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GA Sweeps update[edit]

Thanks to everyone's efforts to the GA Sweeps process, we are currently over 90% done with only 226 articles remain to be swept! As always, I want to thank you for using your time to ensure the quality of the older GAs. With over 50 members participating in Sweeps, that averages out to about 4 articles per person! If each member reviews an article once a week this month (or several!), we'll be completely finished. At that point, awards will be handed out to reviewers. As an added incentive, if we complete over 100 articles reviewed this month, I will donate $100 to Wikipedia Forever on behalf of all GA Sweeps participants. I hope that this incentive will help to increase our motivation for completing Sweeps while supporting Wikipedia in the process. If you have any questions about reviews or Sweeps let me know and I'll be happy to get back to you. Again, thank you for taking the time to help with the process, I appreciate your efforts! --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talkcontrib) 00:12, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FT Push[edit]

Left a reply at WP:MLB. Staxringold talkcontribs 15:54, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks! I look forward to your work. I'm off to lunch, I'll likely nominate this baby after. Staxringold talkcontribs 16:03, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Mwahaha, you said you'd get MVP featured before me, but I've got one more support than you! *nyah nyah nyah nyah* :) Staxringold talkcontribs 05:57, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't think so! I count four supports and a "Great work, Mm40!" from KV5, his implied support. As you can see here, "Looks good to me" counted as a support, so "Great work should also". Also, it was a bit odd not having promotions today; I was looking forward to 'em. Mm40 (talk) 12:06, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yeah, ditto, that's why I got into teasing mode. Wanted to be able to FTC today. Staxringold talkcontribs 15:10, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Unreferenced BLPs[edit]

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GA Review Alconétar Bridge[edit]

Hi Mm40! I am currently reviewing the GA nomination for the Alconétar Bridge article. As it is my first GA review, I would like to have your advice before I take a decision. I already provided feedback and some improvements have been made since than. I am mostly interested in followings:

  1. Does, in your view, the prose quality meet GA criteria?
  2. I find the article is still not broad enough in its coverage, particularly in regards of cultural heritage protection and conservation. However I understand that there is a lack of sources. What is your view on this?
  3. Any further comments welcome.

Elekhh (talk) 01:33, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for John Ash[edit]

Hi Mm40, I have fixed the issue you pointed out in my DYK nomination. Is it ready to go ahead now? Thanks! JulieSpaulding (talk) 03:31, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine[edit]

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Materialscientist (talk) 06:00, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Candle[edit]

Hi Mm40, it’s me: Artichoke-Boy.

As you may or may not know (or care), I’ve recently been creating a potential article here on a cognitive performance test, that I'm planning on publishing. I think that I may be finished. I’m also planning on making a DYK out of it. Even though I’ve looked it over numerous times, I just wanted to check with you if it has enough prose for a DYK nomination, and if the references are okay and such. Just a brief run-through would suffice.

Thanks a bunch...a really appreciate your help. ---Artichoke-Boy (talk)(sign) 16:55, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good and ready to move into the mainspace. If you're looking to expand it further, you might try a Google Books search. But it's pretty good as is; my only fixes would be minor MoS things, nothing major. Mm40 (talk) 17:11, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, awesome. Thanks again. Oh, and by the way, I did do a Google Book search. It’s all in the "References" section. ---Artichoke-Boy (talk)(sign) 17:55, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Talkback[edit]

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We've finally finished off the topic guys! Given your role as a major contributor to one or more of the articles in this topic, please stop by the FTC when you get the chance! This is what Wikiprojects are all about! Staxringold talkcontribs 01:32, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Wichita Wind[edit]

Updated DYK query On January 21, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wichita Wind, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 18:01, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Needs a revisit when you get the time. Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 01:27, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback[edit]

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  • Also wanted to ask you if you might be interested in doing a GA review for 2009 Philadelphia Phillies season. It's been listed for some time and hasn't generated any interest. Would love to get some more baseball GAs, and it's my last step toward an Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown... KV5 (TalkPhils) 16:57, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

NFL FT?[edit]

I noticed your comment at Staxringold's talk page about possibly working on NFL lists. What do you think about working on an awards FT, as has been done for the NHL, NBA and MLB? I had been thinking about just working on a few isolated lists, such as National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award, but if you're interested, we can strive for an FT. Dabomb87 (talk) 17:41, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I guess I'd be up for it. I was thinking about starting, but I was intimidated by not having any official lists of awards to go by. I guess all the "Team" and "Individual" awards listed in {{NFL awards}} would suffice? If you want to go through with this, I'll spam WT:NFL at some point. Mm40 (talk) 17:58, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please be more careful with your script. Your edit summary claimed delinking because of WP:OVERLINK yet, you removed the only link to Shanghai [1] in the entire article, certainly not a case of overlinking.--Crossmr (talk) 02:23, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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FLC review[edit]

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Hi, can you comment on the reliability of Everyhit.com at the above FLC? Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 00:32, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, are you still planning to do a full review of this? Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 15:58, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please revisit? —Aaroncrick (talk) 21:25, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Red Sox list[edit]

Thanks for that review! You really dug out some odd mistakes I'd made! Staxringold talkcontribs 19:16, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it was just the errors I found when prepping LAD list. Since I copied the format from you, I figured you'd have made those same ones ;). Oddly, that list is further along in its FL nomination than its DYK nomination, where it hasn't received any attention. So, what's up next? When I have anymore time IRL (read: summer), I'm going to write about the world's first pizzeria. They lined their ovens with lava! If that doesn't make a good hook, I'm not sure what does. Mm40 (talk) 19:24, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

February GA Sweeps update[edit]

Progress as of January 2010

Thanks to everyone's efforts to the GA Sweeps process, we are currently over 95% done with around 130 articles left to be swept! Currently there are over 50 members participating in Sweeps, that averages out to about 3 articles per person! If each member reviews an article once a week this month (or several!), we'll be completely finished. At that point, awards will be handed out to reviewers. Per my message last month, although we did not review 100 articles last month, I still made a donation of $90 (we had 90 reviews completed/initiated) to Wikipedia Forever on behalf of all GA Sweeps reviewers. I would like to thank everyone's efforts for last month, and ask for additional effort this month so we can be finished. I know you have to be sick of seeing these updates (as well as Sweeps itself) by now, so please do consider reviewing a few articles if you haven't reviewed in a while. If you have any questions about reviews or Sweeps let me know and I'll be happy to get back to you. Again, thank you for taking the time to help with the process, I appreciate your efforts! --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talkcontrib) 02:37, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

Thank you for taking the time to comment on section headings/captions for the Takalik Abaj FA nom. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 10:43, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, can you revisit this FLC? I went ahead and added alt text to the rest of the images. Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 22:46, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for all your reviews by the way. I just glanced at FLC and your name is all over the place. Cheers, Dabomb87 (talk) 22:58, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I just saw that FLC is severely backlogged, and I was snowed in the past two days. Some day I'll have time to write my own material... On a side note, maybe I shouldn't say "More to come" or "Full review forthcoming", but instead "Full review coming when Dabomb bugs me about it" ;) Cheers, Mm40 (talk) 23:08, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I hear the weather's been pretty bad up there ... it's not great where I am either, but at least I can get out of the house. Might I tempt you with yet another FLC desperately needing reviews? Thanks again, Dabomb87 (talk) 23:15, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'll probably get to it at some point tomorrow evening, it's next from the bottom of the list anyway. It'll be a nice break from the sports and music lists. It's too bad the Signpost article hasn't attracted any reviewers; I think we need to make a clone of the old reviewer Dabomb. Mm40 (talk) 23:24, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'll try to look at a few FLCs in the next few days. Dabomb87 (talk) 23:29, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for List of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim first-round draft picks[edit]

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Bayreuth canon FLC[edit]

Thanks for your input. I have replied to all your points which in most cases means fixing them in the way you asked. In just a few I have done something else and indicated it in my reply. I have also checked all the ISBNs I added on the linked databases.--Peter cohen (talk) 00:25, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the support vote.--Peter cohen (talk) 14:38, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sticky & Sweet GA[edit]

Did you forget? --Legolas (talk2me) 05:45, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, I'm very sorry for keeping you waiting. I promise I'll get to it tonight. Mm40 (talk) 12:03, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikicup nomination[edit]

I don't really know about the wikicup but if someone nominated it I can submit it, just tell me where to do it. --Kumioko (talk) 18:44, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry if this isn't what you're saying, but there's no problem with you nominating a list at FLC when you're in the WikiCup. I left that note see the FLC contributers can see how much of an issue it is (see the WT:FLC discussion). Mm40 (talk) 12:28, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What do you think of this article now?BLUEDOGTN 12:29, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for all that! Any chance you could stick that js into my monobook? I stink with monobook work, but it looks interesting! Staxringold talkcontribs 23:31, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, no, I can't. Only admins can edit other user's monobooks. It's pretty simple to install, though. Just paste the last four lines of code in my monobook into yours. Then bypass your bowser's cache. The button should appear afterward. I've noticed that once you press the button, it may take a while to work, but it works. Mm40 (talk) 00:53, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'll probably take a look tomorrow morning. Mm40 (talk) 22:30, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA Sweeps Completed![edit]

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MLB awards FT[edit]

Well done! The Rambling Man (talk) 16:56, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Order of Merit[edit]

The WikiProject Baseball Major League Order of Merit

Whereas Mm40 has participated in the promotion of various and sundry lists and articles toward the admirable end goal of creating the Major League Baseball awards Featured Topic; and

Whereas the project expresses its appreciation to the participants for their hard work and dedication to furthering the coverage of the sport of Baseball; and

Whereas the aforementioned Featured Topic has been recognized by a group of peers and promoted to Featured Status on March 5, 2010—

Therefore, Mm40 is hereby presented with the inaugural WikiProject Baseball Major League Order of Merit, in recognition for steadfast and meritorious service to the Project, the Cause, and the Encyclopedia.

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A favour[edit]

Hi, you might remember you helped me a while ago with my first GA review. I've a favour to ask. I'm reviewing Jim Brandstatter at the moment, the review is here. The article is not very good and my instinct was to fail it at once. However, I though it was worth making some suggestions. The nominator does not seem to accept some of the things I've said. However, he has started to make changes but it still needs a lot of work, in my view. Could you have a look and see what you think? Advice would be appreciated! Thanks. --Sarastro1 (talk) 20:05, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Since I wrote, we have managed to move forward a bit and he's asking for other people to copy-edit and help out a bit. I still think we're heading for a fail at the moment. I'd still appreciate it if you'd have a quick look. Cheers. --Sarastro1 (talk) 08:25, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Help requested for GA review for 2009 Michigan Wolverines football team[edit]

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09 WS[edit]

Thanks for that! Staxringold talkcontribs 22:45, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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I have responded to your concerns at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of international cricket centuries by Viv Richards/archive1 and would appreciate any further comments you might have. Harrias talk 09:22, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Barnstar[edit]

Thanks! You deserve the hearty thanks too; your reviews and content work (such as the baseball FT) have been great, and we can always use more attention to detail. Keep up the good work. As for the NFL FT, I haven't really thought about it to be honest (basketball season and other Wiki things have interrupted), and I don't have the time right now to do any extended work; hopefully things will change in the next few weeks. Cheers, Dabomb87 (talk) 03:10, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A sincere thank you from Wikiproject Good Articles[edit]

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Peer review[edit]

Hey, Mm40. I've responded and addressed all your PR concerns on "A Rugrats Passover" if you'd like to check them out. :D The Flash I am Jack's complete lack of surprise 04:59, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gunsmoke[edit]

Hi. Thanks for the suggestions for the List of Gunsmoke television episodes page. I have made the necessary corrections. Jimknut (talk) 16:11, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the link to the FLC: Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Gunsmoke television episodes/archive2. Dabomb87 (talk) 21:37, 30 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Talkback[edit]

Hello, Mm40. You have new messages at Auntieruth55's talk page.
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Can you revisit this one when you get the chance? Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 02:48, 3 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of National Basketball Association season rebounding leaders/archive1, too. Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 22:12, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Re:GA review of "The Otto Show"[edit]

Yes, I had forgotten to put it up after I started the review and planned on doing so after I had finished it. Sorry for the confusion. The Flash I am Jack's complete lack of surprise 14:20, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Request[edit]

Hi Mm40. I know you must be very busy, but if you have any time, do you think you can review Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship/archive2? It is nearly ready to promote, but desperately needs one more pair of eyes. Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 02:32, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've got another request: Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee/archive1. Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 21:53, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, your concerns have been addressed. I saw your note above, but decided to ignore it since it has been around a day and there were alot of concerns.--WillC 21:39, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK nomination of Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba[edit]

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Thanks[edit]

For fixing the dashes in Luke Schenn! Canada Hky (talk) 19:06, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I've addressed many of the points you mentioned in the GA review of this article, I was wondering if you'd have a look at it again if you're not busy i the next day or two. Best, --Ktlynch (talk) 10:36, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Toussaint Tyler[edit]

Updated DYK query On April 22, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Toussaint Tyler, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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GAN backlog elimination drive - 1 week to go[edit]

First off, on behalf of myself and my co-coordinator Wizardman, I would like to thank you for the efforts that you have made so far in this GAN backlog elimination drive. It has been nothing short of a success, and that is thanks to you. See this Signpost article about what this drive has achieved so far.

We're currently heading into the final week of the drive. At this time, if you have any GANs on review or on hold, you should be finishing off those reviews. Right now, we have more GANs on review or on hold than we do unreviewed. If you're going to start a GA review, please do so now so you can complete it by the end of the month and so that the nominator has a full 7-day window to address any concerns.

See you at the finish!

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DYK for Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba[edit]

Updated DYK query On April 24, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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DYK for Silly Bandz[edit]

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 26 April 2010[edit]

Needs a revisit. Also, can you comment on the naming issue that Arsenikk raised? Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 01:18, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your participation in the April 2010 GAN backlog elimination drive[edit]

GAN backlog elimination drives chart up to 1 May

On behalf of my co-coordinator Wizardman, I'd like to especially thank you for your efforts over this past month's GAN backlog elimination drive. It has been nothing short of a complete success, which hopefully results in more expedient good article reviews, increasing users' confidence in the good article nomination processes. Even if you made just a small contribution, it still helped contribute to the success of this drive. Here is what we have accomplished this last month in this drive.

  • 661 total nominations were reviewed. 541 of them passed (~81.8%), 97 (~14.7%) failed, and 23 (~3.5%) ended on hold.
  • The WP:GAN page started at 110,126 bytes length on 1 April and ended at 43,387 bytes length at the end of 30 April (a 66,739 byte reduction in the page, about 60.6% less).
  • Excluding extremes, the longest wait for someone's GAN to be review was about 11.5 weeks at the beginning. (I mistook the figure when I reported to the Signpost that it was 13.) At the end, with the exception of one that was relisted, the longest wait is now at 10 days.
  • 63 different users participated, each having completed at least one GAN, with others also having helped out behind-the-scenes in making the drive a success.
  • The drive started with 463 GA nominations remaining and 388 unreviewed. At the end of the month, we ended with 89 remaining (374 or about 80.8% less) and 47 unreviewed (341 or about 87.9% less).

For those who have accomplished certain objectives in the drive, awards will be coming shortly. Again, thank you for your help in the drive, and I hope you continue to help review GA nominations and overall improve the quality of articles here on Wikipedia.

MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 17:41, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Don't forget to mark your entries from the Requests page[edit]

On behalf of the coordinator of the WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors Backlog elimination drive for May 2010, ɳorɑfʈ Talk!, I would like to thank you for your active participation in the Drive.

I am writing to inform you that we have introduced additional Guild of Copy Editors' Gold Star Awards for the drive.

To qualify, you will need to add an asterisk to all the full copyedits you have completed from the Requests page. More information can be found in the awards section of the Drive. If you have any questions, please post them to the Drive's talk page.

Once again, thank you for participating, and we look forward to a meaningful drop in the numbers due to your hard work and efforts.

- S Masters (talk) 03:44, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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GAN backlog elimination drive award[edit]

The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
For reviewing 5 good article nominations during the April 2010 GAN backlog elimination drive, I hereby present you The Working Man's Barnstar. Nice job! –MuZemike 23:18, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of Phi Kappa Psi brothers FLC[edit]

Hello, Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Phi Kappa Psi brothers/archive1 was listed 20 days ago, and is now also listed as one of the "nominations urgently needing reviews." So far four reviewers have weighed in. All objections have been met. There are two votes of support, and none opposed. As per The Rambling Man, "typically, although not prescriptively, Dabomb or I will look for around four votes of support." He also suggested that I contact "regular reviewers" such as yourself to see if you would be willing to comment. I'm happy to address constructive criticism. Hopefully upon resolving critiques, if you believe that the list is worthy, you will also grant support. Thanks, NYCRuss 16:57, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Could use a revisit when you get the chance. Thanks! Staxringold talkcontribs 20:08, 8 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sorry to poke again, but you're the only non-director reviewer who hasn't weighed in yet, just wondering how you feel. Staxringold talkcontribs 20:53, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I probably would have if the list hadn't been promoted today. Mm40 (talk) 00:52, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Come copyedit if you're still interested![edit]

Hello, I noticed that you signed up for Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2010, but you haven't contributed yet. I want you to know that I'm available to you if you have any questions or needs. We'd still love to have you if you're interested. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 20:43, 8 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia Signpost: 10 May 2010[edit]

Triple Crown[edit]

G'day, it gives me great pleasure to bestow the Triple Crown upon Mm40 for your contributions in the Americana articles at WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FA. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:40, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia Signpost: 17 May 2010[edit]

Thanks as usual for your review; this FLC needs a revisit when you get the chance. Dabomb87 (talk) 23:57, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Let me know if you're able to get to this within the next few days. I don't want to accidentally close it before you get a chance to respond, as I did with the RBI FLC. Cheers, Dabomb87 (talk) 03:54, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia Signpost: 24 May 2010[edit]

Backlog Elimination Drive Wrap-up[edit]

Thanks very much to all who helped with the Guild of Copy Editors Backlog Elimination Drive. We were very close to meeting our target of 7,500 articles remaining in the backlog. Our most shining success is the incredible reduction in the backlog of Special Requests. That part of the project saw a drop from 62 articles in the queue, some dating back to February of 2009, down to a stunning THREE, all of which were being edited at the close of the drive. The Special Requests page will now be a great resource for people looking to tidy up their article in advance of a GA or FA nomination, instead of a place where articles go to die.

Moving forward

GOCE backlog elimination drive chart up to 31 May

The drive has not only forced a great leap forward in reducing the backlog. It has helped promote the Guild, and led to a greater awareness of the level of vigilance required to keep the backlog manageable. Ideas such as charts, graphs, and barnstars helped motivate editors, and meeting other users helped quell any feelings gnomish editors may have had in the past that they were toiling all alone. Keep up the good work people!!

Stats

Almost everyone who participated will receive a barnstar. We will be handing these out over the next week or so.

  • Five people will receive the highest award for word count (80,000 or more), the Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Star: Bullock, Diannaa, NielsenGW, S Masters, and Torchiest.
  • The Order of the Superior Scribe (40,000+) goes to Auntieruth55, Bobnorwal, Kojozone, Lfstevens, and Mlpearc.
  • fds wins the Modern Guild of Copy Editors Barnstar (30,000+).
  • The Old School League of Copyeditors Barnstar for 20,000+ is awarded to A. Parrot, mono, Truthkeeper88, and The Utahraptor.
  • the Tireless Conributor Barnstar (12,000+) goes to dtgriffith, Laurinavicius, and Quinxorin.
  • Buggie111, Brickie, cymru lass, liquidluck, noraft, and Yellow Monkey get the Cleanup Barnstar for 8,000+ words.
  • The Working Man's Barnstar for 4,000+ words goes to Annalise and fetchcomms.
  • The Modest Barnstar is awarded to Theo10011 and The Tito.

Gold Star Award

The Gold Star Award goes to the top editor in three challenges: Number of special requests fulfilled, number of articles edited, and number of words. Here are the final results.

Final results: Gold Star Award:
Requests Articles Words
1. SMasters (17) Torchiest (250) NielsenGW (150,360)
2. Bobnorwal (13) Diannaa (212) Diannaa (136,200)
3. Bullock (9) kojozone (76) Torchiest (125,000)

Coordinator: ɳorɑfʈ Talk! Co-coordinators: Diannaa TALK and S Masters (talk)

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FLC review urgent[edit]

Hi! Since you are familiar with reviewing Lists of National Treasures of Japan, I thought you could help out with the following... List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials) is presently a featured list candidate and marked as Nominations urgently needing reviews which means that it is in danger of failing the nomination due to a lack of reviews. I'd be happy, if you could have a look at the list and leave comments, questions or suggestions at the nomination page. The criteria to be checked against are found here. Thanks. bamse (talk) 14:23, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia Signpost: 7 June 2010[edit]

Grab some glory, and a barnstar[edit]

Hi, I'd like to invite you to participate in the Guild of Copy Editors July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. In May, about 30 editors helped remove the {{copyedit}} tag from 1175 articles. The backlog is still over 7500 articles, and extends back to the beginning of 2008! We really need your help to reduce it. Copyediting just a couple articles can qualify you for a barnstar. Serious copyeditors can win prestigious and exclusive rewards. See the event page for more information. And thanks for your consideration. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 15:00, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Michel Baroni (warning)[edit]

Your article is no different with no content and Boavista at that time already relegated, which means your content has incorrect information. Matthew_hk tc 07:27, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Diogo Fernandes just played 1 season for the team and he wore 77 not 76. Matthew_hk tc 04:24, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/2009 College Football All-America Team/archive1[edit]

I responded to your concerns at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/2009 College Football All-America Team/archive1 about 2 weeks ago. Could you please strike or cap your comments and consider rendering an opinion on this candidacy.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:20, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I have addressed your latest concerns.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 03:51, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Do you have remaining concerns? Is there anything in particular that would make you willing to support?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:48, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • I generally do full, detailed reviews of articles that I support, but I don't really have the time to do so ATM. When I do, however, I'll try to. Cheers, Mm40 (talk) 17:13, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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FA nom comments[edit]

Even though the nomination of Treaty of Ciudad Juarez was archived [2] I would very much like a response from you to my comments addressing your concerns. Specifically, with the purpose of improving article quality, I am still wondering why you recommend these three sources and what information is in them that could be used in a meaningful way in the article. Thank you.radek (talk) 16:51, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia Signpost: 28 June 2010[edit]

Hi, I addressed your comment on the FLC. Its been awhile and I was hoping you could follow up. Thanks. NThomas (talk) 23:08, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey. Just checking to see if you had any further concerns on this list. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 18:35, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The Wikipedia Guild of Copy-Editors invite you to participate in the September 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive, a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy-editing. The drive will begin on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on 30 September at 23:59 (UTC). The goals for this drive are to eliminate 2008 from the queue and to reduce the backlog to fewer than 5,000 articles.

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FLC National Treasures of Japan swords[edit]

Hi! Since you already reviewed a List of National Treasures of Japan, I thought you could help out with the following. List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords) is currently a featured list candidate and listed as Nominations urgently needing reviews which means that it might fail unless somebody (you ;-) ) reviews the list. So far it received two "support" votes and one "oppose". All issues raised in the oppose vote have been addressed (the reviewer, "The Rambling Man", just needs to revisit the page). I'd be happy if you could take the time to review the list and leave comments, questions, suggestions and a vote ("support" or "oppose") on the nomination page. Thanks. bamse (talk) 09:46, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject Good Articles will be running a GAN backlog elimination drive for the entire month of March. The goal of this drive is to bring the number of outstanding Good Article nominations down to below 50. This will help editors in restoring confidence to the GAN process as well as actively improving, polishing, and rewarding good content. If you are interested in participating in the drive, please place your name here. Awards will be given out to those who review certain numbers of GANs as well as to those who review the most. On behalf of my co-coordinator Wizardman, we hope we can see you in March. MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 00:10, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject Wikipedia has a userbox available for you, Mm40[edit]

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GAN Mentorship[edit]

Hey there! Saw you have offered to serve as a GAN mentor and are interested in sports. Well my main interest especially here is sports, and while I have previously reviewed GAs, I have been mostly inactive since late 2009 and could use a refresher. I was hoping you could help me out a little in whatever way you see fit. Thanks! MobileSnail 04:37, 16 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q1 2011[edit]

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
Volume 4, No. 1 — 1st Quarter, 2011
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MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 02:55, 6 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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GOCE drive newsletter[edit]

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
A range of barnstars will be awarded to active participants. Some are exclusive to GOCE drives. More information on awards can be found on the main drive page.

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 07:51, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

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