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Murder of Selena GOCE request

Hey there =) I just have two minor comments putting things in parentheses distract text flow and you have done a lot of those which is not good and it's Selena not Selina ;) Other wise thank you for picking the article for a copy-edit! Best, Jona ^{talk to me} 02:40, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for correcting the misspelling; it's a long article (but very good), and I get a little punchy. As for the parentheses, it's a judgement call; I find long sentences with lots of commas hard to follow, and think the occasional phrase in parentheses helps keep things straight. Of course, you're free to revise anything you like :-). I hope to finish it tomorrow. All the best, Miniapolis (talk) 02:50, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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GOCE mid-drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter

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. Template:J
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Independiente (Ricardo Arjona album)

Hey! Thanks for the copyedit, but i have two minor issues: 1) The names of the singles do not go italicized, and the chart rankings are written with "No." instead of "#" per the guidelines. I will fix those as they may be a problem at FAC. All the rest is pretty good, Thanks. — ΛΧΣ21™ 01:05, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the advice; I italicized the song titles because they are Spanish (per MOS:FOREIGN). As for the chart listings, I couldn't find any guidelines one way or the other and thought they looked better with the number sign (#). Good luck with FAC and all the best, Miniapolis (talk) 01:16, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ooh well that explains all hehe XD Well, about the number sign (#) i was asked to removed it when the article was a good article nominee. The reviewer showes me the guideline but i don't remember where that is. Anyways, you made a great job there and i'm completely glad and happy. Thank you for taking care of it :) — ΛΧΣ21™ 04:37, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

August 2012 wikification awards!

		The Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar
		For wikifying the fifth largest amount of articles in the August 2012 drive, Miniapolis, I am proud to award you with the Greater Working Wikifier's barnstar! Great job!!!

		The Bronze Wikification Barnstar
		For wikifying 31 articles, I also award you the Bronze Wikification barnstar!!! Congratulations!!!

		The Working Wikifier's Barnstar
		For wikifying the second largest article during the drive (Local government in Ukraine), I also am delighted to award you with the Working Wikifier's barnstar!!! Keep up the good work!!!

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C is for Cookie

This cookie, in honor of Cookie Monster and Jerry Nelson, the great man who played him, is to thank you for your copyedit of Sesame Street research. It's much appreciated, especially by me. ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 16:32, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How did you know about my sweet tooth? :-) Very glad to help. All the best, Miniapolis (talk) 20:02, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Mentoring

Hello! I am a pretty new member of Wikipedia and I would love to become better at copy editing! Can you mentor me? Thanks! AFisch99 (talk) 20:36, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure, and welcome! The Guild of Copy Editors page is a great place to start, with many helpful links (especially "How to copy edit"). Although it seems intimidating at first glance, the Manual of Style is a comprehensive reference. If you'd like, be bold and sign up for the September backlog-reduction drive; there's still about 10 days left. I've only been active on WP for about two years (although I've had an account since 2007), and was green as grass when I found the GOCE. The first article I copyedited was a 13,000-word article on the requests page, and I didn't know you could edit an article in sections. Took me about eight solid hours, and nobody has that kind of time :-). Let me know how else I can help. All the best, Miniapolis (talk) 21:02, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Will you mentor me?

You're mentoring users for copyediting. & that's totally my area. I noticed you love horses & so do I. It's kinda hard to find horse-lovers. So we kinda have something in common. Also, i've been looking forever for someone to adopt me in the Adopt-a-user program & I don't think you're a part of it. But, you're the only suitable user for me so far. So, even though you're not part of the program would you be willing to "adopt" me too? You really don't have to & don't feel obligated to say yes, just let me know. You can check out my userpage here and you can drop me a note here. Again thanks! Lopezjaylo98 (talk) 18:56, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be glad to, and left a note on your talk page. All the best, Miniapolis (talk) 20:47, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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GOCE September 2012 drive barnstars

		The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia
		This barnstar is awarded to Miniapolis for copy editing 30 articles to a cumulative total of 98,349 words during the Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 Backlog Elimination Drive. Thank you for your outstanding contribution. --Stfg (talk) 11:02, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

		Leaderboard Award – Number of 5k articles edited – 2nd Place
		This Leaderboard Award is awarded to Miniapolis for copy editing 5 articles of 5000 words or more during the Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 GOCE drive. Congratulations on winning this prestigious award. Thank you for your efforts. --Stfg (talk) 11:02, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

		Leaderboard Award – Number of oldest-category articles – 2nd Place
		This Leaderboard Award is awarded to Miniapolis for copy editing 22 articles from the oldest monthly copyedit categories during the Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 GOCE drive. Congratulations on winning this prestigious award. Thank you for your efforts. --Stfg (talk) 11:02, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

		Leaderboard Award – Number of words edited – 3rd Place
		This Leaderboard Award is awarded to Miniapolis for copy editing articles to a total of 62,458 words during the Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 GOCE drive. Congratulations on winning this prestigious award. Thank you for your efforts. --Stfg (talk) 11:02, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

		Leaderboard Award – Number of articles edited – Equal 3rd Place
		This Leaderboard Award is awarded to Miniapolis for copy editing 30 articles during the Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 GOCE drive. Congratulations on winning this prestigious award. Thank you for your efforts. --Stfg (talk) 11:02, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (capitalization)

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GOCE September 2012 drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up

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 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.

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Talkback

Hello, Miniapolis. You have new messages at Jethro B's talk page.
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WikiWomen's Collaborative

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Can't wait to have you involved! SarahStierch (talk) 00:59, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style

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Hi Miniapolis, thanks for your remarks. I put an answer and questions on my talk page:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Mljmeerman Basically I need some advise on what to include as references, as I hardly have any! Rgds Michael Mljmeerman (talk) 16:59, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Last Weekend (British series)

Hello. You recently approved The Last Weekend (British series) at AFC. However, the plot section was actually copied from the series's introduction, presumably written by the production company, as seen here. Please be careful to review AFC drafts for copyright violations in the future--it's an issue particularly because so many of them are promotional, and often contain content copied straight from a company's website. Thanks. wctaiwan (talk) 03:02, 12 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Zee 24 Ghante Chhattisgarh

Dear Miniapolis,

                 Thanks for your time for reviewing my article.

coming straight to the point, i have done every thing to authenticate the article facts. Mentioned all possible sources, but still my article is being rejected.

I am not able to understand your review.