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[edit] Article alerts
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Thanks. — Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 09:21, 15 March, 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Fiction
Hello. I've been looking at Fiction. I've been trying to group the sections into some sort of logical structure, but I really need some people who have a better idea of what should and shouldn't be in the article. --h2g2bob (talk) 13:52, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
[edit] GA Sweeps invitation
This message is being sent to WikiProjects with GAs under their scope. Since August 2007, WikiProject Good Articles has been participating in GA sweeps. The process helps to ensure that articles that have passed a nomination before that date meet the GA criteria. After nearly two years, the running total has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A new worklist has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. Instead of reviewing by topic, editors can consider picking and choosing whichever articles they are interested in.
We are always looking for new members to assist with reviewing the remaining articles, and since this project has GAs under its scope, it would be beneficial if any of its members could review a few articles (perhaps your project's articles). Your project's members are likely to be more knowledgeable about your topic GAs then an outside reviewer. As a result, reviewing your project's articles would improve the quality of the review in ensuring that the article meets your project's concerns on sourcing, content, and guidelines. However, members can also review any other article in the worklist to ensure it meets the GA criteria.
If any members are interested, please visit the GA sweeps page for further details and instructions in initiating a review. If you'd like to join the process, please add your name to the running total page. In addition, for every member that reviews 100 articles from the worklist or has a significant impact on the process, s/he will get an award when they reach that threshold. With ~1,300 articles left to review, we would appreciate any editors that could contribute in helping to uphold the quality of GAs. If you have any questions about the process, reviewing, or need help with a particular article, please contact me or OhanaUnited and we'll be happy to help. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 05:18, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Proposed Merger Of Familiar spirits in popular culture into Familiar spirit
Proposed Merger Of Familiar spirits in popular culture into Familiar spirit, discuss at Talk:Familiar_spirit#Merger_proposal. Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:57, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Portmanteaus
EncMstr added the following to WP:LING
"There is a wording disagreement about using the word Portmanteau. See recent edits to Buckminster Fuller, the ledes of Biostatistics, Backronym, Channel Tunnel, and the ordering of entries in Portmanteau (disambiguation).
"So far Drinkybird, who replaces the word with other phrases, is discussing it at User talk:Drinkybird#Issue with portmanteau. I hope this is an appropriate place to ask for additional opinions."
Since I ran into portmanteaus when I first read Jabberwocky in elementary school, I became a fan of the use of this device in literature and I think of its primary usage as a literary term. Moreover, I believe that the use by literary critics is directed at a broader audience than the more technical use by linguists. Therefore, I am hoping that this also is an appropriate place to ask for additional opinions. John Harvey (talk) 12:41, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for the notice. Please join the discussion at WT:LING#Portmanteaus. —EncMstr (talk) 14:16, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Where is this discussion going to take place? Project Linguistics or Project Literature? Or both? Mvblair (talk) 22:38, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
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- Drinkybird is a new editor and unknowingly started discussions in three or four locations. I suggest it be centralized at WT:LING#Portmanteaus. —EncMstr (talk) 22:47, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
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- I agree with EncMstr. The discussion should continue at WP:LING. My comment was meant to invite participation from members of the WP:LIT community. Thanks to both Mvblair and EncMstr for helping me clarify this. John Harvey (talk) 23:00, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
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- Drinkybird is a new editor and unknowingly started discussions in three or four locations. I suggest it be centralized at WT:LING#Portmanteaus. —EncMstr (talk) 22:47, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Harold Pinter
Hello, everyone. There is a longrunning debate about referencing and MOS style at the Harold Pinter article. Both ref tags and parenthetical references are used together, and the result is that the article is, IMO, very difficult to read. The article also appears to overuse quotation marks around one or two-word phrases. The footnotes are very long and often contain references to multiple sources, and there are often three or more footnotes in a row plus an in-line parenthetical cite, for assertions that would seem to need only one reference. Editors at the current peer review have suggested various kinds of simplifications, but one of the article's editors strongly disagrees with any attempts to simplify the footnotes and reference style. There is a lot of useful information and research in the article, but here is a situation where style is overwhelming substance. Can anyone help? Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:50, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
[edit] FAR
I have nominated African American literature for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. YellowMonkey (cricket calendar poll!) paid editing=POV 02:14, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
[edit] FAR
I have nominated African American literature for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. YellowMonkey (cricket calendar poll!) paid editing=POV 02:15, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
