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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 {{ copyedit}} tag or listed on the GOCE Requests page. It began on March 1, 2015, 00:00 (UTC) and ended on March 31, 2015, 23:59 (UTC). The goals of this drive were:
Drive participants can 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 {{ copyedit}} in October 2013, November 2013 and December 2013, 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 Jonesey95 ( talk) Biblioworm ( talk) Philg88 ( 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.
Please update your own numbers.
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Total Articles |
Lfstevens (43) | Miniapolis (25) | Jonesey95 (24) | Dthomsen8 (23) | Dhtwiki (17) |
Total Words [n 1] |
Lfstevens (91,578) | Miniapolis (60,767) | Jonesey95 (29,234) | Dhtwiki (23,686) | Tdslk (12,902) |
5k+ Articles [n 2] |
Lfstevens (8) | Miniapolis (3) Jonesey95 (3) |
— | Tdslk (1) GaryColemanFan (1) OctaviusPublius (1) |
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Oldest Articles [n 3] |
Lfstevens (39) | Dhtwiki (17) | Jonesey95 (14) Miniapolis (14) |
— | Molly-in-md (8) |
Longest Article [n 1] [n 4] |
Lfstevens (15,690) | Jonesey95 (10,214) | OctaviusPublius (9,824) | Miniapolis (9,564) | Tdslk (5,740) |
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28 February 2015 | 194 | 2,432 | — | — |
1 March 2015 | 187 | 2,409 | 23 | 23 |
2 March 2015 | 184 | 2,425 | 16 | 7 |
3 March 2015 | 182 | 2,430 | 5 | 2 |
4 March 2015 | 175 | 2,432 | 2 | 0 |
5 March 2015 | 172 | 2,432 | 0 | 0 |
6 March 2015 | 166 | 2,410 | 22 | 22 |
7 March 2015 | 160 | 2,415 | 5 | 17 |
8 March 2015 | 157 | 2,435 | 20 | 3 |
9 March 2015 | 154 | 2,436 | 1 | 4 |
10 March 2015 | 151 | 2,432 | 4 | 0 |
11 March 2015 | 146 | 2,439 | 7 | 7 |
12 March 2015 | 139 | 2,429 | 10 | 3 |
13 March 2015 | 136 | 2,437 | 8 | 5 |
14 March 2015 | 136 | 2,440 | 3 | 8 |
15 March 2015 | 131 | 2,435 | 5 | 3 |
16 March 2015 | 128 | 2,442 | 7 | 10 |
17 March 2015 | 126 | 2,445 | 3 | 13 |
18 March 2015 | 125 | 2,453 | 8 | 21 |
19 March 2015 | 118 | 2,446 | 1 | 14 |
20 March 2015 | 115 | 2,441 | 5 | 9 |
21 March 2015 | 110 | 2,445 | 4 | 13 |
22 March 2015 | 104 | 2,457 | 12 | 25 |
23 March 2015 | 102 | 2,458 | 1 | 26 |
24 March 2015 | 97 | 2,456 | 2 | 24 |
25 March 2015 | 81 | 2,437 | 19 | 5 |
26 March 2015 | 73 | 2,430 | 7 | 2 |
27 March 2015 | 71 | 2,421 | 9 | 11 |
28 March 2015 | 69 | 2,424 | 3 | 8 |
29 March 2015 | 66 | 2,418 | 6 | 14 |
30 March 2015 | 65 | 2,427 | 9 | 5 |
31 March 2015 | 63 | 2,423 | 4 | 9 |
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 deducted a penalty of 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.
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Guild home | How to copy edit | Templates | Barnstars | Participants | Coordinators |
Requests | Drives | Blitzes | Mailing list | Newsletters |
Current or next drive | Drive archives | FAQ |
Please do not modify this page. Comments should be made on the talk page.
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 {{ copyedit}} tag or listed on the GOCE Requests page. It began on March 1, 2015, 00:00 (UTC) and ended on March 31, 2015, 23:59 (UTC). The goals of this drive were:
Drive participants can 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 {{ copyedit}} in October 2013, November 2013 and December 2013, 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 Jonesey95 ( talk) Biblioworm ( talk) Philg88 ( 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.
Please update your own numbers.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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Total Articles |
Lfstevens (43) | Miniapolis (25) | Jonesey95 (24) | Dthomsen8 (23) | Dhtwiki (17) |
Total Words [n 1] |
Lfstevens (91,578) | Miniapolis (60,767) | Jonesey95 (29,234) | Dhtwiki (23,686) | Tdslk (12,902) |
5k+ Articles [n 2] |
Lfstevens (8) | Miniapolis (3) Jonesey95 (3) |
— | Tdslk (1) GaryColemanFan (1) OctaviusPublius (1) |
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Oldest Articles [n 3] |
Lfstevens (39) | Dhtwiki (17) | Jonesey95 (14) Miniapolis (14) |
— | Molly-in-md (8) |
Longest Article [n 1] [n 4] |
Lfstevens (15,690) | Jonesey95 (10,214) | OctaviusPublius (9,824) | Miniapolis (9,564) | Tdslk (5,740) |
Date |
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28 February 2015 | 194 | 2,432 | — | — |
1 March 2015 | 187 | 2,409 | 23 | 23 |
2 March 2015 | 184 | 2,425 | 16 | 7 |
3 March 2015 | 182 | 2,430 | 5 | 2 |
4 March 2015 | 175 | 2,432 | 2 | 0 |
5 March 2015 | 172 | 2,432 | 0 | 0 |
6 March 2015 | 166 | 2,410 | 22 | 22 |
7 March 2015 | 160 | 2,415 | 5 | 17 |
8 March 2015 | 157 | 2,435 | 20 | 3 |
9 March 2015 | 154 | 2,436 | 1 | 4 |
10 March 2015 | 151 | 2,432 | 4 | 0 |
11 March 2015 | 146 | 2,439 | 7 | 7 |
12 March 2015 | 139 | 2,429 | 10 | 3 |
13 March 2015 | 136 | 2,437 | 8 | 5 |
14 March 2015 | 136 | 2,440 | 3 | 8 |
15 March 2015 | 131 | 2,435 | 5 | 3 |
16 March 2015 | 128 | 2,442 | 7 | 10 |
17 March 2015 | 126 | 2,445 | 3 | 13 |
18 March 2015 | 125 | 2,453 | 8 | 21 |
19 March 2015 | 118 | 2,446 | 1 | 14 |
20 March 2015 | 115 | 2,441 | 5 | 9 |
21 March 2015 | 110 | 2,445 | 4 | 13 |
22 March 2015 | 104 | 2,457 | 12 | 25 |
23 March 2015 | 102 | 2,458 | 1 | 26 |
24 March 2015 | 97 | 2,456 | 2 | 24 |
25 March 2015 | 81 | 2,437 | 19 | 5 |
26 March 2015 | 73 | 2,430 | 7 | 2 |
27 March 2015 | 71 | 2,421 | 9 | 11 |
28 March 2015 | 69 | 2,424 | 3 | 8 |
29 March 2015 | 66 | 2,418 | 6 | 14 |
30 March 2015 | 65 | 2,427 | 9 | 5 |
31 March 2015 | 63 | 2,423 | 4 | 9 |
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 deducted a penalty of 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.
How to record articles you have copy edited:
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