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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 2014

Western honey bee

Western honey bee has been listed as a level-4 vital article in Science. This article has been rated as C-Class. Thanks! --—Gaff ^ταλκ 00:41, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

 Working This is my first try at improving an article through here, so if anyone wants to tag-team with me I would be appreciative! --Rachel.dicerbo (talk) 03:13, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

I'll be happy to take a look at your edits. Check out the "How to copy edit" tab at the top of this page, and the Manual of Style (intimidating at first, but comprehensive :-)) should tell you what you need to know when you need to know it. Thanks for your help and all the best, Miniapolis 20:31, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

Trigeminal nerve

Up for a challenge? Like to learn something new? Interested in how sensation on your face is transmitted, and what controls those handy muscles of mastication? This article is for you! It's an anatomical article, fairly well fleshed out, but with some strange formatting and layout that really needs some attention. Tom (LT) (talk) 23:56, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

 Working Miniapolis 20:34, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

Hitachi Magic Wand

The article on the famed personal massager device the Hitachi Magic Wand was improved by myself with lots of secondary sources, and promoted to B-class quality by Kaldari (talk · contribs). Would appreciate any copy editing help on its way to further levels of quality improvement. Thank you for your time, — Cirt (talk) 02:56, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Working - Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 03:13, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

Saradha Group financial scandal

This article is on the largest ever Ponzi scandal in India (4-6 billion USD), was featured under DYK, a regular front page holder in Eastern India for last 18 months, it has been assessed as B in quality scale, would greatly appreciate any copy-editing help. Thanks. Legaleagle86 (talk) 16:26, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

I'm not comfortable yet with British English, I'm passing this one off.

JacobiJonesJr (talk) 07:55, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths

I would like a help with prose before a GAN. Thanks, Gabriel Yuji (talk) 01:28, 26 September 2014 (UTC)

Bade Achhe Lagte Hain

This is an article on an Indian soap opera, which is currently off-air. I want to improve this article and for this reason I am requesting a copy-edit of the mentioned article here. Thank you! ^_^ --Tamravidhir (talk) 15:52, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

The Fault in Our Stars (film)

I have just finished GA review of this article. I think that the text of this article should be copyedited before this article is promoted to GA. Since both nominator and reviewer (me) are not native English speakers, I would appreciate if somebody could help with copyediting here. All the best. Antidiskriminator (talk) 17:02, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time

I think it has great chance to be a GA with a copyedit. Cheers, Gabriel Yuji (talk) 18:30, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

Chandramukhi

Rajinikanth's comeback film. It needs some c/e for a GA nom as this film is a landmark in Tamil Cinema. Thank you. Ssven2 (talk) 06:11, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Columbine High School protests

Needs c/e and possible renaming of title. Have a potential to become DYK nom. Thanks.--Mishae (talk) 15:24, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

This article is currently at AfD, where an editor has said s/he would copy edit it if the outcome is keep. --Stfg (talk) 18:49, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

On hold; no point doing a c/e whilst article is at AfD here. Baffle gab1978 (talk) 02:32, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

October 2014

Buenos Amigos

Article is a potential GA nominee and has weak grammar and prose. Any help will be appreciated. Best, jona^{talk to me} 14:25, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Ted Bundy

An GA article that still could need c/e. Thanks.--BabbaQ (talk) 22:37, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Seasons of Melrose Place

Article needs c/e. Thanks--BabbaQ (talk) 22:39, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Sisters at Heart

I intend to submit this article for a good article nomination, but I think that it would be better prepared if it first received an independent copy-edit. Neelix (talk) 04:18, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

Requesting copy edit. Thanks NeoBatfreak (talk) 07:36, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras

Requesting copy-edit from editor not involved in this topic space. It is a stable article with reliable references. I want to get another perspective on it and then prepare/submit for GA. Thank you. --AmritasyaPutra^T 14:39, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Child marriage among Muslims in Kerala

Requesting copy-edit from editor not involved in this topic space. It is a stable article with reliable references. I want to get another perspective on it and then prepare/submit for GA. Thank you. (I have requested a copy-edit for Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras- with same comment) --AmritasyaPutra^T 14:39, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Mind Meld

I intend to submit this article for a good article nomination, but I think that it would be better prepared if it first received an independent copy-edit. Neelix (talk) 21:28, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Rodrigues starling

For potential FAC. FunkMonk (talk) 05:37, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Burundi at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Possible FAC — NickGibson3900 ^Talk 07:11, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Master of Puppets

Please try to trim the quotations in the 'Background and recording' and 'Lyrics' sections. Also reduce the attributions to various magazines and writers where possible.--Retrohead (talk) 18:32, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Megachile campanulae -- Bellflower resin bee

Prep for GA assessment. Thank you. —Gaff ^ταλκ 18:54, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Summer Mortimer

It's been over two years since this [promoted to GA status], and this failed as an FAC in the summer. I'd love help in getting this to standard, for a potential FAC. In the time since it passed GAN, she's switched the country for which she competes, so I'm wanting to make sure that things are formatted well, also. -- Zanimum (talk) 19:54, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Katrina Kaif

Recently this article failed its GA nomination, and it was suggested that a thorough copy edit be taken. I'm planning on taking it to GA, and potentially FA status, so any help would be appreciated..thanks in advance :-) AB01 ^{I'M A POTATO} 07:23, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

Dreaming My Dreams (Waylon Jennings album)

The article needs copyediting, possibly a GA candidate afterwards.--GDuwenTell me! 15:45, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

Rizal Shrine (Calamba)

For future GAN --Carlojoseph14 (talk) 04:06, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

Cliff Lee

To get off to a nice, shiny start before going in to edit for GAN. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 22:53, 8 October 2014 (UTC)