interview: A chat with our new project coordinators Review essay: Nick-D discusses recent works on the British and Australian Armies in World War I Op-ed: TomStar81 on the end of the Battle of the Somme Timeline: This month in World War I

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Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge

You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!

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Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins

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A new user right for New Page Patrollers

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A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

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Category:People from Boligee, Alabama

Hi am I OK to recreate this category, it will have five members ? Thanks GrahamHardy (talk) 23:34, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

AFAIK five is the generally accepted lower floor for a people-by-city category, although I have been a bit out of touch... - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:44, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Recreated, Thanks GrahamHardy (talk) 09:08, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

P.S. I am similarly recreating Category:People from Killen, Alabama with five members, thanks GrahamHardy (talk) 22:55, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

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The Bugle: Issue CXXVIII, December 2016

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at America's nuclear capability at the start of the Cold War Review essay: Hawkeye7 on the Manhatten Project suite of articles Op-ed: TomStar81 discusses leadership changes in World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

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WikiCup December newsletter: WikiCup 2017

On 1 January 2017, WikiCup 2017 (the 10th Annual WikiCup) will begin. This year we are trying something a little different – monetary prizes.

For the WC2017 the prizes will be as follows (amounts are based in US$ and will be awarded in the form of an online Amazon gift certificate):

• First place – $200
• Second & Third place – $50 each
• Category prizes – $25 per category (which will be limited to FA, FL, FP, GA, and DYK for 2017). Winning a category prize does not require making it to the final round.

Note: Monetary prizes are a one-year experiment for 2017 and may or may not be continued in the future. In order to be eligible to receive any of the prizes above, the competing Wikipedia account must have a valid/active email address.

After two years as a WikiCup judge, Figureskatingfan is stepping down. We thank her for her contributions as a WikiCup judge. We are pleased to announce that our newest judge is two-time WikiCup champion Cwmhiraeth.

The judges for the 2017 WikiCup are Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email).

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Merry Christmas

	Merry Christmas The Bushranger!!
	Hi The Bushranger, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia!    –Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 22:37, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:38, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry, merry!

From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 22:42, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

And a very Merry Christmas to you! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:45, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

FYI

Wikipedia talk:Categories for discussion#Fate of CFDS. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:14, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

Good to see good old Wikipedia is still good old Wikipedia... - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 09:21, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

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Happy New Year, The Bushranger!

Happy New Year!

The Bushranger,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Happy New Year

Hi BR, good to see you editing around again. I hope all is well. - BilCat (talk) 10:10, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. Life's busy but well. Happy New Year! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:16, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXIX, January 2017

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 and Nick-D look at three recent works Op-ed: TomStar81 on a curious episode of World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

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The Bugle: Issue CXXX, February 2017

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Recent external reviews Op-ed: TomStar81 looks at submarine warfare in World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

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Your assistance please...

You closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Salah Bin Al Hadi Asasi. I request you restore its revision history, as you did with other individuals held in Guantanamo.

The NYTimes published an article today about "Hedi Hammami", a Tunisian released from Guantanamo in 2010. He says the Police surveillance that Tunisia agreed to, when he was released, is so onerous he wants to be returned to Guantanamo.

Three Tunisians were released in 2010, and none of them were known by the name "Hedi Hammani". I'd like the history made available so I can determine whether he is the guy who want to return.

Thanks Geo Swan (talk) 23:47, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

BR is only online sporadically, so you might want to ask another admin about this, or perhaps use deletion review. - BilCat (talk) 02:58, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

I'll see if I can get to this tomorrow evening. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:54, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

• Thanks! Geo Swan (talk) 03:32, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

• And it's now at User:Geo Swan/Salah Bin Al Hadi Asasi. There ya go! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:24, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Precious five years!

Precious

Five years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:11, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:22, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

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March Madness 2017

G'day all, please be advised that throughout March 2017 the Military history Wikiproject is running its March Madness drive. This is a backlog drive that is focused on several key areas:

• tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
• updating the project's currently listed A-class articles to ensure their ongoing compliance with the listed criteria
• creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various task force pages or other lists of missing articles.

As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.

The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the military history scope will be considered eligible. More information can be found here for those that are interested, and members can sign up as participants at that page also.

The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 March and runs until 23:59 UTC on 31 March 2017, so please sign up now.

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March 2017 WikiCup newsletter

And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. It would have been 5 points, but when a late entrant was permitted to join the contest in February, a promise was made that his inclusion would not result in the exclusion of any other competitor. To achieve this, the six entrants that had the lowest positive score of 4 points have been added to the 64 people who otherwise would have qualified. As a result, some of the groups have nine contestants rather than eight. Our top four scorers in round 1 were:

• Cas Liber, last year's winner, led the field with two featured articles on birds and a total score of 674.
• Iry-Hor, a WikiCup newcomer, came next with a featured article, a good article and a tally of 282 bonus points for a score of 517. All these points came from the article Nyuserre Ini, an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh,
• 1989, another WikiCup newcomer, was in joint third place at 240. 1989 has claimed points for two featured lists and one good article relating to anime and comedy series, all of which were awarded bonus points.
• Peacemaker67 shared third place with five good articles and thirteen good article reviews, mostly on naval vessels. He is also new to the competition.

The largest number of DYKs have been submitted by Vivvt and The C of E, who each claimed for seven, and MBlaze Lightning achieved eight articles at ITN. Carbrera and Peacemaker67 each claimed for five GAs and Krishna Chaitanya Velaga was well out in front for GARs, having reviewed 32. No featured pictures, featured topics or good topics yet, but we have achieved three featured articles and a splendid total of fifty good articles.

So, on to the second round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. 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 equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:52, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXXI, March 2017

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 and Nick-D look at works on two facets of US military power Op-ed: TomStar81 on the Russian Revolution Timeline: This month in World War I

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The Bugle: Issue CXXXII, April 2017

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D and Hawkeye7 look at air power and nuclear weaponry Op-ed: Hawkeye7 on Australia's part in the advance on the Hindenburg Line Timeline: This month in World War I

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The Center Line: Spring 2017

Volume 9, Issue 1 • Spring 2017 • About the Newsletter

Departments

• • Assessment roundup
• • Portal selected articles and pictures

Features

• • Commons and Wikidata revamp
• • Route logs for junction lists
• • Finding friends at the DOT
• • This space for rent

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May 2017 WikiCup newsletter

The second round of the competition has now closed, with just under 100 points being required to qualify for round 3. YellowEvan just scraped into the next round with 98 points but we have to say goodbye to the thirty or so competitors who didn't achieve this threshold; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Our top scorers in round 2 were:

• Cas Liber, led the field with five featured articles, four on birds and one on astronomy, and a total score of 2049, half of which came from bonus points.
• 1989 was in second place with 826 points, 466 of which were bonus points. 1989 has claimed points mostly relating to anime and Japanese-related articles.
• Peacemaker67 took third place with two FAs, one GA and seven GARs, mostly on naval vessels or military personnel, scoring 543 points.
• Other contestants who scored over 400 points were Freikorp, Carbrera, and Czar. Of course all these points are now wiped out and the 32 remaining contestants start again from zero in round 3.

Vivvt submitted the largest number of DYKs (30), and MBlaze Lightning achieved 13 articles at ITN. Carbrera claimed for 11 GAs and Argento Surfer performed the most GARs, having reviewed 11. So far we have achieved 38 featured articles and a splendid 132 good articles. Commendably, 279 GARs have been achieved so far, more than double the number of GAs.

So, on to the third round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. 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 equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:16, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXXIII, May 2017

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on Strategic Air Command doctrine Op-ed: Tomstar81 looks at a little-known aspect of World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

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Request for undeletion

Hello,

I am unfamiliar with the procedure for undeleting a page on the english-language wikipedia, but it appears that I must first ask you. I'd like to address the case of Liza del Sierra, which was deleted after this discussion because she had no awards and only nominations. Actually, this porn actress has an award (a European one, in Brussels) but the main argument for restoring the page is that she is mostly know in France where she has been featured several times in "notable mainstream media" (hence meeting the 3rd requirement of WP:PORNBIO). You can see examples here (Paris Première) and here (L'Obs : the article is about a documentary shown on France 2, which focused on the shooting of one or her films. The article also mentions the fact that she is well-known in France, as far as porn stars go). Thank you ! Jean-Jacques Georges (talk) 17:20, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

The place to go is WP:REFUND, you can lay out your sources there and request undeletion. :) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:14, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks ! BTW, I have a problem with another page : I am currently cleaning up the French wikipedia's porn star pages (improving some, asserting their notability, proposing some for deletion...) so on that occasion, I improved some pages here (Nina Roberts and Lou Charmelle) and created another, Tiffany Hopkins. My problem is that the latter had been previously deleted in another discussion, which I hadn't noticed. I hadnt' seen the previous version so I guess mine is quite different. Please take note that I added several sources and mentions of her European awards which prove - much like ms Del Sierra - that she had a notable career in France during the 2000s. What should I do now ? Should it be deleted again so I can ask for it to be undeleted ? (it would be a bit weird but if that's the correct way to proceed, so be it) Jean-Jacques Georges (talk) 09:26, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

@The Bushranger: The problem here is that at WP:REFUND, we generally don't overturn an AFD deletion without agreement from the deleting administrator; the standard reply template directs the petitioner to the deleting administrator for reassessment. That's why this discussion got started on your talk page. If you agree to restoration, I'm happy to restore it. ~Anachronist (talk) 07:14, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi, you seem to be on a wikibreak. I'm just letting you know, since you seemed willing to allow an admin at WP:REFUND to make a decision regarding restoration of an article you deleted, that I will restore it to draft space for further improvement. ~Anachronist (talk) 16:34, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

Not a problem. Life has been busy for me so I haven't been able to get on as much as I'd like sometimes. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:18, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

Request for undeletion

Hey. You'v deleted Atwar's page for what i understood lack of realiable sources. I play the game since 2011 and i wanted to know if it's realiable enough to rewrite it --Roai1 (talk) 15:08, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

There need to be sufficent third-party sources to establish notability. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:15, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

Unprotect Axway

Hi! I noticed that there's a missing redirect from Axway to Axway Software and I couldn't create the redirect myself because the page is salted. ITSM that the new article satisfies notability requirements, so maybe you can unprotect the page so the redirect can be created. -- intgr [talk] 07:34, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

All done! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:26, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXXIV, June 2017

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at the Battle of Kokoda and US defence acquisition in the 1960s Op-ed: Hawkeye7 on the Battle of Messines Timeline: This month in World War I

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WikiCup 2017 July newsletter

The third round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 288 points being required to qualify for round 4. It was a hotly competitive round with all but four of the contestants exceeding the 106 points that was necessary to proceed to round 4 last year. Coemgenus and Freikorp tied on 288, and both have been allowed to proceed, so round 4 now has one pool of eight competitors and one of nine.

Round 3 saw the achievement of a 26-topic Featured topic by MPJ-DK as well as 5 featured lists and 13 featured articles. PanagiotisZois and SounderBruce achieved their first ever featured articles. Carbrera led the GA score with 10, Tachs achieved 17 DYKs and MBlaze Lightning 10 In the news items. There were 167 DYKs, 93 GARs and 82 GAs overall, this last figure being higher than the number of GAs in round 2, when twice as many people were taking part. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.

As we start round 4, we say goodbye to the fifteen or so competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 05:38, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Kate_MacGarry

Hi! You closed this as a Soft Delete, but I think subsequent coverage with this year's Art Basel may meet WP:N. Any objections if I userfy this to my space to see if I can resolve the issues? Happy to run it past you before I restore to mainspace. Thanks either way StarM 15:35, 18 June 2017 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay, at the moment I'm still eaten up by real life. If there's enough reliable sourcing to meet N, then by all means go ahead. :) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:59, 29 June 2017 (UTC)

And then I missed your comment while away. I think CNT and artnet might hit WP:N. Thoughts? If you still don't think it passes, I'll re-delete. User:Star Mississippi/Kate MacGarry. StarM 19:08, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXXV, July 2017

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D looks at planning for the unthinkable Op-ed: TomStar81 on Russia's Provisional Government in World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Century class ferry

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Dee Why class ferry

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The Bugle: Issue CXXXVI, August 2017

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on the Battle of Messines and recent Australian Army leadership; Nick-D on South African armour Op-ed: Nick-D talks photography Timeline: This month in World War I

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MfD nomination of User:The Bushranger/Octopus cable

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WikiCup 2017 September newsletter

Round 4 of the WikiCup has ended and we move forward into the final round. In round 4, a total of 12 FAs, 3 FLs, 44 GAs, 3 FLs, 79 DYKs, 1 ITN and 42 GARs was achieved, with no FPs or FTs this time. Congratulations to Peacemaker67 on the Royal Yugoslav Navy Good Topic of 36 items, and the 12 featured articles achieved by Cas Liber (5), Vanamonde93 (3), Peacemaker67 (2), Adityavagarwal (1) and 12george1 (1). With a FA scoring 200 points, and bonus points available on top of this, FAs are likely to feature heavily in the final round. Meanwhile Yellow Evan, a typhoon specialist, was contributing 12 DYKs and 10 GAs, while Adityavagarwal and Freikorp topped the GAR list with 8 reviews each. As we enter the final round, we are down to eight contestants, and we would like to thank those of you who have been eliminated for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. The lowest score needed to reach round 5 was 305, and I think we can expect a highly competitive final round.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best man (or woman) win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 06:26, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXXVII, September 2017

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D and Hawkeye7 look at two recent releases Op-ed: Hawkeye7 on ANZACs in the Third Ypres Offensive Timeline: This month in World War I

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deleted article being recreated

This article - Natib Qadish - was deleted after AfD closure by yourself in 2011 [3]]. Apparently it was previously also deleted in 2008. Yet it is being recreated. Not sure what's going on here. Volunteer Marek  13:10, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Looks like somebody else already got to it. Thanks for letting me know. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:01, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

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MGM-13 Mace

I saw your edit summary there. You are welcome to disagree with my edit but it was not careless. WP:OVERLINK recommends not linking country names. What did the links to South Korea and West Germany actually add for the reader? --John (talk) 06:27, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

The ability to link to those countries' pages? - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:48, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

MGM-31B Pershing II

Pershing II was just moved a few minutes ago to MGM-31B Pershing II. Since you're on at the moment (hopefully), and made the last move, I thought I'd ask for a second opinion before reverting. The article clearly states that no evidence exists for the MGM-31B designation. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 02:58, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

I'm around off and on more lately. And...well a quick check of Parsch shows that while Pershing II may have a designation, if one does/did exist it would be MGM-31C, as MGM-31B was the desigation for Pershing IA! So I'm gonna go ahead and revert that. Thanks for pointing it out! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 03:02, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, and it's good to see you around more. - BilCat (talk) 03:10, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

They moved it to MGM-31C Pershing II, again without discussion. They did cite a couple of sources, but nothing official. I've reverted. - BilCat (talk) 05:44, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

I've added a one-month move protect in hopes of bringing them to the talk page. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 05:47, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks again, again. I'll try to write an explanation on the talk page tomorrow if he hasn't posted by then. - BilCat (talk) 06:11, 26 October 2017 (UTC)