User talk:SMcCandlish/Archive 65

1306:, 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! 775: 506: 307:, 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 Knowledge (XXG) 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. 31: 964: 277: 1252: 953: 1240: 490: 232: 270: 421: 1511: 890: 833: 1876: 1822: 1738: 1685: 1675: 1378: 1186: 1072: 1016: 944: 726: 627: 573: 405: 178: 1565: 121: 438:

Hello SMcCandlish. I am currently conducting a study on the dispute resolution processes on the English Knowledge (XXG), in the hope that the results will help improve these processes in the future. Whether you have used dispute resolution a little or a lot, now we need to know about your experience.

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until June! One of my goals as resident, is to work with Wikipedians and staff to improve content on Knowledge (XXG) about people who have collections held in the Archives - most of these are scientists who held roles within the Smithsonian and/or federal government. I thought you might like to

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I'd very much like the opportunity to interview you to tell your story, with the possibility of using it in our materials, on our community websites, or as part of this year’s fundraiser to encourage others to support Knowledge (XXG). Please let me know if you're inclined to take part in the

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My name is Victor and I'm a storyteller with the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that supports Knowledge (XXG). I'm chronicling the inspiring stories of the Knowledge (XXG) community around the world, including those from readers, editors, and donors. Stories are absolutely

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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

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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.

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until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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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

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The survey takes around five minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist in analyzing the results of the survey. No personally identifiable information will be released.

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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article..

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The last conversation we had was on 30 March and this message is 7 April but I don't find your new message. I also don't find the "stalev image" subject. Can you help me?--

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essential for any non-profit to persuade people to support the cause, and we know the vast network of people who make and use Knowledge (XXG) have so much to share.

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You are receiving this invitation because you have had some activity in dispute resolution over the past year. For more information, please see the associated

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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

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I found on my talk page that I have new message from you about stalev image. I don't find any change but maybe I'm wrong. This is the message:

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Thank you for participating in the March 2012 drive! All contributions are appreciated. Our next copy-edit drive will be in May.

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Hi, you were one of 100+ Users who has commented on a living person Requested Move featuring diacritics (e.g. the é in

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Thanks, but utterly doomed neologism articles don't need more eyes at their AfDs. They get flushed plenty fast. : -->

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page you will receive the SIA barnstar! Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to your participation!

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Please never do that again. Using cutesy pictures in an attempt to sway opinion is a clear case of

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Feel free to duplicate this invite on the pages of others who have commented, for or against.

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No prollem. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I'm not 'thority, just 'pinionated. : -->

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