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Guild of Copy Editors 2024 Annual Report

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Guild of Copy Editors Annual Report
Our 2024 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
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Growth Newsletter #33

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A quarterly update from the Growth team on our work to improve the new editor experience.

Constructive Activation Experiments

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This year, the Growth team is exploring ways to help more new account holders start editing—and do so constructively, meaning their edits are not reverted. Our latest experiments include:

  • Gradual rollout of "Add a Link" at English Wikipedia – We are gradually introducing the "Add a Link" structured task to newcomers at English Wikipedia (T386029). This serves as a natural A/B test to measure its impact on activation, retention, and revert rates (T382603). Previous experiments on pilot wikis showed that "Add a Link" increases newcomer participation, particularly by helping them make constructive (non-reverted) edits.
  • Testing in-article suggestions for first-time editors – Many new account holders want to contribute but don’t know where to start. To help, we’re piloting a feature that surfaces structured task suggestions directly in an article’s read view for brand-new editors (T385343). These suggestions will appear for logged-in users with no edits, providing a clear, simple way to begin contributing that is surfaced while they read.

Community Updates

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Newcomers often struggle to find their place in Wikipedia’s collaborative environment. While experienced editors easily discover events like edit-a-thons and writing campaigns, newcomers often miss out.

  • To bridge this gap, we launched the Community Updates module for the Newcomer Homepage. This module is disabled by default, allowing Community Admins to decide how (or if) to use it.
  • If your community hosts events, consider setting up a Community Update to engage and welcome newcomers! Learn more on Diff. To configure, visit Special:CommunityConfiguration.

Community Configuration

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Community Configuration is now available across all wikis, including non-Wikipedia projects (T383910). Community Configuration allows admins to customize various features like Growth features and Automoderator for their communities, and more recently the Babel extension now allows admins to modify configuration:

Mentorship

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Mentors play a key role in guiding new editors. If you’re interested in mentoring, or turning mentorship on at your wiki, check out the Mentorship FAQ

  • Starting February 17, 100% of new accounts at English Wikipedia will be assigned a mentor (T384505).
  • At Spanish Wikipedia, on 50% of newcomers get a mentor. Experienced contributors are encouraged to join mentorship so that Spanish Wikipedia can provide a mentor to all new users.

Looking Ahead

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In the coming months, we will continue balancing maintenance work—such as deprecating EditGrowth Config (T367574) and migrating Statslib (T359352) — with user-facing improvements that support new editors and foster the next generation of contributors.

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Question from Mizuki The Kittypet (18:52, 13 March 2025)

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Hi! do you have any tips about writing an article? --Mizuki The Kittypet (talk) 18:52, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Mizuki The Kittypet! Honestly, my best tip, for right now at least, is to wait and practice by editing other articles. Creating a Wikipedia article is pretty complicated and involves following a lot of internal policies and guidelines that newer editors aren't familiar with, so it's usually recommended that editors start with easier edits to get used to editing Wikipedia (you can check out your suggested edits on your homepage if you like). Once you're a little more familiar with Wikipedia processes and the policies (including the very important concept of notability as Wikipedia defines it) to follow for an article, check out the Articles for Creation process and it can walk you through creating and submitting one. You can also check out the article Your First Article for more information. Let me know if you have any other questions! Happy editing, Perfect4th (talk) 19:16, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from PConductor279 (23:56, 18 March 2025)

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Hello, how do I do a tab for a person’s biography? How I structure the articles? --PConductor279 (talk) 23:56, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, PConductor279, and welcome! Creating an article on Wikipedia as a newcomer is difficult – it's like trying to run a half marathon on your first day of training. You have to meet two minimums: first, the subject has to be notable by Wikipedia's definition (the specific guideline for people is here), and the article should be based on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Second, you have to follow the biographies of living people policy, which says that any challengeable claim about a person must be backed up by a reference.
I would suggest you try other, easier edits first to get more familiar with Wikipedia and its policies and guidelines before embarking on an article. You can find edits to make via your homepage, at the Task Center, or by exploring various Wikiprojects – let me know if you have any more questions on this. If you still want to try for an article, make sure to read and follow Your First Article – it should give you what you need to get started. You can go through the Articles for Creation process for further article creation guidance. Hope this helps, and happy editing! Perfect4th (talk) 14:51, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 22 March 2025

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Question from Helloshah (04:38, 25 March 2025)

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https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8748945744915188902/5218889770809477668 --Helloshah (talk) 04:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Thesillyrat (22:45, 28 March 2025)

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Hello! I just have a simple question I wanted to figure out. So, when you're on a page and wanted to edit something on it, how do I do that page? You probably already know that I just started the account and doing some minor editing so I am still learning stuff here. Thanks! --Thesillyrat (talk) 22:45, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Thesillyrat, and welcome to Wikipedia! When you're on a page, there should be an "Edit" tab in the top next to "Read". You can read more about editing interfaces at the Editing help article. Hope this helps, and let me know if you have any more questions! Happy editing, Perfect4th (talk) 05:34, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for responding! Yet for some reason when I go by read, the edit tab is no where to be seen, but, I can edit only when it says ¨edit source¨. Thesillyrat (talk) 13:42, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yet for some articles instead of it saying edit source (which is probably just edit I believe) it says View Source (Like for example, Warriors (novel series) for me shows View Source instead of Edit or Edit Source) Thesillyrat (talk) 14:17, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nevermind sorry I figured out why I cant edit pages like that- but thanks for the answer before :] Thesillyrat (talk) 15:33, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No worries! And the "Edit source" thing is because there are two ways to edit – you can edit the source or use the visual editor. You can check out that link for more information about it if you like. And feel free to stop by with any more questions! Happy editing, Perfect4th (talk) 23:21, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙮𝙧𝙖𝙩 ⋅ 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 (talk) 23:25, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion on separate IP talk page

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Hello, I accidentally did an edit from an IP address, and you left a message on that IP address's talk page. I responded to you at User talk:173.46.99.58---sorry for not leaving it here. Just wanted to give you a heads up. Theodore Christopher (talk) 04:36, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replied there. Thanks! Perfect4th (talk) 16:06, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Possible22 (08:40, 31 March 2025)

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hello, where are the articles for editing --Possible22 (talk) 08:40, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Possible22, and welcome to Wikipedia! You can filter articles at your Homepage by your interests for article suggestions, and you can also check out the Task Center for more ideas of things you can work on. Feel free to ask any other questions you may have, and happy editing! Perfect4th (talk) 16:06, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Ktonia (16:43, 5 April 2025)

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Hi mentor :) I've just completely edited a Numen/ For use page on Croatian Wikipedia and I've noticed that this edit wasn't added to a total number of my edits. As I am currently trying to gain experience to be able to create a page in the near future, the number of completed edits is pretty important to me so I wanted to check with you whether stuff I do on Croatian hr.wikipedia counts or not? Also - I would like to change the name of the page I edited from just Numen to Numen/For use (which is actually correct) but I don't see the option to edit the page title? Thanks, Ktonia --Ktonia (talk) 16:43, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Ktonia! Apologies for the delay in response; I've had a bit of a busy weekend. Yes, each individual language Wikipedia (or other Wikimedia project) is its own project – en.wiki has different rules from hr.wiki which is different from de.wiki and so on and so forth. English Wikipedia's 4 days/10 edits requirement for creating articles is based on edits here on this language Wikipedia, so you'll be past that threshold with a few more edits and a little more time. I'd caution, though, that the limit exists because it takes time to learn the policies, guidelines, and best practices for creating an article here, so it will be easier for you if you practice editing existing articles before you create a new one. Unfortunately I'm unfamiliar with Croatian so I don't think I'll be able to help you with changing the page title there – best I can do is point you to Help:Move, which is how it's done here.
Hope this helps, and feel free to stop by with any more questions! Happy editing, Perfect4th (talk) 03:21, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Leonid.Zolotarev (23:25, 6 April 2025)

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Hi!

I’m working on getting this Wikipedia article published: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:United_States_Prestige_Proof_Sets. It’s been declined a few times with a standard response about insufficient referencing. I’ve since added more sources, and I’d really appreciate your help reviewing the reference coverage to see if it now meets the notability and sourcing standards.

Thanks so much! --Leonid.Zolotarev (talk) 23:25, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Leonid.Zolotarev, unfortunately I've had a pretty busy weekend and I don't have the time to look in-depth right now. One thing you can do is check your sources with the Source assess template to check what criteria they fulfill for notability (I did skim the sources but can't currently look more deeply for reliability). You can also ask at the Teahouse about advice in general or the reliable sources noticeboard for source reliability specifically. I'll try to look more when I have more time but didn't want to leave you without an answer for too long – hope some of those resources help you get a headstart, and feel free to stop by if you have any other specific questions and I'll try to answer them! Happy editing, Perfect4th (talk) 03:21, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much! Leonid.Zolotarev (talk) 12:36, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Alec Cazas (17:30, 7 April 2025)

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Hi. I signed up today to publish an article about who I am and what I do. But I don't seem to be able to find my page yet. Could you please help me to do it?

Many thanks --Alec Cazas (talk) 17:30, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alec Cazas, welcome, and, uh, don't do that. Creating an article on Wikipedia as a newcomer is difficult – it's like trying to run a half marathon on your first day of training. Creating one about yourself is harder still. Before you look at how, though, you should read An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing and realize that such an article cannot promote you – it must be neutral, like an encyclopedia entry. In fact, Wikipedia strongly discourages writing about yourself for the reasons explained below, though we do maintain a section on alternative outlets and a directory of such.
If you still want to create an article, you have to meet two minimums: first, the subject has to be notable by Wikipedia's definition (the specific guideline for people is here), and the article should be based on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Second, you have to follow the biographies of living people policy, which says that any challengeable claim about a person must be backed up by a reference. If you were to write about yourself, you would have to forget everything you know about you and write just what the sources say – quite difficult to do about oneself. You also need to declare your conflict of interest and submit it as a draft through the articles for creation process. In short, it's unlikely to work out or to work out well. You are always welcome to improve existing articles unrelated to you though!
There's much more to know that goes into creating an article, this is a lot to start with, so feel free to let me know if you have any more editing questions and happy editing ~ Perfect4th (talk) 22:24, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 9 April 2025

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Guild of Copy Editors April 2025 Newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors April 2025 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the April 2025 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. 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, Wracking stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, and Mox Eden were reelected coordinators, and IQR and WikiEditor5678910 were newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC).

Drive: 55 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive 33 claimed at least one copy-edit and copy-edited 611,404 words in 237 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: 14 editors signed up for our February Copy Editing Blitz. 10 claimed at least one copy-edit and copy-edited 46,749 words in 18 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 47 editors signed up for our March Backlog Elimination Drive. 28 claimed at least one copy-edit and copy-edited 479,172 words in 207 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 13 to 19 April. Barnstars will be awarded here.

Progress report: As of 9:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 89 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,264 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, IQR, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and WikiEditor5678910.

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