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

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

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

Progress

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