User talk:Twofingered Typist/Archives/2017/December

Boruto: Naruto the Movie
Thanks for the copyedit. I tried editing those lines you mentioned and removed the preview as you recommended me. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 21:28, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

November 2017 GOCE Drive awards

 * A sweep! Well done, as always. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:45, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much! Twofingered Typist (talk) 19:19, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

Spitfire copyedit, Pt. 2
Hello. I initiated an A-class review for Spitfire. There are a lot of copy edit problems the editors have found. Wouldn't you mind helping me get this article to A-class and maybe Featured? (Here's the link to the review) Thank you in advance. Cheers, Friy Man  Per aspera ad astra 19:56, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I'll have a look at it for you over the next day or so. Twofingered Typist (talk) 21:01, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Cheers, Friy Man  Per aspera ad astra 05:07, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

GOCE
Hello! You've helped with so many articles, I hesitate to add this to your plate, but I'm not sure where else to go. I was a little disappointed by some of the suggestions made to the Joanne (Lady Gaga song) article on behalf of GOCE. I think all edits have been reverted, by two different editors, but I was wondering if you might have a chance to double check and see if any constructive edits are needed. If you're not really interested, no problem, just thought I'd ask. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:02, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm having a go at it. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:59, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Iveta Mukuchyan
Hello! I have nominated an article for copy editing and I have seen that you copy edit articles. If you have are interested, please have a look at the article. It contains some minor grammar mistakes. If possible, I would be so grateful. Harout (talk) 20:52 19 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Editors working on GOCE requests generally work through the list from oldest to most recently added articles. Yours was added two days ago. It should be less than a few weeks before an editor will be able to work on it. Twofingered Typist (talk) 19:34, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

Nevertheless . ..
Hi. I was intrigued by one of your edits, at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regine_Velasquez&diff=next&oldid=816053850, where you switched "however" from the middle of the sentence to the beginning. So much intrigued that I did an internet search and found that, contrary to my own practice during decades of editing, it is now considered OK to begin a sentence with that H— word. Nevertheless, having been afflicted by Strunk & Whiteism as a young man, I really prefer my howevers to be tucked inside of sentences instead of being jarringly set out at the front.

All this is a suggestion that the placement of "however" is a matter of taste rather than of copy editing and that the word should not be switched without a better reason than "I don't think it should be there." That's only my opinion, and I offer it simply as an observation, not as an invitation to do internet battle.

Sincerely, your friend, one who has BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 15:45, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
 * My observation is that improving the flow of an article for the reader is not a matter of taste — so we'll agree to disagree. Regards Twofingered Typist (talk) 19:38, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors December 2017 News
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:04, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Seasons' Greetings
...to you and yours, from the Great White North! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 04:38, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Holiday greetings and Blitz articles
Merry Christmas! I was going to play Santa and give out the Blitz awards, and just wanted to check if you've added all the articles you wanted to claim for the week. (It looks like you could add Satsu (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Erich Hoepner to your list.) – Reidgreg (talk) 14:25, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Right ... I'd been meaning to do that—but got sidetracked. Thanks! Cheers !! Twofingered Typist (talk) 14:32, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Ronin (film)
Hello Twofinger, thanks for answering my copy edit request. On this sentence clause under "Style and influences", "...a wipe made by two extras by walking across the frame, which has then transitioned to a tracking shot of Jean Reno entering the bistro," could you verify from this clip of the movie on YouTube if I have illustrated this scene in the article properly like how it was shown in the movie? The invisible wipe transition occurs at 2:09 mark when two extras cross in the middle of the shot. I just don't want readers scratching their heads over this one. Regards, Slightlymad 15:13, 25 December 2017 (UTC)