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Testing my ''own'' little "discussion" page.


== sections...hmm... ==


{{archives|auto=yes|search=yes|}}
What does this mean? I want a new section for me!!

== questions... ==

Oddly, I was recently told not to move my talk page out of the user space. Don't really know what that means, as my this page is clearly the "discussion" page for my user page. I think, though, that what's even ''more'' unusual, is that someone had actually found and viewed this page in the first place. I can't really think of any reason why anyone could have possibly come upon this page in the first place...unless someone didn't care for the grammar/spelling edits I do a hundred times a day.

== still just don't GET it... ==

How does one inadvertently make their talk page an "article" page? And, if we're being technical, aren't ''all'' of our user pages (and their respective discussions) "articles" in the true sense of the word? I mean...my user page is an "article" about the user "OcrasAroon" and the talk page about said user is an "article" containing information, opinions, ideas, criticism, suggestions, etc...for the actual OcrasAroon user name?

These are mysteries I'm determined to solve. (! really)

==WP:FILMS Welcome==
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* The project has a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach#Newsletter|monthly newsletter]]. The newsletter for January has been [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/January 2009 Newsletter|published]]. February's issue is ''currently in production''; it will be delivered as a link, but [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach#Delivery options|several other formats]] are available.

There is a variety of interesting things to do within the project; you're free to participate however much—or little—you like:

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask [[:Category:WikiProject Films participants|another fellow member]], and we'll be happy to help you. Again, welcome! We look forward to seeing you around! [[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]]) 20:34, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
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== WikiProject Films [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/February 2009 Newsletter|February 2009 Newsletter]] ==
The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/February 2009 Newsletter|February 2009 issue]]''' of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Happy editing! --[[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]]) 00:19, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

==WP:FILMS Coordinator nominations==
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<p>The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Coordinators|WikiProject Films coordinator]]''' selection process has recently begun! We are aiming to elect seven coordinators to serve for the next six months; if you are interested in running, please sign up [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Coordinators/Election 4|'''here''']] by 23:59 (UTC) on March 14! Happy editing! --[[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]]) 00:08, 10 March 2009 (UTC)}}

==WP:FILMS Coordinator Election==
{{divbox|white||<big>'''Voting is open for coordinator election'''</big>
<p>The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Coordinators|WikiProject Films coordinator]]''' voting process has recently begun! We are aiming to elect seven coordinators to serve for the next six months; if you are still interested in running, please sign up [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Coordinators/Election 4|'''here''']]. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by March 28. Happy editing! --[[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]]) 18:13, 20 March 2009 (UTC)}}

== WikiProject Films March 2009 Newsletter==
The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/March 2009 Newsletter|March 2009 issue]]''' of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. Happy editing! --[[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]]) 00:14, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

{{tb|COMPFUNK2}} '''[[User:COMPFUNK2|THE AMERICAN METROSEXUAL]]''' 14:41, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

== WikiProject Films April 2009 Newsletter==
The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/April 2009 Newsletter|April 2009 issue]]''' of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! [[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Nehrams2020|contrib]]) 07:32, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

==WikiProject Films May 2009 Newsletter==
The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/May 2009 Newsletter|May 2009 issue]]''' of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! [[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Nehrams2020|contrib]]) 23:40, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

==WikiProject Films June 2009 Newsletter==
The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/June 2009 Newsletter|June 2009 issue]]''' of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! [[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Nehrams2020|contrib]]) 08:39, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

==WikiProject Films July 2009 Newsletter==
The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/July 2009 Newsletter|July 2009 issue]]''' of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! [[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Nehrams2020|contrib]]) 01:11, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

== "Typo" fixing ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_list_removal_candidates/List_of_Desperate_Housewives_episodes/archive1&diff=308834479&oldid=308199662 This edit was unnecessary] and incorrect. "lede" is an alternate spelling, see [[WP:LEDE]]. [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 14:16, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
:See also [[WP:TPG]] about editing others' comments. [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 14:16, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
::I think you're missing the spirit of the guideline. [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 19:36, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
:::What you said is true, but on Wikipedia many editors use lead and lede in the same way (I myself prefer "lead"). Anyway, not worth picking a fight about. Have a nice day! [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 13:20, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

==WikiProject Films August 2009 Newsletter==
The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/August 2009 Newsletter|August 2009 issue]]''' of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! [[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Nehrams2020|contrib]]) 04:09, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

==WP:FILM September Election Voting==
The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Coordinators/Election 5|September 2009 project coordinator election]]''' has begun. We will be selecting seven coordinators from a pool of candidates to serve for the next six months; members can still nominate themselves if interested. Please vote '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Films/Coordinators/Election_5#Candidates|here]]''' by September 28! <small>This message has been sent as you are registered as an active member of the project.</small> --Happy editing! [[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Nehrams2020|contrib]]) 02:10, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

==WikiProject Films September 2009 Newsletter==
The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/September 2009 Newsletter|September 2009 issue]]''' of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! [[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Nehrams2020|contrib]]) 06:36, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

==WP:FILMS October Newsletter==
The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/October 2009 Newsletter|October 2009 issue]]''' of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. The newsletter includes details on the current membership roll call to readd your name from the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Participants/Inactive|inactive list]]''' to the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Participants/Inactive|active list]]'''. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! [[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Nehrams2020|contrib]]) 06:06, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

==WP:FILMS' Tag & Assess Drive and Roll Call==
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<p>The project's '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2009|Tag & Assess drive]]''' has begun. We will be assessing over 50,000 articles during the drive and we need your help! 200-article ranges can be adopted and completed at any pace. A variety of awards are available based on the number of articles assessed. Please help review whatever you are comfortable with, and if you have any questions, leave a message on the talk page of the drive. In addition, please add your name to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Participants/Active|active member list]] if you have not already. --Happy editing! [[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Nehrams2020|contrib]]) 04:17, 10 November 2009 (UTC)}}

== Auschwitz ==

Excellent wikifairying. :) [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Auschwitz_concentration_camp&curid=2006&diff=336561362&oldid=336014226] <font color="purple">[[User:SlimVirgin|SlimVirgin]]</font> <small><sup><font color="red">[[User talk:SlimVirgin|TALK]]</font> <font color="green">[[Special:Contributions/SlimVirgin|contribs]]</font></sup></small> 14:18, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

== [[National Anthem of Russia]] ==

I saw your name at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/List of participants]] and I wonder if you would like to copyedit this article. It is current at [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates]]. Thanks for your attention. [[User:Zscout370]] <small><sup>[[User_talk:Zscout370|(Return Fire)]]</sup></small> 00:58, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

== barnstar ==

Aw shucks? Im gonna blush! Thanks for my first barnstar![[User:Thelmadatter|Thelmadatter]] ([[User talk:Thelmadatter|talk]]) 19:44, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

==Copyedit Backlog Elimination Drive==
Hi, as a member of the [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] you're hereby notified of and invited to participate in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2010|WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2010]]. Please help us eliminate the 8,000+ copyedit backlog! Participating editors will receive barnstars and other awards, according to their level of participation. <big>[[User:Noraft|<font color="green">ɳorɑfʈ</font>]]</big><small><sup>[[User talk:Noraft| Talk!]]</sup></small> 00:14, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

== tense ==

''Jericho'' '''was''' a TV series, ''Hamlet'' '''was''' a play .... —[[User:Tamfang|Tamfang]] ([[User talk:Tamfang|talk]]) 07:12, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
:Have they ceased to exist? I still have a copy of [[Hamlet]]. [[User:Rodhullandemu|<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#0000FF">Rodhull</span>]][[User_talk:Rodhullandemu|<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#FF0000">andemu</span>]] 20:47, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

==Grab some glory, and a barnstar==
Hi, I'd like to invite you to participate in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2010‎|Guild of Copy Editors July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive]]. In May, about 30 editors helped remove the <nowiki>{{copyedit}}</nowiki> tag from 1175 articles. The backlog is still over 7500 articles, and extends back to the beginning of 2008! We really need your help to reduce it. Copyediting just a couple articles can qualify you for a barnstar. Serious copyeditors can win prestigious and exclusive rewards. See the event page for more information. And thanks for your consideration. <big>[[User:Noraft|<font color="green">ɳorɑfʈ</font>]]</big><small><sup>[[User talk:Noraft| Talk!]]</sup></small> 15:04, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

== Reviewer granted ==

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Hello. Your account has been granted the "<tt>reviewer<tt>" userright, allowing you to [[WP:Reviewing|review other users' edits]] on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, will be commencing a [[WP:Pending changes|two-month trial]] at approximately 23:00, 2010 June 15 (UTC).

Reviewers can review edits made by users who are not [[wp:autoconfirmed|autoconfirmed]] to articles placed under flagged protection. Flagged protection is applied to only a small number of articles, similarly to how semi-protection is applied but in a more controlled way for the trial.

When reviewing, edits should be accepted if they are not obvious [[WP:VAND|vandalism]] or [[WP:BLP|BLP violations]], and not clearly problematic in light of the reason given for protection (see [[Wikipedia:Reviewing process]]). More detailed documentation and guidelines can be found [[WP:Pending changes|here]].

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== UK bands ==

Please reconsider this. The articles for British bands use [[WP:ENGVAR|British English]], in which bands are referred to as plural (as they have been since the 1950s). Please see, for example, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide/b here, under "band names"]. That is also long-standing consensus on Wikipedia, so please be prepared for some reversion and edit-warring. Probably better to stick with the way it is. [[User:Rodhullandemu|<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#0000FF">Rodhull</span>]][[User_talk:Rodhullandemu|<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#FF0000">andemu</span>]] 20:45, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
:With respect Rod this would also stand extant for bands from many, many other countries as well as Britain ... consider also Canadian, Australian and virtually every European country. As far as I am aware the US is almost alone in applying a singular protocol to groups, clubs etc [[User:21stCenturyGreenstuff|<font face="arial" color="green"><b>21st CENTURY</b></font>]] [[User talk:21stCenturyGreenstuff|<font face="arial" color="green"> <b>GREENSTUFF</b></font>]] 21:49, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
::Couldn't disagree with that. Not my fault the Yanks get it wrong again. ;-) [[User:Rodhullandemu|<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#0000FF">Rodhull</span>]][[User_talk:Rodhullandemu|<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#FF0000">andemu</span>]] 23:05, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

== American bands - "be" verb tense changes ==

''(This is a specific section I added for anyone who needs to ask a question or make a comment on this subject so I have it all in one place and don't overlook anything.)''

Copied from [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rock music‎]]:

I need to be very clear on all this, so help me out: I was under the impression that, to gather a consensus, one needs to say - "In situation ''A'', the possible approaches are ''B'' and ''C''. Please state which option feels correct to you." I would assume the topic would be left open for a short amount of time (anywhere from a few days to a couple weeks) and then closed. At the end of that time, whichever option had the most individual user's advocacy would be accepted as the consensus...let's assume "C". So from that point on, "C" would be the appropriate standard to use in editing. At least until someone disagreed and a new consensus was taken.

To me that feels like a vote. Informal, yes, but a vote nonetheless. One that gathers a consensus. Before I can do anything like this I need to be sure I'm doing the right thing and following the right procedure. (Though I am inclined to feel that simply by opening this topic in a number of projects, I've started the process.) [[User:Ocrasaroon|ocrasaroon]] ([[User talk:Ocrasaroon|talk]]) 22:11, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

:Not really. What you need to do is persuade everyone (or virtually everyone) that a new policy or guideline should be adopted. If you present a change and, after fair time and attempts to alert interested parties everyone agrees then it can be adopted, but this is only likely to happen when a policy is non-controversial. If agreement cannot be reached then the attempt will have to be abandoned or some sort of compromise proposed around which everyone can agree. To be honest, in this case, the only likely workable compromise is the status quo, although it may be good to get this formalised. If you think about it, it can only work this way, or editors will not apply it on the individual articles. So its much more about persuasion than voting.--'''<span style="font-family:Black Chancery;text:grey 0.3em 0.3em 0.1em;">[[User:Sabrebd|<span style="color:blue;">SabreBD</span>]] ([[User talk:Sabrebd|talk</span>]]) 22:44, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

::As per comments above [[WP:ENGVAR]] is a well-established principle. You are [[tilting at windmills|tilting at a windmill]]. IMO. [[User:Wwwhatsup|Wwwhatsup]] ([[User talk:Wwwhatsup|talk]]) 22:56, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

:::More than anything else wholesale changes to existing articles, even American ones, would seem to transgress [[WP:RETAIN]] which states ''When an article has evolved sufficiently for it to be clear which variety it employs, the whole article should continue to conform to that variety, unless there are reasons for changing it based on strong national ties to the topic. When an article has not yet evolved to that point, the variety chosen by the first major contributor should be adopted. Where an article that is not a stub shows no signs of which variety it is written in, the first person to make an edit that disambiguates the variety is equivalent to the first major contributor''.

:::For instance your recent edit to [[The Killers]] would seem to ride roughshod over the principles of WP:RETAIN, but that is just my opinion for what it is worth. [[User:21stCenturyGreenstuff|<font face="arial" color="green"><b>21st CENTURY</b></font>]] [[User talk:21stCenturyGreenstuff|<font face="arial" color="green"> <b>GREENSTUFF</b></font>]] 23:06, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

*{{ec}} I don't see this distributed discussion leading to anything that would stick. It's already on at least four discussion pages, and I propose that a [[WP:RFC|Request for Comment]] be opened, in the absence of an obvious central venue for this. I'd do it myself, but I am in favour of the ''status quo ante'' and may not be seen as unbiased. However, if that happens, I do reserve the right to comment. [[User:Rodhullandemu|<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#0000FF">Rodhull</span>]][[User_talk:Rodhullandemu|<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#FF0000">andemu</span>]] 23:09, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

== Band is/are ==

Before you change anything , please read [[American_and_British_English_differences#Formal_and_notional_agreement]]. This explains why 'The Killers are...' is correct, even in American English.--[[User:Michig|Michig]] ([[User talk:Michig|talk]]) 06:43, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
:Ha! I saw the discussion on the WikiProject Rock music page and I was just going to come here and link to this same wiki article, but I see that Michig got here before me. Yes, if the band's name is a plural proper noun, then "were" or "are" (depending on whether they're still together) is correct, even in American English. That's why "The Killers are..." or "The Mouldy Peaches were..." is correct and should not be changed. --[[User:Kohoutek1138|Kohoutek1138]] ([[User talk:Kohoutek1138|talk]]) 12:37, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

== GOCE Backlog Elimination Drive Wrap-up ==

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2010/Newsletter 8-1}}

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== GOCE Invitation ==

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2010/Newsletter 1}}

== November copy edit drive ==

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2010/Newsletter 1}}

== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2010|November 2010 backlog elimination drive]] update ==

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|<big>'''Greetings from the [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2010|Backlog Elimination Drive]]!'''</big>
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{{ombox|type=content|text=Discussions are underway to elect our inaugural group of GOCE Coordinators. Guild members and Drive participants are invited to have a look at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|Coordinators page]] and join the discussion on its associated [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|talk page]].}}

We have reached the midway point in our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2010|backlog elimination drive]], so here is an update.

'''Participation report''' — The November drive has 53 participants at this point. We had 77 participants in the September drive. In July, 95 people signed up for the drive, and in May we had 36. If you are not participating, it is '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2010|not too late to join]]!'''

'''Progress report''' — The drive is quite successful so far, as we have already almost reached our target of a 10% reduction in the number of articles in the backlog. We are doing very well at keeping our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|Requests page]] clear, as those articles count double for word count for this drive.

Please keep in mind the possibility of removing other tags when you are finished with an article. If the article no longer needs {{tp|cleanup}}, {{tp|wikify}}, or other similar maintenance tags, please remove them, as this will make the tasks of other WikiProjects easier to complete. Thanks very much for participating in the Drive, and see you at the finish line!


Your drive coordinators –[[User:The Utahraptor|<font color="green">The Utahraptor</font>]][[User talk:The Utahraptor|<sup>Talk to me</sup>]]/[[Special:Contributions/The Utahraptor|<sub>Contributions</sub>]], [[User:SMasters|S Masters]] ([[User talk:SMasters|talk]]), and [[User:Diannaa|<span style="color:teal;">Diannaa</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Diannaa|Talk]])</sup>
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==GOCE elections==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2011/Notice1}}
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== November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive Conclusion ==

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|<big>'''Greetings from the [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2010|Backlog Elimination Drive]]!'''</big>
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We have reached the end of our fourth backlog elimination drive. Thanks to all who participated.

<big>'''Stats'''</big>

[[File:GOCE Nov 2010 drive.gif|thumb|right|GOCE November 2010 backlog elimination drive graphs]]
*58 people signed up for this drive. Of these, 48 people participated in the drive.
*Although we did not eliminate the months we planned to (January, February, and March 2009; and August, September, and October 2010), we did reduce the backlog by 627 articles (11.2%), which was over our goal of 10%.
*49 awards will go out to 33 of 48 participants. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2010/Barnstars|Check out the complete list of barnstar winners here.]]

<big>'''Barnstars'''</big>

If you copy edited at least 4,000 words, you qualify for a barnstar. If you participated in the September 2010 backlog elimination drive, you may have earned roll-over words (more details can be found [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives#Roll-over words|here]]). These roll-over words count as credit towards earning barnstars, except for leaderboard awards. We will be delivering these barnstars within the next couple of weeks.

Our next drive is scheduled for January 2011. In the meantime, please consider helping out at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikify/Drives/2010/December|the Wikification drive]] or any of the other places where [[Wikipedia:Contribution Team/Backlogs|help with backlogs is needed]].

Thank you for participating in the last 2010 backlog elimination drive! We look forward to seeing you in January!

Your drive coordinators –[[User:The Utahraptor|<font color="green">The Utahraptor</font>]][[User talk:The Utahraptor|<sup>Talk to me</sup>]]/[[Special:Contributions/The Utahraptor|<sub>Contributions</sub>]], [[User:SMasters|S Masters]] ([[User talk:SMasters|talk]]), and [[User:Diannaa|<span style="color:teal;">Diannaa</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Diannaa|Talk]])</sup>
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== GOCE drive news ==

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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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[[File:GOCE Jan 2011 drive.gif|thumb|right|200px|GOCE January 2011 backlog elimination drive progress graphs]]
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>

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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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== GOCE January Backlog elimination drive conclusion ==

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2011/Newsletter 2-1}}

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== Notification: changes to "Mark my edits as minor by default" preference ==

Hello there. This is an automated message to tell you about the gradual phasing out of the preference entitled "Mark all edits minor by default", which you currently have (or very recently had) enabled.

On 13 March 2011, this preference was hidden from the user preferences screen as part of efforts to prevent its accidental misuse ([[Help_talk:Minor_edit#Should_we_remove_the_Preference_setting_to_.22Mark_all_edits_minor_by_default.22_.3F|consensus discussion]]). This had the effect of locking users in to their existing preference, which, in your case, was <code>true</code>. To complete the process, your preference will automatically be changed to <code>false</code> in the next few days. This does ''not'' require any intervention on your part and you will still be able to manually mark your edits as being 'minor'. The only thing that's changed is that you will no longer have them marked as minor by default.

For established users such as yourself there is a workaround available involving custom JavaScript. If you are familiar with the contents of [[WP:MINOR]], and believe that it is still beneficial to the encyclopedia to have all your edits marked as such by default, then [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)/Archive_78#Preference_to_mark_all_edits_minor_by_default_asked_to_be_removed_in_bugzilla:24313|this discussion]] will give you the details you need to continue with this functionality indefinitely. If you have any problems, feel free to drop me a note.

Thank you for your understanding and happy editing :) Editing on behalf of [[User:Jarry1250]], [[User:LivingBot|LivingBot]] ([[User talk:LivingBot|talk]]) 18:46, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

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==Your feedback is requested==
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==GOCE 2011 Year-End Report==
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== GOCE March copy edit drive ==
== GOCE March copy edit drive ==

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GOCE March copy edit drive

Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors

The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their March 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on March 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on March 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goal for the drive will be to eliminate the remaining 2010 articles from the queue. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 5 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, Stfg, and Coordinator emeritus SMasters. 19:47, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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