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==New Batch==
 
==New Batch==
 
On your user page you will find a new batch, it is not quite 50 articles- I will soon identify another few articles to bring it to an even 50, and, as always, should the company seem irrelevant or if there is little info I will provide you with replacements. Thanks for your continued work with the site![[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
 
On your user page you will find a new batch, it is not quite 50 articles- I will soon identify another few articles to bring it to an even 50, and, as always, should the company seem irrelevant or if there is little info I will provide you with replacements. Thanks for your continued work with the site![[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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== Same Articles ==
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Hey Marie! Nice to see you here. There is a little problem with the articles we are doing. I saw you have a list of companies you are planning to do on your user page. Please add templates to them so that there are no clashes again as in [[MCI]] and [[ModernDomainer]]. I added templates to them as I did not know you were doing the same. I would delete these articles from my page happily but please make sure you add templates to other you plan to do as I cannot check your page every time I am going to create an article.
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Regards
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[[User:Tehreem|Tehreem]]
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and please remove [[Name Administration Inc.]] from your list as I have already written an article on it.
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That duplicate articles problem can be overcome easily. Just create blank pages for the companies assigned to you. That way you won't get a problem with any other user. Nice talking to you. [[User:Tehreem|Tehreem]]
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==Photo Uploader==
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Attn: The photo uploader is now working. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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==Sorry==
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I am reworking the assigned batches to eliminate duplicates. Sorry for the inconvenience, I will keep you updated as I make any significant changes to your assignment. If you don't have enough articles I am in the process of completing your list. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Thanks. Whenever someone doesn't exist anymore just don't make a page, this is bound to happen, but the old site will be cleared off soon! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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==Replacements==
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As you come to the end of you batch please let me know how many replacements you need, it seems like 2 at this point. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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On your user page!, thanks [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Great! I will begin editing them today. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Given that you had an article you marked as "no info available", I deleted it and placed a replacement at the bottom of your batch, it's [[IEEE]]
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I'm going to clear you for payment with Ray, but I'm trusting you will finish the few edits that remain; one of which should be significant. I think the .com page could really use quite a bit more information. Let me know how that goes, and if there is any more help/direction you need. After which, will you be available for another batch? [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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==Batch 3==
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Is on your user page! Get started whenever you're ready. Thanks for coming back for more! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Also, GREAT job on expanding the .com article; exactly the kind of history I was hoping for. Keep up the good work on the next batch! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Ha, I forgot you've always worked on companies. The batch I gave you is obviously a mixed bag of people, companies, terms, etc. I have so much faith in you I forgot to mention that! You can't create a caricature for the people. You should be able to insert this placeholder image file though: <nowiki>CaricatureComing.jpg</nowiki> - let me know if you have further questions regarding the randomness of the batch. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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==We're Back==
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Back from the ICANN Singapore conference. Thanks for addressing the issues that the spammer caused (by deleting your and other pages), I will be giving you replacement articles shortly. Keep in touch. Hope all is well. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Great! Please be patient as we are still finishing up some work from Singapore and also have some other editing to be done. Thanks for your hard work, and keep checking our editing progress on the site. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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I just noticed that there were duplicated on your page; [[ISPCP]] and [[WLS]]. You must've noticed this as well...? [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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understood; I know it can get messy and I apologize that I did not notice that earlier. Your articles are REALLY awesome thus far, thanks again for all the obvious hard work and dedication, I hope to finish editing by Friday. Cheers, [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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You did a great job on your most recent batch, and there are very few edits left that I'd like you to address. Thanks again for such a great job. As soon as those last edits are taken care of I will authorize your payment, I will also be contacting you in the next few days regarding a new batch/project. Be well, [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Once again, great job and thank you. I hope you can do another batch and I hope you continue to do outstanding work. I have cleared you for payment with Ray. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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i'm working on it now, I will have it to you within the next day. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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== Batch 5==
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I've posted a new batch to your page, it is a variety batch - it includes people, glossary terms, companies, associations, etc. You've been very good about identifying and categorizing the articles, and working on a variety of different things.. I hope the different types of articles are okay, and of course let me know if I can help in any way. Ray will be opening a project for you on eLance shortly. Thanks! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Hi Marie, just wanted to let you know that I've made a few changes to your next batch. Please let me or Andrew know if you have any questions about the new additions. Thanks for all your hard work. [[User:Caterina|Caterina]]
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==Writer Update Re: Refs==
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Hola, I hope all is well. I would like to notify you that from this point forward we would like you to cite references slightly differently. The only thing we would like you to change is how you name the reference. Before, we would just name it after the URL so <nowiki> http://singapore41.icann.org/ </nowiki> would be labelled as "ICANN.org". Now, we would like you to label the reference after the actual title of the article or page and not the URL. So that same reference would instead read "ICANN Singapore Meeting"... Does this make sense? Please continue to reference all material, but when naming the source within the <nowiki> <ref> brackets </nowiki> make sure to name the reference after its actual content as opposed to its URL location.
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No need to fix old articles. But from now on please follow this rule. Please let me know if this is unclear. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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==FYI==
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Please do not use [http://domaingang.com/ DomainGang.com] as a source. It is a satirical, joke site that does parodies of domain news. The news itself is fake. Thanks, [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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==For Future Reference==
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FYI- We are no longer being as specific regarding the distinction in ICANN's many parts.. that is, we are no longer using "constituencies" "organizations" "working groups" as categories pertaining to ICANN. Instead, if it is an embedded part of ICANN's structure we are marking it as "ICANN Body".. Thanks for switching to the new system whenever you come across an applicable page. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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:: Hi Marie, we forgot to mention this earlier, but when you tag something as "ICANN Bodies," please go to the category page [[:Category:ICANN_Bodies|here]] and also add it to the top structure outline (in alphabetical order). Thanks! [[User:Caterina|Caterina]]
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==Batches==
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Hi Marie. I've started editing Batch 5, but it's possible that that won't get finished until we get back from the conference in Senegal. I've also started compiling a Batch 6 for you on your page, feel free to start it whenever you like. We may end up exchanging some items on the list for others, just so you know. Thanks, [[User:Caterina|Caterina]]
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==Email addresses==
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Hi Marie, I noticed on your last batch that you forgot to replace the @ sign with [at] in several email addresses. Please make sure you do not overlook this. Bots can scan websites for email addresses (they look for the @ symbol) to send email spam to, and we do not want anyone to receive spam because of our articles. Thanks! [[User:Caterina|Caterina]]
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==Editing Batch 5==
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Thanks for the update. I'm still wrapping up some business related to ICANN Dakar, but I also now have time to help edit your articles. We hope to have this done very soon, and I will be dedicating the next few days to working on it. Of course, we'll be in contact as the editing process progresses. Ray is going to create a batch 6 for you on eLance. Thanks so much for your continued great work and dedication. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Great, thank you! [[User:Caterina|Caterina]]
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==Batch 6==
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Hi Marie, Andrew and I have decided to add some new articles to your batch ([[CRIDO]], [[NPOC]], [[CADNA]], [[Manwin]], and [[Bob Liodice]]), as these are currently in the news a lot, and as such are important. I took off several of the people from lower down in the batch, sorry you've already had to make the pages and templates for them. I also did a little reorganizing of the batch, so that these important articles are next in line for you. Thanks! [[User:Caterina|Caterina]]
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I would say that 18-25 are most important right now, in the order that they are listed. [[User:Caterina|Caterina]]
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I've added two more articles to the bottom of your "important" list. They are [[SOPA]] and [[PIPA]], and have also been in the news a lot lately. Really appreciate your work on all these! [[User:Caterina|Caterina]]
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Great, thanks Marie! We'll get to them as soon as we can. [[User:Caterina|Caterina]]
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Thanks for letting me know, this is a top priority! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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We've started editing your articles, and we have also begun creating a list for a Batch 7, assuming that you are interested. Let me know. The list can be found [[Work to be done|here]]. Feel free to start if you'd like, or also to wait until we are able to edit and reimburse you for your last batch. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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You'll note that we dispersed payment for Batch 6 even though we have yet to finish the editing; we didn't want to keep you waiting and knew that we could trust you to continue to work with us on any editing that comes up for that batch. We also opened up a new project on eLance for Batch 7 for you to accept. THANKS, and as always, it's a pleasure with working with someone as capable and professional as yourself. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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==TLD Template==
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Hey, we just created a TLD template, so please switch this out on the TLDs you've recently done (.me, .jobs) and use it from here on out. Sorry we didn't get this to you sooner. It's [[Template:TLD|here]]. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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String contention only applies to NEW gTLD applicants, when there are more than one applicant for say .africa for example. So it does not apply in either case here (I don't believe you have yet worked on any page for a new gTLD).. .me can be classified as a ccTLD or Open ccTLD, and also a gTLD. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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==Finished Batch==
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Thanks so much for working so quickly, and being so honest as well! I have replaced the duplicate article with .green on your user page. We ''really'' appreciate your hard work here, and of course we'd be happy to get another batch ready for you whenever you'd like. First, a few things. We are traveling to ICANN 43 in Costa Rica (yes! sunshine!) this weekend. We will be working there for a week, and then we are also taking some time off after that. Thus, we will begin editing your articles this week, but if we don't finish them this week then it will likely be about a month before we are able to complete the editing 100%. Given that you have proven yourself as a trustworthy and responsive worker time and time again I will plan on paying you for your completed batch before we leave for Costa Rica, regardless of how far we are in the editing process. I don't think it's fair for you to wait a month to be paid for your work. With that said, we will certainly push to get your articles done this week.
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As for a new batch, we could put a batch together and you could start whenever you like. Given that we have Costa Rica coming up and some vacation time, it could be a good time to take a break if you'd like to - but we certainly have plenty of things for you to do, and as always you get to work at your own pace as long as you continue to provide such high-quality work.
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If you'd like another batch, we'd like to put together a batch of a different sort. Our [[Work to be done#Recent News and Developments to be Added|to do]] list has gotten too long, and what I'd like to do is to make a batch made up of these edits that would be equal to your current level of work and payment. That is, instead of building entirely new pages, you'd be adding information to and editing existing articles. When these were big edits, then we'd count that as 1 "new" article, but since some of these edits are quick and small then maybe it would take 2 of those edits to equal one new article. Does that make sense? Of course, I always try to be fair with you and would welcome your input if an edit seemed particularly involved but hadn't been marked as a "big edit". Thus, while the list would end up being 50+ edits, it would be made to reflect the same amount of work as a 50 item batch and be reimbursed at the same level.
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Let me know your thoughts on all of this, and if you have any preference or ideas about how to put together the next batch, which I hope you are interested in!
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Thanks again,
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[[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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==Batch 8==
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I've broken up Batch 8 into bigger edits, which seemingly involve updates to 1+ pages that compare to the amount of work you do on a given page now. You generally write and are compensated for big articles, and given that we don't have many big articles that need to be written from scratch we need to try out this new system. The second section is for smaller edits, I'm working off the assumption that one smaller edit is equal to 1/2 the work of a normal article for you, this will obviously vary somewhat. Still, I have left room in the batch (37 small articles / 2 = 18.5 18.5+20 = 38.5) as this formula is obviously not perfect and I am unsure how the work will compare for you. I may add a few more things to the batch if it seems like this is not quite comparable to a 50 article batch, but I would appreciate your feedback in helping me understand how the work compares. I feel like we've always been very fair to one another, so please just let me know if a small edit is actually quite a lot of work, or if a big edit turns out to be very easy.
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I'm very glad you'll be helping us stay current and working off our big to-do list. Thanks!
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Also, I will pay via eLance and create a new job before Friday. I hope this works for you. I have intentionally put the edits to be done to the ICANN page and other important pages (verisign) at the end of the list as I would prefer they are not being worked on while ICANN 43 is going on in Costa Rica.
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Best,
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[[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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===Great Job===
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I've been noting your progress and consistent work and I just want to say thank-you. You're doing an awesome job, and I really appreciate your adaptability and ability to help us with these new updates. How is the project going for you?
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We've been having a hard time finding other good writers from vWorker. If you ever thought you knew someone that would like a similar job to yours I'd be interested in hearing about that recommendation. We'll continue to have consistent work for you for the foreseeable future, so I hope you continue to enjoy the work and benefits.
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Best,
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[[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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==Batch 9==
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Awesome! Thanks so much for taking that initiative with the TAS updates. As I'm sure you can tell, we're pretty busy with managing new gTLD projects, regrouping from out last ICANN meeting, and preparing for the next one. Because of this we won't be able to edit your work immediately. I feel comfortable doing this given that I trust that your edits are good and that you are honestly completing the work; I hope to have time to look at some of it soon to give you a sense of how many, if any, further edits will be needed. Given that your last batch was a lot more updates than new pages I believe that all the relevant information is more clearly pointed to. So thanks, again, for your hard work and initiative.
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I will begin to put a Batch 9 together, and clear you for payment for Batch 8. Batch 9 will start out with just updates related to New gTLDs (building pages for new extensions and new gTLD companies, and updating existing ones.) (The template for TLDs can be found [[Template:TLD|here]].)  This list will all be "small" edits, except for possibly the ICM related pages. I will move them to your page now, and then when those are completed I'll decide if I want to keep you working on new gTLDs or have you do other Work to Do, so just let me know when that happens.
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Great! I'm always glad to have you writing for us. Good luck with the next batch,
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[[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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It would be great if you could go down through our new tld applicants page, which is linked off our main page, and create a page for any red link. These will be tld strings, applicants, and words like "string contention". Please keep track of them on your page, and sort them as large or small edits how you see fit. Thanks. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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===Thanks===
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Thanks for getting started on the new batch, please continue focusing on the new gTLD page on any red links. This is a huge help to us as we prepare for the big "reveal day" in two weeks, when all of the new gTLD applicants are made public. We would love to have you help us on reveal day to process the information in the system, we are still trying to figure out how we will handle the work, but this will be a time-based job, given that we need to publish the information as soon as possible. Think about it and I will let you know more as I know more.
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We hope to tackle editing for your new gtld work this week.
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BEST, [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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====new updates====
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I'm adding a section for updates to be done asap, please make these your priority when you are working. Thanks! I'll update re: reveal day soon. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Great work on the Banking stuff, please make any changes you can/let me know if I need to move or delete any pages. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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== Important new edits ==
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Hi Marie, can you update (and create) all relevant pages with [http://donuts.co/images/stories/donuts_launch_release.pdf this press release] and [http://donuts.co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=6 these bios] as soon as possible? Thanks! [[User:Caterina|Caterina]]
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How have you been keeping track of the important new edits? Let's do this on your page somehow so we can parse between big/small and make sure it keeps going towards your current payment. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Great, thanks for the update. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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I'll look at this soon. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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== New TLD pages ==
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Hi Marie! Andrew and I are going to start editing your articles on the new gTLDs. One thing we've noticed so far is that you're often filling out the template for one or more applicants. Take a look at [[.abogado]] and [[.adult]] for how we want the template to look. .adult is also a good example for the organization of the whole page. Also, don't forget to include the TLD category at the bottom of the page. If I notice anything else, I'll let you know. Thanks! [[User:Caterina|Caterina]]
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Great ideas and good initiative, your instincts for organization keep getting better! I'll be contacting you soon about how to approach all the work for reveal day, in case you didn't see [http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en here] is the list. Crazy stuff. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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AWESOME WORK! I love that you've started to fix the TLD pages so they have all current applicants. Great. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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That's exactly the right course.
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I'll let you continue to work down the list of contested TLDs, while I clean up some other things. Please use number tags <nowiki>#</nowiki>, instead of bullets when listing applicants. Thx.
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I really like the page for .fyi, the writing and formatting are both good. We're close to finishing all the contention articles so keep them like this. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Please don't use the term "nice TLD" we are moving away from it, a good intro is just ".example is a new [[gTLD]] proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]". Thanks [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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Marie, lately some of your articles have been requiring more grammatical editing so I would like to move you off actual writing for the time being. I can provide some more detailed and thorough feedback once I have time to go through some of the articles in question. I have a different job for you, but it involves using GoogleDocs, have you ever done this?[[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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==Next==
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Please stop writing for the time being, I have caught up on some of your editing and over the next few days I'll have a better handle on a new project for you. I may also ask you to do some further additions to the pages you have created recently. I will need your email in order to invite you to the gDoc for the next project. feel free to send me an email at andrew[at]icannwiki.com to get that information to me.
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As far as edits I would like you to complete, can you go through all the gTLD generic pages you created and make sure that the Category section of the template is filled out correctly, that it is a blue link and matches the category described on the main generic table? If this ended up being quick work it would be great if you could do it for all of the generic TLD pages, but I realize that you did not create all of these pages. I plan on catching up on a bit more of your editing and then giving you a new batch, though this will be on gDocs and not on the website. Thanks! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
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As always thank you for your quick and thorough work. As you can see we're working on catching up on your many batches - I won't make you wait through all the editing but I still want to work at it for another few days. Thank you for your patience, and please check back to see if I find any other nec. edits.
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We are paying now for batch 11 - your continued help with editing as I catch up on your previous batches is appreciated. I will start a different style of batch with you shortly, I still need to price out the time and compensation for the work involved. Thanks as always [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]