User talk:Jotaharder

Hello Jotaharder! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Masterhatch (talk) 23:42, 24 September 2024 (UTC) Thanks! I’m not really drawn to any sort of editing other than copying editing. I made it 20 years without changing a page but one particularly poorly written page put me over the edge. Expect few to no substantive edits from me. Jotaharder (talk) 23:47, 24 September 2024 (UTC) Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial • The five pillars of Wikipedia How to: edit a page • upload an image Getting Help Frequently Asked Questions Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and Guidelines Neutral point of view • Reliable sources Verifiability • Citing sources • No original research What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Fair use • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The Community Build consensus • Resolving disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community Portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Things to do Be bold in editing • Help develop an article Pages needing attention • Peer review Join a WikiProject • Translating articles Cleaning up: General • Spam • Vandalism Miscellaneous Useful templates • Categories • Stubs User pages • Talk pages Tools • User scripts

December 2024

Hello, I'm Luke Elaine Burke. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to South Africa have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. L.E. Rainer 16:03, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

I am an assiduous copy editor. I never edit for substance but only for flow, syntax, punctuation, and usage. Jotaharder (talk) 16:12, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! Jotaharder, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! Liz Read! Talk! 01:07, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Minor edits

Hi Jotaharder, I noticed you've been marking most of your copyedits as minor. While it's common for new editors to assume all small edits are minor (I did the same thing when I started), WP:MINOR indicates only certain types of edits should be flagged like this. In most cases, there should be minimal change in article text compared to its last good version.

E.g. Special:Diff/1259288799 is a minor edit. Special:Diff/1262138399 (while a helpful edit, with a good edit summary) is borderline, as a change in wording could perhaps spark disagreement. Edits like Special:Diff/1259289974 that add or remove content should never be marked as minor — instead, they should have a short edit summary explaining what's been removed and why. Best wishes, Preimage (talk) 17:40, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the feedback. I’ll follow this guidance going forward! Jotaharder (talk) 18:46, 10 December 2024 (UTC)