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    Inclusion of civilian owners as operators?[edit]

    This edit on Chieftain (tank) has me wondering what, if any, space should be devoted within articles to notable private owners of vehicles, like tanks, that are unusual for civilians to own. Does it make sense to count them as "operators" of the equipment? It seems absurd to me, but am I jumping to conclusions? Huntthetroll (talk) 04:37, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    That looks like spam to me. Whistlindiesel appears to be a person who makes stunt Youtube videos. I'm not sure you could have a blanket ban on civilian operators. For example, if a PMC or such operaterated vehicles, they could potentially be mentioned, in the same way as civilian contract operators of warplanes. But individuals owning vehicles in collections I think would be under survivors or preserved examples, as seen in some AFV articles. Monstrelet (talk) 09:21, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    No, companies yes, as in commercial, operators, and maybe where the item is of historical importance, but not just general kit. Slatersteven (talk) 10:05, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I agree that private civilian ownership of a tank or any other militaria is not notable. It also has nothing to do with the use or military history of the piece. I might make an exception for a sole surviving example, perhaps even two or three survivors, as Slatersteven's mention of an item of historical importance suggests. Perhaps not relevant, I would be surprised if any such examples of historical importance would be in private hands rather than in a museum or retained by the military. Donner60 (talk) 05:54, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    FAR: Middle Ages[edit]

    I have nominated Middle Ages for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the 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" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Borsoka (talk) 03:41, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Drone redirects[edit]

    FYI, drone redirects are being discussed at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 June 24 -- 64.229.90.32 (talk) 02:22, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    German General involved in Lorković–Vokić plot?[edit]

    a few weeks back i came across an article about a German General called Edmund Glaise-Horstenau, who according to his wikipedia page took part in the Lorković–Vokić plot, which was an attempt Croat dissidents to remove the Ustashe regime from power in Croatia. i added him to the list of conspirators on the plots page, but someone removed him from the list, which leads me to question whether said general was even involved in the coup.

    can anyone verify his involvment? Bird244 (talk) 17:40, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Good article reassessment for Joe Rice[edit]

    Joe Rice has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 20:08, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2024 Bolivian coup d'état attempt that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 22:13, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2024 Bolivian coup d'état attempt#Requested move 26 June 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 03:19, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Jutish#Requested move 18 June 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. PK2 (talk) 09:17, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Five of the entries for U-boats [1] have notes that are centred and I can't left justify them; anyone know why? Thanks Keith-264 (talk) 09:48, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Keith-264 it's the use of {{No2}} in those rows. That template automatically centres the text. You're best removing it and manually styling the background, if that is needed. Nthep (talk) 10:22, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Ta. Keith-264 (talk) 10:25, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd tried taking them out but didn't notice all of them. Sorted now. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 10:27, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    There is a requested move discussion at Talk:1987 Sharjawi coup d'état attempt#Requested move 27 June 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 11:19, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]