Tesseractic

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Happy editing! Cheers, sawyer / talk 03:52, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Task!!

Hi @Cellina Starfire, I hope you are doing fine in this new year. I found you on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/List of participants and now I am here to request you to take part in this small task if you are interested in any way. The task here is to put in the template by replacing the exsting format, like I did it here: here. Thank you. Keep contributing!! 456legendtalk 10:24, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Adopt

Hello Cellina Starfire, I saw the seeking adoption tag on your page. Was the request specifically for improving the Andrea Bocelli article, or are you looking for guidance on other areas of Wikipedia too? Jay 💬 07:09, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

I'd love help with both. Learning more about Wikipedia in general will help me improve the Andrea Bocelli article, and it can help me in the future, too! (School has been taking my time lately, so I haven't edited much currently... I would love to get back to it sometime, though!) > Cellina Starfire: talk? 17:33, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

As you are already into typo correction and copyediting, going through the articles from Category:Wikipedia pages needing cleanup can help you get into other aspects of article writing. The target is to fix the problem in the article for which it is tagged, and then remove the tag, so it doesn't show up as problematic any more. The same editor may not be able to fix all problems, but may do what they are comfortable with. For reference, WP:CLEANUPTAG has a list that articles are tagged with. Jay 💬 08:16, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

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Welcome Cellina Starfire!

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Adoption

Hey there @Cellina Starfire, would you still like to be adopted? I'd love to help you out! Please reply with a ping (@Mseingth2133444) if yes. Mseingth2133444 (talk/contribs) 00:17, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

@Mseingth2133444 I would still like to be adopted, yes! I've been random article patrolling lately, just trying to get used to editing and to learn by doing. I hope to reach the point where I can improve articles to featured level, and having an experienced editor to help me learn how to do that would be ideal.

(Fun thing: you have "444" in your username, which is my lucky number. If that's not a good sign, I don't know what is, lol.) > Cellina Starfire: talk? 01:54, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

 Done @Cellina Starfire see message below. Mseingth2133444 (talk/contribs) 15:05, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Adoption accepted

Hello, Tesseractic! I see that you have expressed an interest in being adopted by an experienced editor. I accept your request, being an experienced editor myself. Whether you want to learn about wiki markup, find something to do, or just talk to somebody, I'm the one you can talk to - just leave a message on my talk page. Good luck with Wikipedia! Mseingth2133444 (talk/contribs) 15:05, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

@Cellina Starfire By the way, I'm currently working on an adoption course, so please be patient. I will let you know when I have it done. Mseingth2133444 (talk/contribs) 00:18, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Adoption course: new chapter

A new chapter for my WIP adoption course is out. Check it out here: User:Mseingth2133444/Adoption Course/Intro Mseingth2133444 (talk/contribs) 00:56, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Hello fellow grad student, thanks for signing my guestbook! Let me know if you ever make your own, or have any questions I can try to help with. Have a great day! GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 06:06, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

I'll certainly look into making a guestbook! The master page makes it so easy to find other guestbooks to sign :] > Cellina Starfire: talk? 03:56, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Awarded with the Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar!

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		Thanks for signing my guestbook! Myrealnamm (💬talk · ✏️contribs) at 15:25, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Welcome ...

story · music · places

... to WP:QAI! I see that you just started and are interested in music, - best wishes. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:16, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, Gerda! I am new to Wikipedia, yes, but article improvement is a goal of mine anyway, so I figured I'd join the group so I can learn more. Andrea Bocelli's article will be featured one of these days if I have anything to do with it...! > Tesseractic: talk? ✎ 23:57, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Great plan. List reviews on the project, please! And review, to get the feeling for what will be needed. - Today I see Marian Anderson as my top story (by NBC, 1939), and below (on my talk) three people with raised arms, - and the place is the cherry blossom in Frauenstein. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:51, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Relief: the last of six RD articles in one week is now on the Main page - yesterday I went to a great recital with many anti-war songs by Jewish composers whose music was banned by the Nazis. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:00, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for improving the project's quality and welcoming new users in April! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:03, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

May 2024

Hello, I'm CanonNi. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Violin Concerto in A minor (Bach)—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk|contribs) 03:30, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

That contribution was completely legitimate - the man who analyzed the piece had the last name "Butt". I reverted a past edit because they assumed the same thing as you. > Tesseractic: talk? ✎ 03:33, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Pinging @CanonNi to ensure you see this so I can revert safely. This one was a vandalism false alarm. > Tesseractic: talk? ✎ 03:49, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Sorry about that, please revert then. It was my mistake, I saw a edit replacing "But some" with "Butt" and reverted. Sorry! If you wish, you can remove the warning. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk|contribs) 03:52, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

I totally understand the mistake - thanks! > Tesseractic: talk? ✎ 03:54, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

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May thanks

story · music · places

Thank you for improving articles in May! - Today's story mentions a concert I loved to hear (DYK) and a piece I loved to sing in choir, 150 years old (OTD). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:15, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Ms. 444

per the scords:

I MADE 444 EDITS AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS CRAPPY T-SHIRT

jp×g🗯️ 06:57, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

LOL, love it! I will wear it with pride. > Tesseractic: talk? ✎ 14:41, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

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GA mentorship

Hi Tesseractic! I noticed you posted a request for a GA mentor, and I can answer that! I mostly have experience with video game-related articles but have also reviewed biographies. Would you like to pick a good article nominee to get experience with or would you like me to put together a list of some that might be good to start with?

P.S. I'm also always available on the Wikimedia Discord under the same name ~Adam ^{(talk · contribs)} 22:41, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

A list of GANs that I could review would be nice. I'll make sure to message you here or on Discord if I have any questions! Thanks, > Tesseractic: talk? ✎ 16:55, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Okay, I have a shortlist of articles I picked from the GAN list. Before reviewing, if you haven't already, familiarize yourself with the GA criteria and the reviewing instructions. One of my favorite essays on Wikipedia is "What the Good article criteria are not", which I also recommend reading -- it gives some pointers on how to interpret the GA criteria and warns against common pitfalls (especially being overly strict in a review); of course, it's just an essay.

All that said, I chose some articles from the Music and Video games sections which you indicated are areas you edit in/are interested in. There is only one nominated chemistry article, and I also chose not to list any science articles, since these have additional considerations to review, primarily the use of technical language and jargon, and how the article reads to a broad audience. Music and video games shouldn't really have this problem (to the same extent)! I gave some ideas of why I chose certain articles and some possible cons to each. In general, I avoided inexperienced nominators, very new nominations, and articles that were too long (in my opinion). Ideal articles for your first couple reviews are already well-written and relatively short, with not many sources to check.

Music

• Cecelia Hall (mezzo-soprano)
  • Experienced nominator who seems responsive during reviews (although their first language is not English), relatively short prose, sources look like they're on the web, no image copyright to check
  • Medium number of sources to check, requires special attention for BLP, somewhat inconvenient sectioning,
• Mai Fujisawa
  • Incredibly short article (one of the shortest noms I've seen), nominator is experienced and active in peer reviews (and responsive in previous GAs),
  • Would not recommend because it's so short that it won't be a great learning experience, and there are some considerations like broadness that will stand out more as well. Maybe pick up another short nomination in addition to this if you can (just picking one at random from the Songs section, maybe Pero Dile or Follow Me (Zoey 101))

Video games

• Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome
  • Medium-short article, only 42 citations, nominator has many GAs and reviews in this topic area, at a glance appears like a reasonably high-quality article, it follows a very standard article layout for video games
• Fallout Online
  • Very few sources to check (24) and almost all are on the web, prose looks high quality at a glance, nominator has a history of excellent articles and seems responsive during reviews
  • Medium length of prose (not bad)

Feel free to open a review for one of these and let me know, or ask me if you have any questions first. You can also just ignore these and pick any open nominee on the list, but keep in mind the reasons I picked these (I don't think there was any Italian music in there, but I could have missed one!) . I can always answer questions or provide a second opinion during the review process as well.

P.S. I almost forgot! GANReviewTool is an incredibly helpful script to automate this process and I would highly suggest installing it! Review the passing instructions to make sure you know what steps the script takes on your behalf. ~Adam ^{(talk · contribs)} 22:14, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Cecelia Hall looks like a good article to review! I've installed GANReviewTool and I'll definitely be reading that essay!

Thanks so much for the recommendations - I will look into the review tomorrow, most likely. > Tesseractic: talk? ✎ 00:08, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

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.