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GOCE Newsletter

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Backlog Elimination Drive! We have now passed the halfway point, so here's an update.

Progress Report - Progress toward the targets has been good. 751 articles out of the approximately 1,600 we would like to get completed by the end of the month were done by July 15, so we will be very close to meeting the target for volume. However, we would like to clear all of the 2008 articles from the backlog, and there are still 892 left to do. Please consider choosing one of these older articles when looking for something to copy edit. If we focus our firepower we can completely wipe out 2008 from the queue.

Participation Report - 95 people signed up for the July drive. This is a great result compared to May, when we had 36. However, in May only one person that signed up didn't do any copy edits, and in July only 59 of the 95 have posted any copy edits on the big board.

The task may seem insurmountable but please remember that if all 95 participants copy edit just one article a day from now until the end of the month, we will eliminate 1,300 more articles from the backlog. So please consider participating at whatever level you can! All contributions are appreciated.

This newsletter was prepared for the GOCE by Diannaa ^(Talk), S Masters (talk), and The Raptor ^{Let's talk}.

UntouchableFilm Deletion

Hello Shimeru,

I was speaking with Uncle Milty regarding a page that was deleted: User:UntouchableFilm. He had asked that I contact you regarding it. I understand why the article was deleted, but I have not been able to see it for myself. Would you be so kind to place the page on my Sandbox? I created a Sandbox page just for it: User:Spops/Sandbox1. I would like to work on the article and get it up to Wikipedia standards. As far as Untouchable Productions goes... It was started by my brother, who is a film school graduate. His work has appeared in several film festivals, and is even featured in IMDB (IMDB - All My Fault). Unfortunately, he has no idea how to use a wiki correctly. So, I guess that is where I come in...

Thank you very much for your time. Spops (talk) 21:24, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks from the GOCE

Thank you very much for signing up for the Guild of Copy Editors' September Backlog Elimination Drive! The copyedit backlog stretches back two years, to the summer of 2008! We're going to need all the help we can muster to reduce the backlog to a manageable size. We've set a goal of clearing all of 2008 from the backlog, and getting the total under 5000. To do that, we're going to need more participants. Please invite anyone you can to join the drive! Once again, thanks for your support! If you have any questions, contact one of our coordinators—ɳorɑfʈ^Talk!, The Raptor ^{You rang?}, or SMasters (Talk).

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Somenath Biswas

Page Deleted

The wikipedia entry on Somenath Biswas, a professor of computer science at IIT Kanpur, doctoral adviser of Manindra Agarwal, inventor of Agrawal-Biswas Identity Testing, NP Creative Sets and Solution Preserving Universal Relations along with several other papers was deleted. His interests are theoretical Computer science and mathematical logic. I think a page is warranted by his important contributions to the field and hence the page must be restored. A wikipedia request has been made on the Computer Science People section. As you were the one responsible for the deletion of the page, I am reporting this here.

== Glass Tower

I noticed that it lost it's right to be a stand alone article. Some of the material was moved, but most of it was lost, for instance: the layout, the place where the fire started, the coords to the outdoor scenes were filmed etc. Apparently you supported the logic was that it was er, not notable enough. Der..the whole film was about the tower burning down...how is that not notable??? Using this way of thinking, maybe the article on the "Death Star" for example should be merged into Star Wars because after it's just place where the protagonists go?

Besides it really annoys me that once again the arbitrary way WP Rules lawyers operate wins again. On the deletion page, someone wrote that the Glass Tower's notability was defined by only one cinematic appearance, (and this point was not challenged by the deletionist agenda). Thus ignoring the fact that X millions of people around the world have watched the The Towering Inferno and seen the tower burn down! But don't want to find out more about the structure. Yet the using the same logic, why then is the Death Star article so untouchable? Simply because Star Wars has too many fans.... The decision to kill the Glass Tower article is both duplicitous and without merit (WP:IDL). Plus it gives the finger to the notion of good faith.

At the end of the day, it also demonstrates in a microcosm the manner in which Wikipedia now operates. It has nothing to do with its guidelines, verifiability or reliable sources. Article survival is just like global religions...

One person support's a view → they are a nutter; if lots of people take the view →then that's wikiality. In this case, a well meaning article that explained the size, structure and design of a titular building in a 1970's disaster film is chopped down and merged because a few people didn't like it.

*sigh* do you wonder why so many gifted people no longer bother with this site? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.172.7.57 (talk) 01:19, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

...Say what? Shimeru 06:22, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion review for Meadowoods

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Meadowoods. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. OberRanks (talk) 09:00, 22 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, I userfied this page to User:OberRanks/Meadowoods. Feel free to undo if you think there's a reason. Xymmax ^{So let it be written} _{So let it be done} 19:44, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank semi-spam

Thanks for your support in my RfA, which has closed as successful, and for your review of my contributions. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:48, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Drinks Americas

Please explain why you deleted the page after I put a hangon tag, less than 20 minutes after a speedy deletion tag was put on? Markvs88 (talk) 16:07, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Because no reason for the hangon tag had been given on the article's talk page, and the article was fairly unambiguously promotional. If you'd like to volunteer to rewrite it, I can undelete it for you. Shimeru 16:14, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well thank you very much, but if there is no reason for a hangon tag, there is no reason to bother editing Wikipedia. How the heck can you possibly say that, and how can you think it is acceptable to delete an article while someone is typing a justification for a hangon? Seriously, that's not speedy deletion, that's instant deletion. I had already done a revision of it about a month earlier (when I found the thing, I've rated the majority of the aricles for the WikiProject Connecticut). Naturally, this article isn't a high priority, but it did have verifiable references. Yes, it does need a lot more work. Yes, please undelete it and feel free to put it up with a regular deletion box if you want. I'll rewrite the thing. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 16:27, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You'd be surprised how often people add {{hangon}} without ever providing any reason. I've restored the article. I'm not going to AfD it at this time, but there's no guarantee someone else won't. Shimeru 16:33, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough, I should be able to give it another "purging" today. Thanks, Markvs88 (talk) 14:01, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Restore of deleted page

Hello,

I am leaving a message regarding the deletion of the following page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Build-To-Order_(HDB),_Punggol

The reason for deletion was "Speedy deleted per CSD G11, was blatant advertising, used only to promote someone or something. using TW",

I personally do not feel so, as this page is a compilation of the past HDB Build-to-Order tender projects for Punggol (a district in Singapore), similar to the page for the "list of BTO Projects". Perhaps, as Punggol has too many releases in these recent years, it has been separated to its own wiki page (i have been following the BTO page for quite long). I do not know if you are from Singapore, but a little introduction - Punggol is a district here that is growing and our Government is trying to develop this district with more upcoming constructions of flats for citizens.

I doubt this wiki page was meant for blatant advertising, nor promotion of someone or something. However, i guess the person who created the page described it as "Upcoming waterfront paradise by Group8asia situated along Punggol Waterway, it will offer waterfront living and boasts eco-friendly features such as large courtyards and openings to promote natural ventilation and airflow to flats and common areas" made it seem like some advertisement. Will it be possible to change the description to something else and restore this page?

I work in the construction industry and find this page very useful, as to when i need to find information of a certain tender project in Punggol, i will refer to this page, especially when there are many upcoming releases. I personally use these pages as reference to my work and i am sure it is beneficial to others as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Renestarz (talk • contribs) 08:24, 27 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikify Drive

Since you signed up for the September 2010 GOCE event, I wanted to invite you to participate in a similar event: the September 2010 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive. In case you didn't know, "Wikification" is the process of formatting articles using Wiki markup (as opposed to plain text or HTML) and adding internal links to material. Barnstars will be awarded to participating editors. Thanks!

ℳono

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Restoration of deleted page

Hello there

I refer to the deleted link also mentioned by Renezstar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Build-To-Order_(HDB),_Punggol

If I may clarify, the (HDB) is the Housing Development Board of Singapore (Singapore being a small country in South-east Asia). A Build-to-Order (BTO) project is basically government subsidized housing (reference: http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10321p.nsf/w/BuyingNewFlatModeBTO?OpenDocument). Punggol is a small developing town in North-east Singapore, that has many BTO projects going on. You can see a similar site here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Build-To-Order_(HDB). This site lists most of the other BTOs going on in Singapore.

I personally am a future resident in Punggol. The deleted wiki site has all along been a useful tool for Singaporeans to track the developments, including the dates which the sales were launched, and the prices at which they were launched at etc. The site also lists the type of housings that have been launched in Punggol, the development completion timeframe etc.

The name of construction companies also assist residents in tracking who had actually constructed their homes. These are not advertisments for such companies. Residents may require such information when there are problems in their homes.

The above information are merely for easy record/reference, rather than advertisment of any purpose. I do understand that the information stated in the site can be easily misconstrued as an advertisment, and I hope that upon this clarification, you could assist to reinstate the helpful site, please! Thank you!!

Nicole --63.217.82.139 (talk) 11:40, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE drive has begun

Hello, I just wanted to take a moment and announce that the September 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive has started, and will run for a month. Thanks for signing up. There's a special prize for most edits on the first day, in case you've got high ambitions. --Diannaa ^(Talk) 02:36, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Shimeru,

How can we add a PDF file to the article we are creating? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muthuwella (talk • contribs) 19:17, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talk: Author Anushka Wirasinha We did manage to add many articles through scanning and uploading pdfs and added the copyrights for all but a message keeps appearing saying up for deletion. How can that be removed?

Also can you please give feedback on the article we have prepared and let us know if it can be posted now as there is considerable new content compared to the earlier deleted version. Thanks. Muthuwella