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  • I always decline direct copy-edit requests. Please solicit the generous assistance of the Guild of Copy Editors - you might be (un)lucky enough to find me working there.
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Cheers, Baffle gab1978

Brownie Mary

Any chance you can copyedit Brownie Mary? It was previously listed at GCE, but I think the original copyeditor gave up. See Talk:Brownie Mary#Very light copy edit. Thanks. Viriditas (talk) 09:42, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I'm sorry the other editor didn't do the job properly. Unfortunately I don't take direct c/e requests any more, and User:Diannaa has already copy-edited the article. If you add it back to the request queue I'll c/e it when it reaches the top. There's drive in November so someone else might take it first; if not it should reach the top fairly quickly. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 20:41, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
No worries! :) Viriditas (talk) 21:17, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi. I've popped a note on Viriditas' talk page encouraging him to re-request it. The "very light copy edit" was exclusively an introduction of errors, really dismal. I've promised Viriditas that it will get done within a week or two. I'll be glad to do it if not beaten to it. Cheers, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 10:58, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
Thanks Stfg - I'll likewise I'll be happy to c/e this one if it reaches the top of the queue. After checking the article's history I understand Viriditas' disappointment; however if I accept one direct request I'll probably be deluged again. :-) Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 18:12, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Lloyds TSB

Thanks for your edits! Cloudbound (talk) 23:10, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

No worries :-) Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 00:54, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Enderlein

Hello,

thank you for your copyedits! I translated Ehrenpreis and Goldene Ehrennadel. I am not sure if "needle" is the best translation for "Nadel". The prize looks like this. Perhaps there is a special word for it in English. Regards.--Tomcat (7) 20:16, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi Tomcat - no worries, and thanks for explaining the awards. '"Ehrenpreis" (Honorary Award)" and '"Goldene Ehrennadel" (Golden Honorary Needle)' are fine in the article - we can understand that. I'd have used Google to translate but that's often a poor solution! :-D Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 21:03, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Copy-Edit for literally 3 extremely short paragraphs

Hi, would you mind doing a copy-edit that should take like less then 5 minutes for this article? The lead and the one short paragraph in the "Splash Works" is all I'm asking. I'm trying to get the list to FLC and one of the reviewers said I should get the article copy-edited.--Dom497 (talk) 20:20, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi Dom, I appreciate that's a short article, but the answer is 'no'. I can't make exceptions - otherwise I'll be knee-deep in requests. I respectfully direct you to the advice in the fourth bullet point of my talk page, above. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 20:50, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
So if I were to list the article on the request page would you copy edited it?--Dom497 (talk) 23:35, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
Yes I probably would, if it reaches the top before someone else grabs it. There's a drive on this month so you've a much better chance of getting a quick c/e. Mention that it's a short, lightweight article. I hope you understand me reasons for saying 'no' to you and the editor above; it's nothing personal. I used to take requests and had so many at one point I felt bogged down by them. It just got silly - see here. So now I work from the GOCE queue and I feel much less frustrated on WP. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 01:17, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
I understand, its not like the end of the world because you said no! :p --Dom497 (talk) 15:29, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello again. I was hoping you could take a look over a paragraph I added to God of War (video game) (which you have previously copy-edited). It's the last paragraph of the Development section right before the Voice cast sub-section here. --JDC808 ♫ 23:57, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. --JDC808 ♫ 03:00, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
No worries; it's done. cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 03:03, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Hello again. I've added a Reception section to List of God of War characters and was hoping you could copy-edit it. Some other things have changed to the article itself since you originally copy-edited it if you could do a quick look over to see if anything catches your eye. --JDC808 ♫ 05:10, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

I'll have a look tonight or tomorrow. I'm not going to make a habit of revisiting old c/e articles that have been expanded, btw. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 12:34, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Award

The Guild of Copy Editors' Award
Thanks for your submission to the September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month contest, and congratulations! For your excellent work on Expulsion of the Acadians, please accept this award on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors. —Torchiest edits 13:25, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
W00T and Much Yayness!!!! Thank you both so much for your comments, and thanks for the award - it's good to know my work is appreciated. I'd like to thank the GOCE, the c/e requester, my manager, my editor, my ISP, Jimmy Wales, my aunt in Australia, the postman.... :-D Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 23:09, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Copyeditor's Barnstar
Thanks a ton for your efforts at Delhi... I guess, I'm a bit late because some real life issues. However, you deserve this for all the good work that you've been doing here. Keep it up! TheSpecialUser  13:53, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you :-) Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 20:16, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Charmbracelet

Hi Baffle, I really appreciate your c/e. I didn't realize my co-editor nominated it for the GOCE. That's awesome though, it's been sitting in limbo for a while until a third-party source came and assisted in its quest for GA. Let me know when you're done so I can maybe add a few things I felt were needed. Again, thanks a lot for the help :)--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 00:30, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

No worries; I'm moving lots of text from 'Music and lyrics' to 'Reception', and moving similar/repeated text from ' Development and recording', and have already removed much text which I felt was waffly. Feel free to discuss my removals etc. Also, please see my comments here. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 00:40, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
Sure thing buddy! I agree that often quotes and paragraphs are misplaced into the wrong sections. I took a quick glance and I don't really seem to have any queries with your removals. Only thing I might re-add to some extent are those quotes you posted on the talk page. They seem beneficial to the article.--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 00:55, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
No problem, and thanks for the feedback; I thought they were a bit redundant as the material is already in the text, but feel free to replace them. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 01:25, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

October 2012 Copy Edit of the Month

I added questions for everyone who made a submission at the October CEM contest. Please answer when you have a chance. Thanks! —Torchiest edits 18:21, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

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GOCE November 2012 copy edit drive update

Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
  • Participation: Out of 31 people signed up for this drive so far, 22 have copy-edited at least one article. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Template:J
  • Progress report: We're on track to meet our targets for the drive. We have reduced our target group of articles—November and December 2011—by over 50%, and 34 of the the 56 requests made in September and October this year have already been fulfilled. However, the rate of tagging for copy edit has increased, and this month we are just keeping the size of the backlog stable. So, all you copy editors, please do come along and help us!
  • The September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest was won by Baffle gab1978 for his copy edit of Expulsion of the Acadians. Runner up was Gareth Griffith-Jones for his edit of I Could Fall in Love. Congratulations to both.
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