Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2017

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This Copy Editing Project Blitz was a one-week-long effort of the Guild of Copy Editors to clear the March 2016 backlog of articles with the {{copyedit}} tag and articles listed in January 2017 on the GOCE requests page. It began on 12 February 2017 at 00:00 (UTC), and ended on 18 February 2017 at 23:59 (UTC).

The theme of this blitz, as stated above, was:

• To clear the March 2016 backlog and reduce the number of outstanding requests on our requests page. Good Article nominations (GANs) and Featured Article candidates (FACs) require careful editing by experienced copyeditors, with the prose bar higher for FACs than for GANs.

Blitz participants could earn barnstar awards based on the number of articles—and the word counts of the articles—they copy edit. Awards will be given out once the blitz has finished.

The blitz was open to all; you don't have to be a member of the Guild of Copy Editors to participate. You must, however, be competent in your use of English grammar, spelling and punctuation. We strongly advise you to read Wikipedia's guide to basic copy editing before you begin working. If you're unsure about spelling, grammar or punctuation, consult the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Skilled use of English is especially important for articles listed on the Requests page.

Blitzes are under the purview of the Guild's coordinators. The blitz's lead coordinator is Miniapolis (talk), who is assisted by Jonesey95 (talk), Corinne (talk) and Tdslk (talk). If you have any questions, leave a message on the blitz's talk page.

For brief instructions on how to record your work, see below. For full instructions, visit the main blitz page.