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Oil shale extraction
Hi, Wim. I am planning to renominate the Oil shale extraction article for FAC. Of course, this article is not ready for renomination yet, but I am planning to concentrate on this in coming months. One problem you mentioned is the length of this article. I have done some trimming, but it still needs some work to be done. You have done an excellent work on improving this article and I hope you will have a time to assist to bring this article to the FA level. Thank you in advance. Beagel (talk) 10:47, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
- Hi, Wim. I think that the Shale oil extraction article is almost ready for the FAC, except the (informal) peer review and the final copyediting. I am wonder if you still agree to take a critical look on this article before proceeding with the FAC renomination. Thank you in advance. Beagel (talk) 15:27, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
{{Infobox Industrial park | park_name = Shale oil extraction | park_logo = | owner = Kiviter, Galoter, Fushun, and Petrosix | foundation = 1694 | location = Estonia, Brazil and China | surface_area = | area_served = | industry = Petroleum industry | companies = [[Royal Dutch Shell] | products = Shale oil | num_employees = | investments = | homepage = | footnotes = }}
- Thank you very much. As about the infobox, I don't think that adapting the Industrial park infobox would be the best solution. However, it seems that there is no infoboxes for industrial processes, so maybe we should create a taylor-made infobox for the shale oil extraction's article? Beagel (talk) 09:00, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
Well, havind an infobox for all those industries and/or industrial processes seems a good idea. There definitely is a need for one. I searched for a wikiproject working on this topic, but failed to find one. Hence my dabbling with some similar ones, to see whether I could find useful fields for a new infobox. You any ideas? Wim van Dorst (talk) 21:49, 27 September 2009 (UTC).
- I created an infobox template for industrial process (Template:Infobox industrial process). You are welcome to comment and improve it. It is used in the Shale oil extraction article. Beagel (talk) 11:41, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
GREAT!!! I like it. I tested it out on hydrogenation and Leblanc process, and it really looks good. Excellent work, Beagle! Wim van Dorst (talk) 22:35, 5 November 2009 (UTC).
- Hi, Wim. I would like to ask your opinion if the Shale oil extraction article is ready for the FAC nomination or is there anything more what should be done? I also wonder if you would be around to assist during the FAC process. Thank you in advance. Beagel (talk) 19:11, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
- Beagel, the article sure does look like ready for nomination. Go ahead. Give me the link when done, then I'll put it on the watchlist. And of course I'll comment and vote ;). Wim van Dorst (talk) 22:48, 10 January 2010 (UTC).
- Thank you. Beagel (talk) 18:02, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
- Beagel, the article sure does look like ready for nomination. Go ahead. Give me the link when done, then I'll put it on the watchlist. And of course I'll comment and vote ;). Wim van Dorst (talk) 22:48, 10 January 2010 (UTC).
Hey there Wimvandorst - I was looking down the list of members at WP:GOCE, and you're listed there as being interested in science and engineering? I was wondering, therefore, if you wouldn't mind giving a thorough copyedit to International Space Station as, even after 3 FACs and 5 PRs (with one ongoing), we're still having considerable difficulty with our prose (as you can see from comments on the current PR page). We're still in a FA push, and would really like to see it pass, as the article content is sound. Please, be as bold as you like! :-D If you could help out we'd be very grateful, and if you could comment on the current PR page when you're done, that'd be great too. Many thanks in advance! Colds7ream (talk) 14:53, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
Fair use rationale for File:Baden-Powell House 1980.jpg
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WikiProject Scouting elections
You are receiving this notice as an active member of WikiProject Scouting. To change your status as a member, please edit Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting/Members.
Rlevse is retiring as our lead coordinator; see Stepping down as ScoutingWikiProject Lead Coordinator. Election for a new coordinator will be held after the new year. If you are interested in nominating yourself or another editor, please add the name to Project coordinator election.
Yours in Scouting
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Hi Wim, and Happy New Year! I'm planning on using my break to work on some of our articles assessed as A-Class. I took a look at copper(I) chloride, despite my obvious COI, and I think that although it's not bad, it could do with some attention. I was wondering if you could take a look at the article and my comments, and give us your comments & improvements? I also contacted PC. Once a couple of us have made some improvements, I'll ask the wider project for comments. Cheers, Walkerma (talk) 07:27, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
Copyedit Backlog Elimination Drive
Hi, as a member of the Guild of Copy Editors you're hereby notified of and invited to participate in the WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2010. Please help us eliminate the 8,000+ copyedit backlog! Participating editors will receive barnstars and other awards, according to their level of participation. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 00:05, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
Grab some glory, and a barnstar
Hi, I'd like to invite you to participate in the Guild of Copy Editors July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. In May, about 30 editors helped remove the {{copyedit}} tag from 1175 articles. The backlog is still over 7500 articles, and extends back to the beginning of 2008! We really need your help to reduce it. Copyediting just a couple articles can qualify you for a barnstar. Serious copyeditors can win prestigious and exclusive rewards. See the event page for more information. And thanks for your consideration. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 15:41, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
GOCE Backlog Elimination Drive Wrap-up
| Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. Thanks to all who participated in the drive! Over 100 editors—including Jimbo Wales—signed up this time (nearly triple the participants of the May drive). This benefited the Guild as well as the articles in need of copy editing. You can see from the comparison graphs that we increased the number of completed copyedits substantially. Unfortunately, we were not able to meet our goal of completely wiping out 2008 from the queue. We also were not able to reduce the backlog to less than 6,000 articles. We suspect people were busy with real life summertime things, at least in the northern hemisphere! We were able to remove the months of January, February, March, April, and May from the backlog, and we almost wiped out the month of June. We reduced the backlog by 1,289 articles (17%), so all in all it was a very successful drive, and we will be holding another event soon. We'll come up with some new ideas to try to keep things fresh and interesting. Keep up the good work, everybody!
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GOCE Invitation
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The Guild of Copy-Editors – September 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive The Wikipedia Guild of Copy-Editors invite you to participate in the September 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive, a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy-editing. The drive will begin on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on 30 September at 23:59 (UTC). The goals for this drive are to eliminate 2008 from the queue and to reduce the backlog to fewer than 5,000 articles. Sign-up has already begun at the September drive page, and will be open throughout the drive. If you have any questions or concerns, please leave a message on the drive's talk page. Before you begin copy-editing, please carefully read the instructions on the main drive page. Please make sure that you know how to copy-edit, and be familiar with the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Awards and barnstars Thank you; we look forward to meeting you on the drive! |
Unreferenced BLPs
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Hydrochloric acid
I am writing this article in vi.wiki, but I couldn't find the detail industrial processes to produce this acid. Could you please help me to look up some sources which mention about the manufacturing of this acid in industry (modern). Thank you in advance.--Tranletuhan (talk) 06:57, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
November copy edit drive
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Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Backlog Elimination Drive!
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Shale oil extraction
Hi, Wim. I hope you are doing fine. It has been quite a long time since we last time discussed the FAC nomination of the Shale oil extraction article. Since then the article has been stable without any major changes. Therefore I think that this time it will be ready for the nomination. I would like to ask you to take a look and say your opinion about this. If there is any unsolved issues, please discuss this on the article's talk page. Otherwise, I will nominate it after few days. I also hope you will be around to keep your eye on the nomination process. Thank you in advance. Beagel (talk) 17:39, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
Capitalization of alpha tocopherol
Hi,
In this edit you moved alpha tocopherol to Alpha Tocopherol. I'm curious of the capitalization of "T". I've done a tiny bit of digging and can't find a mention of the capitalization being required. Is it because it's often expressed as the Greek character α, requiring the next letter to be a capital? If that's the case, I would think the MOS would require the page name to be lower case since the page name doesn't use the α. Thanks, WLU (t) (c) Wikipedia's rules:simple/complex 14:47, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
- Hi WLU, it is in the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (chemistry)/Nomenclature#Prefixes. Wim van Dorst (talk) 23:12, 27 November 2010 (UTC).
GOCE elections
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November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive Conclusion
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We have reached the end of our fourth backlog elimination drive. Thanks to all who participated. Stats
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GOCE Year-end Report
Season's Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors
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