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GOCE requests

I am working very hard on these article, doing my best all the day to improve article and make them GA with perfection to build up Encyclopedia. Regards A.Minkowiski ^{_Lets t@lk} 18:11, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Although I appreciate your efforts, please listen to what I'm saying. The GOCE has guidelines for a reason, and the one-article-at-a-time rule helps ensure a thorough copyedit for each requested article. You may be an experienced editor overall, but copyediting is somewhat specialized and has a bit of a learning curve. Please read and observe the instructions on the requests page and the how-to link I left on your talk page. Miniapolis 18:20, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Yes, ofcourse I am learning what you suggested. Thanks, I know copyedit is one of the very tough task in Wikipedia --A.Minkowiski ^{_Lets t@lk} 18:25, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Since no one before you raised any question about my copyediting. Do you really mean I should left copyediting ? --A.Minkowiski ^{_Lets t@lk} 18:37, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Not at all, although frankly since you don't have native fluency in English it might be best if you worked on backlog articles for now. I'm curious—how did you become interested in copyediting? As I said, I appreciate your desire to improve articles; it's what we're all here for. Regards, Miniapolis 21:14, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Sorry to butt in here and hopefully not come off too harshly, but to support User:Miniapolis. The editors who have posted requests for GOCE evaluation of their article expect to wait sometimes a very long time. The expectation is that the copy-editing will be done by the best-of-the-best. Somebody with non-native fluency, trying to edit many of these articles at once should expect push-back not only from members of the GOCE, but also from those requesting copy-editing. If you are looking for opportunities to imoprove your Englsih and copy-editing skills, then working on some of the other over 4 million articles on Wikipedia might be a better way to contribute.--Gaff (talk) 21:26, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, Gaff, for perspective from a requester. When I copyedit a requested article, I try to put myself in the shoes of the person who's planning to nominate an article for GA or FA. Frankly, it's more relaxing to do backlog articles and I'm trying to understand this sudden enthusiasm :-). All the best, Miniapolis 21:32, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

@ Gaff (talk) and Miniapolis thanks alot, I'll start from backlog and consider only one article at a time to work. I got it now. Have a good day...A.Minkowiski ^{_Lets t@lk} 09:00, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, and a good day to you too. See you around and all the best, Miniapolis 14:38, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

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GOCE January Drive

Just out of curiosity, when do awards for the drive go out? Eurodyne (talk) 05:48, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Eurodyne, typically within a few days, as long as the volunteer coordinators have time to do a little math and some talk page editing. – Jonesey95 (talk) 05:58, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Getting involved with WikiProject: Food and Drink

Hi! My name is Emma and I'm a new Wikipedia user, currently taking a class at school about Wikipedia (which is pretty awesome). I saw that you were an active user in the WikiProject: Food and Drink and was wondering if you had any suggestions/advice for getting involved, especially because I'm interested in vegetarianism and vegan foods. Thanks!! --Emmakknight (talk) 20:31, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi, Emma, and welcome to Wikipedia. "Active" is a relative term; although I'm on the books of several WikiProjects, my main interest here is copyediting. However, the project's open-tasks page has stuff to do or you could check out the vegetarianism and veganism articles to see what needs improving. Reliable sources are always important, as is maintaining a neutral point of view (not always easy when the a subject is one we feel strongly about, but that's when it's more important than ever). I've been ovo-lacto for decades; my daughter (OLV, married to a great guy who hunts deer) was vegan for a time, but it was tough cooking for her :-). I left a welcome on your talk page with some links you may have fun with. See you around and all the best, Miniapolis 20:59, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

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George Edward Smith

Hi, Miniapolis - I was just doing a little clean-up practicing with TW, actually. Hopefully the article's creator will get busy expanding it considering there hasn't been much done to it since October 2009. I still haven't figured out how to best propose an article for deletion using TW. Can you please explain what you meant by non-Article Wizard content? Atsme☯^Consult 00:10, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi again. If you look at WP:A3, there are specific criteria to meet for an article to be speedied for that reason. Although I don't think you can use Twinkle to propose deletion, after doing a search for sources as outlined in WP:BEFORE you can follow the instructions at WP:PROD. If the prod tag is removed and you don't think the article's subject meets WP:GNG, you can open an Articles for Deletion discussion. All the best, Miniapolis 00:41, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

February 2015 GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors February 2015 Newsletter Drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in January's Backlog Elimination Drive. Of the 38 people who signed up for this drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We were able to remove August 2013 from the general copyediting backlog and November 2014 from the request-page backlog. Many thanks, everyone! Blitz: The February Blitz will run from February 15–21 and again focuses on the requests page. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one request article. Sign up here! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Biblioworm and Philg88. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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February 2015 Wikification drive

Greetings! Just spreading a message to the members of WikiProject Wikify that the February drive has been started. Better late than never! Come on, sign up! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 23:35, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

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questions on copy-editing

Hi - I'm a journalist with the Boston Globe, interested in interviewing Wikipedia copy-editors. Want to email me if you're available to talk off-line in the next couple of days? thanks, Brittpeterson (talk) 01:35, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your interest, but I'll keep this on-wiki for now; feel free to email me if you wish. All the best, Miniapolis 02:34, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Wish I could, but Wikipedia isn't letting me send any new emails, as I'm a new user. If you email me, though, I can write you back.

Brittpeterson (talk) 17:21, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

I'm surprised, since according to WP:EMAIL any registered user (which you are) can send email and I have email enabled; you should see an "Email this user" link under "Tools" on the left side of this page. I'm sure you understand my reluctance—since the Internet is a mixed blessing—to disclose personal information (including my email address) to someone with whom I'm unfamiliar. Please try emailing me again. Miniapolis 17:40, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Merge between Demographics and Demography

Hi, I noticed that you contributed to the discussion to merge Demographics and Demography here. Would you be able to do the merge and move? I've noticed that no one has taken action on this in over a year. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 01:51, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Okay; the consensus, as I see it, is to merge (and redirect) Demographics to Demography. I'll get to it ASAP (but not close the discussion, since I participated in it). All the best, Miniapolis 02:31, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! Natg 19 (talk) 17:46, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Glad to help. I'll get to it in a few days, after I finish the article I'm copyediting. All the best, Miniapolis 19:20, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

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Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail

Hi, Miniapolis, I've explained the notability (at least partially) in the lead of Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail and readded the copyedit tag. Thanks for pointing out the issue. --Eleassar ^{my talk} 09:10, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Glad to help, and thank you. All the best, Miniapolis 14:54, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

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Nice Boston Globe article

Just wanted to mention that that was a nice write-up in the Boston Globe. KUTGW!

KConWiki (talk) 15:36, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the link, and I've also thanked the author. Hope it brings us a few more copyeditors :-). All the best, Miniapolis 16:55, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Caldas da Rainha

Hi, Miniapolis. Much thanks for your help in improving this article! —Nelson Ricardo (talk) 22:50, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Glad to help; I know more about Portugal than I did when I started :-). Good luck with FA and all the best, Miniapolis 00:18, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

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Guild of Copy Editors March 2015 Newsletter Blitz: Thanks to everyone who participated in the February Blitz. Of the 21 people who signed up, eight copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: The blitz removed 16 articles from the requests list, and we're almost done with December 2014. Many thanks, everyone! Drive: The month-long March drive begins in about a week. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Sign up here! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Biblioworm and Philg88. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Thanks

Thanks for taking you're time to copyedit the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection article. Having read it, are there any problems content-wise? Sincerely, --TIAYN (talk) 21:39, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Glad to help; I find your articles interesting and no, I don't see any problems with the content. I should finish it tomorrow, and will tag the talk page (and ping you) when I'm done. All the best, Miniapolis 22:57, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

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User:Web kai2000/London Buses route layout

Hello, Miniapolis. I see you deleted User:Web kai2000/London Buses route layout; could you please restore it because it is a standard layout for articles about London buses, including one I was trying to create - London Buses route 467? It is not a draft, it is a template, and I would recommend it be moved into template space or I can look after it in my userspace. Thank you.--Launchballer 14:54, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

Restored as User:Launchballer/London Buses route layout. All the best, Miniapolis 15:01, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

Fantastic, thank you.--Launchballer 15:05, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

Glad to help; as long as templates like that are in active userspace, they should be okay. All the best, Miniapolis 15:08, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

Copyediting

Hi, Miniapolis. I just submitted Caldas da Rainha for Peer Review ahead of sending it to Featured Article Candidacy. Again, thanks for your copyedit to this article. I'm taking a closer look at the article myself as well. I hope you don't mind a few suggestions for your future copyediting endeavors. I notice that in copyediting, you italicized the proper names of various organizations. Per Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Text_formatting#Foreign_terms, proper names do not take italics. In a few places, you used parentheses around statements which I believe are better set off with commas. Best regards, Nelson Ricardo (talk) 15:42, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the update, and I appreciate your suggestions (especially the italicization link—I was a bit fuzzy about what to italicize). As for the parentheses, I use them sparingly to avoid too many commas (which, IMO, makes for choppy reading). Hope the PR goes well. Good luck and all the best, Miniapolis 15:50, 28 February 2015 (UTC)