Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter desk

Newsletter
The main goal of The Inside Corner is to highlight some of the best work by WikiProject Baseball, and thus attract editors to help out with editing baseball articles. Along the way we hope to have some fun!

If you would like to encourage a new editor to contribute to baseball-related articles, consider writing an invitation on their talk page to help out, while including a hand-delivered summary of the latest issue of The Inside Corner (see the bottom of the newsletter for instructions).


 * Latest issue: WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter – March 15, 2015
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 * Previous issues: WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter/Archives

Next issue
Volume 3, issue 3: no date scheduled (on hiatus)

To all contributors:
 * If you are writing something that fits under the existing headings of the draft newsletter: please go ahead and update the draft page.
 * If you have something else in mind: please add a link to your proposed content under . (Note "7th inning stretch" is not a regular part of the newsletter as it is a catch-all category, so any content proposed for this area should be placed under the "Works in progress" section on this page.)

Contributors
If you would like to help out with future newsletters, please signup below and place this page (the newsletter desk) on your watchlist. If you have a specific area you plan to work on, please sign up under.
 * isaacl (talk)
 *  Go  Phightins  !  01:08, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Secret account 01:08, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * - Jorgath (talk) (contribs) 03:14, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Newyorkadam (talk) 21:26, 10 March 2014 (UTC)Newyorkadam
 * Atomic  XYC  18:33, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Wizardman 02:07, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Seattle (talk) 02:29, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Baseball news (Around the horn)
A roundup of news and upcoming events in the baseball world.

Contributors:
 * ... sign up here ...

Project news and updates
A summary of WikiProject Baseball news, including the project talk page, and updates on various tasks underway.

Contributors:
 * Summary of WT:BASEBALL: ... sign up here ...
 * ... indicate area (e.g. task force) ... : ... sign up here ...

Showcase
A showcase of the best content within the scope of WikiProject Baseball.

Queue for showcase articles and images: holding area for the showcase items

To help avoid duplication: Items that have already been showcased

Contributors:
 * Articles to showcase: Seattle (talk) 02:18, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Image to showcase: ... sign up here ...

Note a fair-use rationale for an image cannot be used to display an image in the newsletter. Only public domain images or images licensed for use with terms compatible with Wikipedia's license can be shown within the newsletter.

Editor spotlight

 * Interviewer: ... sign up here ...
 * Future subjects: to be determined

Opinion
Opinion pieces related to baseball.

Contributors:
 * Predictions:
 * A day at the ballpark:

Miscellaneous (7th inning stretch)
Items not fitting under the other sections.

Contributors:

Works in progress
Holding area for links to any work in progress.


 * Drafts by AtomicXYC:
 * Miscellaneous items (7th inning stretch)

Templates

 * Newsletter template: see for instructions to create a skeleton newsletter

Templates used by the various methods to subscribe to the newsletter:
 * WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter/User notification: notification message delivered by the mass mailer bot
 * WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter/Summary: template that users can include on a user page to have an updated summary of the latest issue (no notification)
 * WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter/Current issue number: current volume and issue; see for instructions on releasing a new issue. Users can watchlist this page to see when a newsletter issue is released.

Stats
Volume 2, issue 5: 84 views from July 27–August 31, 2014
 * issue-specific page: 48 — 25 in July; 23 in August; 19 on July 27, no other day exceeding 4 (from stats.grok.se: July, August)
 * current issue number page: 5 — 2 in July; 3 in August (from stats.grok.se: July, August)
 * current newsletter page: 37 — 6 in July; 31 in August; no day exceeding 5 (from stats.grok.se: July, August)

Volume 2, issue 6: 90 views from September 2–27
 * issue-specific page: 43 views from September 2–30; 33 views on September 1 (includes copy-editing); no other day exceeding 6 (from stats.grok.se: September)
 * current issue number page: 10 views from September 1–27; 6 views on September 1 (probably 1 related to copy-editing) (from stats.grok.se: September)
 * current newsletter page: 37 views from September 1–27; 1 view on September 1 (probably related to copy-editing); 8 views on September 3; 7 views on September 23 (from stats.grok.se: September)

Volume 2, issue 7: 64 views from September 29–October 31
 * issue-specific page: 31 views from September 29–October 31; 6 views from September 29–30; 38 views on September 28 (includes copy-editing); 25 views in October (from stats.grok.se: September, October)
 * current issue number page: 12 views from September 29–October 31; 5 views in September, all on September 28 (probably 1 related to copy-editing); 7 views in October (from stats.grok.se: September, October)
 * current newsletter page: 21 views from September 29–October 31; 3 views in September (probably 1 related to copy-editing); 18 views in October (from stats.grok.se: September, October)

Volume 2, issue 8: 63 views from November 4–27
 * issue-specific page: 35 views from November 4–27; 18 views on November 3 (includes copy-editing); 18 views (!) on November 16 (from stats.grok.se: November)
 * current issue number page: 6 views from November 4–27 (from stats.grok.se: November)
 * current newsletter page: 22 views from November 4–27 (from stats.grok.se: November)

(note: stats for the following dates are skewed by views related to copy-editing: September 1, 2014; September 28, 2014)

Starting a new issue

 * Create a new page: Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter/Volume xx issue yy
 * Place the following content on the page:
 * Note the volume and issue arguments should be two digits, padded with a leading zero if necessary.
 * Update so it points to the issue in progress.
 * Review the contributors in and send them reminders if necessary to submit their contributions.
 * Solicit new contributors on the WikiProject Baseball discussion page.

Publishing a newsletter
summary Read the newsletter · unsubscribe · sent on behalf of WikiProject Baseball by
 * Final checks:
 * Verify that the summary at the bottom of the newsletter has been updated.
 * Verify that the contributor list in the "About" section of the newsletter has been updated.
 * Verify that the [ subscriber list] is formatted correctly.
 * Update WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter/Current issue number to the new issue number. For example, change the text to: Volume 03 issue 01
 * This triggers a notification to anyone who has WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter/Current issue number on their watchlist, and updates WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter.
 * Verify that WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter/Current issue number ([ refresh cache]) displays the content for the new issue.
 * Verify that WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter ([ refresh cache]) displays the content for the new issue.
 * Regenerate WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter/User notification by changing it to the following text:
 * Update with the date of the new issue.
 * Update WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter/Archives with a pointer to the new issue.
 * Send a request for a mass mailing to be sent:
 * Subject of mass mailing: The Inside Corner&amp;thinsp;: Month day, year
 * Content of mass mailing:
 * Mailing list: WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter/Subscriber list
 * After the mass mailing is sent:
 * Check the mass mailing log for any errors. Cleanup any issues with the subscriber list.
 * Post a copy of the newsletter summary on the WikiProject Baseball discussion page using the following syntax, and solicit contributions for the next issue: