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This is an initiative of the Guild of Copy Editors. To make suggestions for improvement or to give any other feedback, please put a message on our main talk page. |
Blitzes are week-long efforts of the Guild of Copy Editors to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy editing. Each blitz has a specific theme and goal. Awards are given to editors who participate.
The coordinators for each blitz are listed on each blitz page. If you have any questions, please first consult our FAQ page. If you do not find the answer, leave a message on the blitz's talk page; we will be happy to help you.
Blitzes are open to all Wikipedians. The GOCE welcomes and encourages Wikipedians who are new to copy editing, or who are out of practice, to participate. You may copy edit as many—or as few—articles as you wish. If you want someone to review your work, feel free to ask on the current blitz's talk page and one of the coordinators will gladly assist.
Please make sure that you know how to copy edit and that you are familiar with the Wikipedia Manual of Style before you begin copy editing.
While we do our best to copy edit articles, this is not always achievable. Articles may be unstable, have confusing text or need attention from experts in that subject area. In these instances we can use a tag to attract such help for the article. Some useful tags are:
((off-topic)) ~ ((Expert-verify)) ~ ((Expert-subject)) ~ ((contradict)) ~ ((confusing)) ~ ((refimprove)) ~ ((nofootnotes)) ~ ((notability)) ~ ((original research)) ~ ((crystal)) ~ ((POV)) ~ ((unreferenced))
See WP:TC for a full list of cleanup template messages.
Here are the instructions for installing and using the word counting script:
To add the script that calculates page size:[Credit 1]
- If you have JavaScript enabled, go here to access your skin's .js file.
- If you do not have JavaScript enabled and either do not wish to or cannot, go to Special:Preferences and click on the Appearance tab. In the very first section, Skin, click on Custom JavaScript next to the name of the selected skin.
- Click Edit on the page that is opened.
- Add the following code to the page and save it:
((subst:js|User:Dr pda/prosesize.js))
[Credit 2]- Reload the cache:
- If you are using Internet Explorer, press Ctrl-F5
- If you are using Firefox/Safari for Windows, hold down Shift while clicking Reload (or press Ctrl-Shift-R); for Mac, press Command-R.
- If you are using Opera/Konqueror, press F5.
- To test the script, go to a random article, look under the Toolbox menu on the far left of the screen and find the link for Page size. The backlog elimination drive uses the number of words listed under Prose size (text only).
- Go copy edit!
The following information depends on the theme—be sure to check that first! If the theme is requests, see the requests page! Some copy editors enjoy taking a random dip in Category:All articles needing copy edit and learning about something completely new along the way. Others prefer editing articles in a field they already know about. Such articles can be found using categories:[Credit 3]
- Go to the PetScan tool.
- Set the Depth to 5.
- Write or paste Wikipedia articles needing copy edit in the box labelled "Categories".
- Write the name of a category you're interested in on a separate line in the same box, for example; Books.
- Scroll down and click the button labelled "Do it!"
- Be patient; large categories might take a little while to search.
This example will find articles tagged with ((copy edit)) in Category:Books, as well as its sub-categories, sub-sub-categories, and so on down to sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-categories.
Rollover words are words from your blitz total that did not count towards an award. These are carried forward—or "rolled over"—to the next blitz. For example, if Example copy edits 12,718 words, they will receive the Tireless Contributor Barnstar (10,000 words). Their remaining 2,718 words are rolled over until the next blitz, at the conclusion of which they are added to the total word count. Thus, if Example copy edits 1,400 words in the following blitz, they will receive the Working Wikipedian's Barnstar (4,000 words) and 118 rollover words (2,718 plus 1,400, minus 4,000).
Rollover words are only valid until the next blitz. If Example earned 14,000 rollover words in a February blitz and did not participate in the April blitz, they cannot use them in the June blitz; their rollover count will return to zero. Blitz rollover words and drive rollover words are not interchangeable; they can only be used for the next blitz or drive (respectively).
The following awards are given out at the conclusion of the blitz.
At least one copy edit The Minor Barnstar |
At least 15,000 words The (old school) League of Copy Editors Barnstar | ||
At least 2,000 words The Modest Barnstar |
At least 20,000 words The (modern) Guild of Copy Editors Barnstar | ||
At least 4,000 words The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar |
At least 30,000 words The Barnstar of Diligence | ||
At least 6,000 words The Cleanup Barnstar |
At least 40,000 words The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia | ||
At least 10,000 words The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
At least 50,000 words A special, VERY exclusive award created just for the few, the happy few: the Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Star |
Anyone who copy edits at least one individual article of more than 10,000 words will receive The 10k Copy Edit Barnstar.
Participants can place a drive userbox on their userpage using ((User Copyedit Blitzes|X)). Replace X with the number of blitzes you have participated in. It displays as follows:
This user has participated in X Copy Editing Project Blitzes with the Guild of Copy Editors. |
Instructions for coordinators |
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How to launch a blitz
How to close a blitz
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