Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Dashboard FAQ

Hello, Here are some key things we think you might want to know about working with the Program and Events Dashboard. IF YOU CAN'T FIND YOUR ANSWER HERE, PLEASE POST IN THE #DASHBOARD CHANNEL ON SLACK! https://artandfeminism.slack.com/

What do I edit, and where do I put the list?
We encourage you to edit articles that relate to your interests, your host's holdings, or your city, region, or country.
 * 1) Your program will be prepopulated with the A+F template which has a couple of sample lists of suggestions on what to edit for those who are unsure where to start. We have put the Black Lunch Table list, the and the WikiProject Women in Red list of artist articles to be created into our template but there are others including. It is important to note that we did not create these lists, nor do we formally endorse them. These are just potential points of departure. A+F does *not* take an active role in making lists of pages to edit; that is a whole other project, and just coordinating these events is plenty!
 * 2) If you have an ongoing worklist on wiki that you want to use, by all means do so, or create one. You can do this on a userpage (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Theredproject/worklist), as a page in a meetup or wikiproject (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Black_Lunch_Table/Lists_of_Articles), or on a specific meetup page itself.
 * 3) If you have a smaller more focused list that is tailored for this specific event, you can use the features of the Dashboard itself to store article lists. This would be useful if you were holding an event in conjunction with a specific exhibition that had 15 artists in it, for example. To learn how to do that, watch this video starting at 80:45. https://recordings.join.me/tfQYQQJX6kq7aCbVwnHF5g

Managing editors, access, and data

 * 1) Organizers are not automatically added to the roster of editors. You have to go to the "Editors" tab and add yourself. This is because the tool is meant for academic classes, where the professor wouldn't be counting their own work. Obv we work differently.
 * If, for some reason, a person in the event can't register on the Dashboard page, you can add them manually going to the "editors" tab, then pressing the "Add/Remove editors" button and writing the person's username.
 * 1) You can add other Facilitators to your Program by clicking Edit Details, click the "+" and type in their Wikipedia username, then save. It will ask for confirmation.
 * 2) Be careful to set the date correctly. the Dasbhoard dev team (@ragesoss and @maudite) have implemented some changes that make this a little bit more foolproof. Just choose the day before to start tracking, and the day after to end tracking.
 * 3) The edit count numbers do not update in real time. They run every 6 hours or so. You can see that info in the upper right corner of your dashboard home page. BUT you can manually update them! This is new for this year. In the bottom right hand corner you can click the "Update statistics" button and it will run the numbers on your crew

Program settings

 * 1) Keep your event and venue names as short as possible. This will lead to shorter URLs, and less headaches. Here is an example: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/MoMA/MoMA_ArtAndFeminism_2018 where we used acronyms for venue.
 * 2) If you need to change a setting that you don't have access to, please post in the #Dashboard channel on Slack or send us an email.
 * 3) Annnnnnd after you've created your dashboard page, make sure to submit your event details here: http://www.artandfeminism.org/event-form/ so it ends up on our website here: http://www.artandfeminism.org/find-an-event/

How and Why do I use the preloaddraft template?
We strongly encourage you to use the Pre-Load Draft Template, you can lift the below Mark Up code and put it on your meet-up or userpage.





You can also put a new draft creation box on a wiki page with the following code -- click edit source and copy below:

Preload Draft Template
'''Have a NEW page in mind? We strongly encourage new editors to utilize the "Start draft article" box below''' If you do choose to begin a new article, please check with an experienced Wikipedian before starting to ensure that it meets notability requirements.

Once you have done that, use the form below to create a Draft article or select a subject below: