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== WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 8 == |
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<div style="font-size:1.2em; letter-spacing:1px;">'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject X/Newsletter|Newsletter]] • March / April 2016'''</div> |
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This month: |
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<div style="font-size:1.1em;">'''Transclude article requests anywhere on Wikipedia'''</div> |
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In the last issue of the WikiProject X Newsletter, I discussed the upcoming Wikipedia Requests system: a central database for outstanding work on Wikipedia. I am pleased to announce '''[https://wpx.wmflabs.org/requests/en Wikipedia Requests]''' is live! Its purpose is to supplement automatically generated lists, such as those from [[User:SuggestBot|SuggestBot]], [[User:Reports bot|Reports bot]], or Wikidata. It is currently being demonstrated on [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health|WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health]] (which I work on as part of my [[WP:NIOSH|NIOSH]] duties) and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women scientists|WikiProject Women scientists]]. |
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Adding a request is as simple as filling out a form. Just go to the [https://wpx.wmflabs.org/requests/en/add Add form] to add your request. Adding sources will help ensure that your request is fulfilled more quickly. And when a request is fulfilled, simply click "mark as complete" and it will be removed from all the lists it's on. All at the click of a button! (If anyone is concerned, all actions are logged.) |
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With this new service is a template to transclude these requests: {{tl|Wikipedia Requests}}. It's simple to use: add the template to a page, specifying <code>article=</code>, <code>category=</code>, or <code>wikiproject=</code>, and the list will be transcluded. For example, for requests having to do with all living people, just do {{tlx|Wikipedia Requests|2=category=Living people}}. Use these lists on WikiProjects but also for edit-a-thons where you want a convenient list of things to do on hand. Give it a shot! |
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<div style="font-size:1.1em;">'''Help us build our list!'''</div> |
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The value of Wikipedia Requests comes from being a centralized database. The long work to migrating individual lists into this combined list is slowly underway. As of writing, we have 883 open tasks logged in Wikipedia Requests. We need your help building this list. |
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If you know of a list of missing articles, or of outstanding tasks for existing articles, that you would like to migrate to this new system, head on over to [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Requests#Transition project]] and help out. Doing this will help put your list in front of more eyes—more than just your own WikiProject. |
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<div style="font-size:1.1em;">'''An open database means new tools'''</div> |
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WikiProject X maintains a database that associates article talk pages (and draft talk pages) with WikiProjects. This database powers many of the reports that [[User:Reports bot|Reports bot]] generates. However, until very recently, this database was not made available to others who might find its data useful. It's only common sense to open up the database and let others build tools with it. |
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And indeed: '''[https://tools.wmflabs.org/citationhunt/en Citation Hunt]''', the game to add citations to Wikipedia, now lets you filter by WikiProject, using the data from our database. |
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Are you a tool developer interested in using this? Here are some details: the database resides on Tool Labs with the name <code>s52475__wpx_p</code>. The table that associates WikiProjects with articles and drafts is called <code>projectindex</code>. Pages are stored by talk page title but in the future this should change. Have fun! |
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<div style="font-size:1.1em;">'''On the horizon'''</div> |
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* The work on the CollaborationKit extension continues. The extension will initially focus on reducing template and Lua bloat on WikiProjects (especially our WPX UI demonstration projects), and will from there create custom interfaces for creating and maintaining WikiProjects. |
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* The [[meta:WikiCite 2016|WikiCite]] meeting will be in Berlin in May. The goal of the meeting is to figure out how to build a bibliographic database for use on the Wikimedia projects. This fits in quite nicely with WikiProject X's work: we want to make it easier for people to find things to work on, and with a powerful, open bibliographic database, we can build recommendations for sources. This feature was [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T111066 requested by the Wikipedia Library] back in September, and this meeting is a major next step. We look forward to seeing what comes out of this meeting. |
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Until next time, |
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[[User:Harej|Harej]] ([[User talk:Harej|talk]]) 01:29, 20 April 2016 (UTC) |
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It's been waiting for you... I hope it hasn't gone cold 
Welcome back CM! Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi 07:45, 14 April 2016 (UTC) |
- Thank you so much, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi! I have not edited Wikipedia in such a long time! I am so glad to be back online and building a better reputation for good, and writing article again! No sock puppets or making trouble... CookieMonster755 (talk) 23:43, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
A beer for you!
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Holy shit I wasn't expecting you to reappear!  ,Anyway have a beer on me! :) |
- Haha, good to see you my friend Davey2010! Thanks for the beer. Long time no see. Can't wait to edit with you, and improve Wikipedia for the better. I waited six months to apply for an unblock and it happened! I am officially going to fix my reputation on wikipedia and be a good editor and no sock puppets :)... CookieMonster755 (talk) 23:56, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
- Good to see you too :), Same here can't wait either :), Meh it was all in the past - We all screw up and do shit we later regret, Anyway welcome back & Happy editing :) –Davey2010Talk 00:21, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
- Ain't that the truth. Thanks friend!
CookieMonster755 (talk) 00:22, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
- Ain't that the truth. Thanks friend!
- Good to see you too :), Same here can't wait either :), Meh it was all in the past - We all screw up and do shit we later regret, Anyway welcome back & Happy editing :) –Davey2010Talk 00:21, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
- Haha, good to see you my friend Davey2010! Thanks for the beer. Long time no see. Can't wait to edit with you, and improve Wikipedia for the better. I waited six months to apply for an unblock and it happened! I am officially going to fix my reputation on wikipedia and be a good editor and no sock puppets :)... CookieMonster755 (talk) 23:56, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
SuggestBot can't post suggestions
Hi! I just noticed that you are subscribed to get suggestions from SuggestBot, but also have a template ({{nobots}}) that bans all bots from editing your talk page. SuggestBot is set to follow those directions and will therefore not post anything to your talk page. If you want to receive suggestions, and I hope you do, you can whitelist SuggestBot by changing the template to "{{bots|allow=SuggestBot}}". Let me know if you have any questions! Regards, Nettrom (talk) 14:49, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
- Fixed Nettrom. Thanks. CookieMonster755 (talk) 19:25, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
Review of IMRIC's article
Thanks so much for reviewing my first wikipedia article and taking the time to write a full explanation of the rejection. I have several questions but no time at the moment so just one question for now - the notable faculty I listed do indeed have wikipedia articles which I linked to. I don't understand why they can't be listed.Gillkay (talk) 18:20, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
- Sorry for the long response, Gillkay. Sorry, that is my mistake. I do see that some of the "Notable Faculty Members" are links to Wikipedia articles. They are allowed to be listed, I would try to create a better name for the section though. The one person with the external link needs to be removed. Any more questions? CookieMonster755 (talk) 01:36, 17 April 2016 (UTC) → My role @ AfC.
This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2016)
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WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 8
This month:
In the last issue of the WikiProject X Newsletter, I discussed the upcoming Wikipedia Requests system: a central database for outstanding work on Wikipedia. I am pleased to announce Wikipedia Requests is live! Its purpose is to supplement automatically generated lists, such as those from SuggestBot, Reports bot, or Wikidata. It is currently being demonstrated on WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health (which I work on as part of my NIOSH duties) and WikiProject Women scientists.
Adding a request is as simple as filling out a form. Just go to the Add form to add your request. Adding sources will help ensure that your request is fulfilled more quickly. And when a request is fulfilled, simply click "mark as complete" and it will be removed from all the lists it's on. All at the click of a button! (If anyone is concerned, all actions are logged.)
With this new service is a template to transclude these requests: {{Wikipedia Requests}}. It's simple to use: add the template to a page, specifying article=, category=, or wikiproject=, and the list will be transcluded. For example, for requests having to do with all living people, just do {{Wikipedia Requests|category=Living people}}. Use these lists on WikiProjects but also for edit-a-thons where you want a convenient list of things to do on hand. Give it a shot!
The value of Wikipedia Requests comes from being a centralized database. The long work to migrating individual lists into this combined list is slowly underway. As of writing, we have 883 open tasks logged in Wikipedia Requests. We need your help building this list.
If you know of a list of missing articles, or of outstanding tasks for existing articles, that you would like to migrate to this new system, head on over to Wikipedia:Wikipedia Requests#Transition project and help out. Doing this will help put your list in front of more eyes—more than just your own WikiProject.
WikiProject X maintains a database that associates article talk pages (and draft talk pages) with WikiProjects. This database powers many of the reports that Reports bot generates. However, until very recently, this database was not made available to others who might find its data useful. It's only common sense to open up the database and let others build tools with it.
And indeed: Citation Hunt, the game to add citations to Wikipedia, now lets you filter by WikiProject, using the data from our database.
Are you a tool developer interested in using this? Here are some details: the database resides on Tool Labs with the name s52475__wpx_p. The table that associates WikiProjects with articles and drafts is called projectindex. Pages are stored by talk page title but in the future this should change. Have fun!
- The work on the CollaborationKit extension continues. The extension will initially focus on reducing template and Lua bloat on WikiProjects (especially our WPX UI demonstration projects), and will from there create custom interfaces for creating and maintaining WikiProjects.
- The WikiCite meeting will be in Berlin in May. The goal of the meeting is to figure out how to build a bibliographic database for use on the Wikimedia projects. This fits in quite nicely with WikiProject X's work: we want to make it easier for people to find things to work on, and with a powerful, open bibliographic database, we can build recommendations for sources. This feature was requested by the Wikipedia Library back in September, and this meeting is a major next step. We look forward to seeing what comes out of this meeting.
Until next time,