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On 1 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Made in Canada, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that poutine (example pictured) and back bacon on a bun were served while the Beaver was awarded to Made in Canada at the inaugural Canadian Comedy Awards? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Made in Canada), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass ( talk) 00:02, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
@ Mr. C.C., Bearcat, Miniapolis, Twofingered Typist, Gog the Mild, Canadian Paul, Valereee, Gerda Arendt, Yoninah, Coffeeandcrumbs, and Cwmhiraeth: Thank you for your help throughout the process of improving the above articles for this DYK. Please enjoy the wikicookies and have a great day! – Reidgreg ( talk) 00:06, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
Add it to WP:DYKSTATS!!! The 2 I reviewed made it, each individually, - I think it may qualify for the all-time-records if you add all five. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:52, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
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The Silver Maple Leaf Award
Awarded for an outstanding 5 page DYK nomination that showcased high quality coverage of quintessential Canadian topics. Thanks for the wonderful contributions. Wugapodes [thɑk] [ˈkan.ˌʧɹɪbz] 20:42, 1 July 2019 (UTC) |
@ Wugapodes: Much thanks! I've got it on the stats page now (some rankings, above) and it looks to be the most-viewed Canada-related DYK! Plus it's just fun stuff. – Reidgreg ( talk) 14:47, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
Hi Reidgreg, thanks for removing the most recent IPv6 request. I'll probably remove the other two; please see [ this SPI] and my comments on REQ talk. P.S., welcome back to the Big Chair. :) Cheers, Baffle☿gab 05:55, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
I'll try to keep this sort of thing to a minimum, but I have searched and can't find how to mark the text for non-breaking spaces so the code appears on screen correctly so an editor can read it. Any idea? Thanks! Twofingered Typist ( talk) 22:29, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
&nbsp;
which produces: – if that's what you're looking for.&
so then for a nbsp it'd be &nbsp;
which produces: It's a bit old-school. With tags like <example> you can similar use <
(for less-than).
. I've fixed my note to the editor. Thanks so much for your help. You are useful. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Twofingered Typist (
talk •
contribs) 3 July 2019 (UTC)
Well done with the Canada Day DYKs/GAs! I am very impressed :) (I was going to give you a barnstar but couldn't decide lol). How'd you come up with the idea of having all 5 related to each other in a limited amount of time? -- MrLinkinPark333 ( talk) 00:34, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
Hello:
Would you mind having a look at my recent contributions and check that my talk page interactions over the past several days, twice with one ed. and once with another, don't overstep the bounds of what you consider appropriate? Thanks, Happy 4th - waiting to see footage of the baby T. balloon amidst all those tanks. Twofingered Typist ( talk) 16:21, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
@ Twofingered Typist: Somebody's crossing the Rubicon, eh? I greatly appreciate your jumping in to give some ce reviews at the beginning of the drive. It's invaluable for new editors to receive early feedback to guide them through the rest of the drive. You started by thanking the editors for their participation, which is great; always start with encouragement. And you likewise closed with a thanks and offer of help with questions. If you happen to notice something in their copy edit which you felt was particularly clever, it could be good to point that out, too.
Some of my approaches:
Specific notes with your article checks:
|alt=
text I don't quite agree with. The alt text shouldn't duplicate the caption, but should describe the image for someone who can't see it or can't see it clearly. Map showing the location of the standoffsays what the image is but doesn't convey the encyclopedic content of the image, IMO. I might use "Map highlight indicating Marion township in northeastern Summit County, in southwestern Utah." This conveys the image content. It's a bit long, but more-or-less provides the same information as the image.
[[Manti, Utah|Manti]], Utah,
link.
MOS:LINK has examples of piping such but doesn't specifically endorse the practise. Do you know if there's a specific style guideline on this? If either style is valid then this shouldn't be changed arbitrarily. (If you aren't sure about a guideline, let me know and I'll inquire at MOS talk.)Overall, the interactions looked great. Hopefully your feedback is received well. In terms of improvement, I feel you could add a little more linking in your reviews and be a little clearer about what's expected/required at different levels of copy editing (and what's extra cleanup work in addition to copy editing). "I hope you find this information helpful. Please reply to me here if you have any questions." Happy 4th! – Reidgreg ( talk) 20:02, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
[[city,state|city]] [[state]]
were both linked which is unnecessary.
Twofingered Typist (
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11:27, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
, state
part a
disambiguation tag. I've asked at
WT:MOS. –
Reidgreg (
talk)
12:53, 5 July 2019 (UTC)Hey Reidgreg, I saw that you checked one of the articles that I copy edited. I was just wondering, what is the criteria for *O or old articles? The article you checked originally had a Copy Edit template that was put there in January 2019, and it was also listed under the Category of Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from January 2019 before I removed the template. -- Bobbychan193 ( talk) 17:32, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
The unspaced letter x may be used in common terms such as 4x4.However, the article Four-wheel drive (to which 4x4 redirects) uses the multiplication sign in its lead. My thinking is that if it's simply a style issue, we should probably use × (times), but if it's treated as a proper noun with the x, then use the letter. Do you have any thoughts on this? (Yes, copy editing is often about such nit-picky things.) – Reidgreg ( talk) 18:10, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
Hi, here it is! I appreciate your adding any more detail from your offline sources. Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 20:32, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
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The Three-Quarter Million Award |
For your contributions to bring Poutine (estimated annual readership: 750,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Three-Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! — Bilorv (he/him) (talk) 23:39, 10 July 2019 (UTC) |
Hi, I added an alt, and I added this hook fact to the article, but I wonder if you have a source that specifically says this was their US television debut, not just their The Ed Sullivan Show debut? Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 22:29, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Articles, 4th Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 15 articles during the GOCE July 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 01:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Words, 4th Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 41,643 total words during the GOCE July 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 01:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Long Articles, 2nd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 4 long articles during the GOCE July 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 01:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Old Articles, 3rd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 14 old articles during the GOCE July 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 01:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Longest Article, 5th Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 8,318 words – during the GOCE July 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 01:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
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The Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Star | |
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 100,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE July 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 01:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
Hi, I was just wondering if you have any Canadian newspaper clippings describing this exhibit during its run at the Royal Ontario Museum (Sep. 14 to Nov. 24, 1985) and, after that, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Glenbow Museum in Calgary? I'm specifically interested in the dates of the latter two exhibitions, and visitor attendance figures for all three. Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 20:18, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
the collection has been touring the United States since November, 1983. Its Canadian stops will be at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum from Sept. 14 to Nov. 24; at the Glenbow Museum from Jan. 2 to March 9, 1986; and in Montreal at the Museum of Fine Arts from April 17 to June 8, 1986. The treasures will then return to the State Jewish Museum in Prague.(This schedule seem to change, see below)
MORE than 60 events connected with The Precious Legacy have been planned by the Royal Ontario Museum for the duration of the exhibit in Toronto from Sept. 14 to Nov. 24. They include a lecture series, a concert series, family matinees, a film series and added exhibits.with details
displayed at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from April 11 to May 25.These dates are repeated and seem better than the earlier Globe schedule.
For Montreal Jews, this year's Passover coincides with "The Precious Legacy," an exhibition of about 300 out of 140,000 treasures seized by the Nazis from Jews in wartime Czechoslovakia. It is on view until May 25 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
An elderly man's silent stare speaks volumes to a young Montreal museum guide in this week's Man Alive episode called "A Journey to Prague".Discusses a documentary episode by Otto Lowry, who was a youth in Prague's Jewish ghetto, and who examines the Precious Legacy travelling exhibition.
Also, those who wouldn't cross the picket line have until Nov. 21 to see the museum's gut-wrenching exhibition, The Precious Legacy. From opening day Sept. 14 to Oct. 27 (the day after the strike began), it attracted 70,979 visitors.
Attendance for Precious Legacy, the current ROM show, was not unduly affected by the strike. More than 80,000 visitors saw the exhibit between Sept. 14 and Oct. 27. Precious Legacy closes Nov. 24.
Attendance was "way down" for The Precious Legacy exhibition at the ROM yesterday because "people are intimidated by the picket line," according to a museum official.
@ Yoninah: Added the two references and clarified a bit. They're pretty minor points in regards to the exhibition so not sure if they should be kept (if all the US museums had that much detail, it'd really add up). I had added a lot throughout the article, though I couldn't find attendance figures for Calgary or Montreal. It would have also been really nice if we could mention the Czechs who worked with the Smithsonian to select material for the exhibition, but I didn't find much of anything about their side of the collaboration. If we're finished adding things, I think it might be good to take a critical eye to trimming the fat. On the other hand, it might not be a bad idea to expand the lead. BTW, I didn't realize this was going on the main page; has the GA review started? – Reidgreg ( talk) 22:05, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
On 7 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article TAI Aksungur, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Turkey's Aksungur MALE UAV has a designed maximum payload nearly four times that of its predecessor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/TAI Aksungur. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, TAI Aksungur), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
On 21 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article A Shakespearean Baseball Game, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Wayne and Shuster poked fun at Canada's Stratford Festival with a skit about a baseball game where the manager, players, and umpires all speak in Shakespearean verse? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A Shakespearean Baseball Game. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, A Shakespearean Baseball Game), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
Many thanks for your kind and thoughtful review of my edits of substitute good! Your explanations are helpful. I appreciate the time you took to review the article carefully and help me become a better editor.
Cheers, Aarre ( talk) 23:50, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
Hi! Reidgreg, Nice to meet you ~ I'm a member of the Guild. Can you take a look at the american legion. the editor started here and did a major delete here. On User contributions page looks like the editor kinda stopped on the 14th of August, (there is one or two afterwards) I don't know if research is taking so long but the page is essentially blank and looking like a stub w/ a bunch of names and pictures. Thanks ~ ~mitch~ ( talk) 11:48, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
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The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar | |
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 4,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE August 2019 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 23:29, 28 August 2019 (UTC) |
On 29 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Precious Legacy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that an exhibit of Czech Jewish art and ritual objects confiscated by the Nazis for a planned "Museum of the Extinct Race" was seen by more than half a million people on its U.S. tour? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, The Precious Legacy), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:04, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
On 30 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rinse the Blood Off My Toga, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Wayne and Shuster's comedy sketch " Rinse the Blood Off My Toga" recasts Shakespeare's Julius Caesar as a detective story? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rinse the Blood Off My Toga. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Rinse the Blood Off My Toga), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
valereee ( talk) 12:02, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
On 5 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of Canadian comedians, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the dark and fatalistic humour of Canadian comedians has been attributed to the dangers of Canada's climate and geography? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, List of Canadian comedians), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
How are things going? Is the interweb still a thing of joy and beauty? Kudos for tackling the Donbass monster. I had run an eye over it as it was a military topic and can't say that I had much fancied it. Thanks for the thanks re the India request; it reassured me that I was handling things at least acceptably. Recently I had this, which I took as high praise and which immediately made me think of your rigorous mentoring, back when I was even less inexperienced than I am now. Once again, thanks. Gog the Mild ( talk) 21:58, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
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The Barnstar of Diligence |
Reidgreg, I am awed by your diligence, dedication, and expertise in developing and sourcing Canada-related content. Your contributions were invaluable for bringing The Precious Legacy to GA status and the Wayne and Shuster comedy routines to main page appearances on DYK. I am also grateful for your willingness to help! Wishing you much success in all your endeavors. Best, Yoninah ( talk) 10:59, 16 September 2019 (UTC) |
@ Yoninah: Aw, shucks. I found those articles quite interesting to work on, and it happened to coincide with my gaining access to a research database I was eager to delve into. You did all the heavy lifting, and inspired me by going above and beyond with your work on DYKs. It was a distinct pleasure to work on those articles with one of Wikipedia's best editors! – Reidgreg ( talk) 19:23, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors September 2019 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June 2019. June election: Reidgreg was chosen as lead coordinator, and is being assisted by Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Tdslk, and first-time coordinator Twofingered Typist. Jonesey95 took a respite after serving for six years. Thanks to everyone who participated! June Blitz: From 16 to 22 June, we copy edited articles on the themes of nature and the environment along with requests. 12 participating editors completed 35 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. July Drive: The year's fourth backlog-elimination drive was a great success, clearing all articles tagged in January and February, and bringing the copy-editing backlog to a low of five months and a record low of 585 articles while also completing 48 requests. Of the 30 people who signed up, 29 copyedited at least one article, a participation level last matched in May 2015. Final results and awards are listed here. August Blitz: From 18 to 24 August, we copy edited articles tagged in March 2019 and requests. 12 participating editors completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: As of 03:00, 23 September 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 413 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stood at 599 articles, close to our record month-end low of 585. Requests page: We are experimenting with automated archiving of copy edit requests; a discussion on REQ Talk (permalinked) initiated by Bobbychan193 has resulted in Zhuyifei1999 writing a bot script for the Guild. Testing is now underway and is expected to be completed by 3 October; for this reason, no manual archiving of requests should be done until the testing period is over. We will then assess the bot's performance and discuss whether to make this arrangement permanent. September Drive: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Reidgreg, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from
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On 26 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ivan Golunov, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that just prior to his arrest in 2019, investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was examining the links between Moscow funeral businesses and the Federal Security Service? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ivan Golunov. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Ivan Golunov), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
valereee ( talk) 00:02, 26 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, Reidgreg, and welcome to Women in Red. From all the informative biographies of Canadian women you've been writing, it looks as if you are going to be one of our most useful and productive members. I'm glad to see you've already signed up as a participant in our stub contest and look forward to your contributions over the next three months. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!-- Ipigott ( talk) 09:50, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
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The Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Star | |
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 100,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Articles, 5th Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 14 articles during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Words, 3rd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 36,466 total words during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Long Articles, 2nd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 4 long articles during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Old Articles, 3rd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 12 old articles during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Longest Article, 1st Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 19,627 words – during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
Thanks for giving out the barnstars! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello. This article is too long, need to omit some unnecessary paragraphs, help summarize this article (and copy edit). Thanks you. Olascf ( talk) 13:24, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
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The Modest Barnstar | |
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 2,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE October 2019 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 14:10, 22 October 2019 (UTC) |
Hi Reidgreg. November's TFAs have been posted. Considerably later than usual. Looking at the first few:
1. 11 years since promotion. IMO could therefore do with a look over. I would be reluctant to do this as it is a television episode.
2. Promoted in 2012. Also went through ACR. The experienced nominator has maintained it. I had a superficial look at it last month. I would be inclined to skip it.
3. Promoted three months ago. I notice that you have copy edited it, so I will leave it to you.
4. Promoted five months ago. Copy edited by you.
5. Promoted nine years ago. Has seen a lot of traffic since then. IMO could do with a copy edit.
6. I gave this a pretty hard time at FAC last month, as did several other assessors. TFT GOCEed it in August. I would be inclined to skip it.
7. Promoted in August. Got a thorough going over from four experienced assessors. TFT GOCEed it in May. I would be inclined to skip it.
8. Promoted in August by an experienced nominator. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim.
9. Promoted in August. I was one of the assessors and you copy edited it this month.
10. Promoted in August by an experienced nominator. I assessed it at FAC. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim, but I think that someone other than me should do it.
11. Promoted three months ago by an experienced nominator. Virtually no edits since then. I would be inclined to skip it.
12. Promoted last week by an experienced nominator. Received a thorough review and went through ACR in August. I would be inclined to skip it.
13. Promoted last week by an experienced nominator. Received a thorough review. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim - which you have done; thanks.
14. Promoted in August after a failed attempt in May. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim - which you have done; thanks.
15. Promoted six years ago by an experienced nominator who has maintained it since. I would be inclined to skip it.
16. Promoted three months ago by an experienced nominator. A number of edits since. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim.
17. Promoted 12 years ago. I think that it needs a copy edit and I would be happy to do it.
18. Promoted 6 months ago. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim.
19. Promoted three months ago by an experienced nominator. (I did the source review.) A lot of changes since - by the nominator. I think that it needs a copy edit and I would be happy to do it.
20. Promoted three months ago. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim.
21. Promoted three months ago by an experienced nominator. No edits since. I am inclined to skip it.
22. Promoted three years ago by an experienced nominator who is currently dormant. Quite a few edits since. I think that it needs copyediting. Normally I would put it on Requests; what do you think?
23. Promoted eight months ago by an experienced nominator; it went through ACR last year. I think that we can skip it.
24. Promoted four months ago by a pair of experienced nominators. I think that we can skip it.
25. Promoted five months ago by experienced nominator has maintained it. It was thoroughly checked over at FAC, including by me, and I think that we can skip it.
26. Promoted three months ago by an experienced nominator. Few edits since. However, I think that it could do with a copy edit. Do you fancy it, or shall I put it on Requests?
27. Promoted three months ago by an experienced nominator. I think we should give it a light touch skim.
28. Promoted eighteen months ago by an experienced nominator. I think we should give it a light touch skim.
29. Promoted 12 years ago. I gave it a rough and ready copy edit when it was scheduled for last month, so I think we can skip it.
30. Promoted two months ago. I think that it needs a copy edit. I should be able to get round to it.
Is this sort of summary useful? If so, is this the best place for it, or should it be moved to Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/November 2019?
Gog the Mild ( talk)
Hi again.
Phew. Your views on the above would be much appreciated.
@ Dank: Do you have views on any of the above. Does any of it sound inappropriate or egregious?
Gog the Mild ( talk) 13:36, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
Dear Reidgreg, the subject of the article Nike Dattani has asked me if this possible to have the user NikeDattani, which almost only edits that article, have at a minimum have his/her user name changed. I'm not up on the rules here, but it seems to a violation of the BLP rule as people will think that account is the subject of the article, and the edits by this user are frivolous, it is potentially damaging his reputation. Furthermore, on the article Hierarchical equations of motion, this user deleted much sourced content that cited a 2012 article by Dr. Dattani, suggesting a certain personal animosity against him. Is there a way to have him stopped? Thank you for your time and help. -- A.S. Brown ( talk) 03:29, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
Wikipedia talk:Mass message senders. Please consider the request, if you like.
PATH
SLOPU
16:44, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
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The Featured Article Medal | |
By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this award in recognition of the tremendous amount of work you have done to ensure that November's TFAs are in as good a condition as they can be before they hit the main page. Thank you. Gog the Mild ( talk) 16:47, 31 October 2019 (UTC) |
@ Gog the Mild: Good thing I've gotten this now, 'cause I was thinking of handing the work back to you for next month! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm quickly working through the last articles and hopefully will post en masse to GOCER in time for the outliers to be included with October requests for the November drive. – Reidgreg ( talk) 17:07, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi Reidgreg, I noticed you currently have four requests on the Guild's Requests page; our current limit for requests is two per editor. I'm wearing the juice today! :) Cheers, Baffle☿gab 19:40, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
WT:MMS. Please consider the MMS request, if you like.
PATH
SLOPU
13:51, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
Well, Reidgreg, I certainly seem to have dropped you in it! I am sorry. I hope you do not have to spend any more time on this issue. Twofingered Typist ( talk) 14:55, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello! How did you manage to create all those excellent internet archive links, as in this Susan Blight edit? Automated process? I would like to learn how to do that. ThatMontrealIP ( talk) 00:03, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello Reidgreg: Are you contributing to the 10,000 Challenge? Your improvement to René-Arthur Fréchet is the type that initiative is looking for. Verne Equinox ( talk) 00:43, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
Google Code-In, Google-organized contest in which the Wikimedia Foundation participates, starts in a few weeks. This contest is about taking high school students into the world of opensource. I'm sending you this message because you recently edited a documentation page at the English Wikipedia.
I would like to ask you to take part in Google Code-In as a mentor. That would mean to prepare at least one task (it can be documentation related, or something else - the other categories are Code, Design, Quality Assurance and Outreach) for the participants, and help the student to complete it. Please sign up at the contest page and send us your Google account address to google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org, so we can invite you in!
From my own experience, Google Code-In can be fun, you can make several new friends, attract new people to your wiki and make them part of your community.
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The Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Star | |
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 100,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk ( talk) 03:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Articles, 3rd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 18 articles during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk ( talk) 03:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Words, 3rd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 37,140 total words during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk ( talk) 03:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Long Articles, 2nd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 4 long articles during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk ( talk) 03:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Old Articles, 1st Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 18 old articles during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk ( talk) 03:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Longest Article, 1st Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 21,120 words – during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk ( talk) 03:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC) |
Guild of Copy Editors December 2019 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the December 2019 GOCE newsletter, an update of Guild happenings since the September edition. Our Annual Report should be ready in late January. ![]() Election time: Nominations for the election of a new tranche of Guild coordinators to serve for the first half of 2020 will be open from 1 to 15 December. Voting will then take place and the election will close on 31 December at 23:59 UTC. Positions for Guild coordinators, who perform the important behind-the-scenes tasks that keep our project running smoothly, are open to all Wikipedians in good standing. We welcome self-nominations so please consider nominating yourself if you've ever thought about helping out; it's your Guild and it doesn't run itself! September Drive: Of the thirty-two editors who signed up, twenty-three editors copy edited at least one article; they completed 39 requests and removed 138 articles from the backlog, bringing the backlog to a low of 519 articles. October Blitz: This event ran from 13 to 19 October, with themes of science, technology and transport articles tagged for copy edit, and Requests. Sixteen editors helped remove 29 articles from the backlog and completed 23 requests. November Drive: Of the twenty-eight editors who signed up for this event, twenty editors completed at least one copy edit; they completed 29 requests and removed 133 articles from the backlog. Our December Blitz will run from 15 to 21 December. Sign up now! Progress report: From September to November 2019, GOCE copy editors processed 154 requests. Over the same period, the backlog of articles tagged for copy editing was reduced by 41% to an all-time low of 479 articles. Request archiving: The archiving of completed requests has now been automated. Thanks to Zhuyifei1999 and Bobbychan193, YiFeiBot is now archiving the Requests page. Archiving occurs around 24 hours after a user's signature and one of the templates {{ Done}}, {{ Withdrawn}} or {{ Declined}} are placed below the request. The bot uses the Guild's standard "purpose codes" to determine the way it should archive each request so it's important to use the correct codes and templates. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators; Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from
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Happy International Volunteer Day. Every Wikipedians are volunteers and you deserve this recognition. Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Abishe ( talk) 05:55, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
Oh my goodness, thank you so much!! I am so honored. This made my day/week. Have a great night! ChrisTofu11961 ( talk) 01:06, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
I appreciate your efforts to make Wikipedia better, but sometimes you go too far. Your copy edits to WKON, WKOH and WKMU, for example, deleted "non-defining" and "non-notable" information that's actually pertinent to the subject of the articles. As for "not verified in body", the mention in the infobox is just enough. As for sources, the links to the FCC Profile and CDBS are sufficient. I'm going to restore the articles to the point before you made the copy edits. I don't disrespect you in any way, sometimes you just need to slow it down. Thanks. Mvcg66b3r ( talk) 22:23, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
summarize (and not supplant) key facts that appear in the article (an article should remain complete with its summary infobox ignored). – Jonesey95 ( talk) 05:56, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, peoples rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension. Happy Holidays to you and yours. ― Buster7 ☎ 17:40, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
Thank you, Buster7! I'm currently working to try and peacefully resolve a couple disputes, and will take this to heart. – Reidgreg ( talk) 17:55, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi Greg, firstly many thanks for the shift you are putting in on the TFA copy edits. Secondly, I am reviewing the FAC Un célebre especialista sacando muelas en el gran Hotel Europa and I am unsure if the translation of the title into English should be in title case. I suspect that you know. Gog the Mild ( talk) 18:10, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons), which is an English title that follows the English title case conventions. A translation (by which the work is not known) gets an initial capital only (plus any proper nouns within the translation). A Google search of "A celebrated specialist pulling teeth at the grand Hotel Europa" only turned up Wikipedia mirrors, so my guess is that it isn't known by that title and that the article has it correct. – Reidgreg ( talk) 20:49, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi Reidgreg, would appreciate copy editing help on this FAC. Thanks and best. Ceoil ( talk) 13:34, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
Occasionally, square brackets are placed around an ellipsis" (my emphasis). It is editorial judgement, not a "must do". - SchroCat ( talk) 16:59, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
the wording of the quoted text should be faithfully reproducedand
Where there is good reason to change the wording, enclose changes within square brackets. Without access to the source I don't know if any alteration was actually made, but if there was then I feel it ought to be in square brackets. Leave that for someone with access to the sources. I'll read and reply at Talk:Beaune Altarpiece § Copy edit notes when I have time. – Reidgreg ( talk) 18:03, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
( ←) "good copy editors are as rare as hen's teeth, and I've not seen any come out of GOCE in my time on Wiki."—It's always nice to know our work is appreciated. You're welcome. Baffle☿gab 22:35, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2020! |
Hello Reidgreg, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this
seasonal occasion. Spread the
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Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2020. Spread the love by adding {{ subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages. |
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Best wishes for this holiday season! Thank you for your Wiki contributions in 2018. May 2019 be prosperous and joyful. ----
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Noël ~ καλά Χριστούγεννα ~ З Калядамі ~ חנוכה שמח ~ Gott nytt år! |
Thank you for the Bronze Star and all your kindness and help this year. Best wishes! -- A.S. Brown ( talk) 21:24, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
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The Cleanup Barnstar | |
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 6,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE December 2019 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 21:57, 22 December 2019 (UTC) |
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On 1 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Made in Canada, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that poutine (example pictured) and back bacon on a bun were served while the Beaver was awarded to Made in Canada at the inaugural Canadian Comedy Awards? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Made in Canada), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass ( talk) 00:02, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
@ Mr. C.C., Bearcat, Miniapolis, Twofingered Typist, Gog the Mild, Canadian Paul, Valereee, Gerda Arendt, Yoninah, Coffeeandcrumbs, and Cwmhiraeth: Thank you for your help throughout the process of improving the above articles for this DYK. Please enjoy the wikicookies and have a great day! – Reidgreg ( talk) 00:06, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
Add it to WP:DYKSTATS!!! The 2 I reviewed made it, each individually, - I think it may qualify for the all-time-records if you add all five. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:52, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
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The Silver Maple Leaf Award
Awarded for an outstanding 5 page DYK nomination that showcased high quality coverage of quintessential Canadian topics. Thanks for the wonderful contributions. Wugapodes [thɑk] [ˈkan.ˌʧɹɪbz] 20:42, 1 July 2019 (UTC) |
@ Wugapodes: Much thanks! I've got it on the stats page now (some rankings, above) and it looks to be the most-viewed Canada-related DYK! Plus it's just fun stuff. – Reidgreg ( talk) 14:47, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
Hi Reidgreg, thanks for removing the most recent IPv6 request. I'll probably remove the other two; please see [ this SPI] and my comments on REQ talk. P.S., welcome back to the Big Chair. :) Cheers, Baffle☿gab 05:55, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
I'll try to keep this sort of thing to a minimum, but I have searched and can't find how to mark the text for non-breaking spaces so the code appears on screen correctly so an editor can read it. Any idea? Thanks! Twofingered Typist ( talk) 22:29, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
&nbsp;
which produces: – if that's what you're looking for.&
so then for a nbsp it'd be &nbsp;
which produces: It's a bit old-school. With tags like <example> you can similar use <
(for less-than).
. I've fixed my note to the editor. Thanks so much for your help. You are useful. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Twofingered Typist (
talk •
contribs) 3 July 2019 (UTC)
Well done with the Canada Day DYKs/GAs! I am very impressed :) (I was going to give you a barnstar but couldn't decide lol). How'd you come up with the idea of having all 5 related to each other in a limited amount of time? -- MrLinkinPark333 ( talk) 00:34, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
Hello:
Would you mind having a look at my recent contributions and check that my talk page interactions over the past several days, twice with one ed. and once with another, don't overstep the bounds of what you consider appropriate? Thanks, Happy 4th - waiting to see footage of the baby T. balloon amidst all those tanks. Twofingered Typist ( talk) 16:21, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
@ Twofingered Typist: Somebody's crossing the Rubicon, eh? I greatly appreciate your jumping in to give some ce reviews at the beginning of the drive. It's invaluable for new editors to receive early feedback to guide them through the rest of the drive. You started by thanking the editors for their participation, which is great; always start with encouragement. And you likewise closed with a thanks and offer of help with questions. If you happen to notice something in their copy edit which you felt was particularly clever, it could be good to point that out, too.
Some of my approaches:
Specific notes with your article checks:
|alt=
text I don't quite agree with. The alt text shouldn't duplicate the caption, but should describe the image for someone who can't see it or can't see it clearly. Map showing the location of the standoffsays what the image is but doesn't convey the encyclopedic content of the image, IMO. I might use "Map highlight indicating Marion township in northeastern Summit County, in southwestern Utah." This conveys the image content. It's a bit long, but more-or-less provides the same information as the image.
[[Manti, Utah|Manti]], Utah,
link.
MOS:LINK has examples of piping such but doesn't specifically endorse the practise. Do you know if there's a specific style guideline on this? If either style is valid then this shouldn't be changed arbitrarily. (If you aren't sure about a guideline, let me know and I'll inquire at MOS talk.)Overall, the interactions looked great. Hopefully your feedback is received well. In terms of improvement, I feel you could add a little more linking in your reviews and be a little clearer about what's expected/required at different levels of copy editing (and what's extra cleanup work in addition to copy editing). "I hope you find this information helpful. Please reply to me here if you have any questions." Happy 4th! – Reidgreg ( talk) 20:02, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
[[city,state|city]] [[state]]
were both linked which is unnecessary.
Twofingered Typist (
talk)
11:27, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
, state
part a
disambiguation tag. I've asked at
WT:MOS. –
Reidgreg (
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12:53, 5 July 2019 (UTC)Hey Reidgreg, I saw that you checked one of the articles that I copy edited. I was just wondering, what is the criteria for *O or old articles? The article you checked originally had a Copy Edit template that was put there in January 2019, and it was also listed under the Category of Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from January 2019 before I removed the template. -- Bobbychan193 ( talk) 17:32, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
The unspaced letter x may be used in common terms such as 4x4.However, the article Four-wheel drive (to which 4x4 redirects) uses the multiplication sign in its lead. My thinking is that if it's simply a style issue, we should probably use × (times), but if it's treated as a proper noun with the x, then use the letter. Do you have any thoughts on this? (Yes, copy editing is often about such nit-picky things.) – Reidgreg ( talk) 18:10, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
Hi, here it is! I appreciate your adding any more detail from your offline sources. Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 20:32, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
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The Three-Quarter Million Award |
For your contributions to bring Poutine (estimated annual readership: 750,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Three-Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! — Bilorv (he/him) (talk) 23:39, 10 July 2019 (UTC) |
Hi, I added an alt, and I added this hook fact to the article, but I wonder if you have a source that specifically says this was their US television debut, not just their The Ed Sullivan Show debut? Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 22:29, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Articles, 4th Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 15 articles during the GOCE July 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 01:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Words, 4th Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 41,643 total words during the GOCE July 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 01:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Long Articles, 2nd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 4 long articles during the GOCE July 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 01:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Old Articles, 3rd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 14 old articles during the GOCE July 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 01:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Longest Article, 5th Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 8,318 words – during the GOCE July 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 01:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
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The Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Star | |
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 100,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE July 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 01:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
Hi, I was just wondering if you have any Canadian newspaper clippings describing this exhibit during its run at the Royal Ontario Museum (Sep. 14 to Nov. 24, 1985) and, after that, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Glenbow Museum in Calgary? I'm specifically interested in the dates of the latter two exhibitions, and visitor attendance figures for all three. Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 20:18, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
the collection has been touring the United States since November, 1983. Its Canadian stops will be at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum from Sept. 14 to Nov. 24; at the Glenbow Museum from Jan. 2 to March 9, 1986; and in Montreal at the Museum of Fine Arts from April 17 to June 8, 1986. The treasures will then return to the State Jewish Museum in Prague.(This schedule seem to change, see below)
MORE than 60 events connected with The Precious Legacy have been planned by the Royal Ontario Museum for the duration of the exhibit in Toronto from Sept. 14 to Nov. 24. They include a lecture series, a concert series, family matinees, a film series and added exhibits.with details
displayed at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from April 11 to May 25.These dates are repeated and seem better than the earlier Globe schedule.
For Montreal Jews, this year's Passover coincides with "The Precious Legacy," an exhibition of about 300 out of 140,000 treasures seized by the Nazis from Jews in wartime Czechoslovakia. It is on view until May 25 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
An elderly man's silent stare speaks volumes to a young Montreal museum guide in this week's Man Alive episode called "A Journey to Prague".Discusses a documentary episode by Otto Lowry, who was a youth in Prague's Jewish ghetto, and who examines the Precious Legacy travelling exhibition.
Also, those who wouldn't cross the picket line have until Nov. 21 to see the museum's gut-wrenching exhibition, The Precious Legacy. From opening day Sept. 14 to Oct. 27 (the day after the strike began), it attracted 70,979 visitors.
Attendance for Precious Legacy, the current ROM show, was not unduly affected by the strike. More than 80,000 visitors saw the exhibit between Sept. 14 and Oct. 27. Precious Legacy closes Nov. 24.
Attendance was "way down" for The Precious Legacy exhibition at the ROM yesterday because "people are intimidated by the picket line," according to a museum official.
@ Yoninah: Added the two references and clarified a bit. They're pretty minor points in regards to the exhibition so not sure if they should be kept (if all the US museums had that much detail, it'd really add up). I had added a lot throughout the article, though I couldn't find attendance figures for Calgary or Montreal. It would have also been really nice if we could mention the Czechs who worked with the Smithsonian to select material for the exhibition, but I didn't find much of anything about their side of the collaboration. If we're finished adding things, I think it might be good to take a critical eye to trimming the fat. On the other hand, it might not be a bad idea to expand the lead. BTW, I didn't realize this was going on the main page; has the GA review started? – Reidgreg ( talk) 22:05, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
On 7 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article TAI Aksungur, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Turkey's Aksungur MALE UAV has a designed maximum payload nearly four times that of its predecessor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/TAI Aksungur. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, TAI Aksungur), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
On 21 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article A Shakespearean Baseball Game, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Wayne and Shuster poked fun at Canada's Stratford Festival with a skit about a baseball game where the manager, players, and umpires all speak in Shakespearean verse? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A Shakespearean Baseball Game. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, A Shakespearean Baseball Game), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
Many thanks for your kind and thoughtful review of my edits of substitute good! Your explanations are helpful. I appreciate the time you took to review the article carefully and help me become a better editor.
Cheers, Aarre ( talk) 23:50, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
Hi! Reidgreg, Nice to meet you ~ I'm a member of the Guild. Can you take a look at the american legion. the editor started here and did a major delete here. On User contributions page looks like the editor kinda stopped on the 14th of August, (there is one or two afterwards) I don't know if research is taking so long but the page is essentially blank and looking like a stub w/ a bunch of names and pictures. Thanks ~ ~mitch~ ( talk) 11:48, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
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The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar | |
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 4,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE August 2019 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 23:29, 28 August 2019 (UTC) |
On 29 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Precious Legacy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that an exhibit of Czech Jewish art and ritual objects confiscated by the Nazis for a planned "Museum of the Extinct Race" was seen by more than half a million people on its U.S. tour? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, The Precious Legacy), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:04, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
On 30 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rinse the Blood Off My Toga, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Wayne and Shuster's comedy sketch " Rinse the Blood Off My Toga" recasts Shakespeare's Julius Caesar as a detective story? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rinse the Blood Off My Toga. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Rinse the Blood Off My Toga), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
valereee ( talk) 12:02, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
On 5 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of Canadian comedians, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the dark and fatalistic humour of Canadian comedians has been attributed to the dangers of Canada's climate and geography? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, List of Canadian comedians), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
How are things going? Is the interweb still a thing of joy and beauty? Kudos for tackling the Donbass monster. I had run an eye over it as it was a military topic and can't say that I had much fancied it. Thanks for the thanks re the India request; it reassured me that I was handling things at least acceptably. Recently I had this, which I took as high praise and which immediately made me think of your rigorous mentoring, back when I was even less inexperienced than I am now. Once again, thanks. Gog the Mild ( talk) 21:58, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
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The Barnstar of Diligence |
Reidgreg, I am awed by your diligence, dedication, and expertise in developing and sourcing Canada-related content. Your contributions were invaluable for bringing The Precious Legacy to GA status and the Wayne and Shuster comedy routines to main page appearances on DYK. I am also grateful for your willingness to help! Wishing you much success in all your endeavors. Best, Yoninah ( talk) 10:59, 16 September 2019 (UTC) |
@ Yoninah: Aw, shucks. I found those articles quite interesting to work on, and it happened to coincide with my gaining access to a research database I was eager to delve into. You did all the heavy lifting, and inspired me by going above and beyond with your work on DYKs. It was a distinct pleasure to work on those articles with one of Wikipedia's best editors! – Reidgreg ( talk) 19:23, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors September 2019 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June 2019. June election: Reidgreg was chosen as lead coordinator, and is being assisted by Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Tdslk, and first-time coordinator Twofingered Typist. Jonesey95 took a respite after serving for six years. Thanks to everyone who participated! June Blitz: From 16 to 22 June, we copy edited articles on the themes of nature and the environment along with requests. 12 participating editors completed 35 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. July Drive: The year's fourth backlog-elimination drive was a great success, clearing all articles tagged in January and February, and bringing the copy-editing backlog to a low of five months and a record low of 585 articles while also completing 48 requests. Of the 30 people who signed up, 29 copyedited at least one article, a participation level last matched in May 2015. Final results and awards are listed here. August Blitz: From 18 to 24 August, we copy edited articles tagged in March 2019 and requests. 12 participating editors completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: As of 03:00, 23 September 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 413 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stood at 599 articles, close to our record month-end low of 585. Requests page: We are experimenting with automated archiving of copy edit requests; a discussion on REQ Talk (permalinked) initiated by Bobbychan193 has resulted in Zhuyifei1999 writing a bot script for the Guild. Testing is now underway and is expected to be completed by 3 October; for this reason, no manual archiving of requests should be done until the testing period is over. We will then assess the bot's performance and discuss whether to make this arrangement permanent. September Drive: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Reidgreg, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from
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On 26 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ivan Golunov, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that just prior to his arrest in 2019, investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was examining the links between Moscow funeral businesses and the Federal Security Service? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ivan Golunov. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Ivan Golunov), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
valereee ( talk) 00:02, 26 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, Reidgreg, and welcome to Women in Red. From all the informative biographies of Canadian women you've been writing, it looks as if you are going to be one of our most useful and productive members. I'm glad to see you've already signed up as a participant in our stub contest and look forward to your contributions over the next three months. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!-- Ipigott ( talk) 09:50, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
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The Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Star | |
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 100,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Articles, 5th Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 14 articles during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Words, 3rd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 36,466 total words during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Long Articles, 2nd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 4 long articles during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Old Articles, 3rd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 12 old articles during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Longest Article, 1st Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 19,627 words – during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
Thanks for giving out the barnstars! – Jonesey95 ( talk) 18:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello. This article is too long, need to omit some unnecessary paragraphs, help summarize this article (and copy edit). Thanks you. Olascf ( talk) 13:24, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
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The Modest Barnstar | |
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 2,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE October 2019 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 14:10, 22 October 2019 (UTC) |
Hi Reidgreg. November's TFAs have been posted. Considerably later than usual. Looking at the first few:
1. 11 years since promotion. IMO could therefore do with a look over. I would be reluctant to do this as it is a television episode.
2. Promoted in 2012. Also went through ACR. The experienced nominator has maintained it. I had a superficial look at it last month. I would be inclined to skip it.
3. Promoted three months ago. I notice that you have copy edited it, so I will leave it to you.
4. Promoted five months ago. Copy edited by you.
5. Promoted nine years ago. Has seen a lot of traffic since then. IMO could do with a copy edit.
6. I gave this a pretty hard time at FAC last month, as did several other assessors. TFT GOCEed it in August. I would be inclined to skip it.
7. Promoted in August. Got a thorough going over from four experienced assessors. TFT GOCEed it in May. I would be inclined to skip it.
8. Promoted in August by an experienced nominator. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim.
9. Promoted in August. I was one of the assessors and you copy edited it this month.
10. Promoted in August by an experienced nominator. I assessed it at FAC. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim, but I think that someone other than me should do it.
11. Promoted three months ago by an experienced nominator. Virtually no edits since then. I would be inclined to skip it.
12. Promoted last week by an experienced nominator. Received a thorough review and went through ACR in August. I would be inclined to skip it.
13. Promoted last week by an experienced nominator. Received a thorough review. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim - which you have done; thanks.
14. Promoted in August after a failed attempt in May. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim - which you have done; thanks.
15. Promoted six years ago by an experienced nominator who has maintained it since. I would be inclined to skip it.
16. Promoted three months ago by an experienced nominator. A number of edits since. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim.
17. Promoted 12 years ago. I think that it needs a copy edit and I would be happy to do it.
18. Promoted 6 months ago. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim.
19. Promoted three months ago by an experienced nominator. (I did the source review.) A lot of changes since - by the nominator. I think that it needs a copy edit and I would be happy to do it.
20. Promoted three months ago. I would be inclined to give it a light touch skim.
21. Promoted three months ago by an experienced nominator. No edits since. I am inclined to skip it.
22. Promoted three years ago by an experienced nominator who is currently dormant. Quite a few edits since. I think that it needs copyediting. Normally I would put it on Requests; what do you think?
23. Promoted eight months ago by an experienced nominator; it went through ACR last year. I think that we can skip it.
24. Promoted four months ago by a pair of experienced nominators. I think that we can skip it.
25. Promoted five months ago by experienced nominator has maintained it. It was thoroughly checked over at FAC, including by me, and I think that we can skip it.
26. Promoted three months ago by an experienced nominator. Few edits since. However, I think that it could do with a copy edit. Do you fancy it, or shall I put it on Requests?
27. Promoted three months ago by an experienced nominator. I think we should give it a light touch skim.
28. Promoted eighteen months ago by an experienced nominator. I think we should give it a light touch skim.
29. Promoted 12 years ago. I gave it a rough and ready copy edit when it was scheduled for last month, so I think we can skip it.
30. Promoted two months ago. I think that it needs a copy edit. I should be able to get round to it.
Is this sort of summary useful? If so, is this the best place for it, or should it be moved to Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/November 2019?
Gog the Mild ( talk)
Hi again.
Phew. Your views on the above would be much appreciated.
@ Dank: Do you have views on any of the above. Does any of it sound inappropriate or egregious?
Gog the Mild ( talk) 13:36, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
Dear Reidgreg, the subject of the article Nike Dattani has asked me if this possible to have the user NikeDattani, which almost only edits that article, have at a minimum have his/her user name changed. I'm not up on the rules here, but it seems to a violation of the BLP rule as people will think that account is the subject of the article, and the edits by this user are frivolous, it is potentially damaging his reputation. Furthermore, on the article Hierarchical equations of motion, this user deleted much sourced content that cited a 2012 article by Dr. Dattani, suggesting a certain personal animosity against him. Is there a way to have him stopped? Thank you for your time and help. -- A.S. Brown ( talk) 03:29, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
Wikipedia talk:Mass message senders. Please consider the request, if you like.
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The Featured Article Medal | |
By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this award in recognition of the tremendous amount of work you have done to ensure that November's TFAs are in as good a condition as they can be before they hit the main page. Thank you. Gog the Mild ( talk) 16:47, 31 October 2019 (UTC) |
@ Gog the Mild: Good thing I've gotten this now, 'cause I was thinking of handing the work back to you for next month! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm quickly working through the last articles and hopefully will post en masse to GOCER in time for the outliers to be included with October requests for the November drive. – Reidgreg ( talk) 17:07, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi Reidgreg, I noticed you currently have four requests on the Guild's Requests page; our current limit for requests is two per editor. I'm wearing the juice today! :) Cheers, Baffle☿gab 19:40, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
WT:MMS. Please consider the MMS request, if you like.
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SLOPU
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Well, Reidgreg, I certainly seem to have dropped you in it! I am sorry. I hope you do not have to spend any more time on this issue. Twofingered Typist ( talk) 14:55, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello! How did you manage to create all those excellent internet archive links, as in this Susan Blight edit? Automated process? I would like to learn how to do that. ThatMontrealIP ( talk) 00:03, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello Reidgreg: Are you contributing to the 10,000 Challenge? Your improvement to René-Arthur Fréchet is the type that initiative is looking for. Verne Equinox ( talk) 00:43, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
Google Code-In, Google-organized contest in which the Wikimedia Foundation participates, starts in a few weeks. This contest is about taking high school students into the world of opensource. I'm sending you this message because you recently edited a documentation page at the English Wikipedia.
I would like to ask you to take part in Google Code-In as a mentor. That would mean to prepare at least one task (it can be documentation related, or something else - the other categories are Code, Design, Quality Assurance and Outreach) for the participants, and help the student to complete it. Please sign up at the contest page and send us your Google account address to google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org, so we can invite you in!
From my own experience, Google Code-In can be fun, you can make several new friends, attract new people to your wiki and make them part of your community.
If you have any questions, please let us know at google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org.
Thank you!
-- User:Martin Urbanec ( talk) 21:58, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
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... you were recipient no. 2074 of Precious, a prize of QAI! |
-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:21, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
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The Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Star | |
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 100,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk ( talk) 03:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Articles, 3rd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 18 articles during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk ( talk) 03:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Words, 3rd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 37,140 total words during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk ( talk) 03:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Long Articles, 2nd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 4 long articles during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk ( talk) 03:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Old Articles, 1st Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 18 old articles during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk ( talk) 03:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC) |
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Longest Article, 1st Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 21,120 words – during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk ( talk) 03:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC) |
Guild of Copy Editors December 2019 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the December 2019 GOCE newsletter, an update of Guild happenings since the September edition. Our Annual Report should be ready in late January. ![]() Election time: Nominations for the election of a new tranche of Guild coordinators to serve for the first half of 2020 will be open from 1 to 15 December. Voting will then take place and the election will close on 31 December at 23:59 UTC. Positions for Guild coordinators, who perform the important behind-the-scenes tasks that keep our project running smoothly, are open to all Wikipedians in good standing. We welcome self-nominations so please consider nominating yourself if you've ever thought about helping out; it's your Guild and it doesn't run itself! September Drive: Of the thirty-two editors who signed up, twenty-three editors copy edited at least one article; they completed 39 requests and removed 138 articles from the backlog, bringing the backlog to a low of 519 articles. October Blitz: This event ran from 13 to 19 October, with themes of science, technology and transport articles tagged for copy edit, and Requests. Sixteen editors helped remove 29 articles from the backlog and completed 23 requests. November Drive: Of the twenty-eight editors who signed up for this event, twenty editors completed at least one copy edit; they completed 29 requests and removed 133 articles from the backlog. Our December Blitz will run from 15 to 21 December. Sign up now! Progress report: From September to November 2019, GOCE copy editors processed 154 requests. Over the same period, the backlog of articles tagged for copy editing was reduced by 41% to an all-time low of 479 articles. Request archiving: The archiving of completed requests has now been automated. Thanks to Zhuyifei1999 and Bobbychan193, YiFeiBot is now archiving the Requests page. Archiving occurs around 24 hours after a user's signature and one of the templates {{ Done}}, {{ Withdrawn}} or {{ Declined}} are placed below the request. The bot uses the Guild's standard "purpose codes" to determine the way it should archive each request so it's important to use the correct codes and templates. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators; Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from
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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 19:05, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
Happy International Volunteer Day. Every Wikipedians are volunteers and you deserve this recognition. Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Abishe ( talk) 05:55, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
Oh my goodness, thank you so much!! I am so honored. This made my day/week. Have a great night! ChrisTofu11961 ( talk) 01:06, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
I appreciate your efforts to make Wikipedia better, but sometimes you go too far. Your copy edits to WKON, WKOH and WKMU, for example, deleted "non-defining" and "non-notable" information that's actually pertinent to the subject of the articles. As for "not verified in body", the mention in the infobox is just enough. As for sources, the links to the FCC Profile and CDBS are sufficient. I'm going to restore the articles to the point before you made the copy edits. I don't disrespect you in any way, sometimes you just need to slow it down. Thanks. Mvcg66b3r ( talk) 22:23, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
summarize (and not supplant) key facts that appear in the article (an article should remain complete with its summary infobox ignored). – Jonesey95 ( talk) 05:56, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, peoples rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension. Happy Holidays to you and yours. ― Buster7 ☎ 17:40, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
Thank you, Buster7! I'm currently working to try and peacefully resolve a couple disputes, and will take this to heart. – Reidgreg ( talk) 17:55, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi Greg, firstly many thanks for the shift you are putting in on the TFA copy edits. Secondly, I am reviewing the FAC Un célebre especialista sacando muelas en el gran Hotel Europa and I am unsure if the translation of the title into English should be in title case. I suspect that you know. Gog the Mild ( talk) 18:10, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons), which is an English title that follows the English title case conventions. A translation (by which the work is not known) gets an initial capital only (plus any proper nouns within the translation). A Google search of "A celebrated specialist pulling teeth at the grand Hotel Europa" only turned up Wikipedia mirrors, so my guess is that it isn't known by that title and that the article has it correct. – Reidgreg ( talk) 20:49, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi Reidgreg, would appreciate copy editing help on this FAC. Thanks and best. Ceoil ( talk) 13:34, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
Occasionally, square brackets are placed around an ellipsis" (my emphasis). It is editorial judgement, not a "must do". - SchroCat ( talk) 16:59, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
the wording of the quoted text should be faithfully reproducedand
Where there is good reason to change the wording, enclose changes within square brackets. Without access to the source I don't know if any alteration was actually made, but if there was then I feel it ought to be in square brackets. Leave that for someone with access to the sources. I'll read and reply at Talk:Beaune Altarpiece § Copy edit notes when I have time. – Reidgreg ( talk) 18:03, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
( ←) "good copy editors are as rare as hen's teeth, and I've not seen any come out of GOCE in my time on Wiki."—It's always nice to know our work is appreciated. You're welcome. Baffle☿gab 22:35, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2020! |
Hello Reidgreg, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this
seasonal occasion. Spread the
WikiLove by wishing another user a
Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2020. Spread the love by adding {{ subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages. |
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Best wishes for this holiday season! Thank you for your Wiki contributions in 2018. May 2019 be prosperous and joyful. ----
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20:27, 21 December 2019 (UTC) (UTC)
Noël ~ καλά Χριστούγεννα ~ З Калядамі ~ חנוכה שמח ~ Gott nytt år! |
Thank you for the Bronze Star and all your kindness and help this year. Best wishes! -- A.S. Brown ( talk) 21:24, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
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The Cleanup Barnstar | |
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 6,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE December 2019 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Mini apolis 21:57, 22 December 2019 (UTC) |