User talk:Epicgenius/Archive/2019/Apr

Confirm Involvement in WikiProject Disney
Hello Epicgenius! I'm a new member of the Disney WikiProject. I'm trying to confirm who is still interested in the WikiProject in hopes to build a team of that can revamp the project. Please let me know if you would like to stay on the list of active members, or if I can go ahead and move to you the list of inactive members. You can do so by replying to this message and including the  tag. Happy editing! GeekInParadise (talk) 03:37, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
 * , Thanks for reaching out. I am still interested in WikiProject Disney. epicgenius (talk) 12:43, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

File:Queens Public Library.png
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Your GA nomination of Hart Island (Bronx)
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Your GA nomination of Hart Island (Bronx)
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April 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC + April 4 and 5: LaGuardia Community College Translatathon 2019
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A goat for you!
Thanks for being an awesome future leader of tomorrow!

YoungKellyRow (talk) 16:22, 8 April 2019 (UTC) 

¡Una cabra para ti!
You are greatly appreciated! Our English class has named you The G.O.A.T of WikiPEDIA!!!!!!!

HealingShellaBandz (talk) 16:23, 8 April 2019 (UTC) 

A kitten for you!
Thank you for your help.

Stories of thunder (talk) 16:23, 8 April 2019 (UTC) 

GOAT
Thanks for the edits, I appreciate it.

Djlebron (talk) 16:24, 8 April 2019 (UTC) 

A kitten for you!
Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! o(≧∇≦o)

KiyomitsuNobunaga (talk) 16:24, 8 April 2019 (UTC) 

A kitten for you!
Thank you for all you help and you are a very nice boy. keep doing what you know do, you're the best.

Estefania1998 (talk) 16:25, 8 April 2019 (UTC) 

Reply from Epicgenius
Thanks for these wiki-gifts. I really appreciate it, and the GOATS. I'm pretty busy right now (end of midterms at Baruch) so I won't have free time for the next few weeks, but if anyone wants to reach out later, my email is at the "Email this user" link on the left side of the page. epicgenius (talk) 18:22, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of List of arches and bridges in Central Park
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Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Article titles
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Wikipedia talk:Article titles. Legobot (talk) 04:37, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Hart Island (Bronx)
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Canarsie, Brooklyn
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Your GA nomination of Canarsie, Brooklyn
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M14A/D SBS article redo
Hey, long time no speak. I wanted to ask if you could help me overhaul the M14A/D page to include SBS and such. I already did some of it and wanted to ask if you could take a look, its on my user sandbox. Thanks! AahdTahar (talk) 18:29, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
 * , Good to see you too. I'll take a look on Monday probably. epicgenius (talk) 02:29, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

Thanks! Cant wait to see the edits! AahdTahar (talk) 20:00, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

New York City photos
Hi there. I came across a book you may be interested in, with photos free of copyright: Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 10:03, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Book
 * Images
 * , Thanks, I appreciate it. epicgenius (talk) 12:42, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Queens Public Library.png
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Your GA nomination of Uptown Hudson Tubes
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Growth team updates #7
Welcome to the seventh newsletter from the Growth team!

The Growth team's objective is to work on software changes that help retain new contributors in mid-size Wikimedia projects.

Newcomer homepage release this week
The main feature that the team has been working on over the last month is the newcomer homepage. This feature gives newcomers a place on the wiki to get oriented, learn about editing, and see their impact (see the accompanying screenshot from Test Wikipedia). We intend to release this feature to Czech, Korean, and Vietnamese Wikipedias on May 2nd.

Like the other Growth team features, this will be deployed in a controlled experiment, in which half of newcomers will have access to their homepage and half will not. Users with the feature will be able to access it by clicking their username at the top of their browser, and it will only be available on desktop -- not mobile. Experienced users who want to see their homepage will be able to turn it on in their preferences.

Wikis receiving the newcomer homepage can expect these things:


 * Additional questions will come to the help desk from the "help module" on the homepage.
 * Mentors who have signed up for the "mentorship module" will start to receive questions on their user talk pages.
 * More users may create and edit user pages through the "start module".



Recent and future homepage development
The most important piece developed for the homepage over the last month is the "start module", which gives newcomers clear actions to take when they are new: add/confirm their email, go through a tutorial, start their user page. We learned about the need for this module from user tests last month. The next priorities for the newcomer homepage are:


 * Mobile design: to work well in mobile browsers, the homepage needs a separate design and engineering. See the accompanying mockups for potential mobile designs.
 * Features for discovery: only about 15% - 30% of newcomers will discover their homepage by clicking their username at the top of their browser. We are going to be designing additional ways for newcomers to find out about it.
 * Additional modules: the initial version contains some of the simpler modules. Potential upcoming modules include task recommendations and a feed of activity on the wiki.

Other updates

 * Help panel leading indicators: our team published data on the help panel's initial performance. The evaluation exposes some areas for improvement, but we think the help panel's behavior so far is healthy and that it is not having a negative impact on the wikis.  We will be publishing additional data, making plans, and asking for community thoughts around the future of the help panel over the course of the next two weeks.  If you are interested in trying out the help panel on your wiki, please let us know on our team's talk page.
 * Long term plans: the team had a week of planning meetings, in which we talked about some longer-term ideas for Growth work. Some of the top ideas are: to extend the newcomer homepage to help user's build their identity through a user profile, and to revisit the "engagement emails" project that the team put on hold.  Over the next month, we will be asking for community conversation around how the team can spend our time in the next fiscal year, that starts in July.

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