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* [[Tetrarch (tank)]] (GA) [[User:Skinny87|Skinny87]] ([[User talk:Skinny87|talk]]) 13:10, 9 December 2008 (UTC) |
* [[Tetrarch (tank)]] (GA) [[User:Skinny87|Skinny87]] ([[User talk:Skinny87|talk]]) 13:10, 9 December 2008 (UTC) |
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* [[German submarine U-558]] (New) [[User:Maralia|Maralia]] ([[User talk:Maralia|talk]]) 17:14, 6 December 2008 (UTC) |
* [[German submarine U-558]] (New) [[User:Maralia|Maralia]] ([[User talk:Maralia|talk]]) 17:14, 6 December 2008 (UTC) |
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* [[Commando (pigeon)]] (new) [[User:Chamal_N|Chamal_N]] |
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* [[Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Sri Lanka)]] (new) [[User:Chamal_N|Chamal_N]] |
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* [[Battle of Metz]] (new) [[User:Chamal_N|Chamal_N]] |
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* [[Battle of Luzon]] (stub) [[User:Chamal_N|Chamal_N]] |
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* [[14"/50 caliber gun]] (new) both [[User:Chamal_N|Chamal_N]] and —'''<font face="Script MT Bold">[[User:the_ed17|<font color="800000">Ed]] [[User:the_ed17/N|<font color="00008B">17]] <sup>[[User talk:the_ed17|<font color="800000">(Talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/the_ed17|<font color="800000">Contribs)]]</sup></font></font face>''' 18:32, 6 December 2008 (UTC) |
* [[14"/50 caliber gun]] (new) both [[User:Chamal_N|Chamal_N]] and —'''<font face="Script MT Bold">[[User:the_ed17|<font color="800000">Ed]] [[User:the_ed17/N|<font color="00008B">17]] <sup>[[User talk:the_ed17|<font color="800000">(Talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/the_ed17|<font color="800000">Contribs)]]</sup></font></font face>''' 18:32, 6 December 2008 (UTC) |
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*{{Sclass|Lexington|battlecruiser|6}} </small>[[User:the_ed17]] editing under his alternate account</small> ''<font face="Impact">[[User:Allanon|<font color="000000">Allanon</font>]]'' <sup>[[User talk:Allanon|<font color="000000">♠The Dark Druid♠</font>]]</sup></font> 08:38, 29 December 2008 (UTC) |
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* [[Baruch Steinberg]] (stub/none) <sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User_talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk </font>]]</span></sub> 20:13, 11 December 2008 (UTC) (note stubbed by me in October, destubbed now) |
* [[Baruch Steinberg]] (stub/none) <sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User_talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk </font>]]</span></sub> 20:13, 11 December 2008 (UTC) (note stubbed by me in October, destubbed now) |
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* [[Brigade II of the Polish Legions]] (none) by --<sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User_talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk </font>]]</span></sub> 18:21, 17 December 2008 (UTC) |
* [[Brigade II of the Polish Legions]] (none) by --<sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User_talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk </font>]]</span></sub> 18:21, 17 December 2008 (UTC) |
Revision as of 08:38, 29 December 2008
The contest department of the Military history WikiProject aims to motivate increased quality in military history articles by offering a form of friendly competition for project members making improvements to them. The primary contest available is a simple rolling competition that awards points for improving articles, as originally developed by the LGBT studies WikiProject.
General contest
How it works
The contest is simple in structure and administered by the project coordinators:
Ending class | ||||
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Beginning class |
Start | B/GA | A/FA | |
None/Stub | +1 | +6 | +16 | |
Start | +5 | +15 | ||
B/GA | +10 |
- The contest runs from the first to last day of each month. Editors nominate the articles they intend improving and have until the end of the month to make the improvements.
- Early the following month, a project coordinator checks the entries and awards points on the basis of actual improvement made, using the project's quality scale as a guideline. At their discretion, coordinators may include points from A-Class and FA reviews which close slightly after the last day of the contest period.
- The coordinators tally the nominators' points totals; determine the monthly, quarterly, and annual winners; and select one article from each assessment class per month to be highlighted as examples on the project's quality scale.
Contest entries
The beginning class of the article is the classification at the beginning of the month. Please add entries in the following form:
* [[Article name]] (Beginning class) ~~~~
- For the scoring period ending 31 December
- James Newland (Stub) Abraham, B.S. (talk) 11:01, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
- George Ingram (GA) Abraham, B.S. (talk) 07:13, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
- John Whittle (B) Abraham, B.S. (talk) 02:40, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
- Kenneth Smith (British Army soldier) (stub) David Underdown (talk) 12:19, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
- Frank Simpson (cricketer) (start) David Underdown (talk) 12:28, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
- Charles Edmond Knox (start) David Underdown (talk) 15:29, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
- 166th Aviation Brigade (United States) (Stub) Ed!(talk)(Hall of Fame) 19:00, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
- 189th Infantry Brigade (United States) (Stub) Ed!(talk)(Hall of Fame) 01:17, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- 16th Sustainment Brigade (United States) (Stub) Ed!(talk)(Hall of Fame) 05:40, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- 82nd Sustainment Brigade (United States) (None) Ed!(talk)(Hall of Fame) 20:13, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- 185th Aviation Brigade (United States) (None) Ed!(talk)(Hall of Fame) 04:18, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
- 111th Engineer Brigade (United States) (None) Ed!(talk)(Hall of Fame) 04:40, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
- 130th Engineer Brigade (United States) (Start) Ed!(talk)(Hall of Fame) 18:52, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 420th Engineer Brigade (United States) (None) Ed!(talk)(Hall of Fame) 23:23, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- Arena Active Protection System (Start) JonCatalán(Talk) 04:02, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
- AMX-30 (Start) JonCatalán(Talk) 04:02, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
- Louis de Culant (New) Rosiestep (talk) 00:43, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- Philippe de Culant (Stub) Rosiestep (talk) 00:43, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- Jean de Brosse (Start) Rosiestep (talk) 00:43, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- M22 Locust (Start) Skinny87 (talk) 14:29, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- British Home Guard (Start) Skinny87 (talk) 14:29, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- Universal Carrier (Start) Skinny87 (talk) 14:29, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- Tetrarch (tank) (GA) Skinny87 (talk) 13:10, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
- German submarine U-558 (New) Maralia (talk) 17:14, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- Commando (pigeon) (new) Chamal_N
- Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Sri Lanka) (new) Chamal_N
- Battle of Metz (new) Chamal_N
- Battle of Luzon (stub) Chamal_N
- 14"/50 caliber gun (new) both Chamal_N and —Ed 17 (Talk / Contribs) 18:32, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) User:the_ed17 editing under his alternate account Allanon ♠The Dark Druid♠ 08:38, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- Baruch Steinberg (stub/none) Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 20:13, 11 December 2008 (UTC) (note stubbed by me in October, destubbed now)
- Brigade II of the Polish Legions (none) by --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 18:21, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
- Brigade III of the Polish Legions (none) by --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 18:21, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
- Polish II Corps in Russia (none) by --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 21:03, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
- Polish-Georgian alliance (none) by Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 16:37, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- Czerwone maki na Monte Cassino (none) by Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 00:05, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- Havmanden class submarine (1911) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- Italian submarine Nereide (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- SS Principe Umberto (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- SS Timothy Bloodworth (untagged for MILHIST/Start for WPSHIPS) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-5 (Austria-Hungary) (GA) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- German Type U 66 submarine (redirect/none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- U-27 class submarine (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- U-43 class submarine (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-66 (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-67 (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-68 (Stub) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-69 (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-70 (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
- Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
Scoreboard
Contestant | Articles this month | Points this month | Total articles | Total points | Average points per article |
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Abraham, B.S. | 2 | 12 | 16 | 117 | 7.31 |
Beit Or | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
Bellhalla | 23 | 143 | 77 | 481 | 6.25 |
Borg Sphere | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
Carom | 0 | 0 | 9 | 45 | 5 |
CJSC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Cla68 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 |
Clegs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cam | 0 | 0 | 28 | 125 | 4.46 |
David Underdown | 1 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 2 |
Dreamafter | 0 | 0 | 34 | 164 | 4.82 |
Ed! | 0 | 0 | 41 | 132 | 3.22 |
ERcheck | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
FayssalF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ferbess | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gaia Octavia Agrippa | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 |
Georgejdorner | 24 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 1.13 |
Howard C. Berkowitz | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Ian Rose | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 |
JKBrooks85 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 120 | 9.23 |
JonCatalan | 3 | 42 | 10 | 125 | 12.5 |
Harland1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
jwillbur | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 |
Kevin Myers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 6 |
KingPenguin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
Kyriakos | 0 | 0 | 17 | 69 | 4.06 |
Monsieurdl | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nousernamesleft | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 |
Oldwindybear | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 |
Outdawg | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 |
Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 |
Redmarkviolinist | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 1.53 |
Rosiestep | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0.27 |
Skinny87 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Smsarmad | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 |
Tartarus | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 |
the_ed17 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 |
Tirronan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 |
TomStar81 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 |
Trekphiler | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Woody | 0 | 0 | 37 | 209 | 5.65 |
YellowMonkey | 0 | 0 | 29 | 241 | 8.31 |
Log
- For the scoring period ending 30 November
- Charles G. Boyd (Stub) — ERcheck (talk) 15:54, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
- Maritime Security Patrol Area (None) Rosiestep (talk) 19:47, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- Joanne Mein (Stub) Rosiestep (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- Heather Erxleben (Stub) Rosiestep (talk) 22:04, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- Mary Tyrwhitt (Stub) Rosiestep (talk) 21:19, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- Mary Coulshed (Stub) Rosiestep (talk) 21:11, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- Mary Colvin (Stub) Rosiestep (talk) 20:56, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- Jeanette Arocho-Burkart (Stub) Rosiestep (talk) 20:51, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- Catherine L. Bowie (Stub) Rosiestep (talk) 20:43, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- Sherian Cadoria (Stub) Rosiestep (talk) 20:37, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- Mieczysław Garsztka (Start) Rosiestep (talk) 20:33, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- Alan Jerrard (Stub) Rosiestep (talk) 20:20, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- UK Landing Force Command Support Group (None) Rosiestep (talk) 20:10, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- MV Powerful (None) Rosiestep (talk) 20:10, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- Charles Read (RAAF officer) (None) Ian Rose (talk) 14:26, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
- Colin Hannah (Start) Ian Rose (talk) 03:33, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
- Alister Murdoch (None) Ian Rose (talk) 23:55, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
- Battle of Khafji (GA) JonCatalán(Talk) 17:16, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
- Rheinmetall 120 mm gun (Stub) JonCatalán(Talk) 15:33, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
- Tanks in the Spanish Army (None) JonCatalán(Talk) 17:16, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
- George Ingram (Stub) Abraham, B.S. (talk) 00:11, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
- John Whittle (Stub) Abraham, B.S. (talk) 11:21, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
- Operation Colossus (Start) Skinny87 (talk) 23:22, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- Operation Biting (B) Skinny87 (talk) 23:22, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- Operation Ladbroke (Start) Skinny87 (talk) 23:25, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- Operation Fustian (Start) Skinny87 (talk) 23:25, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- Tetrarch tank (Start) Skinny87 (talk) 15:35, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
- Jack Massie (C/Start since we don't recognise C) David Underdown (talk) 14:25, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
- Oswald Boelcke (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Adolf Ritter von Tutschek (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Hermann Frommherz (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Paul Billik (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Josef Mai (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Karl Allmenroder (Stub) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Julius Arigi (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Armand Pinsard (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Charles Dawson Booker (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Erwin Bohme (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Gustav Doerr (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Gotthard Sachsenberg (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Walter von Bulow-Bothkamp (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Harry von Bulow-Bothkamp (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Heinrich Bongartz (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Heinrich Kroll (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Michel Coiffard (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Emil Thuy (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Henry Winslow Woollett (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Josef Veltjens (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Karl Bolle (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Willy Coppens (Stub) User talk:Georgejdorner
- George McElroy (Start) User talk:Georgejdorner
- Alaska-class battlecruiser (B) —Ed 17 (Talk / Contribs) 17:50, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Lexington-class battlecruiser (Start) —Ed 17 (Talk / Contribs) 17:50, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Owen Tudor Boyd (Start) Gaia Octavia Agrippa Talk | Sign 14:19, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
- SS Black Osprey (GA) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SS Mauna Loa (GA) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-1 (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-2 (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-3 (Austria-Hungary) (Start/C) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-4 (Austria-Hungary) (Start/C) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-5 (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-6 (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-10 (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-11 (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-12 (Austria-Hungary) (Start/C) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-15 (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-16 (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-17 (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-20 (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- SM U-21 (Austria-Hungary) (none) — Bellhalla (talk) 01:00, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- +6, B, —Ed