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:::Do they have 3X? GoP, I can just picture you sitting at your comp in your teeny-tiny T-shirt. Not a pretty picture!! ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 17:46, 16 March 2013 (UTC) |
:::Do they have 3X? GoP, I can just picture you sitting at your comp in your teeny-tiny T-shirt. Not a pretty picture!! ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 17:46, 16 March 2013 (UTC) |
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:::: Well, judging from the fact that [[Wikipedia:Merchandise giveaways/Who has shirts|this page]] hasn't added a new recipient since December, I would say that it might have been over <small>(but I did get a campus ambassador T-shirt so I'm not complaining... loudly).</small> [[User:OhanaUnited|<b><font color="#0000FF">OhanaUnited</font></b>]][[User talk:OhanaUnited|<b><font color="green"><sup>Talk page</sup></font></b>]] 20:48, 16 March 2013 (UTC) |
:::: Well, judging from the fact that [[Wikipedia:Merchandise giveaways/Who has shirts|this page]] hasn't added a new recipient since December, I would say that it might have been over <small>(but I did get a campus ambassador T-shirt so I'm not complaining... loudly).</small> [[User:OhanaUnited|<b><font color="#0000FF">OhanaUnited</font></b>]][[User talk:OhanaUnited|<b><font color="green"><sup>Talk page</sup></font></b>]] 20:48, 16 March 2013 (UTC) |
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:::::This page is toooo long, archive old threads please! --[[User:Titodutta|Tito Dutta]] ([[User talk:Titodutta|contact]]) 20:50, 16 March 2013 (UTC) |
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Meta?
Whilst I appreciate that this is our largest community, and that perhaps not every community is large enough to do this; Or more realistically those who are giving out the T shirsts don't want too many pages to monitor; Surely this should be on meta as well or instead of one language version of Wikipedia? ϢereSpielChequers 12:36, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
- Agree. But I'd wait a while to see what bugs, problems or improvements manifest themselves before taking it wider. I.e., use en.WP as a trial. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 14:53, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry for the delay, but yes Meta is very much the next place this will launch. My guess is first week or two of January at this rate. Jalexander--WMF 00:15, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
- Can I suggest that in the next incarnation you make Why is this user awesome? and Support '''bold''' headings rather than ===subheadings=== so that seconders have to click the [edit] link next to the nominee's name. This will make the nominee's name appear on the page's history and our watchlists, so we can see at a glance who's been supporting whom from the watchlist? (You can't see that at present from scanning the diffs because the nominee's name rarely appears in the diff.) --Anthonyhcole (talk) 09:45, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
- I agree, every time I see "support +1" or something similar in my watchlist, I have to scroll and find the newest support. It would be easier if it said "Dennis Brown: Support +1" or something similar. Go Phightins! 13:51, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
- That makes sense, we could change the template for now too if that makes sense. Jalexander--WMF 02:39, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
- I agree, every time I see "support +1" or something similar in my watchlist, I have to scroll and find the newest support. It would be easier if it said "Dennis Brown: Support +1" or something similar. Go Phightins! 13:51, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
- Can I suggest that in the next incarnation you make Why is this user awesome? and Support '''bold''' headings rather than ===subheadings=== so that seconders have to click the [edit] link next to the nominee's name. This will make the nominee's name appear on the page's history and our watchlists, so we can see at a glance who's been supporting whom from the watchlist? (You can't see that at present from scanning the diffs because the nominee's name rarely appears in the diff.) --Anthonyhcole (talk) 09:45, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry for the delay, but yes Meta is very much the next place this will launch. My guess is first week or two of January at this rate. Jalexander--WMF 00:15, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Recommendations
I'm not sure whether or not to put this on this page or on the main page for nominations, so I'm putting it on both. (Although a more definite location for questions would definitely be a good idea.) My suggestion is that along with the current forms of nomination, we have something that allows for users to reference the nominee's past edits and history. We'd use something along the lines of the below format: (maybe use a different form?)
- Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
This would give each incoming use an easy way to pull up the user's editing history, which will be invaluable when it comes to someone that a user might not know that well or at all. I think that would help increase participation when it comes to voicing support because it'd be that much easier to research them. I know that I've wanted to research and show more support for other users, but it takes a longer time to search their editing history because I have to go through a few screens to do so rather than having it accessible through one click.Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 04:40, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
- Seems sensible to me. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 02:59, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Sock
You might want to delete Wikipedia:Merchandise_giveaways/Nominations#EM64T, presently labelled as a sockpuppet on their user page. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 09:10, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
- Hmm... considering that they've been blocked indefinitely in relation to a user involved with vandalizing Wikipedia, I think that this is probably a good idea to remove it. They were blocked for abusing sockpuppets and vandalizing, so there's really no merit in giving them a t-shirt. If there's no opposition (I'll give it a few days), then I'll remove it and state why. In the meantime, I'll mention this in the section for that user.Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 09:46, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
- I've deleted it per WP:DNFTT. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 10:28, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks Anthony Jalexander--WMF 02:49, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
- I've deleted it per WP:DNFTT. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 10:28, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
no "oppose"?
we have "support" votes in this process, but no mechanism to "oppose"?
o__0
how exactly is this supposed to work?
Lx 121 (talk) 11:16, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
- It isn't an RfA or a vote, the idea of the support mechanisms are.. well basically to show that you agree. If there are extraordinary circumstances I'd take that into account but I do NOT want a long fight about whether someone deserves a shirt or not, that isn't the point. No one getting a shirt here is taking it 'away' from someone else. I'm literally working my way down the list and if the nomination makes sense and seems legitimate (I do tend to check them out a bit if I don't know the person) then I process it. Even users who have had major issues frequently have major pluses too. The biggest question has been banned users which is.. the best one I can see though even that is complicated because we'll be expanding to places like Meta and other projects/languages soon and they may not be blocked there (if they're blocked for a bunch of projects then I think that's fairly clear but not necessarily for just one or so). So the short answer is "this isn't a place to start ragging on someone". Jalexander--WMF 02:49, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Any shirts sent?
I'm curious--there are some great users nominated here, some with tons of supports...did they ever get shirts? Is this still in process? Qwyrxian (talk) 01:25, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
- Definitely still in process, I'm working through the list slowly but surely but may start looking for volunteer help soon to make it a faster process. If you look at Who has shirts you can see who has already gotten one (or at least been sent). I generally don't mark them off on the page until I have both contacted them AND they have responded to me (and I do it in batches). I'll do another batch of emails and marking today for the new ones that got ordered today. This has been a runaway success which I just love and almost the only thing slowing it down is my work load which we're going to try and fix ;). We also want to start expanding it to Meta and other languages/projects which is one of the reasons we're pushing the store a bit tomorrow to see what the publics interest is (because the store's main job is to fund giving merch away). Jalexander--WMF 02:06, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
- Ah...it's the "who has shirts" page that I was missing. Thanks for the pointer--i'm very happy to see many of the people on that last! Qwyrxian (talk) 03:14, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
- I don't mind helping out some, although I'll admit that I'm not sure entirely what I'd really be able to do.Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 05:17, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
- Ah...it's the "who has shirts" page that I was missing. Thanks for the pointer--i'm very happy to see many of the people on that last! Qwyrxian (talk) 03:14, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Socks
I think this is an awesome idea: Does the WMF have any Wikipedia-emblazoned socks to give out? – Philosopher 15:10, 17 January 2013 (UTC) --Anthonyhcole (talk) 17:47, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
- Or puppets made of WMF-emblazoned socks... Binksternet (talk) 17:52, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Is this page still active?
Is there any point in anyone still editing this page? It appears that it's been something like seven weeks since anyone from the Foundation appeared here. This is slightly embarrassing, as I imagine the original intent was to reward good and popular editors, and all it's ended up doing is a creating a massive list of editors with the odd support that's been summarily ignored by WMF since Christmas 2012. At a time when we need to keep our best editors. Pity. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:41, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
- My T-shirt arrived considerably less than seven weeks ago, so I suspect there's perhaps things still going on. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 21:05, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
- Ok, just noting it because the page has done nothing but grown for seven weeks. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:12, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
- Rather curious about this as well, as at this rate nobody after number 50 or so is going to get a shirt. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:17, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
- Every morning I walk down to the maibox in anticipation. "This is the day", I say to myself. Every morning I walk back dissapointed. Mrs Buster fixes me a cup of hot cocoa and I sit and wait until the next day. I just wanna know one thing, "Where's my fuckin' shirt! Is my family gonna have to put it on my dead corpse? I get better service at the DMV!```Buster Seven Talk 12:49, 16 March 2013 (UTC) Sorry...I woke up a little grumpy today. ```Buster Seven Talk 17:00, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- I am #25 at present. Nothing, nada, zilch. Perhaps this is because I am not based in the US and that creates logistical problems. However, the lack of a piece of clothing is not going to discourage me from editing. Whether the quality of my contributions is any better or worse when editing bare-chested is an assessment that I leave to the reader ;) - Sitush (talk) 13:46, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- Hahaha! The absence of Wikipedia-branded shorts is that much more worrisome. Binksternet (talk) 17:17, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- Living in Sweden and got the t-shirt two months ago. And I can testify that wearing the t-shirt adds just a bit of edge to spice up the editing... Lova Falk talk 14:28, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- I am #25 at present. Nothing, nada, zilch. Perhaps this is because I am not based in the US and that creates logistical problems. However, the lack of a piece of clothing is not going to discourage me from editing. Whether the quality of my contributions is any better or worse when editing bare-chested is an assessment that I leave to the reader ;) - Sitush (talk) 13:46, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- Every morning I walk down to the maibox in anticipation. "This is the day", I say to myself. Every morning I walk back dissapointed. Mrs Buster fixes me a cup of hot cocoa and I sit and wait until the next day. I just wanna know one thing, "Where's my fuckin' shirt! Is my family gonna have to put it on my dead corpse? I get better service at the DMV!```Buster Seven Talk 12:49, 16 March 2013 (UTC) Sorry...I woke up a little grumpy today. ```Buster Seven Talk 17:00, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
Buster, whenever you do get the email, I'd suggest you get a size bigger than you normally would; on mine, the sizes ran way too small and I can barely wear mine --Go Phightins! 17:06, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- Do they have 3X? GoP, I can just picture you sitting at your comp in your teeny-tiny T-shirt. Not a pretty picture!! ```Buster Seven Talk 17:46, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- Well, judging from the fact that this page hasn't added a new recipient since December, I would say that it might have been over (but I did get a campus ambassador T-shirt so I'm not complaining... loudly). OhanaUnitedTalk page 20:48, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- This page is toooo long, archive old threads please! --Tito Dutta (contact) 20:50, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- Well, judging from the fact that this page hasn't added a new recipient since December, I would say that it might have been over (but I did get a campus ambassador T-shirt so I'm not complaining... loudly). OhanaUnitedTalk page 20:48, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- Do they have 3X? GoP, I can just picture you sitting at your comp in your teeny-tiny T-shirt. Not a pretty picture!! ```Buster Seven Talk 17:46, 16 March 2013 (UTC)