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This barnstar is awarded to Dhtwiki for copy-editing at least one individual article of more than 10,000 words during the most recent Guild of Copy Editors' Drive or Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis20:59, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
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Hi Dhtwiki, I'm slooowly putting together the GOCE annual report, which I hope will be ready by early February. Before 2020, the new or continuing Lead Coordinator would write a "Plans for 20xx" closing section (example from 2019). I wrote some drivel for 2022. I thus invite you to write something deep and meaningful for 2024 here. If you'd rather not, we can omit that section. Thanks for what you do and cheers, Baffle☿gab11:31, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
@Baffle gab1978: I saw the filler comment on the report, that something possibly inspirational was required, or at least hoped for. I've since been looking for where I mislaid my ebulliently dynamic personality, one that could infuse excited hopefulness into the project. I looked at the previous year's work and thought that I could somewhat copy that, with adjustments. I think that, first, thank yous are in order, even for those that merely sign up, for they encourage the rest merely by doing so. Then, perhaps to try and explain the disappointing trend being a product of our taking on increased responsibilities (e.g. the various template redirects), as well as the continuing clamoring for our services, via templates and, especially, the requests page, due to our having done such wonderful work and having such a stellar reputation. Dhtwiki (talk) 21:44, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
Thanks, I was being flippant above; it's your prerogative as Lead to write that section, your plan sounds good to me. :) I'll let you know when it's ready to go. Cheers, Baffle☿gab07:02, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
Speaking of thanks. You've been doing a tremendous amount of coordinator work, and it's much appreciated. You should be a coordinator emeritus, if you're not going to be a nominal coordinator. Dhtwiki (talk) 07:51, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
No worries, thanks for the offer but I believe emeritus status is reserved for former Lead Coordinators. Besides, I've been busy in meatspace the past few weeks and I expect to be less active from March until October. I'll still be around though. I think the Annual Report is ready to go now, though it will probably need a tidy-up, which I'll look at this week. I'm sorry for my late reply to this thread, I didn't see your reply until now. Cheers, Baffle☿gab03:41, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
@Baffle gab1978: Tdslk was made emeritus without having served as lead. Emeritus status doesn't require activity, as only Jonesey and Miniapolis are particularly active, with rare exceptions on the part of the others, nor does it mean you can't again be a coordinator, as Miniapolis has shown. You've served 13 terms as coordinator, and, as far as I can tell, are exceeded in that only by Mini, with 19, and Jonesey, with 16, both of whom are on the emeritus list when not serving a regular term as coordinator. Dhtwiki (talk) 07:38, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
Baffle, I just saw this and agree that you should be a coordinator emeritus. Don't worry, you don't have to do anything All the best, Miniapolis13:46, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
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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).
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This barnstar is awarded to Dhtwiki for copy-editing at least one individual article of more than 10,000 words during the most recent Guild of Copy Editors' Drive or Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis13:33, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
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Hi! Thanks so much for improving Ali al-Sajjad, in preparation for its GA nomination. I realize that you might be busy with other things, but I wonder if you would be able to continue helping us with this article. what else do you think should be done? Please let me know. Thanks again for your much-needed help here. Albertatiran (talk) 14:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
I've taken another look at the article and see that there's more that can be done in the way of copy editing. Let me work through it a second time before you nominate for GA status. Dhtwiki (talk) 08:21, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
@Albertatiran: I've completed my second pass. Feel free to nominate for GA, as I think I've taken care of any gross problems with the prose, not that a GA reviewer won't find more, as that can happen. Dhtwiki (talk) 06:40, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
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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.
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This barnstar is awarded to Dhtwiki for copy-editing at least one individual article of more than 10,000 words during the most recent Guild of Copy Editors' Drive or Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis13:22, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
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I am a member of GOCE and have started copy - edit from September only. I have just put in the number of words in the Article , before I started to edit.
You are supposed to take a word count of the article, or section thereof, before you start editing. That word count will probably not reflect the additions or subtractions you make, but is indicative of the amount of material you will have read through, which in itself is work, if done conscientiously, even if few edits have to be made. Dhtwiki (talk) 02:17, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
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That account popped up on my radar from a different edit they made. Feel free to email if you want more details. DMacks (talk) 10:41, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
I guess I understand that. I have done a bit of vandal fighting myself and, once such activity is discovered, it is natural to look for other edits from the same account as potentially problematic. So, probably not so magical after all. Dhtwiki (talk) 10:48, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
