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*To anticipate {{u|PeterTheFourth}}'s question: ''Do you agree or disagree with the final decision on the [[WP:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German_war_effort#Final_decision|German War Effort case]], and why?'' I echo {{u|Hawkeye7}}'s response: |
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*:I had no concern with the principles stated in the finding, but I did not agree with the findings of fact. These misrepresented the larger picture because of the limitations of their own rules. ArbCom's own rules prohibit FoF based on material not on the evidence page, and a considerable amount of "fact" was either omitted from the evidence page, disqualified from the page, or misrepresented. Like Hawkeye7, though, I will abide by the remedies presented and register my disagreement with the process at the upcoming ArbCom elections. [[User:Auntieruth55|auntieruth]] [[User talk:Auntieruth55|(talk)]] 14:36, 4 September 2018 (UTC) |
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=== Hawkeye7 === |
=== Hawkeye7 === |
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Revision as of 14:36, 4 September 2018
| Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|
| Adamdaley | 18 |
| Arius1998 | 23 |
| Auntieruth55 | 35 |
| Cinderella157 | 19 |
| Hawkeye7 | 45 |
| Ian Rose | 44 |
| Iazyges | 24 |
| Kges1901 | 31 |
| Parsecboy | 44 |
| Peacemaker67 | 55 |
| Sturmvogel_66 | 43 |
| Zawed | 29 |
Overview
This election is to appoint the project coordinator team for one year, from 30 September 2018 to 29 September 2019. A total of ten coordinators will be elected, including the lead coordinator(s), with scope to vary the total number of coordinators if there is a tie or near-tie for the last position. Coordinators are generally responsible for maintaining all of the procedural and administrative aspects of the project. All of the coordinators, and especially the lead coordinator(s), serve as the designated points-of-contact for procedural issues and focus on specific areas requiring special attention. They are not, however, endowed with any special executive powers.
Responsibilities
From Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators:
The primary responsibility of the project coordinators is the maintenance and housekeeping work involved in keeping the project and its internal processes running smoothly; this includes a variety of tasks, such as keeping the announcement and open task lists updated, overseeing the assessment and review processes, managing the proposal and creation of task forces, and so forth. There is fairly little involved that couldn't theoretically be done by any other editor, of course—in only a few places have the coordinators been explicitly written into a process—but, since experience suggests that people tend to assume that someone else is doing whatever needs to be done, it has proven beneficial to formally delegate responsibility for this administrative work to a specified group.
The coordinators also have several additional roles. They serve as the project's designated points of contact, and are explicitly listed as people to whom questions can be directed in a variety of places around the project. In addition, they have (highly informal) roles in leading the drafting of project guidelines, overseeing the implementation of project decisions on issues like category schemes and template use, and helping to resolve disputes and keep discussions from becoming heated and unproductive.
Practical information on coordinating may be found here and here.
The current coordinators are:
| Name | Position | Standing for re-election? |
|---|---|---|
| AustralianRupert | Lead Co-ordinator | No |
| Auntieruth55 | Co-ordinator | |
| Biblioworm | Co-ordinator | |
| Cinderella157 | Co-ordinator | |
| HJ Mitchell | Co-ordinator | |
| KCVelaga | Co-ordinator | No |
| Ian Rose | Co-ordinator | Yes |
| Iazyges | Co-ordinator | Yes |
| Parsecboy | Co-ordinator | |
| Peacemaker67 | Co-ordinator | Yes |
| The ed17 | Co-ordinator | No |
| TomStar81 | Co-ordinator | |
| Zawed | Co-ordinator (co-opted) | Yes |
Election process
- Nomination period: 00:01 UTC, 01 September to 23:59 UTC, 14 September 2018.
- Voting period: 00:01 UTC, 15 September to 23:59 UTC, 28 September 2018.
- Any member of the project may nominate themselves for a position by adding their statement in the "Candidates" section below by the start of the election. The following boilerplate can be used:
=== Name ===
{{user|Name}}
: Statement goes here...
==== Comments and questions for Name ====
*''What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?''
**
*''What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?''
**
==== Votes in support of Name ====
#
- The election will be conducted using simple approval voting. Any member of the project may support as many of the candidates as they wish. The candidate with the highest number of endorsements will become the lead coordinator (provided he or she is willing to assume the post); this position may be shared in the event that multiple candidates receive the highest number of endorsements. The remaining candidates will be appointed as coordinators to a maximum of ten appointments (including the lead coordinator), although the number of coordinators may be increased or reduced if there is a tie or near-tie for the last position.
- Both project members and interested outside parties are encouraged to ask questions of the nominees or make general comments.
Candidates
Adamdaley
- Being a coordinator in the past in 2011–2012 and 2014–2015. Would like to finally stand for a term. Adamdaley (talk) 11:12, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
Comments and questions for Adamaley
- What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
- Firstly, it has been the Rudolf Abel article and been able to serve for 2 terms of Coordinator
- What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
- Trying to get the backlog down.
- Do you agree or disagree with the final decision on the German War Effort case, and why? PeterTheFourth (talk) 11:58, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, Germany went to war. They had to sustain the war effort by having some factory-related sites throughout Europe, until they were defeated in 1945. Adamdaley (talk) 01:25, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- I'm not following you. Could you clarify your opinion on the case decision? -Indy beetle (talk) 03:11, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
- Germany, declared war on several countries in 1939. "They" (...Germany), had to sustain their war effort with factories until their defeat in 1945. Adamdaley (talk) 02:25, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
- Hi Adamdaley, this question is about the Arbitration Committee case called "German war effort" which closed recently. The link to the decision is in the question if you're not familiar with it. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:45, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
- Honestly, that's too academic for me. So it goes over my head unfortunately. Adamdaley (talk) 05:12, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
Votes in support of Adamaley
Arius1998
- This project has been one of the first since I began working in Wikipedia. In 2012, I am one of the recipients of the Military History Newcomer Award, a testament to my work for the project. In the same year, I also ran for the coordinator election. While failing to secure the position, I garnered the most support votes for any newcomer then. This year, I believe I am in a better standing for the coordinator election for being a more experienced candidate. Since 2013, I have been heading a task force in another project. Hard work and passion for the discipline is my strong point, and I am confident that if this carried me six years ago, it will again do so today. My educational background in history, political science, and public administration can also be of help for the project.
Comments and questions for Arius1998
- What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
- As a contest participant and reviewer through the years, I place all of my contributions in high regard. However, I believe a laurel for my work in the project is my return to the contest with a GA for Antonio Luna. A 2015 film popularized the Filipino general, particularly in the Philippines. I cannot contain myself to see his article remain as is when the general is gaining a long overdue audience. I also have created a number of DYK articles which are related to this project, namely Kapitan Laut Buisan, Spanish expedition to Formosa, Civil Guard (Philippines), Siam during World War I, Capture of Malolos, Battle of Santo Tomas, Nicolas Zamora, Nunobiki Maru, José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez, Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León, and Salvador Estrella. I have also promoted a number of articles to B-class, such as Luna's contemporaries Emilio Aguinaldo and Miguel Malvar, and non-contemporaries such as Shigenori Kuroda, Francisco Coloma y Maceda, and José Lemery e Ibarrola Ney. This may not be as big as having GA and FA nominations, but I think is one of the goals where this project is lagging behind.
- What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
- I believe my few positive qualities, including industry and dedication, could contribute in this project. While many of the my contributions are confined in the Filipino context, I am also working on expanding my work to Asian military histories, particularly those related to the colonial periods. In my personal observation, the project is lacking in active editors with expertise in areas beyond American and European spheres. It would be a great boost for the project to have editors who can also work with such lesser known areas. As a historian at heart and in practice, I make it a guiding principle that bias ought to be minimized if we are to hope that what we write contributes to the discipline. At best, conclusions in history are tentative. This dynamic nature of our field is the very reason why we continually work even if these are already part of our past.
- Do you agree or disagree with the final decision on the German War Effort case, and why? PeterTheFourth (talk) 08:53, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
Votes in support of Arius1998
Auntieruth
Auntieruth55 (talk · contribs)
- : I have been a member of the project since 2009, and previously served as a coordinator since 2014. I have a master's degree and a PhD in military history. I have written or contributed to featured articles on the Napoleonic wars, French Revolutionary wars, Seven Years' Wars, Cologne War, etc. I've also been drafted to help with copyediting some of WWII biographies. I've recently pushed through the backlog at Good Articles.
Comments and questions for Auntieruth
- What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
- the advancement of articles by "newbies" through GA and A class.
- What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
- Copy editing. Regular monitoring of GA and assessment backlog. Through my university connections, I have access to a variety of academic sources and databases, and do some fact-checking/source checking.
- To anticipate PeterTheFourth's question: Do you agree or disagree with the final decision on the German War Effort case, and why? I echo Hawkeye7's response:
- I had no concern with the principles stated in the finding, but I did not agree with the findings of fact. These misrepresented the larger picture because of the limitations of their own rules. ArbCom's own rules prohibit FoF based on material not on the evidence page, and a considerable amount of "fact" was either omitted from the evidence page, disqualified from the page, or misrepresented. Like Hawkeye7, though, I will abide by the remedies presented and register my disagreement with the process at the upcoming ArbCom elections. auntieruth (talk) 14:36, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
Hawkeye7
- I have been a member of the project since 2006, and previously served as a coordinator from 2011 to 2016. I have a master's degree and a PhD in military history. I have written or contributed to 66 Featured articles, mostly on military topics. Lately most of my attention has been on articles about the UK nuclear weapons programme.
Comments and questions for Hawkeye7
- What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
- Initially, I was involved in writing a series of articles on the Second World War in the Pacific. I deal with logistics a lot and have produced three articles of which I am quite proud: Allied logistics in the Kokoda Track campaign, British logistics in the Normandy Campaign and British logistics in the Falklands War. I have written a lot of biographical articles on military figures, mostly those involved in logistics. I also began a long project to improve the coverage of the Manhattan Project. There are many fine articles here, including Metallurgical Laboratory, Calutron, K-25, S-50 (Manhattan Project) (rescued from deletion), Clinton Engineer Works and Project Y. A personal favourite of mine is the biography of Robert Oppenheimer, which ends with a quotation from the Bhagavad Gita:
In battle, in the forest, at the precipice in the mountains,
On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins and arrows,
In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame,
The good deeds a man has done before defend him.
- What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
- I have an academic background in military history and access to academic libraries and databases. I also maintain the MilHistBot, which performs many of our administrative chores.
- Do you agree or disagree with the final decision on the German War Effort case, and why? PeterTheFourth (talk) 11:58, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- I have no concern with the principles. I cannot agree with the findings of fact (FoF). ArbCom's own rules prohibit FoF based on material not on the evidence page, but not all the FoF here are so supported, which is not surprising because they are wrong. In another case, it was pointed out that a FoF was factually incorrect, but they voted for it anyway. ArbCom believes that it is entitled to its own facts. FoF in ArbCom cases therefore have no credibility whatsoever. However, we must pay attention to the remedies. And we have our opportunity to register our displeasure as a bloc at the upcoming ArbCom elections. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:50, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
Votes in support of Hawkeye7
Iazyges
- Hello all. I've been a member of the wiki for almost four years now, but only joined the project in 2016. Since then I've focused largely upon German destroyers and Roman emperors, but have done some work on the sides.
Comments and questions for Iazyges
- What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
- My Roman emperors project. I've amassed 26 Good Articles and three A-Class articles from my work on the topic and, with the help of many others, have helped improve the articles of many of the Roman emperors.
- What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
- I've served as coordinator for two years, and have quite a bit of knowledge within my field.
- Do you agree or disagree with the final decision on the German War Effort case, and why? PeterTheFourth (talk) 21:23, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
Votes in support of Iazyges
Kges1901
- I have been editing in Military history since I first created an account back in 2014, but I did not actually become truly active in the project until late 2015. Since then, I have mostly edited in project areas, and worked on content creation in the areas of Russian, Soviet, and CIS military history as well as that of the United States.
Comments and questions for Kges
- What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
- I am most proud of helping to improve the average quality of the Russian, Soviet, and CIS articles, my three FAs, eight A-class, and 24 GAs. Some of these are about relatively obscure units and I believe have helped to illuminate under-covered areas.
- What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
- Despite having been around for only three years, I believe I have picked up experience from watching the Coord and MILHIST talk pages, and have ample leisure time and a general interest in most MILHIST aspects. Although this is my first time running, I am extremely active in MILHIST and believe I can help to reduce specific coord backlogs, such as checking the MILHIST contest at the end of the month, which is a time intensive exercise, and closing A-class reviews.
- Do you agree or disagree with the final decision on the German War Effort case, and why? PeterTheFourth (talk) 01:28, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- I agree with the general principles of the case, because they are reasonable restatements of longstanding policies. I disagreed with several of the FoFs and some of the remedies, but I do not intend to participate in relitigation of those as the Arbcom decision has settled the matter. Kges1901 (talk) 01:36, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
Votes in support of Kges
Peacemaker67
Peacemaker67 (talk · contribs)
- I've been a member of the project since November 2011, and was part of the coord team from 2013–2016 and after a year break, for the last year as well. I have been pretty active in most areas of the running of the project, including reviewing at A-Class and at WP:MHAR, checking and tallying the monthly contest and the quarterly reviewing awards. I'm also an admin, which means I can help out project members with mundane tasks that require the tools. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:24, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
Comments and questions for Peacemaker67
- What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
- The 39 FAs I've contributed to, most of which are in the Yugoslavia in WWII subject area, which can be rather fraught at times. I'm especially proud of those FAs that I've developed in collaboration with other editors, like Kragujevac massacre. Also helping keep our assessment processes flowing through reviewing at FAC, ACR, GAN and MHAR.
- What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
- I'm a content creator above all else, but I know how to do pretty much everything that needs to be done to keep the project running. If I don't know something, I generally know who does. I'm semi-retired, so I have a fair amount of free time, which means I have eyes on the project pretty much every day.
- Do you agree or disagree with the final decision on the German War Effort case, and why? PeterTheFourth (talk) 02:28, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks for the question, I think it is important that this is addressed in the immediate aftermath of the case. I wholeheartedly agree with all the principles, but have reservations about a couple of the FoF because they lacked sufficient evidence to support them. I raised these concerns during the case. I consequently have reservations about a couple of the remedies. I don't intend to discuss this further here as I participated actively in the case and my views are laid out there in considerable detail at each stage, and this isn't the forum for such discussion. If you would like to explore my answer further, I'd be happy to discuss it on my talk page. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:43, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
Votes in support of Peacemaker67
Zawed
- I have been editing on Wikipedia since 2010. My primary interest is military history, particularly that of New Zealand, but I do go off on tangents at times to work on other, history-related, topics. I have served a previous term as a Milhist co-ordinator over the 2016/2017 term and was co-opted onto the most recent tranche. Zawed (talk) 05:38, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
Comments and questions for Zawed
- What have been the achievements of which you are most proud within the Military history WikiProject?
- Overall, it is the improvement in the coverage of New Zealand's military history in the First and Second World Wars. It was a neglected area when I first started editing in this space and, while there is still quite a bit of work to do, I like to think it is in better shape now; the article on the New Zealand Division is a particular highlight. A current project of mine is to get all the New Zealand VC recipients of the First World War to A-class.
- What skills/qualities can you contribute as a coordinator?
- Having served a previous term as co-ordinator a couple of years ago, I am familiar enough with the nuts and bolts of most of the internal processes that keep the project ticking over. I do some reviewing of articles for GA and A-Class and intend to keep up with that work.
- Do you agree or disagree with the final decision on the German War Effort case, and why? PeterTheFourth (talk) 07:55, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- It was an unusual case. Fundamentally, I agree with most aspects of the decision since it just reiterated existing policies. Some of the findings and remedies didn't seem to match the evidence presented, at least to my understanding. But the case is now closed and it doesn't seem productive to relitigate the subject. The time is better spent improving Wikipedia articles. Zawed (talk) 09:21, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
Votes in support of Zawed
Nomination for Coordinator Emeritus
Except for a one year break, TomStar81 has been a coordinator of this project since August 2007, including a year as lead coordinator in 2009–2010. In that time, he has made significant contributions to the project in many areas. Highlights have included his founding of and work on Operation Majestic Titan (focussed on battleship articles), his recent work in expanding the geographical task forces to cover every country, and his outstanding World War I Timeline and regular op-eds in the Bugle. In recognition of his long-standing contributions to the project, on behalf of the @WP:MILHIST coordinators: I'd like to nominate Tom to be appointed as Coordinator Emeritus. The objective of this nomination is that the project may continue to benefit from Tom's help and experience. The position has no special responsibilities and is held for as long as Tom wishes. If this nomination is successful, Tom would join Kirill Lokshin and Roger Davies, who have been Coordinators Emeritus since 2008 and 2009 respectively. The appointment would be in addition to the coordinators appointed via the above election. By tradition, all project members are asked to indicate their support or opposition to Tom's appointment below. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:53, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
Support
- As nom. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:53, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- One of the easiest supports I've made on Wikipedia. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 03:58, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Nford24 (PE121 Personnel Request Form) 04:31, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Experienced and well deserved. KCVelaga (talk) 04:33, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- This comes as a surprise, but is well deserved. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 04:41, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Tks for this nom, PM. Tom's dedication to the project has never wavered; he's an institution and well deserves this. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 05:33, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Per nom.—White Shadows Let’s Talk 05:45, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Yes Keith-264 (talk) 07:48, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Tom has been a mainstay of the project for many years, and this is highly appropriate. Nick-D (talk) 07:52, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Eddie891 Talk Work 12:10, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- - wolf 15:18, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- XyzSpaniel Talk Page 15:25, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Yep, Per nom Goodtiming8871 (talk) 01:05, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- Wholeheartedly support. Thank you, Tom, for all you've done over the years. Kind Regards. 47thPennVols (talk) 02:00, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- Support, and well earned too for a highly respected contributor to the project. Zawed (talk) 05:40, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- Support. Many years of dedicated service to the project. Well deserved. Donner60 (talk) 07:44, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- Happy to see you get this recognition, Tom. - Dank (push to talk) 22:05, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- Support -Indy beetle (talk) 03:27, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
- Support - Kierzek (talk) 16:34, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
- Support - Arius1998 (talk) 03:19, 4 September 2018 (UTC)