User talk:RichPiccone

RichPiccone, you are invited to the Teahouse

Hi RichPiccone! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Please join other people who edit Wikipedia at the Teahouse! The Teahouse is a friendly space on Wikipedia where new editors can ask questions about contributing to Wikipedia and get help from peers and experienced editors. I hope to see you there! SarahStierch (I'm a Teahouse host) Visit the Teahouse This message was delivered automatically by your robot friend, HostBot (talk) 01:22, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Steve Lavin

Hi Rich. Thanks for joining the Guild of Copy Editors and contributing to our latest backlog elimination drive. As a matter of routine, we do some spot checks on articles, and I've just taken a look at Steve Lavin. You did a good job there, and I just wanted to encourage you to feel free to be very ruthless when you encounter vanity and flowery language. In that article, you removed some, but there was plenty more. Don't hesitate to take a blue pencil to such hagiographies. Here is a diff showing some more I found and enjoyed shredding. Good luck. --Stfg (talk) 20:24, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi Stfg - thanks for the welcome, and for the pointers! I considered a couple of the edits you made, but wasn't certain at the time. Now I know better! Quite a few of those I'm embarrassed I didn't spot the first time round though...lesson learned: don't start editing too late in the day! RichPiccone (talk) 11:49, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

That's a lesson I still have to learn! There's no reason to be embarrassed: two heads are always better than one. Regards, --Stfg (talk) 12:03, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

GOCE November 2012 backlog drive award

		The Modest Barnstar
		For copy editing more than 4000 words in the WP:GOCE November 2012 backlog elimination drive, I present you with this Modest Barnstar on behalf of the GOCE. Thanks, and we hope to see you in January! —Torchiest talkedits 16:34, 3 December 2012 (UTC)