Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators

January drive
It's that time again. Howzabout the backlog through November 2022 (which includes all those pesky months) and October and November 2023 requests? All the best,  Mini  apolis  23:11, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
 * There are by my count 58 articles from the 40 "pesky months" from March 2016 to September 2022 (somewhat reduced, it seems, from once having started in June 2010), plus 37 from October 2022 and 38 from November of that year. So, that seems reasonable in terms of numbers. Dhtwiki (talk) 00:57, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
 * The drive page is here with XXX placeholders in place of variables and TBC in place of coordinators' names. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  03:02, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for starting the page. We should remember to mention the new templates that we've taken under our wing, lest editors become confused when the regular copy edit template isn't present at the older articles. Dhtwiki (talk) 08:53, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
 * , the templates now redirect to Copy edit; the old tags (Repetition and what-not) appear only in the source code, and I've been working on the pesky months. All the best,  Mini  apolis  20:25, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I will mention the "new" templates in the annual report; the sudden jump will look odd. Have updated the table params, coordinators can be added post-election. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  00:50, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Adding December 2022
The through–November 2022 backlog is down to 15 articles, with 11 days remaining in the drive. We should think about adding December 2022, which has 101 articles, as a bonus month. Dhtwiki (talk) 00:11, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Good idea. All the best,  Mini  apolis  00:27, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

January barnstars
The barnstar page is done, with a link to the barnstars and leaderboard awards; thanks, Baffle, for creating the page. All the best,  Mini  apolis  19:44, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
 * The barnstar entries aren't in accordance with the January signup order, nor are the word totals tallying with many of those at the signup page's individual entries (the leaderboard seems to be in better shape). Dhtwiki (talk) 23:16, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Dunno, ; I compiled the input file, ran the script, and this is what I got. There was a lot of confusion about the individual entries; editors are copyediting sections of articles, and apparently expecting full credit. You're welcome to redo the table if you want.  Mini  apolis  23:26, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
 * If it's not some simply-found hiccup, then I will have to hand calculate. Too many numbers are too far off. And I was so happy at the stars being calculated so soon. I don't think that people claiming more words than they should is something that the script can detect. I sometimes have edited an entire article, when only one section was marked for copy edit, and claimed the article, not section, word count. Although I don't remember doing it for this drive, I think that practice is allowed. Dhtwiki (talk) 23:49, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Seconding Dhtwiki, there's something wrong with the tallies. (I calculated my total as 10285, but it's listed as 7624. I included a section copy edit, only counting the parts I had addressed.) Wracking  talk! 00:12, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Aha! My total for the November drive was 7624. Maybe try re-running the script and ensuring the correct month is selected? Wracking  talk! 00:15, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 * , you're right and I'm sorry. I saved the input file with the same name as November's (GOCE-input.txt), thinking it would overwrite the old file, and will redo it after deleting the file. That being said, I'll be delighted to not be the only person who does this; we all have the script, but I seem to be the only person who actually runs it. Life is too short, IMO, to do this by hand. All the best,  Mini  apolis  01:14, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Mystery solved (not fixed yet); I should've smelled a rat when the table generated seamlessly. I saved the January file in the wrong place, found it and am trying to figure out – as always – why the table's hanging up. This is not as easy at it looks. All the best,  Mini  apolis  01:25, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 * and both took credit for Piri, I think. Jonesey, would you please take a look at Spinney Hill's entry and see if there are any hidden characters or what-not? I'm not seeing anything, but the script stopped there; they inserted extra brackets, which I thought I removed. All the best,  Mini  apolis  01:32, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Fixed, I think, after I found the pair of missing parentheses. A bit more care by drive participants would help; there was more cruft this time than usual. All the best,  Mini  apolis  01:52, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for all your hard work!!! Wracking  talk! 02:13, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, thank you, Miniapolis, for your hard work, and Wracking, for your attentiveness. I do have the script, but it doesn't run on my Apple computer, and I still haven't created my own (and I've even been looking into restoring my Windows computer, which should run the script natively). However long it takes, I can always do the calculations by hand, but it is exhausting (I still calculate the blitz barnstars by hand (i.e. a calculator app), where there are fewer entrants and simpler calculations). Dhtwiki (talk) 06:42, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 * By the way, a copy of the script resides here, in case anyone who doesn't have the script cares to take a look. The Python script at the bottom is not part of the script proper and does not work for me. I think it relies on proprietary software that may be behind a paywall. Dhtwiki (talk) 07:58, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I've now distributed all the barnstars, except for my own. Dhtwiki (talk) 03:52, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ All the best,  Mini  apolis  16:18, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Coordinator monthly and annual tasks
This is your periodic reminder, possibly a new one for newer coordinators, that WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/Task list exists. I overhauled it in 2016 for my own sanity and checked it monthly when I was a (more active) coordinator.

On a side note, I just updated File:Copyeditors progress.png. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:36, 2 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the reminder. I know that there are things to do, such as finalizing the coordinator elections. And thank you for updating the progress chart, even though the trend is disappointing. How is the chart maintained/generated? Could/should we have the underlying data made available here, so that anyone can maintain it? Dhtwiki (talk) 07:59, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I copy the data from our main page into an Excel spreadsheet about once or twice a year. We could maintain it here if graphing were working. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:47, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I finalized and updated the election and coordinator pages, and was reminded why I don't check the task list :-). It's overwhelming for the number of warm bodies we have here, IMO, and I'd have no time for copyediting if I tried to keep up with it; I think it needs to be streamlined further. All the best,  Mini  apolis  21:20, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for sharing! I reorganized the end of the list to be in chronological order by month (feel free to revert if unhelpful). As I'm the new one in town, I think I may have to defer to others on what can be streamlined. Wracking  talk! 05:55, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Is it advantageous to do this one? If there are more advantages to leaving the data in quarters (section editing, quicker loading for slower browsers, etc) than disadvantages (in-browser data sorting, possible missing of editing patterns, etc), maybe it could be removed from the task list. Removing section headers from tables copied into spreadsheets (as I do) is trivial. And I find copying over a single quarter's data easier than copying the whole page. If it's more useful, I can merge on-wiki archives from the past few years. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  23:45, 23 January 2024 (UTC)


 * I'm leaning skip/remove from list of tasks. As you note, removing the headers in exporting is a trivial task. Most of the meaningful interpretation of the data will happen off-wiki anyway, so in-browser sorting is a minor concern for me. Wracking  talk! 02:39, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I agree with that it should be removed from the task list; we have enough to do as it is. All the best,  Mini  apolis  14:37, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Agree, especially since it's Baffle who has been doing the most work with the old data, in terms of statistical analysis for the annual report. Dhtwiki (talk) 04:09, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Annual Report is almost ready
Hi Coordinators; I've completed adding stats to the Annual Report. Feel free to check stats (there's probably an error somewhere!), add, replace, fix or remove stuff (I need to remove hidden notes from the code). As Lead Coordinator, is invited to write a closing piece; please let me know if you don't want to and I'll remove that section. The topsheet is here; I'll complete it tonight. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  11:36, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Ready for delivery?
I've made some final edits to the 2023 annual report, in preparation for its top sheet being sent. See if there's more that needs doing.

I've filled out the parameters at Special:MassMessage and the preview looks good, with the following parameters:
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Does everything look good to go? If so, I'll send it by the 16th, hopefully (the last annual report was dated 2/6/23!). Dhtwiki (talk) 23:11, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
 * It looks good, and thanks. All the best,  Mini  apolis  23:40, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Sent
And my copy arrived almost immediately. Dhtwiki (talk) 21:29, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

February 2024 blitz
I've set up the page for the February 2024 blitz. I've set it to start on the 11th and end on the 17th. I've included November (3) and December 2022 (77) articles. The requests stand at 1 from October 2023 (being worked on?), 17 from November 2023 (1 being worked on), 19 from December 2023, 26 from January 2024, and 8, so far, from this month. Dhtwiki (talk) 06:26, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Barnstars
Blitz barnstars have been calculated and are ready to be checked and handed out. Dhtwiki (talk) 05:07, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ All the best,  Mini  apolis  21:13, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

March 2024 drive
I've started setting up the March drive page. I've selected December 2022 through February 2023 (66, 102, 100 articles, respectively) for the backlog and November 2023 through February 2024 (2, 18, 23, 20) for requests (leaving aside the unfinished October article, which we should be sure to finish by then, as well as two November ones that are already in the hands of experienced copy editors). Dhtwiki (talk) 07:56, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

March 2024 barnstars
The barnstar page is done and ready for distribution; thanks, Baffle, for setting it up. All the best,  Mini  apolis  17:03, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * No worries; sorry I didn't get around to completing the data entry, my wiki-head has been elsewhere. Best wishes and cheers,  Baffle☿gab  02:26, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I've distributed the barnstars, except for mine and those for User:Learnerktm, which should be discussed, as they did considerabl work on Italy, a very long article, but not all edits were helpful, and their copy edit can't be considered complete (I've taken the article as a request and have found lots to do). They have claimed leaderboard barnstars, but there is no credit taken in the signup section. How should credit be given here? Dhtwiki (talk) 09:17, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Don't get me started about copyediting quality; a number of editors seem to go for the barnstars. However, listed their copyedit in the signup section. When I got started here, I cut my teeth on a long request article (as we encourage new copyeditors not to do) and it turned out all right. Assuming good faith, as I think we can do here, we shouldn't make the perfect the enemy of the good. I'll do yours but will hold off on Learnerktm, although it seems to be between you and me  All the best,  Mini  apolis  23:37, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm going to AGF and give the barnstars claimed, with the hope that they takes on board the advice received. All the best,  Mini  apolis  13:28, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * On second thought, and since the article is still on the requests page, I've changed my mind.  Mini  apolis  13:38, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I am thinking that 1/4 credit (i.e. ~5k words) (and probably no leaderboard barnstars) would be appropriate for the work done. Dhtwiki (talk) 05:48, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I have completed my calculations and handed out the appropriate barnstars. Dhtwiki (talk) 09:36, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

March April newsletter
Hi all, I've taken the liberty of starting a newsletter for March here. Feel free to add / remove / fix anything, I'll be filling out the stats over the next few days. i haven't gathered any request page stats since January so I need to do some catching up! Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  07:32, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Since it's so close to the end of the month, and with the annual report top sheet having been sent out so recently (on the 16th), I propose we post-date this newsletter to April and send it out then. We had an April newsletter in 2022. So, there's recent precedence. Dhtwiki (talk) 03:07, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Agree. All the best,  Mini  apolis  17:34, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I'll try to complete the newsletter, to be sent out before the April blitz starts (see below). Dhtwiki (talk) 09:38, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Finishing touches are being made to the newsletter, which should go out soon. Final perusals are welcome. Dhtwiki (talk) 09:14, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Looks good to me, I've just updated the progress report and added the blitz dates. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  23:20, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for giving the blitz dates; that might be important. Sent newsletter at 23:19 UTC, and it reached my talk page almost immediately. Dhtwiki (talk) 23:24, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * No problem; and I just spotted a mistake in the election news line; too late, ever mind! :o Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  00:20, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Other than the reelection of a "lead" coordinator not being mentioned (and that was somewhat deliberate for the sake of conciseness as well as modesty), I don't see the mistake regarding the coordinator election. Dhtwiki (talk) 03:21, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Maybe I'm being picky but should be: "Wracking was newly elected as a coordinator"; and I think "until" or "to" should follow "through" –&#32;it reads to me as though coordinators serve only for one day. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  04:37, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I think that "as (a)" could be used in both clauses, but its omission doesn't destroy the sense. Using "through until/to" doesn't make clear that the 30th is included as well as does "the convenient American use...[which] is still strange to us" (per the British H. W. Fowler) of "through" by itself. Dhtwiki (talk) 04:03, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Coordinators emeriti
I would like to add Baffle gab's name to the list of coordinators emeriti for their many terms served as coordinator and for the coordinator-type work they continue to do (setting up drive and blitz pages, curating newsletters and reports, and taking good care of the requests page, above and beyond the enormous amount of copy editing they do there). Can I have your okay to do so? Dhtwiki (talk) 05:56, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
 * , you have my strongest possible support! All the best,  Mini  apolis  13:53, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Support: Baffle's Tireless Contributor Barnstar spun off its axis long ago. Reidgreg (talk) 17:47, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, absolutely!! Wracking  talk! 01:25, 7 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Support, of course. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:22, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks all for your support and kind words; I take a neutral stance on this and it's not something I've personally sought out or encouraged. The GOCE is a team and I'm just here to help out. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  23:43, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

April blitz
April 14–20 seems a likely time for the April blitz. We could include January and February 2023 from the backlog, as well as all requests. Dhtwiki (talk) 09:53, 10 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Seeing no objection, I've set things up as proposed. Dhtwiki (talk) 06:45, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Since I've been seeing a lot of partly-done "copyedits" on the request page, I've tweaked the instructions to (hopefully) discourage them; the "first-pass" stuff doesn't do much for the backlog. All the best,  Mini  apolis  01:21, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

The barnstars are ready for distribution. Guess it's time to start thinking about the May drive. All the best,  Mini  apolis  19:46, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I've distributed most barnstars, leaving only mine to be given by someone else. Dhtwiki (talk) 03:35, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

May 2024 drive
I've started the May 2024 drive page. I've included January through March 2023 from the backlog (28, 49, 83 articles, respectively) and January through April 2024 from the requests page (1 (Italy is done), 9, 33, 21, respectively, as of this writing). Dhtwiki (talk) 06:43, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

May 2024 barnstars
The barnstar table is up and ready for distribution; thanks, Baffle, for creating the page. All the best,  Mini  apolis  16:19, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for making the calculations. Except for mine, the barnstars have been distributed. Dhtwiki (talk) 09:13, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * The script and I have been getting along better, and you have yours. Thanks and all the best,  Mini  apolis  00:44, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

June nl
Hi all, I've created the June newsletter page here, feel free to add/remove/edit stuff there. My RL is a bit busy now but I'll work on it when I can. It might be good to sent it between 1 and 7 June to spruik the election but it's up to you, really. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  00:56, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you. The newsletter went out on June 6 last year when the blitz was from the 11th to the 17th, which seems quite early. Although, with coordinator nominations beginning on the 1st and voting on the 15th, ending on the 30th, an early newsletter seems appropriate. However, the June blitz (which would be in the future in such a letter) might be held later (the equivalent week this year is from the 9th to the 15th). Dhtwiki (talk) 02:45, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
 * P.S. The number of copy edit tagging that has taken place in the last two months has been enormous (544 in April, 181 so far in May). We should be considering how to deal with it. Our bad trend line is about to get much worse. Dhtwiki (talk) 02:49, 13 May 2024 (UTC)


 * , the May tagging may be due to the current NPP backlog drive. All the best,  Mini  apolis  23:26, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Baffle. I'd like it to go out early and, hopefully, improve participation in the elections (and encourage potential coordinators). All the best,  Mini  apolis  15:59, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Dhtwiki, I'm not sure how we could reduce the number of c/e taggings; one tedious way would be to triage each tagging and remove / re-tag inappropriately tagged articles. I used to do this before each drive but it's too much work for me now. Another way might be to amend copy edit with guidance for appropriate use. Unfortunately, some drive-by taggers don't seem to understand the difference between cleanup and copy edit, and many probably don't care. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  21:11, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
 * That was my suspicion, too, about NPP increasing our backlog. I can work on cleaning up the more recent categories (April/May) for appropriateness of tag. Wracking  talk! 23:54, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks all; I've added the June Blitz dates and May stats to the newsletter. I think it's ready to send now; please feel free to add, correct or remove stuff if necessary. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  05:37, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I've checked it and sent it, at 07:18 UTC, to 763 accounts. I was toying with the idea of adding an apostrophe to the title, to read "Guild of Copy Editors' April 2024 Newsletter". I also thought of adding text that coordinator candidates should be experienced copy editors, because I think that is really a requirement to be a successful coordinator. But I left things as they were. Thoughts for the future, perhaps. Dhtwiki (talk) 07:27, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Dhtwiki. I've been tempted to add the same in the past but I'm not sure the project's title should be possessive. I think an editor who's not so experienced with copy-editing but is willing, competent and skilled at other behind-the-scenes tasks would be fine. OTOH, an editor who is familiar with this project's culture and processes wouldn't need as much help with coordinator tasks, so I guess it's swings and roundabouts there. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  22:03, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Unfortunately, this newsletter went out with four syntax errors in it. I have posted a request for someone to fix it for us with AWB. I recommend turning on the syntax highlighter gadget, which can alert you to this sort of problem. I find that it also makes copy editing easier, since it is easier to distinguish between prose and references and templates. YMMV. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:26, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * It wasn't evident in the rendering, though (the mistakes were all opening boldface markup within wikilinks; so, the scope of the closing markup within those links must have been limited in scope, otherwise the mistakes would have been obvious by the presence of a large amount of inappropriately boldfaced text). Dhtwiki (talk) 23:34, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I see that the boldfacing helps to distinguish important links, and I just did not notice its absence. I see that you have a taker to fix this at AWB requests. If it doesn't get taken care of soon, I may try my AWB (via JWB) skills to fix it. Dhtwiki (talk) 00:37, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, the engine that detects Linter errors can't tell whether the unbalanced syntax affects the rendering, so we have to fix all of the false positives along with the ones that actually break rendering. It's a little bit useless, but so is a lot of the gnoming that keeps this place from going completely to the dogs. – Jonesey95 (talk) 01:28, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi Jonesey; that's probably my fault, I should have checked it more closely and I'm sorry for causing you extra work. I almost always work in a browser without JavaScript for security / sanity reasons, so a gadget wouldn't have been helpful in this case. I'll try to do better next time. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  02:54, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

IP editor indiscriminately using copy edit template
As we've seen, our backlog has been increasing much faster in the past two months. I believe one culprit is an IP editor who has both personally requested editors to copy edit Indonesian/Singaporean media articles and tagged those articles en masse. (They were told at one point to tag articles; they clearly took that suggestion to heart as they have tagged as many as dozens of articles per day.)

I reached out to this editor on 17 May and 21 May (today), asking them to stop. (I am assuming the IPs are the same user.)

I have reverted most of their additions of the copy edit tag, though it looks like they have also reverted some themselves.


 * Special:Contributions/36.78.199.0/25

I'm getting out of my depth here, but based on the WHOIS, it seems like this editor may also have a COI.

Insights appreciated. Wracking talk! 17:10, 21 May 2024 (UTC)


 * A similar IP  Wracking  talk! 20:59, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for bringing this up, Wracking. Reporting to COIN or AN might be worthwhile but I don't think there's much we can do here. If the articles actually need a copy-edit, the tag is being properly added; if the articles are being inappropriately tagged, there may be a case for reporting it as disruption to the encyclopaedia if the IP user has been warned to stop their tagging but continues. If the articles are universally poor, they can be advised to use Cleanup or another more appropriate template. Sadly, not everyone understands the nuanced difference between the ways we process templates. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  21:02, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Most of the articles are actually in fine shape, and require no copy editing or minimal cleanup—that's the basis on which I have removed the tags. In a few (very few!) cases, I have let the tags stand. In a post by yet another IP, they indicate that they would like other editors to expand/overhaul certain articles. Wracking  talk! 21:09, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * That is quite disruptive then, I wonder if they could be an undeclared paid editor? The IP user seems to have poor English skills, so they may not know good English from poor. What do the other coordinators think? Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  21:44, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * It doesn't help (and may be indicative of something) that they're not using edit summaries. All the best,  Mini  apolis  22:26, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * See also:
 * Wracking talk! 05:29, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * and also this conversation at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests Wracking  talk! 05:25, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I reached out (again, with a more firm message) on the most-recently-active (AFAICT) IP  Wracking  talk! 05:34, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Wracking talk! 05:29, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * and also this conversation at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests Wracking  talk! 05:25, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I reached out (again, with a more firm message) on the most-recently-active (AFAICT) IP  Wracking  talk! 05:34, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

See also (not necessarily indiscriminate use of copy edit but possibly related)

Wracking talk! 16:18, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

June 2024 blitz
The blitz page is already up, thanks again to Baffle. I've penciled in the week of the 9th to the 15th, but that seems rather early. Should it be the following week (16th to the 22nd)? February (14 articles) and March (30) 2023 are the backlog months I've set. As of this writing, there are 65 requests (February to June 2024, with three being worked on and liable for completion by blitz start). Dhtwiki (talk) 08:16, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks both, and I agree that the 9th to the 15th is too early. I'll x-out the dates until we decide for sure, to reduce confusion. All the best,  Mini  apolis  13:19, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Since no one has objected and the weekend is coming up, I'll set the dates as the 16th to the 22nd. All the best,  Mini  apolis  23:28, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I've posted an announcement to the community bulletin board. So, with the newsletter mailed, we should be set up for the near future. Dhtwiki (talk) 08:10, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Barnstars
The barnstar page is ready to be checked and for awards to be distributed. Dhtwiki (talk) 05:29, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I've distributed most of the barnstars (except for my own). Dhtwiki (talk) 03:51, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
 * All have now been distributed. Dhtwiki (talk) 08:40, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Sorry; I've been busy IRL, and won't be around much until Sunday. All the best,  Mini  apolis  17:45, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

July 2024 drive
I've created a drive page. February (3), March (6), and April (129) 2023, are the backlog months. March (1, 1 working), April (12, 2 working, 1 done), May (27), June (24) 2024 are outstanding requests as of now. Should any of that be adjusted? Dhtwiki (talk) 05:36, 26 June 2024 (UTC) (edited 05:44, 26 June 2024 (UTC))
 * No,, it sounds good. Thanks and all the best,  Mini  apolis  13:26, 26 June 2024 (UTC)