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Hello, Lilo Rage, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/Lilo Rage|your contributions]]. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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For suggestions about things to do, have a look at the [[WP:Community portal]]; if you are interested in improving the grammar of existing articles, you would be welcomed by the [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy-editors]]. Regards, [[User:JohnCD|JohnCD]] ([[User talk:JohnCD|talk]]) 14:54, 30 May 2013 (UTC)


Thank you!

[[User:Lilo Rage|Lilo Rage]] ([[User talk:Lilo Rage#top|talk]]) 14:57, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

== Copy edit feedback ==

Nice work on [[Amplitude (political party)]], it's a much better read now.  I've reviewed your copy edit and have a few notes just to give you some feedback:
*In the lead, when you changed {{tq|the party}} &rarr; {{tq|the party's leanings}} that made the subject plural and the last clause no longer agreed, so it needed a little tweaking.
* {{tq|a manifesto entitled "''Amplitude''"}}  You left this alone which is the safe move if you're unsure about something.  I'll try to briefly cover the style issues.  Foreign words get italics but foreign names and titles do not, so that doesn't apply ([[MOS:FOREIGNITALIC]]).  For works of art, titles of major works of art (books, newspapers, magazines, movies, theatrical plays, music albums, TV series, sculptures, paintings) are italicized and titles of minor works of art (short stories, newspaper and magazine articles, songs, TV episodes, minor sculptures and paintings) are enclosed by double quotes.  Sometimes you'll see a very minor work of art enclosed by single quotes.  I've looked at some articles about other manifestos and it varies as major/minor depending on depth of discussion.  I decided to go with double quotes, though I could see the case for italics.  (But both is a no-no.)
* {{tq|former Senator Carlos Cantero}}  Proper titles attached directly to names are usually capitalized ([[MOS:JOBTITLE]]).  But in this case it groups the title and name together with "former" modifying them as a unit.  This might cause a tiny bit of confusion.  I felt that "former Senator" should be hyphenated as a [[compound modifier]] and lower case since "former-senator" isn't a specific proper-noun title.
* Here's another compound modifier: {{tq|political reforms agreement}} &rarr; {{tq|political-reforms agreement}}.  The hyphen associates the modifiers together and makes it read a little bit smoother.  Though we have to consider clarity issues in placing the hyphen.  My go-to example is "heavy metal detector":  a heavy-metal detector is a device for detecting heavy metals, while a heavy metal-detector is a metal detector which weighs a lot.
* {{tq|Lily Pérez has expressed}} I changed this to "had expressed"; it happened in late 2014 and is likely no longer her intent to pursue the matter.
So just some minor nit-picky tweaks.  Your prose work was really good, and few copy editors catch all the little bits, though maybe watch for things like that italic-double quoted title.  Wikipedia's house style guide, the Manual of Style, can be found at [[WP:MOS|MOS:]].  It has many sub-pages and could take quite a while to go through it all, but the simplified manual of style (linked in the previous section) is a good place to start.  There are additional resources at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/How_to|the Guild's how-to page]].  But I think you're on the right track and encourage you to continue copy editing and learn as you go.

By the way, there was a comment on the talk page that the article should actually be titled {{tq|Amplitud}} which is a proper name, whereas "Amplitude" is its literal translation.  I tend to agree as it seems to be given that way in sources.  I can understand translating names like "Christian Democratic Party" or "Socialist Party of Chile" but not so much with "Amplitud".  ("Future Sense" was moved to "Sumemos" last year.)  I thought I'd check for your opinion. What do you think?

Again, good work on the copy edit, and I hope you can do some more this month.  Please {{tlp|ping|Reidgreg}} with your reply here.  Thanks. – [[User:Reidgreg|Reidgreg]] ([[User talk:Reidgreg|talk]]) 13:01, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and requested a page move for Amplitude (political party) &rarr; Amplitud – [[User:Reidgreg|Reidgreg]] ([[User talk:Reidgreg|talk]]) 20:22, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you very much! I'm rather new and I'm happy there were only minor issues. I got really caught up with work last month, sorry about that! {{ping|Reidgreg}} [[User:Lilo Rage|<span style="background-color:
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== May 2018 GOCE drive bling ==

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Thanks for your help bringing the copy edit backlog to an all-time low! – [[User:Reidgreg|Reidgreg]] ([[User talk:Reidgreg|talk]]) 16:59, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

== June 2018 GOCE newsletter ==

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Welcome to the June 2018 GOCE newsletter, in which you will find Guild updates since the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/February 2018|February edition]]. 
Progress continues to be made on the copyediting backlog, which has been reduced to 7&nbsp;months and reached a new all-time low.  '''[[WP:GOCER|Requests]]''' continue to be handled efficiently this year, with 272 completed by the end of May (an average completion time of 10.5&nbsp;days).  Fewer than 10% of these waited longer than 20&nbsp;days, and the longest wait time was 29&nbsp;days.

Wikipedia in general, and the Guild in particular, experienced a deep loss with the death on 20 March of [[User talk:Corinne|Corinne]]. Corinne (a GOCE coordinator since 1 July 2016) was a tireless aide on the requests page, and her peerless copyediting is a part of innumerable GAs and FAs. Her good cheer, courtesy and tact are very much missed.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2018|March drive]]''': The goal was to remove '''June, July and August 2017''' from our backlog and all '''February 2018 Requests''' (a total of {{#expr:202+17}}&nbsp;articles).  This drive was an outstanding success, and by the end of the month all but eight of these articles were cleared.  Of the 33 editors who signed up, 19 recorded 277 copy edits (425,758&nbsp;words).<!--"official" results taken from the barnstars page-->

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2018|April blitz]]''': This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 15 through 21&nbsp;April, focusing on '''Requests''' and the last eight articles tagged in '''August 2017'''.  At the end of the week there were only 17 pending requests, with none older than 17&nbsp;days.  Of the nine editors who signed up, eight&nbsp;editors completed 22&nbsp;copy edits (62,412&nbsp;words).

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2018|May drive]]''': We set out to remove '''September, October and November 2017''' from our backlog and all '''April 2018 [[WP:GOCER|Requests]]''' (a total of {{#expr:271+27}}&nbsp;articles).  There was great success this month with the backlog more than halved from 1,449 articles at the beginning of the month to a '''record low of 716 articles'''.  Officially, of the 20 who signed up, 15&nbsp;editors recorded 151 copy edits (248,813&nbsp;words).

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2018/2|Coordinator elections]]''': It's election time again.  '''Nominations''' for Guild coordinators (who will serve a six-month term for the second half of 2018) have begun, and will close at 23:59&nbsp;UTC on 15&nbsp;June.  All Wikipedia editors in good standing are eligible, and self-nominations are encouraged.  '''Voting''' will take place between 00:01&nbsp;UTC on 16&nbsp;June and 23:59&nbsp;UTC on 30&nbsp;June.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2018|June blitz]]''': Stay tuned for this one-week copy-editing blitz, which will take place in mid-June.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: {{red|Corinne}}, {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Reidgreg}} and {{noping|Tdslk}}.

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Hello and welcome to the August 2018 GOCE newsletter. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Guild's '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2018/2|June election]]'''; your new and returning coordinators are listed below. The next election will occur in December 2018; all Wikipedia editors in good standing may take part.
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Our '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2018|June blitz]]''' focused on [[Wikipedia:GOCER|Requests]] and articles tagged for copy edit in October 2017. Of the eleven people who signed up, eight editors recorded a total of 28 copy edits, including 3 articles of more than 10,000 words. Complete results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2018/Barnstars|here]].

Thanks to everyone who participated in the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2018|July drive]]'''. Of the seventeen people who signed up, thirteen editors completed 194 copy edits, successfully removing all articles tagged in the last three months of 2017. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2018/Barnstars|here]].

The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2018|August blitz]]''' will run for one week, from 19 to 25 August.  Sign up now!

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== GOCE 2018 Annual Report ==


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'''Highlights:'''
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== March GOCE newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the March newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2018. All being well, we're planning to issue these quarterly in 2019, balancing the need to communicate widely with the avoidance of filling up talk pages. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

'''January Drive:''' Thanks to everyone for the splendid work in [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2019|'''January's Backlog Elimination Drive''']].  We removed copyedit tags from all of the articles tagged in our original target months of June, July and August 2018, and by 24 January we ran out of articles. After adding September, we finished the month with 8 target articles remaining and 842 left in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 48<!--in archives--> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|requests for copyedit]] in January. Of the 31 people who signed up for this drive, 24<!--excluding one editor whose attempted c/es weren't adequate --> copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2019/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' Thanks to everyone who participated in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2019|'''February Blitz''']]. Of the 15 people who signed up, 13 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed 32 copyedits, including 15 requests. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2019/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Progress report:''' As of 23:39, 18 March 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 108 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 851 articles.<!--Coords can update or remove this line before sending the newsletter. -->

'''March Drive''': The month-long [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2019|'''March drive''']] is now underway; the target months are October and November 2018. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March_2019#Signing_up|'''Sign up here''']]!

'''Election reminder''': It may only be March but don't forget our mid-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1 June. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|Coordinators]] normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2019/2|here]].

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== GOCE June newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since March 2019. You can unsubscribe from our mailings at any time; see below.

'''Election time:''' Nomination of candidates in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 1 June, and voting will take place from 16 June. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|Coordinators]] normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2019/2|here]].

'''June Blitz:''' Our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2019|'''June blitz''']] will soon be upon us; it will begin at 00:01 on 16 June (UTC) and will close at 23:59 on 22 June (UTC). The themes are "nature and the environment" and all [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Requests|requests]].

'''March Drive:''' Thanks to everyone for their work in [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2019|'''March's Backlog Elimination Drive''']].  We removed copyedit tags from 182<!--from 'Old articles' count on Barnstar page--> of the articles tagged in our original target months October and November 2018, and the month finished with 64 target articles remaining from November and 811 in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 22<!--marked *R on drive page--> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|requests for copyedit]] in March; the month ended with 34 requests pending. Of the 32 people who signed up for this drive, 24 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2019/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''April Blitz:''' Thanks to everyone who participated in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2019|'''April Blitz''']]; the blitz ran from 14 to 20 April (UTC) inclusive and the themes were '''Sports and Entertainment'''. Of the 15 people who signed up, 13 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed 60 copyedits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2019/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Progress report:''' As of  04:36, 3 June 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 267 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stands at 605 articles.<!--Coords can update or remove this line before sending the newsletter. -->

'''May Drive:''' During the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2019|'''May Backlog Elimination Drive''']], Guild copy-editors removed copyedit tags from 191 of the 192 articles tagged in our original target months of November and December&nbsp;2018, and January 2019 was added on 22 May. We finished the month with 81 target articles remaining and a '''record low of 598 articles''' in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 24<!--counted from *R tags on drive page--> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|requests for copyedit]] during the May drive,<!--careful with the wording here; this should reflect the requests completed as part of the drive, not the total requests completed for the month--> and the month ended with 35 requests pending. Of the 26 people who signed up for this drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2019/Barnstars|'''here''']].

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Jonesey95}},  {{noping|Reidgreg}} and {{noping|Tdslk}}.

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== September 2019 GOCE Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June&nbsp;2019.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2019/2|June election]]:''' Reidgreg was chosen as lead coordinator, and is being assisted by Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Tdslk, and first-time coordinator Twofingered Typist. Jonesey95 took a respite after serving for six years. Thanks to everyone who participated!

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2019|'''June Blitz''']]: From 16 to 22 June, we copy edited articles on the themes of nature and the environment along with [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Requests|requests]]. 12 participating editors completed 35 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2019/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2019|'''July Drive''']]: The year's fourth backlog-elimination drive was a great success, clearing all articles tagged in January and February, and bringing the copy-editing backlog to a low of five months and a record low of '''585 articles''' while also completing 48 requests. Of the 30 people who signed up, 29 copyedited at least one article, a participation level last matched in May&nbsp;2015. Final results and awards are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2019/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2019|'''August Blitz''']]: From 18 to 24 August, we copy edited articles tagged in March&nbsp;2019 and requests. 12 participating editors completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2019/Barnstars|here]].

'''Progress report:''' As of 03:00, 23 September 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 413 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stood at 599 articles, close to our record month-end low of 585.

'''[[WP:GOCER|Requests page]]:''' We are experimenting with automated archiving of copy edit requests; a discussion [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Requests&oldid=917208048#Bot_integration? on REQ Talk (permalinked)] initiated by [[User:Bobbychan193|Bobbychan193]] has resulted in [[User:Zhuyifei1999|Zhuyifei1999]] writing [[toolforge:yifeibot/enwiki_gce_archive.py.txt|a bot script]] for the Guild. Testing is now underway and is expected to be completed by 3&nbsp;October; for this reason, '''no manual archiving of requests should be done until the testing period is over'''. We will then [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/YiFeiBot 2|assess the bot's performance]] and discuss whether to make this arrangement permanent.

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2019|'''September Drive''']]: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today!

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}.

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== GOCE December 2019 Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the December 2019 GOCE newsletter, an update of Guild happenings since the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/September 2019|September edition]]. Our Annual Report should be ready in late January.

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'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2020/1|Election time]]''': Nominations for the election of a new tranche of Guild coordinators to serve for the first half of 2020 will be open from 1 to 15&nbsp;December. Voting will then take place and the election will close on 31&nbsp;December at 23:59 UTC. Positions for Guild coordinators, who perform the important behind-the-scenes tasks that keep our project running smoothly, are open to all Wikipedians in good standing. We welcome self-nominations so please consider nominating yourself if you've ever thought about helping out; it's ''your'' Guild and it doesn't run itself!

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2019|'''September Drive''']]: Of the thirty-two editors who signed up, twenty-three editors copy edited at least one article; they completed 39 requests and removed 138 articles from the backlog, bringing the backlog to a low of 519 articles.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2019|October Blitz]]''': This event ran from 13 to 19 October, with themes of science, technology and transport articles tagged for copy edit, and Requests. Sixteen editors helped remove 29 articles from the backlog and completed 23 requests.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2019|'''November Drive''']]''': Of the twenty-eight editors who signed up for this event, twenty editors completed at least one copy edit; they completed 29 requests and removed 133 articles from the backlog.

Our '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2019|December Blitz]]''' will run from 15 to 21 December. Sign up now!

'''Progress report''': From September to November 2019, GOCE copy editors processed 154 requests<!--includes 7 declined or withdrawn-->. Over the same period, the backlog of articles tagged for copy editing was reduced by 41% to an '''all-time low of 479 articles'''.

'''Request archiving''': The archiving of completed requests has now been automated. Thanks to {{noping|Zhuyifei1999}} and {{noping|Bobbychan193}}, '''{{noping|YiFeiBot}}''' is now archiving the [[WP:GOCER|Requests page]]. Archiving occurs around 24&nbsp;hours after a user's signature and one of the templates '''{{tl|Done}}''', '''{{tl|Withdrawn}}''' or '''{{tl|Declined}}''' are placed below the request. The bot uses the Guild's standard "purpose codes" to determine the way it should archive each request so it's important to use the [[Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|correct codes and templates]]. 

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators; {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}.

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== WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors 2019 Annual Report ==

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'''Highlights:'''
*Overview of Backlog-reduction progress (a record low backlog!);
*Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page;
*Automated archiving of requests;
*Membership news and results of elections;
*Annual leaderboard;
*Plans for 2020.

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== GOCE March newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the March newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December&nbsp;2019. All being well, we're planning to issue these quarterly in 2020, balancing the need to communicate widely with the avoidance of filling up talk pages. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2020/1|Election results]]''': There was little changeover in the roster of Guild Coordinators, with Miniapolis stepping down with distinction as a ''coordinator emeritus'' while Jonesey95 returned as lead coordinator.  The next election is scheduled for June&nbsp;2020 and all Wikipedians in good standing may participate.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2020|January Drive]]''': Thanks to everyone for the splendid work, completing 215 copy edits including 56 articles from the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|Requests page]] and 116 backlog articles from the target months of June to August&nbsp;2019. At the conclusion of the drive there was a '''record low of 323 articles''' in the copy editing backlog. Of the 27 editors who signed up for the drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2020/Barnstars|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2020|February Blitz]]''': Of the 15 editors who signed up for this one-week blitz, 13 completed at least one copy edit. A total of 32 articles were copy edited, evenly split between the twin goals of requests and the oldest articles from the copy-editing backlog. Full results are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2020/Barnstars|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2020|March Drive]]''': Currently underway, this event is targeting requests and backlog articles from September to November&nbsp;2019. As of 18&nbsp;March, the backlog stands at a '''record low of 253 articles''' and is expected to drop further as the drive progresses. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Help set a new record and sign up now!

'''Progress report:''' As of 18 March, GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests in 2020 and there was a net reduction of 385 articles from the copy-editing backlog&nbsp;– a 60% decrease from the beginning of the year. Well done and thank you everyone!<!--Coords can update or remove this line before sending the newsletter. -->

'''Election reminder''': It may only be March but don't forget our mid-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1&nbsp;June. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|Coordinators]] normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2020/2|here]].

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}},  {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}

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== GOCE June newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/March 2020|March 2020]]. You can unsubscribe from our mailings at any time; see below. All times and dates stated are in [[Universal Coordinated Time|UTC]].

<div style="text-align: center;">'''Current events'''</div>

'''Election time:''' Nomination of candidates in our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2020/2|'''mid-year Election of Coordinators''']] opened on 1&nbsp;June, and voting will take place from 00:01 on 16&nbsp;June. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|GOCE coordinators]] normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, or you know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2020/2|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2020|June Blitz]]''': This blitz begins at 00:01 on 14 June and ends at 23:59 on 20 June, with themes of [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from May 2020|articles tagged for copyedit in May 2020]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Requests|requests]].

<div style="text-align: center;">'''Drive and blitz reports'''</div>

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2020|March Drive]]''': [[Self-isolation]] from [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|coronavirus]] may have played a hand in making this one of our most successful backlog elimination drives.  The copy-editing backlog was reduced from 477 to a '''record low of 118 articles''', a 75% reduction. The last four months of 2019 were cleared, reducing the backlog to three months. Fifty requests were also completed, and the total word count of copy-edited articles was 759,945. Of the 29 editors who signed up, 22 completed at least one copy edit. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2020/Barnstars|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2020|April Blitz]]''': This blitz ran from 12 to 18&nbsp;April with a theme of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Indian military history task force|Indian military history]]. Of the 18 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed a total of 60 copyedits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2020/Barnstars|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2020|May Drive]]''':  This event marked the 10th anniversary of the GOCE's copy-editing drives, and set a goal of diminishing the backlog to just one month of articles, as close to zero articles as possible. '''We achieved the goal of eliminating all articles that had been tagged prior to the start of the drive, for the first time in our history!''' Of the 51 editors who signed up, 43 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2020/Barnstars|here]].

<div style="text-align: center;">'''Other news'''</div>

'''Progress report''': as of 2&nbsp;June, GOCE participants had processed 328 requests since 1&nbsp;January, which puts us on pace to exceed any previous year's number of requests. As of the end of the May drive, the backlog stood at just 156 articles, all tagged in May 2020.

'''Outreach''': To mark the 10th anniversary of our first Backlog Elimination Drive, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost|''The Signpost'']] contributor and GOCE participant {{noping|Puddleglum2.0}} interviewed project coordinators and copy-editors for the journal's [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-04-26/WikiProject_report|April WikiProject Report]]. The Drive and the current Election of Coordinators have also been covered in ''The Signpost''{{'s}} [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-05-31/News and notes|May News and Notes page]].

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}.

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== Guild of Copy Editors September 2020 Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the September [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters|GOCE newsletter]], a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/June 2020|June&nbsp;2020]].

{{Center|{{spaces|17|em}}'''Current and upcoming events'''}}
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2020|'''September Drive''']]: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today!

'''Election reminder''': [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2021/1|our end-of-year Election of Coordinators]] opens for nominations on 1 December. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2021/1#Nominations|here]]. 

{{Center|'''Drive and Blitz reports'''}}
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2020|'''June Blitz''']]: An uncorrected typo (even copy editors make copy editing mistakes!) led to an eight-day "leap blitz" from 14 to 21&nbsp;June, focusing on [[WP:GOCER|requests]] and articles tagged in May. 19&nbsp;participating editors claimed 54 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2020/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2020|'''July Drive''']]: Over 750,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event, keeping pace with the previous three [[self-isolation|self-isolated]] drives. Of the 38 people who signed up, 30 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2020/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2020|'''August Blitz''']]: From 16 to 22&nbsp;August, we copy edited articles tagged in June and July&nbsp;2020 and requests. 12 participating editors completed 37 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2020/Barnstars|here]].

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'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2020/2|June election]]:''' Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Baffle gab1978, Tdslk, Twofingered Typist, and first-time coordinator Puddleglum2.0. {{noping|Reidgreg}} took a break after serving for a couple years. Thanks to everyone who participated!

'''Progress report:''' As of 01:33, 18 September 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 532 requests since 1 January and there were 38 requests awaiting completion on the [[WP:GOCE/R|Requests page]].  The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above).

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Puddleglum2.0}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}.

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== December 2020 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors|Guild of Copy Editors]] Newsletter ==

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'''Election time''': our end-of-year [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2021/1|'''Election of Coordinators''']] opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before [[Auld Lang Syne]]. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2021/1#Nominations|'''here''']]. 

'''December Blitz''': This will run from 13 to 19 December, and will target all [[WP:GOCE/REQ|Requests]]. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Blitzes/December_2020#Signing_up|'''Sign up now''']].

{{Center|'''Drive and Blitz reports'''}}

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2020|'''September Drive''']]: 67 fewer articles had copy-edit templates by this month's close. Of the 27 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and 124 articles were claimed for the drive.

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2020|'''October Blitz''']]: this ran from 18 to 24 October, and focused on articles tagged for copy-edit in July and August 2020, and all Requests. Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors copy-edited at least one article. 21 articles were claimed for the blitz.

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2020|'''November Drive''']]: Of the 18 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and together claimed 134 articles. At the close of the drive, 67 fewer articles were in the backlog and we had dealt with 39 requests. 

{{Center|'''Other news'''}}

'''Progress report:''' As of  09:05, 3 December 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 663 requests (18 from 2019) since 1 January and there were 52 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 494 (see monthly progress graph above).

'''Annual Report for 2020:''' this roundup of the year's activity at the Guild is planned for publication in late January or early February.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Seasonal tidings and cheers from your GOCE coordinators: {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Puddleglum2.0}}, {{noping|Tdslk}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}.

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== GOCE June 2021 newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, our first newsletter of 2021, which is a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/December 2020|December&nbsp;2020]]. To unsubscribe, follow the link at the bottom of this box.

<div style="text-align: center;">'''Current events'''</div>

'''Election time:''' Voting in our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2021/2|'''mid-year Election of Coordinators''']] opened on 16&nbsp;June and will conclude at the end of the month. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|GOCE coordinators]] normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Have your say and show support [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2021/2|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2021|June Blitz]]''': Our June copy-editing blitz is underway and will conclude on 26 June.

<div style="text-align: center;">'''Drive and blitz reports'''</div>

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2021|January Drive]]''': 28 editors completed 324 copy edits totalling 714,902 words. At the end of the drive, the backlog had reached a record low of '''52&nbsp;articles'''. {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2021/Barnstars|full results]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2021|February Blitz]]''': 15 editors completed 48 copy edits totalling 142,788 words. {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2021/Barnstars|full results]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2021|March Drive]]''': 29 editors completed 215 copy edits totalling 407,736 words. {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2021/Barnstars|full results]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2021|April Blitz]]''': 12 editors completed 23 copy edits totalling 56,574 words. {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2021/Barnstars|full results]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2021|May Drive]]''': 29 editors completed 356 copy edits totalling 479,013 words.  {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2021/Barnstars|full results]])}}

<div style="text-align: center;">'''Other news'''</div>

'''Progress report''': as of 26&nbsp;June, GOCE participants had completed {{#expr:40-1<!--last from 220 archive page-->+329-23-4<!--2021 archive page-->+2<!--done but not yet archived-->}} [[WP:GOCER|Requests]] since 1&nbsp;January.  The backlog has fluctuated but remained in control, with a low of 52 tagged articles at the end of January and a high of 620 articles in mid-June.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}} and {{noping|Twofingered Typist}}, and from member {{noping|Reidgreg}}.

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== September 2021 [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the September [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters|GOCE newsletter]], a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/June 2021|June&nbsp;2021]].

{{Center|{{spaces|17|em}}'''Current and upcoming events'''}}
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2021|'''September Drive''']]: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today!

{{Center|'''Drive and Blitz reports'''}}
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2021|'''June Blitz''']]: From 20 to 26 June, 6&nbsp;participating editors claimed 16 copy edits, focusing on [[WP:GOCER|requests]] and articles tagged in March and April. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2021/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2021|'''July Drive''']]: Almost 575,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 24 people who signed up, 18 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2021/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2021|'''August Blitz''']]: From 15 to 21&nbsp;August, we copy edited articles tagged in April and May&nbsp;2021 and requests. 9 participating editors<!--Not including those who signed up but did not do any articles--> completed 17 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2021/Barnstars|here]].

{{Center|'''Other news'''}}
'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2021/2|June election]]:''' Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis.

'''New maintenance template''' added to our project scope: After a short [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Archives/2021#Minor_backlogs|discussion in June]], we added {{tl|cleanup tense}} to the list of maintenance templates that adds articles to the Guild's copy editing backlog categories. This change added 198 articles, spread over 97 months of backlog, to our queue. We processed all of those articles except for those from the three or four most recent months during the July backlog elimination drive (Here's a [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Backlog_elimination_drives/July_2021|link to a "tense" discussion during the drive]]). 

'''Progress report:''' As of 18:26, 24 September 2021 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 468 <!--221+179+66+2--> requests since 1 January and there were 60 requests awaiting completion on the [[WP:GOCE/R|Requests page]].  The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above).

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}}, and {{noping|Miniapolis}}.

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== December 2021 GOCE Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the December [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters|GOCE newsletter]], a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/September 2021|September&nbsp;2021]].

{{Center|{{spaces|17|em}}'''Current and upcoming events'''}}
'''Election time''': Our end-of-year [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2022/1|'''election of coordinators''']] opened for nominations on 1&nbsp;December and will close on 15&nbsp;December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31&nbsp;December at 23:59, just before "[[Auld Lang Syne]]". Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2021/1#Nominations|'''here''']]. 

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2021|'''December Blitz''']]: We have scheduled a week-long copy-editing blitz for 12 to 18&nbsp;December. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2021#Signing up|Sign up]] now!

{{Center|'''Drive and Blitz reports'''}}
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2021|'''September Drive''']]: Almost 400,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 27 people who signed up, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2021/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2021|'''October Blitz''']]: From 17 to 23&nbsp;October, we copy edited articles tagged in May and June&nbsp;2021 and requests. 8 participating editors<!--Not including those who signed up but did not do any articles--> completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2021/Barnstars|here]].

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2021|'''November Drive''']]: Over 350,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 21 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2021/Barnstars|here]].

{{Center|'''Other news'''}}
It is with great sadness that we report the death on 19&nbsp;November of [[User:Twofingered Typist|Twofingered Typist]], who was active with the Guild almost daily for the past several years. His contributions long exceeded the thresholds for the Guild's highest awards, and he had a hand in innumerable good and featured article promotions as a willing collaborator. Twofingered Typist also served as a Guild coordinator from July 2019 to June 2021. He is [[Wikipedia:Deceased_Wikipedians/2021#Christopher_Kent_Keen_(Twofingered_Typist)|sorely missed by the Wikipedia community]].

'''Progress report:''' As of 30 November, GOCE copyeditors have completed {{#expr:47-1<!--last from 2020 archive page, less one declined-->+610-24-13<!--2021 requests to 30 November less declined and withdrawn-->}} requests in 2021 and there were 51 requests awaiting completion on the [[WP:GOCE/R|Requests page]].  The backlog stood at 946 articles tagged for copy-editing (see monthly [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Progress|progress]] graph above).

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Jonesey95}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}}, and {{noping|Miniapolis}}.

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== GOCE April 2022 newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the April newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Newsletters/December_2021|December&nbsp;2021]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2022/1|Election results]]''': {{noping|Jonesey95}} retired as lead coordinator. Reidgreg was approved to fill this role after an 18-month absence from the coordinator team, and Baffle gab1978 was chosen as an assistant coordinator following a one-year break. Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu continued on as long-standing assistant coordinators.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2022|January Drive]]''': Of the 22 editors who signed up, 16 editors claimed 146 copy edits including 45 [[WP:GOCER|requests]]. {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2022/Barnstars|details]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2022|February Blitz]]''': This one-week effort focused on requests and a theme of Africa and African diaspora history. Of the 12 editors who signed up, 6 editors recorded 21 copy edits, including 4 requests. {{small|([[Wikipedia: WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2022/Barnstars|details]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2022|March Drive]]''': Of the 28 editors who signed up, 18 claimed 116 copy edits including 25 requests. {{small|([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2022/Barnstars|details]])}}

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2022|April Blitz]]''': This one-week copy editing event has been scheduled for 17–23 April, sign up now!

'''Progress report:''' As of 11 April, copy editors have removed approximately 500 articles from the backlog and completed <!--57+70, counting only those archived-->127 copy-editing requests during 2022. The backlog has been hovering at about 1,100 tagged articles for the past six months.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}},  {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}} and {{noping|Tenryuu}}

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== June GOCE newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the June 2022 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since April 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

'''Blitz:''' of the 16 editors who signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April_2022|''' April Copy Editing Blitz''']], 12 completed at least one copy-edit, and between them removed 21 articles from the copy-editing backlog. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April_2022/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Drive:''' 27 editors signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May_2022|''' May Backlog Elimination Drive''']]; of these, 20 copy-edited at least one article. 144 articles were copy-edited, and 88 articles from our target months August and September 2021 were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May_2022/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June_2022|''' June Copy Editing Blitz''']], starting at 00:01, 19 June and closing at 00:59, 25 June (UTC), will focus on articles tagged for copy edit in September and October 2021, and [[WP:GOCE/R|requests from March, April and May 2022]]. Barnstars awarded will be posted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June_2022/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Progress report:''' As of 07:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 209<!--to 14 June--> requests since 1 January  and the backlog stands at 1,404 articles.

'''Election news:''' Nominations for our half-yearly [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2022/2|Election of Coordinators]] continues until 23:50 on 15 June (UTC), after which, voting will commence until 23:59, 30 June (UTC). All Wikipedians in good standing (active and not blocked, banned, or under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed.  

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}},  {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}} and {{noping|Tenryuu}}

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== Guild of Copy Editors' October 2022 newsletter ==

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'''Drive:''' Of the 22 editors who signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2022|July Backlog Elimination Drive]], 18 copy-edited, between them, 116 articles. Barnstars awarded are noted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2022/Barnstars|here]].

'''Blitz:''' Participants in our  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2022|August Copy Editing Blitz]] copy-edited 51,074 words in 17 articles. Of the 15 editors who signed up, 11 claimed at least one copy-edit. Barnstars awarded are noted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2022/Barnstars|here]].

'''Drive:''' Forty-one editors took part in our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2022|September Backlog Elimination Drive]]; between them they copy-edited 199 articles. Barnstars awards are noted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September_2022/Barnstars|here]].

'''Blitz:''' Our  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2022|October Copy Editing Blitz]] begins on  16 October at 00:01 (UTC) and will end on 22 October at 23:59 (UTC). Barnstars awarded will be posted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2022/Barnstars|here]].

'''Progress report:''' As of 19:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 303 [[WP:GOCE/R|requests for copy edit]]&nbsp;–&#32;including withdrawn and declined ones&nbsp;–&#32;since 1 January. At the time of writing, there are 77 requests awaiting attention and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,759. We always need more active, skilled copyeditors&nbsp;–&#32;particularly for requests&nbsp;–&#32;so please get involved if you can.

'''Election news:''' In our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2022/2|mid-year election]], serving coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tenryuu were returned for another term, and were joined by new coordinator Zippybonzo. No lead coordinator was elected for this half-year. {{noping|Jonesey95}}, a long-serving coordinator and lead, was elected as coordinator emeritus; we thank them for their service. Thank you to everyone who took part. Our next election of coordinators takes place throughout [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2022/2|December]]. If you'd like to help out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself or other suitable editors (with their permission, of course!). It's ''your'' Guild, after all!

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Reidgreg}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}} and {{noping|Zippybonzo}}.

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== Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since October. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

'''Blitz:''' Our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2022|''' October Copy Editing Blitz''']] focused on  July and August 2022 request months; and articles tagged for c/e in December 2021 and January 2022. Seventeen of those who signed up claimed at least one copy-edit, and between them copy-edited forty-six articles. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2022/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Drive:''' In the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2022|''' November Backlog Elimination Drive''']], thirty editors signed up, twenty-two of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Both target months—December 2021 and January 2022—were cleared, and February was added to the target months. Sixteen requests were copy-edited and 239 articles were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2022/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' Our seven-day-long [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2022|''' December 2022 Copy Editing Blitz''']] begins on 17 December at 00:01 (UTC)*. It will focus on articles tagged for copy-edit in February 2022, and pending requests from September and October. Barnstars awarded will be available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2022/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Progress report:''' As of 22:40, 8 December 2022, GOCE copyeditors have processed 357 requests since 1 January, there were seventy-four requests outstanding and the backlog stands at 1,791 articles. We always need skilled copy-editors; please help out if you can.

'''Election news:''' Nomination of candidates for the GOCE's [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2023/1|Election of Coordinators]] for the first half of 2023 is open and continues until 23:59 on 15 December. Voting begins at 00:01 on 16 December and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Coordinators serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on June 30. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, please nominate yourself or any editor you consider suitable—with their permission, of course!. It's ''your'' Guild and it doesn't coordinate itself.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers and best seasonal wishes from your GOCE coordinators, {{noping|Baffle gab1978}}, {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}}, {{noping|Tenryuu}}, and {{noping|Zippybonzo}}.

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== Guild of Copy Editors 2022 Annual Report ==

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'''Highlights:'''
*Overview of Backlog-reduction progress
*Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page
*Membership news and results of elections
*Closing words

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== Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the March 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/December 2022|December]] and our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Membership/News/2022 Annual Report|Annual Report for 2022]]. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members, including those who have signed up for our current March Backlog Elimination Drive. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2023/1|Election results]]:''' In our December 2022 coordinator election, Reidgreg and Tenryuu stepped down as coordinators; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo were returned as coordinators until 1 July. For the second time, no lead coordinator was chosen. Nominations for our mid-year [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators#How_are_we_selected?|Election of Coordinators]] open on 1 June (UTC).

'''Drive:''' 21 editors signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2023|'''January Backlog Elimination Drive''']], 14 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 170 articles totaling 389,737 words. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' Our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2023|'''February Copy Editing Blitz''']] focused on October and November 2022 requests, and the March and April 2022 backlogs. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine claimed at least one copy-edit; and between them, they copy-edited 39,150 words in 22 articles. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Drive:''' Sign up now for our month-long [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2023|'''March Backlog Elimination Drive''']]. Barnstars awarded will be posted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2023/Barnstars|'''here''']] after the drive closes.

'''Progress report:''' As of 12:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 73 requests since 1 January 2023, all but five of them from 2022, and the backlog stands at 1,872 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Baffle gab1978|Dhtwiki|Miniapolis|Zippybonzo}}.

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== Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the June 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since March. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

'''Election news:''' Fancy helping out at the Guild? Nominations for our half-yearly [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2023/2|Election of Coordinators]] are open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC)*. Starting immediately after, the voting phase will run until 23:59 on 30 June. All Wikipedians in [[WP:STANDING|good standing]] are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed; it's ''your'' Guild and it doesn't organize itself!

'''Blitz:''' Of the 17 editors who signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April_2023|April Copy Editing Blitz]], nine editors completed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 24 articles totaling 53,393 words. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April_2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Drive:''' 51 editors signed up for the month-long [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May_2023| May Backlog Elimination Drive''']], and 31 copy-edited at least one article. 180 articles were copy-edited.  Barnstars awarded are posted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May_2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June_2023#signup|'''Sign up here''']] for our week-long June Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 11 to 17 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June_2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Progress report:''' As of 03:09 on 6 June 2023, GOCE copyeditors have processed 91 requests since 1 January  and the backlog stands at 1,887 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Baffle gab1978}},  {{noping|Dhtwiki}}, {{noping|Miniapolis}} and {{noping|Zippybongo}}.

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== Septermber GOCE newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the September 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

'''David Thomsen:''' Prolific Wikipedian and Guild member David Thomsen ({{noping|Dthomsen8}}) died in November 2022. He was a regular copy editor who took part in many of our Drives and Blitzes. An obituary was published in the mid-July issue of ''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-07-17/Obituary|The Signpost]]''. Tributes can be left on David's [[User_talk:Dthomsen8|talk page]].

'''Election news:''' In our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2023/2|mid-year Election of Coordinators]], {{noping|Dhtwiki}} was chosen as lead coordinator, {{noping|Miniapolis|Zippybonzo}} continue as assistant coordinators, and {{noping|Baffle gab1978}} stepped down from the role. If you're interested in helping out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself for our next election in December; it's ''your'' WikiProject and it doesn't organize itself!

'''June Blitz:''' Of the 17 editors who signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June_2023|''' June Copy Editing Blitz''']], 12 copy-edited at least one article. 70,035 words comprising 26 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June_2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''July Drive:''' 34 of the 51 editors who took part in our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July_2023|'''July Backlog Elimination Drive''']] copy-edited at least one article. They edited 276 articles and 683,633 words between them. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July_2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''August Blitz:''' In our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August_2023|'''August Copy Editing Blitz''']],  13 of the 16 editors who signed up worked on at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 79,608 words comprising 57 articles. Barnstars awarded are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August_2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''September Drive:''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September_2023#Signing_up|'''Sign up here''']] for our month-long '''September Backlog Elimination Drive''', which is now underway. Barnstars awarded will be posted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September_2023/Barnstars|'''here''']]. 

'''Progress report:''' As of 14:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have processed 245 [[WP:GOCER|requests]] since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,066. <!--UPDATE before sending!-->

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, {{noping|Dhtwiki|Miniapolis|Zippybonzo}}.
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== Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter ==

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Hello, and welcome to the December 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. Don't forget that you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

'''Election news:''' The Guild needs coordinators! If you'd like to help out, you may nominate yourself or any suitable editor—with their permission—for the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2024/1|Election of Coordinators]]''' for the first half of 2024. Nominations will close at 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). Voting begins immediately after the close of nominations and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under current sanctions) are eligible, and self-nominations are welcome. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on 30 June.

'''Drive:''' Of the 69 editors who signed up for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2023|'''September Backlog Elimination Drive''']], 40 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 661,214 words in 290 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September_2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' Of the 22 editors who signed up for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October_2023|'''October Copy Editing Blitz''']], 13 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 109,327 words in 52 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October_2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Drive:''' During the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November_2023|'''November Backlog Elimination Drive''']], 38 of the 58 editors who signed up copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 458,620 words in 234 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November_2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' Our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December_2023|'''December Copy Editing Blitz''']] will run from 10 to 16 December. Barnstars awarded will be posted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December_2023/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Progress report:''' As of 20:33, 10 December 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 344 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 2,191 articles.

'''Other news:''' Our Annual Report for 2023 is planned for release in the new year.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Dhtwiki|Miniapolis|Zippybonzo}}.

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== Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report ==

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'''Highlights:'''
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*Summary of Drives, Blitzes and the Requests page
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== Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the April 2024 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/December 2023|December]]. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2024/1|Election results]]:''' In our December 2023 coordinator election, Zippybonzo stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki and Miniapolis were reelected coordinators, and Wracking was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators#How_are_we_selected?|Election of Coordinators]] will open on 1 June (UTC).

'''Drive:''' 46 editors signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2024|'''January Backlog Elimination Drive''']], 32 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 289 articles totaling 626,729 words. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2024/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' 23 editors signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2024|'''February Copy Editing Blitz''']]. 18 claimed at least one copy-edit and between them, they copy-edited 100,293 words in 32 articles. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2024/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Drive:''' 53 editors signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2024|'''March Backlog Elimination Drive''']], 34 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 300 articles totaling 587,828  words. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2024/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' Sign up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2024|'''April Copy Editing Blitz''']], which runs from 14 to 20 April. Barnstars will be awarded [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2024/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Progress report:''' As of 23:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC)<!-- ~~~~~ Upadate before sending-->, GOCE copyeditors have processed 109 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,480 articles.

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== Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the June 2024 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

'''Election news:''' Wanted: new Guild coordinators! If you value and enjoy the GOCE, why not help out behind the scenes? Nominations for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2024/2|mid-year coordinator election]] are now open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC). Self-nominations are welcome. Voting commences at 00:01 on 16 June and continues until 23:50 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page.

'''Blitz:''' Nine of the fourteen editors who signed up for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April_2024|'''April 2024 Copy Editing Blitz''']] copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 55,853 words comprising twenty articles. Barnstars awarded are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April_2024/Barnstars|here''']].

'''Drive:''' 58 editors signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May_2024|'''May 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive''']] and 33 of those completed at least one copy edit. 251 articles and 475,952 words were copy edited. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May_2024/Barnstars|here''']].

'''Blitz:''' Our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June_2024|'''June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz''']] will begin on 16 June and finish on 22 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June_2024/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Progress report:''' As of 05:23, 8 June 2024 (UTC) <!-- ~~~~~ -->, GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 2,779 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from {{noping|Baffle gab1978}} and your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Dhtwiki|Miniapolis|Wracking}}.

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== Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

'''Election news:''' Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2024/2|mid-year Election of Coordinators]], we welcomed {{noping|Mox Eden}} to the coordinator team. {{noping|Dhtwiki}} remains as Lead Coordinator, and {{noping|Miniapolis|Wracking}} returned as assistant coordinators. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election&nbsp;–&#32;watchlist our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors|ombox]] for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|here]].

'''Blitz:''' 13 of the 24 editors who signed up for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2024|June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz]] copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 169,404 words comprising 41 articles. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2024/Barnstars|here]].

'''Drive:''' 38 of the 59 editors who signed up for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July_2024|July 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive]] copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 482,133 words comprising 293 articles. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July_2024/Barnstars|here]].

'''Blitz:''' 10 of the 15 editors who signed up for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2024|August 2024 Copy Editing Blitz]] copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 71,294 words comprising 31 articles. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2024/Barnstars|here]].

'''Drive:''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September_2024#Signing_up|'''Sign up here''']] to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive.

'''Progress report:''' As of  05:14, 11 September 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 233 [[WP:GOCER|requests]] since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,824 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from {{noping|Baffle gab1978}} and your GOCE coordinators {{noping|Dhtwiki|Miniapolis|Mox Eden|Wracking}}.
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== Guild of Copy Editors December 2024 Newsletter ==

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Hello, and welcome to the December newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. If you no longer want this newsletter, you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. If you'd like to be notified of upcoming drives and blitzes, and other GOCE activities, the best method is to add our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Ombox|announcements box]] to your watchlist.

'''Election news:''' The Guild's coordinators play an important role in the WikiProject, making sure <s>nearly</s> everything runs smoothly and on time. Editors in good standing (unblocked and without sanctions) are invited to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2025/1|'''nominate themselves or another editor to be a Guild coordinator''']] (with their permission, of course) until 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). The voting phase begins at 00:01 on 16 December and runs until 23:59 on 31 December. Questions may be asked of candidates at any stage in the process. Elected coordinators will serve a six-month term from 1 January through 30 June.

'''Drive:''' In our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September_2024|'''September Backlog Elimination Drive''']], 67 editors signed up, 39 completed at least one copy edit, and between them they edited 682,696 words comprising 507 articles. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September_2024/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October_2024|'''October Copy Editing Blitz''']] saw 16 editors sign-up, 15 of whom completed at least one copy edit. They edited 76,776 words comprising 35 articles. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October_2024/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Drive:''' In our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November_2024|'''November Backlog Elimination Drive''']],  432,320 words in 151 articles were copy edited. Of the 54 users who signed up, 33 copy edited at least one article. Barnstars awarded are posted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November_2024/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Blitz:''' The December Blitz will begin at 00:00 on 15 December (UTC) and will end on 21 December at 23:59. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December_2024#Signing_up|'''Sign up here''']]. Barnstars awarded will be posted [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December_2024/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''Progress report:''' As of 22:12, 7 December 2024 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have completed 333 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,401 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, {{noping|Dhtwiki|Miniapolis|Mox Eden|Wracking}}.
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