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The current project banner does not provide for article classification by quality and importance. Whilst ODM are usually, and should consistently be, tagged with one of the History Project tags (which do have quality and importance classifications), the importance to the field of ODM is often not the same as to history (which has a much broader ambit). The absence of this information also makes it difficult for us to profile articles in order to provide targetted editing effort.
I propose that the current banner be updated to incorporate the ability to categorise pages by importance, quality and project sub-area. Classification by project sub-area will require a little bit of thought. Whilst it makes sense for this to be done by country, the UK presents a special case as the Imperial system of honours and awards was extended over the Empire/Commonwealth for a siginificant period of time and is usually considered by affected countries to be a quasi-extension of their own system. My thought on this is that dual tagging would help solve this with affected pages tagged both 'United Kingdom' and 'Imperial - British Empire and Commonwealth'.
At the moment I am seeking 'in principle' consensus for the change and also welcome comments on implementation aspects. As I see it, there are two different aspects to decide - whether the change is needed and, if so, how to change it.
Cheers, AusTerrapin ( talk) 01:11, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
The related Category:Recipients of the Order of Australia Medal has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming . You are encouraged to join the discussion on the Categories for discussion page. |
I have proposed on WP:Cfd that Category:Recipients of the Order of Australia Medal be renamed to Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia to reflect the correct title of the medal. AusTerrapin ( talk) 18:38, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
I've started some work on List of honorary British knights and dames, in particular trying to rework it into a table format, see Talk:List of honorary British knights and dames/Temp table version draft. As a part of the process, I hope to fill in a fair amount of missing information.
If anyone has any advice about any of this, I'm all ears. And your help would be dearly appreciated. :-) -- Jimbo Wales ( talk) 13:42, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Category:Recipients of the Order of the White Elephant, which is under the purview of this WikiProject, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 00:01, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
The CfD result was to rename as part of an expansion to a wider grade-based schema. Cheers, AusTerrapin ( talk) 14:20, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
A CfM has been raised for the Knights by Occupation category schema. This currently affects the following category pages:
The CfM is occurring here. Cheers, AusTerrapin ( talk) 21:16, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
I'm unsure this page is worth the trouble, for the following reasons:
There are several options:
-- Jimbo Wales ( talk) 20:37, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi all.
I have just made my first major article here on Wikipedia (I have made a lot of minor edits and so on, on my old account), and I would appreciate that some of you guys check it out and give some feedback.. Here it is:
Royal Order of the Omujwaara Kondo
Skibden (
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17:33, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
Category discussion notification |
commons:Category:Orders and Decorations has been listed at
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its entry. If you created this category, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for discussion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it. If the category is up for deletion because it has been superseded, consider the notion that although the category may be deleted, your hard work (which we all greatly appreciate) lives on in the new category. |
-- This also effects a significant number of related categories which have been listed as part of the same discussion. The intent is to assist in standardising the category schema and align it against that in use here on the english Wikipedia based on the projects adopted category schema. Contributions to the discussion on commons would be appreciated. Cheers, AusTerrapin ( talk) 14:26, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
FYI, Légion d'honneur has been requested to be renamed. 76.66.200.95 ( talk) 19:52, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
What is Iain Duncan Smith wearing below the poppy? [1] Kittybrewster ☎ 14:43, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
I suggest that the project should document, for guidance, criteria for rating the importance and class of articles. Class can probably follow other projects' precedents but importance needs to transcend national viewpoints (for this reason one project - WPMLHIST - has not used importance. For example, is a major award of a small country more important than minor awards of a major country; how do we guage the international repute of an award? Projects WPMILHIST and WPHERTS have documented criteria. Folks at 137 ( talk) 19:47, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
Ok, ratings have remained and are being used, despite the earlier discussions. If they are to remain, I restate my suggestion that criteria should be established, with the caveats. A case in point is the Norwegian War Cross. Its importance is rated as "low", presumably thru Norway not being a major world or regional power (debate elsewhere!), but the award is Norway's top one for military valour. The quality ratings are safer ground and can focus attention where it's needed. Folks at 137 ( talk) 11:15, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
According to http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/afghanistan.gates/
I am unable to find any mention of this Wazir Akbar Khan or the medal named after him. There is an article on Wazir Akbar Khan, but it is currently a redirect to Wazir Akbar Khan (Kabul), an article about a Kabul suburb. The namesake of that suburb, Akbar Khan, dates back to the first half of the 19th century and the First Anglo-Afghan War, so that isn't the man after whom the medal is named. The article on Wazir suggests it could be a reference to a Vizier or to the region of Waziristan.
I mention all these details in the hope that someone can create an article about this highest award in Afghanistan that was given to Gates. 68.165.77.25 ( talk) 19:32, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
Hello all, the articles on List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (C), List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (A) and List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (U), which are related to this project, are currently undergoing Military history project A-class reviews. Any editor who is interested is invited to help review them. The reviews can be found here: WP:MHPR, while the Military history project A-class criteria can be found here: WP:MHA. Regards, AustralianRupert ( talk) 01:53, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
Is there already a article on this Greek award? I see the Cross of Valour's greek name is Arisition Andrias - is it related? GraemeLeggett ( talk) 20:05, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
The category Category:People who declined a British honour was suggested for creation at WP:AFC/R. I'm not quite sure whether that category should be created - on the one hand, there is already a pretty good list, declining a British honour is hardly a defining feature for the individuals concerned, and there are various unrelated reasons to decline one; on the other hand, we do categorize those who accept accept a British honour, and it seems inconsistent if being proposed for one and declining it is seen as less significant than being proposed for one and accepting it. Thoughts? Huon ( talk) 00:02, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article World Orders of Knighthood and Merit is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/World Orders of Knighthood and Merit until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Decstop ( talk) 19:54, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
Note: This one was posted at Talk:Venerable Order of Saint John but because none noticed it I posted here.
In the section structure we should include who are the high officials. (The Sovereign Head, The Grand Prior, The Lord Prior of St. John etc.) In fact I know only who is The Sovereign Head (Elizabeth II) and even if The Grand Prior and the others have not an article, if someone knows their names he/she should include them. Thanks!-- 46.246.166.248 ( talk) 12:59, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
I do wonder whether it's appropriate that short articles on military personnel have huge lists of coloured icons representing their medals, rather than perhaps linking to a centralised page that displays these icons. Not to decry their achievements, it seems to overbalance the informational aspect of WP's bio articles. Examples: Charles R. Bailey, Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., and Charles J. McDonnell, among an increasing number. It does make it like a colourfest, which might undermine the sense of dignity and interest in what the person actually achieved as a member of the armed forces. Does the WikiProject have a policy on this? Tony (talk) 09:45, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
I have nominated Order of Canada for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Brad ( talk) 01:00, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
I have nominated Hero of Ukraine for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Brad ( talk) 17:15, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
All awards/medals are established by way of Royal Warrant which are public documents. These RWs contain the actual 'criteria' for the award and I would suggest that it would be useful for anyone who has copies of the RWs to publish them in the page which refers to that award so we can see when the award was established and what the actual criteria are. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Makfai ( talk • contribs) 15:00, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi there is an ongoing discussion at WP:MILHIST on displaying medals in biographical articles that may interest members of this project. The link is here Medal bars and styles. Jim Sweeney ( talk) 15:42, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
I was just browsing this page and I thought that there was something wrong with the picture. The medals are fine, but the image of the soldiers in it are reversed. Two things make this clear:
1. They are firing their rifles left-handed, (highly unlikely in the 19th century).
2. Their bayonet scabbards are to the right, (they should be over the left buttock, as they were when I was serving; as they still are today).
I have also left a note on the graphics talk page.
Regards
RASAM ( talk) 14:40, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Are there any templates for displaying a user's military ribbons and medals as worn on his uniform? If not, how can I do it? Thank you. Allen ( talk) 11:41, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Is there an image for the Operational Distinguishing Device? It gets put on various ribbons. Can it get added as a device for the {{ Ribbon devices}} template? Allen ( talk) 00:54, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
This topic has faded away. Does the project wish to use quality and importance ratings (as do other projects), or not? One very active editor (not me) is getting agitated over judgements made on his work, so what's the view? Either we don't, in which case, some problems evaporate, or we do, in which case we need to establish criteria, etc. Folks at 137 ( talk) 11:57, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
In relation to the article Jose Calugas, I am seeking assistance in identifying the medal underneath the Army of Occupation Medal.
The image that has the medal is this one. It is of a donated uniform that is in the Museo Iloilo in Iloilo.
Please message me on my talk page if anyone can figure this question out.-- RightCowLeftCoast ( talk) 19:30, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Alternatively, one can also post here. -- RightCowLeftCoast ( talk) 19:36, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
To follow up on Folks at 137's still unanswered question... I've been dishing out articles on Russian Federation and Soviet Union awards by the truck load for months now. The ratings criteria used in this WikiProject elude me a bit. Have a look at this one which was very recently honoured with a START rating Order of the Red Banner (if this is only worth a START, then I give up right here and right now). Then, go have a look at the board where all award articles are categorised by importance and rating. A mere 2 Good Articles out of a total of 2,646!! Does this make sense to anybody here? Either your criteria are completely nonsensical or you have none at all. Criteria MUST by mere definition be based on a norm, a standard, if only 2 of 2,646 meet them, then I submit they are a tad too high. 2 out of 2,646... Come on people! Fdutil ( talk) 03:12, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
Recent concerns have arisen about the article Papal Orders of Chivalry. If you view the page you will see that it is blanked by a copyvio template. I have started a rewrite of the article but as I am not the greatest editor on Wikipedia I would appreciate and welcome all input. Just bear in mind that anything that you add will be scrutinized under a microscope so watch out for WP:Close paraphrasing, cited or not you will rarely win an argument over that subject and will have to rewrite it anyway. Check out the discussion here Talk:Papal_Orders_of_Chivalry#Copyright_problem. The working copy of the rewrite is here: Talk:Papal Orders of Chivalry/Temp. Cheers. EricSerge ( talk) 19:03, 8 April 2012 (UTC)
I've come accross a problem that is beyond my limited knowledge to rectify... Two articles share the same Talk Page. Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" and Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow". I'm pretty sure I'm responsible for this error with a typo in renaming one of the two articles. Can anybody here fix this? Fdutil ( talk) 15:50, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Please drop by Talk:Medal for Battle Merit and give your opinion. Thanks! Fdutil ( talk) 00:51, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
I've been hitting a brick wall when trying to use pictures from other language wikis in my articles and I honestly don't understand why... Am I missing a trick? Take for example this article Order of the Red Banner of Labour, go to its Russian page, scroll down to the pictures of the older ribbonless Orders, neither is copyrighted, yet I am unable to use them, they simply won't appear in my article. Any special reason why? Thanks, Fdutil ( talk) 02:54, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
On the same vein, I have this image on the Afrikaans Wiki http://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%AAer:MTDBlint2.gif
It has been suggested that I move this to Commons but the tools provided aren't working for me Can anyone help? Gbawden ( talk) 13:30, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
If you cannot find the image on Commons and it is freely licensed on another Wikimedia project you can ust Commons Helper to move a file over. Check it out: Commons Helper. You will need to register at Toolserver User Screening Control. I suppose it prevents spam. Cheers. EricSerge ( talk) 14:14, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
Category:Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for deletion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 06:25, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
A request for comment has been filed regarding the use of "Sir" in Donald Tsang's biography. Please join the discussion here. -- Ohconfucius ¡digame! 13:09, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
Sorry if this has been discussed before, but please take a look at Wikipedia talk:Categorization#Overcategorisation from orders, decorations and medals categories?. Thank you. -- Paul_012 ( talk) 17:48, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm coming here with an appeal for some outside input at Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, which falls within the scope of this project. There seems to be a few problems, but proper resolution of them is being hampered by a disruptive anonymous editor who persistently reverts and refuses to engage in discussion at the talk page. I don't want to here promote any one side of the disputes; I would just like more eyes on the page and/or input in the discussions. Cheers. -- Ħ MIESIANIACAL 15:38, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
An RfC has been started at Talk:Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal#Article arrangement. -- Ħ MIESIANIACAL 17:56, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Greetings Wikiproject! I am taking a shot at raising an article to Good Article status and have nominated Papal Orders of Chivalry. It has already had a Guild of Copy Editors copy-editing. I would appreciate any and all feedback and tweaks on the article so that our project may proudly have another GA to add to the list. Cheers. EricSerge ( talk) 16:37, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
I created the List of Orders, Decorations and Medals of the Kingdom of Belgium as a base to create articles for each individual award. In accordance with the instructions on the page of this WikiProject, I translated the award names into English. I also started creating articles on French awards, but... Template:French medals which I use as a starting point has all of them identified by their French names... Question, should I carry on using these or should I translate them on the template (of which I am not the author)? Do we require a broad concensus here or should I go ahead with the translation since it is clearly indicated by this WikiProject? Fdutil ( talk) 15:48, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
I've just moved an article I've been drafting on the Legion of Merit of Chile to the main space. I am reluctant to self-rate it beyond C class, but I think it meets B class requirements and might be approaching GA. Could someone do a B-class review? Spanish language skills or a willingness to use an online translator would be useful for source verification as there were precious few English language sources that I could find. Any feedback on whether it is in the ballpark for GA review would also be appreciated. Cheers, AusTerrapin ( talk) 18:26, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
There seems some contradiction between the Air Medal article, and the Oak Leaf Cluster article over the dangly bits used by the Navy, Coastguard and Marine Corps. It seems that according to the Air Medal article between 22 November 1989 and 27 September 2006 they were stars, but before and after (possibly going back to the Vietnam War, which should also be clarified for those services) they were numerals, except for the Coast Guard where they have always used stars. The I think a table is called for.
Service | from 11 May 1942 | from (some date during Vietnam) | from 22 November 1989 | from 27 September 2006 | |
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Army Air Corps | Bronze and silver oak leaf clusters | Bronze (?) numerals | |||
Navy | ?? | Gold award numerals (date started?) | Bronze, gold, and silver stars | Gold award numerals | |
Marine Corps | ?? | Gold award numerals (date started?) | Bronze, gold, and silver stars | Gold award numerals | |
Coast Guard | Bronze, gold, and silver(?) stars (?? - did they never use oak leaves?) | ||||
Air Force | Bronze and silver oak leaf clusters |
Note the silver star represents a higher number than the gold star (a good example of military planning?) so the order "bronze, gold, and silver" is deliberate.
Rich
Farmbrough,
17:09, 21 August 2012 (UTC).
File:Hamburg1843Medal.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.131.248 ( talk) 08:24, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
File:Blood Donor (3rd Class) badge.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.131.248 ( talk) 19:41, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Diana Babar, which impacts on this project. -- Necrothesp ( talk) 08:33, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
I don't see any mention of it here, so thought I would leave a note to say that that more than 20 categories relating to military awards and decorations have been nominated for deletion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 September 20. the nominations are grouped in several separate discussions.
I think that the categories concerned fall within the scope of this project. (copied from WikiProject Military history). Kumioko ( talk) 16:56, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
What do people think about dividing the categories for recipients of the Order of the Bath (GCB, KCB, DCB, CB) Order of the British Empire (GBE, KBE, DBE, CBE, OBE, MBE) and Hanoverian Guelphic Order (GCH, KCH, KH) into civil and military divisions? This would group people who were given the order for similar reasons. The existing categories could remain as parent categories, and for those people whose division had not (yet) been established. Opera hat ( talk) 14:33, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
A discussion has been started at Wikipedia talk:UK Wikipedians' notice board#Sub-dividing honours categories about dividing the British orders into periods or when awarded sub-categories. MilborneOne ( talk) 08:40, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
file:Officer of the Order of Canada (female).jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.92.180.137 ( talk) 07:55, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
When looking for information about a country's honours system:
HOWEVER, it seems that no matter what the article is named,
So far, {{ Decorations by country}} is the only top level template I've found. From its title, it's not clear if this includes links to descriptions of systems, or not.
Is/are there any standard(s) and/or consistency in any of this? Pdfpdf ( talk) 11:42, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
file:Dist Mil-Pilot GDR med.pdf has been nominated for deletion -- 65.92.180.137 ( talk) 01:32, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
file:1st Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) Navy Unit Commendation Citation 2004-2005 Iraq War.pdf has been nominated for deletion -- 65.92.180.137 ( talk) 06:51, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
A large number of Victoria's Cross holders' images are up for deletion, see WP:PUF for April 1 and April 2. -- 65.92.180.137 ( talk) 05:48, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
File:Henry Edward Manning Douglas VC.jpg has been nominated for speedy deletion. I think this is related to the massive number of VC images up for deletion in the section above. -- 65.92.180.137 ( talk) 04:15, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
file:Canada Volunteer Medal of Honour.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 05:04, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
File:Wmcross.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 01:06, 22 April 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.24.250.103 ( talk)
Combined Pilots-Observation Badge uses an appalling translation of the German title for this badge. It is usually referred to as the Pilot/Observer Badge in English language reference works. I suggest this entry be renamed, and 'Pilot/Observer Badge' be used instead Robocon1 ( talk) 09:05, 29 April 2013 (UTC).
Members are invited to comment at Talk:Awards and decorations of the United States military#Chaplain.27s Medal. – S. Rich ( talk) 16:50, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
It is proposed renaming Australian Honours Order of Precedence to Australian Honours Order of Wearing. If this proposal is successful the former title would be linked to the new title. The Governor General of Australia from time to time notifies for general information the positioning of the wearing of Australian Orders, Decorations and Medals. The most recent notification was in Commonwealth on Australia Gazette No. S192, Friday, 28 September 2007 and the title of the document is THE ORDER OF WEARING AUSTRALIAN HONOURS AND AWARDS. In the context of positioning of the wearing of Australian Orders, Decorations and Medals the phrases order of precedence and order of wearing are interchangeable. However, the change in article title is being proposed because order of precedence has not been used in the title of the Australian document since 1991 and does not appear anywhere in the current document. Anthony Staunton ( talk) 03:07, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
Is there any reason Boris Trajkovski would have been awarded a substantive knighthood as claimed in his article? Hack ( talk) 08:33, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
image:MeritMedal.JPG has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.76.126 ( talk) 13:24, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
Several VC holders' photos are up for deletion, see Wikipedia:Possibly_unfree_files/2013_May_22 -- 65.94.76.126 ( talk) 08:05, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
Nearly all of these articles are in French, where would I put a request to translate & move them to the English title? It is very hard to navigate the category as I do not know French. Mind that it is not even fully French it is a weird mix of English and French such as Category:Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques which should have been Category:Knight of the Academic Palms instead. -- A Certain White Cat chi? 11:15, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
have been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.79.6 ( talk) 05:54, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
image:Order of the National Hero.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 ( talk) 01:50, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
It's my hope that by stating here that there are still several recipients of the Dickin Medal that have articles, members of WikiProject Orders, Decorations, and Medals will be motivated into helping to rectify this situation. You will find a list and references at the bottom of the article Dicken Medal that might help us get started. Thank you for your kind interest in this matter. Chrisrus ( talk) 03:37, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
image:Velered kralja Tomislava.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 ( talk) 06:22, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
image:AWLA 70th Anniversary Brooch.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 ( talk) 06:18, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
Just wondering if someone might be able to shed light on this question at the Reference Desk. Thanks. Hack ( talk) 08:34, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
Which design is correct, the left one or the right one? The GIF version has been nominated for deletion as being redundant with the SVG one, but they are clearly different. -- 76.65.128.222 ( talk) 04:20, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
image:Орден святого Михаила Архангела1988г.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 ( talk) 09:09, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
image:Hilal-e-Jurat Pak Military Award.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 ( talk) 06:53, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
File:Lieutenant FW Harvey DCM.jpg ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.244.158 ( talk) 08:08, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
Category:Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.244.158 ( talk) 06:15, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2013_September_11 for the nominations -- 70.24.244.158 ( talk) 05:18, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
I hope members of this WikiProject can weigh in on these discussions at CfD. Liz Read! Talk! 22:39, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
Category:Recipients of the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 16:23, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
image:Grand Cross Star greece.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.249.39 ( talk) 04:10, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
Category:Recipients of Meritorious Service medals, which might be within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Here is the proposal:
Liz Read! Talk! 03:09, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Please drop by Ordre de la Libération TALK page. Fdutil ( talk) 15:05, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
Can someone let me know if having an MBE makes a person notable enough to have a Wikipedia article, or would that require additional notability? I need to know because I am putting together a biography draft here. Thanks. Invertzoo ( talk) 14:17, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
Please have a look and leave your opinion on the matter. "Badge of honor" versus "decoration". [ [7]] Fdutil ( talk) 16:10, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
Seems I now have the full attention of a few people in Commons who'se goal in life is to delete my personnal photos from my personnal collection of medals. I have neither the patience not the will to deal with this level of stupidity... Cheers! I am out of here. Was fun for a while but I refuse to fight for the right to contribute. Fdutil ( talk) 15:43, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
See Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(people)#The_person_has_received_a_well-known_and_significant_award_or_honor.2C_or_has_been_nominated_for_one_several_times.. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 11:53, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
Jeez! How many pages have you spammed?
How about choosing ONE page as the "main one", and having the others point to it? Pdfpdf ( talk) 12:53, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
The main point of this criterion is to avoid people who have received a significant award or honour from being deleted because little else can be found on them. Of course people receive honours for being notable, but the fact they have received an honour indicates they are notable. There have been many AfDs where people with significant honours (like knighthoods) have been proposed for deletion because the nominator didn't put two and two together and realise that receiving such a high honour was an indication of notability. The AfDs have invariably been defeated. The criterion therefore works. -- Necrothesp ( talk) 12:55, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
Is there a reliable source listing all foreign recipients of Legion of Merit? Actually I am looking for "Mian Ata Rabbani" or "M A Rabbani" of Pakistan, who in his book claims to have received it in 1964 while he was Pakistan's Air Attache in Washington, but I can't verify it from secondary sources. Can someone please help? Thanks -- SMS Talk 23:52, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
The ribbons at Awards and decorations of the National Guard § Louisiana are flagged to be moved to commons (with {{ Copy to Wikimedia Commons}}) since 2011-09-11, but haven't been moved. They were uploaded in 2009 by User:BrassTacks as their own work and are released into the public domain. Is there a reason these haven't been moved? Is there a bot that does this or is it just a matter of manually doing it (and should I)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlanM1 ( talk • contribs) 18:28, 12 February 2014
There is an article called Waterloo Medal. I was editing a biography where it as mentioned that the man had the Waterloo Medal and the !Hanoverian Waterloo Medal" as there was no mention of that medal in the Waterloo Medal article I wrote an article on it: Hanoverian Waterloo Medal. The text is copied from a copyright expired book with attribution to meet the plagiarism guideline's requirements. The book (and chapter) from which I copied the text is:
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help)The Royal Numismatic Society article list five medals for the Waterloo campaign:
I am not very interested in this subject and only wrote the Hanoverian Waterloo Medal because the subject of the biography I was editing mentioned it. But for someone interested in the subject it should be easy to create a similar article by cut and pasting the text from the chapter (along with the picture of the medal) and then giving it a small copy edit. (For those who do not know the text in a copyright expired Google book can be cut and pasted via the menu option "plain text" found under the cogwheel symbol at the top right of the page of the Google book).
I hope this is of interest and help to someone. -- PBS ( talk) 12:03, 5 March 2014 (UTC)