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From the editors |
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Happy New Year, and welcome to the firstBugle for 2023!
The first thing eagle-eyed readers might notice is that we're no longer using Roman numerals for the issue number. Nick and Ian discussed this a couple of months ago and decided we're getting too old to count in Roman without the risk of errors (and there have been a couple already!) so we decided that the first issue of 2023, and the first after our historic200th issue, was the perfect time to make the change. If anyone is offended by this executive decision we'll be happy to consider going back to the old method, but will take it as read that the complainants are volunteering to do the numbering for us each month...!
The regulararticle news section showcases ten new featured and A-class articles, four new featured pictures, and a newly promoted featured topic. In this month'sbook review section,Hawkeye7 takes a look at a new work on two Australian scientists associated with some key developments during the Second World War. We also have areview essay byNick-D, providing a detailed report on the museums, memorials and other military sites he visited during a recent trip to the UK.
Military Historian and MilHist Newcomer of the Year awards |
TheMilitary Historian of the Year awards have been distributed, the Golden Wiki going jointly toGog the Mild andHog Farm, the Silver Wiki jointly toDjmaschek,Hawkeye7 andPeacemaker67, and the Bronze Wiki toZawed.
TheMilitary History Newcomer of the Year awards have also been handed out,Dabberoni15 receiving the Golden Wiki andFicaia andStanley Bannerman the WikiProject Barnstar.
Congratulations to all members of the project on your achievements last year, and best wishes for 2023!
Your editors,Ian Rose (talk) andNick-D (talk)
Awards and honours |
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Contest department |
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The final round of the 2022 edition of MilHist'sarticle improvement contest finished withHog Farm taking out the victory and the WikiChevrons, with 52 points from six entries.Pickersgill-Cunliffe was the runner-up with 46 points from seven entries earning them the Writer's Barnstar. Djmaschek and Zawed also submitted entries.
With the December results in, this concluded the 2022 competition and so, after a drum roll of an appropriate duration, the Military History Writers' Contest Cup went to Hog Farm, who scored a cumulative total of 488 points from 61 MilHist articles, including a number created this year and taken all the way to Featured Article status. Congratulations to Hog Farm and to all the other participants in the year's competition. The full results for all editors who submitted entries for the past year can be foundhere.
The 2023 contest has commenced so for a bit of friendly competition, consider submitting the articles you are currently working on. Remember – you too could win barnstars!
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