Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy/Newsletter/201102

The WikiProject Anthroponymy Newsletter Volume 1 · No. 1 · Jan 1, 2011 – Jan 31, 2011 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue To remove yourself from this list click here
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Current Newsletter contributors Hutcher (talk · contribs) Who is new? JohnCengiz77 (talk · contribs) Neelix (talk · contribs) Fortdj33 (talk · contribs) What's new? A new design has been implemented to make the WikiProject a little easier to work with. A Standards document has been started, which will always be available at the WP:APO Navigation menu above. Please help us by contributing. We need your say at Standard discussions to build a consensus and therefore a solid standard! How to help WikiProject Anthroponymy Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Please check out our Standards and discuss potential changes at Standard discussions. Please help out! Expand the articles in Category:Given name stubs and Category:Surname stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks:	Article developments See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy/Article alerts Anthroponymy articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 1 1 2 FL 2 2 GA 2 3 5 B 6 24 6 10 2 48 C 5 19 24 57 37 142 Start 19 47 167 463 10 370 1,076 Stub 5 16 142 3,564 23 1,592 5,342 List 6 15 97 5,912 42,459 22,657 71,146 Category 5 878 883 Disambig 10 150 11,429 4 11,593 File 3 3 Project 14 14 Redirect 2 2 13 1,909 21,210 23,136 Template 105 105 NA 6 4 28 38 Other 6 6 Assessed 43 126 461 12,080 76,141 24,690 113,541 Unassessed 1 33 30 11,026 11,090 Total 43 126 462 12,113 76,171 35,716 124,631 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 38,154 Ω = 5.77
Article of the month – List of valkyrie names in Norse mythology In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one of a host of female figures who choose which warriors will win or die in battle. The valkyries bring their chosen who have died bravely in battle to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin, where the deceased warriors become einherjar. There, when the einherjar are not preparing for the events of Ragnarök, the valkyries bear them mead. Valkyries also appear as lovers of heroes and other mortals, where they are sometimes described as the daughters of royalty, sometimes accompanied by ravens, and sometimes connected to swans. (More...)