User talk:Ghost Lourde

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Regarding your question

The "patrol" function is an odd little system. Whenever a new page is created, it appears on Special:NewPagesFeed, where there are a handful of editors who look through the pages to see if they're valid (as opposed to the kind of vandalism, hoaxes, spam, and so forth that new users often create). Experienced editors are able to click a link on a new page to list it as "patrolled", meaning somebody's looked over it and the dedicate new page patrollers don't have to look at it further. The patrollers often have a backlog of pages to look at, so although I don't actually do new page patrol, I often click the "patrolled" button on new pages I come across, so the patrollers can concentrate on more problematic stuff. In your case, I happened across your user page while looking at Special:RecentChanges. Once I'd skimmed it, I clicked the button.

So the short version is, I marked your user page as "patrolled" to signal that it's not junk and other editors don't have to worry that it is. Not a censorious action—rather the opposite.

FYI, though: new talk page topics generally go at the bottom of the page. So I moved your question to the bottom of mine. In the future, you can use the "create new section" button to start a new topic. More information on how to use talk pages is at Help:Using talk pages.

Because nobody's given you the formal welcome message, I'd like to welcome you to Wikipedia and give you some handy links for new users:

If you need anything, you can ask me on my talk page, or click here to ask for help here on your talk page and a volunteer will visit you here shortly. I hope you enjoy your time on Wikipedia. A. Parrot (talk) 06:02, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Hey there, Ghost Lourde. I've removed some personal information from your userpage to protect your real-world identity. I'd recommend not re-adding this information. Thanks! — foxj 12:13, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Salutations

That's fine, I suppose--It's unsolicited, yes, but it's nevertheless more than warranted. I'm not impervious to being remiss--as my editing so eagerly displays.

Thank you. Ghost Lourde (talk) 21:30, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I like your userpage

It's very cromulent and embiggening.--MJH92^talk 20:37, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's an assessment with which I must reluctantly differ

Yes, yes, I'm inordinately garrulous--let's not allude to The Simpsons, please. :P Ghost Lourde (talk) 21:36, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop

Ostensibly, and arguably, using esoteric words to embiggen your intelligence quotia vis a vis the target audience makes you seem pedantic, ostenstatious, and narcissistic. And sometimes, it will obfuscate the real point of what you're trying to communicate to your audience, thereby causing dissoultion of their concentration as they try to glean what the obscure, yet cromulent, words mean.

I enjoin you to avoid doing committing such an atrocity of pettiness. Speaking plainly with good enunciation is always best.

So don't do that shit.

Arguably, indeed

......Pardon me, but are you parodying my loquacity in order to engender my misinterepretation? So as to, what, demonstrate a point? That, what, loquacity invariably engenders misinterpretation?

We'll work off the premise that *that's* your assertion--while noting the caveat that you did say 'sometimes' when purporting that it obfuscates.

Generally speaking, it's my sentiment that I speak with more lucidness and clarity when I'm not being laconic in doing so--this may seem counterintuitive, but it's difficult for me to elucidate upon my viewpoints with terseness. Perhaps I'm being incognizant, but, to me, my vernacular isn't *prohibitively* esoteric--at least, not to any audience that I'd care to court.

Besides, when writing upon such a multifaceted subject as one's own existence, well, shit--how could you not utilize an estimable degree of verbiage? No amount of writing will ever do that topic justice! Granted, my garrulity hasn't been confined merely to biographical snippets, but, again, it's never prohibitively sesquipedalian.

I suppose I'll make an effort to attenuate the verbosity of it, but be aware that your enjoining is taken with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, I do appreciate your input--as it wasn't proffered in a petulantly disparaging fashion. How best to keep with this dialogue, should we wish to do so? I'm not sure--and talk pages seem rather inadequate, at that. :/ Ghost Lourde (talk) 03:31, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I will just leave this here

http://www.reddit.com/r/iamverysmart/comments/2pej9h/good_god_this_is_a_wikipedia_editors_user_page/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.92.234.30 (talk) 18:22, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Reddit

Yes, the random, bafflingly attractive young rogue in that thread is me. Ghost Lourde (talk) 02:27, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please. Really. Stop.

I'm sorry. But the fact that you attempt to use complex vocabulary, simply for the purpose of making yourself appear more intelligent obscures your meaning and makes you seem like a pompous idiot. Nobody cares that you're sixteen. Nobody gives a shit about your IQ. Showing off your admittedly extensive vocabulary is entirely irrelevant, and if you're writing like this in the articles to which you contribute, you're simply obfuscating the meaning of the pages, decreasing Wikipedia's readability for those without immediate access to a thesaurus. (If you're a troll, then I applaud you. You're good at this) 2601:8:AB80:6800:30E0:3355:F566:B87C (talk) 21:58, 18 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

On circumlocution

I can sympathize with the characterization of my prose as being pompous. It's lengthy, occasionally circuitous, and not in the least bit exoteric. However, it isn't casuistry. It isn't sophistic. I don't utilize all this tiresome verbiage for duplicity's sake--I do it to avoid allegations of inexperience. I'm 16. Admitting to that invariably entails...shall we say, patronization on the behalf of the audience. It isn't to bolster an intellectual pretense, however--I'm not that insecure.

I'm cognizant of the fact that the chief goal of an article is cogency and cohesiveness--and that utilizing rarefied words detracts from that noticeably. Thus, I don't. This degree of purple is reserved only for private discourses and off-page discussion/argumentation. Yes, yes, I know, it's ostentatious to cite my I.Q. in the course of describing myself. Here, allow me to counterbalance that: I didn't regularly wear underwear until I was in middle school. There. Happy?

Am I a troll? I could be, if I really wanted to be. This seriously isn't the appropriate milieu for that kind of thing, however--there's already a veritable bevy of slavering imbeciles who are pulling their thumbs out of their narrow asses long enough to attempt to derogate me over on Reddit. Ghost Lourde (talk) 02:28, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

On the Obfuscation of Age in Online Conversation

While I appreciate the necessity of sometimes not disclosing your age in online discussion (my age, I shall not disclose, but it is most definitely one that would often provoke patronization), a simpler solution is to just not say anything about your age. If you don't say anything, people assume you're an adult, especially if you speak with sound grammar, though it is not necessary to write such overcomplicated prose as you do.

The point about your mention of your own IQ is that it adds to the image that your overcomplicated verbiage creates. It paints a picture of as others have previously mentioned, a "pompous idiot."

My intent with this message is to advise you that your use of overcomplicated verbiage is not the most effective way to avoid patronization in online discussion. The way you write makes people immediately target you as an "outsider," as it appears that you are speaking down to them. In my experience, the best way to participate in discussions on the internet without prejudice against you, is to simply write intelligently, and with sound sentence construction. That way, people assume that you are an adult, without feeling the need to attack you for your manner of speaking.

Your advice is noted

I'll deliberate over whether or not to modify my userpage in order to be commensurate with your...admonishments, shall we say. Ghost Lourde (talk) 01:02, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Edit warring

Please do not edit war: it will possibly lead you to a block if you cntinue. There is a discussion on the talk page which I strongly advise you to take part in to discuss the matter. - SchroCat (talk) 14:20, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies

I was unaware that their was debate going on in the talk pane. I'll partake in that before reverting again.Ghost Lourde (talk) 22:48, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

So why the hell have you reverted again. Once more and I'm dropping you into an appropriate efn rum. USE THE TALK PAGE TO DISCUSS: do not revert once again. - SchroCat (talk) 22:46, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That was before I had read your message. Again, apologies. Ghost Lourde (talk) 22:48, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just stop.

You're edit is never going to fly. Give up. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 14:27, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fascinating

Just so you know, I like what you do. You comments on this site would have made Ignatious' pyloric valve whirl about in a fit of euphoria. ColorOfSuffering (talk) 21:35, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seeing as how I lack context for that allusion, I'm somewhat ambivalent about whether that was a compliment or a jeer. Ghost Lourde (talk) 21:43, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ignatius J. Reilly. He is a character from a novel. You should read it; it's very funny. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.138.187.69 (talk) 01:07, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Trust me, it is a compliment of the highest degree. Keep doing you, my good man. ColorOfSuffering (talk) 01:36, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, thank you, I suppose. :D Ghost Lourde (talk) 22:01, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Off-topic replies

I said I would put them here, so here they are. Respond as thou wilt.

"I'm sorry, but as of yet, I haven't met any gamer who wants 'women to shut up'--at least, not any that have associated themselves with the subject of this article.

You seem a bit misguided about the ostensible purposes of the movement--as well as just who its members are, moreover. "

KiA, 8chan, twitter, pick a thread. If you really need, I can provide links on your talk page for each of the vectors -- large numbers of post, highly voted by the community, talking about the need to "tone down" the voices of feminists, women in gaming, and reflect the "true demographics of our subculture". (Sidenote: as someone who's been part of that subculture for longer than you (and most of the commentors) have been alive, those demographics claims seem suspect.) If you feel that none of these represent the "true gamergate community", then I invite you (on my talk page) to point out which vector, or even which individual, actually does.

"Additionally, I'm a bit curious as to why you felt compelled to solidify your merits as a gamer--I'm not exactly concerned with that. My complaints have surfaced as a result of a perceived lack of citations--whether or not that lack is actually present has yet to be cemented."

You claimed a subculture was under attack. Gamergate, per all reliable sources and even their own words, is variously a "consumer movement" or "controversy", not a subculture. As a member of the only subculture yet implied to be relevant (gaming), I wanted to let you know that I am #NotYourShield. I wanted to enhance your appreciation of the context belying your assertions, and all that. Wotcher.Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 22:00, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's enthusing to know. I can't exactly be NotYourShield, however, seeing as how I'm, you know, white. And male. And heterosexual. That would run contrary to the entire point, I would think. I think you're misinterpreting what they're saying. They're not calling for 'women to be silenced', as it were. They're calling for a return to a much more pressing topic. As convolved as subjects such as feminism are with GG, It's not exactly pertinent to be debating the merits of modern feminism in a discussion about how gaming journalism is corrupt. Moreover, I'd appreciate it if you'd stop telling me that you've been gaming longer than I've been alive. You're beginning to sound like a geriatric. :D Ghost Lourde (talk) 22:06, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Then don't make claims about a subculture being libeled. Gaming is the closest relevant subculture and is not being libeled, Gamergate is not a subculture.
The rather obvious nuance that nearly every media source is making is that (1) "AGG" isn't debating the merits of modern feminism, they're generally pointing out that GG's ends-justify-means method of slagging women for the ostensible purpose of obtaining journalistic ethics is beyond the pale, and that (2) making sure that women aren't being harassed (as well as focusing on the actual sources of journalistic corruption) is a more important conversation to be having than the conversation of whether women/SJW's voices should be excluded from gaming to try to eliminate corruption.
"I wanted to let you know that I am #NotYourShield." Again: "I". Reading comprehension, dood. Words have meaning.Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 21:53, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Words have meaning? Why, yes they do. In other news, trees cast shade, and grass is known to be green in pigment. All that, and sports at '11! :/

Woops! I didn't mean to say 'they're calling for women to be silenced'. I meant to say that they *aren't*. My mistake. Profuse apologies. In any case, I'm attempting to establish that no one is arguing for anyone's voices to be excluded from gaming in order to eliminate corruption. My bad. Ghost Lourde (talk) 22:00, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's a dubious claim to my eyes, as I've seen that exact request both made and popularized by GG supporters on twitter, 8chan, and reddit. If you're truly unaware of that sentiment, I can provide sources.Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 23:10, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I am truly unaware of it. I don't often frequent those places, frankly. I imagine there's ample evidence for it, though. Still, I'm thinking that those people are the exception, not the rule. Ghost Lourde (talk) 23:17, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops

Hey I reverted your comment by deleting it instead of pressing the undo button, which means you wouldnt have got a notification. So here I am on your talk page notifying you instead. Bosstopher (talk) 22:49, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's fine, I fixed it. Ghost Lourde (talk) 22:49, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Final warning - BLP violating links

Do NOT post the link to the "dossier" page again. It is filled with WP:BLP violating content and posting it has lead to users being blocked and banned. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 23:03, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I fail to see how it violates BLP. Block me, and I shall challenge you. Ghost Lourde (talk) 23:08, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I just opened it up for myself, and it's got all sorts of accusations that can't be supported using reliable, secondary sources. (In fact, many have been rejected by most.) Per WP:VNT and WP:OR, that means the accusations are BLP violations, and the dossier can't be linked to here - whether or not the accusations are true, or even provable. Random ^(?) 01:55, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I still fail how to see how it violates BLP. No accusations were made by the article, as it allowed the reader to deduce his or her own extrapolations and/or conclusions. It can be linked to here. Object at your own peril. Ghost Lourde (talk) 18:19, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

February 2015

Hello! I've noticed that you've not been indenting your comments on talk pages. Please see this essay about indenting comments to help keep talk pages organized and easy to read. Thank you! EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 23:03, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies--I thought it would be more cogent if the OP didn't indent. I was wrong, apparently. :x Ghost Lourde (talk) 23:11, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Notification of Arbitration Enforcement Request

This notification is to inform you of an Arbitration Enforcement Request involving you. The request can be found at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#Ghost Lourde. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 21:26, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why you've decided to magnify this dispute to such superfluous heights, I may never know. Do know, however, that I am in considerable disagreement with your actions. Ghost Lourde (talk) 21:43, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Topic ban

Due to your disruptive editing, I'm imposing upon you an indefinite ban on all edits about, and all pages related to, (a) GamerGate, (b) any gender-related dispute or controversy, (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed per Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate. Dreadstar ☥ 23:33, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

'Disruptive editing', hmm? I should have known it would come to this. Very well. Sweep it all under the rug by whatever expedient means you see fit, Mr. Authority. The cited case has not been resolved yet, by the way. You might want to change that. Ghost Lourde (talk) 23:39, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please also see my comments on the enforcement page. Newyorkbrad (talk) 23:50, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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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."

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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.

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Suspected Vandalism on Ape

The first time I looked at the page, every image other than the one in the infobox was an identical image of a man shouting (looked like some sort of practical joke played on the man in the photo) - somehow my reverting it and you reinstating your changes has got rid of the photo. sheridan (talk) 15:59, 28 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ahhhh, so that's what that was about. Apologies for the misunderstanding, then. That's quite curious, though--I'll be sure to keep watching the page, just in case it comes back. Ghost Lourde (talk) 20:50, 28 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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GOCE June newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2019 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since March 2019. You can unsubscribe from our mailings at any time; see below.

Election time: Nomination of candidates in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 1 June, and voting will take place from 16 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.

June Blitz: Our June blitz will soon be upon us; it will begin at 00:01 on 16 June (UTC) and will close at 23:59 on 22 June (UTC). The themes are "nature and the environment" and all requests.

March Drive: Thanks to everyone for their work in March's Backlog Elimination Drive. We removed copyedit tags from 182 of the articles tagged in our original target months October and November 2018, and the month finished with 64 target articles remaining from November and 811 in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 22 requests for copyedit in March; the month ended with 34 requests pending. Of the 32 people who signed up for this drive, 24 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

April Blitz: Thanks to everyone who participated in the April Blitz; the blitz ran from 14 to 20 April (UTC) inclusive and the themes were Sports and Entertainment. Of the 15 people who signed up, 13 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed 60 copyedits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: As of 04:36, 3 June 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 267 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stands at 605 articles.

May Drive: During the May Backlog Elimination Drive, Guild copy-editors removed copyedit tags from 191 of the 192 articles tagged in our original target months of November and December 2018, and January 2019 was added on 22 May. We finished the month with 81 target articles remaining and a record low of 598 articles in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 24 requests for copyedit during the May drive, and the month ended with 35 requests pending. Of the 26 people who signed up for this drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available 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.

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September 2019 GOCE Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September 2019 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June 2019.

June election: Reidgreg was chosen as lead coordinator, and is being assisted by Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Tdslk, and first-time coordinator Twofingered Typist. Jonesey95 took a respite after serving for six years. Thanks to everyone who participated!

June Blitz: From 16 to 22 June, we copy edited articles on the themes of nature and the environment along with requests. 12 participating editors completed 35 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

July Drive: The year's fourth backlog-elimination drive was a great success, clearing all articles tagged in January and February, and bringing the copy-editing backlog to a low of five months and a record low of 585 articles while also completing 48 requests. Of the 30 people who signed up, 29 copyedited at least one article, a participation level last matched in May 2015. Final results and awards are listed here.

August Blitz: From 18 to 24 August, we copy edited articles tagged in March 2019 and requests. 12 participating editors completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: As of 03:00, 23 September 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 413 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stood at 599 articles, close to our record month-end low of 585.

Requests page: We are experimenting with automated archiving of copy edit requests; a discussion on REQ Talk (permalinked) initiated by Bobbychan193 has resulted in Zhuyifei1999 writing a bot script for the Guild. Testing is now underway and is expected to be completed by 3 October; for this reason, no manual archiving of requests should be done until the testing period is over. We will then assess the bot's performance and discuss whether to make this arrangement permanent.

September Drive: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today!

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Reidgreg, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist.

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GOCE December 2019 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2019 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the December 2019 GOCE newsletter, an update of Guild happenings since the September edition. Our Annual Report should be ready in late January.

Election time: Nominations for the election of a new tranche of Guild coordinators to serve for the first half of 2020 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!

September Drive: Of the thirty-two editors who signed up, twenty-three editors copy edited at least one article; they completed 39 requests and removed 138 articles from the backlog, bringing the backlog to a low of 519 articles.

October Blitz: This event ran from 13 to 19 October, with themes of science, technology and transport articles tagged for copy edit, and Requests. Sixteen editors helped remove 29 articles from the backlog and completed 23 requests.

November Drive: Of the twenty-eight editors who signed up for this event, twenty editors completed at least one copy edit; they completed 29 requests and removed 133 articles from the backlog.

Our December Blitz will run from 15 to 21 December. Sign up now!

Progress report: From September to November 2019, GOCE copy editors processed 154 requests. Over the same period, the backlog of articles tagged for copy editing was reduced by 41% to an all-time low of 479 articles.

Request archiving: The archiving of completed requests has now been automated. Thanks to Zhuyifei1999 and Bobbychan193, YiFeiBot is now archiving the Requests page. Archiving occurs around 24 hours after a user's signature and one of the templates {{Done}}, {{Withdrawn}} or {{Declined}} are placed below the request. The bot uses the Guild's standard "purpose codes" to determine the way it should archive each request so it's important to use the correct codes and templates.

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, Miniapolis, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist.

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WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors 2019 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2019 Annual Report

Our 2019 Annual Report is now ready for review.

Highlights:

Overview of Backlog-reduction progress (a record low backlog!);
Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page;
Automated archiving of requests;
Membership news and results of elections;
Annual leaderboard;
Plans for 2020.

– Your Guild coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, Reidgreg, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist.

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GOCE March newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2020 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the March newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2019. All being well, we're planning to issue these quarterly in 2020, 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.

Election results: There was little changeover in the roster of Guild Coordinators, with Miniapolis stepping down with distinction as a coordinator emeritus while Jonesey95 returned as lead coordinator. The next election is scheduled for June 2020 and all Wikipedians in good standing may participate.

January Drive: Thanks to everyone for the splendid work, completing 215 copy edits including 56 articles from the Requests page and 116 backlog articles from the target months of June to August 2019. At the conclusion of the drive there was a record low of 323 articles in the copy editing backlog. Of the 27 editors who signed up for the drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

February Blitz: Of the 15 editors who signed up for this one-week blitz, 13 completed at least one copy edit. A total of 32 articles were copy edited, evenly split between the twin goals of requests and the oldest articles from the copy-editing backlog. Full results are here.

March Drive: Currently underway, this event is targeting requests and backlog articles from September to November 2019. As of 18 March, the backlog stands at a record low of 253 articles and is expected to drop further as the drive progresses. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Help set a new record and sign up now!

Progress report: As of 18 March, GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests in 2020 and there was a net reduction of 385 articles from the copy-editing backlog – a 60% decrease from the beginning of the year. Well done and thank you everyone!

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 Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, Reidgreg, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist

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GOCE June newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2020 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since March 2020. You can unsubscribe from our mailings at any time; see below. All times and dates stated are in UTC.

Current events

Election time: Nomination of candidates in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 1 June, and voting will take place from 00:01 on 16 June. GOCE coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, or you know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here.

June Blitz: This blitz begins at 00:01 on 14 June and ends at 23:59 on 20 June, with themes of articles tagged for copyedit in May 2020 and requests.

Drive and blitz reports

March Drive: Self-isolation from coronavirus may have played a hand in making this one of our most successful backlog elimination drives. The copy-editing backlog was reduced from 477 to a record low of 118 articles, a 75% reduction. The last four months of 2019 were cleared, reducing the backlog to three months. Fifty requests were also completed, and the total word count of copy-edited articles was 759,945. Of the 29 editors who signed up, 22 completed at least one copy edit. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

April Blitz: This blitz ran from 12 to 18 April with a theme of Indian military history. Of the 18 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed a total of 60 copyedits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

May Drive: This event marked the 10th anniversary of the GOCE's copy-editing drives, and set a goal of diminishing the backlog to just one month of articles, as close to zero articles as possible. We achieved the goal of eliminating all articles that had been tagged prior to the start of the drive, for the first time in our history! Of the 51 editors who signed up, 43 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Other news

Progress report: as of 2 June, GOCE participants had processed 328 requests since 1 January, which puts us on pace to exceed any previous year's number of requests. As of the end of the May drive, the backlog stood at just 156 articles, all tagged in May 2020.

Outreach: To mark the 10th anniversary of our first Backlog Elimination Drive, The Signpost contributor and GOCE participant Puddleglum2.0 interviewed project coordinators and copy-editors for the journal's April WikiProject Report. The Drive and the current Election of Coordinators have also been covered in The Signpost's May News and Notes page.

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, Baffle gab1978, Reidgreg, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist.

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Guild of Copy Editors September 2020 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September 2020 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the September GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June 2020.

Current and upcoming events

September Drive: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today!

Election reminder: our end-of-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1 December. 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.

Drive and Blitz reports

June Blitz: An uncorrected typo (even copy editors make copy editing mistakes!) led to an eight-day "leap blitz" from 14 to 21 June, focusing on requests and articles tagged in May. 19 participating editors claimed 54 copy edits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

July Drive: Over 750,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event, keeping pace with the previous three self-isolated drives. Of the 38 people who signed up, 30 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here.

August Blitz: From 16 to 22 August, we copy edited articles tagged in June and July 2020 and requests. 12 participating editors completed 37 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Other news

June election: Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Baffle gab1978, Tdslk, Twofingered Typist, and first-time coordinator Puddleglum2.0. Reidgreg took a break after serving for a couple years. Thanks to everyone who participated!

Progress report: As of 01:33, 18 September 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 532 requests since 1 January and there were 38 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above).

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, Baffle gab1978, Puddleglum2.0, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist.

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December 2020 Guild of Copy Editors Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2020 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the December GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since September 2020.

Current and upcoming events

Election time: our end-of-year Election of Coordinators opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before Auld Lang Syne. 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.

December Blitz: This will run from 13 to 19 December, and will target all Requests. Sign up now.

Drive and Blitz reports

September Drive: 67 fewer articles had copy-edit templates by this month's close. Of the 27 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and 124 articles were claimed for the drive.

October Blitz: this ran from 18 to 24 October, and focused on articles tagged for copy-edit in July and August 2020, and all Requests. Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors copy-edited at least one article. 21 articles were claimed for the blitz.

November Drive: Of the 18 editors who signed up, 15 copy-edited at least one article, and together claimed 134 articles. At the close of the drive, 67 fewer articles were in the backlog and we had dealt with 39 requests.

Other news

Progress report: As of 09:05, 3 December 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 663 requests (18 from 2019) since 1 January and there were 52 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 494 (see monthly progress graph above).

Annual Report for 2020: this roundup of the year's activity at the Guild is planned for publication in late January or early February.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Seasonal tidings and cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, Puddleglum2.0, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist.

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