Archive created 21:06, 6 January 2008 (UTC), file closed at that time. Hersfold ( t/ a/ c)
Hello again, Audacitor. If you could, please answer these questions to the best of your ability. The more information you give me, the more I'll be able to help you find a good place to get started. Naturally, don't spill your life story - remember this is still the internet, and anyone could read this page. So, if you don't feel comfortable answering something, don't worry, just skip it.
Good thinking on the indent there! Ok, the purpose of this was to try and determine where you would enjoy working within Wikipedia. I generally refer to the whole encyclopedia as a "project", as it is one, but it is further divided into groups of editors called "WikiProjects." These WikiProjects focus on a particular topic or task and work to improve articles related to it. For example, I'm a member of WikiProject Articles for creation, which works to review new articles submitted by unregistered users. If they meet Wikipedia standards, we post those articles on behalf of the unregistered user that isn't able to do so. Working in a WikiProject allows you to meet other editors with your same interests and have fun working in the project. If you do something really exceptional within the project, you may be given a barnstar for your efforts. Several of my awards are related to Articles for creation. These awards are not limited to the WikiProjects, though. They can be awarded by anyone, for anything, at any time. Anyway, we've got to get you to start editing before you'll be eligible for any of that, so let's see where you might be interested in helping:
These WikiProjects or maintenance tasks were selected by me based on your responses above, and include anything and everything that might even remotely spark your interest. I am not saying you necessarily will like them, and I am certainly not saying you must sign up for all of them - in fact, I recommend you don't. One or two Projects is enough for a new editor - if you find yourself with time for more, or if you feel like leaving those Projects for whatever reason, then you can sign up for more. I do recommend that you at least take a look at all of these, however, just to see what all Wikipedia has to offer.
And if there's something you're interested in that doesn't appear here, it doesn't necessarily mean we don't have it. Have a look through the Directory, maintained by the WikiProject Council (sort of the ultimate WikiProject). Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 17:18, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Now that (hopefully) we've started getting you settled in, I'm going to step back just a little it and watch what you do around the project. I'll check your contributions at least once a day, and offer some pointers about what you're doing. This is mainly so I can get an idea of what you're already good at doing, and what you could still use some help in. Later on, I'll introduce you to some aspects of the project you may not have looked into yet, but are still important for a well-rounded editor. You have free rein at the moment, so let's see what you can do! Don't worry about messing things up - as you noted before, it's not exactly hard to fix vandalism, so by extension, it's not exactly hard to fix where a new user blew up an article.
Some ideas for where you can get started off:
So get to it! Happy editing! Remember, I'm around if you have any questions. Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 17:40, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for reminding me about the For the Record WikiProject. I had some trouble with my watchlist and consequently didn't know I had responses.
In the meantime, I'm gonna finish my user page (could take awhile now that you've shown me the User Page Design Center), upload a new image of a graphite Power Mac G4, as requested here (it needs Photoshopping though, and I've been having problems with it, so it could take a bit), and then check out those projects you listed. -- Audacitor 01:32, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Replies to lessons and resulting discussions are located here.
Nice lesson! I was already beginning to distinguish different types of vandals, but hadn't given the name. One particular instance replaced the name of the principal for a school with the name "Ben Dover". Read only the phonetics of that one if you didn't get it the first time.
All of it seems pretty easy. I might have to test out some features of Lupin before I decide I'm confident with it. Problem is, I'd need a test page that would get Lupin's attention. I'm thinking of creating a page titled "Audacitor's Practice Vandal Target" and just add some dubious content to it. Would that work? I know normal users can't delete pages, so an Admin would have to do it. And would it be clear enough to other users not to touch it? I'll wait for judgment from you before I do it or not.
Finally, I'm probably going to put up pages on my userspace that simplify the vandal clean up process, and this information would be handy. Until I get around to that, can you leave up the Vandalism 221 lesson? Thanks!
-- Audacitor 19:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Audacitor's responses:
Correct responses: (Note that this is by my assessment and those made by WikiProjects and official reviewing processes. I tried to choose articles that had been reviewed by several WP's so there was some established consensus.)
That's about it for this lesson, and this is the second-to-last note I had. The final lesson involves permissions - who can do what, and how they get those abilities. This lesson can wait for a while, though. I'm due to move in to UMBC on Saturday, so my editing level is about to drop off a bit. I'll still try to check in to see how you're doing with things, and to answer any questions you may have as well as the zillions of others I've suddenly been getting swamped with. My August archive is going to be huge.... Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 04:19, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
I'm starting to run out of things to tell you about. You pick things up pretty darn fast (possibly too fast, quit being so smart. :-P). Here's what I see as coming up:
So that's really about it for now. If there's more that I think of later, then I'll let you know. For now, though, happy editing, and let me know if you've got any questions or just want to chat. I'll check in when I've got time to do so. Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 04:42, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
I notice that on user contributions pages and the recent changes page that for each entry, there will be a green, positive integer or red, negative integer in parentheses. What do these mean? -- Audacitor 14:35, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
They're going slow. I tried to do it as a standard table, but then it turned like before; hard to find what you were looking for. So I'm trying a tree map instead. I'm about half way through setting up the basic layout (there are way more speedy deletion types than I thought there were), and then I have to make it look good (at the moment, everything is either red or black).
I've had to put it at low priority; I have three websites I'm supposed to work on, and I'm chief developer for two of them.
-- A u d a c i t o r( t c) 22:21, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
P.S. This was originally meant to be emailed to you, but it kept bouncing back.
Archive created 21:06, 6 January 2008 (UTC), file closed at that time. Hersfold ( t/ a/ c)
Hello again, Audacitor. If you could, please answer these questions to the best of your ability. The more information you give me, the more I'll be able to help you find a good place to get started. Naturally, don't spill your life story - remember this is still the internet, and anyone could read this page. So, if you don't feel comfortable answering something, don't worry, just skip it.
Good thinking on the indent there! Ok, the purpose of this was to try and determine where you would enjoy working within Wikipedia. I generally refer to the whole encyclopedia as a "project", as it is one, but it is further divided into groups of editors called "WikiProjects." These WikiProjects focus on a particular topic or task and work to improve articles related to it. For example, I'm a member of WikiProject Articles for creation, which works to review new articles submitted by unregistered users. If they meet Wikipedia standards, we post those articles on behalf of the unregistered user that isn't able to do so. Working in a WikiProject allows you to meet other editors with your same interests and have fun working in the project. If you do something really exceptional within the project, you may be given a barnstar for your efforts. Several of my awards are related to Articles for creation. These awards are not limited to the WikiProjects, though. They can be awarded by anyone, for anything, at any time. Anyway, we've got to get you to start editing before you'll be eligible for any of that, so let's see where you might be interested in helping:
These WikiProjects or maintenance tasks were selected by me based on your responses above, and include anything and everything that might even remotely spark your interest. I am not saying you necessarily will like them, and I am certainly not saying you must sign up for all of them - in fact, I recommend you don't. One or two Projects is enough for a new editor - if you find yourself with time for more, or if you feel like leaving those Projects for whatever reason, then you can sign up for more. I do recommend that you at least take a look at all of these, however, just to see what all Wikipedia has to offer.
And if there's something you're interested in that doesn't appear here, it doesn't necessarily mean we don't have it. Have a look through the Directory, maintained by the WikiProject Council (sort of the ultimate WikiProject). Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 17:18, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Now that (hopefully) we've started getting you settled in, I'm going to step back just a little it and watch what you do around the project. I'll check your contributions at least once a day, and offer some pointers about what you're doing. This is mainly so I can get an idea of what you're already good at doing, and what you could still use some help in. Later on, I'll introduce you to some aspects of the project you may not have looked into yet, but are still important for a well-rounded editor. You have free rein at the moment, so let's see what you can do! Don't worry about messing things up - as you noted before, it's not exactly hard to fix vandalism, so by extension, it's not exactly hard to fix where a new user blew up an article.
Some ideas for where you can get started off:
So get to it! Happy editing! Remember, I'm around if you have any questions. Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 17:40, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for reminding me about the For the Record WikiProject. I had some trouble with my watchlist and consequently didn't know I had responses.
In the meantime, I'm gonna finish my user page (could take awhile now that you've shown me the User Page Design Center), upload a new image of a graphite Power Mac G4, as requested here (it needs Photoshopping though, and I've been having problems with it, so it could take a bit), and then check out those projects you listed. -- Audacitor 01:32, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Replies to lessons and resulting discussions are located here.
Nice lesson! I was already beginning to distinguish different types of vandals, but hadn't given the name. One particular instance replaced the name of the principal for a school with the name "Ben Dover". Read only the phonetics of that one if you didn't get it the first time.
All of it seems pretty easy. I might have to test out some features of Lupin before I decide I'm confident with it. Problem is, I'd need a test page that would get Lupin's attention. I'm thinking of creating a page titled "Audacitor's Practice Vandal Target" and just add some dubious content to it. Would that work? I know normal users can't delete pages, so an Admin would have to do it. And would it be clear enough to other users not to touch it? I'll wait for judgment from you before I do it or not.
Finally, I'm probably going to put up pages on my userspace that simplify the vandal clean up process, and this information would be handy. Until I get around to that, can you leave up the Vandalism 221 lesson? Thanks!
-- Audacitor 19:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Audacitor's responses:
Correct responses: (Note that this is by my assessment and those made by WikiProjects and official reviewing processes. I tried to choose articles that had been reviewed by several WP's so there was some established consensus.)
That's about it for this lesson, and this is the second-to-last note I had. The final lesson involves permissions - who can do what, and how they get those abilities. This lesson can wait for a while, though. I'm due to move in to UMBC on Saturday, so my editing level is about to drop off a bit. I'll still try to check in to see how you're doing with things, and to answer any questions you may have as well as the zillions of others I've suddenly been getting swamped with. My August archive is going to be huge.... Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 04:19, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
I'm starting to run out of things to tell you about. You pick things up pretty darn fast (possibly too fast, quit being so smart. :-P). Here's what I see as coming up:
So that's really about it for now. If there's more that I think of later, then I'll let you know. For now, though, happy editing, and let me know if you've got any questions or just want to chat. I'll check in when I've got time to do so. Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 04:42, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
I notice that on user contributions pages and the recent changes page that for each entry, there will be a green, positive integer or red, negative integer in parentheses. What do these mean? -- Audacitor 14:35, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
They're going slow. I tried to do it as a standard table, but then it turned like before; hard to find what you were looking for. So I'm trying a tree map instead. I'm about half way through setting up the basic layout (there are way more speedy deletion types than I thought there were), and then I have to make it look good (at the moment, everything is either red or black).
I've had to put it at low priority; I have three websites I'm supposed to work on, and I'm chief developer for two of them.
-- A u d a c i t o r( t c) 22:21, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
P.S. This was originally meant to be emailed to you, but it kept bouncing back.