Wikipedia:WikiProject Copyright Cleanup/Darius Dhlomo Drive

The Darius Dhlomo Drive is an attempt to clear one of Wikipedia's oldest and largest copyright violation backlogs. The backlog started at over 23,000 articles, and at the time of the drive, was whittled down to under 7,000. The drive will go from April 15 until the backlog is cleared, however long that may take.

Due to the nature of the drive and the violations, this is not one that focuses on trying to get the most work done in the shortest time. As a result, there are no rankings or barnstars to be given out. Cleaning such a serious mess and making Wikipedia that much more reputable is its own reward.

Background

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Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Darius Dhlomo began in September 2010 after the editor was indef-blocked due to many copyright violations found. Many were removed and cleaned in the following months, but by 2011 the progress had mostly stagnated. This drive will hopefully reinstill the great progress that had been made.

Signups

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  1. Wizardman 17:56, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Dianna (talk) 02:16, 14 April 2013 (UTC) (will start helping once WP:The Core Contest closes)[reply]
  3. *Kat* (talk) 03:32, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Jogurney (talk) 05:19, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  5. SFB 10:09, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Hut 8.5 10:38, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  7. GregorB (talk) 10:46, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Dana boomer (talk) 12:03, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  9. --SPhilbrick(Talk) 12:15, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Legoktm (talk) 16:05, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Calliopejen1 (talk) 00:32, 15 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Whpq (talk) 21:39, 17 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Not sure how much time I could give, but I'm willing to help. — ΛΧΣ21 05:10, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Lets see what I can help SYSS Mouse (talk) 15:15, 23 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Progress

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Progress chart (See User:Amalthea/CCI/Overview)
Date
  • Articles
  • remaining
  • Change since
  • previous day
  • Change since
  • beginning
14 April 2013 6,347
15 April 2013 6,300   47   47
16 April 2013 6,243   57   104
17 April 2013 6,183   60   164
18 April 2013 6,161   22   186
19 April 2013 6,146   15   201
20 April 2013 6,138    8   209
21 April 2013 6,103   35   244
22 April 2013 6,028   75   319
23 April 2013 5,945   83   402
24 April 2013 5,839   106   508
25 April 2013 5,795   44   552
26 April 2013 5,751   44   596
27 April 2013 5,679   72   668
28 April 2013 5,628   51   719
29 April 2013 5,607   21   740
30 April 2013 5,546   61   801
1 May 2013 5,466   80   881
2 May 2013 5,419   47   928
3 May 2013 5,400   19   947
4 May 2013 5,370   30   977
5 May 2013 5,309   61   1038
6 May 2013 5,286   23   1061
10 May 2013 5,212   74   1135
11 May 2013 5,177   35   1170
12 May 2013 5,159   18   1188
13 May 2013 5,148   11   1199
14 May 2013 5,127   21   1220
15 May 2013 5,080   47   1267
16 May 2013 5,006   74   1341
17 May 2013 4,952   54   1395
18 May 2013 4,908   44   1439
19 May 2013 4,856   52   1491
20 May 2013 4,797   59   1550
21 May 2013 4,760   37   1587
22 May 2013 4,664   96   1683
23 May 2013 4,568   96   1779
24 May 2013 4,420   148   1927
25 May 2013 4,311   109   2036
26 May 2013 4,146   165   2201
27 May 2013 4,115   31   2232
28 May 2013 4,010   105   2337
29 May 2013 3,896   114   2451
30 May 2013 3,766   130   2581
31 May 2013 3,670   96   2677
1 June 2013 3,586   84   2761
2 June 2013 3,353   233   2994
3 June 2013 3,283   70   3064
4 June 2013 3,249   34   3098
5 June 2013 3,162   87   3185
6 June 2013 3,021   141   3326
7 June 2013 2,983   38   3364
8 June 2013 2,841   142   3506
9 June 2013 2,685   156   3662
10 June 2013 2,523   162   3824
11 June 2013 2,335   188   4012
12 June 2013 2,139   196   4208
13 June 2013 2,039   100   4308
14 June 2013 1,799   240   4548
15 June 2013 1,672   127   4675
16 June 2013 1,597   75   4750
17 June 2013 1,510   87   4837
18 June 2013 1,438   72   4909
19 June 2013 1,402   36   4945
20 June 2013 1,341   61   5006
21 June 2013 1,269   72   5078
22 June 2013 1,211   58   5136
24 June 2013 1,109   102   5238
25 June 2013 1,092   17   5255
26 June 2013 985   107   5362
27 June 2013 823   162   5524
28 June 2013 748   75   5599
29 June 2013 503   245   5844
30 June 2013 255   248   6092
1 July 2013 0   255   6347