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| Interview {{User|Awadewit}}, {{User|Dineshkannambadi}}. Really strong FA contributors focusing on one topic, creating a body of really high quality articles. ''']''' ('']'') 01:18, 24 October 2007 (UTC) | Interview {{User|Awadewit}}, {{User|Dineshkannambadi}}. Really strong FA contributors focusing on one topic, creating a body of really high quality articles. ''']''' ('']'') 01:18, 24 October 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :I think an interview with Awadewit would be interesting - delving into how academics view and interact with Misplaced Pages. ] 22:25, 30 October 2007 (UTC) | |||
| : I think the thing that ] mentioned on the ] is really fascinating too. --] 02:55, 24 October 2007 (UTC) | : I think the thing that ] mentioned on the ] is really fascinating too. --] 02:55, 24 October 2007 (UTC) | ||
| ::I'd be happy to put my hand up for an interview (shameless self-plug). Even though I'm on an extended wikibreak. I think, incidently, it's a wikibreak because I break the wikibreak by reading the Signpost :-) ] 13:57, 24 October 2007 (UTC) | ::I'd be happy to put my hand up for an interview (shameless self-plug). Even though I'm on an extended wikibreak. I think, incidently, it's a wikibreak because I break the wikibreak by reading the Signpost :-) ] 13:57, 24 October 2007 (UTC) | ||
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| ::::This is not surprising - if you got here back in 2002, when things like ] and ] were still red links, it was very easy to create lots of persistant words :) More to the point, for months after he got here, Mav did vandalism patrol to (literally) every edit -- it wasn't that hard when there were only 100 or day. You go to recentchanges at the end of the day, and revert any vandalisms. ] 16:45, 24 October 2007 (UTC) | ::::This is not surprising - if you got here back in 2002, when things like ] and ] were still red links, it was very easy to create lots of persistant words :) More to the point, for months after he got here, Mav did vandalism patrol to (literally) every edit -- it wasn't that hard when there were only 100 or day. You go to recentchanges at the end of the day, and revert any vandalisms. ] 16:45, 24 October 2007 (UTC) | ||
| :::::But unless there was some flaw in the methodology, vandalism reverts shouldn't count towards the PWVs. And since most of the PWVs have accumulated since Misplaced Pages became more popular, it at least points to the longevity of the early content (whether written or just reverted by Mav).--] 16:55, 24 October 2007 (UTC) | :::::But unless there was some flaw in the methodology, vandalism reverts shouldn't count towards the PWVs. And since most of the PWVs have accumulated since Misplaced Pages became more popular, it at least points to the longevity of the early content (whether written or just reverted by Mav).--] 16:55, 24 October 2007 (UTC) | ||
| It would be nice to have an interview with ], if he can be found. And ] has also been around for a long time, wears several hats, and has lots of FAs. | |||
| It may be interesting to interview some of the other long-term bureaucrats, such as ], ], ], or ]. Or ]. | |||
| Or, to go in a different direction, how about a long-term editor like ] or ]. Or ], ], ], or ]. -- ] ] 16:18, 30 October 2007 (UTC) | |||
| : I guess that means I have wait a little longer before anyone thinks I'm a "long-term editor". ;) -- ] 21:18, 30 October 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::Oh, I am sure that that an interview with ''you'' would be perfectly delightful. Are you putting yourself forward as a candidate? -- ] ] 21:54, 30 October 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == Fundraiser story == | == Fundraiser story == | ||
| Is there a link where we can see the total money in dollars raised in this drive in real time? • <span style="font-variant:small-caps"><font color="#800080">]</font></span> 15:17, 29 October 2007 (UTC) | Is there a link where we can see the total money in dollars raised in this drive in real time? • <span style="font-variant:small-caps"><font color="#800080">]</font></span> 15:17, 29 October 2007 (UTC) | ||
| : To be honest, I don't think so. I've had to tally it by hand for this week's article... ] ] 22:38, 30 October 2007 (UTC) | |||
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If you're interested in writing about community news for The Misplaced Pages Signpost, please contact me (on my talk page or via email, however you prefer) so we can coordinate our efforts. As editor, I would at the very least need to have an idea of what topic(s) you're covering. If you use the wiki to write drafts of a news story, please do this in your user space. --Michael Snow 09:29, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Comments
Do you want article-specific comments on their respective talk pages, on an issue-specific talk page, or here? —Ben Brockert (42) UE News 04:07, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
- On their talk pages is great, I do watch the articles for the week until they get archived. This page can be for discussion about the newspaper in general. --Michael Snow 07:11, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Volumes?
So far, we are at volume I issue V. How large will the volumes be, out of curiosity (OK yes, I am really bored ATM) - Lucky13pjn 04:24, Feb 13, 2005 (UTC)
Question about article submission
Can anybody just submit an article to this newspaper? Or, what's the submission process? Can one write about themself, if they use the third person? (And is good gramma 'n speeling a pre-wreck-squizit?) -- Uncle Ed (talk) 11:52, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)
- Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/Newsroom/Suggestions. Joe D (t) 12:47, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- A better link might be Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/Newsroom#In progress Reporters: note here what items you are working on ... editing each other's work is encouraged. In short, yes, anyone can submit an article (either simply suggest a topic or actually write the text themselves). This is a wiki - it will all be "edited mercilessly", of course! -- ALoan (Talk) 13:14, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Interview suggestions
Ral315 invited interview suggestions here. I have several. Raul654 wears a lot of hats on Misplaced Pages and has been with the project for more than four years. SandyGeorgia is an important contributor to the featured article selection process and is a widely-respected non-admin. Durova handles many "complex investigations" and has written some articles for external audiences about Misplaced Pages . Cheers!--chaser - t 09:51, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
- Second the Raul suggestion. Also, some in-depth interviews with board members would be nice. Oh, and a Jimbo interview that doesn't suck (no offense to Ral). --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 17:01, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
- For the record, I'm happy to be interviewed. Raul654 04:38, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
- If you thought the Jimbo interview was bad then maybe next time you should submit some questions yourself. It's not as if that was a closed process. --JayHenry 17:25, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
- Well, part of the problem is simply that Jimbo is pressed for time and pulled in many directions, making a good interview challenging. It really would require professional-level prep work to produce something of real quality that way. So while more input would be nice, it's a difficult project, and I wouldn't fault either the interviewer or those who submit (or omit to submit) questions. Interviews with other people are more likely to generate new insights, even if their appeal is less obvious. --Michael Snow 18:01, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
- It would be interesting to read an interview with the first Wikipedian - I remember hearing somewhere neither Jimbo nor Sanger were the first to register. --Gwern (contribs) 18:04 23 October 2007 (GMT)
- User:Eiffel made the earliest still-extant edit (here). User contribution histories were lost in the transition between mediawiki phases I and II, and II and III. According to Misplaced Pages:UuU, there might have been an earlier one by Jimbo. Raul654 18:12, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
- Eiffel seems as good a person as any. Bonus points, actually, since he still edits occasionally. --Gwern (contribs) 18:54 23 October 2007 (GMT)
Interview Awadewit (talk · contribs), Dineshkannambadi (talk · contribs). Really strong FA contributors focusing on one topic, creating a body of really high quality articles. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:18, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
- I think an interview with Awadewit would be interesting - delving into how academics view and interact with Misplaced Pages. Kaldari 22:25, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
- I think the thing that User:Ta bu shi da yu mentioned on the tip line is really fascinating too. --JayHenry 02:55, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
- I'd be happy to put my hand up for an interview (shameless self-plug). Even though I'm on an extended wikibreak. I think, incidently, it's a wikibreak because I break the wikibreak by reading the Signpost :-) Ta bu shi da yu 13:57, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
- If we're going to go the FA route, ask Hurricanehink (pretty high up there in the List of Wikipedians by featured article nominations, has a ton of featured lists, and even three featured topics). Another suggestion would be to ask current arbitators, or bureaucrats. Titoxd 04:42, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
- This academic study found that one editor, Maveric149, contributed 0.5% of all persistent word views (PWV) in Misplaced Pages, where a PMV is defined as a given word introduced by an edit that is viewed by one reader (page served). What that means is that this editor, having edited 41,000 times on 18,000 articles, is consistently adding information to fairly popular articles, and that information is sticking. Or, to put it differently, if you look at the view logs and randomly chose one page that was served, and that page has 1000 (different, non-trivial) words on it, on average 50 of those words will have been added by Maveric149. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 13:29, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
- This is not surprising - if you got here back in 2002, when things like President and United States were still red links, it was very easy to create lots of persistant words :) More to the point, for months after he got here, Mav did vandalism patrol to (literally) every edit -- it wasn't that hard when there were only 100 or day. You go to recentchanges at the end of the day, and revert any vandalisms. Raul654 16:45, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
- But unless there was some flaw in the methodology, vandalism reverts shouldn't count towards the PWVs. And since most of the PWVs have accumulated since Misplaced Pages became more popular, it at least points to the longevity of the early content (whether written or just reverted by Mav).--ragesoss 16:55, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
- This is not surprising - if you got here back in 2002, when things like President and United States were still red links, it was very easy to create lots of persistant words :) More to the point, for months after he got here, Mav did vandalism patrol to (literally) every edit -- it wasn't that hard when there were only 100 or day. You go to recentchanges at the end of the day, and revert any vandalisms. Raul654 16:45, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
- This academic study found that one editor, Maveric149, contributed 0.5% of all persistent word views (PWV) in Misplaced Pages, where a PMV is defined as a given word introduced by an edit that is viewed by one reader (page served). What that means is that this editor, having edited 41,000 times on 18,000 articles, is consistently adding information to fairly popular articles, and that information is sticking. Or, to put it differently, if you look at the view logs and randomly chose one page that was served, and that page has 1000 (different, non-trivial) words on it, on average 50 of those words will have been added by Maveric149. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 13:29, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
It would be nice to have an interview with User:Lord Emsworth, if he can be found. And User:Nichalp has also been around for a long time, wears several hats, and has lots of FAs.
It may be interesting to interview some of the other long-term bureaucrats, such as User:Cecropia, User:Secretlondon, User:UninvitedCompany, or User:Warofdreams. Or User:Angela.
Or, to go in a different direction, how about a long-term editor like User:Giano II or User:Ghirlandajo. Or User:SlimVirgin, User:David Gerard, User:Piotrus, or User:Tony Sidaway. -- !! ?? 16:18, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
- I guess that means I have wait a little longer before anyone thinks I'm a "long-term editor". ;) -- llywrch 21:18, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, I am sure that that an interview with you would be perfectly delightful. Are you putting yourself forward as a candidate? -- !! ?? 21:54, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
Fundraiser story
Is there a link where we can see the total money in dollars raised in this drive in real time? • Lawrence Cohen 15:17, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
- To be honest, I don't think so. I've had to tally it by hand for this week's article... Ral315 » 22:38, 30 October 2007 (UTC)