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SPI closure

I see that at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/089baby you sated that the sockpuppet account had been blocked, but you didn't mark the account as closed. I have no idea whether you know full well how to do that, and just made a slip, or whether you have little or no experience of closing SPIs, and don't know how to do it, but just in case you don't know, I thought I would drop you a note. The thing to do is to change the {{SPI case status}} tag on the page to say {{SPI case status|close}}. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 10:07, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for closing it. You're right about my lack of experience (so far), but I saw a note on one of the boards about a backlog. All the best, Miniapolis 15:26, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Editor review#RfC: Should we mark WP:ER as historical?

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Editor review#RfC: Should we mark WP:ER as historical?. As you participated in Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Editor review (2nd nomination) last year, you may be interested in the current RfC discussing closing and marking ER as historical. —/Mendaliv/2¢/Δ's/ 02:54, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

I think you are right about that Henry Tresham picture of Elizabeth Barton

...and so I have acted accordingly. Details at Talk:Henry Tresham. Thanks for noticing. Rupert Clayton (talk) 03:34, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks very much! All the best, Miniapolis 15:03, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

GOCE notification weirdness

I've noticed a weird behavior in the March GOCE copyedit drive notification sent out on February 21, 2014. I would have notified you earlier, but I was away for a couple of weeks and didn't see it until a day or two ago.

The problem is that subsequent sections on the Talk page blend into the GOCE copyedit drive notification section. By comparing this notification with earlier GOCE notifications, I discovered that the following snippet of code near the bottom got moved:

[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 14:59, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

In the "good" GOCE notifications, the code is within the final right double braces. In the recent "bad" GOCE notification the code is outside the final right double braces, just prior to a vertical bar and single right brace. By moving the code snippet up to the place where it appeared in the December GOCE notification, the blue background ends at the end of the section and the next new section doesn't blend into the turquoise box.

I'll leave my Talk page alone for the moment so you can see what's going on. It may not be anything that you did in sending the message, but rather someone tinkering with the mass-mailing 'bot code. If you didn't do anything different from previous notifications, we'll need to notify the Wiki developer(s) to look at their code.

 — QuicksilverT @ 14:50, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Sorry for the error, which I fixed on your talk page. It was my mistake; I use Firefox, which is good for everything except table code (it moves it around when you don't want it to). Usually I catch and correct it before saving, but it's tough to see a mistake like that when it's on a separate subpage (as those notifications are before they're sent). Now I know what to look for next time! :-) Sorry for the inconvenience and all the best, Miniapolis 16:56, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

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A barnstar to you for reviewing at least 50 submissions during the WikiProject Articles for creation December 2013 - January 2014 Backlog Elimination Drive. Thanks for contributing to the backlog elimination drive!
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Continued disruptive editing by DJSkippyB

DJSkippyB (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), who you last blocked a week for disruptive editing while failing to discuss talk page concerns and marking edits as minor, is continuing the same behavior. I notified the user of the latest blatant instance. Hoping you could save me describing the details at WP:ANI and look into this. Thanks in advance.—Bagumba (talk) 01:43, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Two weeks and counting this time; they may be on their way to an indef. It's a strange situation, and I understand your frustration. Good luck and all the best, Miniapolis 02:35, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Please comment on changes to the AfC mailing list

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FYI

Recreated Ergot of rye as a plausible redirect to Claviceps purpurea, per this discussion. Given that this title was used for an AfC, having a redirect in place avoids this article being accidentially created as a duplicate of an existing article. Hope you can see clear to avoid deleting it again. Or, if there is some good reason to, please do discuss. Thanks. Montanabw(talk) 18:08, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

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Massive revert at Sakis Rouvas, one of the articles you edited by request

There has been what appears to be a complete revert of your copy edits at Sakis Rouvas. You and BabbaQ and TeamGale may want to visit the article's Talk page. Also paging GreekStar12, as a courtesy. I hope that you all can assume good faith and work it out. – Jonesey95 (talk) 05:06, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

As a copyeditor, my job is done; I don't edit-war, and I'm not the editor(s) who (presumably) want to take the article to GA and FA. However, I remember these occasional situations and don't go near those articles (actually, this has only happened once or twice before) again. Let them fight it out, with the usual consequences :-). How did you hear about this? All the best, Miniapolis 15:09, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
Re "How did you hear about this?": My main day-to-day work on WP is gnome-work, cleaning up citation syntax errors in Category:Articles with incorrect citation syntax. About half of the subcategories of CS1 citation errors have been completely cleared out, so I have a report that shows me articles newly added to the subcategories. Most articles show up in those subcategories because of additions to an article. Occasionally, one will show up because of a big revert that has undone my changes or those of other gnomes who are fixing these errors. That is what happened in this case, and then down the rabbit hole I went into the article's history, where I encountered your GOCE work.
It looks like someone has reverted the big revert for now. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:01, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know, although ignorance may be bliss :-). I presume they had their eyes on GA, but the article's not going anywhere as long as it's unstable; we both know what it's like to have a lot of hard (and time-consuming) work mindlessly undone. All the best, Miniapolis 20:44, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you

I'd like you to know that largely through your efforts, I've published my draft of Briarcliff Manor. Thank you again for your hard work. --ɱ (talk) 02:43, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

Great job! Thanks for letting me know. All the best, Miniapolis 02:48, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

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Looking for a mentor

I got your name from the Guild of Copyeditor's, would you be willing to mentor me? Let me know what you need to know from me. I would very much appreciate it, as although I have edited other forms of media this would be new to me.

Many thanks Amanda138a (talk) 03:57, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi, Amanda, and thanks for your interest in copyediting; we can certainly use your help! A good place to get started is WP:COPYEDIT; the GOCE March backlog-reduction drive starts in a few days, and would be a great way to get your feet wet. Once you've read WP:Basic copyediting, you can move on to the more-specific GOCE guide. It may seem like a lot to take in at first (especially the Manual of Style, which is intended for use on a need-to-know basis), but I hope you enjoy it as much as I do; I find it oddly relaxing, and copyediting is a valuable tool to help improve the encyclopedia. Please let me know if I can be of any further help. Have fun and all the best, Miniapolis 17:44, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I'm disabled with a chronic pain condition and can no longer work which is a little hard on my brain, daytime TV is mind destroying so I'm looking forward to being able to use my little grey cells for something other than Judge Judy! If I'm stuck I'll give you a shout. Thanks again. Amanda138a (talk) 11:35, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Glad to help, and I'm sorry to hear about your condition. At my age (61) I have some aches and pains, and the barn work this winter has been tough (we have two horses; everything freezes, and the ground has heaved terribly :-)). Yes, copyediting is a pleasant pastime; I got into it after my mom passed away several years ago and I had some time on my hands. See you around and all the best, Miniapolis 15:30, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you for your RfA support

Hi there, a bit of a form letter from me, Cyphoidbomb, but I wanted to drop you a line and thank you for your support at my recent RfA. Although I was not successful, I certainly learned quite a bit both about the RfA process and about how the community views my contributions. It was an eye-opener, to say the least. And yes, had I been confirmed, I would have gone SUPER-easy on the deletions until I knew what I was doing. Thank you! Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:48, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Sorry about the result, because I think you'll be good with the mop. I squeaked through mine a little over a year ago (and, not to put too fine a point on it, haven't broken anything yet :-)), and know from experience what a rough ride it is. If you want to give it another go (and I hope you do), I guess you've learned how important a track record in admin-related fields is. Do a little new-page patrolling and participate in AFD discussions to hone your deletion skills. Deletion policy is complicated, but RFA is an open-book test; if you're uncertain about something, you can always look it up before answering. Anyway, rest up; have fun, see you around and all the best, Miniapolis 14:58, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
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