Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors

Request for Review

I'm new here, and just did a copy edit of Audience (band). I didn't remove the tag that it requires copy-editing because I'm not sure if my changes were sufficient - I'd love any feedback on that! Also, if there are any edits I shouldn't have made (such as breaking up long sentences or removing double spaces after sentences), please let me know. Thanks in advance! Yet Another Helper (talk) 03:50, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your help. Your edits look good for the most part. However, changing "Audience were..." to "Audience was..." is possibly a solecism by virtue of the band being English, where the plural is used even when the band name is singular, as opposed to American usage (compare Pink Floyd and Nirvana (band), both being featured articles of top importance and therefore exemplary, and where the usage seems to fall along MOS:ENGVAR lines). Also, I think that "electric nylon-strung acoustic guitar" should be "...nylon-string...", which is what I get when Googling. Dhtwiki (talk) 04:34, 16 February 2026 (UTC) (edited 04:42, 16 February 2026 (UTC))

Good points - thanks for the feedback! Yet Another Helper (talk) 03:41, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Question about bibliographies

When listing an author's books, how are you supposed to handle 2nd editions? That is, if a book is released in 2001, with a revised edition in 2016, what's the entry supposed to look like? Mark Lilla is the article and The Reckless Mind is the book, for context. Thanks, Prezbo (talk) 15:18, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

I think that date=2016 |orig-date=2001 |edition=Revised, within a cite book template, would work. Dhtwiki (talk) 05:44, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. Prezbo (talk) 09:47, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Month-long May drive

Hi, I’m a first-time participant in the May 2026 Backlog Elimination Drive and I’m a bit confused about where to find the eligible articles for the drive ("October 2024 – February 2025 backlog and March"). The Requests page doesn’t seem to have active listings. Will these be added later, or could someone point me to where I should be selecting articles? Thanks in advance for any guidance! Tioaeu8943 (talk) 20:57, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

I think I’ve figured it out. I was ending up on "Category:All Wikipedia articles needing copy edit" page instead of "Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit," page where the articles are listed by month and year. Tioaeu8943 (talk) 21:15, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Just to be sure, the monthly backlog lists are linked to from the drive page, from both the bulleted list in the first paragraph and the drop-down menu to the right. Dhtwiki (talk) 23:31, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you @Dhtwiki for taking the time to help, and I’m looking forward to participating in the May drive. Tioaeu8943 (talk) 01:54, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi

How to join this. TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 07:07, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi editor TheGreatEditor024! and thank you very much for wanting to join! You'll find the answer to your question on the [project page] under the heading "Joining the Guild" in the left panel. Welcome to the Guild of Copy Editors (GOCE), and thanks again! P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 08:26, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, but what do we do, Because I didn't understand what they meant. Copy-editors??,,,, Copy from where. TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 08:28, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

That answer is also found on the [project page] near the top of the page. What we do is explained at the following link: Wikipedia:Basic copyediting. Hope this helps! P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 09:00, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 09:06, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Happy to help! Paine  09:26, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Michele Zackheim

As Harry S Truman once said, "There must be a donkey buried in there somewhere!" Bearian (talk) 15:14, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Don't know what you mean. In solidarity, Miniapolis 16:15, 31 May 2026 (UTC)