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| For actually resolving the issue on a maintenance template I placed. Rewriting is really hard, much moreso than mindlessly deleting problematic content. Thank you. Mach61 (talk) 23:53, 28 December 2023 (UTC) |
- @Mach61, thanks very much for the kind message. Wracking talk! 20:18, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
WP:HOCKEY
Howdy. Though we disagree on a certain topic, concerning ice hockey. Just wanted to let you know, I'm grateful that you haven't tried forcing the changes you want, via the editing route. About a year or two ago, an editor (via edit-warring) tried to replace the Soviet Union as a birthplace in many hockey player bios, under the argument that Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania were 'never' a part of the USSR. GoodDay (talk) 22:58, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for reaching out. I hope you find it genuine when I say I operate in good faith and do not intend to be disruptive. Best, Wracking talk! 23:03, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
Hello Wracking, I recently added a new section to the Policy 713 article based on pretty relevant information that hadn't been added yet, as well as made some expansions upon the article itself. Would you like to give your opinion on it? Thanks. B3251 (talk) 13:46, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- @B3251: Yes, I'll take a look soon (in the next few days). I'll also respond to any other comments you left on the talk page re:my notes. Thanks for reaching out! Wracking talk! 17:16, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
Copy-edit to Westminster Abbey
Hi Wracking, are you still working on this article? You haven't edited it since 15 January. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 05:33, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Baffle gab1978, yes I am! Thanks for checking. IRL stuff got a bit crazy! Wracking talk! 00:02, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
- That's what I thought; no problem. :) Cheers, Baffle☿gab 01:12, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
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Welcome to the drive!
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Quick question about Yonkers, New York
Do you think I should remove the [relevant] tag from the sentence regarding how Yonkers is considered a City of Seven Hills. I did change the source but I’m not sure if I should remove the [relevant] tag or the sentence itself. The Cadillac Ranger (talk) 02:56, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
- @The Cadillac Ranger, good question! I think the [relevant] tag is no longer needed but a supplementary source may be needed (the source establishes use of the term, but not its origin). The City of Seven Hills moniker should be mentioned outside of the lead as well (perhaps in the geography section?; MOS:LEADNOTUNIQUE) Wracking talk! 03:42, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
January 2024 GOCE drive award
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NHL 4 Nations Face-off
Hi there, I was wondering when this draft would go to release. Obviously not right now, but I figure either once formal venues are chosen or when rosters are complete. Conyo14 (talk) 05:52, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- Conyo14: It should be fine to publish whenever per WP:FUTURE. (I wouldn't be upset if people want to hold off until it's more firm, but I think it's a helpful summary of what's been verified so far.)
- If we go the "publish whenever" route — I think it's fairly close to being ready for mainspace (after addressing the bolded notes I've left, or anything else I/others think of). I haven't exactly been rushing to finish, so no idea on timeline (feel free to jump in if you'd like). Wracking talk! 06:04, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
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Lebow page
Lebow is suggesting legal action. I say it is hardly worth keeping the Rabinovich material at this point since this is only one relatively minor portion of a fairly detailed biography. It is just not worth it. Algyx0262 (talk) 21:34, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Algyx0262: Please discuss this at Talk:Bennett S. LeBow, not on my talk page. If anyone is suggesting legal action, please report it immediately per WP:LEGAL. Thanks, Wracking talk! 21:39, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- Not sure where to report it. Someone on the Jlebow thread of the talk page for Lebow mentioned a letter from his lawyer, and it is unclear the reason why they would be sending it Algyx0262 (talk) 22:00, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
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Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter
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Request for copy editing Awesome TV, TVRI (TV channel), IndiHome, TVRI Sport, RCTI, SCTV (TV network), MNCTV, ANTV, Indosiar, BTV (Indonesian TV channel), Metro TV (Indonesian TV network), Trans TV, Trans7, tvOne (Indonesian TV network), GTV (Indonesian TV network), iNews, Moji (TV network), NET (Indonesian TV network), RTV (Indonesian TV network), VTV (Indonesia), Kompas TV, CNN Indonesia, Nusantara TV, CNBC Indonesia, TV Alhijrah and First Media (Indonesian media company)
Hello, Mr. @Fandi89, Mr. @Pratama26 and Mr. @Wracking... Can you copy editing article pages Awesome TV, TVRI (TV channel), IndiHome, TVRI Sport, RCTI, SCTV (TV network), MNCTV, ANTV, Indosiar, BTV (Indonesian TV channel), Metro TV (Indonesian TV network), Trans TV, Trans7, tvOne (Indonesian TV network), GTV (Indonesian TV network), iNews, Moji (TV network), NET (Indonesian TV network), RTV (Indonesian TV network), VTV (Indonesia), Kompas TV, CNN Indonesia, Nusantara TV, CNBC Indonesia, TV Alhijrah and First Media (Indonesian media company), please....??? Thanks..... 36.78.199.20 (talk) 17:33, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
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A message starting "This is your only warning..." is supposed to mean precisely that: it is the only warning to the editor; it doesn't make sense to give it to someone who has already received three warnings. JBW (talk) 19:23, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- I should've used "final warning"—that was my error and thanks for the note. (Also, that header gave me a scare...) Wracking talk! 19:27, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
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2024 NHL entry draft
I can appreciate the effort of the edits that you made, but what you did makes the article substantially worse to edit and it will create more problems than it's worth so it was removed. Deadman137 (talk) 03:17, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Deadman137, thanks for the note. I've started a section at Talk:2024 NHL entry draft with what I believe is a better solution. Wracking talk! 17:35, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
Removal of copy edit tags
I have reverted your removals of the copy edit tags on Magic (Jolin Tsai album), Lucky Number (album), and Love Exercise as the issues have not been fixed. The prose quality on those articles are still rather poor in terms of Wikipedia standards (many grammatical errors, reads as if machine translated, non-neutral, etc.). Nonetheless, you are welcome to help out copyediting those articles. ɴᴋᴏɴ21 ❯❯❯ talk 08:34, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Nkon21, thanks for the note. I am checking all articles tagged in that month for WP:GOCE. I didn't notice major or frequent grammatical issues on my review, hence my removal. I have no issue with your restoration of the template. You can also use the
|reason=parameter to mark specific issues. Best, Wracking talk! 16:04, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
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GOCE copy-edit to Victor Macedo
Hi Wracking, I hope all is well with you. Are you planning to continue your copy-edit of the Victor Macedo article, which you accepted at the requests page on 17 June? Your last edit at the article was 21:41, 23 June 2024. I pinged you to the request page but since you've not responded, I'm asking here. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 00:20, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for checking in! I thought that I had replied at WP:GOCE/R but I forgot to click publish... life got crazy IRL but I am now able to finish the copy edit. Wracking talk! 02:20, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
- No worries, life happens. :) I'm glad you are well, thanks for updating. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 03:42, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter
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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.
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January 2023
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that this edit you made on Swedish Navy broke a citation "A Day Aboard HSwMS Kullen" (primarily the archive link). I think it was just a copy-paste error when using the visual editor, so probably nothing to be concerned about — I mean, I fixed it — but I just wanted to let you know in case there's some deeper problem. Cheers. — W.andrea (talk) 22:36, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- I just noticed you also put the citation text directly in the explanatory footnote. There's a better way: you can nest footnotes. In this case I used {{NoteTag}} for the note and and
<ref>tags for the citation. — W.andrea (talk) 22:46, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
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Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter
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Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomed Mox Eden to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as Lead Coordinator, and Miniapolis and Wracking returned as assistant coordinators. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist our ombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here. Blitz: 13 of the 24 editors who signed up for the June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 169,404 words comprising 41 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 38 of the 59 editors who signed up for the July 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 482,133 words comprising 293 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: 10 of the 15 editors who signed up for the August 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 71,294 words comprising 31 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive. Progress report: As of 05:14, 11 September 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 233 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,824 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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