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Hi @Miniapolis:,

I'm writing to ask whether you would consider having a look at the article. I'm aware that you've been involved with a few PRs before. I've given it a major rewrite and complete overhaul. I began working on the article late October when it looked like this and somehow ended up rewriting the whole thing and aiming for potentially FA. This isn't a process I've been through before, but I have been reading the reviews here in preparation, and am familiar with FAC demands. I would very much appreciate a fresh set of eyes and happily address any concerns you may have.

Thanks! Pseud 14 (talk) 13:13, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be glad to take a look at it, but will be unable to for a few days; I'm busy IRL, and am copyediting an article listed at WP:GOCE/REQ. I'll look at it ASAP. All the best, Miniapolis 14:54, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Pseud 14, after a quick glance I advise listing it at WP:GOCE/REQ and I'll still give it a once-over; GA (and certainly FA) reviewers often recommend a GOCE copyedit before promotion. All the best, Miniapolis 15:00, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Miniapolis! Appreciate you taking the time to have a quick look at it, as advised I've listed it at WP:GOCE/REQ

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Hello! Recently, I have nominated an article for copy editing and I have seen that you copy edit articles. If you have an interest in taking a look at the article, please do so. If possible, I would be so grateful. Harout (talk) 20:52 19 December 2017 (UTC)

You may not have seen the notice at the top of this page that I don't honor individual copyedit requests. You listed the article at WP:GOCE/REQ only two days ago, and I copyedit the oldest articles on that page first to be fair (unless a requester has expressed reservations about my work, as Gen. Quon has). I or someone else will get to it ASAP. All the best, Miniapolis 15:42, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

	Happy Holidays
	Wishing you a happy holiday season! Times flies and 2018 is around the corner. Thank you for your contributions. ~ K.e.coffman (talk) 02:20, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much, and the same to you and yours! Here's hoping that 2018 is better. All the best, Miniapolis 14:10, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

	Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year 2018!
	Thank you for all the hard work and effort you put into Wikipedia. God bless! Onel5969 TT me 02:54, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, and the same to you! All the best, Miniapolis 14:37, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

	We wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2018!
	Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Glorious, Prosperous New Year! God bless!  — Ssven2 Looking at you, kid 09:17, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Ssven2, and may God help us all. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all the best, Miniapolis 16:14, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Davey, and the same to you and yours! All the best, Miniapolis 16:17, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

	Holiday greetings and Best Wishes for a very Happy New Year. Cheers!! Twofingered Typist (talk) 19:11, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, TT, and the same to you. It's a pleasure working with you! All the best, Miniapolis 19:36, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Guild of Copy Editors December 2017 News Hello copy editors! Welcome to the December 2017 GOCE newsletter, which contains nine months(!) of updates. The Guild has been busy and successful; your diligent efforts in 2017 has brought the backlog of articles requiring copy edit to below 1,000 articles for the first time. Thanks to all editors who have contributed their time and energy to help make this happen. >>> Sign up for the January Drive! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator Elections! <<< Our copy-editing drives (month-long backlog-reduction drives held in odd-numbered months) and blitzes (week-long themed editing in even-numbered months) have been very successful this year. March drive: We set out to remove April, May, and June 2016 from our backlog and all February 2017 Requests (a total of 304 articles). By the end of the month, all but 22 of these articles were cleared. Officially, of the 28 who signed up, 22 editors recorded 257 copy edits (439,952 words). (These numbers do not always make sense when you compare them to the overall reduction in the backlog, because not all editors record every copy edit on the drive page.) April blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 16 through 22 April; the theme was Requests. Of the 15 who signed up, 9 editors completed 43 articles (81,822 words). May drive: The goals were to remove July, August, and September 2016 from the backlog and to complete all March 2017 Requests (a total of 300 articles). By the end of the month, we had reduced our overall backlog to an all-time low of 1,388 articles. Of the 28 who signed up, 17 editors completed 187 articles (321,810 words). June blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 18 through 24 June; the theme was Requests. Of the 16 who signed up, 9 editors completed 28 copy edits (117,089 words). 2017 Coordinator elections: In June, coordinators for the second half of 2017 were elected. Jonesey95 moved back into the lead coordinator position, with Miniapolis stepping down to remain as coordinator; Tdslk and Corinne returned as coordinators, and Keira1996 rejoined after an extended absence. Thanks to all who participated! July drive: We set out to remove August, September, October, and November 2016 from the backlog and to complete all May and June 2017 Requests (a total of 242 articles). The drive was an enormous success, and the target was nearly achieved within three weeks, so that December 2016 was added to the "old articles" list used as a goal for the drive. By the end of the month, only three articles from 2016 remained, and for the second drive in a row, the backlog was reduced to a new all-time low, this time to 1,363 articles. Of the 33 who signed up, 21 editors completed 337 articles (556,482 words). August blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 20 through 26 August; the theme was biographical articles tagged for copy editing for more than six months (47 articles). Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors completed 38 copy edits (42,589 words). September drive: The goals were to remove January, February, and March 2017 from the backlog and to complete all August 2017 Requests (a total of 338 articles). Of the 19 who signed up, 14 editors completed 121 copy edits (267,227 words). October blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 22 through 28 October; the theme was Requests. Of the 14 who signed up, 8 editors completed 20 articles (55,642 words). November drive: We set out again to remove January, February, and March 2017 from the backlog and to complete all October 2017 Requests (a total of 207 articles). By the end of the month, these goals were reached and the backlog shrank to its lowest total ever, 997 articles, the first time it had fallen under one thousand (click on the graph above to see this amazing feat in graphical form). It was also the first time that the oldest copy-edit tag was less than eight months old. Of the 25 who signed up, 16 editors completed 159 articles (285,929 words). 2018 Coordinator elections: Voting is open for the election of coordinators for the first half of 2018. Please visit the election page to vote between now and December 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Thanks for participating! Housekeeping note: We do not send a newsletter before (or after) every drive or blitz. To have a better chance of knowing when the next event will start, add the GOCE's message box to your watchlist. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Corinne, Tdslk, and Keira1996. >>> Sign up for the January Drive! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator Elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Thanks, Captain Raju, and I hope you do too! All the best, Miniapolis 21:58, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats from my part too Miniapolis. Also, thanks for the copyedits you make to the articles I request. Have a fun Christmas. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 22:00, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Tintor, and you do the same! All the best, Miniapolis 23:52, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Miniapolis; I just noticed a request at GOCE/REQ added by a user named 'NgochueBot'—a username-policy-infringing account created in July 2017 and warned of the username violation, making its first edit—but signed as 'Bluegoblin7', which hasn't edited since August 2015 contribs link. GOCE request diff. It could be an attempted clean start but the username suggests something fishy (or socky)... I may file an SPI tomorrow but wanted to alert a coordinator first, and as an admin your opinion is valued. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 02:45, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, the cops-and-robbers stuff is not my forte but I left a soft sock warning on NgochueBot's talk page. "Signing" as an apparently-dormant account doesn't bode well, nor does their choice of article. Think it's safe to decline this one, but it's late here and tomorrow is another day (albeit a busy one—our son and family are coming for dinner if they're over the stomach flu. I love the week between Christmas and New Year's :-)). All the best, Miniapolis 03:16, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Miniapolis, I'll keep an eye on the account and see if it edits further; if it does it should get wider attention. I hope you have a lovely, peaceful, enjoyable, off-wiki Christmas period with your family, stomach flu permitting of course! Take care, Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 03:34, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This is likely a sock of Haiyenslna (talk ·  · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). — JJMC89 (T·C) 07:26, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, both of you; TonyBalliononi beat me to the username block, so we can delete this from WP:GOCE/REQ. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Haiyenslna. Happy holidays and all the best, Miniapolis 16:36, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

...to you and yours, from the Great White North! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 17:46, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, and the same to you and yours! All the best, Miniapolis 17:50, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

What do you think of this edit to Geophagia? Does "southerners" need to be capitalized? Also, "in which" should be "of which", but I'll wait to hear what you (or others) think before making that change.  – Corinne (talk) 00:53, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think "Southerners" should be capitalized (since it refers to a specific region), and you're right about "of which". Happy New Year and all the best, Miniapolis 02:16, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:57, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]