User talk:Bobbychan193

Endorsements
Hey just a note that I'm not trying to belabor the disagreement from the list of endorsements page or throw you under a bus. I appreciate the "you removed 50k of stuff; maybe we should take that through first" perspective FWIW. :) The reason I'm bringing it up (more than once) at the RfC is because it's my most ready-to-hand example(s). &mdash; Rhododendrites  talk \\ 19:34, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
 * No worries, I appreciate you taking the time to write up the RfC. It's usually just me and one other user fighting the constant addition of non-endorsements, the vast majority of which come from tweets/social media. The influx was so high at one point that I even requested a one-week period of semi-protection in September. People have approached me asking about the criteria, and I've even received requests from other users to add endorsements. So if anything, I'm glad that we're doing a formal RfC to get community consensus on this.
 * I'm also glad to see that there is consensus on most of the criteria and nuances you've laid out. We essentially only disagree on one point. I appreciate that you're constructive and reasonable in your points. After the RfC closes (regardless of the outcome), we can work together to determine removals. Bobbychan193 (talk) 19:47, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Ross School of Business

 * Hi Bobblychan, I've done as much with this article as I can; I've added cn and unreferenced templates where no refs were found, and I've reduced the puffery somewhat. I really should have removed all of the lists of names that are unreffed but as a c/e that's not my job. What I haven't done is bring it anywhere near GA standard, which I think will require substantial work. Regardless, I wish you good luck with your planned nom. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  04:06, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the help. What do you think about splitting the alumni list into a separate article? It will take me quite some time to find citations for every alum. Bobbychan193 (talk) 05:38, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
 * No worries; I think there's enough material to warrant a separate article for the alumni but the lack of references will be a problem. Yes, finding the refs will take time but it needs to be done before a GA nom. You can use references from the alumni's linked articles; just check it says he or she graduated from Ross School of Business then copy it over, leaving an acknowledgement in the edit summary—something like "CC-BY-SA: copied over reference from [article name]" will suffice. Names of people who can't be linked to the school through reliable sources should be removed, per WP:BLP. Thanks for taking on this article, good luck with developing it. :) Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  18:09, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

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One-Punch Man
Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article One-Punch Man has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

You'll note that I moved citations out of the lede and made sure the appropriate text appeared with them in the body of the text. I did not do anything with this sentence: "The Japanese shortened name Wanpanman is a play on the long-running children's character Anpanman,[5] wanpan being a contraction of wanpanchi ("one punch").[6] I was unsure where this should go in the main article. In the lede it says there have been 20 tankōbon volumes published (no citation), in the Manga section it says there are 18. This will need to be clarified and possibly cited.

In the production section you'll see two "citation needed" and "dead link" tags. I went to check the citations out of curiosity and discovered they are now both dead links. When I checked the archived urls, I discovered that for some reason the Wayback Machine did not archive the citations even though it provided urls. New citations will have to be found for these statements.

Best of luck with the GAN.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 22:05, 7 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the c/e and suggestions, TT. I haven't taken a closer look at the article yet, but your advice will be a great starting point. Bobbychan193 (talk) 22:16, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * You're most welcome. Twofingered Typist (talk) 22:22, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sun Yang
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Annual Report
Hi Bobbychan, I'm working on the GOCE's 2019 Annual Report and I wondered whether you might like to contribute to a piece about the introduction of the REQ archiving bot. It might take the form of a straight piece of prose or a text interview with me. I'd also like to ask Zhuyifei1999 to contribute. Is this something you'd like to take part in? It's fine if you'd rather not! The report usually goes out in the last week of January. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  04:30, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Hey, sorry for the late reply, but I've been traveling and won't be active until 1/8. I can definitely help out with the report once I get back! Thanks. Bobbychan193 (talk) 09:45, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
 * No worries; thanks for the reply. I hope you enjoy your travels, I'll think of a few questions to ask when you return. It's not a big deal but I think it would be nice to have something more than stats about drives and requests to send out. :) Happy New Year. and cheers,  Baffle☿gab  15:14, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm back now. Feel free to ask away! Bobbychan193 (talk) 06:30, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks; I'm sorry for the delay, my head has been elsewhere but I'll get something sorted out in the next couple of days. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  01:33, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi again;here we go then.. :)
 * Q1: What prompted you to think about automating the Requests page?
 * A: I joined the GOCE around July 2019 and found the GOCE Requests page soon after. I copy edited quite a few requests, but I only archived like one or two myself before I got too lazy and gave up. I noticed that and  were doing most of the archiving. I felt bad that they were archiving pretty much all of the completed requests (not just the ones I completed, but requests other copy editors completed as well). The existing talk page archiving bots were what really got me thinking... "Wouldn't it be nice if the GOCE had their own ?" I decided to reach out to, an admin on Wikimedia Commons who also happens to be a good offline friend of mine. I knew he had a lot of coding experience, so I asked him to help create a bot to archive requests.


 * Q2: Were there any difficulties in setting up the archiving bot?
 * A: I think the overall process was pretty smooth. During the initial brainstorming process with GOCE coordinators and other community members, there were a few minor disagreements, but they were quickly resolved through constructive discussion. The bot approval process took a while, but was relatively straightforward. I wasn't really involved in the programming or technical side of the bot, so I can't really speak to how that aspect went. However, given that Zhuyifei1999 is a prolific coder, I imagine he probably did not encounter any major difficulties.


 * Q3: Are you happy with YiFeiBot 2? Any further thoughts?
 * A: Yes, I am very happy with how the bot turned out. It is very predictable and methodical. Depending on the situation, it can correctly detect multiple acronyms and credit multiple copy editors. The bot has an intentional one-day delay to allow GOCE members to double-check requests before the bot archives them. It can also handle a variety of edge cases and special situations; it can even delete the month header after all of a given month's requests are done. Overall, I think Zhuyifei1999 did an outstanding job, and I'm really glad that the bot can handle mundane archiving while GOCE members can focus on fun things, like copy editing! :)
 * Thanks for responding; I hope you don't mind if I elide or shorten your responses but I'll keep them as intact as possible. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  05:23, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
 * It took a few days, but I've answered the questions. I'm assuming that my answers will be after a section explaining how the bot works, so I didn't explain some things (e.g. "acronyms"). Definitely feel free to adjust my answers as needed, and let me know if there's anything else I can do! Thanks. Bobbychan193 (talk) 16:35, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, I've drafted a short paragraph there but I probably need to re-write it. Thanks for your answers and help, they'll add lots of interest to the report, which can be fairly 'dry' reading. :) Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  07:15, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for this; you can view the pasted interview at the Annual Report page; feel free to correct or amend anything if necessary, or let me know if you're unhappy with anything. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  09:09, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Help request for Singer
Hi there, I am one of the contributors to the Singer articles but there are something I need you to help us monitor the articles for Singer since there are recent vandalism over false information, which i reflect below: I need your help and do not want any misinformation for these three articles; if any IP addresses or anyone add the placements (without a source), it will be treated as vandalism. The hidden text earlier inform the editors not to add the placements because it was unsourced, but lately there was an IP address edit who included the placement and vandalised it. P.S. Also, I can't wait to help out Singer 2020 since its coming. Thanks (203.78.15.150 (talk) 04:09, 28 December 2019 (UTC))
 * For I Am a Singer (Chinese TV series), the Seasons column should not have a third place name for the first two seasons (Aska Yang and Shila Amzah are not third place finish, they were part of the finalists but that does not mean their finish is 3rd)
 * For Singer 2018 and Singer 2019, Li Xiaodong and Sam Lee (2018), and Zhang Xin and Angela Hui (2019), DO NOT HAVE their placements in the breakout rounds since they were eliminated earlier and their placements were neither shown on air or broadcast, or referenced.

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December 2020
Hi Bobbychan193! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor&#32;at The Queen's Gambit (miniseries) that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia – it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. CapnZapp (talk) 21:48, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Help with article on Supreme People's Procuratorate
Hello! I am an university student currently undertaking a course in Wikipedia writing. As part of my course, I have made significant additions to the Supreme People's Procuratorate article. I noticed that you are an experienced Wikipedian and a member of WikiProject: China, with skills in article improvement and copy editing. I just wanted to reach out and ask if you have a quick moment to take a look at my article and potentially help with re-assessing its quality. Thank you in advance and hope you have a lovely day! Frangipani13 (talk) 00:39, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for reaching out! Apologies for the delay, and further apologies that I can't go super in depth on the review, but after a brief read, it seems that you did a really good job with the article! The structure is solid and makes the article easy to navigate, and it seems that you included many citations throughout, which is great.
 * One suggestion I have is to spread out the images across the article, and make sure that they are all under the "Politics of the People's Republic of China" template.
 * Best of luck with the course! Bobbychan193 (talk) 17:26, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, thank you so much for taking the time to read my article! Thank you also for the great tips regarding the article's images- I'll make sure to implement your feedback. Hope you have a lovely day! Frangipani13 (talk) 23:56, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Please help me with my expanded article: Gourd mouth organ
Hello there, I'm currently working on expanding the article Gourd mouth organ as a part of my university unit. I can see that you are an expert in Chinese culture, can you please help me improve my article by giving any feedback, advice or assessment? Thank you very much! And hope you have a lovely day. Ryssian (talk) 11:37, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the message; it is very flattering, but I wouldn't consider myself to be an expert by any means. In fact, I myself was still in university not too long ago :P
 * After a brief look, it seems that you expanded the article substantially. Great job!
 * I've done some light copy-editing in the lead section. If you want an experienced copy editor to make an in-depth copy edit of the article in its entirety, I highly recommend the requests page of the Guild of Copy Editors WikiProject. Grammar, flow, and tone are their specialty. (The requests page does have a bit of a backlog, so it might take a month or two for someone to get around to your request. But this is a helpful process for improving the article, especially if you eventually want to nominate it for a good article.)
 * I saw that another user, Jacqke, has responded on your talk page about the assessment. Seeing as they've also made several contributions to the page's history, I'm sure they'll be able to give you more in-depth insight.
 * Finally, best of luck with the unit and with university! :) Bobbychan193 (talk) 17:12, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi thank you so much for your suggestion and advice and also for your edition of the lead section! Ryssian (talk) 05:44, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

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I disclosed a conflict of interest and requested some edits regarding uncited content on a BLP here. However, the article history infers the page does not have any active watchlisters. I saw that you know English and Chinese, so I thought you might be willing to collaborate on it. He is a Chinese investor and a lot of the available source material is in Chinese. Phil2600 (talk) 16:22, 29 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi Bobbychan193. Thanks so much for your prompt response regarding the uncited early life content on the Zhang Lei (investor) page. I was wondering if you would also be willing to look at the other changes I requested at Talk:Zhang_Lei_(investor). Understand if you're busy with x-mas festivities. Phil2600 (talk) 22:28, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

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