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Because I think he's back... Half Shadow 17:51, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
Do you like my new username? WAYNE SLAM 22:53, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
Sorry, but I edit conflicted with you while copying the numbers from my slot on the page to the leaderboard, which changes my ranking. You can check my contributions and see that I did not copyedit beyond the timelimit. Reaper Eternal ( talk) 00:08, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
The final newsletter for the Guild of Copy Editors November 2010 backlog elimination drive is in development here. The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 01:11, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
Greetings from the
Guild of Copy Editors
Elections are currently underway for our inaugural Guild coordinators. The voting period will run for 14 days: 00:01 UTC, Friday 1 December – 23:59 UTC, Tuesday 14 December. All GOCE members in good standing, as well as past participants of any of the Guild's Backlog elimination drives, are eligible to vote. There are six candidates vying for four positions. The candidate with the highest number of votes will become the Lead Coordinator, therefore, your vote really matters! Cast your vote today. |
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors via SMasters using AWB on 01:34, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
Calculations for barnstars are done and are available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2010/Barnstars for review. -- Diannaa ( Talk) 02:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
I just reverted some comments from this IP on their own talkpage directed at all of us; I hope that my edit was not out of line. If you agree, would you consider revoking talk page access for the duration of the block? Nothing productive is coming from this IP address. Thanks, Drmies ( talk) 04:48, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
I work at The Cinematographers Guild and decided to create a page for us, but it was instantly deleted before I had a chance to respond to the Speedy Deletion notice. You'll see the the Writer's Guild, a sister local to us, has a similar page up. Can you please replace the page that I had created, since I had not had a chance to save a backup copy of it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jill.bronner ( talk • contribs) 01:20, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
Please userfy LadyKiller(band) for User:LadyKillerRock. Gigs ( talk) 01:26, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
OK, so you beat me by two minutes (see User talk:LadyKillerRock)...but mine is technically more correct since the "band" is not capitalized...what to do now? :-) Frank | talk 01:40, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
I emptied these categories as part of the Great Backlog Drive. Category:Articles_with_minor_POV_problems_from_January_2008, Category:Articles_with_minor_POV_problems_from_February_2008, Category:Articles_with_minor_POV_problems_from_March_2008 However, I can't delete them and some of them have sat for a couple days. Would you mind deleting them? Reaper Eternal ( talk) 04:13, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi D! Could you give me your take on this, just to share opinions? I AfD'd this after cautiously not wanting to slap a G3 on it immediately; However, the way the AfD is going, it seems I would have been right anyway. Is there anything stopping me from doing a G3 right now before the AfD runs its full term?-- Kudpung ( talk) 09:37, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
Hello. I was trying to nominate an article for deletion, but I'm pretty sure I screwed it up. If you could help me out it would be much appreciated. The article is Saleem Shahzad. Thanks! -- TwistOfCain (talk) 22:07, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
Greetings from the
Guild of Copy Editors
Backlog Elimination Drive!
We have reached the end of our fourth backlog elimination drive. Thanks to all who participated. Stats
Barnstars If you copy edited at least 4,000 words, you qualify for a barnstar. If you participated in the September 2010 backlog elimination drive, you may have earned roll-over words (more details can be found here). These roll-over words count as credit towards earning barnstars, except for leaderboard awards. We will be delivering these barnstars within the next couple of weeks. Our next drive is scheduled for January 2011. In the meantime, please consider helping out at the Wikification drive or any of the other places where help with backlogs is needed. Thank you for participating in the last 2010 backlog elimination drive! We look forward to seeing you in January! Your drive coordinators – The Utahraptor Talk to me/ Contributions, S Masters ( talk), and Diannaa ( Talk) |
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Question: If we didn't total our word counts by Nov. 30 11:59pm, then they don't count towards our awards in the end, right? Even if we did the work? thanks -- Aichikawa ( talk) 17:06, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
Deleting something because you don't like the reference is a lot easier but much less helpful than finding a reference that might be considered more acceptable. George Selwyn's alleged necrophilia is perhaps the most historically remembered fact about him. I can add a reference to a book instead of that website but it contains the same info and is less accessible. 173.112.102.252 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:19, 3 December 2010 (UTC).
Here is the correct format:
<ref>{{cite book |title=The Misfits: A study of Sexual Outsiders |last=Wilson |first=Colin |year=1988 |publisher=Grafton |page= 17}}<ref>
You paste this in after the info you glean from the book. Then the wiki formatting automatically does its thing and the citation appears down below in the refercences section. There is also a cite template for information from the internet; here is a blank:
<ref>{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |publisher= |accessdate= }}</ref>
Unfortunately omni.sytes.net seems to be a blacklisted website, so I have removed that source from the article. I am logging off now so if there are any further questions I'll get back to you tomorrow. Happy editing! -- Diannaa ( Talk) 06:42, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
22 articles already? It looks like you stole my technique of wikifying really short articles! :) Thanks for working so hard ... this drive is pretty much going downhill right now... Guoguo12 --Talk-- 20:19, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Dianna, can I withdraw from the current election? I just don't think I should run anymore after a few things happened here on Wikipedia. Thanks! Derild 49 21 Review Me! 01:17, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
The Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Star | |
I award you this exclusive barnstar, the Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Barnstar, for your exceptional copyediting efforts during the GoCE November 2010 Drive, where you copyedited an impressive 164 articles with a combined total of 87,095 words (147,982, with rollover words), Diannaa, I hereby induct you into the exclusive Order of the Caretaker club. Congratulations, and thank you for all your hard work! — Reaper Eternal ( talk) 01:21, 4 December 2010 (UTC) |
Leaderboard Award–Article Count–2nd Place | ||
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Diannaa for copy editing a total of 164 articles (Second Place) during the Guild of Copy Editors' November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations and thank you. – SMasters ( talk) 18:53, 4 December 2010 (UTC) |
Leaderboard Award–Word Count–4th Place | ||
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Diannaa for copy editing a total of 87,095 words (Fourth Place) during the Guild of Copy Editors' November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations and thank you for a great effort! – SMasters ( talk) 18:53, 4 December 2010 (UTC) |
Leaderboard Award–5K+ Articles–5th Place | ||
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Diannaa for copy editing a total of two 5K+ articles (Fifth Place) during the Guild of Copy Editors' November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations and thank you. – SMasters ( talk) 18:53, 4 December 2010 (UTC) |
You know, you can block your most recent talk page vandal for block evasion. The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 22:50, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
For reverting the vandalism on my talk page :) -- 5 albert square ( talk) 23:16, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
Diannaa, placing a six month full protection on an article is not in line with policy. Take out the VOA's that are so old they could be sold as vintage Champagne, add PC2 on top of semi; but you can't lock everyone out of an article for half a year on account of some autoconfirmed vandalism.
Courcelles 03:29, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
:All right. What would you recommend? --
Diannaa (
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thanks Diannaa. that persistent IP is really bothersome.-- brew crewer (yada, yada) 03:51, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
I guess it wasn't due to this source. Cheers, Jack Merridew 03:59, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
I am one of the contributors to this page. Kindly let me know what needs to be done to improve this page. Thanks Kbala1055 ( talk) 07:02, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
Dear Diannaa, sorry for my emotional complaint. Now I see you sent the same warning to the other editors engaged in the edit war. Therefore, my complaint that your were treating us unequally was wrong. I apologize for that. Monkh Naran ( talk) 03:09, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
I see a potential edit-war starting at Equal pay for women, so I warn both sides (I have to, or it seems like I'm taking sides) and he hits me with an improper template. Half Shadow 03:15, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
I would just like some insight as to why an article that passed AfC in the form it was deleted in (not including the image) should be deleted. Signed by Barts1a Suggestions/compliments? Complaints and constructive criticism? 03:21, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
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You are going to have to stop deleting the fun facts on Ellis Field. It is true and and is a respected aspect of walpole —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.30.184.139 ( talk) 03:58, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the page protection! Matthew Yeager ( talk) 04:20, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
:P Thanks for that correction. It certainly isn't waning. Netalarm talk 05:08, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
I am surprised by your comment per semi-protection of the article. I do not think it is an accurate assessment. After accusations of vandalism were revealed false, the "3RR" was indicated. There was one contributor on the "ANI" who mentioned many POVs at work other than myself. Were you to further examine IPs edit history, you would find cordiality and willingness to listen and compromise with other editors, save one, who is under the false assumption that creating NPOV in a biography means to insert excessive subtopic criticism not appropriate to the article subject. I have retained all information by moving it to proper articles and sections. Perhaps you will reconsider your position upon closer inspection. It is important to draw conclusions from one's own investigation, rather than hearsay or presumption. Thank you for your attention. 99.59.98.198 ( talk) 09:41, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
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Hi. I am trying to engage User:Betaclamp in a discussion by starting a merger discussion by inserting a merger banner on the Beta clamp article page and posting a comment on the user's talk page. However the user keeps reverting the addition of the merger template and has not responded to any of my comments. Given the number of reverts the user has made after being warned, I think administrator intervention at this point may be appropriate. I would appreciate if you would look into this further. Thanks. Boghog ( talk) 07:28, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
Why did you delete my created Indital page? I've worked very diligently with other Wikipedia admins to ensure the content of this page is consistent with Wikipedia guidelines, and now all that work has been deleted...I work for a variety of companies who want to utilize Wikipedia to give content about their company, and NOT USE IT AS A MARKETING RESOURCE. I've worked with admins to make sure this is the case, but now my Indital page has been deleted. I've put considerable time and effort into creating this page and worked with others to make sure the page is correct and now all that work is gone.
I'm fine with updating the pages to be more fitting of the guidelines if you believe I need to. Just please reestablish my page and help me be a continuing contributor to the community. This is part of my job, and losing this pages is very detrimental, especially since others have previously approved them. Jmlnarik01 ( talk) 18:12, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi there. Thanks for the recent corrections you made to this article. The regular chess editorial crowd (myself included) have some deficiencies in the English grammar department, so your changes are most welcome (—fingers crossed no-one reverts them!). Brittle heaven ( talk) 01:58, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for helping revert the vandalism on my talk page. L Kensington ( talk • contribs) 04:15, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
Admins are automatically approved to use WP:AWB. If for some reason it doesn't work, just add yourself to the list.-- Chaser ( talk) 06:32, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
I see you partially dealt with this issue before, and would like to ask you to do it again. As I believe you are aware, User:Samahiaka18 continously inserted an inccorect version of the Michigan State seal, with a blue outer ring rather then red. This is despite the fact that the State Seal has red, while the seals of Government officials are blue. After both my and your reverts, the user appears to have given up on that, but then began removing the Seal all-together since he/she didn't get their way. Now an IP address(which I suspect is User:Samahiaka18 not signed in) continues to remove the seal, despite warnings. Can you please take what action is necessary to stop this. Fry1989 ( talk) 19:49, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
A short article, Manaf Abd al-Rahim al-Rawi, was deleted by you today on the grounds that it was an 'unsourced attack article'; I presume it was an oversight, since the article was indeed sourced (to a detailed New York Times article), and the subject of the 'attack' was a member of Al Qaeda. I've provisionally restored the article, with original source, and added a second unrelated source reference. You might want to drop a note to the user who added the speedy deletion tag that they're being overenthusiastic with the speedy deletes; I believe that was Mkativerata . jackbrown ( talk) 08:47, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
I just wanted to thank you for having warned user Counterdem about his recent edits. I supose his edits are not intentional vandalism, but they are however nationalistically motivated. The worste is that they are very annoying because they require time and effort from a number of editors to correct them. Well, thank you once more. Best regards, FkpCascais ( talk) 01:58, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
Diannaa, please take a look at Talk:Legacy of the Korean War. I've posted a name change request. Your input is invited. -- S. Rich ( talk) 23:14, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
I have created a draft for an ANI notice here. Please let me know if you think I should create such a thread, since I feel that Lunalet's abuse of SMasters has gone waaaaay to far. Reaper Eternal ( talk) 02:31, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Dianna, i'm new in wikipedia
Can u help me with this problem: i try to fix a mistake in Weather_satellite: and you revert this The GOES is a Geostacionary satellite, like METEOSAT (europe), INSAT (india), GMS (Japan). All Geostacionaty satellites orbits over equator,... GOES 12 (east) orbits over equator at 74W longitude... the amazon river runs over equator! where is the reference about "over mississippi" ?
References:
Geostationary orbit (Orbit Allocation)
Sorry my english, it´s bad, Thanks for you help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carlitosau ( talk • contribs) 05:46, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
I am certainly still interested on working with them. Just been swamped with work, but I am working on them when I can. -- Skamecrazy123 ( talk) 12:13, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi and thanks for your copyedit of Round Church, Preslav! It's much appreciated :) Best, — Toдor Boжinov — 17:29, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
Congrats on becoming a coordinator! Reaper Eternal ( talk) 03:14, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
Do you think we should send a note out thanking all those who voted in the Coordinator election? I already contacted SMasters about this, and he thinks we should just include it in our final end of year newsletter. The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 00:18, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
Thank you very much for the comprehensive copyedit you made for the 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team article! I know it is a longer one, and it is much appreciated as I plan to submit it for GA review after the holidays when I have more reliable internet access. Thanks again! Patriarca12 ( talk) 15:00, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
I have begun developing the end-of-year GOCE newsletter here. Feel free to make any changes you feel necessary. The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 00:44, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
i have cited two sources. please refrain from editing the article any more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.46.148 ( talk) 03:33, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
i repeat, i have cited two sources. one is a HIGHLY respected mma fansite, the other is a bona fide news source. thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.46.148 ( talk) 03:36, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
Hello, since you seem to be a very good copy-editor, will you please look over these short subsections if your not busy. Thank you and happy editing. Nascar 1996 17:22, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
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I personally thank you for keeping all that vandalism off of my user page. Always appreciated! I'm Flightx52 and I approve this message 20:26, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
can you bring a talkback message to User: Materialscientist about your replying comment to a blocking message on User Talk: Pixiemasters?
69.236.172.42 (
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04:58, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
Have you ever reviewed an article at GAN? If so/not, would you like to review this article? I want to know what problems I need to address before the article is ready to be a Good article. Thanks, The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 22:59, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks. You have a nice Christmas too, Diannaa. :) The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 23:15, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for copyediting Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle! It looks very good. Regards. Tintor2 ( talk) 00:13, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
69.236.172.42 ( talk) 01:55, 23 December 2010 (UTC) User: Materialscientist
Hi, if I would like to write a history of a company in NPOV (no promotion on company & its products), something like Coca-Cola & Nestle done, how can I do that? 219.95.123.254 ( talk) 02:05, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
I notice you speedily deleted the terrible Pelvic congestion syndrome article. There was nothing correct there at all. That was a good decision; keep up the good work. -- Diannaa ( Talk) 07:43, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
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Thanks, nice tree. Best of the season. - Dank ( push to talk) 18:37, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
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— Spike Toronto 21:03, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
...for your kind note on ANI, and of course your help with that issue! I worry about that a bit -- how many more of those are there? I know precious little about TV shows and I'm not even sure I can spot a hoax unless I'm following one of these serial vandals around. Most of them acquire an identifiable style after a while. (I don't watchlist ANI any more ... too much drama for drama's sake ... I've come to believe hanging out there too much is a burnout risk.) Thanks again and have a happy holiday season, Antandrus (talk) 21:35, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
Please can you help regarding User:Intothefire, WP:Harassment, WP:Canvassing, and WP:Game. Thanks -- Sikh-History 23:28, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
You say that it is not a social network and yet you let these things go without a thought. Birthday committee? are you serious? please explain because i really dont think you are sending the right message there. is it because i am new and you enjoy harassing new users to feel superior? This is legitimate wiki-related talk so dont try to go and say im being off topic on people's talk pages. I would genuinely like to know why these things go on. This environment has not been welcoming at all. Needless to say i am very upset at the behavior of your sysops. thank you for your time.-- Marsha Watson ( talk) 05:26, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Dianaa, thanks for completing the copyedit of this article. A few people have done some cursory copyedits of it, but with your thorough job, I believe that it's now ready to be submitted to FAC. Which, I must admit, is a bit anxiety-provoking for me, since I've found the FAC process to be a tad brutal, doncha know. You have helped immensely. Wish me luck, and hope you have a Happy New Year. Christine ( talk) 12:58, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa! I noticed your activity as a Good Article reviewer, and wanted to let you know about the Wikipedia Ambassador Program, and specifically the role of Online Ambassador. We're looking for friendly Wikipedians who are good at reviewing articles and giving feedback to serve as mentors for students who are assigned to write for Wikipedia in their classes.
If you're interested, I encourage you to take a look at the Online Ambassador guidelines; the "mentorship process" describes roughly what will be expected of mentors in the coming term. If that's something you want to do, please apply!
You can find instructions for applying at WP:ONLINE. The main things we're looking for in Online Ambassadors are friendliness, regular activity (since mentorship is a commitment that spans several months), and the ability to give detailed, substantive feedback on articles (both short new articles, and longer, more mature ones).
I hope to hear from you soon.-- Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation ( talk) 21:14, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
One of my relatives died recently, and I was wondering if I could write about the Anasazi history of the area on Tuesday instead of today? Thanks, The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 21:26, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Please help! The December 2010 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive is almost complete. Please help, as the backlog has begun to climb back up. Already exceeding 20,000 articles! The backlog was down to 19,275, let's try to put it back down there by the end of the drive! We're going to need all the firepower we can get, so please remind your friends to help as well.Thanks for all your help thus far! Regards, Ancient Apparition ( talk · contribs), Mono ( talk · contribs), Nolelover ( talk · contribs), Sumsum2010 ( talk · contribs), and WikiCopter ( talk · contribs). |
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Can you help me around with AWB? I'm interested in also doing the tag removal for the Wikify articles, and I want to know how to do that. WikiCopter ( radio • sorties • images • simplicity • lost • defense • attack) 02:43, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Many thanks for your attention with that user. Off2riorob ( talk) 05:59, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
My apologies, but the internet has been out at my house for a while and I haven't been able to gain access to a computer with internet access so that I could at least warn people about it. I am going to remove myself anyway as I haven't exactly done much to help. My apologies once again. -- Skamecrazy123 ( talk) 14:18, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | ||
Awesome Huggling! œ ™ 15:47, 29 December 2010 (UTC) |
Thank you very much!-- Diannaa ( Talk) 22:00, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Dianna.Sorry for the late merry Christmas and a happy coming New Year.I am going to try to write the Rajput article in chronological order.I will write the article on talk page first and then if you think it sounds ok to write on the main page the we will move it to the main page.I have read Col. James Tod,s Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan.There is material available on the internet on a website "Project South Asia" from Greek, Roman and Chinese sources. For Example, Megasthene,s Indika, Heaun Tsiang,s Bhuddist records of the Western world.All my material will be from the foreign sources which can be verified.Just bear with me for a few days. Thanks. Rajbaz ( talk) 17:58, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Diannaa, when you block a user and they can't edit their talk page please use {{
Uw-blocknotalk}}
when that happens.
WAYNE
SLAM
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Sorry~ Hope you had a laugh anyway! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.226.128.237 ( talk) 05:39, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
Season's Greetings from the
Guild of Copy Editors
We have reached the end of the year, and what a year it has been! The Guild of Copy Editors was full of activity, and we achieved numerous important milestones in 2010. Read all about these in the Guild's 2010 Year-End Report.
Get your copy of the Guild's 2010 Year-End Report here
On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. See you in 2011!
– Your Coordinators: S Masters (lead), Diannaa, The Utahraptor, and Tea with toast. |
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This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 | ← | Archive 3 | Archive 4 | Archive 5 | Archive 6 | Archive 7 | → | Archive 10 |
Because I think he's back... Half Shadow 17:51, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
Do you like my new username? WAYNE SLAM 22:53, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
Sorry, but I edit conflicted with you while copying the numbers from my slot on the page to the leaderboard, which changes my ranking. You can check my contributions and see that I did not copyedit beyond the timelimit. Reaper Eternal ( talk) 00:08, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
The final newsletter for the Guild of Copy Editors November 2010 backlog elimination drive is in development here. The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 01:11, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
Greetings from the
Guild of Copy Editors
Elections are currently underway for our inaugural Guild coordinators. The voting period will run for 14 days: 00:01 UTC, Friday 1 December – 23:59 UTC, Tuesday 14 December. All GOCE members in good standing, as well as past participants of any of the Guild's Backlog elimination drives, are eligible to vote. There are six candidates vying for four positions. The candidate with the highest number of votes will become the Lead Coordinator, therefore, your vote really matters! Cast your vote today. |
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Calculations for barnstars are done and are available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2010/Barnstars for review. -- Diannaa ( Talk) 02:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
I just reverted some comments from this IP on their own talkpage directed at all of us; I hope that my edit was not out of line. If you agree, would you consider revoking talk page access for the duration of the block? Nothing productive is coming from this IP address. Thanks, Drmies ( talk) 04:48, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
I work at The Cinematographers Guild and decided to create a page for us, but it was instantly deleted before I had a chance to respond to the Speedy Deletion notice. You'll see the the Writer's Guild, a sister local to us, has a similar page up. Can you please replace the page that I had created, since I had not had a chance to save a backup copy of it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jill.bronner ( talk • contribs) 01:20, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
Please userfy LadyKiller(band) for User:LadyKillerRock. Gigs ( talk) 01:26, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
OK, so you beat me by two minutes (see User talk:LadyKillerRock)...but mine is technically more correct since the "band" is not capitalized...what to do now? :-) Frank | talk 01:40, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
I emptied these categories as part of the Great Backlog Drive. Category:Articles_with_minor_POV_problems_from_January_2008, Category:Articles_with_minor_POV_problems_from_February_2008, Category:Articles_with_minor_POV_problems_from_March_2008 However, I can't delete them and some of them have sat for a couple days. Would you mind deleting them? Reaper Eternal ( talk) 04:13, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi D! Could you give me your take on this, just to share opinions? I AfD'd this after cautiously not wanting to slap a G3 on it immediately; However, the way the AfD is going, it seems I would have been right anyway. Is there anything stopping me from doing a G3 right now before the AfD runs its full term?-- Kudpung ( talk) 09:37, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
Hello. I was trying to nominate an article for deletion, but I'm pretty sure I screwed it up. If you could help me out it would be much appreciated. The article is Saleem Shahzad. Thanks! -- TwistOfCain (talk) 22:07, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
Greetings from the
Guild of Copy Editors
Backlog Elimination Drive!
We have reached the end of our fourth backlog elimination drive. Thanks to all who participated. Stats
Barnstars If you copy edited at least 4,000 words, you qualify for a barnstar. If you participated in the September 2010 backlog elimination drive, you may have earned roll-over words (more details can be found here). These roll-over words count as credit towards earning barnstars, except for leaderboard awards. We will be delivering these barnstars within the next couple of weeks. Our next drive is scheduled for January 2011. In the meantime, please consider helping out at the Wikification drive or any of the other places where help with backlogs is needed. Thank you for participating in the last 2010 backlog elimination drive! We look forward to seeing you in January! Your drive coordinators – The Utahraptor Talk to me/ Contributions, S Masters ( talk), and Diannaa ( Talk) |
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Question: If we didn't total our word counts by Nov. 30 11:59pm, then they don't count towards our awards in the end, right? Even if we did the work? thanks -- Aichikawa ( talk) 17:06, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
Deleting something because you don't like the reference is a lot easier but much less helpful than finding a reference that might be considered more acceptable. George Selwyn's alleged necrophilia is perhaps the most historically remembered fact about him. I can add a reference to a book instead of that website but it contains the same info and is less accessible. 173.112.102.252 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:19, 3 December 2010 (UTC).
Here is the correct format:
<ref>{{cite book |title=The Misfits: A study of Sexual Outsiders |last=Wilson |first=Colin |year=1988 |publisher=Grafton |page= 17}}<ref>
You paste this in after the info you glean from the book. Then the wiki formatting automatically does its thing and the citation appears down below in the refercences section. There is also a cite template for information from the internet; here is a blank:
<ref>{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |publisher= |accessdate= }}</ref>
Unfortunately omni.sytes.net seems to be a blacklisted website, so I have removed that source from the article. I am logging off now so if there are any further questions I'll get back to you tomorrow. Happy editing! -- Diannaa ( Talk) 06:42, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
22 articles already? It looks like you stole my technique of wikifying really short articles! :) Thanks for working so hard ... this drive is pretty much going downhill right now... Guoguo12 --Talk-- 20:19, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Dianna, can I withdraw from the current election? I just don't think I should run anymore after a few things happened here on Wikipedia. Thanks! Derild 49 21 Review Me! 01:17, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
The Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Star | |
I award you this exclusive barnstar, the Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Barnstar, for your exceptional copyediting efforts during the GoCE November 2010 Drive, where you copyedited an impressive 164 articles with a combined total of 87,095 words (147,982, with rollover words), Diannaa, I hereby induct you into the exclusive Order of the Caretaker club. Congratulations, and thank you for all your hard work! — Reaper Eternal ( talk) 01:21, 4 December 2010 (UTC) |
Leaderboard Award–Article Count–2nd Place | ||
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Diannaa for copy editing a total of 164 articles (Second Place) during the Guild of Copy Editors' November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations and thank you. – SMasters ( talk) 18:53, 4 December 2010 (UTC) |
Leaderboard Award–Word Count–4th Place | ||
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Diannaa for copy editing a total of 87,095 words (Fourth Place) during the Guild of Copy Editors' November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations and thank you for a great effort! – SMasters ( talk) 18:53, 4 December 2010 (UTC) |
Leaderboard Award–5K+ Articles–5th Place | ||
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Diannaa for copy editing a total of two 5K+ articles (Fifth Place) during the Guild of Copy Editors' November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations and thank you. – SMasters ( talk) 18:53, 4 December 2010 (UTC) |
You know, you can block your most recent talk page vandal for block evasion. The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 22:50, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
For reverting the vandalism on my talk page :) -- 5 albert square ( talk) 23:16, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
Diannaa, placing a six month full protection on an article is not in line with policy. Take out the VOA's that are so old they could be sold as vintage Champagne, add PC2 on top of semi; but you can't lock everyone out of an article for half a year on account of some autoconfirmed vandalism.
Courcelles 03:29, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
:All right. What would you recommend? --
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thanks Diannaa. that persistent IP is really bothersome.-- brew crewer (yada, yada) 03:51, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
I guess it wasn't due to this source. Cheers, Jack Merridew 03:59, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
I am one of the contributors to this page. Kindly let me know what needs to be done to improve this page. Thanks Kbala1055 ( talk) 07:02, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
Dear Diannaa, sorry for my emotional complaint. Now I see you sent the same warning to the other editors engaged in the edit war. Therefore, my complaint that your were treating us unequally was wrong. I apologize for that. Monkh Naran ( talk) 03:09, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
I see a potential edit-war starting at Equal pay for women, so I warn both sides (I have to, or it seems like I'm taking sides) and he hits me with an improper template. Half Shadow 03:15, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
I would just like some insight as to why an article that passed AfC in the form it was deleted in (not including the image) should be deleted. Signed by Barts1a Suggestions/compliments? Complaints and constructive criticism? 03:21, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
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You are going to have to stop deleting the fun facts on Ellis Field. It is true and and is a respected aspect of walpole —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.30.184.139 ( talk) 03:58, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the page protection! Matthew Yeager ( talk) 04:20, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
:P Thanks for that correction. It certainly isn't waning. Netalarm talk 05:08, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
I am surprised by your comment per semi-protection of the article. I do not think it is an accurate assessment. After accusations of vandalism were revealed false, the "3RR" was indicated. There was one contributor on the "ANI" who mentioned many POVs at work other than myself. Were you to further examine IPs edit history, you would find cordiality and willingness to listen and compromise with other editors, save one, who is under the false assumption that creating NPOV in a biography means to insert excessive subtopic criticism not appropriate to the article subject. I have retained all information by moving it to proper articles and sections. Perhaps you will reconsider your position upon closer inspection. It is important to draw conclusions from one's own investigation, rather than hearsay or presumption. Thank you for your attention. 99.59.98.198 ( talk) 09:41, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
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Hi. I am trying to engage User:Betaclamp in a discussion by starting a merger discussion by inserting a merger banner on the Beta clamp article page and posting a comment on the user's talk page. However the user keeps reverting the addition of the merger template and has not responded to any of my comments. Given the number of reverts the user has made after being warned, I think administrator intervention at this point may be appropriate. I would appreciate if you would look into this further. Thanks. Boghog ( talk) 07:28, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
Why did you delete my created Indital page? I've worked very diligently with other Wikipedia admins to ensure the content of this page is consistent with Wikipedia guidelines, and now all that work has been deleted...I work for a variety of companies who want to utilize Wikipedia to give content about their company, and NOT USE IT AS A MARKETING RESOURCE. I've worked with admins to make sure this is the case, but now my Indital page has been deleted. I've put considerable time and effort into creating this page and worked with others to make sure the page is correct and now all that work is gone.
I'm fine with updating the pages to be more fitting of the guidelines if you believe I need to. Just please reestablish my page and help me be a continuing contributor to the community. This is part of my job, and losing this pages is very detrimental, especially since others have previously approved them. Jmlnarik01 ( talk) 18:12, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi there. Thanks for the recent corrections you made to this article. The regular chess editorial crowd (myself included) have some deficiencies in the English grammar department, so your changes are most welcome (—fingers crossed no-one reverts them!). Brittle heaven ( talk) 01:58, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for helping revert the vandalism on my talk page. L Kensington ( talk • contribs) 04:15, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
Admins are automatically approved to use WP:AWB. If for some reason it doesn't work, just add yourself to the list.-- Chaser ( talk) 06:32, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
I see you partially dealt with this issue before, and would like to ask you to do it again. As I believe you are aware, User:Samahiaka18 continously inserted an inccorect version of the Michigan State seal, with a blue outer ring rather then red. This is despite the fact that the State Seal has red, while the seals of Government officials are blue. After both my and your reverts, the user appears to have given up on that, but then began removing the Seal all-together since he/she didn't get their way. Now an IP address(which I suspect is User:Samahiaka18 not signed in) continues to remove the seal, despite warnings. Can you please take what action is necessary to stop this. Fry1989 ( talk) 19:49, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
A short article, Manaf Abd al-Rahim al-Rawi, was deleted by you today on the grounds that it was an 'unsourced attack article'; I presume it was an oversight, since the article was indeed sourced (to a detailed New York Times article), and the subject of the 'attack' was a member of Al Qaeda. I've provisionally restored the article, with original source, and added a second unrelated source reference. You might want to drop a note to the user who added the speedy deletion tag that they're being overenthusiastic with the speedy deletes; I believe that was Mkativerata . jackbrown ( talk) 08:47, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
I just wanted to thank you for having warned user Counterdem about his recent edits. I supose his edits are not intentional vandalism, but they are however nationalistically motivated. The worste is that they are very annoying because they require time and effort from a number of editors to correct them. Well, thank you once more. Best regards, FkpCascais ( talk) 01:58, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
Diannaa, please take a look at Talk:Legacy of the Korean War. I've posted a name change request. Your input is invited. -- S. Rich ( talk) 23:14, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
I have created a draft for an ANI notice here. Please let me know if you think I should create such a thread, since I feel that Lunalet's abuse of SMasters has gone waaaaay to far. Reaper Eternal ( talk) 02:31, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Dianna, i'm new in wikipedia
Can u help me with this problem: i try to fix a mistake in Weather_satellite: and you revert this The GOES is a Geostacionary satellite, like METEOSAT (europe), INSAT (india), GMS (Japan). All Geostacionaty satellites orbits over equator,... GOES 12 (east) orbits over equator at 74W longitude... the amazon river runs over equator! where is the reference about "over mississippi" ?
References:
Geostationary orbit (Orbit Allocation)
Sorry my english, it´s bad, Thanks for you help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carlitosau ( talk • contribs) 05:46, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
I am certainly still interested on working with them. Just been swamped with work, but I am working on them when I can. -- Skamecrazy123 ( talk) 12:13, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi and thanks for your copyedit of Round Church, Preslav! It's much appreciated :) Best, — Toдor Boжinov — 17:29, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
Congrats on becoming a coordinator! Reaper Eternal ( talk) 03:14, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
Do you think we should send a note out thanking all those who voted in the Coordinator election? I already contacted SMasters about this, and he thinks we should just include it in our final end of year newsletter. The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 00:18, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
Thank you very much for the comprehensive copyedit you made for the 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team article! I know it is a longer one, and it is much appreciated as I plan to submit it for GA review after the holidays when I have more reliable internet access. Thanks again! Patriarca12 ( talk) 15:00, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
I have begun developing the end-of-year GOCE newsletter here. Feel free to make any changes you feel necessary. The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 00:44, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
i have cited two sources. please refrain from editing the article any more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.46.148 ( talk) 03:33, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
i repeat, i have cited two sources. one is a HIGHLY respected mma fansite, the other is a bona fide news source. thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.46.148 ( talk) 03:36, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
Hello, since you seem to be a very good copy-editor, will you please look over these short subsections if your not busy. Thank you and happy editing. Nascar 1996 17:22, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
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I personally thank you for keeping all that vandalism off of my user page. Always appreciated! I'm Flightx52 and I approve this message 20:26, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
can you bring a talkback message to User: Materialscientist about your replying comment to a blocking message on User Talk: Pixiemasters?
69.236.172.42 (
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Have you ever reviewed an article at GAN? If so/not, would you like to review this article? I want to know what problems I need to address before the article is ready to be a Good article. Thanks, The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 22:59, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks. You have a nice Christmas too, Diannaa. :) The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 23:15, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for copyediting Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle! It looks very good. Regards. Tintor2 ( talk) 00:13, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
69.236.172.42 ( talk) 01:55, 23 December 2010 (UTC) User: Materialscientist
Hi, if I would like to write a history of a company in NPOV (no promotion on company & its products), something like Coca-Cola & Nestle done, how can I do that? 219.95.123.254 ( talk) 02:05, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
I notice you speedily deleted the terrible Pelvic congestion syndrome article. There was nothing correct there at all. That was a good decision; keep up the good work. -- Diannaa ( Talk) 07:43, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
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Thanks, nice tree. Best of the season. - Dank ( push to talk) 18:37, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
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— Spike Toronto 21:03, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
...for your kind note on ANI, and of course your help with that issue! I worry about that a bit -- how many more of those are there? I know precious little about TV shows and I'm not even sure I can spot a hoax unless I'm following one of these serial vandals around. Most of them acquire an identifiable style after a while. (I don't watchlist ANI any more ... too much drama for drama's sake ... I've come to believe hanging out there too much is a burnout risk.) Thanks again and have a happy holiday season, Antandrus (talk) 21:35, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
Please can you help regarding User:Intothefire, WP:Harassment, WP:Canvassing, and WP:Game. Thanks -- Sikh-History 23:28, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
You say that it is not a social network and yet you let these things go without a thought. Birthday committee? are you serious? please explain because i really dont think you are sending the right message there. is it because i am new and you enjoy harassing new users to feel superior? This is legitimate wiki-related talk so dont try to go and say im being off topic on people's talk pages. I would genuinely like to know why these things go on. This environment has not been welcoming at all. Needless to say i am very upset at the behavior of your sysops. thank you for your time.-- Marsha Watson ( talk) 05:26, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Dianaa, thanks for completing the copyedit of this article. A few people have done some cursory copyedits of it, but with your thorough job, I believe that it's now ready to be submitted to FAC. Which, I must admit, is a bit anxiety-provoking for me, since I've found the FAC process to be a tad brutal, doncha know. You have helped immensely. Wish me luck, and hope you have a Happy New Year. Christine ( talk) 12:58, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa! I noticed your activity as a Good Article reviewer, and wanted to let you know about the Wikipedia Ambassador Program, and specifically the role of Online Ambassador. We're looking for friendly Wikipedians who are good at reviewing articles and giving feedback to serve as mentors for students who are assigned to write for Wikipedia in their classes.
If you're interested, I encourage you to take a look at the Online Ambassador guidelines; the "mentorship process" describes roughly what will be expected of mentors in the coming term. If that's something you want to do, please apply!
You can find instructions for applying at WP:ONLINE. The main things we're looking for in Online Ambassadors are friendliness, regular activity (since mentorship is a commitment that spans several months), and the ability to give detailed, substantive feedback on articles (both short new articles, and longer, more mature ones).
I hope to hear from you soon.-- Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation ( talk) 21:14, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
One of my relatives died recently, and I was wondering if I could write about the Anasazi history of the area on Tuesday instead of today? Thanks, The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 21:26, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Please help! The December 2010 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive is almost complete. Please help, as the backlog has begun to climb back up. Already exceeding 20,000 articles! The backlog was down to 19,275, let's try to put it back down there by the end of the drive! We're going to need all the firepower we can get, so please remind your friends to help as well.Thanks for all your help thus far! Regards, Ancient Apparition ( talk · contribs), Mono ( talk · contribs), Nolelover ( talk · contribs), Sumsum2010 ( talk · contribs), and WikiCopter ( talk · contribs). |
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Can you help me around with AWB? I'm interested in also doing the tag removal for the Wikify articles, and I want to know how to do that. WikiCopter ( radio • sorties • images • simplicity • lost • defense • attack) 02:43, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Many thanks for your attention with that user. Off2riorob ( talk) 05:59, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
My apologies, but the internet has been out at my house for a while and I haven't been able to gain access to a computer with internet access so that I could at least warn people about it. I am going to remove myself anyway as I haven't exactly done much to help. My apologies once again. -- Skamecrazy123 ( talk) 14:18, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
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Thank you very much!-- Diannaa ( Talk) 22:00, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Dianna.Sorry for the late merry Christmas and a happy coming New Year.I am going to try to write the Rajput article in chronological order.I will write the article on talk page first and then if you think it sounds ok to write on the main page the we will move it to the main page.I have read Col. James Tod,s Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan.There is material available on the internet on a website "Project South Asia" from Greek, Roman and Chinese sources. For Example, Megasthene,s Indika, Heaun Tsiang,s Bhuddist records of the Western world.All my material will be from the foreign sources which can be verified.Just bear with me for a few days. Thanks. Rajbaz ( talk) 17:58, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Diannaa, when you block a user and they can't edit their talk page please use {{
Uw-blocknotalk}}
when that happens.
WAYNE
SLAM
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Sorry~ Hope you had a laugh anyway! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.226.128.237 ( talk) 05:39, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
Season's Greetings from the
Guild of Copy Editors
We have reached the end of the year, and what a year it has been! The Guild of Copy Editors was full of activity, and we achieved numerous important milestones in 2010. Read all about these in the Guild's 2010 Year-End Report.
Get your copy of the Guild's 2010 Year-End Report here
On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. See you in 2011!
– Your Coordinators: S Masters (lead), Diannaa, The Utahraptor, and Tea with toast. |
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