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Hi Phil
Re this. Please check out Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/FAQ (look at the last question in the "Page size" question). To quote:
Q: If I use the word counter on articles using bullets such as a list (or tables), not all words are counted. What do I do?
A: Just copy and paste the words (minus the Table of Contents, and any references or notes sections) into any word processor that can do a word count, and take the number from there.
For example, using the prosesize tool the World Series Cricket Results article counts in at just 223 words before the copyedit (which is what you're meant to count, not the 720 words from a post-copyedit count that you've done; I did a fair bit of work adding in an introduction and context for which the article had also been tagged, thus the increase in words). Hmmm, five hours work (check the page history) for 223 words? You've gotta be joking! :)
Trust me, I got caught out in a couple of previous drives where I did myself out of probably 10,000 words by relying just on the prosesize tool (which I still do use for most articles that are primarily straight text) before I found this out late in the March drive! -- jjron ( talk) 02:51, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
That's a fair call although Did you know ... uses stricter criteria as I've been bitten by them before. I took my guidance from the main drive page so maybe that should be updated with information about lists. Of course, I realize now that I have done myself out of some words on the long copyedits, but what the hell :). Best, ► Philg88 ◄ talk 06:12, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for adding the link. As you say, I agree standards vary according to how concientious people are with their copyediting. I have quite a good reputation having got a fair few articles to GA/FA so I'm careful to maintain that. Best, ► Philg88 ◄ talk 21:40, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks once again for teh cop edit. Jim Sweeney ( talk) 16:53, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
Hello there Philg88! I'm working to take the article about Eveline Hańska (wife of Honoré de Balzac) to FAC. Do you have time for a quick peer review? Thanks in advance! Scartol • Tok 12:22, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
I was wondering, since you're a copyeditor and likely a 1,000x better at prose-related stuff than I am, could you review and leave some comments about the current FLC List of accolades received by Winter's Bone? It would be very appreciated! Crystal Clear x3 22:06, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
I'm not sure that I can - since I copyedited the article I am now considered a "concerned editor" I believe. If that isn't the case let me know and I will leave some comments. Best ► Philg88 ◄ talk 02:55, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
You're welcome. Good luck with the nomination. ► Philg88 ◄ talk 20:49, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for copyediting List of awards and nominations received by Kid Cudi! Crystal Clear x3 07:16, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Philg88. Thanks for copyediting Godred II Olafsson last week. :)-- Brianann MacAmhlaidh ( talk) 08:00, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors May 2011 backlog elimination drive update
Greetings from the
Guild of Copy Editors
May 2011 Backlog elimination drive! Here is your mid-drive newsletter.
So far, 54 people have signed up for the drive, and 33 are actively participating. If you signed up for the drive but have not participated yet, it's not too late! Try to copy edit at least a few articles. Remember, if you have rollover words from the last drive, you will lose them if you do not participate in this drive. If you have not signed up for the drive yet, you can
sign up now. If you have questions about getting started, feel free to
talk to us. Many thanks to those editors who have been helping out at the
Requests page. We currently have 17 articles awaiting edit.
We are making slow progress on achieving our target of reducing the overall backlog by 15%; in order to accomplish this goal we will need to complete about 400 more articles. However, we are making good progress on the 2009 backlog, as we have eliminated over half of the articles from 2009 that were present at the start of the drive. Let's concentrate our fire power on the remaining months from 2009; leaderboard awards will be handed out for 2009 articles this drive. Thank you for participating in the May 2011 drive. We hope it will be another success! Your drive coordinators – S Masters ( talk), Diannaa ( Talk), Tea with toast, Chaosdruid, and Torchiest |
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Hello Wikifiers! Sorry this Newsletter is late, It should have gone out a month ago. I've been very busy in real life and didn't have time to get over to the newsletter. In this edition of the Newsletter, we have an editorial written by our new executive coordinator; Guoguo12. Guoguo12 has succeeded Mono due to an indefinite wikibreak. We also have the results of the February and March Mini drives. Happy Wikifying, Sumsum2010, the assistant coordinator of WikiProject Wikify |
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Thanks for starting the copyedit, but due to a content dispute, the content may change dramatically. I would request to temporarily halt the copyedit till the dispute is resolved. I will get back to me, after it is resolved. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 05:44, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
OK, will resume. ► Philg88 ◄ talk 07:00, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
Shared IP at the Peabody Orlando hotel. Would you kindly soft block? -- 74.203.136.2 ( talk) 13:30, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Dear Philg88, I am interested in using modified version of your image as a part of my archaeological projects logo, and would like your permission to do so. I can be reached at poltorak@buffalo.edu Darren Poltorak 74.77.100.228 ( talk) 21:35, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
Best, ► Philg88 ◄ talk 21:44, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for copyediting that article, just keep in mind that placing a CE tag when the article hits the main page is discouraged. There is one typo there of extra-martial (marital). I'm not going to correct that because of the tag. Materialscientist ( talk) 01:40, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
No problem with the DYK nomination, you did mention it on the original request but I didn't think it was imminent (as it normally takes more than a month for my DYK submissions to appear :(). Anyway, I have made a couple of changes and inserted another clarification request with regard to the sentence containing "leave to". I have also rewritten the info on the stones in the Tamil poem - bear in mind I am not an expert on the subject but I don't think I've altered the meaning of what is meant. Let me know if there are any further queries - the article is shaping up nicely for GA although I'm still wondering how on earth they found space to put 1,000 vaginas on Indra's body :). Best
► Philg88 ◄
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06:50, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
I've fixed up some DAB links but disambiguation still needed for Savitri. Other than that I don't have any further suggestions. Best, ► Philg88 ◄ talk 07:08, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
I have reopened up the article Walt Disney for peer review over here. I noticed you are a volunteer over at peer review and was hoping that you could provide some time and energy to take a look at the article and provide feedback. Thank you. Tiggerjay ( talk) 00:03, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
No problem, give me a couple of days. ► Philg88 ◄ talk 01:13, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your dedicating to maintaining this page. I work with the Jardines Group via the consultancy GolinHarris. For some time, I've felt that the entry itself probably needed more significant changes to make it more relevant to the Group today. These are the kind of updates that are most likely only available from the Group itself. Before making any edits, given your activity on the page, I wanted to determine if you would be willing to view the re-write in advance of posting. Basically, we just thought it needed trimming, and updating of how the Group is structured today. If nothing else, would you be open receiving data from us? I can be reached at john.morgan@golinharris.com. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JMmorganGH ( talk • contribs) 12:50, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
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