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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November 2025

John Silvanus Davis

This article is a historical biography of a 19th-century Welsh printer and early Latter-day Saint. The article is stable and mostly complete, but it needs help polishing prose and flow. It's been rated as C-class and I'd like to bring it up to B-class (BCN). JasonRawlins (talk) 19:20, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Working ɯɐɔ 💬 03:55, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Thisisnotcam: If you are done, please mark this as such. Mox Eden (talk) 05:07, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Siege of Stettin (1659)

GAN — An article I have helped bring up to B-class and would like to have a copy editor look through and make any changes needed. It isn't a very long article and I have tried my best to polish it up but any help will be greatly appreciated. TheBestEditorInEngland (talk) 03:23, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Kinks

This is the other long forgotten band FA that hasn't run on the main page (TFA). This one is from 2010, and I think it needs some work with flow and grammar. Harizotoh9 (talk) 18:55, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Working Mox Eden (talk) 15:43, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done Mox Eden (talk) 10:44, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

December 2025

Die with a Smile

Three different editors have been working non-stop on this, including myself. Needs prose tighten and maybe some clean-up. Let's get it ready for FAR. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 16:49, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Working Mox Eden (talk) 07:29, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Analytic philosophy

Recently expanded significantly then cut the fat back down again to get under 9,000 words. It could use a second set of eyes, and any further fat trimming. It might also need some introductions before invocations of names, and other things previously avoided for space. Try to be delicate and not change explanations and so forth too much, as it is a field with its own jargon and examples. Cake (talk) 21:38, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Stockley D. Hays

Someone graciously gave this article a very nice grade. A proper copy edit to make sure it is actually in compliance with current standards would be much appreciated! jengod (talk) 18:22, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Avicii

Requesting a copy edit ahead of a possible GAN. Thank you! Meganenohito (talk) 02:21, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1979 Salvadoran coup d'état

Article recently passed an A-class review for WP:Military history and I'd like a copy edit before an FAC. I think it's overall good but I just want another set of eyes to look at it. PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 00:19, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Leon S. Kennedy

There were a lot of edits that have happened at this article and is in need of grammar fixes. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 02:52, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Genocide

I might take it to FAC in future (t · c) buIdhe 04:33, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hiroyuki Doi

C/e for potential GAN, thank you! Also I would appreciate help with uploading non-free image of his art. —LastJabberwocky (Rrarr) 07:55, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Movement for the People and the State

Suggest copyediting this article to reduce the usage of quotes in the article. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 14:04, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Noemvriana

Noemvriana is an old GA article, but the last 3 years I have been (on and off) updating it toward an ACN and eventually FAC. I have limited experience in fine tuning at this high level so any input is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. A.Cython (talk) 00:57, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wheelchair rugby

I'm planning on taking this to GAN, but the wording is a bit rash in places. Would you mind giving me a hand?Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:00, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Bride Walks Out

Primarily, the Plot section, which I recently added, may need some rewrite... and some possible trimming if necessary. George Ho (talk) 03:59, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gagged (EP)

I would greatly appreciate a copy-edit of this article. I completely rewrote it earlier in the year, and I think that it would greatly benefit from having someone else look over it. I do not have any future plans for this article. I just want it to be the best that it can possibly be. Thank you in advance! Aoba47 (talk) 15:40, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Steve Lukather

2012 FA, another forgotten about musical biography page that has not run for the front page (TFA). Might run in 2027 for his 70th birthday. Harizotoh9 (talk) 23:06, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

12 Days of Christmas Eve

I'm most likely done expanding this recently created article. Some rewrite and/or trimming would be nice, though I've been able to trim the Plot section down to less than seven hundred words. George Ho (talk) 18:11, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Madagascar

As part of an FAR, thank you Kowal2701 (talk) 19:27, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dead Island 2

The article is in need of very in-depth copyediting after recent expansion. Thank you. OceanHok (talk) 09:45, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Akira Yuki

Recently recreated article. Most of its content is creation and reception due to the little narrative the series has so I guess it shouldn't be that hard to revise.Tintor2 (talk) 16:29, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Executioner and Her Way of Life

I think the prose is fairly good but could use some light copyediting in the "Production" and "Reception" sections. Looking to get it to FAC. Thanks, Crestfalling (talk/contribs) 20:02, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

January 2026

Rock wren

Cleaned it up as best as I can, though I need a fresh pair of eyes on this to check over what I might've missed, as well as what I've added. If you have any feedback on the article leave a message on the talk page. Cheers! (and happy new year!!!) monkey_smashing^keyboards (talk) 03:10, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This was the election that saw Chicago elect its first black mayor Harold Washington. A lot happened during the election, and the article may be lengthy. I'd appreciate any feedback to help make the article neater and ready for GA review. Thank you! FountofInterestingInfo (talk) 05:27, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

United States of America v. Nicolás Maduro

Would like to copyedit this article because this is a significant importance related to the 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela and considering to nominate to DYK in a matter of days once its ready. cyrfaw (talk) 10:21, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Cyfraw The article is undergoing rapid development right now, which probably makes it unsuitable for copyediting (since the copyedited prose would be quickly overwritten anyway). It might be best to wait until the content is stable. Crestfalling (talk/contribs) 23:53, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]