Welcome!

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Welcome!

Hello, Wood3cm, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! TNXMan 20:21, 18 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

USPP welcome

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Welcome to Wikipedia!

Welcome! My name is The Utahraptor, and I'm one of the online ambassadors, a group of experienced Wikipedians who offer mentorship to newcomers. You don't need to read anything; you can just jump right in and try to improve Wikipedia. If you need help, you can talk with us right now, or can leave me a message on my user talk page. Have fun! The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 02:03, 29 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

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I noticed your name here and was wondering if you would like me to be your mentor? For more information about me, please see this page. I look forward to receiving an answer from you. Regards, The UtahraptorTalk/Contribs 01:58, 29 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

Ambassador information

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Hi Wood3cm! Just a follow up to see how you're faring with the Ambassador program and your workload? A quick request.. I've got to tag your userpage with some information, so could you provide me with the Project you're working with and the class? Thanks! Dusti*poke* 06:02, 18 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Hey! The project I'm working on is United States Public Policy and my specific article is Civil liberties in the United States. The shortcut for my class is WP:USPP/C/11/PTE. Let me know if you need any other information! Wood3cm (talk) 05:18, 22 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Peer Reveiw

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Hi, my name is Kim and I looked over your article and did some minor editing to it. I think that it may need a little more information on Equal Protection even though it has a separate page. It looks good though! Great job so far! Kimberly wymer (talk) 18:04, 22 March 2011 (UTC)Reply

Mentoring

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Hi there, Sross contacted me and asked me to take User:The Utahraptor's place mentoring you (the user is apparently semi-retired). It looks like Cindy Allen is your professor and that this page says that you're working on Civil liberties in the United States? Have you edited Wikipedia before this? It would be extra work for you, but you may step through my Adoption courses if you'd like -- they are a fairly comprehensive overview of how things work. You can find them at User:Banaticus/Adoption if you're interested. If you'd like any further help, contact me on my user talk page or put a {{help me}} template up on your own user talk page and someone will be along to help you. :) Banaticus (talk) 01:41, 13 April 2011 (UTC)Reply

Civil liberties in the United States

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I was a little puzzled by this edit. Why would the main article for the "right to bear arms" section be the freedom of speech article? I didn't really think it made sense so I reverted it. Let me know on my talk page, please. :) Banaticus (talk) 06:15, 15 April 2011 (UTC)Reply

I haven't seen you around for a while, I hope everything's ok. If you'd like any further help, contact me on my user talk page or put a {{help me}} template up on your own user talk page and someone will be along to help you. :) Banaticus (talk) 19:09, 22 April 2011 (UTC)Reply

GOCE drive newsletter

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Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
 

The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their September 2011 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy editing backlog. The drive will begin on September 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on September 30 at 23:59 (UTC). We will be tracking the number of 2010 articles in the backlog, as we want to copy edit as many of those as possible. Please consider copy editing an article that was tagged in 2010. Barnstars will be given to anyone who edits more than 4,000 words, with special awards for the top 5 in the categories "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". See you at the drive! – Your drive coordinators: Diannaa, Chaosdruid, The Utahraptor, Slon02, and SMasters.

Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 17:25, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive newsletter

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Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
 

The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their November 2011 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on November 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on November 30 at 23:59 (UTC). We will be tracking the number of 2010 articles (and specifically will be targeting the oldest three months), as we want to copy edit as many of these as possible. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 5 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Diannaa, Chaosdruid, The Utahraptor, Slon02, and SMasters.

Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 02:54, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

GOCE newsletter

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Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors
 
 

Elections are currently underway for our third tranche of Guild coordinators. The voting period will run for 14 days: 00:01 UTC, 16 December – 23:59 UTC, 31 December. All GOCE members, as well as past participants of any of the Guild's Backlog elimination drives, are eligible to vote. There are five candidates vying for four positions. Your vote really matters! Cast your vote today.

Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 11:42, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

GOCE 2011 Year-End Report

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Guild of Copy Editors 2011 Year-End Report
 
 

We have reached the end of the year, and what a year it has been! The Guild of Copy Editors was full of activity, and we achieved numerous important milestones in 2011. Read all about these in the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report.

Highlights
  • Membership grows to 764 editors, an increase of 261
  • Report on coordinators' elections
  • Around 1,000 articles removed through six Backlog elimination drives
  • Guild Plans for 2012
  • Requests page report
  • Sign up for the January 2012 Backlog elimination drive!


Get your copy of the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report here
On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. We look forward to your support in 2012!
– Your 2011 Coordinators: Diannaa (lead), The Utahraptor, and Slon02 and SMasters (emeritus).

Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 07:38, 2 January 2012 (UTC)