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TAFI 5 per week

@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)

I figured it would be all five at a time for the entire week, as in that they're all posted at once. This allows people time to get to articles that may interest them. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:17, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

• This weeks talk page notification is showing a bunch of empty links. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 01:43, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Bit confused, I saw two pictures on {{TAFI weekly selections notice}}, so I guessed the multiple articles began, so I went to {{TAFI five weekly selections notice}} and confirmed the multiple selections and proceeded to use it for the message this week. However clearly there are 3 empty red links.... ///EuroCarGT 03:48, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

EuroCarGT Just a heads up that Week 22 will have six entries. All you have to do is modify the template before sending, adding in the coding for the sixth entry, then send as a substitution. Wait a day or so (in the event mailing delays occur), then revert back to the five entry format. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:00, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Ah, got it. Thanks for informing me. ///EuroCarGT 21:59, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Template only shows 1 big link

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

 Fixed. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:30, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Promoting TAFI

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)

I think that attempting to get new editors to learn about TAFI could positively benefit the project. It would help out users who want a more structured Wikipedia experience by allowing them to learn to work collaboratively with other editors. Winner 42 Talk to me! 15:50, 4 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)

Right now I think our main page is pretty close to meeting these goals of catering to newbies. However, Good Article and Featured Article are still jargon terms, and a reexplanation would be necessary for newbies. Also we'd have to emphasize the "being bold" and "that's right; you too can edit Wikipedia!" because we have to assume newcomers aren't aware of the fact that Wikipedia is built by a community of people. --Bananasoldier (talk) 04:12, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

These sound like good ideas, if someone is willing to do the hard work to make them work. We have tried these sort of things in the past; I think the main reason we've stopped or slowed down is the WP:NOTCOMPULSORY nature of any work on wikipedia. Ages ago we used to come up with social media messages that the WMF posted for us, to encourage their readers to edit the TAFI articles – but that was back when we were on the main page. - Evad37 [talk] 04:12, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

We could put a link to TAFI in the Main Page of the "...Recently improved content" div. Possibly, beside the "Nominate an article", put in "Improve an article" or some other good name. Qwertyxp2000 (talk) 22:00, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Choose the TAFI article for Week 24 of 2015

The following discussion is closed and will soon be archived.

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• 10 randomly-chosen numbers, generated using this page from Random.org. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:05, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

58 32 193 80 282 66 192 240 111 30

Articles

Per the random numbers above, relative to numerically-listed entries at the Holding area

• Sport
• Venice International Film Festival
• Global cuisine
• Ballet
• Caramel
• Nature reserve
• Rural area
• Arctic
• Candy apple
• Social change

Notifications

Pinging –

@Buster7, Northamerica1000, NickPenguin, Whiteghost.ink, Ypnypn, Madalibi, Moswento, Kvng, Coin945, Mark Miller, Evad37, Buffbills7701, GiantSnowman, EMachine03, EuroCarGT, CSJJ104, Iselilja, Khamar North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 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 America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:11, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Messaging – Users on the Notifications list have been messaged about this week's vote. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:20, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Votes and comments

• Caramel, Arctic, Candy apple, Sport, Ballet. Qwertyxp2000 (talk) 10:59, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
• Sport, Rural area, Arctic, Venice International Film Festival, Ballet Winner 42 Talk to me! 12:53, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
• Arctic, Caramel, Venice International Film Festival, Global cuisines, Social change -- Chamith (talk) 13:58, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
• Sport, Caramel, Arctic, Venice International Film Festival, Nature reserve. –Davey2010^Talk 14:32, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
• Caramel, Nature reserve, Global cuisine, Candy apple, Social change. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (shout) @ 16:46, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
• Caramel, Nature reserve, Global cuisine, Arctic, Candy apple. GiantSnowman 17:25, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
• Arctic, Global cuisine, Ballet, Caramel, Venice International Film Festival. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 20:34, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
• Caramel, Sport, Arctic, Ballet, Candy apple. --AmaryllisGardener ^talk 02:19, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
• Global cuisine, Social change, Nature reserve, Rural area, Caramel. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 11:08, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
• Caramel, Candy apple, Global cuisine, Social change, Rural area --Bananasoldier (talk) 00:19, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
• Comment: @Northamerica1000: Do you manually count out our votes? If so, it must be a lot of work! Thank you for that. --Bananasoldier (talk) 01:45, 20 May 2015 (UTC)

• Yes, the tally is done manually. It actually isn't that difficult, but takes a few minutes to perform. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:25, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

• Candy apple, Caramel, Global cuisine, Arctic, and Sport. --Brandon (MrWooHoo) • Talk to Brandon! 02:00, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
• Sport, Arctic, Candy apple, Caramel, Rural area. User:DoctorGiants (talk) 05:58, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Results (week 24)

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 America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:03, 25 May 2015 (UTC)