User talk:Miniapolis

This is the talk page for Miniapolis (who is proud to be a Wikipedia editor) and is in fond memory of Corinne, one of WP's very best copyeditors. Although I can be reached by email, I prefer keeping discussions on-wiki as much as possible. Due to time constraints, I no longer accept direct copyedit requests; please list articles requiring copyediting for GAN, FAC and the like on the Guild of Copy Editors request page (and consider pitching in with the GOCE, which can always use more help!) Since I take the occasional wikibreak, feel free to undo any administrative action I've taken as you see fit.

Requests for adminship and bureaucratship update No current discussions. Recent RfAs, recent RfBs: (successful, unsuccessful) *Archives December 2010 – March 2012

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GOCE Hall of Fame

Hi! The instructions at WP:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/GOCE Hall of Fame say to contact a coordinator, so I'd like to nominate Dhtwiki (feel free to ping them if you wish). I'm not really sure how HoF nominations work, since/but it's been 4 years since our last Hall of Famer and I think we're due for a new one. In addition to copyediting over one million words and hundreds of articles (yes, unfortunately, I checked), Dhtwiki has been part of the Guild since 2014 and has served as a Guild coordinator for five terms (since 2021) as well as lead coordinator for four terms (since 2023). Again, not sure how the process works really or even of the HoF is still active (I don't think any of the GOCE project pages link to it), so would appreciate advice. Thanks, and cheers! GoldRomean (talk) 02:58, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Great idea, and thanks for the suggestion; I've emailed Mox Eden and coord emeritus Jonesey95. All the best, Miniapolis 15:52, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Yeah sure, why not? Mox Eden (talk) 02:30, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Since it's unanimous (Jonesey95 created a sandbox page with GoldRomean's post here), I'll let Dhtwiki know. All the best, Miniapolis 17:59, 27 May 2025 (UTC)