Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up for ourJuly Backlog Elimination Drive, 18 copy-edited, between them, 116 articles. Barnstars awarded are notedhere.

Blitz: Participants in ourAugust Copy Editing Blitz copy-edited 51,074 words in 17 articles. Of the 15 editors who signed up, 11 claimed at least one copy-edit. Barnstars awarded are notedhere.

Drive: Forty-one editors took part in ourSeptember Backlog Elimination Drive; between them they copy-edited 199 articles. Barnstars awards are notedhere.

Blitz: OurOctober Copy Editing Blitz begins on 16 October at 00:01 (UTC) and will end on 22 October at 23:59 (UTC). Barnstars awarded will be postedhere.

Progress report: As of 19:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 303requests for copy edit – including withdrawn and declined ones – since 1 January. At the time of writing, there are 77 requests awaiting attention and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,759. We always need more active, skilled copyeditors – particularly for requests – so please get involved if you can.

Election news: In ourmid-year election, serving coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tenryuu were returned for another term, and were joined by new coordinator Zippybonzo. No lead coordinator was elected for this half-year.Jonesey95, a long-serving coordinator and lead, was elected as coordinator emeritus; we thank them for their service. Thank you to everyone who took part. Our next election of coordinators takes place throughoutDecember. If you'd like to help out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself or other suitable editors (with their permission, of course!). It'syour Guild, after all!

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinatorsBaffle gab1978,Dhtwiki,Miniapolis,Reidgreg,Tenryuu andZippybonzo.

Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since October. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz focused on July and August 2022 request months; and articles tagged for c/e in December 2021 and January 2022. Seventeen of those who signed up claimed at least one copy-edit, and between them copy-edited forty-six articles. Barnstars awarded arehere.

Drive: In the November Backlog Elimination Drive, thirty editors signed up, twenty-two of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Both target months—December 2021 and January 2022—were cleared, and February was added to the target months. Sixteen requests were copy-edited and 239 articles were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded arehere.

Blitz: Our seven-day-long December 2022 Copy Editing Blitz begins on 17 December at 00:01 (UTC)*. It will focus on articles tagged for copy-edit in February 2022, and pending requests from September and October. Barnstars awarded will be availablehere.

Progress report: As of 22:40, 8 December 2022, GOCE copyeditors have processed 357 requests since 1 January, there were seventy-four requests outstanding and the backlog stands at 1,791 articles. We always need skilled copy-editors; please help out if you can.

Election news: Nomination of candidates for the GOCE'sElection of Coordinators for the first half of 2023 is open and continues until 23:59 on 15 December. Voting begins at 00:01 on 16 December and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Coordinators serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on June 30. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, please nominate yourself or any editor you consider suitable—with their permission, of course!. It'syour Guild and it doesn't coordinate itself.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers and best seasonal wishes from your GOCE coordinators,Baffle gab1978,Dhtwiki,Miniapolis,Tenryuu, andZippybonzo.

Highlights:

• Overview of Backlog-reduction progress
• Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page
• Membership news and results of elections
• Closing words

Hello and welcome to the March 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities sinceDecember and ourAnnual Report for 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members, including those who have signed up for our current March Backlog Elimination Drive. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

Election results: In our December 2022 coordinator election, Reidgreg and Tenryuu stepped down as coordinators; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo were returned as coordinators until 1 July. For the second time, no lead coordinator was chosen. Nominations for our mid-yearElection of Coordinators open on 1 June (UTC).

Drive: 21 editors signed up for ourJanuary Backlog Elimination Drive, 14 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 170 articles totaling 389,737 words. Barnstars awarded arehere.

Blitz: OurFebruary Copy Editing Blitz focused on October and November 2022 requests, and the March and April 2022 backlogs. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine claimed at least one copy-edit; and between them, they copy-edited 39,150 words in 22 articles. Barnstars awarded arehere.

Drive: Sign up now for our month-longMarch Backlog Elimination Drive. Barnstars awarded will be postedhere after the drive closes.

Progress report: As of 12:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 73 requests since 1 January 2023, all but five of them from 2022, and the backlog stands at 1,872 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinatorsBaffle gab1978,Dhtwiki,Miniapolis andZippybonzo.

Hello and welcome to the June 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since March. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Election news: Fancy helping out at the Guild? Nominations for our half-yearlyElection of Coordinators are open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC)*. Starting immediately after, the voting phase will run until 23:59 on 30 June. All Wikipedians ingood standing are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed; it'syour Guild and it doesn't organize itself!

Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for ourApril Copy Editing Blitz, nine editors completed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 24 articles totaling 53,393 words. Barnstars awarded arehere.

Drive: 51 editors signed up for the month-long May Backlog Elimination Drive, and 31 copy-edited at least one article. 180 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are postedhere.

Blitz:Sign up here for our week-long June Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 11 to 17 June. Barnstars awarded will be postedhere.

Progress report: As of 03:09 on 6 June 2023, GOCE copyeditors have processed 91 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,887 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinatorsBaffle gab1978,Dhtwiki,Miniapolis andZippybongo.

*All times and dates in this newsletter are inUTC, and may significantly vary from your local time.

Hello and welcome to the September 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

David Thomsen: Prolific Wikipedian and Guild member David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) died in November 2022. He was a regular copy editor who took part in many of our Drives and Blitzes. An obituary was published in the mid-July issue ofThe Signpost. Tributes can be left on David'stalk page.

Election news: In ourmid-year Election of Coordinators,Dhtwiki was chosen as lead coordinator,Miniapolis andZippybonzo continue as assistant coordinators, andBaffle gab1978 stepped down from the role. If you're interested in helping out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself for our next election in December; it'syour WikiProject and it doesn't organize itself!

June Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our June Copy Editing Blitz, 12 copy-edited at least one article. 70,035 words comprising 26 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded arehere.

July Drive: 34 of the 51 editors who took part in ourJuly Backlog Elimination Drive copy-edited at least one article. They edited 276 articles and 683,633 words between them. Barnstars awarded arehere.

August Blitz: In ourAugust Copy Editing Blitz, 13 of the 16 editors who signed up worked on at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 79,608 words comprising 57 articles. Barnstars awarded are availablehere.

September Drive:Sign up here for our month-longSeptember Backlog Elimination Drive, which is now underway. Barnstars awarded will be postedhere.

Progress report: As of 14:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have processed 245requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,066.

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,Miniapolis andZippybonzo.

Hello and welcome to the April 2024 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities sinceDecember. 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 2023 coordinator election, Zippybonzo stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki and Miniapolis were reelected coordinators, and Wracking was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-yearElection of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC).

Drive: 46 editors signed up for ourJanuary Backlog Elimination Drive, 32 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 289 articles totaling 626,729 words. Barnstars awarded arehere.

Blitz: 23 editors signed up for ourFebruary Copy Editing Blitz. 18 claimed at least one copy-edit and between them, they copy-edited 100,293 words in 32 articles. Barnstars awarded arehere.

Drive: 53 editors signed up for ourMarch Backlog Elimination Drive, 34 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 300 articles totaling 587,828 words. Barnstars awarded arehere.

Blitz: Sign up for ourApril Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 14 to 20 April. Barnstars will be awardedhere.

Progress report: As of 23:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 109 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,480 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers fromBaffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinatorsDhtwiki,Miniapolis andWracking.

Hello and welcome to the June 2024 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Election news: Wanted: new Guild coordinators! If you value and enjoy the GOCE, why not help out behind the scenes? Nominations for ourmid-year coordinator election are now open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC). Self-nominations are welcome. Voting commences at 00:01 on 16 June and continues until 23:50 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page.

Blitz: Nine of the fourteen editors who signed up for theApril 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 55,853 words comprising twenty articles. Barnstars awarded are availablehere.

Drive: 58 editors signed up for ourMay 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive and 33 of those completed at least one copy edit. 251 articles and 475,952 words were copy edited. Barnstars awarded arehere.

Blitz: OurJune 2024 Copy Editing Blitz will begin on 16 June and finish on 22 June. Barnstars awarded will be postedhere.

Progress report: As of 05:23, 8 June 2024 (UTC) , GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 2,779 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers fromBaffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinatorsDhtwiki,Miniapolis andWracking.

Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following themid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomedMox Eden to the coordinator team.Dhtwiki remains as Lead Coordinator, andMiniapolis andWracking returned as assistant coordinators. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist ourombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be foundhere.

Blitz: 13 of the 24 editors who signed up for theJune 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 169,404 words comprising 41 articles. Barnstars awarded arehere.

Drive: 38 of the 59 editors who signed up for theJuly 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 482,133 words comprising 293 articles. Barnstars awarded arehere.

Blitz: 10 of the 15 editors who signed up for theAugust 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 71,294 words comprising 31 articles. Barnstars awarded arehere.

Drive:Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive.

Progress report: As of 05:14, 11 September 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 233requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,824 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers fromBaffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinatorsDhtwiki,Miniapolis,Mox Eden andWracking.

Highlights:

• Introduction
• Membership news and election results
• Summary of Drives, Blitzes and the Requests page
• Closing words

Hello and welcome to the April 2025 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities sinceDecember. 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-yearElection of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC).

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

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

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

Blitz: Sign up for ourApril Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 13 to 19 April. Barnstars will be awardedhere.

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 coordinatorsDhtwiki,IQR,Miniapolis,Mox Eden andWikiEditor5678910.