The project coordinators are responsible for maintaining the procedural and administrative aspects of the project. They are the designated points of contact for procedural issues and are responsible for ensuring the project as a whole is properly informed of them.

Here are some examples of coordinator duties: the coordinators manage the proposal and creation of new task forces; ensure project announcements and task lists are kept up-to-date; initiate drafting of guidelines needed by the project; organize the category system; oversee the recruitment of new members, including the use of project notices and other advertising methods; create and maintain any collaborative projects; maintain the project page and the various guidelines on it in a clean and easy-to-use state; monitor technical policies and ensure project templates satisfy them; and assist in organizing and promoting any Backlog Elimination Drives and Blitzes.

They are also expected to generally assist project members with any questions or concerns.

The coordinator positions do not confer any executive power.

Positions

• Lead Coordinator (one open position): will have overall responsibility for procedural and administrative matters within the project.

• Coordinator (2–4 open positions): will assist the Lead Coordinator by focusing on specific areas within the project that require special attention. These areas will be selected based on need and interest among the coordinators.

Election process

• The nomination process ran for two weeks from December 01, 00:01 UTC until December 15, 23:59 UTC.
• The election process ran for two weeks from December 16, 00:01 UTC until December 31, 23:59 UTC.
• Any members of the project could nominate themselves for either position by creating a new section under Nominations below and copying the sample form below. Nominees only interested in one position should indicate this when adding their names. Candidates need not make extensive statements if they do not wish to do so.
• The election was conducted using simple approval voting. Any member of the project may have supported a nominee for either position. If the nominee was running for both positions and you wished to support them for only one, you could have made a note to that effect as part of your vote.
• Both project members and interested outside parties were encouraged to ask questions of the nominees or to make general comments.

Incumbents

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Reidgreg

Reidgreg ( talk · contribs) • Interested in Coordinator position only.

I would like to thank the coordinator team and the guild membership for supporting me through a term as lead, and humbly ask to be considered as an assistant coordinator for the next term. I'll probably end up performing the same tasks I have been (housekeeping, newsletters, events, reviews and guidance) and hope to approach the competence of my fellow incumbents. – Reidgreg ( talk) 18:00, 1 December 2018 (UTC) reply

Support

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1. Support. Thinker78 ( talk) 05:15, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
2. Support. Gog the Mild ( talk) 14:05, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
3. Support, with many thanks for serving as lead coordinator. Mini apolis 14:50, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
4. Support. Go team! Thanks for serving as lead for the past term. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 16:31, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
5. Support Tdslk ( talk) 05:33, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
6. Support Thanks for guiding the new members of GOCE and serving as a lead coordinator. One of the best Wikipedians. স₰UMAN চ₢HOWDHURY ^Talk? 12:47, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
7. Support Dhtwiki ( talk) 21:15, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
8. Support bradleyagin 23:11, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
9. Support Thanks for your hard work. Twofingered Typist ( talk) 13:51, 22 December 2018 (UTC) reply
10. Support PopularOutcast ^talk2me! 23:43, 22 December 2018 (UTC) reply
11. Support; thank you for your service as lead coordinator, I'm glad you've decided to stay active as a coord. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 21:09, 25 December 2018 (UTC) reply
12. Support, with thanks for taking on the lead spot over the past six months. BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:05, 29 December 2018 (UTC) reply
13. Support. With thanks for great work as lead coordinator, and for your advice and support through Drives and Blitzes. FiveFaintFootprints ( talk) 12:51, 30 December 2018 (UTC) reply

Comments and questions

• Thanks for all of the support! That I've gotten almost twice as much support as I had going into my term as lead is a nice confirmation that I've done well, and I hope it is a sign that we'll have plenty of participation going into the new year. Happy editing! –  Reidgreg ( talk) 19:02, 30 December 2018 (UTC) reply

Tdslk

Tdslk ( talk · contribs) • Interested in Coordinator position only.

I've been active in the Guild since 2010 and a Coordinator for the past two years. Still happy to keep helping out to keep my favorite corner of Wikipedia running smoothly. Tdslk ( talk) 06:34, 3 December 2018 (UTC) reply

Support

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1. Support. Gog the Mild ( talk) 14:05, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
2. Support Thanks for coming back, and I'm glad we feel the same way about the GOCE :-). Mini apolis 14:51, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
3. Support. Let's keep it going. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 16:31, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
4. Support স₰UMAN চ₢HOWDHURY ^Talk? 12:47, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
5. Support Dhtwiki ( talk) 21:15, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
6. Support with much thanks, Reidgreg ( talk) 13:58, 20 December 2018 (UTC) reply
7. Support Thanks for your hard work. Twofingered Typist ( talk) 13:54, 22 December 2018 (UTC) reply
8. Support PopularOutcast ^talk2me! 23:43, 22 December 2018 (UTC) reply
9. Support; thank you for continuing as a coordinator. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 21:09, 25 December 2018 (UTC) reply
10. Support, with thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:05, 29 December 2018 (UTC) reply
11. Support FiveFaintFootprints ( talk) 12:51, 30 December 2018 (UTC) reply

Comments and questions

Jonesey95

Jonesey95 • Interested in Coordinator position only.

I'm always happy to gnome away in the background to keep the drive, blitz, and guild pages updated. I always get a few edits in for each drive/blitz, along with many more quiet edits to remove pages from the backlog when tags have been applied incorrectly or there is a quick fix.

The guild has been strong under its current leadership structure. Fresh coordinators are always welcome, however, and if we have energetic, stable newcomers with a good track record of participation, I will happily step aside. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 15:52, 10 December 2018 (UTC) reply

Support

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1. Support. Gog the Mild ( talk) 14:05, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
2. Support Please don't step aside yet! :-) Mini apolis 14:53, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
3. Support Tdslk ( talk) 05:33, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
4. Support স₰UMAN চ₢HOWDHURY ^Talk? 12:47, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
5. Support Dhtwiki ( talk) 21:15, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
6. Support with much thanks, Reidgreg ( talk) 13:58, 20 December 2018 (UTC) reply
7. Support Thanks for your hard work. Twofingered Typist ( talk) 13:54, 22 December 2018 (UTC) reply
8. Support PopularOutcast ^talk2me! 23:43, 22 December 2018 (UTC) reply
9. Support; thank you for continuing as a coordinator. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 21:09, 25 December 2018 (UTC) reply
10. Support, with thanks for continuing as coordinator. BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:05, 29 December 2018 (UTC) reply
11. Support FiveFaintFootprints ( talk) 12:51, 30 December 2018 (UTC) reply

Comments and questions

Baffle gab1978

Baffle gab1978 ( talk · contribs) • Interested in Coordinator position only.

Thanks to my fellow coordinators for their help and support; and for Reidgreg for being a fine leader. I'm happy to wear the juice serve for another term; I have no wish to be lead though. My main focus is keeping the ever-busy Requests page tidy, archiving requests, checking their suitability, discussing where necessary, and other small tasks in Guildspace such as setting up Drive and Blitz pages. I consider communication to be important so I'd like to see newsletters sent out more regularly. Depending on RL, my activity may decline after mid-term. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 22:30, 10 December 2018 (UTC) reply

Support

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1. Support. Gog the Mild ( talk) 14:05, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
2. Support, with many thanks for your activity. Mini apolis 14:54, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
3. Support. Thanks for the tidying work. It is normally thankless, but not today. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 16:31, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
4. Support Tdslk ( talk) 05:33, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
5. Support স₰UMAN চ₢HOWDHURY ^Talk? 12:47, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
6. Support Dhtwiki ( talk) 21:15, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
7. Support Thanks especially for minding the requests! Reidgreg ( talk) 13:58, 20 December 2018 (UTC) reply
8. Support Thanks for your hard work. Twofingered Typist ( talk) 13:54, 22 December 2018 (UTC) reply
9. Support PopularOutcast ^talk2me! 23:43, 22 December 2018 (UTC) reply
10. Support, with thanks and a hope that RL doesn't take you away too often near the end of the upcoming term. BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:05, 29 December 2018 (UTC) reply
11. Support FiveFaintFootprints ( talk) 12:51, 30 December 2018 (UTC) reply

Comments and questions

Miniapolis

Miniapolis ( talk · contribs) • Interested in either position.

Boy, six months go by fast. Thanks to my fellow coordinators, particularly Reidgreg for serving as lead. Hope we get some new blood, though. Since no one else seems to want to be lead coordinator, I can do it. Mini apolis 23:34, 10 December 2018 (UTC) reply

Support

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1. Support. Gog the Mild ( talk) 14:05, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
2. Support. Steady as she goes.... – Jonesey95 ( talk) 16:31, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply
3. Support Tdslk ( talk) 05:33, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
4. Support স₰UMAN চ₢HOWDHURY ^Talk? 12:47, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
5. Support Dhtwiki ( talk) 21:15, 17 December 2018 (UTC) reply
6. Support Thanks for volunteering as lead again. Reidgreg ( talk) 13:58, 20 December 2018 (UTC) reply
7. Support Thanks for your hard work. Twofingered Typist ( talk) 13:54, 22 December 2018 (UTC) reply
8. Support PopularOutcast ^talk2me! 23:43, 22 December 2018 (UTC) reply
9. Support for lead; as always, thanks for your work and for continuing to serve as a coordinator. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 21:09, 25 December 2018 (UTC) reply
10. Support for lead and many thanks for your continuing excellent work and for volunteering for the top spot. BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:05, 29 December 2018 (UTC) reply
11. Support. With special thanks for your guidance on my first Drive. FiveFaintFootprints ( talk) 12:51, 30 December 2018 (UTC) reply

Comments and questions

Although I recognize that Miniapolis does a lot of work in the guild, I think she could use some more patience with editors who have questions or concerns about something. I thought the blitz instructions had issues and I only won a stern "what is it this time" from him/her when I kept pointing out issues. I don't know if that was out of character but if not I think he/she should have more tact. Thinker78 ( talk) 05:10, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply

The relevant threads are here (first thread) and here (second thread). You might also follow the link from the second diff to the conversation on my talk page. Thinker's curt "Please fix." comes across as an order, to which I think Miniapolis' reply (who is female btw) was perfectly polite in the context. For what it's worth I was rather curt and "not being very nice" there as well. Regards, Baffle gab1978 21:52, 25 December 2018 (UTC) reply

Congratulations to returning lead coordinator Miniapolis, and to returning coordinators Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Reidgreg, and Tdslk. Thanks to all who participated in the election!