Template talk:Copyedit
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[edit] Copyvio?
Shouldn't almost any article that meets this description be {{copyvio}}ed? So how about getting rid of this template and having it redirect to {{cleanup-copyedit}} instead? (After all, any article for which this tag is appropriate can have that one instead.) —msh210 16:35, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- I believe this is supposed to mean that it has been copied from public domain sources. For instance, if text is taken verbatim from NASA, or Britannica (1911), or any other public domain, then it should be properly formatted and the like to conform to WP's standards.--Dmcdevit 17:13, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Yeah, I have wondered why there was any point to this template. Since whenever I put it on the talk page of a article with copied text it 'automatically' turns into a copyright violation notice. If this article really does mention about free domain material then it should be properly stated on the template. - Louisisthebest_007 09:22, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Wikify / cleanup
- Isn't this template just duplicating {{wikify}} and/or {{cleanup}}? Thryduulf 11:29, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Requested move
Template:Copyedit is the documented (and preferable) name, but it currently redirects to Template:Cleanup-copyedit (which has a brief history that prevents non-admins from performing the move). Lifeisunfair 17:46, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
- Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional brief explanation, then sign your vote with: ~~~~
- Support. This is an uncontroversial move that a technical limitation has prevented me from carrying out. —Lifeisunfair 17:46, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Additional comments
[edit] Decision
Moved per request. Ryan Norton T | @ | C 10:58, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
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The template is up for deletion. Since the user has spend effort into his template, maybe at least the graphic 
can be integrated into the existing copyedit template? Would be a pity otherwise I think... Gryffindor 03:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Adding invitation
I am adding an invitation to readers to help, as many other cleanup type templates have. Also, I am changing the wording to copy editing from copyediting as few dictionaries seem to accept the single-word form, and this is about copyediting (er, copy editing) after all. Also removed the word English from the parenthesis as non-English articles will not be tagged with this template, and it shortens the long line which already wraps awkwardly. I debated adding a BR tag before the paren, but we'll see what comes of this before I do that. cmh 18:03, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Template format
I've run across (and fixed) a number of pages with this template included incorrectly. The problem is for the vast majority of these cleanup-type templates, the first parameter is meant for date (in fact, I haven't seen any others that have a different parameter as the first). This results in tags such as "This February 2007 needs copy editing...". I didn't want to change anything, because I don't want to break any other pages, but I thought that this would be a good thing to think of/discuss. –Dvandersluis 16:55, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] suggested cosmetic change
Perhaps the template should be made horizontally wider in appearance. What do you think? 69.140.164.142 04:02, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
