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| <center><font size=3><font face="Comic Sans MS">in memoriam: Karl Ramjohn and Floyd Lucas Pax caelis sibi ago<br><br> | <center><font size=3><font face="Comic Sans MS">in memoriam: Karl Ramjohn and Floyd Lucas Pax caelis sibi ago<br><br> | ||
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| <br>Per me si va ne la città dolente, | |||
| <br>per me si va ne l'etterno dolore, | |||
| <br>per me si va tra la perduta gente. | |||
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<font face="Papyrus"><span style="color:purple;">Handy hint: to keep discussions in one place, if you leave a talk message I'll answer it here, though I may put a note on your page if getting your attention seems important. However, if I leave a talk message on your page, and you respond here, I will respond on your page for consistency.</span></font> | ||
| == Thanks so much == | == Thanks so much == | ||
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| Your bluntness is refreshing considering the level of duplicitous doublespeak used by certain editors. I congratulate you. If I only had the balls to say what you do, I'd be happier on here!!! ] 22:07, 8 April 2007 (UTC) | Your bluntness is refreshing considering the level of duplicitous doublespeak used by certain editors. I congratulate you. If I only had the balls to say what you do, I'd be happier on here!!! ] 22:07, 8 April 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :Thanks. Gnixon had bitched that FM had reverted his digression without comment, that doing so wasn't fair, that he (nixon) had taken a very long time to write the digression, that he was insulted, et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseam (and I really do mean nausea) -- so, I only thought it fair to provide a reason for the rv lest Mr Nixon thought I was being unfair towards him ;) Ugh, sometimes Wiki can be more drama and trouble than than a soap opera and we can't even win an Emmy for our efforts. ] 10:15, 9 April 2007 (UTC) | :Thanks. Gnixon had bitched that FM had reverted his digression without comment, that doing so wasn't fair, that he (nixon) had taken a very long time to write the digression, that he was insulted, et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseam (and I really do mean nausea) -- so, I only thought it fair to provide a reason for the rv lest Mr Nixon thought I was being unfair towards him ;) Ugh, sometimes Wiki can be more drama and trouble than than a soap opera and we can't even win an Emmy for our efforts. ] 10:15, 9 April 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ::Watch out, that editor will file some Rf something because you've insulted him. I gave up editing articles where he was located, because he whines if you revert any of his POV pushing edits. I decided it isn't worth the effort. I'm having fun with some nice intellectual pursuits on here. ] 11:22, 9 April 2007 (UTC) | ::Watch out, that editor will file some Rf something because you've insulted him. I gave up editing articles where he was located, because he whines if you revert any of his POV pushing edits. I decided it isn't worth the effort. I'm having fun with some nice intellectual pursuits on here. ] 11:22, 9 April 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :He's free too do so, of course, I don't mind. Of course, the process can be used the other way too: he's a rather tendentious, POV-pushing editor who frequently wreaks havoc on the pages he edits, including causing other editors to avoid articles he is actively editing due to the nature of his edits, particularly on the talk pages. Wouldn't surprise me if a few folks aren't already considering an RfC on his behaviour. ] 17:23, 9 April 2007 (UTC) | :He's free too do so, of course, I don't mind. Of course, the process can be used the other way too: he's a rather tendentious, POV-pushing editor who frequently wreaks havoc on the pages he edits, including causing other editors to avoid articles he is actively editing due to the nature of his edits, particularly on the talk pages. Wouldn't surprise me if a few folks aren't already considering an RfC on his behaviour. ] 17:23, 9 April 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ::I guess you're stalking. I was accused of the same. I just plain gave up on it. There comes a point when someone's POV pushing needs to pushed back by someone else, because I just don't have the time or energy to be nice about the push back. You should check out some of his POV edits. If you think I'm wrong, then please tell me. If you think I'm right, I could use some help. ] 19:22, 9 April 2007 (UTC) | ::I guess you're stalking. I was accused of the same. I just plain gave up on it. There comes a point when someone's POV pushing needs to pushed back by someone else, because I just don't have the time or energy to be nice about the push back. You should check out some of his POV edits. If you think I'm wrong, then please tell me. If you think I'm right, I could use some help. ] 19:22, 9 April 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :Well, he apologised...sort of. POV edits on Physics or on ID (I know he's done some stuff there) or elsewhere? I don't care about his staking charges -- if an editor is running around making changes with a specific POV that he's pushing in violation of policy, fixing those edits is not stalking. See '''Following an editor to another article to continue disruption (also known as wikistalking) | :Well, he apologised...sort of. POV edits on Physics or on ID (I know he's done some stuff there) or elsewhere? I don't care about his staking charges -- if an editor is running around making changes with a specific POV that he's pushing in violation of policy, fixing those edits is not stalking. See '''Following an editor to another article to continue disruption (also known as wikistalking) ''' -- "This does not include checking up on an editor to fix errors or violations of Misplaced Pages policy, nor does it mean reading a user's contribution log; those logs are public for good reason." ] 09:20, 10 April 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ''' -- "This does not include checking up on an editor to fix errors or violations of Misplaced Pages policy, nor does it mean reading a user's contribution log; those logs are public for good reason." ] 09:20, 10 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Is ] an appeasement too far? Is ] to be the patron saint of faith based npov? Time for coffee and kip. .. ], ] 20:56, 10 April 2007 (UTC) | :Is ] an appeasement too far? Is ] to be the patron saint of faith based npov? Time for coffee and kip. .. ], ] 20:56, 10 April 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ::Yep, reminds me of Chamberlain after Munich. ] 21:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC) | ::Yep, reminds me of Chamberlain after Munich. ] 21:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ] 1961: | ] 1961: | ||
| :Oi'll never forget that day that war was declared | :Oi'll never forget that day that war was declared | ||
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| :Never mind, my dear, oi said to 'er. You put on the kettle, we'll have a nice cup of tea | :Never mind, my dear, oi said to 'er. You put on the kettle, we'll have a nice cup of tea | ||
| :<s><avoids mentioning the appeaser Chamberlain actually declared war on the Nazis, unlike some who waited till Hitler declared war on them. Ahem. Just trivia with no relevance to present company></s> Ta for your assistance, may the Good NPOV prevail........ 09:36, 11 April 2007 (UTC) | :<s><avoids mentioning the appeaser Chamberlain actually declared war on the Nazis, unlike some who waited till Hitler declared war on them. Ahem. Just trivia with no relevance to present company></s> Ta for your assistance, may the Good NPOV prevail........ 09:36, 11 April 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ::Why did ye cross out the delaration info? ] 09:41, 12 April 2007 (UTC) | ::Why did ye cross out the delaration info? ] 09:41, 12 April 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :::Just an inadequate html attempt to replicate typical British-style muttering brought on by the reminder of all those black-and-white war films. Gad, the horrors of war films. Chamberlain is much maligned, mostly deservedly. Meanwhile, the battle of ID continues, without my participation for a bit. What make you of recent goings on? .. ], ] 15:03, 12 April 2007 (UTC) | :::Just an inadequate html attempt to replicate typical British-style muttering brought on by the reminder of all those black-and-white war films. Gad, the horrors of war films. Chamberlain is much maligned, mostly deservedly. Meanwhile, the battle of ID continues, without my participation for a bit. What make you of recent goings on? .. ], ] 15:03, 12 April 2007 (UTC) | ||
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| :I actually didn't know you were such an expert Jim. I know who to run to for help on all of these religion articles. :) ] 02:02, 2 June 2007 (UTC) | :I actually didn't know you were such an expert Jim. I know who to run to for help on all of these religion articles. :) ] 02:02, 2 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ::Thanks guys. ;) ] 18:03, 2 June 2007 (UTC) | ::Thanks guys. ;) ] 18:03, 2 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ==Latin== | ==Latin== | ||
| I wish I could read it. ] 22:19, 4 June 2007 (UTC) | I wish I could read it. ] 22:19, 4 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :I have written what I have written, but you have not read what I have written. (Technically, I should have done "scripsi quod scripsi", but I didn't want to mess up the biblical reference.) ;) ] 22:24, 4 June 2007 (UTC) | :I have written what I have written, but you have not read what I have written. (Technically, I should have done "scripsi quod scripsi", but I didn't want to mess up the biblical reference.) ;) ] 22:24, 4 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ::I like that one - I may use it and pretend I know latin! ] 06:46, 6 June 2007 (UTC) | ::I like that one - I may use it and pretend I know latin! ] 06:46, 6 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :You might like this one too (I leave it as an edit summary when I get frustrated with Fundies trying to do things like put dinosaurs on Noah's Ark): "In principio creavit homo dei et ex eo tempore poenas dederat" ''In the beginning, man created the gods and he's been paying for it ever since''. ;) ] 10:15, 6 June 2007 (UTC) | :You might like this one too (I leave it as an edit summary when I get frustrated with Fundies trying to do things like put dinosaurs on Noah's Ark): "In principio creavit homo dei et ex eo tempore poenas dederat" ''In the beginning, man created the gods and he's been paying for it ever since''. ;) ] 10:15, 6 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :::Or my favorite, ''Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur'' - "Anything said in Latin sounds profound". I find it useful in dealing with Jim. (:-P) OTOH, ''Non gradus anus rodentum'' may be more to your liking. ]<sup>]</sup> 19:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC) | :::Or my favorite, ''Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur'' - "Anything said in Latin sounds profound". I find it useful in dealing with Jim. (:-P) OTOH, ''Non gradus anus rodentum'' may be more to your liking. ]<sup>]</sup> 19:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :No step ass rat? What? If you meant what I think you did, it's not translatable. ''Nil morari'' is the closest you can get. Interesting tidbit: in Latin, the root of "profound" (found most often in the phrase ''de profundis''), is the exact opposite of "''altum''" in the quote. ] 20:30, 6 June 2007 (UTC) | :No step ass rat? What? If you meant what I think you did, it's not translatable. ''Nil morari'' is the closest you can get. Interesting tidbit: in Latin, the root of "profound" (found most often in the phrase ''de profundis''), is the exact opposite of "''altum''" in the quote. ] 20:30, 6 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ::''Nil carborundum illegitemii!'' Which reminds me, Johnson is regarded as the father of ID, but it was evidently conceived in 1987 before he'd even heard of it, which casts some doubt on the legitimacy of the offspring.... ], ] 20:53, 6 June 2007 (UTC) | ::''Nil carborundum illegitemii!'' Which reminds me, Johnson is regarded as the father of ID, but it was evidently conceived in 1987 before he'd even heard of it, which casts some doubt on the legitimacy of the offspring.... ], ] 20:53, 6 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :Bad sign when illegitemi reminds one of Johnson, but it's true. :) ] 21:44, 6 June 2007 (UTC) | :Bad sign when illegitemi reminds one of Johnson, but it's true. :) ] 21:44, 6 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ::I'm taking the slow approach at the hypothemyth page - it's not worth getting frustrated about. Also Str is OK with me - we have our moments but with enough time and attempts to work out what each other mean, we should end up with a stable title. Ta for the latin - they will come in useful when I want to look educated! ] 16:47, 7 June 2007 (UTC) | ::I'm taking the slow approach at the hypothemyth page - it's not worth getting frustrated about. Also Str is OK with me - we have our moments but with enough time and attempts to work out what each other mean, we should end up with a stable title. Ta for the latin - they will come in useful when I want to look educated! ] 16:47, 7 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :I can't figure Str out -- he makes some good edits and some really bad ones. Sometimes his logic is sound, other times it's seriously flawed. And I really wish he'd leave the language stuff alone -- he has no clue what he's on about. Now, I have to go try to stabilise that section. Grrrr. ] 17:15, 7 June 2007 (UTC) | :I can't figure Str out -- he makes some good edits and some really bad ones. Sometimes his logic is sound, other times it's seriously flawed. And I really wish he'd leave the language stuff alone -- he has no clue what he's on about. Now, I have to go try to stabilise that section. Grrrr. ] 17:15, 7 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ::Maybe he's flawed like all of us. He made a point over at one article or another, where he was very logical. However, I still disagreed with him. ] 22:37, 8 June 2007 (UTC) | ::Maybe he's flawed like all of us. He made a point over at one article or another, where he was very logical. However, I still disagreed with him. ] 22:37, 8 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :The joys of being human. :) | :The joys of being human. :) | ||
| :In any case, on the ] article he's busy claiming that Allah is not the Muslim ''name'' for God, while claiming "nameship" for a variety of other "words". I really wish that people who know nothing of linguistics would leave linguistic/etymological issues alone. ] 20:16, 9 June 2007 (UTC) | :In any case, on the ] article he's busy claiming that Allah is not the Muslim ''name'' for God, while claiming "nameship" for a variety of other "words". I really wish that people who know nothing of linguistics would leave linguistic/etymological issues alone. ] 20:16, 9 June 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ==Deletion review of <nowiki>]</nowiki>== | |||
| Here is a notification that the deletion of ] is being reviewed. The Drv may be found at . "Misplaced Pages:Deletion review considers disputed deletions and disputed decisions made in deletion-related discussions. This includes appeals to restore pages that have been deleted..." In the DrV, users may discuss relevant issues in attempting to form consensus, as well as assert '''Uphold Deletion''' or '''Overturn Deletion''', with a specific rationale for the stated conclusion. ... ] 16:35, 5 August 2007 (UTC) | |||
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| :WTF? What is so hard about grasping the legal concepts? Seems to me we have more than our share of officious admins who ''think'' they have the legal knowledge of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, but who are more like ] on a bad day. ] 17:13, 5 August 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::Y'know, I hate to engage in hyperbole, but here's some. I notice that the image at right, being a freely licensed image, was kept while the classic, even stunnning Einstein-Planck image was deleted because WP wants to be free. Free of what? of everything of value in the world that someone hasn't yet given over to "free-license"? Arrgh! Thanks for letting me vent here. ... ] 00:43, 6 August 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Obviously the importance of that picture is that it shows just how stupid the up and coming generation is. However, the Einstein/Planck picture shows just the opposite and heaven forfend that we should depict intelligence when ignorance and idiocy are the general rule. Bah! ] 16:33, 6 August 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::I keep your talk page on my watch list just coz I love your comments! ] 16:43, 6 August 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::Thank you. I occasionally have my good days. ;) ] 16:52, 6 August 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::::WTF? I just saved the images to my computer for future reference. Two of the most brilliant scientists ever in a picture whose licenseholder must be dead by now. Thanks Jim for making my day with your commentary. :) ] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 00:21, 8 August 2007 (UTC) | |||
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| ==Thought for a new day== | ==Thought for a new day== | ||
| The sun is shining for the moment here, so after all that πολεμικως, '']'' :) ...], ] 07:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC) | The sun is shining for the moment here, so after all that πολεμικως, '']'' :) ...], ] 07:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :Were you the only one to catch the irony? I laugh...so as not to cry. ] 09:16, 31 August 2007 (UTC) | :Were you the only one to catch the irony? I laugh...so as not to cry. ] 09:16, 31 August 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ::You pointed it out, you blighter! As noted ], that apposite article was a nice example of writing therapy. As it happens, it was inspired by one of the usual topic related arguments when someone mentioned ]s which in my opinion are ok but a bit more disgusting looking than ] – but then I recall you have your own regional delicacies that outsiders probably don't appreciate. ''Chacun à son goût'' springs to mind, but I can't quite remember what it means. ... ], ] 10:36, 31 August 2007 (UTC) | ::You pointed it out, you blighter! As noted ], that apposite article was a nice example of writing therapy. As it happens, it was inspired by one of the usual topic related arguments when someone mentioned ]s which in my opinion are ok but a bit more disgusting looking than ] – but then I recall you have your own regional delicacies that outsiders probably don't appreciate. ''Chacun à son goût'' springs to mind, but I can't quite remember what it means. ... ], ] 10:36, 31 August 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :::"Everybody has gout." ] | ] 10:38, 31 August 2007 (UTC). | :::"Everybody has gout." ] | ] 10:38, 31 August 2007 (UTC). | ||
| ::::Yes, very close. Each to his own taste. ] 21:42, 31 August 2007 (UTC) | ::::Yes, very close. Each to his own taste. ] 21:42, 31 August 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :::::OK, revising my version: "Everybody tastes good." ] | ] 21:44, 31 August 2007 (UTC). | :::::OK, revising my version: "Everybody tastes good." ] | ] 21:44, 31 August 2007 (UTC). | ||
| ::::Oooh, I like that one! :) ] 21:48, 31 August 2007 (UTC) | ::::Oooh, I like that one! :) ] 21:48, 31 August 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :::::Yes, I have excellent French. I can say "J'ai assassiné mon oncle au'jourd'hui dans le jardin." And I'm working on some more phrases! ] | ] 21:50, 31 August 2007 (UTC). | :::::Yes, I have excellent French. I can say "J'ai assassiné mon oncle au'jourd'hui dans le jardin." And I'm working on some more phrases! ] | ] 21:50, 31 August 2007 (UTC). | ||
| ::::::PS. Nothing yet — I guess I only have an excellent sentence. Oh well. ] | ] 21:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC). | ::::::PS. Nothing yet — I guess I only have an excellent sentence. Oh well. ] | ] 21:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC). | ||
| :::::::What did your uncle do and why was he in the garden? ] 23:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC) | :::::::What did your uncle do and why was he in the garden? ] 23:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC) | ||
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| |style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I'm awarding you this barnstar for your help in rewriting the ] article. It is now implemented and hopefully will improve even further in the near future. Great job! ] <sup>]</sup> 14:47, 1 September 2007 (UTC) | |style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I'm awarding you this barnstar for your help in rewriting the ] article. It is now implemented and hopefully will improve even further in the near future. Great job! ] <sup>]</sup> 14:47, 1 September 2007 (UTC) | ||
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| :Thanks, much appreciated. Sorry I've not been of much help lately, but things have been a bit crazy. And, thanks for tackling the rewrite -- quite a challenge you took on. Nice job. ] 16:59, 1 September 2007 (UTC) | :Thanks, much appreciated. Sorry I've not been of much help lately, but things have been a bit crazy. And, thanks for tackling the rewrite -- quite a challenge you took on. Nice job. ] 16:59, 1 September 2007 (UTC) | ||
| == Greek question == | |||
| Is correct? ] (]) 18:00, 23 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Believe it or not, yes. The Theta actually represented an aspirated "t" not the ''th'' sound in either ''th''is (call an edh) or ''th''ink (called a thorn). Two asprirated T's would've been a bit much for the Roman tongue (and, it's unlikely both T's were aspirated even in Greek by the 1st or 2nd century CE -- the t's weren't initially aspirated in Hebrew, but the Greek spelling comes from a contraction of Mattathias, and the first theta represents the middle vowel (the lack of which may have been mistaken for aspiration in Hebrew)). Yep, clear as mud. | |||
| :Anyway, see , look for Μαθθαιον (accusative of Μαθθαιος) ]<sup>]</sup> 22:39, 23 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :: Hmm, now I feel ignorant. Are you aware of a good source we could stick in the article to back this up? ] (]) 23:55, 23 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :I'll check into one. ]<sup>]</sup> 10:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
| == German translation == | |||
| Hi again Jim. Here I am again to request another translation, this time in German. Whenever you have a couple of minutes to spare could you have a look at ]. I'm ok with the map's labeling but need a little help with the key. Any help would be much appreciated. --]] 20:17, 22 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ==Intelligent design== | |||
| Hi Jim, I don't regularly visit ] but noticed that some of your comments there were a little more sarcastic than necessary. That topic can get combative at times, so best not to turn up the temperature. Stay cool, man -- you'll score more points in the long run that way. ] 03:03, 15 September 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Raymond, thanks. Yep, I get pretty pissed off -- it's this whole "not suffering fools" and "getting tired of proving that the sun is yellow for the nth time" thing. Personally, I find sarcasm to be an effective tool, but I understand your point. Oh, others who have posted here will likely be wondering why my response to you differs from my response to them: your comments were constructive, not accusatory. I respect that (even with my penchant for sarcasm ;) Take care. ] 20:31, 15 September 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::Tell me about it -- we see the same thing over and over again on the global warming related articles (all the CO2 is coming from volcanoes/the ocean, etc). The worst is a couple of characters who know nothing about the science and in fact have demonstrated an alarming lack of aptitude for simple quantitative reasoning, yet quite comfortably talk down to other editors. Wonder if I can send Misplaced Pages the dental bills from gritting my teeth. It can be frustrating as hell, but I try to remember a quote I heard, "the one who loses his temper first, loses." ] 04:58, 16 September 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :I've seen the global warming arguments, and I've mostly managed to stay out of them. Cuts down on my bruxism wikiosis bills. :) | |||
| :I think what bothers me most is that those with little or no understanding of a subject tend to dominate the discussion and waste everyone's time until said tendentious fool is finally driven away. It can be very draining. | |||
| :As for global warming, I can understand some of the dfisagreements as the science isn't quite as strong as I'd like to see it. Is it improving? Yes, but it still has a way to go, and we'll never get to the point where we can predict anything climatologiucal beyond the level of a reasonable possibility (it's that whole butterfly in the Amazon thing). However, that doesn't make the theory wrong, doesn't mean that CO<sub>2</sub> is spilling out of volcanoes or leeching from the oceans, doesn't mean that GW is some liberal conspiracy, doesn't mean that denialists aren't denialists deluding themselves with religion and pseudoscience, etc. ] 16:40, 16 September 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Hi, Gib. Here goes ... | |||
| ::Iberoromanische Sprachen = ] languages | |||
| :::Spanisch bzw Kastillisch = Spanish, aka, Castillian | |||
| :::Asturisch = Asturian | |||
| :::Galicisch = Galician | |||
| :::Portugiesich = Portuguese | |||
| :::Katalanische mit etc., = Catalan, including Valencian and Balearic. | |||
| :::Aragonesisch = Aragonese | |||
| ::Andere Spachen = Other languages | |||
| :::Gaskonish = Gascon (a form of ] | |||
| :::Languedokisch = Langue d'oc | |||
| :::Baskisch = Basque | |||
| :::Englisch - well, I'm sure you got that one :) | |||
| :Hope this helps. ]<sup>]</sup> 20:37, 22 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::Wow, that was quick! Thank you very much, I can now go ahead and create an English and Spanish version of the map. Thanks again, and I hope you don't mind me asking for your help with translations every so often! --]] 20:58, 22 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Feel free to ask away, this is the kind of stuff I like. :) Please let me know when the map is done, I'd like to see how it turns out. ]<sup>]</sup> 21:19, 22 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::Thanks, that's good to know! I'm just planning to label over the existing image, I'm a lot better at product design than I am at graphic design. Will let you know when I upload it anyway. Gracias de nuevo y hasta luego! --]] 21:52, 22 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ==Noetic necropathy== | |||
| Just noticed that one. It's a keeper. ] 19:32, 10 October 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks. :) ] 20:43, 10 October 2007 (UTC) | |||
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| I wish to thank you for being supportive of ]. Though it was not successful, your support was still very much appreciated. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Thank you!--] 06:27, 27 January 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| |style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Barnstar of Good Humor''' | |||
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| |style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For edits like and . You know that I disagree with you to hell and back over nonfree image use, but you're able to remember that the other guy is human too. You remind me of a neighbor and friend of mine, with whom I disagree fundamentally on just about every major political issue. Yet I drink beer with him and would die for his right to defend his mistaken views. Keep being a human being. ] (]) 05:40, 14 February 2009 (UTC) | |||
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| :Thank you: I accept it proudly. I too have a friend with whom I disagree often, which explains why I was the best man at his wedding, LOL. I don't mind disagreements so long as they're intelligently argued, and I think we've both done that from our respective perspectives ... hmm, "Respective Perspective" could be an album title. But, I digress. I know we'll never agree on this issue, and so it goes: on the other hand we have "Weapons and war " and "Aviation" as common interests, and I too despise "Overlinking in general". Now, how about a beer? :) ]<sup>]</sup> 20:12, 14 February 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ==Hope== | |||
| ::Thank you, I'll have a ] please, especially if you are paying...--] (]) 20:42, 14 February 2009 (UTC) | |||
| almost restores my faith in humanity. ] (]) 23:33, 1 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ==...in the BUFF...== | |||
| Re: "BTW, BQ, is it true that BUFFs are cramped, smelly, sweaty, etc? I've never been inside one, but as an aviation geek, I love the plane and I'm just a bit curious" | |||
| Interesting that you posed this question ''while'' I was flying in one over Texas this afternoon. They are not spacious, but I've been in the T-37 and this thing is quite spacious by those standards. It isn't an airliner or anything but has seating for 10 (6 in ejection seats) with a standard crew of 5. There is only one spot you can stand all the way up in and that is at the base of the ladder. The jet I flew on today first flew in 1961 and others on the flightline were from 1960. Doing the math in my head (and mind you I'm just a newbie with 3 flights under my belt) that makes them about 49 years old. The seat cushions are original equipment and don't have much "cushion" in them. 49 years of guys puking during low levels into their masks, the seats, etc. After a few hours, the smell does become nauseating. I've ''never'' gotten airsick before the BUFF, but I threw up after 3 hours in the pattern. Apparently flying backwards with no windows will do that to a lot of people. Just about every military jet is "sweaty" when you get inside because they don't apply power to the aircraft until after the crew gets there (unlike airliners). | |||
| In any case, I have to debrief my flight in 7 hours and I need some sleep. G'night. If you have any more questions, just drop me a line. If I can't tell you the answer, I'll just let you know. ] <sup>]</sup> 06:31, 3 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks for the quick reply. Flying in a BUFF doesn't sound any too pleasurable, but you guys have an important role in our defense -- although trying to remember that while puking is probably pretty difficult! I suppose, all things being equal, I'd rather be a pilot as you at least can see where you're going. Anyway, you have my appreciation for the job you're doing, just wish you wouldn't get airsick (must he horrible). Take care. ]<sup>]</sup> 16:14, 3 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ::Meh. It ''is'' a warplane and it wasn't designed to be a pleasure cruise. | |||
| ::A couple of stories: | |||
| ::#There was an F-16 that took off and the pilot noticed his engine was running a little hot. After a few more minutes it was reaching dangerous levels, so he turned around and headed home. As he approached the field, he declared an emergency and was told "Roger, you are number 2 behind a B-52 on short final." | |||
| :::"Tower, why am I number 2? What's his problem?" | |||
| :::"The B-52 has an engine shut down." | |||
| :::The F-16 pilot pondered the situation for a moment, then said, "I see...the dreaded seven engine approach..." | |||
| ::#During the Vietnam War, an F-4 was escorting a B-52 into his target. While doing that mission, he was having a ball doing barrel rolls, loops, and assorted aerial maeneuvers while taunting the BUFFs, "I betcha can't do this!" | |||
| :::One veteran BUFF driver had enough and said, "Oh yeah! I bet you can't do this!" About a minute later he says, "There!" | |||
| :::"Uh, I didn't see anything," said the F-4 pilot. "What'd you do?" | |||
| :::"I just got up and got a cup of coffee, took a whiz, and shut down an engine and I'm waiting for ''you'' to top that!" | |||
| ::Cheers! ] <sup>]</sup> 17:31, 4 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :Crew comfort isn't necessarily number one, I guess. LOL. | |||
| ==Your participation requested== | |||
| :The stories were great, feel free to share more. The dreaded seven engine approach, indeed. As much as I've always loved the F-16, only one engine would make me a bit nervous as a pilot. ]<sup>]</sup> 18:38, 4 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
| (Cross-posted to several users' talk pages) | |||
| == Userpage Barnstar == | |||
| Your participation on ] would be appreciated. ] (]) 20:00, 18 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| |style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I award you the Userpage Barnstar for having a very entertaining userpage. Thanks for the laughs! | |||
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| == Thanks == | |||
| I never thanked for your condolence note last year, but I appreciate it more than I can possibly express. All the best, in friendship. ] (]) 16:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC) | |||
| == Greek question == | |||
| :We miss you around these parts. Hoping to see you back with the New Year. ] (]) 16:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC) | |||
| Is correct? ] (]) 18:00, 23 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
| > | |||
| :Believe it or not, yes. The Theta actually represented an aspirated "t" not the ''th'' sound in either ''th''is (call an edh) or ''th''ink (called a thorn). Two asprirated T's would've been a bit much for the Roman tongue (and, it's unlikely both T's were aspirated even in Greek by the 1st or 2nd century CE -- the t's weren't initially aspirated in Hebrew, but the Greek spelling comes from a contraction of Mattathias, and the first theta represents the middle vowel (the lack of which may have been mistaken for aspiration in Hebrew)). Yep, clear as mud. | |||
| {{talkback|Esuzu}} | |||
| :Anyway, see , look for Μαθθαιον (accusative of Μαθθαιος) ]<sup>]</sup> 22:39, 23 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :: Hmm, now I feel ignorant. Are you aware of a good source we could stick in the article to back this up? ] (]) 23:55, 23 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :I'll check into one. ]<sup>]</sup> 10:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ==Hello again== | |||
| Good to see you back, not so good to see your painful header. Bad news, can only hope things somehow get better. . ], ] 18:24, 31 May 2010 (UTC) | |||
| :Thank you, Dave. Much appreciated, I assure you. ]<sup>]</sup> 23:32, 31 May 2010 (UTC) | |||
| == Help:English to Latin Translation == | |||
| Hello! I need some help on English to Latin translation. Please help me to translate the following list of english words to Latin. | |||
| *Bishop of Rome | |||
| *Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |||
| *Patriarch of Alexandria | |||
| *Patriarch of Antioch | |||
| *Patriarch of Jerusalem | |||
| Thank you. ] (]) 18:53, 6 June 2010 (UTC) | |||
| : Hi, Amit, | |||
| I'd use: | |||
| *biscopus romae (although if you mean the big bishop, it'd just be the pope) | |||
| *patriarchus ecumenicus constantinopoli | |||
| *patriarchus alexandrae | |||
| *patriarchus antiochi | |||
| *patriarchus Ierusalem (Jerusalem isn't declined, per se) | |||
| :I'd note though that place names weren't always declined... ]<sup>]</sup> 22:12, 6 June 2010 (UTC) | |||
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| ==Guadalcanal== | |||
| I just noticed your helpful edits to the ] article. I appreciate that. ] (]) 02:38, 13 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :You're welcome. I love WWII history (and have my share of books and DVD's on the topic), but I've just gotten side-tracked by ID/creationism vs evolution stuff too often to do as much editing on WWII articles as I'd like. ]<sup>]</sup> 21:10, 13 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| ==Salut!== | |||
| Jim est-ce que vous m'avez envoyé récemment quelque chose par courriel? ] (]) 17:15, 13 May 2011 (UTC) | |||
| :Non, mon ami. mon livre d'adresses du corriel a été "hacked". Je suis désolé. ]<sup>]</sup> 20:06, 13 May 2011 (UTC) | |||
| == I note with pleasure == | |||
| That you exist. ] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 20:20, 13 May 2011 (UTC) | |||
| :thanks, my friend...been a rough two years...What I thought was just GAD and MDD was really bi-polar disorder(which explains a few things I did on here). Fortunately, seroquel seems to work fairly well...or it could all be in my head. :) ]<sup>]</sup> 20:28, 13 May 2011 (UTC) | |||
| ::For me too. Not that I'm competitive, but I think I could trump your life story. IMHO. ] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 00:37, 14 May 2011 (UTC) | |||
| :OK, you're on,,,you know my e-mail addy right? Und ze two men schtruggle to fint out who ze shittiest life hass hat. ]<sup>]</sup> 05:41, 14 May 2011 (UTC) | |||
| == Translation help needed == | |||
| Hey, I saw you mentioned at ]. Translation help needed for the articles ], ], ], ], and probably also ] and ]. | |||
| Original Latin source: (starting with ''"Venerunt etiam legati Graecorum a Theophilo imperatore directi, Theodosius videlicet, Calcedonensis metropolitanus episcopus, et Theophanius spatharius, ferentes cum donis imperatore dignis epistolam quos imperator quinto decimo Kalendas Iunii in Ingulenheim honorifice suscepit"'' on that page, and continuing AFAIK for two more pages). | |||
| The Latin source I need help on is the '']'', which is a collection of ] annals that was completed in 882 AD. The issue behind this is the historical first mention of the ], which was a Norse tribe, also known as the ] from Sweden that, starting in the 9th century from Novgorod and Kiev (]) and allegedly under the leadership of their chieftain ] (or rather ''RøRikR'' in ]) conquered portions of the Baltics and today's northwestern Russia, a realm which was soon known as the ] (with the result that lots of placenames, such as ], actually have an Old Norse etymology). Eventually, the Rus' Khaganate, even though the Norse ruling elite was but small and soon assimilated to the Balto-Slavic population, became the nucleus and namegiver for modern ''Russia''. | |||
| The thing is, this so-called ''Normannic theory'' is still kinda controversial, as modern Russian scholars often regard it as a modern romantic nationalist myth originating with late-19th century ]. What the Russians are saying is that the original Rus were actually Slavs. Now, these 9th century ''Annales Bertiniani'' seem to be a rather authoritative, and, given their time of origination, pretty concise, source to refute these Russian scholars. | |||
| What I get of this Latin text is only the gist of it. Apparently, a delegation of Rus people were interrogated by ] ] at ] in 839 AD, where they said that: | |||
| *the name of their tribe was ''Rus'' (spelled ''"Rhos"'' in this Latin text, maybe via Byzantine Greek translation? As far as I can tell, a letter from Byzantine Emperor ] or ] is mentioned), | |||
| *they originally came from Sweden | |||
| *but had settled in what is northwestern Russia today (I find this information several times in modern sources, attributing it to the ''Annales Bertiniani'', but *WHAT THE HECK* was their contemporary name for "northwestern Russia"?), and | |||
| *that they had switched to calling their chieftains ''chacanus'' now. | |||
| ''Chacanus'' is Latin for '']'', a title they had likely borrowed from contact with the ] while conquering from the Baltic coast southward. It's why their realm in centuries to come was to be known as the ]. | |||
| But what I need for good sourcing is an exact translation of portions relevant to the informations bulleted above. Original Latin text at (starting with ''"Venerunt etiam legati Graecorum a Theophilo imperatore directi, Theodosius videlicet, Calcedonensis metropolitanus episcopus, et Theophanius spatharius, ferentes cum donis imperatore dignis epistolam quos imperator quinto decimo Kalendas Iunii in Ingulenheim honorifice suscepit"'' on that page, and continuing AFAIK for two more pages). --] (]) 02:58, 29 August 2011 (UTC) | |||
| == New Rational Skepticism WikiProject member asking for look at Theosophy entry == | |||
| Since you are an active participant in the Rational Skepticism WikiProject, would you mind looking over the Misplaced Pages entry on Theosophy to see if you find any concerns? | |||
| I've been ordered to fix the page so that it accords with my understanding of the NPOV policy. I'm happy to do that but I have a lot of work at my job. | |||
| Now I've been told that I must make the changes by April 30th or the NPOV tag will be removed. I simply can't learn how to use Misplaced Pages as a newcomer, become familiar with all the sources, and make the edits if I must do it all by April 30th. | |||
| Would you look over the Theosophy page? Also, can you recommend anything? Thanks much,] (]) 15:10, 27 April 2012 (UTC) | |||
| == ANI report == | |||
| == Welcome back! == | |||
| Just so you know, there is a report about you ]. To say that I consider the report to be misguided would be an understatement. ] (]) 00:57, 13 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| Hi, saw you making some minor changes on my watchlist, wow, welcome back!!! I trust and hope all is (reasonably) well with you? I thought you'd become a Missing Wikipedian on us. How nice to see your edits in my feed again! ]<small><sup>]</sup></small> 16:14, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :"If I was vindictive". LOL. ] (]) 01:12, 13 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::The entire complaint is beyond ludicrous. Sorry if that offends anyone. I would have a lot more to say, but I think I will just shake my head in amazement over this.--] (] | ]) 03:33, 13 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::It would seem that not only is ArbCom completely FUBAR, but admins over at AN/I as well :-( ] (]) 07:43, 13 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks KC! I have finally figured out what caused me to act kind of, well, odd, and become reclusive: unbeknownst to me I had MS, the symptoms of which caused deep depression and erratic behaviour. It's not all better now, but at least I know why the symptoms exist and that brings a certain peace of mind. ]<sup>]</sup> 16:48, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Thanks Phil for notifying me, and for your kind words. Thanks also Guettarda, Fill and Shot info for your support. | |||
| ::Hi also Jim, good to see you back and sorry to see the userboxes. Still, if the knowledge is helping at least that's something, hope you can make the best of it. Good luck for the future, ], ] 16:51, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Looks like the whole silly affair ended quickly, although I find Sceptre's and particularly Kelly's comments to be harrasment and a complete mistatement of the Arbcom decision. For the benefit of Kelly and Sceptre should they wend their way here: I was not placed on a short leash, nor was I muzzled, nor was I prohibited from editing any articles. I was enjoined from what Arbcom saw as bullying, thus raising an irony here as bullying seems to be what Sceptre and Kelly are . And, as I've noted elsewhere, I'm getting really, really tired of the ID Cabal bullshit. ]<sup>]</sup> 16:04, 13 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks Dave, much appreciated! Might take me a couple of days to pick up on Wiki's current dynamic, but it really is nice to be back. ]<sup>]</sup> 17:05, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :::::Don't quack, then. ''']''' <sup>(])</sup> 17:04, 13 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::I am so sorry to hear of your illness, but glad you have identified it now and are hopefully getting some helpful treatment. Please let me know if you need anything (like a stack of articles to fix) or if I can be of help in any way. ]<small><sup>]</sup></small> 17:00, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::::::''"Don't quack, then."''? Meaning what? Please enlighten me, Sceptre. [[User:Jim62sch|<font face="Times New Roman" color="FF2400">•Jim</font><font face="Times New Roman" color="F4C430">62</font><font face="Times New Roman" | |||
| :Know what, KC? A stack of articles might help. :) Might as well use my brain before it turns to mush...lol. ]<sup>]</sup> 17:05, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Poor showing on Sceptre's part, I've dropped about civility. . . ], ] 17:37, 13 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::Well of course you know all the usual suspects, Categories: Articles needing cleanup, and so on, but just yesterday I was doing the Random article thing and hit ]. I'll leave it to you to see how bad it is, and yet I'm sure there could be an excellent article there. ]<small><sup>]</sup></small> 17:53, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :::So much for the . Perhaps it was embarassing, especially in light of a proposed ?]<sup>]</sup> 18:54, 13 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| : |
:Yep, it needs serious help...I'll try to find more info and improve the darn thing. ]<sup>]</sup> 18:05, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | ||
| :Oh, bloody hell...no Icelandic article. Not that I'm good with Icelandic, but I do get some of it. ]<sup>]</sup> 18:10, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::::I can guarantee that any answer you get here is not going to move things forward, so I'd suggest just dropping it and moving on. The Mets are on an 8-game winning streak, so I know you have other things to worry about... :) ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 20:49, 13 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::Picky, picky. You could always just pick one of the 15 articles in ] and move us one step closer to having that category cleared. ]<small><sup>]</sup></small> 18:34, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :::Good point, and I really didn't expect a good answer from either Kelly or Sceptre, but I ''did'' want to express my outrage. And damn those Mets. ;) ]<sup>]</sup> 21:44, 13 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::For example: ]. ]<small><sup>]</sup></small> 18:37, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :LOL. 2007? Damn. ]<sup>]</sup> 18:47, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::inorite? Purty darn bad, that is. ]<small><sup>]</sup></small> 18:49, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :yep! ]<sup>]</sup> 18:58, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :Why in the name of Apollo is ] an article? Oy. ]<sup>]</sup> 19:11, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::Hey, looks like you're finding plenty already! Next time I find a furrin language source I'll be back for assistance instead of ignoring it. . ], ] 20:21, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :Sounds good! :) ]<sup>]</sup> 22:57, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :OK, refresh my goofy memory. I can's find the steps for proposing deletion. ]<sup>]</sup> 23:08, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::Not something I've done much, at a guess ] should show how to do it, nope that didn't work but it has a link to ] which gives links to the more useful ]. Think the last one is what you want.. . . ], ] 08:34, 23 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :And ] can't decide if it's a list or an article. And yes, I forget how to rename. ]<sup>]</sup> 23:21, 22 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::Now I've just had a quick reminder about this, if it's uncontroversial click on the move tab at the top of the page, preferably giving your reasons on article talk first in case anyone's interested. If it looks controversial or there are any technical difficulties then look at ] and follow the instructions to put a template on the article talk page giving your reasons. . ], ] 08:34, 23 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :Anoyjer flippin' question: Has it become normal to add birth and death dates for every person mentioned? Looks like crap. See ] ]<sup>]</sup> | |||
| ::Some books do that, it's not normal here: if the persons concerned have bio articles their dates will be in the bios. It would probably be useful to have a form of words to show the timing of when the people contributed to the topic. No doupt ] says something about it, but I've not looked. . ], ] 08:34, 23 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| == Your Afd nom == | |||
| Hey Jim, I noticed you forgot to place a deletion argument at the top of the list you nominated - check out ] for an example of how to do this. Basically, you just need to post at the top of ] with the reasons why you think it should be deleted. ]<small><sup>]</sup></small> 23:21, 23 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :I'll try again -- I screwed it up last night. ]<sup>]</sup> 01:07, 24 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::You don't need to relist it, you just need to post why you think it should be deleted ]. Click on the link, and post your reasoning. :-) ]<small><sup>]</sup></small> 02:32, 24 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :Thank you. ]<sup>]</sup> 02:45, 24 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::No worries, you've been away from here for a while. It will all come back to you soon enough. :-) <small>of course, then you'll wonder why you came back.</small> ]<small><sup>]</sup></small> 02:48, 24 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :ROFL. :) ]<sup>]</sup> 02:53, 24 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| == oy== | |||
| Wiki needs serious hep... wtf is ]? 03:20, 24 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :Part of ] – remember, philately will get you nowhere! Best to let them get on with it, someone no doubt finds these lists useful. . ], ] 07:02, 24 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| OK, I'll let it go...and maybe start a list of Adolf Hitler on stamps of Germany or some such rot. ]<sup>]</sup> 17:32, 24 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :Sigh. And yet we're not allowed to have ] (leaving Aaron Burr and Dick Cheney woefully under-categorized). It seems so arbitrary! Anyhow, welcome back. Sorry to see the Phillies having such a tough time this year. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 17:36, 24 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| lol...too true. And thank you, it's nice to be back. The Phillies had too many injuries, but I'm hopeful that next year will be better (which is exactly what I used to say from about 1985 to 2006). ]<sup>]</sup> 17:43, 24 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ==I know I needed this explanation...== | |||
| ]. Huh? ]<sup>]</sup> 21:59, 24 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ==For Future Reference== | |||
| . ]<sup>]</sup> 20:57, 20 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| : is future proofed. . . ], ] 21:19, 20 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| Nonetheless, it provides a wealth of data for analysis. It seems funny to me that the same folks who push the ID Cabal bull, seem to show up en masse when certain editors are involved. It's like a surreal pot-meet-kettle thing. I also found it interesting that on a discussion regarding civility, several of those folks were quite uncivil and one was really pushing teh dramaz. ]<sup>]</sup> 21:28, 20 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ]<sup>]</sup> 21:48, 31 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
| == Good to have you back == | |||
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| |style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your tireless translations of articles in other languages. Misplaced Pages is more complete because of you. ]<small><sup>]</sup></small> 01:39, 11 September 2012 (UTC) | |||
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| :Thank you, KC! And it's great to be back and to be able to contribute and help a good cause...let me stop here, it's getting all mushy like a Miss America Pageant winner. ;) But, seriously, thank you. ]<sup>]</sup> 01:54, 11 September 2012 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
| == Peace process: pseudoscience == | |||
| Hi: It had been over a week since you expanded this with text from the Catalan article, so I went ahead and did my best with what remained untranslated. I have put a template on the section indicating that it is a rough translation that needs checking. Thanks for the expansion and for translating it - but next time, please either insert the new text only after translating it into English, or put it in commented out and then translate it little by little as you did. And please don't leave notes visible in mainspace; again, you can comment these out, or there is a template for articles in progress, but that's intended only to be used for a day or two. I hope I didn't mess up on what I translated, and would be grateful if you'd check it when you have time and remove the section template after making it accurate :-) ] (]) 18:49, 12 September 2012 (UTC) | |||
| See on FT2's talk page and suggesting of mediation process. I think there are some important lessons to be learned from recent incidents, and would value your input. Let me know on my talk page. See also I discussed with Guy. ] (]) 06:05, 15 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :No worries...I meant to have had it done in a day, but real life intruded. :) But, you do bring up a good point about methodology, so thank you. I'll check it either tonight or tomorrow. Cheers. ]<sup>]</sup> 20:53, 12 September 2012 (UTC) | |||
| == Identifying reliable sources == | |||
| I've left a on the NLP talk page describing the problem of identifying reliable sources for possible pseudoscience. Any help appreciated. ] (]) 15:08, 17 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ==Nostradamus== | |||
| == ] == | |||
| I have raised some concerns about ] on the article talk page. As Sandy Georgia ''kindly'' informs me that an FAR is premature, I'd appreciate some input on the talk page and some ideas on how to improve it first without delisting.♦ ] 13:58, 16 December 2012 (UTC) | |||
| Your IQ really 173? That's astonishing. ] has an IQ of 166, but you've become the highest IQ I've encountered. You both have an IQ higher than Albert Einstein! My IQ is 149, pretty dumb compared to you two super geniuses eh! His Baldness demands a brain transplant from Jim62 to enhance his evil quest for world domination. Mwwwoohahahaa. On a serious note, I'll try to make some referencing improvements to Nostradamus in the coming week. Have you seen the documentaries on him, especially the Orson Welles one? Quite fascinating. ♦ ] 22:57, 18 December 2012 (UTC) | |||
| No users (excluding arbitrators) are to edit proposed decision pages. That's a rule that's always been in place. I put your omment on the proposed decision talk page. ] 22:06, 30 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Ah, the sanctity of the pantheon. Can I have a ref, please? ]<sup>]</sup> 22:09, 30 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::It is automatically placed on every proposed decision page of all arbcom cases in the first paragraph. While I don't see it in the arbitration policy, I have also never seen it broken, and it appears to be generally accepted. ] 22:17, 30 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :So, it's a convention not a rule. In other words it's piffle. Cool. Other than the edit-warring problem, I could restore it then. Cool -- especially as my comment raises a legitimate issue. Of course, legitimate issues that question "authority" are bad. Bah. ]<sup>]</sup> | |||
| ::No, you couldn't readd it. We've shown you where it said you can't, so no wikilawyering please. It's protected anyway, so I suspect you'd find it rather difficult. If you've got concern, add it to the talk page. ''']<sup>See ] or ]</sup>''' 22:27, 30 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Very grown up response...reads like "nya-nya-nya-nya-na". It's a convention, it's not a rule -- no wikilawyering crap, just logic. I know, I'm just a rouge non-admin who wonders if wiki can dig itself into an even deeper hole. ]<sup>]</sup> 22:30, 30 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::If you have such concerns, drop them (presumably ]) on that page's talk page. It's my experience that the arbitrators ''do'' read them. - ] 22:43, 30 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
| "Sanctity of the pantheon"??? If you're trying to impress people with your maturity and reasonableness, that may not be the best approach to achieving that goal. ++]: ]/] 04:33, 31 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::I'm not trying to impress anyone, as there really aren't very many people here worth trying to impress. There's a very real problem with cognitive dissonance on WP, a problem that has only intensified over the course of the past year with the inability to grasp a situation objectively, secret tribunals, support of known internet kranks, et cetera. Bottom line is that WP is farther away from Jimbo's dream encyclopedia than it was three years ago and has degenerated into an on-line forum that attracts primarily the lunatic fringe. Shame, really. ]<sup>]</sup> 16:14, 31 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::Perhaps I should have used the wording "leave the impression that you are mature and reasonable", which is a different connotation than "trying to impress" anyone. I'm not here to impress anyone either, but I do want to leave the impression that I am mature and reasonable (and collegial), because that's what I think I am, and know it's what I want to be. If you don't actually want to be those things, there's a bigger problem, I guess. To your larger point, I do think there is indeed a problem with cognitive dissonance, and that it's growing. Heck, I am currently subject to something that some might call a "secret tribunal" right now (although I happen to agree with the need for confidentiality), and I'm dismayed at some of the recent developments in various cases. What's funny/ironic/interesting here is that two people can agree there's a problem, even on the nature of that problem, but not on exactly what the contributing factors are. (or maybe, even on what the contributing factors are, but just not agree on which people should be binned where). I suspect that might be the case here, at least in part. But really, to the smaller point, trying to abide by the norms of cases seems goodness to me. And that does nothing to take away from the validity of the point you were initially trying to raise. ++]: ]/] 16:46, 31 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::We probably just have a bit of a difference in the way we analyse things, which is actually good for the project. On another, non-WP, issue, a difference of opinions regarding root causes might have benefited the US and other NATO countries in addressing the recent Russia-Georgia conflict. Not, of course, that we're disagreeing on as important an issue. | |||
| ::As for the norms, I understand the desire to support them, but if you look up my "personality type" (]) it's remarkably close to what I'm like. In other words, I guess I don't find much comfort in norms. | |||
| ::As to collegiality as a concept, Academia if chock-full of examples of anything but. Not that that's great from a standpoint of civility, but it probably does help us gain more knowledge. ]<sup>]</sup> 17:13, 31 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :A friend once commented that anything over 145 is a waste, and, although I rejected the argument at first, experience seems to show that to be true: bottom line is that people generally can't understand anything said by someone with an IQ of 130, let alone 145. ]<sup>]</sup> 11:13, 20 December 2012 (UTC) | |||
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| I noticed that you have edited in related areas within WP, and so thought you might have an interest in ].] (]) 18:52, 4 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| I think that's true to an extent although in my experience the other way round, I find general conversation in pubs about "lad" topics as particularly mind numbing. Too few people about you can truly have an intellectually engaging conversation with! You like chess at all? I used to be an excellent player at one time, not played much since the wikipedia phenomenon!!♦ ] 14:11, 20 December 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ==Please explain== | |||
| :Agreed. Hence my having few real friends and many acquaintances -- the latter being easy to walk awat from when their trivialities become a nuisance. Yes, I play, but infrequently. ]<sup>]</sup> 14:17, 20 December 2012 (UTC) | |||
| On an AN/I proposal i've been compiling, you wrote this cryptic note: | |||
| == An Evil Award for You! == | |||
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| :What would Satan do? ]<sup>]</sup> 21:45, 5 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| Was this an obscure joke of some kind? If so, perhaps you have me confused with someone else who might appreciate it. I'm sure that tagging pages is fun for you, and i would not want to spoil your fun, but leaving random, unhelpful graffiti on my work-space is rather childish, even for a Wikipedian. Grow up soon, okay? Thanks in advance! catherine yronwode. ] (]) 09:40, 6 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| |rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 5px;" | ] | |||
| :You post from an IP even though you have a user name? Huh? | |||
| |style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''Evil Genius Award ''' | |||
| :Basically, your diabolical smear campaign against hrafn deserves precisely what I wrote. Not childish (''"even for a Wikipedian"'', whatever the hell that means), simply accurate. To me, smear campaigns are childish. Of course, YMMV. | |||
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| :Nice , speaks volumes. What was that about growing up? | |||
| |style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For having an IQ of a super genius. It is rare for His Evilness to encounter somebody of superior intellect. A place at ] is available for you, I need a super brainy scientist to devise a new evil time machine which will take me back to the Nostradamus's time and tell him to stop talking in riddles and give me some proper answers!! ♦ ] 23:01, 18 December 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :By the way, as I only left one comment, the word would be graffito; ''if'' it were truly graffito, that is. ]<sup>]</sup> 13:55, 6 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :Merci. In my case the award could be seen as especially apt as my MBTI is INTJ, which is frequently called the "Mastermind". Bwahahaha. ]<sup>]</sup> 11:16, 20 December 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ==Winter solstice greetings!== | |||
| ] All the best for the season, from ], ] 15:19, 24 December 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :Thank you and the same to you! ]<sup>]</sup> 20:52, 28 December 2012 (UTC) | |||
| == Your name-calling and uncivility is unhelpful == | |||
| == GOCE July 2013 news report == | |||
| Your recent name-calling and snide comments against ] both and are not helpful and quite against the spirit of ]. Please stop. Thanks, ] (]) 10:46, 7 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Had you bothered to look at her bio you would understand the ''references'', thus dispelling amy thoughts of "name-calling". Are the comments snide in the context of the forum? Nope. Additionally, Cat's crusade against a valuable editor is the very definition of incivility. Thank you. ]<sup>]</sup> 17:43, 7 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::I was addressing your incivility and name-calling. Even if she were uncivil, that would not justify yours -- snide comments are snide comments, whether here (as in your reply) or anywhere else. Thanks in advance for stopping, ] (]) 01:47, 8 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::I think you mis-read Jim's comment. It's rather strange to scold someone about "incivility" and then ignore their perfectly reasonable request of you. If you call yourself a biology professor, and someone refers to you as "the biologist", that isn't "name calling". ] (]) 03:48, 8 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::::I'm having a hard time interpreting as anything but a snide comment devoid of content. ] (]) 04:20, 8 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::::Well, what ''would'' he do? ] (]) 04:28, 8 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :ROFL | |||
| :Gee-wiz, ya can't even pun on WWJD around here. ;) By the way, Madman, if it's devoid of content (which is a philological and logical impossibility), why did you get yer knickers in a twist? All you really need to do is to analyse the comment in the context of the bio, and the context of the <s>plot</s> plan to degrade and attrit Hrafn. ]<sup>]</sup> 16:39, 8 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| If you've a wont to, would/could you please clarify/explain the apparent change in personality, perspective, and tone? - ] 00:01, 14 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :No real change, and I can't give you all the details as doing so would require me to turn into Moulton and release personal info. I won't do that. But, keep the user name I just mentioned in mind. Visit Wikiversity. With a little digging, it'll all become clear. Sorry JC, that's the best I can do -- I'd love to explain it all, knowing that you'd understand, but I just can't in this forum. ]<sup>]</sup> 15:41, 14 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| ::Ok, fair enough. Thank you. | |||
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| ::I will defer from jumping on the bandwagon of accusations. But I'd like to gently request that you consider your comments a bit more. Those who may not have had such positive interactions with you in the past may misunderstand or misconstrue your comments. Whatever is going on, I would like to hope that it doesn't end up causing you (further) sanctions. - ] 01:04, 15 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| ::If you are speaking about ] (and such), I should probably note a few things. | |||
| ::I (at first, rather not aware of what was truly going on) posted at the ] () rather early on. | |||
| ::However, something was striking me as "odd", or seeming a bit "off". So I did a bit of "research", as it were. (As you say, this probably isn't the venue for discussing such.) And in the process decided that this "discussion" was probably ''not'' what it appeared to be, and really wasn't a place that I should be (). Since then, they apparently moved the early comments to a ] (), with no links from the original talk page that I see. | |||
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| ::Why post this? Because I'm hoping that you don't place your eggs all in a basket that may not be what you think it is. (Then again, perhaps you ''are'' aware and I'm being naive. But then, WP:AGF ''does'' lean us all towards a touch of naivite : ) | |||
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| :If you really want to be blocked for a time, you can request it formally rather than fanning drama. I suggest you cool off on your own. You're still welcome here. ] '']'' 01:29, 14 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| ::All good advice. ] seems apposite. . ], ] 08:18, 14 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :::I look nothing like a Mastodon. ;) Luke, I'm not fanning drama, I'm simply quite tired of the illogic of the proposed desysopping, the cabal allegation bullslop, the inaction regarding outing (see above), the secret tribunal of OM that resulted in no action against FT2, and on and on. Editing articles is great, but I can no longer edit without someone dredging up cabal bullslop or ascribing motives. I appreciate your comments, though. ]<sup>]</sup> 15:46, 14 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| Hi, if you're too annoyed to be patient with a newbie lemme know - but I need a linguist (old Greek and latin, I think) to assist. ]<sup>]</sup> 18:12, 15 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :If you cannot help, can you point me in the direction of someone who can? ]<sup>]</sup> 18:59, 15 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::Assist where? What do you need? ]<sup>]</sup> 19:15, 15 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| There is an editor, new to Misplaced Pages, ]. S/he has been making questionable edits to ], see her/his contribs and talk page. Really that's all you'll need to see - the desired edit is a bit questionable to my ignorant mind, and the source given (after I asked for one) does not support it. I don't know if s/he is confused, misinformed, informed but bad at finding sources, or something else. I figger sense yew no langitches yew kan tel. ]<sup>]</sup> 21:54, 15 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :Is this how we welcome new articles? (and I mean new -- within two minutes of its creation). Enough -- get a life. ]<sup>]</sup> 19:41, 22 Septembe 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :It's OK ... I was a bit touchy because, well, it was the speed of it that totally startled me. It's all good though, and I'm sorry if I was too pissy. Cheers. :) ]<sup>]</sup> 20:01, 22 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| Hi again Jim. Here I am again to request another translation, this time in German. Whenever you have a couple of minutes to spare could you have a look at ]. I'm ok with the map's labeling but need a little help with the key. Any help would be much appreciated. --]<sup>]</sup> 20:17, 22 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :Hi, Gib. Here goes ... | |||
| ::Iberoromanische Sprachen = ] languages | |||
| :::Spanisch bzw Kastillisch = Spanish, aka, Castillian | |||
| :::Asturisch = Asturian | |||
| :::Galicisch = Galician | |||
| :::Portugiesich = Portuguese | |||
| :::Katalanische mit etc., = Catalan, including Valencian and Balearic. | |||
| :::Aragonesisch = Aragonese | |||
| ::Andere Spachen = Other languages | |||
| :::Gaskonish = Gascon (a form of ] | |||
| :::Languedokisch = Langue d'oc | |||
| :::Baskisch = Basque | |||
| :::Englisch - well, I'm sure you got that one :) | |||
| :Hope this helps. ]<sup>]</sup> 20:37, 22 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| ::Wow, that was quick! Thank you very much, I can now go ahead and create an English and Spanish version of the map. Thanks again, and I hope you don't mind me asking for your help with translations every so often! --]<sup>]</sup> 20:58, 22 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :Feel free to ask away, this is the kind of stuff I like. :) Please let me know when the map is done, I'd like to see how it turns out. ]<sup>]</sup> 21:19, 22 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| ::Thanks, that's good to know! I'm just planning to label over the existing image, I'm a lot better at product design than I am at graphic design. Will let you know when I upload it anyway. Gracias de nuevo y hasta luego! --]<sup>]</sup> 21:52, 22 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| Jim, there's a bit of a dispute about the appropriateness of ]. Since you've commented this issue in a related article, and seem familiar with WP-policies related to this issue I was wondering if you'd take a look and perhaps make a comment. Thanks. - ] (]) 22:46, 1 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| Jim62sch, I am concerned by some of your recent comments at various user talkpages, and ]. Though there is no individual comment which is way over the line, it does appear to show a pattern of uncivil sniping, rather than providing constructive comments which are focused on the article. Especially in articles that are already powderkegs, such comments may tend to escalate disputes, rather than de-escalate them. I also note, looking at your contribs, {{user|Jim62sch}}, that over the last few weeks your activities have focused on a very few talkpages, and that you do not appear to be doing any actual article work. I'll be honest that I've been pondering whether or not your presence on these articles is helpful, and/or whether you should be asked to stay away per one of the relevant ArbCom cases, such as ] or ]. Note that I am ''not'' making this a formal warning, but please accept it as an expression of concern. So, in the future, could you please try harder to focus on positive changes to articles, decrease your comments about other editors, and strive to adopt a more positive and constructive tone? I think that would be helpful in many ways. Thanks, --]]] 22:50, 14 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Again, as was asked of you by another editor: why are you digging up old things? Why are you trawling? Why are you stirring the pot? | |||
| :In a best-case scenario, you are expressing your opinion. To quote something I said in another forum: " are entitled to their opinions, and if their opinions were offered meakly and apologetically, I'd be disappointed. Why? Because true academic types care deeply and really do argue. The collegial myth is just that, a myth. Two of the greatest physicists, Einstein and Heisenberg argued bitterly and the study of physics is stronger for it." | |||
| :I'll note that having read your six editor challenge far more than six editors have had significant problems with your MO. BTW, you're clearly misreading my RfAr -- read it more carefully when you get the time. ]<sup>]</sup> 12:39, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Another comment: re ''"over the last few weeks your activities have focused on a very few talkpages, and that you do not appear to be doing any actual article work."'' Is there some prohibition against talk page activity? Is there some magical percentage or ratio of article work to talk page activity? Is there a requirement that ''volunteers'' must dedicate a specific amount of time to certain activities? In all honesty, I don't see your comment as being particularly helpful, I see it as harassment. | |||
| :This, I see as a threat and as bullying: ''"I'll be honest that I've been pondering whether or not your presence on these articles is helpful..."''. You might wish to consider redaction. ]<sup>]</sup> 12:53, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :: I am sorry that you regard my comments as harassment. Please rest assured that I have nothing personal against you. We have never (to my knowledge) worked on the same articles, and I know nothing more about you than what can be gleaned from your userpage and contribution history. As for your other comments, I do agree with you that a certain amount of spirited debate can be very useful! However, this must be ''focused'' debate, which is targeted at the article, and not at other editors. I would also like to reinforce that my comments here are ''not'' an official warning. When I issue warnings, they are very clear, with a formal template, and I log things to the appropriate ArbCom case page. And I do understand what you're saying about your own case, ], and that it's probably not directly applicable here. The Pseudoscience case, however, is a different matter. Anyway, all I'm asking for now is that you consider my comments, and perhaps try to adopt a more collegial and constructive demeanor on talkpages. You are still welcome to argue with force and passion! And as long as those arguments stay in accordance with ], you probably won't need to worry about any other warnings from me. :) Thanks, --]]] 16:22, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Bear in mind that my comments were sarcastic, and a thorough search of ] indicates no prohibition against sarcasm: in fact the word isn't even mentioned. As no editor whomsoever was targeted by my comments, and as they referred to general observations re the tenor of the discussions, I do not in any way see them as incivility. More to follow... ]<sup>]</sup> 19:15, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Interesting that you chose the pseudoscience RFAR to reference, since one of the biggest debates on the ID article has been whether or not ID is pseudoscience. | |||
| :In addition, you did not answer my questions re some magical ratio. | |||
| :Finally, I've noted that you've been flitting about WP recently leaving your lists of "concerns" on various user's pages (and, interestingly, it seems to be mostly editors with purported pro-Science POV's). I'm not sure how this is your place, nor do I see how seeking out things that displease you by trawling through the contribution lists and then dumping these "lists of concerns" on a user's page with, in a number of cases, clear threats, is in any way anything other than trollish, and in some cases bullying . ]<sup>]</sup> 19:41, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :: To be honest, I'm not really keeping track of who's for or against which types of content. More I try to check to ensure that editors are only adding information which is based on reliable sources, that the sources are properly interpreted, and that any edits do not appear to be in violation of policies or talkpage consensus. However, if you feel that I'm giving warnings more to one "side" than another, I am definitely willing to re-examine my practices. Is there someone in particular that you feel should have been warned, that was not warned? If so, please provide a recent diff or two which show problematic behavior, and I'll definitely take a look! Thanks, --]]] 19:53, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :If I could ... I screwed up the formatting somehow. ]<sup>]</sup> 12:40, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :: Ah, I like this format much better, thanks. :) If you need any other assistance, please don't hesitate to ask! Also, I notice the talkpage is getting a bit long... If you'd like, I could set up an archive bot for you? That would automatically archive any old threads that had gone inactive for a certain period of time (30 days?) and then you wouldn't have to worry about it anymore. Let me know, --]]] 16:26, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :As for archiving, I'm happy with what I have here, but thanks just the same. ]<sup>]</sup> 19:08, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| I hear what you're saying about the symbol/meme being the more important topic. No argument there. Still, I've had to take a balanced approach because aspects of the meme were being eliminated on the basis that they infringed on Joe the person. It's been a long an winding road on this article. ] (]) 16:14, 10 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :I know there's a reason, but from purely intellectual and academic standpoints it's maddening. Personally (as if it could be anything else) I think Joe W is being smeared unnecesarily because the article is so wedded to the person. Look, I think the guy's a bit of an intellectual cipher, especally in his lack of understand of the tax code, but it's every American's right to be dim. In fact, the meme points to the McCainaanites' disdain for the intellect of the vulgus with the charge of socialism that grew out of Obama's response: we have always (since 1913) had a progressive income tax (at it's worst under Ike) the object of which has always been to spread the wealth. Focusing on Joe W isn't getting these cogent and important points across. ]<sup>]</sup> 19:38, 10 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :I'll admit that it's OR, but damn, I'd get a 4.0 on a PoliSci paper. :) | |||
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| :I'd do a rather brief bit on the tragicomic character first and then delve into the meme. Not to toot my own horn, but I was damn good in my college major -- n0t perfect though, I had a 3.9 GPA. :) ]<sup>]</sup> 21:06, 10 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| "Regurgitate"? Naw... "Vomit" seems more like it now. ] (]) 21:06, 12 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :ROFL, awesome! Thanks, I needed a chuckle. :) ]<sup>]</sup> 21:15, 12 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :BTW, I'm not trying to be difficult there, I'd just like to see a political article follow political sciece (which isn't totally a science, but...) ]<sup>]</sup> 21:16, 12 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::Excuse me for butting in here, I don't want to start a new section. Am I the only one on the JTP talk page that is beginning to wonder if Collect is being deliberately obtuse? For example, why did he spend yonks of space on repeating over and over again how "Plumber's Helper" is a synonym for "plunger," and to the point which he refused to even discuss the actual issue over it (a synonymous expression) - seeming to refuse to even recognize the existence of synonymous terminology? Tonight, I have to wonder if he's stonewalling again over the focus on the one early citation from the NY Times while there are many more up to date citations, yet he seems to refuse to recognize it. Is this just me, is this unreasonable of me? I would like to get the discussion moving, I'm afraid that I have some suspicions that Collect may possibly not be interested in getting us to a solution - or is this just my individual perception of the situation? If he truly had an issue or contrasting point of view to bring to the table, wouldn't we be seeing him bring that up, rather than what seems to be simply parroting the same thing over and over again? ] (]) 04:47, 15 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| Here's your official warning. Stop the personal attacks. Consider this a final warning - if you feel you need secondary and tertiary warnings, that's your opinion. My opinion is that you've exhausted your privileges. ] | ] 02:12, 15 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Personal? No, linguistic, linguistic, linguistic. Sobriquet is not a foreign word any longer nor is regal, and as I have shown neither are 50% of the words we use daily. That's the beauty ofEnglish: it borrows and takes those borrowings as its own. | |||
| :BTW Tan, given your involvement in the JtP article, you're hardly in the position to issue threats or blocks. Several of us are raising the same points, albeit in different ways. Sobriquet fits -- or are we to assume that WP is not here for educational purposes, and that most of our readers are idiots without recourse to a lexicon? ]<sup>]</sup> 02:25, 15 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :TP count : 18 Joe the Plumber 03:47, 15 November 2008 (UTC)]<sup>]</sup> 03:47, 15 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::Y'all plumb loco? Didn't see any personal attacks myself, diffs would be required. More to the point, sobriquet is silly, or at least outside my vocabulary, and has no evident meaning other than nickname. There might be a better word, ] flits through my mind. Something to ponder. . ], ] 10:56, 15 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Sí, soy muy loco. :) I like sonriquet better (it has a slightly different meaning than an ekename), although the more often I type it the more I think of charcoal briquette. | |||
| ::I always thought that a ] was an operatic foil for the ]? ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 21:34, 16 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::I always forget to read the libretto, but I always hpe the lead isn't a castrato. ;) Next I'll think sobriquet looks like filet. Hmmm, I could go for good filet mignon. ]<sup>]</sup> 21:49, 16 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| A creationist is making a stink over at ] and ]. Not sure where to go from here, but I figured you guys would have some idea of what mechanisms Misplaced Pages had at its disposal to deal with this sort of thing. Thanks. <b>]]<font color="#00b">]</font></b> 11:26, 20 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Hi, Serendipodous. I caught sight of this request when Jim's talk popped up on my watchlist. I've written a message to the user on ]. ] | ] 12:33, 20 November 2008 (UTC). | |||
| :Thanks Bish ... you no doubt were more tactful than I might have been (I have agenetic flaw that prevents me from suffering fools :). And BTW, I wish you weren't withdrawing from the Arbcom elections. ]<sup>]</sup> 13:49, 20 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Yep, definitely nore tactful. I wonder what would hapopen were I to include "evolution" in the article on Laton? After all, it evolved through PIE, Ancient Latin, Classical (Gold) Latin, Silver Latin, Vulgar Latin (which evolved simultaneously with the two previously mentioned stages) to Proto-Rmance (with a sideways evolution to Medieval Latin) to the Romance tongues, all of which then evolved in their own two to four part evolutionary paths. :) ]<sup>]</sup> 13:59, 20 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| ::He's actually a pretty intelligent person. But sometime I think he's playing "lawyer for the defense" and will do whatever it takes, even if unfounded, to push his POV. I was actually surprised nobody came across these articles earlier since there was so much debate around this topic. And what got me going on the research was Collect's attempts to excise any mention that Joe's legal status as a plumber was questioned.] (]) 21:31, 11 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| ::Yes, he's reasonably intelligent, but the game is too transparent to be of any real value in supporting his position. His biggest boon seems to be that Beck supports him, either directly or indirectly. In the meantime, the article continues to suffer. I only hope that it isn't the first article, or especially the first talkpage, that a potential Wikipedian stumbles across as it certainly does not set a good example. ]<sup>]</sup> 21:58, 11 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::Still trying to get clarity on a point - care to contribute ]? ] (]) 21:32, 3 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ::Sure, but I think we have a better chance of fitting ourselves through a kitchen drain.]<sup>]</sup> 22:00, 3 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
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| Thanks for cleaning up the article. Looks good. :) ]<sup>]</sup> 21:21, 27 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :Thanks. :) I ''had'' to create the article as I love that show. Bellamy really made the character seem alive, and the undercurrent of humour is awesome. ]<sup>]</sup> 21:04, 2 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
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| Check your source for spelling, it's Carl Ramjohn. Very sadly. Feel free to delete this post. . ], ] 23:13, 13 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :see guettarda's page. ]<sup>]</sup> 19:39, 14 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ::My error, and presumably the newspaper's. Thanks. . ], ] 23:41, 14 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :So much for that paper being a reliable source. :) ]<sup>]</sup> 14:36, 15 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
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| == GOCE July 2014 newsletter == | |||
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| == GOCE July drive and August blitz == | |||
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| == December 2014 GOCE newsletter == | |||
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| '''Drive:''' Thanks to everyone who participated in ]. Of the 43 people who signed up for this drive, 26 copy edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| '''Progress report:''' The November Drive removed 26 requests from the Requests page and 509 articles from the {{tl|copy edit}} backlog. We copy edited 83 articles tagged in the target months; July, August, and September 2013. Together with tag removals from articles unsuitable for copy editing, we eliminated July 2013 from the backlog and reduced August and September's tags to 61 and 70 respectively. As of 01:01, 1 December 2014 (UTC), the backlog stood at 1,974 articles, dipping below 2,000 for the first time in the Guild's history (see graph at right). Well done everyone! | |||
| '''Blitz''': The ] will run from December 14–20 and will focus on articles related to '''Religion''', in recognition of this month's religious holidays in much of the English-speaking world. Awards will be given out to everyone who copy edits at least one of the target articles. ]! | |||
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| == April 2015 GOCE newsletter == | |||
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| == GOCE June 2015 newsletter == | |||
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| == GOCE August 2015 newsletter == | |||
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| == Article upgrade assistance request (Pre-translation stage) == | |||
| Seasons Greetings, | |||
| This is in reference to a relatively new umbrella article on en-wikipedia named ]. ] is a human tradition since ancient times; either existed in past at some point of time, or still exists in some cultures across global continents from north to south & from east to west. ] are used to symbolize a variety of concepts in several different world cultures. | |||
| Through article ] we intend to take encyclopedic note of cultural aspects and festive celebrations around ] as an umbrella article and want to have historical, mythological, anthropological aspects, reverence or worships wherever concerned as a small part. | |||
| While ] have a long past and strong presence but usually less discussed subject. Even before we seek translation of this article in global languages, we need to have more encyclopedic information/input about ] from all global cultures and languages. And we seek your assistance in the same. | |||
| Since other contributors to the article are insisting for ] and Standard native english; If your contributions get deleted (for some reason like linguistics or may be your information is reliable but unfortunately dosent match expectations of other editors) , please do list the same on ] page so that other wikipedians may help improve by interlanguage collaborations, and/or some other language wikipedias may be interested in giving more importance to reliablity of information over other factors on their respective wikipedia. | |||
| This particular request is being made to you since your user name is listed in ] list. | |||
| Thanking you with warm regards | |||
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| == October 2015 GOCE newsletter == | |||
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| The month-long '''],''' focusing on our oldest backlog articles (June, July, and August 2014) and the October requests, is just around the corner. Hope to ]! | |||
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| '''Highlights:''' | |||
| *Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page; | |||
| *New record lows in the article backlog and on the Requests page; | |||
| *Coordinator election results; | |||
| *Membership news; | |||
| *Changes around the Guild's pages; | |||
| *Plans for 2016. | |||
| <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">– Your project coordinators: {{noping|Jonesey95|Miniapolis|Baffle gab1978}}.</div> | |||
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| == ] April 2016 Newsletter == | |||
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| ''']:''' Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 28 people who signed up, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| ''']:''' The one-week April blitz, again targeting our long ], will run from April 17–23. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the requests page. ]! | |||
| ''']:''' The month-long May backlog-reduction drive, with extra credit for articles tagged in March, April, and May 2015, and all request articles, begins May 1. ]! | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, and {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}. | |||
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| == June 2016 ] Newsletter == | |||
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| Hello everyone, welcome to the June 2016 GOCE newsletter. It's been a few months since we sent one out; we hope y'all haven't forgotten about the Guild! Your coordinators have been busy behind the scenes as usual, though real life has a habit of reducing our personal wiki-time. The May backlog reduction drive, the usual coordinating tasks and preparations for the June election are keeping us on our toes! | |||
| ''']:''' Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's record-setting backlog reduction drive. Of the 29 people who signed up, 16 copyedited at least one article, 197 copyedits were recorded on the drive page, and the copyedit backlog fell below 1,500 for the first time! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| ''']''': this one-week copy-editing blitz will occur from 12 June through 18 June; the themes will be '''video games''' and '''Asian geography'''. | |||
| ''']''': | |||
| It's election time again; how quickly they seem to roll around! '''Nominations''' for the next tranche of Guild coordinators, who will serve a six-month term that begins at 00:01 UTC on 1 July and ends at 23:59 UTC on 31 December, opens at 00:01 UTC on 1 June and closes at 23:59 UTC on 15 June. '''Voting''' takes place between 00:01 UTC on 16 June and 23:59 UTC on 30 June. If you'd like to assist behind the scenes, please consider stepping forward; self-nominations are welcomed and encouraged. All Misplaced Pages editors in good standing are eligible; remember it's '''your''' Guild, and it doesn't run itself! | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}} and {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}. | |||
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| == ] July 2016 News == | |||
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| Hello everyone, and welcome to the July 2016 GOCE newsletter. <!-- summary here if you wish --> | |||
| ''']''': this one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 12 through 18 June; the themes were '''video games''' and '''Asian geography'''. Of the 18 editors who signed up, 11 removed 47 articles from the backlog. Barnstars and rollover totals are located ]. Thanks to all editors who took part. | |||
| ''']''': | |||
| The second tranche of Guild coordinators for 2016, who will serve a six-month term until 23:59 UTC on 31 December, have been elected. | |||
| {{noping|Jonesey95}} remains as your drama-free Lead Coordinator, and {{noping|Corinne}} and {{noping|Tdslk}} are your new assistant coordinators. For her long service to the Guild, {{noping|Miniapolis}} has been enrolled in the ]. Thanks to everyone who voted in the election; our next scheduled one occurs in ]. All Misplaced Pages editors in good standing are eligible; self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. | |||
| ''']''': | |||
| Our month-long July Copy Editing Backlog Elimination Drive is now underway. Our aim is to remove articles tagged for copy-edit in '''April''', '''May''' and '''June 2015''', and to complete all requests on the ] from '''June 2016'''. The drive ends at 23:59 on 31 July 2016 (UTC). | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Corinne}} and {{noping|Tdlsk}}. | |||
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| == ] September 2016 News == | |||
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| Hello everyone, and welcome to the September 2016 GOCE newsletter. | |||
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| ''']''': The July drive was a roaring success. We set out to remove '''April, May, and June 2015''' from our backlog (our 149 oldest articles), and by 23 July, we were done with those months. We added '''July 2015''' (66 articles) and copy-edited 37 of those. We also handled all of the remaining Requests from June 2016. Well done! Overall, we recorded copy edits to 240 articles by 20 editors, reducing our total backlog to 13 months and 1,656 articles, the second-lowest month-end total ever. | |||
| ''']''': this one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 21 through 27 August; the theme was '''sports-related articles''' in honor of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Of the eight editors who signed up, five editors removed 11 articles from the backlog. A quiet blitz – everyone must be on vacation. Barnstars and rollover totals are located ]. Thanks to all editors who took part. | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Corinne}} and {{noping|Tdlsk}}. | |||
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| Hello everyone, and welcome to the December 2016 GOCE newsletter. We had an October newsletter all set to go, but it looks like we never pushed the button to deliver it, so this one contains a few months of updates. We have been busy and successful! | |||
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| '''Coordinator elections for the first half of 2017''': Nominations are open for ''']'''. Please visit the election page to nominate yourself or another editor, and then return after December 15 to vote. Thanks for participating! | |||
| ''']''': The September drive was fruitful. We set out to remove '''July through October 2015''' from our backlog (an ambitious 269 articles), and by the end of the month, we had cut that pile of oldest articles to just 83. We reduced our overall backlog by 97 articles, even with new copyedit tags being added to articles every day. We also handled 75% of the remaining Requests from August 2016. Overall, 19 editors recorded copy edits to 233 articles (over 378,000 words). | |||
| ''']''': this one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 16 through 22 October; the theme was ''']''', since the backlog was getting a bit long. Of the 16 editors who signed up, 10 editors completed 29 requests. Barnstars and rollover totals are located ]. Thanks to all editors who took part. | |||
| ''']''': The November drive was a '''record-breaker!''' We set out to remove '''September through December 2015''' from our backlog (239 articles), and by the end of the month, we had cut that pile of old articles to just 66, eliminating the two oldest months! '''We reduced our overall backlog by 523 articles, to a new record low of 1,414 articles''', even with new tags being added to articles every day, which means we removed copy-editing tags from '''over 800 articles'''. We also handled all of the remaining Requests from October 2016. Officially, 14 editors recorded copy edits to 200 articles (over 312,000 words), but over 600 articles, usually quick fixes and short articles, were not recorded on the drive page. | |||
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| == ] February 2017 News == | |||
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| Hello everyone, and welcome to the February 2017 GOCE newsletter. The Guild has been busy since the last time your coordinators sent out a newsletter! | |||
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| ''']''': This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 11 through 17 December; the themes were ''']''' and eliminating the November 2015 backlog. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine editors completed 29 articles. Barnstars and rollover totals are located ]. Thanks to all who took part. | |||
| ''']''': The January drive was a great success. We set out to remove '''December 2015 and January and February 2016''' from our backlog (195 articles), and by 22 January we had cleared those and had to add a third month (March 2016). At the end of the month we had almost cleared out that last month as well, for a total of 180 old articles removed from the backlog! '''We reduced our overall backlog by 337 articles, to a low of 1,465 articles''', our second-lowest month-end total ever. We also handled all of the remaining requests from December 2016. Officially, 19 editors recorded 337 copy edits (over 679,000 words). | |||
| ''']:''' The one-week February blitz, focusing on the remaining ] and ], ran from 12 to 18 February. Seven editors reduced the total in those two backlog segments from 32 to 10 articles, leaving us in good shape going in to the March drive. | |||
| '''Coordinator elections for the first half of 2017''': In December, ''']''' were elected. Jonesey95 stepped aside as lead coordinator, remaining as coordinator and allowing Miniapolis to be the lead, and Tdslk and Corinne returned as coordinators. Thanks to all who participated! | |||
| Speaking of coordinators, '''congratulations to {{noping|Jonesey95}}''' on their well-deserved '''induction into the ]'''. The plaque reads: "For dedicated service as lead coordinator (2014, 1 July – 31 December 2015 and all of 2016) and coordinator (1 January – 30 June 2015 and 1 January – 30 June 2017); exceptional template-creation work (considerably streamlining project administration), and their emphasis on keeping the GOCE a drama-free zone." | |||
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| Hello copy editors! Welcome to the December 2017 GOCE newsletter, which contains nine months(!) of updates. The Guild has been busy and successful; your diligent efforts in 2017 has brought the backlog of articles requiring copy edit to '''below 1,000 articles for the first time'''. Thanks to all editors who have contributed their time and energy to help make this happen. | |||
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| Our copy-editing drives (month-long backlog-reduction drives held in odd-numbered months) and blitzes (week-long themed editing in even-numbered months) have been very successful this year. | |||
| ''']''': We set out to remove '''April, May, and June 2016''' from our backlog and all '''February 2017 ]''' (a total of {{#expr:248+56}} articles). By the end of the month, all but 22 of these articles were cleared. Officially, of the 28 who signed up, 22 editors recorded 257 copy edits (439,952 words). (These numbers do not always make sense when you compare them to the overall reduction in the backlog, because not all editors record every copy edit on the drive page.) | |||
| ''']''': This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 16 through 22 April; the theme was '''Requests'''. Of the 15 who signed up, 9 editors completed 43 articles (81,822 words). | |||
| ''']''': The goals were to remove '''July, August, and September 2016''' from the backlog and to complete all '''March 2017 Requests''' (a total of {{#expr:286+14}} articles). By the end of the month, '''we had reduced our overall backlog to an all-time low of 1,388 articles'''. Of the 28 who signed up, 17 editors completed 187 articles (321,810 words). | |||
| ''']''': This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 18 through 24 June; the theme was '''Requests'''. Of the 16 who signed up, 9 editors completed 28 copy edits (117,089 words). | |||
| '''2017 Coordinator elections''': In June, ''']''' were elected. Jonesey95 moved back into the lead coordinator position, with Miniapolis stepping down to remain as coordinator; Tdslk and Corinne returned as coordinators, and Keira1996 rejoined after an extended absence. Thanks to all who participated! | |||
| ''']''': We set out to remove '''August, September, October, and November 2016''' from the backlog and to complete all '''May and June 2017 Requests''' (a total of {{#expr:216+26}} articles). The drive was an enormous success, and the target was nearly achieved within three weeks, so that '''December 2016''' was added to the "old articles" list used as a goal for the drive. By the end of the month, only ''three'' articles from 2016 remained, and for the second drive in a row, the backlog was reduced to a new all-time low, this time to '''1,363 articles'''. Of the 33 who signed up, 21 editors completed 337 articles (556,482 words). | |||
| ''']''': This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 20 through 26 August; the theme was '''biographical articles tagged for copy editing for more than six months''' (47 articles). Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors completed 38 copy edits (42,589 words). | |||
| ''']''': The goals were to remove '''January, February, and March 2017''' from the backlog and to complete all '''August 2017 Requests''' (a total of {{#expr:306+32}} articles). Of the 19 who signed up, 14 editors completed 121 copy edits (267,227 words). | |||
| ''']''': This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 22 through 28 October; the theme was '''Requests'''. Of the 14 who signed up, 8 editors completed 20 articles (55,642 words). | |||
| ''']''': We set out again to remove '''January, February, and March 2017''' from the backlog and to complete all '''October 2017 Requests''' (a total of {{#expr:174+33}} articles). By the end of the month, these goals were reached and '''the backlog shrank to its lowest total ever, 997 articles''', the first time it had fallen under one thousand (click on the graph above to see this amazing feat in graphical form). It was also the first time that the oldest copy-edit tag was less than eight months old. Of the 25 who signed up, 16 editors completed 159 articles (285,929 words). | |||
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| == GOCE February 2018 news == | |||
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| Welcome to the February 2018 GOCE newsletter in which you will find Guild updates since the ]. We got to a great start for the year, holding the backlog at nine months. 100 requests were submitted in the first 6 weeks of the year<!--everything submitted before Feb 12--> and were swiftly handled with an average completion time of 9 days. | |||
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| '''Coordinator elections''': In December, ''']''' were elected. Jonesey95 remained as lead coordinator and Corrine, Miniapolis and Tdslk as assistant coordinators. Keira1996 stepped down as assistant coordinator and was replaced by Reidgreg. Thanks to all who participated! | |||
| '''End of year reports''' were prepared for ''']''' and ''']''', providing a detailed look at the Guild's long-term progress. | |||
| ''']''': We set out to remove '''April, May, and June 2017''' from our backlog and all '''December 2017 ]''' (a total of {{#expr:262+13}} articles). As with previous years, the January drive was an outstanding success and by the end of the month all but 57 of these articles were cleared. Officially, of the 38 who signed up, 21 editors recorded 259 copy edits (490,256 words). | |||
| ''']''': This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 11 through 17 February, focusing on '''Requests''' and the last articles tagged in '''May 2017'''. At the end of the week there were only 14 pending requests, with none older than 20 days. Of the 11 who signed up, 10 editors completed 35 copy edits (98,538 words). | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Corinne}}, {{noping|Tdslk}}, and {{noping|Reidgreg}}. | |||
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| == June 2018 GOCE newsletter == | |||
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| Welcome to the June 2018 GOCE newsletter, in which you will find Guild updates since the ]. | |||
| Progress continues to be made on the copyediting backlog, which has been reduced to 7 months and reached a new all-time low. ''']''' continue to be handled efficiently this year, with 272 completed by the end of May (an average completion time of 10.5 days). Fewer than 10% of these waited longer than 20 days, and the longest wait time was 29 days. | |||
| Misplaced Pages in general, and the Guild in particular, experienced a deep loss with the death on 20 March of ]. Corinne (a GOCE coordinator since 1 July 2016) was a tireless aide on the requests page, and her peerless copyediting is a part of innumerable GAs and FAs. Her good cheer, courtesy and tact are very much missed. | |||
| ''']''': The goal was to remove '''June, July and August 2017''' from our backlog and all '''February 2018 Requests''' (a total of {{#expr:202+17}} articles). This drive was an outstanding success, and by the end of the month all but eight of these articles were cleared. Of the 33 editors who signed up, 19 recorded 277 copy edits (425,758 words).<!--"official" results taken from the barnstars page--> | |||
| ''']''': This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 15 through 21 April, focusing on '''Requests''' and the last eight articles tagged in '''August 2017'''. At the end of the week there were only 17 pending requests, with none older than 17 days. Of the nine editors who signed up, eight editors completed 22 copy edits (62,412 words). | |||
| ''']''': We set out to remove '''September, October and November 2017''' from our backlog and all '''April 2018 ]''' (a total of {{#expr:271+27}} articles). There was great success this month with the backlog more than halved from 1,449 articles at the beginning of the month to a '''record low of 716 articles'''. Officially, of the 20 who signed up, 15 editors recorded 151 copy edits (248,813 words). | |||
| ''']''': It's election time again. '''Nominations''' for Guild coordinators (who will serve a six-month term for the second half of 2018) have begun, and will close at 23:59 UTC on 15 June. All Misplaced Pages editors in good standing are eligible, and self-nominations are encouraged. '''Voting''' will take place between 00:01 UTC on 16 June and 23:59 UTC on 30 June. | |||
| ''']''': Stay tuned for this one-week copy-editing blitz, which will take place in mid-June. | |||
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| == August GOCE newsletter == | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the August 2018 GOCE newsletter. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Guild's ''']'''; your new and returning coordinators are listed below. The next election will occur in December 2018; all Misplaced Pages editors in good standing may take part. | |||
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| Our ''']''' focused on ] and articles tagged for copy edit in October 2017. Of the eleven people who signed up, eight editors recorded a total of 28 copy edits, including 3 articles of more than 10,000 words. Complete results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| Thanks to everyone who participated in the ''']'''. Of the seventeen people who signed up, thirteen editors completed 194 copy edits, successfully removing all articles tagged in the last three months of 2017. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are ]. | |||
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| == GOCE 2018 Annual Report == | |||
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| *Membership news and results of elections; | |||
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| *Plans for 2019. | |||
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| == March GOCE newsletter == | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the March newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2018. All being well, we're planning to issue these quarterly in 2019, balancing the need to communicate widely with the avoidance of filling up talk pages. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. | |||
| '''January Drive:''' Thanks to everyone for the splendid work in ]. We removed copyedit tags from all of the articles tagged in our original target months of June, July and August 2018, and by 24 January we ran out of articles. After adding September, we finished the month with 8 target articles remaining and 842 left in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 48<!--in archives--> ] in January. Of the 31 people who signed up for this drive, 24<!--excluding one editor whose attempted c/es weren't adequate --> copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| '''Blitz:''' Thanks to everyone who participated in the ]. Of the 15 people who signed up, 13 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed 32 copyedits, including 15 requests. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 23:39, 18 March 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 108 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 851 articles.<!--Coords can update or remove this line before sending the newsletter. --> | |||
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| == GOCE June newsletter == | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since March 2019. You can unsubscribe from our mailings at any time; see below. | |||
| '''Election time:''' Nomination of candidates in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 1 June, and voting will take place from 16 June. ] normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them ]. | |||
| '''June Blitz:''' Our ] will soon be upon us; it will begin at 00:01 on 16 June (UTC) and will close at 23:59 on 22 June (UTC). The themes are "nature and the environment" and all ]. | |||
| '''March Drive:''' Thanks to everyone for their work in ]. We removed copyedit tags from 182<!--from 'Old articles' count on Barnstar page--> of the articles tagged in our original target months October and November 2018, and the month finished with 64 target articles remaining from November and 811 in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 22<!--marked *R on drive page--> ] in March; the month ended with 34 requests pending. Of the 32 people who signed up for this drive, 24 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| '''April Blitz:''' Thanks to everyone who participated in the ]; the blitz ran from 14 to 20 April (UTC) inclusive and the themes were '''Sports and Entertainment'''. Of the 15 people who signed up, 13 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed 60 copyedits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 04:36, 3 June 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 267 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stands at 605 articles.<!--Coords can update or remove this line before sending the newsletter. --> | |||
| '''May Drive:''' During the ], Guild copy-editors removed copyedit tags from 191 of the 192 articles tagged in our original target months of November and December 2018, and January 2019 was added on 22 May. We finished the month with 81 target articles remaining and a '''record low of 598 articles''' in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 24<!--counted from *R tags on drive page--> ] during the May drive,<!--careful with the wording here; this should reflect the requests completed as part of the drive, not the total requests completed for the month--> and the month ended with 35 requests pending. Of the 26 people who signed up for this drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
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| == September 2019 GOCE Newsletter == | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June 2019. | |||
| ''']:''' 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! | |||
| ]: From 16 to 22 June, we copy edited articles on the themes of nature and the environment along with ]. 12 participating editors completed 35 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| ]: 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 ]. | |||
| ]: 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 ]. | |||
| '''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. | |||
| ''']:''' We are experimenting with automated archiving of copy edit requests; a discussion initiated by ] has resulted in ] writing ] 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 ] and discuss whether to make this arrangement permanent. | |||
| ]: 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, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}. | |||
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| == GOCE December 2019 Newsletter == | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the December 2019 GOCE newsletter, an update of Guild happenings since the ]. Our Annual Report should be ready in late January. | |||
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| ''']''': 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! | |||
| ]: 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. | |||
| ''']''': 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. | |||
| ''']''': 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 ''']''' will run from 15 to 21 December. Sign up now! | |||
| '''Progress report''': From September to November 2019, GOCE copy editors processed 154 requests<!--includes 7 declined or withdrawn-->. 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 {{noping|Zhuyifei1999}} and {{noping|Bobbychan193}}, '''{{noping|YiFeiBot}}''' is now archiving the ]. Archiving occurs around 24 hours after a user's signature and one of the templates '''{{tl|Done}}''', '''{{tl|Withdrawn}}''' or '''{{tl|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 ]. | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators; {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}. | |||
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| == WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors 2019 Annual Report == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] 2019 Annual Report'''</span> | |||
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| <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Our ''']''' is now ready for review.</div> | |||
| '''Highlights:''' | |||
| *Overview of Backlog-reduction progress (a record low backlog!); | |||
| *Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page; | |||
| *Automated archiving of requests; | |||
| *Membership news and results of elections; | |||
| *Annual leaderboard; | |||
| *Plans for 2020. | |||
| <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">– Your Guild coordinators: | |||
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| == GOCE March newsletter == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] March 2020 Newsletter'''</span> | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the March newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2019. All being well, we're planning to issue these quarterly in 2020, balancing the need to communicate widely with the avoidance of filling up talk pages. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. | |||
| ''']''': There was little changeover in the roster of Guild Coordinators, with Miniapolis stepping down with distinction as a ''coordinator emeritus'' while Jonesey95 returned as lead coordinator. The next election is scheduled for June 2020 and all Wikipedians in good standing may participate. | |||
| ''']''': Thanks to everyone for the splendid work, completing 215 copy edits including 56 articles from the ] and 116 backlog articles from the target months of June to August 2019. At the conclusion of the drive there was a '''record low of 323 articles''' in the copy editing backlog. Of the 27 editors who signed up for the drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| ''']''': Of the 15 editors who signed up for this one-week blitz, 13 completed at least one copy edit. A total of 32 articles were copy edited, evenly split between the twin goals of requests and the oldest articles from the copy-editing backlog. Full results are ]. | |||
| ''']''': Currently underway, this event is targeting requests and backlog articles from September to November 2019. As of 18 March, the backlog stands at a '''record low of 253 articles''' and is expected to drop further as the drive progresses. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Help set a new record and sign up now! | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 18 March, GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests in 2020 and there was a net reduction of 385 articles from the copy-editing backlog – a 60% decrease from the beginning of the year. Well done and thank you everyone!<!--Coords can update or remove this line before sending the newsletter. --> | |||
| '''Election reminder''': It may only be March but don't forget our mid-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1 June. ] normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them ]. | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}} | |||
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| == GOCE June newsletter == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] June 2020 Newsletter'''</span> | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since ]. You can unsubscribe from our mailings at any time; see below. All times and dates stated are in ]. | |||
| <div style="text-align: center;">'''Current events'''</div> | |||
| '''Election time:''' Nomination of candidates in our ] opened on 1 June, and voting will take place from 00:01 on 16 June. ] normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, or you know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them ]. | |||
| ''']''': This blitz begins at 00:01 on 14 June and ends at 23:59 on 20 June, with themes of ] and ]. | |||
| <div style="text-align: center;">'''Drive and blitz reports'''</div> | |||
| ''']''': ] from ] may have played a hand in making this one of our most successful backlog elimination drives. The copy-editing backlog was reduced from 477 to a '''record low of 118 articles''', a 75% reduction. The last four months of 2019 were cleared, reducing the backlog to three months. Fifty requests were also completed, and the total word count of copy-edited articles was 759,945. Of the 29 editors who signed up, 22 completed at least one copy edit. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| ''']''': This blitz ran from 12 to 18 April with a theme of ]. Of the 18 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed a total of 60 copyedits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| ''']''': This event marked the 10th anniversary of the GOCE's copy-editing drives, and set a goal of diminishing the backlog to just one month of articles, as close to zero articles as possible. '''We achieved the goal of eliminating all articles that had been tagged prior to the start of the drive, for the first time in our history!''' Of the 51 editors who signed up, 43 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| <div style="text-align: center;">'''Other news'''</div> | |||
| '''Progress report''': as of 2 June, GOCE participants had processed 328 requests since 1 January, which puts us on pace to exceed any previous year's number of requests. As of the end of the May drive, the backlog stood at just 156 articles, all tagged in May 2020. | |||
| '''Outreach''': To mark the 10th anniversary of our first Backlog Elimination Drive, ] contributor and GOCE participant {{noping|Puddleglum2.0}} interviewed project coordinators and copy-editors for the journal's ]. The Drive and the current Election of Coordinators have also been covered in ''The Signpost''{{'s}} ]. | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}. | |||
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| == Guild of Copy Editors September 2020 Newsletter == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] September 2020 Newsletter'''</span> | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the September ], a brief update of Guild activities since ]. | |||
| {{Center|{{spaces|17|em}}'''Current and upcoming events'''}} | |||
| ]: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today! | |||
| '''Election reminder''': ] opens for nominations on 1 December. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them ]. | |||
| {{Center|'''Drive and Blitz reports'''}} | |||
| ]: An uncorrected typo (even copy editors make copy editing mistakes!) led to an eight-day "leap blitz" from 14 to 21 June, focusing on ] and articles tagged in May. 19 participating editors claimed 54 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| ]: Over 750,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event, keeping pace with the previous three ] drives. Of the 38 people who signed up, 30 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed ]. | |||
| ]: From 16 to 22 August, we copy edited articles tagged in June and July 2020 and requests. 12 participating editors completed 37 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| {{Center|'''Other news'''}} | |||
| ''']:''' Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Baffle gab1978, Tdslk, Twofingered Typist, and first-time coordinator Puddleglum2.0. {{noping|Reidgreg}} took a break after serving for a couple years. Thanks to everyone who participated! | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 01:33, 18 September 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 532 requests since 1 January and there were 38 requests awaiting completion on the ]. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above). | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Puddleglum2.0}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}. | |||
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| == December 2020 ] Newsletter == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] December 2020 Newsletter'''</span> | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the December ], a brief update of Guild activities since ]. | |||
| {{Center|{{spaces|17|em}}'''Current and upcoming events'''}} | |||
| '''Election time''': our end-of-year ] opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before ]. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them ]. | |||
| '''December Blitz''': This will run from 13 to 19 December, and will target all ]. ]. | |||
| {{Center|'''Drive and Blitz reports'''}} | |||
| ]: 67 fewer articles had copy-edit templates by this month's close. Of the 27 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and 124 articles were claimed for the drive. | |||
| ]: this ran from 18 to 24 October, and focused on articles tagged for copy-edit in July and August 2020, and all Requests. Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors copy-edited at least one article. 21 articles were claimed for the blitz. | |||
| ]: Of the 18 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and together claimed 134 articles. At the close of the drive, 67 fewer articles were in the backlog and we had dealt with 39 requests. | |||
| {{Center|'''Other news'''}} | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 09:05, 3 December 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 663 requests (18 from 2019) since 1 January and there were 52 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 494 (see monthly progress graph above). | |||
| '''Annual Report for 2020:''' this roundup of the year's activity at the Guild is planned for publication in late January or early February. | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Seasonal tidings and cheers from your GOCE coordinators: {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Puddleglum2.0}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}. | |||
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| == GOCE June 2021 newsletter == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] June 2021 Newsletter'''</span> | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, our first newsletter of 2021, which is a brief update of Guild activities since ]. To unsubscribe, follow the link at the bottom of this box. | |||
| <div style="text-align: center;">'''Current events'''</div> | |||
| '''Election time:''' Voting in our ] opened on 16 June and will conclude at the end of the month. ] normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Have your say and show support ]. | |||
| ''']''': Our June copy-editing blitz is underway and will conclude on 26 June. | |||
| <div style="text-align: center;">'''Drive and blitz reports'''</div> | |||
| ''']''': 28 editors completed 324 copy edits totalling 714,902 words. At the end of the drive, the backlog had reached a record low of '''52 articles'''. {{small|(])}} | |||
| ''']''': 15 editors completed 48 copy edits totalling 142,788 words. {{small|(])}} | |||
| ''']''': 29 editors completed 215 copy edits totalling 407,736 words. {{small|(])}} | |||
| ''']''': 12 editors completed 23 copy edits totalling 56,574 words. {{small|(])}} | |||
| ''']''': 29 editors completed 356 copy edits totalling 479,013 words. {{small|(])}} | |||
| <div style="text-align: center;">'''Other news'''</div> | |||
| '''Progress report''': as of 26 June, GOCE participants had completed {{#expr:40-1<!--last from 220 archive page-->+329-23-4<!--2021 archive page-->+2<!--done but not yet archived-->}} ] since 1 January. The backlog has fluctuated but remained in control, with a low of 52 tagged articles at the end of January and a high of 620 articles in mid-June. | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}, and from member {{noping|Reidgreg}}. | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the September ], a brief update of Guild activities since ]. | |||
| {{Center|{{spaces|17|em}}'''Current and upcoming events'''}} | |||
| ]: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today! | |||
| {{Center|'''Drive and Blitz reports'''}} | |||
| ]: From 20 to 26 June, 6 participating editors claimed 16 copy edits, focusing on ] and articles tagged in March and April. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| ]: Almost 575,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 24 people who signed up, 18 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed ]. | |||
| ]: From 15 to 21 August, we copy edited articles tagged in April and May 2021 and requests. 9 participating editors<!--Not including those who signed up but did not do any articles--> completed 17 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| {{Center|'''Other news'''}} | |||
| ''']:''' Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. | |||
| '''New maintenance template''' added to our project scope: After a short ], we added {{tl|cleanup tense}} to the list of maintenance templates that adds articles to the Guild's copy editing backlog categories. This change added 198 articles, spread over 97 months of backlog, to our queue. We processed all of those articles except for those from the three or four most recent months during the July backlog elimination drive (Here's a ]). | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 18:26, 24 September 2021 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 468 <!--221+179+66+2--> requests since 1 January and there were 60 requests awaiting completion on the ]. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above). | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}}, and {{noping|Miniapolis}}. | |||
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| == December 2021 GOCE Newsletter == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] December 2021 Newsletter'''</span> | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the December ], a brief update of Guild activities since ]. | |||
| {{Center|{{spaces|17|em}}'''Current and upcoming events'''}} | |||
| '''Election time''': Our end-of-year ] opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before "]". Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them ]. | |||
| ]: We have scheduled a week-long copy-editing blitz for 12 to 18 December. ] now! | |||
| {{Center|'''Drive and Blitz reports'''}} | |||
| ]: Almost 400,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 27 people who signed up, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed ]. | |||
| ]: From 17 to 23 October, we copy edited articles tagged in May and June 2021 and requests. 8 participating editors<!--Not including those who signed up but did not do any articles--> completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available ]. | |||
| ]: Over 350,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 21 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed ]. | |||
| {{Center|'''Other news'''}} | |||
| It is with great sadness that we report the death on 19 November of ], who was active with the Guild almost daily for the past several years. His contributions long exceeded the thresholds for the Guild's highest awards, and he had a hand in innumerable good and featured article promotions as a willing collaborator. Twofingered Typist also served as a Guild coordinator from July 2019 to June 2021. He is ]. | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 30 November, GOCE copyeditors have completed {{#expr:47-1<!--last from 2020 archive page, less one declined-->+610-24-13<!--2021 requests to 30 November less declined and withdrawn-->}} requests in 2021 and there were 51 requests awaiting completion on the ]. The backlog stood at 946 articles tagged for copy-editing (see monthly ] graph above). | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}}, and {{noping|Miniapolis}}. | |||
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| == GOCE April 2022 newsletter == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] April 2022 Newsletter'''</span> | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the April newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since ]. | |||
| ''']''': {{noping|Jonesey95}} retired as lead coordinator. Reidgreg was approved to fill this role after an 18-month absence from the coordinator team, and Baffle gab1978 was chosen as an assistant coordinator following a one-year break. Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu continued on as long-standing assistant coordinators. | |||
| ''']''': Of the 22 editors who signed up, 16 editors claimed 146 copy edits including 45 ]. {{small|(])}} | |||
| ''']''': This one-week effort focused on requests and a theme of Africa and African diaspora history. Of the 12 editors who signed up, 6 editors recorded 21 copy edits, including 4 requests. {{small|(])}} | |||
| ''']''': Of the 28 editors who signed up, 18 claimed 116 copy edits including 25 requests. {{small|(])}} | |||
| ''']''': This one-week copy editing event has been scheduled for 17–23 April, sign up now! | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 11 April, copy editors have removed approximately 500 articles from the backlog and completed <!--57+70, counting only those archived-->127 copy-editing requests during 2022. The backlog has been hovering at about 1,100 tagged articles for the past six months. | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}} and {{noping|Tenryuu}} | |||
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| == June GOCE newsletter == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] June 2022 Newsletter'''</span> | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the June 2022 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since April 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. | |||
| '''Blitz:''' of the 16 editors who signed up for our ], 12 completed at least one copy-edit, and between them removed 21 articles from the copy-editing backlog. Barnstars awarded are ]. | |||
| '''Drive:''' 27 editors signed up for our ]; of these, 20 copy-edited at least one article. 144 articles were copy-edited, and 88 articles from our target months August and September 2021 were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are ]. | |||
| '''Blitz:''' our ], starting at 00:01, 19 June and closing at 00:59, 25 June (UTC), will focus on articles tagged for copy edit in September and October 2021, and ]. Barnstars awarded will be posted ]. | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 07:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 209<!--to 14 June--> requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,404 articles. | |||
| '''Election news:''' Nominations for our half-yearly ] continues until 23:50 on 15 June (UTC), after which, voting will commence until 23:59, 30 June (UTC). All Wikipedians in good standing (active and not blocked, banned, or under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}} and {{noping|Tenryuu}} | |||
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| == Guild of Copy Editors' October 2022 newsletter == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] October 2022 Newsletter'''</span> | |||
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| Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. | |||
| '''Drive:''' Of the 22 editors who signed up for our ], 18 copy-edited, between them, 116 articles. Barnstars awarded are noted ]. | |||
| '''Blitz:''' Participants in our ] copy-edited 51,074 words in 17 articles. Of the 15 editors who signed up, 11 claimed at least one copy-edit. Barnstars awarded are noted ]. | |||
| '''Drive:''' Forty-one editors took part in our ]; between them they copy-edited 199 articles. Barnstars awards are noted ]. | |||
| '''Blitz:''' Our ] begins on 16 October at 00:01 (UTC) and will end on 22 October at 23:59 (UTC). Barnstars awarded will be posted ]. | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 19:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 303 ] – including withdrawn and declined ones – since 1 January. At the time of writing, there are 77 requests awaiting attention and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,759. We always need more active, skilled copyeditors – particularly for requests – so please get involved if you can. | |||
| '''Election news:''' In our ], serving coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tenryuu were returned for another term, and were joined by new coordinator Zippybonzo. No lead coordinator was elected for this half-year. {{noping|Jonesey95}}, a long-serving coordinator and lead, was elected as coordinator emeritus; we thank them for their service. Thank you to everyone who took part. Our next election of coordinators takes place throughout ]. If you'd like to help out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself or other suitable editors (with their permission, of course!). It's ''your'' Guild, after all! | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}} and {{noping|Zippybonzo}}. | |||
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| == Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] December 2022 Newsletter'''</span> | |||
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| Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since October. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. | |||
| '''Blitz:''' Our ] focused on July and August 2022 request months; and articles tagged for c/e in December 2021 and January 2022. Seventeen of those who signed up claimed at least one copy-edit, and between them copy-edited forty-six articles. Barnstars awarded are ]. | |||
| '''Drive:''' In the ], thirty editors signed up, twenty-two of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Both target months—December 2021 and January 2022—were cleared, and February was added to the target months. Sixteen requests were copy-edited and 239 articles were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are ]. | |||
| '''Blitz:''' Our seven-day-long ] begins on 17 December at 00:01 (UTC)*. It will focus on articles tagged for copy-edit in February 2022, and pending requests from September and October. Barnstars awarded will be available ]. | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 22:40, 8 December 2022, GOCE copyeditors have processed 357 requests since 1 January, there were seventy-four requests outstanding and the backlog stands at 1,791 articles. We always need skilled copy-editors; please help out if you can. | |||
| '''Election news:''' Nomination of candidates for the GOCE's ] for the first half of 2023 is open and continues until 23:59 on 15 December. Voting begins at 00:01 on 16 December and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Coordinators serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on June 30. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, please nominate yourself or any editor you consider suitable—with their permission, of course!. It's ''your'' Guild and it doesn't coordinate itself. | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers and best seasonal wishes from your GOCE coordinators, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}}, and {{noping|Zippybonzo}}. | |||
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| == Guild of Copy Editors 2022 Annual Report == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] 2022 Annual Report'''</span> | |||
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| <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Our ''']''' is now ready for review.</div> | |||
| '''Highlights:''' | |||
| *Overview of Backlog-reduction progress | |||
| *Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page | |||
| *Membership news and results of elections | |||
| *Closing words | |||
| <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">– Your Guild coordinators: | |||
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| == Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter == | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the March 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since ] and our ]. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members, including those who have signed up for our current March Backlog Elimination Drive. We wish you all happy copy-editing. | |||
| ''']:''' In our December 2022 coordinator election, Reidgreg and Tenryuu stepped down as coordinators; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo were returned as coordinators until 1 July. For the second time, no lead coordinator was chosen. Nominations for our mid-year ] open on 1 June (UTC). | |||
| '''Drive:''' 21 editors signed up for our ], 14 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 170 articles totaling 389,737 words. Barnstars awarded are ]. | |||
| '''Blitz:''' Our ] focused on October and November 2022 requests, and the March and April 2022 backlogs. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine claimed at least one copy-edit; and between them, they copy-edited 39,150 words in 22 articles. Barnstars awarded are ]. | |||
| '''Drive:''' Sign up now for our month-long ]. Barnstars awarded will be posted ] after the drive closes. | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 12:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 73 requests since 1 January 2023, all but five of them from 2022, and the backlog stands at 1,872 articles. | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Baffle gab1978|Dhtwiki|Miniapolis|Zippybonzo}}. | |||
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| == Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] June 2023 Newsletter'''</span> | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the June 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since March. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. | |||
| '''Election news:''' Fancy helping out at the Guild? Nominations for our half-yearly ] are open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC)*. Starting immediately after, the voting phase will run until 23:59 on 30 June. All Wikipedians in ] are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed; it's ''your'' Guild and it doesn't organize itself! | |||
| '''Blitz:''' Of the 17 editors who signed up for our ], nine editors completed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 24 articles totaling 53,393 words. Barnstars awarded are ]. | |||
| '''Drive:''' 51 editors signed up for the month-long ], and 31 copy-edited at least one article. 180 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are posted ]. | |||
| '''Blitz:''' ] for our week-long June Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 11 to 17 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted ]. | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 03:09 on 6 June 2023, GOCE copyeditors have processed 91 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,887 articles. | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}} and {{noping|Zippybongo}}. | |||
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| == Septermber GOCE newsletter == | |||
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| | <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''] September 2023 Newsletter'''</span> | |||
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| Hello and welcome to the September 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. | |||
| '''David Thomsen:''' Prolific Wikipedian and Guild member David Thomsen ({{noping|Dthomsen8}}) died in November 2022. He was a regular copy editor who took part in many of our Drives and Blitzes. An obituary was published in the mid-July issue of '']''. Tributes can be left on David's ]. | |||
| '''Election news:''' In our ], {{noping|Dhtwiki}} was chosen as lead coordinator, {{noping|Miniapolis|Zippybonzo}} continue as assistant coordinators, and {{noping|Baffle gab1978}} stepped down from the role. If you're interested in helping out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself for our next election in December; it's ''your'' WikiProject and it doesn't organize itself! | |||
| '''June Blitz:''' Of the 17 editors who signed up for our ], 12 copy-edited at least one article. 70,035 words comprising 26 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are ]. | |||
| '''July Drive:''' 34 of the 51 editors who took part in our ] copy-edited at least one article. They edited 276 articles and 683,633 words between them. Barnstars awarded are ]. | |||
| '''August Blitz:''' In our ], 13 of the 16 editors who signed up worked on at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 79,608 words comprising 57 articles. Barnstars awarded are available ]. | |||
| '''September Drive:''' ] for our month-long '''September Backlog Elimination Drive''', which is now underway. Barnstars awarded will be posted ]. | |||
| '''Progress report:''' As of 14:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have processed 245 ] since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,066. <!--UPDATE before sending!--> | |||
| Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, {{noping|Dhtwiki|Miniapolis|Zippybonzo}}. | |||
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| == Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter == | |||
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Per me si va ne la città dolente,
per me si va ne l'etterno dolore,
per me si va tra la perduta gente.
Handy hint: to keep discussions in one place, if you leave a talk message I'll answer it here, though I may put a note on your page if getting your attention seems important. However, if I leave a talk message on your page, and you respond here, I will respond on your page for consistency.
Thanks so much
When I think of all of us who worked together so hard for so long, I think of the line from Henry V We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...
It was a fun ride, wasn't it? So thanks you guys, that meant a lot to me.
Who did the Thelonious with a mop artwork? Brilliant! FeloniousMonk 08:21, 27December 2005 (UTC)
Thank you!
| Thanks for supporting my Rfa, Jim! Please do not ever, for any reason, feel you need to take off your shoes for me. Unless you use odor-eaters, I am concerned what the consequences might be. The puppy is now an Admin (final tally 58/7/2) Please let me know if there is anything I can ever do to assist you. KillerChihuahua 17:22, 14 January 2006 (UTC) |
...And never apologize for fixing my grammar, typing or spelling! I appreciate the assist! KillerChihuahua 18:26, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
This edit
Your bluntness is refreshing considering the level of duplicitous doublespeak used by certain editors. I congratulate you. If I only had the balls to say what you do, I'd be happier on here!!! Orangemarlin 22:07, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks. Gnixon had bitched that FM had reverted his digression without comment, that doing so wasn't fair, that he (nixon) had taken a very long time to write the digression, that he was insulted, et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseam (and I really do mean nausea) -- so, I only thought it fair to provide a reason for the rv lest Mr Nixon thought I was being unfair towards him ;) Ugh, sometimes Wiki can be more drama and trouble than than a soap opera and we can't even win an Emmy for our efforts. •Jim62sch• 10:15, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
- Watch out, that editor will file some Rf something because you've insulted him. I gave up editing articles where he was located, because he whines if you revert any of his POV pushing edits. I decided it isn't worth the effort. I'm having fun with some nice intellectual pursuits on here. Orangemarlin 11:22, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
- He's free too do so, of course, I don't mind. Of course, the process can be used the other way too: he's a rather tendentious, POV-pushing editor who frequently wreaks havoc on the pages he edits, including causing other editors to avoid articles he is actively editing due to the nature of his edits, particularly on the talk pages. Wouldn't surprise me if a few folks aren't already considering an RfC on his behaviour. •Jim62sch• 17:23, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
- I guess you're stalking. Diff I was accused of the same. I just plain gave up on it. There comes a point when someone's POV pushing needs to pushed back by someone else, because I just don't have the time or energy to be nice about the push back. You should check out some of his POV edits. If you think I'm wrong, then please tell me. If you think I'm right, I could use some help. Orangemarlin 19:22, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
- Well, he apologised...sort of. POV edits on Physics or on ID (I know he's done some stuff there) or elsewhere? I don't care about his staking charges -- if an editor is running around making changes with a specific POV that he's pushing in violation of policy, fixing those edits is not stalking. See Following an editor to another article to continue disruption (also known as wikistalking) -- "This does not include checking up on an editor to fix errors or violations of Misplaced Pages policy, nor does it mean reading a user's contribution log; those logs are public for good reason." •Jim62sch• 09:20, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
- Is this an appeasement too far? Is this chappie to be the patron saint of faith based npov? Time for coffee and kip. .. dave souza, talk 20:56, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
- Yep, reminds me of Chamberlain after Munich. •Jim62sch• 21:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
Beyond the Fringe 1961:
- Oi'll never forget that day that war was declared
- Oi was out in the gaarden at the time, planting out some chrysants
- It was a grand year for chrysants 1939, oi had some lovely blooms
- My wife came out to me in the gaarden and told me the Prime Minister's announcement of the outbreak of war
- Never mind, my dear, oi said to 'er. You put on the kettle, we'll have a nice cup of tea
<avoids mentioning the appeaser Chamberlain actually declared war on the Nazis, unlike some who waited till Hitler declared war on them. Ahem. Just trivia with no relevance to present company>Ta for your assistance, may the Good NPOV prevail........ 09:36, 11 April 2007 (UTC)- Why did ye cross out the delaration info? •Jim62sch• 09:41, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
- Just an inadequate html attempt to replicate typical British-style muttering brought on by the reminder of all those black-and-white war films. Gad, the horrors of war films. Chamberlain is much maligned, mostly deservedly. Meanwhile, the battle of ID continues, without my participation for a bit. What make you of recent goings on? .. dave souza, talk 15:03, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
- Why did ye cross out the delaration info? •Jim62sch• 09:41, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
- I know the question wasn't meant for me, but let me put in my opinion on the ID discussions. It appears that there are 2-3 POV pushers who seem to be exceedingly patient in the matter. One of the pushers complains that he's a "pot smoking liberal" but doesn't agree with the lack of NPOV on the ID article. As a matter of fact, very few "liberals" brag about their pot smoking. I don't inhale whenever I do. Another of the POV-pushers uses a technique of throwing in dozens of edits. Most of them look very legitimate but two or three are in fact very POV (anti-Evolution, in this case). Another one just keeps pushing the anti-Evolution POV over and over. Guettarda has indicated that there might be some interesting activities afloat to push a pro-religion agenda, and they are very careful as to how they do it. These users appear to be doing so. Another issue is that the several editors who have stood up to the POV-pushers aren't around. I've given up, because frankly, it's not worth responding to every bogus argument they make. Then if you do accuse them of their POV pushing, they file an WP:ANI, which takes more time. I'm frustrated by what's happening. ID is nothing more than a subtle religious argument for creationism. Why is there such discussions going on? I like Jim's responses--he's blunt, and could care less about what they creationists say about him. This whole thing is depressing. Orangemarlin 16:04, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
<unindent> It's a bit more complex, as Morphh raised a genuine point which was backed up by a reading of Kitzmiller, leading to the current use of version 2. Despite the ghastly heading of "Just the facts, ma'm" which had me looking to see if it was a rasping person, Tomandlu is genuine and ok, imo. As I write, a useful suggestion is being put forward and agreed by Gnixon, who appears to be fair and against pro-ID pov, judging by recent actions. Looks promising, but I'm thinking about it before commenting... dave souza, talk 17:55, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
Wow
Lovely work on God - the article is improving enormously. KillerChihuahua 22:04, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
- I actually didn't know you were such an expert Jim. I know who to run to for help on all of these religion articles. :) Orangemarlin 02:02, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks guys. ;) •Jim62sch• 18:03, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Latin
I wish I could read it. Sophia 22:19, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
- I have written what I have written, but you have not read what I have written. (Technically, I should have done "scripsi quod scripsi", but I didn't want to mess up the biblical reference.) ;) •Jim62sch• 22:24, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
- I like that one - I may use it and pretend I know latin! Sophia 06:46, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- You might like this one too (I leave it as an edit summary when I get frustrated with Fundies trying to do things like put dinosaurs on Noah's Ark): "In principio creavit homo dei et ex eo tempore poenas dederat" In the beginning, man created the gods and he's been paying for it ever since. ;) •Jim62sch• 10:15, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- Or my favorite, Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur - "Anything said in Latin sounds profound". I find it useful in dealing with Jim. (:-P) OTOH, Non gradus anus rodentum may be more to your liking. KillerChihuahua 19:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- No step ass rat? What? If you meant what I think you did, it's not translatable. Nil morari is the closest you can get. Interesting tidbit: in Latin, the root of "profound" (found most often in the phrase de profundis), is the exact opposite of "altum" in the quote. •Jim62sch• 20:30, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- Nil carborundum illegitemii! Which reminds me, Johnson is regarded as the father of ID, but it was evidently conceived in 1987 before he'd even heard of it, which casts some doubt on the legitimacy of the offspring.... dave souza, talk 20:53, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- Bad sign when illegitemi reminds one of Johnson, but it's true. :) •Jim62sch• 21:44, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- I'm taking the slow approach at the hypothemyth page - it's not worth getting frustrated about. Also Str is OK with me - we have our moments but with enough time and attempts to work out what each other mean, we should end up with a stable title. Ta for the latin - they will come in useful when I want to look educated! Sophia 16:47, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
- I can't figure Str out -- he makes some good edits and some really bad ones. Sometimes his logic is sound, other times it's seriously flawed. And I really wish he'd leave the language stuff alone -- he has no clue what he's on about. Now, I have to go try to stabilise that section. Grrrr. •Jim62sch• 17:15, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
- Maybe he's flawed like all of us. He made a point over at one article or another, where he was very logical. However, I still disagreed with him. Orangemarlin 22:37, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
- The joys of being human. :)
- In any case, on the God article he's busy claiming that Allah is not the Muslim name for God, while claiming "nameship" for a variety of other "words". I really wish that people who know nothing of linguistics would leave linguistic/etymological issues alone. •Jim62sch• 20:16, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
Thought for a new day
The sun is shining for the moment here, so after all that πολεμικως, Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag :) ...dave souza, talk 07:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- Were you the only one to catch the irony? I laugh...so as not to cry. •Jim62sch• 09:16, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- You pointed it out, you blighter! As noted here, that apposite article was a nice example of writing therapy. As it happens, it was inspired by one of the usual topic related arguments when someone mentioned faggots which in my opinion are ok but a bit more disgusting looking than haggis – but then I recall you have your own regional delicacies that outsiders probably don't appreciate. Chacun à son goût springs to mind, but I can't quite remember what it means. ... dave souza, talk 10:36, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- "Everybody has gout." Bishonen | talk 10:38, 31 August 2007 (UTC).
- Yes, very close. Each to his own taste. •Jim62sch• 21:42, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- OK, revising my version: "Everybody tastes good." Bishonen | talk 21:44, 31 August 2007 (UTC).
- Oooh, I like that one! :) •Jim62sch• 21:48, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, I have excellent French. I can say "J'ai assassiné mon oncle au'jourd'hui dans le jardin." And I'm working on some more phrases! Bishonen | talk 21:50, 31 August 2007 (UTC).
- PS. Nothing yet — I guess I only have an excellent sentence. Oh well. Bishonen | talk 21:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC).
- What did your uncle do and why was he in the garden? •Jim62sch• 23:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- PS. Nothing yet — I guess I only have an excellent sentence. Oh well. Bishonen | talk 21:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC).
- Yes, I have excellent French. I can say "J'ai assassiné mon oncle au'jourd'hui dans le jardin." And I'm working on some more phrases! Bishonen | talk 21:50, 31 August 2007 (UTC).
- Yes, very close. Each to his own taste. •Jim62sch• 21:42, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- "Everybody has gout." Bishonen | talk 10:38, 31 August 2007 (UTC).
- You pointed it out, you blighter! As noted here, that apposite article was a nice example of writing therapy. As it happens, it was inspired by one of the usual topic related arguments when someone mentioned faggots which in my opinion are ok but a bit more disgusting looking than haggis – but then I recall you have your own regional delicacies that outsiders probably don't appreciate. Chacun à son goût springs to mind, but I can't quite remember what it means. ... dave souza, talk 10:36, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
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| I'm awarding you this barnstar for your help in rewriting the homeopathy article. It is now implemented and hopefully will improve even further in the near future. Great job! Wikidudeman 14:47, 1 September 2007 (UTC) |
- Thanks, much appreciated. Sorry I've not been of much help lately, but things have been a bit crazy. And, thanks for tackling the rewrite -- quite a challenge you took on. Nice job. •Jim62sch• 16:59, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
Greek question
Is this edit correct? JoshuaZ (talk) 18:00, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
- Believe it or not, yes. The Theta actually represented an aspirated "t" not the th sound in either this (call an edh) or think (called a thorn). Two asprirated T's would've been a bit much for the Roman tongue (and, it's unlikely both T's were aspirated even in Greek by the 1st or 2nd century CE -- the t's weren't initially aspirated in Hebrew, but the Greek spelling comes from a contraction of Mattathias, and the first theta represents the middle vowel (the lack of which may have been mistaken for aspiration in Hebrew)). Yep, clear as mud.
- Anyway, see Matthew 9:9, look for Μαθθαιον (accusative of Μαθθαιος) •Jim62sch• 22:39, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
- Hmm, now I feel ignorant. Are you aware of a good source we could stick in the article to back this up? JoshuaZ (talk) 23:55, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
- I'll check into one. •Jim62sch• 10:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
German translation
Hi again Jim. Here I am again to request another translation, this time in German. Whenever you have a couple of minutes to spare could you have a look at this image. I'm ok with the map's labeling but need a little help with the key. Any help would be much appreciated. --Gibmetal 77 20:17, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, Gib. Here goes ...
- Iberoromanische Sprachen = Ibero-Romance languages
- Spanisch bzw Kastillisch = Spanish, aka, Castillian
- Asturisch = Asturian
- Galicisch = Galician
- Portugiesich = Portuguese
- Katalanische mit etc., = Catalan, including Valencian and Balearic.
- Aragonesisch = Aragonese
- Andere Spachen = Other languages
- Gaskonish = Gascon (a form of Langue d'oc
- Languedokisch = Langue d'oc
- Baskisch = Basque
- Englisch - well, I'm sure you got that one :)
- Iberoromanische Sprachen = Ibero-Romance languages
- Hope this helps. •Jim62sch• 20:37, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
- Wow, that was quick! Thank you very much, I can now go ahead and create an English and Spanish version of the map. Thanks again, and I hope you don't mind me asking for your help with translations every so often! --Gibmetal 77 20:58, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
- Feel free to ask away, this is the kind of stuff I like. :) Please let me know when the map is done, I'd like to see how it turns out. •Jim62sch• 21:19, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks, that's good to know! I'm just planning to label over the existing image, I'm a lot better at product design than I am at graphic design. Will let you know when I upload it anyway. Gracias de nuevo y hasta luego! --Gibmetal 77 21:52, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
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- Thank you: I accept it proudly. I too have a friend with whom I disagree often, which explains why I was the best man at his wedding, LOL. I don't mind disagreements so long as they're intelligently argued, and I think we've both done that from our respective perspectives ... hmm, "Respective Perspective" could be an album title. But, I digress. I know we'll never agree on this issue, and so it goes: on the other hand we have "Weapons and war " and "Aviation" as common interests, and I too despise "Overlinking in general". Now, how about a beer? :) •Jim62sch• 20:12, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you, I'll have a Guinness please, especially if you are paying...--John (talk) 20:42, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
...in the BUFF...
Re: "BTW, BQ, is it true that BUFFs are cramped, smelly, sweaty, etc? I've never been inside one, but as an aviation geek, I love the plane and I'm just a bit curious"
Interesting that you posed this question while I was flying in one over Texas this afternoon. They are not spacious, but I've been in the T-37 and this thing is quite spacious by those standards. It isn't an airliner or anything but has seating for 10 (6 in ejection seats) with a standard crew of 5. There is only one spot you can stand all the way up in and that is at the base of the ladder. The jet I flew on today first flew in 1961 and others on the flightline were from 1960. Doing the math in my head (and mind you I'm just a newbie with 3 flights under my belt) that makes them about 49 years old. The seat cushions are original equipment and don't have much "cushion" in them. 49 years of guys puking during low levels into their masks, the seats, etc. After a few hours, the smell does become nauseating. I've never gotten airsick before the BUFF, but I threw up after 3 hours in the pattern. Apparently flying backwards with no windows will do that to a lot of people. Just about every military jet is "sweaty" when you get inside because they don't apply power to the aircraft until after the crew gets there (unlike airliners).
In any case, I have to debrief my flight in 7 hours and I need some sleep. G'night. If you have any more questions, just drop me a line. If I can't tell you the answer, I'll just let you know. — BQZip01 — 06:31, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for the quick reply. Flying in a BUFF doesn't sound any too pleasurable, but you guys have an important role in our defense -- although trying to remember that while puking is probably pretty difficult! I suppose, all things being equal, I'd rather be a pilot as you at least can see where you're going. Anyway, you have my appreciation for the job you're doing, just wish you wouldn't get airsick (must he horrible). Take care. •Jim62sch• 16:14, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
- Meh. It is a warplane and it wasn't designed to be a pleasure cruise.
- A couple of stories:
- There was an F-16 that took off and the pilot noticed his engine was running a little hot. After a few more minutes it was reaching dangerous levels, so he turned around and headed home. As he approached the field, he declared an emergency and was told "Roger, you are number 2 behind a B-52 on short final."
- "Tower, why am I number 2? What's his problem?"
- "The B-52 has an engine shut down."
- The F-16 pilot pondered the situation for a moment, then said, "I see...the dreaded seven engine approach..."
- During the Vietnam War, an F-4 was escorting a B-52 into his target. While doing that mission, he was having a ball doing barrel rolls, loops, and assorted aerial maeneuvers while taunting the BUFFs, "I betcha can't do this!"
- One veteran BUFF driver had enough and said, "Oh yeah! I bet you can't do this!" About a minute later he says, "There!"
- "Uh, I didn't see anything," said the F-4 pilot. "What'd you do?"
- "I just got up and got a cup of coffee, took a whiz, and shut down an engine and I'm waiting for you to top that!"
- Cheers! — BQZip01 — 17:31, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- A couple of stories:
- Crew comfort isn't necessarily number one, I guess. LOL.
- The stories were great, feel free to share more. The dreaded seven engine approach, indeed. As much as I've always loved the F-16, only one engine would make me a bit nervous as a pilot. •Jim62sch• 18:38, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
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Thanks
I never thanked for your condolence note last year, but I appreciate it more than I can possibly express. All the best, in friendship. Guettarda (talk) 16:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
- We miss you around these parts. Hoping to see you back with the New Year. Guettarda (talk) 16:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
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Hello again
Good to see you back, not so good to see your painful header. Bad news, can only hope things somehow get better. . dave souza, talk 18:24, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
- Thank you, Dave. Much appreciated, I assure you. •Jim62sch• 23:32, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
Help:English to Latin Translation
Hello! I need some help on English to Latin translation. Please help me to translate the following list of english words to Latin.
- Bishop of Rome
- Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
- Patriarch of Alexandria
- Patriarch of Antioch
- Patriarch of Jerusalem
Thank you. Amit6 (talk) 18:53, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
- Hi, Amit,
I'd use:
- biscopus romae (although if you mean the big bishop, it'd just be the pope)
- patriarchus ecumenicus constantinopoli
- patriarchus alexandrae
- patriarchus antiochi
- patriarchus Ierusalem (Jerusalem isn't declined, per se)
- I'd note though that place names weren't always declined... •Jim62sch• 22:12, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
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Thank you very much for working with me in 2010 to make the encyclopedia a better place. Regardless of any disagreements we may have had, I want to wish you all the very best for 2011. I look forward to working with you, and I hope for health and happiness to you and your family in the year to come. I therefore send you this glass of the cratur, so you can celebrate, whether it is Hogmanay or New Year's Day where you are. Warmest regards, --John (talk) 04:58, 1 January 2011 (UTC) |
Salut!
Jim est-ce que vous m'avez envoyé récemment quelque chose par courriel? CSTAR (talk) 17:15, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
- Non, mon ami. mon livre d'adresses du corriel a été "hacked". Je suis désolé. •Jim62sch• 20:06, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
I note with pleasure
That you exist. OrangeMarlin 20:20, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
- thanks, my friend...been a rough two years...What I thought was just GAD and MDD was really bi-polar disorder(which explains a few things I did on here). Fortunately, seroquel seems to work fairly well...or it could all be in my head. :) •Jim62sch• 20:28, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
- For me too. Not that I'm competitive, but I think I could trump your life story. IMHO. OrangeMarlin 00:37, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
- OK, you're on,,,you know my e-mail addy right? Und ze two men schtruggle to fint out who ze shittiest life hass hat. •Jim62sch• 05:41, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
Translation help needed
Hey, I saw you mentioned at Misplaced Pages:Translators_available#Latin-to-English. Translation help needed for the articles Rus' people, Rus (name), Kievan Rus', Rus' Khaganate, and probably also Varangians and Annales Bertiniani.
Original Latin source: (starting with "Venerunt etiam legati Graecorum a Theophilo imperatore directi, Theodosius videlicet, Calcedonensis metropolitanus episcopus, et Theophanius spatharius, ferentes cum donis imperatore dignis epistolam quos imperator quinto decimo Kalendas Iunii in Ingulenheim honorifice suscepit" on that page, and continuing AFAIK for two more pages).
The Latin source I need help on is the Annales Bertiniani, which is a collection of Frankish annals that was completed in 882 AD. The issue behind this is the historical first mention of the Rus' people, which was a Norse tribe, also known as the Varangians from Sweden that, starting in the 9th century from Novgorod and Kiev (Kievan Rus') and allegedly under the leadership of their chieftain Rurik (or rather RøRikR in Old Norse) conquered portions of the Baltics and today's northwestern Russia, a realm which was soon known as the Rus' Khaganate (with the result that lots of placenames, such as Novgorod, actually have an Old Norse etymology). Eventually, the Rus' Khaganate, even though the Norse ruling elite was but small and soon assimilated to the Balto-Slavic population, became the nucleus and namegiver for modern Russia.
The thing is, this so-called Normannic theory is still kinda controversial, as modern Russian scholars often regard it as a modern romantic nationalist myth originating with late-19th century Pan-Germanism. What the Russians are saying is that the original Rus were actually Slavs. Now, these 9th century Annales Bertiniani seem to be a rather authoritative, and, given their time of origination, pretty concise, source to refute these Russian scholars.
What I get of this Latin text is only the gist of it. Apparently, a delegation of Rus people were interrogated by Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious at Ingelheim am Rhein in 839 AD, where they said that:
- the name of their tribe was Rus (spelled "Rhos" in this Latin text, maybe via Byzantine Greek translation? As far as I can tell, a letter from Byzantine Emperor Theophilos or Michael III is mentioned),
- they originally came from Sweden
- but had settled in what is northwestern Russia today (I find this information several times in modern sources, attributing it to the Annales Bertiniani, but *WHAT THE HECK* was their contemporary name for "northwestern Russia"?), and
- that they had switched to calling their chieftains chacanus now.
Chacanus is Latin for Khagan, a title they had likely borrowed from contact with the Avars while conquering from the Baltic coast southward. It's why their realm in centuries to come was to be known as the Rus' Khaganate.
But what I need for good sourcing is an exact translation of portions relevant to the informations bulleted above. Original Latin text at (starting with "Venerunt etiam legati Graecorum a Theophilo imperatore directi, Theodosius videlicet, Calcedonensis metropolitanus episcopus, et Theophanius spatharius, ferentes cum donis imperatore dignis epistolam quos imperator quinto decimo Kalendas Iunii in Ingulenheim honorifice suscepit" on that page, and continuing AFAIK for two more pages). --79.193.34.87 (talk) 02:58, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
New Rational Skepticism WikiProject member asking for look at Theosophy entry
Since you are an active participant in the Rational Skepticism WikiProject, would you mind looking over the Misplaced Pages entry on Theosophy to see if you find any concerns?
I've been ordered to fix the page so that it accords with my understanding of the NPOV policy. I'm happy to do that but I have a lot of work at my job. Now I've been told that I must make the changes by April 30th or the NPOV tag will be removed. I simply can't learn how to use Misplaced Pages as a newcomer, become familiar with all the sources, and make the edits if I must do it all by April 30th.
Would you look over the Theosophy page? Also, can you recommend anything? Thanks much,Factseducado (talk) 15:10, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
Welcome back!
Hi, saw you making some minor changes on my watchlist, wow, welcome back!!! I trust and hope all is (reasonably) well with you? I thought you'd become a Missing Wikipedian on us. How nice to see your edits in my feed again! KillerChihuahua 16:14, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks KC! I have finally figured out what caused me to act kind of, well, odd, and become reclusive: unbeknownst to me I had MS, the symptoms of which caused deep depression and erratic behaviour. It's not all better now, but at least I know why the symptoms exist and that brings a certain peace of mind. •Jim62sch• 16:48, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Hi also Jim, good to see you back and sorry to see the userboxes. Still, if the knowledge is helping at least that's something, hope you can make the best of it. Good luck for the future, dave souza, talk 16:51, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks Dave, much appreciated! Might take me a couple of days to pick up on Wiki's current dynamic, but it really is nice to be back. •Jim62sch• 17:05, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- I am so sorry to hear of your illness, but glad you have identified it now and are hopefully getting some helpful treatment. Please let me know if you need anything (like a stack of articles to fix) or if I can be of help in any way. KillerChihuahua 17:00, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Know what, KC? A stack of articles might help. :) Might as well use my brain before it turns to mush...lol. •Jim62sch• 17:05, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well of course you know all the usual suspects, Categories: Articles needing cleanup, and so on, but just yesterday I was doing the Random article thing and hit Bishop of Reykjavík (Catholic). I'll leave it to you to see how bad it is, and yet I'm sure there could be an excellent article there. KillerChihuahua 17:53, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Yep, it needs serious help...I'll try to find more info and improve the darn thing. •Jim62sch• 18:05, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Oh, bloody hell...no Icelandic article. Not that I'm good with Icelandic, but I do get some of it. •Jim62sch• 18:10, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Picky, picky. You could always just pick one of the 15 articles in Category:Articles needing cleanup from March 2007 and move us one step closer to having that category cleared. KillerChihuahua 18:34, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- For example: Józef Mroszczak. KillerChihuahua 18:37, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- LOL. 2007? Damn. •Jim62sch• 18:47, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- inorite? Purty darn bad, that is. KillerChihuahua 18:49, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- yep! •Jim62sch• 18:58, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Why in the name of Apollo is Timeline for September following the September 11 attacks an article? Oy. •Jim62sch• 19:11, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Hey, looks like you're finding plenty already! Next time I find a furrin language source I'll be back for assistance instead of ignoring it. . dave souza, talk 20:21, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Sounds good! :) •Jim62sch• 22:57, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- OK, refresh my goofy memory. I can's find the steps for proposing deletion. •Jim62sch• 23:08, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Not something I've done much, at a guess WP:RFD should show how to do it, nope that didn't work but it has a link to Misplaced Pages:Deletion process which gives links to the more useful Misplaced Pages:Guide to deletion. Think the last one is what you want.. . . dave souza, talk 08:34, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
- And List of Code Lyoko media can't decide if it's a list or an article. And yes, I forget how to rename. •Jim62sch• 23:21, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Now I've just had a quick reminder about this, if it's uncontroversial click on the move tab at the top of the page, preferably giving your reasons on article talk first in case anyone's interested. If it looks controversial or there are any technical difficulties then look at WP:RM and follow the instructions to put a template on the article talk page giving your reasons. . dave souza, talk 08:34, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
- Anoyjer flippin' question: Has it become normal to add birth and death dates for every person mentioned? Looks like crap. See Theosophy •Jim62sch•
- Some books do that, it's not normal here: if the persons concerned have bio articles their dates will be in the bios. It would probably be useful to have a form of words to show the timing of when the people contributed to the topic. No doupt WP:MOS says something about it, but I've not looked. . dave souza, talk 08:34, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
Your Afd nom
Hey Jim, I noticed you forgot to place a deletion argument at the top of the list you nominated - check out Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/List of Twitter users in India for an example of how to do this. Basically, you just need to post at the top of Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Timeline for September following the September 11 attacks with the reasons why you think it should be deleted. KillerChihuahua 23:21, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
- I'll try again -- I screwed it up last night. •Jim62sch• 01:07, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
- You don't need to relist it, you just need to post why you think it should be deleted here. Click on the link, and post your reasoning. :-) KillerChihuahua 02:32, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you. •Jim62sch• 02:45, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
- No worries, you've been away from here for a while. It will all come back to you soon enough. :-) of course, then you'll wonder why you came back. KillerChihuahua 02:48, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
- ROFL. :) •Jim62sch• 02:53, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
oy
Wiki needs serious hep... wtf is List of birds on stamps of Albania? 03:20, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
- Part of Category:Lists of birds on stamps – remember, philately will get you nowhere! Best to let them get on with it, someone no doubt finds these lists useful. . dave souza, talk 07:02, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
OK, I'll let it go...and maybe start a list of Adolf Hitler on stamps of Germany or some such rot. •Jim62sch• 17:32, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
- Sigh. And yet we're not allowed to have Category:Vice Presidents who have shot people during peacetime (leaving Aaron Burr and Dick Cheney woefully under-categorized). It seems so arbitrary! Anyhow, welcome back. Sorry to see the Phillies having such a tough time this year. MastCell 17:36, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
lol...too true. And thank you, it's nice to be back. The Phillies had too many injuries, but I'm hopeful that next year will be better (which is exactly what I used to say from about 1985 to 2006). •Jim62sch• 17:43, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
I know I needed this explanation...
Men who have sex with men. Huh? •Jim62sch• 21:59, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
Good to have you back
...making Misplaced Pages better.
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- Thank you, KC! And it's great to be back and to be able to contribute and help a good cause...let me stop here, it's getting all mushy like a Miss America Pageant winner. ;) But, seriously, thank you. •Jim62sch• 01:54, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Rauville-la-Place
Hi: It had been over a week since you expanded this with text from the Catalan article, so I went ahead and did my best with what remained untranslated. I have put a template on the section indicating that it is a rough translation that needs checking. Thanks for the expansion and for translating it - but next time, please either insert the new text only after translating it into English, or put it in commented out and then translate it little by little as you did. And please don't leave notes visible in mainspace; again, you can comment these out, or there is a template for articles in progress, but that's intended only to be used for a day or two. I hope I didn't mess up on what I translated, and would be grateful if you'd check it when you have time and remove the section template after making it accurate :-) Yngvadottir (talk) 18:49, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
- No worries...I meant to have had it done in a day, but real life intruded. :) But, you do bring up a good point about methodology, so thank you. I'll check it either tonight or tomorrow. Cheers. •Jim62sch• 20:53, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Nostradamus
I have raised some concerns about Nostradamus on the article talk page. As Sandy Georgia kindly informs me that an FAR is premature, I'd appreciate some input on the talk page and some ideas on how to improve it first without delisting.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 13:58, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
Your IQ really 173? That's astonishing. User:John Carter has an IQ of 166, but you've become the highest IQ I've encountered. You both have an IQ higher than Albert Einstein! My IQ is 149, pretty dumb compared to you two super geniuses eh! His Baldness demands a brain transplant from Jim62 to enhance his evil quest for world domination. Mwwwoohahahaa. On a serious note, I'll try to make some referencing improvements to Nostradamus in the coming week. Have you seen the documentaries on him, especially the Orson Welles one? Quite fascinating. ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 22:57, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
- A friend once commented that anything over 145 is a waste, and, although I rejected the argument at first, experience seems to show that to be true: bottom line is that people generally can't understand anything said by someone with an IQ of 130, let alone 145. •Jim62sch• 11:13, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
I think that's true to an extent although in my experience the other way round, I find general conversation in pubs about "lad" topics as particularly mind numbing. Too few people about you can truly have an intellectually engaging conversation with! You like chess at all? I used to be an excellent player at one time, not played much since the wikipedia phenomenon!!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 14:11, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
- Agreed. Hence my having few real friends and many acquaintances -- the latter being easy to walk awat from when their trivialities become a nuisance. Yes, I play, but infrequently. •Jim62sch• 14:17, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
An Evil Award for You!
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Evil Genius Award |
| For having an IQ of a super genius. It is rare for His Evilness to encounter somebody of superior intellect. A place at SPECTRE is available for you, I need a super brainy scientist to devise a new evil time machine which will take me back to the Nostradamus's time and tell him to stop talking in riddles and give me some proper answers!! ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 23:01, 18 December 2012 (UTC) |
- Merci. In my case the award could be seen as especially apt as my MBTI is INTJ, which is frequently called the "Mastermind". Bwahahaha. •Jim62sch• 11:16, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
Winter solstice greetings!
- Thank you and the same to you! •Jim62sch• 20:52, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
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November 2013 GOCE drive wrap-up
| Guild of Copy Editors November 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
– Your project coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95 and The Utahraptor. |
GOCE December 2013 Blitz wrap-up and January Drive invitation
| December Notes from the Guild of Copy Editors
The December blitz ran from December 8–14. The theme for this blitz was articles tied in some way to religion. Seven editors knocked out 20 articles over the course of the week. Our next blitz will be in February, with a theme to be determined. Feel free to make theme suggestions at the Guild talk page! The January 2014 Backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on January 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in October and November 2012 and complete all requests placed before the end of 2013. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in October and November 2012", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there!  Coordinator election: Voting is open for candidates to serve as GOCE coordinators from 1 January through 30 June 2014. Voting will run until the end of December. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95 and The Utahraptor To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Message delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:25, 23 December 2013 (UTC) |
GOCE 2013 Annual Report
| Guild of Copy Editors 2013 Annual Report
The GOCE has wrapped up another successful year of operations! Our 2013 Annual Report is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978 and Jonesey95 |
GOCE February blitz wrapup
| Guild of Copy Editors Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2014 wrap-up
Participation: Out of seven people who signed up for this blitz, all copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we removed 16 articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the March drive! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Baffle gab1978. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by |
March GOCE copyedit drive
| Notes from the Guild of Copy Editors
The March 2014 backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles in need of copyediting. The drive begins on March 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on March 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copyedit all articles tagged in December 2012 and January 2013 and to complete all requests placed in January 2014. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copyedits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: number of articles, number of words, number of articles over 5,000 words, number of articles tagged in December 2012 and January 2013 and the longest article. We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:59, 21 February 2014 (UTC) |
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GOCE March drive wrapup
| Guild of Copy Editors March 2014 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
– Your project coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis. |
| Guild of Copy Editors March 2014 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Thanks to all who participated in the drive and helped out behind the scenes. 42 people signed up for this drive and 28 of these completed at least one article. Final results are available here. Progress report: Articles tagged during the target months of December 2012 and January 2013 were reduced from 177 to 33, and the overall backlog was reduced by 13 articles. The total backlog was 2,902 articles at the end of March. On the Requests page during March, 26 copy edit requests were completed, all requests from January 2014 were completed, and the length of the queue was reduced by 11 articles. Blitz!: The April blitz will run from April 13–19, with a focus on the Requests list. Sign up now! – Your drive coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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April blitz wrap-up and May copyediting drive invitation
| Guild of Copy Editors April 2014 Blitz wrap-up
Participation: Out of 17 people who signed up for this blitz, eight copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we removed 28 articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the May drive! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Baffle gab1978. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered byMediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:18, 22 April 2014 (UTC) |
GOCE June 2014 newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors May 2014 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Thanks to all who participated! Out of 51 people who signed up this drive, 33 copy edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We reduced our article backlog from 2,987 articles to 2,236 articles in May, the lowest backlog total since we began keeping records in 2009! Since at least 300 new articles were tagged during May, that means we copy edited over 1,000 articles in a single month. Amazing work, everyone! Blitz: The June blitz will run from June 15–21. This blitz's theme is Politics. Sign up here. Election: You can nominate yourself or others for the role of Coordinator for the second half of 2014 here. Nominations will be accepted until June 14. Voting will begin on June 15 and will conclude on June 28. Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:27, 5 June 2014 (UTC) |
GOCE July 2014 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors July 2014 newsletter is now ready for review. Highlights:
– Your project coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis. |
w:pt:Population Matters
Hi, in case you have the time, I'm making a general request hoping that someone can tidy my machine code translation of the Population Matters' article mentioned. (Ultimately I hope to move the article to "População é importante" or whatever might be the best translation of "Population (as a subject) is important"). The article is currently up for deletion so I'm contacting a few potential translators. Please check: W:pt:Population_Matters&action=history to avoid wasting time. If the article is deleted I would still appreciate its development at w:pt:Usuário(a):Gregkaye/Testes. Any help with any population related article would also be appreciated. Many thanks Gregkaye (talk) 06:20, 15 July 2014 (UTC) w:en:User_talk:Gregkaye
GOCE July drive and August blitz
| Guild of Copy Editors July 2014 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Thanks to everyone who participated in the July drive. Of the 40 people who signed up this drive, 22 copy edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We reduced our article backlog from 2400 articles to 2199 articles in July. This is a new month-end record low for the backlog. Nice work, everyone! Blitz: The August blitz will run from August 24–30. The blitz will focus on articles from the GOCE's Requests page. Awards will be given out to everyone who copy edits at least one of the target articles. The blitz will run from August 24–30. Sign up here! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:10, 19 August 2014 (UTC) |
GOCE October 2014 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors October 2014 newsletter is now ready for review. Highlights:
– Your project coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis. |
GOCE coordinator elections
| Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors
Candidate nominations for Guild coordinators to serve from January 1 to June 30, 2015, are currently underway. The nomination period will close at 23:59 on December 15 (UTC), after which voting will commence until 23:59 on December 31, 2014. Self-nominations are welcomed. Please consider getting involved; it's your Guild and it won't coordinate itself, so if you'd like to help coordinate Guild activities we'd love to hear from you. Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, and Miniapolis. Message sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:17, 10 December 2014 (UTC) |
December 2014 GOCE newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors December 2014 Newsletter
 Drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in November's Backlog Elimination Drive. Of the 43 people who signed up for this drive, 26 copy edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: The November Drive removed 26 requests from the Requests page and 509 articles from the {{copy edit}} backlog. We copy edited 83 articles tagged in the target months; July, August, and September 2013. Together with tag removals from articles unsuitable for copy editing, we eliminated July 2013 from the backlog and reduced August and September's tags to 61 and 70 respectively. As of 01:01, 1 December 2014 (UTC), the backlog stood at 1,974 articles, dipping below 2,000 for the first time in the Guild's history (see graph at right). Well done everyone! Blitz: The December Blitz will run from December 14–20 and will focus on articles related to Religion, in recognition of this month's religious holidays in much of the English-speaking world. Awards will be given out to everyone who copy edits at least one of the target articles. Sign up here! Election time again: The election of coordinators to serve from 1 January to 30 June 2015 is now underway. Candidates can nominate themselves or others from December 01, 00:01 (UTC), until December 15, 23:59. The voting period will run from December 16, 00:01 (UTC), until December 31, 23:59. You can read about coordinators' duties here. Please consider getting involved and remember to cast you vote—it's your Guild and it doesn't organize itself! Thank you all once again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve anything without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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GOCE holiday 2014 newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors Late December 2014 Newsletter
Blitz: Thanks to everyone who participated in the December Blitz. Of the 14 editors who signed up for the blitz, 11 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. January drive: The January backlog-reduction drive is just around the corner; sign up here! Election time again: The election of coordinators to serve from January 1 to June 30, 2015 is now underway. The voting period runs from December 16, 00:01 (UTC), until December 31, 23:59. Please cast your vote—it's your Guild, and it doesn't run itself! Happy holidays from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:44, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
GOCE 2014 report
| Guild of Copy Editors 2014 Annual Report
Our 2014 Annual Report is now ready for review. Highlights:
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February 2015 GOCE newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors February 2015 Newsletter
Drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in January's Backlog Elimination Drive. Of the 38 people who signed up for this drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We were able to remove August 2013 from the general copyediting backlog and November 2014 from the request-page backlog. Many thanks, everyone! Blitz: The February Blitz will run from February 15–21 and again focuses on the requests page. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one request article. Sign up here! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Biblioworm and Philg88. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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GOCE March newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors March 2015 Newsletter
Blitz: Thanks to everyone who participated in the February Blitz. Of the 21 people who signed up, eight copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: The blitz removed 16 articles from the requests list, and we're almost done with December 2014. Many thanks, everyone! Drive: The month-long March drive begins in about a week. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Sign up here! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Biblioworm and Philg88. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:41, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
Nomination of Nancy Yasecko for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Nancy Yasecko is suitable for inclusion in Misplaced Pages according to Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Nancy Yasecko until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Student7 (talk) 15:09, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
April 2015 GOCE newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors April 2015 Newsletter
March drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 38 people who signed up, 18 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. April blitz: The one-week April blitz, again targeting our long requests list, will run from April 19–25. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the requests page. Sign up here! May drive: The month-long May backlog-reduction drive, with extra credit for articles tagged in December 2013, January and February 2014 and all request articles, begins soon. Sign up now! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Biblioworm and Philg88. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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GOCE June 2015 newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors June 2015 News
May drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 38 people who signed up, 29 copyedited at least one article, and we got within 50 articles of our all-time low in the backlog. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Coordinator elections: Nominations are open through June 15 for GOCE coordinators, with voting from June 16–30. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Biblioworm and Philg88. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:08, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
Your thoughts?
Timeline of Philadelphia has a discussion about selection and inclusion criteria. Two editors are discussing it, but we have divergent views. More opinions would be helpful. - SummerPhD 13:13, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
GOCE August 2015 newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors August 2015 Newsletter
July drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 24 people who signed up, 17 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. August blitz: The one-week April blitz, targeting biographical articles that have been tagged for copy editing for over a year, will run from August 16–22. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the article list on the blitz page. Sign up here! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, KieranTribe, Miniapolis, and Pax85. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
- sent by Jonesey95 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:43, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
Article upgrade assistance request (Pre-translation stage)
Seasons Greetings,
This is in reference to a relatively new umbrella article on en-wikipedia named Ceremonial pole. Ceremonial pole is a human tradition since ancient times; either existed in past at some point of time, or still exists in some cultures across global continents from north to south & from east to west. Ceremonial poles are used to symbolize a variety of concepts in several different world cultures.
Through article Ceremonial pole we intend to take encyclopedic note of cultural aspects and festive celebrations around Ceremonial pole as an umbrella article and want to have historical, mythological, anthropological aspects, reverence or worships wherever concerned as a small part.
While Ceremonial poles have a long past and strong presence but usually less discussed subject. Even before we seek translation of this article in global languages, we need to have more encyclopedic information/input about Ceremonial poles from all global cultures and languages. And we seek your assistance in the same.
Since other contributors to the article are insisting for reliable sources and Standard native english; If your contributions get deleted (for some reason like linguistics or may be your information is reliable but unfortunately dosent match expectations of other editors) , please do list the same on Talk:Ceremonial pole page so that other wikipedians may help improve by interlanguage collaborations, and/or some other language wikipedias may be interested in giving more importance to reliablity of information over other factors on their respective wikipedia.
This particular request is being made to you since your user name is listed in Misplaced Pages:Translators available list.
Thanking you with warm regards Mahitgar (talk) 05:16, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
October 2015 GOCE newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors October 2015 Newsletter
September drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 25 editors who signed up, 18 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. October blitz: The one-week October blitz, targeting requests, has just concluded. Of the nine editors who signed up, seven copyedited at least one request; check your talk page for your barnstar! The month-long November drive, focusing on our oldest backlog articles (June, July, and August 2014) and the October requests, is just around the corner. Hope to see you there! Thanks again for your support; together, we can improve the encyclopedia! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, KieranTribe, Miniapolis and Pax85. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Guild of Copy Editors 2015 End of Year Report
| Guild of Copy Editors 2015 End of Year Report
Our 2015 End of Year Report is now ready for review. Highlights:
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Guild of Copy Editors April 2016 Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors April 2016 Newsletter
March drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 28 people who signed up, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. April blitz: The one-week April blitz, again targeting our long requests list, will run from April 17–23. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the requests page. Sign up here! May drive: The month-long May backlog-reduction drive, with extra credit for articles tagged in March, April, and May 2015, and all request articles, begins May 1. Sign up now! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Miniapolis, and Baffle gab1978. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Please
Is it possible you translate this article? Gratefull. 2804:14C:5BB6:802D:E269:95FF:FE51:FF80 (talk) 16:46, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
June 2016 Guild of Copy Editors Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors June 2016 News
Hello everyone, welcome to the June 2016 GOCE newsletter. It's been a few months since we sent one out; we hope y'all haven't forgotten about the Guild! Your coordinators have been busy behind the scenes as usual, though real life has a habit of reducing our personal wiki-time. The May backlog reduction drive, the usual coordinating tasks and preparations for the June election are keeping us on our toes! May drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's record-setting backlog reduction drive. Of the 29 people who signed up, 16 copyedited at least one article, 197 copyedits were recorded on the drive page, and the copyedit backlog fell below 1,500 for the first time! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. June Blitz: this one-week copy-editing blitz will occur from 12 June through 18 June; the themes will be video games and Asian geography. Coordinator elections: It's election time again; how quickly they seem to roll around! Nominations for the next tranche of Guild coordinators, who will serve a six-month term that begins at 00:01 UTC on 1 July and ends at 23:59 UTC on 31 December, opens at 00:01 UTC on 1 June and closes at 23:59 UTC on 15 June. Voting takes place between 00:01 UTC on 16 June and 23:59 UTC on 30 June. If you'd like to assist behind the scenes, please consider stepping forward; self-nominations are welcomed and encouraged. All Misplaced Pages editors in good standing are eligible; remember it's your Guild, and it doesn't run itself! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Baffle gab1978. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
Guild of Copy Editors July 2016 News
| Guild of Copy Editors July 2016 News
Hello everyone, and welcome to the July 2016 GOCE newsletter. June Blitz: this one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 12 through 18 June; the themes were video games and Asian geography. Of the 18 editors who signed up, 11 removed 47 articles from the backlog. Barnstars and rollover totals are located here. Thanks to all editors who took part. Coordinator elections: The second tranche of Guild coordinators for 2016, who will serve a six-month term until 23:59 UTC on 31 December, have been elected. Jonesey95 remains as your drama-free Lead Coordinator, and Corinne and Tdslk are your new assistant coordinators. For her long service to the Guild, Miniapolis has been enrolled in the GOCE Hall of Fame. Thanks to everyone who voted in the election; our next scheduled one occurs in December 2016. All Misplaced Pages editors in good standing are eligible; self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. July Drive: Our month-long July Copy Editing Backlog Elimination Drive is now underway. Our aim is to remove articles tagged for copy-edit in April, May and June 2015, and to complete all requests on the GOCE Requests page from June 2016. The drive ends at 23:59 on 31 July 2016 (UTC). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Corinne and Tdlsk. >>> Sign up for the July Drive! <<< |
Guild of Copy Editors September 2016 News
| Guild of Copy Editors September 2016 News
Hello everyone, and welcome to the September 2016 GOCE newsletter. >>> Sign up for the September Drive, already in progress! <<< July Drive: The July drive was a roaring success. We set out to remove April, May, and June 2015 from our backlog (our 149 oldest articles), and by 23 July, we were done with those months. We added July 2015 (66 articles) and copy-edited 37 of those. We also handled all of the remaining Requests from June 2016. Well done! Overall, we recorded copy edits to 240 articles by 20 editors, reducing our total backlog to 13 months and 1,656 articles, the second-lowest month-end total ever. August Blitz: this one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 21 through 27 August; the theme was sports-related articles in honor of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Of the eight editors who signed up, five editors removed 11 articles from the backlog. A quiet blitz – everyone must be on vacation. Barnstars and rollover totals are located here. Thanks to all editors who took part. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Corinne and Tdlsk. >>> Sign up for the September Drive! <<< |
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:36, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
Pedir um favor
Será que poderias traduzir este artigo do português para o inglês? Att (Saudações Brasileiras). 187.104.25.153 (talk) 05:06, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!
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Guild of Copy Editors December 2016 News
| Guild of Copy Editors December 2016 News
Hello everyone, and welcome to the December 2016 GOCE newsletter. We had an October newsletter all set to go, but it looks like we never pushed the button to deliver it, so this one contains a few months of updates. We have been busy and successful! >>> Sign up for the December Blitz! <<<Coordinator elections for the first half of 2017: Nominations are open for election of Coordinators for the first half of 2017. Please visit the election page to nominate yourself or another editor, and then return after December 15 to vote. Thanks for participating! September Drive: The September drive was fruitful. We set out to remove July through October 2015 from our backlog (an ambitious 269 articles), and by the end of the month, we had cut that pile of oldest articles to just 83. We reduced our overall backlog by 97 articles, even with new copyedit tags being added to articles every day. We also handled 75% of the remaining Requests from August 2016. Overall, 19 editors recorded copy edits to 233 articles (over 378,000 words). October Blitz: this one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 16 through 22 October; the theme was Requests, since the backlog was getting a bit long. Of the 16 editors who signed up, 10 editors completed 29 requests. Barnstars and rollover totals are located here. Thanks to all editors who took part. November Drive: The November drive was a record-breaker! We set out to remove September through December 2015 from our backlog (239 articles), and by the end of the month, we had cut that pile of old articles to just 66, eliminating the two oldest months! We reduced our overall backlog by 523 articles, to a new record low of 1,414 articles, even with new tags being added to articles every day, which means we removed copy-editing tags from over 800 articles. We also handled all of the remaining Requests from October 2016. Officially, 14 editors recorded copy edits to 200 articles (over 312,000 words), but over 600 articles, usually quick fixes and short articles, were not recorded on the drive page. Housekeeping note: we do not send a newsletter before every drive or blitz. To have a better chance of knowing when the next event will start, add the GOCE's message box to your Watchlist. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Corinne and Tdslk. >>> Sign up for the December Blitz! <<< |
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Guild of Copy Editors February 2017 News
| Guild of Copy Editors February 2017 News
Hello everyone, and welcome to the February 2017 GOCE newsletter. The Guild has been busy since the last time your coordinators sent out a newsletter! >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<<December blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 11 through 17 December; the themes were Requests and eliminating the November 2015 backlog. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine editors completed 29 articles. Barnstars and rollover totals are located here. Thanks to all who took part. January drive: The January drive was a great success. We set out to remove December 2015 and January and February 2016 from our backlog (195 articles), and by 22 January we had cleared those and had to add a third month (March 2016). At the end of the month we had almost cleared out that last month as well, for a total of 180 old articles removed from the backlog! We reduced our overall backlog by 337 articles, to a low of 1,465 articles, our second-lowest month-end total ever. We also handled all of the remaining requests from December 2016. Officially, 19 editors recorded 337 copy edits (over 679,000 words). February blitz: The one-week February blitz, focusing on the remaining March 2016 backlog and January 2017 requests, ran from 12 to 18 February. Seven editors reduced the total in those two backlog segments from 32 to 10 articles, leaving us in good shape going in to the March drive. Coordinator elections for the first half of 2017: In December, coordinators for the first half of 2017 were elected. Jonesey95 stepped aside as lead coordinator, remaining as coordinator and allowing Miniapolis to be the lead, and Tdslk and Corinne returned as coordinators. Thanks to all who participated! Speaking of coordinators, congratulations to Jonesey95 on their well-deserved induction into the Guild of Copy Editors Hall of Fame. The plaque reads: "For dedicated service as lead coordinator (2014, 1 July – 31 December 2015 and all of 2016) and coordinator (1 January – 30 June 2015 and 1 January – 30 June 2017); exceptional template-creation work (considerably streamlining project administration), and their emphasis on keeping the GOCE a drama-free zone." Housekeeping note: We do not send a newsletter before every drive or blitz. To have a better chance of knowing when the next event will start, add the GOCE's message box to your watchlist. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Corinne and Tdslk. >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:21, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
File:Commemorative Żorawski Medal, 1931.jpg needs authorship information
Dear uploader:
The media file you uploaded as File:Commemorative Żorawski Medal, 1931.jpg appears to be missing information as to one (or more) of the following :
- The author or creators of the work, (including information as to the author's lifespan).
- Where and how this particular version was obtained.
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Boa tarde, Estou a tentar traduzir uma página de uma actriz, do português para inglês, e não consigo publicar, será que me pode ajudar? Já fiz uma tradução e ficou em temporário, parece-me. Sou novo no wikipedia.
Será que me pode ajudar?
A página é esta: https://pt.wikipedia.org/Sara_Moura
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Guild of Copy Editors December 2017 News
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Hello copy editors! Welcome to the December 2017 GOCE newsletter, which contains nine months(!) of updates. The Guild has been busy and successful; your diligent efforts in 2017 has brought the backlog of articles requiring copy edit to below 1,000 articles for the first time. Thanks to all editors who have contributed their time and energy to help make this happen. >>> Sign up for the January Drive! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator Elections! <<<Our copy-editing drives (month-long backlog-reduction drives held in odd-numbered months) and blitzes (week-long themed editing in even-numbered months) have been very successful this year. March drive: We set out to remove April, May, and June 2016 from our backlog and all February 2017 Requests (a total of 304 articles). By the end of the month, all but 22 of these articles were cleared. Officially, of the 28 who signed up, 22 editors recorded 257 copy edits (439,952 words). (These numbers do not always make sense when you compare them to the overall reduction in the backlog, because not all editors record every copy edit on the drive page.) April blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 16 through 22 April; the theme was Requests. Of the 15 who signed up, 9 editors completed 43 articles (81,822 words). May drive: The goals were to remove July, August, and September 2016 from the backlog and to complete all March 2017 Requests (a total of 300 articles). By the end of the month, we had reduced our overall backlog to an all-time low of 1,388 articles. Of the 28 who signed up, 17 editors completed 187 articles (321,810 words). June blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 18 through 24 June; the theme was Requests. Of the 16 who signed up, 9 editors completed 28 copy edits (117,089 words). 2017 Coordinator elections: In June, coordinators for the second half of 2017 were elected. Jonesey95 moved back into the lead coordinator position, with Miniapolis stepping down to remain as coordinator; Tdslk and Corinne returned as coordinators, and Keira1996 rejoined after an extended absence. Thanks to all who participated! July drive: We set out to remove August, September, October, and November 2016 from the backlog and to complete all May and June 2017 Requests (a total of 242 articles). The drive was an enormous success, and the target was nearly achieved within three weeks, so that December 2016 was added to the "old articles" list used as a goal for the drive. By the end of the month, only three articles from 2016 remained, and for the second drive in a row, the backlog was reduced to a new all-time low, this time to 1,363 articles. Of the 33 who signed up, 21 editors completed 337 articles (556,482 words). August blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 20 through 26 August; the theme was biographical articles tagged for copy editing for more than six months (47 articles). Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors completed 38 copy edits (42,589 words). September drive: The goals were to remove January, February, and March 2017 from the backlog and to complete all August 2017 Requests (a total of 338 articles). Of the 19 who signed up, 14 editors completed 121 copy edits (267,227 words). October blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 22 through 28 October; the theme was Requests. Of the 14 who signed up, 8 editors completed 20 articles (55,642 words). November drive: We set out again to remove January, February, and March 2017 from the backlog and to complete all October 2017 Requests (a total of 207 articles). By the end of the month, these goals were reached and the backlog shrank to its lowest total ever, 997 articles, the first time it had fallen under one thousand (click on the graph above to see this amazing feat in graphical form). It was also the first time that the oldest copy-edit tag was less than eight months old. Of the 25 who signed up, 16 editors completed 159 articles (285,929 words). 2018 Coordinator elections: Voting is open for the election of coordinators for the first half of 2018. Please visit the election page to vote between now and December 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Thanks for participating! Housekeeping note: We do not send a newsletter before (or after) every drive or blitz. To have a better chance of knowing when the next event will start, add the GOCE's message box to your watchlist. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Corinne, Tdslk, and Keira1996. >>> Sign up for the January Drive! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator Elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Welcome to the February 2018 GOCE newsletter in which you will find Guild updates since the December edition. We got to a great start for the year, holding the backlog at nine months. 100 requests were submitted in the first 6 weeks of the year and were swiftly handled with an average completion time of 9 days. >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<<Coordinator elections: In December, coordinators for the first half of 2018 were elected. Jonesey95 remained as lead coordinator and Corrine, Miniapolis and Tdslk as assistant coordinators. Keira1996 stepped down as assistant coordinator and was replaced by Reidgreg. Thanks to all who participated! End of year reports were prepared for 2016 and 2017, providing a detailed look at the Guild's long-term progress. January drive: We set out to remove April, May, and June 2017 from our backlog and all December 2017 Requests (a total of 275 articles). As with previous years, the January drive was an outstanding success and by the end of the month all but 57 of these articles were cleared. Officially, of the 38 who signed up, 21 editors recorded 259 copy edits (490,256 words). February blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 11 through 17 February, focusing on Requests and the last articles tagged in May 2017. At the end of the week there were only 14 pending requests, with none older than 20 days. Of the 11 who signed up, 10 editors completed 35 copy edits (98,538 words). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Corinne, Tdslk, and Reidgreg. >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Welcome to the June 2018 GOCE newsletter, in which you will find Guild updates since the February edition. Progress continues to be made on the copyediting backlog, which has been reduced to 7 months and reached a new all-time low. Requests continue to be handled efficiently this year, with 272 completed by the end of May (an average completion time of 10.5 days). Fewer than 10% of these waited longer than 20 days, and the longest wait time was 29 days. Misplaced Pages in general, and the Guild in particular, experienced a deep loss with the death on 20 March of Corinne. Corinne (a GOCE coordinator since 1 July 2016) was a tireless aide on the requests page, and her peerless copyediting is a part of innumerable GAs and FAs. Her good cheer, courtesy and tact are very much missed. March drive: The goal was to remove June, July and August 2017 from our backlog and all February 2018 Requests (a total of 219 articles). This drive was an outstanding success, and by the end of the month all but eight of these articles were cleared. Of the 33 editors who signed up, 19 recorded 277 copy edits (425,758 words). April blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 15 through 21 April, focusing on Requests and the last eight articles tagged in August 2017. At the end of the week there were only 17 pending requests, with none older than 17 days. Of the nine editors who signed up, eight editors completed 22 copy edits (62,412 words). May drive: We set out to remove September, October and November 2017 from our backlog and all April 2018 Requests (a total of 298 articles). There was great success this month with the backlog more than halved from 1,449 articles at the beginning of the month to a record low of 716 articles. Officially, of the 20 who signed up, 15 editors recorded 151 copy edits (248,813 words). Coordinator elections: It's election time again. Nominations for Guild coordinators (who will serve a six-month term for the second half of 2018) have begun, and will close at 23:59 UTC on 15 June. All Misplaced Pages editors in good standing are eligible, and self-nominations are encouraged. Voting will take place between 00:01 UTC on 16 June and 23:59 UTC on 30 June. June blitz: Stay tuned for this one-week copy-editing blitz, which will take place in mid-June. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Corinne, Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tdslk. >>> Participate in the June elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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December 2018 GOCE newsletter
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Hello and welcome to the December 2018 GOCE newsletter. Here is what's been happening since the August edition. Thanks to everyone who participated in the August blitz (results), which focused on Requests and the oldest backlog month. Of the twenty editors who signed up, eleven editors recorded 37 copy edits. For the September drive (results), of the twenty-three people who signed up, nineteen editors completed 294 copy edits. Our October blitz (results) focused on Requests, geography, and food and drink articles. Of the fourteen people who signed up, eleven recorded a total of 57 copy edits. For the November drive (results), twenty-two people signed up, and eighteen editors recorded 273 copy edits. This helped to bring the backlog to a six-month low of 825 articles. The December blitz will run for one week, from 16 to 22 December. Sign up now! Elections: Nominations for the Guild's coordinators for the first half of 2019 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! 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, Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Tdslk. >>> Sign up for the December blitz! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Do you happen to have a source for this edit from many years ago? Specifically the bullet that in the year 108, 'In Rome, the opening of "Doctor's offices" replaces "house calls".' You've been editing for many years, so I want to give you the benefit of the doubt, which is why I'm asking. Seems like a strange and unlikely fact... all the doctors switched over at the same time? -Apocheir (talk) 03:36, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
- I now see that you're not active as an editor anymore, so I removed the bullet. Feel free to add it again if you have a source. -Apocheir (talk) 22:57, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
GOCE 2018 Annual Report
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March GOCE newsletter
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Hello and welcome to the March newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2018. All being well, we're planning to issue these quarterly in 2019, balancing the need to communicate widely with the avoidance of filling up talk pages. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. January Drive: Thanks to everyone for the splendid work in January's Backlog Elimination Drive. We removed copyedit tags from all of the articles tagged in our original target months of June, July and August 2018, and by 24 January we ran out of articles. After adding September, we finished the month with 8 target articles remaining and 842 left in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 48 requests for copyedit in January. Of the 31 people who signed up for this drive, 24 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Blitz: Thanks to everyone who participated in the February Blitz. Of the 15 people who signed up, 13 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed 32 copyedits, including 15 requests. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: As of 23:39, 18 March 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 108 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 851 articles. March Drive: The month-long March drive is now underway; the target months are October and November 2018. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Sign up here! Election reminder: It may only be March but don't forget our mid-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1 June. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Reidgreg and Tdslk. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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GOCE June newsletter
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September 2019 GOCE Newsletter
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GOCE December 2019 Newsletter
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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. >>> Sign up for the December blitz! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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GOCE March newsletter
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Hello and welcome to the March newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2019. All being well, we're planning to issue these quarterly in 2020, balancing the need to communicate widely with the avoidance of filling up talk pages. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election results: There was little changeover in the roster of Guild Coordinators, with Miniapolis stepping down with distinction as a coordinator emeritus while Jonesey95 returned as lead coordinator. The next election is scheduled for June 2020 and all Wikipedians in good standing may participate. January Drive: Thanks to everyone for the splendid work, completing 215 copy edits including 56 articles from the Requests page and 116 backlog articles from the target months of June to August 2019. At the conclusion of the drive there was a record low of 323 articles in the copy editing backlog. Of the 27 editors who signed up for the drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. February Blitz: Of the 15 editors who signed up for this one-week blitz, 13 completed at least one copy edit. A total of 32 articles were copy edited, evenly split between the twin goals of requests and the oldest articles from the copy-editing backlog. Full results are here. March Drive: Currently underway, this event is targeting requests and backlog articles from September to November 2019. As of 18 March, the backlog stands at a record low of 253 articles and is expected to drop further as the drive progresses. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Help set a new record and sign up now! Progress report: As of 18 March, GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests in 2020 and there was a net reduction of 385 articles from the copy-editing backlog – a 60% decrease from the beginning of the year. Well done and thank you everyone! Election reminder: It may only be March but don't forget our mid-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1 June. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, Reidgreg, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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GOCE June newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors June 2020 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since March 2020. You can unsubscribe from our mailings at any time; see below. All times and dates stated are in UTC. Current eventsElection time: Nomination of candidates in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 1 June, and voting will take place from 00:01 on 16 June. GOCE coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, or you know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. June Blitz: This blitz begins at 00:01 on 14 June and ends at 23:59 on 20 June, with themes of articles tagged for copyedit in May 2020 and requests. Drive and blitz reportsMarch Drive: Self-isolation from coronavirus may have played a hand in making this one of our most successful backlog elimination drives. The copy-editing backlog was reduced from 477 to a record low of 118 articles, a 75% reduction. The last four months of 2019 were cleared, reducing the backlog to three months. Fifty requests were also completed, and the total word count of copy-edited articles was 759,945. Of the 29 editors who signed up, 22 completed at least one copy edit. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. April Blitz: This blitz ran from 12 to 18 April with a theme of Indian military history. Of the 18 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed a total of 60 copyedits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. May Drive: This event marked the 10th anniversary of the GOCE's copy-editing drives, and set a goal of diminishing the backlog to just one month of articles, as close to zero articles as possible. We achieved the goal of eliminating all articles that had been tagged prior to the start of the drive, for the first time in our history! Of the 51 editors who signed up, 43 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Other newsProgress report: as of 2 June, GOCE participants had processed 328 requests since 1 January, which puts us on pace to exceed any previous year's number of requests. As of the end of the May drive, the backlog stood at just 156 articles, all tagged in May 2020. Outreach: To mark the 10th anniversary of our first Backlog Elimination Drive, The Signpost contributor and GOCE participant Puddleglum2.0 interviewed project coordinators and copy-editors for the journal's April WikiProject Report. The Drive and the current Election of Coordinators have also been covered in The Signpost's May News and Notes page. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, Reidgreg, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Guild of Copy Editors September 2020 Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors September 2020 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the September GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June 2020. Current and upcoming eventsSeptember 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! Election reminder: our end-of-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1 December. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. Drive and Blitz reportsJune Blitz: An uncorrected typo (even copy editors make copy editing mistakes!) led to an eight-day "leap blitz" from 14 to 21 June, focusing on requests and articles tagged in May. 19 participating editors claimed 54 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. July Drive: Over 750,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event, keeping pace with the previous three self-isolated drives. Of the 38 people who signed up, 30 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. August Blitz: From 16 to 22 August, we copy edited articles tagged in June and July 2020 and requests. 12 participating editors completed 37 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Other newsJune election: Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Baffle gab1978, Tdslk, Twofingered Typist, and first-time coordinator Puddleglum2.0. Reidgreg took a break after serving for a couple years. Thanks to everyone who participated! Progress report: As of 01:33, 18 September 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 532 requests since 1 January and there were 38 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, Puddleglum2.0, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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December 2020 Guild of Copy Editors Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors December 2020 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the December GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since September 2020. Current and upcoming eventsElection time: our end-of-year Election of Coordinators opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before Auld Lang Syne. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. December Blitz: This will run from 13 to 19 December, and will target all Requests. Sign up now. Drive and Blitz reportsSeptember Drive: 67 fewer articles had copy-edit templates by this month's close. Of the 27 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and 124 articles were claimed for the drive. October Blitz: this ran from 18 to 24 October, and focused on articles tagged for copy-edit in July and August 2020, and all Requests. Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors copy-edited at least one article. 21 articles were claimed for the blitz. November Drive: Of the 18 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and together claimed 134 articles. At the close of the drive, 67 fewer articles were in the backlog and we had dealt with 39 requests. Other newsProgress report: As of 09:05, 3 December 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 663 requests (18 from 2019) since 1 January and there were 52 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 494 (see monthly progress graph above). Annual Report for 2020: this roundup of the year's activity at the Guild is planned for publication in late January or early February. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Seasonal tidings and cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, Puddleglum2.0, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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GOCE June 2021 newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors June 2021 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, our first newsletter of 2021, which is a brief update of Guild activities since December 2020. To unsubscribe, follow the link at the bottom of this box. Current eventsElection time: Voting in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 16 June and will conclude at the end of the month. GOCE coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Have your say and show support here. June Blitz: Our June copy-editing blitz is underway and will conclude on 26 June. Drive and blitz reportsJanuary Drive: 28 editors completed 324 copy edits totalling 714,902 words. At the end of the drive, the backlog had reached a record low of 52 articles. (full results) February Blitz: 15 editors completed 48 copy edits totalling 142,788 words. (full results) March Drive: 29 editors completed 215 copy edits totalling 407,736 words. (full results) April Blitz: 12 editors completed 23 copy edits totalling 56,574 words. (full results) May Drive: 29 editors completed 356 copy edits totalling 479,013 words. (full results) Other newsProgress report: as of 26 June, GOCE participants had completed 343 Requests since 1 January. The backlog has fluctuated but remained in control, with a low of 52 tagged articles at the end of January and a high of 620 articles in mid-June. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Tenryuu and Twofingered Typist, and from member Reidgreg. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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September 2021 Guild of Copy Editors newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors September 2021 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the September GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June 2021. Current and upcoming eventsSeptember 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! Drive and Blitz reportsJune Blitz: From 20 to 26 June, 6 participating editors claimed 16 copy edits, focusing on requests and articles tagged in March and April. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. July Drive: Almost 575,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 24 people who signed up, 18 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. August Blitz: From 15 to 21 August, we copy edited articles tagged in April and May 2021 and requests. 9 participating editors completed 17 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Other newsJune election: Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. New maintenance template added to our project scope: After a short discussion in June, we added {{cleanup tense}} to the list of maintenance templates that adds articles to the Guild's copy editing backlog categories. This change added 198 articles, spread over 97 months of backlog, to our queue. We processed all of those articles except for those from the three or four most recent months during the July backlog elimination drive (Here's a link to a "tense" discussion during the drive). Progress report: As of 18:26, 24 September 2021 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 468 requests since 1 January and there were 60 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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December 2021 GOCE Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors December 2021 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the December GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since September 2021. Current and upcoming eventsElection time: Our end-of-year election of coordinators opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before "Auld Lang Syne". Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. December Blitz: We have scheduled a week-long copy-editing blitz for 12 to 18 December. Sign up now! Drive and Blitz reportsSeptember Drive: Almost 400,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 27 people who signed up, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. October Blitz: From 17 to 23 October, we copy edited articles tagged in May and June 2021 and requests. 8 participating editors completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. November Drive: Over 350,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 21 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. Other newsIt is with great sadness that we report the death on 19 November of Twofingered Typist, who was active with the Guild almost daily for the past several years. His contributions long exceeded the thresholds for the Guild's highest awards, and he had a hand in innumerable good and featured article promotions as a willing collaborator. Twofingered Typist also served as a Guild coordinator from July 2019 to June 2021. He is sorely missed by the Misplaced Pages community. Progress report: As of 30 November, GOCE copyeditors have completed 619 requests in 2021 and there were 51 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog stood at 946 articles tagged for copy-editing (see monthly progress graph above). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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GOCE April 2022 newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors April 2022 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the April newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2021. Election results: Jonesey95 retired as lead coordinator. Reidgreg was approved to fill this role after an 18-month absence from the coordinator team, and Baffle gab1978 was chosen as an assistant coordinator following a one-year break. Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu continued on as long-standing assistant coordinators. January Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up, 16 editors claimed 146 copy edits including 45 requests. (details) February Blitz: This one-week effort focused on requests and a theme of Africa and African diaspora history. Of the 12 editors who signed up, 6 editors recorded 21 copy edits, including 4 requests. (details) March Drive: Of the 28 editors who signed up, 18 claimed 116 copy edits including 25 requests. (details) April Blitz: This one-week copy editing event has been scheduled for 17–23 April, sign up now! Progress report: As of 11 April, copy editors have removed approximately 500 articles from the backlog and completed 127 copy-editing requests during 2022. The backlog has been hovering at about 1,100 tagged articles for the past six months. 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, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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June GOCE newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors June 2022 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the June 2022 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since April 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Blitz: of the 16 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, 12 completed at least one copy-edit, and between them removed 21 articles from the copy-editing backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 27 editors signed up for our May Backlog Elimination Drive; of these, 20 copy-edited at least one article. 144 articles were copy-edited, and 88 articles from our target months August and September 2021 were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: our June Copy Editing Blitz, starting at 00:01, 19 June and closing at 00:59, 25 June (UTC), will focus on articles tagged for copy edit in September and October 2021, and requests from March, April and May 2022. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 07:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 209 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,404 articles. Election news: Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators continues until 23:50 on 15 June (UTC), after which, voting will commence until 23:59, 30 June (UTC). All Wikipedians in good standing (active and not blocked, banned, or under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. 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, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Guild of Copy Editors' October 2022 newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors October 2022 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up for our July Backlog Elimination Drive, 18 copy-edited, between them, 116 articles. Barnstars awarded are noted here. Blitz: Participants in our August Copy Editing Blitz copy-edited 51,074 words in 17 articles. Of the 15 editors who signed up, 11 claimed at least one copy-edit. Barnstars awarded are noted here. Drive: Forty-one editors took part in our September Backlog Elimination Drive; between them they copy-edited 199 articles. Barnstars awards are noted here. Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz begins on 16 October at 00:01 (UTC) and will end on 22 October at 23:59 (UTC). Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 19:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 303 requests for copy edit – including withdrawn and declined ones – since 1 January. At the time of writing, there are 77 requests awaiting attention and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,759. We always need more active, skilled copyeditors – particularly for requests – so please get involved if you can. Election news: In our mid-year election, serving coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tenryuu were returned for another term, and were joined by new coordinator Zippybonzo. No lead coordinator was elected for this half-year. Jonesey95, a long-serving coordinator and lead, was elected as coordinator emeritus; we thank them for their service. Thank you to everyone who took part. Our next election of coordinators takes place throughout December. If you'd like to help out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself or other suitable editors (with their permission, of course!). It's your Guild, after all! 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, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg, Tenryuu and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since October. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz focused on July and August 2022 request months; and articles tagged for c/e in December 2021 and January 2022. Seventeen of those who signed up claimed at least one copy-edit, and between them copy-edited forty-six articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: In the November Backlog Elimination Drive, thirty editors signed up, twenty-two of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Both target months—December 2021 and January 2022—were cleared, and February was added to the target months. Sixteen requests were copy-edited and 239 articles were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Our seven-day-long December 2022 Copy Editing Blitz begins on 17 December at 00:01 (UTC)*. It will focus on articles tagged for copy-edit in February 2022, and pending requests from September and October. Barnstars awarded will be available here. Progress report: As of 22:40, 8 December 2022, GOCE copyeditors have processed 357 requests since 1 January, there were seventy-four requests outstanding and the backlog stands at 1,791 articles. We always need skilled copy-editors; please help out if you can. Election news: Nomination of candidates for the GOCE's Election of Coordinators for the first half of 2023 is open and continues until 23:59 on 15 December. Voting begins at 00:01 on 16 December and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Coordinators serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on June 30. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, please nominate yourself or any editor you consider suitable—with their permission, of course!. It's your Guild and it doesn't coordinate itself. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers and best seasonal wishes from your GOCE coordinators, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Tenryuu, and Zippybonzo. *All times and dates on this newsletter are UTC.To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter error
The GOCE December 2022 newsletter, as sent on 9 December, contains an erroneous start date for our December Blitz. The Blitz will start on 11 December rather than on 17 December, as stated in the newsletter. I'm sorry for the mistake and for disrupting your talk page; thanks for your understanding. Sent by Baffle gab1978 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
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Guild of Copy Editors 2022 Annual Report
| Guild of Copy Editors 2022 Annual Report
Our 2022 Annual Report is now ready for review. Highlights:
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Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter
Election results: In our December 2022 coordinator election, Reidgreg and Tenryuu stepped down as coordinators; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo were returned as coordinators until 1 July. For the second time, no lead coordinator was chosen. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators open on 1 June (UTC). Drive: 21 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 14 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 170 articles totaling 389,737 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Our February Copy Editing Blitz focused on October and November 2022 requests, and the March and April 2022 backlogs. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine claimed at least one copy-edit; and between them, they copy-edited 39,150 words in 22 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: Sign up now for our month-long March Backlog Elimination Drive. Barnstars awarded will be posted here after the drive closes. Progress report: As of 12:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 73 requests since 1 January 2023, all but five of them from 2022, and the backlog stands at 1,872 articles. 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, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the June 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since March. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Fancy helping out at the Guild? Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators are open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC)*. Starting immediately after, the voting phase will run until 23:59 on 30 June. All Wikipedians in good standing are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed; it's your Guild and it doesn't organize itself! Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, nine editors completed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 24 articles totaling 53,393 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 51 editors signed up for the month-long May Backlog Elimination Drive, and 31 copy-edited at least one article. 180 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are posted here. Blitz: Sign up here for our week-long June Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 11 to 17 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 03:09 on 6 June 2023, GOCE copyeditors have processed 91 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,887 articles. 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, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybongo. *All times and dates in this newsletter are in UTC, and may significantly vary from your local time. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Septermber GOCE newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors September 2023 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the September 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. David Thomsen: Prolific Wikipedian and Guild member David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) died in November 2022. He was a regular copy editor who took part in many of our Drives and Blitzes. An obituary was published in the mid-July issue of The Signpost. Tributes can be left on David's talk page. Election news: In our mid-year Election of Coordinators, Dhtwiki was chosen as lead coordinator, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo continue as assistant coordinators, and Baffle gab1978 stepped down from the role. If you're interested in helping out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself for our next election in December; it's your WikiProject and it doesn't organize itself! June Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our June Copy Editing Blitz, 12 copy-edited at least one article. 70,035 words comprising 26 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are here. July Drive: 34 of the 51 editors who took part in our July Backlog Elimination Drive copy-edited at least one article. They edited 276 articles and 683,633 words between them. Barnstars awarded are here. August Blitz: In our August Copy Editing Blitz, 13 of the 16 editors who signed up worked on at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 79,608 words comprising 57 articles. Barnstars awarded are available here. September Drive: Sign up here for our month-long September Backlog Elimination Drive, which is now underway. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 14:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have processed 245 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,066. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to the December 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. Don't forget that you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: The Guild needs coordinators! If you'd like to help out, you may nominate yourself or any suitable editor—with their permission—for the Election of Coordinators for the first half of 2024. Nominations will close at 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). Voting begins immediately after the close of nominations and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under current sanctions) are eligible, and self-nominations are welcome. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on 30 June. Drive: Of the 69 editors who signed up for the September Backlog Elimination Drive, 40 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 661,214 words in 290 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here. Blitz: Of the 22 editors who signed up for the October Copy Editing Blitz, 13 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 109,327 words in 52 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here. Drive: During the November Backlog Elimination Drive, 38 of the 58 editors who signed up copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 458,620 words in 234 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here. Blitz: Our December Copy Editing Blitz will run from 10 to 16 December. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 20:33, 10 December 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 344 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 2,191 articles. Other news: Our Annual Report for 2023 is planned for release in the new year. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report
| Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report
Our 2023 Annual Report is now ready for review. Highlights:
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Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the April 2024 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing. Election results: In our December 2023 coordinator election, Zippybonzo stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki and Miniapolis were reelected coordinators, and Wracking was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC). Drive: 46 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 32 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 289 articles totaling 626,729 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: 23 editors signed up for our February Copy Editing Blitz. 18 claimed at least one copy-edit and between them, they copy-edited 100,293 words in 32 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 53 editors signed up for our March Backlog Elimination Drive, 34 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 300 articles totaling 587,828 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 14 to 20 April. Barnstars will be awarded here. Progress report: As of 23:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 109 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,480 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the June 2024 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Wanted: new Guild coordinators! If you value and enjoy the GOCE, why not help out behind the scenes? Nominations for our mid-year coordinator election are now open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC). Self-nominations are welcome. Voting commences at 00:01 on 16 June and continues until 23:50 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page. Blitz: Nine of the fourteen editors who signed up for the April 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 55,853 words comprising twenty articles. Barnstars awarded are available here. Drive: 58 editors signed up for our May 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive and 33 of those completed at least one copy edit. 251 articles and 475,952 words were copy edited. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Our June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz will begin on 16 June and finish on 22 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 05:23, 8 June 2024 (UTC) , GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 2,779 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomed Mox Eden to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as Lead Coordinator, and Miniapolis and Wracking returned as assistant coordinators. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist our ombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here. Blitz: 13 of the 24 editors who signed up for the June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 169,404 words comprising 41 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 38 of the 59 editors who signed up for the July 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 482,133 words comprising 293 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: 10 of the 15 editors who signed up for the August 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 71,294 words comprising 31 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive. Progress report: As of 05:14, 11 September 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 233 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,824 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Guild of Copy Editors December 2024 Newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors December 2024 Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to the December newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. If you no longer want this newsletter, you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. If you'd like to be notified of upcoming drives and blitzes, and other GOCE activities, the best method is to add our announcements box to your watchlist. Election news: The Guild's coordinators play an important role in the WikiProject, making sure Drive: In our September Backlog Elimination Drive, 67 editors signed up, 39 completed at least one copy edit, and between them they edited 682,696 words comprising 507 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: The October Copy Editing Blitz saw 16 editors sign-up, 15 of whom completed at least one copy edit. They edited 76,776 words comprising 35 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: In our November Backlog Elimination Drive, 432,320 words in 151 articles were copy edited. Of the 54 users who signed up, 33 copy edited at least one article. Barnstars awarded are posted here. Blitz: The December Blitz will begin at 00:00 on 15 December (UTC) and will end on 21 December at 23:59. Sign up here. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 22:12, 7 December 2024 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have completed 333 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,401 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wracking. To stop receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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