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On this page, you can request that the Guild of Copy Editors copy-edit specific articles.

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To make a request, remove any existing {{copy edit}} tags from the article, then click this button and follow the instructions:

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===[[Articlename]]===

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Please note:

Unless the temporary account has done significant work on the article, drive-by requests by unregistered editors may be declined at any time.
The average waiting time is two or so months. Please be patient and feel free to improve your requested article while you wait.
If you plan to nominate the article for good article, A-class or featured article status, please wait until the copy edit is complete before nominating it.
Having your article copy edited by our team does not guarantee that the prose will be considered acceptable during any of the above reviews.
You may have up to two open requests at any one time. This is enforced so that every request can have a fair chance of being fulfilled within a reasonable period.

Requests may be declined if the article is:

in the Draft or User namespaces, or is awaiting review at Wikipedia:Articles for creation;
unstable, undergoing rapid development, the venue for an ongoing edit war, or otherwise not yet suitable for copy editing.

Instructions for copy editors

Once you have accepted a request, it may be helpful to add a section to the article's Talk page explaining that you will be copy-editing the article and that other editors are welcome to post questions and comments for you while you are doing so. Remember to add another note when you are done.
Please ensure that you are familiar with the Wikipedia Manual of Style and the expectations for editing for the GOCE outlined in our Step by Step guide. The simplified Manual of Style is here. A number of national varieties of English are present throughout the encyclopedia, and no one variety is preferred. Keep spelling and date formatting consistent within an article.
When you accept a request, place an indented {{Working}} template immediately beneath the request and sign your post with four tildes (~~~~) so other copy editors know not to accept it.
Accept only one request at a time.
Articles that are potential Featured Article candidates should be handled by experienced editors.
If you have accepted a request but cannot fulfill it for any reason, please amend it with either:
- a note of the sections you have completed so someone else can complete the copy edit, or;
- a suitable template: {{Not done}}, {{Partly done}}, or Abandoned (not a template!). Please make a good-faith effort to complete a copyedit; excessive use of the "Partly done" template does little (or nothing) to reduce the backlog.
- If the article is unstable, experiencing rapid development, an ongoing edit war or apparent ownership issues, open a discussion on Requests talk to inform project coordinators.
- Acceptances that appear to have been abandoned will be checked after a reasonable period, usually one week after the timestamp. In cases of complete inactivity we will ask for an update on your talk page. If no response is received within one further week, the {{Working}} template will be removed so other editors may complete the copy edit.
When you have completed a request, add the template {{Done}} below the request and sign your post with four tildes (~~~~) and a bot will archive it in about 24 hours. In limited circumstances (breakdowns etc.), you can add the details of the request to the archive page then remove the request here by blanking the subsection. Do not delete the original request without archiving it.
Please consider adding the templates {{GOCE|user={{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|date={{subst:date}}}} on the talk page of articles you have copy edited and {{subst:GOCEtb|article=Insert article name|sign=~~~~}} to the talk page of the requester.

Instructions for coordinators

Stale requests marked as "Working": Acceptances that appear to have been abandoned should be checked for activity after a reasonable period, usually one week after the timestamp. In cases of complete inactivity, a coordinator should ask for an update on the copy editor's talk page. Write "Asked X for update on talk page" below the "Working" line on the Requests page. If no response is received within one further week, the {{Working}} template should be removed so that other editors may complete the copy edit.
Quality control: Articles from the Requests page that are completed by newer editors should be reviewed for quality by a coordinator, time permitting. The top priority is to review articles that are FA candidates; the second priority, GA and DYK candidates.

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March 2026

Herbert A. Parkyn

The above article on a 19th century hypnotist/medical pratitioner/athlete was recently created by User:DJ71park and already weighs in in at over 238,000 bytes. The subject is interesting and notable, but the current presentation is verbose, including collateral biographic/historic information on numerous colleagues and related enterprises and investments. It is IMO in serious need of a copy edit if somone here wants to have a go at it. I left some preliminary comments at User talk:DJ71park#Herbert A. Parkyn. Cbl62 (talk) 17:31, 23 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

On hold; I agree this article is too verbose and detailed to be useful to most readers. Much of the content will need summarising or removing, so I think a copy-edit right now would be wasted. Discuss at REQ talk. 🅑🅰🅖 ☿ 🅴🅻🅵🅵🅐🅱 19:25, 23 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'm working on trimming it down. Have already cut a bunch and will be cutting and summarizing more in the next few days. Thanks. DJ71park (talk) 21:39, 23 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I've trimmed the article by more than half. Hope this is good now. Thanks DJ71park (talk) 00:19, 28 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

(←) Note, this article has been cleaned up and reorganised a lot since the request, so I think a copy-edit would be 'sticky' now. Discuss at REQ talk, 🅑🅰🅖 ☿ 🅴🅻🅵🅵🅐🅱 03:13, 4 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Working Dhtwiki (talk) 22:47, 14 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

I'd like to see if the assessment of the article could be raised. As is, it is in need of a copyedit since it is probably a bit overly detailed in some sections (such as Marketing & Reception). I will flag that the development of this article was pretty contentious throughout 2024/2025 leading to multiple RfCs; however, the article has be stable for the last 6 months. Sariel Xilo (talk) 22:43, 24 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Leon S. Kennedy

I felt like this FA article needs some in depth copyedits from a native editor since I am not native enough that I might have missed any grammatical errors. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 23:28, 28 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Josef Hoop

Hi, this article narrowly failed FAC last month due to concerns about the quality of the prose. Since then, I and a couple of other editors have improved it; I would like to know if anyone could provide further assistance/provide pointers to improve it further as I would like to nominate this again soon. Thanks. TheBritinator (talk) 14:43, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

April 2026

Ben Roberts-Smith

Article is currently A-class and I plan on making it a FAC. I'm requesting copy editing prior to that occurring. Note: there has been a flurry of editing to the article today, due to real-world events and my main concern is with improving grammar and flow. TarnishedPath^talk 11:39, 7 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ps, the article uses Australian English. TarnishedPath^talk 23:28, 7 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

(←) On hold; the subject is currently in the news and the article is being heavily edited right now. I suggest waiting a while for it to settle down before copy-editing occurs. Discuss at REQ talk. 🅑🅰🅖 ☿ 🅴🅻🅵🅵🅐🅱 05:39, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @TarnishedPath:. I've struck my hold notice; editors are advised to check the article's history and talk page before beginning a copy-edit, and proceed accordingly. This request can be discussed at REQ talk. 🅑🅰🅖 ☿ 🅴🅻🅵🅵🅐🅱 10:56, 24 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Pete Noga

GA that I would like to submit as an albeit short FAC. As this would be my first, I'd like a prose/MOS check before submitting. Jordano^5³ 00:55, 14 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Curlew sandpiper

Currently FAC. I've been struggling with motivation recently so I don't think I will be able to address all the comments in a timely manner, so some help would be much appreciated. (of course, I am always available on my talk page for any questions.) m s k 18:35, 24 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@MSK—looks like this is now a featured article; congratulations! Are you still looking for a copyedit? GoldRomean (talk) 17:34, 14 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

A copyedit would still be nice but not necessary. Cheers, m s k 17:39, 14 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll keep this open then :). GoldRomean (talk) 17:41, 14 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Working Mox Eden (talk) 04:24, 16 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Caim (Drakengard)

New article with potential for GAN. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 15:09, 26 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

May 2026

HPV vaccination in Japan

Requesting a general copyedit for readability, flow, and natural English. The article has recently undergone substantial expansion using medical and historical sources, including material translated from Japanese sources. The article is currently assessed as B-class, and I would especially appreciate help smoothing phrasing that may sound overly formal or non-native while preserving a neutral encyclopedic tone and MEDRS compliance. 流山隆一 (talk) 14:02, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The 20/20 Experience

For future GAN submission. Red Shell Momentum 17:26, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Elvis in Concert

The article would greatly benefit by some copy-editing prior to a GAN. GDuwenHoller! 18:34, 15 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Mirrors (Justin Timberlake song)

For future GAN submission. Red Shell Momentum 17:24, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

2026 Nepean state by-election

I have put a lot of effort and research into this article, concerning a recent by-election to the Victorian state parliament, but am worried that the prose might be unapproachable and/or unwieldy. I would like to eventually nominate it to GAN and potentially to FAC (although the latter might require less primary sources), and so would greatly appreciate a copy-edit to improve prose! (This article is written in Australian English.) --LivelyRatification (talk) 00:23, 19 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

~~Working on it.GreenRedFlag (talk) 17:20, 25 May 2026 (UTC)~~[reply]

Acceptance struck; GreenRedFlag is now indefinitely blocked. They did not edit the article. 🅑🅰🅖 ☿ 🅴🅻🅵🅵🅐🅱 09:18, 7 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

UCLA School of Law

The prose throughout this article is quite... stuffy? Pretentious? I think a nice copy-edit primarily for tone would markedly improve this article. Best, House Blaster (talk • he/they) 04:53, 19 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Note: on it Robloxguest3 (talk) 17:47, 19 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Robloxguest3:, are you still working on this request? If so, please don't accept further requests until you're finished here. If you don't plan to continue, please strike your note above; use {{Partly done}} if you did significant work there. Also, please in future use {{working}} to denote acceptance. 🅑🅰🅖 ☿ 🅴🅻🅵🅵🅐🅱 20:58, 4 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

No response; this request is now open. 🅑🅰🅖 ☿ 🅴🅻🅵🅵🅐🅱 21:50, 12 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Bowling

As a member of the guild myself, I have taken action to copyedit it. However I need help! Anyone willing to helo cleanup this mess is appreciated! Speaking of cleanup, WP:Cleanup has also been notified. Robloxguest3 (talk) 20:11, 21 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Krishna

This is to request copyedit for the article's upcoming candidacy at FA (FAC). The article is about a central god in Hinduism. This request was suggested during PR by a respected admin. Moreover, I also originally intended to request fellows here to look over article. I will be also working parallel, since it's contains lots of special characters and translations, I am always there to help whoever shows interest. PhantomVorteX (Talk) 14:07, 28 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Doom Eternal

The article is in need of very in-depth copyediting. Thank you. OceanHok (talk) 16:45, 29 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Note: on it Robloxguest3 (talk) 16:59, 29 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Robloxguest3, please mark this as "Done" if you have finished copyediting this article. Mox Eden (talk) 00:31, 6 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

No response; this request is now open. 🅑🅰🅖 ☿ 🅴🅻🅵🅵🅐🅱 21:50, 12 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Michele Zackheim

I already posted this on the talks page, with the punchline from a joke by Harry S Truman. Under the pile of manure in this article, there must be a notable person. Bearian (talk) 15:38, 31 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

June 2026

Qasr Bshir

Requesting a copy edit on the Jordanian desert castle Qasr Bshir before GAN and possibly DYK and FAC down the line. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 19:53, 1 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Eau Claire Transit

Could use a decent once over for grammar and other miscellanea. For PR and eventual GAN. Packerfan386beer here 12:04, 2 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Backrooms

Old GA needs to massive edits that happened after the film was released. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 09:05, 3 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Trigun

Potential for a GA nomination (GAN). Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 20:32, 3 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

God of War Sons of Sparta

Requesting a copy-edit for "God of War Sons of Sparta" as I plan to take this to GAN (and perhaps eventually FAC) so that this can be added to the God of War featured topic and retain its featured topic status. It had a peer review recently and I addressed the points there, with the exception of the Reception section. It particularly needs a thorough copy-edit, possibly a rewrite to some extent (as Reception sections are not my strong point). --JDC808 ♫ 08:23, 6 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Croatian Bloc (coalition)

I would like to submit the Croatian Bloc (coalition) article as a GAN and I believe a copyedit to fix grammar and overall prose flow would be beneficial. Thanks in advance! Cheers Tomobe03 (talk) 10:24, 7 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

A Pillow of Winds

Hello, this article failed FAC due to it failing to meet 1a; otherwise, I think that it's good with its sources and structure and should pass. Crispybeatle (talk) 17:08, 13 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Working —LastJabberwocky (Rrarr) 18:16, 14 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Mi Reflejo

I plan on opening a peer review for the album and then eventually nominate it for FA. My biggest concerns are the amount of quotations and need help paraphrasing with it and that the article was written 13 years ago, so some of the prose should be updated as well. Thank you very much! Erick (talk) 19:29, 15 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]