Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests

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Thanks to our new coordinators, IQR and WikiEditor5678910, and returning coordinators Dhtwiki, Mox Eden and Miniapolis.

The month-long January copy editing drive began on Wednesday, 1 January, at 00:00 UTC, and will end on Friday, 31 January, at 23:59 UTC. Sign up now!

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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:

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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.

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December 2024

Mokosh

Article translated from ru.wiki. I would like to nominate it for featured article (FAC) as article is complete, but my English grammar is not too good. Sławobóg (talk) 14:45, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Working I will try! - Prime6421 (talk) 19:26, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bart Simpson

Underwent a major rewrite due to a FAR/FARC; this was also requested by Boneless Pizza! (talk · contribs) on my talk page. Xeroctic (talk) 10:03, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

~~Working~~ CF-501 Falcon (talk) 14:47, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Baffle gab1978 I think there is a problem with their "copyedits", particularly with his edit here [1]. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 12:14, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Boneless Pizza!: Psst! Pinging them won't work. You have to go to their talk page. Mox Eden (talk) 16:41, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Boneless Pizza!: the edit above is their first (and as yet their only) edit to that article. We usually allow a week or so for a c/e to start. Also, anyone can make mistakes, so let's give them some time. If you notice any serious problems with a copy-edit, please let the coordinator team know. Thanks Eden; I patrol this page so I'm usually aware of goings on here. :) Cheers, Baffle☿gab 19:28, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 21:06, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry if my "copyedits" were problematic. Thank you for checking/reverting them. I don't have time anymore for Wikipedia due to exams. Cheers, CF-501 Falcon (talk) 02:42, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Allied occupation of the eastern Adriatic

I would like to submit Allied occupation of the eastern Adriatic article to GAN. I trust its prose would benefit from a copyedit before the nomination. Thanks! --Tomobe03 (talk) 11:56, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Working Baffle☿gab 03:46, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jadranska straža

I plan to nominate this article as a GAN. I would appreciate a copyedit before the nomination. Cheers. Tomobe03 (talk) 16:51, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Working SilkPyjamas (talk) 23:38, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done SilkPyjamas (talk) 00:39, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Holden Commodore (VE)

Could use a slight copy edit. Former featured article, which I got repromoted to GA status. Would like to make sure it's in good shape before taking to FA (FAC). 750 h+ 17:42, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

H-1B visa

Has been the subject of a recent student editing project. Multiple style issues, such as expert sources being introduced multiple times, repetitive information within two different paragraphs in a single section. Currently in the news because of Ramaswamy's recent statements, and page views have skyrocketed in the last few days as the subject becoming contentious within MAGA has received media attention. Valereee (talk) 14:15, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ray Palmer (Arrowverse)

I wanted to bring this article to GAN but basiclly every aspect of the article is a mess. Basically it needs someone to burn the plot summary to a crisp. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 07:01, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

January 2025

Not in Love (Crystal Castles song)

For FAC. Thanks! Skyshiftertalk 19:55, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bruno Mars

Needs two address issues raised in the talk page, such "too long to read and navigate comfortably" and "neutral point of view". MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 12:45, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2018 Batman by-election

Intending to nominate this as a FAC. Many thanks! GraziePrego (talk) 02:49, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

LittleBigPlanet (2008 video game)

For a potential FAC. Lazman321 (talk) 05:16, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Host (2006 film)

I've been working on this a lot for a potential GAN and would appreciate a copy edit beforehand. Eiga-Kevin2 (talk) 01:54, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sarpatta Parambarai

Not just c/e, it needs excessive repeat links removed and proofreading. Kailash29792 (talk) 07:36, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lucid (Aṣa album)

I'd appreciate a copy edit to the article linked above. It was recently reviewed against the GA criteria. Unfortunately, the reviewer did a lackluster review of the article and closed it without giving me the chance to addressed "the issues" he supposedly found. I plan on renominating the article once the copyedit is complete (GAN). Thanks in advance. Versace1608 ^{Wanna Talk?} 18:29, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For context, I failed the review due to the presence of copyright issues in the form of close paraphrasing, which is a valid reason for quick failing a GA nomination. Lazman321 (talk) 07:50, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On hold; known textual copyright concerns should be addressed before requesting a copy-edit, otherwise volunteers' time gets wasted on edits to material that needs to be redacted and/or may be quickly erased. Discuss at REQ Talk. Baffle☿gab 17:07, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The offending copyvio material has been removed from the article so I am striking my hold notice. Copy-editors should check the article's history before starting a c/e and see the above-linked discussion for context, and discuss there. Baffle☿gab 23:23, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

12th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia

Planning to nominate it to WP:GA (GAN) and later WP:FA (FAC). British English. Radical rewrite if you feel it is necessary. Thanks! --TheUzbek (talk) 12:40, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Council of Tripoli

The article is about a large assembly of the leaders of the crusader states to deal with their conflicts. To be more concise, the article needs a thorough and comprehensive copyedit before its GAN. Thank you for your time. Borsoka (talk) 06:44, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Working SilkPyjamas (talk) 15:50, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done SilkPyjamas (talk) 17:07, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Arithmetic billiards

Bit of an odd one for me, I admit. It's a reasonably basic maths article. I've done what I can to make it more encyclopedic, it could do bit better flow though. Planning to take to GAN. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:27, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Working SilkPyjamas (talk) 22:45, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done SilkPyjamas (talk) 23:30, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Allen Walker

An old FA I made around a decade that needs some polishing after I revised most of the reception with more useful info and balanced more the real world info. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 00:19, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Working Ned1a Wanna talk? Stalk my edits 00:08, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Ned1a Wanna talk? Stalk my edits 00:11, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for bothering if I missed something but the only edit I saw involved the lead http://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Allen_Walker&diff=prev&oldid=1272508128 Tintor2 (talk) 00:31, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Im sorry.

Working now on the other sections:) Ned1a Wanna talk? Stalk my edits 00:34, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. I was confused with the done mark. Tintor2 (talk) 00:36, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! I am done with 2 sections, should I still go on? Ned1a Wanna talk? Stalk my edits 01:07, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. I was confused with the Done mark. Tintor2 (talk) 01:15, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, Its fine! Ned1a Wanna talk? Stalk my edits 01:41, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Im done now!

Done:). Please check this if you like the edit!;) Ned1a Wanna talk? Stalk my edits 01:53, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Zbrojovka Z 6V

For GAN. Cos ^{(X + Z)} 22:15, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sheetz–Wawa rivalry

A short, 500 word article that a copy editor might enjoy tackling. After getting help at Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Map workshop/Archive/Nov 2024 § Map of Sheetz and Wawa store locations in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania to add a map to the article, I'd like a second pair of eyes to make the prose flow a little better, if possible. Dan Leonard (talk • contribs) 00:24, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Working SilkPyjamas (talk) 22:23, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done SilkPyjamas (talk) 22:39, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dédée Bazile

Requested during a GAN review. Many thanks! Averageuntitleduser (talk) 23:15, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ryo Sakazaki

I created this article last year and basically rewrote it due to notability issues. A copyedit would be needed.Tintor2 (talk) 18:54, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Billy (Black Christmas)

Four years since a successful GAN, I have made some significant edits to expand and flesh out the article. My goal is to get this article up to a successful FAN (FAC), but I want to run this through some copy edits to tighten the prose and writing so there will be few issues that I run into while it is nominated.Paleface Jack (talk) 22:31, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Squirrel Games

Requesting a copy edit for this recently created article, which I hope will see GA status (GAN) one day. Thank you! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 14:12, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hi- i gave it an edit- mostly with grammar and verb tenses! Wikkifemme (talk) 20:49, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chera dynasty

Oroblems

This article about a dynasty from southern India is a mess. Content differs from the citations (at several points). People seem to have added their opinions regarding this subject. Seriously need to remove a lot of unnecessary stuff. A compact article with the right information will be better than this jumble. JamesMdp (talk) 13:19, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Don't Be

The article needs a CE for a possible GAN.--TeenAngels1234 (talk) 19:15, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Undertale

For FAC. Thank you, 💽 🌙Eclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ (she/they) ^talk/edits 13:31, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Ned1a Wanna talk? Stalk my edits 00:13, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Nedia020415: ...You only copyedited the lead. Are you sure that this is enough? Mox Eden (talk) 07:32, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chiisana Koi no Uta

GAN: We and User:Goroth would like to get this article to GA and it was later failed due to language problems, I am hoping someone copy-edit this, as I'm not that fluent in English. Thanks. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 04:03, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ethan Winters

I need it to be copyedited to get rid of grammar lapses. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 08:18, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Peking Man

I'm trying to get this to FAC. It's a pretty long article, and I think it probably gets too technical for someone not already familiar with the subject, but I can't really fix that myself since I am familiar with the subject. I also have a tendency to make run-on sentences (I just love conjunctions too much). I'd appreciate outside eyes Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 01:40, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Luis Sera

I need help to get rid of grammar lapses. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 11:10, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Boneless Pizza!:, why is this article back here so soon? I see in our archive, Dhtwiki copy-edited this article (Chris Redfield) in December (last month). Are these Redfield articles on some kind of merry-go-round? Baffle☿gab 05:21, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize with that. I made a couple of edits that's why I thought that it might need again. I think the article is fine now after going through the article again. I would like withdraw this request. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 05:26, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No problem; you can replace it with another article if you wish. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 05:55, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 05:57, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Noriko Takaya

I significantly contributed to the article, and I would like to know if any outside parties would copyedit the article I submitted for WP:GAN (GAN). Z. Patterson (talk) 23:59, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Woman of Steel (album)

I'd appreciate a copyedit of this article. I plan on taking it to WP:GAN. Thanks in advance. Versace1608 ^{Wanna Talk?} 21:45, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Beebo the God of War

(FAC) is likely to fail one of issues noted is that the article assumes you have background knowledge of the series. So I would hope that that is clarified Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 18:22, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @OlifanofmrTennant:, this article was copy-edited on 28 December 2024, just a month ago. Is there a reason it should come back here so soon? Article development is not copy-editing. Baffle☿gab 22:47, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The FAC noted prose issues with the page and that it was unclearly worded for those unfamilaure with the series Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 22:50, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For context, here is the FAC review. Copy-editors shouldn't feel obliged to add content to the article. Baffle☿gab 03:00, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

the point of feedback is "In general, I don't think we've yet managed to ensure that a reader unfamiliar with the source material will fully understand the article and the points being made." from UndercoverClassist. Though if you feel its too early then I will withdraw Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 03:02, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Death Race 2

This was copyedited by the guild three months ago. After which, it underwent a major expansion. Please give it another polish to meet the bar for Good Article (GAN) prose. Thanks, Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 06:45, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Croatian Committee

I plan to submit the Croatian Committee for GAN review and would appreciate a copyedit to address any issues with prose flow, grammar etc. Tomobe03 (talk) 11:22, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]