Comment by tonymet
7 hours ago
there are many copy editing projects that do this.
If you mean the left leaning tone / bias, that will be a bit more spicy. But general grammar, tone, ambiguity , superlatives – that’s the goal of copy editing.
I copy edit typesetting , for example.
> If you mean the left leaning tone / bias, that will be a bit more spicy. But general grammar, tone, ambiguity , superlatives – that’s the goal of copy editing
No, no I mainly mean non-neutral phrasing and/or too personal. Especially for people’s articles. (“And they released that greeeat album! But unfortunately the critics did not understand them… Booh!)
I agree. Wikipedia Cleanup is a good starting point. Or look for a Wiki Project to join.
I've found the best way to learn and contribute is to jump into an existing project. Usually direction is the hardest thing .
You can of course dive into an article and make changes, but you'll often get pushback (warranted or unwarranted) and that can be discouraging. It's a somewhat natural feedback loop.