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	Hello. You recently approved ] at AFC. However, the plot section was actually copied from the series's introduction, presumably written by the production company, as seen . Please be careful to review AFC drafts for copyright violations in the future--it's an issue particularly because so many of them are promotional, and often contain content copied straight from a company's website. Thanks. ] (]) 03:02, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
	:Thanks for catching that; I got focused on the size of the backlog and will take more time on each article in the future. ] (]) 13:41, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
	::Hi. Actually, pasting into Google is what I do... When I see stuff that seems suspicious (generally overly dramatic and promotional in tone), I'd just take a small chunk and paste it into Google. Usually the rest of the article comes right out. :) I think there was a bot that would patrol new articles for copyvios, but I'm not sure if it's still functioning. Don't feel too bad about it though, I right after I notified you about it. >< Teaches one not to get too confident, doesn't it? ] (]) 13:57, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
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	coming straight to the point, i have done every thing to authenticate the article facts.
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	Mentioned all possible sources, but still my article is being rejected.
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	I am not able to understand your review. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 05:15, 12 October 2012 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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	Miniapolis,
	Can you please help me understand why my article is again declined. I added newspaper references and upon reading the guidelines for notable Basketball Players...there were 3 catergories, and he fell under 1 of them.

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	Thanks so much for your feed back. I will thoroughly read the guidelines and make changes to my article and site it correctly. If you don't mind, I will send it to you for a quick review so you can tell me what you think.

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	I made quite a few changes. Would you mind having a look? thnks
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	== Zee 24 Ghante Chhattisgarh ==

	hey hii
	I don't understand who is gonna publish about a news channel, other than advertising agency or the agency itself.
	Could you please help in understanding what exactly will satisfy the requirement of wikipedia and i would be able to successfully create a page on wiki.

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	:Please read ], ] ("if no reliable third-party sources can be found on a topic, then it should not have a separate article") and ]. As I mentioned ], acceptable sources for this type of article would be newspaper ''stories'' (not just channel listings). All the best, ] (]) 14:35, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

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	Hey. as you copyedited the article ], I'd be amazingly glad if you take a quick look at several prose comments left at ] and give me a hand fixing them :) I will tahnk you a thousand times if you help me. — ]] 00:57, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
	:Glad to help; I left a note on ] talk page, and will address their concerns tomorrow. Good luck and all the best, ] (]) 01:13, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
	::Thanks! I have tried to fix some of them by now, but I am quite sure that he'll leave more comments :) Thank you again for all your help. — ]] 02:04, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

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	Hi Miniapolis,

	I've just written up a new wiki article on ]. I know that that's not an area of expertise for you but I would really appreciate it if you could come by and have a read. I've noticed that I became quite choppy in sections (possibly as I tried to alternate between writing and citing) and while I've tried to fix what I have found a new perspective is always valuable.

	Thanks for the consideration!
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	:Glad to help; I'll take a look at it tomorrow (if we still have power with ] :-)). All the best, ] (]) 00:21, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

	Thanks for the help! I have one more question if you don't mind. Do you think that it fits the ] for a featured article at this point or is there some way that I should improve it so that it does so?
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	:I don't have much experience with ], since I've only been an active editor for a couple of years; I think it's close, but not quite there yet. You may want to list it at ] and read . So far it hasn't been assessed at all, and mine is the only comment at ]. As I mentioned, my chief concern is that it may be ] (see #7) for FA right now, and I don't know if articles are promoted from unassessed to FA or have to go "through the ranks" to some extent. Hope this helps. Good luck and all the best, ] (]) 17:30, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

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	Pleas note that the Misplaced Pages Manual of Style, in ], specifies that "A hyphen is not used after a standard -ly adverb (a newly available home, a wholly owned subsidiary) unless part of a larger compound (a slowly-but-surely strategy)." Cheers! ] ] 15:37, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
	:Thanks for the clarification, although as a copy editor I'd sure (surely?) change "a slowly-but-surely strategy" to "slow-but-sure" (less clunky, and fewer ''y''s :-)). All the best, ] (]) 17:35, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

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Don't worry about making an article perfect. Just make it better. (Motto of the day, July 30, 2007) This is the talk page for Miniapolis (who is proud to be a Misplaced Pages editor) and is in fond memory of Corinne, one of WP's very best copyeditors. Although I can be reached by email, I prefer keeping discussions on-wiki as much as possible. Due to time constraints, I no longer accept direct copyedit requests; please list articles requiring copyediting for GAN, FAC and the like on the Guild of Copy Editors request page (and consider pitching in with the GOCE, which can always use more help!) Since I take the occasional wikibreak, feel free to undo any administrative action I've taken as you see fit.

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).

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Guideline and policy news

Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Misplaced Pages:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.

Technical news

Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2024 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2024 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome to the December newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. If you no longer want this newsletter, you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. If you'd like to be notified of upcoming drives and blitzes, and other GOCE activities, the best method is to add our announcements box to your watchlist.

Election news: The Guild's coordinators play an important role in the WikiProject, making sure ~~nearly~~ everything runs smoothly and on time. Editors in good standing (unblocked and without sanctions) are invited to nominate themselves or another editor to be a Guild coordinator (with their permission, of course) until 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). The voting phase begins at 00:01 on 16 December and runs until 23:59 on 31 December. Questions may be asked of candidates at any stage in the process. Elected coordinators will serve a six-month term from 1 January through 30 June.

Drive: In our September Backlog Elimination Drive, 67 editors signed up, 39 completed at least one copy edit, and between them they edited 682,696 words comprising 507 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: The October Copy Editing Blitz saw 16 editors sign-up, 15 of whom completed at least one copy edit. They edited 76,776 words comprising 35 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: In our November Backlog Elimination Drive, 432,320 words in 151 articles were copy edited. Of the 54 users who signed up, 33 copy edited at least one article. Barnstars awarded are posted here.

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Progress report: As of 22:12, 7 December 2024 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have completed 333 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,401 articles.

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The Signpost: 12 December 2024

News and notes: Arbitrator election concludes

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Disinformation report: Sex, power, and money revisited

Op-ed: On the backrooms by Tamzin

In focus: Are Misplaced Pages articles representative of Western or world knowledge?

In the media: Like the BBC, often useful but not impartial

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Opinion: Worm That Turned's reconfirmation RfA debriefing

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Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2025!

Hello Miniapolis, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2025.
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Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

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The Signpost: 24 December 2024

News and notes: Responsibilities and liabilities as a "Very Large Online Platform"

Op-ed: Beeblebrox on Wikipediocracy, the Committee, and everything

Opinion: Graham87 on being the first-ever administrator recall subject

In the media: Delhi High Court considers Caravan and Ken for evaluating the ANI vs. WMF case

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Recent research: "Misplaced Pages editors are quite prosocial", but those motivated by "social image" may put quantity over quality

Humour: Backlash over Santa Claus' Misplaced Pages article intensifies

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