User talk:Cortina2

Mentorship Committee
I'm contacting you because your name is listed at Meetup/Utah.

Please consider reviewing my edit at Wikipedia:Mentorship#Unintended consequences. In the search for a mentor deemed acceptable by ArbCom, I view this as a useful context for discussing what I have in mind.

There is no obvious congruence between your editing interests and mine, but perhaps the disjunction presents a novel opportunity.

Will you consider looking into whether you might agree to join others in a Mentorship Committee which advises me?


 * In any case -- even if you are disinclined to pursue the primary thrust of this diff, I wonder if I might be able to tweak your curiosity with an article about 95-year-old Patrick Lennox Tierney? He is a Japanologist academic in the field of art history, an emeritus professor of the University of Utah, a former Curator of Japanese Art at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, and a former Commissioner of Art and Monuments during the Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952).  I think this elderly man still lives near the University.  Tierney came to my attention because the Japanese government conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon in 2007.


 * Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of Tierney's life concerns his work for the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP), Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Tierney's office was near MacArthur's suite in SCAP headquarters.  Tierney was an eyewitness on the day Emperor Hirohito came to offer a formal apology; but when the emperor arrived, MacArthur refused to admit him or acknowledge him. Issues which might have been addressed were allowed to remain open, with consequences which unfolded across the decades which followed.  In 2006, Tierney made an effort to explain his understanding of what he had personally observed: "Apology is a very important thing in Japan.  With us, we don't apologize unless we get caught with our hand in the cookie jar, but for the Japanese, there is a very strong sense of what an apology means."  According to popular historian Herbert Bix in Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan, "MacArthur's truly extraordinary measures to save Hirohito from trial as a war criminal had a lasting and profoundly distorting impact on Japanese understanding of the lost war."

Among a prospective mentor's many burdens, the most difficult would involve (a) helping me discern why or when I should apologize or (b) helping me to explain why or when I will not apologize in a wiki-context. --Tenmei (talk) 02:32, 26 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your time and consideration. As a gesture of appreciation, please allow me to share a rhetorical question from the Analects of Confucius: "Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?" --Tenmei (talk) 17:54, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Wikiproject cats
hello ! I have decided to welcome you to Wikiproject cats!

Also, if you're looking for something to do in the project, you can help me with making a page aboutCanadian cat association. Its a sub-page of my user page right now, and when its ready, I'm going to move it into the mainspace.

Again, Welcome to WikiProject cats!!!!  Bramble  claw  x   00:14, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. What I'm looking for is a bit of expansion so its not too stubby, and maybe more references from sources other than their own website. Its pretty much on par with the articles for other cat associations by now, actually.  Bramble  claw  x   01:12, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Featured article candidates/Flag of Japan/archive2
I noticed you were at the WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors. Anyways, I was wondering if you would like to copyedit the article Flag of Japan. There is issues with the prose, but I am not sure if I will be able to make it sounds clear and still give the information I want. Thanks. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 23:01, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Cats discussion
There is currently a discussion as to whether or not feline acne should be merged into cat skin disorders here. Your opinion would be valued.  Bramble  claw  x   22:23, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Copy-edit help
Hello. The FAC nomination for Supernatural (season 2) (here) will be ending soon, and a user has demanded that another copy-edit be done on it. Do you mind helping out? Thanks. :) Ω  pho  is  01:08, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Ω  pho  is  02:34, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for helping me out. For the casting section, I was wondering why you separated each actor into separate paragraphs (some being only about a sentence long)? The topic sentence (such as "Other characters returned from the previous year") is listed, but then appears to only apply to one actor. Ω  pho  is  03:49, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

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Utah Meetup
We're currently discussing a possible meetup in the near future, should you care to join in. Useight (talk) 15:46, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Copy-edit help
I've got a peer review going for the article Climax Series, which I hope to nominate at WP:FAC sometime in the near future. I thought it was getting close, but someone at PR called the article's prose "poor". Obviously, as the primary writer, I disagree with this opinion, but what do I know? I'd really appreciate either opinions, suggestions and/or a full copy edit. Whatever you have time for! Thanks --T orsodo g Talk 16:33, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Copyedit Backlog Elimination Drive
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Nobel Prize Copyedit appeal
Hello! I recently added the Nobel Prize article for a peer review. I mostly need help with copy editing and I saw your name on the Peer review volunteer list. I wonder if you are interested in helping me out?

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Utah meetup this next weekend
Some of us are going to try to meetup at the CONduit art show this coming weekend (May 28-30). You are welcome to to come and meetup any time, though we can discuss a specific time here. You can see a great art show, too! ··· 日本穣 ? · 投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WikiProject Japan ! 03:00, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Grab some glory, and a barnstar
Hi, I'd like to invite you to participate in the Guild of Copy Editors July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. In May, about 30 editors helped remove the tag from 1175 articles. The backlog is still over 7500 articles, and extends back to the beginning of 2008! We really need your help to reduce it. Copyediting just a couple articles can qualify you for a barnstar. Serious copyeditors can win prestigious and exclusive rewards. See the event page for more information. And thanks for your consideration. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 14:41, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Newsprint_and_Papers
Request to our Wikipedians, I'm very happy that my First Article has achieved B-Class on the very first day. After our fellow wikipedians comments, i have worked a lot to Improve my article. I have added a Lot to the article - Images,logos,Geographical Co-ordinates,Charts, Block Diagrams, Tables, National Stock Exchange Details, Criticism for Neutrality of the Article, Many Government web sources for proven references, etc. I have put all my effort to make it achieve Good Article Status. Now, I kindly request you to review My Article & provide your valuable feedback. Raj6644 (talk) 13:43, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Copyedit request
Hi, I was wondering if you could use your copyedit powers on the article. Thanks :) d'oh! talk 08:52, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Utah meetup
There's going to be an Autism fundraiser on August 7 at Lorin Farr Park in Ogden, and since you're interested in a Utah meetup, I was wondering if you would like to come? Contact me if you want to know more details. The Raptor Let's talk/My mistakes; I mean, er, contributions 13:54, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

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Help regarding Copy Editing...
Hello, i want your help regarding the copy editing, general fixes and grammatical mistakes in the following articles related to Meteorology.


 * List of extreme weather records in Pakistan
 * Climate of Quetta

Waiting for your reply. Regards...

Nabil rais2008 (talk) 15:18, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

November 2010 backlog elimination drive update
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Next drive
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Copy-editing of Everclear (alcohol)
Please look into the dispute between myself and User:Emerson7 concerning this article. Necessary information can be found in the history of the article, in Talk:Everclear (alcohol), in User talk:Wahrmund, and in User talk:Emerson7.

Emerson7 last reverted my copy-editing of this article on 26 November; I have not reverted them back since then, as it appears he intends to continue reverting indefinitely.

Thank you.

(I was referred here by Kudpung from WP:EA.)

Wahrmund (talk) 19:34, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

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Copy editing
I placed Devil sticks in peer review for Arts, but honestly a good copy editor could do it a world of good. If nothing more than a hit list of what needs to be specifically done, I would appreciate it. Pepper2k3 (talk) 08:35, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

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Do you have time to copy edit the SS Edmund Fitzgerald article
Our goal is to get FA and be article of the day November 10th, when she sank. We have tried to put ourselves through the ringer several times on this, and also asked for and received a thorough review when we recently achieved GA. We're now preparing it to submit for FA. We're trying to get someone to check us on prose and reference formatting, the two areas where we are least confident, and saw that you were listed as a volunteer. We have very active and interested editors who can respond to your feedback and work as needed    Would you have time to do this (either or both areas)? Thank you so much!

Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 23:02, 16 January 2011 (UTC)


 * My WP presence will be a bit spotty for the next 5 days (down in central Mexico), Editor WPwatchdog []  is also very active and is  watching the article. North8000 (talk) 00:36, 17 January 2011 (UTC)


 * You were the only person that we asked. If you get a chance, could you advise whether or not you would be willing to do this?  Either way, thank you.   Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 18:49, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

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Copy editing
Hello, I found you on the volunteers list for PP and was wondering if you can help me by copy-editing my sandbox User:AJona1992/Sandbox14 and once done I'm hoping to merge it to the featured article Selena. The reason why I want to expand the article is because, the article's sections are short which was once a problem at FACC in Wikipedia. The article was going to be delisted, however one of the editors took their time to add several achievements that the singer accomplished. But the editor failed to expand sections that were in dying need of expansion. I've took my time and expanded the article from 45 bytes to 112 bytes. I've added vital information from books, newspapers, magazines, and documentary shows that were aired. If you can help me by telling me if there are any pose, run-ons, etc., so it can be classified as a "FA" and can be merged to the article. Thank you for your time, have a good day, AJona1992 (talk) 16:13, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

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Otis Redding
hello,

I found your name on WP:PRV; the article Otis Redding needs a copyedit. I think it is near FA-status, so it is possible to bring this at the end of November to FAC.-- ♫GoP♫ T C N 13:28, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

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Wasatch Front Wicnic 2016
Please join the discussion regarding a Wasatch Front Wicnic for 2016. We'd love to have you come. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 23:59, 11 July 2016 (UTC)