Update: Things in life are going really well for me now. That being said, I highly doubt I'll be able to return to full-time editing any time soon. I've just finished high school, and I'm going to get a full-time job so I can save up enough money to go to college. I'll probably check in here at least once a week, and might even make an edit or two here and there, but I won't be returning full-time until I'm done with college (it'll probably be a few years). I've enjoyed all of my time here on Wikipedia; it has definitely helped me mature in many ways which I would have been deprived of had I not joined almost three years ago. To all Wikipedians reading this: Keep up the great work! I hope to come across you again some day!
Regards,
The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 17:42, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
Another update: I'm busier than ever now, and it looks like it's going to stay that way for a while. So, as I have done a couple times before, I'm retiring from editing; but unlike those other times, this time's for good. Editing has been such a great experience for me, and I've met many great people along the way. I'll probably make an edit or two here and there when I see some vandalism or have some new information, but for the most part, I'll be gone. Thanks to everyone who made my Wiki experience a great one! The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 22:40, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
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Request pages archives
Hi. You mentioned before Christmas that you wanted to reinstate archiving the request pages, and I'm willing to help with this. You also mentioned that you'd like to have a simplified system. What had you in mind? Is there anything I can do to help? Best, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 17:41, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
- Before, we had only a couple editors handling the archives, which is why it became overwhelming. I'm proposing that we simplify this by having the person who fulfilled the request archive it, rather than waiting for coordinator approval and archiving. What do you think? The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 18:02, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
- I agree. I always used to archive my own copy edits anyway ;) But I think some editors might feel uncomfortable doing this, especially in their early days. I'm happy to look after this. I've put down some thoughts and suggestions at User:Stfg/Sandbox3. If you like these, let's see what the others think. Then I'm willing to implement them. Cheers, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 22:45, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
- I agree; in fact, I was about to say something about assigning a coordinator or two to take care of some of the completed requests before I logged on and saw your message.
- In response to the question, I think it'd be best if we had two archives, one for the main Requests page and one for the FAC page. That way, the people who requested a copy edit can find their article in the archives easier and more efficiently.
- I've been busy the last several days, but I'm preparing a statement detailing my plans for the Guild, and I plan on putting this statement forward to the Guild by the end of this week. I look forward to working with you this term! Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 23:23, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
- I agree. I always used to archive my own copy edits anyway ;) But I think some editors might feel uncomfortable doing this, especially in their early days. I'm happy to look after this. I've put down some thoughts and suggestions at User:Stfg/Sandbox3. If you like these, let's see what the others think. Then I'm willing to implement them. Cheers, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 22:45, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
GOCE 2011 Year-End Report
Guild of Copy Editors 2011 Year-End Report
We have reached the end of the year, and what a year it has been! The Guild of Copy Editors was full of activity, and we achieved numerous important milestones in 2011. Read all about these in the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report.
On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. We look forward to your support in 2012! – Your 2011 Coordinators: Diannaa (lead), The Utahraptor, and Slon02 and SMasters (emeritus). |
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 06:56, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
Missing drive notices
Hi, is it just me, or has the notices for the Jan. 2012 drive not been distributed? --Sp33dyphil ©hatontributions 09:58, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
- I don't even think it's been written yet (so much for making a good first impression). ;) I'll get it written and delivered. Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 13:48, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
- There is a drive invitation on the newsletter that was just delivered, and I thought that would be adequate, so a separate notice was not prepared. Might be a good idea, though, as sign-up has been light so far. --Dianna (talk) 16:05, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
- We just sent out a notice. If we send more, it will be borderline spamming. Why not just edit Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Membership/News/2011 Annual Report/Notice and highlight it further there. It is currently on the bottom of around 800 user pages. Just a thought. --SMasters (talk) 16:35, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
- I think it's fine as it is. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 20:46, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
- We just sent out a notice. If we send more, it will be borderline spamming. Why not just edit Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Membership/News/2011 Annual Report/Notice and highlight it further there. It is currently on the bottom of around 800 user pages. Just a thought. --SMasters (talk) 16:35, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
Introduce Myself
Hello Utahraptor! Happy New Year! First, congratulations on being selected as lead and many thanks for agreeing to do so! I am relatively new to Wikipedia (but not Wikis in general) and to the GCE. I teach at the post-secondary level, thus semester start & end months I am very busy, so will not sign-up for January drive. I am currently working on some articles in the Sociology project, though. Just wanted to introduce myself and say I look forward to participating in future drives. Meclee (talk) 16:23, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
- Hello Meclee, and thank you for joining the Guild of Copy Editors. Have you taken a look at our mentorship program? Since you're new to the WikiProject, I encourage you to give the mentorship program a try. Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 20:49, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
January mid-drive newsletter
Hi, Utahraptor. I have prepared an initial draft of our mid-drive newsletter (it's hard to believe the drive is already half over!). It's available for editing here. Regards, --Dianna (talk) 17:08, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
- Is it okay to get SMasters to send out the newsletter? I can drop him a note if you think the thing is ready. Thanks. --Dianna (talk) 20:15, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah, it's ready to go. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 00:47, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- I am suddenly not keen to ask SMasters to look after the mail-out, as he just received some bad news. Is there any other way to get it done, or should we ask him regardless, or wait till after the blackout? --Dianna (talk) 00:57, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- I think it would be best if we waited until after the blackout. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 00:58, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, me too. We will need to get things set up at some point so that other people can look after newsletter mail-outs. We need to have access to a bot, or SMasters could teach one of us how to do it using AWB. Maybe we should think about getting that set up after the blackout. Regards, --Dianna (talk) 01:41, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- I can do this via AWB after the blackout. But moving forward, I would like to use a bot to do this. I will investigate and let you know how we can do this. --SMasters (talk) 01:44, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- We've used MessageDeliveryBot before; do you think we could use it again? The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 02:58, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- I think we could do that. It was out of order for quite a while, and that is why we switched delivery methods. Let's try it for our next delivery --Dianna (talk) 03:49, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- Some of the other projects, as well as the Signpost, use User:EdwardsBot. It might be more stable. But we can explore the pros and cons of both before making a decision. --SMasters (talk) 03:58, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- I'm so very sorry for the delay. I have had some difficult RL issues to deal with and haven't been on Wiki until today. Since it's so close to the end of the drive, do you still want this to go out? On another matter, I really need help with someone doing the graphs as I do not have enough time to do this. I can email all the necessary files to someone who can. I use MS Excel and a photo editing program to do the graphs. Can you help (or do you know of someone who can)? --SMasters (talk) 10:40, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
- Some of the other projects, as well as the Signpost, use User:EdwardsBot. It might be more stable. But we can explore the pros and cons of both before making a decision. --SMasters (talk) 03:58, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- I think we could do that. It was out of order for quite a while, and that is why we switched delivery methods. Let's try it for our next delivery --Dianna (talk) 03:49, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- We've used MessageDeliveryBot before; do you think we could use it again? The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 02:58, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- I can do this via AWB after the blackout. But moving forward, I would like to use a bot to do this. I will investigate and let you know how we can do this. --SMasters (talk) 01:44, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, me too. We will need to get things set up at some point so that other people can look after newsletter mail-outs. We need to have access to a bot, or SMasters could teach one of us how to do it using AWB. Maybe we should think about getting that set up after the blackout. Regards, --Dianna (talk) 01:41, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- I think it would be best if we waited until after the blackout. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 00:58, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- I am suddenly not keen to ask SMasters to look after the mail-out, as he just received some bad news. Is there any other way to get it done, or should we ask him regardless, or wait till after the blackout? --Dianna (talk) 00:57, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah, it's ready to go. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 00:47, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
That's alright, I understand. I think it would be best if we combine the mid-drive report and the end-of-drive report. Put a summary of the mid-drive newsletter at the beginning of the end-of-drive newsletter, as well as a note explaining why there wasn't a mid-drive newsletter (something along the lines of everyone being busy with real life). I have made graphs before, but I didn't use MS Excel. I've used photo editing programs in the past, but I don't have one currently. Hm...I can't think of anyone off the top of my head who could do the graphs. I suppose I could try...what photo editing program do you use? The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 17:58, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
- Basically, I enter all the data into MS Excel, and then do a screen capture of the resulting graphs (a bit primitive, I know). Then, I use Fireworks to crop the screen capture and also to reduce the file size. I suppose any old photo editor will do as all you really need to do after that is to crop the image. --SMasters (talk) 00:44, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
- I've tried to do screen captures before, but for some reason I can't figure it out. I'll try to think of someone who can do this while I try to learn how to do screen captures. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 20:33, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
- It depends on your computer. On mine, it's a combination of the function key plus the "PRC SC" key. You could probably Google it for your make and model. I happened to have a little bit of time on my hands, so I have done this month's. But we need someone more on the job for the next drive. --SMasters (talk) 07:37, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for getting the graphs done! I'll think of someone for next time. Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 18:00, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
- I have gone ahead and modified the mid-drive newsletter and it will only need minor tweeks before it can be sent out when the drive ends. Regards, --Dianna (talk) 20:36, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
- I've done all that needs to be done. Again, I must apologize for being only semi-active for the past month; hopefully things will be better this month. Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 20:25, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
- I have gone ahead and modified the mid-drive newsletter and it will only need minor tweeks before it can be sent out when the drive ends. Regards, --Dianna (talk) 20:36, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for getting the graphs done! I'll think of someone for next time. Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 18:00, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
- It depends on your computer. On mine, it's a combination of the function key plus the "PRC SC" key. You could probably Google it for your make and model. I happened to have a little bit of time on my hands, so I have done this month's. But we need someone more on the job for the next drive. --SMasters (talk) 07:37, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
- I've tried to do screen captures before, but for some reason I can't figure it out. I'll try to think of someone who can do this while I try to learn how to do screen captures. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 20:33, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
January 2012 Newsletter for WikiProject United States and supported projects
The January 2012 issue of the WikiProject United States newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.
--Kumi-Taskbot (talk) 19:48, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
Can archives go live? and other matters
Hi Utahraptor. I was sorry to see that RL had thrown something or other at you, and I hope everything's all right (?)
I've been maintaining a pilot archive for the ordinary (not FAC) requests page at User:Stfg/Sandbox2 since I made the proposal on the coordinators' talk page, and it's proving to be very easy, so I can now commit to maintaining it for as long as I remain a coordinator. I was holding off in case you wanted to say anything in your plans document, but I'm going on holiday next week and am also concerned that, if people don't know otherwise, they may delete completed requests without further ado. Is it all right if I move it into the GOCE space now, and set one up for the FAC requests too?
I'll be dog-sledding in Arctic Finland next week, and completely off-line, but it's not a problem. The archiving is so simple now that I'll be able to pick up a week's backlog in no time on return.
By the way, the FAC requests have been moving very slowly. I wonder why.
I had some contact with a fairly new editor who started taking part in the drive but was frustrated at finding so many rubbish and vanity articles. I fear she may have dropped out now anyway, but it's a problem, isn't it? In February I was thinking of waging a little personal crusade to see how many of the tagged articles can be marked as {{GOCEreviewed}} and de-tagged, so that in March, people may be faced with a bit less of a demoralising wall of such articles.
Cheers, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 12:00, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
- Things are starting to clear up, but with my luck something else will come up...regardless, I think setting up the archives at this time is a great idea. I was actually going to suggest immediate setup in my statement, but then I lost my notes for the statement. I figure all of my basic ideas have been outlined in the end-of-year newsletter, so I'm just going to go through with those plans, and if there's anything that needs community approval, then I'll bring it up that way. Bottom line is, I probably won't be able to release the statement.
- Yeah, I think we should go through the queue and weed out the rubbish come February. We'll need to recruit a few others to help out.
- As for the FAC page, as Dank mentioned earlier, we need to have more people fulfilling the requests; as it now stands, only a couple are taking care of the growing queue. I'd suggest putting some sort of reward for copy editing FAC requests during our Backlog elimination drives, but not everyone who participates in the drives is skilled enough to copy edit articles at that level. I haven't done much for the FAC page yet, so I'll take care of all the requests I can, and I'll see what I can do about recruiting editors to help with the page. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 00:55, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
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- It never rains but it pours, heh? I hope your luck turns. I've established archives for the two requests pages now. Stupidly I did it by moving the sandbox, forgetting that this moves the history too, so there are the remnants of an article I was developing a year ago in the history too. Oh well, nothing embarrassing ;) I'll start something on the coordinators' talk page asking for criteria for applying {{GOCEreviewed}}, in case others want to join in. Some of the issues we see in multiple-issues tags aren't reasons to pass over an article - e.g. we can often get rid of weasel words and wikify. I agree with your concern to avoid attracting unready editors to the FAC requests. Perhaps any invitations for this need to be individually targeted? Two or three who frequently work from the general requests page are doing super work there and could certainly handle the FAC ones. I'm sure you know who I mean. --Stfg (talk) 14:26, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for getting the archives up! Things are clearing up more, and it looks like I'll be able to return fully tomorrow; however, given my karma, something will go wrong. ;) Yes, individually targeted invitations would probably be most efficient. There are a couple editors (not just ones who handle requests) that I have in mind, so I'll contact them tomorrow. I'll also start to organize a mini-drive of sorts that would target the more problematic articles and remove them from the queue before the start of our March drive. If you have any suggestions for this, let me know. Again, thanks for taking care of the archives! Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 03:14, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
- I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. If we're going to turn the de-queueing exercise into a mini-drive (good idea -- it might contribute to team spirit) then I guess it might need some way for people to take on particular months or part-months (say, an alphabetical range) so that we don't find ourselves all looking at the same range of articles. Do we all understand the criteria to apply? Yesterday I thought I could write down some suggestions and questions, but getting down to the nitty-gritty, it didn't seem so easy. Some tags don't imply not worth copy editing; some untagged conditions (article being heavily edited, outstanding proposal to merge, ...) possibly do. But it's hard to be specific. Is it enough to say "use your judgement", or can some guidance be thought up? Also, I didn't want to run foul of what Dianna was saying with the M*A*S*H analogy. Best, --Stfg (talk) 10:46, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
- Copy vios are definitely a no-copy edit, and should have the GOCE reviewed tag put on their talk pages. Other than that, I think it would be somewhat difficult to outline criteria, but if we just let people go off on their own judgment, they might slap a tag on articles that are just difficult, not necessarily impossible, to copy edit. I think outlining criteria, although difficult, is probably our best bet. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 14:18, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
- You're right, of course. I've put down a few thoughts at User:Stfg/Sandbox2. It's as much to help me think as anything else, and I'm not sure yet of any of it, so if you have different views, please go with yours. I'll come online tomorrow for a while, but maybe not a very long while as packing for the Arctic needs care. From Sunday 22 till Saturday 28 I'll be offline. Best, --Stfg (talk) 22:04, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
- Copy vios are definitely a no-copy edit, and should have the GOCE reviewed tag put on their talk pages. Other than that, I think it would be somewhat difficult to outline criteria, but if we just let people go off on their own judgment, they might slap a tag on articles that are just difficult, not necessarily impossible, to copy edit. I think outlining criteria, although difficult, is probably our best bet. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 14:18, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
- I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. If we're going to turn the de-queueing exercise into a mini-drive (good idea -- it might contribute to team spirit) then I guess it might need some way for people to take on particular months or part-months (say, an alphabetical range) so that we don't find ourselves all looking at the same range of articles. Do we all understand the criteria to apply? Yesterday I thought I could write down some suggestions and questions, but getting down to the nitty-gritty, it didn't seem so easy. Some tags don't imply not worth copy editing; some untagged conditions (article being heavily edited, outstanding proposal to merge, ...) possibly do. But it's hard to be specific. Is it enough to say "use your judgement", or can some guidance be thought up? Also, I didn't want to run foul of what Dianna was saying with the M*A*S*H analogy. Best, --Stfg (talk) 10:46, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for getting the archives up! Things are clearing up more, and it looks like I'll be able to return fully tomorrow; however, given my karma, something will go wrong. ;) Yes, individually targeted invitations would probably be most efficient. There are a couple editors (not just ones who handle requests) that I have in mind, so I'll contact them tomorrow. I'll also start to organize a mini-drive of sorts that would target the more problematic articles and remove them from the queue before the start of our March drive. If you have any suggestions for this, let me know. Again, thanks for taking care of the archives! Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 03:14, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
- It never rains but it pours, heh? I hope your luck turns. I've established archives for the two requests pages now. Stupidly I did it by moving the sandbox, forgetting that this moves the history too, so there are the remnants of an article I was developing a year ago in the history too. Oh well, nothing embarrassing ;) I'll start something on the coordinators' talk page asking for criteria for applying {{GOCEreviewed}}, in case others want to join in. Some of the issues we see in multiple-issues tags aren't reasons to pass over an article - e.g. we can often get rid of weasel words and wikify. I agree with your concern to avoid attracting unready editors to the FAC requests. Perhaps any invitations for this need to be individually targeted? Two or three who frequently work from the general requests page are doing super work there and could certainly handle the FAC ones. I'm sure you know who I mean. --Stfg (talk) 14:26, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
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Online Ambassador, Spring 2012
Hi, The Utahraptor! As you may know, the Wikipedia Education Program has instilled a new set of standards that courses must meet to officially join the program for the semester. As you can see, one of the requirements is that at least one ambassador or professor is a Wikipedian, as this should give students more access to helpful information about contributing to Wikipedia and creating good content. You are listed on the Online Ambassador page; are you still interested in remaining active this semester? Some of these classes will have to remove themselves from the program should they fail to meet these standards, but we would like to ensure that new students are receiving proper support during the editing process. Please let me know if you are still interested in mentoring these students this semester and/or visit the Online Ambassador talk page to select a course that still needs an Online Ambassador. Thank you! JMathewson (WMF) (talk) 00:22, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
GOCE drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors January 2012 backlog elimination drive
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors January 2012 Backlog elimination drive! Here is your end-of-drive wrap-up newsletter. Participation 45 people signed up for this drive this time; of these, 35 participated. This is similar to the number of editors who helped out in November. Thanks to all who participated! Barnstars will be distributed in the near future. Progress report Recent drives have been focusing on the oldest three months in the backlog. During this drive we were successful in eliminating our target months—July, August, and September 2010—from the queue, and there are less than 300 articles remaining from 2010. End-of-drive results and barnstar information can be found here. When working on the backlog, please keep in mind that there are options other than copy editing available; some articles may be candidates for deletion, or may not be suitable for copy editing at this time for other reasons. The {{GOCEreviewed}} tag can be placed on any article you find to be totally uneditable, and you can nominate for deletion any that you discover to be copyright violations or completely unintelligible. If you need help deciding what to do, please contact any of the coordinators. Thank you for participating in the January 2012 drive! All contributions are appreciated. Our next copy edit drive will be in March. Your drive coordinators – The Utahraptor talk, S Masters (talk), Diannaa (Talk), Stfg (Talk), Sp33dyphil (talk), and Dank (talk) |
Guild of Copy Editors
Hi, I am a novice here and now want to be a part of Guild editors. Please help.
- I'm afraid I don't have the time. Sorry. You may want to contact another coordinator or GOCE member for assistance. Best, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 15:22, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
March drive
Hi Utahraptor. I've been really sorry to see you missing for so long, and very much hope you're all right. Dianna and I are setting up the March drive (mostly Dianna, but I'm shadowing and learning). Hope to see you back soon. Best wishes, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 21:56, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Happy Valentine's Day!
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YGM
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Best wishes
Hi
Hope RL things get better for you soon - take care and best wishes. Don't forget about us, and come back soon! Chaosdruid (talk) 16:00, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you Chaosdruid. I will certainly return at some point in the future. Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 16:14, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
A puppy for you!
A puppy for you! | |
Dianna has given you a puppy! This special Internet puppy does not piddle; he does not pout. His smiling face will cheer you whenever and however often you need him. Please take care and come back to us soon! Dianna (talk) 03:37, 18 February 2012 (UTC) |
- Thanks Dianna! :) The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 14:15, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
File:Dogsculpture 002.jpg listed for deletion
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Dogsculpture 002.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 06:44, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
GOCE March copy edit drive
Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their March 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on March 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on March 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goal for the drive will be to eliminate the remaining 2010 articles from the queue. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 5 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, Stfg, and Coordinator emeritus SMasters. 19:55, 20 February 2012 (UTC) To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
Mentorship
Hi Utahraptor. I hope things are going OK. Just to let you know that I've marked you as "busy" on the mentors page until you return. Cheers, --Stfg (talk) 10:44, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
- Things are starting to pick up, but I'm going to wait for things to stabilize before I return fully. Thanks for doing that, I appreciate it. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 22:07, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
- It's great to see you around again, and I'm glad to learn things are looking up. Looking forward to seeing more of you when things settle down. Best wishes, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 11:15, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
- It's great to be back, even if it is only temporarily. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 02:20, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
- It's great to see you around again, and I'm glad to learn things are looking up. Looking forward to seeing more of you when things settle down. Best wishes, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 11:15, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
GOCE March drive newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 backlog elimination drive update
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 Backlog elimination drive! Here's the mid-drive newsletter. Participation: We have had 58 people sign up for this drive so far, which compares favorably with our last drive, and 27 have copy-edited at least one article. If you have signed up but have not yet copy-edited any articles, please consider doing so. Every bit helps! If you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: Our target of completing the 2010 articles has almost been reached, with only 56 remaining of the 194 we had at the start of the drive. The last ones are always the most difficult, so thank you if you are able to help copy-edit any of the remaining articles. We have reduced the total backlog by 163 articles so far. Special thanks: Special thanks to Stfg, who has been going through the backlog and doing some preliminary vetting of the articles—removing copyright violations, doing initial clean-up, and nominating some for deletion. This work has helped make the drive a more pleasant experience for all our volunteers. Your drive coordinators – Dianna (talk), Stfg (talk), and Dank (talk)To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/User:Yasht101 Is An ALIEN
This is not showing up in the RfA notice box. Please help me in fixing Yasht101 :) 05:16, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
- The box has a slight delay on it. I'm pretty sure it's showing up now though. :) The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 05:18, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
GOCE March drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 backlog elimination drive
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 Backlog elimination drive! This is the most successful drive we have had for quite a while. Here is your end-of-drive wrap-up newsletter. Participation Of the 70 people who signed up for this drive, 40 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Special acknowledgement goes out to Lfstevens, who did over 200 articles, most of them in the last third of the drive, and topped all three leaderboard categories. You're a superstar! Stfg and others have been pre-checking the articles for quality and conformance to Wikipedia guidelines; some have been nominated for deletion or had some preliminary clean-up done to help make the copy-edit process more fun and appealing. Thanks to all who helped get those nasty last few articles out of the target months. Progress report During this drive we were successful in eliminating our target months—October, November, and December 2010—from the queue, and have now eliminated all the 2010 articles from our list. We were able to complete 500 articles this month! End-of-drive results and barnstar information can be found here. When working on the backlog, please keep in mind that there are options other than copy-editing available; some articles may be candidates for deletion, or may not be suitable for copy-editing at this time for other reasons. The {{GOCEreviewed}} tag can be placed on any article you find to be totally uneditable, and you can nominate for deletion any that you discover to be copyright violations or completely unintelligible. If you need help deciding what to do, please contact any of the coordinators. Thank you for participating in the March 2012 drive! All contributions are appreciated. Our next copy-edit drive will be in May. Your drive coordinators – Dianna (Talk), Stfg (Talk), and Dank (talk)To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. EdwardsBot (talk) 22:22, 4 April 2012 (UTC) |
Thanks
Thank you for your support at my RfA. I will do my best to live up to people's confidence in me. Yngvadottir (talk) 15:04, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
Capitalization query
I have stumbled across these two uses of capital letters ("Bhavnagar City" and "Bhavnagar State") and was wondering whether or not "city" and "state" need to be capitalized. Thanks in advance. --Skamecrazy123 (talk) 17:06, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
- I've looked into it. It looks like "Bhavnagar City" and "Bhavnagar State" are official titles, so you should capitalize "city" and "state". Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 17:09, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
- Many thanks. --Skamecrazy123 (talk) 17:16, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
Good to see you
Hi. It's good to see you here again. How's things? Simon --Stfg (talk) 18:05, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
- Good to see you too Simon. I'm actually surprised at how fast things are picking up for me; if things keep working out like this, I'll be back here full-swing by mid to late June. In the meantime, I'll be around here off and on for the next couple days. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 18:09, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
GOCE May copy edit drive
Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their May 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on May 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on May 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goal for the drive will be to eliminate January, February, and March 2011 from the queue. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 5 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, and Stfg. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. EdwardsBot (talk) 18:06, 22 April 2012 (UTC) |
Request for Copy Edit Guidance
I am Muthusamy.R a Wikipedian joined on 13th Dec 2011. I would like to improve my copy editing skills and contribute. I request your guidance and support for this purpose. R♣MuthusamyTalk 18:31, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, but I don't have enough time to mentor you right now. Do you think you could ask another member of the Guild of Copy Editors? Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 12:54, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
GOCE May mid-drive newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors May 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
Participation: Out of 49 people signed up for this drive so far, 26 have copy-edited at least one article. It's a smaller group than last drive, but we're making good progress. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, please consider doing so. Every bit helps! If you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: We're on track to meet our targets for the drive, largely due to the efforts of Lfstevens and the others on the leaderboard. Thanks to all. We have reduced our target group of articles—January, February, and March 2011—by over half, and it looks like we will achieve that goal. Good progress is being made on the overall backlog as well, with over 500 articles copy-edited during the drive so far. The total backlog currently sits at around 3200 articles. Hall of Fame: GOCE coordinator Diannaa was awarded a spot in the GOCE Hall of Fame this month! She has copy-edited over 1567 articles during these drives, and surpassed the 1,000,000-word mark on May 5. On to the second million! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa and Stfg >>> Sign up now <<<
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Richard Manitoba and helping out with unreferenced articles
Greetings! I noticed that you do anti-vandalism work here and reverted at least once an inappropriate entry by an unregistered editor. Thank you. I have spent the last few years editing musicians' biographies and obtaining photos for those articles, cleaning up all manner of articles poorly written and unreferenced. Please join us! ALSO though, a photographer friend who allowed us many valuable photos emailed me and mentioned continuous problems with the Richard Manitoba article. Would you mind keeping an eye on it? Apparently, someone has vandalized it more than once.. I just don't have the energy and time to spare at the moment. Please answer me on my talk page. Thank you! --Leahtwosaints (talk) 07:50, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Congratulations
Good to hear you're doing well. I wish you a happy time in your career and in school. ☮Soap☮ 02:03, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks Soap :) The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 17:36, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
GOCE May drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors May 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Out of 54 people who signed up this drive, 32 copy-edited at least one article. Last drive's superstar, Lfstevens, again stood out, topping the leader board in all three categories and copy-editing over 700 articles. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We were once again successful in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog—while removing 1166 articles from the queue, the second-most in our history. The total backlog currently sits at around 2600 articles, down from 8323 when we started out just over two years ago. Coodinator election: The six-month term for our third tranche of Guild coordinators will be expiring at the end of June. We will be accepting nominations for the fourth tranche of coordinators, who will also serve a six-month term. Nominations will open starting on June 5. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, and Stfg To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 16:03, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
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GOCE July 2012 Copy Edit Drive
Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their July 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on July 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on July 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to eliminate the articles tagged in April, May and June 2011 from the queue and to complete all requests placed before the end of June. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 6 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in April–June 2011", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa and Stfg. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 19:17, 21 June 2012 (UTC) |
GOCE July 2012 mid-drive newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors July 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
Participation: Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 25 have copy-edited at least one article. It's a smaller group than last drive, but we're making good progress. 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. Join us! Progress report: We're almost on track to meet our targets for the drive. Great work, guys. We have reduced our target group of articles—May, June, and July 2011—by about 40%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 264 articles so far, to around 2500 articles. Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, your best copy-editing work of the month will be eligible for fabulous prizes! See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. >>> Sign up now <<<
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GOCE July drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors July 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Out of 45 people who signed up this drive, 31 have copy-edited at least one article. Lfstevens continues to carry most of the weight, having edited 360 articles and over a quarter of a million words already. Thanks to all who have participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, will be available early in August here. Progress report: We are once again very close to achieving in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog. Only 35 such articles remain at press time. The total backlog currently sits at under 2400 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We are just two articles away from completing all requests made before July 2012 (both are in progress). Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, you'll be able to submit your best copy-editing work for palaver, praise, and prizes. See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:20, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
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The Great Revival: CVU Vandalism Studies Project
Hi! We're dropping you this rather unexpected message on your talk page because you signed up (either quite a while ago or rather recently) to be a member of the Vandalism Studies project. Sadly, the project fell into semi-retirement a few years ago, but as part of a new plan to fix up the Counter-Vandalism Unit, we're bringing back the Vandalism Studies project, with a new study planned for Late 2012! But we need your help. Are you still interested in working with us on this project? Then please sign up today! (even if you signed up previously, you'll still need to sign up again - we're redoing our member list in order to not harass those who are no longer active on the Wiki - sorry!) If you have any questions, please leave them on this page. Thanks, and we can't wait to bring the project back to life! -Theopolisme (talk) & Dan653 (talk), Coordinators
MyRFA
Thanks for the kind words. Its doubtful I'll reaply again. I tried in 2008 and was declined and I tried again now. As a 38 year old guy, after 2 fails I can take a hint. Especially when its such a bloodbath. Good luck and happy editing. Kumioko (talk) 13:00, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
- I can relate to failing RfA twice, except mine were in rapid succession. My second RfA was sort of a bloodbath as well, but from that experience I learned that I don't have to be an administrator to make a big difference here. If you need someone to talk to about your RfA, feel free to email me. Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 14:08, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
GOCE July 2012 barnstar
The Minor Barnstar | ||
This barnstar is awarded to The Utahraptor for copy editing at least one article in the GOCE July copy edit drive. Thank you for participating! Dianna (talk) 00:59, 11 August 2012 (UTC) |
My RfA
Thank you for participating in my RfA. I appreciate your insight and am glad you took the time to give serious consideration toward potentially granting me the admin toolset. Likewise, I've seen your name pop up a lot, and I think you've grown considerably since October 2010. Whenever you return to active editing (assuming of course you actually do go on hiatus), if you're interested in becoming an administrator, know that you'll have my full support.
Take care. =) Kurtis (talk) 14:22, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- You're welcome. I'm actually going to stop checking Wikipedia in a week or two and start focusing on finding a job. So it'll probably be a while before I return to active editing. But thank you for the kind words; they mean a lot. :) Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 19:59, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
GOCE news and September drive invitation
Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in its events:
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GOCE September activities
Reminders from the Guild of Copy Editors
A quick reminder of our current events:
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Online Ambassador
Hi Utahraptor! Are you interested in being the Online Ambassador for any classes this term? We've got a few classes that are looking for ambassador right now (Canada, US), so if you're up for helping any, please do! Let me know if you have any questions, or if you'd like me to pick a course for you.--Sage Ross (WMF) (talk) 14:27, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry, I don't have much free time at the moment, but I'll let you know if I become more available at some time. The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 20:24, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
GOCE mid-drive newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
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GOCE September 2012 drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Out of 41 people who signed up this drive, 28 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We achieved our primary goal of clearing July, August, September and October 2011 from the backlog. This means that, for the first time since the drives began, the backlog is less than a year. At least 677 tagged articles were copy edited, although 365 new ones were added during the month. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2341 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 54 requests outstanding before September 2012 as well as eight of those made in September. Copy Edit of the Month: Voting is now over for the August 2012 competition, and prizes will be issued soon. The September 2012 contest is closed for submissions and open for voting. The October 2012 contest is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 23:55, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
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GOCE fall newsletter
Fall Events from the Guild of Copy Editors
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Good to see ya
Hi there, good to see you back for a while! How are you doing? --Stfg (talk) 18:07, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
- It's great to be back. I'm doing fine, and you? The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 18:33, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
GOCE November 2012 copy edit drive update
Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
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Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle
Decemmber 8 - Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle - You're invited |
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GOCE November 2012 backlog drive award
The Minor Barnstar | ||
Thank you for your copy editing work in the WP:GOCE November 2012 backlog elimination drive! Please accept this as a token of our appreciation. —Torchiest talkedits 16:13, 3 December 2012 (UTC) |
GOCE November drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Thanks to all who participated! Out of 38 people who signed up this drive, 33 copy-edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. All the barnstars have now been distributed. Progress report: We achieved our primary goal of clearing November and December 2011 from the backlog. For the first time since the drives began, the backlog consists only of articles tagged in the current year. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2690 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 56 requests outstanding before November 2012 as well as eight of those made in November. Copy Edit of the Month: Voting is now over for the October 2012 competition, and prizes have been issued. The November 2012 contest is closed for submissions and open for voting. The December 2012 contest is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote. Coodinator election: The six-month term for our fourth tranche of Guild coordinators will expire at the end of December. Nominations are open for the fifth tranche of coordinators, who will serve from 1 January to 30 June 2013. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 20:39, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
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GOCE mid-December newsletter
End of Year Events from the Guild of Copy Editors
The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in its events:
Coodinator election: Nominations are open for candidates to serve as GOCE coordinators from 1 January to 30 June 2013. Nominations close on December 15 at 23:59 UTC, after which voting will run until the end of December. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Message delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:03, 12 December 2012 (UTC) |
GOCE 2012 Annual Report
Guild of Copy Editors 2012 Annual Report
The GOCE has wrapped up another successful year of operations! Our 2012 Annual Report is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the January drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:24, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
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Wikipedia Ambassadors update
Hi! You're getting this message because you are or have been a Wikipedia Ambassador. A new term is beginning for the United States and Canada Education Programs, and I wanted to give you an update on some important new information if you're interested in continuing your work this term as a Wikipedia Ambassador.
You may have heard a reference to a transition the education program is going through. This is the last term that the Wikimedia Foundation will directly run the U.S. and Canada programs; beginning in June, a proposed thematic organization is likely to take over organizing the program. You can read more about the proposal here.
Another major change in the program will take effect immediately. Beginning this term, a new MediaWiki education extension will replace all course pages and Ambassador lists. (See Wikipedia:Course pages and Help:Education Program extension for more details.) Included in the extension are online volunteer and campus volunteer user rights, which let you create and edit course pages and sign up as an ambassador for a particular course.
If you would like to continue serving as a Wikipedia Ambassador — even if you do not support a class this term — you must create an ambassador profile. If you're no longer interested in being a Wikipedia Ambassador, you don't need to do anything.
- Please do these steps as soon as possible
First, you need the relevant user rights for Online and/or Campus Ambassadors. (If you are an admin, you can grant the rights yourself, for you as well as other ambassadors.) Just post your rights request here, and we'll get you set up as quickly as possible.
Once you've got the ambassador rights, please set up at a Campus and/or Online Ambassador profile. You can do so at:
- Special:CampusAmbassadorProfile
- Special:OnlineAmbassadorProfile
Going forward, the lists of Ambassadors at Special:CampusAmbassadors and Special:OnlineAmbassadors will be the official roster of who is an active Ambassador. If you would like to be an Ambassador but not ready to serve this term, you can un-check the option in your profile to publicly list it (which will remove your profile from the list).
After that, you can sign on to support courses. The list of courses will be at Special:Courses. (By default, this lists "Current" courses, but you can change the Status filter to "Planned" to see courses for this term that haven't reached their listed start date yet.)
As this is the first term we have used the extension, we know there will be some bugs, and we know the feature set is not as rich as it could be. (A big wave of improvements is already in the pipeline. And if you know MediaWiki and could help with code review, we'd love to have your help!) Please reach out to me (Sage Ross) with any complaints, bug reports, and feature suggestions. The basic features of the extension are documented at Wikipedia:Course pages, and you can see a tutorial for setting up and using them here.
- Communication and keeping up to date
In the past, the Education Program has had a pretty fragmented set of communication channels. We're trying to fix that. These are the recommended places to discuss and stay up-to-date on the education program:
- The education noticeboard has become the main on-wiki location for discussion of the Education Program. You can post there about broad education program issues as well as issues with individual courses.
- The Ambassadors Announce email list is a very low-traffic announcements list of important information all Ambassadors need to be aware of. We encourage all Ambassadors (and other interested Wikipedians) to subscribe to the list; follow the instructions on the link to add your email address.
- If you use IRC regularly, or need to try to reach someone immediately, the #wikipedia-en-ambassadors connect IRC channel is the place to find me and fellow Ambassadors.
- Ambassador training and resources
We now have an online training for Ambassadors, which is intended to be both an orientation about the Wikipedia Ambassador role for newcomers and the manual for how to do the role. (There are parallel trainings for students and for educators as well.)
Please go through the training if you feel like you need a refresher on how a typical class is supposed to go and where the Ambassadors fit in, or if you want to review and help improve it. If there's something you'd like to see added, or other suggestions you have for it, feel free to edit the training and/or leave feedback. A primer on setting up and using course pages is included in the educators' training.
The Resources page of the training is the main place for Ambassador-related resources. If there's something you think is important as a resource that's not on there, please add it.
Finally, whether or not you work with any classes this term, I encourage you to post entries to the Trophy Case whenever you see excellent work from students or if you have great examples from past semesters. And, as always, let students (and other editors!) know when they do things well; a little WikiLove goes a long way!
--Sage Ross (WMF) (talk) 20:55, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
GOCE mid-drive newsletter, January 2013
Guild of Copy Editors January 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
We are halfway through our January backlog elimination drive. The mid-drive newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the January drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:29, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE February 2013 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors February 2013 events newsletter
We are preparing to start our February requests blitz and March backlog elimination drive. The February 2013 newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the February blitz and March drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 22:58, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE news: February 2013
Guild of Copy Editors Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2013 wrap-up
Participation: Out of 19 people who signed up for this blitz, 9 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the six-day blitz, we removed over twenty articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the March drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, BDD and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 21:05, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
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