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Hi Jilly, I don't know what the situation is with you and Winkelvi, but please don't seek out interactions with him. There was no need for this or to revert when he removed it (which meant he had seen it). It's best just to get on with your own work. SarahSV ^(talk) 23:52, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for the note. I believe though that you may be be mistaken , or perhaps have been misinformed, not sure which.

I did not "revert when he removed it" any item on the talk page of winkelvi. As you say that would not be proper to revert on another users talk page. Please look that over again if you get a chance. As far as seeking out interactions with him I am not. I attempted to talk with him about working together on the Billy the Kid article. That is all. Now since he has been showing bad faith today against me and others on wikipedia today I warned him and he is trying to accuse me of harassment! That is totally ridiculous. Winkelvi has been acting predjudicially toward me just because I have not made a userpage yet. deja vu I am getting back to my work. Jilllyjo (talk) 00:09, 13 February 2016 (UTC).

I agree with Sarah. Your behaviour towards him is verging on harassment now. He has made it clear that he does not want any interaction between you and him, so stop. --Ches (talk) 09:25, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

You are wrong Ches Winkelvi is somehow under the impression that I reverted something on his talk page after he removed it. This whole thing has been blown out of proportion. Even though I know you are biased toward winkelvi please go to his talk page andd find a diff where I reverted anything there. I did not, but if you can show me a diff where I reverted there I will say I am mistaken. The note SV left above, she was mistake about me reverting his removal of the bad faith warning I left there. As I said at Svès page winkelvi is harassing me. He is at articles I edit yes. He is treating me with predudice against me and keeps using his word derogatorily toward me (red-linked). like he thinks I have no worth or something. He make baseless allegations at SV page that I was a sockP with no proof or evidence. that is a personal attack no? Leaving two warnings on his page is not harrassment. Plus I left a note inviting him to work together on the btk article. He just reverted that with a snarky note.

Winkelvi has been bothering me since I started here just because I have been edit the btk article and other old west articles which are my favorite. Please get him to leave me alone and stop harassing me. I have kept track of the times and pages where he has been bothering me and I will take further action if necessary.

But please Ches you find the diff where I reverted anything on his talk page. He is wrong about that and has blown this all out of proportion. Ask him to stop all his disruption and harassment of me.It is a horrendous way to treat a new editor! signed JillyJo Jilllyjo (talk) 10:02, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

(edit conflict) *1. WV has been editing BTK for a while now - in fact, he nominated it for GA status. You, however, have just appeared on that article, and you aren't making any constructive edits at all, besides changing wording that was fine in the first place. The only reason he edits the articles that you edit is because you've been following him around to those articles.

• 2. He has every right to think you're a sock. You have no user page, you have a suspicious and somewhat strange bias towards Maunus - in fact, now might be a good time to mention that your grammar and spelling was of good standard on Maunus' talk page, and that response you left just now is of poor grammar? Strange. Also, as I mentioned before, you have randomly appeared on this article - one which Maunus has a history of editing. You have very few edits, and yet you know about GA reviews and wanted the BTK GA review to be declined. Also strange. It is clear that you are not new to Wikipedia, and if I were you, I'd declare your alternate accounts. --Ches (talk) 10:13, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

wow more casting of aspersions with no proof or evidence. More accusation of being a sock with no proof, evidence, or diffs. Show a diff where I said I wanted the GA of btk to be declined? That is a lie!

"The only reason he edits the articles that you edit is because you've been following him around to those articles." This comment shows bad faith by you toward me. Consider yourself warned. And Maunus? So is he a sock too? wow you have gone way too far now. Jilllyjo (talk) 10:21, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

I don't highly suspect Maunus. I just find it suspicious that several R/L editors without user pages and very few edits seem to be editing BTK and stating that the GA review shouldn't go on, or are just trying to sabotage it. Shootseven comes to mind. --Ches (talk) 10:24, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

I never said I wanted btk to fail GA. Some other editors did yes. Do not group me in with anyone and say I did that. You were wrong. Please get your facts straight before typing on my talk page. I have made quite a few edits there correcting poor wording, fixing mistakes, and copyedited problems areas, and I have said several times that I want to have the btk article to pass GA. Thanks! Jilllyjo (talk) 10:32, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Ches, WV has banned half of the editors here from their talk page and then goes around posting nasty untrue stuff about them. Save your breath defending him - it makes you look bad. I get you are trying to mentor him, but please don't add to his drama. Yes I was asked to look at this, so what? Legacypac (talk) 14:54, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

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A kitten for you!

too close to the camera :P

Ronniejbaroi (talk) 20:21, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

So adorable. Thanks! Jilllyjo (talk) 20:47, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Copy-edit request

Hi can you please copyedit my article Assassination of Ali. Its up for DYK review, where the reviewer has asked it to be copyedited. RRD13 দেবজ্যোতি (talk) 08:52, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Sure. I will take a look at it now. I will do a thorough job, so please give me 24 to 36 hours. Thanks for asking me. I will be glad to do the copyedit. Jilllyjo (talk) 09:09, 17 February 2016 (UTC

at footnote #4 do you know the year to 28 January? Jilllyjo (talk) 09:17, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Inserted the info. RRD13 দেবজ্যোতি (talk) 16:18, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi Royroydeb, we need to pick a few more applicable categories to add to the article. Article is looking quite good so far. Will finish tonight. Have a great evening. Jilllyjo (talk) 01:34, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

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Hallward's Ghost and Bbb23, I just manually archived the welcome. No offense to you. You did not see any red flags because there are none. I am not Wordseventeen. BTW, I do not speak italian, (I clicked on a link on a wikipedia page and it threw me into a page on italian wikipedia and someone there welcomed me on my talk page there. As a courtesy I thanked them), and I volunteered at a children's site to write articles and edited there on and off for a few years. They used this wiki software, so I was really familiar with editing. As for my spelling of the word behaviour, please pardon me for being Canadian, I live in the US now, but went to school in Canada. And one other random editor spells behaviour the same as me? Since I am not him, I do not understand how to even appeal the block. Jilllyjo (talk) 17:44, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Jilllyjo, if you wish to appeal the block, follow the intructions in block notice above, i.e., first read WP:GAB, the post the unblock template. If you screw it up, I'll try to fix it for you once I notice it. I have your page on my watchlist, but I'm not always on-wiki, of course, although sometimes it seems like I am.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:47, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

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Unblock request

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Jilllyjo (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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I am not Wordseventeen. BTW, I do not speak Italian, (I clicked on a link on a wikipedia page and it threw me into a page on italian wikipedia and someone there welcomed me on my talk page there. As a courtesy I thanked them), and I volunteered at a children's site to write articles and edited there on and off for a few years. They used this wiki software, so I was really familiar with editing. As for my spelling of the word behaviour, please pardon me for being Canadian, I live in the US now, but went to school in Canada. As far as the accusations I have have read saying I was trying to derail or "sabotage" the GA nomination, they in fact are not true. One user chess told me I had done that, but when challenged to show me even one diff, he was able to do so. see here: [1] Other users have said I had done good by helping to fix up the Billy the Kid article including the reviwer of the GA nomination Display name 99 here [2]. He thanked me for my work. I would be happy to answer any questions the blocking admin may have to try and clear up this misunderstanding. I am and will be a productive editor here at wikipedia. I wish to continue editing, and I am planning to start writing some articles as well. I would never do harm to wikipedia or attempt to "sabotage" anything ever. Thank you for your consideration. Jilllyjo (talk) 02:30, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Apparently WP:FATHER is the new WP:BROTHER. Please. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 02:22, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

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discussion

I can't say anything about whether or not I believe this account is a sock or not, but Jilllyjo's edits at the BTK article, in spite of what some others have said, have appeared to be productive and useful. At the very least, her editing of articles should not be a major cause for concern. The repeated allegations made by users that Jilllyjo was trying to get the article failed were completely untrue. Display name 99 (talk) 02:50, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Fair comment, but the fact remains that this is a checkuser block, and the evidence of sockpuppetry appears to be convincing.--Anthony Bradbury^"talk" 22:24, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Jilllyjo, if you want the account unblocked, you're going to have to provide specific evidence as to why you are not a sockpuppet. I don't know much about checkusers, but I imagine that the results of their tests are fairly reliable. Therefore, you are up against a lot. If you are not a sockpuppet, you will have to try to convince people of that, and not merely list your editing accomplishments. Display name 99 (talk) 01:17, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

• The checkuser data shows that you and WordSeventeen have been using the same computer [3]. Please, explain the situation. Vanjagenije (talk) 01:36, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

The computer that I have was not new when I got it. My father gave me this one at Christmas time last year. But I am not sure if he ever used wikipedia on it before he gave it to me. He got a brand new computer. I registered my account near the end of January because I wanted to edit and work on articles about more adult subjects. Jilllyjo (talk) 01:53, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Are you suggesting that your father could be WordSeventeen? If you are, could you try asking him? It might be a bit awkward, but it could be worth a try. Display name 99 (talk) 03:33, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

I am not really sure. He never said anything about working on wikipedia. I really hate to ask him, as you said that may be awkward. But one thing I do know is that he does speak Italian. We went on a trip to Italy about two years ago, and he was able to speak to the people there pretty well. I hate to invade his privacy to ask him though. He does work a lot on his computer. Jilllyjo (talk) 04:02, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

• I have no doubt that "Jilllyjo" is WordSeventeen. The above claims regarding "Jilllyjo" having a father who might be WordSeventeen just seems utterly nonsensical. Hallward's Ghost ^{(Kevin) (My talkpage)} 04:57, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

I know my father gave me his old computer. I have no idea if he is w17 or not. Please do not come to my talk page if you cannot show AGF. Thanks Jilllyjo (talk) 05:07, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

• When your account has been confirmed by checkuser to be an abusive sockpuppet, there is no longer any need to AGF--particularly when your attempted "explanation" is so tortured and improbable. Hallward's Ghost ^{(Kevin) (My talkpage)} 05:13, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

I was simply responding to a question. If you wish to keep showing bad faith then please go right ahead somewhere else. I am asking you formally to stay off my talk page. I do not care to interact with you or your negativity. Thank you. Jilllyjo (talk) 05:37, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

• Jilllyjo, your Talk page is only for discussing your block or making an unblock request. You cannot do anything else, including editing by proxy, planning future editing, etc. I therefore reverted your last additions to this page.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:08, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Please pardon me then. I will just save my future articles off-line for now. I was only trying to show that I am a productive editor with the ability to create articles. Thank you for your help and guidance. Jilllyjo (talk) 22:30, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Ohnoitsjamie I read over the link you listed. That humour piece suggests that a user did vandalism on their own account and then tried to blame it on brother, or a fake brother. My situation is way different than that. I do not believe there is any way to prove that I am a totally different person than w17. Not any way that you would accept. What would you accept? Or will you not consider any proof? If you will not accept any proof then you guys should change that part in the GAB page. I accepted a gift, and was thrilled to get a computer used or not. So if my father had given me a brand new computer, I guess I would have been better off. Jilllyjo (talk) 02:35, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

If you're not a sock puppet, I suggest that you go through editing patterns between the two accounts and try to find things that would make it difficult or impossible for you to be the same person. I do note, however, that WordSeventeen has said nothing about his block on his talk page. Because he was on a 6-month block before, it could just be that he's not logged in and thus doesn't know about it. But I still thought I would bring that up. Display name 99 (talk) 04:37, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Display name 99, I do know that apparently the CU results showed that w17 and I edited on wikipedia from the same computer. I can only surmise that my father is him, and he edited wikipedia as w17. I have been doing some reading around wikipedia and found this:

"But it is possible that two or more individuals may be sharing the same computer or connection, either as family members or roommates living in the same household, co-workers editing from one or more computers in the same office, visitation of a relative or friend (sometimes on a regular basis), students using a school computer, strangers using the same hotspot (such as a cafe or public library), or one who is piggybacking off a neighbor's connection." from here: Wikipedia:Signs of sock puppetry. The page goes on to say, "that good faith must be assumed, unless it is obvious beyond a reasonable doubt that sock puppetry is occurring, or the checkuser data shows a connection, no action shall be taken against the accounts in question for sock puppetry, though other policy violations that occur shall be handled accordingly." The CU says there is a computer connection that is expained above in the family member scenario described above. Ohnoitsjamie referred to the essay about your little brother being blamed for vandalizing wikipedia on another family members account. It is like comparing apples with oranges. It seems there really is no way of appealing a block like this sucessfully when you have been named as a sock. The last part on the same page states, "in some cases, an actual admission of sockpuppetry can be the only definitive proof. Given that good faith must be assumed, unless it is obvious beyond a reasonable doubt that sock puppetry is occurring, or the checkuser data shows a connection, no action shall be taken against the accounts in question for sock puppetry, though other policy violations that occur shall be handled accordingly." I cannot admit sockpuppetry because I just am not w17, so I just seem to be stuck. That one admin asked me to explain how the CU showed that w17 and I had edited from the same computer. I told him the exact truth, and this one page explained that sometimes family members may use the same computer, among the other explanations there. But the admins involved are just not accepting the truth. Jilllyjo (talk) 12:06, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Talk page access removed

to save you the trouble of prevaricating further. Use User talk:WordSeventeen to request unblock, but it's nearly guaranteed to be unsuccessful unless you've not socked for 6-12 months. --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:03, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

I've also declined the UTRS unblock request and provded a pointer to WP:STANDARD OFFER. Even a cursory perusal of the evidence makes it abundantly clear this is the same user as WordSeventeen.--Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 00:07, 23 February 2016 (UTC)

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Guild of Copy Editors February 2017 News

Guild of Copy Editors February 2017 News Hello everyone, and welcome to the February 2017 GOCE newsletter. The Guild has been busy since the last time your coordinators sent out a newsletter! >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<< December blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 11 through 17 December; the themes were Requests and eliminating the November 2015 backlog. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine editors completed 29 articles. Barnstars and rollover totals are located here. Thanks to all who took part. January drive: The January drive was a great success. We set out to remove December 2015 and January and February 2016 from our backlog (195 articles), and by 22 January we had cleared those and had to add a third month (March 2016). At the end of the month we had almost cleared out that last month as well, for a total of 180 old articles removed from the backlog! We reduced our overall backlog by 337 articles, to a low of 1,465 articles, our second-lowest month-end total ever. We also handled all of the remaining requests from December 2016. Officially, 19 editors recorded 337 copy edits (over 679,000 words). February blitz: The one-week February blitz, focusing on the remaining March 2016 backlog and January 2017 requests, ran from 12 to 18 February. Seven editors reduced the total in those two backlog segments from 32 to 10 articles, leaving us in good shape going in to the March drive. Coordinator elections for the first half of 2017: In December, coordinators for the first half of 2017 were elected. Jonesey95 stepped aside as lead coordinator, remaining as coordinator and allowing Miniapolis to be the lead, and Tdslk and Corinne returned as coordinators. Thanks to all who participated! Speaking of coordinators, congratulations to Jonesey95 on their well-deserved induction into the Guild of Copy Editors Hall of Fame. The plaque reads: "For dedicated service as lead coordinator (2014, 1 July – 31 December 2015 and all of 2016) and coordinator (1 January – 30 June 2015 and 1 January – 30 June 2017); exceptional template-creation work (considerably streamlining project administration), and their emphasis on keeping the GOCE a drama-free zone." Housekeeping note: We do not send a newsletter before every drive or blitz. To have a better chance of knowing when the next event will start, add the GOCE's message box to your watchlist. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Corinne and Tdslk. >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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4th GA Cup - The Final

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Final Hello, GA Cup competitors! Sunday, February 26 saw the end of Round 3. Shearonink finished in first with 616 points, which is more than the point totals for all the other competitors combined! In second place, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga earned an impressive 152 points, followed by Sturmvogel_66 in third with 111 points. Chris troutman and Kees08 each received a wild-card and were able to advance to the Final Round. There was a major error on the part of the judges, and initially, 8 users were advanced instead of 5. This has been corrected, and we sincerely apologize for this confusion. In Round 3, 71 reviews were completed! At the beginning of this GA Cup, the longest wait was over 7 months; at the end of Round 3, the longest wait is still holding steady at a little over 6 months, the same as for the previous round. By the end of all three Rounds, the total number of nominations increased slightly - this suggests that users are more willing to nominate, knowing that their articles will be reviewed. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in the Final so we can keep tackling the backlog. In the Final Round, the user with the highest score will be the winner. The Final has already started and will end on March 31st at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Finals and the pools can be found here. Good luck and have fun! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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4th GA Cup - Wrap Up

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Wrap Up Hello, GA Cup competitors! Saturday, April 1 concluded the 2016-2017 GA Cup. 64 reviews were completed by our finalists. Although the backlog increased by 42 over the reviewing period instead of declining, the increase suggests that the contest is encouraging editors to nominate articles for review. Congratulations to Shearonink, who is the winner of the Cup, finishing with 672 points! Once again, just as in last round, this is more than the point totals for all the other competitors combined! It was a close race for second place between Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, who achieved 164 points, and Sturmvogel_66, who earned 150. Though Sturmvogel_66 reviewed one more article than Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga managed to earn 14 points more due to reviewing older articles. Our two wildcard competitors, Kees08 and Chris troutman, came in fourth and fifth, respectively. There were some bumps in the competition this time: The sign-up deadline and the first round were both extended due to fewer competitors signing up then was planned for. And there were delays in tallying points and getting out the newsletter. The judges apologize for this latter difficulty. Lastly, mid-way through the competition we bid farewell to Zwerg Nase, who stepped down from their position as judge due to other commitments. Information about the Final can be found here. Thank you to all of our competitors, and congrats to our winners! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

Guild of Copy Editors December 2017 News

Guild of Copy Editors December 2017 News Hello copy editors! Welcome to the December 2017 GOCE newsletter, which contains nine months(!) of updates. The Guild has been busy and successful; your diligent efforts in 2017 has brought the backlog of articles requiring copy edit to below 1,000 articles for the first time. Thanks to all editors who have contributed their time and energy to help make this happen. >>> Sign up for the January Drive! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator Elections! <<< Our copy-editing drives (month-long backlog-reduction drives held in odd-numbered months) and blitzes (week-long themed editing in even-numbered months) have been very successful this year. March drive: We set out to remove April, May, and June 2016 from our backlog and all February 2017 Requests (a total of 304 articles). By the end of the month, all but 22 of these articles were cleared. Officially, of the 28 who signed up, 22 editors recorded 257 copy edits (439,952 words). (These numbers do not always make sense when you compare them to the overall reduction in the backlog, because not all editors record every copy edit on the drive page.) April blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 16 through 22 April; the theme was Requests. Of the 15 who signed up, 9 editors completed 43 articles (81,822 words). May drive: The goals were to remove July, August, and September 2016 from the backlog and to complete all March 2017 Requests (a total of 300 articles). By the end of the month, we had reduced our overall backlog to an all-time low of 1,388 articles. Of the 28 who signed up, 17 editors completed 187 articles (321,810 words). June blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 18 through 24 June; the theme was Requests. Of the 16 who signed up, 9 editors completed 28 copy edits (117,089 words). 2017 Coordinator elections: In June, coordinators for the second half of 2017 were elected. Jonesey95 moved back into the lead coordinator position, with Miniapolis stepping down to remain as coordinator; Tdslk and Corinne returned as coordinators, and Keira1996 rejoined after an extended absence. Thanks to all who participated! July drive: We set out to remove August, September, October, and November 2016 from the backlog and to complete all May and June 2017 Requests (a total of 242 articles). The drive was an enormous success, and the target was nearly achieved within three weeks, so that December 2016 was added to the "old articles" list used as a goal for the drive. By the end of the month, only three articles from 2016 remained, and for the second drive in a row, the backlog was reduced to a new all-time low, this time to 1,363 articles. Of the 33 who signed up, 21 editors completed 337 articles (556,482 words). August blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 20 through 26 August; the theme was biographical articles tagged for copy editing for more than six months (47 articles). Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors completed 38 copy edits (42,589 words). September drive: The goals were to remove January, February, and March 2017 from the backlog and to complete all August 2017 Requests (a total of 338 articles). Of the 19 who signed up, 14 editors completed 121 copy edits (267,227 words). October blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 22 through 28 October; the theme was Requests. Of the 14 who signed up, 8 editors completed 20 articles (55,642 words). November drive: We set out again to remove January, February, and March 2017 from the backlog and to complete all October 2017 Requests (a total of 207 articles). By the end of the month, these goals were reached and the backlog shrank to its lowest total ever, 997 articles, the first time it had fallen under one thousand (click on the graph above to see this amazing feat in graphical form). It was also the first time that the oldest copy-edit tag was less than eight months old. Of the 25 who signed up, 16 editors completed 159 articles (285,929 words). 2018 Coordinator elections: Voting is open for the election of coordinators for the first half of 2018. Please visit the election page to vote between now and December 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Thanks for participating! Housekeeping note: We do not send a newsletter before (or after) every drive or blitz. To have a better chance of knowing when the next event will start, add the GOCE's message box to your watchlist. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Corinne, Tdslk, and Keira1996. >>> Sign up for the January Drive! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator Elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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GOCE February 2018 news

Guild of Copy Editors February 2018 News Welcome to the February 2018 GOCE newsletter in which you will find Guild updates since the December edition. We got to a great start for the year, holding the backlog at nine months. 100 requests were submitted in the first 6 weeks of the year and were swiftly handled with an average completion time of 9 days. >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<< Coordinator elections: In December, coordinators for the first half of 2018 were elected. Jonesey95 remained as lead coordinator and Corrine, Miniapolis and Tdslk as assistant coordinators. Keira1996 stepped down as assistant coordinator and was replaced by Reidgreg. Thanks to all who participated! End of year reports were prepared for 2016 and 2017, providing a detailed look at the Guild's long-term progress. January drive: We set out to remove April, May, and June 2017 from our backlog and all December 2017 Requests (a total of 275 articles). As with previous years, the January drive was an outstanding success and by the end of the month all but 57 of these articles were cleared. Officially, of the 38 who signed up, 21 editors recorded 259 copy edits (490,256 words). February blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 11 through 17 February, focusing on Requests and the last articles tagged in May 2017. At the end of the week there were only 14 pending requests, with none older than 20 days. Of the 11 who signed up, 10 editors completed 35 copy edits (98,538 words). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Corinne, Tdslk, and Reidgreg. >>> Sign up for the March Drive! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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June 2018 GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2018 News Welcome to the June 2018 GOCE newsletter, in which you will find Guild updates since the February edition. Progress continues to be made on the copyediting backlog, which has been reduced to 7 months and reached a new all-time low. Requests continue to be handled efficiently this year, with 272 completed by the end of May (an average completion time of 10.5 days). Fewer than 10% of these waited longer than 20 days, and the longest wait time was 29 days. Wikipedia in general, and the Guild in particular, experienced a deep loss with the death on 20 March of Corinne. Corinne (a GOCE coordinator since 1 July 2016) was a tireless aide on the requests page, and her peerless copyediting is a part of innumerable GAs and FAs. Her good cheer, courtesy and tact are very much missed. March drive: The goal was to remove June, July and August 2017 from our backlog and all February 2018 Requests (a total of 219 articles). This drive was an outstanding success, and by the end of the month all but eight of these articles were cleared. Of the 33 editors who signed up, 19 recorded 277 copy edits (425,758 words). April blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 15 through 21 April, focusing on Requests and the last eight articles tagged in August 2017. At the end of the week there were only 17 pending requests, with none older than 17 days. Of the nine editors who signed up, eight editors completed 22 copy edits (62,412 words). May drive: We set out to remove September, October and November 2017 from our backlog and all April 2018 Requests (a total of 298 articles). There was great success this month with the backlog more than halved from 1,449 articles at the beginning of the month to a record low of 716 articles. Officially, of the 20 who signed up, 15 editors recorded 151 copy edits (248,813 words). Coordinator elections: It's election time again. Nominations for Guild coordinators (who will serve a six-month term for the second half of 2018) have begun, and will close at 23:59 UTC on 15 June. All Wikipedia editors in good standing are eligible, and self-nominations are encouraged. Voting will take place between 00:01 UTC on 16 June and 23:59 UTC on 30 June. June blitz: Stay tuned for this one-week copy-editing blitz, which will take place in mid-June. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Corinne, Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tdslk. >>> Participate in the June elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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August GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors August 2018 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the August 2018 GOCE newsletter. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Guild's June election; your new and returning coordinators are listed below. The next election will occur in December 2018; all Wikipedia editors in good standing may take part. Our June blitz focused on Requests and articles tagged for copy edit in October 2017. Of the eleven people who signed up, eight editors recorded a total of 28 copy edits, including 3 articles of more than 10,000 words. Complete results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Thanks to everyone who participated in the July drive. Of the seventeen people who signed up, thirteen editors completed 194 copy edits, successfully removing all articles tagged in the last three months of 2017. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are here. The August blitz will run for one week, from 19 to 25 August. Sign up now! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Tdslk. >>> Sign up for the August blitz! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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December 2018 GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2018 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the December 2018 GOCE newsletter. Here is what's been happening since the August edition. Thanks to everyone who participated in the August blitz (results), which focused on Requests and the oldest backlog month. Of the twenty editors who signed up, eleven editors recorded 37 copy edits. For the September drive (results), of the twenty-three people who signed up, nineteen editors completed 294 copy edits. Our October blitz (results) focused on Requests, geography, and food and drink articles. Of the fourteen people who signed up, eleven recorded a total of 57 copy edits. For the November drive (results), twenty-two people signed up, and eighteen editors recorded 273 copy edits. This helped to bring the backlog to a six-month low of 825 articles. The December blitz will run for one week, from 16 to 22 December. Sign up now! Elections: Nominations for the Guild's coordinators for the first half of 2019 will be open from 1 to 15 December. Voting will then take place and the election will close on 31 December at 23:59 UTC. Positions for Guild coordinators, who perform the important behind-the-scenes tasks that keep our project running smoothly, are open to all Wikipedians in good standing. We welcome self-nominations, so please consider nominating yourself if you've ever thought about helping out; it's your Guild and it doesn't run itself! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators; Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Tdslk. >>> Sign up for the December blitz! <<< >>> Participate in the Coordinator elections! <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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GOCE 2018 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2018 Annual Report Our 2018 Annual Report is now ready for review. Highlights: Overview of Backlog-reduction progress; Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page; Membership news and results of elections; Annual leaderboard; Plans for 2019. – Your project coordinators: Miniapolis, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Reidgreg and Tdslk. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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March GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2019 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the March newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2018. All being well, we're planning to issue these quarterly in 2019, balancing the need to communicate widely with the avoidance of filling up talk pages. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. January Drive: Thanks to everyone for the splendid work in January's Backlog Elimination Drive. We removed copyedit tags from all of the articles tagged in our original target months of June, July and August 2018, and by 24 January we ran out of articles. After adding September, we finished the month with 8 target articles remaining and 842 left in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 48 requests for copyedit in January. Of the 31 people who signed up for this drive, 24 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Blitz: Thanks to everyone who participated in the February Blitz. Of the 15 people who signed up, 13 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed 32 copyedits, including 15 requests. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: As of 23:39, 18 March 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 108 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 851 articles. March Drive: The month-long March drive is now underway; the target months are October and November 2018. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Sign up here! Election reminder: It may only be March but don't forget our mid-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1 June. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Reidgreg and Tdslk. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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