From the coordinators

Greetings to all members of the Military history WikiProject, and to those outside the project who receive this news letter as well! My name is TomStar81, and it with a great sense of pride that I assume the position of lead coordinator for the project. On behalf of all the coordinators, both new and returning, we wish to thank those of you who participated in the September elections, and we look forward to working to advance the goals of the project for the next six months.

With the elections concluded, there are two changes. First,Roger Davies has been appointed a coordinator emeritus, joining our first coordinator emeritusKirill Lokshin. Secondly, for the first time ever, the lead coordinator for the Military history WikiProject will be taking a lengthy wikibreak. For those who were unaware of this, I am an undergraduate student, and will be taking a leave of absence, effective end September, to focus on graduating in December. However, with fourteen coordinators, and two coordinators emeritus, I am confident the needs of the project will be well taken care of. For the VIII coordinator tranche,TomStar81 (Talk)

Articles of note

Newfeatured articles:

1. Battle of Grand Port
2. Derfflinger class battlecruiser
3. Fredonian Rebellion
4. Hermann Detzner
5. Henry Wells (general)
6. Joe Hewitt (RAAF officer)
7. Simon Bolivar Buckner
8. SMS Hindenburg
9. Werner Mölders

Newfeatured lists:

1. List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War I

Newfeatured topics:

1. Derfflinger class battlecruisers
2. Lists of Victoria Cross recipients by campaign

Newfeatured pictures:

1. Beijing Castle in the Boxer Rebellion
2. Fort Baker at San Francisco Bay
3. RAN Squirrel helicopter

NewA-Class articles:

1. 1982 British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident
2. Brazilian cruiserBahia
3. I Corps (United States)
4. North Carolina class battleship
5. Siege of Kimberley
6. SMS Derfflinger
7. SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm
8. SMS Lützow‎

Project news

• Congratulations go toThe_ed17 for successfully passing hisRequest for Adminship.

Contest Department

• This month witnessed an all new and improved scoring system and process established in the Contest Department, which has run both smoothly and successfully. A total of 54 articles were entered this month by 11 editors.Parsecboy placed first with an astonishing 143 points, followed bySturmvogel 66 on 105 points. They receive theChevrons and the Writer's Barnstar respectively. Honorable mentions go tothe_ed17 (41),Auntieruth55 (38),AustralianRupert (17),Radeksz (12) andIan Rose (11), with our thanks going toPiotrus,Abraham, B.S.,Skinny87 andDavid Underdown, who also fielded entries. All interested editors are encouraged to submit entries for next month's contest; it can be a rather exciting experience!

Awards and honours

• TheWikiChevrons with Oak Leaves has been awarded toRoger Davies for his outstanding leadership of the Military history WikiProject, including his introduction of the logistics department, his dedication to the Tag and Assess 2008 & B-class Assessment Drive efforts, and his astute advice and never-ending support and encouragement as both a coordinator and lead coordinator.
• TheA-Class medal with Oak Leaves has been awarded toParsecboy for his work onSMS Hindenburg,Bayern class battleship, andSMS Derfflinger.

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