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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April 2025

Connection Lost

Would like to renominate for FAC after having withdrawn the 1st FAC due to issues with prose. Pamzeis (talk) 02:55, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

May 2025

Mayiladuthurai district

Please help me to meet the above artical to meet Wikipedia:Good article criteria certification (GAN) En.saravanan (talk) 08:49, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Working Excellenc1 (talk) 04:03, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Excellenc1: Are you still working on this? You last edited this article on 5 July. Mox Eden (talk) 16:34, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mox Eden: I'm sorry I got a bit busy with other stuff irl, there are still sections in the article that need cleanup. Excellenc1 (talk) 19:25, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Excellenc1: Still busy? Mox Eden (talk) 07:00, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mox Eden Yes actually my bad. I got some time yesterday but I got reminded that I have an old draft pending so I continued working on that. I may or may not come back to this article in a short while. It's pretty tedious to check all the citations and modify tone of the content. Excellenc1 (talk) 19:57, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Employee of the Month

Hi, I am requesting a copy edit of the article of the film Employee of the Month that starred Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson and Dax Shepard, especially since the plot section needing to be trimmed. Thank you. NeoBatfreak (talk) 18:33, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Greensburg tornado

See Talk:Greensburg tornado, pretty self-explanatory as to why I'm submitting a request. Hoping to get to FA-quality (FAC) sometime soon. — ^EF⁵ 18:10, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mayiladuthurai

Hi, I am requesting a copy edit of the article Mayiladuthurai to meet wikipedia good artical standards (GAN). Thank you. En.saravanan (talk) 06:24, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Myst V: End of Ages

Forgotten about FA from 2009, may run as TFA in September for its 20th anniversary. Needs a copy-edit.Harizotoh9 (talk) 22:57, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:The World After Gaza:A History

It is possible to copy-edit Draft:The World After Gaza:A History, as it appears to have been moved to the draft page due to its promotional tone. GolsaGolsa (talk) 07:23, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ABBA

Much of this article is in a conversational style and needs to be trimmed for clarity. Karst (talk) 09:32, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Marvel's Midnight Suns

The article is in need of in-depth copyediting for its flow and use of grammar. Thank you. OceanHok (talk) 10:17, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've gone in and made some flow changes to the lead, gameplay, and synopsis sections. -VergilSparkles (talk) 17:15, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The First Fallen

For possible re-nomination for GA (GAN). GnocchiFan (talk) 12:46, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The King of Fighters: A New Beginning

Small article with potential for GAN.Tintor2 (talk) 17:16, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Zaw Min Tun (general)

Done An editor placed a copy-edit template on the article and left a statement with the following summary that the article is over-written. Please kindly clean-up the article, keep the important information and remove the overly written ones and then once the article is cleaned up and well-written, remove the template. Thank you. KhantWiki (talk) 18:06, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@KhantWiki I saw you made a copy-edit. Are you finished, and if so you need to reply to your original request with

Done otherwise it will remain on the requests page. Thanks. Seantavius (talk) 18:48, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the assistance, I have applied a done template to my message per article is successfully copyedited by me. Appreciate it. KhantWiki (talk) 19:26, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

June 2025

Doge (meme)

Might need to be copyedited. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 16:08, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945

Failed an FAC, with apparent MOS & reference issues which multiple editors indicate need to be fixed. Can someone go through the article and references and ensure they are aligned with MOS? Thanks in advance! From the FAC: “Examples of MOS issues include unmarked postal abbreviations, repeated links, and missing alts. Examples of citation inconsistencies include whether newspapers are italicized, whether authors are listed last name or first name first, and whether ISSNs are included for periodicals.” The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 01:12, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@WeatherWriter: Most, if not all, of what you mention could, and should, be treated by the subject-matter editors. "[U]nmarked postal abbreviations" mean what? I see two-letter state abbreviations being linked; that should be enough. WP:OVERLINK should be consulted and links removed accordingly (this is a fairly short article, of ~800 words, as we measure such things). There shouldn't be much need for linking a particular prose term more than once (you might even consider cutting down on linking the state postal abbreviations in your table, such as "MS" and "AL"). Consistent formatting of references, as well as what detail they contain, and how punctuated, are not what copy editors concentrate on. Nowhere in your FAC quotation does it say "prose issues", which is a better sign that the guild should be called in. Dhtwiki (talk) 09:58, 5 June 2025 (UTC) (edited 10:03, 5 June 2025 (UTC))[reply]

Masters of Doom

Wanted to try getting this to FA but the FAC didn't work out. So I think having a copyedit will help it out in some capacity. GamerPro64 01:54, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Máximo Bistrot

A recent GA that I think it is likely to become a FAC. A copyedit can be helpful. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 19:06, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Starfish

An FA that I've made changes to. LittleJerry (talk) 15:52, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Working Littenberg (talk) 21:37, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Littenberg, are you still working on this? Mox Eden (talk) 07:01, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

All done. Sorry about forgetting to update this list. Littenberg (talk) 23:16, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Completed Littenberg (talk) 23:16, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Supreme state organ of power

Potential DYK and GA nom (GAN). --TheUzbek (talk) 08:18, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sae Kitamura

Translated from its Japanese entry, the article has passed AfC with a B-class and was promoted in DYK, but was quick failed for a GA (GAN) because of "grammar problems", and the reviewer suggested me a copyedit request here. --Saimmx (talk) 12:17, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Partially done: I've corrected the obvious prose issues. For a final polish to really make the writing shine, you may want to wait for another reviewer, but this should be sufficient to not quickfail. 2001:8F8:172B:3F78:9DD7:CA08:8AA4:B88C (talk) 05:03, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for copyediting! I have not even consider some of usage when seeing your change. Saimmx (talk) 14:24, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tetris

For potential FAC. Lazman321 (talk) 05:37, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spit (album)

FAC: After 2+ years I am planning on nominating this for FA status, hopefully by end of 2025. I would appreciate if a copyeditor could: 1.) make things read clearer; especially in songs section and release/promotion and 2.) redo the critical reception in its entireity as I am generally bad at writing those and have become too jaded and/or cynical to do a good job. This, alongside any other CE'ing/feedback, is greatly appreciated. Any sources with a ProQuest ID are accessible via Wikipedia Library. // Chchcheckit (talk) 11:28, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mibu Gishiden

Requesting a copy edit for this article. Thank you. M.A.LasTroniN910^t@lk 16:32, June 23, 2025 (UTC)

Final Destination Bloodlines

Requesting copyedit of the article of the 2025 horror film Final Destination Bloodlines. Thank you. NeoBatfreak (talk) 02:13, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jeff the Land Shark

Requesting a copy edit as part of improving the article from B class (ACN or potentially GA nomination (GAN)). Thanks! Sariel Xilo (talk) 17:33, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Quintonil

I think it is likely to become a FAC in the future. A copyedit can be helpful. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 00:36, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

July 2025

Diprotodon

This article was submitted to FAC but failed (in part) on prose concerns. I would also appreciate flagging of prose that appears too technical (in particular, anatomy). Note, I have a tendency to place a comma between an independent and dependent clause (but I'm trying to fix myself). Thanks, Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 02:44, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

War of the Antiochene Succession

During the article’s FAC review, one of the reviewers raised concerns about the quality of the prose. I have made some improvements since then, but the article would benefit from a more thorough copyedit before its second nomination. Thank you for your time and help. Borsoka (talk) 00:41, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Saiyuki Reload: Burial

Requesting a copy edit for this article. Thank you. M.A.LasTroniN910^t@lk 13:04, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I have done my best to fix up this page as much as I can, though there's probably space for more improvement and added wiki links. Hope this helps! UsedBooks (talk) 03:53, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rei III

For a GAN.--TeenAngels1234 (talk) 11:59, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hogwarts Legacy

FAC: I planned to take the article to FAC previously, but this time I am going for it. In last year's peer review, more work on the prose was suggested. I did some improvements myself but as some time has passed, a copy edit would be much appreciated before heading to FAC. Vestigia Leonis (talk) 13:07, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rei Ayanami

For a possible WP:FAC. There is currently a peer review going on at Wikipedia:Peer review/Rei Ayanami/archive1, as I and TeenAngels1234 have been discussing ways we can get this to become an FAC. I am submitting this to ensure it gets copyedited for readability for a general audience and to get the prose to FA quality as I work on translating titles of and correcting citations. Z. Patterson (talk) 00:38, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Working :3. astral ▪️ he/him ▪️ >:3 18:59, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ochaco Uraraka

The article needs to be copy edited for general readability for prose. I am posting this in response to the feedback I have received from Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Ochaco Uraraka/archive2 and a recommendation I got from Tintor2 in my talk page. Z. Patterson (talk) 19:55, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

To clarify, the prose readability will be for a future FAC. Z. Patterson (talk) 19:56, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Shawn Ashmore

Preparing for a Good Article nomination (GAN) and would be grateful for a fresh copy-edit from GOCE's sharp eyes. FrodoMarsh (talk) 03:10, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Goenitz

Article with potential for GAN after expansion. Tintor2 (talk) 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Italians

Currently has WP:TOOBIG tag. Most of the headings point to main articles, so there is nothing to split off, just needs a trim of about 5,000 words and an eye for how to do that. Thanks, Vaselineeeeeeee^★★★ 17:16, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kočani nightclub fire

For future GAN. At the peer review, comments brought up repetitive prose as an issue, so I'd like to get that fixed. Thanks, Grumpylawnchair (talk) 02:33, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2023 Rugby World Cup final

For a GAN. Family27390 (talk) 08:59, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

D. P. Atapattu

For a GAN. Toffee Dude ^talk 10:12, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The First Berserker: Khazan

This article is some of my largest contributions to Wikipedia in terms of direct user-read prose, mostly under the Gameplay and Reception headers, and I would appreciate a second opinion on my word choice and overall text quality. A review of the maintenance tags for cleanup & tone from a less-involved editor than me would be appreciated as well. ScalarFactor (talk) 19:18, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Swertia japonica

DYK: Base on the DYK review this article needed copy-editing and my English grammar is bad. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 10:35, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Judy Garland

One day, I hope for this to reach FA (FAC) status, so I'd appreciate anyone's help. Jorge Lobo Dos Santos (talk) 20:46, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Viktor Gutić

Currently at WP:FAC (FAC), one of the reviewers requested a second pair of eyes take a look and copy-edit for flow. Amanuensis Balkanicus (talk) 21:15, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Panthera pardus tulliana

I think the article does not flow well so is not so easy to read. But please don't change any of the English names as that will just stoke up nationalists. Chidgk1 (talk) 05:50, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

List of Parks and Recreation episodes

Newly promoted FLC just want to make sure there arent any errors missed in the FLC review. Olliefant (she/her) 05:09, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Electoral history of Joe Biden

An FL-C of mine that was promoted not too long ago, just want to make sure there arent any errors missed in the FL-C review. Olliefant (she/her) 05:09, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Crusading movement

The article has recently undergone major edits to improve overall coverage and address potential close paraphrasing. It could still benefit from a thorough copyedit to ensure a more polished and concise style. Thanks for your time and effort. Borsoka (talk) 08:23, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Efforts to impeach Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

I'm requesting a GOCE copyedit so that this article can attain GA (GAN) status. The peer review was already pretty good. All help will be appreciated! 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 09:50, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Geojedo

Much of this article is hard to read and incoherent. ValentinaKerman (talk) 00:35, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Went through and made some changes, not a ton but it's a start. VergilSparkles (talk) 17:31, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Los Alamitos, California

The article needs drastic trimming and has remained too long since 2011. ValentinaKerman (talk) 00:38, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

Positively ancient FA that has not been TFA. May run next year in 2026 for its 30th anniversary. Needs a clean up for grammar and formatting. Harizotoh9 (talk) 03:00, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Estrada 2010 presidential campaign

GAN: I want to nominate this article for good article after a peer review. This article looks messy but has a great potential in reaching GA status. One of the main reasons why it is messy is because of its grammar, which is why I'm requesting it to be fixed. Thanks, 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 01:19, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sod

Attempted to correct some of the obvious stuff, but still appears to need some broad clean-up and things of that nature (run-on sentences, overly flowery wording, grammar etc.). For eventual PR, maybe GA (GAN) at some point. Thanks! Packerfan386beer here 23:14, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

M. G. Srinivas

Article is horribly written. Issues with underscores and italics. DareshMohan (talk) 07:44, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Went through and made some changes to the sentence flow as well as some grammar and WP:MOS mistakes. There's likely more than a few things I missed, but the most egregious errors should be fixed now. VergilSparkles (talk) 16:40, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Big Wave (film)

I've been working towards getting this article ready for a potential GAN and would appreciate a quick copy edit before moving forward. Thanks in advance, Eiga-Kevin2 (talk) 21:48, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WGN-TV

The article needs a fairly large CE to become readable in one sitting as most of it is an unending wall of text. Some effort was put into writing and adding decent refs etc. but it is a headache to get through.Packerfan386beer here 10:21, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Palari (boat)

Article in need of some editing. Seemingly written, edited, and corrected by a couple of dedicated people, but the latest activity is just from bots. Splendidfoolisheditor (talk) 17:11, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Arrest of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

New article related to South Asian politics and Bangladesh Liberation War created several days ago. Need copyediting so that all reader can understand its content. Mehedi Abedin 21:33, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mi Reflejo

An article that passed ga in 2013. I am looking to nominate this for f. A sometime in the future. I recently expanded the article with another editor. My top concern is the overusage of the quotes in the musical section where I need help with the paraphrasing. Erick (talk) 17:51, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Progressive Youth (Croatia)

I plan to submit the Progressive Youth (Croatia) article for a GAN review. I'd appreciate a copyedit before the nomination. Cheers. Tomobe03 (talk) 00:46, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]