Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikify/News/July 2012/Drive

The Wikifier Your Wikification Newsletter – Volume II, Issue I, July 2012 Front Cover From the editor • General news Membership • June drive results To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. Past editions may be viewed here.

June Drive Congratulations, all! The June Drive concluded last month, with promising results: 1100 articles were wikified and logged (several hundred weren't) The overall goal of reducing the backlog from 20,600 to 19,500 was 150.3% complete, bringing it down to 18,947 articles. The secondary goal of clearing out the reason parameter category was 54.2% complete (0 articles left). The first place was held by Wilhelmina Will, who wikified a total of 365 articles. On the whole, thirty-one Wikipedians participated in the drive, which is 6 less than the previous drive but 8 more than the one before that. Several issues were raised on the drive's talk page, concerning the quality of wikification. For those in doubt, just follow the set of instructions (also available in the {{wikify}} template by clicking on "show"). The awards were distributed by Wilhelmina Will soon after the drive ended. Other drives The following wikification drives were conducted since the last issue of The Wikifier: 2011 October: ~700 articles wikified. Participants: 35 First place: Wilhelmina Will (148 articles) December: over 1000 articles wikified. Goal: bringing the backlog down to 19,000 articles Result: 67.5% complete Participants: 28 First place: Sp33dyphil (520) 2012 February: although nearly 1000 articles were wikified, February saw a backlog explosion. Goal: 20,000 articles Result: -39.2% complete Participants: 26 First place: Assassin's Creed (285) March: a 15-day "Mini" drive was set up in an attempt to catch up on the previous drive's goal. Goal: 20,000 articles Result: 25.3% complete Participants: 23 First place: Jobberone (200) April: ~800 articles wikified. Participants: 37 First place: Wilhelmina Will (195) Notes