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toby (t)(c)(rw) 18:25, 30 April 2026 (UTC)Copyediting of History of FC Basel (1939–1965)
@A Wondrous Raven: I thought I would make contact about the notice you left on the History of FC Basel (1939–1965). I've undertaken major rewrites of the 1893-1918 and 1918-1939 pages (which I have since merged). I'm happy for you to edit the page as you see fit but thought I would touch base to let you know there's an example, so to speak, of something similar. There's also been a discussion looking at merging the five history pages so it may be worthwhile having each section follow similar styles. The Voivodeship King (talk) 11:14, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
- Hello @The Voivodeship King, thank you for reaching out! I'll try to follow a similar format; my first edit was sort of a pass to see what there was to do. I haven't done much copyediting on long articles so I may make some mistakes. (That is okay. Mistakes can still be good for learning.) A Wondrous Raven (talk) 14:07, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
Cat-a-lot is hard
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Some very strange edit summaries while trying to figure out how to use cat-a-lot. At least I didn't break anything.
A Wondrous Raven (talk) 02:45, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
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| This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to A Wondrous Raven for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 9,413 words – during the GOCE May 2026 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! In solidarity, Miniapolis 23:33, 4 June 2026 (UTC) |
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| This barnstar is awarded to A Wondrous Raven for copy edits totaling over 20,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE May 2026 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! In solidarity, Miniapolis 23:33, 4 June 2026 (UTC) |
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🌀Hurricane Wind and Fire, why did you decline my draft? (talk) (contribs)🔥 00:11, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks! I will definitely consider joining. a wondrous raven (talk) 00:21, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
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Please don't add extra columns to the leaderboard; five are enough :-). Thanks! In solidarity, Miniapolis 02:10, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
- I think that was this edit by User:Pac Veten, but maybe I made a mistake too. – a wondrous raven (talk) 03:31, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
- Sorry for the misunderstanding; I thought it was you because your stats were in that extra sixth column. Thanks for the detective work; I still can't find that extra pipe in the code :-). In solidarity, Miniapolis 14:23, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
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