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The '''Copy Editing Backlog Elimination Drives''' are '''one-month-long''' efforts of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors|'''Guild of Copy Editors''']] to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy editing, signified with the {{tl|copy edit}} tag. The goals for each drive are listed on the respective drive page. Awards will be given out to those individuals who help reduce the size of the backlog. Drives occur in odd-numbered months, and week-long [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes|Blitzes]] are held during even-numbered months.

The coordinators for each drive are listed on each drive page. If you have any questions, please first consult our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Backlog_elimination_drives/FAQ|FAQ page]], which has answers to some commonly-asked questions. If that doesn't help, you can leave a message on the drive's talk page; someone will be happy to help you.

Please make sure that you know [[Wikipedia:Basic copyediting|how to copy edit]] and that you are familiar with the [[WP:MOS|Wikipedia Manual of Style]] before you begin copy editing.

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==Instructions for participants==
{{Details|topic=drives|Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Backlog_elimination_drives/FAQ{{!}}our FAQ page}}
#'''Sign up''' for the drive. On the drive's page, find the "Signing up" section and press the "Create your articles list" button. This will create a subsection of the page where you will record your copy edits.
#*If you participated in the previous drive, add any '''[[#Rollover words|Rollover words]]''' you may have earned. You'll find this number on the "Barnstars" page{{mdash}}follow the link in the "Signing up" section of the '''current''' drive's page. In the "Totals" table, find the number in the column marked "New rollover words". Place this number on the "Rollover words" line in your subsection of the current drive page. You do not perform any calculations with this number; coordinators will add the rollover words to your total at the end of the drive.
#'''Find an article to copy edit''': see [[#Finding_articles|the "Finding Articles" section]] below. Articles listed on the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|Requests page]]''' also count towards your drive totals{{mdash}}these higher quality articles don't usually have {{tl|copy edit}} tags. Follow all Requests page instructions.
#'''Verify that no other participant is editing the article'''. Check the page history and look for "in use" (in the article) and "reviewed" (in the talk page) tags. 
#'''Obtain the article's word count''': install [[User:Dr_pda/prosesize|this script]] ([[#Word_counting_script|see below]]), then click the "Page size" link in the Tools menu.
#'''Record''' your work in the "Totals" section of the drive page. Your subsection is automatically populated with&nbsp;{{nowrap|{{Green|<nowiki># {{Working}} [[]] () </nowiki>}}}} and&nbsp;{{nowrap|{{Green|<nowiki># {{Completed}} [[]] ()</nowiki>}}}}:
#*Place the title of the article you're copy editing on the {{Green|<nowiki>{{Working}}</nowiki>}} line in wikilinks&nbsp;{{Green|<nowiki>[[]]</nowiki>}}. List the article's full title, not an abbreviated version.
#*The article's word count goes in round brackets&nbsp;{{Green|()}}.
#*If the article is from the GOCE Requests page, place {{Green|*R}} after the word count. If it was tagged in the "earliest-tagged articles" months listed at the top of the drive page, place {{Green|*O}} after the word count.
#'''Remove the {{tl|copy edit}} tag from the article. Optionally, place a {{tp|Goce in use}} tag''' on top of the article, to inform other participants and editors that you are editing it. 
#'''Copy edit''' the article. If you have any questions, ask on the current drive's talk page.
#'''Remove the {{tp|Goce in use}} tag''' (if used) when you've finished. 
#'''Optionally, place a {{tp|GOCE}} tag''' in the article talk page to inform you edited the page and to promote GOCE.
#'''Record''' your completed work in the "Totals" section of the drive page by changing the&nbsp;{{Green|<nowiki>#&nbsp;{{Working}}</nowiki>}} to&nbsp;{{Green|<nowiki>#&nbsp;{{Completed}}</nowiki>}} on the line with the article's title. Place any comments between the article title and the word count. Check using the "Show preview" button, then save it. Articles not logged or improperly logged will not be credited. Properly completed records look like this in the edit window:
#::{{Green|<nowiki># {{Completed}} [[Dark chocolate]] (1,234) *O</nowiki>}}
#:and like this on the rendered page:
#::{{Green|1. {{Completed}} [[Dark chocolate]] (1,234) *O}}
#'''Recalculate''' your article total and word total in the "Totals" section of the drive page. That is, take the new article you just recorded, and add it to your totals.

===Dos and Don'ts===
*'''Don't "rubber-stamp" articles'''. Be thorough and complete in your copy edits, working to the end of the article. The prose in copy edited articles should comply with the [[WP:MOS|Manual of Style]] and be free of grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. Rejected work will not count towards your total and you may be penalized for it.
*'''Don't create extra work'''; don't copy edit any articles to which you have recently added a <nowiki>{{copy edit}}</nowiki> tag.
*'''Don't count what you haven't copy edited'''. Sometimes articles or sections are unsuitable for copy editing or may not need any work. Don't count words in articles or sections that you have not copy edited.
**If, after examining an article, you find that copy editing is inappropriate or cannot be completed due to other issues, you may consider removing extant {{tl|copyedit}} tags and taking extra actions&mdash;like placing {{tl|GOCEreviewed}} on the talk page, deleting inappropriate material, reporting suspected copyright violation and so on.<!--GOCEreviewed is used when an article is reviewed and determined that copy edit cannot be completed, so copy edit tags are removed until those issues are dealt with.-->
*'''Do have fun'''; we're here to help bring these articles to their fullest potential and improve the overall quality of the encyclopedia. If you don't enjoy doing that, there is no motivation to improve these articles and the encyclopedia as a whole.

===For new copy editors===
The backlog elimination drive welcomes and encourages Wikipedians who are new to copy editing or who are out of practice to join the drive. You may copy edit as many{{mdash}}or as few{{mdash}}articles as you wish. If you want someone to review your work, feel free to ask on the current drive's talk page and one of the coordinators will gladly assist.

===Useful tags===
While we do our best to copy edit articles, this is not always achievable. Articles may be unstable, have confusing text or need attention from experts in that subject area.
In these instances we can use a tag to attract such help for the article. Some useful tags are:

{{tl|off-topic}} ~ {{tl|Expert-verify}} ~ {{tl|Expert-subject}} ~ {{tl|contradict}} ~ {{tl|confusing}} ~ {{tl|refimprove}} ~ {{tl|nofootnotes}} ~ {{tl|notability}} ~ {{tl|original research}} ~ {{tl|crystal}} ~ {{tl|POV}} ~ {{tl|unreferenced}}

See [[WP:TC]] for a full list of cleanup template messages.

===Word counting script===
See [[Wikipedia:Prosesize#Installation and removal]] for instructions on how to install the prosesize gadget.

To test the script, go to a '''[[Special:Random|random article]]''', look under the list of links called "Tools" on either the left or right side and find the link for '''Page size'''. The backlog elimination drive uses the number of words listed under '''Prose size (text only)'''. Note that this script '''does not:'''

*parse prose text in lists and tables; or
*give an accurate word count in articles with significant amounts of mathematical notation. 

In the cases listed above, you may need to copy/paste into a word processor such as Microsoft Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice Writer. In these cases, you should remove the table of contents, mathematical notation and any other non-copy-editable prose.

===Finding articles===
Some copy editors enjoy taking a random dip in [[:Category:All Wikipedia articles needing copy edit]] and learning about something completely new along the way.  Others prefer editing articles in a field they already know about.  Such articles can be found using categories:<ref group="Credit">Basically ripped from [[Wikipedia:COPYEDITORS#Selecting_articles_for_copy_edit_by_category|here]]; original tip from #[[User:Jubileeclipman|Jubilee]][[WP:CTM|♫]][[User talk:Jubileeclipman|<span style="color:darkorange;">clipman</span>]]</ref>

{{quotation|
# Go to the [https://petscan.wmflabs.org/ PetScan] tool.
# Set the Depth to 5.
# Write or paste '''All Wikipedia articles needing copy edit''' in the box labelled "Categories".
# Write the name of a category you're interested in on a separate line in the same box, for example; ''Books''.
# Scroll down and click the button labelled "Do it!"
# Be patient; large categories might take a little while to search.}}

[https://petscan.wmflabs.org/?ores_prediction=any&output_limit=&max_sitelink_count=&negcats=&wikidata_label_language=&templates_yes=&outlinks_any=&ores_prob_to=&labels_yes=&common_wiki=auto&show_redirects=both&labels_any=&min_sitelink_count=&edits%5Bbots%5D=both&project=wikipedia&search_max_results=500&ores_type=any&templates_any=&maxlinks=&language=en&ns%5B0%5D=1&output_compatability=catscan&links_to_all=&cb_labels_any_l=1&search_query=&referrer_url=&depth=5&edits%5Banons%5D=both&interface_language=en&langs_labels_no=&categories=Books%0D%0AAll+articles+needing+copy+edit&manual_list=&larger=&cb_labels_no_l=1&active_tab=tab_categories&max_age=&sortorder=ascending&langs_labels_yes=&links_to_no=&after=&format=html&cb_labels_yes_l=1&doit= This example] will find articles tagged with {{tl|copy edit}} in [[:Category:Books]], as well as its sub-categories, sub-sub-categories, and so on down to sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-categories.

*You can also cross-reference to a wikiproject talk page banner.  [https://petscan.wmflabs.org/?project=wikipedia&categories=All+articles+needing+copy+edit&negcats=&depth=5&labels_no=&active_tab=tab_categories&edits%5Banons%5D=both&labels_any=&referrer_name=&templates_yes=WikiProject+Pakistan&interface_language=en&links_to_all=&max_age=&templates_use_talk_yes=on&cb_labels_any_l=1&wikidata_prop_item_use=&manual_list=&search_max_results=500&langs_labels_no=&templates_no=&search_query=&edits%5Bflagged%5D=both&output_compatability=catscan&sparql=&ores_prediction=any&source_combination=&labels_yes=&cb_labels_no_l=1&manual_list_wiki=&wikidata_item=no&cb_labels_yes_l=1&outlinks_no=&namespace_conversion=keep&sitelinks_any=&pagepile=&min_sitelink_count=&ores_prob_to=&language=en&outlinks_any=&combination=subset&wikidata_source_sites=&subpage_filter=either&ns%5B0%5D=1&doit= Click here to see the completed form for this example].
{{quotation|
#In the Categories tab:
##Set Depth to 5.
## Place '''All Wikipedia articles needing copy edit''' in the Category box.
#In Page Properties tab
##In Namepsaces, Tick off both Article (blank) and Talk in the Namespaces boxes.
#In Templates&links tab
##Place the template of the wikiproject in the Templates field, e.g. '''Wikiproject Pakistan''', and tick off "Use talk pages instead."
#Click "Do it!"
#Wow! The example search found 77 articles on Pakistan that need copy edits and took 5 seconds to execute.}}

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==Rollover words {{anchor|Rollover words}}==

'''Rollover words''' are words from your drive total that did not count towards an award. These are carried forward{{mdash}}or "rolled over"{{mdash}}to the next drive. For example, if [[User:Example|Example]] copy edits 25,436 words, they will receive the Tireless Contributor Barnstar (20,000 words). Their remaining 5,436 words are rolled over until the next drive, where they can be added to their total word count. If [[User:Example|Example]] copy edits 2,800 words in the following drive, they will receive the Working Wikipedian's Barnstar (8,000 words) and 236 rollover words (5,436 plus 2,800, minus 8,000). 

Rollover words are valid only during the next drive. If [[User:Example|Example]] earned 14,000 roll-over words in a March drive and did not participate in the May drive, they cannot use them in the July drive; their rollover count will return to zero. Rollover words do not apply to the Gold Star Leaderboard awards.

==Awards==

===Total word count awards===
Awards will be given out at the conclusion of the backlog elimination drive as follows:
{| 
|- style="height: 115px;"
| width="13.75%" | [[File:Minor_Barnstar.png|100px]]
| width="36.25%" | At least one copy edit<br/>[[Template:The Minor Barnstar|The Minor Barnstar]]
| [[File:CopyeditorStar7.PNG|100px]]
| At least <big>'''30,000'''</big> words<br/>[[Template:The Copyeditor's Barnstar|The (old school) League of Copy Editors Barnstar]]
|- style="height: 115px;"
| width="13.75%" | [[File:Modest_Barnstar.png|100px]] 
| width="36.25%" | At least <big>'''4,000'''</big> words<br/>[[Template:The Modest Barnstar|The Modest Barnstar]]
| width="13.75%" | [[File:Copyedit Barnstar Hires.png|100px]]
| width="36.25%" | At least <big>'''40,000'''</big> words<br/>[[Template:Copyedit Barnstar|The (modern) Guild of Copy Editors Barnstar]]
|- style="height: 115px;"
| [[File:Working Wikimedian's Barnstar.png|100px]] 
| At least <big>'''8,000'''</big> words<br/>[[Template:The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar|The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar]]
| [[File:Barnstar of Diligence.png|100px]]
| At least <big>'''60,000'''</big> words<br/>[[Template:The Barnstar of Diligence|The Barnstar of Diligence]]
|- style="height: 115px;"
| [[File:CleanupBarnstar.PNG|100px]]
| At least <big>'''12,000'''</big> words<br/>[[Template:The Cleanup Barnstar|The Cleanup Barnstar]]
| [[File:SuperiorContentReviewScribe.png|100px]]
| At least <big>'''80,000'''</big> words<br/>[[Template:Superior|The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia]]
|- style="height: 115px;"
| [[File:Tireless Contributor Barnstar.gif|100px]]
| At least <big>'''20,000'''</big> words<br/>[[Template:The Tireless Contributor Barnstar|The Tireless Contributor Barnstar]]
| [[File:Most Excellent Order of Star Scribes.png|100px]]
| At least <big>'''100,000'''</big> words<br/>A special, VERY exclusive award created just for the few, the happy few: the Most Excellent Order of the Caretaker's Star
|}

===Leaderboard awards===
[[File:Goce_barnstar.png|100px|left]]
Five prestigious '''[[Template:GOCE Award|Guild of Copy Editors' Gold Star Award]]s''' are awarded after each drive to the copy editor at the top of the leaderboard in each of the following copy editing categories: highest total article count, highest total word count, most articles of more than 5,000 words, most articles from the oldest months, and longest article. 
{{Clear}}

[[File:Goce_silver_barnstar.png|100px|left]]
[[Template:GOCE Award|GOCE Silver Star Award]]s are presented to all editors who are listed in the remaining four leaderboard slots in each of the above categories.
{{Clear}}

===10k award===
[[Image:CopyeditorStar10k.PNG|100px|left]]
An editor who copy edits an '''individual article of more than 10,000 words''' that does not make it to the leaderboard in the "longest article" category will receive '''[[Template:The 10k Copyedit Barnstar|The 10k Copy Edit Barnstar]]'''.
{{Clear}}

==Userbox==
{| border="0" width=100%
|style="width: 50%;" |Participants can place a drive userbox on their userpage using <nowiki>{{User Copyedit Drives|X}}</nowiki>. Replace X with the number of drives you have participated in. It displays as follows: {{clear}}{{User Copyedit Drives|X}} ||
If you also participate in the blitzes, you can use: <nowiki>{{User Copyedit Blitzes Drives|X|X}}</nowiki>{{clear}}{{User Copyedit Blitzes Drives|1|1}}
|}

==Instructions for coordinators==
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! style="background:#dff2f3;color:black;"|Instructions for coordinators
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<u>'''How to launch a drive'''</u>

#'''Create the drive page''' then populate it using the template {{tl|GOCE-new-drive-page}}; alternatively use the previous drive page as a model and update all dates, coordinator names, and targets for the drive. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2014|Sample of a drive page]].
#'''Update the month link in [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/tabs]].'''
#'''Update the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Ombox|Ombox]]:''' Put a message in the box describing the event and encouraging people to sign up. Sample diff:  {{diff|Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Ombox|477127649|475125555|sample}}.
#'''Update the [[Wikipedia:Community bulletin board|community bulletin board]] posting:''' Comment out the blitz text and remove the comment tags for the drive text. Update the drive page to the current drive and change the times to the event's start and end times. Sample diff {{dif|1062469684|here}}.
#'''Request a watchlist announcement''' at [[MediaWiki talk:Watchlist-messages]]. 

<u>'''How to close a drive'''</u>
# '''Hat up the drive page.'''
# '''Take a screenshot''' of the status of the [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit]] and upload it with the {{tl|Esoteric file}} tag. Add it to the drive page, replacing the extant box.
# '''Check''' that the information on the leaderboard agrees with the information elsewhere on the page. Do some spot checks on the math.
# '''Update the wikitable''' of monthly results on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Progress|Progress page]].
# '''Update the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Ombox|Om Box]]'''.
# '''Update the [[Wikipedia:Community bulletin board|community bulletin board]] posting:''' Change the drive's time to when it ended. Sample diff {{dif|1069618381|here}}.
# '''Create a barnstars subpage''' using the information from the final results. Don't start this step too soon because people will continue to update their final articles over the next few hours. Sample barnstars document: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2014/Barnstars]].
# '''Barnstars''' are sent out manually; use {{tl|GOCE award}}. If necessary, enlist the help of your fellow coordinators, ensuring that their own barnstars are delivered. If you participated in the drive, another coordinator should deliver your barnstar.

|}

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[[Category:Wikipedia copy editing]]
[[Category:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors|Backlog eliminations drives]]
[[Category:Wikipedia competitions]]