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Literaturegeek | T@1k? 19:59, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
Hey there Dac, and thanks so much for helping out with new page patrolling, it's an area which can always use new hands :). I see you are just starting out on Wikipedia, so mistakes are inevitable, I just wanted to inform you that I changed the speedy deletion you put on David Tjaden (which was a CSD G1 (nonsense) tag), because the page does not appear to be blatant nonsense; there is some meaningful content. G1 is one of the speedy deletions which users often get wrong (I used to when I was new :D), so don't worry about it to much, but make sure you read over WP:PN to get a better idea of what meets CSD G1 applies to, and then keep up your new page patrolling :). Feel free to contact me if you have any messages/questions. Best, - Kingpin13 (talk) 18:32, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Northern Neck Shanty Singers
A tag has been placed on Northern Neck Shanty Singers requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band or musician, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for musical topics. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. ninety:one (reply on my talk) 20:00, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
Kieran Worboys
The page Kieran Worboys does not need deleting as I am Kieran Worboys. I am maing a film on monday 16th october so please do not delet my page Thank you evry much
Speedy Deletions
Hello. An article you recently marked as CSD G2 is being discussed here. This is not an accusation of misconduct, but I'd like your input on it. Thanks.--TParis00ap (talk) 19:08, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
Rollback
Hi. I've added the flag for you. Please review WP:ROLLBACK and feel free to ask me if you need any help with the tool. Pedro : Chat 07:52, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
Newports
Please define unconstructive, because if one slang term is unconstructive, then I am not sure why any of them are considered "constructive". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.11.72.156 (talk) 19:58, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
- Hey, I just came across your edit while doing recent changes patrolling, and at first glance it appeared to be vandalism. If there is evidence for common use of the term it may be worth including. I don't really know anything about it. Dac04 (talk) 20:05, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
Thanks
....for fixing my Archive page......wrong kinda move.....something just didn't feel right........sometimes takes a different person to catch it!Bddmagic (talk) 16:30, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
Thank you
For your help with the REDIRECT of Helicobacter pylori infection. גוונא (talk) 07:47, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
GOCE / Mid-drive newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors March 2011 backlog elimination drive
 Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors March 2011 Backlog elimination drive! Here is your mid-drive newsletter.
 So far, 79 people have signed up for this drive. Of these, 64 have participated. Interest is high due to a link to our event from the Watchlist page, and many new and first-time copy editors have joined us for the drive. If you signed up for the drive but haven't participated yet, it's not too late! Try to copy edit at least a few articles. Remember, if you have rollover words from the last drive, you will lose them if you do not participate in this drive. If you haven't signed up for the drive yet, you can sign up now. Many thanks to those editors who have been helping out at the Requests page. We have assisted in the promotion of seven articles to Good article status so far this month.
We have already achieved our target of reducing the overall backlog by 10%; however, we have more work to do with the 2009 backlog. We have almost eliminated May 2009 and we only have some 700 articles left from 2009. It is excellent progress, so let's concentrate our fire power on the remaining months from 2009. Thank you for participating in the March 2011 drive. We anticipate it will be another big success!
The UtahraptorTalk to me has decided to step down from his position as project coordinator due to real-life issues. Your drive coordinators – S Masters (talk), Diannaa (Talk) and Tea with toast (Talk) |
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 04:42, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
GOCE drive newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors March 2011 backlog elimination drive report
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors March 2011 Backlog elimination drive. Thank you for participating in the March 2011 drive! This newsletter summarizes the March drive and other recent events.
There were 99 signups for the drive; of these, 70 participated. Interest was high mainly due to a link to our event from the Watchlist page. We had a record-breaking 84 articles listed on the Requests page in March; 11 of these have been promoted to Good article status so far. Several of our recent efforts have received Featured Article status as well, and the GOCE is becoming a solid resource for the Wikipedia community. Many thanks to editors who have been helping out at the Requests page and by copy editing articles from the backlog.
Remarkable progress was made in reducing the backlog this month, as we now have fewer than 500 articles remaining from 2009. We are well under the 4,000-article mark for the total number remaining in the queue. Since our backlog drives began in May 2010 with 8,323 articles, we have cleared more than 53% of the backlog. A complete list of results and barnstars awarded can be found here. Barnstars will be distributed over the next week. If you enjoyed participating in our event, you may also like to join the Wikification drives, which are held on alternate months to our drives. Their April drive has started.
On March 21, SMasters appointed Chaosdruid (talk) and Torchiest (talk) as Guild coordinators to serve in place of The Utahraptor, who recently stepped down. Please feel free to contact any coordinator if you have any questions or need assistance. Your drive coordinators – S Masters (talk), Diannaa (Talk) and Tea with toast (Talk) |
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 14:34, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
GOCE barnstar
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The Cleanup Barnstar | |
| For copy editing eight articles with a total of 12,609 words during the Guild of Copy Editors' March 2011 Backlog elimination drive. Thanks for all your contributions! SMasters (talk) 04:34, 4 April 2011 (UTC) |
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 |
You are receiving a copy of this newsletter as you are a member of the Guild of Copy Editors, or have participated in one of our drives. If you do not wish to receive future newsletters, please add you name here. Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 07:13, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
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". |
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 08:53, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Dac04. A user has contested the deletion of Climate of Barcelona at User_talk:Fastily#.21.3F.21. As the editor who nominated the file for deletion, your input would be appreciated. Thanks, FASTILY (TALK) 04:06, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
FYI -FASTILYs (TALK) 05:48, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up. I don't think I will get involved in the deletion debate. The article has grown quite a bit since I marked it for deletion. Dac04 (talk) 21:20, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Anastasia lepouttre
Hello Dac04. Thanks for patrolling new pages - it's a very important task! I'm just letting you know however, regarding Anastasia lepouttre, that tagging articles for speedy deletion moments after creation as lacking context (CSD A1) or content (CSD A3), and articles being created through Article Wizard, is too fast. It's best to wait at least 10 - 15 minutes for more content to be added, and the articles should not be marked as patrolled. Attack pages (G10), blatant nonsense (G1), and copyright violations (G12) should of course be tagged and deleted immediately. Thanks.
JohnCD (talk) 20:41, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry about that. I guess I can get a bit overzealous with the speedies on newpages. I will keep the A1 and A3 in mind in the future. Dac04 (talk) 21:17, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks :)
Thanks for moving my page, it was a mistake from my side!
Ram (talk • contribs) 16:22, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
He's gone now
It looks like Daveg3873 will stop bugging you now, he just got an indefinite block.
It was a little weird how tagging for speedy deletion just made them start vandalizing though... RA0808 talkcontribs 20:30, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
- I do quite a bit of newpage patrol, and I have never seen anyone go off with that much persistence. I guess they don't realize that it is hurting their case for the contested deletion to just attack the editor who proposed it. Dac04 (talk) 20:40, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
GOCE drive newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors September 2011 backlog elimination drive update
 Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors September 2011 Backlog elimination drive! Here's the mid-drive newsletter.
We have had 55 people sign up for this drive so far, and 31 have participated. If you have signed up but have not yet copy edited any articles, please consider doing so. Every bit helps! It's not too late to join the drive if you have not already done so. Another great way to help out is to watch-list the Coordinators talk page and participate in the ongoing development of the Guild.
So far, we have reduced the backlog by 75 articles, or about 19% of our goal. We have also cleared January 2010 off of the queue and are close to clearing off February and March. If each participant were to copy edit two articles from February and March 2010, they would be completely eliminated from the queue.
Several concerns have been brought up this drive about the usage of rollover words. Rollover words only count if they're from the previous drive. For example, if you received 1,000 rollover words in March and didn't participate in May, your rollover words return to zero. This is to encourage participation in multiple consecutive drives. Your drive coordinators – Diannaa, Chaosdruid, The Utahraptor, Slon02 and SMasters |
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 05:28, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
September 2011 barnstars
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Leaderboard Award—Word Count—4th Place | |
| This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Dac04 for copy editing articles totalling 47,122 words during the WP:GOCE September 2011 Backlog Elimination Drive. Thank you so much for your contributions to the project. -- Dianna (talk) |
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Leaderboard Award—5k articles—4th Place (tied) | |
| This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Dac04 for copy editing two articles of 5000 words or more during the WP:GOCE September 2011 Backlog Elimination Drive. Thank you for your efforts. -- Dianna (talk) |
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The 10k Copy Edit Barnstar | |
| For the following amazing copy editing: California Trail (22,499 words) during the September 2011 backlog elimination drive. --Dianna (talk) |
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Copy Editor's Barnstar | |
| I award you this Copy Editor's Barnstar for insisting on clear, comprehensible, and grammatically correct articles. This barnstar is awarded to Dac04 for copy editing articles totalling over 40,000 words during the GOCE September copy edit drive. Your contributions are greatly appreciated.-Dianna (talk) |
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Special Barnstar: Largest Single Article | |
| This Special barnstar is awarded to Dac04 for courageously editing the largest single article during the Guild of Copy Editors' September 2011 backlog elimination drive – California Trail (original size: 22,499 words). Your contributions are highly appreciated! – Dianna (talk) |
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