Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2020

The following event is closed. Please do not modify it. Participants should add their final tallies within the 48 hours after the event's finish time.

This Copy Editing Project Blitz was a one-week-long effort of the Guild of Copy Editors to reduce the backlog of articles that required copy editing; those carrying the {{copyedit}} tag or listed on the GOCE Requests page. It began on 16 August 2020, at 00:00 (UTC) and ended on 22 August 2020, at 23:59 (UTC).

The theme(s) of this blitz were:

• Articles tagged for copy-edit in June and July 2020
• Requests
  • Please note it is very important that articles listed on the Request page are skilfully and fully copy-edited; many of these will be reviewed for Good Article or Featured Article status. If you have any questions or comments about the article you're copy-editing, please ask on the blitz's talk page.

Blitz participants can 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 is 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 Jonesey95 (talk), who is assisted by Baffle gab1978 (talk), Puddleglum2.0 (talk), Tdslk (talk) and Twofingered Typist (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.