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ARCHIVE PAGE 4: October 2015

Note from Bernard
Hi Invertzoo,

I see someone tagged WikiProject Gastropods as semi-active. Can we remove that? I'm adding species pages when I get time.

BernardP (talk) 07:51, 5 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Yes, thanks Bernard. I removed the tag. I think it was added by someone who was disappointed when we did not answer his request, which was on a page that I don't visit. Invertzoo (talk) 12:31, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

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Puka Shell article
How could we assign a proper photo to this article? the Pupu O Niihau necklace worn by Queen Emma has nothing to do with puka shells. No wonder people are so confused!

I know nothing about editing Wiki articles.

Dwight.Hall@comcast.net — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:283:4400:B3B1:B534:B8CA:49B1:667C (talk) 21:32, 25 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Well, we need someone to take a picture of a real puka shell necklace, and then give away all the rights by uploading the image to Wikimedia Commons. Invertzoo (talk) 22:12, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 5
Newsletter • October 2015

Hello there! Happy to be writing this newsletter once more. This month:

We did it!

In July, we launched five pilot WikiProjects: WikiProjects Cannabis, Evolutionary Biology, Ghana, Hampshire, and Women's Health. We also use the new design, named "WPX UI," on WikiProject Women in Technology, Women in Red, WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health. We are currently looking for projects for the next round of testing. If you are interested, please sign up on the Pilots page.

Shortly after our launch we presented at Wikimania 2015. Our slides are on Wikimedia Commons.

Then after all that work, we went through the process of figuring out whether we accomplished our goal. We reached out to participants on the redesigned WikiProjects, and we asked them to complete a survey. (If you filled out your survey—thank you!) While there are still some issues with the WikiProject tools and the new design, there appears to be general satisfaction (at least among those who responded). The results of the survey and more are documented in our grant report filed with the Wikimedia Foundation.

The work continues!

There is more work that needs to be done, so we have applied for a renewal of our grant. Comments on the proposal are welcome. We would like to improve what we have already started on the English Wikipedia and to also expand to Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata. Why those? Because they are multilingual projects and because there needs to be better coordination across Wikimedia projects. More details are available in the renewal proposal.

How can the Wikimedia Foundation support WikiProjects?

The Wikimedia Developer Summit will be held in San Francisco in January 2016. The recently established Community Tech team at the Wikimedia Foundation is interested in investigating what technical support they can provide for WikiProjects, i.e., support beyond just templates and bots. I have plenty of opinions myself, but I want to hear what you think. The session is being planned on Phabricator, the Wikimedia bug tracker. If you are not familiar with Phabricator, you can log in with your Wikipedia username and password through the "Login or Register: MediaWiki" button on the login page. Your feedback can help make editing Wikipedia a better experience.

Until next time,

Harej (talk) 09:03, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

The kind, gentle approach to retaining new editors
I woke up this morning with an urge to begin creating WikiProject WPA which led me to the above newsletter which led me to you. Starting a project seems like an immense undertaking so I'll put that on the back burner for awhile. But with your OK, I would like to put a link of Matthew Roths 2012 article about you on the WP:Project Editor Retention page. Thanksa Buster Seven   Talk  15:46, 26 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Sure go ahead, I don't mind. By the way... starting a project is not a huge amount of work, but keeping it going can be! Invertzoo (talk) 18:10, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

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