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-- Daniel Case ( talk) 14:21, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
I have reverted your recent edit to this article, with the edit summary "typos". Please read WP:ENGVAR before you try to "improve" any more spelling. Johnbod ( talk) 21:21, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
I saw your name on WP:LOCEM and I'm respectfully requesting your assistance in copyediting the September 11, 2001 attacks article. I am planning to put it through an FA review and it needs to be perfect before it gets there. Please let me know on my talk page if you will not be able to do this in the immediate future. Thank you. -- VegitaU ( talk) 21:27, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I was woundering if you could adopt me. I need help with my user page, & editing other pages too. I'd really like some one to help me, & have some one to talk to.=)
P.S. If you do adopt me, can you tell me how it works. I mean like the proess (I'm sorry I'm not exactly the worlds greatest speller) works. Thanks!! Oh & here is the link too my user page:
User talk:Meliss402.
--
Meliss402 (
talk)
21:43, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks so much!!But how do I confirm it?
P.S. would you mind if I used abbreviations? -- Meliss402 ( talk) 23:03, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
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Thank s 4 getting back 2 me! Other people have bars at the top of there page that have links to there talk page & stuff ( like user:RyRy5) do u know how 2 get that? Thanks 4 everything! =) Meliss402 —Preceding comment was added at 16:56, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
I thought you might like to know that the Awards Center page has been deleted, along with its newsletter. :(
So, where do we go from here?
To new and even more interesting projects, of course!
As announced in the newsletter, I've been preparing to co-coordinate a large collaboration/competition called Around the World. It was going to be run at the Awards Center, but since that no longer exists, the collaboration will be hosted somewhere else.
Around the World will begin July 15th as planned - it's location will be announced soon.
It'll be a blast. In the competition, participants will be helping to develop over 200 pages (drafts, which will be moved to article space once they are ready), using advanced tools to edit every single one of them!
This is going to be interesting.
And the event shall have awards which are being created specifically for it as we speak!
If you would like me to keep you informed of this and other interesting collaborations I'll be working on and/or organizing in the future, please drop me a note on my talk page, and I'll be happy to keep you in the know.
I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
The Transhumanist 21:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks Jamie! Well how should I put up the adoption template? And sorry its been a couple months! But I was busy with school and other activities so I couldn't participate in Wikipedia as much as i'd have liked to. But now that its summer I have plenty of time to give to the Wikipedia community, and actually start learning the ropes from you! And I will sign my name right with the Tildes! Lovewikiii ( talk) 20:18, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
JFW | T@lk 10:18, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello! You incorrectly stated that the hook in my DYK nomination for Seance on a Wet Afternoon was not referenced. It was -- the casting section was a single paragraph and all of the information came from one page in the book "Female Brando." Please re-review this. Thank you. Ecoleetage ( talk) 20:24, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Please disregard this message -- the hook has been reviewed by another editor and it has been confirmed as being properly referenced. Ecoleetage ( talk) 21:10, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Which of the following medals looks better. This one:
Or this one:
Which one do you like better?
Please let me know on my talk page.
Thank you.
The Transhumanist 21:24, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
It's a collaboration!
A collaboration using advanced wiki-tools!
The event is being co-sponsored by Wikiproject Lists of basic topics and WikiProject Geography, and participants will be "traveling" all around "the World" visiting each country online (here on Wikipedia and perhaps beyond) as they apply advanced wiki-tools to improve pieces of the profiles of each and every country on Earth!. Each pass through these pages is a "trip around the World..."
The set of pages we are working on is currently located at Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists of basic topics.
Each page presents essential information on each country in a topic outline format, for ease of overviewing and navigating. Most of the topics presented are linkified, which turns these pages into a hypertextual map to material about each country on Wikipedia. When completed, they shall all become part of Wikipedia's contents system.
The pages share a standard format, with the information on each country presented in the same general order. So rather than getting stuck on a single country trying to complete it, each participant works on all 200+ political entities, completing a single data item or detail across all of the pages!
For this they use advanced tools like WP:AWB, Linky, etc. It goes fast, and since others are doing this at the same time, it makes "the World" feel like a beehive, and the participants are its bees. :) The energy is contagious.
And since you are moving from country to country, the tasks make it feel like you are traveling around the world, and you get to learn a little about every country as you do so. This approach also allows for greater efficiency, because by the time you've done 30 or so of a particular item, you've figured out how to finish it faster and more effectively (such as where to find the data or how to make adjustments), and this specialization speeds up development - but more importantly it reduces errors.
The tasks are varied, which adds even more variety to the project. Some tasks are look-ups-and-fill-ins, some are copy and paste, some are image hunts, some are maintenance adjustments, some are link fixing, some are blue-linking (creating an underlying redirect so a link turns blue), some are fact checking, etc.
For an example of what a nearly complete page looks like, see these:
There are only about 200 more pages to go!
Standing by to help are co-coordinators, who can lend a helping hand to participants, provide instruction and tips on how to use the tools, and help them find what they are looking for. Co-coordinators also use advanced tools to inspect the work of participants, and touch it up as needed, or if a task was done wrong throughout, point this out to the participant so he or she can make the necessary corrections.
Co-coordinators are working on the set of pages right now, to familiarize themselves with "the World" so they can help more effectively by the time the main event starts. But there's still lots of preparation left to be done, and we are looking for editors experienced in advanced wikitools who would like to become co-coordinators.
The Transhumanist 04:27, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
-- Gatoclass ( talk) 02:47, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
I see you were listed as a participant in the League of Copy-Editors so it seems likely. The thing is the Military history wikiproject urgently needs prose pros to help with our best articles. Milhist covers a broad range of interesting and varied subjects from film to biography, battles to weaponry, and Roman emperors to twentieth-century dictators. In Milhist, A-Class has become the last port of call before FAC and we are looking for people to help identify prose and MoS issues at A-Class A-Class Reviews and help fix them prior to featured article candidacy. We also have a copy-editing section in our Logistics Dept and that can always use experienced copy-editors. For most of our articles, you don't need to be a specialist in the subject matter, just good with words.
If you think you can help, please do! Thanks for your time, -- ROGER DAVIES talk 03:50, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Military history WikiProject |
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Articles for review |
See the full list of open tasks |
{{
WPMILHIST Copy-editing alerts}}
to the required location.-- BorgQueen ( talk) 01:17, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
You did the move improperly, for the edit history of the article was lost by doing the cut and paste job! The edit history is required by the GDFL. You need move articles with the move button. You're going to have problems with the existing disambiguation article which will require admin action, so I'll do it this time with the admin mop. Royal broil 20:55, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
-- Bedford Pray 01:23, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I just wanted to stop by and thank you for your peer review of Club Penguin - your points were wonderful and exactly what we needed. :) I've been editing that article for a while, and having someone else come in with a fresh set of eyes is terrific. I'll be implementing everything you said, as it all seemed very wise to me. Thanks! - Bilby ( talk) 05:23, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
I wonder if you could do the credit notifications for the current DYK? Thank you. -- BorgQueen ( talk) 14:14, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
First of all, I want to thank you for all your comments on my article. And just like you said, I'm here asking you for help on it. I don't know how to arrange the table according to you sugestions, can you help me with that?. The article is Number-one Latin Albums of 1999 (U.S.)
Thank u so much, Jaespinoza ( talk) 18:06, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
We already have one film hook, so I think we better save this for the next chance. -- BorgQueen ( talk) 14:57, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
Hello former LOCE member :)
This is an invitation for you to join a brand-new WikiProject that aims to improve the articles tagged for copy edit. This is pretty important to Wikipedia because there are now over 4,000 such articles, some of which need quite a bit of help. This is not a clone of the LOCE because we will not deal with requests for copy edits, but will happily make improvements to articles at our own pace. If you're interested, sign up at the project page!
Cheers, Samuel Tan 02:39, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Help us with our problem. The article is September 11, 2001 attacks. Using a word to define the same word is bad. The original version is something like "The September 11, 2001 attacks was a series of...attacks."
The title of the article was the result of a long 2004 debate. The use of the title in the introductory sentence makes awkward prose and makes the article title sound like a TV episode article. See that article talk page and help!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:September_11%2C_2001_attacks#Let.27s_not_invent_a_TV_episode_name
Thank you.
Presumptive ( talk) 05:27, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Hello. Just wondering if you would mind taking a look at a collaborative effort I'm trying to start. Any feedback or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! DxNate 16:10, 22 Jul 2024 User- Talk- Contribs
I am looking for the article that shows the usage of the English Wikipedia by country or region. Wiki131wiki ( talk) 21:26, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
I saw the article the other day. It had a pie chart on it showing the regions. Wiki131wiki ( talk) 21:52, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
I found it, Wikipedia#License_and_language_editions. Thank you for helping! Wiki131wiki ( talk) 21:59, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
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Thank you...
...for participating in my RfA, which closed with 119 in support, 4 neutral and 5 opposes. I'm honestly overwhelmed at the level of support that I've received from the community, and will do my best to maintain the trust placed in me. I 'm also thankful to those who opposed or expressed a neutral position, for providing clear rationales and superb feedback for me to build on. I've set up a space for you to provide any further feedback or thoughts, should you feel inclined to. However you voted, thanks for taking the time out to contribute to the process, it's much appreciated. Kind regards, Gazi moff 22:20, 4 August 2008 (UTC) |
--Congratulations! PeterSymonds (talk) 01:27, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
According to my records, you have nominated at least one article ( Matthew West) that includes a category at WP:CHIBOTCATS and that has been promoted to WP:FA, WP:FL or WP:GA. You are not signed up as an active member of WP:CHICAGO. If you consider yourself either an active or semi-active member of the project please sign up as such at Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/members. Also, if you are a member, be aware of Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 3 and be advised that the project is now trying to keep all the project's WP:PR, WP:FAC, WP:FAR, WP:GAR, WP:GAC WP:FLC, WP:FLRC, WP:FTC, WP:FPOC, WP:FPC, and WP:AFD discussion pages in one location at the new Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Review page. Please help add any discussion you are aware of at this location.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 20:04, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
I have added status indicators to coordinators on the Wikipedia:Spotlight/Participants page and wondered if you might consider creating a Special:Mypage/Status page and adapting the parser functions on the participant list to suit. Thanks...... Dendodge .. Talk Contribs 21:03, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi, and welcome to the Tropical cyclone WikiProject! We are a group of Wikipedia editors who help to improve articles related to tropical cyclones on Wikipedia.
Looking for somewhere to start? Here are a few suggestions.
If you have any comments, suggestions, or would like to talk about the project in general, feel free to leave a message on the talk page.
– Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 01:20, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Would you do a peer review of the Eddie Hill article, and place your comments on the article's talk page? I know that drag racing is probably not your thing, but sometimes a review by a non-fan gives the best comments. I'm looking to nominate the article for GA. Thanks! Royal broil 03:25, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your support. Now the List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1999 is a Featured List.
Once again, thank you, Jaespinoza ( talk) 20:59, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
Hello. Could you undo the move that you made to Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley? I know that the move was probably supported by MOS, but the new name is inconsistent with a large number of other 2008 Summer Olympic event pages. Since the Olympics are still active, it's probably not wise to rename the remainder to match the n-dash convention at this time. Thanks. -- Tcncv ( talk) 01:07, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I have completed the GA review of Hurricane Karl (2004), with the full review being located at Talk:Hurricane Karl (2004)/GA1. I have put the article on hold to allow time to deal with a couple of minor concerns that I found. If you have any questions, please ask on the review page or on my talk page. Thank you! Dana boomer ( talk) 12:14, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Could you answer question 3 to your RfA?--- Balloonman PoppaBalloon 21:17, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
Good to hear. Best of luck, – Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 21:34, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
Best wishes for your RFA -- Tinu Cherian - 05:31, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Hey, I just wanted to say, despite opposing your RFA, that you seem to be doing useful work here, and I appreciate it. Mainly I think it looks like you've fallen in with the wrong crowd. Maybe it's just me, but I think things work way smoother when people separate their volunteer work at Wikipedia from their social time. Chat rooms end up making friends, yes, but enemies too. Wikipedia works better when editors are not friends or enemies. Personal relationships between editors cloud their judgement. Friday (talk) 14:37, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Hey there Jamie, I mentioned this on the talk page, next time you go for it, do two things: 1) Provide some strong links showing maturity. Eg show us more cases where you dealt with adversity/conflict in a mature way or help mediate others. I am not opposed to people in HS getting the bit, but (right or wrong) HS'ers have a higher barrier to overcome. They have to show that they aren't the typical HS'er. 2) I think your response to your nom demonstrated a great deal of maturity, I wish you had done it earlier, I probably would not have switched to oppose. (And don't hold it against Majorly, I've been chastised by my candidates in the past for being over eager in their defense... Noms hate to see their candidates fail due to a reason that they don't hold to be a valid one. There is a certain amount of guilt associated with a candidate failing.)--- Balloonman PoppaBalloon 20:14, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Jamie,
I'm sorry to hear that your RfA has been turned into some mudslinging match of sorts. I do see potential in you that needs more time to be realized fully, and that you do stand a chance to be given the responsibility of mop and bucket. I am impressed with your temperament on your RfA despite what is going on. Age debate aside, there are some valid and genuine concerns by RfA contributors which I think will benefit you, as now you can work on these shortcomings (or perceived ones). I don't really think it really matters anymore whether you continue or withdraw your RfA as I feel that it has probably run its full course by now.
I am going to offer you another nomination. Of course it is not immediate; I am leaving it open-ended in the sense that you can ask for it when you feel that you have progressed enough for the responsibility (no fixed timetable), and I advise you if you are ready for it. I am rather light-touched in how you want to proceed from here, though I would recommend that you start on writing or/and working out on Did You Know (a strength point), and participate in Articles for Deletion (with a more critical thinking mindset). You can consider it to be like admin-coaching of sorts, although I wouldn't want to formalize matters that much. Feel free to drop me a note if you need any advice, directions or doubts answered.
Happy editing! - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 08:15, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
-- Gatoclass ( talk) 16:01, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
Oh. Well, you're welcome. I've just spent the last couple days doing things to try reducing the backlog on WP:GAN, and failing all the really old GA holds is one of those things. In Underoath's case though, it looked like a pass to me, so I did that instead. No insult intended to you. -- erachima talk 02:54, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
What are they? Or perhaps they're the same as references? I'm rather confused. Vltava 68 ( talk) 14:19, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
Jamie, I feel bad for you. Your RfA failed in part because of factors outside of your control that have lead to an RfC. I do think you have the right temperament for an admin, but you lack experience, and you lack consensus building. In order to pass an RfA, you need one or both of these. If you are interested, I would be honored to serve as your admin coach. Before accepting, you should know a few things. First, I absolutely blew an RfA with H20 (who changed his name to Giggy). There is a long history and reading your RfA page will give you an inkling of it. Some people question my judgment, but I think most have forgiven me. Second, despite burning Giggy badly, he still says that I'm the best admin coach out there. If you are interested (and assuming your RfA fails) let me know. I think you have the right stuff, we just have to refine it.--- Balloonman PoppaBalloon 06:57, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks Jamie, I'm thrilled! Consider yourself patted on the back! ;) -- Cameron * 13:07, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
On this occasion, your request for adminship was not successful. I hope that you will continue your useful contributions to Wikipedia and may consider standing again in future. Remember, the majority of editors commenting did support you becoming an administrator, and many of those who opposed simply want to see you gain a little more experience. Warofdreams talk 23:51, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
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Hug others by adding {{
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I am sorry to hear that your RfA did not pass, I hope you try again some time in the future. All the best. Camaron | Chris (talk) 13:39, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Please feel free to let me know if you get nominated again. I believe you were an excellent candidate, and I'll always be happy to support. Cosmic Latte ( talk) 14:06, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey, you said on IRC that you're hoping to see the movie when it comes out - I am too. I have been working hard recently to get it to DYK?. I want it to say "Did you know..... that Fireproof, a upcoming 2008 film, was allowed use of stations, trucks and crew by the Albany Fire Department in making the film?" I've done much expanding to the article, and I want to see Fireproof of the Main Page before it releases. What do you think? Is it a lost cause? I've never tried a DYK? before. Thanks -- American Eagle ( talk) 03:21, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. That was really nice of you. --I'm an Editor of the wiki citation needed 23:48, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
I have expanded the article. It should now be ready for DYK. See here. Could you also check the DYK on deductive fallacy? Thanks, -- Jor dan Contribs 06:57, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for the note. I'll do my best to expand it:) Malick78 ( talk) 20:41, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
-- BorgQueen ( talk) 10:38, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
I sense rudeness from this editor after he expressed his dislike of my editing his writing and commenting on his lack of good grammar. He seems to be alluding to not being capable of doing wrong. Should I just quietly tolerate this? Here is what he said on my talk page:
About 24K Friday and 99.5 RT
I use right grammar and good writing style and I improve other articles. All of what I said is REALLY TRUE. Live with it! Underblast (talk) 14:15, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
I am simply interested in better writing and correction of factual errors for those articles.
Thank you for your comments on my DYKs for the articles deductive fallacy and Henri Loyrette. I have worked on expanding the articles that still need work. Your advice and comments are much appreciated. Thanks, -- Jor dan Contribs 16:54, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi Jamie, noticed your name is at Guild of Copy Editors! I need a little assistance from you. If you have some time to spare could you go over this article once for spelling, grammar and punctuation, which is currently undergoing FAC? Thanks in advance! :) - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 17:14, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
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Thank you for supporting me in my RfA, which passed with a count of (166/43/7). I appreciate your comments and in my actions as an administrator I will endeavor to maintain the trust you have placed in me. I am honored by your trust and your support. Thank you, Cirt ( talk) 03:02, 16 September 2008 (UTC) |
It seems as though its been (at least somewhat) cleaned-up.
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-- Daniel Case ( talk) 14:21, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
I have reverted your recent edit to this article, with the edit summary "typos". Please read WP:ENGVAR before you try to "improve" any more spelling. Johnbod ( talk) 21:21, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
I saw your name on WP:LOCEM and I'm respectfully requesting your assistance in copyediting the September 11, 2001 attacks article. I am planning to put it through an FA review and it needs to be perfect before it gets there. Please let me know on my talk page if you will not be able to do this in the immediate future. Thank you. -- VegitaU ( talk) 21:27, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I was woundering if you could adopt me. I need help with my user page, & editing other pages too. I'd really like some one to help me, & have some one to talk to.=)
P.S. If you do adopt me, can you tell me how it works. I mean like the proess (I'm sorry I'm not exactly the worlds greatest speller) works. Thanks!! Oh & here is the link too my user page:
User talk:Meliss402.
--
Meliss402 (
talk)
21:43, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks so much!!But how do I confirm it?
P.S. would you mind if I used abbreviations? -- Meliss402 ( talk) 23:03, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia:AWC/newsletter/archive/4 - Newsletter Bot Talk 02:09, 21 June 2008 (UTC) If you would not like to receive this newsletter, please add your name here.
Thank s 4 getting back 2 me! Other people have bars at the top of there page that have links to there talk page & stuff ( like user:RyRy5) do u know how 2 get that? Thanks 4 everything! =) Meliss402 —Preceding comment was added at 16:56, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
I thought you might like to know that the Awards Center page has been deleted, along with its newsletter. :(
So, where do we go from here?
To new and even more interesting projects, of course!
As announced in the newsletter, I've been preparing to co-coordinate a large collaboration/competition called Around the World. It was going to be run at the Awards Center, but since that no longer exists, the collaboration will be hosted somewhere else.
Around the World will begin July 15th as planned - it's location will be announced soon.
It'll be a blast. In the competition, participants will be helping to develop over 200 pages (drafts, which will be moved to article space once they are ready), using advanced tools to edit every single one of them!
This is going to be interesting.
And the event shall have awards which are being created specifically for it as we speak!
If you would like me to keep you informed of this and other interesting collaborations I'll be working on and/or organizing in the future, please drop me a note on my talk page, and I'll be happy to keep you in the know.
I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
The Transhumanist 21:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks Jamie! Well how should I put up the adoption template? And sorry its been a couple months! But I was busy with school and other activities so I couldn't participate in Wikipedia as much as i'd have liked to. But now that its summer I have plenty of time to give to the Wikipedia community, and actually start learning the ropes from you! And I will sign my name right with the Tildes! Lovewikiii ( talk) 20:18, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
JFW | T@lk 10:18, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello! You incorrectly stated that the hook in my DYK nomination for Seance on a Wet Afternoon was not referenced. It was -- the casting section was a single paragraph and all of the information came from one page in the book "Female Brando." Please re-review this. Thank you. Ecoleetage ( talk) 20:24, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Please disregard this message -- the hook has been reviewed by another editor and it has been confirmed as being properly referenced. Ecoleetage ( talk) 21:10, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Which of the following medals looks better. This one:
Or this one:
Which one do you like better?
Please let me know on my talk page.
Thank you.
The Transhumanist 21:24, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
It's a collaboration!
A collaboration using advanced wiki-tools!
The event is being co-sponsored by Wikiproject Lists of basic topics and WikiProject Geography, and participants will be "traveling" all around "the World" visiting each country online (here on Wikipedia and perhaps beyond) as they apply advanced wiki-tools to improve pieces of the profiles of each and every country on Earth!. Each pass through these pages is a "trip around the World..."
The set of pages we are working on is currently located at Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists of basic topics.
Each page presents essential information on each country in a topic outline format, for ease of overviewing and navigating. Most of the topics presented are linkified, which turns these pages into a hypertextual map to material about each country on Wikipedia. When completed, they shall all become part of Wikipedia's contents system.
The pages share a standard format, with the information on each country presented in the same general order. So rather than getting stuck on a single country trying to complete it, each participant works on all 200+ political entities, completing a single data item or detail across all of the pages!
For this they use advanced tools like WP:AWB, Linky, etc. It goes fast, and since others are doing this at the same time, it makes "the World" feel like a beehive, and the participants are its bees. :) The energy is contagious.
And since you are moving from country to country, the tasks make it feel like you are traveling around the world, and you get to learn a little about every country as you do so. This approach also allows for greater efficiency, because by the time you've done 30 or so of a particular item, you've figured out how to finish it faster and more effectively (such as where to find the data or how to make adjustments), and this specialization speeds up development - but more importantly it reduces errors.
The tasks are varied, which adds even more variety to the project. Some tasks are look-ups-and-fill-ins, some are copy and paste, some are image hunts, some are maintenance adjustments, some are link fixing, some are blue-linking (creating an underlying redirect so a link turns blue), some are fact checking, etc.
For an example of what a nearly complete page looks like, see these:
There are only about 200 more pages to go!
Standing by to help are co-coordinators, who can lend a helping hand to participants, provide instruction and tips on how to use the tools, and help them find what they are looking for. Co-coordinators also use advanced tools to inspect the work of participants, and touch it up as needed, or if a task was done wrong throughout, point this out to the participant so he or she can make the necessary corrections.
Co-coordinators are working on the set of pages right now, to familiarize themselves with "the World" so they can help more effectively by the time the main event starts. But there's still lots of preparation left to be done, and we are looking for editors experienced in advanced wikitools who would like to become co-coordinators.
The Transhumanist 04:27, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
-- Gatoclass ( talk) 02:47, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
I see you were listed as a participant in the League of Copy-Editors so it seems likely. The thing is the Military history wikiproject urgently needs prose pros to help with our best articles. Milhist covers a broad range of interesting and varied subjects from film to biography, battles to weaponry, and Roman emperors to twentieth-century dictators. In Milhist, A-Class has become the last port of call before FAC and we are looking for people to help identify prose and MoS issues at A-Class A-Class Reviews and help fix them prior to featured article candidacy. We also have a copy-editing section in our Logistics Dept and that can always use experienced copy-editors. For most of our articles, you don't need to be a specialist in the subject matter, just good with words.
If you think you can help, please do! Thanks for your time, -- ROGER DAVIES talk 03:50, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Military history WikiProject |
---|
Articles for review |
See the full list of open tasks |
{{
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to the required location.-- BorgQueen ( talk) 01:17, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
You did the move improperly, for the edit history of the article was lost by doing the cut and paste job! The edit history is required by the GDFL. You need move articles with the move button. You're going to have problems with the existing disambiguation article which will require admin action, so I'll do it this time with the admin mop. Royal broil 20:55, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
-- Bedford Pray 01:23, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I just wanted to stop by and thank you for your peer review of Club Penguin - your points were wonderful and exactly what we needed. :) I've been editing that article for a while, and having someone else come in with a fresh set of eyes is terrific. I'll be implementing everything you said, as it all seemed very wise to me. Thanks! - Bilby ( talk) 05:23, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
I wonder if you could do the credit notifications for the current DYK? Thank you. -- BorgQueen ( talk) 14:14, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
First of all, I want to thank you for all your comments on my article. And just like you said, I'm here asking you for help on it. I don't know how to arrange the table according to you sugestions, can you help me with that?. The article is Number-one Latin Albums of 1999 (U.S.)
Thank u so much, Jaespinoza ( talk) 18:06, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
We already have one film hook, so I think we better save this for the next chance. -- BorgQueen ( talk) 14:57, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
Hello former LOCE member :)
This is an invitation for you to join a brand-new WikiProject that aims to improve the articles tagged for copy edit. This is pretty important to Wikipedia because there are now over 4,000 such articles, some of which need quite a bit of help. This is not a clone of the LOCE because we will not deal with requests for copy edits, but will happily make improvements to articles at our own pace. If you're interested, sign up at the project page!
Cheers, Samuel Tan 02:39, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Help us with our problem. The article is September 11, 2001 attacks. Using a word to define the same word is bad. The original version is something like "The September 11, 2001 attacks was a series of...attacks."
The title of the article was the result of a long 2004 debate. The use of the title in the introductory sentence makes awkward prose and makes the article title sound like a TV episode article. See that article talk page and help!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:September_11%2C_2001_attacks#Let.27s_not_invent_a_TV_episode_name
Thank you.
Presumptive ( talk) 05:27, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Hello. Just wondering if you would mind taking a look at a collaborative effort I'm trying to start. Any feedback or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! DxNate 16:10, 22 Jul 2024 User- Talk- Contribs
I am looking for the article that shows the usage of the English Wikipedia by country or region. Wiki131wiki ( talk) 21:26, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
I saw the article the other day. It had a pie chart on it showing the regions. Wiki131wiki ( talk) 21:52, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
I found it, Wikipedia#License_and_language_editions. Thank you for helping! Wiki131wiki ( talk) 21:59, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
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Thank you...
...for participating in my RfA, which closed with 119 in support, 4 neutral and 5 opposes. I'm honestly overwhelmed at the level of support that I've received from the community, and will do my best to maintain the trust placed in me. I 'm also thankful to those who opposed or expressed a neutral position, for providing clear rationales and superb feedback for me to build on. I've set up a space for you to provide any further feedback or thoughts, should you feel inclined to. However you voted, thanks for taking the time out to contribute to the process, it's much appreciated. Kind regards, Gazi moff 22:20, 4 August 2008 (UTC) |
--Congratulations! PeterSymonds (talk) 01:27, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
According to my records, you have nominated at least one article ( Matthew West) that includes a category at WP:CHIBOTCATS and that has been promoted to WP:FA, WP:FL or WP:GA. You are not signed up as an active member of WP:CHICAGO. If you consider yourself either an active or semi-active member of the project please sign up as such at Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/members. Also, if you are a member, be aware of Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 3 and be advised that the project is now trying to keep all the project's WP:PR, WP:FAC, WP:FAR, WP:GAR, WP:GAC WP:FLC, WP:FLRC, WP:FTC, WP:FPOC, WP:FPC, and WP:AFD discussion pages in one location at the new Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Review page. Please help add any discussion you are aware of at this location.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 20:04, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
I have added status indicators to coordinators on the Wikipedia:Spotlight/Participants page and wondered if you might consider creating a Special:Mypage/Status page and adapting the parser functions on the participant list to suit. Thanks...... Dendodge .. Talk Contribs 21:03, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi, and welcome to the Tropical cyclone WikiProject! We are a group of Wikipedia editors who help to improve articles related to tropical cyclones on Wikipedia.
Looking for somewhere to start? Here are a few suggestions.
If you have any comments, suggestions, or would like to talk about the project in general, feel free to leave a message on the talk page.
– Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 01:20, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Would you do a peer review of the Eddie Hill article, and place your comments on the article's talk page? I know that drag racing is probably not your thing, but sometimes a review by a non-fan gives the best comments. I'm looking to nominate the article for GA. Thanks! Royal broil 03:25, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your support. Now the List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1999 is a Featured List.
Once again, thank you, Jaespinoza ( talk) 20:59, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
Hello. Could you undo the move that you made to Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley? I know that the move was probably supported by MOS, but the new name is inconsistent with a large number of other 2008 Summer Olympic event pages. Since the Olympics are still active, it's probably not wise to rename the remainder to match the n-dash convention at this time. Thanks. -- Tcncv ( talk) 01:07, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I have completed the GA review of Hurricane Karl (2004), with the full review being located at Talk:Hurricane Karl (2004)/GA1. I have put the article on hold to allow time to deal with a couple of minor concerns that I found. If you have any questions, please ask on the review page or on my talk page. Thank you! Dana boomer ( talk) 12:14, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Could you answer question 3 to your RfA?--- Balloonman PoppaBalloon 21:17, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
Good to hear. Best of luck, – Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 21:34, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
Best wishes for your RFA -- Tinu Cherian - 05:31, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Hey, I just wanted to say, despite opposing your RFA, that you seem to be doing useful work here, and I appreciate it. Mainly I think it looks like you've fallen in with the wrong crowd. Maybe it's just me, but I think things work way smoother when people separate their volunteer work at Wikipedia from their social time. Chat rooms end up making friends, yes, but enemies too. Wikipedia works better when editors are not friends or enemies. Personal relationships between editors cloud their judgement. Friday (talk) 14:37, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Hey there Jamie, I mentioned this on the talk page, next time you go for it, do two things: 1) Provide some strong links showing maturity. Eg show us more cases where you dealt with adversity/conflict in a mature way or help mediate others. I am not opposed to people in HS getting the bit, but (right or wrong) HS'ers have a higher barrier to overcome. They have to show that they aren't the typical HS'er. 2) I think your response to your nom demonstrated a great deal of maturity, I wish you had done it earlier, I probably would not have switched to oppose. (And don't hold it against Majorly, I've been chastised by my candidates in the past for being over eager in their defense... Noms hate to see their candidates fail due to a reason that they don't hold to be a valid one. There is a certain amount of guilt associated with a candidate failing.)--- Balloonman PoppaBalloon 20:14, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Jamie,
I'm sorry to hear that your RfA has been turned into some mudslinging match of sorts. I do see potential in you that needs more time to be realized fully, and that you do stand a chance to be given the responsibility of mop and bucket. I am impressed with your temperament on your RfA despite what is going on. Age debate aside, there are some valid and genuine concerns by RfA contributors which I think will benefit you, as now you can work on these shortcomings (or perceived ones). I don't really think it really matters anymore whether you continue or withdraw your RfA as I feel that it has probably run its full course by now.
I am going to offer you another nomination. Of course it is not immediate; I am leaving it open-ended in the sense that you can ask for it when you feel that you have progressed enough for the responsibility (no fixed timetable), and I advise you if you are ready for it. I am rather light-touched in how you want to proceed from here, though I would recommend that you start on writing or/and working out on Did You Know (a strength point), and participate in Articles for Deletion (with a more critical thinking mindset). You can consider it to be like admin-coaching of sorts, although I wouldn't want to formalize matters that much. Feel free to drop me a note if you need any advice, directions or doubts answered.
Happy editing! - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 08:15, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
-- Gatoclass ( talk) 16:01, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
Oh. Well, you're welcome. I've just spent the last couple days doing things to try reducing the backlog on WP:GAN, and failing all the really old GA holds is one of those things. In Underoath's case though, it looked like a pass to me, so I did that instead. No insult intended to you. -- erachima talk 02:54, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
What are they? Or perhaps they're the same as references? I'm rather confused. Vltava 68 ( talk) 14:19, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
Jamie, I feel bad for you. Your RfA failed in part because of factors outside of your control that have lead to an RfC. I do think you have the right temperament for an admin, but you lack experience, and you lack consensus building. In order to pass an RfA, you need one or both of these. If you are interested, I would be honored to serve as your admin coach. Before accepting, you should know a few things. First, I absolutely blew an RfA with H20 (who changed his name to Giggy). There is a long history and reading your RfA page will give you an inkling of it. Some people question my judgment, but I think most have forgiven me. Second, despite burning Giggy badly, he still says that I'm the best admin coach out there. If you are interested (and assuming your RfA fails) let me know. I think you have the right stuff, we just have to refine it.--- Balloonman PoppaBalloon 06:57, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks Jamie, I'm thrilled! Consider yourself patted on the back! ;) -- Cameron * 13:07, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
On this occasion, your request for adminship was not successful. I hope that you will continue your useful contributions to Wikipedia and may consider standing again in future. Remember, the majority of editors commenting did support you becoming an administrator, and many of those who opposed simply want to see you gain a little more experience. Warofdreams talk 23:51, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
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I am sorry to hear that your RfA did not pass, I hope you try again some time in the future. All the best. Camaron | Chris (talk) 13:39, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Please feel free to let me know if you get nominated again. I believe you were an excellent candidate, and I'll always be happy to support. Cosmic Latte ( talk) 14:06, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey, you said on IRC that you're hoping to see the movie when it comes out - I am too. I have been working hard recently to get it to DYK?. I want it to say "Did you know..... that Fireproof, a upcoming 2008 film, was allowed use of stations, trucks and crew by the Albany Fire Department in making the film?" I've done much expanding to the article, and I want to see Fireproof of the Main Page before it releases. What do you think? Is it a lost cause? I've never tried a DYK? before. Thanks -- American Eagle ( talk) 03:21, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. That was really nice of you. --I'm an Editor of the wiki citation needed 23:48, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
I have expanded the article. It should now be ready for DYK. See here. Could you also check the DYK on deductive fallacy? Thanks, -- Jor dan Contribs 06:57, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for the note. I'll do my best to expand it:) Malick78 ( talk) 20:41, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
-- BorgQueen ( talk) 10:38, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
I sense rudeness from this editor after he expressed his dislike of my editing his writing and commenting on his lack of good grammar. He seems to be alluding to not being capable of doing wrong. Should I just quietly tolerate this? Here is what he said on my talk page:
About 24K Friday and 99.5 RT
I use right grammar and good writing style and I improve other articles. All of what I said is REALLY TRUE. Live with it! Underblast (talk) 14:15, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
I am simply interested in better writing and correction of factual errors for those articles.
Thank you for your comments on my DYKs for the articles deductive fallacy and Henri Loyrette. I have worked on expanding the articles that still need work. Your advice and comments are much appreciated. Thanks, -- Jor dan Contribs 16:54, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi Jamie, noticed your name is at Guild of Copy Editors! I need a little assistance from you. If you have some time to spare could you go over this article once for spelling, grammar and punctuation, which is currently undergoing FAC? Thanks in advance! :) - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 17:14, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
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Thank you for supporting me in my RfA, which passed with a count of (166/43/7). I appreciate your comments and in my actions as an administrator I will endeavor to maintain the trust you have placed in me. I am honored by your trust and your support. Thank you, Cirt ( talk) 03:02, 16 September 2008 (UTC) |
It seems as though its been (at least somewhat) cleaned-up.