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Latest comment: 1 month ago by MediaWiki message delivery in topic Guild of Copy Editors – September 2026 Newsletter

Editing Wikipedia and participating in its attempts at bureaucracy has proven itself to be one of the most emotionally draining and infuriating things that could come out of such a task. I don't edit because I want to, I edit because my mind places an obligation for me to do so when I come across something minor, and then I get overconfident, and then I promptly come to regret putting any effort in such things in the first place. I will always invariably end up humbling myself. If I make a mistake, just tell me. I am already fully aware of how often my editing habits act purely on impulse. I am an individual of spontaneity.

If a page I created is deemed worthy of deletion, then get on with it. It is a waste of my energy, and the participants' energy, for me to try to intervene. I am usually incapable of argument or debate, and I do not need this reinforced, nor do I want to be led to feel that I am unnecessarily imposing myself upon someone else.

This is my talk page. Be as merciless as you'd like. You will promptly forget about me and our interaction in a matter of days...so it should be completely inconsequential to you in the grand scheme of things. If you can get away with it, I would prefer if you were to leave me alone.


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Guild of Copy Editors/Membership/News/2025 Annual Report

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Guild of Copy Editors Annual Report

Our 2025 Annual Report is now ready for review.

Highlights:

  • Introduction
  • Membership news and election results
  • Summary of Drives, Blitzes and the Requests page
  • Closing words
– Your Guild coordinators
To stop receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:35, 31 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Guild of Copy Editors – April 2026 Newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors – April 2026 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the April 2026 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

Election results: In our December 2025 coordinator election, incumbents Dhtwiki, GoldRomean, Miniapolis, and Mox Eden were reelected coordinators, and Wikieditor662 was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC).

December 2025 Blitz: 16 of the 31 editors who signed up for the December 2025 Copy Editing Blitz edited 116,064 words in 47 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

January Drive: 35 of the 55 editors who signed up for the January Backlog Elimination Drive edited 498,397 words in 183 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

February Blitz: 19 of the 23 editors who signed up for the February Copy Editing Blitz edited 83,969 words in 43 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

March Drive: 28 of the 48 editors who signed up for the March Backlog Elimination Drive edited 210,064 words in 87 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

April Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 12 to 18 April. Barnstars will be awarded here.

Progress report: As of 09:10, 10 April 2026 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 81 copyediting requests since 1 January 2026. The backlog of articles needing copyediting stands at 1,794 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, GoldRomean, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wikieditor662.

To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:29, 10 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Edit request at Talk:WikiHow

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Hi there! I saw that you've edited the wikiHow article in the past, so I hope you don't mind me reaching out.

I currently have an open edit request over at Talk:WikiHow that has gone a bit stale. Since you are familiar with the page, would you mind taking a quick look and sharing your thoughts or reviewing the request?

No pressure if you are too busy. Thanks for your time! Videocar8 (talk) 14:26, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Guild of Copy Editors – June 2026 Newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors June 2026 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June 2026 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April.

Election news: Nominations for the mid-year coordinator election ends at 23:59 on 15 June. Voting will last from 00:00 on 16 June to 23:59 on 30 June. Results will be announced on the election page.

April Blitz: 18 of the 21 editors who signed up for the April 2026 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited 122,993 words in 56 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

May Drive: 34 of the 66 editors who signed up for the May 2026 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited 543,972 words in 211 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

June Blitz: Our June 2026 Copy Editing Blitz will start on 14 June and finish on 30 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 22:40, 11 June 2025 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 132 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 1,691 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators.

To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:58, 11 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Guild of Copy Editors – September 2026 Newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors – September 2026 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June.

Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomed TNM101 to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as lead coordinator, and Miniapolis, Mox Eden and GoldRomean return as coordinators. We said goodbye to Wikieditor662 and thank them for their service. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist our ombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here.

Reviewing system: The Guild is adopting a new system of scoring copy edit reviews. A point will be given for each review, and barnstars for reviewing will be awarded. These changes will take effect from this month's drive, and we encourage experienced copy editors to sign up for reviewing. For more details, see here.

June 2026 blitz: 18 of the 20 editors who signed up for the June 2026 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited a total of 69,606 words comprising 30 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

July 2026 drive: 30 of the 44 editors who signed up for the July 2026 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited a total of 531,346 words comprising 252 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

August 2026 Blitz: 13 of the 16 editors who signed up for the August 2026 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited a total of 192,712 words comprising 64 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

September 2026 Drive: Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive.

Progress report: As of 23:47, 13 September 2026 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 207 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,511 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators.

To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:55, 13 September 2026 (UTC)Reply