Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests

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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:

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.

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July 2018

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Already at peer review in preparation for an upcoming FAC, and one of the comments suggested that I take this here first. For me the prose seems well-written, but I'm not sure if it's brilliant enough for FAC, so it would be nice if we get some help here on bringing the prose up to that standard. Thanks. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 01:52, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Working - Baffle gab1978 09:10, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dante (Devil May Cry)

I recently expanded this article with more real world information so I think it needs more copyedits. It's kind of big so take your time.Tintor2 (talk) 02:05, 8 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

1962 Rangoon University protests

I believe this a very well-written contribution by single-purpose account. (Strange right?) Anyway, the text of the article is very stable and since it appeared on the Main Page recently at WP:OTD it has gone through some copy editing by me and others. I would like to work on it and get it to GA. I would appreciate a professional copy edit.--- Coffeeandcrumbs 21:24, 8 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Working Twofingered Typist (talk) 13:33, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Loveless (film)

Hope to take to GAC Ribbet32 (talk) 00:32, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour

Looking to nominate this article to GA in a near future. "Sound and lights" and "Synopsis" section on the body of the article need to tighten up, grammatically, prose and vocabulary. Thank You. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 16:47, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Koudelka

I had recently nominated this article as a GA, but due to a variety of faults I should have picked up before, it has failed. Reviewer Cognissonance advised that before nominating it again, it receive a copyedit from this group. Thank you for helping. ProtoDrake (talk) 19:24, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Some of the users, including me, have been working on this article since a long time ago. I think a general review and copy editing of the article could be very helpful as I think the page has some potential for being nominated as a good article. Keivan.f^Talk 21:02, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

The article is a former good article nominee and for some reason failed to be prompted to that status, however, since that time it has been expanded, and I think a general review and copy editing of the article could be very helpful, as it has the potential to be renominated for a good article review. Thanks. Keivan.f^Talk 21:05, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nancy Marcus

I intend to nominate this article for GA status and think a review and copy edit by others would help. Thank you! Thsmi002 (talk) 21:40, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Riro Kāinga

Please copy edit this article for spelling, grammar and syntax. Trying to get this to FA status. KAVEBEAR (talk) 04:07, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau

Please copy edit this article for spelling, grammar and syntax. Trying to get this to FA status. KAVEBEAR (talk) 04:07, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Fawad Khan

The article failed the FAC and reviewers suggested that it should receive a copy edit. Amirk94391 (talk) 15:12, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Packers sweep

Hello Guild! Never used this service before, but my past article endeavors have always been at WP:FL, which has less of a focus on prose. Packers sweep is a new creation of mine that has been swirling around in my head for years. Finally created it and it is sitting at WP:DYK waiting for approval there. Ideally, I would like to take the next step and go to WP:GA, but having never gone to GA before, I would greatly appreciate a thorough copyedit so I don't embarrass myself. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:56, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Annales (Ennius)

I'm hoping to promote this to GA soon-ish. Some of the vocab I've used is a bit technical, but since I'm very close to the article, it's hard for me to tell what's overly-complicated and what isn't. A copy-edit would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 18:04, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lonsdale Belt

Have managed to get this small article to GA status and on DYK. Would now like to get it to FA. So would appreciate a thorough copy edit before i nominate. Thanks. Okeeffemarc (talk) 09:59, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Kollegah discography

Hi there! I would like someone to copy-edit the lead section of this article. Thanks! Cartoon network freak (talk) 22:20, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Hendricks

Would love for someone to copy edit and improve the prose of this article. I'm not sure that there are enough sources out there for it to reach GA, but a c/e would certainly improve the overall quality. Thank you Thsmi002 (talk) 05:21, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ninja Gaiden (NES video game)

FA since 2010. Has never been given a proper copy-edit. Probably has decayed in the 7 years since getting FA status. Worth a look over. Harizotoh9 (talk) 21:26, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Tove Lo

Hello. I'm requesting a copy-edit for the article Tove Lo because I wanted it to be promoted to GA. This is my first time working on the biography of a singer, so I wanted to receive some feedback. Thank you so much. Paparazzzi (talk) 02:36, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Constitution of India

This needs an urgent copy-edit, the earlier a thorough c/e is done, the better; I suspect there's a lot of copyvio — both literary and otherwise — in the concerned article, and as there's a still a lot of useful content in the article, nuking it wouldn't be the best-advised thing to do. I have worked on the article a good bit with my last few edits on, but, a fresh pair of eyes — which aren't involved in editing the article — having a look at it would be much appreciable.
Regards, SshibumXZ (Talk) (Contributions). 23:06, 23 July 2018 (UTC); edited 23:10, 23 July 2018 (UTC) [reply]

Another wiki copied a old version of this article from Wikipedia: hold removed, continue discussion at REQ talk if needed. Baffle gab1978 11:46, 28 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

On hold Hi @SshibumXZ:, if you're aware of major copyright violations in the article, please deal with them before requesting a copy-edit. Although we sometimes do rewrite to fix minor copyright problems, GOCE isn't intended as a copyright cleanup project. Please read these instructions on dealing with copyright problems in articles; you can then decided the best course of action. I'll have a look through the article but I'm putting this request on hold until you can assure us it's free of such problems. Coordinators are welcome to strike my comments if you find them inappropriate. Feel free to discuss this request on REQ talk. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 01:17, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No issues, I am aware that GOCE's principal aim isn't to perform copyright cleanup; I'll have a look at the article and try to remove any copyrighted material that I can find; I would inform the GOCE through this page after the cleanup is done, so that a normal c/e can be done on it.
Regards, SshibumXZ (Talk) (Contributions). 01:22, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@SshibumXZ: This tool— https://tools.wmflabs.org/copyvios/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&title=Constitution+of+India&oldid=&action=search&use_engine=1&use_links=1&turnitin=0 —Earwig's Copyvio Detector may be useful to you. It indicates 91.3% confidence there are major copyright issues. It will indicate exactly where the article has issues if you click "Compare" after you run it. Twofingered Typist (talk) 16:00, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Twofingered Typist: sorry, I couldn't respond to you earlier, I was editing the aforementioned article, but, yeah, I am aware of Earwig, as I have had my share of issues with copyright as well (one of my first articles on Wikipedia was deleted because of copyvio, it's tragic story, really); the Earwig score for this article may be a bit misleading for a bunch of reasons, though, the foremost of them being that simple stuff like names of legislation, amendments, judgements etc. also register as copyvio on Earwig; still a pretty useful tool, though.

Infringing websites' copyright may be the least of it though, as I think there's some copyvio content copied straight off of books, too, and that one is harder to see because of the lack of a tool like Earwig. This might take a few days, so, my question is that does this request stay 'on hold' till then, or, would this be removed/archived?
Regards, SshibumXZ (Talk) (Contributions). 00:59, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A cursory look leads me to think the problem may involve back-copying from another wiki, but WP's article's history shows copyvio revdels in the past. On hold advises editors to wait until problems are fixed; it's not compulsory and doesn't stop a c/e from occurring. I've copied this discussion to the REQ talk page; please continue discussing the request there. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 08:02, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Marcus Aurelius

I would be happy if the article on Marcus Aurelius could be looked at. I plan to nominate it for FA. Векочел (talk) 04:48, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Let's Go to the Mall

In preparation for a GA nomination, a copy edit would be appreciated. Damian Vo (talk) 18:46, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Spatium apis (talk) 21:41, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Rebel Heart

In order to facilitate the move of the article to A-class, a copy edit is required. Also keeping in mind that a subsequent FAC will be done. —IB ^{[ Poke ]} 10:24, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sairat

Planning for future GAN. A c.e would be helpful. Yashthepunisher (talk) 14:09, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Adventure Time (season 9)

I'm hoping to nomate this article for GA review soon, but I feel it could use a copyedit to fix those prose errors that I have probably missed. It's in decent shape as-is, but any additional help would be greatly appreciated!--Gen. Quon (Talk) 15:24, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lady (Devil May Cry)

Recently created article by non-native English speaker. Might need a copyedit. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 16:47, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Royals (song)

This article underwent a copy-edit several months ago. Planning for FA-status soon. Another copy-edit would be much appreciated. De88 (talk) 21:36, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the diff since the copy-edit by Twofingered Typist. – Jonesey95 (talk) 01:51, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Demetrius III Eucaerus

This article is ready for FA. It is not ready when it comes to my style of writing. I appreciate the help. Cheers. Attar-Aram syria (talk) 17:25, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Head over Heels (U.S. TV series)

I have recently rewrote this article, and I would greatly appreciate a thorough copy-edit. After my wikibreak, I would like to put this through the FAC process. Thank you in advance and have a great rest of your day and/or night! Aoba47 (talk) 23:07, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Leah LaBelle

I have recently rewrote this article, and I would greatly appreciate a thorough copy-edit. After my wikibreak, I would like to put this through the FAC process. Thank you in advance and have a great rest of your day and/or night! Aoba47 (talk) 17:39, 28 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Bubble Butt

A copy edit to a small article so it could be nominated for GA. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 20:03, 29 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Spatium apis (talk) 19:17, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]