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This Copy Editing Project Blitz was a one-week-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 October 19, at 00:00 (UTC) and ended on October 25, at 23:59 (UTC).
The theme(s) of this blitz are:
Blitz participants can earn barnstar awards based on the number of articles—and the word counts of the articles—they copy edit. Awards will be given out once the blitz has finished.
The blitz is open to all; 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.
Blitzes are under the purview of the Guild's coordinators. The blitz's lead coordinator is Jonesey95 ( talk), who is assisted by Baffle gab1978 ( talk) and Miniapolis ( talk). If you have any questions, leave a message on the blitz's talk page.
For brief instructions on how to record your work, see below. For full instructions, visit the main blitz page.
Full instructions for participants, tips, help for new copy editors, useful tags, and details of the many barnstars available for the blitz can be found on the main blitz page. Please read this page carefully before you begin. To sign up, please use the form in the Signing up section below.
When you have chosen an article for copy editing and are ready to edit it, please add {{ working}} (displays as Working) and sign your name and date (~~~~) next to the article's listing in the table below. Please mark an item as "working" only when you are immediately going to begin editing it, so that we can avoid articles being stuck in limbo.
When you are done copy-editing the article, please add {{ y}} (displays as ) and sign your name and date (~~~~) next to the article's listing below, then record it in your article list below.
Click "show" to expand the list of articles.
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October 18, 2014 | 41 | — | — |
October 19, 2014 | 30 | 11 | 11 |
October 20, 2014 | 26 | 4 | 15 |
October 21, 2014 | 21 | 5 | 20 |
October 22, 2014 | 19 | 2 | 22 |
October 23, 2014 | 16 | 3 | 25 |
October 24, 2014 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
October 25, 2014 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
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 the word count of the reviewed article will be deducted from the editor's total. 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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Guild home | How to copy edit | Templates | Barnstars | Participants | Coordinators |
Requests | Drives | Blitzes | Mailing list | Newsletters |
Current or next blitz | Blitz archives | FAQ |
Please do not modify this page. Comments should be made on the talk page.
This Copy Editing Project Blitz was a one-week-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 October 19, at 00:00 (UTC) and ended on October 25, at 23:59 (UTC).
The theme(s) of this blitz are:
Blitz participants can earn barnstar awards based on the number of articles—and the word counts of the articles—they copy edit. Awards will be given out once the blitz has finished.
The blitz is open to all; 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.
Blitzes are under the purview of the Guild's coordinators. The blitz's lead coordinator is Jonesey95 ( talk), who is assisted by Baffle gab1978 ( talk) and Miniapolis ( talk). If you have any questions, leave a message on the blitz's talk page.
For brief instructions on how to record your work, see below. For full instructions, visit the main blitz page.
Full instructions for participants, tips, help for new copy editors, useful tags, and details of the many barnstars available for the blitz can be found on the main blitz page. Please read this page carefully before you begin. To sign up, please use the form in the Signing up section below.
When you have chosen an article for copy editing and are ready to edit it, please add {{ working}} (displays as Working) and sign your name and date (~~~~) next to the article's listing in the table below. Please mark an item as "working" only when you are immediately going to begin editing it, so that we can avoid articles being stuck in limbo.
When you are done copy-editing the article, please add {{ y}} (displays as ) and sign your name and date (~~~~) next to the article's listing below, then record it in your article list below.
Click "show" to expand the list of articles.
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October 18, 2014 | 41 | — | — |
October 19, 2014 | 30 | 11 | 11 |
October 20, 2014 | 26 | 4 | 15 |
October 21, 2014 | 21 | 5 | 20 |
October 22, 2014 | 19 | 2 | 22 |
October 23, 2014 | 16 | 3 | 25 |
October 24, 2014 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
October 25, 2014 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
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 the word count of the reviewed article will be deducted from the editor's total. 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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