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[edit] The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXVII (May 2008)
The Military history WikiProject Newsletter
Issue XXVII (May 2008)
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- Project news
- Editors needed for Tag & Assess 2008. To coincide with the summer holidays, it will be gearing up from 15 June. As usual, barnstars galore!
- Partner peer reviews: for a thirty-day trial period, we'll be running joint peer reviews with Wikiproject Video Games. The idea is simple: we help with their reviews; they help with ours. This way both wikiprojects benefit from new reviewers and new ideas!
- We're notable: A new book, Simon Fowler's 2007 Guide to Military History on the Internet (UK:Pen & Sword, ISBN 9781844156061) rates Wikipedia as "the best general resource" for military research (p. 7). Of the military pages, he says: "The results are largely accurate and generally free of bias" (he also suggests people join the wikiproject). When rating WP as the No. 1 military site (p. 201) he says "Wikipedia is often criticised for its inaccuracy and bias, but in my experience the military history articles are spot on."
- A-Class reviews: the usual four-day review period may now be extended by up to three days (ie seven days in total) in the following circumstances:
- the article has no opposes but has insufficient support for promotion or
- the article's nominator requests more time to resolve matters arising during the review.
- The full text is here.
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- Articles of note
New featured articles:
- Battle of Tassafaronga
- Funerary Monument to Sir John Hawkwood
- HMS Cardiff (D108)
- Krulak Mendenhall mission
- Le Quang Tung
- Operation Passage to Freedom
- Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi
New featured lists:
- List of Texan survivors of the Battle of the Alamo
- List of Victoria Cross recipients of the Royal Navy
- List of Victoria Cross recipients of the Indian Army
New A-Class articles:
- Battle of the Kalka River
- Battle of Verrières Ridge
- Brian Horrocks
- Byzantine navy
- Erich Hartmann
- Montana class battleship
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- Current proposals and discussions
- A discussion has been opened into the structuring of top level operational categories, starting with Category:World War II. All interested editors are invited to help establish a consensus.
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- Awards and honors
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This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 23:38, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
I await further feedback at WP:FPOC--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 22:12, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Tropical cyclones WikiProject Newsletter #17
This is the monthly newsletter of WikiProject Tropical Cyclones. The Hurricane Herald aims to give a summary, both of the activities of the WikiProject and global tropical cyclone activity. If you wish to change how you receive this newsletter, or no longer wish to receive it, please add your username to the appropriate section on the mailing list. This newsletter covers all of May 2008.
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Storm of the month
Cyclone Nargis was the costliest and deadliest natural disaster in the history of Burma (Myanmar). It formed on April 27 in the central Bay of Bengal, and after initially tracking north-northwestward it turned to the east. Quickly strengthening to reach peak winds of at least 165 km/h (105 mph), Nargis made landfall in the Ayeyarwady Division of Burma on May 2 near peak intensity. The cyclone killed at least 80,000 people and potentially over 300,000. Passing near the metropolis of Yangon, the cyclone destroyed thousands of buildings, and damage was estimated at over $10 billion (USD). In the wake of the storm, the ruling military junta of Burma initially refused foreign aid, and after they allowed foreign assistance, the government was criticized for its poor handling of the aftermath of the storm.
Other tropical cyclone activity
- Northwestern Pacific Ocean – Typhoon Rammasun was the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide during the month, though it did not affect land. Tropical Storm Matmo formed east of Luzon in the middle of the month and lasted for three days. Severe Tropical Storm Halong (Cosme) was the deadliest storm in the Pacific basin, causing 58 deaths and $94 million (USD) in damage after hitting Luzon on May 17. At the end of the month, Typhoon Nakri formed and reached peak intensity over open waters before becoming extratropical in early June.
- Eastern Pacific Ocean – Tropical Storm Alma was was the easternmost forming Pacific tropical cyclone on record. Forming from a trough on May 29, it became a strong tropical storm before making landfall near León, Nicaragua, killing at least two people.
- 2008 Atlantic hurricane season– Tropical Storm Arthur formed from the remnants of Tropical Storm Alma as it made landfall on Belize, causing flash flooding and at least nine fatalities.
New and improved articles
- There were three new pieces of Featured content : 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, List of United States hurricanes, Tropical Depression Ten (2007)
- New Good articles include: Cyclone Gamede, Effects of Hurricane Dennis in Georgia, 1987 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Lili, 1959 Mexico Hurricane
- New storm articles include: Hurricane Alma (1996), Hurricane Gladys (1975), Hurricane Liza (1968)
- New non-storm articles include: Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak, List of Maryland and Washington, D.C. hurricanes (1980–present), 1851 Atlantic hurricane season
Project News
Several other languages are active in the realm of tropical cyclone articles, though as much as ours. The French Wikipedia has 76 storm articles, the Spanish Wikipedia has 99 storm articles, and the Portuguese Wikipedia has 116 storm articles. Each of the projects have several storm articles we do not have, and the coverage on non-notable storms outside of the Atlantic is better, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere.
During the month, User:Potapych finished working on Template:Infobox Hurricane Small, which is used for the small Infoboxes in season articles; he has updated several season article already with the changes.
Storm article statistics
Grade |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
FA |
36 |
38 |
40 |
41 |
A |
8 |
8 |
8 |
17 |
GA |
123 |
130 |
131 |
129 |
B |
96 |
91 |
103 |
101 |
Start |
216 |
211 |
208 |
209 |
Stub |
7 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
Total |
487 |
487 |
499 |
506 |
ω |
2.96 |
2.94 |
2.92 |
2.88 |
percentage
≥Less than B |
45.8 |
45.2 |
43.5 |
43.1 |
percentage
≥GA or better |
34.3 |
36.1 |
35.9 |
367.0 |
♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 02:50, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
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