Template:GOCE-new-blitz-page/doc

Use this template to populate a newly created Guild of Copy Editors Blitz page. It must always be substituted (see copy-and-paste example at the bottom of this page); if it is transcluded, you won't be able to edit the Blitz page normally.

Parameters

The table below shows the parameters that will populate the Blitz page with the usual variables. If any are omitted, the Blitz page can be edited as normal and the variables added. Omitted variables will not appear in the resulting Blitz page.

Parameters	Variable	Notes
|start-date=	Blitz start date in any format	The first day of the blitz week, e.g. 1 February 2015
|end-date=	Blitz end date in any format	The last day of the blitz week, e.g. 7 February 2015
|theme=	the theme of this blitz	Include punctuation and formatting, with asterisk(s) for bullet point(s). If there are multiple themes use "and".
|previous-blitz=	previous blitz's month and year	full month name and year, starting with capital letter, e.g. December 2014
|this-blitz=	this blitz's month and year	full month name and year, starting with capital letter, e.g. February 2015
|lead-coordinator=	lead coordinator's username	Use {{subst:User0|Example}} for all coordinator usernames.
|coordinators=	coordinators' usernames	list all coordinators' names (see example)

Example

This is an example of how to use the template.

{{subst:GOCE-new-blitz-page
| start-date=1 February 2015
| end-date=7 February 2015
| theme=Requests and WikiProject Albums
| previous-blitz=December 2014
| this-blitz=February 2015
| lead-coordinator={{subst:User0|Example}}
| coordinators={{subst:User0|Example1}}, {{subst:User0|Example2}} and {{subst:User0|Example3}}
}}

This is an example appropriate for February to June 2024, with coordinators' names filled in (remember to change other parameters).

{{subst:GOCE-new-blitz-page
| start-date=11 February 2024
| end-date=17 February 2024
| theme=
* The articles from our backlog: [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from November 2022|November 2022]], [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from December 2022|December 2022]], and [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from January 2023|January 2023]] 
** New Wikipedia copy editors (welcome!) are advised to focus their efforts on these backlog articles. 
* All [[WP:GOCE/REQ|requests]]; GANs and FACs should be copyedited by experienced editors.
**'''Please note:''' it is very important that articles listed on the Request page are skillfully and fully copy-edited; many of these will be reviewed for [[Wikipedia:Good article criteria|Good Article]] or [[WP:Featured article criteria|Featured Article]] status. If you have any questions or comments about the article you're copy-editing, please ask on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2022|blitz's talk page]].
| previous-blitz=December 2023
| this-blitz=February 2024
| lead-coordinator= {{subst:User0|Dhtwiki}}
| coordinators={{subst:User0|Miniapolis}} and {{subst:User0|Wracking}}
}}

Easy-to-use copy-and-paste version

Copy and paste the empty template below into the new Blitz page.

Fill in the parameters as shown in the example.

Remove any parameters that are not required.

{{subst:GOCE-new-blitz-page
| start-date=
| end-date=
| theme=
| previous-blitz=
| this-blitz=
| lead-coordinator={{subst:User0|}}
| coordinators={{subst:User0|}} and {{subst:User0|}}
}}

Here is some good copy/paste text for a Requests blitz (paste this into the "theme" variable):

*To reduce the number of outstanding requests on our [[WP:GOCE/REQ|requests page]]. [[WP:GAN|Good Article nominations]] (GANs) and [[WP:FAC|Featured Article candidates]] (FACs) require careful editing by experienced copyeditors, with the prose bar higher for FACs than for GANs.