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It should be noted that some regulars will not actually read a warning based on a template as they theoretically hold a better understanding of those rules and policies than a new editor. A personal message tends to work better in these situations.  Puffin  Let's talk! 15:30, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Acknowledged. I honestly didn't notice who created it... I just figured it was such an obvious "oops" that it would take care of itself.  :)   Liv it ⇑ Eh?/What? 17:22, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Armitage article
Thanks for your input, it is greatly appreciated. Just a general FYI, Pattinson college graduates students at "16+" (in the article). In England, students have the option of completing school 16, or they can go on through two years of university prep-type education called the Sixth Form until they are tested for the A-level subjects at 18. Armitage has two A-levels, meaning he went through the Sixth Form. I do think the age is important since it indicates how long he was in musical theatre before he changed tracks and attended LAMDA at 21. The problem with getting this information wrong is that it does get reported in print. When The Hobbit casting was announced, OneRing.net quoted the wiki article in total. I'm sure when looking up backgrounds, as the first article cited for the 17 age did (it was not a quote from him), I suspect interviewers either rely on previous articles or Wikipedia, perpetuating correct or incorrect information. But we do have the 2007 TV interview in which he agreed with the interviewer he was 17, and then this recent direct quote in the article in which he states he is 19. So yes, reporting both is necessary. I also think just saying "17 or 19" just looks lazy, rather than explain the actor said two different ages at two different times. I am certainly not disagreeing with you, just discussing some fine details because I'm pedantic like that. ;) KiplingKat (talk) 15:59, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. If it's important, keep it in, but find a good way to word it so that it's clear that it's been reported differently. "He entered the circus to obtain his guild card between the age of 17 and 19 (sources report different ages), and left the circus 6 weeks after joining when he received his membership"... or something like that.   Liv it ⇑ Eh?/What? 17:32, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

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March GOCE copyedit drive
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The March 2014 backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles in need of copyediting. The drive begins on March 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on March 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copyedit all articles tagged in December 2012 and January 2013 and to complete all requests placed in January 2014. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copyedits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: number of articles, number of words, number of articles over 5,000 words, number of articles tagged in December 2012 and January 2013 and the longest article. We hope to see you there!

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Thank you for quality contributions to articles, such as Alexis Bachelot, for working behind the stage as an elf and gnome, for copy-editing and rescuing articles from deletion, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:32, 22 February 2013 (UTC) A year ago, you were the 404th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:10, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

GOCE March drive wrapup
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April blitz wrap-up and May copyediting drive invitation

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