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I don't get the Bethany Beach, Delaware one. Mike H 22:27, Jul 26, 2004 (UTC)

Edit request on 12 July 2012

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I think The Twelfth should be included as one of the holidays. It was put down as "ineligible" because it was lacking references. However, over the past few days I've done a lot of work on it and added a lot of references. I think you'll agree it's in a much better state that it was before. ~Asarlaí 00:40, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Nice work! —howcheng {chat} 02:23, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

non-neutral article

Hi, I believe that presenting the fleeing of palestinian soldier from Ramle and Lod as an israeli expel order is incorrect and harmful. Even it was true, I haven't seen any mention on this table about the malicious acts of the Jordanian army against the jewish population in Jerusalem and Kfar Etzion. I demand in the name of justice and fairness remove this link, it is harmful for the Israeli visitor... by the way, hizballah on this day began the 2006 Lebanon War, please replace it for more relevant news...Exx8 (talk) 12:47, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid appeared four years in a row, from 2008 to 2011 inclusive. It is simply taking a break this year. Besides, if we include Hezbollah but leave out Lod/Ramle, by your logic wouldn't that make us biased in favor of Israel? If you feel that the article about Lod/Ramle is not neutral, please bring your concerns to Talk:1948 Palestinian exodus from Lydda and Ramle. —howcheng {chat} 17:48, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

any expel if controversial or not is still less important than the Casus belli of a war. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.68.78.66 (talk) 18:23, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Omitted: Æthelstan; Catherine Parr; Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy; Bisbee Deportation; Australian Aboriginal flag; 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid
Included: The Twelfth (rescued from Ineligible); Saint Basil's Cathedral (first appearance); Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty (2nd appearance, last in 2010); 1948 Palestinian exodus from Lydda and Ramle (first appearance); Disco Demolition Night (first appearance); Albert II, Prince of Monaco (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 04:58, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Moved to Ineligible: 1967 Newark riots (maintenance)
Omitted: Saint Basil's Cathedral; Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty; 1948 Palestinian exodus from Lydda and Ramle; Disco Demolition Night; Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Included: Nuremberg Chronicle (first appearance); Catherine Parr (6th appearance, last in 2011); Battle of Prokhorovka (3rd appearance, last in 2010; 70th anniversary); Moors murders (first appearance; 50th anniversary); July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 06:12, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

New articles (unused): Second Battle of Algeciras
Omitted: Nuremberg Chronicle; Catherine Parr; Battle of Prokhorovka; Moors murders; July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike
Included: Saint Basil's Cathedral (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Camille Desmoulins (first appearance; 225th anniversary); Japanese battleship Kawachi (first appearance); The Rolling Stones (first appearance); Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 (3rd appearance, last in 2012)

—howcheng {chat} 05:07, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Saint Basil's Cathedral; Camille Desmoulins; Japanese battleship Kawachi; The Rolling Stones; Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986
Included: Æthelstan (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Second Battle of Algeciras (first appearance); Bisbee Deportation (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Australian Aboriginal Flag (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Albert II, Prince of Monaco (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:40, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Nuremberg Chronicle (maintenance)
Omitted: Æthelstan; Second Battle of Algeciras; Bisbee Deportation; Australian Aboriginal Flag; Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Included: Catherine Parr (7th appearance, last in 2013); Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 (4th appearance, last in 2014; 30th anniversary); 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid (5th appearance, last in 2011; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:04, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Camille Desmoulins (maintenance); Medal of Honor (maintenance); Albert II, Prince of Monaco (maintenance)
Omitted: Catherine Parr; Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy; Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty; Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986; 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid
Included: Saint Basil's Cathedral (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Second Battle of Algeciras (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Bisbee Deportation (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 100th anniversary); Moors murders (2nd appearance, last in 2013); July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike;(2nd appearance, last in 2013; 10th anniversary) Bertrada of Laon (first appearance); George Eastman (4th appearance, last in 2008; previously appeared on September 4); Ruth Norman (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:40, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Omitted: Saint Basil's Cathedral; Second Battle of Algeciras; Bisbee Deportation; Moors murders; July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike; Bertrada of Laon; George Eastman; Ruth Norman
Included: Æthelstan (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy (3rd appearance, last in 2016; 175th anniversary); Japanese battleship Kawachi (2nd appearance, last in 2014; 100th anniversary); 1948 Palestinian exodus from Lydda and Ramle (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 70th anniversary); Australian Aboriginal Flag (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Margaret Theresa of Spain (first appearance); Gertrude Bell (first appearance); Sanjay Manjrekar (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:44, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 Notes

The current image caption is wrong. That was not Prokhorovka, but Pokrovka, which is is 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Prokhorovka. EyeTruth (talk) 08:29, 21 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I replaced it with File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-022-2950-15A, Russland, Panzer im Einsatz.jpg, which is in the infobox of the battle article. Thanks. —howcheng {chat} 16:44, 21 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Omitted: Æthelstan; Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy; Japanese battleship Kawachi; 1948 Palestinian exodus from Lydda and Ramle; Australian Aboriginal Flag; Margaret Theresa of Spain; Gertrude Bell; Sanjay Manjrekar
Included: Catherine Parr (8th appearance, last in 2016); Second Battle of Algeciras (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty (4th appearance, last in 2016); Battle of Prokhorovka(4th appearance, last in 2013); Disco Demolition Night (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 40th anniversary); Alexander Hamilton (first appearance); Margherita Piazzola Beloch (first appearance); Mary Glen-Haig (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 18:14, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Deleted: Battle of the Boyne (moved to July 11)
New articles (unused): Gertrude Bell
Omitted: Catherine Parr (ineligible—maintenance); Second Battle of Algeciras; Battle of Prokhorovka; Disco Demolition Night; Alexander Hamilton; Margherita Piazzola Beloch; Mary Glen-Haig
Included: Saint Basil's Cathedral (4th appearance, last in 2017); Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy (4th appearance, last in 2018); The Rolling Stones (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 (5th appearance, last in 2016); Charles Chalmot de Saint-Ruhe (first appearance); Sanjay Manjrekar (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Anne-Sophie Pic (first appearance)
Repeats: Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total; 100th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 17:32, 13 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Deleted: Australian Aboriginal Flag (date not certain)
New articles (unused): Eila Campbell
Omitted: Saint Basil's Cathedral; Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy; Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty; The Rolling Stones; Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986; Charles Chalmot de Saint-Ruhe; Sanjay Manjrekar; Anne-Sophie Pic
Included: Æthelstan (4th appearance, last in 2018); Second Battle of Algeciras (4th appearance, last in 2019); Japanese battleship Kawachi (3rd appearance, last in 2018); 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid (6th appearance, last in 2016); Bahlul Lodi (first appearance); Josiah Wedgwood (first appearance); Elsie de Wolfe (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:24, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Bisbee Deportation (maintenance); Albert II, Prince of Monaco (maintenance)
Omitted: Second Battle of Algeciras; Japanese battleship Kawachi; 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid; Bahlul Lodi; Josiah Wedgwood
Included: Choe Bu (first appearance); Battle of Prokhorovka (5th appearance, last in 2019); The Rolling Stones (3rd appearance, last in 2020; 60th anniversary); Margaret Theresa of Spain (2nd appearance, last in 2018); George Eastman (5th appearance, last in 2017)
Repeats: Æthelstan (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Elsie de Wolfe (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:36, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]