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Queen of Swords

I have added the court case re Linda Lukens but no episodes have I seen her credited ie: On TV, on DVD, on youtube. Am I missing it. Also I do not know who has wriiten about Tessie Santiago only doing close ups but De Longis did train her for two months and said on his website she was very good and that she was nearly injured fighting Raul in Honor thy Father when the director let it get out of hand. The bullwhip was used by The Queen in The Serpent, Takes a Thief The Uncle, The Return, The Hanged ManREVUpminster (talk) 17:34, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

• I am still not happy about her being credited on the episodes as I can't find one. Good work with all the court info detail as it took me months before I found something I could cite. I think Xena is a bit of a red herring because if you look at Jay Firestone output he always had a strong female from La Femme Nikita, Highlander The Raven, Adventure Inc, Relic Hunter, Andromeda, Mutant X REVUpminster (talk) 21:53, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Reply: It does not matter if you are happy or not. She is a part of the history of the series and to leave her out of an encyclopedic work would be irresponsible to future readers. That is called pretending the ugly matter never happened, which it did.

• • Colonel Montoya often called her Dona as in this example "Dona Alvarado" [1] at aprox 7 mins REVUpminster (talk) 10:55, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
    • The info on Japanese DVD was interesting. I've ordrered one to check it out. Europe is region 2 but I notice the format is NTSC 4/3. I think it maybe a copy of the bootleg. Much of the artwork is from QoS wallpaperREVUpminster (talk) 11:33, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Andrew Helm

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Andrew Helm

Thanks for adding sources to the article. I know I tagged it for speedy deletion and then proposed deletion, but I'm not a mindreader. Anyway, the sourcing of the article is obviously the better outcome, so thanks and keep up the good work. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 15:52, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

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Response: Agreed! Taram (talk) 00:41, 7 December 2009 (UTC)TaramTaram (talk) 00:41, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

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Keeping this on my page to show the lack of sensitivity some editors show to others seeking help. If one editor indicates something is unclear and if another editor chooses to reply, that second editor should be using words of kindness not words of superiority and insult. We all need to remember this for this is what brought about the real-life notoriety and downfall of the editor who used the pseudonym Qworty. As many mothers have told their children (though sadly not all), "If you can't say anything nice, then don;t say anything at all." Taram (talk) 16:06, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

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A good place to start might be for you to click on that link to Divine Word and see what that page says.

Saw it. Thank you.

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History: This article was found to be suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia with work by Brown added through the years after it would happen. Taram (talk) 16:09, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

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The list article List of people from Missouri exists. Seems your recent addition of a new Famous Missourians section to Missouri is rather redundant. I have suggested on talk:Missouri that the contents of the section be transferred and merged into the list article. Please comment there. Thanks, Vsmith (talk) 11:51, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

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ESkog, Thank you. I have a question as follows: Where do I insert the notation "di-replaceable fair use disputed?" Should that be placed above the admin warning or somewhere in the license? Also, I will call tomorrow to see if we can use the photo on WIkipedia. If they say yes at the office, what do I write on the page and where should that new notation be onthe page? Thank you! Taram (talk) 04:38, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

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ESKog, The copyright owner has given me clear and free permission to have the photo placed at Wikipedia; however, since Qworty got the article removed, there is no real reason for Wikipedia to have it any more. Who disputed the the copyright? That is easily taken care of with a negative. More information is given at the photos talk page, File:Andrew Helm, 2003.jpg Taram (talk) 05:17, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Salem, Missouri vandalism; reporting vandals to administrators

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Thank you for your information Donner60. I will be careful to not jump the gu on reporting this user's disruptive editing. Thank you again! Taram (talk) 05:56, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks, got it fixed. Taram (talk) 06:21, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Re: Yves Congar.

Hi Taram. Actually, I have no idea why there is this difference, but I noticed it and I would be glad if someone could explain to me the reason. Happy editing. --Mauro Lanari (talk) 01:13, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi Mauro Lanari, Thank you! This is a very interesting subject (for me at least). I have been in contact with the gentleman who writes the page at http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcongar.html. He thinks it might be an error that has spread across many Internet pages. He said that he would be correcting that tomorrow. Elizabth T. Groppe is credited with much of the Encyclopedia Britannica article you mentioned, so I will contact her tomorrow and see what she thinks about the spelling. I wanted to mention that I found Congar's obituary in the New York Times, printed two days after he died. It is at http://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/24/obituaries/yves-congar-french-cardinal-dead-91-vigorous-ecumenist-promoter-laity.html In the 10th paragraph, Congar is referred to as "Yves Marie-Joseph Congar." My feeling is that the article was printed so close to the time of his death as well as pretty close to his time of appointment as a cardinal, that that is the more accurate spelling of his name. Currently, I am reviewing "Yves Congar: Theologian of the Church" a historical monograph edited by Gabriel Flynn to see if his middle name is used anywhere in the text. I can see how using a hyphen between first and middle name may seem confusing since his fellow Dominican, Marie-Dominique Chenu, used Marie-Dominique as his complete first name. So, since it is meant to be one name, Marie-Dominique is rightly hyphenated. I will keep you informed as I learn anything more about punctuation of Congar's first and middle names. Taram (talk) 03:55, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi again, Mauro Lanari! I did some more research about how Congar's name was printed in original English edition texts. I found that in English, when one puts a hyphen between nouns (including proper nouns), that is called a compound noun (or many nouns to create one word). Congar and those who spoke about him when he was alive would use just the name "Yves" as if it is a noun that stands by itself. I also looked at a first English edition of one of his books. There, his name is given as "Yves M.J. Congar." They didn't even use the hyphen between the two middle names (at least in the acronym form). I did find a reprint of an article which he wrote and in that his name is listed as "Yves M.-J. Congar." In that article, there is a hyphen between the two middle names to create a compound proper noun. I have not been able to find any original works in which there is a hyphen between his first (Yves) and middle names (Marie-Joseph). Again, I think that is because it would have made all three names into one name as in Marie-Dominique Chenu's name, especially when one looks at the idea of a compound noun. Would you feel more comfortable in removing the hyphen between Yves Congar's first and second name at his page with this new information? Thank you for your help and kindness in this matter. I am always so terrified that somebody is going to reply in utter anger, hurtfulness, and disgust about me personally. (That run with Qworty was not comfortable.) I will also post this at your talk page in case you would like to reply there. Thank you, again! Taram (talk) 07:44, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Mauro Lanari re: Yves Congar

Here it is, Taram. Have a nice day. --Mauro Lanari (talk) 07:37, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Thank you Mauro Lanari! You are very kind .Taram (talk) 07:45, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Re: Congar. You could edit the article citing both categories of sources and explaining the reasons for your choice. Pro/for your choise: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7] (they have corrected), [8], ecc. Against: [9], [10], [11], [12], ecc. --Mauro Lanari (talk) 08:50, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Thank you Mauro Lanari! BTW, thank you especially for the link at http://catholicbooksreview.org/2010/congar.htm; I can certainly use that for my thesis. Taram (talk) 09:26, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

I have to thank you also for http://prophetesetmystiques.blogspot.it/p/t.html. I have often wondered how Congar got through what he did without some aspect of mysticism. Very interesting!! Taram (talk) 17:04, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

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Read through the list and I believe you must mean File:Steve Hodges.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs). Please feel free to delete it from Wikipedia as I cannot figure out how to do that. Thank you!Taram (talk)

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This was the question and answer for further reference:

How do I add a tag that an article is seriously lacking in references?

Or where do I look up how to do that? Thank you! Taram (talk) 17:54, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

Use {{more footnotes}} or {{refimprove}} at the top of the page. A good source for information on such things is Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup. Glad to see you looking at references. You can always add some yourself if the topic is one you know something about. StarryGrandma (talk) 03:55, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks! Always good to see a stub I created get expanded, and esp. to see that the individual is QI outside of the original reason of why the article was created in the first place. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:47, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

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Magdalen ≠ Mother-and-Baby

Thanks for adding the Magdalen Asylum entry here: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Catholicism#Controversial_articles_about_the_Catholic_Church. Just a quick clarification - these places were not Mother-and-Baby Homes, which are the subject of a different Catholic Church abuse controversy in Ireland. As I'm not a project member, I didn't want to make that edit myself. Tnx fr yr help on all this stuff! jxm (talk) 14:39, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, jxm! What do you think a better sentence might be in order to describe the institutions in that case? I freely admit that I am far more knowledgeable about the theological ends of things than what the different groups were. Based on my understanding from an Irish American newspaper, there were 2 or 3 different groups that the Magdalene asylum page either directly talks about or alludes to. Please clarify where I am wrong...I understand that first there were the Magdalene asylums to teach a trade to "fallen women," then the laundries developed almost like workhouses for those who could not care for themselves, and then when the Irish free state developed, the Mother-Baby homes were created in conjunction with a few female religious congregations and that was the subject of the "Philomena" incident, book, and film (with Dame Judy Dench). I do not know if I have that straight or not. I would like to make sure that sentence at WikiProject Catholicism is correct, so if could write a phrase that you think might be more accurate, I could put it there to replace the one there now. Thank you again jxm!Taram (talk) 23:24, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

In that sentence, I think I would just replace Mother-and-Baby with 'residential institution'. Y're right, there's no shortage of confusing crud and allusions in the MA page. Regarding the actual distinction, the 20 or so Irish residential-care female asylums morphed into quasi-businesses that received much of their support through laundry contracts with state organizations and private companies. On the other hand, a M&B home was essentially a rather shameful maternity clinic and orphanage, as is depicted in Philomena. I think that some of these institutions had actually evolved from Famine-era workhouses, whereas others simply occupied premises that had previously been workhouses, as in Tuam. In WP, we haven't got a good handle on a general treatment of these homes yet; unfortunately, much of the new material has taken the form of sensationalist blogging about the latest scandal. Cheers! jxm (talk) 23:37, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Thank you jxm (talk)! Your explanation, here, of what everything means is succinct, very interesting, and much easier to read/understand than the actual MA page (at least as it is right now). I appreciate your explanation of everything. The things that happened at the MB homes were beyond sad and truly awful for many. As you do, I look forward to the time when "sensationalist blogging about the latest scandal" (that is a great phrse, btw) no longer muddies how the page flows and explains the situation(s). I replaced the MB phrase with the one you recommended at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Catholicism#Controversial_articles_about_the_Catholic_Church. I think it reads well, but please let me know if there is anything else I should change there. Thank you, again! Taram (talk) 05:23, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi jxm (talk): Thank you for working on the split and getting the rating section clarified. I noticed that our friend has noted what WikiProjects have an interest ion the new Magdalen Laundries page. I wonder if s/he will also rate it him or herself. SHould be interesting.Thank you again!! Taram (talk) 16:20, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you 7&6=thirteen (☎)!! This may be my first barnstar. Doing the yeoman's work on the article for W. Stanley Proctor was really quite fun. Thank you again!! Taram (talk) 17:19, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you for your review. Could I ask you to repost it at Talk:Maximilian Kolbe? I would reply there, and it would be the best place for other interested editors to see our discussion. Cheers, --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:42, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

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La Laguna Cathedral

Hello, I see that you belong to WikiProject Catholicism, I speak Spanish and very little English, have expanded the article La Laguna Cathedral, can correct errors ?. Thank You.--83.52.84.86 (talk) 15:07, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

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I removed anything that was phrased as "subject" (e.g. "performing arts", "swordsmanship", etc.) instead of "people associated with subject" (e.g. fencers, actresses, magicians, etc.), and anything that was duplicating another more specific category that she was already in (e.g. "Stunt performers" vs. "American stunt performers".) I often used to phrase the former as "categorize people as -ists, not -isms", but people tended not to understand what I meant by that — but it means that a person is an artist rather than art, a musician rather than music, a philosopher rather than philosophy, an economist rather than economics, and on and so forth. Hope that helps a bit. Bearcat (talk) 03:21, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for the info, Bearcat! Taram (talk) 03:23, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

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Thank you for creating Aniceto Fernández Alonso.

I have tagged the page as having some issues to fix, as a part of our page curation process and note that:

This page would benefit from having more references. Look to OP provincial directories, and diocesan directories. These may help.

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Whiteguru (talk) Thank you Whiteguru, all I have access to are original Spanish historians and histories. Maybe somebody else will come up with the Spanish provicial directory. More likely the Generalate might have information rather than the province. What do you think? I doubt that a diocesan directory would comment on the events in the Order, but it is wort a shot. Do you know anybody who has access to diocesan directories in Spain?

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Fanny

Thank you for trying to improve the intro, but Fanny Mendelssohn wasn't known as a composer, - Fanny Hensel was, as she published under her legal married name. It's complex. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:29, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

If want to put the article under the name Fanny Hensel, that is great. You need to make sure the reason for having a WP entry is clearly stated in the beginning clause (as in "Joe James was an Indonesian plumber", etc) so it is clear to the casual reader doing a name search. Taram (talk) 23:21, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

You do not want to lose the reason for having a WP article in a mishmash of names and pseudonyms. Taram (talk) 23:22, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

December 2021 GOCE Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2021 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the December GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since September 2021.                  Current and upcoming events Election time: Our end-of-year 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 here. December Blitz: We have scheduled a week-long copy-editing blitz for 12 to 18 December. Sign up now! Drive and Blitz reports 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 here. October Blitz: From 17 to 23 October, we copy edited articles tagged in May and June 2021 and requests. 8 participating editors completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. 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 here. Other news It is with great sadness that we report the death on 19 November of 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 sorely missed by the Wikipedia community. Progress report: As of 30 November, GOCE copyeditors have completed 619 requests in 2021 and there were 51 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog stood at 946 articles tagged for copy-editing (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 Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Guild of Copy Editors April 2022 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the April newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2021. Election results: Jonesey95 retired as lead coordinator. Reidgreg was approved to fill this role after an 18-month absence from the coordinator team, and Baffle gab1978 was chosen as an assistant coordinator following a one-year break. Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu continued on as long-standing assistant coordinators. January Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up, 16 editors claimed 146 copy edits including 45 requests. (details) February Blitz: This one-week effort focused on requests and a theme of Africa and African diaspora history. Of the 12 editors who signed up, 6 editors recorded 21 copy edits, including 4 requests. (details) March Drive: Of the 28 editors who signed up, 18 claimed 116 copy edits including 25 requests. (details) April Blitz: This one-week copy editing event has been scheduled for 17–23 April, sign up now! Progress report: As of 11 April, copy editors have removed approximately 500 articles from the backlog and completed 127 copy-editing requests during 2022. The backlog has been hovering at about 1,100 tagged articles for the past six months. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the June 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since March. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Fancy helping out at the Guild? Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators are open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC)*. Starting immediately after, the voting phase will run until 23:59 on 30 June. All Wikipedians in good standing are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed; it's your Guild and it doesn't organize itself! Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, nine editors completed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 24 articles totaling 53,393 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 51 editors signed up for the month-long May Backlog Elimination Drive, and 31 copy-edited at least one article. 180 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are posted here. Blitz: Sign up here for our week-long June Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 11 to 17 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 03:09 on 6 June 2023, GOCE copyeditors have processed 91 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,887 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybongo. *All times and dates in this newsletter are in UTC, and may significantly vary from your local time. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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August 2023

Your recent editing history at Sonja Wigert shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war; read about how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

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OK. Taram (talk) 17:58, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

You might want to fix the remaining spelling errors, too. Good job with your work! Taram (talk) 18:07, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, the above was actually an incorrect warning. I meant to tell you about our copyright rules: Please don't add copyright material copied from other websites to Wikipedia. Everything you contribute needs to be written in your own words please. — Diannaa (talk) 20:59, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you. I am afraid to touch it now. You should know that the word "Nazi" is misspelled in the second paragraph of the "Life as a Spy" section. I will not change it. I do not want to trigger another frightening message to me. Thank you for fixing that Taram (talk) 21:15, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Septermber GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September 2023 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the September 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. David Thomsen: Prolific Wikipedian and Guild member David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) died in November 2022. He was a regular copy editor who took part in many of our Drives and Blitzes. An obituary was published in the mid-July issue of The Signpost. Tributes can be left on David's talk page. Election news: In our mid-year Election of Coordinators, Dhtwiki was chosen as lead coordinator, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo continue as assistant coordinators, and Baffle gab1978 stepped down from the role. If you're interested in helping out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself for our next election in December; it's your WikiProject and it doesn't organize itself! June Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our June Copy Editing Blitz, 12 copy-edited at least one article. 70,035 words comprising 26 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are here. July Drive: 34 of the 51 editors who took part in our July Backlog Elimination Drive copy-edited at least one article. They edited 276 articles and 683,633 words between them. Barnstars awarded are here. August Blitz: In our August Copy Editing Blitz, 13 of the 16 editors who signed up worked on at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 79,608 words comprising 57 articles. Barnstars awarded are available here. September Drive: Sign up here for our month-long September Backlog Elimination Drive, which is now underway. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 14:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have processed 245 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,066. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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US Mountain West online meeting November 14

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter Hello, and welcome to the December 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. Don't forget that you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: The Guild needs coordinators! If you'd like to help out, you may nominate yourself or any suitable editor—with their permission—for the Election of Coordinators for the first half of 2024. Nominations will close at 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). Voting begins immediately after the close of nominations and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under current sanctions) are eligible, and self-nominations are welcome. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on 30 June. Drive: Of the 69 editors who signed up for the September Backlog Elimination Drive, 40 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 661,214 words in 290 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here. Blitz: Of the 22 editors who signed up for the October Copy Editing Blitz, 13 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 109,327 words in 52 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here. Drive: During the November Backlog Elimination Drive, 38 of the 58 editors who signed up copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 458,620 words in 234 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here. Blitz: Our December Copy Editing Blitz will run from 10 to 16 December. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 20:33, 10 December 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 344 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 2,191 articles. Other news: Our Annual Report for 2023 is planned for release in the new year. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report

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Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the April 2024 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing. Election results: In our December 2023 coordinator election, Zippybonzo stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki and Miniapolis were reelected coordinators, and Wracking was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC). Drive: 46 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 32 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 289 articles totaling 626,729 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: 23 editors signed up for our February Copy Editing Blitz. 18 claimed at least one copy-edit and between them, they copy-edited 100,293 words in 32 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 53 editors signed up for our March Backlog Elimination Drive, 34 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 300 articles totaling 587,828 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 14 to 20 April. Barnstars will be awarded here. Progress report: As of 23:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 109 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,480 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

Wikimedia U.S. Mountain West Online Meeting

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Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the June 2024 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Wanted: new Guild coordinators! If you value and enjoy the GOCE, why not help out behind the scenes? Nominations for our mid-year coordinator election are now open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC). Self-nominations are welcome. Voting commences at 00:01 on 16 June and continues until 23:50 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page. Blitz: Nine of the fourteen editors who signed up for the April 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 55,853 words comprising twenty articles. Barnstars awarded are available here. Drive: 58 editors signed up for our May 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive and 33 of those completed at least one copy edit. 251 articles and 475,952 words were copy edited. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Our June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz will begin on 16 June and finish on 22 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 05:23, 8 June 2024 (UTC) , GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 2,779 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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I find it interesting that a grammar fix has created such concern by Firefangledfeathers. It is quite the group trying to control the accuracy or inaccuracy of the individual page. One might actually think there is a coordinated effort in place to smear the good name of the individual. I wonder who has enough to make that happen? Taram (talk) 20:10, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

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Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomed Mox Eden to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as Lead Coordinator, and Miniapolis and Wracking returned as assistant coordinators. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist our ombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here. Blitz: 13 of the 24 editors who signed up for the June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 169,404 words comprising 41 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 38 of the 59 editors who signed up for the July 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 482,133 words comprising 293 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: 10 of the 15 editors who signed up for the August 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 71,294 words comprising 31 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive. Progress report: As of 05:14, 11 September 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 233 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,824 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2024 Newsletter Hello, and welcome to the December newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. If you no longer want this newsletter, you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. If you'd like to be notified of upcoming drives and blitzes, and other GOCE activities, the best method is to add our announcements box to your watchlist. Election news: The Guild's coordinators play an important role in the WikiProject, making sure nearly everything runs smoothly and on time. Editors in good standing (unblocked and without sanctions) are invited to nominate themselves or another editor to be a Guild coordinator (with their permission, of course) until 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). The voting phase begins at 00:01 on 16 December and runs until 23:59 on 31 December. Questions may be asked of candidates at any stage in the process. Elected coordinators will serve a six-month term from 1 January through 30 June. Drive: In our September Backlog Elimination Drive, 67 editors signed up, 39 completed at least one copy edit, and between them they edited 682,696 words comprising 507 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: The October Copy Editing Blitz saw 16 editors sign-up, 15 of whom completed at least one copy edit. They edited 76,776 words comprising 35 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: In our November Backlog Elimination Drive, 432,320 words in 151 articles were copy edited. Of the 54 users who signed up, 33 copy edited at least one article. Barnstars awarded are posted here. Blitz: The December Blitz will begin at 00:00 on 15 December (UTC) and will end on 21 December at 23:59. Sign up here. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 22:12, 7 December 2024 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have completed 333 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,401 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, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wracking. To stop receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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