Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2022/1

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Overview
This page is an election of WikiProject coordinators—consisting of one Lead Coordinator and a number of assistant coordinators—for the Guild of Copy Editors (GOCE). Coordinators elected on this page will serve a six-month term beginning at 00:00 on 1 January 2022 and ending at 23:59 on 30 June. GOCE elections are open to all Wikipedians in good standing and self-nominations are welcomed.

The project coordinators are responsible for maintaining the procedural and administrative aspects of the project. They are the designated points of contact for procedural issues and are responsible for ensuring the project as a whole is properly informed of them.

Here are some examples of coordinator duties:
 * manage the proposal and creation of new task forces;
 * ensure project announcements and task lists are kept up-to-date;
 * initiate drafting of guidelines needed by the project;
 * organize the category system;
 * oversee the recruitment of new members, including the use of project notices and other advertising methods;
 * create and maintain any collaborative projects;
 * maintain the project pages and the guidelines on them in a clean and easy-to-use state;
 * monitor technical policies and ensure project templates satisfy them; and
 * assist in organizing and promoting any Backlog Elimination Drives and Blitzes.

They are also expected to generally assist project members with any questions and concerns.

The coordinator positions do not confer any executive power.

Positions

 * Lead Coordinator (one open position): will have overall responsibility for procedural and administrative matters within the project.


 * Coordinator (2–4 open positions): will assist the Lead Coordinator by focusing on specific areas within the project that require special attention. These areas will be selected based on need and interest among the coordinators.

Election process

 * The nomination process will run for two weeks from December 01, 00:01 UTC until December 15, 23:59 UTC.
 * The election process will run for two weeks from December 16, 00:01 UTC until December 31, 23:59 UTC.
 * Any member of the project may nominate themselves for either position by creating a new section under Nominations below and copying the sample form below. Nominees only interested in one position should indicate this when adding their names.  Candidates need not make extensive statements if they do not wish to do so.
 * The elections will be conducted using simple approval voting. Any member of the project may support a nominee for either position.  If the nominee is running for both positions and you wish to support them for only one, please make a note to that effect as part of your vote.
 * Both project members and interested outside parties are encouraged to ask questions of the nominees or to make general comments.

Editor's Username
• Interested in Coordinator position only.


 * Brief statement here

Support




Reidgreg
• Interested in Assistant or Lead Coordinator position


 * I feel that I'm ready to get back into this after being semi-active for the past eighteen months. For those who are newer or don't remember me, I have: served as coordinator for five terms (alternating as assistant and lead), copyedited 2 million words for GOCE events (close to a thousand articles), and achieved a four-year streak on the drive leaderboard (i.e.: 120 consecutive leaderboard awards and 24 consecutive Caretaker's Stars). I don't have any big plans, just to share the workload, help with template issues, and work on newsletters and reports.

Support



 * 1) Support for lead coordinator. This is a tough call, but it sounds like Jonesey wants to step down a bit. Thanks for coming back!  Mini  apolis  18:22, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) Support for lead coordinator. Thanks for doing the newsletter! — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 01:39, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) Support for lead coordinator. It will be good to have you back in any coordinator capacity. Dhtwiki (talk) 06:00, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 4) Support. Tdslk (talk) 05:24, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 5) Support (t &#183; c)  buidhe  15:55, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) Support for lead; with thanks.  Baffle☿gab  14:08, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 7) Support, and thank you. – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:28, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 8) Support ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 09:19, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 9) Support for both lead and assistant, though it's pretty obvious which one you'll be called upon to do. Thanks for running! BlueMoonset (talk) 21:40, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Baffle gab1978
Baffle gab1978 (talk · contribs) • Interested in Assistant position


 * Hi all, I'm a regular copy-editor and former GoCE coordinator. I've continued performing minor tasks such as updating the Ombox, closing events and monitoring the Requests page. After a year away, I'm willing to return to the coordinators team although I'm happy to withdraw if enough other editors come forward. I think communication with Guild members is important, and would monitor GoCE talk pages and help out with the newsletters.  Baffle☿gab  00:47, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Support



 * 1) Thanks for coming back!  Mini  apolis  18:23, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) Would love to see you come back. :) — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 01:39, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) Would be glad to have you "back", although you've never really gone away. Dhtwiki (talk) 06:00, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 4) Support. Tdslk (talk) 05:24, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 5) Support (t &#183; c)  buidhe  15:55, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) Support, and thank you. – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:28, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 7) Support ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 09:19, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 8) Support, and welcome back! BlueMoonset (talk) 21:40, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 9) Support, thanks for wearing the juice, glad to have you on the team! – Reidgreg (talk) 22:57, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Dhtwiki
• Interested in Coordinator position only.


 * I've been involved in guild copy editing since 2014. I've served as a coordinator for the past two terms, helping out with drive and blitz announcements and with barnstar calculation and distribution.

Support



 * 1) Thanks for returning!  Mini  apolis  18:27, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) Thanks for doing the barnstar calculations and distributions! — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 01:40, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) Support. Tdslk (talk) 05:24, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 4) Support with thanks.  Baffle☿gab  14:08, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 5) Support, and thank you. – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:28, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) Support ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 09:19, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 7) Support; thank you! BlueMoonset (talk) 21:40, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 8) Support, and much thanks! Reidgreg (talk) 22:57, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Miniapolis
• Interested in Coordinator position only.


 * The older I get, the faster time goes . I've been around a while, because I think WP articles should be as well-written as those in print encyclopedias. Hope you agree.  Mini  apolis  23:47, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Support



 * 1) I'd like to work with you another term. — Tenryuu 🐲  ( 💬 • 📝 ) 01:40, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) I'm glad to see you continuing as coordinator, given your extensive experience. Dhtwiki (talk) 06:00, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) Support. Tdslk (talk) 05:24, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 4) Support (t &#183; c)  buidhe  15:55, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 5) Support with thanks.  Baffle☿gab  14:08, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) Support, and thank you. – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:28, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 7) Support ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 09:19, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 8) Support and thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:40, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 9) Support. Way back when, you reviewed my first copyedits. I continue to value your advice. Reidgreg (talk) 22:57, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Tenryuu
• Interested in Coordinator position only.


 * I've been keeping guild events updated over at the community portal and distributing barnstars, and am good to do it for another term. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 04:17, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

Support



 * 1) Thanks for returning!  Mini  apolis  18:27, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) You've been helpful as coordinator, in addition to being a prolific copy editor. Dhtwiki (talk) 06:00, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) Support. Tdslk (talk) 05:24, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 4) Support (t &#183; c)  buidhe  15:55, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 5) Support with thanks.  Baffle☿gab  14:08, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) Support, and thank you. – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:28, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 7) Support ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 09:19, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 8) Support and thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:40, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 9) Support, with thanks. Reidgreg (talk) 22:57, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Jonesey95
• Interested in Coordinator position only if there are fewer than four approved candidates.


 * I'm happy to continue serving, mostly working in the background, and making sure drives and blitzes and Guild pages are kept up to date. It looks like we have at least four willing candidates, and fresh energy is always useful, so I'm happy to step aside for a term and let some other folks drive.

Support



 * 1) Formally withdrawn. I am happy to see that there is a good crop of coordinators ready to toil away! – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:28, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

Comments and questions

 * 1) Thanks for all your help, and enjoy your other activities on WP!  Mini  apolis  18:26, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) You're, of course, welcome to continue as a "shadow" coordinator, as others have. Dhtwiki (talk) 06:00, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) Thank you for all the work you've done over the years! Tdslk (talk) 05:24, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 4) Thank you for your long and skilled service to the Guild and Wikipedia. I hope you'll still be around these parts. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  14:08, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 5) Thank you! ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 09:19, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) Enjoy your free time, and thank you for being willing to run on serve if there hadn't been enough candidates. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:40, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 7) I'm often surprised to visit some quiet corner of Wikipedia and find you active there, offering quick solutions to concerns or gnomishly tending to unaddressed problems. Thanks for everything you do for the project! – Reidgreg (talk) 22:57, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Results
Reidgreg has been chosen as lead coordinator, with Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, and Tenryuu as assistant coordinators. Many thanks to all who took part and voted in the election! Special thanks to for their long service, especially for the creation of the drive and blitz awards template.