User talk:Accedie/Archive 3

Thank you, Accedie

Thank you very much for your kind message, Accedie. I really have difficulties to understand the editing process and Wiki's editing interface, I just don't have enough time to learn fast, but I would love to be a part of Wiki-community and I would appreciate any help. Let's stay in touch. Best wishes, Tony — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dobrich (talk • contribs) 17:24, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes, it's tricky, I know. But you can learn as you go, and making mistakes is perfectly okay. The beauty of Wikipedia is that no one can permanently damage anything because every edit can be undone, so there's no need to worry about messing things up :)

If you're having difficulty with something, just let me know and I'll do my best to help! Here are a few unsolicited tips:

• When you're editing a talk page (like this one, or like the discussion pages of articles), be sure to "sign" your name by typing four tildes (like this: ~~~~). When you hit save, they'll automatically be replaced by your username and the date.
• Also, consider filling out your user page with a bit of information about yourself or what you're interested in. It doesn't have to be detailed or personal, but just having a few words there will help the other editors get to know you better..
• If you want a safe space to test out your edits, you can create your own "sandbox" (experimental space) by clicking here. You can copy and paste bits of articles that you're working on there and try out your edits before saving them in the real article space. After you make an edit there, you can always find your sandbox at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dobrich/Sandbox.

Hope that helps, and good luck! Accedie^{talk to me} 18:00, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing the issue about Tick based Allergies to Meat.

As weird as it sounds it is really starting to be more of an issue. In Lynchburg, VA one allergist has diagnosed 200 people in their practice alone. I have it and have never been allergic to anything in my life... until now (44 years old). Hopefully if someone is having unknown severe allergic reactions to something unknown they might find this to see if it could be the problem. Again Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.15.204.92 (talk) 17:55, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Portia schultz

Hi, Accedie. I see that you put a "editors have seven days to address these issues" on the Talk page over night. Did you notice my responses of 25-26 October 2011, promptly after you started the review on 25 October 2011? --Philcha (talk) 06:12, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes, sorry, I did see your responses! I just got insanely busy at work and wasn't watching the article as carefully as I should have been – it looked like you were still working on incorporating my suggestions, so I changed the template to reflect that :) Will respond to your comments on the review page now. Accedie^{talk to me} 19:31, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Is life frantic? --Philcha (talk) 11:11, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Heh. Well, life and work are pretty interchangeable for me these days, so... yes :)

Looking over the changes you made – everything looks just fine except the Reproduction and lifecycle section, which could use a teeny bit more tightening up. Why don't I take a quick hack at it and you can tell me what you think? Accedie^{talk to me} 23:02, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi, Accedie. I suggest we deal with it at Talk:Portia schultzi/GA1. I also suggest we draft changes at User:Philcha/Sandbox/Portia_schultzi#Reproduction_and_lifecycle_2. Geneally about 90% of a "Portia (spider)" is common to the genus and the rest distinguishes the species - but the 10% makes little sense to readers without the 90%. In the case of Portia schultzi, the 10% includes its cannabilism (while Portia fimbriata is not a cannabil). --Philcha (talk) 01:46, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for copyediting the Demographics of Croatia! I really appreciate your effort.--Tomobe03 (talk) 10:47, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

You're very welcome! Let me know if you need assistance with that or any other articles you're hoping to get through GAN. I'm happy to help :) Accedie^{talk to me} 10:49, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the offer. There is also President of Croatia article which I intend to post at the GAN as soon as it is copyedited. The copyedit is already requested at the GOCE page, so if you would like to help, I'd be really grateful.--Tomobe03 (talk) 10:57, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Sure thing! I'm traveling at the moment, so I might not have a ton of time to work on it, but I'll see what I can do :) Accedie^{talk to me} 11:00, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi! Thanks for the copyedits already made to the article - they really add quality to the article prose. I was wondering though if there's anything left to copyedit or not since the "working" tag is still up at the WP:GOCE/REQ but no edits were made for a couple of weeks or so.--Tomobe03 (talk) 10:09, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Just finished up – sorry for the delay! Accedie^{talk to me} 04:12, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

No problem - I was just wondering. Thank you very much for the copyedit.--Tomobe03 (talk) 09:36, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks...

... for your edits here. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 06:56, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Sure thing! Just doing a bit of copyediting and then will weigh in on the FAC page :) Accedie^{talk to me} 07:04, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 07:10, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

You know the song, right? Jivesh1205 (Talk) 08:02, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

It's one of my favorite Beyonce songs, and it keeps getting stuck in my head every time I read your article! Accedie^{talk to me} 17:07, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Hmm, do you like her latest album 4? Jivesh1205 (Talk) 17:46, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

I haven't heard it yet. I'm not a devoted fan, but I do tend to like most of the singles I hear, and there are a few that I love – like Single Ladies :) Accedie^{talk to me} 02:30, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Lol. See the diffs, I thought the message you left below was for me. I am such an idiot. Lol. (Anyway, I had already written it).

Can you please copy-edit first and second sections on "If I Were a Boy"? If possible after reading the controversy section, try to construct a sentence that can summarize it in the first paragraph of the lead? Take your time. I am not in a hurry. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 04:45, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

P.S, What other songs of Beyonce do you like? Jivesh1205 (Talk) 04:46, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Another grateful editor here

Thanks for your help on Prosperity theology! We definitely appreciate your help. There were three of us adding content for a while, so different writing styles and tones made things a bit complicated. (Really a great collaboration to fix up a long-time problem article though.) That was quite the quick turn-around from submission to completion; I'm glad you liked my quip on the request page :) Mark Arsten (talk) 00:18, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Heh, yeah, I'm really racking up the gratitude points here... :)

No worries and glad to be of service. It was a fascinating article to read! Let me know if you ever need any more c/e help. Accedie^{talk to me} 02:26, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive newsletter

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Elections are currently underway for our third tranche of Guild coordinators. The voting period will run for 14 days: 00:01 UTC, 16 December – 23:59 UTC, 31 December. All GOCE members, as well as past participants of any of the Guild's Backlog elimination drives, are eligible to vote. There are five candidates vying for four positions. Your vote really matters! Cast your vote today.

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My Sincere Wishes For This Festive Season

		★*★*★*★*★*★*★*★* Merry Christmas And Happy New Year 2012 *★*★*★*★*★*★*★*★
		I Wish You And Your Family A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year 2012. May The New Year Bring Much Happiness, Prosperity, Peace, And Success In Your Life. I Am Very Happy To be Part of Wikipedia And To Have Great Friends Like You. Cheers. - From A Big Fan of ----> Jivesh1205 (Talk) 16:51, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Aww, thanks, Jivesh! Right back atcha :) Accedie^{talk to me} 00:40, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

You are welcome and thanks. :) Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:17, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

My Heartfelt Thanks

I express you my heartfelt thanks. ""Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" has passed. I am very happy. Your feedback and kind words helped me considerably. Thanks again. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 11:17, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

2012 GOCE coordinatorship

Hi Accedie! I'd like to express my appreciation for your vote for me during the 2012 GOCE coordinatorship election. During the next 12 months, I will be looking forward to your input on how I can perform my role, so please be brutally honest regarding my actions.

Regards, and have a wonderful new year! --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 02:36, 2 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. Highlights Membership grows to 764 editors, an increase of 261 Report on coordinators' elections Around 1,000 articles removed through six Backlog elimination drives Guild Plans for 2012 Requests page report Sign up for the January 2012 Backlog elimination drive! Get your copy of the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report here 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).

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Relationship to local journalism

Thanks for your edits to this section. You did a much nicer job in bring out the essence of that I was attempting to communicate(new editor).ManicalCritic (talk) 23:12, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

No worries :) Welcome to this lovely, geeky corner of the universe! Please let me know if you need any help with anything, but by all means be bold and edit away; the best way to learn is just to try stuff out and see what sticks. Accedie^{talk to me} 23:28, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Reporting Technology

Hi Accedie, I just uploaded this file photo,File:Reporting Technology.JPG in the common area. I was successful but, I have no idea how it eventually arrives at its proper destination. I found no information on a direct addition to a proposed new heading....ManicalCritic (talk) 02:06, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Sure thing! If you'd like to add this file to an article, just edit the section directly above the section you'd like the picture to appear in and add this text at the bottom: [[File:Reporting Technology.JPG|thumb|Add a description of what the image is showing here.]] If you want to play around with image size, you can add an additional parameter: [[File:Reporting Technology.JPG|thumb|300px|Add a description....]], where "300" is the number of pixels you want displayed (I think somewhere between 150-250 is the default). Hit the "show preview" button before you save to make sure it looks okay. Hope that helps and lemme know if you need any more assistance! Accedie^{talk to me} 03:28, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Someone removed "Reporting Technology"

Under Citizen Journalism and don't know why. I would think one would want to improve rather then delete. As a new user,should I not assume the worst or do I not understand something? The following appears to have vanished....

"The advent of the iphone and other electronic devices have captured news events instantly from around the world. One of the first to use this new news reporting technology is currently in use in the field by Palo Alto Free Press located in Palo Alto, California, USA whose focus is primarily on Citizen Journalism.

They employ the use of an Apple iPhone 3G, mated to an OWE stabilizer mount equipped with interchangeable lens, Silk tripod and Sennheiser microphone making it all possible to stream events Qik and live directly to their website from anywhere in the world instantly as they happen." Thanks so much for your help!!ManicalCritic (talk) 05:25, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, unfortunately, anything that smacks of "promotion" tends to get reverted here. I do think there's a better, more inclusive way of phrasing what you were trying to add – by including it in a general list of tools used by citizen journalists all over the world. After all, you have to keep in mind that this article is supposed to represent the global phenomenon to an international audience of readers, not just citizens of NoCal :)

Unfortunately, I don't have too much time during the week to work on this, but I'll try to return to it over the weekend and add in a technology section (which I agree is really important). In the meantime, you might post a message on the talk page of the editor who reverted you and ask him to help you improve the article. I'm sure he's just doing what Wikipedians do best: trying to maintain the quality of articles and keep out spammers and junk. It's just too bad that sometimes that results in overshooting the goal and keeping good contribution out, too. Accedie^{talk to me} 02:29, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Need your opinion

Hello. How are you dear? I need your opinion on this. How does it look? Jivesh1205 (Talk) 04:40, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Heh, well, judging from the fact that any copyediting I attempt only seems to make it worse, I'd say it's perfect ;) Accedie^{talk to me} 04:57, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

I assure you it's not the case. It is just that in the SL FAC, see towards the middle of the page, I was told not to use but and nevertheless at the same time. I am happy you like the article. Continue your copy-edits. I will revert only if you misinterpret certain things. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 04:59, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

It's totally okay, I understand – the FAC process is crazy. I'll go through it and see if there's anything else I can fix up, but feel free to undo things that aren't helpful. Accedie^{talk to me} 05:54, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Accedie, you are always helpful tome. Proof = "Single Ladies". What you did was amazing because you were the last one to copy-edit it and yet, you find certain things which were not right. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 06:03, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Wow. Many thanks for this. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 06:05, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

You're welcome, but I really couldn't find much else to improve. It's really, really good! Accedie^{talk to me} 06:20, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Well, you know, I learnt a lot form "Single Ladies". :D I nominated it yesterday. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 06:22, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Would you mind if I copy the way you sign? It's very nice to see and the black color makes it very easily distinguishable. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 06:36, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

This is pure magic. I just posted a message to you. Lol. Yes, I know about the fly. :D Jivesh1205 (Talk) 06:37, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Haha, nice. And no, I don't mind at all if you copy my sig :) Accedie^{talk to me} 06:39, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

It really surprised me. We posted almost at the same time. It is the third time this happened with me on Wikipedia with three different editors and you are one of them. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 06:43, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

I saw your pic. Do you know I always thought you were a teenager? I mean you seem so accessible / easy to get along. Lol. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:51, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

No, I'm not a teenager, but I'll take that as a compliment :) Accedie^{talk to me} 22:20, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Of course it is a compliment. I meant you are very easy to communicate with when compared to the elders I know in real life. In other words, I wanted to say that you are very calm, gentle and kind. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 07:22, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Hello !

Hi Maryana! :) How are you? Let me introduce, my name is Tomica and I generally edit Rihanna-related articles. I don't know If you are doing requests, but User:Jivesh boodhun, my fellow editor and also friend has asked some help for "Halo". Me, together with User:Calvin999, worked on Loud and the article has failed on the both GAN's, simply because it contains some phrases that need to be c/e. Can you check it? I know, its big article, but If you can, please give it a try. I would be very grateful. Greetings :D ! — Tomica1111 • Question Existing? 18:41, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi Tomica, nice to meet you :)

I took a first pass and did a bit of work on it this evening – I'll try to go back and finish at some point this weekend. There are a few little tweaks to be made, but it looks very good overall; I'm surprised it failed GAN twice. Hopefully third time's a charm? Happy to help, Accedie^{talk to me} 06:27, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Third time should be the gang :). Well let me tell a little bit of history. The first GAN was so relaxed, but we were kind off lazy and the user failed it. After that, we listed it at GOCE, and it was c/e. Again, we gave a shot with a nomination, but the user thought that is should be quickly failed. To be honest, he shouldn't have done that. But its okay. I also have to improve the referecenes a bit:). And for the record, I love your work ;) ! — Tomica1111 • Question Existing? 10:57, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

You will continue with Loud right? I mean, I am not hurrying you, take your time. Just asking :) ! And I have one personal question. I see you speak Russian and Ukranian pretty well, are you of that descent? — Tomica1111 • Question Existing? 22:24, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Yep, doing some more work on it right now :) And yes, I was born in Ukraine, though I moved to the US when I was six. You're Macedonian, I see – very cool! Accedie^{talk to me} 22:48, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, like we are kind off sister nation :P. Slavs and stuff. I adore the languages (Russian and Ukrainian), even though they are very similar with Macedonian.:) They have some charm. — Tomica1111 • Question Existing? 22:55, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

• Okay, I finished going over the article. It looks good to me; the one bit of advice I'd give is to add a little more background info on the controversial stuff (songs, performances, etc.). But maybe that's just my personal preference. I don't care so much about the sales numbers – I want to know why she chose to do a song like S&M and how people reacted! :) Accedie^{talk to me} 00:26, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Maryana. Trust me the singles and the live performances sections were bigger than now. But users were complaining to its comprehensiveness. As a result of that we removed a lot of information, and just the main things are now present, however they are still big and I am scared that they will question them. Anyway, thank you, I love your work and behavior so it makes me feel free to come to you when I have a request. :)

You're very welcome, and yes, happy to help out anytime. Good luck with GAN! Accedie^{talk to me} 00:41, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Hey Accedie! How are you these days? I need your tiny help. Can you check the lead for the List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2011 (U.S.) per the comments here Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2011 (U.S.)/archive1. I would be very grateful. — Tomica (talk) 13:09, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Batillus displacement correction

Hi Accedie. Thank you for your welcoming and encouraging introduction. I am new to editing in Wikipedia so I am unsure if this is the appropriate forum to discuss/comment on a correction you made, so please do inform me if it isn't. Just a minor comment in regards to your adjustment of my notation correction in the Batillus article. Both a comma and a space are widely used notations which serve to break up larger numbers into groups of three numbers to increase reading efficiency. The comma is more familiar but is no more valid than the space notation. On the grounds of its greater familiarity however, I suggest it isn't worth changing once more. Kind Regards Geekeout — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geekeout (talk • contribs) 01:02, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

You're absolutely right – both are valid. The only reason I changed it to a comma was for internal consistency. I noticed that the other large notations in the article were divided by commas, and Wikipedia articles tend to work on the principle of internal consistency with regard to style. I'm not usually very picky about these things, but some Wikipedians will get very upset when new people come in and start changing things they've worked a long time on standardizing. I just didn't want you to get yelled at :)

Anyway, it looks like you've got an eye for detail and a passion for accuracy, so you are definitely in the right place! If you're looking for more things to do and are interested in the topic, WikiProject Ships needs help cleaning up and assessing articles. Oh, and here's a small tip: when posting on talk pages (either of other users or of articles), sign your name by typing four tildes (like this: ~~~~) at the end of your post, and it will automatically be converted to your username and timestamp when you hit "save." Good luck and let me know if you need any more help! Cheers, Accedie^{talk to me} 01:33, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice! Internal consistency is a good reason to change it, it looks much nicer. I will pay attention to this in the future. There is another technical detail in this article, and other related articles, that may need correcting but I'm not entirely sure. The gross tonnage (GT) is a unitless index (as described in its own Wikipedia article) which means it isn't a weight in units of 'tons'. It shouldn't have any unit attached it such as t/tons, kg/kilograms, m/metres, etc since it is a unitless index. Other articles seem to use state the GT correctly like this: 500,000 GT rather than this: 500,000 tons. Can I make these corrections myself or am I supposed to discuss this with someone in particular beforehand?Geekeout (talk) 17:04, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

As a courtesy to the other contributors, I'd suggest leaving a note on the article's talk page about the change you'd like to make, with a link to the article on GT. But I think you should go ahead and be bold – that's one of the central tenets of Wikipedia :) Accedie^{talk to me} 22:18, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Prosperity Theology again

Hi Accedie, I hope you had a pleasant holiday season. Prosperity theology has just been nominated for featured article. We have revised it a bit since you copyedited it in December, do you think you could take another look at it? Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 22:11, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Ooh, congrats! Cursory inspection tells me it's really fancy and polished-looking now. I'll definitely take a closer look and see if there's anything I can tidy up. Accedie^{talk to me} 22:25, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

 Done – fixed a few odds and ends. I'll follow the FAC and chime in if/when needed. Good luck, Mark! Accedie^{talk to me} 01:38, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Great work, thanks for the quick response! Mark Arsten (talk) 01:40, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Sausages

Sausages, sausages, sausages The Land (talk) 18:14, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Hey, I think the article is too short to be a DYK... Wikipedia:DYK#Selection criteria Steven Walling • talk 19:00, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

I'm adding a little more... Accedie^{talk to me} 19:03, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

2593 characters – that long enough? Accedie^{talk to me} 19:31, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Even with the instruction creep on the DYK page, it's long enough. ;-) The Land (talk) 21:27, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Ask

Are you upset because of what I told you last time? It was really a compliment. Sorry if my wording was not correct. Accept my sincere apologies. By the way, you have a beautiful name. I have heard your name only in telenovelas. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:03, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

No, I'm not upset at all! You're very sweet for asking, thank you. Don't worry about it :) Accedie^{talk to me} 15:36, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

I am relieved. :D I also genuinely like you a lot. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 15:47, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi Maryana. I hope you are fine. Will you have time to take a c/e request? It's not a very long article. It is only 37 KBs. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 12:32, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi Jivesh – I'm busy but good :) I don't have a ton of time, but I can pick at it over the next few days if you're not in a rush. What's the article? Accedie^{talk to me} 03:08, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Very happy to here this Maryana. :D It's "Broken-Hearted Girl". I re-wrote it yesterday. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:15, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Took a quick pass over it this evening – there was one part where I wasn't sure what you were trying to say, which you can tell from my question mark in the edit summary :) But other than that, looks good. Great work as always! Accedie^{talk to me} 04:52, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes, everything you did was just excellent. Thank you wholeheartedly. :D Jivesh1205 (Talk) 10:11, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Leg Count

No hard feelings but you are wrong and hadn't thought this thru. I restored the eight leg count. Take special care when reverting the edits of someone with over 1,100 of them.Trojancowboy (talk) 05:52, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I disagree. I think it would be fine to mention the leg count a little farther down in the paragraph, in another sentence. I'm just saying it shouldn't immediately follow the word arachnid, because that's redundant. It's like saying "parrots are birds with wings" or "carp are cold-blooded fish."

Also, to be fair, if you're looking up ticks on Wikipedia because you quickly want to know how many legs they have, all you need to do is look at the accompanying image :) Accedie^{talk to me} 06:05, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Much better, why didn't you do that in the first place? Not all arachnids have eight legs, especially in the larval stage. I had to know the number of legs on a tick and not guess about it. It did indeed count the legs in the photo. I say again:"Take special care when reverting the edits of someone with over 1,100 of them.". I haven't even looked at your edit count yet. It must be low or you would know how to sign your posts with four tildes. You should go back and edit them.Trojancowboy (talk) 06:34, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Peer review for Pope John Paul II

Hi Accedie, I was wondering whether you'd be interested in this^[1]?

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 23:57, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi Marek! Not sure if I'll be able to give it my full attention this week, but I'll try – and I'll happily copyedit at the very least. Accedie^{talk to me} 04:04, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Affair of the Sausages

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:04, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Yay! The Land (talk) 08:16, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Woohoo! Thank you :) Now, how do you make one of those little DYK buttons on your userpage? Accedie^{talk to me} 16:07, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank You...

		*****************The Beyoncé Knowles WikiProject Thanks You*****************
		I, Jivesh, thank you wholeheartedly for your much appreciated copy-edits on "Halo", which is now an FA. May God bless both you and the day I came across a kind and helpful person like you on Wikipedia. -> Jivesh1205 (Talk) 04:50, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Aww, thank you, Jivesh! You're so sweet. Congratulations on another job well done! Accedie^{talk to me} 17:18, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

You are welcome Maryana. Thanks again. :)) Jivesh1205 (Talk) 17:30, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

It's the pain in the arse again....

Hi Accedie, sorry to be a pain in the arse again and ask for another copyedit, but Astynax and I are just bringing George Went Hensley to WP:FAC and I was wondering if you could do some copyediting possibly? We've gone over the prose once or twice, so hopefully you won't have too much to fix. I think it is a fairly entertaining article, it might be the first time I've laughed aloud writing a lead section. Feel free to ignore this if you're busy/off in Brasil or something else exciting like that. Mark Arsten (talk) 09:33, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Ha – copyediting is how I unwind after a long hard day of evangelizing about editor retention :)

I'm actually at a meetup right now, but I'll try to get to your article at some point this weekend. Looking forward to it! Accedie^{talk to me} 19:28, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. I do like copyediting sometimes, it just has to be on a relatively interesting, moderately well-written article. If it's boring or there is too much of a mess it can get quite annoying. Alright, well good luck on the editor retention business, that is very valuable to the project! Mark Arsten (talk) 13:58, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi again, I just got this note on the review. Could you try to watch for that that as you're looking over the article? I'm going to take another run through it too, this 1a stuff is sure tricky! Mark Arsten (talk) 19:44, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Will do. I have a few general suggestions, too, but I'll leave them till after I've poked around at the grammar/punct/prose :) Accedie^{talk to me} 19:47, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Great, thanks for your help! Mark Arsten (talk) 19:53, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

• Hey, good to see you again, thanks for helping on VHEMT. That has certainly been one of the more taxing articles I've worked on (see the talk page archives for details) so it is really nice to see it being polished up so nicely. I had actually forgotten that I had put that at the GOCE and was really surprised to see you editing it :) Mark Arsten (talk) 16:08, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

I'm wikistalking you! >:)

... kidding, kidding, I just saw it on the GOCE requests and thought it would be fun to copyedit. How do you manage to find and get yourself mixed up with these gems, Mark? :) Accedie^{talk to me} 22:36, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

It's kinda funny, I just poke around looking at random topics I find interesting and sometimes launch into improving them full steam. Sometimes things just grip me for some reason. Also, if you want, feel free to leave a comment on the talk page about your overall impression of the article. I've been looking at it so much it's hard to get perspective. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:51, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

• Hey, Prosperity theology was promoted to featured status yesterday, I'm pretty happy to have my first featured article. Thanks for all your help, you bear a large portion of the credit for getting the prose up to snuff! Mark Arsten (talk) 17:31, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

That's terrific! Congratulations! Very proud to share a little slice of that gold star :) Accedie^{talk to me} 16:16, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Ahem

This needs your loving tender care. ;) Steven Walling (WMF) • talk 22:23, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Okay, will do. Now stop new page patrolling and get back to work! :-P Accedie^{talk to me} 22:38, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Scarlet Heart

Hi, any chance you can help me copy edit on the plot summary of the Chinese TV series Scarlet Heart? One user claimed that it "may be too long or excessively detailed," and possibly need work on grammar. I hope you can help.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 23:45, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi! Sure thing – I'll try to get to it tomorrow. Cheers, Accedie^{talk to me} 04:35, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Bobnorwal already shorten the summary to one and a quarter length page. I guess you can help proofread it. Again, thank you very much.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 04:42, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

I made a few additional tweak, but it already looks pretty good for the most part. Nice work! Accedie^{talk to me} 00:23, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 06:16, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Can I ask you a personal question? Are you a writer? Just wondering.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 23:52, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Heh, not professionally, no. I did teach literature and writing to a bunch of uppity Ivy League undergrads for two years, though – which perhaps explains my dogged insistence on proper punctuation and clear sentences :) Accedie^{talk to me} 05:41, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Oh. Sorry for the misunderstanding. The ways you copy edit kinda made me felt like you maybe a novelist or screenwriter.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 20:22, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

GOCE March copy edit drive

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