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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
[edit]Current drive
[edit]Upcoming drives
[edit]Past drives
[edit]Previous backlog drives have included:
- 2024-May (articles)
- 2024-January (articles)
- 2023-October (articles and redirects)
- 2023-May (redirects)
- 2022-October (articles)
- 2022-July (articles)
- 2021-November (articles)
- 2018-June (articles)
- 2018-January (articles and redirects)
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
[edit]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:
- You have registered as a participant for the relevant drive on the signup page.
- You are reviewing articles/redirects (as appropriate), not AfC drafts.
- You are using the page curation toolbar for your reviews.
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
[edit]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
[edit]Instructions for coordinators
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