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Backlog drives are conducted by the NPP team, whenever we feel that backlog is too high. Usually, they are a month long, and participants are awarded barnstars based on the number of reviews that they complete during the drive.

List of backlog drives

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Current drive

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Upcoming drives

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Past drives

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Previous backlog drives have included:

For the awards given out to participants in the backlog drives, go to Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/Awards, and Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/Redirect drive awards.

FAQ

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Q1: Are redirects counted towards my score?
A1: Yes for a redirect/combined backlog drive. No, for an article-only backlog drive.
Q2: Are old articles counted?
A2: Any and all articles are counted, as long as they are reviewed during the time period of the drive.
Q3: Can re-reviews be completed after the drive period is passed?
A3: Yes. However, the purpose of re-reviewing is to provide feedback to fellow reviewers, which means it's important to complete re-reviews throughout the drive. Re-reviews may be completed for up to 7 days after the drive has ended.
Q4: I have been busy reviewing new pages but I still seem to have a 0 on the leader board. What's the problem?
A4: Please check the following:
  1. You have registered as a participant for the relevant drive on the signup page.
  2. You are reviewing articles/redirects (as appropriate), not AfC drafts.
  3. You are using the page curation toolbar for your reviews.
If all of the above is true, then please leave a message on the drive's talk page. A coordinator will reply ASAP.
Q5: What is the logic behind the streak awards?
A5: A streak as defined by wikitionary is a continuous series of like events. The streak awards are meant to encourage consistency in reviewing among the participants. Let's say that a participant has the following scores for each week during the drive: 70, 30, 100 and 80. In this case, their minimum across all the weeks is 30, and they would get the appropriate streak award based on that number.

Userbox

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Participants can place a drive userbox on their userpage using {{Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives userbox|X}}. Replace X with the number of drives you have participated in. It displays as follows:

This user has participated in X Backlog Drives with the New pages patrol.

Instructions for coordinators

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Instructions for coordinators
  • Before the drive:
  • During the drive:
    • Answer questions from participants on the drive/NPP talk page.
    • (Optional) Send weekly updates about the drive's progress to the drive talk page and the NPP Reviewer discussion board.
  • After the drive:
    • Update the NPP newsletter draft with the results of the drive.
    • Set a 3–4 day deadline for participants to submit their CSD logs.
    • Barnstar calculations.
    • Award barnstars.
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