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GOCE 2011 Year-End Report
Guild of Copy Editors 2011 Year-End Report
  We have reached the end of the year, and what a year it has been! The Guild of Copy Editors was full of activity, and we achieved numerous important milestones in 2011. Read all about these in the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report.
Get your copy of the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report here
On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. We look forward to your support in 2012! – Your 2011 Coordinators: Diannaa (lead), The Utahraptor, and Slon02 and SMasters (emeritus). |
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 06:38, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
Hello NielsenGW. I wanted to thank you for the stub you made for this pen shell species back in April of last year. I don't really know how often you do work on the Mollusca, maybe not that much, but either way, I wanted to ask you if you might be interested in WikiProject Bivalves, a brand new project which was started on January 1st of this year. We currently have 1,157 articles. All good wishes to you, Invertzoo (talk) 17:40, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
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GOCE March copy edit drive
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Hello to you once again NielsenGW, and thank you for another new bivalve article. Once again, in case you might be interested in WikiProject Bivalves I am giving you the invitation:
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Thanks for your helpful work on bivalves, it is much appreciated! Invertzoo (talk) 14:34, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
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GOCE March drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 backlog elimination drive
 Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 Backlog elimination drive! This is the most successful drive we have had for quite a while. Here is your end-of-drive wrap-up newsletter. Participation Of the 70 people who signed up for this drive, 40 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Special acknowledgement goes out to Lfstevens, who did over 200 articles, most of them in the last third of the drive, and topped all three leaderboard categories. You're a superstar! Stfg and others have been pre-checking the articles for quality and conformance to Wikipedia guidelines; some have been nominated for deletion or had some preliminary clean-up done to help make the copy-edit process more fun and appealing. Thanks to all who helped get those nasty last few articles out of the target months. Progress report During this drive we were successful in eliminating our target months—October, November, and December 2010—from the queue, and have now eliminated all the 2010 articles from our list. We were able to complete 500 articles this month! End-of-drive results and barnstar information can be found here. When working on the backlog, please keep in mind that there are options other than copy-editing available; some articles may be candidates for deletion, or may not be suitable for copy-editing at this time for other reasons. The {{GOCEreviewed}} tag can be placed on any article you find to be totally uneditable, and you can nominate for deletion any that you discover to be copyright violations or completely unintelligible. If you need help deciding what to do, please contact any of the coordinators. Thank you for participating in the March 2012 drive! All contributions are appreciated. Our next copy-edit drive will be in May. Your drive coordinators – Dianna (Talk), Stfg (Talk), and Dank (talk)To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. EdwardsBot (talk) 22:13, 4 April 2012 (UTC) |
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GOCE May copy edit drive
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A barnstar for you!
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
| Excellent work!! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:55, 4 May 2012 (UTC) |
Thanks! I'm desparately trying to finish up the Carabidae today, but I'm running out of time (read as "being distracted by the shiny Internetz.") NielsenGW (talk) 14:59, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
Haliplidae and noteridae
When you're creating a new article about a plant or animal species, could you please make sure that the category you want to use actually exists before using it? You have two options if it doesn't: you can either create the desired category, or you can apply a higher taxonomic category such as Category:Adephaga which does already exist — but you cannot just leave a page categorized in a red link. Thanks. Bearcat (talk) 21:38, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
GOCE May mid-drive newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors May 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
 Participation: Out of 49 people signed up for this drive so far, 26 have copy-edited at least one article. It's a smaller group than last drive, but we're making good progress. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, please consider doing so. Every bit helps! If you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: We're on track to meet our targets for the drive, largely due to the efforts of Lfstevens and the others on the leaderboard. Thanks to all. We have reduced our target group of articles—January, February, and March 2011—by over half, and it looks like we will achieve that goal. Good progress is being made on the overall backlog as well, with over 500 articles copy-edited during the drive so far. The total backlog currently sits at around 3200 articles. Hall of Fame: GOCE coordinator Diannaa was awarded a spot in the GOCE Hall of Fame this month! She has copy-edited over 1567 articles during these drives, and surpassed the 1,000,000-word mark on May 5. On to the second million! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa and Stfg >>> Sign up now <<<
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A barnstar for you!
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
| Great job with all of the new articles today! As a newpage patroller, I love it when I see such wonderful contributions to Wikipedia. It's a great break from the blatant vandalism and spam that is so common now. Yutsi Talk/ Contributions 21:02, 17 May 2012 (UTC) |
- Thanks! Working on all those beetle articles was starting to cross my eyes, but it's always nice to see that someone is noticing the effort. NielsenGW (talk) 21:19, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Special Barnstar |
| Another barnstar to say thanks for the new articles. Your contributions are appreciated. SwisterTwister talk 20:55, 18 May 2012 (UTC) |
GOCE May drive wrap-up
| Guild of Copy Editors May 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Out of 54 people who signed up this drive, 32 copy-edited at least one article. Last drive's superstar, Lfstevens, again stood out, topping the leader board in all three categories and copy-editing over 700 articles. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We were once again successful in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog—while removing 1166 articles from the queue, the second-most in our history. The total backlog currently sits at around 2600 articles, down from 8323 when we started out just over two years ago. Coodinator election: The six-month term for our third tranche of Guild coordinators will be expiring at the end of June. We will be accepting nominations for the fourth tranche of coordinators, who will also serve a six-month term. Nominations will open starting on June 5. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, and Stfg To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 15:47, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
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A barnstar for you!
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The Original Barnstar |
| For you great work in stub making Deathlaser (talk) 13:19, 5 June 2012 (UTC) |
- Trying to fill up some of your red links, but you are simply too fast :).--Deathlaser (talk) 13:26, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
- Ha! That's exactly why I leave the redlinks behind--for wonderful folks like you! Thanks for the barnstar. Cheers! NielsenGW (talk) 13:34, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
- It's mainly me and Thine Antique Pen who make all those articles (and significatly spam Special:Newpages).--Deathlaser (talk) 13:54, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
- Yep, it's us. I've made over 900 from NielsenGW's articles. Regards, Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 14:37, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
- It's mainly me and Thine Antique Pen who make all those articles (and significatly spam Special:Newpages).--Deathlaser (talk) 13:54, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
- Ha! That's exactly why I leave the redlinks behind--for wonderful folks like you! Thanks for the barnstar. Cheers! NielsenGW (talk) 13:34, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
GOCE July 2012 Copy Edit Drive
| Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their July 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on July 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on July 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to eliminate the articles tagged in April, May and June 2011 from the queue and to complete all requests placed before the end of June. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 6 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in April–June 2011", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa and Stfg. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 19:06, 21 June 2012 (UTC) |
Mwhahahaha
Per above and I think I'll clear up the red links in your stubs soon! Look at this, heh. Regards, Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 18:15, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
- Awesome effort, but I'm like the Wikipedia jackalope -- "Fast as fast can be, you'll never catch me..." :) NielsenGW (talk) 18:19, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
- Heh. Mine all just went in a line. I do 'em in batches of 10-30, depending on what browser I am using at the time. :) --Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 18:32, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
It's hard filling in your red links.. mwhahaha. Regards, ⇒TAP 20:43, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
- Well, as they say, "Nothing worth doing is easy." Cheers! NielsenGW (talk) 20:57, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
- I've attempted to be quicker than you. See Special:Contributions/Thine Antique Pen. Thanks! Thine Antique Pen Sock (talk) 12:16, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
- That's quite the Sisyphean goal you've given yourself. :) NielsenGW (talk) 12:21, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
- Heh! The tribe which I'm doing (Trachyderini) is very long! Lots of work! Thine Antique Pen Sock (talk) 12:24, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
Credo Reference Update & Survey (your opinion requested)
Credo Reference, who generously donated 400 free Credo 250 research accounts to Wikipedia editors over the past two years, has offered to expand the program to include 100 additional reference resources. Credo wants Wikipedia editors to select which resources they want most. So, we put together a quick survey to do that:
- Link to Survey (should take between 5-10 minutes): http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N8FQ6MM
It also asks some basic questions about what you like about the Credo program and what you might want to improve.
At this time only the initial 400 editors have accounts, but even if you do not have an account, you still might want to weigh in on which resources would be most valuable for the community (for example, through WikiProject Resource Exchange).
Also, if you have an account but no longer want to use it, please leave me a note so another editor can take your spot.
If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! Ocaasi t | c 17:26, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
| Here, have a barnstar for creating hundreds of articles about insects. —Tom Morris (talk) 21:24, 12 July 2012 (UTC) |
- I've been going through adding {{WikiProject Insects}} tags to some of your articles. —Tom Morris (talk) 21:25, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
GOCE July 2012 mid-drive newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors July 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
Participation: Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 25 have copy-edited at least one article. It's a smaller group than last drive, but we're making good progress. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: We're almost on track to meet our targets for the drive. Great work, guys. We have reduced our target group of articles—May, June, and July 2011—by about 40%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 264 articles so far, to around 2500 articles. Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, your best copy-editing work of the month will be eligible for fabulous prizes! See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. >>> Sign up now <<<
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Ribbons
As per WP:RB, the ribbons File:Editorrib18a.png and File:Editorrib18b.png (cf this and this) have been added to WP:RIBBON and WP:SERVICE, and the inconsistencies between those two pages ironed out. If you have any other areas of ribbon creation you'd like looked at (shadowed ribbons are not my forte), please let me know. VanIsaacWScontribs 06:04, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
GOCE July drive wrap-up
| Guild of Copy Editors July 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Out of 45 people who signed up this drive, 31 have copy-edited at least one article. Lfstevens continues to carry most of the weight, having edited 360 articles and over a quarter of a million words already. Thanks to all who have participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, will be available early in August here. Progress report: We are once again very close to achieving in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog. Only 35 such articles remain at press time. The total backlog currently sits at under 2400 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We are just two articles away from completing all requests made before July 2012 (both are in progress). Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, you'll be able to submit your best copy-editing work for palaver, praise, and prizes. See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:10, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
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