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March 2008

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Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, Broletto, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Nice to see someone working on Italian poetry! --Folantin (talk) 12:31, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And a warm welcome from me too. One article you might like to create, of course, is Broletto. Ian Spackman (talk) 10:10, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello: Good to see your work on the Levanto page. It has been dormant for a long time, apart from some edits by bots. But in your recent edit, you need the simple past tense and not the present perfect tense. (Sono anche pensionato - sono stato insegnante, anche io!) Mikeo1938 (talk) 21:14, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fine ... I guess that you have looked at the Levanto page. Because we are talking about 2007, we need the simple past tense. You will see that I changed "have received" to "received". There is something not quite right with the note about the UNESCO prize ... but I can't put my finger on it. I've looked at the UNESCO site (English) to see if they refer to such a prize ... probably the word "award" would be more appropriate. Anyway, I'll give it some thought.

The comment which you left on my Talk Page is hard to fault. Congratulations! The only thing I would say is that the verb is "to practise" but the noun is "the practice". Do you have Skype? If so, we might be able to arrange the occasional conversation exchange ... English for Italian and vice versa ... (?) Mikeo1938 (talk) 21:05, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment out

To comment out means that it doesn't appear to readers, but editors can still see it after clicking on "edit this page". It looks like this:  and you can find it scrolling down to "Wiki markup" while editing. Squash Racket (talk) 05:35, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The portrait of Boccaccio

If he continues to do this without providing any reason for the deletion he will simply be banned. Next time it happens I will alert an admin. Cheers. --Folantin (talk) 09:08, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've contacted User:Antandrus (an admin). He should be able to do something about this some time today. Cheers. --Folantin (talk) 08:45, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

House of Tassis

Thank you for your message, Broletto. I chose to name the house Tassis as opposed to Tasso since the family line that would become Taxis used the Tassis form in Italy which is illustrated in the Italian articles for members of the family. See Jannetto de Tassis. I wouldn't be opposed to a change to Tasso, though, as long as there is a common category linking the family's members' articles. --Caponer (talk) 20:50, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

2010 Merano train derailment

Hi Broletto. I have reverted your recent edit, as it is not in line with the convention we use on English Wikipedia for placenames in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The convention, as described on the article's talk page, is that we use the language of the majority group within each comune/gemeinde, with the notable exception of Merano, where it is considered that the Italian name has become established as normal use in English. We use a hyphenated dual name only in the case of the region and the Province of Bolzano-Bozen; the city of Bolzano goes under its Italian name. The policy will never please everyone. Personally, I would prefer Merano/Meran, for example, but it was a compromise reached after many months of edit wars and appears to work reasonably well. There is a very strong feeling on Wikipedia against using dual names, perhaps because American editors are not really familiar with them. In more enlightened parts of the world, of course, we don't bat an eyelid when we see Bruxelles/Brussel, Caerdydd/Cardiff, New Brunswick/Nouveau-Brunswick or Helsinki/Helsingfors. Skinsmoke (talk) 13:46, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've found the appropriate section of the Manual of Style for you, after a bit of a struggle, which states "Places should generally be referred to consistently using the same name as in the title of their article (see Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names))." Skinsmoke (talk) 14:03, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Stichomythia

Thanks for the translation of the Verdi aria! I'm going to revise it a bit soon (if no one else does). I also think we should have the original in the article and the translation in a footnote, or vice-versa. What do you think? —JerryFriedman (Talk) 17:25, 4 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE / Mid-drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2011 backlog elimination drive

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors March 2011 Backlog elimination drive! Here is your mid-drive newsletter.

Participation

So far, 79 people have signed up for this drive. Of these, 64 have participated. Interest is high due to a link to our event from the Watchlist page, and many new and first-time copy editors have joined us for the drive. If you signed up for the drive but haven't 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 haven't signed up for the drive yet, you can sign up now. Many thanks to those editors who have been helping out at the Requests page. We have assisted in the promotion of seven articles to Good article status so far this month.

Progress report

We have already achieved our target of reducing the overall backlog by 10%; however, we have more work to do with the 2009 backlog. We have almost eliminated May 2009 and we only have some 700 articles left from 2009. It is excellent progress, so let's concentrate our fire power on the remaining months from 2009. Thank you for participating in the March 2011 drive. We anticipate it will be another big success!

Utahraptor resigns

The Utahraptor ^{Talk to me} has decided to step down from his position as project coordinator due to real-life issues.

Your drive coordinators – S Masters (talk), Diannaa ^(Talk) and Tea with toast (Talk)

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Vigili del Fuoco copy edit

I’ve just had a quick look. Its already better - I think it’s a matter of syntax - moving the parts of the sentences around a bit to make it more understandable in English, adjusting or altering a few words here and there, and shortening sentences if possible. For instance, the first paragraph could be:

The Vigili del Fuoco, officially the Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco (CNVVF), Italy's national agency for fire and rescue, is part of the Ministry of the Interior's Dipartimento dei Vigili del Fuoco, del Soccorso Pubblico e della Difesa Civile (Department of Fire Watch, Public Rescue and Public Protection). The corp’s task is to provide safety for people, animals and property, and give technical assistance [to what/whom] and emergency fire prevention [advice?].It also ensures public safety in terrorist emergencies such as chemical, bacteriological, radiological and nuclear attacks.

Do we know if the Santa Barbara Battalion that was mobilized for the war effort under the auspices of Victor Emmanuel was a battalion specially created for the firemen, or did they just join an existing battalion? I’m not sure that the specific law 1570 is worth mentioning. I think the “5 Centuries” mentioned in an older edit could be “5 groups each with 100 men”. Perhaps the word "Centuries" in the Italian context is just a term that means a large body of men - perhaps you know about this.

Any words or phrases that qualify (add to or take away from) the word next to it I always remove whether the exaggeration is true or not, unless they are part of a cited quote from a source. Some of these (weasel words) in the History section are, in brackets: lost (with honor) by the Italians, In this (difficult) phase of the war, it was conceived (by whom), answers were (so) numerous it was necessary a (very) strict selection . Always look out for words ending in ly - they are nearly always weasel words to be removed.

If you like I can look back at the article now and then to see how it’s going and help a bit more... good luck Acabashi (talk) 00:36, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As you have replied on my talk page I will add any further advice there, so that we can keep our communication in one place. I'm going away for the afternoon so will not be able to look at Vigili del Fuoco again until tonight. Best wishes. Acabashi (talk) 11:21, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have added another comment on my talk page. Best wishes. Acabashi (talk) 06:18, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Christian De Sica

Go ahead! I've gotten overwhelmed with school work, so I'm almost never on wiki these days. Thanks for checking!!! Anidaane (talk) 09:57, 16 May 2011 (UTC)Anidaane[reply]

GOCE drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors November 2011 backlog elimination drive report

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors November 2011 Backlog elimination drive! We would like to thank all who participated in this drive. Here is the end-of-drive report.

Participation

There were 48 editors who signed-up for this drive, of which 35 participated. Thank you to everyone who helped reduce the size of the backlog!

Progress report

During the drive, we reduced the backlog by 232 articles, or by about 6%. This is a two percent increase from our September drive, when we copy edited 4% of the backlog. We were successful in our primary goal of clearing the oldest three months—March, April, and May 2010—from the queue. Thanks to all who helped copy edit these difficult articles. Thus far we have reduced the copy edit backlog by 5086 articles, or by about 61%. End-of-drive results and barnstar information can be found here.

Coordinator election

The term of our second tranche of coordinators has run out, and we will be accepting nominations from December 5, 00:01 UTC to December 15, 23:59 UTC. If you or any other member of the Guild of Copy Editors wishes to be a coordinator, add your name to this page along with a statement describing why you believe you should be a coordinator for the Guild. You must be able to commit to a six month term. Thanks!

Once again, thank you for participating in the Guild's November 2011 Backlog elimination drive! Our next drive will be in January, and we hope to see you there!

Your drive coordinators – Diannaa, Chaosdruid, The Utahraptor, Slon02 and SMasters

Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 08:15, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive newsletter

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors

Elections are currently underway for our third tranche of Guild coordinators. The voting period will run for 14 days: 00:01 UTC, 16 December – 23:59 UTC, 31 December. All GOCE members, as well as past participants of any of the Guild's Backlog elimination drives, are eligible to vote. There are five candidates vying for four positions. Your vote really matters! Cast your vote today.

Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 10:24, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

GOCE 2011 Year-End Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2011 Year-End Report

We have reached the end of the year, and what a year it has been! The Guild of Copy Editors was full of activity, and we achieved numerous important milestones in 2011. Read all about these in the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report.

Highlights

Membership grows to 764 editors, an increase of 261
Report on coordinators' elections
Around 1,000 articles removed through six Backlog elimination drives
Guild Plans for 2012
Requests page report
Sign up for the January 2012 Backlog elimination drive!

Get your copy of the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report here
On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. We look forward to your support in 2012!
– Your 2011 Coordinators: Diannaa (lead), The Utahraptor, and Slon02 and SMasters (emeritus).

Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 05:59, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

GOCE Drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors January 2012 backlog elimination drive

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors January 2012 Backlog elimination drive! Here is your end-of-drive wrap-up newsletter.

Participation

45 people signed up for this drive this time; of these, 35 participated. This is similar to the number of editors who helped out in November. Thanks to all who participated! Barnstars will be distributed in the near future.

Progress report

Recent drives have been focusing on the oldest three months in the backlog. During this drive we were successful in eliminating our target months—July, August, and September 2010—from the queue, and there are less than 300 articles remaining from 2010. End-of-drive results and barnstar information can be found here.

When working on the backlog, please keep in mind that there are options other than copy editing available; some articles may be candidates for deletion, or may not be suitable for copy editing at this time for other reasons. The {{GOCEreviewed}} tag can be placed on any article you find to be totally uneditable, and you can nominate for deletion any that you discover to be copyright violations or completely unintelligible. If you need help deciding what to do, please contact any of the coordinators.

Thank you for participating in the January 2012 drive! All contributions are appreciated. Our next copy edit drive will be in March.

Your drive coordinators – The Utahraptor ^talk, S Masters (talk), Diannaa ^(Talk), Stfg (Talk), Sp33dyphil (talk), and Dank (talk)

GOCE March copy edit drive

Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors

The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their March 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on March 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on March 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goal for the drive will be to eliminate the remaining 2010 articles from the queue. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 5 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, Stfg, and Coordinator emeritus SMasters. 19:29, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

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If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]