User talk:Yourstruly42

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Guild of Copy Editors mentor program
I am currently developing a mentor program for the Guild of Copy Editors. Since you're new to Wikipedia and to the Guild, I was wondering if you would like to be the first one to try this new mentor program? The Utahraptor Talk/Contribs 02:55, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Sounds interesting! How would it work? Yourstruly42 (talk) 03:03, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * First, I would like to see how well you can copy edit. Go to Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit, choose an article, and copy edit it. Then I'll review the copy edit and determine the areas in which you can improve. Sound good? The Utahraptor Talk/Contribs 03:07, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a plan. I was browsing through the new members' guide to the style manual, just to get a sense of Wikipedia-specific stylistics I might need to be familiar with. After I'm done browsing, I'll pick an article, edit it, and let you know what it was. Does that work for you? Yourstruly42 (talk) 03:12, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, that works. The Utahraptor Talk/Contribs 03:21, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * In retrospect, I realize that it's probably too late tonight for my brain to edit properly. I'm in Montreal, so it's getting near my bedtime. Also, my brain is fried from reading an entire style guide. Anything I edit right now will definitely not be a showing of my best work. I'll do some editing tomorrow and point you to the articles. (I just don't want you waiting around now for something that might not show up for 12 hours or more.) Thanks for your offer of help! Yourstruly42 (talk) 03:31, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I did an edit of The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror, showing my true geeky nature. Mostly grammar and syntax, with a few links fixed in the header. Let me know what you think, and thanks again! Yourstruly42 (talk) 16:42, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Nice work. Now I would like you to try a longer article, such as Porous glass. Also, have you signed up for the Guild's January 2011 Backlog elimination drive? If not, I would recommend it. If you need more information about the drives, see here. The Utahraptor Talk/Contribs 22:07, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Utahraptor! I saw that you did a few updates to my Machine embroidery edits. I was wondering what you thought overall, especially given that it was somewhat of a mess before I started, and I'm still learning Wikipedia's style guide. Yourstruly42 (talk) 04:54, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I did a slight cosmetic edit on a couple of the links for The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror, but I concur you did nice work! 129.33.19.254 (talk) 22:35, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

I spent the better part of two hours editing the Machine embroidery page. Still not completely satisfied with the results, but there was a lot of editing for tone and redundancies. (Parts of it read like a how-to guide, which I tried to fix.) Comments, of course, are appreciated, and I'll read them just as soon as I've given my brain a bit of a rest. Yourstruly42 (talk) 01:10, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Copy edits
First, I would like to say that you are a fine copy editor. You seem to have caught on fast, and you definitely show great potential. There are a few minor issues that need to be addressed:


 * Your copy edit to Internal passport was good, but I noticed that there was a little jargon in the article. Remember to reword sentences with jargon.
 * I noticed that the pronoun "you" was also used in the article. This should be rarely done. Typically, pronouns such as "I" and "you" should be avoided in Wikipedia articles, except when using quotes from a source.
 * There were a couple serial comma issues, as well. When giving a list (such as bananas, apples, and grapes), one must be consistent in whether or not the last comma is used.

Other than that, you've done a fine job so far. Keep up the good work! The Utahraptor Talk/Contribs 00:33, 30 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks! I worked professionally as a subtitle editor for a year and a half, so I'm glad I've still got some of the skills. (*grin*) Regarding the "you" in the internal passport article, I noticed it at the time, but since I had no idea what that section of the article meant, I decided to leave it as-in instead of changing something substantive and consequently incorrect. Thanks again for all your help! How else do you foresee the GOCE mentor program working? Yourstruly42 (talk) 05:23, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
 * We hope to welcome and mentor all new Guild members, as the Guild is easily one of the fastest growing WikiProjects on Wikipedia. I'm working on getting a project page set up for the mentor program, and I'll let you know when I've finished it. If you have any questions about the Guild and how it works, please ask me or any of our coordinators. Cheers, The Utahraptor Talk/Contribs 14:35, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

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Hai, this Indian film article Loham needs copy editing for grammer and writing style. Previously submitted for GA but failed due to language problem. See Talk:Loham. I invite you to help a hand on it.--Charles Turing (talk) 13:12, 21 October 2015 (UTC)