Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Academy/Establishing military historian and newcomer of the year election pages

Under the current system used by the Military history Wikiproject, coordinators are tasked with handling certain project-specific operations. This Academy page will serve as a walk-through on how to correctly set up the election pages for military historian of the year and newcomer of the year elections.

About

These elections are conducted between 1 and 30 December each year.

Before the election

Create the election pages

Substitute the following on the Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history page before 1 December:

{{subst:WPMILHIST Nominations for military historian of the year}} ~~~~

{{subst:WPMILHIST Nominations for military history newcomer of the year}} ~~~~

Notify the project

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Academy/Using MassMessage for Project Notification for details on how to send a mass message.

Suggested form is:

Voting is now open for the WikiProject Military History newcomer of the year and military historian of the year awards for {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}! The the top editors will be awarded the coveted Gold Wiki. Cast your votes [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history#Nominations for military history newcomer of the year for {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} are open!|here]] and [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history#Nominations for military historian of the year for {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} are open!|here]] respectively. Voting closes at 23:59 on 30 December {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}. On behalf of the coordinators, wishing you the very best for the festive season and the new year. {{subst:Currentuser}} via ~~~~

After the election

Close the voting

{{archivetop|Voting is now closed. ~~~~ }}

to the top of the election page and

{{archivebottom}}

to the bottom of the page.

Notify the winners on their talk pages

For the winners of the Military History Newcomer of the Year, a suggested form is:

{{tmbox
| image     = [[File:Goldenwiki 2.png|60px]]
| style     = background-color: #fdffe7;
| text      = '''{{font|text=The Golden Wiki|size=x-large}}''' {{hr}} Congratulations! You have been selected as the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Awards/MHNOTY|Military History Newcomer of the Year]] by a popular vote of your peers in recognition of your contributions to the English Wikipedia's coverage of military history. On behalf of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators|coordinators]] of  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history|WikiProject Military history]], it is my pleasure to present the coveted '''Golden Wiki'''; we hope to see more of you in the years to come. ~~~~
}}

For runners-up, a suggested form is:

{{tmbox
| image     = [[File:WikiprojectBarnstar.png|60px]]
| style     = background-color: WhiteSmoke;
| text      = '''{{font|text=The WikiProject Barnstar|size=x-large}}''' {{hr}} You have been selected as a runner-up for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Awards/MHNOTY|Military History Newcomer of the Year]]  by a popular vote of your peers in recognition of your contributions to the English Wikipedia's coverage of military history. On behalf of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators|coordinators]] of  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history|WikiProject Military history]], please accept this token of gratitude and appreciation on behalf of the project; we hope to see more of you in the years to come. ~~~~
}}

For winners of the Military Historian of the New Year:

{{tmbox
| image     = [[File:Goldenwiki 2.png|60px]]
| style     = background-color: #fdffe7;
| text      = '''{{font|text=The Golden Wiki|size=x-large}}''' {{hr}} Congratulations! You have been selected as the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Awards/MHOTY|Military Historian of the Year]] by a popular vote of your peers in recognition of your contributions to the English Wikipedia's coverage of military history. On behalf of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators|coordinators]] of  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history|WikiProject Military history]], it is my pleasure to present the coveted '''Golden Wiki'''. ~~~~
}}

For second place:

{{tmbox
| image     = [[File:Silverwiki 2.png|60px]]
| style     = background-color: WhiteSmoke;
| text      = '''{{font|text=The Silver Wiki|size=x-large}}''' {{hr}} Congratulations! You have been selected in second place for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Awards/MHOTY|Military Historian of the Year]] by a popular vote of your peers in recognition of your contributions to the English Wikipedia's coverage of military history. On behalf of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators|coordinators]] of  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history|WikiProject Military history]], it is my pleasure to present the esteemed '''Silver Wiki'''. ~~~~
}}

For third place:

{{tmbox
| image     = [[File:Bronzewiki 2.png|60px]]
| style     = background-color: NavajoWhite ;
| text      = '''{{font|text=The Bronze Wiki|size=x-large|color=maroon}}''' {{hr}} Congratulations! You have been selected in third place for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Awards/MHOTY|Military Historian of the Year]] by a popular vote of your peers in recognition of your contributions to the English Wikipedia's coverage of military history. On behalf of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators|coordinators]] of  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history|WikiProject Military history]], it is my pleasure to present the esteemed '''Bronze Wiki'''. ~~~~
}}

Update the winners lists

These are located at

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Awards/MHOTY and
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Awards/MHNOTY

Update the Bugle

Add the election results to The Bugle at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/January 2025/Project news The suggested form is:

The [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history#Nominations_for_military_historian_of_the_year_for_2024_are_open!|Military Historian of the Year]] awards have been distributed, the Golden Wiki going to {{u|gold}} for third year in a row. The Silver Wiki was awarded to {{u|silver}} and the Bronze wiki jointly to {{u|bronze}} and {{u|bronze}}. {{u|runner up}} and {{u|runner up}} were runners-up.

The [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history#Nominations_for_military_historian_of_the_year_for_2024_are_open!|Military History Newcomer of the Year]] awards have also been handed out, with {{u|gold}} receiving the Golden Wiki and {{u|runner-up}} and {{u|runner-up}} the WikiProject Barnstar.

Congratulations to all members of the project on your achievements last year, and best wishes for 2025!