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- Submission: Can start writing it if it's approved.
- Column: In focus, opinion, special report, op-ed, whatever's appropiate
- Authors: EpicPupper
- Discussion: Hi there! I'd like to propose an article detailing why page titles are crucial to Wikipedia, and ways that readers can help (e.g. WP:RM, etc). Thanks! 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 22:50, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Self-accepting now that I have the power, mwahahaahahahaha.... 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 18:52, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Submission: User:WhinyTheYounger/SignpostDraft
- Column: TDB
- Author: WhinyTheYounger
- Discussion:
First time interacting with The Signpost, so apologies if this is entirely off base. I'm interested in writing a brief article about conspiracies and Wikipedia, specifically, the phenomenon of ascribing undesired coverage of onself or a topic one thinks is important to the sub-department of the global cabal that runs Wikipedia. This isn't by any means new, but has become a more salient in light of the invasion of Ukraine. It spans ideology; we see it in far-left, anti-American outlets like GrayZone (which became very cranky when it was deprecated) and far-right COVID disinformation purveyors (who regularly lament that the pharma-government regime that runs the world also runs Wikipedia and insidiously prevents them from proving that vaccines do cause autism and whatnot). Frankly, for those of us who actually know how this stuff works, it's kind of a hilarious look into how... less informed individuals interpret the machinations of Wikipedia (what an RfC is, how editors adjudicate, what Jimmy Wales' role is, and so on). WhinyTheYounger (WtY)(talk, contribs) 04:49, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Hi @WhinyTheYounger, this could work as an opinion piece. Please feel free to draft it. Cheers, 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 18:52, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Submission: LSA blog post
- Column: Special report
- Author: Sunny Ananthanarayan and Archiecrowley
- Discussion: The Linguistic Society of America's Committee on LGBTQ+ Issues in Linguistics has for two years now put on an edit-a-thon for pride month on LGBTQ+ lingusitics and linguistics topics. Two committee members have written about their experiences and the impact of edit-a-thons as outreach. I mentioned to them that the Signpost could be a good place to publish these thoughts as well so that the Wikipedia community can learn about the experiences of subject-matter experts trying to help build Wikipedia as a means of public science communication. N.B. Sunny is also a Wikipedian, but I'm not sure they want their identities linked so I've refrained from pinging them. — Wug·a·po·des 21:47, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks Wugapodes! I'm accepting this and asked for licensing permmision here. Cheers, 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 01:44, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Hi Urban Versis 32, and thanks for the submission! This piece looks great so far. My only feedback would be to expand it a bit; it's currently slightly short for what The Signpost usually publishes. As a suggestion, perhaps some words about creating a userbox and the rules around doing so (e.g. divisive content) would be helpful. I personally quite enjoy using this tool. Cheers! 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 01:30, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you, I will expand my article. Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk | contribs) 01:48, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- It's expanding along very nicely, but I feel this would be best suited for In focus instead of Tips and tricks, much like last issue's Wikidata tool. @EpicPupper: do you mind if I move this submission to Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Next issue/In focus? Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 02:23, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- I would support the move to In focus. Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk / contribs) 01:32, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- @Headbomb I agree as well. I’m moving it now, cheers! 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 00:37, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Ok, this is an article idea, and not a submission. FacetsOfNonStickPans (talk) 13:12, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Submission: [not yet]
- Column: [see below]
- Author: MEisSCAMMER
- Discussion: The Signpost has reports on all sorts of things (deletions, arbitrations, discussions) and I thought, wouldn't it be nice if we summarized some of the reports at WP:ANI? It could be made into a regular column, or a one-time thing for next issue, under, say, the discussions report. I'm proposing this because I find reading these discussions both interesting and informative (people link to some policies/guidelines/essays I'd never seen before) and other people could benefit. —MEisSCAMMER (scam) 16:31, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- @Dušan Kreheľ, I can see this going into the technology report. It is a bit short right now and could use some more background and explanation. I fully understand that there might be a language barrier as well. Could you perhaps expand it a bit? We can translate from other languages if you’re more comfortable with that. Thanks! 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 00:40, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- @EpicPupper: I updated the document. You look. Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 15:20, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Submission: Below
- Column: TDB
- Author:
- Discussion:
NPP would like to include the following brief announcement:PageTriage, the suite of NPP software tools used by New Page Reviewers at Page Curation, is essentially unmaintained by the WMF (who created them). Dozens of Phab reports are stalled at "unassigned" or "needs triage". An open letter to the WMF has been written asking that resources be allocated to the maintenance of this tool. As there are too few active reviewers to promptly address the constant inflow of new articles, software improvements are imperative. Read the letter here, and if you support it, please consider signing it. Also consider helping to patrol new pages. If you are interested, check the criteria, read the tutorials and apply at PERM. We especially need people with the ability to judge the notability of non-English topics. MB 00:28, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- I can copy edit this. 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 00:36, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Try this version please, EpicPupper:
- Author: Please include in'News & Notes' or a suitable high visibility page at the E-in-C's discretion
- Discussion:
NPP would like to include the following brief announcement:PageTriage, the suite of NPP tools comprising the New Pages Feed and Page Curation used by New Page Reviewers, is an important firewall against inappropriate new pages and is also used to encourage users to improve their article submissions. The software is essentially unmaintained by the WMF who created it in 2012. Dozens of Phab reports for bugs and upgrades are stalled at "unassigned" or "needs triage".
- An open letter to the WMF has been written by the NPP team asking that resources be allocated to the maintenance of this tool. Active reviewers (only around 100 out of about 750) are unable to keep the backlog at a sustainable level, and software improvements are now urgently required. The letter can be seen here, and anyone who supports it, can consider signing it.
- More help is needed to patrol new pages. Interested editors can check the criteria, read the tutorials, and apply at PERM for access to the tools. New Page Patrol even provides a school for reviewers. Especially needed are reviewers who can accurately judge the notability of non-English and Asian topics.
MB 00:28, 21 August 2022 (UTC), Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:03, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
Final tweak of the wording MB 16:33, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- @MB, Kudpung, and EpicPupper: I've expanded the brief note I added yesterday to News and Notes in line with the above (which I only spotted today). Diff. Does it look okay? Best, Andreas JN466 10:13, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- @MB, Kudpung, EpicPupper, Novem Linguae, and Jayen466:. Looks fine to me. I've just changed one link for accuracy. Thanks Andreas. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:36, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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