166:. At the end of 2010, this number had increased to 306, giving us a growth of 176 members, or 235%. As mentioned, this does not take into account members who joined the Guild by tagging themselves, but did not sign the register. A calculation combining the above data (with duplicates removed) produces a figure of 503. It would probably be safe to estimate that the Guild's membership close to tripled during 2010. The figure of 503 would make the Guild one of the larger WikiProjects around, easily putting us in the Top 10 in terms of membership.
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getting something done. In addition to being good for
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229:– Noraft, SMasters, and Diannaa coordinated this drive. 77 people signed up for the September drive. Out of these, 50 participated. At the end of August, 6,300 articles were in the backlog. By the end of the September drive, 725 articles had been removed from the backlog, and 5,575 articles remained.
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424:(a gold star affixed to a typewriter) is a new Guild award given to members, as well as non-members, in recognition of exceptional work done in the area of copy editing. It should only be awarded to editors who have completed full copy edits of a minimum of five major articles of
237:– Diannaa, SMasters, and The Utahraptor coordinated this drive. 59 people signed up for this drive, and of these, 50 participated. Before the November drive, 5,601 articles were in the backlog. At the end of the November drive, 4,974 articles remained in the backlog.
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There has been considerable improvement in the design of our pages and the flow of information in all areas of the Guild. We were featured in the
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Editors wishes to take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year. See you in 2011!
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Come join us at the Guild and participate in our rewarding programs. We look forward to your company.
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