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[edit] WikiProject Aquarium Fishes (inactive)

The Aquarium Fishes WikiProject Newsletter
Issue VI - May 2007
News
Discussions & Collaborations

To subscribe or unsubscribe this newsletter, or if you would like to to add news to the next issue, please see here.

[edit] WikiProject The Beatles

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 016 – November 2008
Beatles News
Project News
  • We now have a barnstar - it can be placed on anybody's talk page using {{subst:Beatles barnstar|Message. ~~~~}}
  • 0 new articles have been listed in the Project Log since 1 October. The project log seems to have been neglected recently, and we request that project members help us to bring it up-to-date.
Member News
Issue of the Month

History of The Beatles has been recreated following the advice given in a peer review of The Beatles. We request your assistance in summarising the History section of The Beatles so they are not just carbon copies of each other.

From the Editor

Please take the time to review some articles (or submit your own) at our internal peer review page. It will help us to improve our articles.

If you've just joined, add your name to the Participants section of Wikipedia:WikiProject The Beatles. You'll get a mention in the next issue of the Newsletter and get it delivered as desired. Also, please include your own promotions and awards in future issues. Don't be shy!

Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the next issue (Issue 017 – December 2008). Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!

Contributors to this Issue
Complete To Do List
Make visible or invisible by clicking Show or Hide, respectively.

[edit] WikiProject Big Brother (inactive)

[edit] WikiProject Biographies (inactive)

The Biography WikiProject Newsletter
Volume IV, no. 4 - September 2007
Project News
  • The three-month long Summer Assessment Drive, organized by Psychless, was a huge success! It ran from June 1 – September 1, and reduced the backlog of unassessed articles from 113,385 to 56,237. In all, over 100,000 articles were assessed. Over 60 people contributed in some way.
  • A barnstar has been created for exceptional work on Wikipedia biographies and for assisting the project. The Biography Barnstar is listed with the other WikiProject awards and can be awarded easily with a template. See the template page for more details.
Member News

Image:LinkFA-star.png Congratulations to the editors who worked on the newest featured biographies: Augustus; William Shakespeare; Adriaen van der Donck; Alfred Russel Wallace; Alison Krauss; Anne Frank; Anne of Denmark; Asser; Bart King; Bill O'Reilly; Bobby Robson; Bradley Joseph; CM Punk; Ceawlin of Wessex; Colley Cibber; Cædwalla of Wessex; Dominik Hašek; Elizabeth Needham; Frank Macfarlane Burnet; Georg Cantor; Gregory of Nazianzus; Gunnhild Mother of Kings; Gwen Stefani; Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery; Harriet Arbuthnot; Harry S. Truman; Henry, Bishop of Uppsala; Héctor Lavoe; Ine of Wessex; Ion Heliade Rădulescu; Jack Sheppard; Jackie Chan; Jay Chou; John Martin Scripps; John Mayer; Joseph Francis Shea; Joshua A. Norton; Kate Bush; Kazi Nazrul Islam; Kevin Pietersen; Martin Brodeur; Mary Martha Sherwood; Mary of Teck; Maximus the Confessor; Miranda Otto; Muhammad Ali Jinnah; P. K. van der Byl; Penda of Mercia; Pham Ngoc Thao; Rabindranath Tagore; Ramón Emeterio Betances; Red Barn Murder; Richard Hakluyt; Richard Hawes; Robert Garran; Roman Vishniac; Ronald Niel Stuart; Ronald Reagan; Roy Welensky; Rudolph Cartier; Samuel Adams; Samuel Beckett; Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; Sarah Trimmer; Sargon of Akkad; Shen Kuo; Sophie Blanchard; Stereolab; Sydney Newman; Sylvanus Morley; Tim Duncan; Timeline of Mary Wollstonecraft; Uncle Tupelo; Waisale Serevi; Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Walter Model; William Bruce; William Goebel; Yagan; Zhou Tong; Æthelbald of Mercia; Æthelbald of Mercia

New Members

Congratulations to our 225 new members
From the Editors

The newsletter is back! Many things have gone on during the past few months, but many things have not. While the assessment drive helped revitalize the assessment department of the project, many other departments have received no attention. Most notably: peer review and our "workgroups". A day long IRC meeting has been planned for October 13th, with the major focus being which areas of the project are "dead", what should our goals be as a project, and how to "revive" the dead areas of our project. Contribute to the discussion on the the new channel (see below)

We decided to deliver this newsletter to all project members this month but only those with their names down here will get it delivered in the future.

This is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the next issue. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned or post news on the next issue's talk page

New irc channel

Lastly, a new WikiProject Biography channel has been set up on the freenode network:

#wikipedia-en-bio

Our thanks to Phoenix 15 for setting it up.

Contributors to this Issue
Complete To Do List

Assessment Progress
We couldn't do it without you!

[edit] WikiProject Birds

The Birds WikiProject Newsletter
June 2009

With three new additions to the project's FA/FL/GA article count, we're on our way towards our next goal — of 150 such articles. Ruff and Alpine Chough are currently good article nominations; drop by their candidacy pages to comment, review or suggest improvements!
Articles of note

New featured list:

New good articles:


New project members
Secretary Bird
Project news
  • June's collaboration article is Secretary Bird, about an iconic long-legged African raptor, which is widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Our current featured articles display a decided "Anglophone" bent; can you help us to get our first African species to FA?
  • On a related note, be sure to vote for July's collaboration article, which will be chosen on June 27. If none of the existing nominations interest you, consider adding a new one!
  • There still 16 bird families with articles currently considered to be Stubs—great progress if you think back to the scores we had last year, but still more than we should have. Any assistance in reducing that number would be much appreciated!
Newsletter challenge

SP-KP (talk · contribs) met last month's challenge and split our former "Bonelli's Warbler" article into Eastern Bonelli's Warbler and Western Bonelli's Warbler, reflecting widespread agreement among taxonomists that the two former subspecies merit their own species; jimfbleak (talk · contribs) helped with taxobox reorganization. This month, we're looking for someone to wikify our Brazilian Merganser article. The editor(s) who perform this needed service will be mentioned in next month's newsletter.

Got a suggestion? A correction? Something you'd like to see included in a future issue? Drop a note at the Tip Line with your ideas!
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[edit] Buckethead task force

News from Bucketheadland Issue 6 - May 8, 2009

You're reading the sixth issue of News from Bucketheadland, the infamous but irregular organ of the Buckethead Taskforce, telling you what binges and what not in the land of Headcheese. Feel free to shout out: "Byrralku Dhangudha!"

  • Just another heads up:
  • In the News:
    • A preview of Death Cube K's upcoming album Torn from Black Space, the track "Watchers", can be heard on the new site of Rare Noise Records. "Watchers" is the fifth track out of six previews. A free twelve track pormo CD can be ordered on the website, too. According to the label, Torn from Black Space is slated for a release date in October.
    • According to Bootsy Collins' official MySpace, the upcoming Z-Class album will feature veteran GN'R guitarists Buckethead and - ehm - one guy called Slash. See for yourself!
    • Bootsy Collins mentions Buckethead in an interview with Sporting News.
    • Recent Buckethead show opener, the Portland Cello Project have a Buckethead Tour Diary on their website. The diary gives some insights to Buckethead behind the scenes, but actually far less than some might wish.

NOTE: Are you waiting for Captain EO to return?



[edit] WikiProject Christianity

[edit] WikiProject Christianity Newsletter - June 2009

The Christianity WikiProject Newsletter

Archives  |  Tip Line  |  Editors

The Christianity WikiProject Newsletter
Issue IX - June 2009
Project news
  • The Christianity project and its related projects currently have 72 FAs, 6 FLs, and 145 GAs, which includes 4 more FAs. We did however lose one FL and 1 GAs over the past month, but we still gained overall.
Member news
Other news
Related projects news
Member contest of the month
Christianity related news
From the Members

Welcome to the Ninth issue of the WikiProject Christianity newsletter! Use this newsletter as a mechanism to inform yourselves about progress at the project and please be inspired to take more active roles in what we do.

I am in the process of going through the various categories related to Christianity. I am finding that several of them may not have sufficient number of members to continue. By the end of the month, I hope to have the main category list finished (yeah, it might take that long, it's huge). At that time, I think we will review all the categories and see which may not have sufficient articles to continue. Please feel free to take part in the discussion regading what the minimum number of category items is, and how to deal with the non-qualifying categories, on the General Forum page.

John Carter (talk) 23:26, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] WikiProject Films

The WikiProject Films Newsletter
Volume IV, no. 6 - June 2009
Project news
  • As a result of multiple delistings of several film GA/FAs this month, our project's featured content (excluding images) fell below 100 (there are currently 75 FAs and 33 FLs). For GAs, our project currently has 278. This month, we're going to have an article improvement drive. Imagine the impact on the project with over 240 members each improving just one article! This month, consider improving an article to GA or FA status. You can start with a current B-class article, a prior GA/FA, or even start with a Stub or Start-class article. There are many available resources to help you in improving articles including: lists of sources, example articles, or helpful editors. There are thousands of articles under our scope, and this month, consider improving just one to a higher class. If you do improve an article starting this month, please list it here. The results of July's efforts will gauge the interest for a project-wide contest for future months.
  • There is currently a discussion on whether or not to include inflation figures for box office and budget figures in film articles. Consider joining the discussion as this could impact the majority of our film articles.
  • Our project currently has over 55,500 film-related articles, with 53,300 that have been assessed by our assessment department! Remember to always add the {{Film|class=}} template to a film article's talk page so the project can get a better idea of what work still needs to be done. Below is a table showing a breakdown of our articles by class.
  • Are you looking to get involved with more areas of the project? Remember to keep an eye on the announcements page, which constantly updates current articles that need assistance or are attempting to be upgraded in class. There are a variety of task forces open for various genre and regional film topics. If working on backlogs interest you, there are multiple articles that you could use your help.
  • Spotlight Update: This month, no articles reached GA and FA status. In addition, several were delisted. If you are interested in returning these articles to GA/FA status, visit the review page and address the issues raised by the reviewers.
Member news
Film
articles		 Importance
None Total
Quality
Featured article FA 75 75
Featured list FL 33 33
A-Class article A 3 3
Good article GA 277 277
B 313 313
Start 10048 10048
Stub 38376 38376
List 4319 4319
Assessed 53444 53444
Unassessed 2140 2140
Total 55584 55584
Coming to theaters

Opened last weekend (6/26):

Opening this weekend (7/1):

Opening next weekend (7/10):

Other July releases:

Did you know...
From the editors

If you've just joined, add your name to the Participants section of Wikipedia:WikiProject Films. You'll get a mention in the next issue of the Newsletter and get it delivered as desired. Also, please include your own promotions and awards in future issues. Don't be shy!

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Contributors to this issue
Archive of past newsletters [ v • d • e ]

2006: Nov Dec
2007: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

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[edit] WikiProject Golf (inactive)

The WikiProject Golf Newsletter
Issue IV - May 2007
If you would like to improve our future newsletters, go to our newsletter page.
Project News
  • I am experimenting with a new layout for easy readability, as well as to make the newsletter look more attractive and more like other ones. If someone feels it could be better, go right ahead and change it. The newsletter page is right here.
  • An assessment department has been set up. To find out how to assess an article, go to the assessment page.
  • I have asked Snowolf if his bot could help in tagging articles. The response is still pending, but hopefully we will soon have more of an idea of how many articles we have.
  • During the two months since the last newsletter, Annika Sörenstam has reached good article status. Congratulations to all who worked on this article.
  • There has been a recent peer review for Jack Nicklaus. Please help by following the suggestions that are shown here.
  • A new sidebar has been created. If you think it could be improved, go here.
  • Several new templates have been created. Go to the templates page for a full list.
Article Statistics
Golf
articles		 Importance
Top High Mid Low None Total
Quality
Featured article FA
A-Class article A 1 1
Good article GA 2 2
B 10 1 11
Start 30 3 2 6 1 42
Stub 11 3 11 73 2 100
Assessed 54 6 13 80 3 156
Unassessed 0 0 0 0 1269 1269
Total 54 6 13 80 1272 1425
New Members

Welcome to all the new members over the past two months!

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[edit] WikiProject Hawaiʻi

Hōkūleʻa
November 2008

WikiProject Hawaiʻi Newsletter
Volume I, No. 8 - November 2008

In this issue
  • Monthly focus - Hōkūleʻa, November improvement drive
  • Outreach - Updated templates
  • Member interview - The Obento Musubi returns. Part III.
  • Articles needing attention - Cleanup and maintenance
  • Dispute resolution update - NPOV disputes
Hōkūleʻa arrives in Yokohama Bay, Japan
Hōkūleʻa

Why did the prehistoric Polynesians sail to Hawaiʻi? Perhaps these voyages were undertaken for adventure, out of cultural pride, or even for raiding and conquest, trading goods, or forced exile. We will never know the reasons why, but we can investigate how it was achieved. Various ideas have been proposed, with two central hypotheses emerging to explain Polynesian voyaging to Hawaiʻi: either it was accidental or it was intentional. Hawaiian oral tradition records tales of ancient navigators traveling to and from Tahiti, providing a basis for intentional voyaging. David Malo, a 19th-century Native Hawaiian historian, documented genealogical chants telling the story of Moʻikeha, who voyaged back and forth between Hawaiʻi and Kahiki. Native Hawaiians believe these chants have a historical basis and to some extent recount the history of their culture. To test the intentional voyaging hypothesis, Ben Finney, Tommy Holmes, and Herb Kawainui Kane of the Polynesian Voyaging Society built a modern, full-scale replica of a waʻa kaulua, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe. The 20-meter canoe was named Hōkūleʻa, the "Star of Gladness", deriving its name from Arcturus, the guiding star of Hawaiian navigators. In 1976, a crew of 17 sailed 2,500 miles (4,020 km) from Maui to Tahiti in approximately 31 days, guided only by the traditional, instrumentless wayfinding techniques of Micronesian navigator Mau Piailug. Since her original voyage, Hōkūleʻa has completed at least nine more voyages to Micronesia, Polynesia, Japan, Canada, and the United States. In 2007, Hawaiian oral histories found additional support when ancient basalt adzes used for constructing canoes in the Tuamotu Archipelago were traced to the Hawaiian island of Kahoʻolawe. The westernmost point of the island of Kahoʻolawe is known as the Lae O Kealaikahiki (Point of the Pathway to Tahiti). This area is thought to have been a ceremonial launching site in the 13th century for voyages between Hawaiʻi and Tahiti.

Eddie Aikau
Memorial plate dedicated to Eddie Aikau on the Hōkūleʻa

Hōkūleʻa capsized in 1978 southwest of the Island of Molokaʻi. Crew member Eddie Aikau, a Native Hawaiian champion lifeguard and surfer, tried to paddle a surfboard to the island of Lānaʻi to find help and save his crew. The crew was later rescued, but Aikau was never seen again. Because of his sacrifice, Aikau is considered one of Hawaii's greatest contemporary heroes, and his selfless act of courage is often portrayed as a symbol of the "Aloha spirit".

A list of open tasks and a proposed outline for expansion can be found on Talk:Hokulea/temp. Everyone is welcome to make suggestions and help improve the article.

References
  • Coleman 2001; Collerson & Weisler 2007; Dames & Moore 1997; Holmes 1993; Kyselka 1987; Lewis 1994; Lindo & Mower 1980
Outreach

The Obento Musubi has begun updating both the invite and welcome templates. The templates have been moved into template space with shorter names. To use them, simply type {{Hawaii invite}} on the talk page of an editor who might want to join the project, or {{Hawaii welcome}} on the talk page of a new member. These templates are one essential tool for recruiting new members, so please make use of them in coordination with either your personal watchlist or in combination with the project watchlist. If you see a non-member making good edits to multiple Hawaii-related articles, try to combine the template with a personal message on their talk page inviting them to join the project.

Project template

The Obento Musubi has also been working on redesigning the project template, but for now, this work is mostly confined to Template:WPHawaii/sandbox. If you run across a strange looking template on the talk page, this is due to experimentation on the live template which in hindsight, was a mistake. (To fix it, simply make a null edit: click edit this page and then click save page without making any changes to the talk page. Leave the edit summary blank.) It is unclear how much the template should deviate from standards currently in use. Generally, project templates should appear uniform in design, although many projects have added project-specific icons for their task forces and work groups. The template still needs a B-Class checklist and FL-Class assessment criteria.
Member interview

Part three of an extended interview with Newsletter founder The Obento Musubi (see part one and two).

What should we do with the list of English words of Hawaiian origin? Did you read the discussion?

I believe the agreement they reached was a reasonable one. When editing the list, I, too, noticed many words that many mainlanders would not be familiar with. I believe that the words now on the list are fine, because they're educational and informative to mainlanders but they have also become assimilated into the English language (at least, they have in the isles). It's a great idea to split the list into two. My only fear is that the list would be extremely short. However, if it's feasible, then I say, let's go for it!

Looking ahead at the topic of December's newsletter, the Hawaiian plate lunch is a microcosm of the ethnic diversity of Hawaiʻi. The article should investigate the intertwining history of foreign immigration, life on the plantation, and even its culinary contributions to Hawaiian Pidgin. Have you read Rachel Laudan's The Food of Paradise?

I'm a sucker for plate lunches, and I would eat one everyday if I had the choice. The article is very short right now, and it would be great if we could expand the article at least tenfold. If it's possible, I'd also like to see some infoboxes go on the page. You are correct regarding ethnic diversity. Plate lunches symbolize the diversity in the islands. There are items that come from all over the world. Rice is definitely an Asian staple, and you can have chicken katsu from Japan, chow mein noodles from China, or meat jun from Korea. I think it would be really interesting to look at how spelling differences occurred. For example, the Korean dish is very commonly referred to in the islands as "meat jun", yet according to the article, its proper spelling is "jeon". Also, taegu, a Korean side dish common in the islands, seems to me to be nonexistent in Korea. The article on Wikipedia redirects to Daegu, a Korean city. Sadly, no, I haven't read The Food of Paradise. I do know it would probably make my mouth water more than it already is!
Articles needing attention

Trivia expert Tbsdy lives (formerly Ta bu shi da yu) has commented on the procedure for dealing with trivia sections on the project. Please take a moment to read his recommendations. Three simple steps are required to deal with trivia sections:

  1. Remove unsourced material from the article and place it on the talk page with a request for sourcing
  2. If the trivia is sourced, try to merge it into an existing section
  3. For trivial material that cannot be merged, place it on the talk page

In October, WolterBot identified 16 articles with trivia sections. As of November, 11 articles remain tagged.

Dispute resolution update

Disputes are on the rise, with at least 25 current disputes. Questions have also been raised about new additions to Bernice P. Bishop Museum and Falls of Clyde due to recent accusations against the Museum in the media. Chrisrus has also expressed concerns with the accuracy and scope of List of Native Hawaiians. Visit the talk pages of these articles to contribute to the discussion.

Next Issue
Hawaiian plate lunch
  • Plate lunch - from serving hungry immigrants straight out of the plantation lunch wagon to today's local menus, plate lunches are Hawaii's folk cuisine with an Asian twist. It all begins with "two scoop" rice, beef, fish (Ahi poke, lomi lomi salmon), and/or chicken or pork (kalua pork, pork lau lau) and a side of macaroni salad. Don't forget the haupia. Ono grinds.

WikiProject Hawaii News Bureau — Suggestions or comments? Interested in writing a story? Please contact us here.

[edit] WikiProject Horror

Wikipedia:WikiProject Horror/Outreach/June 2009

[edit] WikiProject India Newsletter, Volume IV, Issue 1 – June 2009

Project news
Congratulations to the West Bengal workgroup for having their flagship article featured on the Main Page! The Indian states workgroup is also involved in maintaining articles about India's states and union territories. »

WikiProject Indian roads was recently started as a new workgroup, to standardize and improve articles related to Indian roads, mainly the National and State Highways. After all, India has the second largest road network in the world.

Iravan, the son of Arjuna, is now our 85th good article. How do we know this? Since last year, more processes have been automated, increasing productivity. Article alerts update the project with what's happening to India-related articles, from copyright violations to featured article candidates.
To do…
During the last few weeks, peer reviews for the recent general election and 2003 Afro-Asian Games (held in Hyderabad) were opened and are waiting for more comments, as are several articles at the peer review department. Sikkim has been nominated for FAR, and Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay has been nominated for FAC. »

Currently, 1,160 Indian articles need images. Please improve these pages, especially if you enjoy photography! We look forward to more contributions from you. To get started, go to the noticeboard. »
From the editors…
The last newsletter was written a year ago. In June 2008, Indian Premier League was "hot" on Wikipedia, but the article about this year's IPL has attracted 477 editors, or 53% more than the previous year! Even the number of articles in the scope of our project jumped by a whopping 18,500+ articles in an year. The 3.2-year-old India quiz continues to attract old and new Wikipedians, so join in the fun!

Wikipedians are organizing a meetup in Bangalore on July 4 or 5. If you are interested, head over to the page and add your name! Topics of discussion include Indian language editions of Wikipedia and Wikimedia India.

RegentsPark, one of the prominent members of our project, was promoted to adminship this year. If you'd like to know who are the most avid editors of Wikipedia by number of edits, refer to this list.

"While this issue has been resolved, one asks the question – what happens when there is a conflict of opinions? What about a Wikipedia entry on India and Pakistan, or the LTTE and the Tamils? Who can edit? Will the information be true?" writes B. Narasimhan of MiD DAY as deeper implications of the Scientology arbitration case,1 reminding us of the core principles of verifiability and the neutral point of view.

This is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the next issue. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!

— [sd], Ganeshk and Tinu Cherian

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  • Newsletter delivery by xenobot 13:15, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Military history

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter Issue XXXIX (May 2009)
From the coordinators
  • With end of year exams beckoning for many members, this has been a quiet month on the talk pages for Milhist. (If you are facing exams yourself, we all wish you the very best of luck!) During this quieter period, some of our most active reviewers are busy revising so it would be really appreciated if you can help with peer reviews or A-Class reviews. You can easily track articles needing review, by copying {{WPMILHIST Review alerts}} to your userpage.
  • This month sees our first newsletter editorial. The idea is to provide regular tips and hints to help editors get up to speed with our large (and sometimes complicated) project. This month's piece, by EyeSerene, explains the workings of the project's main template, which is at the core of the project's tagging and assessing activities.  Roger Davies talk 20:26, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
Articles of note

New featured articles:

  1. 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash
  2. Arthur Henry Cobby
  3. Battle of Barnet
  4. Fort Ticonderoga
  5. Fountain of Time
  6. Neil Hamilton Fairley
  7. Operation Perch
  8. SMS Seydlitz
  9. SS Pennsylvanian

New featured lists:

  1. List of United States Military Academy alumni (Medal of Honor)
  2. List of United States Military Academy alumni (Superintendents)

New featured topics:

New featured pictures:

  1. The Battle of Schevening
  2. USS West Virginia (BB-48)

New A-Class articles:

  1. Albert Kesselring
  2. Frank Bladin
  3. Henry Burrell (RAN officer)
  4. List of Knight's Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine
  5. List of Knight's Cross recipients of the Schnellboot service
  6. List of Knight's Cross recipients of the U-boat service
  7. Midshipman
  8. SM UB-14
  9. SM UB-16
  10. SS American (1900)
  11. Teddy Sheean
  12. Tucker class destroyer
  13. Yorktown class gunboat
Project news
Awards and honours
Editorial: "How to use the Milhist template"

Welcome to a new occasional feature of The Bugle, where over coming issues we'll be exploring some of the roles, tasks, and technical functions that go into creating what archivist and researcher Simon Fowler has described as the best general resource for military history on the internet.† As a project we can rightly be proud of that accolade, and we gratefully acknowledge the debt we owe to those dedicated editors from across Wikipedia that have helped to make the Military history WikiProject what it is today.

Many editors' first inkling of milhist's existence is when they spot our project banner on an article talk page. The banner can be easily added to appropriate articles by any editor, by typing {{WPMILHIST}} at (or near) the top of the talk page on a new line, and saving the page with an appropriate edit summary. This short form of the template will add the article to our project, and also flag the article as needing assessment and assignment to a task force by automatically adding it to the unassessed articles and articles with no associated task force categories.

As with many templates in use on Wikipedia, additional parameters can be specified. Possibly the most useful to include is the class parameter, because this will help out any editors who come along later to assess the article. To add the class parameter, edit the template markup to look like {{WPMILHIST|class=}}... and if you wish, have a read through the assessment guidance on milhists's quality scale and assign a rating from Stub- to B-Class yourself. A banner template with, for example, a Stub-Class article rating will look like {{WPMILHIST|class=stub}}. Because B-Class is assessed against a checklist it has some additional parameters, so when adding the project banner to an article talk-page, even if you don't intend to assess the article yourself it can be a real help to subsequent editors to include these too. This version of the template can be entered as {{WPMILHIST|class=|B1=|B2=|B3=|B4=|B5=}}. For detailed guidance on exactly what the five B-Class criteria are, see the B-class checklist.

Finally, when adding the milhist banner it's useful to assign the article to one (or more) of our task forces. This will help to bring it to the attention of those editors most likely to be interested in, and knowledgeable about, the subject. As with assessment, task force assignment is accomplished by adding a parameter to the template—in this case, simply the name of the task force followed by =yes (or =y). For example, to assign a Start-Class article to the Second World War and Canadian task forces, the template should read {{WPMILHIST|class=start|B1=|B2=|B3=|B4=|B5=|WWII=yes|Canadian=yes}}.

For a full list of all the banner template parameters and more detailed usage instructions, see Template:WPMILHIST; if you are unsure as to whether or not an article belongs with milhist or what task force(s) might be appropriate, or if you have any other questions, you are welcome to ask at our main project talk page. Happy templating! EyeSerenetalk

†Simon Fowler, Guide to Military History on the Internet, UK:Pen & Sword 2007, ISBN 9781844156061, p. 7

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[edit] WikiProject New Jersey

The WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter
Volume I - Issue 3 29 October 2008
Project News Article Alerts
A new bot is patrolling Wikipedia workflows to let WPNJ members know when any of our articles may be in need of attention. Any article tagged with the WPNJ banner that has been added to one of the major workflows (AfD, FAC, GAN, etc.) will be added to a new project page. The bot runs daily, so add the new Article Alerts page to your watchlist, or just check the main project page to see the updates. See the Article Alerts project page for details on how the bot works and which processes it covers. The following articles may be in need of attention:

Featured Article/List candidates:

Good Article nominees:

  • none at this time
Cross-Project Collaboration Request New WPNJ members
WPNJ received the following request for assistance with New Jersey Devils articles:
"The WikiProject Ice Hockey is currently looking for editors to help update team articles about the 2008-09 NHL season. If you are interested in the NHL, please consider helping us keep these article current. To sign up, go to this page and add your name beside the team or teams you wish to particpate in."
See the WPNJ talk page for more information.		 Please welcome the following new members to WikiProject New Jersey:
New Jersey on the Main Page Help Wanted
No, not the state - the battleship! On October 15, USS New Jersey (BB-62) was the Featured Article on the Wikipedia main page. Featured articles receive heavier traffic when they are on the main page. Improving WPNJ articles to featured status can help drive more editors to our project.
Editor's Notes
Seems like a pretty light month in terms of activity at WPNJ. Personally, your editor was doing a lot of travelling and went on a wiki-free vacation for nine days. Time to dive back in and create some new NJ articles. - Jim Miller See me | Touch me
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[edit] WikiProject Powderfinger (inactive)

The Powderfinger WikiProject Newsletter
Issue 2 - August 2007
WikiProject Powderfinger News
Discussions & Collaborations
  • Let's bring Powderfinger to FA class, as it's our top importance article!
In other Australian music news...
Categorized To-Do List
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[edit] WikiProject Puerto Rico

The WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter
Year III - Issue 1 - Fall & Winter 2008-09

"Yo exigí que se tocara La Borinqueña." - José Torres to Rafael Bracero, discussing the preparations for his championship fight against Willie Pastrano.
From the editor

Hello, WikiProject Council. This is the sixth issue of WikiProject Puerto Rico's newsletter. The newsletter is intended to help all members to keep up with the latest news relating to the project. Continuing our new format, this issue will discuss the news, achievements and other incidences relevant to our project between fall and winter. - Caribbean~H.Q. 22:34, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Flags and records

Greetings, during the past months, there has been a lot of activity and active discussion surrounding articles within our scope. Of particular interest is one that took place in Flag of Puerto Rico, in which several project members exposed their points of view regarding the tones of our flag. Ultimately, research brought forth a severe loophole in the regulation employed by the Senate of Puerto Rico. Our flag doesn't have official tones! Attempting to prevent future conflicts, I presented a proposal in the project's talk page. The subsequent discussion served as an perfect example of consensus. Thanks to everyone for your participation. In other news, our friend Tony the Marine added another impressive achievement to his brilliant resume. On December 8, 2008, his DYK hook for Ivan Castro (soldier) broke the previous all-time record for more views, receiving 71,300 visits. Tony has also been actively cooperating with this Newsletter, the inclusion of a new "Did you Know?" section, was entirely his idea. - Caribbean~H.Q. 22:34, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Users who helped with this newsletter
Other areas where you can help
An image for you!


Never forget, regardless of colors or ideals, this flag represents all of us.
Project News
Puerto Rican Highlight
On November 1, Jonathan González won the flyweight division's gold medal at the International Boxing Association's Youth World Championships. (Primera Hora) González joins John John Molina, Aníbal Santiago Acevedo, Carlos Febres and Daniel Alicea as gold medalists in this competition.

Did you Know?
That the Elfin-woods Warbler, an endemic bird of Puerto Rico first observed in 1968, is the last New World warbler species to be discovered?

[edit] WikiProject R&B and Soul Music (inactive)

The WikiProject R&B and Soul Music Newsletter
Year I - Issue 1 - July 2007

Hello, WikiProject Council. This is the WikiProject R&B and Soul Music Monthly Newsletter for July 2007. Enjoy!
News
  • The first issue of the WikiProject R&B and Soul Music Newsletter was delivered! Please help with the newsletter by suggesting content to be included on the newsletter by leaving a message on Eduemoni talk page.
  • BrothaTimothy joined the project on July 02. Welcome!
  • We currently need a portal!
  • The Supremes, one of our Featured articles, was displayed at the Main Page on July 02. Thanks to all of the users who helped by reviewing and improving the article and reverting vandalism done to the article during its display.
  • LeToya Luckett has been promoted to Good Article. Special thanks to Spellcast for his enhancements on the article.
  • Special thanks to Acalamari for keeping us updated on all things related to the project.
  • See or edit the current tasklist here.
Users who helped with this newsletter:
Useful links:

[edit] WikiProject Saskatchewan

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WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 3, Issue 7 - July 2009

[edit] WikiProject Saw


The WikiProject Saw Newsletter
Issue IV - October 2008
Member news
  • The project has currently 29 members.
From the Members

Welcome to the fourth issue of the WikiProject Saw's newsletter! Use this newsletter as a mechanism to inform yourselves about progress at the project and please be inspired to take more active roles in what we do.

Another year, and another Saw. The penultimate(?) entry to the series, Saw V, will becoming out in less than two weeks.

We would encourage all members to get more involved and if you are wondering what with, please ask. CyberGhostface 18:17, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
Pages Needing Cleanup
Monthly Collaboration
  • Perhaps for the remainder of this month (and the next couple of ones) we can work on Saw V's article. I have a feeling once the film comes out the page will be filled to the brim with information, a lot of which could be trimmed. The other film articles could use some work as well.
Newsletter Challange
  • Important Right now the biggest challenge is to save List of traps in the Saw film series from deletion. There are two things that can be done. First you can go to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of traps in the Saw film series (3rd nomination) and voice your argument as to why it should be kept. Important: read over Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions. Saying stuff like "Saw rules, it should be kept" will not help at all. Just as important: improving the article so it has a fighting chance. I.E. Focus less on plot of the films but more "real world" information...I.E. the traps' impact on popular culture, reception they may have received, cited comparisions and allusions to actual devices (just pulling comparisions out of thin air would be original research.
  • Try to make the character articles more encyclopedic by making them less in-universe. See Jigsaw and Amanda's articles for guidance. Also see Jason Voorhees, which is a featured article. (Obviously there is more information on Jason available than the Saw characters, but it is worth looking at to see what's considered the best of the best.) Because of the nature of the series, poorly written articles could be considered 'deletion-bait' and 'cruft'...the better written the articles, the less likely this would happen.
  • Some of the plot articles seem to be overtly long. Without bowdlerizing them, maybe we could try to make them a bit shorter and concise.
  • Try to invite more members to this project. If you know any Saw fans who are good with computers, invite them to Wikipedia. The more the merrier.

--CyberGhostface (talk) 20:52, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject SpongeBob SquarePants (inactive)

WikiProject SpongeBob SquarePants Newsletter
July 2007 Volume 1, Issue 11
About
The WikiProject SpongeBob SquarePants newsletter is a monthly newsletter regarding the project. AMK152 writes and publishes it. If you are interested in helping with the newsletter, please see the WikiProject's talkpage.
Interviews
If you would like to be interviewed for the newsletter, sign ups and details are here.
Assessment Scale
You will see Assessment scale information on each of the SpongeBob SquarePants article talk pages. The article will be rated according to the Assessment scale. Please consider looking at the status of the article to improve it. If the article has changed and the rating is outdated, you can change it or bring it up on the WikiProject talkpage.

We are trying to improve these articles, hopefully bring some to good or featured status. We would like your help reaching this goal. We hope to bring our main article, SpongeBob SquarePants to featured status. Please help us improve this article, based on the peer reviews and your knowledge of Wikipedia featured articles.
Project objectives
  • Episode Articles - See the heading below.
  • Expansion - Many articles need expanding, please try to help us with these. These include game articles (See games section on template and book information here.
Episode Articles
Please help us improve the episode articles by providing references, reception details, and production details. Please don't add trivia, quotes, or original research to these articles. Quotes can be placed at Wikiquote. The article in which improvements are taking place can be found here.
Portal
There is a portal for SpongeBob SquarePants here. If you can, please help keep it updated and contribute to the discussion.
Concerns and questions
Please leave a message with AMK152 if you have questions concerning the project. You may also post at the WikiProject's talkpage and someone will answer.
Signed...
AMK152
19:23, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] WikiProject Tropical cyclones

Number 19, August 2, 2008

The Hurricane Herald

This is the monthly newsletter of WikiProject Tropical Cyclones. The Hurricane Herald aims to give a summary, both of the activities of the WikiProject and global tropical cyclone activity. If you wish to change how you receive this newsletter, or no longer wish to receive it, please add your username to the appropriate section on the mailing list. This newsletter covers all of July 2008.

Please visit this page and bookmark any suggestions of interest to you. This will help improve monitoring of the WikiProject's articles.

Storm of the month

Hurricane BerthaHurricane Bertha near peak intensity]]

Hurricane Bertha was a rare early season Cape Verde-type hurricane and the easternmost forming July tropical storm on record. Bertha became the longest-lived pre-August Atlantic tropical cyclone on record and the longest-lived tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Basin since Ivan in 2004. The second named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Bertha developed from a tropical wave that emerged off the coast of Africa on July 1. After initially remaining weak while tracking westward, Bertha began to strengthen on July 6, and the next day it quickly intensified to reach peak winds of 120 mph (195 km/h). The hurricane weakened during the day on July 8, and after turning to a northwest drift, it passed within 40 miles (64 km) of Bermuda on July 14 before moving northeast away from the island. Bertha became extratropical on July 20 to the east of Newfoundland, after causing minimal damage and three indirect drowning deaths.

Other tropical cyclone activity

  • Northwestern Pacific Ocean – After several weeks of no activity, Typhoon Kalmaegi developed in the middle of the month, passing near northern Luzon before turning to the north and making landfalls on Taiwan and China; the typhoon caused heavy crop damage and 18 deaths. Later in the month, Typhoon Fung-Wong caused further flooding in Taiwan and China. In addition to the two named typhoons, PAGASA issued advisories on Tropical Depression Gener early in the month.
  • Eastern Pacific Ocean – Four named storms developed in the basin during the month, of which three became hurricanes; Hurricanes Elida, Fausto, and Genevieve, as well as Tropical Storm Douglas, all remained offshore, though in the middle of the month a tropical depression brought rainfall to Mexico after hitting near Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán. Hurricane Boris and Tropical Storm Cristina continued from the previous month.
  • Atlantic Ocean– In addition to Hurricane Bertha, two other tropical cyclones developed in the month. Tropical Storm Cristobal formed off the coast of Florida, bringing rainfall and gusty winds to coastal North Carolina and later Nova Scotia. The most damaging Atlantic tropical cyclone during the month was Hurricane Dolly, which formed on July 20 in the western Caribbean Sea. After tracking northwestward through the Gulf of Mexico, it reached peak winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) before moving ashore on South Padre Island, Texas. The hurricane caused flash flooding from heavy rainfall, with damage in the United States estimated at $1.2 billion; across its path Dolly caused 21 deaths, including 17 from landslides in Guademala, as well as two indirect fatalities.

Member of the month

Cyclone barnstar

The July member of the month is User:Plasticup. Joining the project in August of 2007, Plasticup first became an asset in working on the active article series on Hurricane Dean. After a period of inactivity, the user returned to produce two featured articles this month, both interesting meteorological histories. Additionally, Plasticup has focused some attention to articles in the 2005 season. Keep up the good work!

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