Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2014

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This Copy Editing Backlog Elimination Drive was a one-month-long effort of the Guild of Copy Editors to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy editing; those carrying the {{copyedit}} tag or listed on the GOCE Requests page. It began on November 1, 2014, 00:00 (UTC) and ended on November 30, 2014, 23:59 (UTC). The goals of this drive were:

• to reduce the backlog by as many articles as possible, with a focus on the earliest-tagged articles (July, August and September 2013)
• to complete all requests on the GOCE Requests page from October 2014.

Drive participants could earn barnstar awards based on the number of articles—and the word counts of the articles—they copy edited. Articles from the Requests page counted towards your total; these are generally higher-quality articles than those tagged with {{copy edit}}. You would receive a bonus score of 50% over the article's word count for articles that were tagged with {{copyedit}} in July, August or September 2013, and articles listed on the Requests page. Awards were given out once the drive had finished.

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

Drives are under the purview of the Guild's coordinators. The drive's lead coordinator was Jonesey95 (talk), who was assisted by Baffle gab1978 (talk) and Miniapolis (talk). If you have any questions, leave a message on the drive's talk page.

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