User:Tony1/How to find good copy-editors
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A significant proportion of featured article candidates are not written to the required ‘professional’ standard. This situation arises because many Wikipedians have specialised knowledge and wish to do this justice by seeking the ‘gold star’ for their articles; however, far fewer people are able to write and edit an article to satisfy Criterion 1a, which insists on ‘engaging, even brilliant’ prose.
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There's a chronic shortage of good copy-editors on Wikipedia. If you're not a skilled copy-editor, you’ll need to collaborate with those who are; it’s much better to arrange this before you put your article through the rigorous FAC process. Good copy-editors should still network with others; see strategic distance.
Collaboration is a key feature of working on Wikipedia, and we should be delighted that we now have this extraordinary functionality to network with like-minded people all over the English-speaking world. It’s part of the fun of the project, and a great way to make friends. To assist in casting your collaborative net over the project, it’s a good idea to make a list of your fellow Wikipedians who might be interested in your topics, listing their interests and skills. Think of ways in which you might reciprocate, to give these people good reasons to work with you.
This page will help you locate the right people. You may wish to open a second window on this page so that you can follow our links while continuing to read through the process we describe.
You’ll need to look for people with three key attributes: (1) interest in your topic, (2) skill at copy-editing, and (3) willingness and availability.