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This Copy Editing Backlog Elimination Drive was a one-month-long effort of the Guild of Copy Editors to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy editing; those carrying the {{ copy edit}} tag (also {{ awkward}}, {{ copy edit section}}, {{ copy edit inline}}, and {{ spacing}}) or listed on the GOCE Requests page. It began on 1 January 2017, 00:00 (UTC) and ended on 31 January 2017, 23:59 (UTC). The goals of this drive were:
Drive participants could earn barnstar awards based on the number of articles—and the word counts of the articles—they copy edit. Articles from the Requests page count towards your total; these are generally higher-quality articles than those tagged with {{ copy edit}}. You will receive a bonus score of 50% over the article's word count for articles that were tagged with {{ copy edit}} in December 2015, January 2016, and February 2016, and for articles listed on the Requests page. Awards will be given out once the drive has finished.
The drive was open to all Wikipedians; you don't have to be a member of the Guild of Copy Editors to participate. You must, however, be competent in your use of English grammar, spelling and punctuation. We strongly advise you to read Wikipedia's guide to basic copy editing before you begin working. If you're unsure about spelling, grammar or punctuation, consult the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Skilled use of English is especially important for articles listed on the Requests page.
Drives are under the purview of the Guild's coordinators. The drive's lead coordinator is Miniapolis ( talk), who is assisted by Corinne ( talk), Tdslk ( talk) and Jonesey95 ( talk). If you have any questions, leave a message on the drive's talk page.
For brief instructions on how to record your work, see below. For full instructions, visit the main drive page.
Full instructions for participants, tips, help for new copy editors, useful tags, and details of the many barnstars available for the drive can be found on the main drive page. Please read this page carefully before you begin. To sign up, please use the form in the Signing up section below.
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Twofingered Typist (81) | Reidgreg (78) | Lfstevens (36) | CoolieCoolster (31) | Miniapolis (27) Xevus11 (27) |
Total Words [n 1] |
Twofingered Typist (192,034) | Reidgreg (186,666) | Lfstevens (84,548) | Miniapolis (62,278) | Matterington (44,387) |
5k+ Articles [n 2] |
Reidgreg (16) | Twofingered Typist (11) | Lfstevens (7) | Matterington (4) | Dhtwiki (1) BroVic (1) Miniapolis (1) Curdigirl (1) |
Oldest Articles [n 3] |
Reidgreg (78) | Twofingered Typist (63) | CoolieCoolster (31) | Miniapolis (26) | Xevus11 (25) |
Longest Article [n 1] [n 4] |
Reidgreg (19,000) | Twofingered Typist (14,000) | Lfstevens (12,604) | Miniapolis (8,050) | Curdigirl (7,588) |
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Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
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31 December 2016 | 195 | 1,626 | — | — |
1 January 2017 | 189 | 1,623 | 3 | 3 |
2 January 2017 | 178 | 1,604 | 19 | 22 |
3 January 2017 | 167 | 1,596 | 8 | 30 |
4 January 2017 | 157 | 1,591 | 5 | 35 |
5 January 2017 | 151 | 1,601 | 10 | 25 |
6 January 2017 | 144 | 1,598 | 3 | 28 |
7 January 2017 | 133 | 1,589 | 9 | 37 |
8 January 2017 | 122 | 1,580 | 9 | 46 |
9 January 2017 | 106 | 1,571 | 9 | 55 |
10 January 2017 | 98 | 1,566 | 5 | 60 |
11 January 2017 | 94 | 1,563 | 3 | 63 |
12 January 2017 | 83 | 1,564 | 1 | 62 |
13 January 2017 | 71 | 1,556 | 8 | 70 |
14 January 2017 | 65 | 1,565 | 9 | 61 |
15 January 2017 | 56 | 1,565 | 0 | 61 |
16 January 2017 | 48 | 1,564 | 1 | 62 |
17 January 2017 | 38 | 1,560 | 4 | 66 |
18 January 2017 | 26 | 1,541 | 19 | 85 |
19 January 2017 | 21 | 1,544 | 3 | 82 |
20 January 2017 | 9 | 1,533 | 11 | 93 |
21 January 2017 | 6 | 1,531 | 2 | 95 |
22 January 2017 | 112 [N 2] | 1,536 | 5 | 90 |
23 January 2017 | 109 | 1,534 | 2 | 92 |
24 January 2017 | 93 | 1,527 | 7 | 99 |
25 January 2017 | 87 | 1,525 | 2 | 101 |
26 January 2017 | 77 | 1,507 | 18 | 119 |
27 January 2017 | 58 | 1,490 | 17 | 136 |
28 January 2017 | 45 | 1,489 | 1 | 137 |
29 January 2017 | 38 | 1,490 | 1 | 136 |
30 January 2017 | 26 | 1,489 | 1 | 137 |
31 January 2017 | 15 | 1,465 | 24 | 161 |
GOCE coordinators and other experienced Guild members will carry out random checks to ensure that copy edits are of a satisfactory standard. If you are willing to help with reviewing, please sign up below.
10% of each participant's copy edits from the backlog should be checked, and all copy edits from the Requests page should be reviewed, time permitting. Please choose articles at random and do not inspect your own copy edits. After checking articles, place a {{ checked}} template after the article on the listing and sign your username with four tildes (~~~~). If a rough consensus finds that a copy edit is not of an acceptable standard, the tag will be re-added and the editor will be penalized 1,200 words plus the word count of the reviewed article. The reviewer may give advice on how the edit could have been improved without penalizing the editor. Please raise any questions on the Coordinators' talk page.
To sign up for the drive, click the button below. This will create a subsection in the Totals section where you will record your copy edits. Rollover totals from the previous drive are located here.
How to record articles you have copy edited:
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I removed the James Kurian article from my working list because I concur with the recommendation to delete the article. My opinion is that the article is promotional at best and otherwise, highly misleading. Re: John Skelton - This article has a large section which appears copy-pasted. It's not a short article, so I've consulted Jonesey about swiftly deleting material which is copy-pasted from Encyclopaedia Brittanica. Re: Suicide Squad - This article continues to need more in-universe scrubbing. I'm adding some "citation needed"templates to note areas of claims that appear to be either original research or simply unsubstantiated. I started working on this prior to joining the CE Guild and found a really nice message from Miniapolis encouraging me to add this article to my list. I didn't count the original word count so the current count is...well current. The timebox on this will expire tonight so whatever get's done in the next hour or so is "all she wrote" for this drive. Happy to keep pressing on it! |
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Guild home | How to copy edit | Templates | Barnstars | Participants | Coordinators |
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This Copy Editing Backlog Elimination Drive was a one-month-long effort of the Guild of Copy Editors to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy editing; those carrying the {{ copy edit}} tag (also {{ awkward}}, {{ copy edit section}}, {{ copy edit inline}}, and {{ spacing}}) or listed on the GOCE Requests page. It began on 1 January 2017, 00:00 (UTC) and ended on 31 January 2017, 23:59 (UTC). The goals of this drive were:
Drive participants could earn barnstar awards based on the number of articles—and the word counts of the articles—they copy edit. Articles from the Requests page count towards your total; these are generally higher-quality articles than those tagged with {{ copy edit}}. You will receive a bonus score of 50% over the article's word count for articles that were tagged with {{ copy edit}} in December 2015, January 2016, and February 2016, and for articles listed on the Requests page. Awards will be given out once the drive has finished.
The drive was open to all Wikipedians; you don't have to be a member of the Guild of Copy Editors to participate. You must, however, be competent in your use of English grammar, spelling and punctuation. We strongly advise you to read Wikipedia's guide to basic copy editing before you begin working. If you're unsure about spelling, grammar or punctuation, consult the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Skilled use of English is especially important for articles listed on the Requests page.
Drives are under the purview of the Guild's coordinators. The drive's lead coordinator is Miniapolis ( talk), who is assisted by Corinne ( talk), Tdslk ( talk) and Jonesey95 ( talk). If you have any questions, leave a message on the drive's talk page.
For brief instructions on how to record your work, see below. For full instructions, visit the main drive page.
Full instructions for participants, tips, help for new copy editors, useful tags, and details of the many barnstars available for the drive can be found on the main drive page. Please read this page carefully before you begin. To sign up, please use the form in the Signing up section below.
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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Total Articles |
Twofingered Typist (81) | Reidgreg (78) | Lfstevens (36) | CoolieCoolster (31) | Miniapolis (27) Xevus11 (27) |
Total Words [n 1] |
Twofingered Typist (192,034) | Reidgreg (186,666) | Lfstevens (84,548) | Miniapolis (62,278) | Matterington (44,387) |
5k+ Articles [n 2] |
Reidgreg (16) | Twofingered Typist (11) | Lfstevens (7) | Matterington (4) | Dhtwiki (1) BroVic (1) Miniapolis (1) Curdigirl (1) |
Oldest Articles [n 3] |
Reidgreg (78) | Twofingered Typist (63) | CoolieCoolster (31) | Miniapolis (26) | Xevus11 (25) |
Longest Article [n 1] [n 4] |
Reidgreg (19,000) | Twofingered Typist (14,000) | Lfstevens (12,604) | Miniapolis (8,050) | Curdigirl (7,588) |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
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31 December 2016 | 195 | 1,626 | — | — |
1 January 2017 | 189 | 1,623 | 3 | 3 |
2 January 2017 | 178 | 1,604 | 19 | 22 |
3 January 2017 | 167 | 1,596 | 8 | 30 |
4 January 2017 | 157 | 1,591 | 5 | 35 |
5 January 2017 | 151 | 1,601 | 10 | 25 |
6 January 2017 | 144 | 1,598 | 3 | 28 |
7 January 2017 | 133 | 1,589 | 9 | 37 |
8 January 2017 | 122 | 1,580 | 9 | 46 |
9 January 2017 | 106 | 1,571 | 9 | 55 |
10 January 2017 | 98 | 1,566 | 5 | 60 |
11 January 2017 | 94 | 1,563 | 3 | 63 |
12 January 2017 | 83 | 1,564 | 1 | 62 |
13 January 2017 | 71 | 1,556 | 8 | 70 |
14 January 2017 | 65 | 1,565 | 9 | 61 |
15 January 2017 | 56 | 1,565 | 0 | 61 |
16 January 2017 | 48 | 1,564 | 1 | 62 |
17 January 2017 | 38 | 1,560 | 4 | 66 |
18 January 2017 | 26 | 1,541 | 19 | 85 |
19 January 2017 | 21 | 1,544 | 3 | 82 |
20 January 2017 | 9 | 1,533 | 11 | 93 |
21 January 2017 | 6 | 1,531 | 2 | 95 |
22 January 2017 | 112 [N 2] | 1,536 | 5 | 90 |
23 January 2017 | 109 | 1,534 | 2 | 92 |
24 January 2017 | 93 | 1,527 | 7 | 99 |
25 January 2017 | 87 | 1,525 | 2 | 101 |
26 January 2017 | 77 | 1,507 | 18 | 119 |
27 January 2017 | 58 | 1,490 | 17 | 136 |
28 January 2017 | 45 | 1,489 | 1 | 137 |
29 January 2017 | 38 | 1,490 | 1 | 136 |
30 January 2017 | 26 | 1,489 | 1 | 137 |
31 January 2017 | 15 | 1,465 | 24 | 161 |
GOCE coordinators and other experienced Guild members will carry out random checks to ensure that copy edits are of a satisfactory standard. If you are willing to help with reviewing, please sign up below.
10% of each participant's copy edits from the backlog should be checked, and all copy edits from the Requests page should be reviewed, time permitting. Please choose articles at random and do not inspect your own copy edits. After checking articles, place a {{ checked}} template after the article on the listing and sign your username with four tildes (~~~~). If a rough consensus finds that a copy edit is not of an acceptable standard, the tag will be re-added and the editor will be penalized 1,200 words plus the word count of the reviewed article. The reviewer may give advice on how the edit could have been improved without penalizing the editor. Please raise any questions on the Coordinators' talk page.
To sign up for the drive, click the button below. This will create a subsection in the Totals section where you will record your copy edits. Rollover totals from the previous drive are located here.
How to record articles you have copy edited:
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I removed the James Kurian article from my working list because I concur with the recommendation to delete the article. My opinion is that the article is promotional at best and otherwise, highly misleading. Re: John Skelton - This article has a large section which appears copy-pasted. It's not a short article, so I've consulted Jonesey about swiftly deleting material which is copy-pasted from Encyclopaedia Brittanica. Re: Suicide Squad - This article continues to need more in-universe scrubbing. I'm adding some "citation needed"templates to note areas of claims that appear to be either original research or simply unsubstantiated. I started working on this prior to joining the CE Guild and found a really nice message from Miniapolis encouraging me to add this article to my list. I didn't count the original word count so the current count is...well current. The timebox on this will expire tonight so whatever get's done in the next hour or so is "all she wrote" for this drive. Happy to keep pressing on it! |
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Quakers in North America (779)
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