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[edit]Hi, FiveFaintFootprints. Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Our intro page contains a lot of helpful material for new users—please check it out! If you need help, visit Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or . Derek Andrews (talk) 14:23, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for your welcome, Derek Andrews, and for the links and your availability to answer questions. I really appreciate the contact! I'm still finding my way around at the moment and looking and learning, so everything's new and very helpful. FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 16:06, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
Predominately/predominantly
[edit]Just for the record, re your edits at Little Germany, Bradford and elsewhere, predominately isn't a misspelling of predominantly – it's a valid alternative. I haven't reverted. Dave.Dunford (talk) 23:55, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
Hi - Thanks so much for your comment. I was going by the listing in Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/Grammar and miscellaneous. Please revert if you think it’s best. FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 00:23, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
Or can I revert them myself? Please let me know! Definitely not intending to overcorrect or miscorrect. FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 00:31, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
- You can revert yourself, but to be honest I wouldn't bother – your edits are basically neutral, you haven't introduced a mistake, and the predominantly spelling is much commoner than predominately anyway, and probably most people's preferred spelling (including mine). I've taken predominately off the list at Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/P, though. Welcome to Wikipedia, by the way. Dave.Dunford (talk) 11:39, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
Great - thanks so much! I was going to try and post a question on the talk page there about whether to take that entry off the list and how to approach the words there, so your having removed it resolves the issue.
I was interpreting the page as an official ‘to be corrected’ list, related to style guide and editorial requirements. That generally works without issue for the obvious typos, but this particular one was a bit of a trap. I’ll be more circumspect and avoid entries like that one in future!
In the meantime you’re right, it’s probably overkill to go and change them back unless anyone objects to the edit. Live and learn! Thanks again for guiding me on this - and for your welcome. FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 11:57, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
Adaption
[edit]Likewise, 'adaption' is a perfectly valid variant of 'adaptation', particularly in British English, and there is no need to change one to the other where they occur. 2600:8800:1880:91E:5604:A6FF:FE38:4B26 (talk) 04:20, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
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Bahuk
[edit]Hi, Thanks for your 'copy editing' on Bahuk and for other Gujarati literature related articles. I just edited the page 'Bahuk' without reading a 'GOCE-notice'. Sorry for my interruption. I have just added a photo of Nala and Damayanti. -Gazal world (talk) 15:06, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hello - no problem at all, and thank you for your message. I meant to copy edit faster so as not to be in the way, but it worked out well as we didn't edit at the same time. I found it interesting and enjoyable to work on these three Gujarati literary articles! FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 17:28, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
November 2018 GOCE drive bling
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Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Longest Article, 3rd Place | |
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to FiveFaintFootprints for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 8,978 words – during the GOCE November 2018 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Reidgreg (talk) 02:43, 3 December 2018 (UTC) |
Thanks for helping to bring the backlog to a six-month low! – Reidgreg (talk) 02:40, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Reidgreg: Thanks so much for these barnstars (I'm quite partial to those spinning ones
), and for your help and advice. Another fun campaign while there's still backlog to edit! – FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 11:05, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
December 2018 GOCE newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors December 2018 Newsletter
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January 2019 GOCE drive bling
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This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to FiveFaintFootprints for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 9,343 words – during the GOCE January 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Reidgreg (talk) 03:12, 4 February 2019 (UTC) |
Great work on a tricky article! – Reidgreg (talk) 03:12, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
- @Reidgreg: Thank you! And it only took a month
- I hope 2019 has got off to a great start for you. Wishing you a great year! FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 00:21, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
- Pretty good. Editing-wise, I've spent much of the past two weeks updating and promoting 2010–2017 Toronto serial homicides. It's gotten a lot of pageviews and a lot of editors, which consequently means more vandalism, point-of-view pushing and arbitrary style edits. But I got it listed at Wikipedia:In the news and it feels like an accomplishment. – Reidgreg (talk) 18:23, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
February 2019 GOCE blitz bling
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March 2019 GOCE drive bling!
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This barnstar is awarded to FiveFaintFootprints for copy edits totaling over 8,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE March 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Reidgreg (talk) 18:57, 3 April 2019 (UTC) |
A barnstar for you!
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The Copyeditor's Barnstar |
Thank you very much for your work on Sasaeng fan. You've improved the article tremendously. Cheers, gnu57 21:49, 20 April 2019 (UTC) |
- @Genericusername57: Wow! Thank you so much for this barnstar - very nice surprise and greatly appreciated
- FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 09:45, 22 April 2019 (UTC)
April blitz bling
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[edit]- @Tdslk: I don’t want to beg for bling (well..), and it’s only a small one, but it looks like mine stayed at the bottom of the bag in the latest handout
FiveFaintFootprints FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 12:04, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
Egads! My apologies. Here's your barnstar:
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@Tdslk: Beautiful - thank you! - \0/ - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 16:25, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
Hello. Help copy edit and improvements for article. Thanks you. 58.187.77.36 (talk) 09:53, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
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June 2019 blitz bling!
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[edit]Guild of Copy Editors September 2019 Newsletter
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September 2019 GOCE drive bling
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This barnstar is awarded to FiveFaintFootprints for copy edits totaling over 4,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Reidgreg (talk) 17:28, 2 October 2019 (UTC) |
Copy-editing request
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Hello FiveFaintFootprints. Hope, you are doing well. I just published my new article Sudarshan Gadyawali, a collection of essays. It will be great help for me if you can do copy-editing and paraphrasing. In past, you helped me with couple of articles, and it was really an appreciative works. I have place a request at WP:GOCE/REQ. If you can't help with this, no problem at all. --Gazal world (talk) 17:44, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hello Gazal world - nice to hear from you! It would be my pleasure - I've picked up the article for copy editing in the GOCE October Blitz, which has just started. If I have any questions I'll let you know. Likewise, please ask if you have a question about any copy editing choice. - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 00:26, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hello again! Would you be able to clarify the meaning of two elements in these sentences in the Publication History section: "The book was double crowned [...] They also included two articles...". I'm not sure of the sense of "double crowned", and there is no citation relating to it - it would probably be good to include one if possible. It also isn't clear who is meant by "They" - is that the publisher? Thanks very much! FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 10:49, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
- Hello. Sorry for inconvenience. (1) According to dictionary . com, 'double crowned' means 'a size of printing paper, 20 × 30 inches (51 × 76 cm)'. See, this. (2) Yes, Here 'They' is stands for 'publishers' (Himmatlal Chhotalal Pandya & Pranshankar Gaurishankar, two of Manilal's admirers). Thanks. --Gazal world (talk) 10:56, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Thank you very much for the clarifications. (That seems a very large format. Would it have been full size, or folded?) My suggestion for the wording would be "The book was printed on double crown paper (20 x 30 inches)" (using a conversion template), as there doesn't seem to be any explanatory article or article sub-section using the term to link to.
- Hi. I have seen the copy of Sudarshan Gadyawali in my library. Not very large, but we can say 'large'. Please modify the sentence in your way. Feel free to ask me if you have further questions. Thanks. --Gazal world (talk) 11:25, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Thank you very much for the clarifications. (That seems a very large format. Would it have been full size, or folded?) My suggestion for the wording would be "The book was printed on double crown paper (20 x 30 inches)" (using a conversion template), as there doesn't seem to be any explanatory article or article sub-section using the term to link to.
- Hello. Sorry for inconvenience. (1) According to dictionary . com, 'double crowned' means 'a size of printing paper, 20 × 30 inches (51 × 76 cm)'. See, this. (2) Yes, Here 'They' is stands for 'publishers' (Himmatlal Chhotalal Pandya & Pranshankar Gaurishankar, two of Manilal's admirers). Thanks. --Gazal world (talk) 10:56, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hello again! Would you be able to clarify the meaning of two elements in these sentences in the Publication History section: "The book was double crowned [...] They also included two articles...". I'm not sure of the sense of "double crowned", and there is no citation relating to it - it would probably be good to include one if possible. It also isn't clear who is meant by "They" - is that the publisher? Thanks very much! FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 10:49, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
@Gazal world: Thanks for the details! I've rephrased so that it's clear it's the printing format.
- Hey FiveFaintFootprints. Thank you very very much It looks great. You have done a great job. And thanks for picking up my following request of Siddhantasara. I hope, you would enjoy it. --Gazal world (talk) 19:19, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Thank you very much! I was just about to leave a message here letting you know I'd completed Sudarshan Gadyawali and am looking forward to working on Siddhantasara - you beat me to it! - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 19:28, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
- Hi FiveFaintFootprints. Can you use only "Kant" instead of "Kavi Kant". He generally know as "Kant" in Gujarati literature. "Kavi" means poet in Gujarati. So sometime people use to say "Kavi Kant" (Poet Kant). The wiki page of Kant need to be renamed from "Kavi Kant" to "Kant". I will do it. --Gazal world (talk) 09:10, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Thanks very much for clarifying! I made the change because "Kant" alone in association with philosophy might easily suggest Immanuel Kant to readers unfamiliar with the context. Would a good solution be to say "(known as Kavi Kant)" after the Manishankar Bhatt wikilink where it appears in the article lead and the final section, and in the final paragraph section heading, and use Kant elsewhere? For example, revert "love-letters addressed by Kavi Kant to his imaginary beloved, Kanta" to "... addressed by Kant..."? FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 10:48, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
- I'll revert the section heading as well, just leaving the "(known as Kavi Kant)" clarification. That way, it accords with what you see when you click on the wiki link, and also respects common usage. Thanks again for the information. - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 10:53, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
- Ya. It would would be fine. --Gazal world (talk) 11:08, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
- I'll revert the section heading as well, just leaving the "(known as Kavi Kant)" clarification. That way, it accords with what you see when you click on the wiki link, and also respects common usage. Thanks again for the information. - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 10:53, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Thanks very much for clarifying! I made the change because "Kant" alone in association with philosophy might easily suggest Immanuel Kant to readers unfamiliar with the context. Would a good solution be to say "(known as Kavi Kant)" after the Manishankar Bhatt wikilink where it appears in the article lead and the final section, and in the final paragraph section heading, and use Kant elsewhere? For example, revert "love-letters addressed by Kavi Kant to his imaginary beloved, Kanta" to "... addressed by Kant..."? FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 10:48, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
- Hi FiveFaintFootprints. Can you use only "Kant" instead of "Kavi Kant". He generally know as "Kant" in Gujarati literature. "Kavi" means poet in Gujarati. So sometime people use to say "Kavi Kant" (Poet Kant). The wiki page of Kant need to be renamed from "Kavi Kant" to "Kant". I will do it. --Gazal world (talk) 09:10, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Thank you very much! I was just about to leave a message here letting you know I'd completed Sudarshan Gadyawali and am looking forward to working on Siddhantasara - you beat me to it! - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 19:28, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
@Gazal world: Just to let you know I've finished copy editing Siddhantasara. Thank you for another two interesting articles. I enjoyed working on them! FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 12:38, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
- Wow. Both articles look great after your copy-editing. Thanks for spending your time. I just want to let you know that I will revert some words to its original forms. i.e., 'criticized' to 'criticised', 'characterized' to 'characterised', 'recognized' to 'recognised'. Indian English.. you know.
. Hope you don't mind. Once again thank you. --Gazal world (talk) 12:44, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: That's great! Quite happy for you to alter those - I prefer those spellings myself, but aligned "criticized" and a couple of other words to the "z" spelling of other words in both articles. I hesitated over "installment" (the US spelling) as opposed to "instalment" (British spelling) so that one may need attention as well? It appears in both articles. It was a pleasure and a learning experience to work on both! FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 12:51, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi FiveFaintFootprints. Happy to let you know that Siddhantasara has been promoted to GA. It would not be possible without your wonderful copy-editing and paraphrasing. My honest thanks to you. Hope, you are keeping well. --Gazal world (talk) 21:27, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
Hello. This article is too long, need to omit some unnecessary paragraphs, help summarize this article (and copy edit). Thanks you. Olascf (talk) 13:40, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
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- @MX: Thank you so much - that's a lovely surprise, and much appreciated! And thank you for two very interesting articles to work on. Good luck with the DYK and GAN nominations! FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 13:58, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
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[edit]Hi FiveFaintFootprints. Hope, you are well ? I just published an article, Atmanimajjan, a collection of poems, again by Manilal Dwivedi. Could you please help me with copy-editing and paraphrasing. I have put a request on GOCE. If this is out of your interest, please feel free to say 'NO'. Thanks for your past help with Sudarshan Gadyawali and Siddhantasara and other articles. --Gazal world (talk) 19:26, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
- Hello @Gazal world: Happy New Year! Thanks very much for your message - lovely to hear from you! I'd be very happy to copy edit Atmanimajjan, and have accepted your request at WP:GOCE/REQ. Please don't hesitate if you have any questions or comments on any of the edits. Guidance welcome if any choices stray from Indian English usage. FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 22:31, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
- I have a question about the name and translation of the collection:
- The article title and most mentions give the title as Atmanimajjan, and in the Lead section the translation is "Drowning in the Self". But in the Publication history section, the earlier version is given as "Aatmanimajjan (Plunge into Soul)".
- Is the slight variation in the title (double Aa at the start) intentional, and does it modify the meaning, or should the spelling and translation be harmonised with the rest of the article? Thanks in advance! Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 22:42, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
- Hi FiveFaintFootprints. Thank you very much for accepting my request. 'Double Aa at the start' was typo. I have corrected it. Though it is also accepted spelling. I have also changed the translation to 'Drowning in the Self' from 'Plunge into Soul'. Both translations have same meaning. Thanks for you concern. --Gazal world (talk)\
- @Gazal world: Thanks very much for clarifying those details! - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 11:16, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- I also want to request one thing. Could you expand lead section of article.? We can write one or two lines about 'commentary' and the poem 'Amar Asha', the most famous poem of Manilal. --Gazal world (talk) 12:46, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: I've added a little to the Lead along those lines. Please feel free to modify or adapt what I've included. FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 13:08, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Just to let you know I've finished copy editing Atmanimajjan. Thanks for the request and your article - I enjoyed adding a bit more to my general knowledge of Gujarati literature through your work here! Best FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 22:09, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks you very very much for your copy editing. You are awesome. The article looks fantastic now. And thanks for your kind words. --Gazal world (talk) 22:13, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Thanks so much - a pleasure! Following the links in the articles I've worked on, I can see something of how much you've been doing in this subject area through the articles you've written and contributed to. Quite a body of work! - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 22:23, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks you very very much for your copy editing. You are awesome. The article looks fantastic now. And thanks for your kind words. --Gazal world (talk) 22:13, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Just to let you know I've finished copy editing Atmanimajjan. Thanks for the request and your article - I enjoyed adding a bit more to my general knowledge of Gujarati literature through your work here! Best FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 22:09, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: I've added a little to the Lead along those lines. Please feel free to modify or adapt what I've included. FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 13:08, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- I also want to request one thing. Could you expand lead section of article.? We can write one or two lines about 'commentary' and the poem 'Amar Asha', the most famous poem of Manilal. --Gazal world (talk) 12:46, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Thanks very much for clarifying those details! - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 11:16, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Hi FiveFaintFootprints. Thank you very much for accepting my request. 'Double Aa at the start' was typo. I have corrected it. Though it is also accepted spelling. I have also changed the translation to 'Drowning in the Self' from 'Plunge into Soul'. Both translations have same meaning. Thanks for you concern. --Gazal world (talk)\
- Hi FiveFaintFootprints. Hope, You are doing well. My fellow Wikipedian User:Nizil Shah has created an article Amar Asha, a poem by Manilal Dwivedi. It needs copy editing and paraphrasing for grammar, tone and style. As you have helped me with my previous articles related to Manilal Dwivedi, I request you to copy edit this article, too, if you are not busy with other assignments. If this is something out of your interest, no problem at all. I have put a request on GOCE noticeboard. Thanks. --Gazal world (talk) 16:20, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hello! I saw your message a little late, and it looks like another editor has picked up the GOCE Request. It would have been my pleasure. Next time, then! Thank you for thinking of me and getting in touch. Kind regards FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 22:49, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
- Hello FiveFaintFootprints. How are you? Hope, you are well. I just published article Buddhi Vardhak Sabha. It is about Socio-Religious reform organization in India. Can you help me in 'close' paraphrasing and copy-editing for grammar and style? If you don't, no problem. I have requested on WP:GOCE. Thanks. --Gazal world (talk) 05:29, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
- Hi @Gazal world: nice to hear from you! I hope you're well, and safe, yourself. I've accepted your WP:GOCER request, and will ping you if I have any questions. Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 07:39, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: I've finished the copy edit. The only things I got in a slight tangle with were the name "Elphinstone Institute", and the link to the article on Elphinstone College. The changes I made are minor, but I wanted to explain the reasoning behind them :)
- After a bit of messing around, I ended up changing the reference in the Buddhi Vardhak Sabha lead section to read "Elphinstone Institution", as appears several times in cited source #1. It also accords with the naming history in the linked Elphinstone College article. That way, any confusion with the Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen is avoided.
- Then I put the link in parenthesis: "the Elphinstone Institution (now Elphinstone College)", because the official founding date of Elphinstone College is 1856, which is later than the founding date of the Buddhi Vardhak Sabha. That date is what you see when you read the Elphinstone College article's lead section. Also to get around the apparent dating inconsistency, I adjusted the "Elphinstone Institution" link in the History section of the article so that it links the reader to the Elphinstone College History section, where the chronology and name changes are explained.
- I hope all of this is OK with you! Regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 13:52, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
- Hi @Gazal world: nice to hear from you! I hope you're well, and safe, yourself. I've accepted your WP:GOCER request, and will ping you if I have any questions. Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 07:39, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
@Gazal world: Hi again! I just picked up your WP:GOCER request for Vasant (magazine) after seeing the notification of your ping there.
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Thanks for helping to reduce the copy-editing backlog by 75% in one month! – Reidgreg (talk) 21:39, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Reidgreg: Thanks very much! I hope you're keeping safe and well in these strange times... – FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 09:18, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi FiveFaintFootprints. Hope, you are well and safe. I have been working on this article since long time. I want to expand it further, and make it GA. Before that, it would be great if you could do some copy-editing and paraphrasing. Needs close paraphrasing, as some sentences are close to original source. If you are busy, no problem at all. Please feel free to say NO. I have put a request at GOCE. Thanks. --Gazal world (talk) 17:24, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: So far so good, thank you! I hope things are going well with you also. I'd be happy to do some copy editing on Kosala (novel), and have accepted your request at WP:GOCER. Keep working on it if you need to - I'm sure we can coordinate our efforts fairly easily and avoid edit conflicts. If I encounter any I'll defer to your change and copy edit that section afterwards if needed. Don't hesitate if yo have comments on any of the copy editing choices - and I'll ask if I have questions too. Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 18:13, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hi, FiveFaintFootprints. Just to let you knwo that I have added two paragraphs in 'Publication' section. If you have any query, feel free to ask me. You are free if you want to modify or trim the contents. Also, I want to request you that, can you help me in writing appropriate lead for the article. Thanks. --Gazal world (talk) 18:04, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hello! Thanks for letting me know. I'll probably rearrange the information in the Publication section a bit for logical flow, and you may need to reorder the references cited so that everything matches up properly. I'm not sure whether you need to add much to the Lead section, as it seems to cover the essentials already. But I'm happy to help, and to copy edit any new text. Regards FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 19:52, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hi again! Please have a look at what I did with the Publication and Reception sections, and make any corrections you feel are needed. I moved to the Reception section the passage relating Nemade's statement that the Marathi establishment was initially hostile to Kosala but that it gained a keen following among young people. That raised an apparent conflict with the statement in that section that the novel was met with critical acclaim from the outset. I reordered and reformulated that sentence, to say that it heralded a new trend, and that other commentators said it received immediate critical acclaim. Does that seem accurate to you, as you have access to the sources? I don't want to introduce any inaccuracies. Regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 21:04, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hello again! I've added a couple of sentences to the Lead section, and completed the copy edit. I'm happy to keep helping, though, if you want make further modifications to the article. Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 07:43, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hello. Thank you very much. Now the article looks great. Although Nemade say that the novel received hostile response, I don't know what type of criticism it received. It is well know fact that the novel was hailed by critics as one of the most ground-breaking novels in Marathi literature. It is still popular novel as well. I will try to get information about criticism. I am working on another two articles: one about novel (User:Gazal world/Fasana-e-Azad) & one about magazine (User:Gazal world/Avadh Akhbar). I will ping you when I finish it. Thank you very much for all your help. --Gazal world (talk) 15:49, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hey FiveFaintFootprints. I am pleased to inform you that 'Kosala' has been passed GA review. It would not be possible without your help. Thank you very much. --Gazal world (talk) 13:05, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hello @Gazal world: That is wonderful news - warmest congratulations! I looked through the GAN Review - my goodness you've put in a lot of preparation work. The article richly deserves its promotion, and I see you have it nominated for DYK as well. I'm so pleased I could help the process in some way! Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 13:16, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hey FiveFaintFootprints. Thanks for your kind words. I have just published a new article Yayati (novel), and also requested at GOCE for copy-editing. Can you help with this ? Sorry for bother you again and again. There are no any urgency. If you are busy, please feel free to say 'NO'. Actually, I am not so good in English, and don't know how to express my gratitude towards you for your 'wonderful' copy-editing works. --Gazal world (talk) 18:14, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hello @Gazal world: That is wonderful news - warmest congratulations! I looked through the GAN Review - my goodness you've put in a lot of preparation work. The article richly deserves its promotion, and I see you have it nominated for DYK as well. I'm so pleased I could help the process in some way! Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 13:16, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hey FiveFaintFootprints. I am pleased to inform you that 'Kosala' has been passed GA review. It would not be possible without your help. Thank you very much. --Gazal world (talk) 13:05, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hello. Thank you very much. Now the article looks great. Although Nemade say that the novel received hostile response, I don't know what type of criticism it received. It is well know fact that the novel was hailed by critics as one of the most ground-breaking novels in Marathi literature. It is still popular novel as well. I will try to get information about criticism. I am working on another two articles: one about novel (User:Gazal world/Fasana-e-Azad) & one about magazine (User:Gazal world/Avadh Akhbar). I will ping you when I finish it. Thank you very much for all your help. --Gazal world (talk) 15:49, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hello again! I've added a couple of sentences to the Lead section, and completed the copy edit. I'm happy to keep helping, though, if you want make further modifications to the article. Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 07:43, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hi again! Please have a look at what I did with the Publication and Reception sections, and make any corrections you feel are needed. I moved to the Reception section the passage relating Nemade's statement that the Marathi establishment was initially hostile to Kosala but that it gained a keen following among young people. That raised an apparent conflict with the statement in that section that the novel was met with critical acclaim from the outset. I reordered and reformulated that sentence, to say that it heralded a new trend, and that other commentators said it received immediate critical acclaim. Does that seem accurate to you, as you have access to the sources? I don't want to introduce any inaccuracies. Regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 21:04, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hello! Thanks for letting me know. I'll probably rearrange the information in the Publication section a bit for logical flow, and you may need to reorder the references cited so that everything matches up properly. I'm not sure whether you need to add much to the Lead section, as it seems to cover the essentials already. But I'm happy to help, and to copy edit any new text. Regards FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 19:52, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hi, FiveFaintFootprints. Just to let you knwo that I have added two paragraphs in 'Publication' section. If you have any query, feel free to ask me. You are free if you want to modify or trim the contents. Also, I want to request you that, can you help me in writing appropriate lead for the article. Thanks. --Gazal world (talk) 18:04, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
(←) Hello, Gazal world - I'd be very happy to work on Yayati (novel), and I've just accepted your WP:GOCER request. Thank you so much for your very kind words! I'm always happy to help on your articles, to the best of my ability. Please feel free to comment on, or query, any copy-editing choices though; as always, I'll also ask if I have questions. Best - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 08:59, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
- A question about the character description for Kacha, to be sure:
- Where it says, "Devayani's love and brother (by affection) Sharmishtha", does this mean that Kacha is, on the one hand, Devayani's love; and on the other hand, like a brother to Sharmishtha (but not related to Sharmishtha by birth)? FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 09:17, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hi FiveFaintFootprints. Thanks for accepting my GOCE request. You are right, Kacha is like a brother to Sharmishtha (but not related to Sharmishtha by birth). --Gazal world (talk) 09:50, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello! I would like to insert a phrase in the article if you do not mind. Help me please: From 1800 to the present, at least 33 ships have been named Cossack in GB (21 ships), USA (4 ships), Russia (7 ships) (see list of ships named Cossack).Ru thanks. depo (talk) 21:05, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
April 2020 GOCE blitz bling
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All is well ?
[edit]Hey FiveFaintFootprints. I hope you would be well. --Gazal world (talk) 16:05, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
- I'm so sorry, @Gazal world:, to have been so slow with this. I've been teleworking through lockdown and post-lockdown where I am, and finding it a bit overwhelming. I'll resume copy editing the article - apologies again for the delay, and I hope you've been well yourself. Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 11:43, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- No need of 'apologies', pal. I messaged you just to know that how you are. I am well. --Gazal world (talk) 11:52, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Thank you for your kind words - I'm very glad to hear you're well. I really am sorry to have kept you hanging like this for so long. I didn't realize how much time was going by, and should have finished working on the article weeks ago. I didn't mean to break off so suddenly like that :( Anyway - glad to be moving things forward now. Best - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 12:17, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hello again! Could I check your preference for the spelling convention used in the article? It uses "ize" instead of "ise" for words such as "characterize", "realize" and so on throughout. Would you prefer this left as it is, or changed to "ise"? American English uses the "ize" spelling; British English prefers "ise" but accepts both variants. I know you preferred "ise" in terms of Indian English in Siddhantasara. I've seen "ize" used in quite a few articles on Indian topics, so I'm not sure it's a major issue, but wanted to know what you think. Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 12:55, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- Hi FiveFaintFootprints. I will prefer '-ise'. Further, Can we remove the word 'We' from the 2nd sentnce of 4th paragraph of plot section.? --Gazal world (talk) 13:05, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Thanks for the confirmation! I'll make the changes, and reword the sentence that uses "we". Best - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 13:25, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: I've finished my copy edit (at last), but am happy to work on any additional material you might add, or any passages you feel still need attention. Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 16:01, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- Hi FiveFaintFootprints. It looks great. I don't think that it needs further copy-editing. Thanks a tone. --Gazal world (talk) 16:12, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: OK, that's great - do let me know, though. I'll make sure to be much more responsive than lately. Thanks again for your patience with my slowness through these strange times. Stay safe and well - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 16:36, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- Hi FiveFaintFootprints. It looks great. I don't think that it needs further copy-editing. Thanks a tone. --Gazal world (talk) 16:12, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: I've finished my copy edit (at last), but am happy to work on any additional material you might add, or any passages you feel still need attention. Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 16:01, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Thanks for the confirmation! I'll make the changes, and reword the sentence that uses "we". Best - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 13:25, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- Hi FiveFaintFootprints. I will prefer '-ise'. Further, Can we remove the word 'We' from the 2nd sentnce of 4th paragraph of plot section.? --Gazal world (talk) 13:05, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Hello again! Could I check your preference for the spelling convention used in the article? It uses "ize" instead of "ise" for words such as "characterize", "realize" and so on throughout. Would you prefer this left as it is, or changed to "ise"? American English uses the "ize" spelling; British English prefers "ise" but accepts both variants. I know you preferred "ise" in terms of Indian English in Siddhantasara. I've seen "ize" used in quite a few articles on Indian topics, so I'm not sure it's a major issue, but wanted to know what you think. Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 12:55, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Gazal world: Thank you for your kind words - I'm very glad to hear you're well. I really am sorry to have kept you hanging like this for so long. I didn't realize how much time was going by, and should have finished working on the article weeks ago. I didn't mean to break off so suddenly like that :( Anyway - glad to be moving things forward now. Best - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 12:17, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- No need of 'apologies', pal. I messaged you just to know that how you are. I am well. --Gazal world (talk) 11:52, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
GOCE copy-edit request of Yayati (novel)
[edit]Hi FiveFaintFootprints, I hope all is well with you. Can you please tell us at the GOCE Requests page whether your GOCE copy-edit of Yayati (novel) is completed so it can be archived or continued? Your last edit there was at 14:22 on 23 April 2020 (UTC). Cheers, Baffle☿gab 03:33, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Baffle gab1978: I'm so sorry for the delay - will resume the copy edit straight away. As I said to Gazal World above, I've been finding teleworking over recent weeks a bit overwhelming and haven't found energy for much else. Thank you for your message, and all my apologies for the delay. Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 11:46, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- No problem, it's been a trying time for many. I'm glad to hear you're well. :) Cheers, Baffle☿gab 23:38, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Baffle gab1978: I'm so sorry for the delay - will resume the copy edit straight away. As I said to Gazal World above, I've been finding teleworking over recent weeks a bit overwhelming and haven't found energy for much else. Thank you for your message, and all my apologies for the delay. Kind regards - FiveFaintFootprints (talk) 11:46, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
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May 2020 GOCE drive bling
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GOCE June newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors June 2020 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since March 2020. You can unsubscribe from our mailings at any time; see below. All times and dates stated are in UTC. Current events
Election time: Nomination of candidates in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 1 June, and voting will take place from 00:01 on 16 June. GOCE coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, or you know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. June Blitz: This blitz begins at 00:01 on 14 June and ends at 23:59 on 20 June, with themes of articles tagged for copyedit in May 2020 and requests. Drive and blitz reports
March Drive: Self-isolation from coronavirus may have played a hand in making this one of our most successful backlog elimination drives. The copy-editing backlog was reduced from 477 to a record low of 118 articles, a 75% reduction. The last four months of 2019 were cleared, reducing the backlog to three months. Fifty requests were also completed, and the total word count of copy-edited articles was 759,945. Of the 29 editors who signed up, 22 completed at least one copy edit. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. April Blitz: This blitz ran from 12 to 18 April with a theme of Indian military history. Of the 18 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed a total of 60 copyedits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. May Drive: This event marked the 10th anniversary of the GOCE's copy-editing drives, and set a goal of diminishing the backlog to just one month of articles, as close to zero articles as possible. We achieved the goal of eliminating all articles that had been tagged prior to the start of the drive, for the first time in our history! Of the 51 editors who signed up, 43 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Other news
Progress report: as of 2 June, GOCE participants had processed 328 requests since 1 January, which puts us on pace to exceed any previous year's number of requests. As of the end of the May drive, the backlog stood at just 156 articles, all tagged in May 2020. Outreach: To mark the 10th anniversary of our first Backlog Elimination Drive, The Signpost contributor and GOCE participant Puddleglum2.0 interviewed project coordinators and copy-editors for the journal's April WikiProject Report. The Drive and the current Election of Coordinators have also been covered in The Signpost's May News and Notes page. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, Reidgreg, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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Copy edit
[edit]Hi FiveFaintFootprints. Hope, you would be fine. Could you copy-edit Mithyabhiman (a Gujarati play) ? I will not be able to request it on GOCE, as I already had requested, and got it copy-edited. Is it OK for you ? Recently, I have added some contents into article, and I want it to be copy-edited again. Thanks. --Gazal world (talk) 19:35, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
June 2020 GOCE blitz bling
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This barnstar is awarded to FiveFaintFootprints for copy edits totaling over 2,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE June 2020 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Reidgreg (talk) 17:58, 25 June 2020 (UTC) |
Thank you for participating in the blitz! Please consider voting in the GOCE coordinator elections which are open through 30 June. – Reidgreg (talk) 17:58, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
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July 2020 GOCE drive bling
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August 2020 GOCE blitz bling
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Guild of Copy Editors September 2020 Newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors September 2020 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the September GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June 2020. Current and upcoming events
September Drive: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today! Election reminder: our end-of-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1 December. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. Drive and Blitz reports
June Blitz: An uncorrected typo (even copy editors make copy editing mistakes!) led to an eight-day "leap blitz" from 14 to 21 June, focusing on requests and articles tagged in May. 19 participating editors claimed 54 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. July Drive: Over 750,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event, keeping pace with the previous three self-isolated drives. Of the 38 people who signed up, 30 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. August Blitz: From 16 to 22 August, we copy edited articles tagged in June and July 2020 and requests. 12 participating editors completed 37 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Other news
June election: Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Baffle gab1978, Tdslk, Twofingered Typist, and first-time coordinator Puddleglum2.0. Reidgreg took a break after serving for a couple years. Thanks to everyone who participated! Progress report: As of 01:33, 18 September 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 532 requests since 1 January and there were 38 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, Puddleglum2.0, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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December 2020 Guild of Copy Editors Newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors December 2020 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the December GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since September 2020. Current and upcoming events
Election time: our end-of-year Election of Coordinators opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before Auld Lang Syne. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. December Blitz: This will run from 13 to 19 December, and will target all Requests. Sign up now. Drive and Blitz reports
September Drive: 67 fewer articles had copy-edit templates by this month's close. Of the 27 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and 124 articles were claimed for the drive. October Blitz: this ran from 18 to 24 October, and focused on articles tagged for copy-edit in July and August 2020, and all Requests. Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors copy-edited at least one article. 21 articles were claimed for the blitz. November Drive: Of the 18 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and together claimed 134 articles. At the close of the drive, 67 fewer articles were in the backlog and we had dealt with 39 requests. Other news
Progress report: As of 09:05, 3 December 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 663 requests (18 from 2019) since 1 January and there were 52 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 494 (see monthly progress graph above). Annual Report for 2020: this roundup of the year's activity at the Guild is planned for publication in late January or early February. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Seasonal tidings and cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, Puddleglum2.0, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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Hello
[edit]Happy New Year. I hope, you are keeping well. Missing your 'wonderful' and 'decent' copy-editing work. :) --Gazal world (talk) 16:52, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 28 February 2021
[edit]- News and notes: Maher stepping down
- Disinformation report: A "billionaire battle" on Wikipedia: Sex, lies, and video
- In the media: Corporate influence at OSM, Fox watching the hen house
- News from the WMF: Who tells your story on Wikipedia
- Featured content: A Love of Knowledge, for Valentine's Day
- Traffic report: Does it almost feel like you've been here before?
- Gallery: What is Black history and culture?
The Signpost: 28 March 2021
[edit]- News and notes: A future with a for-profit subsidiary?
- Gallery: Wiki Loves Monuments
- In the media: Wikimedia LLC and disinformation in Japan
- News from the WMF: Project Rewrite: Tell the missing stories of women on Wikipedia and beyond
- Recent research: 10%-30% of Wikipedia’s contributors have subject-matter expertise
- From the archives: Google isn't responsible for Wikipedia's mistakes
- Obituary: Yoninah
- From the editor: What else can we say?
- Arbitration report: Open letter to the Board of Trustees
- Traffic report: Wanda, Meghan, Liz, Phil and Zack
The Signpost: 25 April 2021
[edit]- From the editor: A change is gonna come
- Disinformation report: Paid editing by a former head of state's business enterprise
- In the media: Fernando, governance, and rugby
- Opinion: The (Universal) Code of Conduct
- Op-Ed: A Little Fun Goes A Long Way
- Changing the world: The reach of protest images on Wikipedia
- Recent research: Quality of aquatic and anatomical articles
- Traffic report: The verdict is guilty, guilty, guilty
- News from Wiki Education: Encouraging professional physicists to engage in outreach on Wikipedia
The Signpost: 25 April 2021
[edit]- From the editor: A change is gonna come
- Disinformation report: Paid editing by a former head of state's business enterprise
- In the media: Fernando, governance, and rugby
- Opinion: The (Universal) Code of Conduct
- Op-Ed: A Little Fun Goes A Long Way
- Changing the world: The reach of protest images on Wikipedia
- Recent research: Quality of aquatic and anatomical articles
- Traffic report: The verdict is guilty, guilty, guilty
- News from Wiki Education: Encouraging professional physicists to engage in outreach on Wikipedia
GOCE June 2021 newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors June 2021 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, our first newsletter of 2021, which is a brief update of Guild activities since December 2020. To unsubscribe, follow the link at the bottom of this box. Current events
Election time: Voting in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 16 June and will conclude at the end of the month. GOCE coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Have your say and show support here. June Blitz: Our June copy-editing blitz is underway and will conclude on 26 June. Drive and blitz reports
January Drive: 28 editors completed 324 copy edits totalling 714,902 words. At the end of the drive, the backlog had reached a record low of 52 articles. (full results) February Blitz: 15 editors completed 48 copy edits totalling 142,788 words. (full results) March Drive: 29 editors completed 215 copy edits totalling 407,736 words. (full results) April Blitz: 12 editors completed 23 copy edits totalling 56,574 words. (full results) May Drive: 29 editors completed 356 copy edits totalling 479,013 words. (full results) Other news
Progress report: as of 26 June, GOCE participants had completed 343 Requests since 1 January. The backlog has fluctuated but remained in control, with a low of 52 tagged articles at the end of January and a high of 620 articles in mid-June. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Tenryuu and Twofingered Typist, and from member Reidgreg. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 27 June 2021
[edit]- News and notes: Elections, Wikimania, masking and more
- In the media: Boris and Joe, reliability, love, and money
- Disinformation report: Croatian Wikipedia: capture and release
- Recent research: Feminist critique of Wikipedia's epistemology, Black Americans vastly underrepresented among editors, Wiki Workshop report
- Traffic report: So no one told you life was gonna be this way
- News from the WMF: Searching for Wikipedia
- WikiProject report: WikiProject on open proxies interview
- Forum: Is WMF fundraising abusive?
- Discussion report: Reliability of WikiLeaks discussed
- Obituary: SarahSV
The Signpost: 25 July 2021
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimania and a million other news stories
- Special report: Hardball in Hong Kong
- In the media: Larry is at it again
- Board of Trustees candidates: See the candidates
- Traffic report: Football, tennis and marveling at Loki
- News from the WMF: Uncapping our growth potential – interview with James Baldwin, Finance and Administration Department
- Humour: A little verse
The Signpost: 29 August 2021
[edit]- News and notes: Enough time left to vote! IP ban
- In the media: Vive la différence!
- Wikimedians of the year: Seven Wikimedians of the year
- Gallery: Our community in 20 graphs
- News from Wiki Education: Changing the face of Wikipedia
- Recent research: IP editors, inclusiveness and empathy, cyclones, and world heritage
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Days of the Year Interview
- Traffic report: Olympics, movies, and Afghanistan
- Community view: Making Olympic history on Wikipedia
The Signpost: 26 September 2021
[edit]- News and notes: New CEO, new board members, China bans
- In the media: The future of Wikipedia
- Op-Ed: I've been desysopped
- Disinformation report: Paid promotional paragraphs in German parliamentary pages
- Discussion report: Editors discuss Wikipedia's vetting process for administrators
- Recent research: Wikipedia images for machine learning; Experiment justifies Wikipedia's high search rankings
- Community view: Is writing Wikipedia like making a quilt?
- Traffic report: Kanye, Emma Raducanu and 9/11
- News from Diff: Welcome to the first grantees of the Knowledge Equity Fund
- WikiProject report: The Random and the Beautiful
September 2021 Guild of Copy Editors newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors September 2021 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the September GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June 2021. Current and upcoming events
September Drive: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today! Drive and Blitz reports
June Blitz: From 20 to 26 June, 6 participating editors claimed 16 copy edits, focusing on requests and articles tagged in March and April. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. July Drive: Almost 575,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 24 people who signed up, 18 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. August Blitz: From 15 to 21 August, we copy edited articles tagged in April and May 2021 and requests. 9 participating editors completed 17 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Other news
June election: Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. New maintenance template added to our project scope: After a short discussion in June, we added {{cleanup tense}} to the list of maintenance templates that adds articles to the Guild's copy editing backlog categories. This change added 198 articles, spread over 97 months of backlog, to our queue. We processed all of those articles except for those from the three or four most recent months during the July backlog elimination drive (Here's a link to a "tense" discussion during the drive). Progress report: As of 18:26, 24 September 2021 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 468 requests since 1 January and there were 60 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 31 October 2021
[edit]- From the editor: Different stories, same place
- News and notes: The sockpuppet who ran for adminship and almost succeeded
- Discussion report: Editors brainstorm and propose changes to the Requests for adminship process
- Recent research: Welcome messages fail to improve newbie retention
- Community view: Reflections on the Chinese Wikipedia
- Traffic report: James Bond and the Giant Squid Game
- Technology report: Wikimedia Toolhub, winners of the Coolest Tool Award, and more
- Serendipity: How Wikipedia helped create a Serbian stamp
- Book review: Wikipedia and the Representation of Reality
- WikiProject report: Redirection
- Humour: A very Wiki crossword
The Signpost: 29 November 2021
[edit]- In the media: Denial: climate change, mass killings and pornography
- WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2021
- Deletion report: What we lost, what we gained
- From a Wikipedia reader: What's Matt Amodio?
- Arbitration report: ArbCom in 2021
- Discussion report: On the brink of change – RFA reforms appear imminent
- Technology report: What does it take to upload a file?
- WikiProject report: Interview with contributors to WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers
- Recent research: Vandalizing Wikipedia as rational behavior
- Humour: A very new very Wiki crossword
December 2021 GOCE Newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors December 2021 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the December GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since September 2021. Current and upcoming events
Election time: Our end-of-year election of coordinators opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before "Auld Lang Syne". Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. December Blitz: We have scheduled a week-long copy-editing blitz for 12 to 18 December. Sign up now! Drive and Blitz reports
September Drive: Almost 400,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 27 people who signed up, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. October Blitz: From 17 to 23 October, we copy edited articles tagged in May and June 2021 and requests. 8 participating editors completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. November Drive: Over 350,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 21 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. Other news
It is with great sadness that we report the death on 19 November of Twofingered Typist, who was active with the Guild almost daily for the past several years. His contributions long exceeded the thresholds for the Guild's highest awards, and he had a hand in innumerable good and featured article promotions as a willing collaborator. Twofingered Typist also served as a Guild coordinator from July 2019 to June 2021. He is sorely missed by the Wikipedia community. Progress report: As of 30 November, GOCE copyeditors have completed 619 requests in 2021 and there were 51 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog stood at 946 articles tagged for copy-editing (see monthly progress graph above). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 28 December 2021
[edit]- From the editor: Here is the news
- News and notes: Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements
- Serendipity: Born three months before her brother?
- In the media: The past is not even past
- Arbitration report: A new crew for '22
- By the numbers: Four billion words and a few numbers
- Deletion report: We laughed, we cried, we closed as "no consensus"
- Gallery: Wikicommons presents: 2021
- Traffic report: Spider-Man, football and the departed
- Crossword: Another Wiki crossword for one and all
- Humour: Buying Wikipedia
The Signpost: 30 January 2022
[edit]- Special report: WikiEd course leads to Twitter harassment
- News and notes: Feedback for Board of Trustees election
- Interview: CEO Maryana Iskander "four weeks in"
- Black History Month: What are you doing for Black History Month?
- WikiProject report: The Forgotten Featured
- Arbitration report: New arbitrators look at new case and antediluvian sanctions
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2021
- Obituary: Twofingered Typist
- Essay: The prime directive
- In the media: Fuzzy-headed government editing
- Recent research: Articles with higher quality ratings have fewer "knowledge gaps"
- Crossword: Cross swords with a crossword
The Signpost: 27 February 2022
[edit]- From the team: Selection of a new Signpost Editor-in-Chief
- News and notes: Impacts of Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Special report: A presidential candidate's team takes on Wikipedia
- In the media: Wiki-drama in the UK House of Commons
- Technology report: Community Wishlist Survey results
- WikiProject report: 10 years of tea
- Featured content: Featured Content returns
- Deletion report: The 10 most SHOCKING deletion discussions of February
- Recent research: How editors and readers may be emotionally affected by disasters and terrorist attacks
- Arbitration report: Parties remonstrate, arbs contemplate, skeptics coordinate
- Gallery: The vintage exhibit
- Traffic report: Euphoria, Pamela Anderson, lies and Netflix
- News from Diff: The Wikimania 2022 Core Organizing Team
- Crossword: A Crossword, featuring Featured Articles
- Humour: Notability of mailboxes
The Signpost: 27 March 2022
[edit]- From the Signpost team: How The Signpost is documenting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- News and notes: Of safety and anonymity
- Eyewitness Wikimedian, Kharkiv, Ukraine: Countering Russian aggression with a camera
- Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary
- Eyewitness Wikimedian, Western Ukraine: Working with Wikipedia helps
- Disinformation report: The oligarchs' socks
- In the media: Ukraine, Russia, and even some other stuff
- Wikimedian perspective: My heroes from Russia, Ukraine & beyond
- Discussion report: Athletes are less notable now
- Technology report: 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon
- Arbitration report: Skeptics given heavenly judgement, whirlwind of Discord drama begins to spin for tropical cyclone editors
- Traffic report: War, what is it good for?
- Deletion report: Ukraine, werewolves, Ukraine, YouTube pundits, and Ukraine
- From the archives: Burn, baby burn
- Essay: Yes, the sky is blue
- Tips and tricks: Become a keyboard ninja
- On the bright side: The bright side of news
GOCE April 2022 newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors April 2022 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the April newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2021. Election results: Jonesey95 retired as lead coordinator. Reidgreg was approved to fill this role after an 18-month absence from the coordinator team, and Baffle gab1978 was chosen as an assistant coordinator following a one-year break. Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu continued on as long-standing assistant coordinators. January Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up, 16 editors claimed 146 copy edits including 45 requests. (details) February Blitz: This one-week effort focused on requests and a theme of Africa and African diaspora history. Of the 12 editors who signed up, 6 editors recorded 21 copy edits, including 4 requests. (details) March Drive: Of the 28 editors who signed up, 18 claimed 116 copy edits including 25 requests. (details) April Blitz: This one-week copy editing event has been scheduled for 17–23 April, sign up now! Progress report: As of 11 April, copy editors have removed approximately 500 articles from the backlog and completed 127 copy-editing requests during 2022. The backlog has been hovering at about 1,100 tagged articles for the past six months. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 24 April 2022
[edit]- News and notes: Double trouble
- In the media: The battlegrounds outside and inside Wikipedia
- Special report: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war
- Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary (Part 2)
- Technology report: 8-year-old attribution issues in Media Viewer
- Featured content: Wikipedia's best content from March
- Interview: On a war and a map
- Serendipity: Wikipedia loves photographs, but hates photographers
- Traffic report: Justice Jackson, the Smiths, and an invasion
- News from the WMF: How Smart is the SMART Copyright Act?
- Humour: Really huge message boxes
- From the archives: Wales resigned WMF board chair in 2006 reorganization
The Signpost: 29 May 2022
[edit]- From the team: A changing of the guard
- News and notes: 2022 Wikimedia Board elections
- Community view: Have your say in the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board elections
- In the media: Putin, Jimbo, Musk and more
- Special report: Three stories of Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war
- Discussion report: Portals, April Fools, admin activity requirements and more
- WikiProject report: WikiProject COVID-19 revisited
- Technology report: A new video player for Wikimedia wikis
- Featured content: Featured content of April
- Interview: Wikipedia's pride
- Serendipity: Those thieving image farms
- Recent research: 35 million Twitter links analysed
- Tips and tricks: The reference desks of Wikipedia
- Traffic report: Strange highs and strange lows
- News from Diff: Winners of the Human rights and Environment special nomination by Wiki Loves Earth announced
- News from the WMF: The EU Digital Services Act: What’s the Deal with the Deal?
- From the archives: The Onion and Wikipedia
- Humour: A new crossword
June GOCE newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors June 2022 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the June 2022 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since April 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Blitz: of the 16 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, 12 completed at least one copy-edit, and between them removed 21 articles from the copy-editing backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 27 editors signed up for our May Backlog Elimination Drive; of these, 20 copy-edited at least one article. 144 articles were copy-edited, and 88 articles from our target months August and September 2021 were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: our June Copy Editing Blitz, starting at 00:01, 19 June and closing at 00:59, 25 June (UTC), will focus on articles tagged for copy edit in September and October 2021, and requests from March, April and May 2022. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 07:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 209 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,404 articles. Election news: Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators continues until 23:50 on 15 June (UTC), after which, voting will commence until 23:59, 30 June (UTC). All Wikipedians in good standing (active and not blocked, banned, or under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 26 June 2022
[edit]- News and notes: WMF inks new rules on government-ordered takedowns, blasts Russian feds' censor demands, spends big bucks
- In the media: Editor given three-year sentence, big RfA makes news, Guy Standing takes it sitting down
- Special report: "Wikipedia's independence" or "Wikimedia's pile of dosh"?
- Featured content: Articles on Scots' clash, Yank's tux, Austrian's action flick deemed brilliant prose
- Recent research: Wikipedia versus academia (again), tables' "immortality" probed
- Serendipity: Was she really a Swiss lesbian automobile racer?
- News from the WMF: Wikimedia Enterprise signs first deals
- Gallery: Celebration of summer, winter
The Signpost: 1 August 2022
[edit]- From the editors: Rise of the machines, or something
- News and notes: Information considered harmful
- In the media: Censorship, medieval hoaxes, "pathetic supervillains", FB-WMF AI TL bid, dirty duchess deeds done dirt cheap
- Op-Ed: The "recession" affair
- Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary (part 3)
- Community view: Youth culture and notability
- Opinion: Criminals among us
- Arbitration report: Winds of change blow for cyclone editors, deletion dustup draws toward denouement
- Deletion report: This is Gonzo Country
- Discussion report: Notability for train stations, notices for mobile editors, noticeboards for the rest of us
- Featured content: A little list with surprisingly few lists
- Tips and tricks: Cleaning up awful citations with Citation bot
- On the bright side: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war — three (more) stories
- Essay: How to research an image
- Recent research: A century of rulemaking on Wikipedia analyzed
- Serendipity: Don't cite Wikipedia
- Gallery: A backstage pass
- From the archives: 2012 Russian Wikipedia shutdown as it happened
The Signpost: 31 August 2022
[edit]- News and notes: Admins wanted on English Wikipedia, IP editors not wanted on Farsi Wiki, donations wanted everywhere
- Special report: Wikimania 2022: no show, no show up?
- In the media: Truth or consequences? A tough month for truth
- Discussion report: Boarding the Trustees
- News from Wiki Education: 18 years a Wikipedian: what it means to me
- In focus: Thinking inside the box
- Tips and tricks: The unexpected rabbit hole of typo fixing in citations...
- Technology report: Vector (2022) deployment discussions happening now
- Serendipity: Two photos of every library on earth
- Featured content: Our man drills are safe for work, but our Labia is Fausta.
- Recent research: The dollar value of "official" external links
- Traffic report: What dreams (and heavily trafficked articles) may come
- Essay: Delete the junk!
- Humour: CommonsComix No. 1
- From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago
The Signpost: 30 September 2022
[edit]- News and notes: Board vote results, bot's big GET, crat chat gives new mop, WMF seeks "sound logo" and "organizer lab"
- In the media: A few complaints and mild disagreements
- Special report: Decentralized Fundraising, Centralized Distribution
- Discussion report: Much ado about Fox News
- Traffic report: Kings and queens and VIPs
- Featured content: Farm-fresh content
- CommonsComix: CommonsComix 2: Paulus Moreelse
- From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 Years ago: September 2022
Guild of Copy Editors' October 2022 newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors October 2022 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up for our July Backlog Elimination Drive, 18 copy-edited, between them, 116 articles. Barnstars awarded are noted here. Blitz: Participants in our August Copy Editing Blitz copy-edited 51,074 words in 17 articles. Of the 15 editors who signed up, 11 claimed at least one copy-edit. Barnstars awarded are noted here. Drive: Forty-one editors took part in our September Backlog Elimination Drive; between them they copy-edited 199 articles. Barnstars awards are noted here. Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz begins on 16 October at 00:01 (UTC) and will end on 22 October at 23:59 (UTC). Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 19:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 303 requests for copy edit – including withdrawn and declined ones – since 1 January. At the time of writing, there are 77 requests awaiting attention and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,759. We always need more active, skilled copyeditors – particularly for requests – so please get involved if you can. Election news: In our mid-year election, serving coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tenryuu were returned for another term, and were joined by new coordinator Zippybonzo. No lead coordinator was elected for this half-year. Jonesey95, a long-serving coordinator and lead, was elected as coordinator emeritus; we thank them for their service. Thank you to everyone who took part. Our next election of coordinators takes place throughout December. If you'd like to help out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself or other suitable editors (with their permission, of course!). It's your Guild, after all! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg, Tenryuu and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 31 October 2022
[edit]- From the team: A new goose on the roost
- News from the WMF: Governance updates from, and for, the Wikimedia Endowment
- Disinformation report: From Russia with WikiLove
- Featured content: Topics, lists, submarines and Gurl.com
- Serendipity: We all make mistakes – don’t we?
- Traffic report: Mama, they're in love with a criminal
The Signpost: 28 November 2022
[edit]- News and notes: English Wikipedia editors: "We don't need no stinking banners"
- In the media: "The most beautiful story on the Internet"
- Disinformation report: Missed and Dissed
- Book review: Writing the Revolution
- Technology report: Galactic dreams, encyclopedic reality
- Essay: The Six Million FP Man
- Tips and tricks: (Wiki)break stuff
- Recent research: Study deems COVID-19 editors smart and cool, questions of clarity and utility for WMF's proposed "Knowledge Integrity Risk Observatory"
- Featured content: A great month for featured articles
- Obituary: A tribute to Michael Gäbler
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
- CommonsComix: Joker's trick
Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since October. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz focused on July and August 2022 request months; and articles tagged for c/e in December 2021 and January 2022. Seventeen of those who signed up claimed at least one copy-edit, and between them copy-edited forty-six articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: In the November Backlog Elimination Drive, thirty editors signed up, twenty-two of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Both target months—December 2021 and January 2022—were cleared, and February was added to the target months. Sixteen requests were copy-edited and 239 articles were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Our seven-day-long December 2022 Copy Editing Blitz begins on 17 December at 00:01 (UTC)*. It will focus on articles tagged for copy-edit in February 2022, and pending requests from September and October. Barnstars awarded will be available here. Progress report: As of 22:40, 8 December 2022, GOCE copyeditors have processed 357 requests since 1 January, there were seventy-four requests outstanding and the backlog stands at 1,791 articles. We always need skilled copy-editors; please help out if you can. Election news: Nomination of candidates for the GOCE's Election of Coordinators for the first half of 2023 is open and continues until 23:59 on 15 December. Voting begins at 00:01 on 16 December and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Coordinators serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on June 30. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, please nominate yourself or any editor you consider suitable—with their permission, of course!. It's your Guild and it doesn't coordinate itself. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers and best seasonal wishes from your GOCE coordinators, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Tenryuu, and Zippybonzo. *All times and dates on this newsletter are UTC.
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Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter error
[edit]The GOCE December 2022 newsletter, as sent on 9 December, contains an erroneous start date for our December Blitz. The Blitz will start on 11 December rather than on 17 December, as stated in the newsletter. I'm sorry for the mistake and for disrupting your talk page; thanks for your understanding. Sent by Baffle gab1978 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 1 January 2023
[edit]- Interview: ComplexRational's RfA debrief
- Technology report: Wikimedia Foundation's Abstract Wikipedia project "at substantial risk of failure"
- Essay: Mobile editing
- Arbitration report: Arbitration Committee Election 2022
- Recent research: Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement in talk page disputes
- Featured content: Would you like to swing on a star?
- Traffic report: Football, football, football! Wikipedia Football Club!
- CommonsComix: #4: The Course of WikiEmpire
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
The Signpost: 16 January 2023
[edit]- Special report: Coverage of 2022 bans reveals editors serving long sentences in Saudi Arabia since 2020
- News and notes: Revised Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines up for vote, WMF counsel departs, generative models under discussion
- In the media: Court orders user data in libel case, Saudi Wikipedia in the crosshairs, Larry Sanger at it again
- Technology report: View it! A new tool for image discovery
- In focus: Busting into Grand Central
- Serendipity: How I bought part of Wikipedia – for less than $100
- Featured content: Flip your lid
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2022
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
The Signpost: 4 February 2023
[edit]- From the editor: New for the Signpost: Author pages, tag pages, and a decent article search function
- News and notes: Foundation update on fundraising, new page patrol, Tides, and Wikipedia blocked in Pakistan
- Disinformation report: Wikipedia on Santos
- Op-Ed: Estonian businessman and political donor brings lawsuit against head of national Wikimedia chapter
- Recent research: Wikipedia's "moderate yet systematic" liberal citation bias
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Organized Labour
- Tips and tricks: XTools: Data analytics for your list of created articles
- Featured content: 20,000 Featureds under the Sea
- Traffic report: Films, deaths and ChatGPT
Guild of Copy Editors 2022 Annual Report
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors 2022 Annual Report
Our 2022 Annual Report is now ready for review.
Highlights:
– Your Guild coordinators:
Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo
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The Signpost: 20 February 2023
[edit]- In the media: Arbitrators open case after article alleges Wikipedia "intentionally distorts" Holocaust coverage
- Disinformation report: The "largest con in corporate history"?
- Tips and tricks: All about writing at DYK
- Featured content: Eden, lost.
- Gallery: Love is in the air
- From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago: Let's (not) delete the Main Page!
- Humour: The RfA Candidate's Song
The Signpost: 9 March 2023
[edit]- News and notes: What's going on with the Wikimedia Endowment?
- Technology report: Second flight of the Soviet space bears: Testing ChatGPT's accuracy
- In the media: What should Wikipedia do? Publish Russian propaganda? Be less woke? Cover the Holocaust in Poland differently?
- Featured content: In which over two-thirds of the featured articles section needs to be copied over to WikiProject Military History's newsletter
- Recent research: "Wikipedia's Intentional Distortion of the Holocaust" in Poland and "self-focus bias" in coverage of global events
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter
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Election results: In our December 2022 coordinator election, Reidgreg and Tenryuu stepped down as coordinators; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo were returned as coordinators until 1 July. For the second time, no lead coordinator was chosen. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators open on 1 June (UTC). Drive: 21 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 14 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 170 articles totaling 389,737 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Our February Copy Editing Blitz focused on October and November 2022 requests, and the March and April 2022 backlogs. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine claimed at least one copy-edit; and between them, they copy-edited 39,150 words in 22 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: Sign up now for our month-long March Backlog Elimination Drive. Barnstars awarded will be posted here after the drive closes. Progress report: As of 12:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 73 requests since 1 January 2023, all but five of them from 2022, and the backlog stands at 1,872 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 20 March 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimania submissions deadline looms, Russian government after our lucky charms, AI woes nix CNET from RS slate
- Eyewitness: Three more stories from Ukrainian Wikimedians
- In the media: Paid editing, plagiarism payouts, proponents of a ploy, and people peeved at perceived preferences
- Featured content: Way too many featured articles
- Interview: 228/2/1: the inside scoop on Aoidh's RfA
- Traffic report: Who died? Who won? Who lost?
The Signpost: 03 April 2023
[edit]- From the editor: Some long-overdue retractions
- News and notes: Sounding out, a universal code of conduct, and dealing with AI
- Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" case is ongoing
- Featured content: Hail, poetry! Thou heav'n-born maid
- Recent research: Language bias: Wikipedia captures at least the "silhouette of the elephant", unlike ChatGPT
- From the archives: April Fools' through the ages
- Disinformation report: Sus socks support suits, seems systemic
The Signpost: 26 April 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Staff departures at Wikimedia Foundation, Jimbo hands in the bits, and graphs' zeppelin burns
- In the media: Contested truth claims in Wikipedia
- Obituary: Remembering David "DGG" Goodman
- Arbitration report: Holocaust in Poland, Jimbo in the hot seat, and a desysopping
- Special report: Signpost statistics between years 2005 and 2022
- News from the WMF: Collective planning with the Wikimedia Foundation
- Featured content: In which we described the featured articles in rhyme again
- From the archives: April Fools' through the ages, part two
- Humour: The law of hats
- Traffic report: Long live machine, the future supreme
The Signpost: 8 May 2023
[edit]- News and notes: New legal "deVLOPments" in the EU
- In the media: Vivek's smelly socks, online safety, and politics
- Recent research: Gender, race and notability in deletion discussions
- Featured content: I wrote a poem for each article, I found rhymes for all the lists; My first featured picture of this year now finally exists!
- Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" approaches conclusion
- News from the WMF: Planning together with the Wikimedia Foundation
The Signpost: 22 May 2023
[edit]- In the media: History, propaganda and censorship
- Arbitration report: Final decision in "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland"
- Featured content: A very musical week for featured articles
- Traffic report: Coronation, chatbot, celebs
The Signpost: 5 June 2023
[edit]- News and notes: WMRU director forks new 'pedia, birds flap in top '22 piccy, WMF weighs in on Indian gov's map axe plea
- Featured content: Poetry under pressure
- Traffic report: Celebs, controversies and a chatbot in the public eye
Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the June 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since March. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Fancy helping out at the Guild? Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators are open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC)*. Starting immediately after, the voting phase will run until 23:59 on 30 June. All Wikipedians in good standing are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed; it's your Guild and it doesn't organize itself! Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, nine editors completed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 24 articles totaling 53,393 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 51 editors signed up for the month-long May Backlog Elimination Drive, and 31 copy-edited at least one article. 180 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are posted here. Blitz: Sign up here for our week-long June Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 11 to 17 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 03:09 on 6 June 2023, GOCE copyeditors have processed 91 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,887 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybongo. *All times and dates in this newsletter are in UTC, and may significantly vary from your local time. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 19 June 2023
[edit]- News and notes: WMF Terms of Use now in force, new Creative Commons licensing
- Featured content: Content, featured
- Recent research: Hoaxers prefer currently-popular topics
The Signpost: 3 July 2023
[edit]- Disinformation report: Imploded submersible outfit foiled trying to sing own praises on Wikipedia
- Featured content: Incensed
- Traffic report: Are you afraid of spiders? Arnold? The Idol? ChatGPT?
The Signpost: 17 July 2023
[edit]- In the media: Tentacles of Emirates plot attempt to ensnare Wikipedia
- Tips and tricks: What automation can do for you (and your WikiProject)
- Featured content: Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin', keep those readers scrollin', got to keep on scrollin', Rawhide!
- Traffic report: The Idol becomes the Master
The Signpost: 1 August 2023
[edit]- News and notes: City officials attempt to doxx Wikipedians, Ruwiki founder banned, WMF launches Mastodon server
- In the media: Truth, AI, bull from politicians, and climate change
- Disinformation report: Hot climate, hot hit, hot money, hot news hot off the presses!
- Tips and tricks: Citation tools for dummies!
- In focus: Journals cited by Wikipedia
- Opinion: Are global bans the last step?
- Featured content: Featured Content, 1 to 15 July
- Traffic report: Come on Oppie, let's go party
The Signpost: 15 August 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projects
- Tips and tricks: How to find images for your articles, check their copyright, upload them, and restore them
- Cobwebs: Getting serious about writing
- Serendipity: Why I stopped taking photographs almost altogether
- Featured content: Barbenheimer confirmed
- Traffic report: 'Cause today it just goes with the fashion
The Signpost: 31 August 2023
[edit]- From the editor: Beta version of signpost.news now online
- News and notes: You like RecentChanges?
- In the media: Taking it sleazy
- Recent research: The five barriers that impede "stitching" collaboration between Commons and Wikipedia
- Draftspace: Bad Jokes and Other Draftspace Novelties
- Humour: The Dehumourification Plan
- Traffic report: Raise your drinking glass, here's to yesterday
Septermber GOCE newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors September 2023 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the September 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. David Thomsen: Prolific Wikipedian and Guild member David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) died in November 2022. He was a regular copy editor who took part in many of our Drives and Blitzes. An obituary was published in the mid-July issue of The Signpost. Tributes can be left on David's talk page. Election news: In our mid-year Election of Coordinators, Dhtwiki was chosen as lead coordinator, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo continue as assistant coordinators, and Baffle gab1978 stepped down from the role. If you're interested in helping out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself for our next election in December; it's your WikiProject and it doesn't organize itself! June Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our June Copy Editing Blitz, 12 copy-edited at least one article. 70,035 words comprising 26 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are here. July Drive: 34 of the 51 editors who took part in our July Backlog Elimination Drive copy-edited at least one article. They edited 276 articles and 683,633 words between them. Barnstars awarded are here. August Blitz: In our August Copy Editing Blitz, 13 of the 16 editors who signed up worked on at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 79,608 words comprising 57 articles. Barnstars awarded are available here. September Drive: Sign up here for our month-long September Backlog Elimination Drive, which is now underway. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 14:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have processed 245 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,066. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 16 September 2023
[edit]- In the media: "Just flirting", going Dutch and Shapps for the defence?
- Obituary: Nosebagbear
- Featured content: Catching up
- Traffic report: Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic
The Signpost: 3 October 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published
- Recent research: Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia; concerns about limiting "anyone can edit" principle "may be overstated"
- Featured content: By your logic,
- Poetry: "The Sight"
The Signpost: 23 October 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Where have all the administrators gone?
- In the media: Thirst traps, the fastest loading sites on the web, and the original collaborative writing
- Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to know how to restore images to make massive improvements
- Featured content: Yo, ho! Blow the man down!
- Traffic report: The calm and the storm
- News from Diff: Sawtpedia: Giving a Voice to Wikipedia Using QR Codes
The Signpost: 6 November 2023
[edit]- Arbitration report: Admin bewilderingly unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin who was extremely banned in 2015
- In the media: UK shadow chancellor accused of ripping off WP articles for book, Wikipedians accused of being dicks by a rich man
- Opinion: An open letter to Elon Musk
- WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2023
- News from Wiki Ed: Equity lists on Wikipedia
- Recent research: How English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades
- Featured content: Like putting a golf course in a historic site.
- Traffic report: Cricket jumpscare
The Signpost: 20 November 2023
[edit]- In the media: Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup
- News and notes: Update on Wikimedia's financial health
- Traffic report: If it bleeds, it leads
- Recent research: Canceling disputes as the real function of ArbCom
- Wikimania: Wikimania 2024 scholarships
The Signpost: 4 December 2023
[edit]- In the media: Turmoil on Hebrew Wikipedia, grave dancing, Olga's impact and inspiring Bhutanese nuns
- Disinformation report: "Wikipedia and the assault on history"
- Comix: Bold comics for a new age
- Essay: I am going to die
- Featured content: Real gangsters move in silence
- Traffic report: And it's hard to watch some cricket, in the cold November Rain
- Humour: Mandy Rice-Davies Applies
Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter
![]() Hello, and welcome to the December 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. Don't forget that you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: The Guild needs coordinators! If you'd like to help out, you may nominate yourself or any suitable editor—with their permission—for the Election of Coordinators for the first half of 2024. Nominations will close at 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). Voting begins immediately after the close of nominations and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under current sanctions) are eligible, and self-nominations are welcome. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on 30 June. Drive: Of the 69 editors who signed up for the September Backlog Elimination Drive, 40 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 661,214 words in 290 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here. Blitz: Of the 22 editors who signed up for the October Copy Editing Blitz, 13 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 109,327 words in 52 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here. Drive: During the November Backlog Elimination Drive, 38 of the 58 editors who signed up copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 458,620 words in 234 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here. Blitz: Our December Copy Editing Blitz will run from 10 to 16 December. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 20:33, 10 December 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 344 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 2,191 articles. Other news: Our Annual Report for 2023 is planned for release in the new year. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 24 December 2023
[edit]- Special report: Did the Chinese Communist Party send astroturfers to sabotage a hacktivist's Wikipedia article?
- News and notes: The Italian Public Domain wars continue, Wikimedia RU set to dissolve, and a recap of WLM 2023
- In the media: Consider the humble fork
- Discussion report: Arabic Wikipedia blackout; Wikimedians discuss SpongeBob, copyrights, and AI
- In focus: Liquidation of Wikimedia RU
- Technology report: Dark mode is coming
- Recent research: "LLMs Know More, Hallucinate Less" with Wikidata
- Gallery: A feast of holidays and carols
- Comix: Lollus lmaois 200C tincture
- Crossword: when the crossword is sus
- Traffic report: What's the big deal? I'm an animal!
- From the editor: A piccy iz worth OVAR 9000!!!11oneone! wordz ^_^
- Humour: Guess the joke contest
The Signpost: 10 January 2024
[edit]- From the editor: NINETEEN MORE YEARS! NINETEEN MORE YEARS!
- Special report: Public Domain Day 2024
- Technology report: Wikipedia: A Multigenerational Pursuit
- News and notes: In other news ... see ya in court!
- WikiProject report: WikiProjects Israel and Palestine
- Obituary: Anthony Bradbury
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2023
- Comix: Conflict resolution
The Signpost: 31 January 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Wikipedian Osama Khalid celebrated his 30th birthday in jail
- Opinion: Until it happens to you
- Disinformation report: How paid editors squeeze you dry
- Recent research: Croatian takeover was enabled by "lack of bureaucratic openness and rules constraining [admins]"
- Traffic report: DJ, gonna burn this goddamn house right down
The Signpost: 13 February 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimedia Russia director declared "foreign agent" by Russian gov; EU prepares to pile on the papers
- Disinformation report: How low can the scammers go?
- Serendipity: Is this guy the same as the one who was a Nazi?
- Traffic report: Griselda, Nikki, Carl, Jannik and two types of football
- Crossword: Our crossword to bear
- Comix: Strongly
The Signpost: 2 March 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimedia enters US Supreme court hearings as "the dolphin inadvertently caught in the net"
- Recent research: Images on Wikipedia "amplify gender bias"
- In the media: The Scottish Parliament gets involved, a wikirace on live TV, and the Foundation's CTO goes on record
- Obituary: Vami_IV
- Traffic report: Supervalentinefilmbowlday
- WikiCup report: High-scoring WikiCup first round comes to a close
Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report
Our 2023 Annual Report is now ready for review.
Highlights:
– Your Guild coordinators:
Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking.
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The Signpost: 29 March 2024
[edit]- Technology report: Millions of readers still seeing broken pages as "temporary" disabling of graph extension nears its second year
- Recent research: "Newcomer Homepage" feature mostly fails to boost new editors
- Traffic report: He rules over everything, on the land called planet Dune
- Humour: Letters from the editors
- Comix: Layout issue
Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the April 2024 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing. Election results: In our December 2023 coordinator election, Zippybonzo stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki and Miniapolis were reelected coordinators, and Wracking was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC). Drive: 46 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 32 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 289 articles totaling 626,729 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: 23 editors signed up for our February Copy Editing Blitz. 18 claimed at least one copy-edit and between them, they copy-edited 100,293 words in 32 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 53 editors signed up for our March Backlog Elimination Drive, 34 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 300 articles totaling 587,828 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 14 to 20 April. Barnstars will be awarded here. Progress report: As of 23:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 109 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,480 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 25 April 2024
[edit]- In the media: Censorship and wikiwashing looming over RuWiki, edit wars over San Francisco politics and another wikirace on live TV
- News and notes: A sigh of relief for open access as Italy makes a slight U-turn on their cultural heritage reproduction law
- WikiConference report: WikiConference North America 2023 in Toronto recap
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Newspapers (Not WP:NOTNEWS)
- Recent research: New survey of over 100,000 Wikipedia users
- Traffic report: O.J., cricket and a three body problem
The Signpost: 16 May 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Democracy in action: multiple elections
- Special report: Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators?
- Arbitration report: Ruined temples for posterity to ponder over – arbitration from '22 to '24
- Comix: Generations
- Traffic report: Crawl out through the fallout, baby
Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter
[edit]Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter
![]() Hello and welcome to the June 2024 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Wanted: new Guild coordinators! If you value and enjoy the GOCE, why not help out behind the scenes? Nominations for our mid-year coordinator election are now open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC). Self-nominations are welcome. Voting commences at 00:01 on 16 June and continues until 23:50 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page. Blitz: Nine of the fourteen editors who signed up for the April 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 55,853 words comprising twenty articles. Barnstars awarded are available here. Drive: 58 editors signed up for our May 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive and 33 of those completed at least one copy edit. 251 articles and 475,952 words were copy edited. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Our June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz will begin on 16 June and finish on 22 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 05:23, 8 June 2024 (UTC) , GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 2,779 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 8 June 2024
[edit]- Technology report: New Page Patrol receives a much-needed software upgrade
- Deletion report: The lore of Kalloor
- In the media: National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to say
- News from the WMF: Progress on the plan — how the Wikimedia Foundation advanced on its Annual Plan goals during the first half of fiscal year 2023-2024
- Recent research: ChatGPT did not kill Wikipedia, but might have reduced its growth
- Featured content: We didn't start the wiki
- Essay: No queerphobia
- Special report: RetractionBot is back to life!
- Traffic report: Chimps, Eurovision, and the return of the Baby Reindeer
- Comix: The Wikipediholic Family
- Concept: Palimpsestuous
The Signpost: 4 July 2024
[edit]- News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updates
- Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board
- In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administrators
- Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna
- In the media: War and information in war and politics
- Sister projects: On editing Wikisource
- Opinion: Etika: a Pop Culture Champion
- Gallery: Spokane Willy's photos
- Humour: A joke
- Recent research: Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps
- Traffic report: Talking about you and me, and the games people play
The Signpost: 22 July 2024
[edit]- Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo
- News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification
- Obituary: JamesR
- Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword
The Signpost: 14 August 2024
[edit]- In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purse
- In focus: Twitter marks the spot
- News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded
- Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?
- Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing
- Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird
- Humour: I'm proud to be a template