Highlights:

• Introduction
• Membership news and election results
• Summary of Drives, Blitzes and the Requests page
• Closing words

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run G & H | Business
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements (Events facilitated by others):

• The European Destubathon – a stub improvement contest/editathon from 1–30 April 2025

Tip of the month:

• When creating biographies, don't forget to use Template:DEFAULTSORT.
  Accessible from "Wiki markup" at the foot of the page being edited,
  it allows categories to be listed under the subject's family name rather than their first or given name.

Moving the needle: (statistics available via Humaniki tool)

• 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,057,083, 412,857 women)
• 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)

Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 2,657 articles during this period!

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Hello and welcome to the April 2025 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

Election results: In our December 2025 coordinator election, Wracking stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, and Mox Eden were reelected coordinators, and IQR and WikiEditor5678910 were newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC).

Drive: 55 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive 33 claimed at least one copy-edit and copy-edited 611,404 words in 237 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: 14 editors signed up for our February Copy Editing Blitz. 10 claimed at least one copy-edit and copy-edited 46,749 words in 18 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 47 editors signed up for our March Backlog Elimination Drive. 28 claimed at least one copy-edit and copy-edited 479,172 words in 207 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 13 to 19 April. Barnstars will be awarded here.

Progress report: As of 9:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 89 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,264 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, IQR, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and WikiEditor5678910.

Online events:

• New: Revolutionary women | Alphabet run I & J
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements (events facilitated by others):

• WikiProject Women in Green - a Good Article editathon from 1-31 May 2025

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,269 articles during this period!

• 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,061,363; 414,126 women)
• 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% (2,057,083 bios; 412,857 women)

Tip of the month:

• Those of you who experience harassment while trying to create or improve articles about women
  are welcome to bring your problems to our attention on the Women in Red talk page.

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• Join the conversations on our talkpage.
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Online events:

• New: LGBTQ+ | Alphabet run K & L
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Who are the most overlooked and interesting Women in Red? We've no idea,
  but we're putting together our list of the 100 most interesting ex-Women in Red.
  We are creating the list to celebrate 10 years of Women in Red and we hope to present it at Wikimania.
  We are ignoring the obvious, so do you have a name or subject we should consider?
  Can you suggest a DYK style hook?
  If you are shy about editing that page, you are welcome to add ideas and comments on the talk page.
• The World Destubathon, 16 June - 13 July, 2025

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,492 articles during this period!

• 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women)
• 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% (2,061,363 bios; 414,126 women)

Tip of the month:

• Every language Wikipedia has its own policies regarding notability and reliable sources.
  Before translating an article from one language Wikipedia into English Wikipedia, research
  the subject and verify that the translated article will meet English Wikipedia's policy requirements.

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Online events:

• New: Alphabet run M & N | Women in Red turns 10 | Kenya
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• The World Destubathon, 16 June - 13 July 2025

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,514 articles during this period!

• 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280 bios; 415,618 women)
• 23 Jun 2025: 20.130% (2,072,236 bios; 417,132 women)

Tip of the month:

• A nuanced article is more useful than a shiny pedestal. Readers can find hope in your subject's survival or achievements,
  but they can also learn from your subject's mistakes and limitations.

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Hello and welcome to the June 2025 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Hall of Fame: Congratulations to Dhtwiki for their well-deserved addition to the Hall of Fame last month, and thanks to GoldRomean for the nomination.

Election news: Voting in the mid-year coordinator election ends at 23:59 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page.

April Blitz: 14 of the 25 editors who signed up for the April 2025 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited 92,769 words in 30 articles. Barnstars awarded are available here.

May Drive: 31 of the 54 editors who signed up for the May 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited 384,392 words in 216 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

June Blitz: 10 of the 12 editors who signed up for the June 2025 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited 26,652 words in 13 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

July Drive: Our July 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive will begin on 1 July and finish on 31 July. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 02:30, 30 June 2025 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 148 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 2,270 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators.

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run O & P | Indigenous women | Film and stage
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Wikipedia:Developing Countries WikiContest runs 1 July 2025 until 30 September 2025

Tip of the month:

• Read the essay Determining Native American and Indigenous Canadian identities to understand
  the criteria for status as Native American or Indigenous Canadian

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Online events:

• New: Alphabet run Q & R | Women writers & their works | Microstates
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Wikipedia:Developing Countries WikiContest runs 1 July 2025 until 30 September 2025

Tip of the Month:

• Researching historical women writers who used pseudonyms requires careful investigation across multiple sources, as many women adopted pen names to avoid gender bias and judgment (e.g., being labeled a bluestocking) and, ultimately, to get published.

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• The WikiProject Women in Red homepage is usually updated weekly, using the Humaniki tool. Sadly, Humaniki has been out of action since 23 June.

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Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June.

Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomed GoldRomean to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as lead coordinator, and Miniapolis and Mox Eden return as coordinators. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist our ombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here.

June 2025 blitz: 10 of the 12 editors who signed up for the June 2025 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited a total of 26,652 words comprising 13 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

July 2025 drive: 30 of the 54 editors who signed up for the July 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited a total of 379,557 words comprising 151 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

August 2025 Blitz: 11 of the 17 editors who signed up for the August 2025 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited a total of 65,601 words comprising 25 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

September 2025 Drive: Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive.

Progress report: As of 06:43, 20 September 2025 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 222 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,010 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators.

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run S & T | Women in STEM | Halloween
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Sister wikiproject Women in Green October 2025 Good Article Edit-a-thon focuses on What Women Do

Tip of the Month:

• Notable does not always mean admirable; you don't have to like an article's subject to make the article a useful contribution to Wikipedia.

Progress ("moving the needle"): Statistics available via various tools: previously, Humaniki tool; currently, QLever.
Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 6,283 articles during this period:

• 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women)
• 24 September 2025: 20.20% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,088,533 biographies; 421,901 women)

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Recognized as the most active topic-based WikiProject by human changes.

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run: U, V, W | Asian women
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Women in Red's Asian women event is part of the global Wikipedia Asian Month 2025 campaign.
  You are welcome to add your contributions to both event pages.

Tip of the Month:

• Verifiability is increasingly important as AI evolves. You should ensure that every statement made
  is adequately sourced. There should be no less than three independent reliable sources for each
  biography, including at least one source for each paragraph.

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• Statistics available via various tools: previously, Humaniki tool; currently, QLever. Thank you if
  you contributed one or more of the 20,473 articles created in the past year.

• 21 Oct 2024, 19.963% of biographies on EN-WP were about women (2,030,245 biographies; 405,305 women)
• 28 Oct 2025: 20.23% of biographies on EN-WP were about women (2,094,677 biographies; 423,778 women)

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• Join the conversations on our talkpage.
• Help wanted! Want to apply your skills or learn new ones? Help us plan monthly events, design event logos,
  come up with a tip-of-the-month, and/or provide any general ideas on developing the project.
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Recognized as the most active topic-based WikiProject by human changes.

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run X, Y, Z | Food and drink | Women who died in 2025
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Global Translat-a-thon 2025 06 December 2025

Tip of the Month:

• Lists of deaths by year is a good resource for the December / January meet-up Women who died in 2025

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Hello, and welcome to the December newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. If you'd like to be notified of upcoming drives and blitzes, and other GOCE activities, the best method is to add our announcements box to your watchlist.

Election news: The Guild's coordinators play an important role in the WikiProject, making sure nearly everything runs smoothly and on time. Editors experienced in drives or blitzes and in good standing (unblocked and without sanctions) are invited to nominate themselves or another editor (with their permission, of course) to be a Guild coordinator until 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). The voting phase begins at 00:01 on 16 December and runs until 23:59 on 31 December. Questions may be asked of candidates at any stage in the process. Elected coordinators will serve a six-month term from 1 January through 30 June 2026.

September Drive: 43 of the 63 editors who signed up for the September Backlog Elimination Drive edited 693,541 words in 265 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

October Blitz: 14 of the 15 editors who signed up for the October Copy Editing Blitz edited 75,108 words in 31 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

November Drive: 38 of the 65 editors who signed up for the November Backlog Elimination Drive edited 590,816 words in 240 articles. Barnstars awarded are posted here.

December Blitz: The December Blitz will begin at 00:00 on 14 December (UTC) and will end on 20 December at 23:59. Sign up here. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 01:49, 8 December 2025 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have completed 293 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,730 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Dhtwiki, GoldRomean, Miniapolis and Mox Eden.

Online events:

• New: Sports (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run - countries starting with A
• Continuing: #1day1woman ( year-long initiative) | Women who died in 2025

Announcements from other communities

• Wikipedia turns 25! Celebrate Wikipedia Day on Jan 15, 2026.

Tip of the month:

• Consider becoming a new page reviewer to help reduce the huge backlog of women's biographies.

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Online events:

• New: Alphabet run: countries starting with B | Black Women | Works by women: theatre, opera, music
• Continuing: #1day1woman ( year-long initiative) | Sports (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• Join Wikipedia:26 for '26 and create or substantially improve twenty-six Wikipedia
  articles during the year 2026, at least one for each letter of the English alphabet.

Tip of the month:

• Our redlists are a great resource, but not every redlinked subject is notable. Be sure to research before starting a new article.

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Online events:

• March 1-31: Artists & Activists | Artworks by women | Alphabet run: countries starting with C
• Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports

Announcements from other communities:

• Celebrate Women
• Unreferenced articles backlog drive
• Wiki Loves Ramadan

Tip of the month:

• Those experiencing difficulties with new articles can follow the guidance in our essays,
  perhaps starting with our Ten Simple Rules.

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