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Bag of holding
[edit]Hello JoePhin! I have for the most part restored the content you had removed from Bag of holding section in Magic item (Dungeons & Dragons). There was a separate article about this, but it was decided in a deletion discussion that there was not enough encyclopedic content based on secondary sources to warrant it's own article, but to merge it to where it is now. I think the content that does not pertain to D&D is also important to have there. Actually, I think it is especially important, because: I have seen many deletion discussions about such topics, where a main argument was that there is not enough content with real-world relevance, and so many an article was deleted because it was considered "fancruft". If we don't have enough such real-world connections, the Magic item (Dungeons & Dragons) article is also in danger of being deleted in the long run. If you think otherwise, or if you are concerned with specific phrasings, let's please discuss. Happy New Year! Daranios (talk) 13:41, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hello JoePhin, thanks for stopping by! Yeah, many D&D-related articles (and other fictional topics) have been deleted/redirected in the last year(s), and you can see the reasoning in this specific case here. Those most strongly advocating for deletion would expect a rather long direct treatment (and not focussing on plot-summary) of the topic in question in several secondary sources. As for combination on a level lower than the whole Magic item (Dungeons & Dragons), Hammerspace has been suggested as a possible parent article for the concept on a broader scope than D&D. There also once was an article about the concept of Magic satchel, but at that time was also voted to deletion here. Daranios (talk) 19:43, 2 January 2021 (UTC) First I had posted that at my page before realizing you kindly switched talk pages for answers. So I repost here, just in case. Daranios (talk) 12:08, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hey Daranios, thanks for reposting this here. Joe 14:06, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
Referencing
[edit]Hi, just a note that edits like this one risk leaving misleading referencing behind. If the sentences you've added are not verifiable by looking at the citation (I haven't checked) then it's potentially misleading to leave an existing citation sentences away from the information it originally used to support. Keep up the good work! GPinkerton (talk) 17:31, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for the advice GPinkerton, and I see what you mean. I'm going to revisit this page and make sure its all in the reference (it should be, I think) and I'll try to make sure the references aren't mixed up or too far away from specific portions of the text they relate to. Maybe I could even get another good reference involved in there. On an unrelated note, is the reason you have no userpage so that when people link your name like 'GPinkerton' it comes out pinkish looking, or is that just a coincidence? Thanks again for the attention and critique, if you ever notice anything else like that in my edits, please let me know and I'll try to do it better (I'm noob). Yours, Joe 08:26, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
BRD
[edit]If you are revedrted you make a case at talk you do not just edit war.
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Your recent editing history shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.
Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.
Slatersteven (talk) 15:39, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
- Hello @Slatersteven:. I'm "revedrted", am I? I invite you to discuss your concern over my edit to the Cryptozoology page here, or if you have some more technical objection to my edit, to bring it up in the article's talk page, which I will try to look out for. I recommend that you read the NPOV article to understand why the text in the Cryptozoology article does not currently meet Wikipedia's strict neutrality standard. The short version is: "Prefer nonjudgmental language. A neutral point of view neither sympathizes with nor disparages its subject", as well as the BRD article, particularly the 'What BRD is not' section where it is observed that, "BRD is not a valid excuse for reverting good-faith efforts to improve a page simply because you don't like the changes." as well as the 'Alternatives' section where it is observed that, "BRD doesn't work well in all situations. It is ideally suited to disputes that involve only a small number of people, all of whom are interested in making progress."
- Reading through the Cryptozoology talk page, other editors have noted your unwillingness to compromise on the article, for example, @Hunter12396: wrote, "for each topic on wikipedia there are a handful of obsessed editors who in their minds 'own' a given page, and dominate any changes made to that page to ensure that it stays in line with their own views. For this page, Cryptozoology, the dominant editor(s) have decided that all crytozoology is a front for young earth creationism, and have applied to this topic (cryptozoology) the same condemnation they associate with the other topic (creationism). In reality they have homed in on a particular sub-group of cryptozoology and applied the entire article to that group. This is evident in the current 'owner's words, 'As the article makes clear, cryptozoology is a well defined subculture.'"
- I believe you may be what the BRD article calls a 'VIP' - a Very Interested Person - and while I am dubious of your willingness to engage in an honest back and forth, or to address the NPOV violation on the article, I am willing to have a discussion with you. I understand that you probably deal with many cryptozoologists who wish the Wikipedia article to say 'cryptozoology is a perfectly legitimate science' and I would stand with you against edits to that effect. I am not a cryptozoologist, as is evidenced by my own edit where I refer to cryptozoology as pseudoscience. The fact that cryptozoologists use pseudoscientific methods does not mean neutrality goes out the window. One way or the other, the Cryptozoology page will be held to NPOV. No matter our disagreements, I wish you the best. Please take care. Joe 16:28, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
- The place to discuss this is over at the articles talk page, where others can also make their case. Compromise can only be reached, if people discuss, not just revert, you failed to discuss thus there was no possibility of compromise. Moreover, I knew others would revert you, hence why I told you to seek consensus. I will not discuss your reasoning here, I will at the talk page of the article.Slatersteven (talk) 16:50, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
- I would also suggest you read wp:agf and wp:npa.Slatersteven (talk) 16:54, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
- We will have the discussion on the Cryptozoology talk page, then, @Slatersteven: Ping me if you want to ask me anything, I'll try to reply. All my best, Joe 17:00, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
- PLease make you ca there then.Slatersteven (talk) 17:19, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
- We will have the discussion on the Cryptozoology talk page, then, @Slatersteven: Ping me if you want to ask me anything, I'll try to reply. All my best, Joe 17:00, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
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- @PaleoNeonate:, I'll happily admit that I'm new and that I don't know everything about Wikipedia's policies yet (although I have been recommended more than a little reading over the past month). If you see me slacking on compliance with policies and guidelines, or if you think something I post is otherwise errant or disruptive, I really would like it if you would let me know; and since I've gotten mixed up in the Cryptozoology page, I will keep FRINGE in mind. It is fringe stuff, after all. Joe 20:05, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
February 2021
[edit] This is the only warning you will receive about ownership of articles, which you showed at cryptozoology. The next time you continue to disruptively edit Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Your edit summaries and edit warring seem to indicate that you are assuming ownership over this article. As you have been warned already, further actions in this regard are likely to escalate to request for remedies including blocks and bans. jps (talk) 20:46, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- A number of editors are behaving as if they own the cryptozoology page, but I am not one of them. You may have noticed that not a single one of my edits to the page, outside of minor copyediting, have survived, and we're discussing the edits in the talk page as per WP:BRD. Speaking of BRD, I'd appreciate it, @ජපස:, if you would contribute to the discussion we were having rather than summarily deleting material from the page that is under review. Joe 20:58, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
Your signature
[edit]Please could you change your signature; it conflicts with a longstanding administrator (User:Joe Roe) who also uses "Joe". Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:10, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hello @Ritchie333:, nice to make your acquaintance, however digitally, and sorry for any confusion my name caused. In the future, if you're ever trying to tell the difference between my and Joe Roe's posts, there are several distinctions. Your man Joe's signature: "– Joe (talk)" always contains a dash, and the 'talk' portion is smaller. Mine is just the extremely generic "Joe (talk)" with no dash or embellishments. Now that you've brought it up, I've realized there are probably hundreds of other 'Joe's' out there on Wikipedia (it's hardly an uncommon name, after all) and I probably ought to add some distinction to my own signature to make it easier for people to distinguish, just as Joe Roe has. I'll probably make it emerald or something, if I ever figure out how you clever kids change the colors on these things. Thanks for mentioning it.
- P.S. I enjoyed glancing through your user page, and particularly liked number 28 from Zen and the Art of Wikipedia Maintenance - wish you'd been there to scream for me the first time someone dropped 'WP:SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS' on me without explanation. Cheers from Joe Phin (not to be confused with the no-doubt eminent Joe Roe) 00:05, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
- You might find this tutorial helpful.:) S0091 (talk) 00:23, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
- Oh, thank you @S0091:, you're always helping me out! Joe (talk) 00:37, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
- Not enough, apparently. I see you have ran into some "trouble". Best advise is to heed what experienced editors are telling you, even if at time it does not make sense. Have fun creating your new sig! S0091 (talk) 00:43, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
- Don't worry about me, I got bit a few times, and I may have bumped into a few walls here and there, but it worked out alright in the end. Also, behold! All new druid-green Joe! I rather like it, I ought to have done it sooner. Cheers for everything, a little bit goes a long way. Joe (talk) 00:52, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
- Not enough, apparently. I see you have ran into some "trouble". Best advise is to heed what experienced editors are telling you, even if at time it does not make sense. Have fun creating your new sig! S0091 (talk) 00:43, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
- Oh, thank you @S0091:, you're always helping me out! Joe (talk) 00:37, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
- You might find this tutorial helpful.:) S0091 (talk) 00:23, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
RfC info
[edit]Joe, an RfC is a WP:Request for comment. Most acronyms and wiki-jargon can be found by entering "WP:.." into the search bar, as in "WP:RfC". Kolya Butternut (talk) 19:30, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- @Kolya Butternut: thank you kindly! Joe (talk) 05:49, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
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[edit]"The door was opened by a young woman. Very obviously a young woman. There was no language in which she could have been mistaken for a young man, particularly not braille." -Pterry Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 00:10, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
- What can I say, Gråbergs Gråa Sång? I'm a silly bugger. Joe (talk) 04:16, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
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- Cheers @Newslinger:, this 'super straight' page certainly is controversial, I'll try to be careful. I'll ask you if I have any questions, and if you see an edit of mine you think is poor, please ping me and let me know! I just want to copyedit, but I somehow find myself drawn into Wikipedia controversy. Must be a character flaw. Anyway, if you've got the time, check out the new super straight page that, if you ask me, has been created despite the subject matter's general lack of notability. Maybe you can help improve it before it gets deleted for being POV and unreliably sourced? I don't have high hopes.
- Nice to make your acquaintance! Joe (talk) 07:49, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi JoePhin, this message is a standard notice issued to editors who demonstrate interest in controversial topic areas. In your case, the Super straight article is covered under special rules (discretionary sanctions on gender and sexuality) mentioned near the top of Talk:Super straight. Many editors involved in controversial topic areas receive a notice about once per year for each topic area. Please be aware of the rules, but beyond that, there is no action needed on your behalf.If you would like to opt out of these notifications, please follow the instructions at {{Ds/aware}} to place an awareness banner on your user talk page.Based on the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Super straight, it looks like the main argument for deleting the Super straight article is that the reliable source coverage on this topic is not sustained over a sufficiently significant period. Since article content does not determine notability, improving the content of the article would not actually counter that argument. If the article does get deleted, I recommend looking out for new coverage of this topic, and collecting reliable sources that can be cited into a future draft of the article. If the article subject is determined to not be notable now, it could still be notable after new reliable sources materialize in the future. — Newslinger talk 07:59, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for the advice @Newslinger:, I'll keep an eye out for more articles! Also, I don't think I'll remove myself from these notification things, I'm still just three months old on Wikipeida, so I appreciate any help/advice. Cheers! Joe (talk) 08:04, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi JoePhin, this message is a standard notice issued to editors who demonstrate interest in controversial topic areas. In your case, the Super straight article is covered under special rules (discretionary sanctions on gender and sexuality) mentioned near the top of Talk:Super straight. Many editors involved in controversial topic areas receive a notice about once per year for each topic area. Please be aware of the rules, but beyond that, there is no action needed on your behalf.If you would like to opt out of these notifications, please follow the instructions at {{Ds/aware}} to place an awareness banner on your user talk page.Based on the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Super straight, it looks like the main argument for deleting the Super straight article is that the reliable source coverage on this topic is not sustained over a sufficiently significant period. Since article content does not determine notability, improving the content of the article would not actually counter that argument. If the article does get deleted, I recommend looking out for new coverage of this topic, and collecting reliable sources that can be cited into a future draft of the article. If the article subject is determined to not be notable now, it could still be notable after new reliable sources materialize in the future. — Newslinger talk 07:59, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
'Dead meme' section on your user page
[edit]This is a bit odd: Your name doesn't appear in the discussion at RfD which led to the deletion of dead meme. More to the point: In most cases, only administrators can delete pages, so the statement that you 'deleted' something has the potential to mislead other editors into thinking you're an administrator. I suggest you change the wording or remove the section. Thanks, BlackcurrantTea (talk) 06:49, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
- @BlackcurrantTea: I'm not sure how to say this. I'm guessing you didn't recognize the image? Or read the other sections on my page? (If you do have a read through, don't worry, that link doesn't actually go to a GoFundMe page)
- Worry not, if anyone erroneously concludes that I am an admin from such scurrilous evidence as a meme, I will be only too happy to dissuade them. Maybe I'll even add a userbox to that effect. Nice to meet you anyhoo, Mr. Tea! Joe (talk) 20:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
- Nice to meet you, too. Thanks for making the change to your user page. Happy editing! BlackcurrantTea (talk) 13:02, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
Edit warring at MRM
[edit]You know that the Men's rights movement article is under discretionary sanctions, right? So please start a discussion for the text you wish to include, and don't stick it back in without any kind of context connecting it to the MRM.
The WP:ONUS is on the person who wishes to have disputed text in the article. Binksternet (talk) 02:17, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
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[edit]What it says is Ethno-racial "color labels" may be given capitalized (Black and White) or lower-case (black and white). There is no consensus either for or against using mixed case (Black and white). We leave this up to editors at an individual page. valereee (talk) 23:45, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
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[edit]Hi there, JoePhin, and welcome to Women in Red. As you are interested in archaeology and paleontology, you perhaps intend to write about women who are active in these fields. If so, you might find some deserving names in our redlinks, e.g. women archaeologists (crowd sourced) and women archaeologists (from Wikidata). Similar redlists exist for paleontology: (crowd sourced) and Wikidata. As you have not yet created any biographies, you might find it useful to look through our Primer for creating women's biographies. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 07:31, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hello @Ipigott:! Thank you for all these links, I shall have a look at them, and I will definitely ask you if I have questions. I'm only barely a year old on Wikipedia, so I appreciate any help. Cheers! Joe (talk) 11:15, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
- You're getting along very well after your first year. I look forward to helping you out. It's good to have a new member with such a great sense of humour.--Ipigott (talk) 11:21, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
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GOCE April 2022 newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors April 2022 Newsletter ![]() Hello and welcome to the April newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2021. Election results: Jonesey95 retired as lead coordinator. Reidgreg was approved to fill this role after an 18-month absence from the coordinator team, and Baffle gab1978 was chosen as an assistant coordinator following a one-year break. Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu continued on as long-standing assistant coordinators. January Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up, 16 editors claimed 146 copy edits including 45 requests. (details) February Blitz: This one-week effort focused on requests and a theme of Africa and African diaspora history. Of the 12 editors who signed up, 6 editors recorded 21 copy edits, including 4 requests. (details) March Drive: Of the 28 editors who signed up, 18 claimed 116 copy edits including 25 requests. (details) April Blitz: This one-week copy editing event has been scheduled for 17–23 April, sign up now! Progress report: As of 11 April, copy editors have removed approximately 500 articles from the backlog and completed 127 copy-editing requests during 2022. The backlog has been hovering at about 1,100 tagged articles for the past six months. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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[edit]Please don't reignite this again. We already had a long discussion, and got a consensus to mention the myth but not to use these three sources. We don't need three sources for a trivial statement, particularly YouTube videos. Move on. LittleJerry (talk) 12:59, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter – 020
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June events from Women in Red
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June GOCE newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors June 2022 Newsletter ![]() Hello and welcome to the June 2022 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since April 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Blitz: of the 16 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, 12 completed at least one copy-edit, and between them removed 21 articles from the copy-editing backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 27 editors signed up for our May Backlog Elimination Drive; of these, 20 copy-edited at least one article. 144 articles were copy-edited, and 88 articles from our target months August and September 2021 were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: our June Copy Editing Blitz, starting at 00:01, 19 June and closing at 00:59, 25 June (UTC), will focus on articles tagged for copy edit in September and October 2021, and requests from March, April and May 2022. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 07:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 209 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,404 articles. Election news: Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators continues until 23:50 on 15 June (UTC), after which, voting will commence until 23:59, 30 June (UTC). All Wikipedians in good standing (active and not blocked, banned, or under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Women in Red in July 2022
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Linking
[edit]Yo, I appreciate all the hard work you do at List of common misconceptions as I'm sure you do elsewhere. Just thought I'd point out that in linking you can use, for example, [[Help:link]]ing
to generate the link Help:linking in place of [[Help:Link|Help:linking]]
. Hope this helps! Anderjef (talk) 17:27, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you very much @Anderjef:! I've only been editing Wikipedia for about a year and a half, so I'm still very much a noob, and I appreciate whenever people let me know these things. I think I've probably made a bunch of links that are needlessly long and stupid all over Wikipedia. I'll try to make my links with 's's and 'ing's and whatnot on the end rather than like ((Duck|Ducks)) from now on. Cheers! Joe (talk) 22:08, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- No worries. Hopefully it'll save you some time. :) Anderjef (talk) 23:21, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Women in Red August 2022
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IP
[edit]The Ip is at it again on the stabbing page Joe. LordBossMaster100 (talk) 12:38, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
They’ve now been warned. But idk if I should continue reverting because I don’t want to get busted. If I wasn’t warned, I should be ok. But do you think you could also keep an eye? LordBossMaster100 (talk) 12:44, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
- I'm sorry @LordBossMaster100:, I had to step away for a moment, but I see the page has been restored by User @WWGB: (thanks by the way, WWGB). If this continues to be a problem, we can ask for the offending IP to be temporarily banned for disruptive editing. Joe (talk) 13:11, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
- They seemed to have stopped for the time being because somebody warned them, and the page has been request for semi protection from IPs. LordBossMaster100 (talk) 13:12, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
Heed?
[edit]Dear @Ponyo:, I appreciate you removing vandalism, but I like to be the master of my own talk page. Would you please restore whatever that random IP editor added? I'll remove it myself, if I want to. Cheers! Joe (talk) 13:40, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
- JoePhin, while I understand the desire to control what's on your page, there are things that are detrimental to the project and have repercussions beyond one's desire to curate their talk page. The post has been deleted, not just removed, and cannot be restored.-- Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 15:57, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
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Women in Red October 2022
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Mary Sue
[edit]Greetings. I noticed that you recently made an edit to Mary Sue with reference to an article in Bitch magazine. Do you happen to know the author/title/date of the specific article? I haven't been able to find these details online. Thanks. --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 13:41, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hello Sangdeboeuf, the source I was using for that was (I think the only) Bitch Magazine reference that's already on the page; Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, Volume 31, P56, specifically
- "Regularly referred to as "Marty Stu," or "Gary Sue," they are especially prevalent in science fiction and fanfic..."
- I see that someone changed the lede back to "Gary Stu." I'm not sure if that's attested to in the RS, but at the same time, speaking in terms of simple WP:BLUE, the term Gary Stu is undoubtedly used, and may actually be more common for all I know. It probably doesn't really matter if we say "Gary Sue" or "Gary Stu." I mean, we could say both, in addition to "Marty Stu," but if we listed every single male alternative, that might go on for a while. Unless you think we should change it to be "Gary Sue" per Bitch, I'm happy to have it either way.
- Nice to talk to you, cheers! Joe (talk) 19:30, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
- Unfortunately a preview for that source is not available. However, with some digging I was able to find a full-text version of the article: https://works.bepress.com/raizelliebler/14/. --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 09:47, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- @Sangdeboeuf: huh, that's very weird, I can actually see a preview when I look on that google books page I linked. Maybe it's region locked or I have special access to it through an institution or something? I don't know why I can see it but you can't. Anyway, thanks for finding a general purpose version of the text, and thanks for your recent cleanups on the Mary Sue page - reference copyediting is one of those important but thankless things that tends to just get ignored forever because it's mostly out of sight and out of mind. I appreciate it whenever I see someone doing that sort of thing. :) Joe (talk) 15:38, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- I see now, there is a snippet visible on the "classic" GBooks site that doesn't show up on the newer site. The wonders of technology ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 16:37, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- @Sangdeboeuf: huh, that's very weird, I can actually see a preview when I look on that google books page I linked. Maybe it's region locked or I have special access to it through an institution or something? I don't know why I can see it but you can't. Anyway, thanks for finding a general purpose version of the text, and thanks for your recent cleanups on the Mary Sue page - reference copyediting is one of those important but thankless things that tends to just get ignored forever because it's mostly out of sight and out of mind. I appreciate it whenever I see someone doing that sort of thing. :) Joe (talk) 15:38, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- Unfortunately a preview for that source is not available. However, with some digging I was able to find a full-text version of the article: https://works.bepress.com/raizelliebler/14/. --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 09:47, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors' October 2022 newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors October 2022 Newsletter ![]() Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up for our July Backlog Elimination Drive, 18 copy-edited, between them, 116 articles. Barnstars awarded are noted here. Blitz: Participants in our August Copy Editing Blitz copy-edited 51,074 words in 17 articles. Of the 15 editors who signed up, 11 claimed at least one copy-edit. Barnstars awarded are noted here. Drive: Forty-one editors took part in our September Backlog Elimination Drive; between them they copy-edited 199 articles. Barnstars awards are noted here. Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz begins on 16 October at 00:01 (UTC) and will end on 22 October at 23:59 (UTC). Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 19:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 303 requests for copy edit – including withdrawn and declined ones – since 1 January. At the time of writing, there are 77 requests awaiting attention and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,759. We always need more active, skilled copyeditors – particularly for requests – so please get involved if you can. Election news: In our mid-year election, serving coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tenryuu were returned for another term, and were joined by new coordinator Zippybonzo. No lead coordinator was elected for this half-year. Jonesey95, a long-serving coordinator and lead, was elected as coordinator emeritus; we thank them for their service. Thank you to everyone who took part. Our next election of coordinators takes place throughout December. If you'd like to help out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself or other suitable editors (with their permission, of course!). It's your Guild, after all! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg, Tenryuu and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Women in Red November 2022
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Common Misconceptions Discussion
[edit]Hey Joe, unsure if my last response in our discussion got lost in the fray, dropping a link here. Sorry if this is presumptuous and you've just been busy and haven't had time to respond. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 05:49, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry if I left you hanging there for a bit, @Rollinginhisgrave:, I just left a response on the Common Misconceptions talk page a moment ago. Cheers. Joe (talk) 09:21, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
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Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter ![]() Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since October. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz focused on July and August 2022 request months; and articles tagged for c/e in December 2021 and January 2022. Seventeen of those who signed up claimed at least one copy-edit, and between them copy-edited forty-six articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: In the November Backlog Elimination Drive, thirty editors signed up, twenty-two of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Both target months—December 2021 and January 2022—were cleared, and February was added to the target months. Sixteen requests were copy-edited and 239 articles were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Our seven-day-long December 2022 Copy Editing Blitz begins on 17 December at 00:01 (UTC)*. It will focus on articles tagged for copy-edit in February 2022, and pending requests from September and October. Barnstars awarded will be available here. Progress report: As of 22:40, 8 December 2022, GOCE copyeditors have processed 357 requests since 1 January, there were seventy-four requests outstanding and the backlog stands at 1,791 articles. We always need skilled copy-editors; please help out if you can. Election news: Nomination of candidates for the GOCE's Election of Coordinators for the first half of 2023 is open and continues until 23:59 on 15 December. Voting begins at 00:01 on 16 December and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Coordinators serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on June 30. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, please nominate yourself or any editor you consider suitable—with their permission, of course!. It's your Guild and it doesn't coordinate itself. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers and best seasonal wishes from your GOCE coordinators, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Tenryuu, and Zippybonzo. *All times and dates on this newsletter are UTC. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter error
[edit]The GOCE December 2022 newsletter, as sent on 9 December, contains an erroneous start date for our December Blitz. The Blitz will start on 11 December rather than on 17 December, as stated in the newsletter. I'm sorry for the mistake and for disrupting your talk page; thanks for your understanding. Sent by Baffle gab1978 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
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Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter
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Election results: In our December 2022 coordinator election, Reidgreg and Tenryuu stepped down as coordinators; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo were returned as coordinators until 1 July. For the second time, no lead coordinator was chosen. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators open on 1 June (UTC). Drive: 21 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 14 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 170 articles totaling 389,737 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Our February Copy Editing Blitz focused on October and November 2022 requests, and the March and April 2022 backlogs. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine claimed at least one copy-edit; and between them, they copy-edited 39,150 words in 22 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: Sign up now for our month-long March Backlog Elimination Drive. Barnstars awarded will be posted here after the drive closes. Progress report: As of 12:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 73 requests since 1 January 2023, all but five of them from 2022, and the backlog stands at 1,872 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
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