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Reasons for my raising wikistress: Some general observations on Wikipedia governance being broken and good editors trampled by the system Wikipedia is a kawaii mistress :) I agree to the edit counter opt-in terms. Current RfAdminship RfA candidate S O N S% Ending (UTC) Time left Dups? Report RfB candidate S O N S% Ending (UTC) Time left Dups? Report No RfXs since 12:38, 30 April 2024 (UTC).—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online November copy edit drive Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Backlog Elimination Drive! The Wikipedia Guild of Copy-Editors invites you to participate in the November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive, a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy-editing. The drive will begin on 1 November at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on 30 November at 23:59 (UTC). The goal for this drive is to reduce the backlog by 10% (approximately 500 articles). We hope to focus our efforts on the oldest three months (January, February, and March 2009) and the newest three months (September, October, and November 2010) of articles in the queue. Sign-up has already begun at the November drive page, and will be open throughout the drive. If you have any questions or concerns, please leave a message on the drive's talk page. Before you begin copy-editing, please carefully read the instructions on the main drive page. Please make sure that you know how to copy-edit, and be familiar with the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Awards and barnstars A range of barnstars will be awarded to active participants, some of which are exclusive to GOCE drives. More information on awards can be found on the main drive page. Thank you; we look forward to meeting you on the drive! — The UtahraptorTalk to me/Contributions, S Masters (talk), and Diannaa (Talk) Welcome to Wikipedia! Wow, you are such an example of a helpful Wikipedian Piotrus! I appreciate the welcome, and thank you for your awesome contributions to the Wikipedia effort--thanks again! 216.38.130.164 (talk) 21:59, 9 November 2010 The Signpost: 29 November 2010 News and notes: Backlog drive; youth and confidence among Wikipedians, brief news In the news: Fundraising banners continue to provoke; plagiarism charges against congressional climate change report Interview: Interview with Johanna Niesyto and Nathaniel Tkacz from "Critical Point of View" WikiProject report: Celebrate WikiProject Holidays Features and admins: The best of the week Election report: Voting in full swing Arbitration report: New case: Longevity; Biophys topic ban likely to stay in place Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 21:47, 29 November 2010 (UTC) GOCE elections Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Elections are currently underway for our inaugural Guild coordinators. The voting period will run for 14 days: 00:01 UTC, Friday 1 December – 23:59 UTC, Tuesday 14 December. All GOCE members in good standing, as well as past participants of any of the Guild's Backlog elimination drives, are eligible to vote. There are six candidates vying for four positions. The candidate with the highest number of votes will become the Lead Coordinator, therefore, your vote really matters! Cast your vote today. Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors via SMasters using AWB on 01:56, 1 December 2010 (UTC) Not my intention to provoke anyone, "Peace of Riga" I just wanted to say that it wasn't my intention to provoke--I know it can easily come off as such through an open system like Wikipedia. I made those edits after having read repeatedly though Vakar (perhaps the earliest English-language history of Belarus) and Lubachko (another major history for English-speakers, and others like Zaprudnik, who quote him). Again, I don't wish to establish a sort of "false equivalency" on the issue. And I had no intention of provoking or alienating. At the same time, I did find mention of Polish control of West Belarus somewhat lacking, even if it is only a further consideration of Peace of Riga. Lubachko and Vakar vividly describe it period in West Belarus, in many periods, violent and aggressive in its own right, and it seems fair to mention then (Zaprudnik's history, particularly before 1957, is heavily based on their works.) Again, the choice of words for Bereza Kartuska are a reflection of Lubachko's own words (in his narrative, it is literally described as "Concentration Camp", though he is speaking from the perspective of the Belarusians). The article for Bereza Kartuska likewise acknowledges that some consider it such a establishment. I do not wish to edit Lubachko's words any more than I must--and even then, should it be called "prison" or something else, deleting the whole addition seems like a poor solution. I hope I haven't "stepped out of line", since I am obviously not anywhere near the veteran of this system, so I felt as though you deserved a wider explanation. I'm a Taiwanese national as well, so English is a second language (and I still make a few hic-ups), so I wanted to be cautious. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ChuangKai (talk • contribs) 06:49, 4 December 2010 (UTC) FYI [1] Offliner (talk) 07:48, 6 December 2010 (UTC)