Hi folks, see below. You can find some updates about the projects that I have worked on as a Community Fellow - including my new project (that I hope you'll all be involved in :) )
--Sarah
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] August Fellowship News Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 14:31:14 -0700 From: Siko Bouterse sbouterse@wikimedia.org Reply-To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To: wikimediaannounce-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Hi all,
The August edition of the Fellowship News is now available on meta-wiki: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fellowship_News
Project highlights in this issue include:
Dispute Resolution Project — Steven Zhang monitored a trial implementing changes to the dispute resolution noticeboard on English Wikipedia this month. An update on his findings is in the Wikipedia Signpost this week.
Gender Gap Project — Sarah Stierch has started developing the first phase of a new WikiWomen's Collaborative project, which seeks to engage and inspire more women to edit using social media and clear calls to action.
Help Pages Redesign Project — Peter Coombe has created three new introductory tutorials for the English Wikipedia, covering referencing, uploading images, and navigating Wikipedia. He also released the write-up from this summer's in-person usability tests.
Small Wiki Editor Engagement Project — Tanvir Rahman has been building new step-by-step help pages on Bangla Wikipedia. The help pages will be connected into a portal page and the new help page system will be piloted in September.
Teahouse Project — We've been working on improvements for hosts, including a simplified new host creation process. HostBot was approved for an extended trial to send out automated invites to new editors, contributing to a 50% increase in guest participation.
If you're interested in learning more about any of these projects, please come read about what Wikimedia fellows have been up to this month! Best wishes,