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Guild of Copy Editors – September 2026 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors – September 2026 Newsletter Hello, and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomed TNM101 to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as lead coordinator, and Miniapolis, Mox Eden and GoldRomean return as coordinators. We said goodbye to Wikieditor662 and thank them for their service. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist our ombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here. Reviewing system: The Guild is adopting a new system of scoring copy edit reviews. A point will be given for each review, and barnstars for reviewing will be awarded. These changes will take effect from this month's drive, and we encourage experienced copy editors to sign up for reviewing. For more details, see here. June 2026 blitz: 18 of the 20 editors who signed up for the June 2026 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited a total of 69,606 words comprising 30 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. July 2026 drive: 30 of the 44 editors who signed up for the July 2026 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited a total of 531,346 words comprising 252 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. August 2026 Blitz: 13 of the 16 editors who signed up for the August 2026 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited a total of 192,712 words comprising 64 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. September 2026 Drive: Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive. Progress report: As of 23:47, 13 September 2026 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 207 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,511 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Women in Red - October 2026

Women in Red | October 2026, Vol 12, Issue 10, Nos 358, 359, 384, 385, 386 Events: New: STEM | Alphabet run: Countries starting with S | Award winners Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports More ... Announcements: Women in Green Good Article Edit-a-thon is happening in October & The Asia-Oceania Destubathon is happening in November Tip of the month: Who are/were the leaders of national organizations in your field? How about national award winners? That's a great place to start looking for article subjects you'd be well-suited to work on. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project Follow us on social media: Instagram & Pinterest

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A message from Sittin Courtside Teeda

Hi how exactly were my edits violating a neutral point of view? I was trying to balance the adulation that dominates this article with well-documented facts including chart positions and one controversy surrounding the artist. Neutrality should mean presenting both positive and negative information in proportion to its significance and the reliability of the sources, not selectively preserving flattering details while removing sourced criticism Sittin Courtside Teeda (talk) 17:32, 12 October 2026 (UTC)

Please discuss at Talk:Tinashe. Wracking ^talk! 17:32, 12 October 2026 (UTC)

You’re the one who stated that my edits did not comply with Wikipedia’s Neutral Point of View policy (NPOV) so I’m asking you specifically, could you explain which parts of my edits you believe violate the policy and why? Sittin Courtside Teeda (talk) 17:36, 12 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you

Hey I just want to publicly thank you for your clean-up. Means a lot. This is my third article I made, and my first one to get a good class. Thank you, It looks more professional. ButteyFelicity (talk) 13:55, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

@ButteyFelicity, you're welcome! In the future, you are also welcome to request copy edits of your articles at WP:GOCE/R. Editors review these articles to make grammar and style fixes. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Best, Wracking ^talk! 20:38, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you again truly means a lot. Again, It is my first article to get a C on it (Low but the first one to get a rank!) And It looks much nicer. I would like to know more actually since I want my articles to have a good grammar check. I do check my stuff ro see if they are notable but fail to grammar check them half the time. Still thank you. Khoua Her seems ro be my most notable and prominent article I made, due to it having a strong impact on Minnesota. ButteyFelicity (talk) 15:18, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

@ButteyFelicity Congratulations on that accomplishment! Actually, C-class is pretty good for Wikipedia. Of all articles on the site, only about 13% are C-class or higher. You can read more about article assessment here: WP:GRADE.

As for grammar, a lot of Wikipedians find the WP:Simplified Manual of Style and essay WP:Writing better articles helpful. If you want help from other editors, you can go to WP:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests and click the blue "Submit a Request" button. Wracking ^talk! 21:08, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

Really??? Huh. I guess it was a good article then.

Hmm I’ll check it out. Thank you. ButteyFelicity (talk) 04:39, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Question from Idrk-2000 (20:48, 18 October 2026)

where do I check on the article I made --Idrk-2000 (talk) 20:48, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

@Idrk-2000, could you clarify what you mean? You don't have any edits on this account besides this message. I have left a message on your talk page with some helpful links. Wracking ^talk! 20:59, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

I made an article a couple hours ago and wanted to see how I could view it. Idrk-2000 (talk) 22:02, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

@Idrk-2000, you have not created any articles, nor edited any articles on English Wikipedia. You can see your contributions here. If you used a different account, please continue to use that account, as multiple accounts for one user are generally not allowed. Wracking ^talk! 22:06, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

Question from Terafic Mangmnt on Russell Dumas (choreographer) (13:29, 21 October 2026)

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Abrsh Terafic Mangmnt (talk) 13:31, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Question from Terafic Mangmnt on Nanette Hassall (14:22, 21 October 2026)

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A message from Harbordelsol

How do you want to submit the Julia Lewis article? Harbordelsol (talk) 06:12, 24 October 2026 (UTC)

Harbordelsol, I do not submit articles to AfC. If I want them to be in mainspace, I move them myself as described in WP:DRAFTMOVE. For Draft:Julia Lewis, and all articles I publish to mainspace, I plan to review the article to ensure the topic aligns with WP:GNG before moving to mainspace. Wracking ^talk! 20:58, 24 October 2026 (UTC)

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Women in Red - November 2026

Women in Red | November 2026, Vol 12, Issue 11, Nos 358, 359, 387, 388, 389 Events: New: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Alphabet run: countries starting with T Wikipedia Asian Month: Asian women Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman Sports More ... Announcements: Check out the Asia-Oceania Destubathon (and de-stub some women's biographies). Tip of the month: Remember to mention the subject's achievement(s) when writing the introduction or lead. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project Follow us on social media: Pinterest

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Question from Suhrab Ayub Rumman (17:25, 1 November 2026)

Hello Wracking,

Thank you for being my mentor. I am completely new to Wikipedia.

I want to learn how to edit correctly. Could you please tell me:

1. How can I make my first small edit safely? 2. How do I add a reliable source/reference?

I will try my best to follow Wikipedia rules.

Thank you so much! --Suhrab Ayub Rumman (talk) 17:25, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Suhrab Ayub Rumman, I would recommend starting with the "Suggested edits" module on your homepage. Don't be afraid to make your first edit! If you make a mistake, you can always undo it (or someone else will). To learn about adding reliable sources, see Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor. Let me know if you have any more questions, and welcome to Wikipedia! Wracking ^talk! 00:11, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

New cross-language page link: Tinus Luc Koblar

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i already know what im doing, so just tell me this: 1. what counts for citations 2. how autistic do you have to be to edit this shit lmfao Spherestrato (talk) 23:26, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

@Spherestrato, could you clarify what you mean by question 1? You can see WP:Reliable sources for information about sourcing practices. I'm not sure I can help you with question 2. Wracking ^talk! 00:16, 2 November 2026 (UTC)