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Yugoslav Committee

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Yugoslav Committee

Could someone please copyedit the Yugoslav Committee article? After the copyedit, I plan to nominate that article as a FAC. Thanks. Tomobe03 (talk) 23:55, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've made a few basic tidy ups to the first two sections. This seems in general very well written, I'm mostly picking up errors with definite / indefinite articles and the odd slightly non idiomatic usage of English. It is quite long tho, so I'll only edit if I see nobody picking it up. And note, I am a guest, not a member of the guild, just helping to speed up the queue in the interest of getting some help myself! Jim Killock (talk) 21:29, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Tomobe03 Please check what I have done so far for accuracy in case I've misunderstood anything. So far I've made copy edits up to but not including Supilo's resignation. Jim Killock (talk) 19:47, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jim Killock, I just reviewed the changes Everything appears just fine--Tomobe03 (talk) 20:25, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Tomobe03 OK I've finished my first pass, please check the sections Supilo's resignation to Aftermath. Fascinating bit of history. Good luck with your next steps. Once Tomobe03 has made his checks, it's over to the Guild to give this a further copy edit, but I hope I will have reduced the workload. Jim Killock (talk) 22:57, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jim Killock, I had a look at the second batch of changes and found no problems with them. (I spotted and removed a duplicate word though.) Thank you very much for taking time and effort to improve prose of this article.--Tomobe03 (talk) 10:34, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Partly done Jim Killock (talk) 21:00, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(←) Working Baffle☿gab 21:20, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done 00:41, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Existence

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Existence

I want to prepare this article for a feature article candidacy (FAC). I have done the first round of copyediting myself but there is probably still a lot of room for improvement. Thanks in advance. Phlsph7 (talk) 14:09, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've looked at some of the copy here, and tbh the copy itself is pretty tightly written. The issues such as they are seem more to do with (a) concepts that are unfamiliar that need some introduction, or (b) concepts that further explanation. However these are not really copy edit issues. I went through some on the talk page and can try to do some more, but this is more a "peer review" style of feedback than a copy edit. I note there is a peer review taking place, since 23 January 2024. I would personally ask @Phlsph7: if this should be paused until the Peer Review is complete, so that the text is stable. As it is pretty tight anyway I think the copyedit will be quite light, except if there are outstanding comprehensibility issues. Jim Killock (talk) 15:01, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(←) Working Baffle☿gab 02:30, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Baffle☿gab 02:10, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

History of the National Football League

Large sections of this are uncited, I'm not sure this is ready for a copy edit (ht @Lindsey40186) Jim Killock (talk) 07:53, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Understood. I'll try to get further on some of the other cleanup it needs before revisiting. Thanks! Lindsey40186 (talk) 16:18, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've marked the uncited and poorly cited sections with templates. Some of those cn tags are over a decade old so that material can be removed per WP:VERIFY. The GOCE is not CLEANUP and is not for cleanup. I'm going to put this request on hold for cleanup for a fortnight or so, after which I'll suggest we decline it if improvements aren't forthcoming. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 16:58, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Only one edit since the 16th, and that was to correct a typo, according to the edit summary. I suggest that this article be declined if it's sourcing is truly problematic (I myself would have tried to address any prose concerns, even if flying blind; but I may be too lenient in that respect). It's a fairly long article (~6700 words), and would take some time to do. Dhtwiki (talk) 05:39, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with you and Baffle that we should decline, since we have more than enough to do as it is. All the best, Miniapolis 13:12, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks both; I've declined because I don't see any signs of cleanup work going on there. @Lindsey40186:, feel free to re-request a full copy-edit once your cleanup work is completed. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 19:41, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

History of the National Football League

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I'm currently working on a long overdue citation overhaul, but this thing could use a good deep cleaning too. Eventually I'd like to get it to GA (GAN), but we're a long way from that. Lindsey40186 (talk) 14:01, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of this does seem to be very lightly cited with sections probably uncited, which may make it a bit unstable for a copy edit @Lindsey40186. Just a thought, would it be better to finish the citation work first and come back with this request? Or if that can be done soon, to put this request on hold for a bit while you do that (given you have waited a long time for a reply etc)? Jim Killock (talk) 14:55, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(←) On hold per JimKillock above; the GOCE is not CLEANUP and is not for cleanup. Discuss at REQ talk. Baffle☿gab 17:12, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Declined per discussion at REQ talk. I said I'd wait a fortnight but no improvements have been forthcoming and it's starting to snow here. Discuss at REQ talk (linked above). Baffle☿gab 19:32, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Mamie Van Doren on hold

Hi all, I've put the request for the above article on hold here. I've done this because the requester @GreyChen: (courtesy ping) asks for help with article building and text citing, and because that BLP article has major sourcing problems. I've tagged the article and welcomed the requester on their talk page. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 02:06, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Baffle. I suggest we decline after giving Wcamp9 (formerly GreyChen) time to reply. In addition to poor sourcing for a BLP, there are too many images; a copyedit would be pointless before the poorly-sourced content is removed, and deciding which images belong in the article is above our pay grade. All the best, Miniapolis 13:38, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, this editor seems to be inexperienced so I've left a note on their talk page; they may have disabled pings. I'm happy to let the request sit there for a while (but not too long). Cheers, Baffle☿gab 18:52, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I've declined this request per above. I also note the article is undergoing rapid development by two editors; @Wcamp9:, feel free to relist this article here once it is stable and the lack of references has been fixed. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 03:44, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I would like to note that there is not too many references that can be used for Mamie Van Doren. Therefore, much of the article is built off of her Playing the Field memoir and her own accounts of situations as there is unfortunately no better options. Wcamp9 (talk) 19:29, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Wcamp9:, it's best not to heavily base biographies of living people (BLPs) articles on primary sources. If material in a BLP article cannot be sourced from secondary sources, it's usually best to remove it. Please see Wikipedia's guidance on BLP sourcing. Good luck and cheers, Baffle☿gab 20:43, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I will try to find a secondary source or remove some more biased material that is put in the article. Wcamp9 (talk) 21:09, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

However, I believe I will need some help from additional editors for this article. Wcamp9 (talk) 21:13, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think you should check out the page. I think you especially or someone else can identify whatever issues there are Wcamp9 (talk) 23:07, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for that; I'll have a look but I shalln't be doing major content work there. I notice several of the images used are up for deletion on Commons here; that may help prune the excess of images there. Feel free to discuss the article on the article's talk page; I've left you a few suggestions for improvements there. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 06:08, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Auction theory

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Auction theory

This whole article is full of grammatical errors and bad writing. I tried to fix some of it but it's pretty long so I thought I'd notify you guys. A lot of the wording is very unclear and hard to read, and it's like this in a lot of places. TypoEater (talk) 14:42, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@TypoEater: Quite large sections of this seem to be uncited or poorly cited. It may not take much to fix that but it's probably needed before a copy edit, to ensure that it remains stable? Jim Killock (talk) 07:53, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, this article is kind of a mess in general and I didn't even notice the bad sourcing. I don't have much experience with finding sources for uncited claims, so it might be a good idea to get some more people involved here, seeing as this is turning out to be a bigger and wider issue than I first thought. TypoEater (talk) 19:50, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Working – In the meantime, I will see what I can do with the prose. Dhtwiki (talk) 06:27, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Dhtwiki, are you still working on this article? You last edited it on 26 June. Mox Eden (talk) 04:40, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. I've gotten sidetracked with doing other things. I plan to finish here, though. Dhtwiki (talk) 05:04, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done Dhtwiki (talk) 00:05, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement on hold

Hi all, I've just put the request for the above article on hold because the event is ongoing and the article is under rapid development; see its history. I suggest we decline this request for now. Courtesy pinging the requester @Mehedi Abedin:. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 05:49, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. Thanks and all the best, Miniapolis 16:49, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Victor Macedo

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Victor Macedo

Requesting a CE and possibly feedback on a biography I published last month for Victor Macedo, general manager for the Peruvian Amazon Company agency of La Chorrera. Arawoke (talk) 13:21, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

~~Working~~ Wracking ^talk! 21:04, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Wracking:, are you still copy-editing this article? Your last edit there was 21:41, 23 June 2024‎. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 23:20, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've asked Wracking about the progress of this request at their talk page here (diff). Baffle☿gab 00:22, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Baffle

IRL took over for a bit but I should be able to finish this off shortly. Wracking ^talk! 02:21, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: So, will we need to have someone take over for @Wracking, given that they have not edited at all since 6 July? Mox Eden (talk) 17:15, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It looks that way, Mox; I've struck Wracking's working tag. @Wracking:, feel free to unstrike and continue if you return before another c/e takes this request. Until then, this request is open to all. Discuss this at REQ Talk. Baffle☿gab 01:44, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Striking the tag is alright with me. I will return if able. I did leave a hidden comment in the article noting my progress; did not copy edit the lead. Thanks, all, for understanding! Wracking ^talk! 03:16, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Partly done: Wracking did a fair bit of work here and deserves credit for it. Sig added by Baffle_gab1978 at the timestamp. Wracking 23:38, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(←) ~~Working~~; I've done a few of these articles so I might as well take this one. Thanks for your work, Wracking. Baffle☿gab 23:26, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Baffle☿gab 04:37, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Doolittle (album)

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Note: Apollogetticax has been blocked as a sockpuppet account; see their talk page (permalink). Baffle☿gab 05:32, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Doolittle (album)

A featured article currently going through a Featured article review (FAR). Like a lot of music articles on wiki it suffers from journalese, most of which have tried to remove, but help would be gratefully appreciated. Ceoil (talk) 14:35, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

~~Working~~Apollogetticax|^talk 23:58, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Apollogetticax, when are you going to work on this article? Mox Eden (talk) 12:13, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I'm sorry. I am currently on wikibreak, but when I'm back (excpect another few days), I'll get to it. Apollogetticax|^talk 16:50, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Apollogetticax:, do you still intend to copy-edit this article or can we strike your working tag? Cheers, Baffle☿gab 02:01, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, I decided I need more experience with worse articles, like those in the backlog, since they are lower quality and I can find the mistakes quicklier. I may come back to do it once I feel I am ready, but for now you can strike the tag. Apollogetticax|^talk 02:06, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Apollogetticax, I've struck the tag. This request is now open to all. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 23:15, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(←) Working Baffle☿gab 22:41, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Baffle☿gab 05:07, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tiger

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Tiger

Want to prepare this for FAC. Thank you. LittleJerry (talk) 14:03, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@LittleJerry: Congratulations, as this article was promoted to featured article status as of July 25. However, does it need attention from the guild at this point? I also note that there has been considerable editing activity since then, and we are usually reluctant to undertake copy edits on articles that are in such a state of flux. Dhtwiki (talk) 23:38, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I guess its not needed. LittleJerry (talk) 22:57, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request withdrawn Dhtwiki (talk) 08:38, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Kanifing on hold

I've put the above request on hold because the requester @Vigilantcosmicpenguin: (courtesy ping) indicates the presence of close paraphrasing, which can often mean copyright violations. I've asked them to either indicate the relevant (sub-)section(s) using a template so the copy-editor knows where the problem text is or, if it's a true copyvio, to remove the problem text and have the revisions deleted. I'm happy for this to stay on hold for a while so this can occur. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 20:34, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note Baffle☿gab. Nothing needs to be revdelled, the issue was close paraphrasing rather than direct copyvio. As this will be copyedited by a third party, I believe I should be able to approve the DYK following that, so I gone ahead and handled the small amounts of close paraphrasing remaining myself. The copyediting that is desired now is an overall copyedit to help weave the points taken from disparate sources together. Let me know if there is anything else needed. Best, CMD (talk) 02:55, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Chipmunkdavis, my concerns are addressed and I'll now remove my hold notice. I was concerned a copy-editor wouldn't know if text they would consider acceptable, and thus may not reword in any way, may be the exact text they need to adjust. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 03:52, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Scouts BSA

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Scouts BSA

Hello, this is former GA, and I'm preparing it for a Good Article Reassessment (GA-R). The article has been edited, reworked, etc. I think it's ready for copyediting and then a new GA review (GAN). Thank you. --evrik ^(talk) 01:40, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Working Will start work on it. --blanketstitch — Preceding undated comment added 01:11, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Blanketstitch is still working on this article, as of my timestamp, their latest edit is 16:18, 18 September. Baffle☿gab 22:49, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Blanketstitch, are you still working on this article? It has been 9 days. Mox Eden (talk) 13:28, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mox Eden No, I'm finished, sorry for not indicating. Let me know if there's anywhere else I should indicate I'm done with that other than here and my personal progress counter Blanketstitch (talk) 20:26, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Blanketstitch: You are supposed to put the {{Done}} tag here so that YiFeiBot can archive this section in 24 hours. Mox Eden (talk) 08:46, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Eden. Copy-editor's sig and timestamp added by Baffle_gab1978 (talk) for bot archiving.

Done Blanketstitch (talk) 20:26, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Phillip Jeong

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Phillip Jeong

This is my second article on Wikipedia, and I am enjoying the whole process of collective intelligence. Please help me improve it. I've written the above article and believe I am close to completing it with all the necessary records and citations. As someone who collects historic performances to write articles on Wikipedia, I find it challenging to find detailed critiques in Korea. For example, Leonard Bernstein came to Korea only once, and while newspapers reported what he played, they did not mention his conducting style, orchestration, audience response, etc. I was there, but I cannot cite myself. It is difficult to find articles that can be used as citations for Wikipedia. There are plenty of discussions on social media and blogs, but I understand that these are not acceptable sources. I wouldn't mind if some of the unsubstantiated phrases or sentences need to be deleted. Any help with copyediting or finding reliable sources would be greatly appreciated. Rosuacamus (talk) 11:13, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok I will see if there's any grammar mistakes. Ned1a Wanna talk? 14:57, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I saw that you made a correction. Thanks a lot. Since they sang in Italian, I put the Italian title with the English one in parentheses. I rewrote a chunk of the text because editors say tabulating everything is too excessive. Please advise me on how to remove the box on top. Rosuacamus (talk) 15:46, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! @Rosuacamus I don't understand what you mean by the box? Do you mean the userbox? Ned1a Wanna talk? 17:47, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I meant the message box at the top of the Phillip Jeong article: "This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling." Any help to improve the article is welcome! Rosuacamus (talk) 21:29, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think to just get rid the the template. Ned1a Wanna talk? 14:26, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can I just do that? Rosuacamus (talk) 14:59, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot! Rosuacamus (talk) 15:02, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your welcome! :?D Ned1a Wanna talk? 15:04, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(←) Working Baffle☿gab 01:30, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Baffle☿gab 03:35, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chihiro (song)

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Chihiro (song)

With over 295 hits per day, the article needs serious copy editing to get to WP:GA (GAN) dxneo (talk) 16:59, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, @Dxneo. I'll be working on it soon. I just have to complete some pending things and I'll take care of you. Santi (talk) 03:12, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for taking the request Santi. dxneo (talk) 08:18, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Pollosito, when are you going to work on this article? Mox Eden (talk) 03:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mox Eden: I guess at the end of July. Now I've graduated from high school and I'm no longer allowed to use the computer, so I'll have to do it on my cell phone. In case I haven't done anything by the end of July, you can pick this because I see you're interested too. Santi (talk) 00:13, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've asked Pollosito about this request on their talk page; since their message here, they hasn't edited the article but is still active on WP. Baffle☿gab 05:31, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Since this this discussion, and the one on their talk page, Pollosito hasn't edited this article so I'm going to boldly take over this request. Discuss at REQ talk or send complaints to /dev/null. Baffle☿gab 02:02, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(←) Working Baffle☿gab 02:02, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Baffle☿gab 03:28, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]