User talk:Ablations

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If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to lose their editing privileges. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to result in loss of your editing privileges. Thank you. MrBill3 (talk) 07:56, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there - I only reverted an edit once. Please see the article history for proof of this.

Greeings, Ablations. You performed the same edit twice within 24 hours, here and here. Please take some time to review the policies and guidelines, particularly

WP:BRD. Best. MrBill3 (talk) 09:59, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply

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Welcome to Wikipedia!

Thank you, Ablations (and thanks for the link, I expect the article list there will grow and become more useful in future). I'm glad our crazy wikiworld makes a bit more sense now; a lot of the rules haven't initially made sense to me; only when I see them in action a bit to I start to really understand them. You did make a difference; news articles were being cited not only for facts like the presence of yoga mats and incense (which is fine) but for biomedical information that they should not have been cited for. Thanks to

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I hope we haven't scared you away, Ablations . If you are looking around, the Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors could really use more editors who can even just write good, clear English prose, let alone actually offer thoughtful comments on article content. Since everyone edits only the articles they think are interesting, it can be pleasantly engrossing. HLHJ (talk) 01:48, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, I wouldn't say 'scared off', but perhaps thought it seems like a lot more work than I imagined :) Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors actually does sound right up my alley though! I am pretty passionate about good and clear communication especially in writing. That's something I'd both enjoy and wouldn't require effort in sourcing medical papers and all that...much easier :) Thanks for the recommendation, I will join up.Ablations (talk) 02:24, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome to ignore the stuff that looks like work, and just do stuff that looks like fun. Other editors have different tastes and abilities, so everyone's the happier for it. It took me a while to believe that some people love to do exactly the tasks I most hate; it's an antidote to perfectionism in the face of an infinite number of undone tasks/potential improvements. For instance, many editors request copyedits because they are still learning English; or they may want expert reviews of the article content, or feel the article needs gnomifying. It's standard for these tasks to be done by different editors, even on the same article, or for an editor to only make one edit to an article. HLHJ (talk) 04:03, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia: How to copy edit

Hello Ablations and welcome to the

(GOCE)! We are glad that you have decided to help us in our mission to improve the quality of writing on the English Wikipedia! Here are some links that you might find helpful to get started on your copy-editing journey!

• A how-to guide to Wikipeda copyediting
• Wikipedia's Manual of Style
  (MOS), a helpful guide to refer to while copy editing
  • A simplified version of the above
• A quick guide to writing on Wikipedia

You can help with copy-editing

to gain experience.

Thank you so much for joining the GOCE, we appreciate it!

For the GOCE, Puddleglum^2.0 16:05, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Puddleglum2.0 16:05, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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