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Railway line through the Scottish Borders, being revived, scheduled to open in June 2015. This article needs a good bit of copyediting to make it fit for when the line opens. ] — ] 21:21, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
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  • Please consider adding the templates {{GOCE|user={{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|date={{subst:date}}}} on the talk page of articles you have copy edited and {{GOCEtb|article=Insert article name|sign=~~~~}} to the talk page of the requester.


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July 2014

Eduard Shevardnadze

Copyedit, recently dead politician. —TIAYN (talk) 08:50, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

 Working – Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 20:56, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Waverley Line

Railway line through the Scottish Borders, being revived, scheduled to open in June 2015. This article needs a good bit of copyediting to make it fit for when the line opens. RGloucester — ☎ 21:21, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

 Working – Retrohead (talk) 17:25, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
 Done – Retrohead (talk) 21:46, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Metallica

Nominated for copyediting because the prose could use some refreshing. The last two sub-headings of the history sections could use some trimming, as I've noted some information repeating there, as well as some trivia.--Retrohead (talk) 08:30, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

...And Justice for All (album)

Plan to nominate this for featured article. The copy-editor might take a closer look at the "Live performances", which seems to be the weakest section.--Retrohead (talk) 13:55, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

 Working Miniapolis 22:17, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

John Bauer (illustrator)

Anyone interested in gnomes and trolls? I have recently expanded this article significantly when one of the pictures in it gained Featured Picture status, and it is in pretty good shape. As soon as it is copy edited it will be submitted to GA reveiw. Thanks! - W.carter (talk) 18:12, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Dota 2

This article was a recently-withdrawn FAC, with the complaint by the last reviewer being that it needed to be copyedited by up to three guild members. I need to ensure that the article is pragmatic, organized, non-weasely and free of snakes. Ping me if you would like to help me with this, as I want to actually complete the FAC next time. DARTHBOTTO talk•cont 01:55, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

Jumanji

Requesting copy edit for Robin Williams and Bonnie Hunt's family fantasy film. So, far, other editors have already did a nice job, but maybe a finishing touch with one of the copy editors here would help. Thanks.NeoBatfreak (talk) 18:46, 14 July 2014 (UTC)

Chandralekha (1948 film)

A future FAC is confirmed. The experienced may give their best to copyedit this. Kailash29792 (talk) 12:31, 18 July 2014 (UTC)

Segundo Romance

Another bolero album by Luis Miguel I just expanded. For comparison, see Romance (Luis Miguel album) and Romances (Luis Miguel album) Erick (talk) 01:49, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages

This article should be the most important article in Misplaced Pages. However, its prose is an obstacle to making it a featured article. Therefore I wish an experienced copy editor can help rewriting this GA. Thank you.Forbidden User (talk) 17:10, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Sonic X

The article is a current GA, but I have added a large amount of content since and I'd like another set of eyes for weirdness I may have missed in the process. I plan to place it at FAC, but I have another FAC going on at the moment. Help appreciated. Tezero (talk) 21:09, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Kent vs Lancashire at Canterbury

I intend to take this to FA and would like a copyedit to ensure the prose is up to FA standards. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:11, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

Justice Lords

Request copy edit on DC Comics' characters page. Thanks NeoBatfreak (talk) 19:21, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

Paris Hilton

Requesting c/e which the article really is in need of. Thanks.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:41, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

Ashley Tisdale

This article is a GA and I've been working on it to get it promoted to FA for years. The main problem in previous nominations has been the prose, so I'd like a copyedit so it is ready for a new nomination (and hopefully promotion!). Thanks in advance! decodet. (talk) 14:08, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

Hurricane Helene (1958)

I worked on this article quite a bit ago, and I'm thinking about submitting it to FAC pretty soon, so I'd like a copyedit to clean the article up for any potential nomination. Cheers, TheAustinMan 21:39, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

Lucknow

After going through several PR and GA, FA nominations, i conclude that all this article needs is some copyediting. So, i request the editors to help me make this a high quality wikipedia article by copyedting it. I am working on this article extensively and would really appreciate some help.Thanking you.Wikiboy2364 (talk) 21:14, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

2010 Stockholm bombings

The article needs c/e. Thanks.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:47, 26 July 2014 (UTC)

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines

Massive expansion done to make this article fitting for this long-standing great RPG, needs a copy-edit to make suitable for promotion to GA and beyond. Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 09:39, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

August 2014

Dattatraya Parchure

This biography article needs severe copyedit for passing the DYK nomination. Please help. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 04:03, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

I'm not a member of the Guild but I improved the article a bit. starship.paint ~ regal 12:22, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for the edits User:Starship.paint. But the DYK nom comment talked of severe copyedit and this one doesn't seem that severe to me. It's adjective, who knows what it means! Will ask the commenter User:EEng if the GOCE request can now be removed. Don't want to remove it now and add it again later on at the bottom of the queue. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 06:55, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
Yeah, the English isn't that bad. starship.paint ~ regal 07:24, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Shah Rukh Khan

This biography article recently passed GA, but then someone came along and said that it had many grammatical mistakes, and was not tight, whatever that means. Can you please take a look and improve the prose. It may be an FA candidate in the future. BollyJeff | talk 15:42, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

Akane Tsunemori

This article needs a copyedit for a future GA review.Tintor2 (talk) 20:49, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

Wayne Knight

"Career" section could use a revamp. Would be useful for a potential GAN. Snuggums (talk / edits) 23:02, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

Guilty Gear X2

I'm hoping to push it to GA. Thanks in advance. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 05:17, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

Money in the Bank (2011)

This is a Good Article about a professional wrestling event. It is currently on peer review and I intend to submit it for Featured Article Candidature after that. A fellow editor has described the prose as clunky. Thank you. starship.paint ~ regal 12:03, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

Daybreaker (Architects album)

This needs copy editing to pass as a Good Article, as it failed it's last one because of grammar. Jonjonjohny (talk) 18:21, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Mushishi (film)

Hopefully it will become a GA. The prose can be a quite confusing, though (well, the plot is confusing as per some critics, too). Cheers, Gabriel Yuji (talk) 04:02, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Done? Jaytwist Gabriel Yuji (talk) 21:46, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Draft:Crucible Industries LLC

Crucible is my first article. I was given the tip that this group would be helpful in reviewing it, so I would appreciate some help on it. I hope you find it an interesting read. Alrich44 (talk) 16:07, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

I commend this potential GA to the GOCE. I believe it will very soon be reviewed and accepted by the WP:AFC team. I am recusing myself from the review since I have given Alrich44 a deal of guidance to assist in brining it towards "excellence in acceptability" and it was my suggestion that they approached the GOCE team with a view to your helping move it, once accepted, to GA status. This is really what one might term "Early Warning" so that one of you can enjoy adopting it and running with it almost as soon as it moves form the Draft: space to become an article. Fiddle Faddle 19:54, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

List of awards and nominations received by Vidya Balan

Hoping for it to become a featured list a day and to make sure that there is no grammatical error, I am here.--FrankBoy (Buzz) 19:12, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Drums, Pennsylvania

This article has potential, but the prose is rough. There may be some issues with WP:OWN here. EricEnfermero 06:37, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Corfu Channel case

Prepping for GA. Apart from cleaning up prose/grammar, I'd like to ensure that this is fully in British English (I'm natively an American English speaker). —/Mendaliv//Δ's/ 18:24, 12 August 2014 (UTC)


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