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Welcome to the one hundred and seventy seventh WikiProject Yorkshire monthly newsletter.
Thanks to the contributions of our many members and supporters, WP:YORKS has become a leading local British WikiProject in terms of the total number of articles supported (up from 18,260 last month to 18,293 on 2 January 2023). In the area of GAs WP:YORKS at 211 is ahead of WP:GM who have 93. WP:YORKS also has the lead in FAs at 90 while WP:GM has 66 out of a total number of 4,836 articles.
Currently we have seventy three Yorkshire featured articles:
The number has been kept deliberately low to give us a fighting chance of improving them to at least GA status, also so we can concentrate our efforts on these first.
Happy New Year
A very Happy New Year to all project members.
WikiProject Yorkshire Collaboration of the Month Project
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12:42, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
HappyNewYear, DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Chris Troutman (talk) — is wishing you a HappyNewYear! Welcome the 2024. Wishing you a happy and fruitful 2024 with good health and your wishes come true! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year! May the 2024 go well for you.
Thank you so much Chris troutman. I really appreciate the kind wishes, and I send the same to you and yours. Cheers, DBaK (talk) 13:09, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 16 January 2023
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Welcome to the one hundred and seventy eighth WikiProject Yorkshire monthly newsletter.
Thanks to the contributions of our many members and supporters, WP:YORKS has become a leading local British WikiProject in terms of the total number of articles supported (up from 18,293 last month to 18,564 on 31 January 2023). In the area of GAs WP:YORKS at 211 is ahead of WP:GM who have 92. WP:YORKS also has the lead in FAs at 91 while WP:GM has 66 out of a total number of 4,844 articles.
Currently we have seventy four Yorkshire featured articles:
The number has been kept deliberately low to give us a fighting chance of improving them to at least GA status, also so we can concentrate our efforts on these first.
WikiProject Yorkshire Collaboration of the Month Project
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19:04, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
2023
Latest comment: 1 year ago6 comments2 people in discussion
Today's featured article is Osbert Parsley, not by me but Amitchell125 where I commented, including the beginning of my songs. Don't miss the YouTube of GW60, top of my talk, with an excellent speech by Andrew Szydlo (but in German). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:25, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
Fabulous, thanks @Gerda Arendt – I am embarrassed to say I had never heard of him before today but that's now an educational benefit for me! Thanks for the other links – I will look. Cheers DBaK (talk) 17:44, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
Same for me, also never heard of him. We'll have another composer by the same user next month, Ukrainian, similarly unknown. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:01, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
I'm on vacation, - click on songs! I tell my own stories now, instead of relying on DYK. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:28, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
Thanks @Gerda Arendt – lovely cantata! I hope you are having an excellent February. I must email you an interesting German thing sometime. Cheers, DBaK (talk) 22:03, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
do that - today the regional festival - DYK of 13 years ago ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:57, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
Welcome to the one hundred and seventy ninth WikiProject Yorkshire monthly newsletter.
Thanks to the contributions of our many members and supporters, WP:YORKS has become a leading local British WikiProject in terms of the total number of articles supported (up from 18,564 last month to 18,601 on 27 February 2023). In the area of GAs WP:YORKS at 211 is ahead of WP:GM who have 92. WP:YORKS also has the lead in FAs at 91 while WP:GM has 66 out of a total number of 4,848 articles.
Currently we have seventy four Yorkshire featured articles:
The number has been kept deliberately low to give us a fighting chance of improving them to at least GA status, also so we can concentrate our efforts on these first.
North Yorkshire
A note that there will be a major change coming up for North Yorkshire with the reorganisation of the local government of the area. This will see the abolition of the districts and North Yorkshire becoming a unitary authority taking on all of the responsibilities of the district councils. This will require a change to most articles relating to the area. If you have any thoughts on what needs doing then make them known at the project talk page.
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12:34, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 9 March 2023
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Thanks to the contributions of our many members and supporters, WP:YORKS has become a leading local British WikiProject in terms of the total number of articles supported (up from 18,601 last month to 18,643 on 29 March 2023). In the area of GAs WP:YORKS at 211 is ahead of WP:GM who have 92. WP:YORKS also has the lead in FAs at 91 while WP:GM has 66 out of a total number of 4,855 articles.
Currently we have seventy four Yorkshire featured articles:
The number has been kept deliberately low to give us a fighting chance of improving them to at least GA status, also so we can concentrate our efforts on these first.
WikiProject Yorkshire Collaboration of the Month Project
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19:51, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 03 April 2023
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
sharing impressions from vacation on Madeira 20-30 March, pics now at 25 March with ups and downs and two cats --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:06, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
My story today is about the Alchymic Quartet, - I went away from DYK but it's the last one from last year. - The songs are about vacation, continued. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:43, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
... by a hiking day, getting wet --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:03, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
I loved to see Marian Anderson and her story of protest against discrimination by singing on Easter Sunday 9 April 1939 on the Main page yesterday. Impressions of Easter here and music here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:11, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
Welcome to the one hundred and eighty first WikiProject Yorkshire monthly newsletter.
Thanks to the contributions of our many members and supporters, WP:YORKS has become a leading local British WikiProject in terms of the total number of articles supported (up from 18,643 last month to 18,663 on 29 April 2023). In the area of GAs WP:YORKS at 210 is ahead of WP:GM who have 92. WP:YORKS also has the lead in FAs at 92 while WP:GM has 66 out of a total number of 4,858 articles.
Currently we have seventy five Yorkshire featured articles:
The number has been kept deliberately low to give us a fighting chance of improving them to at least GA status, also so we can concentrate our efforts on these first.
Elections
Just a note to remind members that May is the time for local elections in England. Some new articles will be required for details of the elections in the different areas holding elections. Location articles may need updating to cover changes to the political makeup of the councils.
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20:21, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 8 May 2023
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
I had a good story on coronation day: a Te Deum we sang that day. And the following day we sang it for the composer ;) - And today we remember a composer who created music especially for us! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:05, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
more pleasant music (just heard!) if you click on songs - did you know a string quartet with two cellos? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:27, 14 May 2023 (UTC)