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GAN Backlog Drives are one-month-long efforts by the Wikipedia community as a group to reduce the backlog of articles nominated at WP:GAN. The goals for each drive are listed on the respective drive page. Awards are given out to individuals who help reduce the size of the backlog. The coordinators for each drive are listed on each drive page. List of Backlog Drives Upcoming Drives October 2025 backlog drive (theme tba) And every February, June, and October thereafter! Past Drives May–June 2007 backlog drive July–August 2007 backlog drive September–November 2007 backlog drive (cancelled to avoid reviewers suffering from burn out) October 2008 backlog drive February–March 2009 backlog drive April 2010 backlog drive March 2011 backlog drive December 2011 backlog drive June–July 2012 backlog drive November–December 2012 backlog drive December 2013 backlog drive March 2014 backlog drive August 2016 backlog drive September 2019 backlog drive April–May 2020 backlog drive October 2020 backlog drive March 2021 backlog drive July 2021 backlog drive January 2022 backlog drive June 2022 backlog drive August 2023 backlog drive March 2024 backlog drive July 2024 backlog drive (newbie-focused) October 2024 backlog drive (articles by "new nominators") January 2025 backlog drive (no theme) May 2025 backlog drive (newbie-focused)