User talk:Ejcallen

Welcome!
Welcome to Wikipedia, Ejcallen! I am Philippe (WMF) and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. Thank you for your contributions. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions check out Questions, or feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or type helpme at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes ( ~ ); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. Again, welcome! Philippe Beaudette, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 01:36, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
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05:07, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

GOCE mentoring
Hello Ejcallen, I am excited that you have joined the GOCE! I would enjoy being you mentor, showing you the ropes here on Wikipedia, and showing you the basics of copy editing. You've picked a good time to join the GOCE, as we are in the middle of a copy edit drive. The drive is a group effort by the GOCE to reduce the backlog of articles, and we try to make it fun by giving some awards to editors. This link will direct you to instructions on how to join the drive and what to do. Of course, it is not necessary to join the drive if you just want to copy edit articles.

Copy editing involves mostly reading through an article carefully and checking to make sure that everything is correct and fully presentable as you would expect an encyclopedic article to be. It is important to check for correctness in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; additionally, a very thorough copy edit might also look at sentence and paragraph formation. This might involve reducing overly worded sentences, reorganizing sentences in a paragraph in a more logical order, or breaking up a large paragraph into smaller parts to make it easier to understand. Every article has different needs. If you have any questions about specifics, such as how to properly use hyphens and dashes, or how to use proper quotes, the Manual of Style (MoS) is a great resource.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. (I'm sorry for the delay in responding to your message. Now that I have a mentee, I'll be sure to check in more often). Happy editing! -- Tea with toast  (talk)  22:03, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive newsletter
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 07:18, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

GOCE elections
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 07:48, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive invitation
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 08:57, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive newsletter
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 16:21, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Help please
Hi. I am Jivesh. I edit strictly Beyonce-related articles on Wikipedia. I was wondering if you could do a copy-edit of Baby Boy (Beyoncé Knowles song) for me? Please reply on my talk-page. Waiting in anticipation. Jivesh   &bull;  Talk2Me  10:30, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive newsletter
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 01:02, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive newsletter
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 10:36, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

GOCE 2011 Year-End Report
Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 06:09, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of Jamie Radtke for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Jamie Radtke is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Jamie Radtke until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. -LtNOWIS (talk) 08:09, 14 September 2012 (UTC)