Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests

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The nominations phase of the GOCE's election of coordinators to serve a six-month term from January 1 opens at 00:01 on December 1 (UTC). Any editor in good standing (active and not sanctioned) can be nominated, and self-nominations are welcome.

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Guild of Copy Editors' requests page

On this page, you can request that the Guild of Copy Editors copy-edit specific articles.

Instructions for requesters

To make a request, remove any existing {{copy edit}} tags from the article, then click this button and follow the instructions:

Manual instructions (if the button doesn't work)

To make a request, add your article, using the following format, to the bottom of this page:

===[[Articlename]]===

Your comments ~~~~

Please remove any existing {{copy edit}} tags from the article to avoid edit conflicts during the copy edit.

Please note:

No request by an unregistered editor will be accepted unless the IP has done significant work on the article. Drive-by IP requests already on the list may be declined by any editor.
The average waiting time is two or so months. Please be patient and feel free to improve your requested article while you wait.
If you plan to nominate the article for good article, A-class or featured article status, please wait until the copy edit is complete before nominating it.
Having your article copy edited by our team does not guarantee that the prose will be considered acceptable during any of the above reviews.
You may have up to two open requests at any one time. This is enforced so that every request can have a fair chance of being fulfilled within a reasonable period.

Requests may be declined if the article is:

in the Draft or User namespaces, or is awaiting review at Wikipedia:Articles for creation;
unstable, undergoing rapid development, the venue for an ongoing edit war, or otherwise not yet suitable for copy editing.

Instructions for copy editors

Once you have accepted a request, it may be helpful to add a section to the article's Talk page explaining that you will be copy-editing the article and that other editors are welcome to post questions and comments for you while you are doing so. Remember to add another note when you are done.
Please ensure that you are familiar with the Wikipedia Manual of Style and the expectations for editing for the GOCE outlined in our Step by Step guide. The simplified Manual of Style is here. A number of national varieties of English are present throughout the encyclopedia, and no one variety is preferred. Keep spelling and date formatting consistent within an article.
When you accept a request, place an indented {{Working}} template immediately beneath the request and sign your post with four tildes (~~~~) so other copy editors know not to accept it.
Accept only one request at a time.
Articles that are potential Featured Article candidates should be handled by experienced editors.
If you have accepted a request but cannot fulfill it for any reason, please amend it with either:
- a note of the sections you have completed so someone else can complete the copy edit, or;
- a suitable template: {{Not done}}, {{Partly done}}, or Abandoned (not a template!). Please make a good-faith effort to complete a copyedit; excessive use of the "Partly done" template does little (or nothing) to reduce the backlog.
- If the article is unstable, experiencing rapid development, an ongoing edit war or apparent ownership issues, open a discussion on Requests talk to inform project coordinators.
- Acceptances that appear to have been abandoned will be checked after a reasonable period, usually one week after the timestamp. In cases of complete inactivity we will ask for an update on your talk page. If no response is received within one further week, the {{Working}} template will be removed so other editors may complete the copy edit.
When you have completed a request, add the template {{Done}} below the request and sign your post with four tildes (~~~~) and a bot will archive it in about 24 hours. In limited circumstances (breakdowns etc.), you can add the details of the request to the archive page then remove the request here by blanking the subsection. Do not delete the original request without archiving it.
Please consider adding the templates {{GOCE|user={{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|date={{subst:date}}}} on the talk page of articles you have copy edited and {{GOCEtb|article=Insert article name|sign=~~~~}} to the talk page of the requester.

Instructions for coordinators

Stale requests marked as "Working": Acceptances that appear to have been abandoned should be checked for activity after a reasonable period, usually one week after the timestamp. In cases of complete inactivity, a coordinator should ask for an update on the copy editor's talk page. Write "Asked X for update on talk page" below the "Working" line on the Requests page. If no response is received within one further week, the {{Working}} template should be removed so that other editors may complete the copy edit.
Quality control: Articles from the Requests page that are completed by newer editors should be reviewed for quality by a coordinator, time permitting. The top priority is to review articles that are FA candidates; the second priority, GA and DYK candidates.

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November 2017

Pattadakal

Requesting a c/e on this article about a UNESCO world heritage site, before a GA nom. Thank you, Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 21:12, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Working I'll tackle this one. Blackmane (talk) 01:52, 23 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: copy-edit is still ongoing; Blackmane's latest edit is 02:54, 15 December 2017 (UTC). Baffle gab1978 (talk) 08:17, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Further note: copy-edit is still in progress as of 23 December. Blackmane, let us know when you are done. – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:49, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

December 2017

Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol

Requesting c/e for grammar correction and to patch up the writing style and prose to meet the GA quality. There's no hurry, I'm planning to improvise it until it reaches the top of this listing. Thanks in advance. Let There Be Sunshine (talk) 13:18, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please take this after Christmas. Need time for few more improvements. Let There Be Sunshine (talk) 16:20, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

On hold - see requester's post above. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 05:06, 20 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

... and please let us know, Let There Be Sunshine, when the article is ready for copyediting. Miniapolis 19:55, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Steven Universe

Possibly pursuing FAC with this one; anyone well-experienced with professional writing to copyedit the article would be great. 1989 (talk) 17:59, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Samson Makintsev

Would appreciate if someone could enhance the overal prose. Definitely requires some adjustments. Planning to reach GA somewhere not too far in the future. Thanks much in advance, - LouisAragon (talk) 17:34, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Working – Corinne (talk) 19:24, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ronin (film)

Future GA submission. Many thanks, Slightlymad 11:07, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Stuyvesant High School

This is a featured article but it has a lot of awkward wording. It would be much appreciated if someone else can look this page over. epicgenius (talk) 23:10, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Working I'll do what I can. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:37, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done @Epicgenius: I recommend consulting any frequent editors of this topic about either merging Stuyvesant High School#New building proposal and Stuyvesant High School#School building or merging Stuyvesant High School#Original building with the aforementioned two sections. Cheers, JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:57, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@NotTheFakeJTP: thanks for the copyedit. I think I will post that question on the talk page. epicgenius (talk) 22:48, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

A relatively high traffic article on a UNESCO world heritage site. Requesting a GOCE review, before I consider a GA nom. Thank you, Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 14:31, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

SMS Pommern

This article passed a WP:MILHIST A-class review back in 2013, but I have significantly overhauled it since then, and I'd like to have a copy-edit done before the article goes to FAC. No rush on this, as I have several articles in the pipeline. Thanks in advance! Parsecboy (talk) 16:54, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ankylosaurus

This FA article recently had significant edits due to the publication of a major article giving the animal yet another redescription. It was originally meant to be on the main page on October 22 but was rescheduled since we were unable to finish up before then. It is now scheduled to be on the main page on January 15 and we would like a copyedit before then. Thank you. LittleJerry (talk) 22:48, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Unlocked (Alexandra Stan album)

Hi! I would appreciate someone experienced with FA criteria to take a look on the article above. Many thanks! Cartoon network freak (talk) 22:57, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Booker T. Washington State Park (West Virginia)

Good day to the talented copyeditors! I recently completed this article and its currently in the queue for review at GAN. I would greatly appreciate any guidance you all could provide to improve the overall quality and flow of this article! Thank you so much in advance! -- West Virginian (talk) 20:44, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Manchester by the Sea (film)

I worked on this article earlier this year and would like it to go up for GA nomnination. Esprit15d • talk • contribs 13:36, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Velipadinte Pusthakam

Would appreciate a copy edit. Thank you. Let There Be Sunshine (talk) 16:39, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ramize Erer

Article, which was created by me, is nominated also by me for DYK. The DYK-reviewer requested its copyediting before its approval. I'm unfortunately not able to copyedit it on my own. Your help will be appreciated. CeeGee 20:23, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]