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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

September 2023

Campbell's Soup Cans  4

This article is about a set of paintings and subsequent variations/derivations by Andy Warhol. This is a seminal piece of art. It is one of 17 paintings listed at vital articles level 4 and one of 10 contemporary art paintings listed at vital articles level 5. This was listed at WP:FA from March 26, 2007 to March 7, 2021. It is now a WP:FFA. It just failed at WP:FAC and I was encouraged to nominate it for WP:PR and WP:GOCE. I was the original page creator and GA and FA nominator. I finally have the time and motivation to restore its FA (FAC). I have vigorously expanded the content. I have an outstanding request at WP:MCQ after which I hope to submit this at WP:PR. Recent discussions that are relevant are the Wikipedia:Featured article review/Campbell's Soup Cans/archive1 from March 25, 2021 and Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Campbell's Soup Cans/archive2 from today. TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:08, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Note the WP:MCQ issues are resolved.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 19:01, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

•  Working Dhtwiki (talk) 02:27, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

October 2023

Glossary_of_rugby_league_terms

This page would really benefit from some TLC from the Guide of Copy Editors. The grammar is weak, the hyperlinks are haphazard, it needs to be made more gender neutral ('their' instead of 'his', etc). I also find it quite difficult to edit the article due on mobile to the "glossary" template uses on the page - it would be nice if the article could be made more user-friendly (from the perspective of both the reader and editor...). Any help you could provide would be broadly appreciated and valued. Thank you, Vitreology (talk) 00:43, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Abandoned - Sorry, I can't seem to be working on this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThatOneWolf (talk • contribs) 22:00, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

 Working, although I think the page structure is appropriate. Miniapolis 23:55, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Lengthy and currently relevant article that needs large amounts of CE work. Thanks, RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 20:07, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

2023 Singaporean presidential election

Requesting a copy edit for this. Thank you! OOOTenx (talk) 14:09, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Presidency of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia

Plan, first GA (GAN) and then FA (FAC). --TheUzbek (talk) 10:37, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Ruth Ann Davis

I would like to kindly request a thorough and comprehensive copyedit of this article to prepare it for GAN. Please let me know if you have any questions or require any additional information in the meantime! -- West Virginian (talk) 14:02, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

 Working Baffle☿gab 03:02, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done Baffle☿gab 05:01, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Jenna Ortega

Recently expanded a bit; needs a bit of a cleanup. Pamzeis (talk) 03:47, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Mel Carnahan

This article just failed its GAN. I would like any help in fixing the issues mentioned in the review to get it to that status. If possible, I wouldn't mind if any feedback was given for an eventual FAC. FountofInterestingInfo (talk) 18:31, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

@FountofInterestingInfo: please note a copy-editor generally will not deal with sourcing problems (unless they want to), which appears to be the main reason for the failure at GAN. Checking sources and ensuring the accuracy of text isn't part of the GOCE's remit. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 19:33, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

@Baffle gab1978 I am aware of that. But the review did seem to imply copy editing issues, even if it was a less pervasive problem. So I would still appreciate it if someone could look over the article to ensure that it’s formatted correctly and that there are no significant issues on that front. FountofInterestingInfo (talk) 21:43, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Canute (Vinland Saga)

Planning to nominate for good article (GAN) after its recent expansion.Tintor2 (talk) 18:34, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

1920 Croatian Peasant Rebellion

I plan on submitting the 1920 Croatian Peasant Rebellion article to GAN and would appreciate a copyedit before the nomination. Thanks. Tomobe03 (talk) 22:14, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Nazran uprising

Copy editing needed in my failed GA nominee (GAN) Nazran uprising to fix any poorly written text and grammatical errors that I may have missed. Thanks! WikiEditor1234567123 (talk) 09:57, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Chakh Akhriev

Copy editing needed in my GA nominee (GAN) Chakh Akhriev to fix any poorly written text and grammatical errors that I may have missed. Thanks! WikiEditor1234567123 (talk) 10:08, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Stephanie Thomas

Requesting copy edit on the article on Stephanie Thomas to address the neutral point of view issues. OttyBen (talk) 02:46, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi @OttyBen:, I've removed some unreffed text, and much of the POV / promotional text; there are two refs that fail verification (they don't say what the article says) and one has a dead url (returns a 404). Uncited text can be removed per WP:BLP and WP:VERIFY. I've added tags where appropriate. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 08:00, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Malayalam softcore pornography

An article with a potential to be made into B-class (BCN). Needs some general cleanup especially the grammatical part.42.107.194.39 (talk) 06:54, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

 Working Wracking ^talk! 22:52, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Alphington Paper Mill

For a GAN. Let me know how I can be of assistance ––– GMH Melbourne (talk) 23:43, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Changi Airport MRT station

I intend to submit this for FAC, but something about the prose is still a bit off. Henceforth I decided to bring this to GOCE to help clean up the article that would be acceptable at FAC. ZKang123 (talk) 13:35, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Westminster Abbey  5

Hoping to get some feedback or polishing on this article before taking it to FAR. Any help would be appreciated. Westminster Abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and I think it deserves a gold star article! JRennocks (talk) 21:43, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Mistress Isabelle Brooks

Seeking a copy edit for this recently promoted Good article (GAN). Thanks! --Another Believer _(Talk) 14:47, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Croatian state right

I plan to submit the Croatian state right article as a GAN. I would appreciate a copyedit to improve article prose before the nomination Thanks. Tomobe03 (talk) 23:30, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Policy 713

Potential GAN. I don't feel too confident in its wording, and I feel that at least some of the material may not pass due to potential paraphrasing. Requesting somebody to look through it and copy edit parts that may need it. B3251 (talk) 00:29, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Between 10th and 11th

Possible GAN. MusicforthePeople (talk) 20:28, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

November 2023

The Clash

Did a large copyedit and removed some unreferenced material. The prose is problematic and unencyclopedic at times. Thanks! Karst (talk) 23:09, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Mega Man Maverick Hunter X

Potential for GAN.Tintor2 (talk) 00:57, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

List of best-selling Latin music artists

Will be nominating for FLC sometime next year. The prose could definitely use a clean up. Erick (talk) 17:55, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Saiyuki Reload

Requesting a copy edit for this article. Thanks. M.A.LasTroniN910^t@lk 03:50, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

 Working Will take this on - I'm a newbie editor, please bear with me. Janifrax12 (talk) 20:02, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

 Comment: @Janifrax12's last edit is on 6 November. They might be inactive. Mox Eden (talk) 08:18, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

I've asked Janifrax12 on their talk page. I'll wait a week and then strike their working tag if there's no response. Baffle☿gab 04:39, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

@Baffle gab1978: It has been more than a week. Strike? Mox Eden (talk) 14:51, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Astroworld Festival crowd crush

Hello, this is my first time requesting help from here, so hopefully I did this correctly. The article I listed above contains a huge quantity of grammatical errors, along with so many run-on sentences that it overwhelmed me to the point of coming here to ask for assistance in making major edits or even a huge rewrite to the article to make it more concise, readable, and understandable. It's also extremely long, and likely contains extraneous material, although I can't necessarily identify what parts are unnecessary. I tried my best to edit, but it's quite the long article, and also I can't understand some sections quite well enough to rewrite them in a way that makes sense. Thank you in advance for the help!!! Purpose: PR? SonOfYoutubers (talk) 03:05, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Prajapati (novel)

Grammatical mistakes in the article every now and then. Fixed some, unsure about some of the legal language that does look incorrect on a glance. Please do take a look. Thanks. Gotitbro (talk) 06:27, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Etharkkum Thunindhavan

Needs general c/e as the user who added chunks of content is not a native English speaker. Kailash29792 (talk) 13:59, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Up to Our Hips

Possible GAN. MusicforthePeople (talk) 09:23, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

RoboCop

1987 film, made a FA in 2022. A copyedit would be the final finishing touches before it runs on the main page. Harizotoh9 (talk) 21:22, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Raya and the Last Dragon

I would like someone to tighten up the prose so I can renominate it for FAC. I have copyedited it myself and would like another pair of eyes. Thanks. Wingwatchers (talk) 07:34, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

He-Man as a gay icon

Putting this up here in the hopes that I can get it to FA (FAC) status in the future. I just need someone to go through the prose and make any improvements where possible, as it's probably difficult for me to be objective. Hopefully, some of the theoretical stuff make sense, and if not, it can be simplified or I can assist with it where possible. PanagiotisZois (talk) 21:32, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Vikram (2022 film)

Has neutrality and grammar issues. Kailash29792 (talk) 04:51, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Avengers: Endgame

Planning to eventually nominate the article for FAC, so any help towards that is appreciated. ZooBlazer 20:05, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

January 6 United States Capitol attack

All sorts (punctuation; style, even speling) of things need work. An editor involved in the controversial aspects of the article reverted the previous addition of a CE tag, suggesting DIY because "[t]his applies to every article". Given the length, I have no interest in doing it all by myself and I try to avoid that particular topic area anyway. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 16:12, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

This is a questionable request, as the article is actively edited, as well as very long (29 edits this month, over 14k word size). The requester has only made one edit to the article, the addition of a copy editing tag here. Dhtwiki (talk) 04:06, 13 November 2023 (UTC) (edited 06:34, 13 November 2023 (UTC) and 06:36, 13 November 2023 (UTC))

 On hold per above; @Dhtwiki:, I agree this article has been busy this month, though many of the edits are incremental changes and there doesn't seem to be any edit-warring going on. Shall we wait a while to see what occurs? I'm also concerned this article may be a powder keg for copy-editors but that's another issue. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 21:25, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

I've struck my hold here; this request is now open, though copy-editors are advised to check the article's history before proceeding, and to discuss at REQ talk if they encounter any problems. Baffle☿gab 20:22, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Piri

For a future FAC. Feel free to be merciless as to due weight/unencylopedic content - the last FAC was failed due to it being overwritten.Launchballer 00:51, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Cross-site leaks

I would like to take this to featured article status (FAC), my prose isn't really that strong so asking for a copyedit to weed out any prose related issues. Sohom (talk) 10:45, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 On hold Putting this on hold myself since I would like to add some content, which was previously missing from a comprehensiveness POV.Sohom (talk) 20:47, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

The article is in need of very in-depth copyediting. Thank you very much! OceanHok (talk) 16:51, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Bruton Smith

Intending to send this for FAC in some time; probably a month or so. The first time I sent this, it had some copyediting issues. I love to get someone take a look at it before I go through the process again. Thank you! Cheers, and carpe diem! Nascar9919 (he/him • t • c) 20:08, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Battle of Kherson

Needed for a future BCR or GAN. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 04:14, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

•  Comment: - Article was fully revamped yesterday (December 5) with 20-30 edits occurring (no edit-wars, just 5k byte growth). Revamp ended and article seems stable now. I will comment further in a few days to confirm it is once again stable. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 22:32, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

LGBT in the Ottoman Empire

Requesting copyediting for prose and possible Peer Review / GA nomination (PR / GAN). GnocchiFan (talk) 15:18, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

330 West 42nd Street

This page was promoted to Good Article status two years ago, but I'd like to nominate it for FAC. I would greatly appreciate a copyedit in case there were any issues I missed. Thanks in advance. – Epicgenius (talk) 21:36, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Manila Cathedral

Requesting a copyedit of this B-class article that could use further improvements in tone. Potential GAN. Sanglahi86 (talk) 09:50, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Phoenician sanctuary of Kharayeb

Hi everyone, I am currently working on the article "Phoenician Sanctuary of Kharayeb" with the intention of submitting it for FAC. I've received constructive feedback from one peer reviewer and am seeking additional insights before I proceed. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could take a moment to review the content and provide recommendations for improvement. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. el.ziade (talkallam) 15:16, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

2002 Van Wert–Roselms tornado

Needed for a future BCR or GAN. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 05:09, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

I think this should be declined, because the article’s existence is in dispute and both editors were blocked due to edit warring over its existence. 74.101.92.237 (talk) 19:43, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

 On hold per IP, thanks for bringing this to our attention; edit warring in the past few days and an ongoing dispute. Let's give it some time to settle down. Discuss at REQ talk. Baffle☿gab 20:09, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

I've struck my hold here; this request is now open, though copy-editors are advised to check the article's history before proceeding, and to discuss at REQ talk if they encounter any problems. Baffle☿gab 20:24, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

2023 Quran burnings in Sweden

For possible GAN. GnocchiFan (talk) 19:56, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Eros International plc

Tense and grammar correction is sorely needed here. Gotitbro (talk) 19:51, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

 Working The goal here is mostly just tense and grammar, not style or flow, right? Aiue (talk) 16:17, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

 Comment: @Aiue's last edit is on 30 November. They might be inactive. Mox Eden (talk) 14:54, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Joe Johnson (snooker player)

Probable future FAC. I'll be happy to clarify any points from the article. Many thanks in advance. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 00:52, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Frozen (2013 film)

For future FAC. Thank you in advance... Wingwatchers (talk) 18:29, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Military history of Canada

The article was somewhat expanded in the past years and we're hoping to have this article reviewed by GOCE before submitting it for a GAN and FAC run. Thanks in advance (especially given how lengthy article the article is). Leventio (talk) 23:17, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Submitting this request for a comprehensive copyedit of the article as the aim is to promote it to GA status. I recently expanded it, took care of the parts that needed sources, and restructured it a little bit. It would definitely benefit from a second pair of eyes going through it. Thank you. Keivan.f^Talk 23:34, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Splitting of the Breast

Another NGE episode for a future GAN.--TeenAngels1234 (talk) 08:13, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Alpine ibex

For a future FAC. Thank you. LittleJerry (talk) 01:26, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

December 2023

Wizards of the Coast

Currently a GA with its last GA-R in 2019. The history section has really ballooned (especially, the 2020–present subsection); several editors have tried trimming & cleaning it up in the last two years. Not sure if parts of the history section should be spun-out into a new section or if just needs a "kill your darlings" moment but I would appreciate a copy-edit from a fresh set of eyes. Thanks! Sariel Xilo (talk) 00:20, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Saiyuki: Requiem

Requesting a copy edit for this article. Thanks.M.A.LasTroniN910^t@lk 02:49, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Samuel S. Boyd

Do you like lengthy biographies about masked villains of American history? Then this is the article for you! (Seriously tho would love a detached pair of eyes to make it cleaner and stronger.) Thanks for all you do. jengod (talk) 17:38, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Matooskie

For possible GAN. GnocchiFan (talk) 22:09, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Carlos Fitzcarrald

Requesting copy editing on the Carlos Fitzcarrald article in preparation of making that article a GAN. Including editing towards grammar, as well as article and prose structure. I have recently expanded the article from around 4,000 bytes to around 62,000 bytes, so I would appreciate someone else examining as well as editing that work. Arawoke (talk) 20:35, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Battle of Gaza (2007)

•  Working IntelliWorks (talk) 12:35, 9 December 2023 (UTC)