User talk:Stfg/Archive 14

October 2015 GOCE newsletter
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ArbCom elections are now open!
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Merry Christmas!

 * Enjoy the course, Simon, and It'll always be good to see you here! Happy New Year and all the best, Anne  Mini  apolis  19:30, 15 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you, Anne. Have a wonderful Christmas, and health and happiness in 2016. All the very best, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 14:25, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

Season's Greetings!
Happy Holidays text.png Hello Stfg: Enjoy the holiday season and upcoming winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America1000 20:26, 20 December 2015 (UTC)


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 * Wow, that's a jolly one! Thanks, Northamerica1000. I hope you have a great Christmas yourself. Cheers, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 22:45, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

 * And a very merry Christmas to you, Davey2010. --Stfg (talk) 17:43, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks Stfg :) – Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 19:28, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Stfg!


Happy New Year! Stfg, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. – Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 11:16, 1 January 2016 (UTC)


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 * Thanks, . I wish you health and happiness in 2016 too. --Stfg (talk) 15:04, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
 * You're welcome and thank you :), Have a great day! :) – Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 15:07, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors April 2016 Newsletter
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Possible opinion on matters British
Your user page mentions that you are from the south of England. From your experience in the guild of copy editors could you glance at the article for the British author Jane Austen to see if it is approaching peer review quality for a featured article or perhaps mention what needs attention. Cheers. Fountains-of-Paris (talk) 15:05, 18 May 2016 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry, Fountains-of-Paris, but that's a very large article and I'm semi-retired from Wikipedia and quite busy IRL. I suggest making a request to the Guild of Copy editors at WP:GOCE/REQ. All the best, --Stfg (talk) 15:53, 18 May 2016 (UTC)


 * During the last days I did list Jane Austen on GOCE as you suggested above for final review prior to the next peer review upgrade nomination. It appears to have received a response from a young 13-19 year old editor interested in making subjective/objective edits to the article. Maybe you could look at their remark on the Austen Talk page. Is this what you had in mind when you suggested I list the article at GOCE? Cheers. Fountains-of-Paris (talk) 16:11, 25 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Fountains-of-Paris, I see no reason to presume that teenagers cannot do good copy editing just because they are teenagers. This one's talk page looks to me as if they can write quite well. When new editors work for GOCE, the GOCE coordinators review it. In addition, the Austen page has almost 400 page watchers, so any issues are likely to be spotted pretty quickly. The new editor's "remark" (as you have chosen to call it) on the Austen talk page reflects inexperience of how Wikipedia works, as indeed does your reply. It does not bespeak any inability to do good edits. We all started somewhere, as did you, and as will that editor. The inexperience shown, by the way, is in thinking they needed to ask permission to edit the article. That was polite, but it was quite unnecessary, and it's also unnecessary to ask for your approval before editing the article itself, especially if the intention is simply to copy edit. Having them propose their edits on your talk page first is inappropriate: it smacks of ownership. Since the editor is American, you might like to remind them that the article needs British English. Then let them get on with it, but keep a friendly eye on it. If difficulties arise, ask for help on the GOCE coordinators' talk page. I don't expect to be involved. --Stfg (talk) 20:53, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Message received and I am open to receiving and reviewing their edits. I have no ownership on the article and only made the suggestion you refer to based on the other editors posting on the Talk page first for the benefit of getting added comments. My own concern is that the new editor appears to have become active at GOCE only a few weeks ago (3-4 weeks ago), and that the editor in question appears not to have GA or FA experience (at least after looking at their full contrib history). Otherwise its really up to the quality of the edits being made there if you feel all else is normal. Fountains-of-Paris (talk) 21:05, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I understand. We normally do prefer editors to have considerably more experience than this before working for FAC. But that isn't a hard-and-fast rule, of course. I do feel all else is normal, and as you say, what matters is the quality of the edits. Regards, --Stfg (talk) 21:37, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
 * That all looks fine along with your contacting the editor with helpful notes, though that editor does not appear to be signing in for several days now. I imagine that everyone can wait a few more days though if that editor doesn't sign on at all then maybe you could think of or suggest another GOCE reviewer with peer review experience who might be willing to look at a literature article to get things moving forward. Cheers. Fountains-of-Paris (talk) 14:43, 27 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Fountains-of-Paris, please can you take this up with the GOCE coordinators at WT:GOCE/COORD. It's not my problem. I've done all I can. --Stfg (talk) 16:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:23, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your prose help for Reger's Requiem, - encouraged, I try again, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:12, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

Looking now at Rossini's mass, - in a way a similar piece, a composer's last choral work ;) - The article as I found it (most of it from French WP) is a strange mix of detailed analysis of some movements - too detailed even for my taste - and complete negligence of others (Credo, Agnus Dei). Lack of refs also, and those I keep finding contradict what's written. - I wonder if I should just leave it as it is, or do what? Help? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:48, 25 May 2016 (UTC)


 * I've had a quick look. I quite like articles to have plenty of analysis, so long as it's properly sourced, and this Rossini work is certainly worth an article. But this article isn't much of a start, is it? As you say, it needs work on sourcing and removal of OR. I won't be able to help, unfortunately. I haven't recovered from my wiki burnout yet, and I'm taking an exam two weeks from today. Best, --Stfg (talk) 22:10, 25 May 2016 (UTC)


 * After your exam, please look again. With the help of friends, I have now three good journal sources to build on. I still think that some details in the (old) analysis are not only unsourced but also a bit boring. Will sing it in two weeks, third time, first time piano version, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:56, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks
I wanted to thank you for supporting my candidacy for assistant coordinator at GOCE, but in spite of searching for a while in the Revision History, I could not find your edit, even though it appears in the list of votes. So, I came here to thank you. Good luck in your course. – Corinne (talk) 02:26, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi Corinne. I was glad to support your candidacy, and it's me who should thank you for offering your services. I hope you'll enjoy doing it. (The edit in question is the one with the edit summary "sss", standing for three supports). Best wishes, Simon --Stfg (talk) 08:47, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

16 July 2016 thank you
Thank you for GOCE copyediting! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:33, 16 July 2016 (UTC)


 * No problem, Gerda. --Stfg (talk) 17:33, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

28 August 2016 Thank you
Thank you for correcting and amending the Article Donald W. Loveland. You or the unknown editor came up with verifying sources that I would never have found; sources within Duke University. I am impressed. (I would have provided pointers to the sources I suggested in my talk note.) I appreciate the trouble taken to improve the article. WmLovel (talk) 00:27, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
 * You're most welcome,, and thanks for dropping by. It was user who found and added those extra sources. All I did was correct the bibliography as you requested, ant a little bit of reformatting. Kind regards, --Stfg (talk) 09:04, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Fat Mike
Hey, thank you for approving my correction on Fat Mike's wiki page. Vic — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vicsidious (talk • contribs) 18:12, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
 * You're very welcome, . --Stfg (talk) 19:30, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors September 2016 News
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Merry Christmas

 * Thanks very much . Top of the season to you, too! --Stfg (talk) 09:47, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Semi-retired
I'll pop by from time to time, but please understand if it takes some time. --Stfg (talk) 16:43, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
 * This place will be the worse for your absence. Enjoy watching the swans and all the best, Anne  Mini  apolis  19:14, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you Anne :) Simon --Stfg (talk) 19:48, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

 * Thanks very much Anne. A belated Merry Christmas and a very happy new year to you too. Simon. --Stfg (talk) 10:59, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Stfg!


Happy New Year! Stfg, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

– Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 13:49, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

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 * Thanks again, Davey2010. I wish you health, happiness and prosperity for 2017. --Stfg (talk) 15:13, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * You're welcome and thank you :), I won't spam your talkpage again now promise, Anyway have a great New Year anyway :), – Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 16:08, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * It isn't spam, I assure you, Davey2010, and I love fireworks! Have a great year yourself. --Stfg (talk) 17:09, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

From the archives
Thank you for quality copy-editing, reading carefully, unafraid of long articles, tireless, and for using the phase "enjoyment in Wikipedia" in 2013! With a certain passion --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:59, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

Retired
Hey there. I only just noticed today that you'd semi-retired last year, and then fully retired this month. While I'm sad to see you go, I completely understand how the drama here can get aggravating beyond tolerance levels. Anyway, I just wanted to say I sincerely hope you're well and enjoying life after Wikipedia. Cheers! —Torchiest talkedits 17:28, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Super combo listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Super combo. Since you had some involvement with the Super combo redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. ZXCVBNM (TALK) 02:01, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Precious five years!
Miss you, and feel guilty. Peace Day? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:33, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Always precious
Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. We miss you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:35, 14 April 2023 (UTC)