User talk:Mary Read

Arr! Me thanks to you.[edit]

Arr, never seen such craftswomanship before. You willingly faced the monster of speling eirors in the depths of the Green Sea of death, where never before a soul left alive, arr! Your copyediting saved me crew and me mission, I wish you pots o' gold on your next treasure hunt. A merry life to you, may the winds of fortune sail you, Mary Read! Johnnyw 16:11, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ha har! Ye be more 'n welcome, me hearty! Mary Read 21:39, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Another request[edit]

Hi Mary,

Thanks again for copyediting the History of Balochistan article awhile back - it looks great. Would you be able to do the same for the Karamanid page? Much appreciated. --Khoikhoi 04:22, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing. I've done a bit of tweaking; see what you think.

After reading over this article, I'd like to make a general suggestion—it could really use more dates to indicate when critical events occurred. I'll admit I am largely ignorant of Turkish history, so I'm probably not the best person to research these events, but it would be worthwhile to include this information if it is available. Mary Read 06:20, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks - I didn't write the article, but I see what you mean. BTW, are you a professional copy editor? --Khoikhoi 06:28, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I've worked as a copy editor in the past, although my current job description is "writer and slacker." Mary Read 06:41, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hehehe. ;) If you're not busy, would you also be able to check out the Adana article? --Khoikhoi 06:47, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Voilá! Hope that's helpful. Mary Read 08:21, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, thank you - it sure is! --Khoikhoi 08:27, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

request[edit]

Hi, I need your help. Could you, please, check Mehter ? --TuzsuzDeliBekir 17:15, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have taken a look. Saposcat has done some excellent editing as well. Mary Read 22:49, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder[edit]

Edit summaries... --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 11:04, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hengsteysee[edit]

Hi Mary Read,

Thanks for copy editing my article Hengsteysee - I guess there really was a lot to be improved. If you like copy editing/proofreading you should check out this page. Here, all articles, which have recently been translated from the German-language Wikipedia into English are listed, since it is always good to have someone who doesn't speak the language, which is being translated from, look over an article. If you'd like to, it would be cool if you could look over some of the articles. There are probably similar pages for other languages, but I would have look to tell you where to find them.

Thanx,
Carabinieri ^T_T^a_a^l_l^k_k 12:19, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And yet another![edit]

Hey Mary,

I hope you don't mind, but would you be able to fix up the Ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia article? Much appreciated. --Khoikhoi 03:34, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't mind. How does it look? Mary Read 21:27, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Great! Thanks again. --Khoikhoi 21:29, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Young Ireland Rebellion[edit]

Hi, nice article o nthe 1848 rbellion in Ireland, congratulations! One little quibble though, I've never heard it referred to as teh "famine rebellion" before. Isn't the Young Irelander Rebellon a more common name? Jdorney 11:25, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, but I can't take credit for the article; it was originally part of the entry on Ballingarry. I'd be happy to change it to its more commonly known name. Mary Read 10:06, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot Mary Read![edit]

Dear Mary Read, I want to thank you for all the help in fixing up the article on Ethic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia. You help was much needed (especially to someone who is new to Wiki). Thanks again and wishing you all the best. Regards. Noxchi Borz 23:56, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to help. Mary Read 10:07, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dates[edit]

Standard English and Wikipedia form for dates is: "(13 November 1945–15 June 2006)", not "(born 13 November 1945 – died 15 June 2006)". --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 10:41, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to bang on about this, but you're connecting dates with "[space][hyphen][space]" rather than with "[en-rule]" (no spaces). --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 17:25, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As I appear to be unable to follow the rather stringent rules for copyediting here at Wikipedia, I will be taking a sabbatical for an indeterminate period of time. Take care, Mel. Mary Read 22:04, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't cave in on us, Mary...last I read the guidelines for dates, it was NOT a 'rule' but the space was optional and using a "-" hyphen or the endash "&endash;" was also optional. I double checked and here is the link...check the "Dates of birth and death" and you will see that the GUIDE allows for both with and without space! Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers) Keep up the good work and don't take one persons word too hard. Doc 23:34, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I certainly don't want Mary Read to stop copy-editing. The MoS seems to have changed (or there's a conflicting guideline somewhere else), and it conflicts with normal, virtually universal procedure elsewhere — but in any case, I've been editing here since 2004, and have made over 40,000 edits, and I still make mistakes and have to be corrected.

I should add that Wikipedia's MoS is rather less stringent than most, and allows much more leeway (not an advantage, to my mind, but there you go). --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 08:11, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

One more...[edit]

Hi Mary,

I hope you don't mind all my requests from you, I have two more articles that needs copyediting:

Thank you very much! —Khoikhoi 04:11, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Copyediting[edit]

Hi, Khoikhoi pointed me to you for a little copyediting, since my english is not as good as I wish. The article I'd like you to have a look at are:

Thanks in advance for your help and greetings from Friuli--Klenje 12:29, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Simply Halston[edit]

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Hi Mary! Well, that standard message came across a bit cold, so I am adding this. I got wind of this page when I was trying to sort out some people adding strange movies to the Zooey Deschanel page, and couldn't find any external references to Simply Halston. After digging around a bit I could only find rumours about it, and even the production company had no mention of it. So if we are going to keep the article we will need to find some sort of credible evidence of its existence, since I can't find any. I hope I did the right thing - am still a bit new around here! All the best. -- Alucard (Dr.) 14:50, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Orphaned non-free image File:Hugothehippo.jpg[edit]

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J. Todd Adams moved to draftspace[edit]

An article you recently created, J. Todd Adams, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 04:29, 1 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:J. Todd Adams[edit]

Hello, Mary Read. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, Draft:J. Todd Adams.

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it. — JJMC89 (T·C) 01:51, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Lindsay Sproul (April 4)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DGG was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Not likely to be considered notable until there are substantial reviews of her novel from third-party independent reliable sources, not press releases or mere announcements

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Lindsay Sproul and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Lindsay Sproul, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

DGG ( talk ) 09:38, 4 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Mary Read! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! DGG ( talk ) 09:38, 4 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]