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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.
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'sMay News and Notes page.
Hi there, Puddleglum2.0. I hope you are well and staying safe. I also hope that your remember me (you did me an awesome favor by fixing my wiki signature))) I'm still immensely grateful to you for that, that was sweet. If you don't mind, however, I would like to ask you to give me a hand with one more thing: fixing my archive in my talk page. No matter what bot (Miszabot, Bluebot or whatever) I place in my talk page, it just doesn't work. Finally, I placed one template that consists of an Archive page, but I couldn't make it work or link it properly. I'm completely screwed. Sorry to have disturbed you again. Thank you in advance! --VisioncurveHaec lux solis, relinquentes senex mundi09:14, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
Hey Visioncurve, great to see you back! Love the Shakespeare, that's my favourite play! It takes a while for the not to activate - up to 24 hours if I recall correctly. If it doesn't work after that, feel free to come back here and I'll figure it out. On a completely unrelated note, would you mind adding two apostrophes after the last two brackets of your signature? Currently it's causing weird italics and making things to go haywire. Thanks! All the best, -- puddleglum2.005:06, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
Peer review on Clicker heroes] i filed still hasnt beem answered... should I keep waiting, or withdraw it? 19:41, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
Total Eclipse 2017 It usually takes a while for peer reviews to get taken up - mine took a little more than a month. That being said, if it isn't taken up in a week or so and I have the time, I'd be happy to take a look over it, although it may be a tad less detailed than a normal one. Cheers -- puddleglum2.019:46, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
Thanks a lot Puddlegum! I guess I’ll keep waiting... also, i still think you’d do a good job with the review if you do it. (BTW, phone editing is tolerable now that I enabled automatic spell checker...) Regards. Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017(talk | contribs)20:29, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Rodger Young
On 10 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rodger Young, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being shortsighted and nearly deaf, Rodger Young saved his platoon from an enemy ambush, for which he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rodger Young. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rodger Young), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Tbiw, hi Tbiw. After taking a quick skim of your contributions (hope you don't mind), I just don't know if you'll be the best fit for counter-vandalism work - much for the same reasons that Girth Summit outlined on his talk page after your request there. I apologize for the inconvenience - I know it must be hard - but if you do some counter-vandalism for a week or two and give me some more material to look at, I'd be more open to accepting you. I see that Cassiopeia may be accepting you though - good luck with that! All the best -- puddleglum2.015:45, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
Invitation to RedWarn
Hello, Puddleglum2.0! I noticed you have been using Twinkle and was wondering if you'd like to beta test my new tool, RedWarn, specifically designed to improve your editing experience.
RedWarn is currently in use by over 75 other Wikipedians, and feedback so far has been extremely positive. If you're interested, please see the RedWarn tool page for more information on RedWarn's features and instructions on how to install it. Otherwise, feel free to remove this message from your page. If you have any further questions, please ping me or leave a message on my talk page. Your feedback is much appreciated! Ed6767talk!02:38, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
Ed6767, thanks for the invitation! I just had a couple questions about RedWarn before I go ahead and install it (which I probably will do in the end, it looks great, nice job!) Here they are:
Can you just give me a couple reasons why I should prefer this over Twinkle? The Twinkle tool has been working fantastic for me personally. (Sidenote: you may want to add such a list of why it's better then Twinkle on the RedWarn page.)
Will it work on an Android OS (or any other mobile interface for that matter)? That's what I primarily edit from.
Would this tool work seperately from Twinkle? This one I'm solely interested in from a trainer standpoint - as a CVUA trainer, I'm interested to see if I should integrate this tool into my course.
Apologies if these are already answered on the RedWarn page - I admit I only skimmed it. :) Anyways, thanks again for the invite, I look forward to your response! Cheers -- puddleglum2.002:48, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
Puddleglum2.0, 1. Twinkle is slow. I created RedWarn because of how tedious Twinkle can get. I'm a big fan of simplicity, meanwhile, Twinkle does the rollback, opens a new tab where you manually have to go through to the Twinkle warning option and all that jazz, meanwhile RedWarn when a rollback is complete, you are immediately faced with a new notice dialog, with all the info filled in automatically for most "quick rollbacks". Speaking of which, RW provides many more canned rollback responses and provides much more customization to the UI when compared to Twinkle, even at this early stage. 2. Yep! Should work on Android fine as long as you're using the Chrome/Firefox app (mostly the default one) - and an Android app is also being planned for future release! 3. RedWarn can run alongside Twinkle or without it. Just be aware that we're still working on matching Twinkle's features, so quite a few features are missing like XfD and ARV requests except for AIV. Ed6767talk!02:56, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
Ed6767, looks great, thanks! I've gone ahead and installed it and look forward to giving feedback soon! From what it looks, it may become part of my CVUA course, it looks a lot more new-user-friendly! Great work on this tool, it's looking good! Cheers -- puddleglum2.002:58, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
Hey. How are you? I hope that asking you to train me to fight vandalism at the CVU's Academy will not look like I'm trying to make a move on you ;-). To an outsider, it may seem that I hang around this place more often than at my own talk page.)) Thanks, --VisioncurveHaec lux solis, relinquentes senex mundi05:09, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
Visioncurve: hello again! Before outright accepting you, I'd like to confirm that this is something you're actually interested in - in addition to taking my time, CVUA will take your time as well, and while I personally am happy to devote time to helping, I would like to make sure that you actually want to do this: I don't see much counter-vandalism in your contributions (which is otherwise fine). Before you reply, can you read WP:VANDALISM and the sylabbus section of WP:CVUA? This will give you a better understanding of counter-vandalism. All the best, -- puddleglum2.015:50, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
Puddleglum2.0: Yup, I pulled an all-nighter in order to read the above-mentioned vandalism-related pages (though I was invited to a party). I'm hyped about it, really. As per your suggestion that I'm not engaged in counter-vandalism at all according to my user contributions, it's not completely true. I do spend some time watching over recent changes and try to revert vandalism immediately when I spot one. Often, I spot two or more bad faith edits by the same user and therefore, I would've loved to have a rollback feature enabled for my account. This is the main reason behind my request. The reason why I asked you to train me is pretty obvious in my opinion, or not, no?! ;-) Keep well and stay safe! --VisioncurveHaec lux solis, relinquentes senex mundi05:24, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
Visioncurve, ok, I'll set up your page and ping you there when I'm ready. I can tell you right now, your patrolling for vandalism in the most inefficient way - try enabling some filters (I like using "Likely have problems" ) and read through WP:TWINKLE and install it. :) Cheers -- puddleglum2.023:12, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for your copy edit of Sheila Atim. I thought I would review this, to serve as an example of how you might provide reviews for others.
Following critically-acclaimed stage roles in the Donmar Warehouse's all-female Shakespeare trilogy in 2016 among others, Atim won the 2018 Laurence Olivier Award You added 'among others' which is one of those little wordings that draws my attention as something to avoid, especially in the lead. Articles are summaries, and the lead is a summary of that summary; nobody expects it to be exhaustive. It seems like extra words that don't serve any purpose, and break the flow when we really want the lead to be easily read at a glance. It's like an unnecessary 'however', the sort of thing you might use when you want a reader (or listener) to pause to absorb material. But I don't feel that's the right tone for encyclopedic writing.
She has composed songs for some productions, and, in 2019, she premiered her play Anguis at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. → and premiered her play Anguis at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Simplify sentence structure (especially in lead).
the cancelled Game of Thrones successor series Bloodmoon First caught my eye because the title Game of Thrones is missing italics. However, I'd consider removing this from the lead entirely; it's unclear if the pilot episode was produced or broadcast, so it doesn't seem that notable to her career.
to showcase clothes that were for "real women." Punctuation belongs outside the quotation (MOS:LQ). The quote which follows this is multiple sentences, so it's okay for the terminal punctuation to be inside.
She got involved in a workshop got → became, formal tone
The Times considered it to be and "intriguing look at female power … that marks [Atim] as a playwright to watch" and → an, and watch the ellipsis character … → ... (MOS:ELLIPSIS). Sometimes editors will copy & paste quotes so it's a good idea to watch for odd characters, as well as punctuation at the beginning and end of quotes.
The Times later referred to her performance as "mesmerising." Even if abbreviating a title (The New York Times), it should still get italics: The Times later referred to her performance as "mesmerising".
in a film edition of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Should this be 'adaptation'?
she is also a member of The Old Vic Theatre Trust Board of Trustees I felt that 'Trust Board of Trustees" was a bit awkward and rephrased: she is also on the Board of Trustees of The Old Vic Theatre Trust.
Reidgreg, oops, thanks for the notes! This will be a helpful example for me - I plan on checking the very new users where mistakes may be a bit more obvious and easier to explain (although I will try to go as in-depth as possible). Again, thanks for the notes! All the best, -- puddleglum2.022:17, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
You're welcome! And don't worry, nobody catches everything, especially with MOS minutia. I tend to catch a lot of MOS stuff, but I think I missed a MOS:CURLY apostrophe in the awards section. An extra pair of eyes will usually spot something; I think that's why FACs require a minimum of three reviewers. But not efficient to give articles that much attention until they reach that quality level. Happy editing! – Reidgreg (talk) 13:37, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
I sorry to see you with two blocked CUVA students. I really am, I see how many hours you wasted for nothing. You are a great CUVA trainer with bad luck. Keep doing great edits! Best, Signed,The4lines |||| (You Asked?) (What I have Done.)01:19, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
The4lines, thanks for the support and barnstar! I'm just glad to say that the blocks weren't based off of anything that I taught them or were even tangentially based off of CVUA - that's a huge relief for me. Thanks again and cheers! -- puddleglum2.002:32, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
Visioncurve, oops, sorry! Nothing wrong with my life, just with me not being attentive. :) I hope you understand I get a lot of pings so sometimes miss some. apologies nonetheless, I will go check the page! Cheers -- puddleglum2.005:25, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
Thank you
Hi puddleglum! Thank you for the etow nomination, not only for the very kind words you wrote, but also for the timing. It's really lifted my spirits at a time that I needed it and means a lot to me. Thanks :-) Levivich[dubious – discuss]15:43, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
Levivich, you're welcome, I'm glad it helped you! Even though there may be many who don't like you here, there'll always be some people who still appreciate your work. Thanks for all you do! Cheers -- puddleglum2.015:49, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
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Hello there, I am not sure if you have seen my ping at my CVUA page. By the way, how do you apply text-colour to your signature instead of background colour? Thank you! The creeper2007Talk!17:21, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
Feedback request: Geography and places Good Article nomination
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Now that I have a Wikimedia toolforge instance set up, this allows me to have some server-side features, so I've been thinking of some ideas. I was wondering what you thought about an extension to RedWarn that allowed CVA students who needed help on a difficult revert being able to click a button to immediately get help from their trainer, or another experienced user if online and opted in, when after you have made an action with RedWarn, it'll send a report to the student of what the more experienced user or trainer did, i.e. "user decided to rollback because (reason entered here). They then chose a Level 2 disruptive editing warning.", or if they did neither and a reason for it. I just think learning from experience, and being presented with an easy interpretation of the events that happened may be very useful for students or other inexperienced users who may just feel like they want some help.
Another tool that I was thinking of making is using the new RedWarn edit tag to help a CVA trainer review some rollbacks made by a student and to also review the actions they made there. What do you think? Ed6767talk!21:50, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
Ed6767 Have you stalked some CVUA courses? Like here or there? RedWarn is not ready to incorporate into CVUA because it lacks the following.
CSD
UAA
Okay, not much. It's almost always TW that's in CVUA.
Can I Log In, I'm thinking more in the future here. I have a few ideas and was just wondering what a current CVUA trainer would think about some ideas I'm having. Ed6767talk!22:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
Ed6767, hi, that's a really interesting idea! I think it would work pretty well, and UAA + CSD don't have to be there for now - the help request could be limited to certain areas. The help definitely wouldn't be immediate, at least from me - these days I'm finding less and less time to be on, especially going in depth into confusing edits, but that's fine. If ever have extra time, I think that would be a pretty cool asset to have in the CVUA! Cheers -- puddleglum2.023:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
Girth Summit, no problem, glad I could help! As a sidenote, do you have any thoughts on the idea Ed6767 had in the above thread about making it easier for CVUA students to request help with potentially confusing edits? I thought it might work out pretty well, but would appreciate a more senior instructor's thoughts. Thanks and cheers! -- puddleglum2.002:36, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
Hi Puddleglum2.0, in principle, anything that makes it easier for students to provide diffs or get help might be a good thing. I haven't looked at Redwarn myself to see how well it could be integrated into the CVUA course - your point about needing UAA and CSD reports is a valid one though, and I confess that I'd be hesitant about starting to introduce packages other than Twinkle simply because I'm so familiar with it and I know that it does everything we need it to to cover the material in the course. It's the same reason why I don't cover Huggle as a part of the standard course - that's something you can learn for yourself once you know the basics. What we're really teaching is the fundamentals of what is and is not vandalism, how and when to warn/report users, and what to do in various types of difficult situation. Those basic principles don't change when you're using a different tool to do the work. GirthSummit (blether)09:58, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
Feedback request: Geography and places Good Article nomination
Hey, just dropping by to remind you that it's been a while since you last took a crack at the current NPPSCHOOL assignment. Copyvio is one of the last units and you've honestly been doing a great job overall, so I'd really hate to see you give up so close to the finish line. signed, Rosguilltalk06:27, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
Rosguill, wow, this slipped completely off my radar! Love been busy IRL and also on Wikipedia with GOCE and CVUA stuff. Thank you for the reminder, I'll get to this ASAP! Cheers -- puddleglum2.014:06, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
The Medicine case was closed, with a remedy authorizing standard discretionary sanctions for all discussions about pharmaceutical drug prices and pricing and for edits adding, changing, or removing pharmaceutical drug prices or pricing from articles.
