User talk:Miniapolis/Archive 2
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The Redemption of Althalus
Heya! do you want to overhaul The Redemption of Althalus alone, or is it okay if I still work on it, since you put up that note? --HawkS DisQ 09:55, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
- Didn't know you were working on it (I took it on because it's tagged for copy edit). You're welcome to it; I'll pick another article. All the best, --Wi2g (talk) 14:08, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
- Okay, cool :) have fun, --HawkS DisQ 15:34, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
The Kite PDF problem
Hi. I just saw your note on the March Drive's talk page and have done a little investigation. McAfee Site Advisor notes no problems with drachen.org. I've downloaded the two PDFs and scanned for viruses - McAfee finds none. Both PDFs open without problem on my PC, both in Acrobat Reader 10 and in IE8.
It seems you may have had an unfortunate glitch, and it seems a crying shame to waste all the work you've done. Is there anything I can do to help? I don't want to take over and complete the copyedit, but if there are some specific edits you'd like made, or checks done, that would enable you to complete your work, just let me know what and where, and I'll be glad to help.
Regards, --Stfg (talk) 10:10, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, and for the troubleshoot; I wonder if it's a Firefox thing. Anyway, after I finish the article I'm working on (which should be today) I'll go back to it--just won't open any more .pdf links in the text. It's unnerving when you click the mouse and the computer crashes (not to mention losing a bunch of edits!). Wi2g 15:33, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- Yes, very unnerving and annoying. It could be some interaction between Firefox and Adobe, perhaps (those PDFs have a lot of images in them). I hope you get no further crashes. When you've finished the copyedit, if you like, let me know and I'll go check whether the PDF links in it all open safely. --Stfg (talk) 16:09, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks again; I'll do that! Should be done with it in two or three days. Wi2g 18:12, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
GOCE / Mid-drive newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors March 2011 backlog elimination drive
 Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors March 2011 Backlog elimination drive! Here is your mid-drive newsletter.
 So far, 79 people have signed up for this drive. Of these, 64 have participated. Interest is high due to a link to our event from the Watchlist page, and many new and first-time copy editors have joined us for the drive. 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 sign up now. Many thanks to those editors who have been helping out at the Requests page. We have assisted in the promotion of seven articles to Good article status so far this month.
We have already achieved our target of reducing the overall backlog by 10%; however, we have more work to do with the 2009 backlog. We have almost eliminated May 2009 and we only have some 700 articles left from 2009. It is excellent progress, so let's concentrate our fire power on the remaining months from 2009. Thank you for participating in the March 2011 drive. We anticipate it will be another big success!
The UtahraptorTalk to me has decided to step down from his position as project coordinator due to real-life issues. Your drive coordinators – S Masters (talk), Diannaa (Talk) and Tea with toast (Talk) |
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 04:49, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
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 (consensus discussion). This had the effect of locking users in to their existing preference, which, in your case, was true. To complete the process, your preference will automatically be changed to false 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 in the usual way.
For established users such as yourself there isa workaround available involving custom JavaScript. With the script in place, you can continue with this functionality indefinitely (its use is governed by WP:MINOR). 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, LivingBot (talk) 19:54, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for the excellent CE. --Redtigerxyz Talk 16:41, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
GOCE drive newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors March 2011 backlog elimination drive report
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors March 2011 Backlog elimination drive. Thank you for participating in the March 2011 drive! This newsletter summarizes the March drive and other recent events.
There were 99 signups for the drive; of these, 70 participated. Interest was high mainly due to a link to our event from the Watchlist page. We had a record-breaking 84 articles listed on the Requests page in March; 11 of these have been promoted to Good article status so far. Several of our recent efforts have received Featured Article status as well, and the GOCE is becoming a solid resource for the Wikipedia community. Many thanks to editors who have been helping out at the Requests page and by copy editing articles from the backlog.
Remarkable progress was made in reducing the backlog this month, as we now have fewer than 500 articles remaining from 2009. We are well under the 4,000-article mark for the total number remaining in the queue. Since our backlog drives began in May 2010 with 8,323 articles, we have cleared more than 53% of the backlog. A complete list of results and barnstars awarded can be found here. Barnstars will be distributed over the next week. If you enjoyed participating in our event, you may also like to join the Wikification drives, which are held on alternate months to our drives. Their April drive has started.
On March 21, SMasters appointed Chaosdruid (talk) and Torchiest (talk) as Guild coordinators to serve in place of The Utahraptor, who recently stepped down. Please feel free to contact any coordinator if you have any questions or need assistance. Your drive coordinators – S Masters (talk), Diannaa (Talk) and Tea with toast (Talk) |
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 14:40, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
GOCE barnstar
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The Barnstar of Diligence | |
| For copy editing 36 articles with a total of 71,130 words (including rollover and bonuses) during the Guild of Copy Editors' March 2011 Backlog elimination drive. Thanks for all your contributions!SMasters (talk) 05:43, 4 April 2011 (UTC) |
Request for copy editing of 1982 Asian Games medal table
Hello Wi2g, as you are a member of "Guild of Copy Editors", i'm wondering if you have any time, could you please do copy editing on 1982 Asian Games medal table article. This is a new article created by me and i'll nominate it for Featured List, before that i think it needs touch of copy editing. Bill william comptonTalk 06:45, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
- Glad to help; I should get to it today (April 9).
New messages
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GOCE drive newsletter
The Guild of Copy Editors – May 2011 Backlog Elimination Drive The Guild of Copy Editors invite you to participate in the May 2011 Backlog Elimination Drive, a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy-editing. The drive began on May 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on May 31 at 23:59 (UTC). The goals of this backlog elimination drive are to eliminate as many articles as possible from the 2009 backlog and to reduce the overall backlog by 15%. ! NEW ! In an effort to encourage the final elimination of all 2009 articles, we will be tracking them on the leaderboard for this drive. Awards and barnstars We look forward to meeting you on the drive! Your GOCE coordinators: SMasters, Diannaa, Tea with toast, Chaosdruid, and Torchiest |
You are receiving a copy of this newsletter as you are a member of the Guild of Copy Editors, or have participated in one of our drives. If you do not wish to receive future newsletters, please add you name here. Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editorsusing AWB on 09:11, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
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