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Welcome to the home page of the WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors (GOCE).

This WikiProject is dedicated to improving the quality of writing in articles on the English Wikipedia. The Guild welcomes new and experienced editors alike to join our project, participate in its activities, and copy edit Wikipedia articles to make them clear, correct, concise, comprehensible, and consistent; to make them say what they mean and mean what they say.

What we do

The Guild of Copy Editors aims to improve Wikipedia by:

Current focus

The Guild's members are currently working:

  • to keep the number of tagged articles trending downwards;
  • to promptly fulfill special requests
  • to organize backlog elimination drives to encourage active participation in the Guild, and to reduce the copy edit backlog to a manageable level;
  • to attract competent copy editors to the Guild and improve our level of expertise.

Joining the Guild

Membership of the Guild of Copy Editors is informal and is not monitored. To be considered a member you can:

Because of the nature of our project, members who copy edit articles listed on our Requests page should have a high level of skill with English spelling, grammar and punctuation. Requests are often being prepared for promotion to Good Article, A-class or Featured Article status, all of which require prose that is clear, concise, and error-free. Good judgment is often required when deciphering the meaning of confusing passages of text and considering how to best clarify it without altering its meaning. If you're not as confident about your skills, you can gain some copy editing experience by working on articles from the backlog of articles needing copy edit.

New copy editors

  • If you're new to copy editing and you want some help, you can ask questions on any of the project's coordinators' talk pages. We'll do our best to help you.
  • Wikipedia's guide to basic copy editing is here.
  • Our how-to guide has links to exercises and advice for copy editors of all levels.
  • Advanced copy editing advice and exercises are available at Tony1's copy editing guide.

How you can help

There are 2,385 articles currently in the backlog. You can:

Events

The Guild organizes regular monthly events to help us achieve our goals. These are:

Drives occur in odd-numbered months, and Blitzes are held during even-numbered months.

Requests

The Guild maintains a Copy Edit Requests Page, where editors can request copy edits on articles they are working to develop and improve, or want to nominate for Good Article, A-class or Featured Article status. We try to complete requests quickly, but waiting times are variable. We do not guarantee that articles we copy edit will be accepted at review.

The Requests page is not for:
  • Draft articles awaiting review at AFC, in the Draft namespace or in your user space;
  • Articles that are currently nominated for deletion at AfD;
  • Articles that are undergoing rapid development, are the venue for edit-wars, or have other major problems that may result in a copy edit being replaced or reverted. Copy edit requests for the above may be declined after discussion. Also note that the GOCE is not Cleanup.

Who coordinates Guild activities?

Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators

GOCE's project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining the Guild's internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers.

Lead Coordinator
Dhtwiki (talk)
Coordinators
Miniapolis (talk)
Mox Eden (talk)
Wracking (talk)
Coordinators emeriti
Baffle gab1978 (talk)
Diannaa (talk)
Jonesey95 (talk)
SMasters (talk)
Tdslk (talk)
Torchiest (talk)

Progress

Graph of progress (2018–2023)

Category:All articles needing copy edit
Started at May 1, 2010 with 8,323 articles. 2,385 left.

5,938 / 8,323 (71%)

Here are some links to pages we think you'll find useful for copy editing:

  • The Manual of Style (MOS). This document defines Wikipedia's "house style". Familiarity with it is essential when editing articles to become Featured Article Candidates (FAC) or Featured List Candidates (FLC).
  • Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style. This is a gentler introduction to Wikipedia's Manual of Style. It covers the most important points of the MOS and has many links to the manual and its sub-pages.
  • Wikipedia:Basic copyediting. This is a useful beginners' guide to copy editing.
  • Comma#Uses in English. The most misunderstood punctuation mark explained.

Tools

  • This section lists some tools you might find useful for your copy editing activities:
Main tool page: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Toolforge_tools
  • AutoEd is a user script that helps to automatically clean up articles, and allows for the easy design, use, and customization of user scripts related to automated article cleanup.
  • reFill – This tool edits bare references and adds elements like titles and dates to bare references.
  • Checklinks – Edit and repair external links.

Off-wiki sites of interest

Edit this panel
Guild of Copy Editors
Quick links
Copy edit requests
Guild members
Backlog Elimination Drives
Project Blitzes
Manual of Style
Wikipedia articles needing copy edit
(refresh)
Subtotals
March 20231
July 202329
August 202389
September 202395
October 2023154
November 2023104
December 2023118
January 2024134
February 202498
March 2024136
April 2024234
May 2024164
June 2024135
July 2024190
August 2024163
September 2024162
October 2024156
November 2024182
December 202450
Undated articles0
All articles
2,394
Alternatives to copy editing
Translation needed ~ WP:PNT
Not English
Tag {{Notenglish|language}}
Mention on WP:PNT
Direct machine translation
Tag {{cleanup-translation}}
Mention on WP:PNT
Deletion candidate ~ WP:DEL
Article meets CSD
Tag db template
Uncontroversial deletes
Tag with {{subst:prod|reason}}
Controversial deletes
See AFD
Unsuitable for copy edit
Remove {{copy edit}} tag
Tag talk page with {{GOCEreviewed}}
Article contains Original research or lacks citations:
Tag with {{cleanup}}
Taking articles further
Good articles ~ WP:GA
Nominate for review
Featured articles ~ WP:FA
Develop the article
Check against FAC
Get peer reviewers
Apply for FA status
Annual progress chart (2009–2023)
Date Number of
articles 		Change from
previous year
December 31, 2009 8,002 –
December 31, 2010 5,151 −2,851
December 31, 2011 4,152 −999
December 31, 2012 3,005 −1,147
December 31, 2013 2,922 −83
December 31, 2014 2,198 −724
December 31, 2015 2,019 −179
December 31, 2016 1,626 −393
December 31, 2017 1,194 −432
December 31, 2018 1,112 −82
December 31, 2019 638 −474
December 31, 2020 311 −327
December 31, 2021 1,177 866
December 31, 2022 1,923 746
December 31, 2023 2,419 496
Monthly progress chart (2009–2019)
Date Number of
articles 		Change from
previous month
December 31, 2009 8,002 156
January 31, 2010 8,036 34
February 28, 2010 8,025 −9
March 31, 2010 8,111 86
April 30, 2010 8,323 212
May 31, 2010 7,563 −760
June 30, 2010 7,582 19
July 31, 2010 6,293 −1289
August 31, 2010 6,300 7
September 30, 2010 5,575 −725
October 31, 2010 5,601 26
November 30, 2010 4,974 −627
December 31, 2010 5,151 177
January 31, 2011 4,518 −633
February 28, 2011 4,672 154
March 31, 2011 3,850 −822
April 30, 2011 4,158 308
May 31, 2011 3,737 −421
June 30, 2011 3,953 216
July 31, 2011 3,615 −338
August 31, 2011 3,947 332
September 30, 2011 3,801 −146
October 31, 2011 4,054 253
November 30, 2011 3,822 −232
December 31, 2011 4,152 330
January 31, 2012 3,983 −169
February 29, 2012 4,167 184
March 31, 2012 3,667 −500
April 30, 2012 3,793 126
May 31, 2012 2,627 −1166
June 30, 2012 2,805 178
July 31, 2012 2,306 −499
August 31, 2012 2,653 347
September 30, 2012 2,341 −312
October 31, 2012 2,791 450
November 30, 2012 2,690 −101
December 31, 2012 3,005 315
January 31, 2013 2,894 −111
February 28, 2013 3,124 230
March 31, 2013 2,835 −289
April 30, 2013 3,061 226
May 31, 2013 2,484 −577
June 30, 2013 2,723 239
July 31, 2013 2,817 94
August 31, 2013 3,186 369
September 30, 2013 3,152 −34
October 31, 2013 3,104 −48
November 30, 2013 2,631 −473
December 31, 2013 2,922 291
January 31, 2014 2,777 −145
February 28, 2014 2,915 138
March 31, 2014 2,902 −13
April 30, 2014 2,987 85
May 31, 2014 2,236 −751
June 30, 2014 2,400 164
July 31, 2014 2,199 −201
August 31, 2014 2,411 (est.) 212
September 30, 2014 2,384 −27
October 31, 2014 2,483 99
November 30, 2014 1,974 −509
December 31, 2014 2,198 224
January 31, 2015 2,186 −12
February 28, 2015 2,432 246
March 31, 2015 2,423 −9
April 30, 2015 2,627 204
May 31, 2015 2,022 −605
June 30, 2015 2,216 194
July 31, 2015 2,188 −28
August 31, 2015 2,322 134
September 30, 2015 2,336 14
October 31, 2015 2,557 221
November 30, 2015 1,849 −708
December 31, 2015 2,019 170
January 31, 2016 1,774 −245
February 29, 2016 1,981 207
March 31, 2016 1,967 −14
April 30, 2016 2,223 256
May 31, 2016 1,496 −727
June 30, 2016 1,713 217
July 31, 2016 1,656 −57
August 31, 2016 1,886 230
September 30, 2016 1,789 −97
October 31, 2016 1,937 148
November 30, 2016 1,414 −523
December 31, 2016 1,626 212
January 31, 2017 1,465 −161
February 28, 2017 1,718 253
March 31, 2017 1,647 −71
April 30, 2017 1,871 234
May 31, 2017 1,388 −483
June 30, 2017 1,600 212
July 31, 2017 1,363 −237
August 31, 2017 1,462 99
September 30, 2017 1,432 −30
October 31, 2017 1,575 143
November 30, 2017 997 −578
December 31, 2017 1,194 197
January 31, 2018 1,141 −53
February 28, 2018 1,325 184
March 31, 2018 1,239 −86
April 30, 2018 1,449 210
May 31, 2018 716 −733
June 30, 2018 1,024 308
July 31, 2018 937 −87
August 31, 2018 1,031 94
September 30, 2018 969 −62
October 31, 2018 1,244 275
November 30, 2018 825 −419
December 31, 2018 1,112 287
January 31, 2019 842 −270
February 28, 2019 1,039 197
March 31, 2019 811 −228
April 30, 2019 1,011 200
May 31, 2019 598 −413
June 30, 2019 897 299
July 31, 2019 585 −312
August 31, 2019 814 229
September 30, 2019 519 −295
October 31, 2019 684 165
November 30, 2019 479 −205
December 31, 2019 638 159
Monthly progress chart
(2020 and later) Edit
Date Number of
articles 		Change from
previous month
January 31, 2020 323 −315
February 29, 2020 477 154
March 31, 2020 118 −359
April 30, 2020 365 247
May 31, 2020 156 −209
June 30, 2020 534 378
July 31, 2020 255 −279
August 31, 2020 438 183
September 30, 2020 371 −67
October 31, 2020 548 117
November 30, 2020 481 −67
December 31, 2020 311 −170
January 31, 2021 52 −259
February 28, 2021 290 238
March 31, 2021 171 −119
April 30, 2021 537 366
May 31, 2021 329 −208
June 30, 2021 875 546
July 31, 2021 598 −277
August 31, 2021 931 333
September 30, 2021 878 −53
October 31, 2021 1,134 256
November 30, 2021 946 −188
December 31, 2021 1,177 231
January 31, 2022 966 −211
February 28, 2022 1,133 167
March 31, 2022 1,022 −111
April 30, 2022 1,304 282
May 31, 2022 1,276 −28
June 30, 2022 1,506 230
July 31, 2022 1,432 −74
August 31, 2022 1,774 342
September 30, 2022 1,580 −194
October 31, 2022 1,936 356
November 30, 2022 1,697 −239
December 31, 2022 1,923 226
January 31, 2023 1,861 −62
February 28, 2023 1,952 91
March 31, 2023 1,751 −201
April 30, 2023 2,024 273
May 31, 2023 1,820 −204
June 30, 2023 2,113 293
July 31, 2023 1,926 −187
August 31, 2023 2,146 220
September 30, 2023 1,935 −211
October 31, 2023 2,243 308
November 30, 2023 2,072 −171
December 31, 2023 2,419 347
January 31, 2024 2,280 −139
February 29, 2024 2,509 229
March 31, 2024 2,312 −197
April 30, 2024 2,843 531
May 31, 2024 2,766 −77
June 30, 2024 2,930 164
July 31, 2024 2,918 −12
August 31, 2024 2,969 51
September 30, 2024 2,634 −335
October 31, 2024 2,626 −8
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