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{{Helpme}}After editing several pages, (Please see my history, please, and let me know what you think..) I have tasked myself the David hash page, originally without knowing how recently it was tagged. After looking about online, I have seen that the text of this page is nearly the same as a myspace page of the same name. There appears to be opera related information on this page, on http://www.davidhash.com/, and on a few other pages I Googled. However, these pages were in Italian. Is there a way to find an interpreter of Italian, or someone knowledgeable in modern opera/modern Italian opera who can check on this?

Just leave it be. It's been tagged as a PROD, and it doesn't look like it stands a chance of surviving long here. I don't know much Italian, but it does look indeed like a copyvio from the few cognates I can pick out. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 03:17, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Don't want to be beaten anymore? Get HUGGLE! Please go here to get it. Thanks. Cheers. _{Trance addict - Armin van Buuren - Oceanlab} 00:55, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback granted

After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
Rollback can be used to revert vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
Rollback may be removed at any time.

If you no longer want rollback, then contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some information on how to use rollback, you can view this page. I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, just leave me a message if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Happy editing! PeterSymonds (talk) 02:32, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Font?

Hi! I'm curious; what font are you using for your signature? Thanks! --Captain Infinity (talk) 02:03, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I use Blackletter. Sometimes it comes up as unloadable / unrecognizable, though.. Hopefully, this isn't why you're asking. Frankly, it was unrecognizable to me for three hours this evening, for no apparent reason. 𝕭𝖗𝔦𝔞𝔫𝕶𝔫𝔢𝔷 ^talk 02:22, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can see it fine in my browser, so it must be on my system, but when I trid pasting it into Word it was not recognized. Odd. Anyway, I asked because it looks cool and I'd like to use it sometime. Thanks! --Captain Infinity (talk) 03:12, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have Eric Cartman on my watchlist. Today it was vandalized by User:70.44.14.180. I went to his talk page and saw your sig there on a warning for a different vandalization. --Captain Infinity (talk) 04:16, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry

My cat sat on my keyboard while I was using Huggle.. I hope she didn't do anything catastrophically unjust to anyone. I got up to get a drink..

𝕭𝖗𝔦𝔞𝔫𝕶𝔫𝔢𝔷 ^talk 04:08, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vandals are a pain

Regarding this edit, there's nothing "confusing" about what's been done. OK, I'm not in the best of moods at the moment, but really, there is a limit to how much "Good Faith" you need to "Assume".
Perhaps my response is a little "over-the-top", but I do tire of namby-pamby "warnings" that say nothing.
No, it's not your fault, you didn't commit the vandalism, but if you are going to say something, I feel you should at least say something ... Pdfpdf (talk) 15:38, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: {{user AWWDMBJAWGCAWAIFDSPBATDMTD}}.

Interesting, mostly because I think I agree. Pdfpdf (talk) 15:49, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: your response. Yes, your "automation" rationale is a sensible approach; my complaint is with the inane stupidity of the wording of a "standard message" that says nothing. I'm sure that it is usually very obvious to you the difference between blatant vandalism and misguided-otherwise-good-intentions; huggle should have a switch to let you skip the namby-pamby inane message and go to a more direct message when the situation warrants.

By-the-way, I think I don't agree that in an ideal world, all messages would be personalised; my expectation is that, in the majority of cases, your additional efforts would produce no additional value. I only give personalised messages to the obviously mis-guided who I feel are likely to respond to "guidance", or when I'm really pissed-off and want to vent my spleen! In such circumstances, simply clicking a button would not provide me with sufficient satisfaction!

No, I wouldn't call you lazy. As we've both said in different ways, it's all about "return-on-investment", "cost/benefit ratio" or whatever the current buzz-phrase is.

In closing, I'd say that it is probably a good thing for me that I can't deliver my anti-vandalism warnings in person - the consequences of personal delivery might severly (and painfully) increase the cost!

Meanwhile, keep "huggle"ing! Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 06:39, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just FYI

I don't know what this person's deal is, but just a heads-up. Maybe s/he thinks pretending you have a blocked sockpuppet account will besmirch you or something. Beats me. - Vianello (talk) 21:44, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, no problem. I just noticed it while I was squatting in the recent changes area, clicked it, red flag went up in my head, thought I'd let you know. - Vianello (talk) 01:16, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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what are you talking about? what content have I removed? I haven't removed anything. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.151.179.34 (talk) 05:57, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're the ones who have removed content including Zhang's early career and summaries of her seasons. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.151.179.34 (talk) 06:00, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Thanks

No problem for the reverting, I guess it all was good in the end, with him getting blocked. Tis' all good! :) Andy (talk) 12:47, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

About Caroline Zhang

you left this message on my talk page and I would like to comment in reply:

"At least, that's what this and Huggle say. Now, I'm not saying that you really deleted all the content, but a reasonable amount of information was removed(AS far as I can tell - I could be wrong.) and this content was well referenced and had appropriate style. Be that as it may, yours certainly appears to have been a 'good faith' edit, and there is something to be said for the more simple presentation of your version, as well as brevity, as opposed to verbosity. However, in the future, I would highly advise discussing any major changes of this nature in the relevant pages' discussion section. I'm also entirely aware that I could have made a mistake, and may not be looking closely enough.. Did you move those citations and other info to somewhere else, on a related page?"

I am wondering abuot your Huggle tool. I rewrote the section and did not delete anything. Actually, I moved things down and then rewrote parts of it and interspersed my own writing with what was there. When I saw the difference between the pages, I saw that it lookedl ike I had taken what was there, removed it, and then added some more, because it picked out words from the original paragraph and picked out words in my new paragraph, and then assumed that my new paragraph was a removal of the old one, instead of a new pargraph and the old one had been moved down. I am wondering what tripped the automatic tool, because I did not remove information, I just added some that made it seem like I did. Can the tool not detect for adding sentences? Does it treat each paragraph like a different paragraph? I am concerned about getting automatically reverted in the future.

Puede01 (talk) 22:59, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The work of deleting IP vandalism on chem element pages

Since you're involved, I wonder if you'd like to comment on this discussion on semi-protection for element articles: http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Elements Thanks! S B H arris 23:35, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That edit is not vandalism, I am trying to let people know that there is no connection. Wetman88 (talk) 02:27, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's actually a surprisingly good point. Alright then. Wetman88 (talk) 02:55, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your signature

I wanted to give you a heads-up that your signature seems to be causing some issues. I was following up on your AIV report here, but I could not click on the IP's "contribs" link because your name overlapped it. Just something I thought I would bring to your attention. Cheers. TN X Man 13:43, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

your signature just shows up as blank characters on my plain en system Nasnema Chat 22:05, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it does that on some peoples' systems. As I recall, there are font downloads available for such problems, but I have never downloaded them myself. Also, for reasons entirely unknown to me, periodically I can't read my own signature.. Beats me, but I like its' aesthetics too much to change it. It should read BrianKnez in a sort - of medieval looking fancy Blackletter. Oh, and where'd you run into me?

-𝕭𝖗𝔦𝔞𝔫𝕶𝔫𝔢𝔷 ^talk 22:12, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That'll be it then: it's Unicode but most of the western world won't be able to see anything but squares for characters without them installing the character set to go with it. I was just browsing the recent edits and thought I would drop you a note when I saw there was a problem with the sig. Nasnema Chat 13:33, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

sources

Sorry, but actually I am the leading authority on the topic. I put references in the original changes and the Greeks have just removed the text. To avoid reverting, I have put new text without references. Please don't tell me how to write encyclopedia articles, because I write them professionally along with books and articles. What was written there before is propaganda and references student works, rather than the leading published works. And the Greeks know it too... Xenos2008 (talk) 23:40, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I meant This edit, which really seems to be more of an NPOV issue, in a way, in retrospect. Be that as it may, your edit is undoubtedly lacking in appropriate style and tone, as well as standard syntax. I have no doubt that your edits are intended in good faith; your indignation is certain proof of that. However, if you have concerns that this article's neutrality is being consistently breached, you should request mediation, but you ought not use the article to voice your opinions. 𝕭𝖗𝔦𝔞𝔫𝕶𝔫𝔢𝔷 ^talk 00:19, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I do believe that Xenos2008 is currently under amok state of mind and must slow down and discuss. His edits are more close to the disruption than to contribution. Also his way of dealing with the other editors is problematic. What I think is that he must start to discuss before remove, revert or choose which source is better. Friendly, --Factuarius (talk) 00:46, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, it is disruptive to challenge the Greek POV, I know well in real life professionally. However, what was written there was amateurish and incorrect and I corrected it. The response of the greek editors is simply to remove anything that they dont like, even though it is factual, sourced and NPOV. I see no reason to debate with people with an agenda and no expertise. Xenos2008 (talk) 00:51, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I try not to be a Troll, or to side with any one point of view, myself. To the greater extent, what I see here are largely good faith edits from divergent points of view. As an academically trained historian, mainly in medieval history, I find this entirely typical. The only advice that I can offer is: please, do not allow your emotions to dictate your editing. Try not to delete good - faith edits, and If there is a problem please use the discussion page, or Mediation Instead of engaging in an Edit War.𝕭𝖗𝔦𝔞𝔫𝕶𝔫𝔢𝔷 ^talk 01:21, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Still believing that Xenos2008 is currently under amok state of mind. What he is telling us is that for (unknown) personal or professional reasons had grown a hate for Greeks and in the same sentence is trying to convince us about how much NPOV is. I don't know what has with the Greeks, or what Greeks did "during his professional life" but I find his attitude by definition POV. He is making me wonder for his real reason choose to contribute in Greek-related articles. Then the napoleonic character of his edits and his way of dealing with the other editors ("shut the fuck up" etc.) is giving me a sense that his spirit is totally incompatible also with WP. Anyway I do believe that he must stop to create a battleground all over the place and start to discuss, setting aside his hate for the Greeks. Βut I am not optimistic about. Regards, --Factuarius (talk) 02:19, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, this is a typical Greek response, that anyone who disagrees with the propaganda obviously hates Greeks. Let me tell you what I really hate: it is nationalistic crap from anywhere and corruption. Greeks who participate in those are reviled by me, but otherwise I have no problem with Greek people. It is very difficult to argue against the overwhelming propaganda nurtured in Greek schools, but I can assure you that I work with most of the leading historians and political scientists and am considered an authority in my own field. Factuarius: if you are prepared to learn new facts about Greece, then we will get on OK. I realise that some of my edits were not referenced, but I have had technical problems inserting them. I will also try to keep my temper, but it's like a broken record, dealing with these nationalist fictions...Xenos2008 (talk) 02:39, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Since "you have no problem with Greek people", the sentence "There is some sort of cultural problem in Greece, and it seems to exist also in Serbia, Romania and Russia [all Orthodox countries, you will note], which is that the entire population is paranoid" is there any possibility to be yours? Is there any possibility to be so sick as to blame entire populations in being paranoid? I mean have you took your pills recently little Adolf? --Factuarius (talk) 04:20, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, here we have the old Greek story again. Yes, there is a cultural problem in Greece, and it comes from nationalism. I have already told you my opinion, and you choose to accuse me of lying. You claim to know who I am and attribute casual comments on the internet to me, without reading any of my publications. Obviously you are in the camp of extreme nationalists, who cannot accept foreigners. Xenos2008 (talk) 12:16, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks

for taking care of my talk page. Cheers --Howwi (talk) 07:00, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! That's mainly what I do around here (anti-vandal work).. And it seems to get under vandals' skin - my userpage has been vandalized 12 times, by my count, and my talk page once or twice.. Usually, they're not even very witty, although I can usually get some smiles out of a day's vandalisms. Happy editing!

-𝕭𝖗𝔦𝔞𝔫𝕶𝔫𝔢𝔷 ^talk 21:16, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

... for reverting the vandalism to my userpage :) ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 01:41, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome; that's mainly what I do.. Meaning general anti-vandal work, that is; so much easier than copy-editing, and even after six years studying there's not too much well sourced info to add to our Northern European Dark - to - Medieval Ages history articles.

-𝕭𝖗𝔦𝔞𝔫𝕶𝔫𝔢𝔷 ^talk 01:52, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The August 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight September 14 (UTC).
The September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the submissions stage until midnight September 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin.
The September 2012 Backlog elimination drive is now underway! The event runs until midnight September 30 (UTC). The goal is to copy edit articles with the oldest tags and complete all requests placed before September. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who participates, with special awards given to the top five in the following categories: "Total articles", "Total words", "Total articles over 5,000 words", "Total articles tagged longest ago", and "Longest article". – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest.

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GOCE mid-drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter

Participation: Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 19 have copy-edited at least one article, about the same as the last drive. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us!
Progress report: We're almost on track to meet our targets for the drive. Great work, guys. We have reduced our target group of articles—August, September, and October 2011—by about 44%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 58 articles so far, to around 2600 articles. The biggest difference between this drive and the previous one is a stronger focus on large articles, so total word counts are still comparable.
Don't forget about the Copy Edit of the Month contests! Voting for the August contest has been extended through the end of the month. You don't have to make a submission to vote!
- August 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight September 30 (UTC).
- September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the submissions stage until midnight September 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin.

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GOCE September 2012 drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up

Participation: Out of 41 people who signed up this drive, 28 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: We achieved our primary goal of clearing July, August, September and October 2011 from the backlog. This means that, for the first time since the drives began, the backlog is less than a year. At least 677 tagged articles were copy edited, although 365 new ones were added during the month. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2341 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 54 requests outstanding before September 2012 as well as eight of those made in September.

Copy Edit of the Month: Voting is now over for the August 2012 competition, and prizes will be issued soon. The September 2012 contest is closed for submissions and open for voting. The October 2012 contest is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote.

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GOCE fall newsletter

Fall Events from the Guild of Copy Editors

The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in its events:

The October 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is currently in the submissions stage. Submit your best October copy edit there before the end of the month. Submissions end, and discussion and voting begin, on November 1 at 00:00 (UTC).
Voting is in progress for the September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest. Everyone is welcome to vote, whether they have entered the contest or not.
NEW!! In the week from Sunday 21 October to Saturday 27 October, we are holding a Project Blitz, in which we will copy edit articles tagged with {{copyedit}} belonging to selected project(s). For the first blitz, we'll start with WikiProject Olympics and WikiProject Albums and add more Projects to the blitz as we clear them. The blitz works much like our bimonthly drives, but a bit simpler. Everyone is welcome to take part, and barnstars will be awarded.
November 2012 Backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on November 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on November 30 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in 2011 and to complete all requests placed before the end of October. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in 2011", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest.

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GOCE November 2012 copy edit drive update

Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter

Participation: Out of 31 people signed up for this drive so far, 22 have copy-edited at least one article. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us!
Progress report: We're on track to meet our targets for the drive. We have reduced our target group of articles—November and December 2011—by over 50%, and 34 of the the 56 requests made in September and October this year have already been fulfilled. However, the rate of tagging for copy edit has increased, and this month we are just keeping the size of the backlog stable. So, all you copy editors, please do come along and help us!
The September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest was won by Baffle gab1978 for his copy edit of Expulsion of the Acadians. Runner up was Gareth Griffith-Jones for his edit of I Could Fall in Love. Congratulations to both.
The October 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight November 30 (UTC). You don't have to make a submission to vote!
November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the submissions stage until midnight November 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin.
Seasonal oversight: We had a slight fall from grace in the title of our last newletter, which mentioned the season in the northern hemisphere and thus got it wrong for the southern. Fortunately an observant GOCE member was ready to spring into action to advise us. Thanks! In future we'll stay meteorologically neutral.

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GOCE November drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up

Participation: Thanks to all who participated! Out of 38 people who signed up this drive, 33 copy-edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. All the barnstars have now been distributed.

Progress report: We achieved our primary goal of clearing November and December 2011 from the backlog. For the first time since the drives began, the backlog consists only of articles tagged in the current year. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2690 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 56 requests outstanding before November 2012 as well as eight of those made in November.

Copy Edit of the Month: Voting is now over for the October 2012 competition, and prizes have been issued. The November 2012 contest is closed for submissions and open for voting. The December 2012 contest is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote.

Coodinator election: The six-month term for our fourth tranche of Guild coordinators will expire at the end of December. Nominations are open for the fifth tranche of coordinators, who will serve from 1 January to 30 June 2013. For complete information, please have a look at the election page.

– Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest.

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GOCE mid-December newsletter

End of Year Events from the Guild of Copy Editors

The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in its events:

The December 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is currently in the submissions stage. Submit your best December copy edit there before the end of the month. Submissions end, and discussion and voting begin, on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC).
Voting is in progress for the November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest. Everyone is welcome to vote, whether they have entered the contest or not.
From Sunday 16 December to Saturday 22 December, we are holding a Project Blitz, in which we will copy edit articles tagged with {{copyedit}} from January 2012. The blitz works much like our bimonthly drives, but a bit simpler. Everyone is welcome to take part, and barnstars will be awarded.
January 2013 Backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on January 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in January, February, and March 2012 and complete all requests placed before the end of 2012. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in January, February, and March 2012", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest.

Coodinator election: Nominations are open for candidates to serve as GOCE coordinators from 1 January to 30 June 2013. Nominations close on December 15 at 23:59 UTC, after which voting will run until the end of December. For complete information, please have a look at the election page.

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GOCE 2012 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2012 Annual Report

The GOCE has wrapped up another successful year of operations!

Our 2012 Annual Report is now ready for review.

– Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis

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GOCE mid-drive newsletter, January 2013

Guild of Copy Editors January 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter

We are halfway through our January backlog elimination drive.

The mid-drive newsletter is now ready for review.

– Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis

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GOCE February 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors February 2013 events newsletter

We are preparing to start our February requests blitz and March backlog elimination drive.

The February 2013 newsletter is now ready for review.

– Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis

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GOCE news: February 2013

Guild of Copy Editors Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2013 wrap-up

Participation: Out of 19 people who signed up for this blitz, 9 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: During the six-day blitz, we removed over twenty articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the March drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, BDD and Miniapolis.

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GOCE mid-March 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter

We are halfway through our March backlog elimination drive.

The mid-drive newsletter is now ready for review.

– Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis

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GOCE April 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter

We have completed our March backlog elimination drive.

The drive wrap-up newsletter is now ready for review.

– Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis

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GOCE April 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors April 2013 events newsletter

We finished the April blitz and are preparing to start our May backlog elimination drive.

The April 2013 events newsletter is now ready for review.

– Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis

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GOCE May drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors May 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter

We have completed our May backlog elimination drive.

The drive wrap-up newsletter is now ready for review.

– Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis

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GOCE June/July 2013 events

Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter

We have completed our June blitz and are about to commence our July backlog elimination drive.

The June/July 2013 events newsletter is now ready for review.

– Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis

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GOCE July 2013 news report

Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter

Participation: Out of 30 people who have signed up for this drive so far, 18 have participated. If you have signed up for the drive but have not yet participated, it isn't too late. If you haven't signed up for the drive, sign up now!

Progress report: Thus far we have reduced the number of May/June 2012 articles to just 124 articles, so we're on the right track. Unfortunately, for the first time in GOCE history, the number of articles in the backlog has actually gone up during this drive. While all participants are currently doing a fine job, we just don't have as many of them as we have had in the past. We have over 500 editors on our mailing list, but only 18 editors who have done a copy edit for the drive. If you're receiving this newsletter, it's because you have an interest in copy editing. Join the drive! Even if you only copy edit one article, it helps. Imagine how much progress we could make if everyone chipped in just one article.

– Your drive coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor.

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GOCE July 2013 copy edit drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter

We have completed our July backlog elimination drive.

The drive wrap-up newsletter is now ready for review.

– Your project coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor.

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GOCE Blitz wrap-up and September 2013 drive invitation

Guild of Copy Editors August Blitz wrap-up

Participation: Out of sixteen people who signed up for this blitz, nine copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we removed 26 articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the September drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor.

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GOCE September 2013 drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors September 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter

The September 2013 drive wrap-up is now ready for review. Sign up for the October blitz!

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GOCE Blitz wrap-up; join us for the November drive

Guild of Copy Editors October Blitz wrap-up

Participation: Out of eleven people who signed up for this blitz, eight copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we copy edited 42 articles from WikiProject Film's backlog, reducing it by a net of 34 articles. Hope to see you at the November drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor.

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ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:49, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User category proposed deletion

You may be interested in Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 August 21#Category:Wikipedians who know where their towel is. It is proposed to delete this category. SpinningSpark 16:20, 30 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]