Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy/Newsletter/201102

The WikiProject Anthroponymy Newsletter Volume 1 · No. 1 · Jan 1, 2011 – Jan 31, 2011 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue To remove yourself from this list click here
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Current Newsletter contributors Hutcher (talk · contribs) Who is new? JohnCengiz77 (talk · contribs) Neelix (talk · contribs) Fortdj33 (talk · contribs) What's new? A new design has been implemented to make the WikiProject a little easier to work with. A Standards document has been started, which will always be available at the WP:APO Navigation menu above. Please help us by contributing. We need your say at Standard discussions to build a consensus and therefore a solid standard! How to help WikiProject Anthroponymy Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Please check out our Standards and discuss potential changes at Standard discussions. Please help out! Expand the articles in Category:Given name stubs and Category:Surname stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks:	Article developments See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy/Article alerts Anthroponymy articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 1 1 2 FL 2 2 GA 2 2 4 B 4 22 3 7 2 38 C 5 15 16 44 1 26 107 Start 12 34 89 277 5 229 646 Stub 1 10 49 2,889 14 1,172 4,135 List 18 39 283 9,025 42,813 26,473 78,651 Category 884 884 Disambig 98 11,766 11,864 File 3 3 Project 14 14 Redirect 1 2 13 1,938 21,193 23,147 Template 111 111 NA 5 28 33 Other 10 10 Assessed 41 125 455 14,286 76,842 27,902 119,651 Unassessed 94 21 8,419 8,534 Total 41 125 455 14,380 76,863 36,321 128,185 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 28,590 Ω = 5.80
Article of the month – List of valkyrie names in Norse mythology In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one of a host of female figures who choose which warriors will win or die in battle. The valkyries bring their chosen who have died bravely in battle to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin, where the deceased warriors become einherjar. There, when the einherjar are not preparing for the events of Ragnarök, the valkyries bear them mead. Valkyries also appear as lovers of heroes and other mortals, where they are sometimes described as the daughters of royalty, sometimes accompanied by ravens, and sometimes connected to swans. (More...)