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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXXVIII (April 2009)

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This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 23:18, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Ricin link

Hi Ivo, I can delete it so only admins can see it. If you want it even more removed, it can be "oversighted" so only a few users with very high permissions can see it. Let me know which you want done. Busy doing something else - more later, always good to hear from you, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 14:05, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

It is one of those admin tricks I have done very infrequently, but I am pretty sure I can delete it without removing the rest or messing up the history too much. Let me try - if worse comes to worse I can delete the article and restore just the current version (I think you are the only author so it would be ok for the GFDL that way). Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 14:23, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

It is no trouble at all. I finished the thing I was working on before and will delete that part next. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 14:26, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

OK, I deleted the whole article and then restored everything except the objectionable material (2 edits). Please check it and make sure I didn't delete something you wanted left in. There has to be a DYK in there too. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 14:38, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

I was pleasantly surprised I did it correctly on the first try - usually these things I only do a few times a year I screw up and in the worst cases have to ask someone else for help on ;-) Good luck with the DYK, if the Lincoln Oak is long enough, I think it is another DYK candidate. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 14:51, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Glad to help - I think you can't be too careful with some things, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 02:48, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

They say humor is what happens to others... Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 04:08, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

GA nomination for Bad Axe Massacre

Hello. I've reviewed the article Bad Axe Massacre for its nomination for Good Article status. I have found several issues that I believe need to be addressed, so I am placing the article on hold for seven days. My complete review may be found here. If you have any questions about the reviewor individual issues I have raised, please note them on the review page (which is on my watchlist) and I will answer them there.When you have addressed the issues I have mentioned, I will be happy to re-evaluate the nomination. Thanks, and good editing. — Bellhalla (talk) 06:16, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Back off man...

I'm a scientist.--Jeremy (blah blah) 08:01, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

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DYK for 2003 ricin letters

On May 14, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2003 ricin letters, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

JamieS93 (talk) 07:49, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps invitation

Hello, I hope you are doing well. I am sending you this message since you are listed as a GA reviewer. I would like to invite you to consider helping with the GA sweeps process. Sweeps helps to ensure that the oldest GAs still meet the criteria, and improve the quality of GAs overall. Unfortunately, last month only two articles were reviewed. This is definitely a low point after our peak at the beginning of the process when 163 articles were reviewed in September 2007. After nearly two years, the running total has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A new worklist has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. All exempt and previously reviewed articles have already been removed from the list. Instead of reviewing by topic, you can consider picking and choosing whichever articles interest you.

We are always looking for new members to assist with the remaining articles, so if you are interested or know of anybody that can assist, please visit the GA sweeps page. In addition, for every member that reviews 100 articles or has a significant impact on the process, s/he will get an award when they reach that threshold. If only 14 editors achieve this feat starting now, we would be done with Sweeps! Of course, having more people reviewing less articles would be better for all involved, so please consider asking others to help out. Feel free to stop by and only review a few articles, something's better than nothing! Take a look at the list, and see what articles interest you. Let's work to complete Sweeps so that efforts can be fully focused on the backlog at GAN. If you have any questions about the process, reviewing, or need help with a particular article, please contact me or OhanaUnited and we'll be happy to help. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 07:24, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

University of Illinois Observatory GA Sweeps: On Hold

I have reviewed University of Illinois Observatory for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found an issue that needs to be addressed, which I have detailed here. Since you are the main contributor of the article, I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:13, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the award, I appreciate it. I didn't think I was committing too many crimes in my reviews to achieve gangster status! Now I need to strive to reach the crime boss rank. Thanks again. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 17:43, 29 May 2009 (UTC)