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Our Meeting Yesterday
This was what I was discussing http://www.payanangal.in/2008/08/knol-vs-wikipedia-why-wikipedia-will.html It is MY opinion. Doctor Bruno 12:47, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Indian agriculture
Thanks for your message. I was happy to find and use these excellent maps in the article. JSR (talk) 10:45, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
- I have just finished re-writing the Architecture of India article, which I found in a neglected state. Don't forget to take a look :-) JSR (talk) 01:41, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for your message :-) As for the format, architecture of India was only about history until I introduced the 'contemporary' section and agriculture in India did deal with the present, but without sources (it can be expanded using a table and a good source for gross output though). Thanks for pointing out those comments. I have replied to them here. Regards, JSR (talk) 12:16, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
- I just wanted to thank you for voicing your concern (I get it. Big on the present and easy on the past) . I have added some material to agriculture in India. Please check it out when you find time. JSR (talk) 15:49, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
Ayurveda
I have just finished rewriting Ayurveda using only the most reliable scholarship. Kindly take a look and let me know if you approve. It would also help if you could point out what more needs to be added to the article (except images of course, to which I get to soon). This edit was made using a draft I had prepared earlier and may not be perfect so please be sure to look and recommend.
Thanks in advance, JSR (talk) 06:00, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
- I'll be trying to bring up Indian astronomy to a fully sourced version in the near future (One-two days or sooner. I have a draft ready). If you can find time then please make sure to take a look. Also make sure to read Ayurveda; Its stable and fully sourced now. Regards, JSR (talk) 18:51, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
- Rewrite done. More work in progress. Have a look :-) JSR (talk) 21:25, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
- I have been trying to bring up mining in India to a fully sourced version and have made some progress. Make sure to take a look whenever you find time :-) JSR 0562 20:55, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for your message. Much appreciated. JSR 0562 15:28, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi
Arun Ganesh says Hi!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.94.11.252 (talk) 09:18, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
Update from JSR
- I will be expanding the Cartography of India article since I have an article by Joseph E. Schwartzberg (published by Springer Science+Business Media). Please make sure to take a look whenever you find time.
- Rewritten the Indian Antarctic Program article and plan to further expand it. Please make sure to take a look whenever you find time.
With Best Wishes, JSR 0562 13:21, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
- Most recently I have rewritten ISRO, Vainu Bappu, and History of measurement systems in India articles. You are invited to take take a look!
WUD Bangalore
Hey, i wanted to know if you're interested in attending world usability day in bangalore on nov 29. My friend who was supposed to come just called in sick so i have an extra rail ticket. let me know asap -- PlaneMad|YakYak 19:30, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
hi
hi amog, things are great here at nid, design school after engineering is like one big vacation :) my course is 'information and interface design' which mostly deals with human computer interaction (hci) and information visualization (maps, user interfaces etc) . so hows college going?-- PlaneMad|YakYak 13:26, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi! Maybe you could ask your friend Planemad about the state maps, he ignored the preivous message...20:17, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
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Done Now redundant. - Amog | Talk • contribs 18:15, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
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thanks!
Thanks Amog :) -- PlaneMad|YakYak 07:55, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia meetup Chennai
Hi, I guess you are living at Chennai and hence posting this message. We are planning to organise Chennai wikimeetup coming Nov 14. We need some help in organising it. Please ping me back if you are interested to help us out. Thanks. Srikanth (Logic) 04:09, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
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Why deleted?
Dear Mr Amog, why did you delete the updated version of Ficquelmont article I had just published with all the citations and references asked? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.201.188.19 (talk) 09:23, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
- I apologize. I tried to revert that last change, where you modified Count to count, which I thought had a meaning change. I did not intend to revert all your changes before that. Sorry again! Amog | Talk • contribs 09:26, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
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Shriya Saran
thanks..you are the first ever editor to threat me in a good way..yup okay i will try my level best to improve the article in a good way..but can anyone actually review this article and give it a good article status?? can you please do that.. - Pravinraj (talk)
Speedy declined
Thank you for noticing here that that article was a copyright violation. An earlier version of that page does not appear to have been copied from anywhere, though. While the earlier version requires a fair bit of cleanup, it does not appear to fall under WP:CSD, so I have declined your nomination. Please remember to check earlier versions when requesting speedy deletion. Thanks, - 2/0 (cont.) 11:08, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
Nira Radia
I don't mind the tags -- just that there needs to be a reason (in form of an edit summary or a note on the talk page). Cheers! utcursch | talk 18:35, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
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For sticking at it on Franz Lidz and putting considerable effort into fixing an article plagued by COI and BLP issues. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 09:44, 23 November 2010 (UTC) |
Yay! My first barnstar since I joined wikipedia in 2007! THANKS! - Amog | Talk • contribs 11:39, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
The amorous cavalier beat me to it. Yes! Well done. -- Hoary (talk) 12:40, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
Thank you. It feels awesome! - Amog | Talk • contribs 14:30, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
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ANI
Hi Amog. Thanks for your kind words on ANI. I did think of constructing a barnstar but, honestly, I'm totally incompetent when it comes to that sort of thing! But I do want you to know that I appreciate the support. Thanks! --RegentsPark (talk) 02:59, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
Shriya Saran
The trouble is that this guy doesn't really "get it" yet, his English is not so good, and you are hurting his feelings by messing with his master creation. I am not very familiar with Miss Saran, but I can certainly do some copy edit. What kind of help are you looking for? BollyJeff || talk 16:25, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
Can you help me out on this page? I don't have rollback rights, and often it seems to be just me against a million IP vandals. How do you get rollback or revert anyway? BollyJeff || talk 17:14, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks I will try using that. BollyJeff || talk 19:14, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
- It seems that all some people care about is saying that this Indian language/region is better than that one and vice versa. Are you from India? Why can't people just get along? - BollyJeff || talk
- Then there isn't much point to try and improve these articles, is there? They will never be good if idiots keep messing with them to promote their own viewpoints. I have sometimes removed contentious material completely, only to see it creep back in again after a short while. A good one is those foreign language scripts. Some people's sole purpose on WP is to add those scripts, even if the person in the article has no knowledge of the language. Maybe WP is flawed by letting anyone edit it. Sometimes GA and even FA articles lose their status over time. /rant BollyJeff || talk 13:53, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
- They are still doing it. I am trying to remove some contentious material in an effort to keep it stable, but its a full time job. BollyJeff || talk 13:57, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
- Then there isn't much point to try and improve these articles, is there? They will never be good if idiots keep messing with them to promote their own viewpoints. I have sometimes removed contentious material completely, only to see it creep back in again after a short while. A good one is those foreign language scripts. Some people's sole purpose on WP is to add those scripts, even if the person in the article has no knowledge of the language. Maybe WP is flawed by letting anyone edit it. Sometimes GA and even FA articles lose their status over time. /rant BollyJeff || talk 13:53, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
- It seems that all some people care about is saying that this Indian language/region is better than that one and vice versa. Are you from India? Why can't people just get along? - BollyJeff || talk
Re: Merge
Regarding your closing of the merge discussion on Talk:United States diplomatic cables leak: The merge discussion was opened by User:Knowledgekid87 at 22:20, 3 December 2010[1] and closed by you at 05:44, 6 December[2]. There were five editors who responded, with only four comments after less than three days. While you might consider this a "snow keep", you need to keep merge discussions open on an article talk page for at least a week when you have only four comments. In the future, it might also help to start a discussion about closing a discussion, first. Viriditas (talk) 10:06, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
- Reopened the discussion. Cheers - Amog | Talk • contribs 11:14, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
List of Wikileaks mirror sites
Thanks for concerning me about removal of my comment. Anyways, is there any way, through which I can vote for re-opening/re-creation of Wikileaks mirror sites page? I'm unhappy with the decision of deletion of that page, that was too informative. :( *'What the reason and why today?' - If Wikipedia knows about advertising or promotion of wikileaks a years ago, then why they didn't deleted the same page before, why today? I like Wikipedia and use it daily, I respect it too, but this activity is shameful! I personally requests to delete playboy, cnn, bbc, obama etc. pages from wikipedia, as these contains nudity or promote themselves as like that of advertisement. Please do not delete this comment. विशाल तेलंग्रे (talk) 17:48, 8 December 2010 (UTC) विशाल तेलंग्रे (talk) 17:48, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
- Okay, fine. I misunderstood you. Cheers! :) --विशाल तेलंग्रे (talk) 18:29, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
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Shriya Saran GA review
Regarding "replacing some more dubious refs (edit conflict) sorry Jeff, overriding your edit. THIS time.":
Please continue, if you can find better refs. I am tiring of it. Where in the world in our friend Pravinraj? Or even Universal Hero? BollyJeff || talk 16:04, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
- I feel somewhat cheated. All that work for nothing? At least I learned something about using sources. This is helping me as I prepare Sholay for GA nomination very soon. BollyJeff || talk 15:27, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
I have removed your second PROD from this article: once a PROD tag has been removed from an article, by anyone , for whatever reason, the article may not be re-PRODded. See WP:PROD. The reason is that PROD is intended only for uncontroversial deletions, and removal of a PROD tag means that there is someone who disagrees. If you want to pursue deletion, you will have to take it to Articles for deletion. JohnCD (talk) 18:36, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
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JK lol :p. Just stopping by to wish you Happy Holidays (: STATic message me! 00:25, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
- Thank you very much! Sorry I couldn't reply earlier. I was on vacation :) I hope you had a great holiday! - Amog | Talk • contribs 20:00, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- I did :) and I hope you did as well. STATic message me! 20:03, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
Free on Feb 6?
Hallo, just wanted to check if you are in town on Feb 6. We are planning to have a Wikipedia stall / workshop @ Carte Blanche, a fest organized by MIT,Chennai. Would be great to have you! Would also get you a WPTen tee you missed not making on the day :) Srikanth (Logic) 03:53, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
- Hey! I'm still toying around with going to Kerala at the end of Jan/early Feb, so I can't confirm yet! Are you going to be there? :) - Amog | Talk • contribs 13:14, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
- Oh.. I wouldnt be there since am moving to Hyderabad, but User:Sundar and few other Tamil wikipedians will be there. We (en.wikipedians) are in sparse at Chennai :( Srikanth (Logic) 03:53, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
- I hope you are not moving permanently there. That will make our numbers even lower! And unfortunately, I'm not in station for this :( - Amog | Talk • contribs 17:35, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
- Oh.. I wouldnt be there since am moving to Hyderabad, but User:Sundar and few other Tamil wikipedians will be there. We (en.wikipedians) are in sparse at Chennai :( Srikanth (Logic) 03:53, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
Chemfluence G4 CSD nom
I don't want to !AGF and just remove your nom, but I wanted to make sure you know about this discussion: Wikipedia_talk:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion/Archive_38#Who_can_nominate_under_G4. You may have a way to know what was in the article in 2007 when it was AfD'ed and if you do, more power to you. Your call. Best regards, TRANSPORTERMAN (TALK) 20:47, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
- Hi! I had the exact same doubt when I was G4-ing it, but I assumed that the condition would hold if still failed the constraints it did the last time it was deleted (In this case, the subject still remains non-notable). Mea Culpa, I suppose I should have been so hasty though, and you were right to warn me. I think I'll propose the article be merged instead of deleted - Amog | Talk • contribs 08:41, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
- "Warn" is way too strong: it was just a reminder or heads up to a colleague. I've been known (ahem) to mistag a few myself. Good to meet you, and good editing, TRANSPORTERMAN (TALK) 15:27, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
- You have my support if you ever RfA again, TransporterMan :) And the pleasure is mine! - Amog | Talk • contribs 18:19, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
- "Warn" is way too strong: it was just a reminder or heads up to a colleague. I've been known (ahem) to mistag a few myself. Good to meet you, and good editing, TRANSPORTERMAN (TALK) 15:27, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
Re: Congrats
Thank you so much for the recognition! BollyJeff || talk 16:44, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
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GOCE drive newsletter
The Guild of Copy Editors – May 2011 Backlog Elimination Drive The Guild of Copy Editors invite you to participate in the May 2011 Backlog Elimination Drive, a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy-editing. The drive began on May 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on May 31 at 23:59 (UTC). The goals of this backlog elimination drive are to eliminate as many articles as possible from the 2009 backlog and to reduce the overall backlog by 15%. ! NEW ! In an effort to encourage the final elimination of all 2009 articles, we will be tracking them on the leaderboard for this drive. Awards and barnstars We look forward to meeting you on the drive! Your GOCE coordinators: SMasters, Diannaa, Tea with toast, Chaosdruid, and Torchiest |
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GOCE drive invitation
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors
The latest GOCE backlog elimination drive is under way! It began on 1 July and so far 18 people have signed up to help us reduce the number of articles in need of copyediting. This drive will give a 50% bonus for articles edited from the GOCE requests page. Although we have cleared the backlog of 2009 articles there are still 3,935 articles needing copyediting and any help, no matter how small, would be appreciated. We are appealing to all GOCE members, and any other editors who wish to participate, to come and help us reduce the number of articles needing copyediting, as well as the backlog of requests. If you have not signed up yet, why not take a look at the current signatories and help us by adding your name and copyediting a few articles. Barnstars will be given to anyone who edits more than 4,000 words, with special awards for the top 5 in the categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". |
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Watermark
Hello and sorry if I disturbed you. I was curious to know how you removed a watermark from a Bollywood Hungama image like Anushka Sharma's present one. Please tell me the software and other templates you used to do so. It would be quite useful to me. So, thanks a lot! Secret of success (Talk) 16:02, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
- Hi! what I used was the GIMP and it's cloning tool entirely :) - Amog — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.242.173.217 (talk) 05:47, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
GOCE drive newsletter
Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their September 2011 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy editing backlog. The drive will begin on September 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on September 30 at 23:59 (UTC). We will be tracking the number of 2010 articles in the backlog, as we want to copy edit as many of those as possible. Please consider copy editing an article that was tagged in 2010. Barnstars will be given to anyone who edits more than 4,000 words, with special awards for the top 5 in the categories "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". See you at the drive! – Your drive coordinators: Diannaa, Chaosdruid, The Utahraptor, Slon02, and SMasters. |
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Speedy deletion nomination of Edulix
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Hi. I am Jivesh. I edit strictly Beyonce-related articles on Wikipedia. I was wondering if you could do a copy-edit of Dreamgirls (film) for me? Please reply on my talk-page. Waiting in anticipation. Jivesh • Talk2Me 10:31, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
GOCE drive newsletter
Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their November 2011 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on November 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on November 30 at 23:59 (UTC). We will be tracking the number of 2010 articles (and specifically will be targeting the oldest three months), as we want to copy edit as many of these as possible. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 5 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Diannaa, Chaosdruid, The Utahraptor, Slon02, and SMasters. |
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Island in Lakshadweep
Thank you for uploading this picture of an uninhabited island in Lakshadweep. It would be heighten many times the value of the picture as a document if you would write down in the description the name of the islet or in which atoll or lagoon you took this picture. I hope you remember. Thanks again. Xufanc (talk) 06:09, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, I do not remember. That picture was taken ~5 ish years ago. Way too long - Amog — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.21.100.115 (talk) 06:24, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
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GOCE drive newsletter
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors
![]() Elections are currently underway for our third tranche of Guild coordinators. The voting period will run for 14 days: 00:01 UTC, 16 December – 23:59 UTC, 31 December. All GOCE members, as well as past participants of any of the Guild's Backlog elimination drives, are eligible to vote. There are five candidates vying for four positions. Your vote really matters! Cast your vote today. |
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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). |
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GOCE March copy edit drive
Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their March 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on March 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on March 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goal for the drive will be to eliminate the remaining 2010 articles from the queue. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 5 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, Stfg, and Coordinator emeritus SMasters. 19:26, 20 February 2012 (UTC) To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. |
WikiProject India Tag & Assess 2012 Contest
Hello friends, we are a number of editors from WikiProject India have got together to assess the many thousands of articles under the stewardship of the project, and we'd love to have you, a fellow member, join us. These articles require assessment, that is, the addition of a WikiProject template to the talk page of an article, assessing it for quality and importance and adding a few extra parameters to it.
As of March 11, 2012, 07:00 UTC, WikiProject India has 95,998 articles under its stewardship. Of these 13,980 articles are completely unassessed (both for class and importance) and another 42,415 articles are unassessed for importance only. Accordingly, a Tag & Assess 2012 drive-cum-contest has begun from March 01, 2012 to last till May 31, 2012.
If you are new to assessment, you can learn the minimum about how to evaluate from Part One of the Assessment Guide. Part Two of the Guide will help you learn to employ the full functionality of the talk page template, should you choose to do so.
You can sign up on the Tag & Assess page. There are a number of awards to be given in recognition of your efforts. Come & join us to take part in this exciting new venture. You'll learn more about India in this way.
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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. |
GOCE May copy edit drive
Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their May 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on May 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on May 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goal for the drive will be to eliminate January, February, and March 2011 from the queue. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 5 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, and Stfg. >>> Sign up now <<<
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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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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) 15:13, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
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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. >>> Sign up now <<<
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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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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) 23:47, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
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GOCE news and September drive invitation
Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
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GOCE September activities
Reminders from the Guild of Copy Editors
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GOCE mid-drive newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
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GOCE September 2012 drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Out of 41 people who signed up this drive, 28 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We achieved our primary goal of clearing July, August, September and October 2011 from the backlog. This means that, for the first time since the drives began, the backlog is less than a year. At least 677 tagged articles were copy edited, although 365 new ones were added during the month. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2341 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 54 requests outstanding before September 2012 as well as eight of those made in September. Copy Edit of the Month: Voting is now over for the August 2012 competition, and prizes will be issued soon. The September 2012 contest is closed for submissions and open for voting. The October 2012 contest is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote. – 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) 23:26, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
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GOCE fall newsletter
Fall Events from the Guild of Copy Editors
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GOCE November 2012 copy edit drive update
Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
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GOCE November drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Thanks to all who participated! Out of 38 people who signed up this drive, 33 copy-edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. All the barnstars have now been distributed. Progress report: We achieved our primary goal of clearing November and December 2011 from the backlog. For the first time since the drives began, the backlog consists only of articles tagged in the current year. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2690 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 56 requests outstanding before November 2012 as well as eight of those made in November. Copy Edit of the Month: Voting is now over for the October 2012 competition, and prizes have been issued. The November 2012 contest is closed for submissions and open for voting. The December 2012 contest is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote. ![]() Coodinator election: The six-month term for our fourth tranche of Guild coordinators will expire at the end of December. Nominations are open for the fifth tranche of coordinators, who will serve from 1 January to 30 June 2013. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – 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) 20:34, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
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GOCE mid-December newsletter
End of Year Events from the Guild of Copy Editors
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GOCE 2012 Annual Report
Guild of Copy Editors 2012 Annual Report
The GOCE has wrapped up another successful year of operations! Our 2012 Annual Report is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the January drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:19, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE mid-drive newsletter, January 2013
Guild of Copy Editors January 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
We are halfway through our January backlog elimination drive. The mid-drive newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the January drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:24, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE February 2013 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors February 2013 events newsletter
We are preparing to start our February requests blitz and March backlog elimination drive. The February 2013 newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the February blitz and March drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 22:52, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE news: February 2013
Guild of Copy Editors Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2013 wrap-up
Participation: Out of 19 people who signed up for this blitz, 9 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the six-day blitz, we removed over twenty articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the March drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, BDD and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 21:00, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE mid-March 2013 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors March 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
We are halfway through our March backlog elimination drive. The mid-drive newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the March drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 14:26, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE April 2013 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors March 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
We have completed our March backlog elimination drive. The drive wrap-up newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the April blitz! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 19:25, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE April 2013 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors April 2013 events newsletter
We finished the April blitz and are preparing to start our May backlog elimination drive. The April 2013 events newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the May drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 04:14, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE May drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors May 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
We have completed our May backlog elimination drive. The drive wrap-up newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the June blitz! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 04:45, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE June/July 2013 events
Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
We have completed our June blitz and are about to commence our July backlog elimination drive. The June/July 2013 events newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the July drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 20:10, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE July 2013 news report
Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
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GOCE July 2013 copy edit drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
We have completed our July backlog elimination drive. The drive wrap-up newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor. Sign up for the August blitz! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 23:00, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE Blitz wrap-up and September 2013 drive invitation
Guild of Copy Editors August Blitz wrap-up
Participation: Out of sixteen people who signed up for this blitz, nine copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we removed 26 articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the September drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor. Sign up for the September drive!
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GOCE September 2013 drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors September 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
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GOCE Blitz wrap-up; join us for the November drive
Guild of Copy Editors October Blitz wrap-up
Participation: Out of eleven people who signed up for this blitz, eight copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we copy edited 42 articles from WikiProject Film's backlog, reducing it by a net of 34 articles. Hope to see you at the November drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor. Sign up for the November drive!
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November 2013 GOCE drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors November 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
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GOCE December 2013 Blitz wrap-up and January Drive invitation
December Notes from the Guild of Copy Editors
The December blitz ran from December 8–14. The theme for this blitz was articles tied in some way to religion. Seven editors knocked out 20 articles over the course of the week. Our next blitz will be in February, with a theme to be determined. Feel free to make theme suggestions at the Guild talk page! The January 2014 Backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on January 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in October and November 2012 and complete all requests placed before the end of 2013. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in October and November 2012", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! ![]() Coordinator election: Voting is open for candidates to serve as GOCE coordinators from 1 January through 30 June 2014. Voting will run until the end of December. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Message delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:24, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE 2013 Annual Report
Guild of Copy Editors 2013 Annual Report
The GOCE has wrapped up another successful year of operations! Our 2013 Annual Report is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95 Sign up for the January drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:44, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
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March GOCE copyedit drive
Notes from the Guild of Copy Editors
The March 2014 backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles in need of copyediting. The drive begins on March 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on March 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copyedit all articles tagged in December 2012 and January 2013 and to complete all requests placed in January 2014. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copyedits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: number of articles, number of words, number of articles over 5,000 words, number of articles tagged in December 2012 and January 2013 and the longest article. We hope to see you there! ![]() – Your drive coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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GOCE March drive wrapup
Guild of Copy Editors March 2014 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
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Guild of Copy Editors March 2014 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Thanks to all who participated in the drive and helped out behind the scenes. 42 people signed up for this drive and 28 of these completed at least one article. Final results are available here. Progress report: Articles tagged during the target months of December 2012 and January 2013 were reduced from 177 to 33, and the overall backlog was reduced by 13 articles. The total backlog was 2,902 articles at the end of March. On the Requests page during March, 26 copy edit requests were completed, all requests from January 2014 were completed, and the length of the queue was reduced by 11 articles. Blitz!: The April blitz will run from April 13–19, with a focus on the Requests list. Sign up now! – Your drive coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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April blitz wrap-up and May copyediting drive invitation
Guild of Copy Editors April 2014 Blitz wrap-up
Participation: Out of 17 people who signed up for this blitz, eight copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we removed 28 articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the May drive! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Baffle gab1978. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by
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GOCE June 2014 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors May 2014 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Thanks to all who participated! Out of 51 people who signed up this drive, 33 copy edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We reduced our article backlog from 2,987 articles to 2,236 articles in May, the lowest backlog total since we began keeping records in 2009! Since at least 300 new articles were tagged during May, that means we copy edited over 1,000 articles in a single month. Amazing work, everyone! Blitz: The June blitz will run from June 15–21. This blitz's theme is Politics. Sign up here. Election: You can nominate yourself or others for the role of Coordinator for the second half of 2014 here. Nominations will be accepted until June 14. Voting will begin on June 15 and will conclude on June 28. Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:27, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
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GOCE July 2014 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors July 2014 newsletter is now ready for review. Highlights:
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GOCE July drive and August blitz
Guild of Copy Editors July 2014 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Thanks to everyone who participated in the July drive. Of the 40 people who signed up this drive, 22 copy edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We reduced our article backlog from 2400 articles to 2199 articles in July. This is a new month-end record low for the backlog. Nice work, everyone! Blitz: The August blitz will run from August 24–30. The blitz will focus on articles from the GOCE's Requests page. Awards will be given out to everyone who copy edits at least one of the target articles. The blitz will run from August 24–30. Sign up here! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:10, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
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GOCE October 2014 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors October 2014 newsletter is now ready for review. Highlights:
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GOCE coordinator elections
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors
![]() Candidate nominations for Guild coordinators to serve from January 1 to June 30, 2015, are currently underway. The nomination period will close at 23:59 on December 15 (UTC), after which voting will commence until 23:59 on December 31, 2014. Self-nominations are welcomed. Please consider getting involved; it's your Guild and it won't coordinate itself, so if you'd like to help coordinate Guild activities we'd love to hear from you. Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, and Miniapolis.
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December 2014 GOCE newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors December 2014 Newsletter
![]() Drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in November's Backlog Elimination Drive. Of the 43 people who signed up for this drive, 26 copy edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: The November Drive removed 26 requests from the Requests page and 509 articles from the {{copy edit}} backlog. We copy edited 83 articles tagged in the target months; July, August, and September 2013. Together with tag removals from articles unsuitable for copy editing, we eliminated July 2013 from the backlog and reduced August and September's tags to 61 and 70 respectively. As of 01:01, 1 December 2014 (UTC), the backlog stood at 1,974 articles, dipping below 2,000 for the first time in the Guild's history (see graph at right). Well done everyone! Blitz: The December Blitz will run from December 14–20 and will focus on articles related to Religion, in recognition of this month's religious holidays in much of the English-speaking world. Awards will be given out to everyone who copy edits at least one of the target articles. Sign up here! Election time again: The election of coordinators to serve from 1 January to 30 June 2015 is now underway. Candidates can nominate themselves or others from December 01, 00:01 (UTC), until December 15, 23:59. The voting period will run from December 16, 00:01 (UTC), until December 31, 23:59. You can read about coordinators' duties here. Please consider getting involved and remember to cast you vote—it's your Guild and it doesn't organize itself! Thank you all once again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve anything without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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GOCE holiday 2014 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors Late December 2014 Newsletter
Blitz: Thanks to everyone who participated in the December Blitz. Of the 14 editors who signed up for the blitz, 11 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. January drive: The January backlog-reduction drive is just around the corner; sign up here! Election time again: The election of coordinators to serve from January 1 to June 30, 2015 is now underway. The voting period runs from December 16, 00:01 (UTC), until December 31, 23:59. Please cast your vote—it's your Guild, and it doesn't run itself! Happy holidays from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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