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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 November 2019, 00:00 (UTC) and ended on 30 November 2019, 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 listed on the Requests page count towards your total; these articles are generally higher in quality 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 April, May and June 2019, 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 Reidgreg (talk), who is assisted by Baffle gab1978 (talk), Miniapolis (talk), Tdslk (talk) and Twofingered Typist (talk). If you have any questions, leave a message on the drive's talk page.

For brief instructions on recording your work, see below. For full instructions, visit the main drive page. Further details can be found on the drive FAQ page.

Full instructions, tips, and awards[edit]

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.

Progress[edit]

(Please update your own figures)

Leaderboard[edit]

  • Gold Star Award Leaderboard
1 2 3 4 5
Total
Articles 		Twofingered Typist (27) Tdslk (26) Miniapolis (18)
Reidgreg (18) 		UnnamedUser (13) Logophile59 (12)
Total
Words[n 1] 		Twofingered Typist (81,545) Miniapolis (47,584) Reidgreg (37,140) Logophile59 (26,143) UnnamedUser (25,288)
5k+
Articles[n 2] 		Twofingered Typist (6) Reidgreg (4) Gog the Mild (3)
FiveFaintFootprints (3) 		Dhtwiki (2) Miniapolis (1)
Logophile59 (1)
Baffle gab1978 (1)
Oldest
Articles[n 3] 		Twofingered Typist (18)
Miniapolis (18)
Reidgreg (18) 		Logophile59 (12) Tdslk (9) Bobbychan193 (8) UnnamedUser (6)
Longest
Article[n 1][n 4] 		Reidgreg (21,120) Gog the Mild (12,970) FiveFaintFootprints (12,292) Twofingered Typist (11,424) Miniapolis (8,233)
  1. ^ a b For requests and older articles, please include only the actual word count, without the 50% bonus.
  2. ^ Number of articles of 5,000 words or more. An article of 10K+ words counts as 2, of 15K+ as 3, and so on.
  3. ^ Oldest articles are those tagged in April, May and June 2019.
  4. ^ The number of words in the longest article you copy edited. Only one entry for any editor.

Progress chart[edit]

Progress Chart
Date
  • Old articles
  • April, May and June 2019
  • Outstanding
  • tags
  • Change since
  • previous day
[N 1]
  • Change since
  • beginning
[N 1]
31 October 2019 190 684 — —
1 November 2019 184 632 Positive decrease 52 Positive decrease 52
2 November 2019 183 624 Positive decrease  8 Positive decrease 60
3 November 2019 180 592 Positive decrease 32 Positive decrease 92
4 November 2019 178 580 Positive decrease 12 Positive decrease 104
5 November 2019 176 589 Negative increase  9 Positive decrease 95
6 November 2019 175 592 Negative increase  3 Positive decrease 92
7 November 2019 174 570 Positive decrease 22 Positive decrease 114
8 November 2019 168 550 Positive decrease 20 Positive decrease 134
9 November 2019 166 558 Negative increase  8 Positive decrease 126
10 November 2019 159 547 Positive decrease 11 Positive decrease 137
11 November 2019 154 549 Negative increase  2 Positive decrease 135
12 November 2019 148 553 Negative increase  4 Positive decrease 131
13 November 2019 141 550 Positive decrease  3 Positive decrease 134
14 November 2019 136 551 Negative increase  1 Positive decrease 133
15 November 2019 134 564 Negative increase  13 Positive decrease 120
16 November 2019 131 546 Positive decrease 18 Positive decrease 138
17 November 2019 125 540 Positive decrease  6 Positive decrease 144
18 November 2019 124 547 Negative increase  7 Positive decrease 137
19 November 2019 123 540 Positive decrease  7 Positive decrease 144
20 November 2019 118 524 Positive decrease 16 Positive decrease 160
21 November 2019 115 510 Positive decrease 14 Positive decrease 174
22 November 2019 111 508 Positive decrease  2 Positive decrease 176
23 November 2019 103 494 Positive decrease 14 Positive decrease 190
24 November 2019 97 496 Negative increase  2 Positive decrease 188
25 November 2019 93 494 Positive decrease  2 Positive decrease 190
26 November 2019 91 500 Negative increase  4 Positive decrease 184
27 November 2019 83 491 Positive decrease  9 Positive decrease 193
28 November 2019 78 486 Positive decrease  5 Positive decrease 198
29 November 2019 76 495 Negative increase  9 Positive decrease 189
30 November 2019 71 479 Positive decrease 16 Positive decrease 205
  1. ^ a b Change refers only to outstanding tags.

Reviewing[edit]

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.

Reviewers sign-up[edit]

Signing up[edit]

This drive has now concluded and is no longer open to sign-up.

Totals[edit]

How to record articles you have copy edited:

Properly completed records look like this in the edit window:

# ((Completed)) [[Dark chocolate]] (1,234) *O

and like this on the rendered page:

1.  Completed Dark chocolate (1,234) *O

Reidgreg (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Sidewalk Toronto (1724) *O
  2.  Completed Anosy Region (21120) *O
  3.  Completed Márcio Azevedo (595) *O
  4.  Completed Spanish Students (606) *O
  5.  Completed Shashaa Tirupati (874) *O
  6.  Completed List of Domestic Girlfriend episodes (2131) *O
  7.  Completed Anna Parzymies (238) *O
  8.  Completed Yuriy Izdryk (1297) *O
  9.  Completed Meri Saasu Maa (1466) *O
  10.  Completed WKMJ-TV (911) *O
  11.  Completed WKSO-TV (723) *O
  12.  Completed WNGH-TV (555) *O
  13.  Completed WKHA (741) *O
  14.  Completed WKGB-TV (1105) *O
  15.  Completed WKON (606) *O
  16.  Completed WKOH (1019) *O
  17.  Completed WKMU (838) *O
  18.  Completed WSRE (591) *O
  19.  Working [[]] () *O
  20.  Working [[]] () *O

Gog the Mild (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Bakassi conflict (1499) *R
  2.  Completed HMS Royal Oak (08) (6481) *R
  3.  Completed Tomb of Wang Jian (1037) *O
  4.  Completed Fortification of Frankfurt (12970) *R
  5.  Completed Battle of Gibraltar (1621) (2103)
  6.  Completed Blackstone Brewing Company (780)
  7.  Working [[]] ()

Miniapolis (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Five Nights at Freddy's (8,233) *O
  2.  Completed Mahabharat (2013 TV series) (695) *O
  3.  Completed PriPara (2,934) *O
  4.  Completed Lepa Mladjenovic (1,103) *O
  5.  Completed Kharavela (3,387) *O
  6.  Completed Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (1,220) *O
  7.  Completed Communist Party of Indonesia (3,957) *O
  8.  Completed Literacy in the United States (3,447) *O
  9.  Completed Confucianism in the United States (4,311) *O
  10.  Completed Lithuanization (1,287) *O
  11.  Completed Politics of New Jersey (1,873) *O
  12.  Completed Post-soul (1,935) *O
  13.  Completed Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (1,124) *O
  14.  Completed Labyrinth (paper-and-pencil game) (3,283) *O
  15.  Completed Morsbach (1,362) *O
  16.  Completed Partner violence in hip hop (3,537) *O
  17.  Completed Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir (1,833) *O
  18.  Completed Yoga (Hindu astrology) (2,063) *O

Bobbychan193 (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Strait of Magellan (3066) *R
  2.  Completed Fugitive Economic Offender (600) *O – added words for the table
  3.  Completed What? Where? When? (274) *O – only two sections labeled
  4.  Completed Elections in Africa (114) *O – only one section labeled
  5.  Completed MICappella (546) *O – added words for tables
  6.  Completed Time 100 (1614) *O
  7.  Completed WKMA-TV (661) *O
  8.  Completed Mallakhamba (1050) *O – added words for tables
  9.  Completed Half-Life: Alyx (159) – only one section labeled
  10.  Completed Mygdonia A.C. (689) *O
  11.  Working [[]] ()
  12.  Working [[]] ()

FiveFaintFootprints (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Perak (12,292) *R
  2.  Completed Aratus of Sicyon (5,394) *R
  3.  Working [[]] ()

Jonesey95 (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Romano Volta (601) *O
  2.  Completed WKLE (658) *O
  3.  Completed Michael Richards (sculptor) (664)
  4.  Completed Mythos (book) (406)
  5.  Completed Clinton Railroad Bridge (853) *R
  6.  Completed [[]] ()
  7.  Completed [[]] ()
  8.  Completed [[]] ()
  9.  Completed [[]] ()
  10.  Completed [[]] ()

Dhtwiki (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed October Revolution (6891) *O
  2.  Completed Geography of Norway (7358) *O

Tdslk (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Aguas Blancas Dam (394)
  2.  Completed El Anatsui (1395) *O
  3.  Completed Subaru Kimura (256) *O
  4.  Completed Alexander Gordon of Earlston (1291) *O
  5.  Completed Government of Ogun State (911) *O
  6.  Completed Khouw Yauw Kie (564) *O
  7.  Completed Koschei (1382) *O
  8.  Completed Krahn people (1323) *O
  9.  Completed Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan (641) *O
  10.  Completed Amalesh Sen (91)
  11.  Completed Jeon So-yeon (1008)
  12.  Completed Abdulla Mohamed (468)
  13.  Completed Rauf Aregbesola (3841)
  14.  Completed Barima Sidney (922) *O
  15.  Completed Lohari Jatu (139)
  16.  Completed Dunga Ram Rajoria (47)
  17.  Completed Srivijaya (100)
  18.  Completed Esteban Navarro (100)
  19.  Completed Kurobe Gorge (108)
  20.  Completed Asa Safu Kuthi (123)
  21.  Completed Marcin Ociepa (40)
  22.  Completed Tim Kasher (100)
  23.  Completed Magical girl (50)
  24.  Completed Natašha Stanković (100)
  25.  Completed Maratha (caste) (200)
  26.  Completed Thoppil Joppan (100)
  27.  Completed [[]] ()
  28.  Completed [[]] ()
  29.  Completed [[]] ()
  30.  Completed [[]] ()
  31.  Completed [[]] ()
  32.  Completed [[]] ()

BlueMoonset (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Kwaku Amoa-Awuah (484)
  2.  Working [[]] ()

Willbb234Talk (please ((ping)) me in replies)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed [[]] ()
  2.  Working [[]] ()

Won't be participating too much/at all due to personal circumstances. Thanks, Willbb234Talk (please ((ping)) me in replies) 22:04, 1 November 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Twofingered Typist (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Ultralight Beam (3225) *R
  2.  Completed Justin Wilson (racing driver) (6331) *R
  3.  Completed Outside (Burna Boy album) (1,464) *R
  4.  Completed One-Punch Man (2501) *R
  5.  Completed Littlemore Priory scandals (2672) *R
  6.  Completed Bad Idea (Ariana Grande song) (1794) *R
  7.  Completed Nina Turner (1273) *R
  8.  Completed Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (11,036) *R
  9.  Completed Players (magazine) (1380) *O
  10.  Completed Chief Keef (4543) *R
  11.  Completed Aliovsat Guliyev (997) *O
  12.  Completed List of postage stamps of Pakistan from 1967 to 1976 (1200) *O
  13.  Completed List of Undercover (Bulgarian TV series) characters (2446) *O
  14.  Completed Sexuality in music videos (2931) *O
  15.  Completed WCVN-TV (646) *O
  16.  Completed WCZU-LD (2516) *O
  17.  Completed WGTV (936) *O
  18.  Completed List of political families in Sri Lanka (7232) *O
  19.  Completed Mehtab Abbasi (politician) (705) *O
  20.  Completed Authentic Brands Group (641) *O
  21.  Completed Caucasia (novel) (3,252) *O
  22.  Completed Delhi Capitals {2911) *O
  23.  Completed Georgian Shirvan (1843 )*O
  24.  Completed Ramiro Gomez (1813) *O
  25.  Completed Kings XI Punjab (1775) *O
  26.  Completed Abdul Hadi Awang (2058) *O
  27.  Completed List of Hellsing characters (11,424) *O

UnnamedUser (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Chaugaon (3,710) *O
  2.  Completed Children in the Holocaust (3,468)
  3.  Completed Government Engineering College, Kozhikode (1,257) *O
  4.  Completed East African drug trade (3,167) *O
  5.  Completed Abdul-Monem Al-Mashat (1,839)
  6.  Completed 9–9–9 Plan (916)
  7.  Completed Badi-ud-din Mahmud (2,053) *O
  8.  Completed Al Ahed FC (990) *R
  9.  Completed Coal in Turkey (2,299) *R
  10.  Completed Economic history of Peru (1,855) *O
  11.  Completed Sea-Watch (725) *O
  12.  Completed Refugees in India (2,162)
  13.  Completed Michael Tobias (847)

Lfstevens (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed [[]] ()
  2.  Working [[]] ()

Ignatzmice•talk[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Pearl River Mart (703) *O
  2.  Completed Malingering (863) *O
  3.  Completed Sunday Reed (1175) *O
  4.  Working Aztec religion (3307) *O ✗ completed by SpringProof

BluBlu39 (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Statistical unit (505)
  2.  Completed Kurzgesagt () ✗ minimal changes Reidgreg (talk)
  3.  Working [[]] ()

Logophile59 (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Plerng Phra Nang (452) *O
  2.  Completed Central nervous system tumor (1814) *O
  3.  Completed Malaysian Indian Congress (1977) *O
  4.  Completed Sri Ramalinga Sowdeswari Amman (1367) *O
  5.  Completed Anushilan Samiti (7583) *O
  6.  Completed Damanjodi (1450) *O
  7.  Completed Athanasius Paulose (1569) *O
  8.  Completed Vatakara (2390) *O
  9.  Completed The Star Chamber (627) *O
  10.  Completed Subra Suresh (2665) *O
  11.  Completed Paulo Avelino (1428) *O
  12.  Completed Puri district (2821) *O

Robotxlabs (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed [[]] ()
  2.  Working [[]] ()

Csgir (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed [[]] ()
  2.  Working [[]] ()

MaryamOke (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed [[]] ()
  2.  Working [[]] ()

SpringProof (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed America's Army (4033) *O
  2.  Completed Latin American music in the United States (6144) *O
  3.  Completed Finesse (song) (4429) *R
  4.  Completed Rambo: Last Blood (3132) *R
  5.  Completed Aztec religion (3307) *O
  6.  Working [[]] ()

Silverie04 (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed [[]] ()
  2.  Working [[]] ()

echo off (talk) (was doubleA11225)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Electric car charging methods (1507)

LemonOrangeLime (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed [[]] ()
  2.  Working [[]] ()

Baffle gab1978[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Lover (Taylor Swift song) (1,767) *R
  2.  Completed 1969 Curaçao uprising (5,628) *R
  3.  Completed Homophobia in ethnic minority communities (3,530) *R
  4.  Completed The Favourite (4,184) *R
  5.  Completed Psycho-Pass: The Movie (3,106) *R
  6.  Completed Inori Minase (1,367) *R
  7.  Completed Tony Renna (2,800) *R
  8.  Working [[]] ()

xRENEGADEx (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed [[]] ()
  2.  Working [[]] ()

HarrietFEvans (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Acute Stress Disorder (1748)
  2.  Completed List of Black Sails episodes (5090)
  3.  Working [[]]

SarahTHunter (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Hip Hop Harry (430) Checked Baffle☿gab 17:44, 27 November 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  2.  Working Concerns and controversies at the 2020 Summer Olympics (1) ✗ incomplete Reidgreg (talk)

Liu1126 (talk)[edit]

Article list
  1.  Completed Canberra MRT station (1009)*R
  2.  Completed Government Bridge (1068)*R
  3.  Working [[]] ()
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