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Any Holy Roman / Frederick Barbarossa fans around here?
editI've just tagged a bunch of statements in Frederick Barbarossa's lead as either not being supported in/contradicting the body, not being verified in the body, or being absolutely ridiculous (one sentence says he was "almost superhuman" .......). Does anyone have the resources to be able to address the article's issues? See also Talk:Frederick Barbarossa#Problems with the lead. Ed [talk] [OMT] 19:14, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
Good article reassessment for United States Special Operations Command
editUnited States Special Operations Command has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Schierbecker (talk) 23:40, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Palestinian suicide terrorism#Requested move 21 August 2024
editThere is a requested move discussion at Talk:Palestinian suicide terrorism#Requested move 21 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPathtalk 08:56, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
Royal Australian Navy 1940 question
editDid the RAN have a version of this {{navy|UKGBI}} in 1940? Thanks Keith-264 (talk) 15:51, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- This might be a question for Nick-D or Sturmvogel 66? Ed [talk] [OMT] 18:08, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- What like Template:Country data Australia? But be advised that I have no idea about which Australian flags might have been adopted when.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:30, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- I happened to write New Zealand White Ensign a few years ago; they adopted their own ensign in 1968, prior to this using the RN ensign. The Australian version is at Australian white ensign and was adopted in 1967. The reason for the change being that ships fighting in the Vietnam War were otherwise doing so effectively under the flag of a non-belligerent state - Dumelow (talk) 19:57, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, I found that but it would be an anachronism; it's the RN ensign then. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 20:31, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- I happened to write New Zealand White Ensign a few years ago; they adopted their own ensign in 1968, prior to this using the RN ensign. The Australian version is at Australian white ensign and was adopted in 1967. The reason for the change being that ships fighting in the Vietnam War were otherwise doing so effectively under the flag of a non-belligerent state - Dumelow (talk) 19:57, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- What like Template:Country data Australia? But be advised that I have no idea about which Australian flags might have been adopted when.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:30, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
Good article reassessment for Battle of the Yarmuk
editBattle of the Yarmuk has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 14:16, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Reeves AN/MSQ-77 Bomb Directing Central#Requested move 16 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Reading Beans 12:02, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
Good article reassessment for Battle of Plataea
editBattle of Plataea has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 18:23, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
New article created; not sure this is a new class of military weapon
editA new article was just created—Rocket drone—following the introduction by Ukraine of a new long-range, low-cost, jet-powered cruise missile called Palianytsia. Although in Ukrainian language, the name for the type of weapon is called ракета-дрон, or rocket-drone in direct word translation, I believe that the Ukrainian (and Russian) word for missile is ракета. So, I'm not clear that rocket drone is really a new class of weapon for the English Wikipedia.
Would appreciate it if an editor from the Military science, technology, and theory task force would take a look at the new rocket drone article, and think through what is going on here. Cheers. N2e (talk) 11:35, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
Gave the article a spring-lean but can't find enough about Italian casualties. Does anyone have a source to remedy this? Thanks Keith-264 (talk) 12:06, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- According to Delgado, James P. (2019). War at Sea: A Shipwrecked History from Antiquity to the Cold War. Oxford University Press. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-19-088801-5., 132 were killed in the sinking of the Artigliere. No luck on wounded or missing or casualties on other ships - Dumelow (talk) 13:16, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks Keith-264 (talk) 17:42, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
List articles
editThe milhist bot rated a list article as start, so I corrected it back to list in the template. But it's still showing as start-class, for some reason. What am I missing? It's at Talk:Bibliography of the Dreyfus Affair. -- asilvering (talk) 21:45, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- You needed to add the list= parameter to get the template to recognize it as a list. MILHIST uses its own custom assessment template for a number of reasons. Parsecboy (talk) 23:05, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks! -- asilvering (talk) 00:10, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
FAR for Isaac Brock
editI have nominated Isaac Brock for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Z1720 (talk) 02:32, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
"Unattached list", 1825-1911
editIn the talk page discussion at Talk:William Hewett (British Army officer)#Unattached list, there is some confusion about the meaning of unattached list, general list and special list in the context of 19th century British officers. Note that the two blue links are redirects to an article about one use of those terms in World War II. There seems to be some lack of coverage, particularly pre-WWII and (in a related context discussed there) outside of the US. Any input, especially help with finding reliable sources, would be appreciated. Thank you! Renerpho (talk) 15:34, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
- There's a thread here which gives a bit of guidance. Nthep (talk) 17:18, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
FAR for Pre-dreadnought battleship
editI have nominated Pre-dreadnought battleship for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Hog Farm Talk 22:58, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
Hermann Göring has an RfC
editHermann Göring has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Emiya1980 (talk) 02:15, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Vladimir Putin's December 2021 ultimatum#Requested move 13 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 06:26, 28 August 2024 (UTC)