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[edit] Instructions

To ensure that requests are processed smoothly and efficiently, please follow the instructions below. A worked example is also provided. Please raise any questions on the Talk page.

[edit] Making a request

To request that an article be copyedited by the League, do not edit this page, as it is based on a hierarchy of templates. First, be aware that articles must meet certain criteria, or any request for copyediting will be denied. These criteria are given in brief below – more detailed explanations can be found here.

  1. The article must be written in English.
  2. The article must comply with the major stylistic requirements of the manual of style and the stylistic requirements of appropriate WikiProjects.
  3. The article must be free from major content issues.
  4. The article must be stable.

Once you are sure that your request meets these criteria, follow this three-step process:

I Place the {{LOCErequest}} template on the article's talk page. To do so, copy and paste the following code to the top of the talk page, immediately below any WikiProject banners and content templates such as {{ArticleHistory}}:
{{LOCErequest}}

This will generate this message box:

A request has been made for this article to be copyedited by the League of Copyeditors. Please add the code:
}}{{LOCE|{{{s}}}|class=articletype|title=WikiProject League of Copyeditors/Requests/Base|date=~~~~~
to the bottom of the requests page, replacing articletype by the classification of this article.

If the box you receive does not look like this, read this section.
II Copy the code from the message box (not from the example box above), follow the link and paste the code at the bottom of the list. Follow the comments in the edit box. You need to replace articletype by the type of article that you are requesting a review for, as follows:
  • FA = The article is already featured, but it could still do with copyediting.
  • FAC = The article is a featured article candidate, and the quality of the prose is the only remaining objection to its promotion to featured article status. Copyediting should not be requested if there are other significant alterations to make to the article.
  • FAR = The article is under featured article review, and the quality of its prose has been criticised.
  • GA = The article is a good article. Often, a copyedit is requested in preparation for featured article candidacy.
  • GAC = The article is a good article candidate, and the reviewer has requested that it be copyedited before it can be passed as good-article standard.
  • NA = The article does not fall into any of the categories above.
III Once you have saved your edit to that page, you will find a list of newly-added requests for which no comments have been left. Find your article in the list, and follow the "Please edit this page" link. Then add a comment about what it is you require from a copyedit. Follow the instructions on the page, and the comments in the edit screen.

[edit] Repeat requests

If the article has already been copyedited by the League, the {{LOCErequest}} template will display the details of this prior copyedit, rather than instructions for step II above. To correct this, the old subpage must be deleted. Follow the "Add comments" link and replace the contents of the page with {{db-housekeeping}}. It should take only a few hours at most for an admin to delete the subpage. Once the page has been deleted, the {{LOCErequest}} will return to looking like the example above. Then continue with the instructions above.

[edit] Responding to a request

League members will generally respond to requests in chronological order – the oldest requests in a particular category will usually be answered first. Some categories have substantial backlogs which may take weeks to clear, so be patient if your request is not answered immediately.

To copyedit an article, follow this four-step process:

I Place the {{LOCEinuse}} template at the top of the article's main page, and save the page. This is a customised version of the {{inuse}} maintenance template:
 This article is currently being copyedited by the League of Copyeditors. Its content is therefore actively undergoing a major edit for a short while.
As a courtesy, please do not edit this page while this message is displayed. The user who added this notice will be listed in the page history. If this page has not been edited for several hours, please remove this template. This message is intended to help reduce edit conflicts. If you have any thoughts or concerns, please post them to the discussion page for review by League members.
II Copyedit the article. Copyeditors should be familiar with the Manual of Style and all its subsections and should apply them appropriately to the article.

Copyeditors should determine whether the article is written in British or American English, and ensure consistency throughout the article. If the nature of the article is unclear, editors should proceed with caution as spelling differences are the most common cause of edit wars. If the Manual of Style permits multiple forms of formatting without preference, copyeditors should use the style preference of the article if one is clear. If no preference is apparent in the article, copyeditors should use the style they feel most comfortable with.

Many reviewers find that the easiest way to copyedit an article is to print off a hardcopy and go through it with a pen, making crossings-out and alterations as appropriate. It is often easier to find grammatical or stylistic errors in this way than when viewing the text on a screen.
III Once you have completed the copyedit, remove the {{LOCEinuse}} template from the top of the article's main page. Navigate to the article's talk (discussion) page. Find the LoCE copyedit request box on the talk page and click the Add comments link. Copy the following code and paste it in the first blank space in the edit screen (under where it says "ADD REVIEW UPDATES BELOW"):
:{{LOCEcopy|user=~~~|date=~~~~~}}

If you wish to make any comments about the article, please make them in the section entitled "ADD COMMENTS BELOW". Please do not add comments where it says "ADD REVIEW UPDATES BELOW", as this will cause improper display of various other templates.
IV Navigate to the LoCE Requests base page. Find your chosen article in the list. At the end of the line for the article, insert the following code:
|copy=yes

Save the revised page. This will remove the article from the list of articles to be copyedited and add it to the list of articles to be proofread.

[edit] Proofreading

To ensure that stylistic mistakes do not escape the notice of the League, each article, after it has been copyedited, will be reviewed by one or more proofreaders. Once an article has been copyedited, the addition of the |copy=yes tag will move it to the "Articles requiring proofreading" section below.

To proofread an article, follow the same process as the initial copyeditor. However, instead of {{LOCEcopy..., add the template :{{LOCEproof|user=~~~|date=~~~~~}} underneath the copyeditor's template.

[edit] Removing an article

Once an article has been copyedited and reviewed by one or more proofreaders, it will be removed from these lists. To remove an article from the list:

  1. Edit the article's talk page, replacing {{LOCErequest}} with {{LOCEcomplete|date=~~~~~}}
  2. Navigate to the Requests base page. Find the article's entry (template call) in the Requests base page list. Copy it to your computer's short-term memory (clipboard). Delete the article's entry from the Requests base page list. Save the page.
  3. Edit the current archive and paste the removed template call there. Replace {{LOCE|{{{s}}} with {{LOCEarchive.

[edit] Denying a proofread

If a request does not meet the League's requirements, it will not be copyedited. If you feel a request does not meet the requirements, close the request as follows:

  1. Edit the article's talk page, replacing {{LOCErequest}} with {{LOCEdenied|date=~~~~~}}
  2. Return here, edit the article's discussion subpage by following the "Add comments" link, and add the code {{LOCErefuse|user=~~~|date=~~~~~|reason=denialreason}} where it says "ADD REVIEW UPDATES HERE", replacing denialreason with a reason for denying the request.
  3. Navigate to the Requests base page. Delete the line containing the template call for that article. Save the page.

[edit] Other pages

Requests are listed below sorted by category. League members may also find the following pages useful: