User talk:Scartol/Archives/2010/January

The Wikipedia Signpost: 1 January 2010
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Join a worthy project...
WikiProject Magical Realism Reconsidered! Awadewit (talk) 19:45, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Signpost: 11 January 2010
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WP:MRR: many thanks and suggestion
Hi. First and foremost, many thanks indeed for volunteering to help out with the educational assignment Magical Realism Reconsidered. As always with such projects, it is of course the responsibility of the students to take the lead in editing the chosen articles, and above all to do the research and contribute reliable sources. But any help, however small, that established Wikipedians can provide, perhaps above all in guiding new users unfamiliar with the technicalities and protocols of the encyclopedia, as well (at a later stage) with copy-editing suggestions and the MOS, is very much appreciated. Please, however, feel no compunction to go above and beyond what I know is your usual generosity on the site. The project's success or failure must depend in the last analysis on the effort that the students put in. But I know that they will be extremely grateful for anything you are able to do, and indeed it is ideally part of the project that they also learn to work with people such as yourself: they are contributing to a public site, and their ability to negotiate with other editors and deal with feedback is an integral part of the exercise.

My only suggestion is that, in line with the discussion here, you might want to indicate on the project page an article or articles that you are particularly interested in watching and helping with. Again, you should not feel you have to do this; we are pleased for you to aid the project in any way that you see fit. But it does help if a particular group working on a specific article feel that they have an experienced editor or two to whom they can turn in the first instance.

Again, many thanks. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 00:03, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Signpost: 18 January 2010
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I. M. Pei
I have cut I. M. Pei from 63kB to 54 kB! I cut several entire paragraphs, but the most radical alteration I made was cutting half of the last section and renaming it "Legacy and awards". It seemed to me that you described Pei's style quite well throughout the article and that not much was added by that part of the article, particularly since what I deleted consisted of so many quotations. See Talk:I. M. Pei/Draft for my butchered version. :) Now, obviously, there are some rough spots from where I cut, but I did try to add in some transitions where I cut things out, but you'll want to make those even smoother. I hope this helps! Awadewit (talk) 02:13, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

History of Sesame Street
Hey, Scar, my vacation cut into the middle of it, but I've finally finished addressing your helpful comments in your peer review of this article. They were much appreciated. I apologize for taking so bloody long, but the break was much-needed. Such great skating! It was positively balmy for mid-January in Spokane, and I had such fun. Missed the kids desperately, though, so I'm glad to be back home. Anyway, thought you'd like to know that I finally got through the peer review. Would you mind looking over them? Then I have to decide what step is next; I may wait until I expand some areas in the parent article before daring to submit it to FAC. Or I may just go for it and submit it anyway, and see what happens. Anyway, forgive my rambling, please, and thanks again! --Christine (talk) 23:03, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Signpost: 25 January 2010
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Help?
Hi there! I see that you have contributed a lot here in wikipedia. I've started using this site as a "research web" way back 2004/2005? Anyway, I've decided to contribute in this site because I wanted to help and improve some articles that "you know needs improvement". I start working in Sarah Geronimo article and I don't know if I've followed the "Neutrality" and not being biased while I'm writing about it.

Since I know you're really good in writing and working in this site, can you please (if you have time..) see that article and feel free to do/edit in what you think is right. I really wanted to help this site, but my main problem is "familiarizing this site" and the so called "Neutrality". Anyway, thanks in advance!--White paladin888 (talk) 02:30, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply! I contact you because, I saw your very good articles and I thoguht that you can help me in editing pages here. I always try to achieve the Neutral Point of View because, I think that is one of my weakness while I'm writing articles here, and I also saw some article that have a lot of issues regarding neutrality and vandalisms. It's just that while I explore this site, I saw some users that has been accused that they vandalized the page and such. I don't want someone to accuse me like that.. That is why, I want to learn about it. And yes (as shown in my user page.) she is one of my favorite artist/singer that is why I try editing her page in "Neutral" mode.

It's ok if you can't view it for now. I'll check those users that you mentioned. Thanks again! --White_Pal888 (talk) 14:45, 28 January 2010 (UTC)