Hi everyone, if you are interested in being a Wikipedia Ambassador in the United States or Canada, or if you have a question or comment in general about the U.S. or Canada Education Program, you're almost at the right place - just post a message on the user talk page of my colleague Jami Mathewson. If you're interested in being a Wikipedia Ambassador in India, Egypt, or another country, please post a message here on my talk page, and I will respond as soon as possible. If you prefer, you can contact me via email: alin [at] wikimedia [dot] org.
Thank you!
Annie Lin (Wikimedia Foundation) (
talk) 17:19, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Annie, I would love to be an ambassador! I work at a start-up biotech company on the campus. The campus is in Atlanta, Georgia. Celtaxsys
Annie,
I was contacted regarding Syracuse University (my alma mater), but I actually live closest to (in order) the State University of New York at New Paltz and Vassar College, if those institutions are options. Daniel Case ( talk) 02:32, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
I sent an email regarding this, and am more interested now seeing a bit of info about this, above. (Hi Daniel, by the way!) -- doncram ( talk) 06:58, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
I am interested in the possibility of becoming a campus ambassador, but I wanted more information about what is expected of ambassadors and what people you are looking for. I just want to make sure I don't commit to anything that I can't do (because I am very busy in real life these days). Remember ( talk) 15:17, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
I might be interested in this. I work near Harvard and have a university appointment as a fellow. David.Kane ( talk) 00:30, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
I'd like to learn more about this program; I'm in Washington, D.C., a lot. -- Piledhigheranddeeper ( talk) 00:46, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Hello I live right outside of Washington, D.C., and would be interested to help out at Georgetown and/or George Washington. Thanks. -- Omarcheeseboro ( talk) 00:49, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
George Mason would be a more convenient pit stop for me (though I have a degree from GW Law). I can't commit a lot of time, but I can make some once in a while. bd2412 T 03:12, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I am interested in becoming a campus ambassador. I am sending you a message by email with the name of my university and the area I am. -- Ragib ( talk) 03:42, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Extremely interested. I live near both GW and Georgetown universities, and have worked on various articles for Georgetown. I would often argue the merits and potential of Wikipedia with professors there, so I'd love to get a chance to train some. I have a flexible schedule and would be proud to be involved.-- Patrick { oѺ∞} 04:17, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alin. I am interested in being a campus ambassador at either GW or Georgetown. I live in D.C. and have experience as a university teaching assistant at my alma mater. My work on Wikipedia is well-known and I would be honored to have the opportunity to combine two of my interests. I would also like to endorse Patrick's candidacy (above) as another potential ambassador; we have worked together in the past and I have no doubt in his passion, skills and abilities. Best, epicAdam( talk) 16:51, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
I'm interested in serving as campus ambassador for Harvard. I live in Boston, so getting to Harvard is no problem. I've been a Wikipedian since March 2005 and am always proselytizing. I'd love to help new participants better understand the project and start contributing. Let me know what I can do to help. DickClarkMises ( talk) 16:49, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
I would like to participate as a campus ambassador at Georgetown or GWU. I work at a national non-profit in downtown DC and am available during the day or evening. Argos' Dad 20:54, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi -- I can help with ambassador duties at Princeton - my office is an hour or so north of the campus, so 3-5 hours/week might be a bit of a stretch - but if some of the work can be done online, it shouldn't be an issue. DoctorJoeE ( talk) 12:59, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi Annie, I am would like to be a Campus Ambassador for Winona State University. I would like to train others on the Winona State campus to be ambassadors if possible. User:Erhall ( talk) 1, February 2010 —Preceding undated comment added 03:30, 2 February 2011 (UTC).
Annie, I would be willing to assist if you could give me more specific information. You can respond at my talk or e-mail me (the "M" in my signature.) — Justin (koavf)❤ T☮ C☺ M☯ 01:11, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Interested. I am already involved with a few campus-based topic-oriented Wikis that could be integrated with the English Wikipedia (as well as translated into other languages). -- Vihelik ( talk) 03:28, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
(I'm guessing that "IU" stands for "Indiana University") I'm not interested in serving as a Campus Ambassador. But you (and others) might be interested in knowing that I'm trying to do similar work but at a different level. ElKevbo ( talk) 17:36, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Hello. I am interested in learning more about this project and volunteering. Thanks. -- Bburk ( talk) 15:50, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
The Wikimedia New York City chapter would like to be involved with the Princeton effort. We have a number of experienced volunteers, including a retired Princeton biology librarian, and have given Wikipedia at the Library presentations at a number of institutions, including recently the Princeton Theological Library.-- Pharos ( talk) 04:23, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi Annie,
I am an experienced Wikimedian that is interested in becoming an advisor/ambassador, I have been to Princeton and seen Syracuse, but I attended Rutgers SOE. I have an ME, but tend to write about
historical subjects or
local, so I feel like I would be comfortable teaching students about writing on any subject. I am the founder of (still in its infancy)
Hudson County Task Force. I love teaching people or, in the least, telling them about WP. I'm relatively young, 25 and live about 50 minutes away from Princeton, or an hour train ride, and across the Hudson from Syracuse, so either would be a good commute.
Would this likely be a weekend thing? I work full time. Any other information about this program you have, I would love to hear about. -
Theornamentalist (
talk) 14:27, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Dear Annie, I am a Wikipedian committed to the ideal of free knowledge espoused by WP. I live in just outside northwest DC (i.e. relatively easy commutting distance to both Georgetown and George Washington University). I have degrees in biochemistry, currently work in the biotech field, and enjoy teaching. I'd be interested to get more information on the requirements of the Campus Ambassador position. I should mention that I'm currently employed full-time, but have a somewhat flexible schedule which I might be able to work 3-5 hours of ambassadorship into. Many thanks for your time and attention, NickCT ( talk) 15:03, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Unfortunately, 3-5 hours a week is too much time for me to commit to right now because my schedule is just too hectic. Thus, I assume I could not be a Campus Ambassador. Nevertheless, let me know if there are others ways to help out that would require less of a commitment. Remember ( talk) 20:36, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
I might be interested in being a campus ambassador at Harvard. I live in Cambridge, near the University, where I worked for many years. I'm now retired. Paul August ☎ 10:42, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
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hi, i'm interested if my other committments work out, i live in alexandria, missed the DC meetup at GW (sorry). Accotink2 ( talk) 21:44, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Please consider me, also, as an ambassador for GWU. Doc2234 ( talk) 03:09, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
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Hey Annie,
Were you able to find ambassadors for Princeton? Please get back to me, thank you :) -
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Glad to be here, I believe this is the start of something very good for the Politics of Piracy, DECAL, UCB, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, and, well, a lot of others! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mattsenate ( talk • contribs) 09:08, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
Good to hear from you, thanks for the DYK note :). Kaushik Iyer ( talk) 21:13, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Just saying it's a good idea to tell students how many people viewed their article. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 15:33, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
I put up the geonotices, set to run for two weeks. I combined the Berkeley and SF ones, because the geoip database isn't accurate to target them separately. I described the region for each one; see MediaWiki:Geonotice.js. Let me know if you want the wording changed.-- ragesoss (WMF) ( talk) 00:49, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I'm a grad student in computer science at UC Berkeley and long-time administrator on the English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. I'd be happy to help out with the ambassador effort in any way that I can. Let me know if I can help. Dcoetzee 08:08, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I graduated from UC Berkeley, and am interested in helping out on this project. I'm living in SF now, and is taking classes around the bay area in order to prepare for the entry into a dental school, so I'll be able to help out by going to UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University (SFSU), and/or Cal State Eastbay (Hayward). Please let me know what I can do to help. EkmanLi ( talk) 09:48, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
Recently graduated from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley. Would love to help out. The Graduate Theological Union would be a good place to recruit editors on philosophy and religion articles.-- WickerGuy ( talk) 18:27, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I'm a student at UCSD and a long time sysop on the English Wikipedia. Although I'm currently inactive, I'll have more time during the winter and spring quarters; I'm happy to help in any way I can. Let me know. Best, FASTILY (TALK) 19:40, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi, the message popped up for me regarding MSU in Bozeman, MT. Curious as to time commitment. I no longer live in Bozeman, but am not too far away. Montanabw (talk) 03:29, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
I'm interested in being a campus ambassador at my school, USC. I've been an editor for five years, an admin for three years, and a bureaucrat here for two, so I should be well-equipped with enough experience to share here. bibliomaniac 1 5 04:59, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
Maybe at UCSD or CSUSM... some where else in my area would be fine too. Do I need to send my résumé to someone?--Dark Charles 22:52, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
I had a message on about Bozeman, MT, where Montana State University is located, which is about 6? hours away. But I live outside Missoula, MT, where the University of Montana is located. I'd be interested in doing something here, but not in Bozeman. Dlabtot ( talk) 03:55, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
College of San Mateo and Cañada College are community colleges in San Mateo County. Notre Dame de Namur is a four-year college in Belmont, CA (also in San Mateo County). I have been on the English Wikipedia for 6 years. I have been an admin although I am not one at this time. -- Richard S ( talk) 07:29, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
Annie: You sent me an invitation to be a Campus Ambassador at USF (Univ. of San Francisco), but I now live and work in Belmont (although, as a native, I still consider myself a San Franciscan). The time commitment required by commuting to USF to help would be too much of a sacrifice for me. CSM and Notre Dame are both close to my home, so if and when Wikipedia needs another Campus Ambassador there, I am willing and able (after some training). My e-mail address is sffrog@cesols.com. My personal website is grant.cesols.com, and my business websites are www.cesols.com and www.costeffective.us. -- SFFrog ( talk) 22:58, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
OK, where would we be doing it this term? It might be closer to home. Daniel Case ( talk) 15:52, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
I'm a program assistant in the Microscopy Program at Merritt College in Oakland, CA. As it happens, I'm planning an activity for next semester that incorporates contributions to Wikipedia, especially needed microphotography. I am interested in the activities related to being a Wikipedia Ambassador, though I fear that I might not be able to have time for some of the commitments listed, particularly the three-day training. Peter G Werner ( talk) 07:41, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
Not sure you have any contacts at these, but I am near Cabrillo College, University of California at Santa Cruz and California State University at Monterey Bay. Might also be able to help at "south bay" schools like SJSU or Santa Clara, but do not have contacts of my own. I will send an email with more info. W Nowicki ( talk) 18:58, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
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Hi! I'm looking forward to being trained by you this weekend! Henni2me ( talk) 05:07, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
I will also be attending the training session this weekend. I look forward to this experience, I think there's a lot that we can learn and covey to others about the Wiki world! Mulforel ( talk) 00:12, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi Annie!
I am looking forward to meeting you and everyone else tomorrow! I am so excited to learn more about everything being a Wikipedia Campus Ambassador entails. See you in the morning! — Preceding
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I will be participating in the Southern Region Wikipedia Campus Ambassador training. I look forward to the wealth of knowledge I'll obtain! Dylanstaley ( talk) 04:08, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi Annie. I'll be seeing you tomorrow at LSU. Neoglyph ( talk) 04:37, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
I think it is a great idea, and incidentally, yesterday I sent an email to CITASA (ASA's section) listerv about this idea. However, as I noted in the email, I have little experience in dealing with ASA bureaucracy and as a grad student, I have little pull in the organization. I'd love to help, but we need input from somebody who knows how to actually make things happen within the ASA. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 22:36, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Annie, you left a nice message on my talk page back on 11 January. I apologize for my late response -- that was just a week after I had heart surgery, and I haven't felt strong enough to deal with mail until now. To answer your questions and comments:
Anyway, those are some thoughts. Thanks for writing! — Aetheling ( talk) 18:34, 28 January 2011 (UTC) (Loren Cobb).
Hello Annie, I look forward to meeting you at the Wikipedia Campus Ambassador training in Baton Rouge. B.J.Carmichael ( talk) 22:44, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Hey Annie, I am currently stuck in the Atlanta airport, but thing as looking up and I should be in Baton Rouge soon. Can't wait to see you in Baton Rouge. Hec7 ( talk) 22:55, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
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I create a new block for Campus Ambassadors that you can add to your user page.
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Thanks BasketofPuppies. We will all use yours so that we are consistent. I will remove the template I made. When I asked if there was one, none of my trainers knew about it yet. But it was good training to learn how to create one.
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Hi Annie, I'm with the Polytechnic of Namibia. I've been designing a course on Information Competence which includes a module on Wikipedia, and I've been involved teaching this module in 2010, see Wikipedia:School_and_university_projects/Polytechnic_of_Namibia. We had problems with teacher readiness to deliver the Wikipedia module and as a result I will run a train-the-trainer program in April 2011.
My question is: It looks pretty much like I am the de facto Campus Ambassador but I see that this role requires training and an application--how would you suggest I go ahead? It is highly unlikely that I'll be able to travel to Wikimania. -- Pgallert ( talk) 14:04, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
You posted a message on my talk page re being an Ambassador to USF. I am interested in learning more. USF campus isn't that far from me, and I'm a fan of the Jesuits :-) I actually work at UC Berkeley, so would be happy to be of service in that community too. I'll read up more on the ambassador program, and wait for your response. Erie lhonan 06:52, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
It's too late to get a session this year, I'll try to get it for 2012. I will enquire about a roundtable which was a possibility. Overall, as I expected, lots of bureaucracy to go through, and while few people expressed interest, it's hardly a rush to help out :/ -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 20:01, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
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Hey. Once you come to a stable proposal of the regions I am willing do make a map of it. cheers -- Guerillero | My Talk 17:12, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi Annie, I'm one of Wikipedia's friendly Online Ambassadors. I've identified another university that is working with various coursework projects on Wikipedia. I've welcomed the professor, Dr. Newbold, and invited him to become involved in the Campus Ambassador Program. I've provided him with a link to the program page, along with your email address. I also gave Sage a head's up. Let me know if you have any questions. Cind. amuse 22:36, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
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Hey Annie! I am MikeLynch, from Bangalore, and am very eager to get this program started in India. I have already made plans to organise similar initiatives, and some of them are already on track. I would really like some help to get this started in a big way. Regards, Yes Michael? • Talk 19:19, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi Annie! I am an online Ambassador-in-training although I haven't been very active for a while due to RL issues. I am living in Pune and would like to help in whatever way possible with your Campus Ambassador pilot in Pune. FYI I just completed my studies from Symbiosis Law School and should be able to help introduce the programme there.-- Forty two 16:12, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Annie - I noticed a discussion on AN/I about a new class using Wikipedia-based assignments at Washington College that is not doing so in a policy happy fashion, so I figured I'd leave you a note about it in case you guys hadn't seen it and wanted to contact them: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#University_project_creating_new.2C_deliberate_POV_forks Kevin ( talk) 00:02, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi everyone, please post a message here if you are interested in being a Wikipedia Campus Ambassador. I will respond as soon as possible on your talk page. If you prefer, you can contact me via email: alin [at] wikimedia [dot] org. We are now looking for Campus Ambassadors in both the United States and in India, although we also welcome interest from other parts of the world.
Thank you!
Annie Lin, Campus Team Coordinator
Annie Lin (Campus Team Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation) (
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I live in Augusta, Georgia and would be happy to participate provided there was some need within a close proximity of my domicile. Particularly I wish Paine college would participate for they are convenient to my location, as well as Augusta State University. I could be of limited assistance for Georgia or Georgia Tech or even Clemson. Please advise if further consideration is appropriate. My76Strat talk 01:35, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Annie, I'm going to get the ball rolling here by creating a section for the new University of Toronto Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors! I'm sure we're all looking forward to the training this week, and to working with Wikimedia and our respective Faculties to help integrate Wikipedia into the classroom. What a great way to engage with our students by using Information and Communications Technologies of particular interest to them!
-- Michaelh.dick ( talk) 01:29, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi!! Timothycck ( talk) 20:42, 16 August 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Timothycck ( talk • contribs) 14:31, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, Annie! You probably picked it because I like cheeseburgers. It has everything on it, I hope? Bob the WikipediaN ( talk • contribs) 23:52, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
For being such a great person, always taking care of all the Ambassdors
Sadads (
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Annie, thanks for the note and the brownie! Unfortunately I have no comment concerning this "reputation" of which you speak. In fact, this is the first time such a reputation has come to my attention. ;)
Also, you beat me to the punch! I've been planning on sending you some WikiLove for a while now, but hadn't gotten my thoughts together. Allow me to boomerang this "thanks" around to you for all your hard work, inspiration, and eloquence! This project is wrought of your labor and we all stand in your debt!
Kittens are an easy choice because they are oh-so-cute.
Mattsenate (
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i DO
Jordan Jamieson Kyser (
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thanks for the cheeseburger! here's a wikilove cat in some kind of bowl.
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Yay Annie! -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) ( talk) 22:31, 8 September 2011 (UTC) |
Many thanks for your link and support! I am going through the materials presently. Please keep us in view so that we can profit by your advice and expertise. We are all very heartened by the degree of help we have experienced thusfar. Njnu-ban-xueshenghao ( talk) 00:34, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello Annie, there seems to be some kind of class project happening at University of Ohio, in the Athens area. They have made a whole series of requests at WP:Drawing board and made some drafts of articles at AFC or on their user pages. This happened at 14:33 UTC on 21 September 2011 in a burst of several minutes. I listed the users at User:Graeme Bartlett/UOhio. So far I have only replied on the Drawing board and not contacted them on their talk pages to find out what the class is or who the instructor is. Cindamuse suggested that you should be informed. Since there seems to be a trend of piccies here, I will offer you a picture some crocoite crystals with bonus dundasite which I am using as a theme for my online ambassador edits. Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 09:17, 25 September 2011 (UTC)Hey, is there any way that we could build a leadership board for this semester, based off of this page? I know that it would be fun for the students to see how they have done recently as compared to other students, but Frank hasn't been active recently so I thought you might know something about the idea. Thanks! Kevin Rutherford ( talk) 04:25, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
Annie
There was a discussion which you may have read on the ambassador mailing list (also reposted here (in the collapsed box)), that I'd like to follow up on. I contributed a comment to that discussion suggesting that the USEP had grown to the point where further expansion might be harmful, and that we needed to focus on improving the mechanics of working with classes, rather than on growth. I haven't seen a direct response to that, and I'm not quite sure where to post a request for further discussion. I considered posting to the outreach Wiki, http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Global_Education_Program, but that wouldn't get much visibility here on en-wiki, and since the USEP really only affects en-wiki I think it would be best to have that discussion on this wiki. I also considered posting a note to one of the steering committee, but though I agree it needs to be part of a steering committee discussion, I think there needs to be an on-wiki discussion too that involves the non-USEP editing community. After all, part of the issue is the extent to which the USEP may impact the rest of the community; see this exchange between an instructor and a very experienced Wikipedia editor, for example.
After thinking about it I decided that the reason I was unsure where to post my question was because there is no current forum that includes as participants all the stakeholders in the USEP. So what I'm looking for is a forum which is viewed by both WMF USEP staff, the ambassador community, and the wider editing community, where some discussion can take place on the best way to achieve the goals of the USEP, maximize the benefit to the encyclopedia, and minimize friction with the editing community. Perhaps this question itself is something that could be discussed with a wider group; after all, it might be that others don't think it's necessary to raise this topic in a broad forum at the moment.
Let me know what you think.
-- Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 14:19, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
Annie, I was surprised to see here that there are plans not only to continue at Pune but even to expand to another campus. I am sure that this is all still under discussion, but speaking as someone who has put quite a few hours into the IEP cleanup already, and who expects to have to do many more, I would be very disappointed if the program continues in anything like its current form. I understand the post mortem is continuing, and I hope that the revised IEP plan for next semester will be on a scale that won't cause anything like the current impact, but because of the scale of the additional work caused I think a great many people will be very upset if there is not a very clear dialogue with the community about your plans before you commit to the IEP's next incarnation. I've argued that the community should be more involved with the discussions about the future of the USEP, as you know; but as I've said in those discussions I think the USEP is in pretty good shape and if you decide to go in a different direction to the one I've suggested I think it will be OK. For the IEP the stakes are much higher and I would really like to see these discussions take place on-wiki, at least simultaneously with the mailing list discussions. Thanks -- Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 12:08, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi, there is yet another class showing up as evidenced by https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/?title=Talk:Tropical_rainforest&diff=prev&oldid=461130364. User:Gazelle13 is the user. There are no problems so far! But just a heads up in case you want to investigate what this is. Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 22:16, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
A new user User talk:Houstonians appears to be trying to complete a class assignment in mineralogy. Perhaps you could do some checking and find out more, and offer the user some guidance. I've seen other similar attempts recently which follow the pattern (will try to find 'em again). It seems a recurring pattern over the past couple of years ... some Texas college class, but I don't remember the details ... have some digging to do. Vsmith ( talk) 12:34, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
Hello Annie Lin, asked for a noticeboard on Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab)#Clumsy classes Cheers -- Chris.urs-o ( talk) 08:26, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
The closest thing I can give you virtually to Philz... :) -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) ( talk) 20:04, 9 December 2011 (UTC) |
Hello Annie, just stopping by in case you might be interested to let you know your name was dropped in an opinion essay in this week's Signpost. Regards, Skomorokh 18:18, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
Hello Annie. The Wikipedians i listed at Frank talk page have shown an interest in being Ambassadors, and confirmed the number of students they may help, but actually i didn't contact properly each of them about being Ambassadors and what they have to do next, as i preferred to leave this part for you and Frank. For contacting the Ambassadors, of course, go ahead, but i am not sure who of them can speak English and who does not; i can contact those ones in Arabic if you like, or give them a primary clarifications about their work, for example. Both talk pages and Email are common to be used for such a purposes in Arabic Wikipedia, so it does not matter as i guess (all of them have their email option enabled, excepting Khalid). By the way, thank you so much for your efforts to develop Arabic Wikipedia. Best regards! -- aad_Dira ( talk) 15:51, 28 December 2011 (UTC).
What do we do next? I'm in Boston. MaynardClark ( talk)
Hi Annie, I just saw the blog post about you guys preparing to launch a Cairo Pilot for the EP and I wanted to drop you a note saying that it looks promising! It looks like the organizers have really, truly taken on board some of the recommendations made by people who dealt with the IEP issues. The small pilot size and the choice to have students focus on their native-language Wikipedia, rather than the English one, are great steps and will, I hope, take care of a lot of the pitfalls the IEP ran into. I wish you guys lots of luck! A fluffernutter is a sandwich! ( talk) 20:40, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
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Hey Annie, I just wanted to give you a heads up that my Campus Ambassadoring at Western Carolina has been going really well this semester. Chris Cooper and I have been working hard all semester with a fresh batch of graduate students! Tonight, we will be having almost 30 of them submit or dramatically improve articles in the public policy sector. i don't think we made a page this year, so I just wanted to give you a heads up on this good news. I'll be sure to let you know how many of them get on the DKY status and/or articles if you would like? Hope all is well over in the offices! Kasey Kayz911 ( talk) 21:59, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
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Hi everyone, if you are interested in being a Wikipedia Ambassador in the United States or Canada, or if you have a question or comment in general about the U.S. or Canada Education Program, you're almost at the right place - just post a message on the user talk page of my colleague Jami Mathewson. If you're interested in being a Wikipedia Ambassador in India, Egypt, or another country, please post a message here on my talk page, and I will respond as soon as possible. If you prefer, you can contact me via email: alin [at] wikimedia [dot] org.
Thank you!
Annie Lin (Wikimedia Foundation) (
talk) 17:19, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Annie, I would love to be an ambassador! I work at a start-up biotech company on the campus. The campus is in Atlanta, Georgia. Celtaxsys
Annie,
I was contacted regarding Syracuse University (my alma mater), but I actually live closest to (in order) the State University of New York at New Paltz and Vassar College, if those institutions are options. Daniel Case ( talk) 02:32, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
I sent an email regarding this, and am more interested now seeing a bit of info about this, above. (Hi Daniel, by the way!) -- doncram ( talk) 06:58, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
I am interested in the possibility of becoming a campus ambassador, but I wanted more information about what is expected of ambassadors and what people you are looking for. I just want to make sure I don't commit to anything that I can't do (because I am very busy in real life these days). Remember ( talk) 15:17, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
I might be interested in this. I work near Harvard and have a university appointment as a fellow. David.Kane ( talk) 00:30, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
I'd like to learn more about this program; I'm in Washington, D.C., a lot. -- Piledhigheranddeeper ( talk) 00:46, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Hello I live right outside of Washington, D.C., and would be interested to help out at Georgetown and/or George Washington. Thanks. -- Omarcheeseboro ( talk) 00:49, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
George Mason would be a more convenient pit stop for me (though I have a degree from GW Law). I can't commit a lot of time, but I can make some once in a while. bd2412 T 03:12, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I am interested in becoming a campus ambassador. I am sending you a message by email with the name of my university and the area I am. -- Ragib ( talk) 03:42, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Extremely interested. I live near both GW and Georgetown universities, and have worked on various articles for Georgetown. I would often argue the merits and potential of Wikipedia with professors there, so I'd love to get a chance to train some. I have a flexible schedule and would be proud to be involved.-- Patrick { oѺ∞} 04:17, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alin. I am interested in being a campus ambassador at either GW or Georgetown. I live in D.C. and have experience as a university teaching assistant at my alma mater. My work on Wikipedia is well-known and I would be honored to have the opportunity to combine two of my interests. I would also like to endorse Patrick's candidacy (above) as another potential ambassador; we have worked together in the past and I have no doubt in his passion, skills and abilities. Best, epicAdam( talk) 16:51, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
I'm interested in serving as campus ambassador for Harvard. I live in Boston, so getting to Harvard is no problem. I've been a Wikipedian since March 2005 and am always proselytizing. I'd love to help new participants better understand the project and start contributing. Let me know what I can do to help. DickClarkMises ( talk) 16:49, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
I would like to participate as a campus ambassador at Georgetown or GWU. I work at a national non-profit in downtown DC and am available during the day or evening. Argos' Dad 20:54, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi -- I can help with ambassador duties at Princeton - my office is an hour or so north of the campus, so 3-5 hours/week might be a bit of a stretch - but if some of the work can be done online, it shouldn't be an issue. DoctorJoeE ( talk) 12:59, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi Annie, I am would like to be a Campus Ambassador for Winona State University. I would like to train others on the Winona State campus to be ambassadors if possible. User:Erhall ( talk) 1, February 2010 —Preceding undated comment added 03:30, 2 February 2011 (UTC).
Annie, I would be willing to assist if you could give me more specific information. You can respond at my talk or e-mail me (the "M" in my signature.) — Justin (koavf)❤ T☮ C☺ M☯ 01:11, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Interested. I am already involved with a few campus-based topic-oriented Wikis that could be integrated with the English Wikipedia (as well as translated into other languages). -- Vihelik ( talk) 03:28, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
(I'm guessing that "IU" stands for "Indiana University") I'm not interested in serving as a Campus Ambassador. But you (and others) might be interested in knowing that I'm trying to do similar work but at a different level. ElKevbo ( talk) 17:36, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Hello. I am interested in learning more about this project and volunteering. Thanks. -- Bburk ( talk) 15:50, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
The Wikimedia New York City chapter would like to be involved with the Princeton effort. We have a number of experienced volunteers, including a retired Princeton biology librarian, and have given Wikipedia at the Library presentations at a number of institutions, including recently the Princeton Theological Library.-- Pharos ( talk) 04:23, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi Annie,
I am an experienced Wikimedian that is interested in becoming an advisor/ambassador, I have been to Princeton and seen Syracuse, but I attended Rutgers SOE. I have an ME, but tend to write about
historical subjects or
local, so I feel like I would be comfortable teaching students about writing on any subject. I am the founder of (still in its infancy)
Hudson County Task Force. I love teaching people or, in the least, telling them about WP. I'm relatively young, 25 and live about 50 minutes away from Princeton, or an hour train ride, and across the Hudson from Syracuse, so either would be a good commute.
Would this likely be a weekend thing? I work full time. Any other information about this program you have, I would love to hear about. -
Theornamentalist (
talk) 14:27, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Dear Annie, I am a Wikipedian committed to the ideal of free knowledge espoused by WP. I live in just outside northwest DC (i.e. relatively easy commutting distance to both Georgetown and George Washington University). I have degrees in biochemistry, currently work in the biotech field, and enjoy teaching. I'd be interested to get more information on the requirements of the Campus Ambassador position. I should mention that I'm currently employed full-time, but have a somewhat flexible schedule which I might be able to work 3-5 hours of ambassadorship into. Many thanks for your time and attention, NickCT ( talk) 15:03, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Unfortunately, 3-5 hours a week is too much time for me to commit to right now because my schedule is just too hectic. Thus, I assume I could not be a Campus Ambassador. Nevertheless, let me know if there are others ways to help out that would require less of a commitment. Remember ( talk) 20:36, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
I might be interested in being a campus ambassador at Harvard. I live in Cambridge, near the University, where I worked for many years. I'm now retired. Paul August ☎ 10:42, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
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hi, i'm interested if my other committments work out, i live in alexandria, missed the DC meetup at GW (sorry). Accotink2 ( talk) 21:44, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Please consider me, also, as an ambassador for GWU. Doc2234 ( talk) 03:09, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
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Hey Annie,
Were you able to find ambassadors for Princeton? Please get back to me, thank you :) -
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Glad to be here, I believe this is the start of something very good for the Politics of Piracy, DECAL, UCB, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, and, well, a lot of others! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mattsenate ( talk • contribs) 09:08, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
Good to hear from you, thanks for the DYK note :). Kaushik Iyer ( talk) 21:13, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Just saying it's a good idea to tell students how many people viewed their article. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 15:33, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
I put up the geonotices, set to run for two weeks. I combined the Berkeley and SF ones, because the geoip database isn't accurate to target them separately. I described the region for each one; see MediaWiki:Geonotice.js. Let me know if you want the wording changed.-- ragesoss (WMF) ( talk) 00:49, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I'm a grad student in computer science at UC Berkeley and long-time administrator on the English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. I'd be happy to help out with the ambassador effort in any way that I can. Let me know if I can help. Dcoetzee 08:08, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I graduated from UC Berkeley, and am interested in helping out on this project. I'm living in SF now, and is taking classes around the bay area in order to prepare for the entry into a dental school, so I'll be able to help out by going to UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University (SFSU), and/or Cal State Eastbay (Hayward). Please let me know what I can do to help. EkmanLi ( talk) 09:48, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
Recently graduated from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley. Would love to help out. The Graduate Theological Union would be a good place to recruit editors on philosophy and religion articles.-- WickerGuy ( talk) 18:27, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I'm a student at UCSD and a long time sysop on the English Wikipedia. Although I'm currently inactive, I'll have more time during the winter and spring quarters; I'm happy to help in any way I can. Let me know. Best, FASTILY (TALK) 19:40, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi, the message popped up for me regarding MSU in Bozeman, MT. Curious as to time commitment. I no longer live in Bozeman, but am not too far away. Montanabw (talk) 03:29, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
I'm interested in being a campus ambassador at my school, USC. I've been an editor for five years, an admin for three years, and a bureaucrat here for two, so I should be well-equipped with enough experience to share here. bibliomaniac 1 5 04:59, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
Maybe at UCSD or CSUSM... some where else in my area would be fine too. Do I need to send my résumé to someone?--Dark Charles 22:52, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
I had a message on about Bozeman, MT, where Montana State University is located, which is about 6? hours away. But I live outside Missoula, MT, where the University of Montana is located. I'd be interested in doing something here, but not in Bozeman. Dlabtot ( talk) 03:55, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
College of San Mateo and Cañada College are community colleges in San Mateo County. Notre Dame de Namur is a four-year college in Belmont, CA (also in San Mateo County). I have been on the English Wikipedia for 6 years. I have been an admin although I am not one at this time. -- Richard S ( talk) 07:29, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
Annie: You sent me an invitation to be a Campus Ambassador at USF (Univ. of San Francisco), but I now live and work in Belmont (although, as a native, I still consider myself a San Franciscan). The time commitment required by commuting to USF to help would be too much of a sacrifice for me. CSM and Notre Dame are both close to my home, so if and when Wikipedia needs another Campus Ambassador there, I am willing and able (after some training). My e-mail address is sffrog@cesols.com. My personal website is grant.cesols.com, and my business websites are www.cesols.com and www.costeffective.us. -- SFFrog ( talk) 22:58, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
OK, where would we be doing it this term? It might be closer to home. Daniel Case ( talk) 15:52, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
I'm a program assistant in the Microscopy Program at Merritt College in Oakland, CA. As it happens, I'm planning an activity for next semester that incorporates contributions to Wikipedia, especially needed microphotography. I am interested in the activities related to being a Wikipedia Ambassador, though I fear that I might not be able to have time for some of the commitments listed, particularly the three-day training. Peter G Werner ( talk) 07:41, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
Not sure you have any contacts at these, but I am near Cabrillo College, University of California at Santa Cruz and California State University at Monterey Bay. Might also be able to help at "south bay" schools like SJSU or Santa Clara, but do not have contacts of my own. I will send an email with more info. W Nowicki ( talk) 18:58, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
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Hi! I'm looking forward to being trained by you this weekend! Henni2me ( talk) 05:07, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
I will also be attending the training session this weekend. I look forward to this experience, I think there's a lot that we can learn and covey to others about the Wiki world! Mulforel ( talk) 00:12, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi Annie!
I am looking forward to meeting you and everyone else tomorrow! I am so excited to learn more about everything being a Wikipedia Campus Ambassador entails. See you in the morning! — Preceding
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I will be participating in the Southern Region Wikipedia Campus Ambassador training. I look forward to the wealth of knowledge I'll obtain! Dylanstaley ( talk) 04:08, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi Annie. I'll be seeing you tomorrow at LSU. Neoglyph ( talk) 04:37, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
I think it is a great idea, and incidentally, yesterday I sent an email to CITASA (ASA's section) listerv about this idea. However, as I noted in the email, I have little experience in dealing with ASA bureaucracy and as a grad student, I have little pull in the organization. I'd love to help, but we need input from somebody who knows how to actually make things happen within the ASA. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 22:36, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Annie, you left a nice message on my talk page back on 11 January. I apologize for my late response -- that was just a week after I had heart surgery, and I haven't felt strong enough to deal with mail until now. To answer your questions and comments:
Anyway, those are some thoughts. Thanks for writing! — Aetheling ( talk) 18:34, 28 January 2011 (UTC) (Loren Cobb).
Hello Annie, I look forward to meeting you at the Wikipedia Campus Ambassador training in Baton Rouge. B.J.Carmichael ( talk) 22:44, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Hey Annie, I am currently stuck in the Atlanta airport, but thing as looking up and I should be in Baton Rouge soon. Can't wait to see you in Baton Rouge. Hec7 ( talk) 22:55, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
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I create a new block for Campus Ambassadors that you can add to your user page.
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Thanks BasketofPuppies. We will all use yours so that we are consistent. I will remove the template I made. When I asked if there was one, none of my trainers knew about it yet. But it was good training to learn how to create one.
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Hi Annie, I'm with the Polytechnic of Namibia. I've been designing a course on Information Competence which includes a module on Wikipedia, and I've been involved teaching this module in 2010, see Wikipedia:School_and_university_projects/Polytechnic_of_Namibia. We had problems with teacher readiness to deliver the Wikipedia module and as a result I will run a train-the-trainer program in April 2011.
My question is: It looks pretty much like I am the de facto Campus Ambassador but I see that this role requires training and an application--how would you suggest I go ahead? It is highly unlikely that I'll be able to travel to Wikimania. -- Pgallert ( talk) 14:04, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
You posted a message on my talk page re being an Ambassador to USF. I am interested in learning more. USF campus isn't that far from me, and I'm a fan of the Jesuits :-) I actually work at UC Berkeley, so would be happy to be of service in that community too. I'll read up more on the ambassador program, and wait for your response. Erie lhonan 06:52, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
It's too late to get a session this year, I'll try to get it for 2012. I will enquire about a roundtable which was a possibility. Overall, as I expected, lots of bureaucracy to go through, and while few people expressed interest, it's hardly a rush to help out :/ -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 20:01, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
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Hey. Once you come to a stable proposal of the regions I am willing do make a map of it. cheers -- Guerillero | My Talk 17:12, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi Annie, I'm one of Wikipedia's friendly Online Ambassadors. I've identified another university that is working with various coursework projects on Wikipedia. I've welcomed the professor, Dr. Newbold, and invited him to become involved in the Campus Ambassador Program. I've provided him with a link to the program page, along with your email address. I also gave Sage a head's up. Let me know if you have any questions. Cind. amuse 22:36, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
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Hey Annie! I am MikeLynch, from Bangalore, and am very eager to get this program started in India. I have already made plans to organise similar initiatives, and some of them are already on track. I would really like some help to get this started in a big way. Regards, Yes Michael? • Talk 19:19, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi Annie! I am an online Ambassador-in-training although I haven't been very active for a while due to RL issues. I am living in Pune and would like to help in whatever way possible with your Campus Ambassador pilot in Pune. FYI I just completed my studies from Symbiosis Law School and should be able to help introduce the programme there.-- Forty two 16:12, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Annie - I noticed a discussion on AN/I about a new class using Wikipedia-based assignments at Washington College that is not doing so in a policy happy fashion, so I figured I'd leave you a note about it in case you guys hadn't seen it and wanted to contact them: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#University_project_creating_new.2C_deliberate_POV_forks Kevin ( talk) 00:02, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi everyone, please post a message here if you are interested in being a Wikipedia Campus Ambassador. I will respond as soon as possible on your talk page. If you prefer, you can contact me via email: alin [at] wikimedia [dot] org. We are now looking for Campus Ambassadors in both the United States and in India, although we also welcome interest from other parts of the world.
Thank you!
Annie Lin, Campus Team Coordinator
Annie Lin (Campus Team Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation) (
talk)
I live in Augusta, Georgia and would be happy to participate provided there was some need within a close proximity of my domicile. Particularly I wish Paine college would participate for they are convenient to my location, as well as Augusta State University. I could be of limited assistance for Georgia or Georgia Tech or even Clemson. Please advise if further consideration is appropriate. My76Strat talk 01:35, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Annie, I'm going to get the ball rolling here by creating a section for the new University of Toronto Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors! I'm sure we're all looking forward to the training this week, and to working with Wikimedia and our respective Faculties to help integrate Wikipedia into the classroom. What a great way to engage with our students by using Information and Communications Technologies of particular interest to them!
-- Michaelh.dick ( talk) 01:29, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi!! Timothycck ( talk) 20:42, 16 August 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Timothycck ( talk • contribs) 14:31, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, Annie! You probably picked it because I like cheeseburgers. It has everything on it, I hope? Bob the WikipediaN ( talk • contribs) 23:52, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
For being such a great person, always taking care of all the Ambassdors
Sadads (
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Annie, thanks for the note and the brownie! Unfortunately I have no comment concerning this "reputation" of which you speak. In fact, this is the first time such a reputation has come to my attention. ;)
Also, you beat me to the punch! I've been planning on sending you some WikiLove for a while now, but hadn't gotten my thoughts together. Allow me to boomerang this "thanks" around to you for all your hard work, inspiration, and eloquence! This project is wrought of your labor and we all stand in your debt!
Kittens are an easy choice because they are oh-so-cute.
Mattsenate (
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i DO
Jordan Jamieson Kyser (
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thanks for the cheeseburger! here's a wikilove cat in some kind of bowl.
Amcook (
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Yay Annie! -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) ( talk) 22:31, 8 September 2011 (UTC) |
Many thanks for your link and support! I am going through the materials presently. Please keep us in view so that we can profit by your advice and expertise. We are all very heartened by the degree of help we have experienced thusfar. Njnu-ban-xueshenghao ( talk) 00:34, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello Annie, there seems to be some kind of class project happening at University of Ohio, in the Athens area. They have made a whole series of requests at WP:Drawing board and made some drafts of articles at AFC or on their user pages. This happened at 14:33 UTC on 21 September 2011 in a burst of several minutes. I listed the users at User:Graeme Bartlett/UOhio. So far I have only replied on the Drawing board and not contacted them on their talk pages to find out what the class is or who the instructor is. Cindamuse suggested that you should be informed. Since there seems to be a trend of piccies here, I will offer you a picture some crocoite crystals with bonus dundasite which I am using as a theme for my online ambassador edits. Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 09:17, 25 September 2011 (UTC)Hey, is there any way that we could build a leadership board for this semester, based off of this page? I know that it would be fun for the students to see how they have done recently as compared to other students, but Frank hasn't been active recently so I thought you might know something about the idea. Thanks! Kevin Rutherford ( talk) 04:25, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
Annie
There was a discussion which you may have read on the ambassador mailing list (also reposted here (in the collapsed box)), that I'd like to follow up on. I contributed a comment to that discussion suggesting that the USEP had grown to the point where further expansion might be harmful, and that we needed to focus on improving the mechanics of working with classes, rather than on growth. I haven't seen a direct response to that, and I'm not quite sure where to post a request for further discussion. I considered posting to the outreach Wiki, http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Global_Education_Program, but that wouldn't get much visibility here on en-wiki, and since the USEP really only affects en-wiki I think it would be best to have that discussion on this wiki. I also considered posting a note to one of the steering committee, but though I agree it needs to be part of a steering committee discussion, I think there needs to be an on-wiki discussion too that involves the non-USEP editing community. After all, part of the issue is the extent to which the USEP may impact the rest of the community; see this exchange between an instructor and a very experienced Wikipedia editor, for example.
After thinking about it I decided that the reason I was unsure where to post my question was because there is no current forum that includes as participants all the stakeholders in the USEP. So what I'm looking for is a forum which is viewed by both WMF USEP staff, the ambassador community, and the wider editing community, where some discussion can take place on the best way to achieve the goals of the USEP, maximize the benefit to the encyclopedia, and minimize friction with the editing community. Perhaps this question itself is something that could be discussed with a wider group; after all, it might be that others don't think it's necessary to raise this topic in a broad forum at the moment.
Let me know what you think.
-- Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 14:19, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
Annie, I was surprised to see here that there are plans not only to continue at Pune but even to expand to another campus. I am sure that this is all still under discussion, but speaking as someone who has put quite a few hours into the IEP cleanup already, and who expects to have to do many more, I would be very disappointed if the program continues in anything like its current form. I understand the post mortem is continuing, and I hope that the revised IEP plan for next semester will be on a scale that won't cause anything like the current impact, but because of the scale of the additional work caused I think a great many people will be very upset if there is not a very clear dialogue with the community about your plans before you commit to the IEP's next incarnation. I've argued that the community should be more involved with the discussions about the future of the USEP, as you know; but as I've said in those discussions I think the USEP is in pretty good shape and if you decide to go in a different direction to the one I've suggested I think it will be OK. For the IEP the stakes are much higher and I would really like to see these discussions take place on-wiki, at least simultaneously with the mailing list discussions. Thanks -- Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 12:08, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi, there is yet another class showing up as evidenced by https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/?title=Talk:Tropical_rainforest&diff=prev&oldid=461130364. User:Gazelle13 is the user. There are no problems so far! But just a heads up in case you want to investigate what this is. Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 22:16, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
A new user User talk:Houstonians appears to be trying to complete a class assignment in mineralogy. Perhaps you could do some checking and find out more, and offer the user some guidance. I've seen other similar attempts recently which follow the pattern (will try to find 'em again). It seems a recurring pattern over the past couple of years ... some Texas college class, but I don't remember the details ... have some digging to do. Vsmith ( talk) 12:34, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
Hello Annie Lin, asked for a noticeboard on Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab)#Clumsy classes Cheers -- Chris.urs-o ( talk) 08:26, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
The closest thing I can give you virtually to Philz... :) -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) ( talk) 20:04, 9 December 2011 (UTC) |
Hello Annie, just stopping by in case you might be interested to let you know your name was dropped in an opinion essay in this week's Signpost. Regards, Skomorokh 18:18, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
Hello Annie. The Wikipedians i listed at Frank talk page have shown an interest in being Ambassadors, and confirmed the number of students they may help, but actually i didn't contact properly each of them about being Ambassadors and what they have to do next, as i preferred to leave this part for you and Frank. For contacting the Ambassadors, of course, go ahead, but i am not sure who of them can speak English and who does not; i can contact those ones in Arabic if you like, or give them a primary clarifications about their work, for example. Both talk pages and Email are common to be used for such a purposes in Arabic Wikipedia, so it does not matter as i guess (all of them have their email option enabled, excepting Khalid). By the way, thank you so much for your efforts to develop Arabic Wikipedia. Best regards! -- aad_Dira ( talk) 15:51, 28 December 2011 (UTC).
What do we do next? I'm in Boston. MaynardClark ( talk)
Hi Annie, I just saw the blog post about you guys preparing to launch a Cairo Pilot for the EP and I wanted to drop you a note saying that it looks promising! It looks like the organizers have really, truly taken on board some of the recommendations made by people who dealt with the IEP issues. The small pilot size and the choice to have students focus on their native-language Wikipedia, rather than the English one, are great steps and will, I hope, take care of a lot of the pitfalls the IEP ran into. I wish you guys lots of luck! A fluffernutter is a sandwich! ( talk) 20:40, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
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Hey Annie, I just wanted to give you a heads up that my Campus Ambassadoring at Western Carolina has been going really well this semester. Chris Cooper and I have been working hard all semester with a fresh batch of graduate students! Tonight, we will be having almost 30 of them submit or dramatically improve articles in the public policy sector. i don't think we made a page this year, so I just wanted to give you a heads up on this good news. I'll be sure to let you know how many of them get on the DKY status and/or articles if you would like? Hope all is well over in the offices! Kasey Kayz911 ( talk) 21:59, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
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Thank you so much for 'training' and teaching me. Your presentation skills are amazing! Good Luck for future! Hope to catch you soon in San Fransisco. Keep Exploring, Keep Inspiring! AbhiSuryawanshi ( talk) 21:33, 19 February 2013 (UTC) |
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It's been a full year since the Teahouse opened, and as we're reflecting on what's been accomplished, we wanted to celebrate with you.
Teahouse guests and hosts are sharing their stories in a new blog post about the project.
1 year statistics for Teahouse visitors compared to invited non-visitors from the pilot:
Metric | Control group | Teahouse group | Contrast |
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Average retention (weeks with at least 1 edit) | 5.02 weeks | 8.57 weeks | 1.7x retention |
Average number of articles edited | 58.7 articles | 116.9 edits | 2.0x articles edited |
Average talk page edits | 36.5 edits | 85.6 edits | 2.4x talk page edits |
Average article space edits | 129.6 edits | 360.4 edits | 2.8x article edits |
Average total edits (all namespaces) | 182.1 edits | 532.4 edits | 2.9x total edits |
Over the past year almost 2000 questions have been asked and answered, 669 editors have introduced themselves, 1670 guests have been served, 867 experienced Wikipedians have participated in the project, and 137 have served as hosts. Read more project analysis in our CSCW 2013 paper
Last month January was our most active month so far! 78 profiles were created, 46 active hosts answered 263 questions, and 11 new hosts joined the project.
Come by the Teahouse to share a cup of tea and enjoy a Birthday Cupcake! Happy Birthday to the Teahouse and thank you for a year's worth of interest and support :-)