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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.

Edit this panel

August 2011

Peru national football team

I would like to submit the article for FA review. It has plenty of sources and overall nicely written. The main issue with it is the long history section.

What it needs: If someone could make a summary (WP:SUMMARY) of the history section, then the main issue would be resolved. A separate article for the history section already exists.

That is all. It's a tough task, but whoever is willing to contribute to this can reward themselves with having helped an article reach FA status. Best of wishes.--MarshalN20 | ^Talk 00:36, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Working - I'll have a bash but it'll probably take me two days to complete. I'll do my best and hope it's worth the wait. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 01:47, 1 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Baffle and the Guild. One day of edits and the article is already looking fantastic.--MarshalN20 | ^Talk 03:34, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done - Thanks for your comments. :-) I've condensed and clarified the text but haven't tackled the summary request as I think I'll need to check the article more closely. I've made some comments on the article's talk page. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 18:55, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Spanish general election, 1933

Needs ridding of my idiosyncratic prose before a GAN, I think. Might make a change from music and film articles! (Not particularly long, either.) Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 20:18, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Working See my questions/comments on the article talk page. Regards Peter S Strempel | Talk 20:29, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Snow Prince

The reviewer for this page mentioned that the page had "some more grammar and overlinking issues throughout the article" and suggested that I can look for help here. As I seem to be the only editor currently working on the page, I am looking for someone else to help copyedit the page. Thanks!--Lionratz (talk) 13:33, 15 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Working I'll tidy it up for ya... It may take me a few days though. :) Bobnorwal (talk) 02:50, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fluorine

American reviewer needed. The article is to be submitted to FAC in September: needs a check for grammar, punctuation and prose strength (especially Compounds section). I may be contacted if technical questions arise--R8R Gtrs (talk) 07:14, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Working I'll help! Quae legit (talk) 17:49, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Themeparkgc Talk 05:42, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

I have been working on this article for a year, and would like some fresh eyes to proofread grammar and prose. Once it has been proofread, I plan to have it peer reviewed. Thank you in advance!Astrocog (talk) 04:09, 30 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Working. Lagrange613 (talk) 05:56, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

September 2011

Liverpool F.C. in Europe

I want to take this to FAC soon, and I feel it needs another copyedit before it goes just to smooth over the prose. Cheers NapHit (talk) 18:31, 2 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Upgrade U

Jivesh • Talk2Me 17:25, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rajneesh movement

I would greatly appreciate it if someone would take the time to fix the grammatical errors and typos in the article. Joyson Noel ^{Holla at me!} 21:04, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Moby Prince disaster

Non-native speaker, need fixes --Jollyroger (talk) 11:44, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Working Clarityfiend (talk) 06:00, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm withdrawing. This needs somebody who can read the Italian references. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:49, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I might do it in future, but I don't think this article is yet ready for copy editing, for the following reasons:

It appears to be a translation of 90% of the Italian Wikipedia article Moby Prince. In order to give credit where credit is due, a {{Translated page}} template should be placed on the article's talk page, identifying the article and version that was translated to create this article. But first:
The Italian Wikipedia has only one article covering both the ship and the disaster. Why does the English Wikipedia need two: MS Moby Prince and Moby Prince disaster? The first is very short and about 2/3 of it is about the disaster anyway. How about putting the present content in the MS Moby Prince article, to avoid any suspicion of a content fork?
At present, not only are all the references in Italian, but very few of them identify their authors and a number of them don't have their proper titles. For example, ref 60 is just presented as "articolo tratto da", and there are too many bare URLs.

Copy editing is only worth while if the content is reasonably stable, so I think these matters should be addressed before we do it. --Stfg (talk) 19:39, 9 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's mostly a translation, double checked with original sources and with a few added paragraphs.

Two articles IMHO are better, since one is about the ship (and may be expanded in future), the other is about the disaster (a separate event with aftermath still going on). If you prefer to join them, I'll not disagree, though.

most of those references links to the press page of the association of the victims.

I'd love to fix this, but I've almost no spare time right now. If you can fix it yourself please do, else it may be a long time since I could get back with a proper fixing. --Jollyroger (talk) 11:52, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Infinity on High

Hi! This article is currently undergoing a Good Article review, but the reviewer requested I get help with a copyedit. Any suggestions that could be made would be great, I have until tomorrow :O Thanks! Basilisk4u (talk) 16:12, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)

During the GA review some issues with the prose were brought up. I gave the article a ce of my own but another pair of eyes would be appreciated (especially since grammar isn't my strong suit). I know it is suggested that requests are made prior to a nomination, but I had written the article a few months ago and thought that I had someone look at it. Turns out had had forgotten to have that done (guess that's why you don't nominated something after being away from it for such an extended period of time:p). I appreciate your time and help, thanks in advance --Mo Rock...Monstrous (leech44) 18:53, 12 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A9 (Croatia)

This article was recently rewritten in order to submit it to GA nomination. Would somebody please have a look at it as I'm not a native speaker of English. Thanks!--Tomobe03 (talk) 13:03, 15 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Selena songs

These three articles will be up for a good article nomination. My English is not very good, though, I hope someone can take the time and correct any grammar and prose errors. Thanks, AJona1992 (talk) 23:05, 15 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Go Goodwins

I want one of my articles about a bus operator, Go Goodwins to be copyedited. Thanks, Rcsprinter (talk) 11:49, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tegernsee

I expanded this article in a rush, so I suspect it needs to be copyedited.--Gunt50 (talk) 15:01, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Brampton Walk of Fame

A little while ago, a GAN suggested that I submit the article here. -- Zanimum (talk) 21:11, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A11 (Croatia)

I've recently expanded the article, and since I'm not a native speaker of English, a copyedit would probably be useful. Thanks!Tomobe03 (talk) 19:48, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

International Street (Canada's Wonderland)

A recent peer review has highlighted issues with the text, including possible issues with regional phrasing. The article was promoted to GA by an inexperienced editor, delisted after a reassessment, and is currently awaiting another GAN. -- Zanimum (talk) 01:26, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nicholas_Burgess_Farrell

Needs a grammar fix. Please ask for any unclear wording, it's difficult to translate from this guy. --Jollyroger (talk) 13:42, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Matangi

Matangi is nominated for GA and needs copyediting for that as per comments in edit summary when it appeared in DYK Redtigerxyz ^Talk 12:41, 24 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

History of the Socialist Left Party

Badly written, and in a terrible need of rewording. --TIAYN (talk) 16:22, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hurricane Paula (2010)

Please only copyedit the meteorological history section. Thanks, HurricaneFan 25 17:41, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Port of Ploče

I'd like to submit this article to GAN procedure, but I would really appreciate if someone could take a look at it - especially since I'm not a native speaker of English. Thanks!--Tomobe03 (talk) 19:36, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kodagu

Would greatly appreciate if the article is copy edited. Thanks, — Abhishek ^Talk 12:47, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Led Zeppelin

Needs copy editing prior to GAN. 188.169.221.22 (talk) 21:14, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Working Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"} 03:24, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

RAF West Ruislip

I think this is nearly ready for a GA nomination but as ever, it could do with a good copyedit. Harrison49 (talk) 21:25, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

October 2011

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D

I'm trying to get this up to GA status, but the reviewer asked for a copyedit! Please take a look if you'd like! Thank you.--Gen. Quon (talk) 19:57, 1 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I did some copyediting, but would appreciate one of the experts to look it over. GoingBatty (talk) 17:18, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Otra Nota

I just finished expanding the article and it could use a copy edit before getting assessed. Erick (talk) 08:15, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

James Inglis Hamilton

Just finished working on this article about a General in the British Army. Would appreciate a copy edit before submitting it to GA. Thanks!
—Michael Jester (talk) 18:44, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Whitby

A GA reviewer has suggested that this article needs some attention from a copy editor. I have done some copyediting, but it could do with expert help. Thank you.--Harkey (talk) 20:52, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Worked on it, with further recommendations left on the talk page. 22:54, 7 October 2011 (UTC).

Battle of Radzymin (1920)

I recently published the article but I know that my style and grammar are not what they used to be which means that the article most likely needs some love from a native speaker. I'd love to nominate it for GA status some day. //Halibu tt 22:47, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

En Primera Fila

A work between Jaespinoza and me and would like to get it copy-edited before nominating it for GA. Thanks! Erick (talk) 18:36, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Juiced (video game)‎

A multiple issues tag indicates that this article needs a lotta cleanup. ★★★★ 19:33, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I Need You (album)

I am trying to get this to a GA article and but I'm being told it looks like it might need some copy-editing. I do want to note that a consensus was reached that the 2001 release was an illegal release of the album as noted on it's talk page so it's a 2002 compilation album as Rimes re-issued it. Can someone please take a look at it? Thanks! JamesAlan1986 *^talk 22:10, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]