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Nominations for the Oak Leaves

Instructions

The WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves are awarded by the project coordinators in the name of the project as a whole; they are intended to recognize editors who have made contributions of truly incredible quality or importance in the area of military history. Members wishing to nominate an editor for the award should leave a brief recommendation below, taking into account the criteria on this page. The award is bestowed on all nominees receiving support from a majority of the current coordinator tranche. A template is commented-out in the Nominations section below. When consensus to bestow the award has been obtained, any co-ord can make the award. Simply change "nominated" to "approved".

The MilHistBot (talk) will perform the following steps

1. post the award on the recipient's talk page;
2. mark the nomination below as "awarded" with a diff of the talkpage post;
3. add it to the historical list maintained at the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves section on the Awards page.
4. List the award in the next edition of The Bugle, the "Project news" section. For instance, if the award was made in February, it would be announced in the March edition of The Bugle. Over time, completed nominations (successful and unsuccessful), should be archived manually in the archive to the right.
5. Change the nomination below to "awarded".

Nominations for the A-Class Medal

Instructions

A-Class Medal nominations are initiated when an editor first achieves three successful A-Class nominations, and for every third subsequent successful A-Class nomination. The tally of eligible editors is maintained here. These medal nominations need at least two coordinators' votes to succeed. The first co-ord nominates the award on this page; this is performed automatically by Milhist bot after the co-ord closes the nominator's third successful A-Class nomination. The role of the second (and any subsequent) coordinators is only to verify that the editor is due to receive this medal in order to prevent accidental awards and check for any anomalies in the tally. Once an A-Class Medal has been confirmed, the closing co-ord should change the status field in {{WPMILHIST Award nomination}} on the relevant entry from "nominated" to "approved". They should also add a line below the first supporting comment, stating that they support the nomination and have approved Milhist bot to finalise the process (see for instance, this diff). Milhist bot will then do the following: (1) post the award on the recipient's talk page using the relevant template (found here) listing the articles for which the award pertains); (2) mark the nomination below as "awarded" with a diff of the talkpage post; and (3) add it to the historical list maintained on the A-Class Medal page. Finally, the award will also be listed in the next edition of The Bugle, the "Project news" section. For instance, if the award was made in February, it would be announced in the March edition of The Bugle. Over time, completed nominations should be archived manually in the archive to the right.

Nominations

Kges1901 (7)

A-Class medal with Oak Leaves for: Benjamin Lewis Hodge, 4th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, and 13th Light Tank Brigade (awarded)

• Support As nominator Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 20:20, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support and approved. Harrias ^{(he/him) • talk} 12:43, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Nick-D (21)

A-Class medal with Diamonds for: Operation Berlin (Atlantic), Foreign volunteers in the Rhodesian Security Forces, and Operation Title (awarded)

• Support As nominator Gog the Mild (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 16:20, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support and approved. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 14:30, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Vami IV (2)

A-Class medal for: Big Bertha (howitzer), Fort Phantom Hill, and Fort McKavett State Historic Site (awarded)

• Support As nominator Hawkeye7 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 01:14, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
• Support and approved. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 09:01, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

  The MilHistBot was unable to post a notice on his talk page, because of a nobots notice. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:13, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

• Awarded manually. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 05:23, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Hog Farm (11)

A-Class medal with Swords for: John Bullock Clark, Battle of Big Black River Bridge, and Battle of Plum Point Bend (awarded)

• Support As nominator Donner60 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 23:20, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support and approved. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 05:13, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Nominations for the A-Class Cross

Instructions

A-Class Cross nominations become possible when an editor has achieved their fifteenth A-Class Medal with Diamonds. An A-Class Cross nomination is initiated when such an editor achieves another five successful A-Class nominations, and for every fifth subsequent successful A-Class nomination. The tally of eligible editors is maintained here. These cross nominations need at least two co-ordinators' votes to succeed. The first co-ord nominates the award on this page; this is performed automatically by Milhist bot after the co-ord closes the nominator's fifth successful A-Class nomination. The role of the second (and any subsequent) coordinators is only to verify that the editor is due to receive this cross in order to prevent accidental awards and check for any anomalies in the tally. Once an A-Class Cross has been confirmed, the closing co-ord should change the status field in {{WPMILHIST Award nomination}} on the relevant entry from "nominated" to "approved". They should also add a line below the first supporting comment, stating that they support the nomination and have approved Milhist bot to finalise the process (see for instance, this diff). Milhist bot will then do the following: (1) post the award on the recipient's talk page using the relevant template (found here) listing the articles for which the award pertains); (2) mark the nomination below as "awarded" with a diff of the talkpage post; and (3) add it to the historical list maintained on the A-Class Cross page. Finally, the award will also be listed in the next edition of The Bugle, the "Project news" section. For instance, if the award was made in February, it would be announced in the March edition of The Bugle. Over time, completed nominations should be archived manually in the archive to the right.

Nominations

Peacemaker67 (37)

A-Class cross for: Robert Nimmo, Ernest Roberts (Australian politician), Radoje Pajović, Yugoslav submarine Mališan, and Bill Madden (soldier) (awarded)

• Support As nominator Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 15:20, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Approved. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:15, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Hawkeye7 (44)

A-Class cross with Oak Leaves for: History of military logistics, Hanford Engineer Works, Battle of Tinian, Battle of La Haye-du-Puits, and Ernest J. King

• Support As nominator Donner60 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 22:20, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Quarterly reviewing awards

January to March 2024 reviewing tallies

User	FA	FL	A-Class	GA	PR	Total	Nomination
Nick-D			3	1		4	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 4 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Harrias	4		6			10	The Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) for: participating in 10 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Hawkeye7			7	2		9	The Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) for: participating in 9 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Catlemur			1	1		2	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 2 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Schierbecker			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Peacemaker67	2		5			7	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 7 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Jo-Jo Eumerus	9		1			10	The Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) for: participating in 10 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Sturmvogel 66	1		2	15		18	WikiChevrons for: participating in 18 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Gog the Mild	4		2		1	7	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 7 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Donner60			4			4	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 4 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Pickersgill-Cunliffe	1		1	5		7	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 7 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Pendright	1		1			2	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 2 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Hog Farm	1		5	2		8	The Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) for: participating in 8 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Ljleppan			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Cplakidas			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between January and March 2024 (awarded)
CPA-5			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Adam Cuerden	1		3			4	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 4 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Ian Rose			1		1	2	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 2 reviews between January and March 2024 (awarded)
Total	24	0	46	26	2	98

MilHistBot (talk) 00:31, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

What is required to activate the bot and get the awards distributed? Gog the Mild (talk) 18:47, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

@Gog the Mild: A coordinator has to change "nominated" to "approved". Hawkeye7 (discuss) 04:31, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

@WP:MILHIST coordinators: I have done this for everyone but myself. If someone could approve my award, that would conclude the award season. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 04:25, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Have actioned the necessary approvals. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 09:02, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

April to June 2024 reviewing tallies

User	FA	FL	A-Class	GA	PR	Total	Nomination
Zawed			1	2		3	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 3 reviews between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Pendright			2			2	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 2 reviews between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Donner60			4			4	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 4 reviews between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Pickersgill-Cunliffe			1	6		7	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 7 reviews between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Hog Farm	3		6	2		11	The Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) for: participating in 11 reviews between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Wtfiv			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Matarisvan	7		1		3	11	The Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) for: participating in 11 reviews between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Hawkeye7	2		3	1		6	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 6 reviews between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Peacemaker67			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Adam Cuerden			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Gog the Mild	1		1			2	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 2 reviews between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Ian Rose			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Schierbecker			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Harrias			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Nick-D	1		5		1	7	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 7 reviews between April and June 2024 (awarded)
Total	14	0	30	11	4	59

MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

@WP:MILHIST coordinators: I have approved everybody's awards but my own. If someone could do mine, that would be great. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 01:12, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

I have changed your awards status from nominated to approved. I assume the bot will do anything else that is required. Donner60 (talk) 05:00, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

The bot does all the rest. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 05:12, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

July to September 2024 reviewing tallies

User	FA	FL	A-Class	GA	PR	Total	Nomination
Parsecboy			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Hog Farm			3	2		5	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 5 reviews between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Mztourist			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Donner60			3			3	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 3 reviews between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Zawed			1	1		2	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 2 reviews between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Pendright	1		3			4	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 4 reviews between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Matarisvan	10	1	10		2	23	WikiChevrons for: participating in 23 reviews between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Adam Cuerden	1		1			2	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 2 reviews between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Nigel Ish			1			1	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 1 review between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Hawkeye7	1		8	1		10	The Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) for: participating in 10 reviews between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Nick-D			6		2	8	The Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) for: participating in 8 reviews between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Gog the Mild	3		2			5	The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for: participating in 5 reviews between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Wtfiv			1		1	2	The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for: participating in 2 reviews between July and September 2024 (awarded)
Total	16	1	41	4	5	67

MilHistBot (talk) 05:41, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

@WP:MILHIST coordinators: I have approved everybody's awards but my own. If someone could do mine, that would be great. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 05:45, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Changed to status = approved. Donner60 (talk) 06:26, 2 October 2024 (UTC)