User talk:Epicgenius/Archive/2019/Jun
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DYK for North Woods and North Meadow
On 4 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article North Woods and North Meadow, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that North Woods in New York City's Central Park contains a bridge (pictured) made of boulders, some weighing nearly 100 short tons (89 long tons), which are held together by gravity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/North Woods and North Meadow. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, North Woods and North Meadow), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Your GA nomination of Uptown Hudson Tubes
The article Uptown Hudson Tubes you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold 
. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Uptown Hudson Tubes for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Truflip99 -- Truflip99 (talk) 17:01, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Uptown Hudson Tubes
The article Uptown Hudson Tubes you nominated as a good article has passed 
; see Talk:Uptown Hudson Tubes for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Truflip99 -- Truflip99 (talk) 23:41, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. 
This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of StudiesWorld -- StudiesWorld (talk) 00:20, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
The article 57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of StudiesWorld -- StudiesWorld (talk) 01:00, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
The article 57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:57th Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of StudiesWorld -- StudiesWorld (talk) 18:02, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
Discussion of link language wrapper templates (June 2019)
A discussion has started about wrapper templates of {{Link language}}. You may be interested in participating because you participated in a related previous discussion. E^pi*i batch (talk) 02:52, 10 June 2019 (UTC) (Retro is my main account.)
Speedy deletion nomination of User:Epicgenius/logo
Please do not introduce inappropriate pages, such as User:Epicgenius/logo, to Wikipedia. Doing so is considered to be vandalism and is prohibited. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Under section G3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, the page has been nominated for deletion. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. CptViraj (Talk) 17:26, 10 June 2019 (UTC)
- I've declined the nomination. Mackensen (talk) 17:29, 10 June 2019 (UTC)
- Mackensen, I guess you can delete it anyway. A nice gem from my teenage years, don't need it anymore.
Thanks for the notice, though. epicgenius (talk) 17:59, 10 June 2019 (UTC)
- Mackensen, I guess you can delete it anyway. A nice gem from my teenage years, don't need it anymore.
DYK nomination of Uptown Hudson Tubes
Hello! Your submission of Uptown Hudson Tubes at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! ComplexRational (talk) 01:44, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar |
| Thank you! Theleot (talk) 07:50, 12 June 2019 (UTC) |
Growth team updates #8
Welcome to the eighth newsletter from the Growth team!
The Growth team's objective is to work on software changes that help retain new contributors in mid-size Wikimedia projects.
May was a busy month, and we apologize for a slightly late newsletter.
General news
- The Growth team will begin to work with the Arabic Wikipedia community as a new target wiki. This is in addition to Korean, Czech, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
- Several members of the Growth team attended Wikimedia Hackathon. To see what we worked on and learned, read this update (in English).
- Wikimania 2019 is coming up in August. The conference will include a "Community Growth" space, for sessions about how our communities expand through software and programs.
Early results from newcomer homepage release
- The newcomer homepage was deployed in Czech and Korean Wikipedias on May 6 for desktop users. It is deployed in an A/B test, so that half of newcomers have access to the homepage and half do not. They access it by clicking on their username in their personal tools along the top of the window.
- After about a month of usage, we see a few interesting trends. We think that the usage is going well so far, as we continue to work on the feature
- About half of users who visit the homepage click on a link or button.
- About half of users visit the homepage more than once, with about a fifth of users visiting on multiple days.
- Users are interacting with all the different modules on the page -- there is no clear favorite.
- Users have been asking questions to their mentors -- but not on the help desk.
Next steps for homepage
- Because we are seeing good reactions to the homepage from the first users, we are prioritizing work that helps more users find their homepage:
- Mobile homepage: the team is currently building the mobile version of the homepage. We tested this design with five users, giving us confidence that the design is strong.
- Features to aid discovery: only a minority of newcomers who have a homepage will find their homepage on their own. The team is designing features that help newcomers learn where to find their homepage. The most important feature will point to the homepage link using a GuidedTour.
- User tests showed that the most important thing to add to the homepage are clear task recommendations to help newcomers get started with editing right away. This is the module that we will be working on next.
Future of team in the next year
- The Growth team has been working since September 2018, and we're now planning for the work we'll be doing for the next fiscal year, which begins in July.
- Though we have not yet developed a feature that clearly increases growth in our target wikis, we believe that the features we have been developing have high potential to increase growth if we continue to work on them.
- Therefore, the team will continue to work on the features we have started, and we will develop related features that improve the overall newcomer experience. These features may include:
- Improvements to how newcomers can build their user pages and develop their on-wiki identity. See initial notes here.
- Improvements to how newcomers receive notifications on-wiki and through email, so that they quickly find out if other users are contacting them.
- Processes that help newcomers get awards or recognition for good work.
- Ways for newcomers to see the activity on the wiki and find others who share their interests.
- We will start discussions with communities to help us define these ideas before we work on them.
Growth team's newsletter prepared by the Growth team and posted by bot • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.
09:02, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
Please comment on Help talk:Citation Style 1
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Help talk:Citation Style 1. Legobot (talk) 04:31, 15 June 2019 (UTC)
June 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (stay tuned for Pride on weekend!)
| June 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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 You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 05:37, 18 June 2019 (UTC) | |
| Stay tuned for details om next event! Sunday Jun 23: Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
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Sunday June 23: Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art
| June 23, 12:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
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 You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper East Side. Togethe, we'll create new and expand existing Wikipedia articles on LGBT artists and artworks with LGBT themes in the Met collection! With refreshments, and a special museum tour in the afternoon! And there will be a wiki-cake! Open to everyone at all levels of experience, wiki instructional workshop and one-on-one support will be provided. See also the global Wiki Loves Pride photo contest, as well as the Met's online LGBT Art Writing Contest, and also the LGBT Health Writing Contest.
This is the fifth annual Wiki Loves Pride edit-a-thon supported by Wikimedia NYC! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 16:30, 22 June 2019 (UTC) | |
| Stay tuned for details on next event! Sunday July 14: Great American Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island | |
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Thanks
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San Diego fusion food award |
| For reviewing the Did You Know nomination for Smuggler's Gulch, I hereby present to you this image of a California burrito. May its fusion of cuisine of Mexico and the United States satiate your hunger while positively contributing to Wikipedia. RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 03:58, 29 June 2019 (UTC) |
DYK nomination of JFK Express
Hello! Your submission of JFK Express at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SounderBruce 05:42, 30 June 2019 (UTC)