User talk:Accedie/Archive 4

How was Brazil?
I've never been there, but I've heard from people who have that it is a really wonderful place. I was wondering if you'd be available/interested to help with copyediting on Ahalya? I've been helping the article's writer with it a bit lately, and I think we've almost got the prose to featured standards. It's an article about a Hindu goddess, I found it pretty interesting. It has been through a couple peer reviews and a failed FAC, so I'd really like to see it succeed.

BTW, VHEMT got featured status while you were gone! Thanks for your help on that. Fun times... Mark Arsten (talk) 18:29, 17 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Brazil was amazing! (There are tons of pictures.) I never imagined I'd be exchanging cheek kisses with so many Wikipedians :)


 * What a timely request – I'm helping out with a Women's History Month editathon today, and I was planning on introducing some newbies to the joys of copyediting. If you see any random strangers jump into the article, worry not, I'll keep an eye on them and make sure they don't break anything. Accedie talk to me 19:07, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Wow, that is timely. I'm glad I mentioned that. I'll have to take a look at those pictures. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:24, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Edit-a-Thon
Hi Maryana,

Nothing like getting my feet wet and jumping into editing my first article today. It's been a long time coming. I am confident with a few more tweaks and then some photos it will be up in Main Space in the near future. Thank you for your kind words. Best,ChesPal (talk) 03:44, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Ahalya‎‎
Hi, and welcome back from Brasil. Ahalya‎‎'s an interesting article; I worked on the referencing ({sfn}) some days ago. Enjoy the read. You might like Rainilaiarivony, too (also at FAC), and his last wife Ranavalona III, which is a poignant story. Alarbus (talk) 03:48, 18 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the suggestions! I have to admit, I've never enjoyed formatting references (even in grad school), but copyediting FACs makes me appreciate the level of nuance involved. I even managed to stump two veteran Wikipedians yesterday by suggesting that a newbie use an endnote in her first article, which is something neither of them had ever actually done. (We all had to spend a fair amount of time digging through the MoS to figure it out.) I'd never have known about endnotes if it weren't for c/eing all of Mark's nutty Protestant FACs :) Accedie talk to me 16:16, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Some people eschew referencing templates, which is a shame, because they really make things work properly and aid verification. With sfn you can stop thinking about junk like how they collate; it's automatic. For endnotes (explanatory notes) efn rulz (use refn for non-lower-alpha). You know who wrote these templates? Charlie Gillingham. For an interesting speciaised use of notes, see . It's 3 notes that are local to the infobox (being lower-roman is what segregates them).
 * I worked on Ranavalona III more but still have about a dozen more refs to rework into {sfn} form. It will look like Rainilaiarivony when I finish.
 * Mark's the one who asked me to work on Ahalya‎‎ and I got him to use {efn} on Hensley. Check out Crisco 1492's articles; Sitti Nurbaya, for example. p.s. I spiffed-up my user page; be among the first to scroll through it (note scrollbar on right;). Alarbus (talk) 05:21, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for your edits. The "Etymology" section is flowing much better. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 05:17, 18 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Happy to help! Plus, it's always nice to learn a little Sanskrit :) I'll try to do some more work on it today. Accedie talk to me 16:04, 18 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your edits. I am reverting some of reorganization edits in "Assessment and remembrance". The second para of the section "Another view does not regard the panchakanya ... " is negative and does not advocate worship. I am just removing the headings. In "Modern renditions", most dances older than 21st century and films and TV serial also in 20th century. I am removing the headings and reorganizing a bit. I removed 1 heading from "Curse" as most stone motif tales talk about a "divine" Rama. If you want to anything else that improves the article further, please go ahead. I do want to take it to FAC again and hopefully see it pass in Women's Day Month. :) -- Redtigerxyz Talk 17:58, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
 * If you feel that nothing needs to be done before a FAC, please leave me a note. I will nominate it tomorrow. :) -- Redtigerxyz Talk 18:23, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm sure the FAC reviewers will find about 4305930458 other things that need doing... but that's what the process is for, I suppose ;) Good luck! Accedie talk to me 23:45, 20 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Yay, thank you (Ahalya and Redtigerxyz) – glad I could help! Accedie talk to me 01:41, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Hi there, Just wanted to say thanks for getting me started with Wikipedia today! The Meetup was really fun and I learned a lot! :-D

Cupcakemuffin (talk) 04:12, 18 March 2012 (UTC) 

HighBeam
Hello Maryana, I am sending this message to editors who signed up for the Women's History Month Edit-a-thon. Please help spread the word. HighBeam Research--an online, pay-for-use search engine for newspapers, magazines, academic journals, newswires, trade magazines and encyclopedias has agreed to give free, full-access, 1-year accounts for up to 1000 Wikipedia editors to use. HighBeam has access to over 80 million articles from 6,500 publications, most of which are not available for free elsewhere on the internet. Aside from a free 7-day trial (credit card required), access to HighBeam would cost $30 per month or $200 per year for the first year and $300 for subsequent years, so this is a wonderful, free, no-strings-attached opportunity. To qualify, editors must have at least a 1 year-old account with 1000 edits. Please add your name to the WP:HighBeam/Applications account sign-up page if you are interested.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  18:45, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

would love to collaborate on russian women writers pages
Hi! Sorry we didn't talk more during the editathon! I have quite a few books at home about russian poetry (mostly in translation, but some Russian and Ukrainian), and women writers generally speaking. When I get back to Portland, I'm going to pull out some of that stuff, and then do a bit more searching. I will definitely seek you out as I find more. :) -Selena Deckelmann (talk) 02:54, 19 March 2012 (UTC)


 * w00t! I will eagerly await this collaboration and possibly poke you about it, because my tragically underused MA in Slavic Lit is beginning to accumulate cobwebs. Accedie talk to me 03:08, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Would either of you be interested in working on an article about a Russian woman mountaineer and botanist, Vera Komarkova? Here's her New York Times obituary, Vera Komarkova, Mountaineer, Dies at 62. I worked on the biography of her climbing companion Arlene Blum and have some book reference material in English about Komarkova, but I don't read Russian. Let me know.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  03:27, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I thought she was Russian but now I see that she was Czech, so sorry to bother you (unless either of you can read Czech?)  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  03:31, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd still love to help! I'm not Russian, either – Ukrainian :) My Czech is definitely okay enough for skimming references. Looks like she's mentioned on both Russian and Czech Wikipedia on the Cho Oyu articles but doesn't have her own. <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me 03:37, 19 March 2012 (UTC)


 * related - just had inclusion of Irina Ratushinskaya in WikiProject:Women's History reverted. Because of DOB? Thoughts? Here's the edit, for reference. Selena Deckelmann (talk) 00:42, 22 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Yeah, looks like the relevant policy is here. Seems like a rather arbitrary cut-off to me – especially given that it's smack dab in the middle of the Baby Boom, which is when a lot of very prominent and notable historic figures were born... If I were you, I'd go look at the history of the WikiProject Women's History page to figure out when that policy was created and if it there was any discussion about it. You might propose a policy change on the talk page. Wikipedia: the rules anyone (...with consensus!) can edit :) <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me 01:42, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Ahem

 * 1) Kalach (food) needs some love...
 * 2) Speaking of such topics, interested in joining/helping revive WikiProject Ukraine?

See you in the office tomorrow, <font style="font-family:Palatino, Georgia, serif;">Steven Walling &bull; talk   04:23, 2 April 2012 (UTC)


 * On it. Oh hey, Marek69 is a member of WikiProject Ukraine! :D Yeah, I'll sign up and see what I can do... <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me 01:24, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Copyedit request
Hi again, hope things are going well. I just finished a marathon week getting Elias Abraham Rosenberg up to FA, the FAC went fast and furious. I was wondering if you could help me with some copyediting on William T. Anderson? You probably haven't heard of him, he's more or less Kansas' answer to Che Guevara. It's kinda a long article by my standards tough to get it all straightened out. I think I took care of most of the real gaffs though. The templates are still pretty shoddy, Alarbus would be disappointed (I'll convert them all eventually though). It's not terribly funny though, somewhat macabre even. Now William S. Sadler, that is a funny article--so I've been switching back and forth between them. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:19, 5 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Wow, you're an FA machine! I don't know how you do it – I'd be a nervous wreck under that kind of scrutiny. I'm happy to help from the shadows, where people are less likely to yell at me :) I won't have much time till Friday or Saturday, but I'll see what I can do. <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me 18:49, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the help! I actually was starting to overload on FAC stress by the end of Rosenberg, possibly because it followed on the heels of the TFA stress from VHEMT. I was even dreaming about FAC last week, not what I want to be seeing in my sleep! Mark Arsten (talk) 03:08, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Just started going through it but may have to finish tomorrow, when my brain is more awake. I'm losing count of the number of times that Anderson was "angered" by something :) Fascinating article, though – looking forward to polishing it up! <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me 03:27, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Your help is well timed, since the GA review just started. Anderson was a very angry person, perhaps the angriest (but yes, there are a lot of other words that can be used). I've never been much of a civil war buff, but I found this pretty interesting. A lot of people don't realize the brutality that occurred during the war. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:59, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey, your copyedits are looking good. I thought I'd mention, feel free to leave notes on the GA review if you see potential issues. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:13, 8 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, will do once I've gone through the whole thing once with a fine-tooth comb :) <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me 00:20, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

William T. Anderson, Happy Easter
Hi, Maryana. I'm here, now, but will be moving, again, soon. I see you were helping with William T. Anderson;. Happy Easter, Jack Merridew 05:17, 8 April 2012 (UTC)


 * All these multiple identities are getting confusing. Stop worrying so much about all the drama and intrigue and help fix this encyclopedia! I could really use your assistance on Simón Bolívar – just stumbled across it the other day and blanched with horror at the shoddy references. I'm doing what I can, but citation templates are not my forte. Happy Easter to you, too, and in the spirit of the season I hope your next resurrection will be a more stable and permanent one. <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me 23:05, 8 April 2012 (UTC)


 * The core issue is that the arbitrary committee can't drop the stick. They should take one of their former member's advice and start dismantling themselves. I've made something like 100,000 edits to WMF projects, mostly en:wp but about 15,000 elsewhere. I lose track, too.
 * I'll have a look at Simón Bolívar; Alarbus did considerable work on Global South topics. Jack Merridew 02:00, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for April 16
Hi. When you recently edited Giorgio Interiano, you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages Orientalist and Travelogue (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 10:15, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Hey thanks
Hi Accede, Hope it's OK to leave you a message here. Thanks really a lot for the barnstar. Totally unexpected. I had thought that no one noticed the work on those articles. I may ask you a question or two here on in, if that's alright. Thanks again! EMP (talk) 04:36, 28 April 2012 (UTC)


 * You're very welcome! Happy to bring some well-deserved recognition to folks doing good work out there on the wikis :) <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me 05:01, 28 April 2012 (UTC)


 * P.S. - something's a little wonky with your signature... it's pointing to the wrong talk page (which is a redlink). Might want to look into that – check your preferences? <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me 05:04, 28 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Hey thanks for the heads-up on my gimpy sig. I finally figured it out this morning. All best EMP (talk) 18:42, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Hey former Bostonite
Cleanup Robert J. Hoffmeister? <font style="font-family:Palatino, Georgia, serif;">Steven Walling &bull; talk   01:35, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Minor edit
Replied to your request for Wikignome functionality. :) -- EpochFail (talk 22:37, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Thank you for copy editing my first page. Definitely more readable.

Vibhabamba (talk) 23:05, 21 May 2012 (UTC) <br style="clear: both"/>

The page itself said that several thousand pages was 0.1% (one tenth of a percent) of 3.3 million pages, not 1%, as you said in your edit summary. "Less than 0.1%" might not actually be accurate. --Yair rand (talk) 22:32, 22 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Ah, sorry about that, I completely missed the decimal point and read it as 1%. I'd just done the back-of-the-envelope calculation for an unrelated thing. Thanks for catching my mistake :) <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me 22:50, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Aw, thanks! Hope to see you at Wikimania! This and this are the talks I'm giving. Both on Thursday, unfortunately, so you might not make them, but maybe... :) <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me 23:30, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Awesome! My mom is letting me go to Wikimania Thursday-Saturday! I'll see you there :D --yutsi Talk/  Contributions  00:03, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Sweeeet! See you in July! <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me 16:37, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

My signature
Thanks for the heads up on my signature. I'm not at all fluent in Russian, so I appreciate the correction. (You're the first person to recognize that text on my signature, by the way, thank you!) Thanks!

KoshVorlon Angeli I demoni  kruzhyli nado mnoj   11:15, 31 May 2012 (UTC)


 * You're welcome! Don't worry – Yoko Kanno isn't very good at Russian, either :-P (Also props to the B5 reference, heh. Nerds unite!) <font face="courier" color="black">Accedie <font face="courier" color="black">talk to me  02:55, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
Sarah (talk) 01:09, 4 June 2012 (UTC)