Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-06-28/WikiProject report


 * This week, you'll notice that I tried a different 'format' for the article, instead of the Q&A format that we've been using for a while. I'm open to feedback on this new format and I'd like to hear what you think. Regards, m o n o  21:51, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

7 out of 9 pics are of US ships. Is this bias indicative of bias within the project as a whole? 86.159.193.193 (talk) 17:17, 29 June 2010 (UTC) ←Yes, the pictures do involve a wider nation-related scope than might at first be apparent. In any case, users from en.WP and other WPs who would like to contribute to this rich area in whatever cultural or national field they choose will, I'm sure, be most welcome to join up. Please consider! Tony  (talk)  17:22, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Well done guys, this formatting is really quite good. Keep up the good work! Rock drum Ba-dumCrash 08:12, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree, it reads well. To play devil's advocate, will it work so well when there's only one or two interviewee, do you think? Also, maybe some formatting should be applied (like before, with questions bolded) such that casual readers can hook in and out. - Jarry1250 [Humorous? Discuss.] 10:09, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Jarry. Bolded question/answer alternation would be a return to the other style. I'll comment on your probing questions about one or two interviewees at WT:Wikipedia Signpost.
 * I'm not sure I like it the new format, mono. I liked the feeling of a bunch of editors telling war stories in a bar after work. It seems forced into the third person article style. Interviews give you personality, opinions, and anecdotes. All three are best suited to the first person. I appreciate the creativity. HereToHelp (talk to me) 19:38, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I would imagine that it is because a great number of editors here are American. Airplaneman   ✈  21:30, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't see any real bias in the photos, but I would not dismiss any charges of bias with a statement like that just above; we are a very global project. &mdash;innotata 22:21, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I think it's rather the availability of high-quality photos. If there is a bias, it's in file uploads; the US Navy in particular loves to take great photos of its ships, which are PD. WPShips and OMT in particular are very international and careful to be balanced.  bahamut0013  words deeds 00:05, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Exactly what bahamut said. The U.S. Navy and the federal government put many of their photos online, and we can upload all of them because they are in the public domain. You can't say that for any other country barring the older photo collections in the UK and Australia. Re bias, I can see Australian, Russian, Japanese, Dutch and Brazilian ships in this list... — Ed   (talk  •  majestic titan)  04:06, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
 * There are only three photographs of American ships. There is a fishing boat from Mozambique. American Star was Greek registered at the time of her loss. TIV Resolution is registered in Cyprus, Oasis of the Seas is registered in the Bahamas, INS Jalashwa is an Indian Navy ship and Lightning was a British ship. Mjroots (talk) 09:12, 30 June 2010 (UTC)