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Contents
- 1 Date format
- 2 ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!
- 3 MIA event
- 4 Air filtration
- 5 Mia edit-a-thon
- 6 Aristotle's biology
- 7 ITN recognition for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
- 8 Saint Catherine Meetup
- 9 Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot
- 10 Saint Cloud State University 2017 Wikipedia as Social Activism Meeting
- 11 April 2017 US Wikimedians meeting
- 12 Your GA nomination of Cyberbullying
- 13 Slightly promotional material, moved to draft
- 14 Your GA nomination of Cyberbullying
- 15 Your submission at Articles for creation: Jennifer Grimyser (May 6)
- 16 Editing News #1—2017
- 17 You are invited. Join us on Saturday July 1 at the Minneapolis Central Library
- 18 We're on Twitter!
- 19 To Wikipedia, With Love
- 20 Axios article
- 21 completed new Axios section
- 22 Editing News #1—2018
- 23 Bots Newsletter, March 2018
- 24 MOS:EMPHASIS
- 25 Thank you for being one of Wikipedia's top medical contributors!
- 26 "merged MediaNews Group -> Digital First Media"
- 27 You are invited. Join us on Saturday, June 30 at the Minneapolis Central Library
- 28 You are invited! Join us on Saturday, July 28 at the Quatrefoil Library
- 29 woodbridge, western australia
- 30 Bots Newsletter, August 2018
- 31 Orphaned non-free image File:Countryinn logo.png
- 32 Editing News #2—2018
- 33 ArbCom 2018 election voter message
- 34 Wikipedia Day 2019
- 35 Mia Art+Feminism edit-a-thon
- 36 Editing News #1—July 2019
- 37 Bots Newsletter, August 2019
- 38 Editing News #2 – Mobile editing and talk pages – October 2019
- 39 ArbCom 2019 election voter message
Date format[edit]
Hi. Just to let you know that I switched the way in which you applied the date format for the reference you added to the Grilling article today. I'm sure when you check the diff you'll see why - it's not a big deal at all imho, but it might be worth a thought next time you add references to an article like that. Ta. Blue Square Thing (talk) 16:12, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open![edit]
MIA event[edit]
Hello. I'm excited about the event at the MIA. I have helped organize a few meetups and edit-a-thons. Please let me know if you would like help spreading the word. Jonathunder (talk) 01:05, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
- Awesome, please do. I have added a note to the Meetup for where we can meet and discuss. I suggest that people bring laptops, I'll put together an agenda and have it be a session for teaching as well as getting some ideas for topics to edit and contribute. Shaded0 (talk) 01:17, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
- How does this look? Jonathunder (talk) 04:44, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
In the area? You're invited to a | |
Minnesota Wikipedia Meetup | |
Saturday, December 17, 2016 | |
Meet in the MIA Main Lobby at 1 p.m. | |
2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis | |
- Cool! Nice job. That looks like a good banner to me. I am thinking about hosting a Meetup event monthly or semi-monthly to get some more local engagement and ideas. Do you have thoughts or input since you've coordinated before? It'd be great to get feedback and from other people as well.
- For event meetups, the Minnesota History Center and the Minneapolis/Saint Paul libraries might be good future places. I also had some ideas for topics. I personally use AWB and other Wikipedia editor tools, so that would be something to discuss and teach for more advanced editors on using AWB, Huggle, and other tools. Shaded0 (talk) 05:42, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
- We have had meetups at several libraries and at the history center and we have contacts in those places who have helped arrange things. I'll notify people who have attended those so hopefully some can be at the MIA Saturday. One week notice isn't much time. There may be editors who want to go but can't be there at 1 p.m. How long do you have the space that day? Jonathunder (talk) 14:28, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
- For event meetups, the Minnesota History Center and the Minneapolis/Saint Paul libraries might be good future places. I also had some ideas for topics. I personally use AWB and other Wikipedia editor tools, so that would be something to discuss and teach for more advanced editors on using AWB, Huggle, and other tools. Shaded0 (talk) 05:42, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
- Hi, Shaded0. I believe I'll be able to attend. Let me know if I can be of help. I've not organized a meetup (and don't particularly care to) but have been a useful second banana to User:Gobonobo a couple times. I can help with editing training (though I'm much more conversant with source than Visual). I've also contributed a PowerPoint introduction to 1 or 2 meetups. Phil wink (talk) 16:28, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
- Awesome, sure. If there's some folks that can't make it, doing a follow-up event for end of January I think would be good. I'm okay with staying as long as people want on Saturday, the museum is open until 5pm on Saturday. There's the Luther gallery going on that I'm sure people will want to check out. If people are interested, we might be able to go through together on one of their guided tours. The exhibit cost is around $15 for a ticket. I was planning on bringing a notebook and keeping some notes for any articles/research ideas. Tentatively, I'd say lets plan on spending the first hour for Wikipedia discussion, training, meetup and learning, then the rest with whatever people would like to do. Shaded0 (talk) 05:09, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
- I won't be there today, partly because of weather, but I will try to go in January. I hope the meetup goes well. Jonathunder (talk) 18:01, 17 December 2016 (UTC)
- Awesome, sure. If there's some folks that can't make it, doing a follow-up event for end of January I think would be good. I'm okay with staying as long as people want on Saturday, the museum is open until 5pm on Saturday. There's the Luther gallery going on that I'm sure people will want to check out. If people are interested, we might be able to go through together on one of their guided tours. The exhibit cost is around $15 for a ticket. I was planning on bringing a notebook and keeping some notes for any articles/research ideas. Tentatively, I'd say lets plan on spending the first hour for Wikipedia discussion, training, meetup and learning, then the rest with whatever people would like to do. Shaded0 (talk) 05:09, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
Air filtration[edit]
I'm going to decline your speedy request, although it should be considered "without prejudice". If you would like to write about the process of air filtration (which I agree is probably a viable subject, separate from Air filter), I suggest you do so in the draft space or in your user space. Once the article is developed, I or another admin can delete the redirect and move your article then if you're not able to do so. In the meantime, while you're working on the article, the current redirect is probably the best situation. Good luck with the article drafting. Risker (talk) 05:48, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks, I am a bit confused on the process for WP:MOVE and WP:RM, it seems like this would be an uncontroversial move to move air filter to air filtration. Right now, in the wording for WP:MOVE it seems that this is the standard way to move an article under WP:BOLD unless it is seen as a controversial move. Since air filter would be a subset of air filtration, I think it makes sense to move the existing article for air filter to be air filtration as well as some possible rewrite to reflect the change. Shaded0 (talk) 16:18, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
Mia edit-a-thon[edit]
Minnesota Wikipedians are invited to an upcoming event. Even if this isn't your usual topic, experienced editors are needed to help new contributors. Might you be able to make it? McGhiever (talk) 04:21, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
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African American Artists Wikipedia Edit-a-thon | |
Saturday, January 28, 2017 | |
Meet in the Minneapolis Institute of Art's Friends Community Room & Library at noon | |
2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis | |
Aristotle's biology[edit]
Hi, I believe I've replied to all comments to date; over to you... Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:48, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
ITN recognition for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense[edit]
Saint Catherine Meetup[edit]
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Saint Cloud State University 2017 Wikipedia as Social Activism Meeting[edit]
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Hello Shaded - Thank you for the invite for this meeting. Alas, I can not attend due to time restraints and transportation issues. Thank you for the invite anyway - take care. Dinkytown talk 01:26, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
- No worries, thanks for following up. There are a few upcoming events in the twin cities in May/June up on Wikipedia:Meetup/Minnesota, regards, Shaded0 (talk) 02:32, 30 March 2017 (UTC).
April 2017 US Wikimedians meeting[edit]
Hi Shaded0! I've been following your great edit-a-thon work in Minnesota, and would like to invite you to participate in a poll to choose a time for the April 2017 US Wikimedians meeting, an online converstaion focusing on local groups and activities.--Pharos (talk) 08:42, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
- The details on the call for Thursday April 20 are at meta:WALRUS/April 2017, feel free to add to the agenda there!--Pharos (talk) 17:32, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Cyberbullying[edit]
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Slightly promotional material, moved to draft[edit]
Hello! I just moved the page you created—Better Cotton Initiative—to the draft space at Draft:Better Cotton Initiative. The reason I did this is because the article seems slightly promotional in content. For example: "that promotes better standards in cotton farming and practices across 24 countries worldwide", "BCI also promotes use of better irrigation practices with farmers, as well as increasing farmer's profits by reducing fertilizers which can account for up to 60% of farming costs," "BCI is also committed to promoting fair work practices including the reduction of child labor in countries such as India," etc. If you can improve it, then you can just contact me and I will move it if I think that it is acceptable, or you can just move it yourself. Hope that explains everything. RileyBugzYell at me | Edits 22:28, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
- Oh, and I forgot to add, when I moved it, I nominated the redirect for speedy deletion per WP:R2, as the move to the draft space created a redirect that needed to be deleted. RileyBugzYell at me | Edits 22:30, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
- @RileyBugz:These statements I don't consider to be overly promotional considering that its all been independently verified. Surprising and very positive results, yes. But considering the support from several NGO's including the World Wildlife Fund initiatives with farmers since 2005, I don't think it's worth "dumbing down" since its considerably of note the efforts with improving water use, conservation and fertilizer reduction. It goes to show how crazy these things get overused. I'll see if I can find anything on notable criticisms, but these statistics seem factually solid. Regards, Shaded0 (talk) 22:33, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
- Yes, but the prose could use altering. For example, remove the "across 24 countries worldwide", as that sounds exactly like something that would be in a press release. Also, maybe instead of saying better practices this, better practices that, specify what those practices are. For example, say that it is against the use of x product, or for the use of x irrigation technique. This will help clear up some things. Also, I don't think that it is overly promotional, it is just sorta-kinda promotional, so that is why I didn't PROD it or anything. RileyBugzYell at me | Edits 22:39, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
- @RileyBugz:These statements I don't consider to be overly promotional considering that its all been independently verified. Surprising and very positive results, yes. But considering the support from several NGO's including the World Wildlife Fund initiatives with farmers since 2005, I don't think it's worth "dumbing down" since its considerably of note the efforts with improving water use, conservation and fertilizer reduction. It goes to show how crazy these things get overused. I'll see if I can find anything on notable criticisms, but these statistics seem factually solid. Regards, Shaded0 (talk) 22:33, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
Ok, thanks for the comments. I'll review the prose as well and look at revising. Shaded0 (talk) 22:41, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
- That is good. I tried to remove the promotional material that I didn't need to look at the source to remove. Also, you should try and stray away from using the company's website as a source. RileyBugzYell at me | Edits 22:54, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
- @RileyBugz:I generally agree, though I usually use my best judgement as well when pulling from company sources. I included a few other things on labor practices that I thought were more detailed on what their work included. Feel free to look into what was added and see if it looks okay for wording. Shaded0 (talk) 23:03, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
- Doesn't look too bad, but I think that you will need to replace stuff like "fair work practices" with something like (this is an example, IDK if it is supported) "gender equality in labour". The thing about generalizations like that is that what is fair, good, etc. is very subjective. RileyBugzYell at me | Edits 23:07, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
- @RileyBugz:I generally agree, though I usually use my best judgement as well when pulling from company sources. I included a few other things on labor practices that I thought were more detailed on what their work included. Feel free to look into what was added and see if it looks okay for wording. Shaded0 (talk) 23:03, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Cyberbullying[edit]
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Jennifer Grimyser (May 6)[edit]
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Editing News #1—2017[edit]
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Recent changes[edit]
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Axios article[edit]
Hi Shadedo,
I noticed you made an addition to the article about Axios (website) and removed the GNG notice.
I am an experienced Wikipedia editor and a paid consultant to Axios. Back when the GNG notice was still up, I did a deeper dive into the article and I have come up with a more thorough article, that I hope will move it closer to the right direction as a more solid article.
I strive to abide by the Wikipedia five pillars, especially with NPOV, but as someone with a conflict of interest here, I wonder if you could review the proposed new draft/updates and decide whether to publish these. I'm available to help in any way I can.
Talk:Axios_(website)#Expansion_of_article
Thanks for considering this request.
Ed BC1278 (talk) 19:08, 6 February 2018 (UTC)BC1278
- I just corrected an inadvertent typo in the note above. It now reads, correctly, that I am a paid consultant to Axios, not Wikipedia. BC1278 (talk) 19:22, 6 February 2018 (UTC)BC1278
completed new Axios section[edit]
Hi,
As per your request, I completed a new section on important Axios stories. This was easy because BuzzFeed just ran a long feature article two weeks summing up the first year at Axios. The new section is User:BC1278/sandbox/axios Would you be able to review it?
I have also removed the bolding and the sentences you crossed out, to make it easier to migrate to the live story. I'm strongly discouraged from making direct edits to the live page (except, perhaps, if you explicitly state on Talk that you've approved all the changes on the sandbox and you are giving me your OK to do the direct edits.)
Thanks again!
Editing News #1—2018[edit]
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"merged MediaNews Group -> Digital First Media"[edit]
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- @Emir of Wikipedia: fair enough, I could have sworn the policy for merges included fixing all the "what links here" links - but it appears that it only applies for double redirects per the latest WP:Moving a page. Shaded0 (talk) 19:07, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
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woodbridge, western australia[edit]
has very specifically dmy indicator in the article - Australian usage is dmy - cheers JarrahTree 01:32, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
- @JarrahTree: Fair enough. Will need to remove the day(th) format though since Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Dates,_months_and_years excludes use of ordinals. Shaded0 (talk) 02:11, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
- no problems - no one pays much attention to that sort of detail - so thanks - the australian context has been compounded by some insistence of confusion on gb english and au english tags - but inmost cases the dmy is there.. I see your point - cheers JarrahTree 02:13, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
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Editing News #2—2018[edit]
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Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has wrapped up most of their work on the 2017 wikitext editor and the visual diff tool. The team has begun investigating the needs of editors who use mobile devices. Their work board is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are fixing bugs and improving mobile editing.
Recent changes[edit]
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- The Language team released a new version of Content Translation (CX2) last month, on International Translation Day. It integrates the visual editor to support templates, tables, and images. It also produces better wikitext when the translated article is published. [18]
Let's work together[edit]
- The Editing team wants to improve visual editing on the mobile website. Please read their ideas and tell the team what you think would help editors who use the mobile site.
- The Community Wishlist Survey begins next week.
- If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly. We will notify you when the next issue is ready for translation. Thank you!
— Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 17:12, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
ArbCom 2018 election voter message[edit]
Wikipedia Day 2019[edit]
There's discussion at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Minnesota of a celebration in the Twin Cities on January 19. It would be great if that fits your schedule. Jonathunder (talk) 01:00, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
Mia Art+Feminism edit-a-thon[edit]
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Editing News #1—July 2019[edit]
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Welcome back to the Editing newsletter.
Since the last newsletter, the team has released two new features for the mobile visual editor and has started developing three more. All of this work is part of the team's goal to make editing on mobile web simpler.
Before talking about the team's recent releases, we have a question for you:
Are you willing to try a new way to add and change links?
If you are interested, we would value your input! You can try this new link tool in the mobile visual editor on a separate wiki.
Follow these instructions and share your experience:
Recent releases[edit]
The mobile visual editor is a simpler editing tool, for smartphones and tablets using the mobile site. The Editing team has recently launched two new features to improve the mobile visual editor:
- Section editing
- The purpose is to help contributors focus on their edits.
- The team studied this with an A/B test. This test showed that contributors who could use section editing were 1% more likely to publish the edits they started than people with only full-page editing.
- Loading overlay
- The purpose is to smooth the transition between reading and editing.
Section editing and the new loading overlay are now available to everyone using the mobile visual editor.
New and active projects[edit]
This is a list of our most active projects. Watch these pages to learn about project updates and to share your input on new designs, prototypes and research findings.
- Edit cards: This is a clearer way to add and edit links, citations, images, templates, etc. in articles. You can try this feature now. Go here to see how: 📲Try Edit Cards.
- Mobile toolbar refresh: This project will learn if contributors are more successful when the editing tools are easier to recognize.
- Mobile visual editor availability: This A/B test asks: Are newer contributors more successful if they use the mobile visual editor? We are collaborating with 20 Wikipedias to answer this question.
- Usability improvements: This project will make the mobile visual editor easier to use. The goal is to let contributors stay focused on editing and to feel more confident in the editing tools.
Looking ahead[edit]
- Wikimania: Several members of the Editing Team will be attending Wikimania in August 2019. They will lead a session about mobile editing in the Community Growth space. Talk to them about how editing can be improved.
- Talk Pages: In the coming months, the Editing Team will begin improving talk pages and communication on the wikis.
Learning more[edit]
The VisualEditor on mobile is a good place to learn more about the projects we are working on. The team wants to talk with you about anything related to editing. If you have something to say or ask, please leave a message at Talk:VisualEditor on mobile.
PPelberg (WMF) (talk) and Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 21:25, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
Bots Newsletter, August 2019[edit]
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Greetings! Here is the 7th issue of the Bots Newsletter, a lot happened since last year's newsletter! You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding/removing your name from this list. Highlights for this newsletter include:
We thank former members for their service and wish Madman a happy retirement. We note that Madman and BU Rob13 were not inactive and could resume their BAG positions if they so wished, should their retirements happens to be temporary.
Two new entries feature in the bots dictionary
As of writing, we have...
These are some of the discussions that happened / are still happening since the last Bots Newsletter. Many are stale, but some are still active.
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Editing News #2 – Mobile editing and talk pages – October 2019[edit]
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Inside this newsletter, the Editing team talks about their work on the mobile visual editor, on the new talk pages project, and at Wikimania 2019.
Help[edit]
What talk page interactions do you remember? Is it a story about how someone helped you to learn something new? Is it a story about how someone helped you get involved in a group? Something else? Whatever your story is, we want to hear it!
Please tell us a story about how you used a talk page. Please share a link to a memorable discussion, or describe it on the talk page for this project. The team would value your examples. These examples will help everyone develop a shared understanding of what this project should support and encourage.
Talk Pages[edit]
The Talk Pages Consultation was a global consultation to define better tools for wiki communication. From February through June 2019, more than 500 volunteers on 20 wikis, across 15 languages and multiple projects, came together with members of the Foundation to create a product direction for a set of discussion tools. The Phase 2 Report of the Talk Page Consultation was published in August. It summarizes the product direction the team has started to work on, which you can read more about here: Talk Page Project project page.
The team needs and wants your help at this early stage. They are starting to develop the first idea. Please add your name to the "Getting involved" section of the project page, if you would like to hear about opportunities to participate.
Mobile visual editor[edit]
The Editing team is trying to make it simpler to edit on mobile devices. The team is changing the visual editor on mobile. If you have something to say about editing on a mobile device, please leave a message at Talk:VisualEditor on mobile.
Edit Cards[edit]
- On 3 September, the Editing team released version 3 of Edit Cards. Anyone could use the new version in the mobile visual editor.
- There is an updated design on the Edit Card for adding and modifying links. There is also a new, combined workflow for editing a link's display text and target.
- Feedback: You can try the new Edit Cards by opening the mobile visual editor on a smartphone. Please post your feedback on the Edit cards talk page.
Toolbar[edit]
- In September, the Editing team updated the mobile visual editor's editing toolbar. Anyone could see these changes in the mobile visual editor.
- One toolbar: All of the editing tools are located in one toolbar. Previously, the toolbar changed when you clicked on different things.
- New navigation: The buttons for moving forward and backward in the edit flow have changed.
- Seamless switching: an improved workflow for switching between the visual and wikitext modes.
- Feedback: You can try the refreshed toolbar by opening the mobile VisualEditor on a smartphone. Please post your feedback on the Toolbar feedback talk page.
Wikimania[edit]
The Editing Team attended Wikimania 2019 in Sweden. They led a session on the mobile visual editor and a session on the new talk pages project. They tested two new features in the mobile visual editor with contributors. You can read more about what the team did and learned in the team's report on Wikimania 2019.
Looking ahead[edit]
- Talk Pages Project: The team is thinking about the first set of proposed changes. The team will be working with a few communities to pilot those changes. The best way to stay informed is by adding your username to the list on the project page: Getting involved.
- Testing the mobile visual editor as the default: The Editing team plans to post results before the end of the calendar year. The best way to stay informed is by adding the project page to your watchlist: VisualEditor as mobile default project page.
- Measuring the impact of Edit Cards: The Editing team hopes to share results in November. This study asks whether the project helped editors add links and citations. The best way to stay informed is by adding the project page to your watchlist: Edit Cards project page.
– PPelberg (WMF) (talk) & Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 16:51, 17 October 2019 (UTC)