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Hello JoePhin! I have for the most part restored the content you had removed from Bag of holding section in Magic item (Dungeons & Dragons). There was a separate article about this, but it was decided in a deletion discussion that there was not enough encyclopedic content based on secondary sources to warrant it's own article, but to merge it to where it is now. I think the content that does not pertain to D&D is also important to have there. Actually, I think it is especially important, because: I have seen many deletion discussions about such topics, where a main argument was that there is not enough content with real-world relevance, and so many an article was deleted because it was considered "fancruft". If we don't have enough such real-world connections, the Magic item (Dungeons & Dragons) article is also in danger of being deleted in the long run. If you think otherwise, or if you are concerned with specific phrasings, let's please discuss. Happy New Year! Daranios (talk) 13:41, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hello JoePhin, thanks for stopping by! Yeah, many D&D-related articles (and other fictional topics) have been deleted/redirected in the last year(s), and you can see the reasoning in this specific case here. Those most strongly advocating for deletion would expect a rather long direct treatment (and not focussing on plot-summary) of the topic in question in several secondary sources. As for combination on a level lower than the whole Magic item (Dungeons & Dragons), Hammerspace has been suggested as a possible parent article for the concept on a broader scope than D&D. There also once was an article about the concept of Magic satchel, but at that time was also voted to deletion here. Daranios (talk) 19:43, 2 January 2021 (UTC) First I had posted that at my page before realizing you kindly switched talk pages for answers. So I repost here, just in case. Daranios (talk) 12:08, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, just a note that edits like this one risk leaving misleading referencing behind. If the sentences you've added are not verifiable by looking at the citation (I haven't checked) then it's potentially misleading to leave an existing citation sentences away from the information it originally used to support. Keep up the good work! GPinkerton (talk) 17:31, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the advice GPinkerton, and I see what you mean. I'm going to revisit this page and make sure its all in the reference (it should be, I think) and I'll try to make sure the references aren't mixed up or too far away from specific portions of the text they relate to. Maybe I could even get another good reference involved in there. On an unrelated note, is the reason you have no userpage so that when people link your name like 'GPinkerton' it comes out pinkish looking, or is that just a coincidence? Thanks again for the attention and critique, if you ever notice anything else like that in my edits, please let me know and I'll try to do it better (I'm noob). Yours, Joe08:26, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If you are revedrted you make a case at talk you do not just edit war.
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Hello @Slatersteven:. I'm "revedrted", am I? I invite you to discuss your concern over my edit to the Cryptozoology page here, or if you have some more technical objection to my edit, to bring it up in the article's talk page, which I will try to look out for. I recommend that you read the NPOV article to understand why the text in the Cryptozoology article does not currently meet Wikipedia's strict neutrality standard. The short version is: "Prefer nonjudgmental language. A neutral point of view neither sympathizes with nor disparages its subject", as well as the BRD article, particularly the 'What BRD is not' section where it is observed that, "BRD is not a valid excuse for reverting good-faith efforts to improve a page simply because you don't like the changes." as well as the 'Alternatives' section where it is observed that, "BRD doesn't work well in all situations. It is ideally suited to disputes that involve only a small number of people, all of whom are interested in making progress."
Reading through the Cryptozoology talk page, other editors have noted your unwillingness to compromise on the article, for example, @Hunter12396: wrote, "for each topic on wikipedia there are a handful of obsessed editors who in their minds 'own' a given page, and dominate any changes made to that page to ensure that it stays in line with their own views. For this page, Cryptozoology, the dominant editor(s) have decided that all crytozoology is a front for young earth creationism, and have applied to this topic (cryptozoology) the same condemnation they associate with the other topic (creationism). In reality they have homed in on a particular sub-group of cryptozoology and applied the entire article to that group. This is evident in the current 'owner's words, 'As the article makes clear, cryptozoology is a well defined subculture.'"
I believe you may be what the BRD article calls a 'VIP' - a Very Interested Person - and while I am dubious of your willingness to engage in an honest back and forth, or to address the NPOV violation on the article, I am willing to have a discussion with you. I understand that you probably deal with many cryptozoologists who wish the Wikipedia article to say 'cryptozoology is a perfectly legitimate science' and I would stand with you against edits to that effect. I am not a cryptozoologist, as is evidenced by my own edit where I refer to cryptozoology as pseudoscience. The fact that cryptozoologists use pseudoscientific methods does not mean neutrality goes out the window. One way or the other, the Cryptozoology page will be held to NPOV. No matter our disagreements, I wish you the best. Please take care. Joe16:28, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The place to discuss this is over at the articles talk page, where others can also make their case. Compromise can only be reached, if people discuss, not just revert, you failed to discuss thus there was no possibility of compromise. Moreover, I knew others would revert you, hence why I told you to seek consensus. I will not discuss your reasoning here, I will at the talk page of the article.Slatersteven (talk) 16:50, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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@PaleoNeonate:, I'll happily admit that I'm new and that I don't know everything about Wikipedia's policies yet (although I have been recommended more than a little reading over the past month). If you see me slacking on compliance with policies and guidelines, or if you think something I post is otherwise errant or disruptive, I really would like it if you would let me know; and since I've gotten mixed up in the Cryptozoology page, I will keep FRINGE in mind. It is fringe stuff, after all. Joe20:05, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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A number of editors are behaving as if they own the cryptozoology page, but I am not one of them. You may have noticed that not a single one of my edits to the page, outside of minor copyediting, have survived, and we're discussing the edits in the talk page as per WP:BRD. Speaking of BRD, I'd appreciate it, @ජපස:, if you would contribute to the discussion we were having rather than summarily deleting material from the page that is under review. Joe20:58, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Ritchie333:, nice to make your acquaintance, however digitally, and sorry for any confusion my name caused. In the future, if you're ever trying to tell the difference between my and Joe Roe's posts, there are several distinctions. Your man Joe's signature: "– Joe (talk)" always contains a dash, and the 'talk' portion is smaller. Mine is just the extremely generic "Joe (talk)" with no dash or embellishments. Now that you've brought it up, I've realized there are probably hundreds of other 'Joe's' out there on Wikipedia (it's hardly an uncommon name, after all) and I probably ought to add some distinction to my own signature to make it easier for people to distinguish, just as Joe Roe has. I'll probably make it emerald or something, if I ever figure out how you clever kids change the colors on these things. Thanks for mentioning it.
P.S. I enjoyed glancing through your user page, and particularly liked number 28 from Zen and the Art of Wikipedia Maintenance - wish you'd been there to scream for me the first time someone dropped 'WP:SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS' on me without explanation. Cheers from Joe Phin (not to be confused with the no-doubt eminent Joe Roe) 00:05, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Not enough, apparently. I see you have ran into some "trouble". Best advise is to heed what experienced editors are telling you, even if at time it does not make sense. Have fun creating your new sig! S0091 (talk) 00:43, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Don't worry about me, I got bit a few times, and I may have bumped into a few walls here and there, but it worked out alright in the end. Also, behold! All new druid-green Joe! I rather like it, I ought to have done it sooner. Cheers for everything, a little bit goes a long way. Joe (talk) 00:52, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"The door was opened by a young woman. Very obviously a young woman. There was no language in which she could have been mistaken for a young man, particularly not braille." -PterryGråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 00:10, 21 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Cheers @Newslinger:, this 'super straight' page certainly is controversial, I'll try to be careful. I'll ask you if I have any questions, and if you see an edit of mine you think is poor, please ping me and let me know! I just want to copyedit, but I somehow find myself drawn into Wikipedia controversy. Must be a character flaw. Anyway, if you've got the time, check out the new super straight page that, if you ask me, has been created despite the subject matter's general lack of notability. Maybe you can help improve it before it gets deleted for being POV and unreliably sourced? I don't have high hopes.
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Thanks for the advice @Newslinger:, I'll keep an eye out for more articles! Also, I don't think I'll remove myself from these notification things, I'm still just three months old on Wikipeida, so I appreciate any help/advice. Cheers! Joe (talk) 08:04, 29 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This is a bit odd: Your name doesn't appear in the discussion at RfD which led to the deletion of dead meme. More to the point: In most cases, only administrators can delete pages, so the statement that you 'deleted' something has the potential to mislead other editors into thinking you're an administrator. I suggest you change the wording or remove the section. Thanks, BlackcurrantTea (talk) 06:49, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@BlackcurrantTea: I'm not sure how to say this. I'm guessing you didn't recognize the image? Or read the other sections on my page? (If you do have a read through, don't worry, that link doesn't actually go to a GoFundMe page)
Worry not, if anyone erroneously concludes that I am an admin from such scurrilous evidence as a meme, I will be only too happy to dissuade them. Maybe I'll even add a userbox to that effect. Nice to meet you anyhoo, Mr. Tea! Joe (talk) 20:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You know that the Men's rights movement article is under discretionary sanctions, right? So please start a discussion for the text you wish to include, and don't stick it back in without any kind of context connecting it to the MRM.
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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: Almost 575,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 24 people who signed up, 20 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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).
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What it says is Ethno-racial "color labels" may be given capitalized (Black and White) or lower-case (black and white). There is no consensus either for or against using mixed case (Black and white). We leave this up to editors at an individual page. valereee (talk) 23:45, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Ipigott:! Thank you for all these links, I shall have a look at them, and I will definitely ask you if I have questions. I'm only barely a year old on Wikipedia, so I appreciate any help. Cheers! Joe (talk) 11:15, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You're getting along very well after your first year. I look forward to helping you out. It's good to have a new member with such a great sense of humour.--Ipigott (talk) 11:21, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
... that the woodland garden(example pictured), "colourfully planted with exotic shrubs and herbaceous plants, dominated English horticulture from 1910 to 1960"? (February 17)
... that the flatworm Humbertium covidum(pictured), named after the COVID-19 pandemic, was classified in a study written mostly during the initial lockdown? (March 6)
... that the Door Tree(pictured), which stood for nearly 200 years, was cut down because of a brother's hatred? (March 8)
... that the nature documentary The Green Planet, narrated by David Attenborough, has been compared to both horror films and a "plant porno"? (March 10)
... that the colour of the markings on Nesticus cellulanus can vary depending on the light level of the habitat, with darker habitats causing lighter markings? (March 15)
... that the gonads of the banded bullfrog remain ripe during dry periods so that it can mate soon after rainfall? (March 17)
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)
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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.
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Please don't reignite this again. We already had a long discussion, and got a consensus to mention the myth but not to use these three sources. We don't need three sources for a trivial statement, particularly YouTube videos. Move on. LittleJerry (talk) 12:59, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
... that butterflies of the genus Anaea(example pictured) are said to have "commanded the admiration of even the most gold-mad conquistadores"? (April 16)
... that despite being described in 1840, the chestnut-backed buttonquail was only confirmed in Queensland in 2020? (April 21)
... that a species in the genus of sponges Pseudoceratina produces a chemical that can help prevent migration of metastatic breast cancer cells? (April 22)
... that Ulmus chuchuanus had to be renamed due to another fossil already having its original name? (April 26)
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.
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.
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Thank you very much @Anderjef:! I've only been editing Wikipedia for about a year and a half, so I'm still very much a noob, and I appreciate whenever people let me know these things. I think I've probably made a bunch of links that are needlessly long and stupid all over Wikipedia. I'll try to make my links with 's's and 'ing's and whatnot on the end rather than like ((Duck|Ducks)) from now on. Cheers! Joe (talk) 22:08, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
They’ve now been warned. But idk if I should continue reverting because I don’t want to get busted. If I wasn’t warned, I should be ok. But do you think you could also keep an eye? LordBossMaster100 (talk) 12:44, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry @LordBossMaster100:, I had to step away for a moment, but I see the page has been restored by User @WWGB: (thanks by the way, WWGB). If this continues to be a problem, we can ask for the offending IP to be temporarily banned for disruptive editing. Joe (talk) 13:11, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Dear @Ponyo:, I appreciate you removing vandalism, but I like to be the master of my own talk page. Would you please restore whatever that random IP editor added? I'll remove it myself, if I want to. Cheers! Joe (talk) 13:40, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
JoePhin, while I understand the desire to control what's on your page, there are things that are detrimental to the project and have repercussions beyond one's desire to curate their talk page. The post has been deleted, not just removed, and cannot be restored.-- Jezebel's Ponyobons mots15:57, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
"Regularly referred to as "Marty Stu," or "Gary Sue," they are especially prevalent in science fiction and fanfic..."
I see that someone changed the lede back to "Gary Stu." I'm not sure if that's attested to in the RS, but at the same time, speaking in terms of simple WP:BLUE, the term Gary Stu is undoubtedly used, and may actually be more common for all I know. It probably doesn't really matter if we say "Gary Sue" or "Gary Stu." I mean, we could say both, in addition to "Marty Stu," but if we listed every single male alternative, that might go on for a while. Unless you think we should change it to be "Gary Sue" per Bitch, I'm happy to have it either way.
@Sangdeboeuf: huh, that's very weird, I can actually see a preview when I look on that google books page I linked. Maybe it's region locked or I have special access to it through an institution or something? I don't know why I can see it but you can't. Anyway, thanks for finding a general purpose version of the text, and thanks for your recent cleanups on the Mary Sue page - reference copyediting is one of those important but thankless things that tends to just get ignored forever because it's mostly out of sight and out of mind. I appreciate it whenever I see someone doing that sort of thing. :) Joe (talk) 15:38, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I see now, there is a snippet visible on the "classic" GBooks site that doesn't show up on the newer site. The wonders of technology ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 16:37, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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.
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!
Remember to search slight spelling variations of your subject's name, like Katherine/Katharine or Elizabeth/Elisabeth, especially for historical subjects.
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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.
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Hello and welcome to the March 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December and our Annual Report for 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members, including those who have signed up for our current March Backlog Elimination Drive. We wish you all happy copy-editing.
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.
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.
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The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th
Tip of the month:
Looking for new red links? Keep an eye out for interesting and notable friends, family, or associates of your last article subject, and re-examine group photos for other women who may still need an article.
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.
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In July 2015 around 15.5% of the English Wikipedia's biographies were about women. As of July 2023, 19.61% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women. That's a lot of biographies created in the effort to close the gender gap. Happy 8th Anniversary! Join us for some virtual cake and add comments or memories and please keep on editing to close the gap!
This month has seen an incredible amount of activity creating high quality content, with 3 FAs, 3 FACs, and a veritable flood of GAs and GANs, not to mention the FLs and FLCs. To help maintain this high level of activity going forward, WikiProject Tree of Life is starting a new monthly rolling contest, inspired by the contest run by WikiProject Military History. This contest should hopefully help incentivize editors to contribute in ways that are less daunting than writing articles that are GA and FA-quality. Even improving articles from stub to start class, or helping other editors by reviewing their work at GAN, FAC, or FLC, gets you points, with bonus points for articles with especially high page views. Make sure to participate in any way you can, and help improve the 'pedia while having fun and winning Barnstars!
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.
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When creating an article, check to see if there is an entry in the sister project Wikidata. If your subject is listed, the Wikidata information can be useful
The first edition of our new monthly contest had perhaps a little less participation than I hoped for, but it still resulted in a huge amount of content work, mainly focussed on de-stubbing articles on little-known species, although we did also see two GAs for Holozoa and Hypericum perforatum. Overall, over 60 articles were improved, with most going from stubs or redlinks to fully fleshed out articles. The winner this month was Simongraham, who improved 21 articles about spiders, mainly to B and C class, and racked up 70 points, over twice the next highest. Hopefully, we'll continue to see such great work next month, with even more participants and even more articles improved.
Also anyone who wants to help coordinate the contest can just drop by at the talk page, I really need help.
September DYKs
Republicopteron douseae fossil
Male Phallichthys fish
Mimodactylus reconstruction
Adult ashy flycatcher
... that with all known Palaeorehniidae fossils (example pictured) being incomplete, the relationships of the family are uncertain? (September 2)
... that butterfly collector Ian Heslop was once required to supervise an execution? (September 3)
... that Phallichthys (literally 'penis fish') species are so called because the males (example pictured) have "comparatively huge" sex appendages? (September 8)
... that merry widows like soft bottoms? (September 10)
... that Mimodactylus(reconstruction pictured) is the first complete pterosaur from the Afro-Arabian continent? * ... that small Poecilia gillii males have longer sex organs than larger males, to facilitate mating with females that flee from them? (September 12)
The second edition of our monthly contest was even better than the last month, with 80 articles improved spanning the entire tree of life. The winner this month was Quetzal1964, who contributed to 47 articles, mainly relating to marine fish, and racked up 81 points in the process. In second place was simongraham, who got 60 points from 14 articles on various species of jumping spiders. simongraham is still at the top of our overall standings, with 130 points, and Quetzal1964's close behind on 108. The November edition of the contest is now open: feel free to drop by and participate if you work on any TOL-related articles this month.
October DYKs
Illustration of swordtail mollies
Lycorma meliae
Illustrations of the front foot (A) and hind foot (B) of Diplobune quercyi
... that the swordtail molly(examples pictured) and the Petén molly have been named and renamed so often, one even ending up with the other's name at one point, that the swordtail molly's current scientific name means 'confusion'? (October 8)
... that the early big cat Pachypanthera may have weighed as much as 142 kilograms (313 lb) and had teeth similar to a hyena's? (October 9)
... that ancient Greek philosopher Xenophon thought the alopekis was part dog, part fox? (October 11)
... that the wings of Lycorma meliae(example pictured) undergo multiple color changes throughout their lives? (October 16)
... that the three-toed species of Diplobune(fossils pictured) were mammals of the order of "even-toed ungulates"? (October 17)
... that although fossils of the extinct mammal Asiavorator were first found in 1922, the genus was not named until 73 years later, in 1995? (October 18)
... that in aquariums, the humpbacked limia is known to cannibalise the young? (October 21)
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The third edition of our monthly contest saw Quetzal1964 win for the second month in a row, scoring 68 points from 39 articles about a variety of marine fishes. In second place for the month is Olmagon, who scored 45 points from 10 articles on extinct crustaceans and geckoes. In the overall standings, Quetzal1964 leapfrogged over simongraham into first place, with 176 points from 109 articles; simongraham is now in second place with 136 points from 37 articles. The December edition of the contest is now open: feel free to drop by and participate if you work on any TOL-related articles this month.
New newsletter!
Now, this newsletter is technically not new, but I have only recently become aware of its existence and am only a month late, so it still counts. Wikiproject Fungi's Lichen task force has a new newsletter that is very nicely formatted and also features much better writing than this newsletter. Anyone interested in receiving the newsletter can add their name here.
November DYKs
A bacterium that thrives in the deep ocean
Georges Cuvier's reconstruction of Anoplotherium commune
Paroedura maingoka
Field of Wyethia amplexicaulis in bloom
An adult dwarf pufferfish
Adult Balkan terrapin
Planocarina marginata, a hyalospheniid amoeba
... that a variety of the Connecticut field pumpkin is known as "the original commercial jack-o'-lantern pumpkin"? (November 1)
... that insects not only destroyed the personal plant collection of John Hunter Thomas, but also bear his name? (November 3)
... that life exists in every part of the biosphere, from the deepest parts of the ocean (bacterium pictured) to altitudes of up to 64 km (40 miles) in the atmosphere? (November 6)
... that Sivapardus was larger than a leopard, smaller than a lion, and had a face like a cheetah? (November 7)
... that in 1822, the Paleogene mammal Anoplotherium commune(reconstruction pictured) was the first fossil species to be subjected to a brain cast study? (November 12)
... that the gecko Paroedura maingoka(pictured) imitates venomous scorpions to discourage predators? (November 13)
... that the scenic fields of northern wyethia(pictured) found in the western United States are sometimes a sign that an area has been overgrazed? (November 15)
... that at a maximum standard length of roughly 2 cm (0.8 in), dwarf pufferfish are some of the smallest pufferfish in the world? (November 18)
... that the authors of The Neanderthals Rediscovered learned that their book proposal had been accepted on the same day they took their twin sons home from hospital? (November 20)
... that hatchling Balkan terrapins are only 3 to 4 centimetres (1.2 to 1.6 in) in length, while adults (example pictured) can grow as long as 25 cm (9.8 in)? (November 21)
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.
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.
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And so ends the fourth edition of the monthly rolling contest, as well as the 2023 Tree of Life Contest as a whole. This month saw simongraham win with a very impressive 120 points from 27 articles. Quetzal1964 was second with 74 points from 37 articles. The annual contest was a close race between simongraham and Quetzal1964; simongraham won first place with 256 points from 64 articles, and Quetzal1964 was second with 250 points from 146 articles. Snoteleks was third with 79 points from 33 articles. Congratulations to everyone who won this year and my gratitude to everyone else who helped raise the quality of articles in our little corner of Wikipedia this year. Additionally, a very Happy New Year to everyone in the project and here's looking forward to continuing our good work in 2024!
... that the green colour of bofedales(examples pictured) stands out in the yellow surrounding landscape? (December 6)
... that Desulfovibrio vulgaris can remove toxic heavy metals from the environment? (December 8)
... that Varroa destructor(example pictured), the Varroa mite, is an external parasitic mite that attacks and feeds on honey bees and is one of the most harmful honey-bee pests in the world? (December 11)
... that the Antarctic lichen Buellia frigida has been to outer space? (December 22)
... that the closest modern fern relatives to Dennstaedtia christophelii(fossil pictured) of the Pacific Northwest are tropical species from South America? (December 24)
... that in Icelandic folklore, the Yule cat eats people who do not receive new clothing for Christmas? (December 25)
Our first double issue in almost four years, although we will try to return to a monthly schedule henceforth (incidentally, the last double issue saw Markham's storm petrel at GAN, and this one sees it finally pass FAC).
The March 2024 GAN Backlog Drive starts today; everyone is welcome to participate and help reduce the backlog of GANs.
The January edition of our monthly rolling contest was won by Quetzal1964 with 100 points from 40 articles, mainly related to various species of marine fish. simongraham was second with 80 points from 14 articles on jumping spiders.
The February edition saw Quetzal1964 win for the second time in a row, with 114 points from 43 articles. In second place was Snoteleks, with 21 points from 7 seven articles on various unicellular eukaryotes, including the GA Telonemia.
January DYKs
... that Dacrytherium, literally meaning 'tear beast', was named after its "tear-pit"? (3 January)
... that the wood-pasture hypothesis posits that semi-open wood pastures and not primeval forests are the natural vegetation of temperate Europe? (5 January)
... that until April 2023, when the genusTriassosculda was discovered, the mantis shrimp fossil record contained a gap of more than a hundred million years? (5 January)
... that although Olga Hartman believed that her basic research on marine worms had no practical value, it was applied to experimental studies of oysters? (6 January)
... that Oxford ivy grows towards the light to bloom and then towards the darkness when going to seed? (17 January)
... that S. F. Light(pictured) disliked using his full name? (20 January)
... that the fossil turtle Acherontemys was named for a "river of the fabled lower world"? (26 January)
... that having lived in Central Park for more than a year after becoming homeless, Flaco(pictured) has been accused of being a peeping tom? (19 February)
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.
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The newsletter will not be returning to a monthly format (mainly because the author is busy failing every exam imaginable) and is on a bimonthly schedule for the foreseeable future.
The second round of the WikiCup was very competitive, requiring the highest points total to advance since 2014. Two TOL editors, AryKun and Fritzmann2002, advanced to the third round.
The March edition of our monthly rolling contest was won by simongraham, who amassed 118 points from 21 articles on various species of jumping spider; in second place was Quetzal1964 with 109 points from 53 articles on marine ray-finned fish.
Quetzal1964 and simongraham were also the top two in the April edition, although Quetzal was ahead this time, with 68 points to simongraham's 48. In the annual leaderboard, Quetzal and simongraham are in first and second place respectively, with 291 and 246 points; in third place is Snotoleks, with 76 points.
... that the cherry blossom was used symbolically in Japanese World War II propaganda, with falling petals representing "young soldiers' sacrifice for the emperor"? (8 March)
... that the Kīlauea lava cricket disappears from a lava field as soon as any plants start to grow there? (13 March)
... that Julian Assange's lawyer argued that the rules set by the Ecuadorian embassy requiring Assange to take care of his pet cat Michi were "denigrating"? (13 March)
... that mule deer sometimes prefer the flavor of one Rocky Mountain juniper tree, like "ice cream", over another? (21 March)
... that the skeleton panda sea squirt was known on the Internet for its skeleton-like appearance years before its formal description? (26 March)
... that only one fruit but several thousand seeds were known when Allenbya collinsonae was named? (26 March)
... that while named for alliums, the fossil Paleoallium(pictured) was not necessarily directly related to any allium species? (27 March)
... that the extinct genus Mixtotherium, meaning 'mixed beast', has traits of both extinct primates and hyraxes? (28 March)
... that the fossil fern Dickwhitea was described from a single block of chert? (28 March)
... that only six years after its 2016 discovery, the Meratus blue flycatcher(pictured) was found being sold in Indonesian songbird markets? (30 March)
... that the spirit liverwort is called such because of its proximity to the Māori afterlife? (31 March)
... that cultures of the fungus Lentinus brumalis have been flown on three different satellites? (31 March)
... that the English herbalist Nicholas Culpeper claimed that eating alkanet leaves would make a person's spit deadly to serpents? (31 March)
Eufriesea purpurata
Korowai gecko
Paleoallium billgenseli fossil
Male Meratus blue flycatcher
April DYKs
... that despite its name meaning 'unscented', Hypericum × inodorum can smell strongly of goat? (1 April)
... that color-changing cats(artist's impression pictured) could help us communicate with the future? (2 April)
... that the white-tailed jay(example pictured) found in Ecuador and Peru was once thought to have been brought to Mexico by pre-Columbian trade? (5 April)
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.
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.
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@Mr swordfish: I took a break from editing Wikipedia for five minutes, and while I was gone the lede got deleted and someone proposed to delete the whole article. I guess there's no rest for the weary, eh? Joe (talk) 04:12, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The original image by me.The cropped image you published.
Hey! Would you mind making the necessary changes to this image to give me proper attribution (it is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license)? Thank you! Coughdrop12 (talk) 07:40, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It’s not bothersome at all! I am not entirely sure, but I think you just need to mention that the image has been cropped, masked (you removed the background), and mirrored under "source" alongside giving a link to the original image.
Ah, TY! I'll make those changes. Sorry I didn't originally, I don't do much editing on the commons end of things. Thanks for posting the lovely image, by the way! Joe (talk) 07:22, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Joe, thought I would drop a line here as I'm going to open an RfC on the lede if no other editors are weighing in (beyond you and MS). I wanted to run some options by you and confirm that you won't drop a link to a source you believe the lede is summarizing:
Option 1) Is the paragraph:
"A common misconception is a viewpoint or factoid that is often accepted as true but which is actually false. They generally arise from conventional wisdom (such as old wives' tales), stereotypes, superstitions, fallacies, a misunderstanding of science, or the popularization of pseudoscience. Some common misconceptions are also considered to be urban legends, and they are sometimes involved in moral panics."
sourced by WP:BLUE in light of an editor challenging it as incorrect and unverifiable?
Option 3) Does WP:BURDEN require sources verifying the information in the paragraph...
Be provided before the content can feature in the article after its veracity and correctness has been challenged?
I will admit I will be quite rocked if an RfC confirms that the sourcing was fine and I was reading policy this badly the whole time, and I'll likely have to step away from the page for a while haha. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 22:44, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Dear User Rollinginhisgrave, first of all, please feel free to make a RfC, it's always good to get lots of people's opinions about these things. I very much expect you will not get the lede removed, however, in light of the overwhelming number of RS that support it. When you ask for someone to "drop a link to a source", I'm a little perplexed by what you exactly want or expect. Do you think there is a single citation in the body of the List of Common Misconceptions page that will source the entire lede? I mean, there may well be, given the absolute preponderance of sources, but you'd be better served by seeking out the individual aspects of the lede that you find issue with. For example, if you are in some way unsatisfied with the statement about common misconceptions being linked to old wives tales in the lede, I recommend having a look through the article and checking out the sources on entries that could also be considered old wives tales. If you do the same for each individual aspect of the lede, you will find ample citation, and I suspect that in a RfC, the same result will be found. That said, this is the sort of dialectical that improves things! I'm sure the lede isn't perfect, and having multiple people think and argue about it is sure to result in some kind of synthesis. I'm afraid your section became a little bit buried on the Common Misconceptions talk page, and didn't get much attention, so again, by all means, feel free to get a RfC going! Joe (talk) 07:41, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Haha, User:WhatamIdoing has resolved the issue I had with the entries. I don't think it was a failure to read policy, but a failure to think through exactly how conventional wisdom could cause common misconceptions. Glad it's resolved. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 01:41, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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