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Guild of Copy Editors – September 2025 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors – September 2025 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 GoldRomean to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as lead coordinator, and Miniapolis and Mox Eden return as coordinators. 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.

June 2025 blitz: 10 of the 12 editors who signed up for the June 2025 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited a total of 26,652 words comprising 13 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

July 2025 drive: 30 of the 54 editors who signed up for the July 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited a total of 379,557 words comprising 151 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

August 2025 Blitz: 11 of the 17 editors who signed up for the August 2025 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited a total of 65,601 words comprising 25 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

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Progress report: As of 06:43, 20 September 2025 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 222 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,010 articles.

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Question from Sheraziaun (06:02, 26 September 2025)

Hello! i have submitted a draft please review and suggest what should i do --Sheraziaun (talk) 06:02, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sheraziaun, as the reviewer of the draft mentioned, you need to reference your draft properly. You can find how to add references at WP:REFVISUAL if you're using the visual editor, or WP:INTREF2 if you're using the source editor. It would also help if you avoided using ChatGPT. Alpha3031 (t • c) 15:05, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from AlisonBMorgan (22:14, 3 October 2025)

Hi. My subject Heather Grace Stewart wrote a book on Kim Campbell, and it is referenced in the Wikipedia Kim Campbell page under "Further Reading." How do I highlight Heather Grace Stewart here so it links to my drafted Wiki page I'm drafting up? --AlisonBMorgan (talk) 22:14, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi AlisonBMorgan. You will need to wait until after the draft is approved after someone confirms it meets the criteria (assuming it is approved. I haven't reviewed the draft so I wouldn't be able to tell you whether it would be or not.). Once the article is approved and moved to its published location, follow the same steps you would for editing a reference (WP:INTREFVE3). The field to add is "author-link", see also Template:Cite book § Authors. Alpha3031 (t • c) 16:06, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from GingerAlrich 2 (07:09, 5 October 2025)

Hello. How do I upload an image? --GingerAlrich 2 (talk) 07:09, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi GingerAlrich 2, you can use the Wikipedia:File upload wizard to upload an image. Please make sure you check the copyright status of the image you're uploading before doing so. Alpha3031 (t • c) 08:39, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, @Alpha3031. GingerAlrich 2 (talk) 04:42, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from NondualNature (11:24, 5 October 2025)

Hi. Can I make a new page about a new term i just created? --NondualNature (talk) 11:24, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi NondualNature. Unfortunately Wikipedia is not a dictionary, and does not accept entries on terms not discussed in detail in reliable (i.e., published and well established) sources. If the use of your term is sufficiently attested to be covered in a dictionary, you may find it meets the criteria for inclusion on Wiktionary instead ("clearly widespread use", or "use in durably archived media, conveying meaning, in at least three independent instances spanning at least a year"). If it meets neither criteria, you will need to wait for your term to catch on.

Please also note attitudes on conflict-of-interests on each project. (English) Wikipedia has a formal guideline at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, which you should read and comply with if you edit in a topic area that you have an external relation with (for example, the coiner of a term). I am not aware of any such guidelines at Wiktionary, and as independent projects, guidelines here to not apply there, but there would likely be an expectation to disclose somehow (for example, in the edit summary) if you do eventually choose to submit your term there. Alpha3031 (t • c) 11:49, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok,thank you. NondualNature (talk) 22:03, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Clarify afd close

Hi, could you clarify which articles among the ones that have been discussed shall be merged in this AfD discussion you closed? Thanks. FaviFake (talk) 16:12, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure FaviFake. In my opinion, the discussion ended with a rough consensus to merge all the content on word processing software to, preferably, word processor, though a reverse merge is also possible and I don't believe an AFD result should fully preclude alternative or additional merges from being considered. Alpha3031 (t • c) 16:21, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, thanks, but could you clarify exactly which articles you mean among the ones that have been discussed? You didn't specify the articles to be merged in your judgement. I agree an AFD result should not preclude other merges from being considered, but I just needed to know which ones this specific afd found consensus to merge. Thanks again. FaviFake (talk) 16:32, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The proposal primarily assessed was that of Word processor program to Word processor. Alpha3031 (t • c) 16:36, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I asked because people also !voted for word processor (electronic device) to be merged as well, and your closure said "Editors agree that there should be a single article for the topic". I'll try to only merge Word processor program when I have the time. FaviFake (talk) 17:12, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]