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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter: Issue XIV (April 2007)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter Issue XIV (April 2007)
Project news The new contest department has now run through its first month of competition; Carom and Kevin Myers were tied for first place, with ten points each. All project members are encouraged to submit the articles they're working on as entries. A new level of the project award, the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves, has been introduced to recognize contributions of truly incredible quality or importance in the area of military history; it is awarded by the project coordinators in the name of the project as a whole. A suggested article structure for articles on firearms has been introduced. Four new task forces, covering Middle Eastern military history, Ottoman military history, South American military history, and Southeast Asian military history, have been created. The project collaboration of the fortnight has been discontinued in favor of the new contest department.		Current proposals and discussions A fresh discussion about the by-nation category system for military personnel has begun; suggestions are very welcome! The use of flag icons in templates is currently being discussed.
Articles of note New featured articles: Battle of Shiloh Battleship British anti-invasion preparations of World War II Domenico Selvo Knights Templar Lochry's Defeat Puerto Ricans in World War II Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell Thomas Crisp New A-Class articles: Benjamin Franklin Tilley Cambodian Campaign List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons Operation Igloo White Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Russian-Circassian War Tupolev TB-3	Awards and honors Cla68 has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his many valuable contributions to military history articles, and, in particular, his leading role in the creation of numerous featured articles on the topic of the Pacific Theater of World War II. RM Gillespie has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his massive efforts to improve Misplaced Pages's coverage of the Vietnam War, and, in particular, his development of a substantial portion of the project's A-Class articles. Wilsbadkarma has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his work on lists (included two featured lists) and portals (including one featured portal). Lists especially are an undermanned area of work, and his excellent efforts deserve commendation.
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Indian martial arts

Im the guy who talked to you before about the martial arts article - now signed in for the first time in a few months. I guess I might work on the martial arts articles - they are something im interested in, and contributed to a lot in the past (especially the Kalari one). Also, as I said before, nice to see you working on Indian comics related stuff - another of my diverse interests - I started/wrote the article on the Sadhu, and most other Virgin Comics topics. I cant say whether ill be online often, but good luck with everything. Vastu 20:58, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

If we really wanted to make the Virgin articles good, the best way to do so would be to follow the format of other comic/manga series that have been featured articles, i.e. make sub-articles for the main charecters, plot arcs, etc - for example: a page each for Devi, Detective Singh, Iyam, Bala, etc. There isnt too much material on them right now, because Virgin is only a year old, but it could probably be done for big charecters like James Jensen and Devi/Tara.

I wish they would take a page out of the manga industry, and diversify their material a bit - maybe some series set in an entirely real world setting, perhaps ancient or modern, without any supernatural themes for a change - there is more to Indian fiction than fantasy material alone - I like Phantomville for taking that stance - it would be good to do something original - like a drama about racing high powered bikes Initial D style, or a period epic set during some ancient dynasty, or even just some Mumbai mafia saga.

Ive talked to a few of the writers, and one of them said this sort of thing was on its way. I was concerned at first these comics would be superficially based in Indian themes, but not actually original (i.e. Bala resembles Satan/Sauron type figure, rather than the eastern idea of evil being a product of circumstance), and I was also concerned about the other extreame, of every title being spiritually inclined - but series like Ramayan 3392 have eased that concern - Ramayan 3392 is probably their best work in my opinion, because it runs away with the setting in the way something like Saiyuki does with 'Journey to the West' - it is original and genuine.

Ive written so much stuff promoting them online, that I think I must be responsible for a percentage of their total sales lol :-) Vastu 17:57, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism

Please don't describe other editors' edits as vandalism unless they are actually vandalism.—Nat Krause 18:01, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

RE:Valdalism

I urge you to take a look into the action I called vandalism before vouching for the actions of tendentious editors.

"Knverma" asked for redirect on 07:48, 8 May 2007 and went ahead on 07:49, 8 May 2007. It took him less than two mins to blank a well sourced article.

"Knverma" blanked Patriarch (Buddhism) and redirected it to Lineage (Buddhism). It's vandalism.

He blanked content elsewhere.

Sir,
I'll have to ask you to examine the actions of these editors for yourself before you vouch for them; your name is held in high regards by editors like me and your last comment was very unexpected.

Regards, _{Freedom skies| talk}  18:58, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

However, well-intentioned edits are by definition not vandalism, regardless of how much you or I might disagree with them.—Nat Krause 19:01, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

There is a solid concensus to redirect. Arrow740 19:49, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Freedomskies, just to remind you, the Arbcom's decisions require you to explain any reverts on the talk pages of articles. Knverma 20:04, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

In case of obvious vandalism ? Blanking sourced citations and waiting all of two mins to blank a page amounts to vandalism.
_{Freedom skies| talk}  20:08, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

I'll probably ask for clarification from an admin or some relevant editor. --Knverma 20:12, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Right, Make sure you ask them if it's not vandalism to blank entire pages and equate Patriarch (Buddhism) and Lineage (Buddhism). Also make sure to ask whether you redirect and then discuss on talk page like you did or discuss on talk page and redirect, keep me posted, ok?

_{Freedom skies| talk}  20:17, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

I posted the matter at Misplaced Pages:Administrators'_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement#User:Freedom_skies. I guess you can provide your comments there. Thanks, --Knverma 20:51, 12 May 2007 (UTC)