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Nomination for WikiProject Military history coordinators is now open!

Nominations for the upcoming Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history coordinator election have opened. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting will commence on 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:24, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Battle of Ad Decimum

On 2 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Ad Decimum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Vandal king Gelimer lost the Battle of Ad Decimum because he paused pursuit to mourn his brother? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Ad Decimum. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Battle of Ad Decimum), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 00:02, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

DYK for June 1989 Greek parliamentary election

On 2 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article June 1989 Greek parliamentary election, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that alleged pornographic pictures of candidates and their mistresses was part of public discourse during the June 1989 Greek parliamentary election? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/June 1989 Greek parliamentary election. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (June 1989 Greek parliamentary election), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Z1720 (talk) 12:03, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

Apology

Apologies for not timely getting to your Battle of Bourgaon nomination after I had initiated the review, I had some real life issues crop up which significantly impacted my time for editing. Things are coming right and I see the nomination has now been reset and has been claimed, hopefully it progresses now. Regards, Zawed (talk) 05:50, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

@Zawed No worries. I hope it was a happy break such as a vacation or something. If you have time and wanting to review a bit of Roman/Byzantine history, note that I have two article under A-class review (Ariminum and Taginae). A.Cython(talk) 21:06, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

DYK for 1985 Greek parliamentary election

On 4 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1985 Greek parliamentary election, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Greek communists defended the Right against the socialist prime minister's attacks during the 1985 parliamentary election, even though they had been persecuted by the Right in the 1950s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1985 Greek parliamentary election. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (1985 Greek parliamentary election), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Launchballer 12:03, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of 1985 Greek constitutional crisis has passed

Your good article nomination of the article 1985 Greek constitutional crisis has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Pokelego999 -- Pokelego999 (talk) 04:20, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

May 11 and WP:ARBMAC: At least bring a source

Your recent edit to May 11 was not supported by any source and contradicts the source I found to attempt to support your change. It has been reverted. I'll assume that your edit was made in good faith but you need to provide reliable sources for your edits.

I'm not up on all the WP:ARBMAC restrictions, but I advise you to be much more careful about changes such as that.

Toddst1 (talk) 01:24, 6 September 2026 (UTC)

@Toddst1 Thanks, I can replace the source, if necessary. As written is very much out of line with the majority of literature. While "Nova Roma" is technically correct is was outdated and not used even at his time; it is a misleading term. "Byzantine Empire" is the WP:COMMONNAME for the Roman Empire that became Christian and later Greek-speaking (see Google Ngram results). A.Cython(talk) 03:20, 6 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. FWIW, I don't have any opinion on ARBMAC stuff - I just keep an eye on the days of the year stuff and this flagged my attention. Cheers. Toddst1 (talk) 14:26, 6 September 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Greek constitutional amendment of 1986

On 11 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Greek constitutional amendment of 1986, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1986 Greek constitutional amendment elevated the prime minister into a "parliamentary autocrat" by stripping away most powers of the president? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Greek constitutional amendment of 1986. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Greek constitutional amendment of 1986), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

EggRoll97 ^(talk) 00:03, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Conon (Byzantine general)

On 11 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Conon (Byzantine general), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Byzantine commander Conon was killed by his own soldiers because he was accused of trafficking and profiteering of their food supplies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Conon (Byzantine general). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Conon (Byzantine general)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

EggRoll97 ^(talk) 00:03, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Military History Project Coordinators Election

I encourage you to put in a nomination to become a military history coordinator for the year starting October 1. There are only two days left to do it (although late nominations have been allowed in the past when there are less than 10). You are already doing some of the tasks and certainly have enough experience to help out. You can also have the "title", FWIW. While the page doesn't say this, it only takes one vote to be elected. Hint: the candidates usually vote for the candidates other than themselves. Some years ago, more nominations were made but unfortunately the trend has been downward in recent years. Thanks. Donner60 (talk) 02:16, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for putting in a nomination for coordinator. I am sure you will continue to be a great help to the project. Donner60 (talk) 00:54, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

@Donner60 Thank you for the invitation, I will do what I can A.Cython(talk) 00:55, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

Voting for WikiProject Military history coordinators is now open!

Voting for the Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history coordinators is now open! A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. You can vote here. Voting closes at 23:59 UTC on 29 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:18, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Battle of Bourgaon has passed

Your good article nomination of the article Battle of Bourgaon has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Djmaschek -- Djmaschek (talk) 03:42, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

Printing press

I note that you were involved in a GAR for the article on the printing press just a few months ago. I thought I should inform you that I plan on making significant edits to it, but I probably won't be finished until around Friday. Векочел (talk) 05:09, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

@Векочел Please feel free to make the changes you feel necessary. I struggled at the GAR (it was part of GARC).A.Cython(talk) 05:13, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

I have a few more paragraphs to work on. It's a long article. Векочел (talk) 14:42, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Artabazes (military officer) has passed

Your good article nomination of the article Artabazes (military officer) has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of TheVoicelessWriter -- TheVoicelessWriter (talk) 03:42, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

TFA

Thank you today for Noemvriana, "about an armed confrontation in Athens during World War I between the Greek royalist government and Allied (French and English) forces. Despite the events sometimes called "forgotten", Noemvriana contains a rich narrative: an almost civil war that scarred Greek society for decades, a monarch's abdication, an anathema of a prime minster, a French battleship bombarded Athens, naval embargo causing famine, and more, all of which led in the end for the Greek army to join on the side of the Allies significantly contributing to the war's end."! - looks like a 2011 dream came true, - enjoy! Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:29, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

Precious

Greek history

Thank you for quality articles around the history of Greece, such as Noemvriana, Andreas Papandreou, Battle of Sebastopolis and June 1989 Greek parliamentary election, for creating related maps and figures, for being "always thirsty for knowledge", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 3048 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:54, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt Oh... thank you so much, I really appreciate this. I hope to continue contributing more. Happy editing! A.Cython(talk) 22:13, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

You seem to be able to turn GAs into FAs, - a pleasure to watch! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:26, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 245, September 2026

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Your nomination of Battle of Callinicum has passed

Your good article nomination of the article Battle of Callinicum has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of TheNuggeteer -- TheNuggeteer (talk) 12:22, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Gelimer

On 24 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gelimer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Vandal king Gelimer repeated the phrase "vanity of vanities, all is vanity" during his retirement of his royal rights before the Byzantine emperor Justinian I? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gelimer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Gelimer), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Launchballer 00:03, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Siege of Martyropolis (531) has passed

Your good article nomination of the article Siege of Martyropolis (531) has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Bgsu98 -- Bgsu98 (talk) 20:09, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Battle of Satala (530) has passed

Your good article nomination of the article Battle of Satala (530) has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of TheBritinator -- TheBritinator (talk) 13:02, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Congratulations!

		The Coordinator stars
		On behalf of the members of WikiProject Military history, in recognition of your election to the position of Coordinator, I take great pleasure in presenting you with the Coordinator's stars, and wish you the best of luck for the coming year! Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:39, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

@Hawkeye7: Thank you. I look forward to learning more about the project. A.Cython(talk) 03:12, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Battle of Thannuris is under review

Your good article nomination of the article Battle of Thannuris is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vestrian24Bio -- Vestrian24Bio (talk) 09:42, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Battle of Satala (530)

Hello! Your submission of Battle of Satala (530) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! HerBauhaus · talk 07:28, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

wikihounding

I see you're following me in different articles that you've not previously edited like

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pella_curse_tablet&action=history&offset=&limit=500

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Makedon_(mythology)&action=history&offset=&limit=500

and on another that you've only edited once

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pella&action=history&offset=&limit=500

This probably constitutes wikihounding per WP:Harassment. SuriMuri (talk) 12:31, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

@SuriMuri: Welcome to Wikipedia where everyone can edit. I have no desire to read your edits, but you have mass editing articles that I cared about even I have not edited them yet. However, you are mass editing in short period of time these articles by introducing errors and damaging the source-text integrity, ranging from wrong attribution, WP:OR, WP:POV pushing, and use of WP:UNDUE material. Each such edit that violates WP:POLICIES will be challenged if not by me then by someone else. There is no privacy in WP. WP:V is one of the pillars of WP. So rather jumping into contentious topic it would be more productive to learn the WP policies by editing non-controversial topics. A.Cython(talk) 13:44, 1 October 2026 (UTC)