Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/List of participants
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Welcome to our list of participants of the Guild of Copy Editors! (formerly known as the League of Copy Editors) Remember to add {{User Copy Edit}} to your user page, which will list you at Category:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors members. In addition, feel free to add yourself to the table at the top of the list using the code below:
|- simpsontg77 | [[simpsontg7 | 5 January 2011 (put the date you joined here) | Put your special interests or comments here
Editors wishing to seek copy editing assistance: Please verify the user you select from this list is an active user before requesting their assistance for a project. A good alternative is to post your request on our special requests page.
Name | Date of joining | Special interests or comments
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Amog | Talk • contribs | 6 March 2011 | ||
► Philg88 ◄ talk | 4 March 2011 | Anything China related | |
Dangtony (talk) | 3 March 2011 | ||
soosim (talk) | 3 March 2011 | anything and everything | |
Peterstrempel talk | 3 March 2011 | ITIL, technical and fiction writing, philosophy, politics, film and TV | |
UncleBubba ( T @ C ) | 2 March 2011 | Aviation, computers, photography, medicine, motorcycles, music, science, video games, and all things geeky. Also, anything that is spelled | |
DoctorJoeE (talk) | 2 March 2011 | Not picky | |
Gprince007 (talk) | 01 March 2011 | Anything !.
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Triviator (talk) | 01 March 2011 | Most things, particularly the sciences, mathematics and music. | |
Highspeedrailguy | 28 February 2011 | Anything!!! Especially rail-related articles. | |
Ankit Maity | 26 February 2011 | Everything.Will try my best | |
Stim371 | 25 February 2011 | Grammar and spelling rage funneled into productive activities. Let's get it done! | |
Acabashi | 24 February 2011 | ||
Pi | 22 February 2011 | Anything I suppose | |
escapepea | 19 February 2011 | I go through phases. | |
Perseus8235 | 15 February 2011 | Anything! | |
RHM22 | 13 February 2011 | My main interest in numismatics, though I'm also interested in history and television to a lesser extent. | |
Wikiisawesome | 12 February 2011 | I'm interested in working on style, grammar and copyediting on random Wikipedia pages. | |
John | 12 February 2011 | Everything! | |
Bluebklyn | 8 February 2011 | interested in improving the quality of Wikipedia as a whole; interested in improving the quality of college/university articles in particular | |
Athene cunicularia | 5 February 2011 | Improve articles | |
Maias | 3 February 2011 | Aiming to improve readability without pedantry | |
mwwmenger | 2 February 2011 | contribute to improve quality of Wikipedia | |
dpruth | 28 January 2011 | contribute to improve quality of Wikipedia | |
Mpaa (talk) | 26 January 2011 | contribute to improve quality of Wikipedia | |
Yourstruly42 (talk) | 25 January 2011 | Former editor of movie and television subtitles. | |
Burkeew (talk) | 25 January 2011 | Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication Major at James Madison University | |
Pietrogpjmu (talk) | 25 January 2011 | Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication Major at James Madison University | |
Kimberly wymer (talk) | 20, January, 2011 | Technical Editing Student | |
ander2em (talk) | 25 January 2011 | Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication Major at James Madison University | |
BigmouthCreator (talk) | 24 January 2011 | Simply excited to copy edit Wikipedia. | |
Jamesnd (talk) | 23 January 2011 | Classical History student at University of Tasmania | |
YoumanKr (talk) | 20 January 2011 | Writing and Rhetoric Student at James Madison University | |
jones3sg (talk) | 20 January 2011 | Technical Editing Student, James Madison University | |
simpsontg77 (talk) | 20, January, 2011 | Technical Editing Student at James Madison University | |
Cerasam (talk) | 20, January, 2011 | Technical Editing Student | |
Pheebalicious (talk) | 20 January, 2011 | Took a long break from copy-editing! I'm also a librarian in a high school, ask me anything! | |
AgnosticAphid talk | 18 January 2011 | particularly interested in punctuation, also law-related and other jargon-y items | |
User:pab2023 (talk) | 16 January 2011 | ||
Aboudaqn (talk) | 16 January 2011 | 20th Century History | |
Fortifyme (talk) | 16 January 2011 | I love to edit! | |
GFHandel. | 15 January 2011 | Music articles, list articles, computing articles. | |
Josborne2382 (talk) | 13 January 2011 | For the most part all I do are copy edits, so it was just a matter of time before I joined. I'm happy to help out wherever I can. | |
—tktktk | 12 January 2011 | Been copy editing for a while; might as well make it official. | |
Tofutwitch11 (TALK) | 12 January 2011 | Forgot to add myself to this list, woops. | |
Puzzlefighter (talk) | 11 January 2011 | Feels good man. | |
—Ute in DC (talk) | 9 January 2011 (put the date you joined here) | Sounds like just my speed | |
Ironmagma (talk) | 7 January 2011 | Just interested in helping out. | |
jcgoble3 (talk) | 5 January 2011 | — | |
Grahamwest (talk) | 3 January 2011 | Many hands make light work | |
Swatkatz14 (talk) | 4 January 2011 | I want to improve Wikipedia. | |
Spock of Vulcan (talk) | 3 January 2011 | I eliminate typos and poor grammar on sight! | |
Qizix (talk) | 1 January 2011 | I want to try making prose easier to read and understand, if at all possible. | |
Tobeprecise (talk) | 1 January 2011 | Mostly the small stuff | |
Bennycat (talk) | 24 December 2010 | I want to do what I can to improve Wikipedia and my skills as a copy editor. | |
MakingTheMark •Talk | 21 December 2010 | Basically interested in Aviation, but I read all sorts of articles. | |
Wi2g | 18 December 2010 | I particularly enjoy reading about nature, linguistics and history, but also enjoy general copy editing. | |
Revirescence (talk) | 17 December 2010 | Interested in sport, philosophy, music and literature. However, I strongly dislike grammatical errors, so when it comes to editing I feel I could be a valuable addition to the team. | |
Demiurge1000 (talk) | 16 December 2010 | History, especially military history, but many other topic areas too. I tend to copyedit as I read, but I can also take on specific requests. British English native but can manage U.S. English too. | |
Skamecrazy123 (talk) | 9 December 2010 | As a son of England, I'm pretty sure I will be able to help with any English language copy editing I am introduced to | |
★ Auree (talk) | 8 December 2010 | Though I spend most of my time editing or creating tropical cyclone-related articles, poor punctuation and grammatical errors due to negligence are one of my major pet peeves. Therefore, as a copy-editor, I am willing to help out with any problems I am introduced to. | |
Wikidgood (talk) | 4 December 2010 | Music, environment, wildlife, outdoors, politics, science, faith and reason, philosophy, art | |
Jacqke (talk) | 4 December 2010 | In writing new articles, I tend to concentrate on books or musical instruments. When I edit, I usually end up expanding articles——but my English degree won't let me ignore typos, misspellings or horrendous usage (except when I myself make these errors). | |
TCO (talk) | 27 November 2010 | Want to be around others who value good writing and learn better myself. | |
-- DQ (t) (e) | 26 November 2010 | Interested in sciences/science fiction, technology, transportation, meteorology, government, law, many more... | |
rubicon | talk | 23 November 2010 | Shoddy syntax and grammar must be corrected. | |
P1h3r1e3d13 (talk) | 18 November 2010 | I've been a pedant about grammar, spelling, punctuation, and some style my whole life. Did some informal copy editing at my college paper. On and off wikifever, usually just small edits. Also help maintain a MediaWiki wiki at my company. | |
Wegates (talk) | 13 November 2010 | my editing experience comes thru military journalism, mostly looking to work on militaria articles. I also have knowledge in photography, environmental engineering, camping and outdoor adventurism | |
Pol430 talk to me | 13 November 2010 | Interested in improving readability of articles in Wikipedia | |
Alansohn (talk) | 11 November 2010 | Interested in seeing better sourced and formatted articles in Wikipedia | |
DeepDepletion (talk) | 10 November 2010 | I'm an integrated circuit design engineer with a broad interest in technology, physics, astronomy, and science in general. And I write. | |
Cindy Allen (talk) | 10 November 2010 | technical editing on any topic--teach tech editing at the university level | |
Gulielmus estavius (talk) | 10 November 2010 | Fixing spelling, grammar and punctuation is fun, and it feels good to do the small copy editing changes that makes articles look better. Interested in Computer Science and India related articles. | |
Lehoo (talk) | 9 November 2010 | Trying to help Wikipedia - and maybe I will be able to help here. | |
Elizium23 (talk) | 6 November 2010 | I love the English language, and making incremental changes to correct spelling and punctuation. | |
jsfouche ☽☾ talk | 3 November 2010 | I love correcting spelling and grammatical errors (especially punctuation)! Woot!! | |
Reaper Eternal (talk) | 2 November 2010 | I enjoy polishing articles so they can convey their information more effectively. | |
—Deckiller (t-c-l) | 2 November 2010 | I was extremely active from 2005-2007. Now I just pop in here and there, but I still copy-edit whenever I can. | |
Anagogist (talk) | 1 November 2010 | Flawed grammar and syntax irk everyone. So, why not help fix them? | |
Hairy Dude (talk) | 28 October 2010 | I have a particular interest in linguistics and theoretical computer science, but I dabble in many other areas. (My interests are unlimited, my expertise less so.) The large majority of edits I make are copy editing; I generally correct errors as soon as I notice them. | |
~dee(talk?) | 27 October 2010 | Willing to help out wherever I can. Interests vary, anything from music to politics to science. | |
Aichikawa (talk) | 26 October 2010 | art history, fashion, high and pop culture, Third World figures and phenomenas but open to all of course, this is Wikipedia! | |
Quityergreeting (talk) | 26 October 2010 | I'm an evil, inhuman grammar Nazi (specifically correct use of you're/your and their/there/they're) and I think that this a great activity to keep me occupied when I can't sleep. | |
Woilorio (talk) | 25 October 2010 | Wikipedia, itself; interested in all sorts of viewpoints, human and not. For instance I know a lot more about Brazil, Australia, The Seychelles, distant galaxies.. . and a lot of other places than I did 5 years ago. Fusions of the literary and mythological and the present, political. Read Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Scandinavian...a little, and others, less and less. And less. But not too-ooo serious. | |
TwistOfCain (talk) | 22 October 2010 | I do well with catching grammar and spelling mistakes. Willing to help out wherever I can. | |
Aaron north (T/C) | 22 October 2010 | Pretty decent copywriting, spelling, and grammar | |
El Mayimbe (talk) | 21 October 2010 | I believe in Wikipedia, as such I want to improve it to the best of my abilities. My strength would be in editing science related articles. | |
—MC10 (T•C•GB•L) | 16 October 2010 | Excellent with copywriting and grammatical issues | |
Chickie4 | 15 October 2010 | I'll pretty much edit anything as I naturally edit as I read. If you want me to edit a specific page, just post a request on my page and I'll try to get to it as soon as I can. I usually go on Wikipedia once or twice every 1-3 days. | |
radamdeys (talk) | 14 October 2010 | Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering, SAP, ABAP, Physics, Philosophy, History, Islam, & Quran. | |
Hydrargyrum | 13 October 2010 | I've been copyediting on an ad hoc basis ever since I started working on Wikipedia in June 2005, fixing style, punctuation, syntax, grammar, spelling and orthography errors as I encounter them. My signature usually appears as "Quicksilver", a synonym for Hydrargyrum (Mercury). | |
Chrisfjordson (talk) | 10 October 2010 | Came here to improve my editing skills and the site. | |
Skibden (talk) | 6 October 2010 | New to the English Wikipedia, I'm most into editing the smaller articles and stubs | |
Slon02 (talk) | 1 October 2010 | After participating in 2 copyedit drives, I decided to finally join. | |
Odysseus1479 (talk) | 25 September 2010 | See the userboxen on my page for my particular interests, but I'm up for editing pretty well any article. Professional compositor & graphic-arts technician—can create or improve images as well as text. Fairly opinionated on grammar & punctuation but will adapt to any consistent style. Strong scientific/technical vocabulary, for a dilettante layman anyway. Do not use spell-chequers. | |
Mr. R00t Talk | 18 September 2010 | I'm interested in mainly Politics or Natural Disasters but am willing to give a copyedit to pretty much any page. I don't speak any languages other than English fluently so I'm not any use there. | |
— Keithbob • Talk • | 18 September 2010 | ||
CoolCityCat (talk) | 17 September 2010 | Anything that makes sense to me. If it sounds right, it's probably right anyways. | |
Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм | Champagne? | 14 September 2010 | Spelling, grammar, wikification via Special:Random articles. | |
VictorianMutant (talk) | 7 September 2010 | A new user... self proclaimed "Grammar Nazi" ready to wage ruthless war against poor grammar, poor spelling, sentence fragments, and other scourges afflicting the Wikipedia. | |
User:Easwarno1 | 6 September 2010 | Occasional link surfer, copy edits anything that catches they eye during said surfing | |
Aaplrox (talk) | 5 September 2010 | Learning things while improving Wikipedia-plus I hate seeing bad grammar, especially on Wikipedia. | |
Julesd (talk) | 5 September 2010 | Correcting the spelling of "led", among others | |
AkkiDa | 3 Sep 2010 | Learn and Help | |
Geetha75 (talk) | 2 September 2010 | Gathering knowledge while editing. | |
User:Schwindtd | 2 Sep 2010 | History, history, history. Specifically American history, but I'm not too picky. | |
Feline Hymnic (talk) | 1 September 2010 | Various | |
Livitup (talk) | Original LOCE Editor, reactivating 31 Aug, 2010 | Love the challenge of longer articles. | |
RahulChoudhary | 31 August 2010 | Sports, Military and India related topics | |
シ | 31 August 2010 | Going to try to copyedit all the articles starting with Q - wish me luck! | |
Canada Hky (talk) | 29 August 2010 | Sports, science | |
Genadinik (talk) | 14 January 2010 (put the date you joined here) | Health , medicine, hiking, outdoors | |
AgamB (talk) | 29 August 2010 | Putting Strunk and White to good use! | |
MindfulJen (talk) | 29 August 2010 | All aspects of creating high-quality articles | |
GenQuest (talk) | 28 August 2010 | Well put language | |
I,E • Wouldst thou speak? | 25 August 2010 | All aspects of our venerable language. | |
Ta-Va-Tar (discuss–what?) | 23 August 2010 | Improve writing skills and contribute along the way. | |
Zargabaath (talk) | 23 August 2010 | ||
Joe Gazz84 (user)•(talk)•(contribs) | 22 August 2010 (put the date you joined here) | Everything, I can help anywhere, although I like grammar. | |
Seraphimblade Talk to me | 20 August 2010 | Happy to help with grammar, sentence structure, wikification, and tightening/trimming overly long sections or articles in any area that needs it. | |
Raj6644 (talk) | 19 July 2010 | Love to improve article related to engineering. Also like copy editing articles related to India. | |
Questionic (talk) | 17 August 2010 | Happy to help with what needs doing; I see this project as a way to learn more about Wikipedia. Possibly useful skills: engineering and science background, can read French and German. | |
Macwhiz (talk) | 16 August 2010 | General copy-editing. Former copy editor of hometown volunteer newspaper and multiple academic weekly and monthly publications. | |
jjron (talk) | 16 August 2010 | General spelling, grammar and overall clarity of message. Interested in many topics, specialising in scientific, technical and Australian related articles. Article layout and image use. | |
Clapurhands (talk) | 16 August 2010 | Indian articles; spelling and grammar | |
Grammar_conquistador (talk) | 14 August 2010 | Everything. =) Australian English. | |
bodnotbod (talk) | 13 August 2010 | I like to think I'm good with spelling, grammar and punctuation. I also tend to notice when a sentence or paragraph has an unintentional rhyme or repetition that might induce a reader to wince. Subject-wise I read widely but I guess I would avoid anything that has a lot of maths and/or algebra. | |
Coppercable (talk) | 11 August 2010 | I enjoy reviewing a wide variety of topics, providing grammar edits, re-writing for clarity, and providing some reference support. | |
Access Denied talk contribs editor review | 11 August 2010 | Spelling and grammar corrections, mostly | |
NaidNdeso (talk) | 3 August 2010 | Moslem, Mosque, Tintin, Comic | |
Idempotent (talk) | 2 August 2010 | Mathematics and science | |
Sceptre | 27 July 2010 | Tightening wording, MoS compliance. (FA writer, generally use 1A and related as guidelines) | |
Boing! said Zebedee (talk) | 27 July 2010 | Anything - I'm a spelling and grammar fiend | |
Camerafiend (talk) | 23 July 2010 | Anything | |
dmmacy (talk) | 22 July 2010 | I enjoy Wikipedia and would like to help if I can. :) | |
Bsherr (talk) | 21 July 2010 | ||
Anon423 (talk) | 21 July 2010 | NEMOSEDALIQUIS | |
GorillaWarfare talk | 20 July 2010 | Spelling and grammar, mostly. | |
Paulmnguyen (talk) | 19 July 2010 | Everything, particularly the philosophical and the technical | |
いただき (talk) | 15 July 2010 | Everything. :) | |
Trifoliate (talk) | 15 July 2010 | Clarity - Practice makes perfect. | |
GCaisle (talk) | 2008 | Copy editing for grammar and accuracy | |
Icfasntw (talk) | 26 March 2009 | All the words. | |
Décembër21st2012Freâk Talk | 12 July 2010 | Anything | |
DeadlyOps (talk) | 14 January 2010 | Anything to help wikipedia | |
AirplaneProRadioChecklist | 6 July 2010 | Aircraft, hence the name. | |
mikechen (talk) | 5 July 2010 | I'm most familiar with the Associated Press Stylebook. I hope the differences don't hamper my ability to contribute. | |
EricLeb01 (Page | Talk) | 4 July 2010 | I've written a book (in the process of a second, though none are published yet), and I find copy editing to be a fun way to contribute. Hope to get a few articles done once and a while. | |
AusTerrapin (talk) | 5 July 2010 | I was previously a member of the League of Copyeditors. Primary interests are in orders, decorations and medals, and in military history. Happy to help in other areas if requested or if I happen to wander by and see a need. I am currently active in authoring and categorizing, so my contributions here are likely to be ad hoc in nature. | |
WeijiBaikeBianji (talk) | 3 July 2010 | mathematics education, linguistics, psychology, sinology, education policy (proficient in non-English languages, experienced as a professional editor) | |
scenography (talk) | 2 July 2010 | Copyediting does a kindness. | |
Duff (talk) | 2 July 2010 | Joined the Guild: Purty gud at grammer, speling. & punktuational pruferedink? ;D Love to help clean up. Prefer non-fiction and non-entertainment-related topics. | |
Derild4921☼ | 2 July 2010 | Found the July Drive fun :DD | |
-- φ OnePt618Talk φ | 1 July 2010 | I'm a big believer in giving back to Wikipedia all that it has given me over the years, and this project seems like an excellent opportunity for me to sharpen the saw and fine-tune my editing skills. Thanks for organizing it. | |
Lihaas Talk Contribs | 2 July 2010 | Subject matter apart, I generally try to look at making the English more unversally legible (ie- not for regional versions of English) | |
LeonidasSpartan (My Talk) | 1 July 2010 | I focus largely on the clarity of my edits. I feel this project would be a good way to help do my part around Wikipedia. I will focus primarily on articles related to Military History as that is a special interest of mine. | |
SuperHamster Talk Contribs | 1 July 2010 | I've always made frequent gnomish edits. That, along with participating in the July 2010 Copyediting Backlog Elimination Drive, prompted me to join (especially since I get to use those fancy templates). | |
Read-write-services | 30 June 2010 | I'm a Writer, Editor and a Proofreader. I have an interest in Biology, Viruses and Electronic subjects although I'll have a go at anything reasonably interesting. | |
— e. ripley\talk | 25 June 2010 | Clarity. | |
Hyblackeagle22 (talk) | 24 June 2010 | Figured I could do some good. | |
The Exchange of Knowledge (talk) | 23 June 2010 | Wanted something to do :D | |
Richwales (talk) | 22 June 2010 | Nitpicking proofreading isn't always fun, but someone's got to do it. | |
BejinhanTalk | 19 June 2010 | Having good grammar is a key to understanding and learning. | |
Auerfeld (talk) | 17 June 2010 | It's all about clarity... | |
Arsgrammar (talk) | 17 June 2010 | Preserving the art of grammar. | |
David Rush (talk) | 16 June 2010 | I'm a stickler for grammar and like to make things as succinct as possible! | |
Nolelover (talk) | 16 June 2010 | Making articles look as nice as possible | |
Snowman304 (talk) | 14 June 2010 | I love the English language and I try as hard as I can to make everything as intelligible as I can. | |
Chaosdruid (talk) | 13 June 2010 | Diverse interests from TV I watch to History and Robotics | |
Jess talk cs | 12 June 2010 | Interested in computer science, theology, philosophy, engineering, science, and more. | |
Music Sorter (talk) | 12 June 2010 | I am very knowledgeable in computer science and periodically write articles for work. | |
Paranoidbeemer (talk) | 12 June 2010 | I like condensing fluffy writing. | |
Backtable Speak to me | 12 June 2010 | I make edits mainly, but not solely, in articles concerning usually underground music. I also like to make edits which are akin to copyediting. | |
Hadger | 12 June 2010 | I know a lot of American English grammar and spelling, so I think it would be fun to copy edit. | |
Crionell (talk) | 10 June 2010 | Programming makes me want to fix grammatical errors everywhere. | |
prashanthns (talk) | 10 June 2010 | I think good copy-editing may get me a PhD | |
TPW (talk) | 10 June 2010 | Fixing little misteaks is what got me interested in editing. Fixing the big ones will make me a better writer. | |
Urbanstrata (talk) | 6 June 2010 | Helping to make the world a better place one comma at a time. | |
Draconar (talk) | 3 June 2010 | Copy editing is fun! | |
SciHound (talk) | 1 June 2010 | Professional scientific and technical copywriter with a BSc in physics and maths. Writing covers: Materials analysis, nanotechnology, rheology, physics, maths, pharmacology etc. etc. | |
Cindamuse (talk) | 1 June 2010 | Professional journalist/editor. Extensive experience in research, writing, editing, and publishing. I prefer working on biographies and historical subjects. Tend to stay away from sports and scientific subjects, but open to editing anything else. | |
papagel (talk) | 27 May 2010 | Interested in History, Learning, IT and Software | |
Usertubes60 (talk) | 22 May 2010 | A word nerd freelance writer trying to make the written world a better place. | |
loafysam (talk) | 19 May 2010] | Proper spelling and punctuation should be standards in the production and maintenance of a well-written article. Also, my brain freezes when I see a typo or a run-on sentence. | |
Harry1717 (talk) | 18 May 2010 | I love copy-editing for the sheer fun of it, because I get to do something to improve the quality of various articles, and because it takes me to such remote corners of the Wikipedia universe. | |
Annalise (talk) | 15 May 2010 | I have weird interests, so don't be afraid to run things by me. In particular, I'm interested in medicine, psychology, fiber arts, LGBTQ issues and almost anything related to Africa. | |
artemiswolfang (talk) | 13 May 2010 | Spelling and grammar are my thing... when my keyboard works properly. | |
Sjones23 (talk - contributions) | 8 May 2010 | I am interested in copyediting (i.e. correcting and looking for errors) any types of articles, especially video games, music and anime. I was also a member of the defunct League of Copy Editors. | |
Twaitsey (talk) | 8 May 2010 | A self proclaimed perfectionist, I enjoy looking for and correcting errors in pretty much anything. | |
Deagle_AP (talk) | 6 May 2010 | Dedicated counter-vandal, and seriously needs to take a break from that (a bit too fast-paced!), is a high school student and likes contributing to discussion on various topics. | |
Robin Paulsen (talk) | 5 May 2010 | New to editing and looking for ways to contribute | |
KaySL (talk) | 5 May 2010 | I was a member of the project under another username when it was still the League of Copy Editors. | |
--Darkwind (talk) | 1 May 2010 | "Terible symtax and spelling you hav. For you I fizxed the whol articlee." | |
Brickietalk | 28 April 2010 | I've been copyediting for some time now, but never got round to "officially" joining... | |
Gengleong (talk) | 17 April 2010 | I'm more interested in aquarium related topics. | |
ɳorɑfʈ Talk! | 14 April 2010 | One is glad to be of service. | |
iBentalk/contribs | 7 February 2010 | ||
Theta4 ([User talk:Theta4|talk]]) | 26 Jan 2010 | I'm a copy editor for my school's yearbook, and now a copy editor for Wikipedia as well. | |
tallandhandsome (talk) | 25 Jan 2010 | Happy to help everyone | |
—ems24 | 24 January 2010 | I'll do anything, really. Glad to be able to improve my writing skills and help WP. | |
EEC 0585 (talk) | 23 April 2010 | I want to learn how to copyedit. | |
Bobnorwal (talk) | 23 April 2010 | I make gud vords 4 u. I will make grammar, style, and spelling edits to articles of just about any topic...I also like turtles. | |
Mlpearc MESSAGE | 22 April 2010 | Military, Music, Films. Improving my editing skills and Wiki as a whole. | |
Buggie111 (talk) | 22 April 2010 | I've submited a request for a copyedit, and I'd like to give back. | |
Kristin.sweeney (talk) | 11 April 2010 | I'm excited to keep my writing skills in shape during my year off before graduate school. | |
The Utahraptor (talk) | 10 April 2010 | Even though I mainly focus on ghost towns, I am a very good writer. | |
Jamioe (talk) | 10 April 2010 | Just joined but have been proof reading for a magazine for some time. | |
NielsenGW (talk) | 4 April 2010 | I finally get to use my English degree! | |
Jpwoodard (talk) | 30 March 2010 | I make edit. | |
Pvt. Michael J. Caboose | 27 March 2010 | Although I am young and I focus more in animal biology, I am indeed an excellent writer and I'm willing to do hard research on a topic. I do tend to have a good sense of humor and am easygoing, therefore finding an internet representation of myself using Caboose from the Red Vs. Blue Youtube series. I'm happy I can help, and you might stop by and look at my page every now and then to see my weekly jokes. | |
ERobertson19 (talk) | 25 March 2010 | A graduate student in Communication with a strong interest in writing, editing and correcting grammatical errors. Happy to help! | |
SOFTero (talk) | 22 March 2010 | Glad to find a way I can hopefully improve Wikipedia.
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Benedoceridebes (talk) | 19 March]] 2010 | Print out an article every day, proofread it, and edit it. Nice and simple. A Page a Day Keeps the Backlog At Bay. | |
--✶♏✶ | 18 March 2010 | well i think, i can spell good and i do tops in english at school and my mum sez i have "a way with words" | |
Stuart Wallis (talk) | 15 March 2010 | Happy to help out where I can with such a marvellous resource. | |
MathMaven (talk) | 14 March 2010 | I have a general interest in grammatically correct articles, and I also like to reword articles so that they "sound better." I am happy to join this guild! | |
Panda609 (talk) | 3 March 2010 | I have a journalism background, including several years of copyediting for grammar, typos and style. I took a stab at this random uncleaned article that was listed on the guild page as needing help: Bijbehara Massacre. There are still errors, but I think it's now in a state where it's legible and can be improved by others. | |
S Masters (talk) | 28 February 2010 | Professional copy editor with years of experience in sub-editing and proof reading. Hope to be able to help out here whenever I can. | |
ocrasaroon | 23 February 2010 | The think I love about proper spelling, punctuation, grammar and tone are that it doesn't matter what the subject is - the rules remain the same. So I can look educated on many subjects while only really knowing one. Bring it on... | |
DustFormsWords (talk) | 17 February 2010 | I copy-edit professionally; I'm happy to do a little more while working on other tasks on Wikipedia. | |
Dtgriffith (talk) | 11 February 2010 | Experience in writing & editing corporate and brand communications. Happy to get involved. | |
Writeswift | 8 February 2010 | Background in writing & editing tech subjects for lay audiences | |
Moisture (talk) | 7 February 2010 | Interests in history, politics, music, Latin America, law, criminal justice, science fiction, etc. | |
Vipinhari (talk) | 12 January 2007 | Happy to Help!! | |
Unimaginative Username (talk) | 24 January 2010 | Former LOCE. Now very inactive, but if I trip across something interesting and needy, will do. Not taking requests, though. | |
Nuujinn (talk) | 14 January 2010 | Background in comparative lit, working in IT | |
Tea with toast (talk) | 17 January 2010 | I enjoy copy editing as it allows me an opportunity to encounter interesting articles. | |
Joshua Scott (talk) | 14 January 2010 | I majored in Computer Science, and minored in Technical Writing. I'm interested in copy editing generally, and more specifically to computer-related topics. | |
Inspeximus (talk) | 14 January 2010 | Happy to try to put something back into Wikipedia in return for all the information it has given me over the years. Mainly interested in Physical Sciences, IT and anything related to Genealogy. | |
Feeeshboy (talk) | 8 January 2010 | I'm a professional writer, and I've been copyediting various articles on and off for a few years | |
AIRcorn (talk) | 7 January 2010 | Know the most about biological sciences, but have a wide range of interests and am willing to edit anything | |
AKIRA70 (talk) | 4 January 2010 | To edit in the name of truth! | |
Shira68 (talk) | 3 January 2010 | Creative, fiction & music writer, music & animal photographer; various areas of knowledge including popular music, arts, photography, animals (especially horses & dogs) & veterinary medicine. | |
Cortina2 | 1 January 2010 | Full-time, professional copy editor who likes doing research/legwork, seeing it as an opportunity to learn, but prefers non-science subjects; trivia buff | |
SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ Count Contribs Logs | 22 December 2009 | I do lots of cleanup (thus 50K+ edits). Used to be in League of Copyeditors project. | |
Tayste (talk - contrib) | 20 Dec 2009 | Is there a list of articles by category? | |
Theo10011 (talk) | 15 Dec 2009 | Giggity | |
Wireless Fidelity Class One (talk) | 14 Dec 2009 | Editing | |
Mheart (talk) | 13 December 2009 | I'm a word artist. Hi! Feel free to contact me for help on your projects. | |
— Oli OR Pyfan! | 9 December 2009 | I'll work my way through the backlog from the earliest. | |
Belovedeagle (talk) | 5 December 2009 | I'll help with any interesting, coherent subjects which aren't pop culture. | |
Catspjs01 (talk) | 3 December 2009 | I am interested in working through the backlog, and I will edit any topic in which I have any interest at all. | |
Shirik (talk) | 27 November 2009 | I'm willing to work on anything that needs work, though I have special knowledge in Engineering disciplines, so I may focus my work there unless requested otherwise. My copy editing experience comes from being editor-in-chief of a school newsletter for a few years, though I have no professional experience. | |
Presdigitator (talk) | 22 November 2009 | I like cutting and shaping. | |
ATC . Talk | 17 November 2009 | I am an experienced editor on Wikipedia and have been editing on Wiki since November 2007. My strengths are in articles related to television, film, people, music, and disabilities. I'm a good (and improving daily) writer. | |
Diannaa TALK | 11 November 2009 | Lately I have been doing a lot of Military History. I also work on articles about India, People, Places, and "History of ...". | |
Venice85 (talk) | 9 November 2009 | Professional freelance copyeditor and proofreader. Not a writer by any stretch. | |
Studiofox | 4 November 2009 | Rhymes only when he has the Times. | |
zdilli (talk) | 23 October 2009 | Special interests are music, dance, physics and electrical engineering, but I am happy copyediting and proofreading anything. | |
NotAnonymous (talk) | 22 October 2009 | Copy editor and proofreader, will take on any topic in Wikipedia. | |
Mckaywiii (talk) | 20 October 2009 | philosophy, religion, chess, science, math, proofreading | |
StryyderG (talk) | 16 Oct 2009 | Anime/manga in particular, but anything really | |
Allreet (talk) | 8 Oct 2009 | Interested in editing any topic that needs it. | |
Laurinavicius (talk) | 3 October 2009 | I have a substantial amount of copyediting experience. I usually edit historical, geographical, and biographical articles, but I edit on nearly all topics. | |
Mario777Zelda (talk) | 1 October 2009 | I edit video game articles, or anything that needs attention. | |
Emptymountains (talk) | 18 September 2009 | World religions articles. | |
Fences&Windows | 16 September 2009 | Biology and medicine, but I edit on any topic. | |
Lhynard (talk) | 3 September 2009 | almost anything | |
Talhamian (talk) | 3 September 2009 | history, or anything about Pakistan. | |
talkingbirds | 2 September 2009 | Music articles especially, but anything that doesn't put me to sleep. I mostly copyedit if I find an especially bad article/have the time, but I currently do not have the time to take any requests on my talk page. Apologies in advance. | |
R/T-รัก-ไทย (talk) | 21 August 2009 | Interested in religion, proofreading, and Asia. | |
Kudpung (talk) | 22 August 2009 | Cleaning up and rewriting in encyclopedic style. Specialities: UK schools and settlements; French wine. | |
LizzieHarrison | 19 August 2009 | I would like to improve my proof reading skills by practising on Wikipedia articles. | |
Pgan002 (talk) | 19 August 2009 | I mostly edit articles as I read them, but if you leave a request on my user page, I will edit your article. Text leaving my workshop is concise, clear and easy to read. Every word matters, as do flow, tone, links and formatting. I prefer articles about science, philosophy, history or social movements. | |
–túrianpatois | 17 August 2009 | I understand English to a fairly deep level. I am better at copy editing with time and no rush. I also frequently write. | |
Alan16 (talk) | 8 August 2009 | I am a natural English speaker and have studied it to a fairly high level. And I'm amused by the fact that it is doubtful whether English is the first language of the user below me. | |
$%MarshalN20%$ (talk) | 30 July 2009 | Articles related to Peru. I am highly meticulous when it comes to grammar and constantly seek to improve my skills. | |
MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) | 21 July 2009 | Will be doing my utmost to clear that backlog and keep the wheels of grammar oiled. | |
Spiritual (talk) | 10 July 2009 | New to copy-editing, hoping to help wherever I can! Have been correcting typos and correcting information... | |
Mxvxnyxvxn (talk) | 3 July 2009 | Ooh, me use mine great Grammar skill here! And maybe I can learn Engrish! What does copyedit mean? | |
RabidDeity (talk) | 30 June 2009 | Finally, my attention to detail should pay off! | |
Jeff Q (talk) | 22 June 2009 | I do drive-by copyediting: when I read an article but find the style problems distracting me, I start a "quick" edit, which often turns into hours-long sessions across 5 or 6 related articles, frequently including reference improvements. | |
kojozone (kojozone) | 8 June 2009 | Help wherever I can;) | |
Ryft (talk) | 2 June 2009 | Grammar Nazi, passionate about clear and proper English and Wikipedia. | |
-Garrett W. (Talk / Contribs / Email) | 2 June 2009 | Stickler for good grammar and punctuation, and also just general correctness. | |
Yellowfeverlime (talk) | 30 May 2009 | It's fun editing, so why not do it? I also like to help make articles more readable. | |
Suntzu3500 (talk) | 29 May 2009 | College student. Horrible English annoys me. | |
Ltwin (talk) | 28 May 2009 | College student. I'm tired of seeing articles needing copy edits and doing nothing about it! | |
Auntieruth55(talk) | 22 May 2009 | ||
Remotelysensed (talk) | 4 May 2009 | I want to "Make it say what it means" | |
From: •LeMaR• 我爱土木工程! | 1 May 2009 | I see what I can help. Copyedits. | |
Mephiston999 | 27 April 2009 | Always glad to help Wikipedia! | |
HJMitchell You rang? | 26 April 2009 | There's nothing more annoying than a poorly written but well researched article. Always happy to lend a hand in improvements | |
Whoosit (talk) | 23 April 2009 | "Clutter is the disease of American writing." (William Zinsser, On Writing Well) | |
Letsplaydrums (talk) | 23 April 2009 | Professional copywriter. I don't believe English has to be fancy, but it should at least be clear. | |
The New Mikemoral ♪♫ | 19 April 2009 | Bad grammar is my enemy and must be killed. | |
Henitsirk (talk) | 15 April 2009 | I am a professional copy editor and proofreader. | |
ƒingersonRoids | 10 April 2009 | Copyediting. It's what I do. | |
Baffle gab1978 (talk) | 1 April 2009 | I hack and slash through the jungle of words that is Wikipedia. I'm currently blitzing some of the photography - in which I have a Degree - articles, referencing when I can, condensing text and pruning out the weeds randomly sown by folk who *think* they're adding useful things but often can't write for toffee. I'm quite nice really. | |
BrianFG (talk) | 21 March 2009 | I'm all in favour of unjumbling badly written English | |
Buddpaul (talk) | 20 March 2009 | Former member of the Wikipedia League of Copy Editors; I've done (and am still doing) copy editing for an internationally distributed magazine; have also written large amount of ad copy for one web site. | |
Recognizance (talk) | 16 March 2009 | May be of help with matters related to United States law | |
upstateNYer | 25 Feb 2009 | Anything to do with engineering, schools, colleges, New York State, Washington, D.C.; worth asking about anything else, I'll probably still help out. | |
Merpin (talk) | 24 Feb 2009 | I have a fanatical devotion to precision and accuracy. | |
Margin1522 (talk) | 21 Feb 2009 | I've been doing a few – programming, random, and Japan. | |
MSJapan (talk) | 18 Feb 2009 | Multiple advanced degrees as well as professional editorial and writing experience. Canwork in US or UK English. | |
Aseld talk | 17 Feb 2009 | Degreeless, but with some natural talent. | |
AikiHawkeye (talk) | 10 Feb 2009 | I do it for a living. Might as well do it for a hobby. | |
Thelongview (talk) | 8 Feb 2009 | My focus is material relating to religions. I take my name. | |
Bladeofgrass (talk) | 3 Feb 2009 | I copyedit, therefore I am. | |
Alvin Seville (talk) | 1 Feb 2009 | Natural born copy editor, always on the lookout for typos + grammar correcting in wikipedia, so my edits go across a wide spectrum of diverse articles. | |
Guybrush (talk) | 27 Jan 2009 | I have knowledge and experience writing about science for general audiences and the arts in Australia, but I also enjoy just cleaning things up. Always keen to try and redress the systemic bias. | |
Sinneed (talk) | 26 Jan 2009 | Not by any means a Wikipedia expert, I can mostly help with wording and structure. I don't expect I'll remove many article flags...probably add some. :) | |
Nick in syd (talk) | 26 Jan 2009 | Happy to assist - I also do typo edits.... | |
Sketchmoose (talk) | 21 Jan 2009 | Very excited - copyediting is better than cookies. | |
Esprit15d • talk • contribs | 19 Jan 2009 | I love copyediting, and I'm overdue for joining this after the League of Copyeditors went defunct | |
ErikTheBikeMan (talk) | 17 Jan 2009 | I'll be starting with the backlog, copyediting any articles that interest me. | |
McKorn (talk) | 17 Jan 2009 | Wikipedia - now the grammatical source of all human knowledge. | |
Sophus Bie (talk) | 12 Jan 2009 | Hopefully, I'll be able to help a bit here. | |
Wim van Dorst (talk) | 7 Jan 2009 | Articles in the science field, e.g., chemistry, physics, engineering, &c | |
Seidenstud (talk) | 4 Jan 2009 | Still looking for the guy off in whose camper the boys were whacking. | |
Thelb4 | 1 Jan 2009 | I really enjoy editing Wikipedia, but often I have very little actual content to add. I like to help out! | |
Thomprod (talk) | 25 Dec 2008 | I work as a senior editor and technical director at a network-owned television station in the United States. I am generally good at spotting and correcting errors in printed text, voice over copy and graphics. I often refer to the AP Stylebook. My interests are technical articles about television, highways and musicals. | |
Kyle Maxwell (talk) | 22 Dec 2008 | I have a strong interest improving the general overall quality of Wikipedia articles via the copy editing process. Occasionally, this means re-writing text to remove or reduce the passive voice. | |
★Dasani★ | 19 Dec 2008 | Female Chinese teenager born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Naturally, I'm fluent in both languages. I try to help out Wikipedia and revise/rewrite whenever possible, however I mostly find myself coming back to articles on Chinese, Taiwanese, and Japanese celebrities because I find that those are the ones that require the most rewriting and additions. If you need some copy editing, you could try and leave a message on my talk page. However, I prefer rather short articles or stubs. Otherwise, it's too complicated. | |
A. Parrot (talk) | 15 Dec 2008 | Sworn enemy of the comma splice. | |
Marek.69 talk | 12 Dec 2008 | I will help wherever I can. | |
Robert Skyhawk (Talk to me) | 5 Dec 2008 | Hey, they actually have a project for this? I'm in; copyediting is a habit of mine anyway. | |
- Dank (push to talk) | 1 Dec 2008 | Updated: These days I'm focusing on WP:SHIP articles | |
Drilnoth (talk) | 27 Nov 2008 | I'll see what I can do to help. | |
Joe5150 (talk) | 21 Nov 2008 | Oh I just love to correct other peoples’ mistakes! | |
Scapler (talk) | 17 Nov 2008 | I am just on of those strange people who enjoy a good copyedit. Grammar is good fun, after all, and we can all pitch in! | |
\ / (⁂) | 15 Nov 2008 | Can copyedit, although not up to FA standard just yet. | |
— CactusWriter | needles | 11 Nov 2008 | I write, edit and proof in the real world. I focus on biographies and films in | |
fdsTalk | 3 Nov 2008 | Will edit any article during free time | |
Wikisaver62 (talk) | 26 Oct 2008 | I am already part of the grammar wikiproject and the CVU so thought i'd top it all off with this. Now I can start. Note that I don't have much free time but I will help whenever I can. | |
Gonzonoir (talk) | 25 Oct 2008 | I've been cherrypicking from the backlog for months; thought I'd make it official. | |
$user log (Talk) @ | 22 Oct 2008 | I'll help out wherever I can :) | |
Moralis (talk) | 22 Oct 2008 | Once-upon-a-time copyeditor at the old League, looking to get back into trouble. | |
Queenmomcat (talk) | 13 Oct 2008 | I've been copyediting for a bit, but never got around to making it official. | |
Sultec (talk) | 13 Oct 2008 | I enjoy copy editing and other editing projects. It's easier than original creations :> | |
Dr. Robinson | 7 Oct 2008 | I'll help! | |
Peachypoh (talk) | 29 Sep 2008 | I'm a bit too particular about spelling, grammar and punctuation, if you ask me. | |
CheMechanical (talk) | 27 Sep 2008 | Interested in copy editing technical/engineering articles. | |
ukexpat (talk) | 22 Sep 2008 | Grammar, punctuation, spelling (BrEng and AmEng), MOS, pretty much anything | |
WikiDan61 (talk) | 26 Aug 2008 | Mainly articles in the sciences and music, but I'll edit anything for Grammar and Style. | |
Lexo (talk) | 25 Aug 2008 | Training as a professional copyeditor | |
Mm40 (talk | contribs) | 21 Aug 2008 | Mostly sport articles; I will be happy to help coordinate the effort | |
Dureo (talk) | 16 Aug 2008 | Interested primarily in history related articles. | |
Shir-El too | 14 Aug 2008 | Have been here a while but forgot to sign-in. Any subject unless/until it requires expert attention. Enjoy improving choppy/translated material to a readable, flowing standard - in addition to just cleaning-up! | |
Mark Malcampo (talk) | 14 Aug 2008 | Politics, sports and social sciences. | |
LegoKontribsTalkM | 13 Aug 2008 | Interested in hockey articles | |
fraise (talk) | 13 Aug 2008 | Professional copyeditor with interests in the humanities and IT. | |
the_ed17 | 12 Aug 2008 | Anything, just tell me what to do. Like Pax85, I like history, LoTR and, most of all, Shannara. | |
Shirulashem (talk) | 10 Aug 2008 | Here to help | |
Espoo (talk) | 9 Aug 2008 | Making this into a popular project that doesn't scare off anyone (like LOCE did) and therefore gets a lot of help from huge numbers :-) of "normal" users that consequently learn to follow usage in reliable sources and eventually get the entire community to respect this much more than now. | |
Song (talk) | 7 Aug 2008 | Since I seem to be very good at picking out other people's mistakes, I'll be glad to join. =) I'm an avid reader, so I can probably tackle most anything on books. | |
--Falcon Darkstar Kirtaran (talk) | 1 Aug 2008 | I don't edit too much for lack of time, being a student, but it pains me to see poor grammar and formatting here. | |
Pax85 (talk) | 31 July 2008 | I will look at pretty much anything to copy edit. However, my particular interests are history, science, Star Trek, and Lord of the Rings. Yes, I am a geek... | |
TheTito (Discuss) | 30 July 2008 | I have come here to chew bubblegum and copy edit, and I'm all out of bubblegum. | |
THE FOUNDERS INTENT PRAISE | 28 July 2008 | Just here to help. | |
Cor anglais 16 | 26 July 2008 | Glad to see that there are still people interested in copyediting after the apparent death of LoCE… I will do what I can! | |
Escape Artist Swyer Talk to me The mess I've made | 25 July 2008 | Happy to help as much as I can. | |
IceUnshattered[ t | c ] | 25 July 2008 | My experience is mostly centered around book articles, with some work in anime-manga, but I'd like to work around other parts of Wikipedia as well. | |
OlEnglish (talk) | 24 July 2008 | I'll do my best to help. | |
Jamie☆S93 | 23 July 2008 | I mainly work with music articles and biographies, but I'll help out with anything in the '07 backlogs. | |
MeegsC | Talk | 23 July 2008 | Happy to help where I can! | |
MP (talk•contribs) | 23 July 2008 | Interests include Relativity, Islam and a whole mish-mash of other articles. I do like spending time cleaning up articles on any subject, though. :) | |
Enigma message | 23 July 2008 | Interested in helping clear backlogs. Primary interest is in sports, but I am willing to help out anywhere. | |
Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone | 23 July 2008 | Meteorology, geography. | |
keɪɑtɪk flʌfi (talk) | 23 July 2008 | I'm great with grammar and style/clarity edits. Oh, and I speak IPA ;) Would love to help clear out the backlog | |
LaPianista! «talk» | 22 July 2008 | Classical music, musical instruments, music theory, military history, Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area | |
•Jim62sch•dissera! | 22 July 2008 | Linguistics, languages, history, and whatever else needs doing | |
Samuel Tan | 21 July 2008 | Just trying to help... *smiles* | |
Well-Read Red (talk) | 3 February 2011 | I found my way here via the backlog drive, which, I see, has ended... but bad copy is a constant. :) | |
I'm Flightx52 and I approve this message | 24 February 2011 | Lets do that copy editing drive in March! | |
Lerdthenerd | 28 February 2011 | Lets clean that backlog! | |
Lord Psyko Jo | 1 March 2011 |