User talk:ChuksJD

September 2020

Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to Igboland—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 07:35, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Alright. AdmimChukz (talk) 07:37, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy editing! davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 15:33, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please change your username

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:ChuksJD

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A tag has been placed on User:ChuksJD, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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I reverted the page to how you had it originally, with the commented out ("nowiki'd out") COI-notice. If you restore the content you added recently, the page will likely be tagged for deletion and deleted, as it did read like an advertisement. See WP:NOTADVERT and WP:Criteria for speedy deletion#G11 for details. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:05, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

User page

Sorry, but your user page does not conform to Wikipedia's user page guidelines. It is intended for basic information about yourself and your Wikimedia-related activities. Although a lot of freedom is allowed in personalizing your user page, it is not:

an encyclopedia article (and should not be styled to look like one)
a workspace for a draft article
a personal website, blog, or social media site
a space for self-promotion or other advertising
a CV/resumé
a lengthy autobiography

The user page guidelines have additional information on what is and what is not considered acceptable content. Thank you. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 16:49, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, ChuksJD. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

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In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Drm310 🍁 (talk) 16:49, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nowiki

I noticed that you have

<nowiki>

and

</nowiki>

surrounding

{{UserboxCOI|1=InstaNovella}}

on your user page.

If you want it to look like this you will need to remove the "nowiki" and "/nowiki" tags from around it. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:20, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Image without license

Unspecified source/license for File:Instanovella.png

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Speedy deletion nomination of InstaNovella

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A tag has been placed on InstaNovella requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about web content that does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:InstaNovella

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A tag has been placed on Draft:InstaNovella, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Image without license

Unspecified source/license for File:Another instanovella.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Another instanovella.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the copyright status of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. Even if you created the image yourself, you still need to release it so Wikipedia can use it. If you don't indicate the copyright status of the image on the image's description page, using an appropriate copyright tag, it may be deleted some time after the next seven days. If you made this image yourself, you can use copyright tags like {{PD-self}} (to release all rights), {{self|cc-by-sa-4.0}} (to require that you be credited), or any tag here - just go to the image, click edit, and add one of those. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided copyright information for them as well.

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Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, ChuksJD. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

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In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. GPL93 (talk) 15:44, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Technically, it's a crime to make a wikipedia page? ChuksJD (talk) 17:23, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Technically? Possibly. In practical terms? I very much doubt anyone would face criminal or even civil charges for creating a Wikipedia page if the only legal issue was violating the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of service. Now, if you edit for the purposes of advertising something that is itself illegal in the United States ("Get your TNT and other high explosives here, cash only, no questions asked, contact Wile E. Coyote at ..."), yeah, expect to get a visit from the police, but that would be true if you were advertising on any other US-based web site as well. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:46, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I get the point. We’re all humans and I've really gotten the instant deleting of my drafts (which isn't submitted by review) and somehow I'm having a believe that I'm not welcomed. I look up at other wikipages before making one but it seems like mine is a ‘focused’ page. I really love writing and I can assure you that I'm not making this money or any relationship with any company, organization or person.

I think the problem is lack of obvious "notability" combined with the appearance that the purpose of the draft is to promote the subject. I'm saying this blindly, I cannot see pages once they are deleted and I don't remember which, if any, pages you made that I saw before they were deleted. In any case, I've given you links to some pages about notability further down. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:59, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

File:Instanovella.png listed for discussion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Instanovella.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 16:06, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Disregard as I didn't see it was a near-100% copy of the other image just without the black background. I have put a "missing evidence of permission" template on it, which will result in its deletion in a week if the permission issues are not resolved. See below. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 16:18, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

File permission problem with File:Another instanovella.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Another instanovella.jpg, which you've attributed to https://instanovella.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/stories3.png. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

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File permission problem with File:Instanovella.png

Thanks for uploading File:Instanovella.png, which you've attributed to https://instanovella.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/stories3.png. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

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make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
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If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org.

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If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described in section F11 of the criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 16:16, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for donating previously published pictures, but...

You need to use the permissions process documented on the templates I added to the two images listed above for them to stay. This is for the protection of those who own non-free works: Anyone can create a Wikipedia account, pretend to be you, then upload your work to Wikipedia, even if you don't want them to. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 16:22, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Already send a mail to permissions-en@wikimedia.org

Davidwr I have already sent a email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org and I would love you to review [[1]] for me as I'm still new to the environment when it comes to making a wikipage. Recently celestina007 deleted by page that's been on draft space. Kindly guide me up as I'll be really appreciative.

The number of people who get those emails is deliberately kept small. I am not one of those people. Someone will reply in due course. Don't worry, the pages will stay up for a week, which will give them time to act.

By the way, you can use [[User:ChuksJD/sandbox]] if you want to make a link to that sandbox page. It appears like this: User:ChuksJD/sandbox when you do.

I took one look at the references on the sandbox and said to myself "Where is the evidence that this page meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines? I see no evidence that it does." and stopped reading. The vast majority of companies and web sites do not 'qualify' for a Wikipedia article. Articles about such companies and web sites are routinely deleted (see WP:Deletion policy).

For more details, please see WP:Notability, especially the part that WP:SIGCOV takes you to. Also see WP:Notability (organizations and companies), WP:Reliable sources, and WP:Independent sources. Of course, you should also read WP:What Wikipedia is not. If you have any connection to that organization, read WP:Conflict of interest and WP:Paid editing disclosure as well. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:56, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Where is the evidence that this page meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines? I see no evidence that it does."

The evidences are already on my notepad. I’ll always contact you whenever I make available. ChuksJD (talk) 18:21, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The evidence, in the form of published sources, should be in the draft or article for all to see and evaluate. Granted, some references are either offline/dead-tree/other-physical-media published sources or online-but-paywalled published sources, but at least the citation needs to be public so someone who does have access to a copy can verify that the citation backs up what is said in the article. See WP:Verifiability and WP:Citing sources for details. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 18:53, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It would really appreciated if you add the citation needed tag for me ChuksJD (talk) 19:18, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

{{citation needed}} is for individual statements that need a citation. I didn't even read the draft that closely. The first thing I or any other reviewer needs to be able to answer is "what evidence is there that this topic is notable." Please read WP:Notability carefully. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 20:03, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

OK now I'm confused

Further up this page, you said I really love writing and I can assure you that I'm not making this money or any relationship with any company, organization or person.

Yet in an earlier version of your User page (here), you put up a "de-activated" version of {{UserboxCOI}}, indicating that you have a conflict of interest with respect to InstaNovella. I'm confused. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 18:05, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the typos tho.
(This) was a mistake. I added the tag unknowingly — as I was still new to the system. I do NOT have anything to do them. If y’all want me to terminate making a wikipage for InstaNovella, I will surely do so.

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Lekki Night.jpeg

A tag has been placed on File:Lekki Night.jpeg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the file appears to be a blatant copyright infringement of https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/10/22/sars-a-brief-history-of-a-rogue-unit. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Picture Of Eze Eberechi.jpeg

A tag has been placed on File:Picture Of Eze Eberechi.jpeg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the file appears to be a blatant copyright infringement of https://thedefenderngr.com/ganduje-conferred-igbo-chieftaincy-title-in-abia-as-kano-governor-emir-preach-tolerance/. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If the image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use it — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

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Your findings are wrong! You may hate me or something but placing a tag for speedy deletion of an image I took, is off! The above website you mentioned claiming that is it the owner of the image, which proof do you have to back it up? NONE!

It was an occasion, everyone has rights to take pictures in occasions. And I ain't contesting for anything anywhere, it doesn't work. All the images I've uploaded will somehow get deleted now, you've come up to tell me that the defendngr is the owner of the image. Asin, he’s the only one allowed to make such images? I'd employ you to make a rethink and remove the tag yourself.
ChuksJD (talk) 14:17, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Based on your claim above, I have replaced the speedy deletion request made by Ytoyoda with a "slow speedy deletion" request. This will give you 7 days to resolve the issue. Instructions are on the template that is now on the image's description page, File:Picture Of Eze Eberechi.jpeg. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:57, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

File permission problem with File:Picture Of Eze Eberechi.jpeg

Thanks for uploading File:Picture Of Eze Eberechi.jpeg, which you've attributed to https://thedefenderngr.com/ganduje-conferred-igbo-chieftaincy-title-in-abia-as-kano-governor-emir-preach-tolerance/. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

If you are the copyright holder for this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either

make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
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If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org.

If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described in section F11 of the criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:55, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

David, first off all, I didn't attribute the image to any website or place or person! I believe I stated that earlier. Secondly, I'm not gonna write any letter to anyone (last one wasn't looked into... So I'll pass). So, if they want delete it, then they should hurry up. Thought this site was an encyclopedia but nah, there's the big “boys” who decides what should stay and what should be deleted. I can't even make an article after 3 months of being on this system. Only the big boys gets a say. I'm tired man. Just gonna stick to being an editor.

PS: Why isn't my articles crawled by Google Bots yet? I can find em when I search for em on Wikipedia but no search engine took record of it.

ChuksJD (talk) 19:53, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ask Google. From what I understand, in some cases articles aren't indexed by Google until after 90 days. In others, they are indexed within a few days. Wikipedia tags draft articles and "user space" drafts so that major search engines will not index them. Wikipedia also puts tags on all pages asking search engines to not "follow" external links. This is to discourage people using Wikipedia to spam web sites.

As for the image, it has been previously published at https://thedefenderngr.com/ganduje-conferred-igbo-chieftaincy-title-in-abia-as-kano-governor-emir-preach-tolerance/ . It is standard practice for Wikipedia to require proof of publication under a Wikipedia-compatible free license when it comes to images that were published elsewhere first unless the image and its specific use qualify for use as a non-free image under the non-free content criteria. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 21:27, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. I didn't know you review pages though. I'm sorry if I was “harsh” to you. Im gonna try to get the original copy since no one wanna believe I took the photograph myself. If I'm unable to find it on my file trash can, then I'll replace it another one. And thanks for reviewing Abayi Okoroato, it means so much to me.
𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 O_o ChuksJD (talk) 04:58, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't want to take too much credit: I did not give Abayi Okoroato a formal review. I don't even remember why I visited it yesterday. I do know that non-existent categories are typically removed from articles "on sight" unless it's obvious the category should be created. Places that are "legally incorporated" as cities, towns, or the equivalent are usually "presumed notable" unless someone can make a strong claim otherwise. It doesn't apply here, but this "presumed notability" is not true for neighborhoods, sub-city-level government entities, special taxing districts, and the like - they may or may not be "notable" enough to warrant an article, so the usual Wikipedia rules on finding reliable, independent sources that demonstrate significant coverage are enforced with their usual strictness.

Thanks for looking for a legal replacement photo. For obvious legal reasons, the Wikimedia Foundation, which handles legal matters for all Wikimedia projects including the English Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Commons, insists that projects adopt and enforce rules related to copyrights. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 13:43, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Notable people

As a general rule the only people in sections like "Notable residents" or "notable alumni" etc. sections are people who either have Wikipedia articles or who are so famous that their omission would be "glaring." A good place for other names - particularly names of people who MIGHT meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines but whose notability isn't "blindingly obvious," is the talk page. This will get the attention of other editors who might be looking for topics to research and, if notable enough, write about.

In the latter case, if you have time, write at least a stub article about the person if one does not exist already (be sure to check for Draft: articles first). If no article exists and you don't have time to write one, or if a draft exists but is "clearly not ready" to be moved into the main encyclopedia, consider wikilinking anyways. Read WP:REDLINK (which, ironically, is not a red link) before you do this. The purpose of a "red link" is to say "hey, this person/topic is clearly notable, the fact that no such article exists is a major 'hole' in the encyclopedia." "Red links" were much more common in the early days of Wikipedia, now they should be rare. If you ever see a "red link" it should probably be either unlinked or turned into an article. The only reasons to leave it red would be if a draft is in progress or if you, as an editor, are busy with other things. In the latter case, the next editor who sees the red-link should go through the same process. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 14:05, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you David I'll add the "Red Link" then, I'm working on them. Thank you. 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 O_o ChuksJD (talk) 14:16, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Just reserve the red-links for people who are "blatantly obviously" notable. Mayors are typically not "blatantly obviously notable" unless they are a mayor of a major city known world-wide (if the city has over a million residents or is a national capital, it probably qualifies, otherwise, probably not). National legislators typically are presumed notable. Province/state-level legislators and chief executives (e.g. Governors or equivalent) typically are but there are probably some countries where this is not true. For everyone else, either remove them or put the name, title, supporting references, etc. on the talk page.

Oh, be careful about people with similar names, if John Smith is the national legislative representative from somewhere, don't wikilink to John Smith, either wikilink to the correct existing article, or to [[John Smith (countryname)|John Smith]] or to some other piped link to a suitably-titled "disambiguating" name (see John Smith for examples of un-piped names). Always verify that pages you link to go to the right place. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 14:32, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. Thank you. Can you look this for me? I added (^{[citation needed]}) to places I'll add citation. 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 O_o ChuksJD (talk) 14:42, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

One reference from a source whose independence is not solid won't do, particularly for a biography of a living person where standards are much stricter. In any case, I recommend you drop a line at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Nigeria asking for evaluations, particularly with respect to whether this person meets Wikipedia's notability criteria for inclusion. By the way, I temporarily removed the list of names from Abayi Okoroato, see the note on the talk page for details. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 16:29, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, thank you David, I appreciate. 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 O_o ChuksJD (talk) (Contribs) 17:34, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Omoba in Isiala-Ngwa South (Abia State) moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Omoba in Isiala-Ngwa South (Abia State), does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Kaizenify (talk) 11:16, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Someone may be impersonating you

Someone has taken the username ChuksJD2. He may be impersonating you.

If this is NOT you, you can either ask him nicely to read through WP:Username policy for instructions to change his username, or you can find instructions on that page to report him for having a username that is blatantly confusing because it is so similar to your own at WP:Username policy#Report blatant violations.

If it is you, please read through WP:Sockpuppetry#Legitimate uses to makes sure your use of two accounts won't cause problems for you now or in the future. In many cases, you don't even have to disclose that both accounts are yours. In some, it is wise or even mandatory to disclose the connection privately or publicly. If you ever plan on running for administrator it is almost certain that all accounts that edited will need to be publicly disclosed. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 14:30, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting to be Unblocked

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

ChuksJD (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

my google chrome was lagging and I needed to make new edits. I tried logging in to Wikipedia using another browser and I couldn't remember my password. I changed my password and tried logging in but it couldn't still work. I had to create another account to continue of I told David about having two accounts. So I'm confirming that ChuksJD is my account and I request that my IP address should be unblocked. Thank you. 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 O_o ChuksJD (talk) (Contribs) 22:27, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

Procedural decline. Editor is not blocked.

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

I was blocked when my alternative account’s IP address was blocked. It was has lifted this morning though. 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 O_o ChuksJD (talk) (Contribs) 05:00, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Information for the reviewing administrator: It is ChuksJD2 (talk · contribs) that is blocked. Here is a statement by ChucksJD2 linking the accounts. The unblock request above[2] should serve as proof that ChuksJD controls both accounts. He still needs to make sure he complies with WP:SOCKLEGIT once the account is unblocked. I can't speak to the message right below this one, however. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 22:37, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

October 2020

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for competency issues that are indistinguishable from vandalism. See here and here, for instance, both questionable considering your user page claim that you are a member of the Guild of Copy Editors.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 05:02, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't KING a pronoun? From my understanding, the first alphabet should be capitalized so does it goes to others. If you wish to block me for some mistakes (which I doubt,) then it's fine. I'm not appealing for anything because without doubt you ‘dislike’ me. Thank you. It was nice being at Wikipedia. Good bye David you were a nice friend. And Celestina you weren't nice at all. Lol. Remain blessed people. 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 O_o ChuksJD (talk) (Contribs) 05:13, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if you will see this, but I would have reverted part or all of both of those edits. Terms like king, dad, congressman, etc. are either capitalized or not depending on context, at least in most of the English-speaking world. It is possible that you are from a part of the English-speaking world where these words are always capitalized, but that wouldn't account for all of the capitalization errors you made.

That said, had it been just these two edits, I would've reverted, warned, and asked you to stop copy-editing except in cases where you were 100% sure you were right. However, I scrolled up your talk page and looked back through my own memory and I can see why the administrator blocked you from editing. You need to practice your English but more importantly, you need to get into the practice of seeing what others have done before, seeing what the established practices are, and learning the "rules of the road" before making a major contribution to a group project like Wikipedia. You might be doing that in other areas of your life, but from the looks of things, you aren't doing this in Wikipedia. I say "from the looks of things" because maybe you did do everything I just said, but you made so many mistakes of judgement like "fixing" already-correct capitalization and not understanding our copyright policies that it looks like you didn't.

It's great to have an area of specialization like copy-editing. However, others will look to you as an example if you advertise the fact. This means it's even more important that you learn the "rules of the road" in that area and "get reasonably good at it" before you tell everyone else that this is your area of specialty. For example, how well versed are you in the WP:Manual of style? If you are going to focus on copy-editing, you are going to be expected to know "house rules" of style at least as good as most editors, if not better.

I hope that at some future time in your life, after you've realized why you were blocked and you make a point to "learn the rules," you will consider contributing to another Wikipedia project, such as a non-English Wikipedia, Wiktionary, the Simple English Wikipedia, or one of the other projects. Notice I said "at some future time in your life." The same issues that caused you problems here will cause you problems on those other projects. For now, find some way to make the world a better place that is more suited to your current skill set and current stage of life.

For now, goodbye. If I'm still around in a few years, {{ping}} me or drop me a note on my talk page. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 13:01, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Cyphoidbomb: Unless there is something egregious that I missed, this is one of those edge cases that could have gone either way, with a block or a final warning before a block. That said, I'm not asking you to change your mind, after all, that's why we, the community, hired you in the first place, to make these kind of decisions.

I'm not sure if you were aware of it, but this editor has a legitimate alternate account, ChuksJD2 (talk · contribs) (please ignore the now-lifted sockpuppetry-related block on it, that was a "false positive" for what turned out to be WP:LEGIT use). Purely as a procedural/housekeeping matter, consider blocking it as well until the editor is allowed to edit again. Yes, I do understand ban ≠ block, but in circumstances like this, I would say editors are under a de facto editing ban until unblocked. @ChuksJD and ChuksJD2: this means you aren't supposed to log in with that account to edit (except its talk page) and you aren't supposed to "while logged out" either, that is WP:SOCKPUPPETRY and not the WP:LEGIT kind either. Editing at all under outside of your user talk page would be considered intentional disruption and would make my statements above about eventually coming back to Wikipedia projects irrelevant. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 13:15, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lol. A warning isn't meant for Africans. This is English Wikipedia and it's for the English. If I'm to come around someday (in the future). Reverting my edits would have been the MOST sensible thing to do. No warning. No calling to order and boom! A straight blocking. Lol. I although thought I was doing good to humanity BUT I forgot it's "English Wikipedia". Lol. It's all fine. We may meet somewhere else in other part of the world. Really wish I could get in touch with you maybe... WhatsApp. Facebook. Twitter or just somewhere that not only meant for the English Man. If that could be possible, then drop a message here, I'll message you there ASAP. 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 O_o ChuksJD (talk) (Contribs) 14:09, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'll tell you what, on the off-chance that my block was premature, I am opting to unblock you. You need to very quickly get up to speed on basic rules of English grammar, as nobody is required to clean up after you, and when a person introduces more mistakes into an article than they fix, they are not improving the encyclopedia, and those changes can be indistinguishable from vandalism. Here are my concerns:

"Fixed capitalization problem". Erroneously changed Bangladeshi to Bangladesh. Bangladesh is the name of the country. A person from Bangladesh is Bangladeshi. Erroneously changed director to Director, producer to Producer, industry to Industry, actor to Actor, editor to Editor,
"Fixed typos". Erroneously changed fish wholesale to Fish Wholesale, housewife to Housewife. Let's assume union council could have gone either way, even though it probably was correct in lower-case.
"Fixed capitalization problem." Do we normally capitalise Bachelor's Degree?
"Definitely fixed capitalization problem." Prochesta seems like a good change, but Urban and Donors?
Same stuff here. Is "traditional ruler" supposed to be capitalised? King, when not used in a title? Kingdom, yet another common noun?
Here, you incorrectly format the {{plainlist}} template. Part of why you should be checking your edits before you save them to the article.
"Was then been created"? Is that proper grammar? Or chief → Chief, son → Son?

So now you know at least three areas to strengthen: 1) You need to improve your understanding of common vs. proper nouns. 2) You need to improve your understanding of grammar. 2) You need to double-check your work. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:16, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Cyphoid. I’ll definitely work on those. Hope I can get in touch with you? 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 O_o ChuksJD (talk) (Contribs) 17:50, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Dandy Jackson Chukwudi

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Nomination of Dandy Jackson Chukwudi for deletion

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November 2020

Hello, I'm Celestina007. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Dandy Jackson Chukwudi have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Celestina007 (talk) 21:43, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

where did I make a comment that didn't seem very civil?𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 O_o ChuksJD (talk) (Contribs) 21:48, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

November 2020

Hello, I'm Celestina007. I noticed that you made a comment that didn't seem very civil, so it has been removed. Wikipedia is built on collaboration, so it's one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Celestina007 (talk) 21:44, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oh. Thank you. 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 O_o ChuksJD (talk) (Contribs) 21:45, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep this sought of battle ground mentality/behavior up & I’d ensure you are blocked from editing, permanently this time. Celestina007 (talk) 21:52, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jesus Christ! "Oh. Thank you." Is a battle ground mentality/behaviour? *Sighes* It's fine. You're ensuring already. 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 O_o ChuksJD (talk) (Contribs) 21:56, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Eze Eberechi Dick (November 4)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Celestina007 was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Articles on biographical people should satisfy WP:BIO in the very least, but unfortunately this article's subject doesn’t seem to have coverage in sufficient reliable sources. The Punchng source is good but unfortunately it appears to be an interview hence isn’t independent of the subject of the article.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Eze Eberechi Dick and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Celestina007 (talk) 22:06, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

NaijaLoaded moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, NaijaLoaded, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Celestina007 (talk) 08:16, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Making Threats

Could you explain why you thought leaving a veiled threat which can be likened to a mafia hit list at the talk page of ytoyoda was a bright idea? You do know threats of any kind subtle or blatantly outright threats aren’t permitted on this collaborative project right? I’ve just reviewed your entire edit history & it appears it has been one trouble or another, perhaps Wikipedia, which is a collaborative project might be incompatible with your behavior. Have you tried other websites out? I don’t think you understand basic fundamentals to satisfaction such as our WP:5P which apparently makes you a very problematic editor. The next time you make veiled threats I might be forced to take dire measures, do not do so next time, I think I have exhausted my AGF with you & have been patient with you thus far. Be careful Celestina007 (talk) 19:06, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Celestina... What is the meaning of Watchlist on Wikipedia? Let's start from there. Cuz I think you're tryna take this personal. 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 ❑❑❑❑ (talk) (contribs) 19:20, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Chuks, I interpret "Just know you're now on my watchlist" the same way Celestina007 does. Stop with the threats. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 19:26, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Final Clarifications

You claim the image on the Dandy Jackson Chukwudi as your own work? How so if I may ask? did you take the photo yourself? was the right to upload the photo transferred to you or is it you in the photo? Celestina007 (talk) 00:17, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am curious as well, since ChuksJD, you haven't declared a conflict of interest with relation to Dandy Jackson Chukwudi. Is he someone that you know? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:20, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Alright. The pic was taken today at Abia Town Hall. Young ENT’s were present and since I needed his image, I had to take it, it’s a general stuff. And YES! I took it, I believe all informations are displayed there. It's just you taking people of the president talking, you know the president BUT he doesn't know you... That's what happened here. Celestina, that ain't me. Name’s conflicting and all. I get. And I hope you ain’t trying to imply that I'm paid for the wikipage. This is the only wikipage I've created with so much attention. Lol. 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 ❑❑❑❑ (talk) (contribs) 00:26, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Both myself & Cyphoidbomb were probably born at night but it sure as hell definitely wasn’t last night. We have heard such Hogwash tales over & again & can easily tell when we are being “bullshitted” In any case the article is getting deleted so I’m not too worried about that right now. I don’t necessarily think you were paid to create that article, I know for sure you are one & the same person as the subject of your article. I think you may need to see what Wikipedia is WP:NOT. Celestina007 (talk) 01:02, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Chuks, were you paid to take the photo? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 01:11, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You can’t know for sure. You can’t. It’s just like going through a list of pages you’ve made then point out one that has similar names to you. I provided citations for the article but according to the ENGLISH wikipedia they weren't notable cuz they are not award winning sites or something. Cyphoid...the media get paid for taking photos for their articles? 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 ❑❑❑❑ (talk) (contribs) 01:14, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I received your mail

No problems, if I come off as strict it’s nothing personal or anything like that. In so far as you have taken your time to read our basic policies & understand them to satisfaction before proceeding to edit in areas that require core competency I would always support you to the best of my ability in any capacity. Celestina007 (talk) 20:35, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Alright then. I'll do sure to drop a message at your talk page when ever I need help. 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐉𝐃 ❑❑❑❑ • 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 • 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐬 • 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 20:43, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am glad everything is settled, please let me know whenever you need assistance too. You can also use the WikiProject Nigeria talkpage. HandsomeBoy (talk) 17:00, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Paid editing again

You've been warned numerous times about this and have failed to disclose. Please do so immediately. Praxidicae (talk) 18:33, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly it’s sad I didn’t answer this in time, I would have blatantly told you to desist from creating articles on businessmen or entrepreneurs but i did tell you to read basic policies before delving into areas requiring core competency, in the end I endorse both Praxidicae’s comment & General Notability’s decision for an indef block. 99.9% of articles on Nigerian Businessmen/entrepreneurs created by Nigerian editors are UPE, which I do believe you have indulged in without being honest. Celestina007 (talk) 19:09, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am also sad and disappointed. Perhaps after 6 months you might be allowed back, with a likely topic-ban until you've demonstrated you are interested in contributing in areas that have not caused you problems in the past. See WP:Standard offer. One hard-line rule with the standard offer: No evading the block. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 19:38, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Akanbi Olabisi

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November 2020

Your account has been blocked indefinitely for advertising or promotion and violating the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use. This is because you have been making promotional edits to topics in which you have a financial stake, yet you have failed to adhere to the mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a form of conflict of interest (COI) editing which involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is strictly prohibited. Using this site for advertising or promotion is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia.

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December 2020 Guild of Copy Editors Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2020 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the December GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since September 2020.

Current and upcoming events

Election time: our end-of-year Election of Coordinators opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before Auld Lang Syne. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here.

December Blitz: This will run from 13 to 19 December, and will target all Requests. Sign up now.

Drive and Blitz reports

September Drive: 67 fewer articles had copy-edit templates by this month's close. Of the 27 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and 124 articles were claimed for the drive.

October Blitz: this ran from 18 to 24 October, and focused on articles tagged for copy-edit in July and August 2020, and all Requests. Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors copy-edited at least one article. 21 articles were claimed for the blitz.

November Drive: Of the 18 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and together claimed 134 articles. At the close of the drive, 67 fewer articles were in the backlog and we had dealt with 39 requests.

Other news

Progress report: As of 09:05, 3 December 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 663 requests (18 from 2019) since 1 January and there were 52 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 494 (see monthly progress graph above).

Annual Report for 2020: this roundup of the year's activity at the Guild is planned for publication in late January or early February.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Seasonal tidings and cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, Puddleglum2.0, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist.

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GOCE June 2021 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2021 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, our first newsletter of 2021, which is a brief update of Guild activities since December 2020. To unsubscribe, follow the link at the bottom of this box.

Current events

Election time: Voting in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 16 June and will conclude at the end of the month. GOCE coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Have your say and show support here.

June Blitz: Our June copy-editing blitz is underway and will conclude on 26 June.

Drive and blitz reports

January Drive: 28 editors completed 324 copy edits totalling 714,902 words. At the end of the drive, the backlog had reached a record low of 52 articles. (full results)

February Blitz: 15 editors completed 48 copy edits totalling 142,788 words. (full results)

March Drive: 29 editors completed 215 copy edits totalling 407,736 words. (full results)

April Blitz: 12 editors completed 23 copy edits totalling 56,574 words. (full results)

May Drive: 29 editors completed 356 copy edits totalling 479,013 words. (full results)

Other news

Progress report: as of 26 June, GOCE participants had completed 343 Requests since 1 January. The backlog has fluctuated but remained in control, with a low of 52 tagged articles at the end of January and a high of 620 articles in mid-June.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Tenryuu and Twofingered Typist, and from member Reidgreg.

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September 2021 Guild of Copy Editors newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September 2021 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the September GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June 2021.

Current and upcoming events

September Drive: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today!

Drive and Blitz reports

June Blitz: From 20 to 26 June, 6 participating editors claimed 16 copy edits, focusing on requests and articles tagged in March and April. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

July Drive: Almost 575,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 24 people who signed up, 18 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here.

August Blitz: From 15 to 21 August, we copy edited articles tagged in April and May 2021 and requests. 9 participating editors completed 17 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Other news

June election: Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis.

New maintenance template added to our project scope: After a short discussion in June, we added {{cleanup tense}} to the list of maintenance templates that adds articles to the Guild's copy editing backlog categories. This change added 198 articles, spread over 97 months of backlog, to our queue. We processed all of those articles except for those from the three or four most recent months during the July backlog elimination drive (Here's a link to a "tense" discussion during the drive).

Progress report: As of 18:26, 24 September 2021 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 468 requests since 1 January and there were 60 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above).

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis.

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December 2021 GOCE Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2021 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the December GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since September 2021.

Current and upcoming events

Election time: Our end-of-year election of coordinators opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before "Auld Lang Syne". Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here.

December Blitz: We have scheduled a week-long copy-editing blitz for 12 to 18 December. Sign up now!

Drive and Blitz reports

September Drive: Almost 400,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 27 people who signed up, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here.

October Blitz: From 17 to 23 October, we copy edited articles tagged in May and June 2021 and requests. 8 participating editors completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

November Drive: Over 350,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 21 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here.

Other news

It is with great sadness that we report the death on 19 November of Twofingered Typist, who was active with the Guild almost daily for the past several years. His contributions long exceeded the thresholds for the Guild's highest awards, and he had a hand in innumerable good and featured article promotions as a willing collaborator. Twofingered Typist also served as a Guild coordinator from July 2019 to June 2021. He is sorely missed by the Wikipedia community.

Progress report: As of 30 November, GOCE copyeditors have completed 619 requests in 2021 and there were 51 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog stood at 946 articles tagged for copy-editing (see monthly progress graph above).

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis.

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GOCE April 2022 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors April 2022 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the April newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2021.

Election results: Jonesey95 retired as lead coordinator. Reidgreg was approved to fill this role after an 18-month absence from the coordinator team, and Baffle gab1978 was chosen as an assistant coordinator following a one-year break. Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu continued on as long-standing assistant coordinators.

January Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up, 16 editors claimed 146 copy edits including 45 requests. (details)

February Blitz: This one-week effort focused on requests and a theme of Africa and African diaspora history. Of the 12 editors who signed up, 6 editors recorded 21 copy edits, including 4 requests. (details)

March Drive: Of the 28 editors who signed up, 18 claimed 116 copy edits including 25 requests. (details)

April Blitz: This one-week copy editing event has been scheduled for 17–23 April, sign up now!

Progress report: As of 11 April, copy editors have removed approximately 500 articles from the backlog and completed 127 copy-editing requests during 2022. The backlog has been hovering at about 1,100 tagged articles for the past six months.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu

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June GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2022 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June 2022 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since April 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Blitz: of the 16 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, 12 completed at least one copy-edit, and between them removed 21 articles from the copy-editing backlog. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 27 editors signed up for our May Backlog Elimination Drive; of these, 20 copy-edited at least one article. 144 articles were copy-edited, and 88 articles from our target months August and September 2021 were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: our June Copy Editing Blitz, starting at 00:01, 19 June and closing at 00:59, 25 June (UTC), will focus on articles tagged for copy edit in September and October 2021, and requests from March, April and May 2022. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 07:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 209 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,404 articles.

Election news: Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators continues until 23:50 on 15 June (UTC), after which, voting will commence until 23:59, 30 June (UTC). All Wikipedians in good standing (active and not blocked, banned, or under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu

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Guild of Copy Editors' October 2022 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors October 2022 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up for our July Backlog Elimination Drive, 18 copy-edited, between them, 116 articles. Barnstars awarded are noted here.

Blitz: Participants in our August Copy Editing Blitz copy-edited 51,074 words in 17 articles. Of the 15 editors who signed up, 11 claimed at least one copy-edit. Barnstars awarded are noted here.

Drive: Forty-one editors took part in our September Backlog Elimination Drive; between them they copy-edited 199 articles. Barnstars awards are noted here.

Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz begins on 16 October at 00:01 (UTC) and will end on 22 October at 23:59 (UTC). Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 19:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 303 requests for copy edit – including withdrawn and declined ones – since 1 January. At the time of writing, there are 77 requests awaiting attention and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,759. We always need more active, skilled copyeditors – particularly for requests – so please get involved if you can.

Election news: In our mid-year election, serving coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tenryuu were returned for another term, and were joined by new coordinator Zippybonzo. No lead coordinator was elected for this half-year. Jonesey95, a long-serving coordinator and lead, was elected as coordinator emeritus; we thank them for their service. Thank you to everyone who took part. Our next election of coordinators takes place throughout December. If you'd like to help out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself or other suitable editors (with their permission, of course!). It's your Guild, after all!

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg, Tenryuu and Zippybonzo.

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since October. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz focused on July and August 2022 request months; and articles tagged for c/e in December 2021 and January 2022. Seventeen of those who signed up claimed at least one copy-edit, and between them copy-edited forty-six articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: In the November Backlog Elimination Drive, thirty editors signed up, twenty-two of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Both target months—December 2021 and January 2022—were cleared, and February was added to the target months. Sixteen requests were copy-edited and 239 articles were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Our seven-day-long December 2022 Copy Editing Blitz begins on 17 December at 00:01 (UTC)*. It will focus on articles tagged for copy-edit in February 2022, and pending requests from September and October. Barnstars awarded will be available here.

Progress report: As of 22:40, 8 December 2022, GOCE copyeditors have processed 357 requests since 1 January, there were seventy-four requests outstanding and the backlog stands at 1,791 articles. We always need skilled copy-editors; please help out if you can.

Election news: Nomination of candidates for the GOCE's Election of Coordinators for the first half of 2023 is open and continues until 23:59 on 15 December. Voting begins at 00:01 on 16 December and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Coordinators serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on June 30. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, please nominate yourself or any editor you consider suitable—with their permission, of course!. It's your Guild and it doesn't coordinate itself.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers and best seasonal wishes from your GOCE coordinators, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Tenryuu, and Zippybonzo.

*All times and dates on this newsletter are UTC.
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Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter error

The GOCE December 2022 newsletter, as sent on 9 December, contains an erroneous start date for our December Blitz. The Blitz will start on 11 December rather than on 17 December, as stated in the newsletter. I'm sorry for the mistake and for disrupting your talk page; thanks for your understanding. Sent by Baffle gab1978 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Guild of Copy Editors 2022 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2022 Annual Report

Our 2022 Annual Report is now ready for review.

Highlights:

Overview of Backlog-reduction progress
Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page
Membership news and results of elections
Closing words

– Your Guild coordinators: Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo

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Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the March 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December and our Annual Report for 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members, including those who have signed up for our current March Backlog Elimination Drive. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

Election results: In our December 2022 coordinator election, Reidgreg and Tenryuu stepped down as coordinators; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo were returned as coordinators until 1 July. For the second time, no lead coordinator was chosen. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators open on 1 June (UTC).

Drive: 21 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 14 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 170 articles totaling 389,737 words. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Our February Copy Editing Blitz focused on October and November 2022 requests, and the March and April 2022 backlogs. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine claimed at least one copy-edit; and between them, they copy-edited 39,150 words in 22 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: Sign up now for our month-long March Backlog Elimination Drive. Barnstars awarded will be posted here after the drive closes.

Progress report: As of 12:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 73 requests since 1 January 2023, all but five of them from 2022, and the backlog stands at 1,872 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo.

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Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since March. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Election news: Fancy helping out at the Guild? Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators are open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC)*. Starting immediately after, the voting phase will run until 23:59 on 30 June. All Wikipedians in good standing are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed; it's your Guild and it doesn't organize itself!

Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, nine editors completed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 24 articles totaling 53,393 words. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 51 editors signed up for the month-long May Backlog Elimination Drive, and 31 copy-edited at least one article. 180 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are posted here.

Blitz: Sign up here for our week-long June Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 11 to 17 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 03:09 on 6 June 2023, GOCE copyeditors have processed 91 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,887 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybongo.

*All times and dates in this newsletter are in UTC, and may significantly vary from your local time.

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Septermber GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September 2023 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the September 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

David Thomsen: Prolific Wikipedian and Guild member David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) died in November 2022. He was a regular copy editor who took part in many of our Drives and Blitzes. An obituary was published in the mid-July issue of The Signpost. Tributes can be left on David's talk page.

Election news: In our mid-year Election of Coordinators, Dhtwiki was chosen as lead coordinator, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo continue as assistant coordinators, and Baffle gab1978 stepped down from the role. If you're interested in helping out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself for our next election in December; it's your WikiProject and it doesn't organize itself!

June Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our June Copy Editing Blitz, 12 copy-edited at least one article. 70,035 words comprising 26 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are here.

July Drive: 34 of the 51 editors who took part in our July Backlog Elimination Drive copy-edited at least one article. They edited 276 articles and 683,633 words between them. Barnstars awarded are here.

August Blitz: In our August Copy Editing Blitz, 13 of the 16 editors who signed up worked on at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 79,608 words comprising 57 articles. Barnstars awarded are available here.

September Drive: Sign up here for our month-long September Backlog Elimination Drive, which is now underway. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 14:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have processed 245 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,066.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo.

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome to the December 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. Don't forget that you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Election news: The Guild needs coordinators! If you'd like to help out, you may nominate yourself or any suitable editor—with their permission—for the Election of Coordinators for the first half of 2024. Nominations will close at 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). Voting begins immediately after the close of nominations and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under current sanctions) are eligible, and self-nominations are welcome. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on 30 June.

Drive: Of the 69 editors who signed up for the September Backlog Elimination Drive, 40 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 661,214 words in 290 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here.

Blitz: Of the 22 editors who signed up for the October Copy Editing Blitz, 13 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 109,327 words in 52 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here.

Drive: During the November Backlog Elimination Drive, 38 of the 58 editors who signed up copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 458,620 words in 234 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here.

Blitz: Our December Copy Editing Blitz will run from 10 to 16 December. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 20:33, 10 December 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 344 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 2,191 articles.

Other news: Our Annual Report for 2023 is planned for release in the new year.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo.

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Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report

Our 2023 Annual Report is now ready for review.

Highlights:

Introduction
Membership news, obituary and election results
Summary of Drives, Blitzes and the Requests page
Closing words

– Your Guild coordinators: Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking.

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Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the April 2024 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

Election results: In our December 2023 coordinator election, Zippybonzo stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki and Miniapolis were reelected coordinators, and Wracking was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC).

Drive: 46 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 32 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 289 articles totaling 626,729 words. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: 23 editors signed up for our February Copy Editing Blitz. 18 claimed at least one copy-edit and between them, they copy-edited 100,293 words in 32 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 53 editors signed up for our March Backlog Elimination Drive, 34 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 300 articles totaling 587,828 words. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 14 to 20 April. Barnstars will be awarded here.

Progress report: As of 23:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 109 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,480 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking.

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Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June 2024 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Election news: Wanted: new Guild coordinators! If you value and enjoy the GOCE, why not help out behind the scenes? Nominations for our mid-year coordinator election are now open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC). Self-nominations are welcome. Voting commences at 00:01 on 16 June and continues until 23:50 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page.

Blitz: Nine of the fourteen editors who signed up for the April 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 55,853 words comprising twenty articles. Barnstars awarded are available here.

Drive: 58 editors signed up for our May 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive and 33 of those completed at least one copy edit. 251 articles and 475,952 words were copy edited. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Our June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz will begin on 16 June and finish on 22 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 05:23, 8 June 2024 (UTC) , GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 2,779 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking.

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Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomed Mox Eden to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as Lead Coordinator, and Miniapolis and Wracking returned as assistant coordinators. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist our ombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here.

Blitz: 13 of the 24 editors who signed up for the June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 169,404 words comprising 41 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 38 of the 59 editors who signed up for the July 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 482,133 words comprising 293 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: 10 of the 15 editors who signed up for the August 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 71,294 words comprising 31 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive.

Progress report: As of 05:14, 11 September 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 233 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,824 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wracking.

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