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@ Northamerica1000: I was wondering how the TAFI 5 per week will work regarding scheduling. Will we host all five articles for the duration of one week, or will we host one article a day for each week day (Mon-Fri)? Thanks, -- Bananasoldier ( talk) 15:52, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi guys! If you take a look at this template, it only shows "Deep frying" as a big link, and it's missing "Polar ice cap". How can we fix this to accommodate for multiple links? Thanks, -- Bananasoldier ( talk) 01:38, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Previous template with the error
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I think our project is definitely gaining momentum. Here are two ideas to help promote our WikiProject:
1) We haven't had an article with The Signpost in a long time. Maybe we can ask them to write about us again?
2) We can put tiny subst templates in our signatures that link to our project page, the current article for improvement, or a page that redirects to the current article for improvement. My bad; it turns out you can't put templates in your signature.
3) Should we work with other WikiProjects that deal with new editors and encourage new editors to participate in TAFI?
Let me know what you think! Bananasoldier ( talk) 21:34, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
4) Also, we can work hard to earn more "collaborative DYKs" and link to TAFI on the DYK display (in parenthesis after the hook) like we did with the other DYKs we earned. I think that helped us gain attention because more people click on links on the front page in general (of course) and because editors probably wondered why the DYK hook had a little "T-A-F-I" link. Because the front page of Wikipedia is read by both editors and visitors (readers), we'll want to add on our project page instructions on how to edit Wikipedia/an explanation of what TAFI is from an outsider (newcomer) perspective. To accommodate for newcomers, we should also strive for a Teahouse standard of hospitality & helpfulness. -- Bananasoldier ( talk) 04:02, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
58 32 193 80 282 66 192 240 111 30
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
Pinging –
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 09:10, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 09:11, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
Messaging – Users on the Notifications list have been messaged about this week's vote. North America 1000 09:20, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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Sport | 22 | Scheduled |
Venice International Film Festival | 8 | Remains in holding area |
Global cuisine | 22 | Scheduled |
Ballet | 8 | Remains in holding area |
Caramel | 42 | Scheduled |
Nature reserve | 12 | Remains in holding area |
Rural area | 8 | Remains in holding area |
Arctic | 31 | Scheduled |
Candy apple | 20 | Scheduled |
Social change | 8 | Remains in holding area |
– North America 1000 06:03, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi TAFI! Thanks to everyone who has participated in improving Deep frying so far. Winner 42 and I have been talking about the possibility of TAFI bringing Deep frying to GA status. We still have some work to do, such as summarizing deep fried dishes from around the world. I just wanted to say please feel free to jump in and help this goal become a reality! -- Bananasoldier ( talk) 04:03, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
Qwertyxp2000 suggested that I update the accomplishments table, which I've just done (I've done it a few times before). I don't have the time to do it all the time. However, although editing the table looks intimidating, it's really just a matter of filling in blank fields. The current setup uses fairly descriptive field names and you can find the information in a few places:
"olddate" and "newdate" are entered manually.
The link below the bottom of the table contains the exact details if you are lost. Wikipedia:Today's_articles_for_improvement/Accomplishments/row
Prose counts: The ones I did at the end of last year were done by copying the main body into MS word and manually stripping tables, titles, etc. however the Did you know word counter is much much better. It adds a link to your left hand toolbar that provides an instant character count. You have to install it by adding a line of code to a special page that is easily found by following a link on the DYKcheck page.
Making a week on the table breaks down naturally into three different stages: adding a new line with article and week; Adding edit numbers, ID numbers of old pages and prose/ size counts; and adding the class and date information. I think that it need not be onerous if multiple editors check it as part of their routine. Some parts can be added before the week has ended, as Ive done with the current articles. TBP25 ( talk) 11:19, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
TBP25 ( talk) 05:21, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello, everyone! Week 21 saw two articles edited at once because we had a voting tie. This change appeared at the perfect time to ease TAFI into editing many articles simultaneously as we do now (at 5 per week).
Polar ice cap had some polishing done with pictures and copyediting. Of particular notice is the new addition of the Polar_ice_cap#Pluto section, which is a nice update because the recent discoveries were reported/published just a month ago. Thank you @ Northamerica1000, ChamithN, Davey2010, Winner 42, Presidentman, and Jim.henderson:!
Deep frying saw major growth, perhaps in following the footsteps of its TAFI cousin, Stir frying (start class to B-class via TAFI). It started off at 8 kilobytes and is now 43 kilobytes. Of special notice are the expansion to practically every section (History, especially), more pictures, better organization, and entirely new sections (Tools, Dishes and foods subsections, Health effects, Environmental effects, Culture). We approached the possibility nomination for GA, but did not feel ready for it within the 7 day time frame. However, it's listed on the Further collaborations page now and we plan on continuing the pursuit. Thank you @ CryOCed, Northamerica1000, Qwertyxp2000, Takeaway, Davey2010, Winner 42, and War wizard90:@ Presidentman, DemocraticLuntz, EricEnfermero, Esquivalience, Topbanana, and Esquivalience:!
That's about it! Thanks again for participating! -- Bananasoldier ( talk) 07:04, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
183 14 80 179 95 73 149 205 249 44
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area.
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 06:38, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 06:38, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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Voice acting | 21 | Remains in holding area |
Little John | 10 | Remains in holding area |
Performing arts | 24 | Scheduled |
History of perfume | 24 | Scheduled |
Erik the Red | 17 | Remains in holding area |
Victoria, Seychelles | 27 | Scheduled |
Amazonas Region | 16 | Remains in holding area |
Sin | 22 | Scheduled |
Nightlife | 48 | Scheduled |
Aries (astrology) | 14 | Remains in holding area |
– North America 1000 03:52, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
@ CSJJ104 and Evad37: Just to remind you, I hadn't been marking the articles of improvement since the Prose article. Qwertyxp2000 ( talk - contributions) 05:08, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
139 104 158 145 211 266 255 151 132 243
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 04:33, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 04:33, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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History of pharmacy | 19 | Scheduled |
Adult | 30 | Scheduled |
Cereal | 26 | Scheduled |
Geographical pole | 31 | Scheduled |
Debt | 8 | Remains in holding area |
Report | 8 | Remains in holding area |
Ratatouille | 17 | Remains in holding area |
Chicken sandwich | 19 | Scheduled |
Coffee production in Cuba | 17 | Remains in holding area |
Fat | 36 | Scheduled |
– Due to a tie, six articles will be scheduled for week 26. North America 1000 17:56, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
On this weeks' articles I see a lot of this happening:
[[genotype]]s
Should I fix it this/does it not matter?
[[genotype|genotypes]]
Brandon (MrWooHoo) • Talk to Brandon! 22:25, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
[[genotype|genotypes]]
redundant over [[genotype]]s
, since both work. Thanks,
Bananasoldier (
talk)
01:13, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
[[genotype]]s
is "easier to type and clearer to read in the source text".
Finnusertop (
talk |
guestbook |
contribs)
22:09, 9 June 2015 (UTC)Hi! I stumbled across TAFI coming from another language's Wikipedia (I find that ever so slightly ironic, considering...). Anyway, it looks really interesting, but I quickly notice that the TAFI main page doesn't show a little box titled "Shortcut" with a link WP:TAFI. I think it should appear there, but I don't know how to create and place it in a proper place. But, an addition to that page would be nice! -- TheBlueWizard ( talk) 02:05, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
228 193 273 146 62 143 82 89 116 71
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 18:13, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 18:13, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
Two things I noticed about these articles which people may wish to consider in relation to this wikiprojects goals:
(To be announced on Sunday (UTC).)
Article | Points | Action |
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Footwear | 26 | Scheduled |
Immersion (virtual reality) | 9 | Remains in holding area |
Garmin | 1 | Archived |
Party | 35 | Scheduled |
Arab cuisine | 26 | Scheduled |
Local area network | 16 | Remains in holding area |
Twentieth-century theatre | 5 | Archived |
Slogan | 26 | Scheduled |
Western literature | 20 | Scheduled |
¥ | 12 | Remains in holding area |
– North America 1000 20:12, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
On the Nomination page, it presently states that "Successful nominations have few or no objections and at least 3 net supports" and "Unsuccessful nominations can be archived after 21 days of no discussion or after 3 net opposing votes" (bold emphasis mine). Should we keep this net tallying system in place, in which votes and tallies are countered by opposite votes, or go to a simpler format using gross tallying, whereby nominations that receive either 3 support or opposing votes can then be approved or disapproved, regardless of other votes to the contrary (unless it's a tie with 3 support and 3 oppose, in which case the next vote will decide)?
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 23:33, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 23:33, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
115 208 155 22 28 242 294 149 153 222
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 20:44, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 20:45, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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Staple food | 11 | Scheduled |
Exhibition | 11 | Scheduled |
The Thinker | 1 | Archived |
Mario Kart | 14 | Scheduled |
Pecan pie | 10 | Remains in holding area |
Rump steak | 20 | Scheduled |
Decolonization | 10 | Remains in holding area |
Holiest sites in Islam | 30 | Scheduled |
Job | 16 | Scheduled |
Keystone species | 6 | Remains in holding area |
- Due to a tie, six articles will be scheduled for week 28. North America 1000 00:27, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
296 271 71 159 140 31 180 223 96 81
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 00:43, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 00:44, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
(To be announced on Sunday (UTC).)
Article | Points | Action |
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Hemispheres of the Earth | 16 | Scheduled |
Head | 10 | Remains in holding area |
Berry | 11 | Remains in holding area |
Kayaking | 27 | Scheduled |
Oscar speech | 13 | Scheduled |
Venice International Film Festival | 5 | Archived |
Elephants in ancient China | 13 | Scheduled |
Bottled water | 12 | Scheduled |
Chalk | 2 | Archived |
Ticker tape | 9 | Remains in holding area |
– North America 1000 02:05, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
219 87 173 153 34 42 103 113 101 81
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 02:20, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 02:21, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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General aviation | 14 | Scheduled |
Sack of Rome (410) | 4 | Archived |
Synchronization (computer science) | 8 | Remains in holding area |
Taboo | 18 | Scheduled |
Post-production | 17 | Scheduled |
Dessert | 37 | Scheduled |
Subatomic particle | 3 | Archived |
Aerosol spray | 14 | Scheduled |
Home | 31 | Scheduled |
Ticker tape | 8 | Remains in holding area |
– Due to a tie, six articles will be scheduled for week 30. North America 1000 08:50, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
119 59 218 118 154 256 216 38 269 112
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 09:14, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 09:14, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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Scale (music) | 4 | Archived |
Unmanned spaceflight | 29 | Scheduled |
Igloo | 33 | Scheduled |
Extra (acting) | 3 | Archived |
Voice acting | 13 | Scheduled |
Head | 10 | Remains in holding area |
Haribo | 13 | Scheduled |
Wage | 10 | Remains in holding area |
Underground restaurant | 25 | Scheduled |
Performance | 10 | Remains in holding area |
– North America 1000 11:25, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
178 28 29 18 110 248 255 119 70 226
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 12:29, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 12:29, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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WordPress | 0 | Remains in holding area |
Portals in fiction ( Portal (doorway) redirects to this) | 3 | Remains in holding area |
Social change | 9 | Scheduled |
Double standard | 5 | Remains in holding area |
John Harington (writer) | 5 | Remains in holding area |
Information Age | 6 | Scheduled |
Music venue | 12 | Scheduled |
Farmhouse | 12 | Scheduled |
Parable | 6 | Scheduled |
Report | 2 | Remains in holding area |
– Since as per the below discussion, this project may be changing soon, it appears that many have chosen to comment at the discussion rather than voting for the weekly selections. As a precautionary action in light of this, for Week 32 I have retained articles in the holding area that received five or fewer points in the above thread. This is to 1) maintain the integrity of the processes/votes that occurred for the entries to be in the holding area, and 2) it is unclear at this time how holding area entries will be handled if and when the project changes form. North America 1000 11:30, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
It took me to a dnr page -- if I put in just stats.grok.se, it works. But it won't let me edit the header. valereee ( talk) 15:16, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
An example of an
igloo
The following are WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selections: Previous selections: Dessert • Kayaking • Holiest sites in Islam Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: North America 1000 00:30, 27 July 2015 (UTC) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
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The selection for week 34 (starting 17 August 2015) is Soufflé. Esquivalience t 04:00, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
Please any comments or concerns about the selection here. If three net members elect to reselect the article, then the article will be reselected and the former one removed from the list of articles.
I'm losing motivation to continue coordinating the weekly voting, mostly because I have noticed that not much improvement, and sometimes no improvements, have been occurring in the project's weekly selections. It seems that I'm spinning my wheels, in terms of working to keep things moving, but without much article improvement actually occurring to qualify the work. I think this is a great project with significant potential, but if people are only voting here and not making any article improvements, my motivation to continue coordination here decreases. In the past, significant collaborations have occurred which have greatly improved articles, but I haven't been seeing this in the last couple of months. See below for examples.
– Perhaps as discussed in the past, for example...
changes should occur to better facilitate article improvements. As an example, we could change the formatting of the project. For example, entries at the holding area could be randomly scheduled weekly, and the voting process could be moved to the nominations page. North America 1000 12:20, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
There seems to be a consensus to limit TAFI to one article per week, but how do we choose the article? Here are some options (feel free to add more):
- Esquivalience t 03:59, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
How about a simpler version of the Quid Pro Quo option – one that wont require too much effort, most of which is placed on those suggesting articles. See User:Evad37/Sandbox 3 for an example, but basically, each suggestion would be made in a new section on a suggestions page. The only requirement for making a suggestion is that you have made a significant contribution to a previous TAFI article, and are not already in the suggestions queue. We use a common sense approach to "significant contribution", which is checked by another editor – we'll probably get editors checking each other's work, much like DYK. A third scheduling editor can then simply schedule successful suggestions (or provide a sanity check if something doesn't look right). The scheduling editor then just has to mark entries with a template such as {{ Approved}} or {{ Unapproved}}, and a bot can archive entries (much like the nominations page).
This system puts most of the work onto those wanting to suggest article, in providing their own evidence in the form of diffs, and possibly checking each other's work. The scheduling editor only has to schedule checked suggestions, and can default to randomly choosing an article if there are no checked suggestions. - Evad37 [ talk 02:23, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
Let's evaluate the consensus:
Reducing it to one article:
Unless anyone changes their vote, I guess #2 is the way to go, with #1 and #3 if it fails? Esquivalience t 19:47, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
The Quid pro quo proposal assumes that we will have editors eager to choose articles for improvement. Perhaps we should take a straw poll and see how much interest their actually is. If we can consistently get one editor to commit to contributing improvements to each TAFI article, it would be a significant kick to the project compared to our current level of activity.
Please add yourself to the list below if you are interested in choosing articles and can commit to working on it yourself and also encourage others to work on it. Indicate how frequently you're realistically interested in making such a commitment.
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 10 | ← | Archive 14 | Archive 15 | Archive 16 | Archive 17 | Archive 18 | → | Archive 20 |
@ Northamerica1000: I was wondering how the TAFI 5 per week will work regarding scheduling. Will we host all five articles for the duration of one week, or will we host one article a day for each week day (Mon-Fri)? Thanks, -- Bananasoldier ( talk) 15:52, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi guys! If you take a look at this template, it only shows "Deep frying" as a big link, and it's missing "Polar ice cap". How can we fix this to accommodate for multiple links? Thanks, -- Bananasoldier ( talk) 01:38, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Previous template with the error
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I think our project is definitely gaining momentum. Here are two ideas to help promote our WikiProject:
1) We haven't had an article with The Signpost in a long time. Maybe we can ask them to write about us again?
2) We can put tiny subst templates in our signatures that link to our project page, the current article for improvement, or a page that redirects to the current article for improvement. My bad; it turns out you can't put templates in your signature.
3) Should we work with other WikiProjects that deal with new editors and encourage new editors to participate in TAFI?
Let me know what you think! Bananasoldier ( talk) 21:34, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
4) Also, we can work hard to earn more "collaborative DYKs" and link to TAFI on the DYK display (in parenthesis after the hook) like we did with the other DYKs we earned. I think that helped us gain attention because more people click on links on the front page in general (of course) and because editors probably wondered why the DYK hook had a little "T-A-F-I" link. Because the front page of Wikipedia is read by both editors and visitors (readers), we'll want to add on our project page instructions on how to edit Wikipedia/an explanation of what TAFI is from an outsider (newcomer) perspective. To accommodate for newcomers, we should also strive for a Teahouse standard of hospitality & helpfulness. -- Bananasoldier ( talk) 04:02, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
58 32 193 80 282 66 192 240 111 30
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
Pinging –
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 09:10, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 09:11, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
Messaging – Users on the Notifications list have been messaged about this week's vote. North America 1000 09:20, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
---|---|---|
Sport | 22 | Scheduled |
Venice International Film Festival | 8 | Remains in holding area |
Global cuisine | 22 | Scheduled |
Ballet | 8 | Remains in holding area |
Caramel | 42 | Scheduled |
Nature reserve | 12 | Remains in holding area |
Rural area | 8 | Remains in holding area |
Arctic | 31 | Scheduled |
Candy apple | 20 | Scheduled |
Social change | 8 | Remains in holding area |
– North America 1000 06:03, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi TAFI! Thanks to everyone who has participated in improving Deep frying so far. Winner 42 and I have been talking about the possibility of TAFI bringing Deep frying to GA status. We still have some work to do, such as summarizing deep fried dishes from around the world. I just wanted to say please feel free to jump in and help this goal become a reality! -- Bananasoldier ( talk) 04:03, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
Qwertyxp2000 suggested that I update the accomplishments table, which I've just done (I've done it a few times before). I don't have the time to do it all the time. However, although editing the table looks intimidating, it's really just a matter of filling in blank fields. The current setup uses fairly descriptive field names and you can find the information in a few places:
"olddate" and "newdate" are entered manually.
The link below the bottom of the table contains the exact details if you are lost. Wikipedia:Today's_articles_for_improvement/Accomplishments/row
Prose counts: The ones I did at the end of last year were done by copying the main body into MS word and manually stripping tables, titles, etc. however the Did you know word counter is much much better. It adds a link to your left hand toolbar that provides an instant character count. You have to install it by adding a line of code to a special page that is easily found by following a link on the DYKcheck page.
Making a week on the table breaks down naturally into three different stages: adding a new line with article and week; Adding edit numbers, ID numbers of old pages and prose/ size counts; and adding the class and date information. I think that it need not be onerous if multiple editors check it as part of their routine. Some parts can be added before the week has ended, as Ive done with the current articles. TBP25 ( talk) 11:19, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
TBP25 ( talk) 05:21, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello, everyone! Week 21 saw two articles edited at once because we had a voting tie. This change appeared at the perfect time to ease TAFI into editing many articles simultaneously as we do now (at 5 per week).
Polar ice cap had some polishing done with pictures and copyediting. Of particular notice is the new addition of the Polar_ice_cap#Pluto section, which is a nice update because the recent discoveries were reported/published just a month ago. Thank you @ Northamerica1000, ChamithN, Davey2010, Winner 42, Presidentman, and Jim.henderson:!
Deep frying saw major growth, perhaps in following the footsteps of its TAFI cousin, Stir frying (start class to B-class via TAFI). It started off at 8 kilobytes and is now 43 kilobytes. Of special notice are the expansion to practically every section (History, especially), more pictures, better organization, and entirely new sections (Tools, Dishes and foods subsections, Health effects, Environmental effects, Culture). We approached the possibility nomination for GA, but did not feel ready for it within the 7 day time frame. However, it's listed on the Further collaborations page now and we plan on continuing the pursuit. Thank you @ CryOCed, Northamerica1000, Qwertyxp2000, Takeaway, Davey2010, Winner 42, and War wizard90:@ Presidentman, DemocraticLuntz, EricEnfermero, Esquivalience, Topbanana, and Esquivalience:!
That's about it! Thanks again for participating! -- Bananasoldier ( talk) 07:04, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
183 14 80 179 95 73 149 205 249 44
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area.
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 06:38, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 06:38, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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Voice acting | 21 | Remains in holding area |
Little John | 10 | Remains in holding area |
Performing arts | 24 | Scheduled |
History of perfume | 24 | Scheduled |
Erik the Red | 17 | Remains in holding area |
Victoria, Seychelles | 27 | Scheduled |
Amazonas Region | 16 | Remains in holding area |
Sin | 22 | Scheduled |
Nightlife | 48 | Scheduled |
Aries (astrology) | 14 | Remains in holding area |
– North America 1000 03:52, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
@ CSJJ104 and Evad37: Just to remind you, I hadn't been marking the articles of improvement since the Prose article. Qwertyxp2000 ( talk - contributions) 05:08, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
139 104 158 145 211 266 255 151 132 243
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 04:33, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 04:33, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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History of pharmacy | 19 | Scheduled |
Adult | 30 | Scheduled |
Cereal | 26 | Scheduled |
Geographical pole | 31 | Scheduled |
Debt | 8 | Remains in holding area |
Report | 8 | Remains in holding area |
Ratatouille | 17 | Remains in holding area |
Chicken sandwich | 19 | Scheduled |
Coffee production in Cuba | 17 | Remains in holding area |
Fat | 36 | Scheduled |
– Due to a tie, six articles will be scheduled for week 26. North America 1000 17:56, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
On this weeks' articles I see a lot of this happening:
[[genotype]]s
Should I fix it this/does it not matter?
[[genotype|genotypes]]
Brandon (MrWooHoo) • Talk to Brandon! 22:25, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
[[genotype|genotypes]]
redundant over [[genotype]]s
, since both work. Thanks,
Bananasoldier (
talk)
01:13, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
[[genotype]]s
is "easier to type and clearer to read in the source text".
Finnusertop (
talk |
guestbook |
contribs)
22:09, 9 June 2015 (UTC)Hi! I stumbled across TAFI coming from another language's Wikipedia (I find that ever so slightly ironic, considering...). Anyway, it looks really interesting, but I quickly notice that the TAFI main page doesn't show a little box titled "Shortcut" with a link WP:TAFI. I think it should appear there, but I don't know how to create and place it in a proper place. But, an addition to that page would be nice! -- TheBlueWizard ( talk) 02:05, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
228 193 273 146 62 143 82 89 116 71
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 18:13, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 18:13, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
Two things I noticed about these articles which people may wish to consider in relation to this wikiprojects goals:
(To be announced on Sunday (UTC).)
Article | Points | Action |
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Footwear | 26 | Scheduled |
Immersion (virtual reality) | 9 | Remains in holding area |
Garmin | 1 | Archived |
Party | 35 | Scheduled |
Arab cuisine | 26 | Scheduled |
Local area network | 16 | Remains in holding area |
Twentieth-century theatre | 5 | Archived |
Slogan | 26 | Scheduled |
Western literature | 20 | Scheduled |
¥ | 12 | Remains in holding area |
– North America 1000 20:12, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
On the Nomination page, it presently states that "Successful nominations have few or no objections and at least 3 net supports" and "Unsuccessful nominations can be archived after 21 days of no discussion or after 3 net opposing votes" (bold emphasis mine). Should we keep this net tallying system in place, in which votes and tallies are countered by opposite votes, or go to a simpler format using gross tallying, whereby nominations that receive either 3 support or opposing votes can then be approved or disapproved, regardless of other votes to the contrary (unless it's a tie with 3 support and 3 oppose, in which case the next vote will decide)?
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 23:33, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 23:33, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
115 208 155 22 28 242 294 149 153 222
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 20:44, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 20:45, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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Staple food | 11 | Scheduled |
Exhibition | 11 | Scheduled |
The Thinker | 1 | Archived |
Mario Kart | 14 | Scheduled |
Pecan pie | 10 | Remains in holding area |
Rump steak | 20 | Scheduled |
Decolonization | 10 | Remains in holding area |
Holiest sites in Islam | 30 | Scheduled |
Job | 16 | Scheduled |
Keystone species | 6 | Remains in holding area |
- Due to a tie, six articles will be scheduled for week 28. North America 1000 00:27, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
296 271 71 159 140 31 180 223 96 81
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 00:43, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 00:44, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
(To be announced on Sunday (UTC).)
Article | Points | Action |
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Hemispheres of the Earth | 16 | Scheduled |
Head | 10 | Remains in holding area |
Berry | 11 | Remains in holding area |
Kayaking | 27 | Scheduled |
Oscar speech | 13 | Scheduled |
Venice International Film Festival | 5 | Archived |
Elephants in ancient China | 13 | Scheduled |
Bottled water | 12 | Scheduled |
Chalk | 2 | Archived |
Ticker tape | 9 | Remains in holding area |
– North America 1000 02:05, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
219 87 173 153 34 42 103 113 101 81
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 02:20, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 02:21, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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General aviation | 14 | Scheduled |
Sack of Rome (410) | 4 | Archived |
Synchronization (computer science) | 8 | Remains in holding area |
Taboo | 18 | Scheduled |
Post-production | 17 | Scheduled |
Dessert | 37 | Scheduled |
Subatomic particle | 3 | Archived |
Aerosol spray | 14 | Scheduled |
Home | 31 | Scheduled |
Ticker tape | 8 | Remains in holding area |
– Due to a tie, six articles will be scheduled for week 30. North America 1000 08:50, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
119 59 218 118 154 256 216 38 269 112
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 09:14, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 09:14, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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Scale (music) | 4 | Archived |
Unmanned spaceflight | 29 | Scheduled |
Igloo | 33 | Scheduled |
Extra (acting) | 3 | Archived |
Voice acting | 13 | Scheduled |
Head | 10 | Remains in holding area |
Haribo | 13 | Scheduled |
Wage | 10 | Remains in holding area |
Underground restaurant | 25 | Scheduled |
Performance | 10 | Remains in holding area |
– North America 1000 11:25, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
178 28 29 18 110 248 255 119 70 226
Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area
@ Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America 1000 12:29, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
@ Finnusertop, Tomásdearg92, CSJJ104, Davey2010, Stuartyeates, Gongshow, Jim Carter - Public, SL93, MrWooHoo, The boss 1998, Qwertyxp2000, Bananasoldier, Rcsprinter123, Epicgenius North America 1000 12:29, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
Article | Points | Action |
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WordPress | 0 | Remains in holding area |
Portals in fiction ( Portal (doorway) redirects to this) | 3 | Remains in holding area |
Social change | 9 | Scheduled |
Double standard | 5 | Remains in holding area |
John Harington (writer) | 5 | Remains in holding area |
Information Age | 6 | Scheduled |
Music venue | 12 | Scheduled |
Farmhouse | 12 | Scheduled |
Parable | 6 | Scheduled |
Report | 2 | Remains in holding area |
– Since as per the below discussion, this project may be changing soon, it appears that many have chosen to comment at the discussion rather than voting for the weekly selections. As a precautionary action in light of this, for Week 32 I have retained articles in the holding area that received five or fewer points in the above thread. This is to 1) maintain the integrity of the processes/votes that occurred for the entries to be in the holding area, and 2) it is unclear at this time how holding area entries will be handled if and when the project changes form. North America 1000 11:30, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
It took me to a dnr page -- if I put in just stats.grok.se, it works. But it won't let me edit the header. valereee ( talk) 15:16, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
An example of an
igloo
The following are WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selections: Previous selections: Dessert • Kayaking • Holiest sites in Islam Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: North America 1000 00:30, 27 July 2015 (UTC) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
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The selection for week 34 (starting 17 August 2015) is Soufflé. Esquivalience t 04:00, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
Please any comments or concerns about the selection here. If three net members elect to reselect the article, then the article will be reselected and the former one removed from the list of articles.
I'm losing motivation to continue coordinating the weekly voting, mostly because I have noticed that not much improvement, and sometimes no improvements, have been occurring in the project's weekly selections. It seems that I'm spinning my wheels, in terms of working to keep things moving, but without much article improvement actually occurring to qualify the work. I think this is a great project with significant potential, but if people are only voting here and not making any article improvements, my motivation to continue coordination here decreases. In the past, significant collaborations have occurred which have greatly improved articles, but I haven't been seeing this in the last couple of months. See below for examples.
– Perhaps as discussed in the past, for example...
changes should occur to better facilitate article improvements. As an example, we could change the formatting of the project. For example, entries at the holding area could be randomly scheduled weekly, and the voting process could be moved to the nominations page. North America 1000 12:20, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
There seems to be a consensus to limit TAFI to one article per week, but how do we choose the article? Here are some options (feel free to add more):
- Esquivalience t 03:59, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
How about a simpler version of the Quid Pro Quo option – one that wont require too much effort, most of which is placed on those suggesting articles. See User:Evad37/Sandbox 3 for an example, but basically, each suggestion would be made in a new section on a suggestions page. The only requirement for making a suggestion is that you have made a significant contribution to a previous TAFI article, and are not already in the suggestions queue. We use a common sense approach to "significant contribution", which is checked by another editor – we'll probably get editors checking each other's work, much like DYK. A third scheduling editor can then simply schedule successful suggestions (or provide a sanity check if something doesn't look right). The scheduling editor then just has to mark entries with a template such as {{ Approved}} or {{ Unapproved}}, and a bot can archive entries (much like the nominations page).
This system puts most of the work onto those wanting to suggest article, in providing their own evidence in the form of diffs, and possibly checking each other's work. The scheduling editor only has to schedule checked suggestions, and can default to randomly choosing an article if there are no checked suggestions. - Evad37 [ talk 02:23, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
Let's evaluate the consensus:
Reducing it to one article:
Unless anyone changes their vote, I guess #2 is the way to go, with #1 and #3 if it fails? Esquivalience t 19:47, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
The Quid pro quo proposal assumes that we will have editors eager to choose articles for improvement. Perhaps we should take a straw poll and see how much interest their actually is. If we can consistently get one editor to commit to contributing improvements to each TAFI article, it would be a significant kick to the project compared to our current level of activity.
Please add yourself to the list below if you are interested in choosing articles and can commit to working on it yourself and also encourage others to work on it. Indicate how frequently you're realistically interested in making such a commitment.