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== Wait, you're back?! ==

Cheers! [[User:GamerPro64|GamerPro64]] ([[User talk:GamerPro64|talk]]) 18:16, 6 November 2010 (UTC)  [[Image:GuinnessBeer.jpg|right|200px]]
oh wow, you back! Welcome back, I'm still on hiatus but saw you on the ff project list and stopped to say hi :) (Renmirir w/o bothering to login) [[Special:Contributions/99.31.117.126|99.31.117.126]] ([[User talk:99.31.117.126|talk]]) 08:45, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

== Re: WP:VG rewording ==

Thanks. I noticed that the page's writing wasn't nearly up to the quality of [[WP:MILHIST]], and did a little work to bring it closer. Your follow-up really improved the page; amazing work, as always. As for Ryu Kaze, he hasn't edited since October 2006. I check every few years to see if he's back in action, but, sadly, I don't think he's ever going to return. Great to see that you're doing major editing again, though. [[User:JimmyBlackwing|JimmyBlackwing]] ([[User talk:JimmyBlackwing|talk]]) 23:45, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
*Sounds good. Recently, it seems like the number of VG FACs has drastically decreased, and I haven't been doing as much reviewing as I'd like. I'm really looking forward to seeing the results of your work. [[User:JimmyBlackwing|JimmyBlackwing]] ([[User talk:JimmyBlackwing|talk]]) 00:50, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
:*Ooh, you're going to work on FF5/4? I got 4 back to GA a few months ago; I'd totally be on board with an FAC push for either of them if you want some help. --'''[[User:PresN|<span style="color:green">Pres</span>]][[User talk:PresN|<span style="color:blue">N</span>]]''' 04:28, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
::*Srsly though, hit me up if you decide to do an FA push on something, [[WP:SE]] has been really quiet for the past few months. (I figure roping you into an article enhancement push is the best way of keeping you around this time) {{=)|awesome}} --'''[[User:PresN|<span style="color:green">Pres</span>]][[User talk:PresN|<span style="color:blue">N</span>]]''' 04:42, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

== Re: Hey there ==

Heh, you know, this is the... wow, fifth time I've been asked. Jacoplane way back in November '06, you in July '07, Wizardman last December, and MuZemike in March. I've turned them all down so far; but against my better judgment I'll go for it this time. I guess appealing to my experience in content creation was the key. :) Let the nitpicking over poorly-worded comments made years before begin! --'''[[User:PresN|<span style="color:green">Pres</span>]][[User talk:PresN|<span style="color:blue">N</span>]]''' 04:25, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
:Alright, cool. I look forward to it! --'''[[User:PresN|<span style="color:green">Pres</span>]][[User talk:PresN|<span style="color:blue">N</span>]]''' 04:30, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
::Hmm, lets just go for it. If it fails for those reasons, then it would be a clear case of "wait a few months, build up experience in those areas, and try again" anyway, so same deal in the end. --'''[[User:PresN|<span style="color:green">Pres</span>]][[User talk:PresN|<span style="color:blue">N</span>]]''' 05:32, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
:::Thanks, I'll fill out the answers tonight after work. Oh, btw, 2 FAs, 10 FLs, not 12 FAs, though maybe you were combining them. --'''[[User:PresN|<span style="color:green">Pres</span>]][[User talk:PresN|<span style="color:blue">N</span>]]''' 00:34, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
::::All right, answers are in, and David co-nommed it. --'''[[User:PresN|<span style="color:green">Pres</span>]][[User talk:PresN|<span style="color:blue">N</span>]]''' 02:33, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

== Re: Administrative tools ==

While I am honored to be considered as possible admin material, I'm going to have to politely decline. My main editing focuses are on article writing (for a very small group of subjects), copyediting and the Online print archive. I've never found myself in need of the admin tools while performing these tasks. Standard admin work—such as vandal fighting, backlog clearing and general maintenance—has never been my forté. On top of that, I have a fluctuating off-Wikipedia writing schedule, which can and has caused me to leave Wikipedia—without warning—for long periods of time. I have tremendous respect for the guys with the mop and bucket, but it just isn't for me. Sorry. [[User:JimmyBlackwing|JimmyBlackwing]] ([[User talk:JimmyBlackwing|talk]]) 08:37, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
*You make a convincing point. However, I still say that adminship wouldn't suit me. I prefer to work in quiet corners of Wikipedia, and avoid hot button issues and serious problems; I leave them to the people "in charge", so to speak. However, if I possessed the admin tools—even if I didn't use them often—I would be obligated to act in such situatons. Being on call just isn't my style. I'm honored that you asked, and I realize that RfA is having problems, but I'm really not the guy for the job. Again, I apologize. It looks like Guyinblack25 and PresN are interested, though. They're both great editors, and shouldn't have any problem passing. [[User:JimmyBlackwing|JimmyBlackwing]] ([[User talk:JimmyBlackwing|talk]]) 08:18, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

== Re: Hey there... 2 ==

How dire is the situation? As you noticed, I'm technically semi-retired, but still edit a fair amount here and there. I placed the tag there more as a notice of my erratic free time. Because of that, however, I've focused on article writing more and more (sigh... one day we'll have a real compendium of video game history), helping out with project matters when it looks like it is needed. If there is a real need for more admins, even ones that may do very little with the tools, then I can apply. But I have the feeling that I won't live up to community expectations. Just feel that I should state that upfront. ([[User:Guyinblack25|Guyinblack25]] <sup>[[User talk:Guyinblack25|talk]]</sup> 15:49, 11 November 2010 (UTC))
:Sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately, I'll have to decline as I just don't know if I'll have the time to ever use the tools. When my circumstances change, however, I think I would like to pursue adminship. Thanks for the offer... again. :-p ([[User:Guyinblack25|Guyinblack25]] <sup>[[User talk:Guyinblack25|talk]]</sup> 17:20, 15 November 2010 (UTC))

== Re: PresN ==

Sure, I'd be happy to help nominate him! I haven't been on Wikipedia that much for the past few months, so I'll have to brush up :) [[User:David Fuchs|<span style="color:#cc6600;">Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs</span>]]<sup><small>([[User talk:David Fuchs|<span style="color:#ff6600;">talk</span>]])</small></sup> 17:35, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
:Oh and p.s., thanks for the help in polishing up Golden Sun... looking back on my old FAs is somewhat embarrassing these days, I've been trying to clean them up for a while and it's always nice to have some assistance :) [[User:David Fuchs|<span style="color:#cc6600;">Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs</span>]]<sup><small>([[User talk:David Fuchs|<span style="color:#ff6600;">talk</span>]])</small></sup> 18:02, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
::Sounds good. Only thing is I'll prolly not have a chance to be online from early tomorrow (EST) to early Saturday... if you want to run with the nom without me, go ahead, otherwise I'll get to it ASAP. [[User:David Fuchs|<span style="color:#cc6600;">Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs</span>]]<sup><small>([[User talk:David Fuchs|<span style="color:#ff6600;">talk</span>]])</small></sup> 22:17, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2010|November 2010 backlog elimination drive]] update ==

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'''Progress report''' — The drive is quite successful so far, as we have already almost reached our target of a 10% reduction in the number of articles in the backlog. We are doing very well at keeping our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|Requests page]] clear, as those articles count double for word count for this drive.

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==Apologies==
For not replying at [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/PresN|Requests for adminship/PresN]] to your question. Just wanted to avoid the ensuing drama for PresN. Voted oppose so PresN does realise the importance many others, like you too, place on leaving edit summaries :-) My warm wishes and regards.[[User:Wifione|'''<span style="color: red; 0.3em 0.3em 0.1em">   Wifione   </span>''']] [[User talk:Wifione|'''<sub style="font-size: 60%">.......</sub><sup style="margin-left:-3ex"> Leave a message</sup>''']] 07:43, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
== Commons invitation ==
Hi, I want to invite you to Commons. On Commons you can upload free images, fix mistakes, etc. and the images or other files are accessible for all Wikimedia projects. You should consider going to [[Special:MergeAccount]] and then go on Commons, which will automatically create an account for you there.  To learn more check [[:m:Help:Unified login|Help:Unified login]]. Regards [[User:Hekerui|Hekerui]] ([[User talk:Hekerui|talk]]) 23:16, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
:I saw you had contributed to video game articles and I remember many video game pictures from Ubisoft were deleted from Commons, so I wondered what if anything you might have uploaded there, since it's difficult to get free content for games. And I saw you had no account which is sad because everyone able to contribute there can help protect the integrity of the Wikis as well, which fits well with being an admin. Best wishes [[User:Hekerui|Hekerui]] ([[User talk:Hekerui|talk]]) 08:50, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

==Thanks==

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== [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/All I Want for Christmas Is You/archive1]] ==

Hi Deckiller. An independent copy-editor has reviewed and fixed up the article, so can you please hop on back and see if you can reconsider your views? Thanks allot :)--[[User:Petergriffin9901|<span style="color:black; font-family:Lucida Calligraphy;">'''CallMe'''</span><span style="color:purple; font-family:Lucida Calligraphy;">'''''Nathan'''''</span>]]  • [[User talk:Petergriffin9901|<span style="font-family:Garamond;">Talk2Me</span>]]  06:10, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

:Hi there. Fixed those issues :)--[[User:Petergriffin9901|<span style="color:black; font-family:Lucida Calligraphy;">'''CallMe'''</span><span style="color:purple; font-family:Lucida Calligraphy;">'''''Nathan'''''</span>]]  &bull; [[User talk:Petergriffin9901|<span style="font-family:Garamond;">Talk2Me</span>]]  10:04, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

== Hey, I'm an admin now ==

Thanks for nominating me for adminship! I'm happy to have been selected; any rumors that I'm working on ways to delete the main page and not leave an edit summary while doing so are greatly exaggerated. --'''[[User:PresN|<span style="color:green">Pres</span>]][[User talk:PresN|<span style="color:blue">N</span>]]''' 07:28, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

:A few years back they made it impossible to delete the Main Page. Congratulations, regardless! [[User:Hbdragon88|hbdragon88]] ([[User talk:Hbdragon88|talk]]) 08:07, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Act on National Flag and Anthem (Japan)/archive1]] ==

I do admit that I write a lot of FA's about subject material that can come off as dry and boring. The good thing about it is that I have almost free reign with the article so I can try a lot of things. However, the bad edge about that is when it comes to places like FAC, I get zero help. Sure, my article is under different "big" wikiprojects, but they usually do not send out their troops to help me get the article prose ready (everything else I can do pretty darn well). That is always my issue, even though English is my native language. When I put [[Flag of Japan]] at FAC, it took about 10 copyeditors to hack at it before it was passable. With the Russian anthem article, I think I used about 6 people just to do that. There is only so much I can person do and ask and if people still oppose after 4-6 copyeditors, then something is seriously wrong with the people we got or people just use prose as an auto-kill for subjects they don't understand. As I said before, with this article you have done amazing work and I do not mean of this rant to be against you. However, I just feel that no matter what I do, who I beg or what has been done copyediting wise, people will just come by and said "prose is bad, fail" and that's it. Good prose is what is needed at FAC and I do not object to that; however what I ask is to what extent do we get to say "that's enough" when it comes to the prose. 5 copyeditors? 10 copyeditors? If there are people saying the prose is bad and we have 20 copyeditors (exageration I know), then that should be something that needs to be looked at closely when it comes to promotions and failures at FAC. [[User:Zscout370]] <small><sup>[[User_talk:Zscout370|(Return Fire)]]</sup></small> 07:43, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
:I addressed your inline issues and I posted a sentence suggestion at the FAC page. [[User:Zscout370]] <small><sup>[[User_talk:Zscout370|(Return Fire)]]</sup></small> 19:10, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

== Ping ==

[[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl/archive1]] Any update? --[[User:Laser_brain|<span style="color:purple">'''Andy Walsh'''</span>]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<span style="color:purple">(talk)</span>]] 20:49, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
: I can look at it probably tomorrow if you think it would help. --[[User:Laser_brain|<span style="color:purple">'''Andy Walsh'''</span>]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<span style="color:purple">(talk)</span>]] 21:02, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
:: I added some comments to PapaJohns—not crazy about the writing in some places. In other news I noticed [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Act_on_National_Flag_and_Anthem_(Japan)/archive1&diff=398361406&oldid=398009393 this] comment. Did you mean me? --[[User:Laser_brain|<span style="color:purple">'''Andy Walsh'''</span>]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<span style="color:purple">(talk)</span>]] 03:40, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
::: Whoops, I didn't get a chance to get to the flag. It didn't seem to generate much in the way of reviews, did it? --[[User:Laser_brain|<span style="color:purple">'''Andy Walsh'''</span>]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<span style="color:purple">(talk)</span>]] 04:16, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
:::: I would want to defer to Sandy on that score. I think the main issue is it had been listed for almost a month with no support. --[[User:Laser_brain|<span style="color:purple">'''Andy Walsh'''</span>]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<span style="color:purple">(talk)</span>]] 05:24, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

== thanks ==

Too kind! [[User:Tony1|<span style="color:darkgreen;">'''Tony'''</span>]] [[User talk:Tony1|<span style="color:darkgreen;">(talk)</span>]] 06:38, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

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== Thank you! ==

Thank you for your support at my RfA last week. I promise I'll do everything I can to live up to your support and expectations. [[User:Panyd|Panyd]]<sup>[[User talk:Panyd|The muffin is not subtle]]</sup> 20:57, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

==Final Fantasy Jobs Page ==

I noticed that this page is seriously under-representative of the full range of jobs in the series and doesn't include any jobs from the newest release. Is there anything I should know before working on adding new stuff? I would be happy to help clean up what is there as well but my expertise really lies with the MMOs of the series. [[User:Moonbug|Moonbug]] ([[User talk:Moonbug|talk]]) 00:33, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Oh, facts. I am pretty good at referencing articles - but my ability to craft a whole entry is limited. I will see what I can put together. Thanks for the advice. [[User:Moonbug|Moonbug]] ([[User talk:Moonbug|talk]]) 07:29, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

== Happy Holidays ==

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== Responded to your month old comment at Sandy's page, with long post ==

Hey, just saw your comment.  I really do appreciate engaging with people who care to think about things, so thanks so much.  Appreciate your thoughts on my long post (analyzed the thought structure sentence by sentence).  Even if I'm wrong, want to learn HOW I'm wrong.  Who knows, maybe not too old to get better at something.

P.s.  Hope it did not come across as too intense or get me queered for my own FAs![[User:TCO|TCO]] ([[User talk:TCO|talk]]) 03:44, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

== [[WP:FAR|FA review]] of [[Devil May Cry 2]] ==

I'm informing you (seeing that you did make some contributions on the article and are still around) that I nominated the [[Devil May Cry 2]] article for an [[WP:FAR|FA review]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Devil May Cry 2/archive1]] for details. Regards, –[[User talk:MuZemike|MuZemike]] 21:26, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

== ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' copy-edit ==

Hey Deckiller, would you be willing to give ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' a copy-edit? Sjones and I are taking it to FAC, and that's the final step I want to have done before we do. Your editing seems to be slowing down again, so I understand if you're too busy. Let me know! --'''[[User:PresN|<span style="color:green">Pres</span>]][[User talk:PresN|<span style="color:blue">N</span>]]''' 22:38, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
:Yeah, I lost internet at my house for a bit and have been busy between finals at school and now working full time during my time off school. &mdash;'''[[User:Deckiller|Deckiller]]''' ([[User talk:Deckiller|t]]-[[Special:Contributions/Deckiller|c]]-[[Special:Logs/Deckiller|l]]) 19:31, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
::No problem, Sjones put in a request at the GOCE so we'll just go through them instead. --'''[[User:PresN|<span style="color:green">Pres</span>]][[User talk:PresN|<span style="color:blue">N</span>]]''' 22:20, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

== Checking up on you ==

Just checking to see if you are on a break again since you said you would be back on 12/18 and its March now. [[User:GamerPro64|GamerPro64]] ([[User talk:GamerPro64|talk]]) 05:16, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
:Ah man that sucks. I hope that you get enough free time for Wikipedia soon. [[User:GamerPro64|GamerPro64]] ([[User talk:GamerPro64|talk]]) 20:26, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
::Real life... so annoying and intrusive! :) [[User:David Fuchs|<span style="color:#cc6600;">Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs</span>]]<sup><small>([[User talk:David Fuchs|<span style="color:#ff6600;">talk</span>]])</small></sup> 20:53, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

== Main page appearance ==

Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of [[Final Fantasy XII|this article]] know that it will be appearing as [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article|the main page featured article]] on March 16, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 16, 2011]]. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article director, {{user|Raul654}}. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions|the suggested formatting]]. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the [[Main Page]] so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! [[User:Tbhotch|<span style="color:#4B0082">Tb</span><span style="color:#6082B6">hotch</span>]]* <sup>[[User talk:Tbhotch|<span style="color:#006600"><big>۩</big></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Tbhotch|<span style="color:#DAA520"><big>۞</big></span>]]</sup> 06:20, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

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'''''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''''' is a [[Video game console|console]] [[role-playing video game]] developed and published by [[Square Enix]] for the [[PlayStation 2]]. Released in 2006, it is the twelfth title in the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series. The game takes place in the [[fictional location]] of [[Ivalice]], where the [[empires]] of Archadia and Rozarria are waging an endless war. Dalmasca, a small kingdom, is caught between the warring nations. When Dalmasca becomes annexed by Archadia, its princess, Ashe, creates a resistance movement. During the struggle, she meets Vaan, a young adventurer who dreams of commanding an airship. They are quickly joined by a band of allies; together, they rally against the tyranny of the Archadian Empire. ''Final Fantasy XII'' received universally high scores, and earned numerous awards in various categories from noted [[video game journalism|video game publications]]. Selling more than two million copies in Japan, it became the fourth best-selling PlayStation 2 game of 2006 worldwide. As of March 2007, the game has shipped over 5.2 million copies worldwide. A sequel, ''[[Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings]]'', was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] in 2007. ('''[[Final Fantasy XII|more...]]''')

 
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[[User:Herostratus|Herostratus]] ([[User talk:Herostratus|talk]]) 06:11, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Actually, you went up two levels. Congratulations, and thank you for your many contributuions! [[User:Herostratus|Herostratus]] ([[User talk:Herostratus|talk]]) 06:11, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

== Idea ==
Create a mini-project to bring the articles of [[Neda]], [[Mohamed Bouazizi]], [[Khaled Said]], and [[Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb]] up to GA/FA status.  Possibly expand to include others whose deaths became symbols of war and peace (i.e. [[Pat Tillman]]).  Would you like to work on something like this? [[User:Ocaasi|Ocaasi]]<sup> [[User talk:Ocaasi|t ]]|[[Special:Contributions/Ocaasi| c]]</sup> 23:47, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals/HistoryBioLife]].  Might need a new name, but check it out... [[User:Ocaasi|Ocaasi]]<sup> [[User talk:Ocaasi|t ]]|[[Special:Contributions/Ocaasi| c]]</sup> 04:02, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

== Re: Hey ==

Hey, good to see you! The mop is good, thanks for nominating me. Things are going well; I keep poking around a bit at WP:SE- we absorbed the Dragon Quest taskforce so our scope exploded, though participation stayed about the same. I've started writing more FAs, mainly on indie video games, and kind of bounce between doing that and slowly getting all of the WP:SE articles above stub-class. We're about 90% there, and if we can do it I think we'd be the first project of significant size to do so. I see you've graduated now- plan on sticking around for a bit, or just occasional dropping in? --'''[[User:PresN|<span style="color:green">Pres</span>]][[User talk:PresN|<span style="color:blue">N</span>]]''' 04:52, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

== Research into the user pages of Wikipedians: Invitation to participate ==

Greetings, 

My name is John-Paul and I am a student with the University of Alberta specializing in Communications and Technology.  

I would like to include your Wikipedia user page in a study I am doing about how people present themselves online.  I am interested in whether people see themselves in different ways, online and offline.  One of the things I am looking at is how contributors to Wikipedia present themselves to each other through their user pages.  Would you consider letting me include your user page in my study?  

With your consent, I will read and analyze your user page, and ask you five short questions about it that will take about ten to fifteen minutes to answer.  I am looking at about twenty user pages belonging to twenty different people.  I will be looking at all user pages together, looking for common threads in the way people introduce themselves to other Wikipedians.

I hope that my research will help answer questions about how people collaborate, work together, and share knowledge.  If you are open to participating in this study, please reply to this message, on your User Talk page or on mine.  I will provide you with a complete description of my research, which you can use to decide if you want to participate.  

Thank-you, 

John-Paul Mcvea<br />
University of Alberta<br />
jmcvea@ualberta.ca<br />

[[User:Johnpaulmcvea|Johnpaulmcvea]] ([[User talk:Johnpaulmcvea|talk]]) 21:41, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

== MSU Interview ==

Dear Deckiller,

My name is Jonathan Obar [[user:Jaobar]], I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community,  and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community[[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_82#Learn_to_be_a_Wikipedia_Administrator_-_New_class_at_MSU|HERE]], where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.


So a few things about the interviews:
* Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
* Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
* All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
* All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
* The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.


Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name[[User:Jaobar/Admins_to_Interview_List_1|HERE]] instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --[[User:Jaobar|Jaobar]] ([[User talk:Jaobar|talk]])  <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Chlopeck|Chlopeck]] ([[User talk:Chlopeck|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Chlopeck|contribs]]) 14:11, 14 February 2012 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Happy Adminship Anniversary ==

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== Happy Birthday (2012) ==

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== WP Star Wars in the ''Signpost'' ==

The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Star Wars for a ''Signpost'' article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk/Interviews5|here are the questions for the interview]]'''. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. -[[User:Mabeenot|Mabeenot]] ([[User talk:Mabeenot|talk]]) 05:00, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

== OMG Deck, the Spira page is back ??? ==
It almost look like the one we did at Ryu's time! How did you manage this miracle ?? - Renmiri w/o bothering to login [[Special:Contributions/99.68.28.109|99.68.28.109]] ([[User talk:99.68.28.109|talk]]) 01:24, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
:I actually haven't been around much in a couple years! Not sure how it happened! I've been in the amateur game development field now :) &mdash;'''[[User:Deckiller|Deckiller]]''' ([[User talk:Deckiller|t]]-[[Special:Contributions/Deckiller|c]]-[[Special:Logs/Deckiller|l]]) 04:16, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

==Merge discussion for [[User:Deckiller/Gameplay of Final Fantasy]]==
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== Main page appearance: Final Fantasy ==

This is a note to let the main editors of [[Final Fantasy]] know that the article will be appearing as [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article|today's featured article]] on December 18, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 18, 2012]]. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director {{user|Raul654}} or his delegates {{user|Dabomb87}}, {{user|Gimmetoo}}, and {{user|Bencherlite}}, or start a discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests]]. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions]]. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:

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'''''[[Final Fantasy]]''''' is a [[media franchise]] created by [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]].  It centers on a series of [[fantasy]] and [[science fantasy]] [[role-playing video game]]s (RPGs), but includes [[Film|motion picture]]s, [[anime]], printed media, and other merchandise. [[Final Fantasy (video game)|The first game in the series]], published in 1987, was conceived by Sakaguchi as his last-ditch effort in the game industry; the title was a success and spawned sequels. The video game series has since branched into other [[Video game genres|genres]]. Although most ''Final Fantasy'' installments are supposedly independent stories with different settings and main characters, they feature identical elements that define the franchise. Plots center on a group of heroes battling a great evil while exploring the characters' internal struggles and relationships. The series has been commercially and critically successful; it is [[Square Enix]]'s best selling video game franchise, with more than {{Nowrap|100 million}} units sold, and one of the [[List of best-selling video game franchises|best-selling video game franchises]].  It was awarded a star on the [[Walk of Game]] in 2006, and holds seven [[Guinness World Records]] in the ''[[Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]] 2008''. It has also introduced many features now common in role-playing video games and has been credited with helping to popularize [[video game console|console-based]] RPGs in markets outside Japan. ([[Final Fantasy|'''Full article...''']])
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==MfD nomination of [[User:Deckiller/24: The Game]]==
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== Notification of pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity ==

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Following a [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/suspend sysop rights of inactive admins|community discussion]] in June 2011, consensus was reached to [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|provisionally suspend the administrative permissions of users who have been inactive for one year]] (i.e. administrators who have not made any edits or logged actions in over one year). As a result of this discussion, your administrative permissions will be removed pending your return&nbsp;if you do not return to activity within the next month. If you wish to have these permissions reinstated&nbsp;should this occur, please post to the [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard]] and the userright will be restored per the [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats#Resysopping|re-sysopping process]] (i.e. as long as the attending bureaucrats are reasonably satisfied that your account has not been compromised, that your inactivity did not have the effect of evading scrutiny of any actions which might have led to sanctions, and that you have not been inactive for a three year period of time). If you remain inactive for a three year period of time, including the present year you have been inactive, you will need to request reinstatement at [[WP:RFA]]. This removal of access is procedural only, and not intended to reflect negatively upon you in any way. We wish you the best in future endeavors, and thank you for your past administrative efforts. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 04:48, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
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== Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial edit-a-thons ==

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As you may have already heard, the Wikipedia community lost an invaluable member of the community last month. Adrianne Wadewitz was a feminist scholar of 18th-Century British literature, and a prolific editor of the site. As part of a [[Wikipedia:Wadewitz Tribute Edit-a-thons|worldwide series of tributes]], New England Wikimedians, in conjunction with local institutions of higher learning, have created three edit-a-thons that will be occurring in May and June. The events are as follows:

*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Wadewitz Memorial 2014|May 21st at Northeastern University's Snell Library]], in the Digital Scholarship Commons on the second floor
*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Providence/Brown Wadewitz Memorial 2014|May 22nd at Brown University's Rockefeller Library]], in the Digital Scholarship Lab
*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/How to Run an Edit-a-thon/Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon|June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA)]], where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand

We hope that you will be able to join us, whether you are an experienced editor or are using Wikipedia for the first time.

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== New England Wikimedians summer events! ==

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After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested:

*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz|Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz on June 14th in Barnstable County]], with complete travel reimbursements available for those who participate
*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/How to Run an Edit-a-thon/Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon|Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon on June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA)]], where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand
*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting|3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting]], which will feature at least one guest speaker, and possibly many more

Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August: 
*[https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimania 2014 in London]

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*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz|Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz on June 14th in Barnstable County]], with complete travel reimbursements available for those who participate
*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/How to Run an Edit-a-thon/Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon|Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon on June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA)]], where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand
*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting|3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting]], which will feature at least one guest speaker, and possibly many more

Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August: 
*[https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimania 2014 in London]

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== Global account ==

Hi Deckiller! As a [[:m:Stewards|Steward]] I'm involved in the upcoming [[:m:Help:Unified login|unification]] of all accounts organized by the Wikimedia Foundation (see [[:m:Single User Login finalisation announcement]]). By looking at [[Special:CentralAuth/Deckiller|your account]], I realized that you don't have a global account yet. In order to secure your name, I recommend you to create such account on your own by submitting your password on [[Special:MergeAccount]] and unifying your local accounts. If you have any problems with doing that or further questions, please don't hesitate to ping me with <nowiki>{{ping|DerHexer}}</nowiki>. Cheers, —[[User:DerHexer|DerHexer]]&nbsp;<small>[[User talk:DerHexer|(Talk)]]</small> 23:31, 30 December 2014 (UTC)


== [[WP:Missing Wikipedians]] ==

Saw you've done lots of work here and are an admin, but haven't edited since May 2014. As a result, I've added you to the above page. Remove your name from the list if you ever return. [[User:SNUGGUMS|<b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b>]] [[User talk:SNUGGUMS|<b style="color:#454545">(talk</b>]] <b style="color:#454545">/</b> [[Special:Contributions/SNUGGUMS|<b style="color:#454545">edits</b>]]) 07:04, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

== Precious ==

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'''Final Fantasy'''<br />
Thank you, veteran editor, for quality articles on video games such as [[Final Fantasy VIII]], {{diff|Computer role-playing game|27351540||adding details}} for general understanding, for [[Girl Scouts of the USA]] and [[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]], for "it took a team of dedicated writers to work on those articles—in many cases, I was not alone", - repeating: you are an [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Precious|awesome Wikipedian]] ([[User:Phaedriel/Today/May 13, 2007|13 May 2007]])!

--[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 09:59, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
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A year ago, you were recipient no. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Precious#Deckiller|1120]] of Precious, a prize of QAI! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 10:35, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

Now two years, - and thanks for your note! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 09:04, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

Today, thank you for [[Characters of Final Fantasy VIII]]! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 07:36, 11 February 2019 (UTC)

... and four years Precious, your day today! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 07:49, 11 February 2019 (UTC)

... and five --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 07:34, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

== Happy birthday! ==

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== [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] February 2017 News ==

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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!

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'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2016|December blitz]]''': This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 11 through 17 December; the themes were '''[[WP:GOCER|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Blitzes/December_2016/Barnstars|here]]. Thanks to all who took part.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2017|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).

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2017|February blitz]]:''' The one-week February blitz, focusing on the remaining [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from March 2016|March 2016 backlog]] and [[WP:GOCE/REQ#January 2017|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, '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2017/1|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 {{noping|Jonesey95}}''' on their well-deserved '''induction into the [[WP:GOCE/HOF|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."

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Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Corinne}} and {{noping|Tdslk}}.

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== [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] December 2017 News ==

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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.

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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. 

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2017|March drive]]''': We set out to remove '''April, May, and June 2016''' from our backlog and all '''February 2017 [[WP:GOCER|Requests]]''' (a total of {{#expr:248+56}}&nbsp;articles).  By the end of the month, all but 22 of these articles were cleared.  Officially, of the 28 who signed up, 22&nbsp;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.)

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2017|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&nbsp;editors completed 43&nbsp;articles (81,822 words).

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2017|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 {{#expr:286+14}}&nbsp;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).

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2017|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, '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2017/2|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!

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2017|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 {{#expr:216+26}} 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).

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2017|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&nbsp;articles).  Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors completed 38 copy edits (42,589 words).

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2017|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 {{#expr:306+32}}&nbsp;articles).  Of the 19 who signed up, 14 editors completed 121 copy edits (267,227 words).

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2017|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).

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2017|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 {{#expr:174+33}}&nbsp;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 '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2018/1|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!

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== Romney Classical Institute ==

Hi {{u|Deckiller}}, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your review and for your comments regarding [[Romney Classical Institute]]. I am committed to bring this article to FA status, and I am willing to make any suggested changes. I will leave a formal response on the discussion page for the nomination, and while I know you are very busy, I hope you'll help provide further guidance so that I can improve the article as you see fit. Thank you again for taking the time to engage in this thoughtful review. -- [[User:West Virginian|<span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:MS Sans Serif;color:#2E5894">West Virginian </span>]] [[User talk:West Virginian|<span style="font-style:MS Sans Serif;color:#CFB53B">''(talk)''</span>]] 19:37, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
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== GOCE February 2018 news ==

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Welcome to the February 2018 GOCE newsletter in which you will find Guild updates since the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/December 2017|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<!--everything submitted before Feb 12--> and were swiftly handled with an average completion time of 9&nbsp;days.

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'''Coordinator elections''': In December, '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2018/1|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 '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Membership/News/2016 Annual Report|2016]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Membership/News/2017 Annual Report|2017]]''', providing a detailed look at the Guild's long-term progress.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2018|January drive]]''': We set out to remove '''April, May, and June 2017''' from our backlog and all '''December 2017 [[WP:GOCER|Requests]]''' (a total of {{#expr:262+13}}&nbsp;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&nbsp;editors recorded 259 copy edits (490,256&nbsp;words).

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2018|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&nbsp;editors completed 35&nbsp;copy edits (98,538&nbsp;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: {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Corinne}}, {{noping|Tdslk}}, and {{noping|Reidgreg}}.

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== Sloan–Parker House FAC ==

Good day {{u|Deckiller}}! I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you again for your review and suggestions for improvement of [[Romney Classical Institute]] when it was a FAC. Unfortunately, it was not promoted due to a lack of momentum, so I will be bringing it back as a FAC in the future. In the meantime, I've nominated [[Sloan–Parker House]] to FAC at [[:Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Sloan–Parker House/archive1]]. Given your tremendously helpful review of Romney Classical Institute, I would greatly appreciate it if you could do the same for Sloan–Parker House. Your suggestions greatly improved the last article, and I would like to glean your insights and subject matter expertise for this article, too. I know we all have busy schedules, so if you are unable to, I definitely understand! Thanks again for your continued contributions and improvements to Wikipedia! -- [[User:West Virginian|<span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:MS Sans Serif;color:#2E5894">West Virginian </span>]] [[User talk:West Virginian|<span style="font-style:MS Sans Serif;color:#CFB53B">''(talk)''</span>]] 17:44, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

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== June 2018 GOCE newsletter ==

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Welcome to the June 2018 GOCE newsletter, in which you will find Guild updates since the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/February 2018|February edition]]. 
Progress continues to be made on the copyediting backlog, which has been reduced to 7&nbsp;months and reached a new all-time low.  '''[[WP:GOCER|Requests]]''' continue to be handled efficiently this year, with 272 completed by the end of May (an average completion time of 10.5&nbsp;days).  Fewer than 10% of these waited longer than 20&nbsp;days, and the longest wait time was 29&nbsp;days.

Wikipedia in general, and the Guild in particular, experienced a deep loss with the death on 20 March of [[User talk:Corinne|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.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2018|March drive]]''': The goal was to remove '''June, July and August 2017''' from our backlog and all '''February 2018 Requests''' (a total of {{#expr:202+17}}&nbsp;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&nbsp;words).<!--"official" results taken from the barnstars page-->

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2018|April blitz]]''': This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 15 through 21&nbsp;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&nbsp;days.  Of the nine editors who signed up, eight&nbsp;editors completed 22&nbsp;copy edits (62,412&nbsp;words).

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2018|May drive]]''': We set out to remove '''September, October and November 2017''' from our backlog and all '''April 2018 [[WP:GOCER|Requests]]''' (a total of {{#expr:271+27}}&nbsp;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&nbsp;editors recorded 151 copy edits (248,813&nbsp;words).

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2018/2|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&nbsp;UTC on 15&nbsp;June.  All Wikipedia editors in good standing are eligible, and self-nominations are encouraged.  '''Voting''' will take place between 00:01&nbsp;UTC on 16&nbsp;June and 23:59&nbsp;UTC on 30&nbsp;June.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2018|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: {{red|Corinne}}, {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Reidgreg}} and {{noping|Tdslk}}.

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== August GOCE newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the August 2018 GOCE newsletter. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Guild's '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2018/2|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.
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Our '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2018|June blitz]]''' focused on [[Wikipedia:GOCER|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2018/Barnstars|here]].

Thanks to everyone who participated in the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2018|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2018/Barnstars|here]].

The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2018|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, {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}} and {{noping|Tdslk}}.

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== GOCE 2018 Annual Report ==


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'''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.

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== March GOCE newsletter ==

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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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2019|'''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<!--in archives--> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|requests for copyedit]] in January. Of the 31 people who signed up for this drive, 24<!--excluding one editor whose attempted c/es weren't adequate --> copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2019/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' Thanks to everyone who participated in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2019|'''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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2019/Barnstars|'''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.<!--Coords can update or remove this line before sending the newsletter. -->

'''March Drive''': The month-long [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2019|'''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. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March_2019#Signing_up|'''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. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2019/2|here]].

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== ArbCom 2019 special circular ==

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The Arbitration Committee may require a new RfA if your account is compromised.
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== Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular) ==

ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Security|required]] to "have strong passwords and [[Wikipedia:Personal security practices|follow appropriate personal security practices]]." We have [[Special:Permalink/891851004#Return of permissions for compromised administrator accounts|updated]] our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, [[WP:2FA|two-factor authentication]] remains an ''optional'' means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised. 

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered. 

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== GOCE June newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since March 2019. You can unsubscribe from our mailings at any time; see below.

'''Election time:''' Nomination of candidates in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 1 June, and voting will take place from 16 June. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2019/2|here]].

'''June Blitz:''' Our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2019|'''June blitz''']] will soon be upon us; it will begin at 00:01 on 16 June (UTC) and will close at 23:59 on 22 June (UTC). The themes are "nature and the environment" and all [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Requests|requests]].

'''March Drive:''' Thanks to everyone for their work in [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2019|'''March's Backlog Elimination Drive''']].  We removed copyedit tags from 182<!--from 'Old articles' count on Barnstar page--> of the articles tagged in our original target months October and November 2018, and the month finished with 64 target articles remaining from November and 811 in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 22<!--marked *R on drive page--> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|requests for copyedit]] in March; the month ended with 34 requests pending. Of the 32 people who signed up for this drive, 24 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2019/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''April Blitz:''' Thanks to everyone who participated in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2019|'''April Blitz''']]; the blitz ran from 14 to 20 April (UTC) inclusive and the themes were '''Sports and Entertainment'''. Of the 15 people who signed up, 13 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed 60 copyedits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2019/Barnstars|'''here''']].

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'''May Drive:''' During the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2019|'''May Backlog Elimination Drive''']], Guild copy-editors removed copyedit tags from 191 of the 192 articles tagged in our original target months of November and December&nbsp;2018, and January 2019 was added on 22 May. We finished the month with 81 target articles remaining and a '''record low of 598 articles''' in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 24<!--counted from *R tags on drive page--> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|requests for copyedit]] during the May drive,<!--careful with the wording here; this should reflect the requests completed as part of the drive, not the total requests completed for the month--> and the month ended with 35 requests pending. Of the 26 people who signed up for this drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2019/Barnstars|'''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 {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Jonesey95}},  {{noping|Reidgreg}} and {{noping|Tdslk}}.

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== September 2019 GOCE Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June&nbsp;2019.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2019/2|June election]]:''' Reidgreg was chosen as lead coordinator, and is being assisted by Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Tdslk, and first-time coordinator Twofingered Typist. Jonesey95 took a respite after serving for six years. Thanks to everyone who participated!

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2019|'''June Blitz''']]: From 16 to 22 June, we copy edited articles on the themes of nature and the environment along with [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Requests|requests]]. 12 participating editors completed 35 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2019/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2019|'''July Drive''']]: The year's fourth backlog-elimination drive was a great success, clearing all articles tagged in January and February, and bringing the copy-editing backlog to a low of five months and a record low of '''585 articles''' while also completing 48 requests. Of the 30 people who signed up, 29 copyedited at least one article, a participation level last matched in May&nbsp;2015. Final results and awards are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2019/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2019|'''August Blitz''']]: From 18 to 24 August, we copy edited articles tagged in March&nbsp;2019 and requests. 12 participating editors completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2019/Barnstars|here]].

'''Progress report:''' As of 03:00, 23 September 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 413 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stood at 599 articles, close to our record month-end low of 585.

'''[[WP:GOCER|Requests page]]:''' We are experimenting with automated archiving of copy edit requests; a discussion [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Requests&oldid=917208048#Bot_integration? on REQ Talk (permalinked)] initiated by [[User:Bobbychan193|Bobbychan193]] has resulted in [[User:Zhuyifei1999|Zhuyifei1999]] writing [[toolforge:yifeibot/enwiki_gce_archive.py.txt|a bot script]] for the Guild. Testing is now underway and is expected to be completed by 3&nbsp;October; for this reason, '''no manual archiving of requests should be done until the testing period is over'''. We will then [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/YiFeiBot 2|assess the bot's performance]] and discuss whether to make this arrangement permanent.

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2019|'''September Drive''']]: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today!

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}.

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== GOCE December 2019 Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the December 2019 GOCE newsletter, an update of Guild happenings since the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/September 2019|September edition]]. Our Annual Report should be ready in late January.

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'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2020/1|Election time]]''': Nominations for the election of a new tranche of Guild coordinators to serve for the first half of 2020 will be open from 1 to 15&nbsp;December. Voting will then take place and the election will close on 31&nbsp;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!

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2019|'''September Drive''']]: Of the thirty-two editors who signed up, twenty-three editors copy edited at least one article; they completed 39 requests and removed 138 articles from the backlog, bringing the backlog to a low of 519 articles.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2019|October Blitz]]''': This event ran from 13 to 19 October, with themes of science, technology and transport articles tagged for copy edit, and Requests. Sixteen editors helped remove 29 articles from the backlog and completed 23 requests.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2019|'''November Drive''']]''': Of the twenty-eight editors who signed up for this event, twenty editors completed at least one copy edit; they completed 29 requests and removed 133 articles from the backlog.

Our '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2019|December Blitz]]''' will run from 15 to 21 December. Sign up now!

'''Progress report''': From September to November 2019, GOCE copy editors processed 154 requests<!--includes 7 declined or withdrawn-->. Over the same period, the backlog of articles tagged for copy editing was reduced by 41% to an '''all-time low of 479 articles'''.

'''Request archiving''': The archiving of completed requests has now been automated. Thanks to {{noping|Zhuyifei1999}} and {{noping|Bobbychan193}}, '''{{noping|YiFeiBot}}''' is now archiving the [[WP:GOCER|Requests page]]. Archiving occurs around 24&nbsp;hours after a user's signature and one of the templates '''{{tl|Done}}''', '''{{tl|Withdrawn}}''' or '''{{tl|Declined}}''' are placed below the request. The bot uses the Guild's standard "purpose codes" to determine the way it should archive each request so it's important to use the [[Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|correct codes and templates]]. 

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators; {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}.

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== WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors 2019 Annual Report ==

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<div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Our '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Membership/News/2019 Annual Report|2019 Annual Report]]''' is now ready for review.</div>

'''Highlights:'''
*Overview of Backlog-reduction progress (a record low backlog!);
*Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page;
*Automated archiving of requests;
*Membership news and results of elections;
*Annual leaderboard;
*Plans for 2020.

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== GOCE March newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the March newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December&nbsp;2019. All being well, we're planning to issue these quarterly in 2020, 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.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2020/1|Election results]]''': There was little changeover in the roster of Guild Coordinators, with Miniapolis stepping down with distinction as a ''coordinator emeritus'' while Jonesey95 returned as lead coordinator.  The next election is scheduled for June&nbsp;2020 and all Wikipedians in good standing may participate.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2020|January Drive]]''': Thanks to everyone for the splendid work, completing 215 copy edits including 56 articles from the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|Requests page]] and 116 backlog articles from the target months of June to August&nbsp;2019. At the conclusion of the drive there was a '''record low of 323 articles''' in the copy editing backlog. Of the 27 editors who signed up for the drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2020/Barnstars|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2020|February Blitz]]''': Of the 15 editors who signed up for this one-week blitz, 13 completed at least one copy edit. A total of 32 articles were copy edited, evenly split between the twin goals of requests and the oldest articles from the copy-editing backlog. Full results are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2020/Barnstars|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2020|March Drive]]''': Currently underway, this event is targeting requests and backlog articles from September to November&nbsp;2019. As of 18&nbsp;March, the backlog stands at a '''record low of 253 articles''' and is expected to drop further as the drive progresses. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Help set a new record and sign up now!

'''Progress report:''' As of 18 March, GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests in 2020 and there was a net reduction of 385 articles from the copy-editing backlog&nbsp;– a 60% decrease from the beginning of the year. Well done and thank you everyone!<!--Coords can update or remove this line before sending the newsletter. -->

'''Election reminder''': It may only be March but don't forget our mid-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1&nbsp;June. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2020/2|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 {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}},  {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}

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== GOCE June newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/March 2020|March 2020]]. You can unsubscribe from our mailings at any time; see below. All times and dates stated are in [[Universal Coordinated Time|UTC]].

<div style="text-align: center;">'''Current events'''</div>

'''Election time:''' Nomination of candidates in our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2020/2|'''mid-year Election of Coordinators''']] opened on 1&nbsp;June, and voting will take place from 00:01 on 16&nbsp;June. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|GOCE coordinators]] normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, or you know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2020/2|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2020|June Blitz]]''': This blitz begins at 00:01 on 14 June and ends at 23:59 on 20 June, with themes of [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from May 2020|articles tagged for copyedit in May 2020]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Requests|requests]].

<div style="text-align: center;">'''Drive and blitz reports'''</div>

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2020|March Drive]]''': [[Self-isolation]] from [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|coronavirus]] may have played a hand in making this one of our most successful backlog elimination drives.  The copy-editing backlog was reduced from 477 to a '''record low of 118 articles''', a 75% reduction. The last four months of 2019 were cleared, reducing the backlog to three months. Fifty requests were also completed, and the total word count of copy-edited articles was 759,945. Of the 29 editors who signed up, 22 completed at least one copy edit. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2020/Barnstars|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2020|April Blitz]]''': This blitz ran from 12 to 18&nbsp;April with a theme of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Indian military history task force|Indian military history]]. Of the 18 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed a total of 60 copyedits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2020/Barnstars|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2020|May Drive]]''':  This event marked the 10th anniversary of the GOCE's copy-editing drives, and set a goal of diminishing the backlog to just one month of articles, as close to zero articles as possible. '''We achieved the goal of eliminating all articles that had been tagged prior to the start of the drive, for the first time in our history!''' Of the 51 editors who signed up, 43 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2020/Barnstars|here]].

<div style="text-align: center;">'''Other news'''</div>

'''Progress report''': as of 2&nbsp;June, GOCE participants had processed 328 requests since 1&nbsp;January, which puts us on pace to exceed any previous year's number of requests. As of the end of the May drive, the backlog stood at just 156 articles, all tagged in May 2020.

'''Outreach''': To mark the 10th anniversary of our first Backlog Elimination Drive, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost|''The Signpost'']] contributor and GOCE participant {{noping|Puddleglum2.0}} interviewed project coordinators and copy-editors for the journal's [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-04-26/WikiProject_report|April WikiProject Report]]. The Drive and the current Election of Coordinators have also been covered in ''The Signpost''{{'s}} [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-05-31/News and notes|May News and Notes page]].

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}.

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The article will be discussed at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of rock instrumentals&#32; (2nd nomination)]] until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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== Retail Importance Assessment ==

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== [[Final Fantasy X-2]] FAR ==

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== Guild of Copy Editors September 2020 Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the September [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters|GOCE newsletter]], a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/June 2020|June&nbsp;2020]].

{{Center|{{spaces|17|em}}'''Current and upcoming events'''}}
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2020|'''September Drive''']]: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today!

'''Election reminder''': [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2021/1|our end-of-year Election of Coordinators]] opens for nominations on 1 December. 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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2021/1#Nominations|here]]. 

{{Center|'''Drive and Blitz reports'''}}
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2020|'''June Blitz''']]: An uncorrected typo (even copy editors make copy editing mistakes!) led to an eight-day "leap blitz" from 14 to 21&nbsp;June, focusing on [[WP:GOCER|requests]] and articles tagged in May. 19&nbsp;participating editors claimed 54 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2020/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2020|'''July Drive''']]: Over 750,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event, keeping pace with the previous three [[self-isolation|self-isolated]] drives. Of the 38 people who signed up, 30 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2020/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2020|'''August Blitz''']]: From 16 to 22&nbsp;August, we copy edited articles tagged in June and July&nbsp;2020 and requests. 12 participating editors completed 37 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2020/Barnstars|here]].

{{Center|'''Other news'''}}
'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2020/2|June election]]:''' Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Baffle gab1978, Tdslk, Twofingered Typist, and first-time coordinator Puddleglum2.0. {{noping|Reidgreg}} took a break after serving for a couple years. Thanks to everyone who participated!

'''Progress report:''' As of 01:33, 18 September 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 532 requests since 1 January and there were 38 requests awaiting completion on the [[WP:GOCE/R|Requests page]].  The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above).

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Puddleglum2.0}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}.

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Hello and welcome to the December [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters|GOCE newsletter]], a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/September 2020|September&nbsp;2020]].

{{Center|{{spaces|17|em}}'''Current and upcoming events'''}}

'''Election time''': our end-of-year [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2021/1|'''Election of Coordinators''']] opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before [[Auld Lang Syne]]. 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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2021/1#Nominations|'''here''']]. 

'''December Blitz''': This will run from 13 to 19 December, and will target all [[WP:GOCE/REQ|Requests]]. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Blitzes/December_2020#Signing_up|'''Sign up now''']].

{{Center|'''Drive and Blitz reports'''}}

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2020|'''September Drive''']]: 67 fewer articles had copy-edit templates by this month's close. Of the 27 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and 124 articles were claimed for the drive.

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2020|'''October Blitz''']]: this ran from 18 to 24 October, and focused on articles tagged for copy-edit in July and August 2020, and all Requests. Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors copy-edited at least one article. 21 articles were claimed for the blitz.

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2020|'''November Drive''']]: Of the 18 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and together claimed 134 articles. At the close of the drive, 67 fewer articles were in the backlog and we had dealt with 39 requests. 

{{Center|'''Other news'''}}

'''Progress report:''' As of  09:05, 3 December 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 663 requests (18 from 2019) since 1 January and there were 52 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 494 (see monthly progress graph above).

'''Annual Report for 2020:''' this roundup of the year's activity at the Guild is planned for publication in late January or early February.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Seasonal tidings and cheers from your GOCE coordinators: {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Puddleglum2.0}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}.

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== GOCE June 2021 newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, our first newsletter of 2021, which is a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/December 2020|December&nbsp;2020]]. To unsubscribe, follow the link at the bottom of this box.

<div style="text-align: center;">'''Current events'''</div>

'''Election time:''' Voting in our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2021/2|'''mid-year Election of Coordinators''']] opened on 16&nbsp;June and will conclude at the end of the month. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|GOCE coordinators]] normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Have your say and show support [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2021/2|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2021|June Blitz]]''': Our June copy-editing blitz is underway and will conclude on 26 June.

<div style="text-align: center;">'''Drive and blitz reports'''</div>

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2021|January Drive]]''': 28 editors completed 324 copy edits totalling 714,902 words. At the end of the drive, the backlog had reached a record low of '''52&nbsp;articles'''. {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2021/Barnstars|full results]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2021|February Blitz]]''': 15 editors completed 48 copy edits totalling 142,788 words. {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2021/Barnstars|full results]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2021|March Drive]]''': 29 editors completed 215 copy edits totalling 407,736 words. {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2021/Barnstars|full results]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2021|April Blitz]]''': 12 editors completed 23 copy edits totalling 56,574 words. {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2021/Barnstars|full results]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2021|May Drive]]''': 29 editors completed 356 copy edits totalling 479,013 words.  {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2021/Barnstars|full results]])}}

<div style="text-align: center;">'''Other news'''</div>

'''Progress report''': as of 26&nbsp;June, GOCE participants had completed {{#expr:40-1<!--last from 220 archive page-->+329-23-4<!--2021 archive page-->+2<!--done but not yet archived-->}} [[WP:GOCER|Requests]] since 1&nbsp;January.  The backlog has fluctuated but remained in control, with a low of 52 tagged articles at the end of January and a high of 620 articles 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 {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}, and from member {{noping|Reidgreg}}.

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== September 2021 [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the September [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters|GOCE newsletter]], a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/June 2021|June&nbsp;2021]].

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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2021|'''September Drive''']]: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today!

{{Center|'''Drive and Blitz reports'''}}
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2021|'''June Blitz''']]: From 20 to 26 June, 6&nbsp;participating editors claimed 16 copy edits, focusing on [[WP:GOCER|requests]] and articles tagged in March and April. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2021/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2021|'''July Drive''']]: Almost 575,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 24 people who signed up, 18 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2021/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2021|'''August Blitz''']]: From 15 to 21&nbsp;August, we copy edited articles tagged in April and May&nbsp;2021 and requests. 9 participating editors<!--Not including those who signed up but did not do any articles--> completed 17 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2021/Barnstars|here]].

{{Center|'''Other news'''}}
'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2021/2|June election]]:''' Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis.

'''New maintenance template''' added to our project scope: After a short [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Archives/2021#Minor_backlogs|discussion in June]], we added {{tl|cleanup tense}} to the list of maintenance templates that adds articles to the Guild's copy editing backlog categories. This change added 198 articles, spread over 97 months of backlog, to our queue. We processed all of those articles except for those from the three or four most recent months during the July backlog elimination drive (Here's a [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Backlog_elimination_drives/July_2021|link to a "tense" discussion during the drive]]). 

'''Progress report:''' As of 18:26, 24 September 2021 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 468 <!--221+179+66+2--> requests since 1 January and there were 60 requests awaiting completion on the [[WP:GOCE/R|Requests page]].  The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above).

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}}, and {{noping|Miniapolis}}.

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== December 2021 GOCE Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the December [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters|GOCE newsletter]], a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/September 2021|September&nbsp;2021]].

{{Center|{{spaces|17|em}}'''Current and upcoming events'''}}
'''Election time''': Our end-of-year [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2022/1|'''election of coordinators''']] opened for nominations on 1&nbsp;December and will close on 15&nbsp;December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31&nbsp;December at 23:59, just before "[[Auld Lang Syne]]". 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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2021/1#Nominations|'''here''']]. 

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2021|'''December Blitz''']]: We have scheduled a week-long copy-editing blitz for 12 to 18&nbsp;December. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2021#Signing up|Sign up]] now!

{{Center|'''Drive and Blitz reports'''}}
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2021|'''September Drive''']]: Almost 400,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 27 people who signed up, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2021/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2021|'''October Blitz''']]: From 17 to 23&nbsp;October, we copy edited articles tagged in May and June&nbsp;2021 and requests. 8 participating editors<!--Not including those who signed up but did not do any articles--> completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2021/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2021|'''November Drive''']]: Over 350,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 21 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2021/Barnstars|here]].

{{Center|'''Other news'''}}
It is with great sadness that we report the death on 19&nbsp;November of [[User:Twofingered Typist|Twofingered Typist]], who was active with the Guild almost daily for the past several years. His contributions long exceeded the thresholds for the Guild's highest awards, and he had a hand in innumerable good and featured article promotions as a willing collaborator. Twofingered Typist also served as a Guild coordinator from July 2019 to June 2021. He is [[Wikipedia:Deceased_Wikipedians/2021#Christopher_Kent_Keen_(Twofingered_Typist)|sorely missed by the Wikipedia community]].

'''Progress report:''' As of 30 November, GOCE copyeditors have completed {{#expr:47-1<!--last from 2020 archive page, less one declined-->+610-24-13<!--2021 requests to 30 November less declined and withdrawn-->}} requests in 2021 and there were 51 requests awaiting completion on the [[WP:GOCE/R|Requests page]].  The backlog stood at 946 articles tagged for copy-editing (see monthly [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Progress|progress]] graph above).

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}}, and {{noping|Miniapolis}}.

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== GOCE April 2022 newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the April newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Newsletters/December_2021|December&nbsp;2021]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2022/1|Election results]]''': {{noping|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.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2022|January Drive]]''': Of the 22 editors who signed up, 16 editors claimed 146 copy edits including 45 [[WP:GOCER|requests]]. {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2022/Barnstars|details]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2022|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. {{small|([[Wikipedia: WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2022/Barnstars|details]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2022|March Drive]]''': Of the 28 editors who signed up, 18 claimed 116 copy edits including 25 requests. {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2022/Barnstars|details]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2022|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 <!--57+70, counting only those archived-->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 {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}},  {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}} and {{noping|Tenryuu}}

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== June GOCE newsletter ==

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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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April_2022|''' 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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April_2022/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Drive:''' 27 editors signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May_2022|''' 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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May_2022/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June_2022|''' 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 [[WP:GOCE/R|requests from March, April and May 2022]]. Barnstars awarded will be posted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June_2022/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Progress report:''' As of 07:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 209<!--to 14 June--> requests since 1 January  and the backlog stands at 1,404 articles.

'''Election news:''' Nominations for our half-yearly [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2022/2|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 {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}},  {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}} and {{noping|Tenryuu}}

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== Guild of Copy Editors' October 2022 newsletter ==

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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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2022|July Backlog Elimination Drive]], 18 copy-edited, between them, 116 articles. Barnstars awarded are noted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2022/Barnstars|here]].

'''Blitz:''' Participants in our  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2022|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2022/Barnstars|here]].

'''Drive:''' Forty-one editors took part in our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2022|September Backlog Elimination Drive]]; between them they copy-edited 199 articles. Barnstars awards are noted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September_2022/Barnstars|here]].

'''Blitz:''' Our  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2022|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2022/Barnstars|here]].

'''Progress report:''' As of 19:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 303 [[WP:GOCE/R|requests for copy edit]]&nbsp;–&#32;including withdrawn and declined ones&nbsp;–&#32;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&nbsp;–&#32;particularly for requests&nbsp;–&#32;so please get involved if you can.

'''Election news:''' In our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2022/2|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. {{noping|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2022/2|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 {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}} and {{noping|Zippybonzo}}.

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== Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter ==

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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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2022|''' 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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2022/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Drive:''' In the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2022|''' 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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2022/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' Our seven-day-long [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2022|''' 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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2022/Barnstars|'''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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2023/1|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, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}}, and {{noping|Zippybonzo}}.

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== Guild of Copy Editors 2022 Annual Report ==

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<div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Our '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Membership/News/2022 Annual Report|2022 Annual Report]]''' is now ready for review.</div>

'''Highlights:'''
*Overview of Backlog-reduction progress
*Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page
*Membership news and results of elections
*Closing words

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== Pinduoduo proposal feedback ==

Hi, I see that you’re an active member of the Retailing WikiProject and I was wondering if you might be willing to have a look at [[Talk:Pinduoduo#Suggestions for article improvements to resolve NPOV and Advertising issues|a proposal]] I just submitted to fix issues with the article for Pinduoduo. (I have a COI as an employee of Pinduoduo’s sister company Temu and am trying to adhere strictly to the rules, which is why I’ve made a proposal instead of editing the page myself.) As you might know, Pinduoduo is China’s biggest e-commerce company for agricultural produce, so I hope that you might find the subject matter intriguing given your interest in Retail. Thanks very much for your time! [[User:Snowy2000|Snowy2000]] ([[User talk:Snowy2000|talk]]) 17:11, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

== Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the March 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/December 2022|December]] and our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Membership/News/2022 Annual Report|Annual Report for 2022]]. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members, including those who have signed up for our current March Backlog Elimination Drive. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2023/1|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators#How_are_we_selected?|Election of Coordinators]] open on 1 June (UTC).

'''Drive:''' 21 editors signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2023|'''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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' Our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2023|'''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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Drive:''' Sign up now for our month-long [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2023|'''March Backlog Elimination Drive''']]. Barnstars awarded will be posted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2023/Barnstars|'''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 {{noping|Baffle gab1978|Dhtwiki|Miniapolis|Zippybonzo}}.

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== Pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity ==


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Established [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|policy]] provides for removal of the administrative permissions of users who have not made any edits or logged actions in the preceding twelve months. Because you have been inactive, your administrative permissions will be removed&#32;if you do not return to activity within the next month.

Inactive administrators are encouraged to rejoin the project in earnest rather than to make token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions.  Resources and support for reengaging with the project are available at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators]].  If you do not intend to rejoin the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request at [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard|the bureaucrats' noticeboard]].

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. <!-- Template:Inactive admin -->—&thinsp;[[User:JJMC89 bot|JJMC89 '''bot''']] 02:19, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

== Imminent suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity ==


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Established [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|policy]] provides for removal of the administrative permissions of users who have not made any edits or logged actions in the preceding twelve months. Because you have been inactive, your administrative permissions will be removed&#32;if you do not return to activity within the next several days.

Inactive administrators are encouraged to rejoin the project in earnest rather than to make token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions.  Resources and support for reengaging with the project are available at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators]].  If you do not intend to rejoin the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request at [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard|the bureaucrats' noticeboard]].

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. <!-- Template:Inactive admin -->—&thinsp;[[User:JJMC89 bot|JJMC89 '''bot''']] 00:08, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

== Suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity ==
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Established [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|policy]] provides for removal of the administrative permissions of users who have not made any edits or logged actions in the preceding twelve months. Because you have been inactive, your administrative permissions have been removed.

Subject to certain time limits and other restrictions, your administrative permissions may be returned upon request at [[WP:BN]].

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. <!-- Template:Inactive admin -->— [[User:Xaosflux|<span style="color:#FF9933; font-weight:bold; font-family:monotype;">xaosflux</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Xaosflux|<span style="color:#009933;">Talk</span>]]</sup> 00:13, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

== CfD nomination at {{Section link|Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 October 1#Category:WikiProject X members}} ==

<div class="floatleft" style="margin-bottom:0">[[File:Ambox warning orange.svg|48px|alt=|link=]]</div>A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the [[Wikipedia:Categorization|categorization]] guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at '''{{Section link|Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 October 1#Category:WikiProject X members}}''' on the [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion|categories for discussion]] page.<!-- Template:Cfd mass notify--> Thank you. [[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#1d9ffc; color:white; padding:5px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">Qwerfjkl</span>]][[User talk:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#79c0f2;color:white; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 09:31, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
==  [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|Proposed deletion]] of [[:Harry Ernst Wierwille]] ==
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The article [[:Harry Ernst Wierwille]] has been [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed for deletion]]&#32;because of the following concern:
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While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be [[WP:DEL#REASON|deleted for any of several reasons]].

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your [[Help:edit summary|edit summary]] or on [[Talk:Harry Ernst Wierwille|the article's talk page]].

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed deletion process]], but other [[Wikipedia:deletion process|deletion process]]es exist. In particular, the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|speedy deletion]] process can result in deletion without discussion, and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|articles for deletion]] allows discussion to reach [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] for deletion.<!-- Template:Proposed deletion notify --> [[User:Boleyn|Boleyn]] ([[User talk:Boleyn|talk]]) 22:06, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

== Nomination for deletion of [[Template:Jedi Apprentice series]] ==
[[File:Ambox warning blue.svg|30px|link=]][[Template:Jedi Apprentice series]] has been [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|nominated for deletion]]. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 January 28#Template:Jedi Apprentice series|'''the entry on the Templates for discussion page''']].<!--Template:Tfdnotice--> [[User:Mika1h|Mika1h]] ([[User talk:Mika1h|talk]]) 13:57, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
== Nomination for deletion of [[:Template:Beardfish (band)]] ==
[[File:Ambox warning blue.svg|30px|link=]][[:Template:Beardfish (band)]] has been [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|nominated for deletion]]. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 June 7#Template:Beardfish (band)|'''the entry on the Templates for discussion page''']].<!--Template:Tfdnotice--> [[User:DB1729|<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#4B0082;">'''''DB'''''</span><span style="color:DeepSkyBlue"><small>'''''1729'''''</small></span>]]<sup>[[User talk:DB1729|<span style="color:#4B0082;">'''''talk'''''</span>]]</sup> 12:08, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
==Happy First Edit Day!==
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== Always precious ==
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Ten years ago, [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Precious#{{BASEPAGENAME}}|you]] were found precious. That's what you are, always. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 07:48, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

== A barnstar for you! ==

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