User talk:Twofingered Typist/Archives/2020/August

My Work for the Guild

Hello,

I would like to formally apologize for the poor job I did in this past drive. This is all so new to me and not knowing any of the protocols really hindered my ability of doing the best job possible. At your behest, I will not participate in the next drive in order to not cause any more damage. Instead, I will learn more about the guild and its rules. So when I am fortunate enough to participate in another drive, I will be ready to be a great help to you and the rest of the guild. I hope you understand that I put in a lot of effort into the drive this month; my heart was in the right place. I am just juggling a lot of things right now, which I bet you could probably understand. I am still an underclassman in high school, so there is lots of room for me to grow. I cannot wait to get back and help when my knowledge of the guild is up to par.

Warmest regards, A.JulianEditor — Preceding unsigned comment added by A.JulianEditor (talk • contribs) 07:30, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

@A.JulianEditor: Thank you for finally responding. As I wrote in an earlier post to you some of your edits are very helpful. I think your problem, and you acknowledge it here, is that you are "juggling a lot of things". Copy editing requires 100% focus. I never asked you not to participate, I suggested you slow down and work through each article carefully. I trust you will continue to edit but only when you can give it the attention each article deserves. Stay safe. Twofingered Typist (talk) 19:08, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

@Twofingered Typist: I appreciate the honest feedback, and I will continue to work hard. I am already improving, so the future is bright. I am very excited for you to see my next copy edits; you will be proud. A. Julian 06:47, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

July 2020 GOCE drive bling

		The Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Star
		This barnstar is awarded to Twofingered Typist for copy edits totaling over 100,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE July 2020 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk (talk) 17:52, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Words, 3rd Place
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Twofingered Typist for copyediting 36,327 total words during the GOCE July 2020 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk (talk) 17:52, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Long Articles, 2nd Place
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Twofingered Typist for copyediting 3 long articles during the GOCE July 2020 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk (talk) 17:52, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Longest Article, 3rd Place
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Twofingered Typist for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 10,307 words – during the GOCE July 2020 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk (talk) 17:52, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	You deserve this ❯❯❯   S A H A 18:42, 11 August 2020 (UTC) @ArnabSaha: Thanks!! I appreciate it. Stay safe. Twofingered Typist (talk) 18:49, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

East Bengal Ultras

A small request. Can you kindly check and copyedit this article once again? Requesting you since you did it in January. There were multiple addition/subtraction after that. As per the latest GA review, there are some minor issues. I didn't request in WP:GOCE since a major was already done, and requesting there again will take very long time. Please see this. ❯❯❯   S A H A 13:08, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

@ArnabSaha: Sorry, you will have to put in a request at the GOCE. We have a long backlog which we are trying to clear up. It appears there are issues with paraphrasing etc... which you will need to deal with. This is outside the scope of a Guild copy edit where we deal primarily with grammar and spelling. Twofingered Typist (talk) 19:37, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

Twofingered Typist, ok. I have requested. ❯❯❯   S A H A 20:01, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

Can't Get You Out of My Head

Hey Twofingered Typist! Once again, thank you for copy-editing "Can't Get You Out of My Head". On its respective [[1]], a user pointed out the use of passive instead of active voice to be an issue. Additionally, the Critical reception section apparently has a lot of quotes that might need reducing and rewording. I was wondering if you could help me with that? Thanks a lot! — Tom^(T2ME) 11:54, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

@Tomica: I have "fixed" the passive voice in those sentences where I think it is appropriate although it has made some of the sentences "clunky". Perhaps Aoba47 could help you with the quotes? They have a lot of experience with music articles. Regards, Twofingered Typist (talk) 13:26, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your assistance! Yeah, I agree with you. Apparently "that was the preferred voice". I changed a sentence in the lead though. I think it sounds better like it is right now. But, thanks a bunch! I will be contacting Aoba to see if he is willing to help! :) 15:15, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

August 2020 GOCE blitz bling

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Twofingered Typist for copy edits totaling over 10,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE August 2020 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Reidgreg (talk) 14:59, 30 August 2020 (UTC)