Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests

Articles at REQ lacking citations
I've boldly merged these two sections because the articles have the same issues, the comments come from the same copy-editor and the requests come from the same requester,  (courtesy ping). Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  20:17, 30 March 2024 (UTC)


 * I have withdrawn both nominations. I agree the articles need cleanup before copy editing can be done. SKAG123 (talk) 06:21, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Tamil literature
This has extensive citation issues so I wonder if it should be passed until these are fixed. Jim Killock (talk) 19:48, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * non-coord comment; looking through the article, I see huge chunks of uncited text that should be either cited or removed. i suggest a decline; GOCE is not Cleanup. I'll put the request on hold for now. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  20:00, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Tamil literature (original request)
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List of NOPV and grammar issues. SKAG123 (talk) 05:05, 27 January 2024 (UTC)


 * I'm going to make the same observation as regarding Deccan wars; this lacks citations. IDK what the Guild of Editors policy is, but it seems to me that editing something lacking citations is likely to be quickly undone, once they are checked. I'll see if the GoCE have a policy on this. Jim Killock (talk) 19:16, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * The main page says "Articles that are undergoing rapid development, are the venue for edit-wars, or have other major problems that may result in a copy edit being replaced or reverted"; I would think that lack of citations falls into this category, so unfortunately this request should probably be declined. That isn't for me to decide however. Jim Killock (talk) 19:20, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * per JimKillock above; discuss at REQ talk.  Baffle☿gab  20:04, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * SKAG123 (talk) 06:20, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Deccan wars
I copy edited about half of this, but note there are a lot of CN notices and wondered if these should be fixed first. Jim Killock (talk) 19:51, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * non-coord comment; looking through the article, I see huge chunks of uncited text that should be either cited or removed. i suggest a decline; GOCE is not Cleanup. I'll put the request on hold for now. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  20:10, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Deccan wars (original request)
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copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling SKAG123 (talk) 00:38, 27 February 2024 (UTC)


 * I've had a go at the first half of this, but with so many "citation needed" tags I wonder if this is a good idea. Surely it would be better to know the content is accurate before making a copy edit @SKAG123? Jim Killock (talk) 17:47, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * per JimKillock above; discuss at REQ talk.  Baffle☿gab  20:04, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * SKAG123 (talk) 06:17, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Yugoslav Committee
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Yugoslav Committee
Could someone please copyedit the Yugoslav Committee article? After the copyedit, I plan to nominate that article as a FAC. Thanks. Tomobe03 (talk) 23:55, 15 January 2024 (UTC)


 * I've made a few basic tidy ups to the first two sections. This seems in general very well written, I'm mostly picking up errors with definite / indefinite articles and the odd slightly non idiomatic usage of English. It is quite long tho, so I'll only edit if I see nobody picking it up. And note, I am a guest, not a member of the guild, just helping to speed up the queue in the interest of getting some help myself! Jim Killock (talk) 21:29, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @Tomobe03 Please check what I have done so far for accuracy in case I've misunderstood anything. So far I've made copy edits up to but not including Supilo's resignation. Jim Killock (talk) 19:47, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @Jim Killock, I just reviewed the changes Everything appears just fine--Tomobe03 (talk) 20:25, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @Tomobe03 OK I've finished my first pass, please check the sections Supilo's resignation to Aftermath. Fascinating bit of history. Good luck with your next steps. Once Tomobe03 has made his checks, it's over to the Guild to give this a further copy edit, but I hope I will have reduced the workload. Jim Killock (talk) 22:57, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @Jim Killock, I had a look at the second batch of changes and found no problems with them. (I spotted and removed a duplicate word though.) Thank you very much for taking time and effort to improve prose of this article.--Tomobe03 (talk) 10:34, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Jim Killock (talk) 21:00, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 *  Baffle☿gab  21:20, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ 00:41, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Existence
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Existence
I want to prepare this article for a feature article candidacy (FAC). I have done the first round of copyediting myself but there is probably still a lot of room for improvement. Thanks in advance. Phlsph7 (talk) 14:09, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I've looked at some of the copy here, and tbh the copy itself is pretty tightly written. The issues such as they are seem more to do with (a) concepts that are unfamiliar that need some introduction, or (b) concepts that further explanation. However these are not really copy edit issues. I went through some on the talk page and can try to do some more, but this is more a "peer review" style of feedback than a copy edit. I note there is a peer review taking place, since 23 January 2024. I would personally ask if this should be paused until the Peer Review is complete, so that the text is stable. As it is pretty tight anyway I think the copyedit will be quite light, except if there are outstanding comprehensibility issues. Jim Killock (talk) 15:01, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

 Baffle☿gab  02:30, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅  Baffle☿gab  02:10, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

History of the National Football League
Large sections of this are uncited, I'm not sure this is ready for a copy edit (ht @Lindsey40186) Jim Killock (talk) 07:53, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Understood. I'll try to get further on some of the other cleanup it needs before revisiting. Thanks! Lindsey40186 (talk) 16:18, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I've marked the uncited and poorly cited sections with templates. Some of those cn tags are over a decade old so that material can be removed per WP:VERIFY. The GOCE is not CLEANUP and is not for cleanup. I'm going to put this request on hold for cleanup for a fortnight or so, after which I'll suggest we decline it if improvements aren't forthcoming. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  16:58, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Only one edit since the 16th, and that was to correct a typo, according to the edit summary. I suggest that this article be declined if it's sourcing is truly problematic (I myself would have tried to address any prose concerns, even if flying blind; but I may be too lenient in that respect). It's a fairly long article (~6700 words), and would take some time to do. Dhtwiki (talk) 05:39, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Agree with you and Baffle that we should decline, since we have more than enough to do as it is. All the best,  Mini  apolis  13:12, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks both; I've declined because I don't see any signs of cleanup work going on there., feel free to re-request a full copy-edit once your cleanup work is completed. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  19:41, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

History of the National Football League
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I'm currently working on a long overdue citation overhaul, but this thing could use a good deep cleaning too. Eventually I'd like to get it to GA (GAN), but we're a long way from that. Lindsey40186 (talk) 14:01, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
 * A lot of this does seem to be very lightly cited with sections probably uncited, which may make it a bit unstable for a copy edit @Lindsey40186. Just a thought, would it be better to finish the citation work first and come back with this request? Or if that can be done soon, to put this request on hold for a bit while you do that (given you have waited a long time for a reply etc)? Jim Killock (talk) 14:55, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

per JimKillock above; the GOCE is not CLEANUP and is not for cleanup. Discuss at REQ talk.  Baffle☿gab  17:12, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * per discussion at REQ talk. I said I'd wait a fortnight but no improvements have been forthcoming and it's starting to snow here. Discuss at REQ talk (linked above).  Baffle☿gab  19:32, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Italy
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Italy
It would be great to get an experience copy editor on this request I received from an it.wiki pal User:LukeWiller. I don’t think there is a MOS:OVERLINK policy on it.wiki and this article definitely suffers from that in addition to tightening the prose to reduce its size and increase its readability. Thanks! Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 17:22, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Dhtwiki (talk) 04:23, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks... :-) Could you also reduce the size in such a way as to remove the Very long tag that is present at the top of the article? --LukeWiller (talk) 17:18, 1 April 2024 (UTC).
 * I'm not one who thinks that trimming article size is a job for the guild, excepting getting rid of obvious irrelevancies, uncited and duplicate text, etc. The subject-matter editors are better able to judge what should go in the article, as they should have a better sense of the amount of detail appropriate for its subject (e.g. what level of detail belongs to the country article versus subordinate, Italy-related articles). Dhtwiki (talk) 08:51, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @Dhtwiki: Didn't Learnerktm work on this before? Mox Eden  (talk) 02:00, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I didn't find that name in the article history, on its talk page, or here, in the Requests archive. Dhtwiki (talk) 08:51, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * What do you mean? They started copyediting it on 5 March and ended on 7 March, and there is a talk page section (Talk:Italy) that they were involved in. Mox Eden  (talk) 12:08, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Learnerktm did do some copy-edits on 4 to 7 March; their first attempts were reverted, their second attempt was a bit stickier but it seems they gave up quite early. See the article's history for details. I'm not sure whether their edits warrant a co-credit in our archive. I'm not sure the "too long" template is warranted here; articles on countries are expected to be large.  Baffle☿gab  20:51, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I wasn't thorough enough. However, your Didn't Learnerktm work on this before? implied to me that a previous major copy edit had been achieved. I then expected to see their name in page statistics (I often wind up on the top ten list of even a much-read article that I copy edit), or a GOCE template on the talk page. Dhtwiki (talk) 01:22, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @Dhtwiki, do not forget to mark this as done after completing the article. Mox Eden  (talk) 04:46, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I have some comments to formulate before I close this out. Dhtwiki (talk) 05:23, 21 April 2024 (UTC)


 * ✅ I might not have done all that was requested, but I put a fair amount of work into making this long article clear and coherent. I probably added more links than were there at the start, but I thought that was necessary. One flaw that I did not address was the extensive listing of important Italians (all of whom had articles to link to). I could have reduced the article by eliminating such lists but at the risk of losing information that was not at supporting articles. That sort of reduction I leave to subject-matter editors, who should be more informed as to what is at the articles where such detail is appropriate. Dhtwiki (talk) 08:43, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Requested article deleted
It seems that Evan Roden has been deleted per Articles for deletion/Evan Roden. What are we supposed to do when a requested article is deleted? Mox Eden (talk) 13:50, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @Mox Eden: Thanks for flagging this. I've declined the request. Wracking  talk! 14:01, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Mox Eden, thanks for noticing this; that article was on thin ice when I reviewed its suitability for c/e; see my comments below. Thanks Wracking, btw it's usual to copy any request-related discussion or significant commentary here before archiving; that way it can be reviewed without trawling through archives. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  01:18, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Evan Roden
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Good evening! There is an autobiography tag on an article I’ve contributed to and I’d love for someone to make sure it’s not biased or written in an inappropriate way, and for someone to remove the tag when the article meets the standards applicable. I’ve declared the CoI already, but I’d like to go a step further and make sure fresh eyes check it. Evanroden1 (talk) 21:22, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, I've checked the article; the autobiog template is appropriate. I've failed verification of some of the sources used here; the ones I've marked not in source don't say what you say they say, and some are not reliable, third-party sources; I've tagged appropriately. Some of the text is off-topic and may best be moved to talk or Youth Coalition for Organ Donation. The rest should probably be stubified. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  00:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Gotcha! I’ll check what I can to fix those. I brought this up not because the autobiog tag isn’t appropriate — it clearly is — but because I’m interested in a fresh set of eyes to see if it can ever be removed, assuming others end up editing it.
 * The first source does mention Evan (me); I’m included at 0:52 seconds in the video.
 * I changed the wording just now for the 42% claim to match the 37% mentioned in the source.
 * The sixth source should be fine I hope; the sentence says that I’m working to address concerns that people have had with opt-out donation, and it links to a page written by myself and Joel Giambra trying to do that (maybe not successfully, but that’s neither here nor there).
 * Source 10 should also be fine; it describes how 27 European nations have become opt-out, unless the issue is the lack of source for the Nova Scotia claim? Evanroden1 (talk) 01:17, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Just went through and made some edits. I left a few of the “unreliable source” tags for if you or someone else can fix it, but I removed tags from things I fixed, and included my reasoning in the description of the change. Obviously I’ll defer to you if you think a tag still needs to be addressed and shouldn’t have been removed. Evanroden1 (talk) 01:52, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * , thanks for your reply. I am busy with another c/e at the moment up-list but I'll check this later today (UTC). I work without JavaScript and I can't be expected to check videos unless they are properly cited; use cite video for that. I suggest we use the article talk page to discuss the actual article and REQ talk (this page's talk, where I'll copy this eventually) to discuss the copy-edit. Meanwhile, please read our page on sourcing, particularly that which pertains to biographies of living persons (BLPs). My concern here is that this article is new and unstable, and may not be suitable for a full c/e at the moment, and I may later suggest we decline your c/e request for now. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  06:49, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

I've tidied the article and removed much of the off-topic text so it can now be copy-edited as usual.  Baffle☿gab  22:36, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * per Articles for deletion/Evan Roden Wracking  talk! 13:59, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Archiving issue?
last archived the requests page on 20 April. Wracking talk! 14:04, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Pinging . All the best,  Mini  apolis  20:47, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I've emailed Zhuyifei1999 and asked him to take a look at the bot; hopefully he'll get back to you soon. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  05:29, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
 * The bot has been fixed; the problem was caused by a bug in the MediaWiki software. Still, I got to practise my manual archiving skills. :) Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  23:25, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Yonkers, New York
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Yonkers, New York
PR. A early copyedit was done in November 2023 and a PR was created since then, but I think this article could use another round of copyediting especially in the economy and gentrification section. The Cadillac Ranger (talk) 02:43, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: I copy edited this article in November. I recommended that Cadillac Ranger seek a peer review (which they did), then another GOCE pass-over after implementing changes. Diff of changes since last review Wracking  talk! 20:21, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, this is the link to the peer review. I have done changes including the addition of the gentrification section and started to expand the economy section by having a paragraph talk about unemployment and brewery (it is mentioned in this guide), and I will likely find more necessary information for that section. The Cadillac Ranger (talk) 21:27, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
 *  Mini  apolis  18:20, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅  Mini  apolis  15:39, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Is still not working? Why is this here? All the best,  Mini  apolis  22:35, 30 April 2024 (UTC)


 * @Miniapolis: 1. Yes :( 2. To make it easier to find discussion/commentary, someone (usually @Baffle gab1978) will archive those conversations here. Wracking  talk! 23:00, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Sorry YiFeiBot is still down, since manual archiving is time-consuming. However, the request is done so I still don't know why this is here . All the best,  Mini  apolis  23:13, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
 * , I copied the request here from REQ because there's a back-and-forth conversation between the requester and another editor (Wracking), as is usual. It means we don't need to trawl through page histories to find things later and it can be easily accessed by future editors. If you'd prefer this didn't happen, I'm happy to discuss the matter. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  00:48, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

GAN request
What happens when I finish a request for a GAN, where I copyedited it, but it is clear that the article is not ready for a GAN yet, due to sourcing issues? Mox Eden (talk) 16:34, 12 May 2024 (UTC)


 * The Guild makes no guarantees about article success at GA review or otherwise (we are not cleanup or peer review). In cases where the requestor's stated goals seem unlikely, I usually leave a note on the talk page and ping the requestor. If peer review might be successful, you can suggest that. Wracking  talk! 19:40, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Musashi Miyamoto (Vagabond)
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Musashi Miyamoto (Vagabond)
Small character article with potential for GAN.Tintor2 (talk) 18:34, 10 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Mox Eden (talk) 15:26, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅(?) I finished copyediting it, but unfortunately, this article cannot be a GAN yet because part of it relies on a blacklisted source (which made me trigger a filter, so I replaced it with a "citation needed" tag). If you want to make this a GAN, please find a better source. Mox Eden  (talk) 16:39, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I see. Sadly, Inoue wasn't interviewed by other sites that much. Still, thanks for the work Tintor2 (talk) 17:59, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Per WP:RSP, you can request individual pages to be whitelisted over at WT:WHITELIST. The concerns about the website is that it was inconsistent in quality but this is an interview and you're quoting the creator, so it should be fine (ie. primary source on creative origins). Although it might not meet the higher standards of GAN. Sariel Xilo (talk) 19:06, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
 * went ahead and requested. About.com is even a dead site so I am only relying on the archive Tintor2 (talk) 20:57, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Climate crisis
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Climate crisis
On this mid-sized and fairly important article, there is a dispute between two veteran editors over a range of copyediting-related matters which appears to show no signs of being resolved adequately in the near future. I believe you can help a lot. InformationToKnowledge (talk) 08:35, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @InformationToKnowledge Is the text currently stable enough to be edited and not find these are challenged or reverted? Jim Killock (talk) 02:25, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @JimKillock It should be. There has not been an active dispute for at least the past three weeks. Both editors are also aware that I have asked for your input and requested that you are not impeded. Having said that, I cannot possibly make guarantees about future behaviour of other editors. InformationToKnowledge (talk) 03:57, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

 Baffle☿gab  02:12, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅  Baffle☿gab  08:58, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Monica Bellucci
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Monica Bellucci
I am requesting the time and kindness of a native English speaker to do a copyedit before submitting the article for GA nomination (GAN). I took the initiative to write in British English. Thank you in advance. Oroborvs (talk) 17:16, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Happy to help with a copyedit - but it won't work if you just revert everything that you don't like. This is a good quality article, but there are edits that can help further Chaiten1 (talk) Chaiten1 (talk) 08:05, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I don't like that this is not just a copy edit. You modify the words along the way according to your own feelings, but in the end, it no longer corresponds to what is said in the source. And you don't stop. I've been working on the article for a year and a half, and everything is very precise according to the sources. It has nothing to do with these two films but her recent career. It was correct. When you deleted "she subsequently", you changed the meaning of the sentence. It's irrelevant to cite The Apartment a second time in the lead and Sheitan, an irrelevant film which is not even mentioned in the body per MOS:LEAD. A word written in the singular in the source becomes plural in the article with you. You change "comune's public space" into "comune's public spaces". Are you sure it was "due to her striking appearance"? Montanucci said in the source: "Everyone noticed her extraordinary and natural ability to stand out." That's why I wrote this, because it's the correct information. She wanted to become a lawyer; it is relevant, but you deleted the info. People can do different jobs with a law degree; it was correct to note that. Why are you writing this? Elite signed her to a contract from 1988 to 1989. She signed her employment contract with Elite between 1988 and 1989, the exact date is unknown. Why do you delete "private commission" even though it is sourced? "private commission and bearing her name" are the two pieces that make up the sentence. Also, modifications of MOS:QUOTATIONS#Original wording. Also: "directde by". "Bellucci had never dreamed of being an actress" seems neither formal nor encyclopedic. You changed "Best Film Not in the English Language" to "best film not in the English language"; award categories are capitalized on featured articles. "and used her as inspiration for the character of Chantal." Not an "inspiration", it's pretty clear that he retained her ideas; the source states, She had known people like Chantal and had some great ideas about the character, so much so that I put them in the script. This is no longer possible under these conditions, I will have to check everything now. Oroborvs (talk) 21:46, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * , please slow down and stop edit-warring. Part of the copy editing process requires that the requestor allows the copy editor to edit the article. You do not own this article, and your reverts of are in violation of the three-revert rule. I have not examined Chaiten's edits in-depth, but most of them appear acceptable to me, with much of the confusion being attributed to the article text being vague in the first place. Please assume good faith. Thanks,  Wracking  talk! 23:06, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks - and apologies for any inadvertent upset. My aim in copy-editing is to help shorten sentences, clarify meanings and above all to end up with a text that is accessible to a passing reader; there was no intent to aggravate. I'll step back from this article, and see if someone else can help.Chaiten1 (talk) 16:21, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

 Baffle☿gab  03:20, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅  Baffle☿gab  03:30, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Two requests from an IP editor on hold
Hi all, I've just placed two requests from an IP editor on hold; they placed a super-request here; I divided it up and removed the third request here, and after checking the remaining two, RCTI and NTV7, I see that IP address hasn't edited either article. According to the REQ page's notes, I could automatically decline them but thought I'd bring the issue here for discussion. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  21:48, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Isn't the IP the same as what User:Wracking found was liberally tagging articles that dealt with broadcast stations throughout SE Asia? I would agree with declining, as well as further undoing of what seems to be a lot of drive-by tagging. Dhtwiki (talk) 22:31, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Agree with you both about declining. All the best,  Mini  apolis  23:44, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks both for your responses; I've declined the requests. I hadn't connected the indiscriminate tagging discussed here (permalink; scroll to the bottom... section not linked because it contains copy edit!) with this editor but it could well be the same person, who knows? Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  03:01, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Agree with the decline. Seems like the same editor with a moving IP, based on similar editing behavior and WHOIS details.
 * Wracking talk! 00:02, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Wracking talk! 00:02, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Wracking talk! 00:02, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Beat Happening (album)
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Beat Happening (album)
Possible GAN. MusicforthePeople (talk) 08:31, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Jonathan Deamer (talk) 17:10, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Jonathan Deamer's last edit was on 22 May. He may be inactive.  Mox Eden  (talk) 14:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks Mox Eden, I've asked for an update on this request at the user's talk page here.  Baffle☿gab  11:11, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
 * There have been no further edits from that editor so I've struck their Working tag. This request is now open to all. Discuss at REQ talk.  Baffle☿gab  21:17, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks @Baffle gab1978, @Mox Eden for handling this, and sorry to disappear. Jonathan Deamer (talk) 16:49, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Jonathan Deamer (talk) 23:23, 19 June 2024 (UTC) (marked, timestamped and signed by Baffle_gab1978 for archiving reasons, for which I won't be signing this post; discuss at REQ Talk (linked above)).
 *  Baffle☿gab  23:23, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅  Baffle☿gab  01:33, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Request for Mamie Van Doren on hold
Hi all, I've put the request for the above article on hold here. I've done this because the requester (courtesy ping) asks for help with article building and text citing, and because that BLP article has major sourcing problems. I've tagged the article and welcomed the requester on their talk page. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  02:06, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Baffle. I suggest we decline after giving (formerly GreyChen) time to reply. In addition to poor sourcing for a BLP, there are too many images; a copyedit would be pointless before the poorly-sourced content is removed, and deciding which images belong in the article is above our pay grade. All the best,  Mini  apolis  13:38, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
 * No worries, this editor seems to be inexperienced so I've left a note on their talk page; they may have disabled pings. I'm happy to let the request sit there for a while (but not too long). Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  18:52, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've declined this request per above. I also note the article is undergoing rapid development by two editors;, feel free to relist this article here once it is stable and the lack of references has been fixed. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  03:44, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Ok, I would like to note that there is not too many references that can be used for Mamie Van Doren. Therefore, much of the article is built off of her Playing the Field memoir and her own accounts of situations as there is unfortunately no better options. Wcamp9 (talk) 19:29, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, it's best not to heavily base biographies of living people (BLPs) articles on primary sources. If material in a BLP article cannot be sourced from secondary sources, it's usually best to remove it. Please see Wikipedia's guidance on BLP sourcing. Good luck and cheers,  Baffle☿gab  20:43, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Ok, I will try to find a secondary source or remove some more biased material that is put in the article. Wcamp9 (talk) 21:09, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * However, I believe I will need some help from additional editors for this article. Wcamp9 (talk) 21:13, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I think you should check out the page. I think you especially or someone else can identify whatever issues there are Wcamp9 (talk) 23:07, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for that; I'll have a look but I shalln't be doing major content work there. I notice several of the images used are up for deletion on Commons here; that may help prune the excess of images there. Feel free to discuss the article on the article's talk page; I've left you a few suggestions for improvements there. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  06:08, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Auction theory
CC-BY-SA declaration; this section was copied from the Requests page here by me; see that page's history for full attribution.  Baffle☿gab  01:35, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Auction theory
This whole article is full of grammatical errors and bad writing. I tried to fix some of it but it's pretty long so I thought I'd notify you guys. A lot of the wording is very unclear and hard to read, and it's like this in a lot of places. TypoEater (talk) 14:42, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Quite large sections of this seem to be uncited or poorly cited. It may not take much to fix that but it's probably needed before a copy edit, to ensure that it remains stable? Jim Killock (talk) 07:53, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Yeah, this article is kind of a mess in general and I didn't even notice the bad sourcing. I don't have much experience with finding sources for uncited claims, so it might be a good idea to get some more people involved here, seeing as this is turning out to be a bigger and wider issue than I first thought. TypoEater (talk) 19:50, 11 April 2024 (UTC)


 * – In the meantime, I will see what I can do with the prose. Dhtwiki (talk) 06:27, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @Dhtwiki, are you still working on this article? You last edited it on 26 June. Mox Eden  (talk) 04:40, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes. I've gotten sidetracked with doing other things. I plan to finish here, though. Dhtwiki (talk) 05:04, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ Dhtwiki (talk) 00:05, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement on hold
Hi all, I've just put the request for the above article on hold because the event is ongoing and the article is under rapid development; see its history. I suggest we decline this request for now. Courtesy pinging the requester. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  05:49, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Agree. Thanks and all the best,  Mini  apolis  16:49, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Victor Macedo
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Victor Macedo
Requesting a CE and possibly feedback on a biography I published last month for Victor Macedo, general manager for the Peruvian Amazon Company agency of La Chorrera. Arawoke (talk) 13:21, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Wracking talk! 21:04, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, are you still copy-editing this article? Your last edit there was 21:41, 23 June 2024‎. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  23:20, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I've asked Wracking about the progress of this request at their talk page here (diff).  Baffle☿gab  00:22, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Baffle IRL took over for a bit but I should be able to finish this off shortly.  Wracking  talk! 02:21, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
 * So, will we need to have someone take over for @Wracking, given that they have not edited at all since 6 July? Mox Eden  (talk) 17:15, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
 * It looks that way, Mox; I've struck Wracking's working tag., feel free to unstrike and continue if you return before another c/e takes this request. Until then, this request is open to all. Discuss this at REQ Talk.  Baffle☿gab  01:44, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Striking the tag is alright with me. I will return if able. I did leave a hidden comment in the article noting my progress; did not copy edit the lead. Thanks, all, for understanding! Wracking  talk! 03:16, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Wracking did a fair bit of work here and deserves credit for it. Sig added by Baffle_gab1978 at the timestamp. Wracking 23:38, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

; I've done a few of these articles so I might as well take this one. Thanks for your work, Wracking.  Baffle☿gab  23:26, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅  Baffle☿gab  04:37, 20 July 2024 (UTC)