User talk:JGlennny
I noticed that you have marked all your edits as minor. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia. It refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. signed, Willondon (talk) 21:40, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry about that, I guess I misunderstood or didn't see the rule defined like that. I understand. Could you advise me as to what I should do to correct this? It was the first time editing Wikipedia, not the first time editing, and I liked doing it very much and would like to continue. Thanks, JG JGlennny (talk) 06:27, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
- The "minor edit" definition is peculiar to Wikipedia, so it's not something you would have known. You don't need to correct any past edits, just keep the definition at Help:Minor edit in mind for the future. You might want to check that your editing setup doesn't have "m" selected as an automatic default. I'm glad you like editing here. Wikipedia is always in need of growth and improvement. Cheers. signed, Willondon (talk) 13:25, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
- I checked and do not have "minor edit" set as default--thanks for the heads up on that. I have edited a few further articles and have not marked them as minor. I'm trying to do at least one or two a day. This is fun for me. I just did one on a seemingly nice retreat place in Hawaii, but the article was like a listing on Booking.com. I took a good swing at it--I've written those kinds of things, so I know which branches to lop off--but it could still use some work. I put a note to that effect in my description of my edits. The problem with those kinds of things is that once they are in the eco-system, the work needed to remake them into a true encylopedia entry is so huge. Thus I see why the rules are so complex and restrictive. Anyway, I can do this kind of copy editing very quickly, and it is enjoyable for me. Some people do crosswords... Best, JG JGlennny (talk) 18:38, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
- The "minor edit" definition is peculiar to Wikipedia, so it's not something you would have known. You don't need to correct any past edits, just keep the definition at Help:Minor edit in mind for the future. You might want to check that your editing setup doesn't have "m" selected as an automatic default. I'm glad you like editing here. Wikipedia is always in need of growth and improvement. Cheers. signed, Willondon (talk) 13:25, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
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Hello, JGlennny, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, especially your edits to Kalani Oceanside Retreat. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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- I've worked a little more on Kalani Oceanside Retreat (just small stuff though for now). You haven't been here for long, but thank you for all your copyediting work (and also, for lack of better word, comprehensive edit summaries). I'm really glad that you enjoy editing Wikipedia and I really hope you stay. Cheers, GoldRomean (talk) 18:50, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for your note. I feel like we should all be at the Kalani editing... But they fudge the US non-profit 501-C-3 stuff in the article. Most likely they have the status, but there is the section that I deleted that was the real estate listing, before which they said they sold the business. A US non-profit 501-c-3 organization is not something that can be sold. It is a non-profit organization. It can be reorganized, new directors (as they say) etc., but not sold. Factual error. So this makes one want to dig a bit--when were they incorporated as a non-profit, by whom, etc., and how does that play into their current situation and the story leading up to it? That's a lot of work, with no real open-source references--the tax records are not totally private for non-profits, but they are hard to get to. I incorporated a 501-c-3 myself a long time ago and I don't know what happened to it, just for example. Anyway, more power to you as you work on this one. I think I am moving on. Best, JGJGlennny (talk) 19:20, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah, we'll just let it be. There are so many worse articles on Wikipedia anyway... if it should be, the article will eventually be deleted/changed. Cheers. GoldRomean (talk) 19:42, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for your note. I feel like we should all be at the Kalani editing... But they fudge the US non-profit 501-C-3 stuff in the article. Most likely they have the status, but there is the section that I deleted that was the real estate listing, before which they said they sold the business. A US non-profit 501-c-3 organization is not something that can be sold. It is a non-profit organization. It can be reorganized, new directors (as they say) etc., but not sold. Factual error. So this makes one want to dig a bit--when were they incorporated as a non-profit, by whom, etc., and how does that play into their current situation and the story leading up to it? That's a lot of work, with no real open-source references--the tax records are not totally private for non-profits, but they are hard to get to. I incorporated a 501-c-3 myself a long time ago and I don't know what happened to it, just for example. Anyway, more power to you as you work on this one. I think I am moving on. Best, JGJGlennny (talk) 19:20, 5 May 2024 (UTC)