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Invite to WikiConference India 2011

Hi Vipinhari, The First WikiConference India is being organized in Mumbai and will take place on 18-20 November 2011. You can see our Official website, the Facebook event and our Scholarship form. But the activities start now with the 100 day long WikiOutreach. As you are part of WikiProject India community we invite you to be there for conference and share your experience. Thank you for your contributions. We look forward to see you at Mumbai on 18-20 November 2011

Please Help With Article

Please help with advice on how to rewrite or change the article titled: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_The_Laughing_Dolphin so that it is not deleted for spam links, or promoting a product or company. The article does contain links to sites that are commercial, including the official site, and businesses such as TV stations that support the site but this is needed to provide factual references for the content being discussed. For example the link to kwhe TV channel 14 , is directly to the television program guide which can verify that Debbie "The laughing" Dolphin is actually regular scheduled programming on that stations channel as reported in the article. There is no promotion or advertising for Debbie_The_Laughing_Dolphin on this page. And readers actually have to enter the time and days listed in the article into the TV program guide on the stations web site to find the show. There are also links to the companies official web site which is again needed to verify the show as it is described in the article. The links to videos on youtube is needed because the article describes a pioneering television technique that was adapted from collabs onYouTube, and the reader needs references to examples of the format. Overall the article is within the scope and other Wikik articles that cover television characters for children created and or broadcast by commercial companies such as

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_the_dinosaur#Cast_and_Crew.

These articles contain links to official company web sites as well as commercial sites. Again if there is a more appropriate format for providing the references and links please advise. Thanks you for you help.

Wikimedia Stories Project

Hello,

My name is Victor Grigas, and I'm a storyteller at the Wikimedia foundation. We're telling stories of Wikipedia users, editors, donors, programmers and staff to paint a picture of who uses Wikipedia - for the 2011 fundraiser.

I am in the process of planning a trip to India to gather stories from Indian Wikipedians in face-to-face interviews (possibly on video).

My primary goal is to conduct 15-20 interviews, and hopefully enough of my interviews will make compelling stories that will effectively solicit donations from the public. These stories may also be used for other communication purposes by the foundation.

I found your userpage on a list of prolific Wikipedians and thought I’d reach out to you. Prolific editing is always a good story to tell!

If you are interested in participating, please contact me via my email:

vgrigas@wikimedia.org

Thank you for your time!

Victor

About me: I have been a Wikipedia editor since 2005, and have a background in film, video and audio. My userpage can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Victorgrigas

what?

i have gotten numerous messages about things that i have supposedly done or posted on Wiki which i HAVE NOT. please get the facts straight before you send out such messages in the future thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.176.59.212 (talk) 04:51, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits, consider creating an account for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant notices. Vipinhari || talk 05:09, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

please alow me to make these changes. I am MENCZER ERZÉBET.

Hello my name is Menczer Ersébet, and the resone I made these changes beacouse the statement regarding me was not true, I took legal steps regarding the issue! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Menczererzsebet (talk • contribs) 09:42, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Hello, thank you for contacting me regarding Erzsébet Menczer related to these 1, 2, 3, 4 edits of yours. If you think the page is factually incorrect, please do not remove the content or blank the entire page. Instead of that, please use the article's talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. Vipinhari || talk 16:29, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Or you may try requesting help at a relevant noticeboard on Wikipedia. Vipinhari || talk 16:34, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Not a test/mistake

I was undoing edits made by an abusive user who reverts the edits others make for no reason other than to be mean and disruptive. He did it to me several times, he is following me around from page to page with no reason, and cursing at me in the edit summaries. I thought undoing his other reversions would be a nice thing for the other users he is abusing. His name is Yankees10 on here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.50.171.138 (talk) 17:45, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

This is a good one.--Yankees10 17:48, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Really good one! That IP user is referring to this edit in Hank Aaron as constructive! They are undoing all of your recent edits. Vipinhari || talk 17:55, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Edit notification error

Vipinhari

I seem to have this message from you, addressed towards "User talk:166.170.56.108" reading "Hello, I'm Vipinhari. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —the one you made with this edit to The Sandman (Vertigo)— because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Vipinhari || talk 14:29, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

I have never edited anything on Wikipedia---yet. Something has gone astray? Blessed be. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.170.56.108 (talk) 03:12, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits, consider creating an account for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant notices. Vipinhari || talk 05:44, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

The Sandman (Vertigo)

@166.170.56.108: What a load of bollocks.[1] Boomer Vial^Holla 17:06, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Hey there Vipinhari

I saw that you reverted my glorious description of a laptop. I don't understand why you did it in the first place. I personally would compare it to the sun, earth, and venus. To each their own I guess.

- Boop boppity bop, the god of the religion Boopism — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boop boppity bop (talk • contribs) 20:02, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

@Boop boppity bop: - I don't consider this edit as constructive. Vipinhari || talk 20:09, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

Miami Jackson High School

Gordon Parks is an actor of Bahamian-American ethnicity before graduating from University of South Florida (USF) at Sarasota-Manatee with a Bachelors Degree in Interdisciplinary Social Science. Gordon performed in 52 professional productions to include: T.V. Feature Movies, Documentaries, Educational-Training Videos, T. V. Serious, and Commercials. Mr. Parks reminisces, my interest in being a moving picture actor goes back to my early days growing up in New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas. I had dropped out school back home on the Island for a Job to support my taste for frequenting the local picture houses (Movie Theaters) and appetite for fine clothes and the easy going night life. The year was 1964 when I got my first job as a Office Boy (Messenger) at E D Sassoon Company down town New Providence. It was the years of incenses and exasperate. Because of my challenges and my fair of how my group of racial diversity is analyzed, distinguish, observe, and perceive. From my embarkation at Miami International Airport in 1967; I’ve quickly recognized the how I was perceived as a student at Miami Jackson Senior High school. There I was some 6’ in height and about 190 lbs without any body fat. Now coming from my native land ( New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas) I was lead to believe that there was no White or black racial diversity . And I was inclined to believe that fallacy; that was until I encountered my first of many indifferences and scrimmages with several teachers at Miami Jackson Senior High school, for various reasons, such indifferences and scrimmages appear to have followed me through my quest for higher learning at USF. There is no doubt that my physical and genetic appearance and demeanor has everything to do with how others analyzed, distinguish, observe, and perceive me. This is only sample of the racial and behavior unrest and unprovoked mistreatment and oppression I have been subject to. I have developed an array of coping skills to manage my behavior in order to progress in this society; of cause I’ve had help from others. And this is precisely why given the opportunity to come your lecture circuit I will be able to help other to better understand their ethnicity and also better cope with their origin, ethnicity, and diversity.70.127.91.46 (talk) 10:28, 20 February 2016 (UTC)By DeVeaux

70.127.91.46 - I've reverted this edit of yours in Miami Jackson High School since I think that text doesn't belong there. Not sure why you've copied the same here? Vipinhari || talk 14:40, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Please check my article again.

I have provided references convincing enough. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aks23121990 (talk • contribs) 19:11, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Some falafel for you!

Please check that article again. It's named Atul Kaushal. Aks23121990 (talk) 19:19, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

@Aks23121990: - In my opinion, Atul Kaushal has mainly two issues, 1. It is not explaining how the person is notable 2. It lacks reliable sources to verify the claims. Please read these two policies content guidelines and expand the page. Vipinhari || talk 19:41, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

But Atul Kaushal is a poet of international acclaim - his poem "Angel?" at http://hellopoetry.com/Drona/poems/popular has invited many pairs of eyes; he is a musician; he is an author and a special student-researcher too. He deserves a place here. His story needs to be told to the world as his story is of great interest and lessons as well for teenagers. Aks23121990 @Vipinhari: Aks23121990 (talk) 07:25, 21 February 2016 (UTC) —Preceding undated comment added 07:20, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

@Aks23121990: - In the article, please add the references of his international acclaim from reliable published sources (not self-published sources, personal web page, own book, blogs, fan sites, forums, tweets, facebook, or youtube etc...). WP:RELIABLE says that "Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published sources. If no reliable sources can be found on a topic, Wikipedia should not have an article on it." Hope it is clear now. Vipinhari || talk 09:53, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Nicole De Weever

Tried creating a page with bad results. How do I start over? Somehow I got banned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arisutton (talk • contribs) 17:39, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

@Arisutton: - You didn't get blocked, yet. It is identified that the contents of Nicole De Weever appears to include material copied directly from http://www.conversationswithselwyn.com/portfolio/nicole-deweever/. For legal reasons, text from other web sites are not accepted here. Please write the article in your own words and add this website as a reference. Vipinhari || talk 17:49, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

sorry

sory — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.199.168.153 (talk) 17:25, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

169.199.168.153 - please be careful next time. Vipinhari || talk 17:31, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection. Thank you. CAPTAIN RAJU ^(✉) 11:45, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks @CAPTAIN RAJU:. Vipinhari || talk 16:27, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

Tollywood Talkies

Hi, you nominated Tollywood Talkies for deletion too fast, only 1 minute after the editor had made an edit. And 6 minutes after creation. You have to give the writer a chance to put content and claim importance. I am rejecting the speedy delete because of this. Please wait an hour before nominating A1, A3, A7 or A10 for deletion. Since these are not harming the encyclopedia there is no hurry. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 23:59, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your message, @Graeme Bartlett:: I've speedied Tollywood Talkies after a Google search and convinced that it is not notable. This production house is in India where I'm also from. Also, the same editor (Subratostar) has created another BLP article Subrato Das at almost the same time which made me remember Wikipedia:Supporting Articles. In Tollywood Talkies, it is written that Now Subrato Das Handling Social Media Promotional Page. Be sure that I didn't take a decision in haste. Vipinhari || talk 04:29, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

However

when i was tidying up grammar errors it was denied — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aleccat (talk • contribs) 21:59, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

@Aleccat: - I hope you'll stay cool and stop vandalizing user pages like you've done here. Vipinhari || talk 05:52, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

like i've done here? what? Aleccat (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:24, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

@Aleccat: - In SummerPhDv2.0's page... https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SummerPhDv2.0&diff=prev&oldid=709730031 Vipinhari || talk 06:37, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors April 2016 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors April 2016 Newsletter March drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 28 people who signed up, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. April blitz: The one-week April blitz, again targeting our long requests list, will run from April 17–23. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the requests page. Sign up here! May drive: The month-long May backlog-reduction drive, with extra credit for articles tagged in March, April, and May 2015, and all request articles, begins May 1. Sign up now! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Miniapolis, and Baffle gab1978. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Invitation: Poll on adding two navboxes to a recent GA article

Hi. I trust you are well :). May I prevail upon your good nature and extend an invitation for you to visit a poll and vote here . Of course please feel free to ignore my request if time is too short (and I'll just go away ). This vote is for a small issue—the insertion of two navboxes into Michael Laucke, a recent GA article. We thought it would be good policy to go through the democratic process of voting.

Thanks you so much in advance for your kind consideration and for your wonderful contributions to Wikipedia. With utmost respect and kind regards, Natalie Natalie.Desautels (talk) 07:19, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

June 2016 Guild of Copy Editors Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2016 News Hello everyone, welcome to the June 2016 GOCE newsletter. It's been a few months since we sent one out; we hope y'all haven't forgotten about the Guild! Your coordinators have been busy behind the scenes as usual, though real life has a habit of reducing our personal wiki-time. The May backlog reduction drive, the usual coordinating tasks and preparations for the June election are keeping us on our toes! May drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's record-setting backlog reduction drive. Of the 29 people who signed up, 16 copyedited at least one article, 197 copyedits were recorded on the drive page, and the copyedit backlog fell below 1,500 for the first time! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. June Blitz: this one-week copy-editing blitz will occur from 12 June through 18 June; the themes will be video games and Asian geography. Coordinator elections: It's election time again; how quickly they seem to roll around! Nominations for the next tranche of Guild coordinators, who will serve a six-month term that begins at 00:01 UTC on 1 July and ends at 23:59 UTC on 31 December, opens at 00:01 UTC on 1 June and closes at 23:59 UTC on 15 June. Voting takes place between 00:01 UTC on 16 June and 23:59 UTC on 30 June. If you'd like to assist behind the scenes, please consider stepping forward; self-nominations are welcomed and encouraged. All Wikipedia editors in good standing are eligible; remember it's your Guild, and it doesn't run itself! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Baffle gab1978. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Guild of Copy Editors July 2016 News

Guild of Copy Editors July 2016 News Hello everyone, and welcome to the July 2016 GOCE newsletter. June Blitz: this one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 12 through 18 June; the themes were video games and Asian geography. Of the 18 editors who signed up, 11 removed 47 articles from the backlog. Barnstars and rollover totals are located here. Thanks to all editors who took part. Coordinator elections: The second tranche of Guild coordinators for 2016, who will serve a six-month term until 23:59 UTC on 31 December, have been elected. Jonesey95 remains as your drama-free Lead Coordinator, and Corinne and Tdslk are your new assistant coordinators. For her long service to the Guild, Miniapolis has been enrolled in the GOCE Hall of Fame. Thanks to everyone who voted in the election; our next scheduled one occurs in December 2016. All Wikipedia editors in good standing are eligible; self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. July Drive: Our month-long July Copy Editing Backlog Elimination Drive is now underway. Our aim is to remove articles tagged for copy-edit in April, May and June 2015, and to complete all requests on the GOCE Requests page from June 2016. The drive ends at 23:59 on 31 July 2016 (UTC). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Corinne and Tdlsk. >>> Sign up for the July Drive! <<<

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rami Jaber

Is there any point in relisting this? The only "keep" opinions are from ZLisabeth, the creator of the article whose other article creations have all been deleted as spam, and from single-purpose IP addresses located in the Los Angeles area, just as ZLisabeth is. I think this one would best be left to an administrator, who has access to those deleted contributions, to decide. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 17:31, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

I've relisted that page to generate more discussions, that too only for 7 days! Vipinhari || talk 11:02, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors September 2016 News

Guild of Copy Editors September 2016 News Hello everyone, and welcome to the September 2016 GOCE newsletter. >>> Sign up for the September Drive, already in progress! <<< July Drive: The July drive was a roaring success. We set out to remove April, May, and June 2015 from our backlog (our 149 oldest articles), and by 23 July, we were done with those months. We added July 2015 (66 articles) and copy-edited 37 of those. We also handled all of the remaining Requests from June 2016. Well done! Overall, we recorded copy edits to 240 articles by 20 editors, reducing our total backlog to 13 months and 1,656 articles, the second-lowest month-end total ever. August Blitz: this one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 21 through 27 August; the theme was sports-related articles in honor of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Of the eight editors who signed up, five editors removed 11 articles from the backlog. A quiet blitz – everyone must be on vacation. Barnstars and rollover totals are located here. Thanks to all editors who took part. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Corinne and Tdlsk. >>> Sign up for the September Drive! <<<

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New Usercheck

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2016 News

Guild of Copy Editors December 2016 News Hello everyone, and welcome to the December 2016 GOCE newsletter. We had an October newsletter all set to go, but it looks like we never pushed the button to deliver it, so this one contains a few months of updates. We have been busy and successful! >>> Sign up for the December Blitz! <<< Coordinator elections for the first half of 2017: Nominations are open for election of Coordinators for the first half of 2017. Please visit the election page to nominate yourself or another editor, and then return after December 15 to vote. Thanks for participating! September Drive: The September drive was fruitful. We set out to remove July through October 2015 from our backlog (an ambitious 269 articles), and by the end of the month, we had cut that pile of oldest articles to just 83. We reduced our overall backlog by 97 articles, even with new copyedit tags being added to articles every day. We also handled 75% of the remaining Requests from August 2016. Overall, 19 editors recorded copy edits to 233 articles (over 378,000 words). October Blitz: this one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 16 through 22 October; the theme was Requests, since the backlog was getting a bit long. Of the 16 editors who signed up, 10 editors completed 29 requests. Barnstars and rollover totals are located here. Thanks to all editors who took part. November Drive: The November drive was a record-breaker! We set out to remove September through December 2015 from our backlog (239 articles), and by the end of the month, we had cut that pile of old articles to just 66, eliminating the two oldest months! We reduced our overall backlog by 523 articles, to a new record low of 1,414 articles, even with new tags being added to articles every day, which means we removed copy-editing tags from over 800 articles. We also handled all of the remaining Requests from October 2016. Officially, 14 editors recorded copy edits to 200 articles (over 312,000 words), but over 600 articles, usually quick fixes and short articles, were not recorded on the drive page. Housekeeping note: we do not send a newsletter before every drive or blitz. To have a better chance of knowing when the next event will start, add the GOCE's message box to your Watchlist. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Corinne and Tdslk. >>> Sign up for the December Blitz! <<<

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Guild of Copy Editors February 2017 News

Guild of Copy Editors February 2017 News Hello everyone, and welcome to the February 2017 GOCE newsletter. The Guild has been busy since the last time your coordinators sent out a newsletter! >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<< December blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 11 through 17 December; the themes were Requests and eliminating the November 2015 backlog. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine editors completed 29 articles. Barnstars and rollover totals are located here. Thanks to all who took part. January drive: The January drive was a great success. We set out to remove December 2015 and January and February 2016 from our backlog (195 articles), and by 22 January we had cleared those and had to add a third month (March 2016). At the end of the month we had almost cleared out that last month as well, for a total of 180 old articles removed from the backlog! We reduced our overall backlog by 337 articles, to a low of 1,465 articles, our second-lowest month-end total ever. We also handled all of the remaining requests from December 2016. Officially, 19 editors recorded 337 copy edits (over 679,000 words). February blitz: The one-week February blitz, focusing on the remaining March 2016 backlog and January 2017 requests, ran from 12 to 18 February. Seven editors reduced the total in those two backlog segments from 32 to 10 articles, leaving us in good shape going in to the March drive. Coordinator elections for the first half of 2017: In December, coordinators for the first half of 2017 were elected. Jonesey95 stepped aside as lead coordinator, remaining as coordinator and allowing Miniapolis to be the lead, and Tdslk and Corinne returned as coordinators. Thanks to all who participated! Speaking of coordinators, congratulations to Jonesey95 on their well-deserved induction into the Guild of Copy Editors Hall of Fame. The plaque reads: "For dedicated service as lead coordinator (2014, 1 July – 31 December 2015 and all of 2016) and coordinator (1 January – 30 June 2015 and 1 January – 30 June 2017); exceptional template-creation work (considerably streamlining project administration), and their emphasis on keeping the GOCE a drama-free zone." Housekeeping note: We do not send a newsletter before every drive or blitz. To have a better chance of knowing when the next event will start, add the GOCE's message box to your watchlist. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Corinne and Tdslk. >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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how to add user to list of random page patrollers — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akshitaforever (talk • contribs) 05:23, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2017 News

Guild of Copy Editors December 2017 News Hello copy editors! Welcome to the December 2017 GOCE newsletter, which contains nine months(!) of updates. The Guild has been busy and successful; your diligent efforts in 2017 has brought the backlog of articles requiring copy edit to below 1,000 articles for the first time. Thanks to all editors who have contributed their time and energy to help make this happen. >>> Sign up for the January Drive! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator Elections! <<< Our copy-editing drives (month-long backlog-reduction drives held in odd-numbered months) and blitzes (week-long themed editing in even-numbered months) have been very successful this year. March drive: We set out to remove April, May, and June 2016 from our backlog and all February 2017 Requests (a total of 304 articles). By the end of the month, all but 22 of these articles were cleared. Officially, of the 28 who signed up, 22 editors recorded 257 copy edits (439,952 words). (These numbers do not always make sense when you compare them to the overall reduction in the backlog, because not all editors record every copy edit on the drive page.) April blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 16 through 22 April; the theme was Requests. Of the 15 who signed up, 9 editors completed 43 articles (81,822 words). May drive: The goals were to remove July, August, and September 2016 from the backlog and to complete all March 2017 Requests (a total of 300 articles). By the end of the month, we had reduced our overall backlog to an all-time low of 1,388 articles. Of the 28 who signed up, 17 editors completed 187 articles (321,810 words). June blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 18 through 24 June; the theme was Requests. Of the 16 who signed up, 9 editors completed 28 copy edits (117,089 words). 2017 Coordinator elections: In June, coordinators for the second half of 2017 were elected. Jonesey95 moved back into the lead coordinator position, with Miniapolis stepping down to remain as coordinator; Tdslk and Corinne returned as coordinators, and Keira1996 rejoined after an extended absence. Thanks to all who participated! July drive: We set out to remove August, September, October, and November 2016 from the backlog and to complete all May and June 2017 Requests (a total of 242 articles). The drive was an enormous success, and the target was nearly achieved within three weeks, so that December 2016 was added to the "old articles" list used as a goal for the drive. By the end of the month, only three articles from 2016 remained, and for the second drive in a row, the backlog was reduced to a new all-time low, this time to 1,363 articles. Of the 33 who signed up, 21 editors completed 337 articles (556,482 words). August blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 20 through 26 August; the theme was biographical articles tagged for copy editing for more than six months (47 articles). Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors completed 38 copy edits (42,589 words). September drive: The goals were to remove January, February, and March 2017 from the backlog and to complete all August 2017 Requests (a total of 338 articles). Of the 19 who signed up, 14 editors completed 121 copy edits (267,227 words). October blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 22 through 28 October; the theme was Requests. Of the 14 who signed up, 8 editors completed 20 articles (55,642 words). November drive: We set out again to remove January, February, and March 2017 from the backlog and to complete all October 2017 Requests (a total of 207 articles). By the end of the month, these goals were reached and the backlog shrank to its lowest total ever, 997 articles, the first time it had fallen under one thousand (click on the graph above to see this amazing feat in graphical form). It was also the first time that the oldest copy-edit tag was less than eight months old. Of the 25 who signed up, 16 editors completed 159 articles (285,929 words). 2018 Coordinator elections: Voting is open for the election of coordinators for the first half of 2018. Please visit the election page to vote between now and December 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Thanks for participating! Housekeeping note: We do not send a newsletter before (or after) every drive or blitz. To have a better chance of knowing when the next event will start, add the GOCE's message box to your watchlist. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Corinne, Tdslk, and Keira1996. >>> Sign up for the January Drive! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator Elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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GOCE February 2018 news

Guild of Copy Editors February 2018 News Welcome to the February 2018 GOCE newsletter in which you will find Guild updates since the December edition. We got to a great start for the year, holding the backlog at nine months. 100 requests were submitted in the first 6 weeks of the year and were swiftly handled with an average completion time of 9 days. >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<< Coordinator elections: In December, coordinators for the first half of 2018 were elected. Jonesey95 remained as lead coordinator and Corrine, Miniapolis and Tdslk as assistant coordinators. Keira1996 stepped down as assistant coordinator and was replaced by Reidgreg. Thanks to all who participated! End of year reports were prepared for 2016 and 2017, providing a detailed look at the Guild's long-term progress. January drive: We set out to remove April, May, and June 2017 from our backlog and all December 2017 Requests (a total of 275 articles). As with previous years, the January drive was an outstanding success and by the end of the month all but 57 of these articles were cleared. Officially, of the 38 who signed up, 21 editors recorded 259 copy edits (490,256 words). February blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 11 through 17 February, focusing on Requests and the last articles tagged in May 2017. At the end of the week there were only 14 pending requests, with none older than 20 days. Of the 11 who signed up, 10 editors completed 35 copy edits (98,538 words). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Corinne, Tdslk, and Reidgreg. >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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June 2018 GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2018 News Welcome to the June 2018 GOCE newsletter, in which you will find Guild updates since the February edition. Progress continues to be made on the copyediting backlog, which has been reduced to 7 months and reached a new all-time low. Requests continue to be handled efficiently this year, with 272 completed by the end of May (an average completion time of 10.5 days). Fewer than 10% of these waited longer than 20 days, and the longest wait time was 29 days. Wikipedia in general, and the Guild in particular, experienced a deep loss with the death on 20 March of Corinne. Corinne (a GOCE coordinator since 1 July 2016) was a tireless aide on the requests page, and her peerless copyediting is a part of innumerable GAs and FAs. Her good cheer, courtesy and tact are very much missed. March drive: The goal was to remove June, July and August 2017 from our backlog and all February 2018 Requests (a total of 219 articles). This drive was an outstanding success, and by the end of the month all but eight of these articles were cleared. Of the 33 editors who signed up, 19 recorded 277 copy edits (425,758 words). April blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 15 through 21 April, focusing on Requests and the last eight articles tagged in August 2017. At the end of the week there were only 17 pending requests, with none older than 17 days. Of the nine editors who signed up, eight editors completed 22 copy edits (62,412 words). May drive: We set out to remove September, October and November 2017 from our backlog and all April 2018 Requests (a total of 298 articles). There was great success this month with the backlog more than halved from 1,449 articles at the beginning of the month to a record low of 716 articles. Officially, of the 20 who signed up, 15 editors recorded 151 copy edits (248,813 words). Coordinator elections: It's election time again. Nominations for Guild coordinators (who will serve a six-month term for the second half of 2018) have begun, and will close at 23:59 UTC on 15 June. All Wikipedia editors in good standing are eligible, and self-nominations are encouraged. Voting will take place between 00:01 UTC on 16 June and 23:59 UTC on 30 June. June blitz: Stay tuned for this one-week copy-editing blitz, which will take place in mid-June. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Corinne, Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tdslk. >>> Participate in the June elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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August GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors August 2018 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the August 2018 GOCE newsletter. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Guild's June election; your new and returning coordinators are listed below. The next election will occur in December 2018; all Wikipedia editors in good standing may take part. Our June blitz focused on Requests and articles tagged for copy edit in October 2017. Of the eleven people who signed up, eight editors recorded a total of 28 copy edits, including 3 articles of more than 10,000 words. Complete results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Thanks to everyone who participated in the July drive. Of the seventeen people who signed up, thirteen editors completed 194 copy edits, successfully removing all articles tagged in the last three months of 2017. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are here. The August blitz will run for one week, from 19 to 25 August. Sign up now! 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, Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Tdslk. >>> Sign up for the August blitz! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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December 2018 GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2018 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the December 2018 GOCE newsletter. Here is what's been happening since the August edition. Thanks to everyone who participated in the August blitz (results), which focused on Requests and the oldest backlog month. Of the twenty editors who signed up, eleven editors recorded 37 copy edits. For the September drive (results), of the twenty-three people who signed up, nineteen editors completed 294 copy edits. Our October blitz (results) focused on Requests, geography, and food and drink articles. Of the fourteen people who signed up, eleven recorded a total of 57 copy edits. For the November drive (results), twenty-two people signed up, and eighteen editors recorded 273 copy edits. This helped to bring the backlog to a six-month low of 825 articles. The December blitz will run for one week, from 16 to 22 December. Sign up now! Elections: Nominations for the Guild's coordinators for the first half of 2019 will be open from 1 to 15 December. Voting will then take place and the election will close on 31 December at 23:59 UTC. Positions for Guild coordinators, who perform the important behind-the-scenes tasks that keep our project running smoothly, are open to all Wikipedians in good standing. We welcome self-nominations, so please consider nominating yourself if you've ever thought about helping out; it's your Guild and it doesn't run itself! 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, Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Tdslk. >>> Sign up for the December blitz! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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GOCE 2018 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2018 Annual Report Our 2018 Annual Report is now ready for review. Highlights: Overview of Backlog-reduction progress; Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page; Membership news and results of elections; Annual leaderboard; Plans for 2019. – Your project coordinators: Miniapolis, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Reidgreg and Tdslk. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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March GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2019 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the March newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2018. All being well, we're planning to issue these quarterly in 2019, balancing the need to communicate widely with the avoidance of filling up talk pages. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. January Drive: Thanks to everyone for the splendid work in January's Backlog Elimination Drive. We removed copyedit tags from all of the articles tagged in our original target months of June, July and August 2018, and by 24 January we ran out of articles. After adding September, we finished the month with 8 target articles remaining and 842 left in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 48 requests for copyedit in January. Of the 31 people who signed up for this drive, 24 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Blitz: Thanks to everyone who participated in the February Blitz. Of the 15 people who signed up, 13 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed 32 copyedits, including 15 requests. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: As of 23:39, 18 March 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 108 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 851 articles. March Drive: The month-long March drive is now underway; the target months are October and November 2018. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Sign up here! Election reminder: It may only be March but don't forget our mid-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1 June. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Reidgreg and Tdslk. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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