Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history/Awards#MisterBee1966 .283.29

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 {{user0|MilHistBot}} 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".

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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 {{tl|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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3AWikiProject_Military_history%2FAwards&type=revision&diff=828382942&oldid=827711412 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.

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{{WPMILHIST Award nomination|nominee = Kges1901|citation = Benjamin Lewis Hodge, 4th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, and 13th Light Tank Brigade|award = A-Class medal with Oak Leaves|status = awarded|diff = 1189301312|oldid = 1189031143}}

• 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)

{{WPMILHIST Award nomination|nominee = Nick-D|citation = Operation Berlin (Atlantic), Foreign volunteers in the Rhodesian Security Forces, and Operation Title|award = A-Class medal with Diamonds|status = awarded|diff = 1193089101|oldid = 1192979668}}

• 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)

{{WPMILHIST Award nomination|nominee = Vami IV|citation = Big Bertha (howitzer), Fort Phantom Hill, and Fort McKavett State Historic Site|award = A-Class medal|status = awarded|diff = 1232143103|oldid = 1231959209}}

• 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)

{{WPMILHIST Award nomination|nominee = Hog Farm|citation = John Bullock Clark, Battle of Big Black River Bridge, and Battle of Plum Point Bend|award = A-Class medal with Swords|status = awarded|diff = 1232143446|oldid = 1232141581}}

• 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)

{{WPMILHIST Award nomination|nominee = Pickersgill-Cunliffe|citation = HMS Beaulieu, Henry Macandrew, and Henry de Hinuber|award = A-Class medal|status = awarded|diff = 1271842004|oldid = 1271530395}}

• Support As nominator Gog the Mild (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 18:20, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support and approved. Hog Farm _Talk 02:07, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

{{WPMILHIST Award nomination|nominee = Zawed|citation = Battle of Puketutu, Minden Blake, and Gray Stenborg|award = A-Class medal with Swords|status = awarded|diff = 1279859307|oldid = 1279331003}}

• Support As nominator Ian Rose (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 05:20, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

:*Support and approved. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:08, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

{{WPMILHIST Award nomination|nominee = Hog Farm|citation = CSS General Earl Van Dorn, USS Varuna (1861), and Battle of Arkansas Post (1863)|award = A-Class medal with Swords|status = awarded|diff = 1279859337|oldid = 1279793774}}

• Support As nominator Matarisvan (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 09:20, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

:*Support and approved. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:06, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

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 {{tl|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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3AWikiProject_Military_history%2FAwards&type=revision&diff=828382942&oldid=827711412 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.

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{{WPMILHIST Award nomination|nominee = Peacemaker67|citation = Robert Nimmo, Ernest Roberts (Australian politician), Radoje Pajović, Yugoslav submarine Mališan, and Bill Madden (soldier)|award = A-Class cross|status = awarded|diff = 1193089119|oldid = 1193005317}}

• 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)

{{WPMILHIST Award nomination|nominee = Hawkeye7|citation = History of military logistics, Hanford Engineer Works, Battle of Tinian, Battle of La Haye-du-Puits, and Ernest J. King|award = A-Class cross with Oak Leaves|status = awarded|diff = 1271842027|oldid = 1271801405}}

• Support As nominator Donner60 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 22:20, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
• Approved. Hog Farm _Talk 02:09, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

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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)

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

:::{{@MILHIST}} 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)

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

: {{@MILHIST}} 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)

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

:{{@MILHIST}} 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)

MilHistBot (talk) 00:31, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

:{{@MILHIST}} I have approved all the nominations except my own. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 06:00, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

::Changed status to = approved. Thanks. Donner60 (talk) 06:26, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

:::Hey all - it seems the bot is missing quite a few GA reviews. Sturmvogel did this one of mine and this one, and simongraham did this one. Pickersgill-Cunfliffe reviewed these two and AirShipJungleMan did this one. I reviewed these three articles as well.

:::I don't know which reviews the bot has logged for Gog and Hog Farm, but did they get credit for this one (for Gog) and these two (for HF)? Parsecboy (talk) 11:01, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

::::I keep my own tally of reviews I do and it shows five MilHist GAN reviews in the quarter, the same as the bot, so it looks like the Brummer review is included. Thanks for watching out for us Parsecboy. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:28, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

:::::That's good - I just did a quick check on Hog Farm's reviews, and I see 4 he did during the quarter (3 passed and 1 failed - I wonder if the bot didn't log the failed review?) I wonder what's causing the discrepancy. Parsecboy (talk) 12:16, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

::::::The Bot found all of Stumvogel's reviews. However, to be eligible, you have to have at least one A-class review. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:42, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

::::::The three reviews by Hog that the Bot found were Talk:SMS Fuchs/GA1, Talk:Canonicus-class monitor/GA1 and Talk:SMS Crocodill (1860)/GA1. So it did find the failed one. What was the missing one? Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:45, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

::::::: I'm only coming up with 3 MILHIST ones that I did for the quarter. Talk:Canonicus-class monitor/GA2 was not passed until 2025, and Talk:William P. Dole/GA1 was not a MILHIST article. Hog Farm _Talk 02:17, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

MilHistBot (talk) 00:31, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

:{{@MILHIST}} I have approved all the nominations except my own. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:01, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

::I have approved yours. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:57, 2 April 2025 (UTC)