User talk:Baffle gab1978/Archives/1

The Clash

Really appreciate the herculean effort in the copy-edit of this article. It obviously needed a fresh pair of eye and I must say you most certainly went above and beyond. Many thanks! Karst (talk) 13:52, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

No problem, @Karst:, it's an interesting article and I enjoyed copy-editing it. I added a few {{cn}} templates to an uncited paragraph in the final section, otherwise there weren't any major problems. I've certainly dealt with articles in worse condition, just a shame I couldn't bag it for the January c/e drive! Good luck with the article and cheers, Baffle☿gab 19:10, 2 February 2024 (UTC).

GA

I am looking to do GA and looking for advice on Dia. The film included unknown actors prior to the film's release that's why there is a Background section. The article is relatively short though. DareshMohan (talk) 05:11, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi @DareshMohan:, after a quick glance I can only say the sections "Plot" and "Critical reception" should be split into two paragraphs. The lede could also be expanded to better summarize the article. I'd also suggest either changing the {{quotebox}} to a {{Blockquote}} or working the quoted speech into regular text; per WP:MOS, pull-quotes aren't supposed to be used in articles. I'm not even sure how relevant the director's opinions are to that section. I'm tired right now but I may work on it sometime. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 05:54, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Narwhal

I know you don't accept requests but narwhal has been listed at Copyeditors Guild for a month and could now use a copyedit since it is at FAC. LittleJerry (talk) 23:44, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi @LittleJerry:, thanks for your message. i know you're not the requester here but it's advisable to wait for the c/e to occur before nominating for FAC, which i see is swinging towards oppose. I doubt a c/e would save its bacon at the moment; copy-edit isn't content work. Also, I see no reason to prioritise a request made in March over those that have been waiting since January. However, i might take it for the April Blitz if it's still there. Good luck with the article. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 01:18, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Okay them. I didn't nominate the article but asked since both opposes were based on prose. LittleJerry (talk) 01:44, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

You Belong with Me Copy-Edit

Hello, thanks for your work on the article. Prior to your work the article followed WP:FALSETITLE so could you please keep this in mind moving forward (i.e. "the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift" vs "American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift", "the producer Nathan Chapman" vs "producer Nathan Chapman")? Ippantekina (talk) 04:07, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

HI @Ippantekina:, thanks for your message, I'll bear it in mind. Cheers,Baffle☿gab 20:26, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Autopatrolled?

You deserve the autopatrolled flag; let me know if you want it. All the best, Miniapolis 16:49, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Miniapolis, thanks for the offer but I'm not a prolific creator of mainspace articles (my WP-career total is nine so far!) so I don't really think I need it. I'll keep it in mind though. :) Cheers, Baffle☿gab 20:51, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Readability script

This is in continuation of our conversation on the talk page of User:InformationToKnowledge. You said there "I've no idea what your readability script does; I don't need help to detect difficult-to-parse texts". Just in case you are curious about that script, you can see it explained and discussed here. Or direct link: Readability tool: To install this script, go to your common.js and add the following line: importScript('User:Phlsph7/Readability.js'); // Backlink: User:Phlsph7/Readability.js.

I know you said you don't need such a script. That's great but for a lot of people it will be very useful, even to just get a very quick overview of what's going on on an article. This is also how I detected that you had not yet copy edited that particular section in the climate crisis article, without even having to read it. After your edits it was no longer bright red... I will ask a couple of follow-up questions on the talk page of climate crisis but noting that it should not chew up too much of your time. EMsmile (talk) 07:37, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi again @EMsmile:, thanks for your reply here to my comments there (permalink for context). I'm glad lots of other people find your readability script useful but I don't. I edit here in a browser with JavaScript disabled so such a script is not useful to me, as well as for the reason you quote above. I've replied to your comments at the article's talk page here (permalink for context). Cheers, Baffle☿gab 02:35, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

Quick GOCE rule question

Hi! I know that you don't accept requests outside of the GOCE process, and I won't be doing that. Instead, I have a more procedural question.

Essentially, if I have submitted a certain request a while ago, but then I decided another article needs copy-editing more than the original one does - would I be allowed to change the article link under that request while it is still unclaimed, or do I have to delete that request entirely and "restart the countdown" for the new article request? Since we are limited to 2 active requests at a time (and I certainly understand why) it's a very relevant question, and I do not think it is explicitly addressed in the rules.

Again, thanks for answering my request for the Climate crisis article! InformationToKnowledge (talk) 01:52, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi @InformationToKnowledge:, yes, you are allowed to replace one unaccepted request with another, and you don't need to re-date the replaced request; just note the replacement in your edit summary. I'm glad the c/e was useful, though I wasn't expecting as much fallout (see above) from what was a fairly straightforward c/e! Cheers, Baffle☿gab 02:44, 17 May 2024 (UTC)