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* '''Symposium Presentation''' — Added [[Symposium Presentation]] from Dan Gross’s 2012 Camp Ritchie Symposium deck (documentary stars, select notables, WAC note, closing slides; 2012 class-count slide kept as historical presentation figures only).
* '''Symposium Presentation''' — Added [[Symposium Presentation]] from Dan Gross’s 2012 Camp Ritchie Symposium deck (documentary stars, select notables, WAC note, closing slides; 2012 class-count slide kept as historical presentation figures only).
* '''Reading order''' — Main Page Reading list and sidebar Reading links follow theritchieboys.com order (existing wiki pages plus coming-soon / source-site links for pages not imported yet). [[Notable Ritchie Boys]] sits under Directory with the roster.
* '''Reading order''' — Main Page Reading list and sidebar Reading links follow theritchieboys.com order (existing wiki pages plus coming-soon / source-site links for pages not imported yet). [[Notable Ritchie Boys]] sits under Directory with the roster.
* '''By The Numbers awards''' — Added [[By The Numbers/Awards]] (Medal of Honor, DSC, Silver Star list with copyright notice); linked names to soldier pages and added Awards and honors sections (ribbon + label) on matched profiles.
* '''By The Numbers''' — Hub ([[By The Numbers]]) with [[By The Numbers/Student Numbers - All Classes]], [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers]], [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Class Content]], [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Courses by Specialties]], and [[By The Numbers/Awards]] (Eddy tables/notes with copyright notices). Class 1–31 pages and soldier Camp Ritchie rows show eight-week class date ranges; matched award recipients get ribbon + awards-grid sections.
* '''By The Numbers specialties''' — Added [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Courses by Specialties]] (Appendix 6 specialty counts by class) with copyright notice; Class pages list non-zero specialty enrollments.
* '''By The Numbers''' — Hub ([[By The Numbers]]) with [[By The Numbers/Student Numbers - All Classes]], [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers]], and [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Class Content]] (Eddy spreadsheet/tables and curriculum notes, each with source copyright notice). Class 1–31 pages and soldier Camp Ritchie rows show eight-week class date ranges from a shared lookup.
* '''Sidebar sections''' — Split the left nav into Navigation, Reading, Directory, and Participate portals (was one long list). Sidebar slightly widened so [[Congressional Gold Medal]] shows its full title.
* '''Sidebar sections''' — Split the left nav into Navigation, Reading, Directory, and Participate portals (was one long list). Sidebar slightly widened so [[Congressional Gold Medal]] shows its full title.
* '''Notable Ritchie Boys gallery''' — Added [[Notable Ritchie Boys]], a single page of portrait+blurb cards from both Notable Ritchie Boys Google Slides decks (linked to soldier pages when matched).
* '''Notable Ritchie Boys gallery''' — Added [[Notable Ritchie Boys]], a single page of portrait+blurb cards from both Notable Ritchie Boys Google Slides decks (linked to soldier pages when matched).
* '''Site changelog''' — Added this page so feature work on the wiki has a chronological home ([[Site changelog]]); linked from the sidebar and related help pages.
* '''Site changelog''' — Added this page so feature work on the wiki has a chronological home ([[Site changelog]]); linked from the sidebar and related help pages.
* '''Awards and honors (Wikipedia-style)''' — Soldier pages can show a ribbon rack plus a labeled awards grid (multi-line cells, content-sized columns, short rows spanning full width, tiny gaps between ribbons), with extra award notes as bullets. Built for Wikipedia notable imports (e.g. Chafee, Marxuach) and reusable for others.
* '''Awards and honors (Wikipedia-style)''' — Soldier pages can show a ribbon rack plus a labeled awards grid (multi-line cells, content-sized columns, short rows spanning full width, tiny gaps between ribbons), with extra award notes as bullets.
* '''Wikipedia notables import''' — Pipeline to enrich existing soldier profiles from English Wikipedia (infobox fields, biography sections, Commons portraits, ribbon uploads) without inventing new soldier pages.
* '''Wikipedia notables import''' — Pipeline to enrich existing soldier profiles from English Wikipedia (infobox fields, biography sections, Commons portraits, ribbon uploads) without inventing new soldier pages.
* '''Contents directory layout''' — Classes, Teams, and Site pages lists on [[Contents]] use a compact three-column layout (same idea as category pages). Any page that embeds a category tree gets that layout from site CSS.
* '''Contents directory layout''' — Classes, Teams, and Site pages lists on [[Contents]] use a compact three-column layout (same idea as category pages). Any page that embeds a category tree gets that layout from site CSS.
* '''Soldier page chrome''' — Awards block sits in the main column after Biography (not crushed in the infobox); table of contents stays near the top after the lead.
* '''Soldier page chrome''' — Awards block sits in the main column after Biography (not crushed in the infobox); table of contents stays near the top after the lead.


=== August 2026 (earlier site build — summary) ===
=== 22 August 2026 ===
These items describe capabilities already on the wiki from the ongoing build; exact day-by-day notes were not kept before this page existed.
* '''The Stories''' — Hub and essay pages for Camp Ritchie narratives and individual biographies imported from theritchieboys.com.
* '''Congressional Gold Medal''' — [[Congressional Gold Medal]] page for the Ritchie Boys Gold Medal Act.
* '''Secret Heroes / Battle of the Bulge''' — [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]] essay and navigation.


* '''Soldier roster''' — ~21,000 pages titled <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code>, with infobox, research notes, sources, and categories by class, letter, and teams.
=== 21 August 2026 ===
* '''Edit soldier facts''' — Form on soldier pages to edit structured infobox fields without raw wikitext.
* '''Introduction''' — [[Introduction]] imported from theritchieboys.com (Dan Gross).
* '''Secret Heroes / First Class''' — [[Secret Heroes/First Class]] page with photo and roster links.
* '''Find a soldier''' — Main Page search by name or ASN.
* '''Edit soldier facts''' — Form on soldier pages to edit structured infobox fields (including specialty) without raw wikitext.
* '''Patrol''' — [[Patrol]] guide for watching [[Special:RecentChanges]].
* '''Contribute / Patrol links''' — Sidebar links for editors.
 
=== 20 August 2026 ===
* '''Draft opening summary''' — Optional tool to draft a short lead from personal details and the Life biography for review before saving.
* '''Draft opening summary''' — Optional tool to draft a short lead from personal details and the Life biography for review before saving.
* '''Find a soldier''' — Main Page search by name or ASN.
 
* '''Directory''' — [[Contents]] with classes, teams, A–Z letter index, and site topic pages ([[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]]).
=== 18 August 2026 ===
* '''Stories and essays''' — [[The Stories]], [[Introduction]], Secret Heroes essays, [[Congressional Gold Medal]], [[Camp Ritchie]], and related topic pages.
* '''Initial roster import''' — ~21,000 soldier pages titled <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code>, with infobox, research notes, sources, and categories by class, letter, and teams.
* '''Contribute / Patrol / data notes''' — [[Contribute]], [[Patrol]], [[About the data]], and [[Disclaimer]] for editors and class-data rules.
* '''Site shell''' — [[Main Page]], [[Contents]], [[Camp Ritchie]], [[Contribute]], [[About the data]], [[Disclaimer]], soldier template/module, and base CSS/JS/sidebar.
* '''Media and polish''' — Site CSS/JS for infobox layout, home page, stories galleries, upload helpers, and soldier photo handling.
* '''Directory foundations''' — [[:Category:Classes]], [[:Category:Teams]], and [[:Category:Soldiers by letter]].


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