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|<big>''' [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]]''' January 2011 backlog elimination drive</big>
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Greetings from the [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2011|January 2011 Backlog elimination drive]]! The drive is halfway over, so here are some mid-drive stats.</br>
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So far, 43 people have signed up for this drive. Of these, 25 have participated. If you signed up for the drive but haven't participated yet, it's not too late! Try to copy edit at least a few articles. Remember, if you have rollover words from the last drive, you will lose them if you do not participate in this drive. If you haven't signed up for the drive yet, you can '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2011#Participants|sign up now]]'''. </br>

;Progress report

We have eliminated two months from the backlog – January and February 2009. One of our goals is to eliminate as many months as possible from the 2009 backlog. Please help us reduce the size of this part of the backlog if you haven't already. Another goal is to reduce the entire backlog by 10%, or by 515 articles. Currently, we have eliminated 375 articles from the queue, so if each participant copy edits four more articles, we will reach that goal. 

Thank you for participating in the January 2011 drive. We anticipate it will be another big success!

Your drive coordinators –[[User:SMasters|S Masters]] ([[User talk:SMasters|talk]]), [[User:Diannaa|<span style="color:teal;">Diannaa</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Diannaa|Talk]])</sup>, [[User:The Utahraptor|<font color="green">The Utahraptor</font>]][[User talk:The Utahraptor|<sup>Talk to me</sup>]], and [[User:Tea with toast|Tea with toast]] ([[User talk:Tea with toast|Talk]])
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==Not a parody==
I've changed your hoax tag to a non-notable - the outfit does exist. [[User:Peridon|Peridon]] ([[User talk:Peridon|talk]]) 21:21, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

== TB ==

{{tb|tofutwitch11}} [[User:Tofutwitch11|<span style='font-family: "Arial Black"; color:Teal'><big>T</big><small>ofutwitch11</small></span>]]''' <sup><small>[[User talk:Tofutwitch11|<font color="Orange">(T<small>ALK</small>)</font>]]</small></sup>''' 02:54, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
Again ^ [[User:Tofutwitch11|<span style='font-family: "Arial Black"; color:Teal'><big>T</big><small>ofutwitch11</small></span>]]''' <sup><small>[[User talk:Tofutwitch11|<font color="Orange">(T<small>ALK</small>)</font>]]</small></sup>''' 02:59, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

== 166.109.239.25 ==

I undid his "hi" earlier today then he redid it to say "hi i am bob :)" a few hours later... that IP was banned for a year, that ban ended a month ago, i think it needs to be banned permanently, that IP has contributed NOTHING of consequence. I dont know Wikipedia laws or anything, maybe you might.--[[User:BillyNair|Billy Nair]] ([[User talk:BillyNair|talk]]) 21:19, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
:: oh, this was on the [[Thoth]] page.
:::That makes sense. I guess the best thing is to add another warning on the talk page and eventually someone else will see they need another ban, i'll let them deal with it--[[User:BillyNair|Billy Nair]] ([[User talk:BillyNair|talk]]) 22:46, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

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== GOCE January Backlog elimination drive conclusion ==

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==DYK for Egyptian temple==
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#9 February 2011|9 February 2011]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know?]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Egyptian temple]]''''', which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that '''[[Egyptian temple|ancient Egyptian temple]]s''' contain architectural elements that symbolize houses, hills, tombs, marshes, and guard towers?'' You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201102/Egyptian_temple quick check])</small> and add it to [[WP:DYKSTATS|DYKSTATS]] if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know? talk page]].
}}  —[[User:HJ Mitchell|<span style="color:Teal; font-family:Tahoma;">'''HJ&nbsp;Mitchell'''</span>]] &#124; [[User talk:HJ Mitchell|<span style="color:Navy; font-family:Times New Roman;">Penny for your thoughts? </span>]]  00:04, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

:Spectacular! How could such a gap have lasted so long?--[[User:Wetman|Wetman]] ([[User talk:Wetman|talk]]) 04:19, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

:: I saw your response on Wetman's page. Some former members (like me) discovered that there were topics -- like Ethiopia -- in worse need of attention. Had I not moved on, articles like [[Yekatit 12]], [[Battle of Wayna Daga]], & [[1960 Ethiopian coup attempt]] would likely never have been written. Maybe some day, either when Ethiopian topics have more & better contributors, or I tire of writing about them, I will return to Egypt-related topics. But until then, please keep a watch over that corner of Wikipedia for those of us who can't. -- [[User:Llywrch|llywrch]] ([[User talk:Llywrch|talk]]) 22:45, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

==[[Nasty doggy woggy]]==
Why did you remove that title from DAFT? [[Special:Contributions/173.26.237.244|173.26.237.244]] ([[User talk:173.26.237.244|talk]]) 03:10, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

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==[[Egyptian temple]]==
To be absolutely frank, all I have to say about you and that article is ‘Terrific work!’ Best wishes [[User:Ian Spackman|Ian Spackman]] ([[User talk:Ian Spackman|talk]]) 16:59, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

== Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil ==

Hi, Parrot. I answered your comments in Maria Amélia's FAC nomination page. Please respond once you have time. Also, your support of oppose to the article nomination would be welcome. Regards, --[[User:Lecen|Lecen]] ([[User talk:Lecen|talk]]) 19:55, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

== Heehee ==

[[User talk:Raul654#Just In Case Anyone Asks|Raul knew about it.]]  I was keeping an eye on some of the [[Wikipedia:April fools/April Fools' Day 2011|joke pages]] to ensure nominations were closed, things reverted back to normal.  Was going to remove the tag at midnite (UTC) but you beat me to it. =)  [[User:CycloneGU|CycloneGU]] ([[User talk:CycloneGU|talk]]) 00:35, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

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==Economy of Iran FAC==
I think that if you ''really'' wanted to promote this article to FA as you say you do, you could list the issue exhaustively and I could try to make the necessary modification. It could be done quickly. 
:: I see. Just you know: I know this article well and know all (almost) sources of information as well. This to say that this part (of sourcing) should be instantaneous. In fact you can find them listed in most specialized articles already. What is needed is a quick copy editing afterwards :)

== Congratulations! ==

Thanks for the message, and congratulations :-) It was a pleasure to review. and it's a really important contribution to our (not that great) Egyptology coverage. By the way - how much have you heard about the work we've been doing with the British Museum? There's got to be a reasonable chance that we'll end up working with them on something egypt-related sometime, would that be of any interest to you? [[User:The Land|The Land]] ([[User talk:The Land|talk]]) 09:38, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

== Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil ==

Hello, Parrot. [[Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil]] has been successfully promoted and is now a Featured Article. That would'nt have been possible if you had not taken your time to to review it and give your full support. I really appreciate that and I came here to let you know it. I mean it.
:
I'd like to make a comment about something else, if you don't mind. I saw the thread you created in the FAC talk page and I believe you should review articles that either you are interested in the subject or that you have somekind of knowledge on the subject. There is no need to suffer so much and review 10 articls because 10 editors reviewed your FAC. Wikipedia is supposed to be fun... in a serious place. But still fun. Not a pain in the ass. You're doing great and I think you should keep like that.
:
I'm leaving Wikipedia now, as I had some issues with an editor in the FAC of Maria Amélia which made me grow tired of this website. However, I don't want that to happen to another editors. Find frieds here, people who can back you up when you need or else, you'll be crushed when you face a [[clique]]. But I wish good luck and I hope you continue doing a great work as you have so far. Regards, --[[User:Lecen|Lecen]] ([[User talk:Lecen|talk]]) 12:31, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

== Yales Classical studies ==

Technically, it's a book series, and normally I would use the "series" field ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_Stork&diff=prev&oldid=424930395 as in here]), however, in the cases where the volumes in a series do not have individual titles and do not form a clear multivolume work, the journal template seems appropriate (it's a much more frequent situation in the hard science than the humanities), at least, it fits the bibliographic data in a more natural way than the book one. I've seen that later volumes have separate titles, and for those I'd happily use the book format (especially as they have ISBNs, but even then it can get fuzzy, and in biology, many book series are still formatted as if they were journals). It's a bit of a judgement call, but I think the logic is sound. [[User:Circeus|Circéus]] ([[User talk:Circeus|talk]]) 17:02, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

== James A. Garfield ==

Could you, A. Parrot, copy edit the [[James A. Garfield]] article for GA review?
Thanks. [[User:Cmguy777|Cmguy777]] ([[User talk:Cmguy777|talk]]) 00:41, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

:That is fine.  Thanks for response and looking at the article. [[User:Cmguy777|Cmguy777]] ([[User talk:Cmguy777|talk]]) 02:13, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Deleted articles with freaky titles]] ==

A. Parrot, why is it that you always seem to reject or revert my submissions for [[Wikipedia:Deleted articles with freaky titles]]? I've had lots of good ideas, and I hope it isn't anything personal. [[Special:Contributions/173.26.222.97|173.26.222.97]] ([[User talk:173.26.222.97|talk]]) 00:02, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

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== Nagore ==

Hi Parrot,
Nagore Dargah page carried few images of the dargah. please bring that in the new merged article. [[User:Wasifwasif|Wasifwasif]] ([[User talk:Wasifwasif|talk]]) 12:05, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

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== May barnstar ==

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== [[Ankt]] ==
Seems to be [[Ank]] or [[Ankt]] ([[Anouke]]). [http://books.google.com/books?id=BblbAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA213 link] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=GEsWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA506 link] ... [http://www.google.com/search?q=Anouke g.search anouke] ...  hope this helps ya ... 
--[[User:Reddi|J. D. Redding]] 12:45, 8 June 2011 (UTC) (UTC) ps., Dictionary of Ancient Deities By Patricia Turner, Charles Russell Coulter seems to cite it, but it's a new book [2001], so it could be a source ... pps. could be related to [[Anuket]] (match the Name in hieroglyphs with [http://books.google.com/books?id=GEsWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA506 this]).

== Merger discussion on Ptolemaic Egypt ==

See [[Talk:History of Ptolemaic Egypt#Proposed merger to Ptolemaic Kingdom]] - any comments? Needs some help, I figure gradually transferring stuff (with a wikilink in the edit summary) is the way to do it. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 12:46, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

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==Pylons== 
With regards to referring to the towers of Church architecture as "pylons"...... well, in general, I ''wouldn't''.  But somebody added that to one of the articles. I think I moved it to somewhere more appropriate.  I'll look into the history of those edits and find out where it came from, originally. [[User:Amandajm|Amandajm]] ([[User talk:Amandajm|talk]]) 15:20, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

== Main page appearance ==

Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of [[Egyptian temple|this article]] know that it will be appearing as [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article|the main page featured article]] on August 2, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 2, 2011]]. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article directors {{user|Raul654}} or his delegate {{user|Dabomb87}}, or at [[Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests]]. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions|the suggested formatting]]. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the [[Main Page]] so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! [[User:Tbhotch|<span style="color:#4B0082;">Tb</span><span style="color:#6082B6;">hotch</span>]].<sup>[[User talk:Tbhotch|<span style="color:#6B8E23;"><big>™</big></span>]]</sup> Grammatically incorrect? '''Correct it!''' [[User:Tbhotch/EN|<u>See terms and conditions.</u>]] 20:26, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

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'''[[Egyptian temple]]s''' were built for the official worship of the [[Egyptian pantheon|gods]] and commemoration of [[pharaoh]]s in [[ancient Egypt]]. Within them the Egyptians performed the central functions of [[Ancient Egyptian religion|Egyptian religion]]: giving [[sacrifice|offerings]] to the gods, reenacting their mythological interactions through festivals, and warding off the forces of chaos. These rituals were seen as necessary for the gods to continue to uphold the [[maat|divine order]] of the universe. Most of the populace was forbidden from entering temples' most sacred areas, but temples were still important religious sites for all classes of Egyptians. Temples are among the largest and most enduring examples of [[Ancient Egyptian architecture|Egyptian architecture]], with their elements arranged and decorated according to complex patterns of religious symbolism. A large temple owned sizable tracts of land and employed thousands of laymen to supply its needs. Some temples have become world-famous [[Tourism in Egypt|tourist]] attractions that contribute significantly to the modern [[Economy of Egypt|Egyptian economy]]. [[Egyptology|Egyptologists]] continue to study the surviving temples, as they are invaluable sources of information about ancient Egyptian society. ([[Egyptian temple|'''more...''']])

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== [[Hemen]] ==

Could you take a look at the latest edits on the [[Hemen]] article? The very latest edits by Drift chambers are just peculiar. It renders the article pretty illegible I think. I do not want to get into edit warring or anything like that. Seems like (s)he doesn't really want to listen to much constructive criticism? - Anneke --[[User:AnnekeBart|AB]] ([[User talk:AnnekeBart|talk]]) 17:43, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
:: I did some editing to clean it up. :-) --[[User:AnnekeBart|AB]] ([[User talk:AnnekeBart|talk]]) 18:41, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

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== Denyen ==

I'll look at it tomorrow, certainly the authorhouse and iuniverse stuff has to go, there is a huge amount of it on Wikipedia. On other issue, do you think it's worth replying at [[  Talk:Great Pyramid of Giza‎]]? [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 21:05, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
::::The problem may be a)that this is someone bringing something off-wiki here, b)the IP could be anyone here, and c)a lot of the stuff is buried in the archives so you can't see the whole context. I struck through the boring part. I also think that there was a least borderline BLP violation there about Romer. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 05:13, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

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== Names of God (Egypt) ==
I have changed the category to [[:Category:Names of God in Ancient Egyptian religion|Names of God in Ancient Egyptian religion]] now. Is that okay? [[User:Wiki-uk|Wiki-uk]] ([[User talk:Wiki-uk|talk]]) 08:48, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
:Shall we remove the category completely then? For me it would be no problem, I was just diffusing the 'Names of God' category. Please confirm. [[User:Wiki-uk|Wiki-uk]] ([[User talk:Wiki-uk|talk]]) 18:02, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
::Done. [[User:Wiki-uk|Wiki-uk]] ([[User talk:Wiki-uk|talk]]) 18:09, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

== A tool for you! ==

Hi {{BASEPAGENAME}}! I see that you are an copyeditor, and thought that you might appreciate some help with finding and eliminating multiple links (or wikification) from the article on which you are working.

I case you're not aware,  all you need to do is install the following script:
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importScript('User:Ucucha/duplinks.js');
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onto [[Special:MyPage/skin.js]], and you'll find a clickable link called "Highlight duplicate links" in your toolbox section of the page (probably in the left hand column). It can be found both in normal view mode and edit mode. Press on it, and away you go! Have fun! --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ''[[User talk:Sp33dyphil|©]] • [[Special:Contributions/Sp33dyphil|©]]'' 09:25, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

== [[Tribe of Dan]] ==

I see you were involved in a discussion of Wheres Dan's edits at Denyen, perhaps you could keep an eye on this while I'm on a wikibreak? I've made some comments at the talk page. Also just reverted an edit of his elsewhere based on a book written for Sunday Schools. Thanks. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 10:17, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

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== Thanks for clearing that up! ==

Thanks for clearing up that little kerfuffle at [[Akhenaten]]. I don't know if you remember me, but our paths crossed a year or so ago--if I recall correctly--when we were both working on cleaning up some mess somewhere. It worked well then and it worked well today (I still love your username) and I just wanted to say Hello. Thanks again for the help. &mdash;&nbsp;[[User:UncleBubba|<b style="color:black">Uncl</b><b style="color:darkred">eBubba</b>]]&nbsp;<b><sup>(&nbsp;[[User talk:UncleBubba|T]]&nbsp;[[Special:Emailuser/UncleBubba|@]]&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/UncleBubba|C]]&nbsp;)</sup></b> 03:46, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

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==Brief comment==
The pharaoh Ahmose I Chronology is not 100% secure but it probably dates to the mid-or early 16th century BCE. He could have taken power...perhaps not at 1550 BC but perhaps 1539 BC if Thutmose II had a reign of only 3 years. Some people claim that the Thera tsunami is referred to in a stela dating to his reign...but it may just be a metaphorical description of the damage that the Hyksos caused to Egypt instead as you can see in a long book review written [http://www.amazon.com/Political-Situation-Egpt-CNI-Publications/dp/8772894210 here] on Kim Ryholt's book on the Second Intermediate Period. The thing is Thutmose III's accession is accepted to be in 1479 BC based on lunar dates and there is not much leeway to date Ahmose's time-line much before 1539 BC, I would think. Egyptian chronology is still not settled now that Horemheb's true length has been dated to 14 years and 1 month (not 27 or 28 years) based on a large cache of wine dockets found in his VOK tomb which date to Year 13 and 14 of his reign. (see Jacobus Van Dijk, New Evidence on the Length of the Reign of Horemheb, JARCE 44 (2008) pp.193-200) It is Ay's reign that is now a problem--he could have ruled longer than 4 years--as most of his monuments were destroyed by Horemheb when the latter king came to power. Manetho's supposed figure of 14 years and 1 month for Horemheb which was amended to 4 yrs and 1 month is likely to be attributed to Horemheb. Ay seems to have been missed by Manetho. Ay's tomb too was defaced by Horemheb's agents. Sorry but I'm not very active at wikipedia nowadays. Best Regards, --[[User:Leoboudv|Leoboudv]] ([[User talk:Leoboudv|talk]]) 02:38, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

*Sorry: I meant to say above that "Manetho's figure [in his Epitome] of 14 years and 1 month for Horemheb which was amended to 4 yrs and 1 month [and re-ascribed by Egyptologists to Ay based on a Year 4 stela dated to Ay's reign] is likely to be attributed to Horemheb" himself based on the cache of Year 13 and 14 wine dockets found in Horemheb's VOK tomb. I have read Van Dijk's paper and virtually all scholars today accept its conclusions that Horemheb had a short 14 year reign and not a long 27-28 year reign. It also perfectly explains many things--the lack of clear unambiguous higher dates for Horemheb beyond a Year 13 wine docket previously found in his Memphis (non-royal) tomb--and especially the unfinished state of this king's royal VOK tomb. In contrast, Seti I had a reign of about 11 years and finished his tomb within this time-frame--but Horemheb had to devote the first few years of his reign to sorting out the corruption that was endemic among Egypt's state officers that Akhenaten created in his centralised state and the chaos he caused in his attacks on the Amun priestshood. He could only devote more time to his tomb later...but Horemheb died before finishing his own funerary tomb just like Tutankhamun. Regards, --[[User:Leoboudv|Leoboudv]] ([[User talk:Leoboudv|talk]]) 10:32, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

==Prince Thutmose was a Crown Prince?==
It was Aidan Dodson who gave the information that Prince Thutmose was the Crown Prince of Amenhotep III in a 1990 JEA article. And this was from an inscribed document--the sarcophagus of Thutmose's cat which titled Prince Thutmose: "Crown Prince, Overseer of the Priests of Upper and Lower Egypt, High Priest of Ptah in Memphis and Sm-priest (of Ptah)." (not me or Dodson...who merely did the translation) So now a Crown Prince is not a Crown Prince and we are not supposed to believe the ancient Egyptians' words? Why would Prince Thutmose lie about this detail and inscribe it on such a minor item as his cat's sarcophagus? I find this somewhat puzzling. It seems more reasonable that Akhenaten was not originally Amenhotep III's intended heir but when Akhenaten's elder brother--Prince Thutmose--died, the king and Queen Tiye had to groom him for the throne but he had certain unorthodox ideas (for an Egyptian) about being pharaoh such as the idea of there being 1 supreme god and Egypt underwent a tumultuous 17 years under his rule which ended in near chaos. It was Tutankhamun, Ay and Horemheb who had to deal with his overcentralisation tendencies that led to massive corruption among a small number of state officials and a struggling state economy. Best Regards, --[[User:Leoboudv|Leoboudv]] ([[User talk:Leoboudv|talk]]) 03:50, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

*Thanks for the information. I was wondering where the Quirke source came from. Personally, you know my views here but its not a biggie. I just have to follow Dodson's translation of the cat sarcophagus and firmly believe he was Amenhotep III's crown prince for a while. But your new title for Prince Thutmose is fine here. Best Regards, --[[User:Leoboudv|Leoboudv]] ([[User talk:Leoboudv|talk]]) 05:58, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

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== Peer review limits changed ==

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Is the message you left at [[User talk:Guentherj77]] a template? Looks useful. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 07:38, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

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== To answer your question on [[Kingdom of Blambangan]] speedy decline... ==

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I just checked the history of the article.  What happened is that the author had replaced the {{tl|db-nocontent}} template with, well, content, and then [[user:SDPatrolBot]] came in and put the template back.  Repeat once, when the original author had ganked it again.  So here, the author solved the problem, and in my opinion he was right, to remove an A3 speedy - though, the bot felt otherwise, evidently.  

So long and short, I was right the first time, but the later replacement may be just a bug in the bot's reflex actions.  Not sure how to fix that, as such a fix, from my perspective, could be overridden by filling the article with nothing more than gibberish.  Then again, I'm not a coder.... --[[User:Dennisthe2|'''<span style="background:Orange;color:Black">Dennis The Tiger</span>''']]  ([[User talk:Dennisthe2|Rawr]] and [[Special:Contributions/Dennisthe2|stuff]]) 18:58, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

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Greetings from the [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2012|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.</br>

'''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 '''[[User:Lfstevens|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2012/Barnstars|here]].

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== Pronunciation of Anubis ==

I looked up the pronunciation of Anubis online and I get \ə-ˈnü-bəs, -ˈnyü-\ according to [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anubis Merriam-Webster Anubis]. On the page for [[Anubis]] the pronunciation is given as {{IPAc-en|ʌ|'|n|uː|b|ʌ|s}}. Should that be {{IPAc-en|ə|'|n|uː|b|ə|s}} or is that the same somehow? Or are the print and online versions not in agreement with each other? Just curious. :-) --[[User:AnnekeBart|AB]] ([[User talk:AnnekeBart|talk]]) 01:56, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
:No, you're right, it should be {{IPAc-en|ə|'|n|uː|b|ə|s}}. I'll change it. I just slightly misread the pronunciation guide at the front of the dictionary, which gives IPA conversions. (Webster's uses one symbol, "ə", for both sounds, but it says that their "ə" translates to IPA's "ʌ" when stressed and to IPA's "ə" when unstressed. Languages are complicated.) [[User:A. Parrot|A. Parrot]] ([[User talk:A. Parrot#top|talk]]) 03:17, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
:: Thanks for looking into that. I couldn't tell :-). Languages are complicated and so are some of these systems for representing words (like IPA, MdC, etc. --[[User:AnnekeBart|AB]] ([[User talk:AnnekeBart|talk]]) 04:57, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

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== High Priest of Ra ==
hallo, I saw you changed High Priest of Re to [[High Priest of Ra]]. I wonder whether High Priest at Heliopolis is even better. At Heliopolis Ra and Atum where worshipped and there are titles for the high priest at this place indeed confirming that the high priest there was for Ra AND Atum. bw -- [[User:Udimu|Udimu]] ([[User talk:Udimu|talk]]) 09:11, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
:(answer to your reply on my page): the word by word translation of the title ''high priest of Amun'' is indeed: ''first god's servant of Amun'', so ''highpriest of Amun'' comes very close. The main title of the high priest at Heliopolis is ''great one of the seers'' (wr mA.w), so the name of the deity does not even appear within the high priest title. However, the title ''great one of the seers'' has various variations, including: ''great one of the seers in Heliopolis'', , ''great one of the seers in the temple of Re'' or ''great one of the seers of Re-Atum in Heliopolis''. best wishes -- [[User:Udimu|Udimu]] ([[User talk:Udimu|talk]]) 18:53, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

== GOCE May mid-drive newsletter ==

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'''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. {{nowrap|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2012#Participants|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 [[User:Diannaa|{{teal|Diannaa}}]] was awarded a spot in the GOCE [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/GOCE Hall of Fame|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: [[User:Dank|Dank]], [[User:Diannaa|Diannaa]] and [[User:Stfg|Stfg]]
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== A barnstar for you! ==

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By the way, you won't get edit conflicts if an Admin gives you [[Wikipedia:Rollback|rollback]], which I have. You just see a button next to undo that says "rollback", which will automatically revert the edit for you. I'm pretty sure you qualify for it. Cheers! [[User:Electriccatfish2|Electriccatfish2]] ([[User talk:Electriccatfish2|talk]]) 21:27, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

== Egyptian pantheon ==

Hello Parrot, from what you told me, I gather that you are the specialist of Egyptian religion around here. Well I noticed a ca. +8500 signs edit on the article [[Egyptian pantheon]] immediatly reverted by ClueBot NG, the bot having interpreted it as vandalism. I had a look at it and it is not so clear, it seems to a genuine addition to the article. Rather than putting back the edit myself, I thought it would be better if you, who knows about egyptian religion, find the edit to be indeed vandalism or not. (I am really not sure).[[User:Iry-Hor| Iry-Hor]] ([[User talk:Iry-Hor|talk]]) 21:02, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

== GOCE May drive wrap-up ==

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'''Participation:''' Out of 54 people who signed up this drive, 32 copy-edited at least one article. Last drive's superstar, [[User:Lfstevens|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2012/Barnstars|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.

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== [[Khufu]] ==
Hi!^^ Thank you SO much for help! Phew, wut a hard work for me... -.- But itz still fun and I´m happy about any help. Thx. Greetz;--[[User:Nephiliskos|Nephiliskos]] ([[User talk:Nephiliskos|talk]]) 17:39, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
:It´s finally finished now. Might satisfy you. Greetz;--[[User:Nephiliskos|Nephiliskos]] ([[User talk:Nephiliskos|talk]]) 08:16, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

==DYK for Osiris myth==
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== A pie for you! ==

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== Osiris image at myth article ==

Thanks, that is a good suggestion, I'll look to see if there is a good place in those articles. _ _ _ _ [[User:83d40m|83d40m]] ([[User talk:83d40m|talk]]) 23:02, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

== GOCE July 2012 mid-drive newsletter ==

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'''Participation:''' Out of 45 people who signed up this drive, 31 have copy-edited at least one article. [[User:Lfstevens|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2012/Barnstars|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).

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== GOCE mid-drive newsletter ==

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| <span style="font-size: 110%;"><big>'''[[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2012|September 2012 backlog elimination drive]] mid-drive newsletter'''</big></span>

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*'''Participation''': Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 19 have copy-edited at least one article, about the same as the last drive. 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. {{nowrap|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2012#Signing up|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—August, September, and October 2011—by about 44%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 58 articles so far, to around 2600 articles.  The biggest difference between this drive and the previous one is a stronger focus on large articles, so total word counts are still comparable.
*Don't forget about the Copy Edit of the Month contests!  Voting for the August contest has been extended through the end of the month.  '''You don't have to make a submission to vote!'''
**'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/August 2012|August 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight September 30 (UTC).
**'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/September 2012|September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' is in the submissions stage until midnight September 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin.
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== TFA ==

I like [[Osiris myth]] and suggested it [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests|for TFA]], please feel free to join the discussion, --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 13:14, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

== Precious ==

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|style="font-size: large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''Egyptian temple and myth'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thank you for quality articles on the [[Egyptian temple]] and the [[Osiris myth]], and for amazing efforts in copy-editing, - you are an [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Precious|awesome Wikipedian]]! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 10:02, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
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==Page Curation newsletter==
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== GOCE September 2012 drive wrap-up ==

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| <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''[[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2012|September 2012 backlog elimination drive]] wrap-up'''</span>

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'''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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2012/Barnstars|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/September 2012|September 2012 contest]] is closed for submissions and open for voting. The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/October 2012|October 2012 contest]] is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote.

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== GOCE fall newsletter ==

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The '''[[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]]''' invites you to participate in its events:
*The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/October 2012|October 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' is currently in the submissions stage.  Submit your best October copy edit there before the end of the month.  Submissions end, and discussion and voting begin, on November 1 at 00:00 (UTC).
*Voting is in progress for the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/September 2012|September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]'''. Everyone is welcome to vote, whether they have entered the contest or not.
*{{Hilite|'''NEW!!'''}} In the week from Sunday 21 October to Saturday 27 October, we are holding a '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2012|Project Blitz]]''', in which we will copy edit articles tagged with {{tl|copyedit}} belonging to selected project(s). For the first blitz, we'll start with [[WP:WikiProject Olympics|WikiProject Olympics]] and [[WP:WikiProject Albums|WikiProject Albums]] and add more Projects to the blitz as we clear them. The blitz works much like our bimonthly drives, but a bit simpler. Everyone is welcome to take part, and barnstars will be awarded.
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2012|November 2012 Backlog elimination drive]]''' is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on November 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on November 30 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in 2011 and to complete all requests placed before the end of October. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in 2011", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: [[User:Stfg|Stfg]], [[User:Allens|Allens]], and [[User:Torchiest|Torchiest]].
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==[[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Abuwtiyuw/archive1]]==
Hi, can you answer the question about the hieroglyphs? Cheers.♦ [[User talk:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#000">Dr. Blofeld</span>]] 10:30, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

== For [[Egyptian mythology]] and more: ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Thank you for your contributions to ''[[maat]]'', particularly your work on [[Egyptian mythology]] and numerous related articles. Your prose is beautiful and your research extensive. Love, [[User:Groupuscule|groupuscule]] ([[User talk:Groupuscule|talk]]) 01:59, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
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== The Expert Barnstar ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I hereby award you the <u>'''Expert Barnstar'''</u> for your outstanding contributions to '''[[Ancient Egypt]]-related topics'''. This award is given to a few people who are regarded experts in one or several particular fields. Congrats and keep up your excellent work :)!--[[User:Tomcat7|Tomcat]] '''''([[User talk:Tomcat7|7]])''''' 20:21, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
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== Infobox vs Hierobox ==
Sorry for spamming your talkpage, I think it is time we revert all pharaoh pages using hieroboxes to standard infoboxes. I have explained why in the project talk page, in particular, I found ways to do add as many names, translations and transliterations in the standard infobox as required, see e.g. [[Khasekhemwy]]. This is important as it was the sole serious argument for using hieroboxes. Tell me what you think.[[User:Iry-Hor| Iry-Hor]] ([[User talk:Iry-Hor|talk]]) 20:12, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

== GOCE November 2012 copy edit drive update ==

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| <span style="font-size: 110%;"><big>'''[[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2012|November 2012 backlog elimination drive]] mid-drive newsletter'''</big></span>

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*'''Participation''': Out of 31 people signed up for this drive so far, 22 have copy-edited at least one article. 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. {{nowrap|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2012#Signing up|Join us]]!}}
*'''Progress report''': We're on track to meet our targets for the drive. We have reduced our target group of articles—November and December 2011—by over 50%, and 34 of the the 56 requests made in September and October this year have already been fulfilled. However, the rate of tagging for copy edit has increased, and this month we are just keeping the size of the backlog stable. So, all you copy editors, please do come along and help us!
*The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/September 2012|September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' was won by [[User:Baffle gab1978|Baffle gab1978]] for his copy edit of [[Expulsion of the Acadians]]. Runner up was [[User:Gareth Griffith-Jones|Gareth Griffith-Jones]] for his edit of [[I Could Fall in Love]]. Congratulations to both.
*The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/October 2012|October 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight November 30 (UTC). '''You don't have to make a submission to vote!'''
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/November 2012|November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' is in the submissions stage until midnight November 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin.
*'''Seasonal oversight''': We had a slight fall from grace in the title of our last newletter, which mentioned the season in the northern hemisphere and thus got it wrong for the southern. Fortunately an observant GOCE member was ready to spring into action to advise us. Thanks! In future we'll stay meteorologically neutral.
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== JSTOR ==

Hi there. You're one of the first 100 people to sign up for a free [[JSTOR]] account via [[Wikipedia:Requests for JSTOR access|the requests page]]. We're ready to start handing out accounts, if you'd still like one. 

JSTOR will provide you access via an email invitation, so to get your account, please [[Special:EmailUser/Steven (WMF)|email me]] (swalling{{@}}wikimedia.org) with...

* the subject line "JSTOR"
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* your preferred email address for a JSTOR account

The above information will be given to JSTOR to provide you with your account, but will otherwise remain private. ''Please do so by November 30th'' or drop me a message to say you don't want/need an account any longer. If you don't meet that deadline, we will assume you have lost interest, and will provide an account to the next person in the rather long waitlist. 

Thank you! <font style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">[[User:Steven (WMF)|Steven Walling (WMF)]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[User talk:Steven (WMF)|<span style="color: #8080b0">talk</span>]]</font>  21:03, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

== Metternich stela ==

Hi.  You'd mentioned that you were looking for someone in NYC to take a picture of the Metternich stela for the corresponding article.  I visited the Met and took a few pictures of it, but the quality is not great.  The lightning in the display room is rather dim and the stela is inside a plexiglass case that causes reflections.  If you really want them, I could upload them, but it seems to me that an argument could be made that some of the images [http://www.metmuseum.org/pubs/bulletins/1/pdf/3258024.pdf.bannered.pdf here], for example, could be used under the PD-Art rules, since the three-dimensional texture is minor, especially for the pictures of the hieroglyphic text.  It might also be possible to consult with the Met staff about the copyright status of the pictures.  - [[User:Eb.hoop|Eb.hoop]] ([[User talk:Eb.hoop|talk]]) 23:46, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

: I uploaded the clearest of my pictures of the stela [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MetternichStela.jpg here].  If you want to use it, please go ahead.  Otherwise, I'll go ahead and delete it in a few days. - [[User:Eb.hoop|Eb.hoop]] ([[User talk:Eb.hoop|talk]]) 04:10, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
==Senor Cuete==
I can check the sources on Tuesday. <b>[[User:Serendipodous|<span style="color:#0000bb;">Serendi</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Serendipodous|<sup style="color:#bb0000;">pod</sup>]][[User talk: Serendipodous|<span style="color:#0000bb;">ous</span>]]</b> 20:48, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
:I've placed an order for them at the British Library but unfortunately they're stored offsite and I won't have access to them for at least 48 hours. <b>[[User:Serendipodous|<span style="color:#0000bb;">Serendi</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Serendipodous|<sup style="color:#bb0000;">pod</sup>]][[User talk: Serendipodous|<span style="color:#0000bb;">ous</span>]]</b> 12:20, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
::Ok, I've made the revision. Unless Cuete has another issue to resolve, you're set, dude. <b>[[User:Serendipodous|<span style="color:#0000bb;">Serendi</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Serendipodous|<sup style="color:#bb0000;">pod</sup>]][[User talk: Serendipodous|<span style="color:#0000bb;">ous</span>]]</b> 14:56, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

== I just wanna say ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | You've got Rick Rolled! [[User:TheFunnyguy9000|TheFunnyguy9000]] ([[User talk:TheFunnyguy9000|talk]]) 00:31, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
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== GOCE November drive wrap-up ==

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| <span style="font-size: 110%;">'''[[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2012|November 2012 backlog elimination drive]] wrap-up'''</span>

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'''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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2012/Barnstars|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 [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/October 2012|prizes]] have been issued. The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/November 2012|November 2012 contest]] is closed for submissions and open for voting. The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/December 2012|December 2012 contest]] is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote.

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== David Rohl and  Sheshonk IV ==

Any chance you could comment on Rohl's post at [[Talk:Sheshonk IV]]? Another view would be helpful. Thanks. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 22:02, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

== GOCE mid-December newsletter ==

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The '''[[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]]''' invites you to participate in its events:
*The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/December 2012|December 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' is currently in the submissions stage.  Submit your best December copy edit there before the end of the month.  Submissions end, and discussion and voting begin, on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC).
*Voting is in progress for the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/November 2012|November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]'''. Everyone is welcome to vote, whether they have entered the contest or not.
*From Sunday 16 December to Saturday 22 December, we are holding a '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2012|Project Blitz]]''', in which we will copy edit articles tagged with {{tl|copyedit}} from January 2012. The blitz works much like our bimonthly drives, but a bit simpler. Everyone is welcome to take part, and barnstars will be awarded.
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2013|January 2013 Backlog elimination drive]]''' is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on January 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in January, February, and March 2012 and complete all requests placed before the end of 2012. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in January, February, and March 2012", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: [[User:Stfg|Stfg]], [[User:Allens|Allens]], and [[User:Torchiest|Torchiest]].
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'''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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2013|election&nbsp;page]].
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== O.K Dear But do not delete [[Mujeeb Zafar Anwar Hameedi]] and upload his foto as under  ==

*http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Prof_Mujeeb_Zafar_Anwar_Hameedi.jpg
Thanks Sir
Protect [[Mujeeb Zafar Anwar Hameedi]] from fake and il-legal editors from [[english]] [[wikipedia]] like .... you know better sir :)
Your friend !
--[[User:Hasbi syed|Hasbi syed]] ([[User talk:Hasbi syed|talk]]) 03:51, 14 December 2012 (UTC)


Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contribution. Could you please return to the article Hildegard Neumann and format your reference correctly. The instructions are at WP:CITE. Thanks. I've removed your edit for now. Thank you. Fylbecatulous talk 14:41, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

OK, I will try, although I used the same method before.
[[Special:Contributions/172.14.56.129|172.14.56.129]] ([[User talk:172.14.56.129|talk]]) 05:54, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

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 Thanks, I have made a user contribution name and will try again on it.

Hello. I noticed your work at Talk:Luise Brunner and Talk:Anna Friederike Mathilde Klein. you have enough information for a full article, you can submit it at WP:Articles for creation, although at the moment the pages you've created about Brunner and Klein don't look like viable articles. If you were a registered user I would suggest that you move these articles to a user subpage, but I'm not sure that unregistered accounts are allowed to have their own user pages. In any case, these articles shouldn't be on talk pages. Maybe it would be best for you to work on the articles in a Wikipedia sandbox and keep copies of your work on your computer until you're ready to submit an article for creation.
 
If any of what I just said is confusing, you can follow the links I gave above or ask

== Requesting help with print sources ==

Would you be able to help with the [[Template:Did you know nominations/Horus Sa|DYK review]] for [[Horus Sa]]?  The article is using a bunch of online sources that appear to be much less substantial than they claim to be (and statements by the article's nominator compound my discomfort), and I'm getting almost no Google hits for the existence of Horus Sa.  As a result, I'm starting to wonder if it might be an elaborate hoax, and it would greatly helpful to have input from someone with FA-writing experience, since I'm guessing that you'd have access to relevant print sources.  [[User:Nyttend|Nyttend]] ([[User talk:Nyttend|talk]]) 14:06, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

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[[File:Christmas Lights house display.JPG|thumb|left]]<br>''Seasons greetings to you and yours''<br> [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 14:18, 25 December 2012 (UTC)