You moved this thread to your archive, and I'm not sure if you'll get a new message notice if I post there, so I'm duplicating it here.
I think that there should be, at most, two naming conventions beyond the full spelling in the lead (and you might consider spelling it out the first time it appears in each major section, as well). For "shorthand" references, I suggest sticking to OWU and Wesleyan; the school is techinally a college but is called a university, and it might confuse readers if you use "school", "university" and "college" interchangably with OWU and Wesleyan. The latter two should provide enough variety to avoid repetition. Galena11 16:00, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi Rintrah,
My thoughts on the two questions that you brought up.
Please be more careful with edits like these - in many cases you have changed the meaning of statements, and in one case turned a clumsy sentance into gibberish. Please be more careful, and make sure you understand the meaning of a sentance before you change it. Guettarda 14:11, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey there fellow league member! I'm trying to ready this one for WP:FAC. If you're not too busy with OWU, would you mind running through the article? I've started a peer review if you wish to comment. Thanks so much! Gzkn 02:25, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
I wasn't doing it on purpose...I suppose with just two variants I just tried to make it work out. If you'd like to take a crack at fixing it, be my guest. Galena11 19:30, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
Whenever you have the spare time, could you maybe proofread Sailor Moon episode 002? I've worked on this for a while, and after a preoofread from BrokenSphere think an opinion from another editor would be great. Your help is much appreciated;I've been anxious to finish that article and start with the next episode (according to another editor, almost all Sailor Moon episodes need copyedit :P) Thanks, --♥ Tohru Honda13♥ 07:12, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
Unfortunately, my work schedule this week won't allow me to get much of anything done on Wesleyan (or any other article, for that matter). Would you mind working on it, if you have a chance? I stopped at the "Traditions" section. Galena11 20:01, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
Adjusted it now. I have set up many starter articles on actors and films most though much better than this. Then eventually I will come back and research each article. I have a number of wiki contacts in Finland who maybe able to improve the articles using Finnish website info and then add these as sources. Each actor and direcotr should have a filmogrpahy table but I am working on this as part of wikiproject film and biogrpahy. Then as missing films are strated the can be written into the actor filmogrpahies - recently I have started writing Shilpa Shetty film career by starting all of the film so far up to about 1997. I am compiling the list of films by country see List of Canadian films and List of Argentine films. There is so much to do!!! Ernst Stavro Blofeld 18:03, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi. I noticed that you altered your earlier comments in
Talk:Bull bar. Where you go back and alter your previous comments, it's generally accepted that you should strike out (like this) the removed words or add another comment clarifying the earlier one, not simply edit and change the meaning of a previous comment that has already been read by others. --
Athol Mullen 22:25, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
Indeed! Wikipedia:Unusual articles makes for fun procrastination! Perhaps it may even prove useful someday if I ever make it on Jeopardy! Anyway, off to register my keep !vote at the MfD... Gzkn 00:39, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
"This page officially became boring?" XD. I stumbled on it by chance. — Deckill e r 02:47, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Dear Rintrah,
How is it going? I wanted to let you know that I added two paragraphs, the last one in "Twentieth century: years of change" and the first one in "The last twenty years" for a better historical flow of events in the school and also in response to a long overdue request by Bluedog423. LaSaltarella 20:31, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi there, Rintrah! Just wanted to let you know that I laughed out loud at your vote for keeping Lame Edit Wars alive. I'd volunteer to take the photo of your self-immolation, but it looks like the page is sticking around. Its probably better that way--I always cut the top of people's heads off in photos, and we can't have your sweeping gesture end up being anonymous, can we? ;o)
It looks like another action-packed work week is ahead for me, so again, I might not be much help to you this week. However, let me know where you are in Wesleyan (if you're still working on it?) and I'll pitch in if/when I can.
We're in day 17 of a deep freeze.....not one day above 0 C in over two weeks. BRRRRRRR. Hope your weather has improved, at least! Galena11 04:35, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey there... Of course Strine is better than UK/US English! (Although I live in Oxford, so I get top quality UK English here...) More a fan of Sydney variety - Hogan with some random Mediterranean undertones every now and then! -- Cricketgirl 17:18, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
HI Rintrah,
How is it going? Sorry to pester you with questions regarding the article but I was wondering if you might have some time for more copyediting of the last two sections of the OWU article? I am shooting to get it in the FAC queue in the very near future but I would like to make sure that it is copyedited and proofread by the League before I can do so. Thanks again for all your help! I appreciate it! LaSaltarella 21:38, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Congrats on making it through! If you need a proofread, then I'm your gal! If you need more in-depth c/e'ing, though, I may not have time. Which do you need? Galena11 18:43, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
You apparently introduced a series of modifications and added a 'need for editing' tag to this article. I have, as far as possible restored it to its original form, which was in correct English. If you have any objections, please be precise about them. I note that, at one point, you substitute 'battle' (already used several times) for the original 'action'. In military terminology, an 'action' refers to a situation in which combat occurs, especially if it is too restricted to be termed a 'battle' or is a small or short batlle, as the one in question was.
I note that Wikipedia guidelines state that, on topics relating to the Americas,American English should be used. However, the article is about a campaign by the British Army in what is now Uruguay. Uruguay is in southern South America, NOT Central America, and the dominant form of English used here is British English. As evidence, you might consult relative figures for people taking the Cambridge ESOL and Michigan exams, the student enrollment of the Anglo, Dickens, London etc. etc. language institutes compared with that of the Artigas-Washington institute, as well as the enrollment of the numerous bilingual schools using British English as compared to the American School. As you are, apparently, some kind of official editor for Wikipedia, I would request that you investigate the possibilities of changing this policy for articles relating to Uruguay. This point could also relate to other countries of the region, such as Chile and Argentina.
In over 50 years of using the English language, and I DO have an awareness of US usage and no prejudice against its use in appropriate circumstances, I have never been accused of having 'poor' style. Please educate me. 01:19 hs. 6 February 2007 ARAZATI
Dear League member,
We've started a participation drive for the remainder of February. If you can, please help clear the backlog by adopting the following goals each week:
Thanks for your help! Just in case you didn't get the memo. :-) Budding Journalist 08:28, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Yes sir! · AndonicO Talk · Sign Here 10:14, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Dear Rintrah,
Here is my response to your questions:
I have some queries about the Administration section:
It started as a girls' athletic fête held at the Monnett Athletic Club for Mothers Day. All events were held at the Monnett Campus...
The two sentences appear to contradict each other. They were held first at the Club, and then the campus? They were held in the club in the campus?
Disobedient students were tossed into the Sulphur Spring.
What is the Sulphur Spring?
focusing on an issue of concern to the liberal arts
Which one?
Orchesis... "Fresh-X"
What are these? Rintrah 13:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Hope this makes things more clear! Thanks for your time and help! :-) LaSaltarella 22:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
I know you know your referencing; so you are the right person to ask! The Brooks-Baxter War has references placed in the body of the article, rather than in footnotes. Can you help with the minor task of moving these refrences to appropriate footnotes? Thanks. I should also be pleased if you copyedit the rest of it, but I know this is too much to ask. Rintrah 13:11, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
I outgrow some anime, and Pokémon is one of them. Ah, who cares. Thanks for suggesting that to me. Heh, I guess you've noticed that most of my copyediting is on anime/manga articles. Most, not all. :) And I've noticed there are a lot of Pokémon articles that need copyediting. Well, back to the subject, thank you Rintrah. Nice to hear from you again. Cheers! — ♥ Tohru Honda13♥ 23:06, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi, the article above is currently in FAC. User Tony1 suggested that I contacted you to request you copyedit the article, since in his opinino the article is in need of copyediting and contains "Long, winding sentences and other problems, which make it a harder read than it should be". I am trying to copyedit it myself but I am not a professional writer or copyeditor and could probably do with some help. Any help you are able to give is greatly appreciated. - PocklingtonDan ( talk) 08:48, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
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What don't you understand in the section of Etimology? The most used name of the city is "Cúcuta", but the real name is "San José de Cúcuta". The latinamerican cities have long names but they are not used. For example...
Etc...
Thanks for your constributions in the article of Cúcuta..
-- Ricardocolombia 15:36, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
File:Seal of Cúcuta, Colombia.png | City of Cúcuta | ||
This barnstar is awarded to Rintrah in appreciation of his contributions in the article of Cúcuta. -- Ricardocolombia 00:21, 11 February 2007 (UTC) |
Ricardocolombia 18:04, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
It looks great to me. I always find a very detailed synosis difficult to edit, but you did a nice job. <rant> Although I know this is an encyclopedia, I find that a synopsis more like the one you have in American Psycho is better than this "explain every detail" type. I feel like saying, "what's the point of seeing the movie/reading the book now?" </rant> :o) Galena11 19:39, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
Hey i saw u wanted me to shortent he summary so i did. its not completly down to the basics because otherwise main points would be lost, but its not as long now. Voshvoshka 03:55, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
I'm translating it as I type this. But once I'm done, I'd like you to proofread it, just in case it has awkward wording. I think I'll help you copyedit that article as well. Glad to help you! — ♥ Tohru Honda13♥ 23:11, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi, after re-reading the article, I think "Heart of Eternity" is always used when referring to the diamond itself. Blue diamonds is only used to refer to...blue diamonds (the class of diamonds that are blue). Was that what was confusing to you? Budding Journalist 08:36, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Thanks heaps for the copyedit! :D I've just got a couple of questions - but I really do appreciate your efforts.
[They] (reefs)... cannot grow above sea level.—isn't that obvious to anyone that knows what a reef is?
the current, living reef structure is believed to have begun growing on an older platform about 20,000 years ago.—20,000 years ago, isn't the platform, by definition, older?
The Australian Institute of Marine Science agrees, which places the beginning of the growth of the current reef at the time of the Last Glacial Maximum.—I don't like "agrees" here. It sounds like journalistic prose.
and corals began to grow around the hills of the coastal plain - by then, continental islands.—"(which had formed coral islands)", perhaps?
The research outcomes funded by the CRC Reef Research Centre—how can an outcome be funded?
In the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef,—doesn't the reader already know "the northern part" alone refers to Great Barrier Reef?
ribbon reefs and deltaic reefs have formed - these reef structures are not found in the rest of the Great Barrier Reef system.—does "these reef structures" have to be set off by a dash? A semicolon would not subordinate the second clause.
Wouldn't "the reef" be less cumbersome than "the Great Barrier reef" everywhere?
D'you mind if I post your comments up on the Talk:Great Barrier Reef page? I'm not the only one who looks after the page, you see. Thanks heaps. - Malkinann 22:22, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Ha. That would be because I forgot to copyedit the lede. Should be a bit better now (especially with the link to ordinary), but I'm no religion buff, so I don't exactly know what the difference between an ordinary and a bishop(ric) is. What did your father think of the whole Hand of God goal controversy? Budding Journalist 07:51, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
I think you made some boo-boos in your proofread; you seem to have changed the spelling of Atromitos to Atromotis in some parts. Also, a question: in non-American English, is it okay to interchange between "it" and "they" to describe groups, or is it always "they"? Sorry for the elegant variation. It's just natural to me... Budding Journalist 09:27, 14 February 2007 (UTC)