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AGK

13 Jan 2008 13 Jan '08

9:16 p.m.

I've noticed the growth of the WikBack, and decided this is a good time for new projects. The Help Wiki is a MediaWiki site which aims to produce some neat little help guides for newbies on Wikipedia. At the present, we're just writing them and improving them: we're taking it slow, and our little community is still unsure whether our guides will eventually be implemented onto Wikipedia, or kept on-site. Anyway, we're located at < http://www.pj.tsone.info/helpwiki/index.php/Main_Page> (the domain name isn't sorted yet), and all contributors are welcome. We use the FlaggedRevs extension to provide some basic peer review and constructive criticism, as well as a basic level of quality for our readers, but otherwise everybody is welcome to contribute! The project was founded by User:Qst@enwiki, and has a basic community of ~8 users; we're around a month old. I'm just the developer for it, by the way ;) so, all welcome, even if you just create an account, and perhaps add a guide or two! Best regards to all, Anthony User:AGK en.wikipedia.org

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G Donato

13 Jan 13 Jan

10:05 p.m.

AGK wrote:

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AGK

10:10 p.m.

G Donato speaks wisely here :) again, everybody is welcome to register an account: it's all for the good of Wikipedia, and anybody will be received with open arms! AGK On 13/01/2008, G Donato <gdonato(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

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AGK wrote:

I've noticed the growth of the WikBack, and decided this is a good time

for

new projects. The Help Wiki is a MediaWiki site which aims to produce

some

neat little help guides for newbies on Wikipedia. At the present, we're

just

writing them and improving them: we're taking it slow, and our little community is still unsure whether our guides will eventually be

implemented

onto Wikipedia, or kept on-site. Anyway, we're located at < http://www.pj.tsone.info/helpwiki/index.php/Main_Page> (the domain name isn't sorted yet), and all contributors are welcome. We use the

FlaggedRevs

extension to provide some basic peer review and constructive criticism,

well as a basic level of quality for our readers, but otherwise

everybody is

welcome to contribute! The project was founded by User:Qst@enwiki, and has a basic community of

users; we're around a month old. I'm just the developer for it, by the

way

;) so, all welcome, even if you just create an account, and perhaps add

guide or two! Best regards to all, Anthony User:AGK en.wikipedia.org _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

I do think the scope of this site is rather good as Wikipedia is probably quite a daunting place due to its size and possible cabal-ish feel for some people. An external place to provide help may be quite good and reassuring despite the fact that Wikipedia has its own help pages. Another help site could be stronger when it comes to discussing the standard practice, if not the policies, of the Wikipedia community, for example. G Donato _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

private musings

14 Jan 14 Jan

8:04 a.m.

I too think this is quite an interesting idea - and will head over there to take a look and register.... Also under discussion at the WikBack are the foundation's money issues - and one way to side step some of the concerns might be for sites like WikBack and HelpWiki to take ads and donate that money back to the WMF.. any thoughts on that? PM. On Jan 14, 2008 9:10 AM, AGK <agkwiki(a)googlemail.com> wrote:

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AGK wrote: > I've noticed the growth of the WikBack, and decided this is a good

time

for

new projects. The Help Wiki is a MediaWiki site which aims to produce

some > neat little help guides for newbies on Wikipedia. At the present,

we're

just

writing them and improving them: we're taking it slow, and our little community is still unsure whether our guides will eventually be

implemented > onto Wikipedia, or kept on-site. > > Anyway, we're located at < > http://www.pj.tsone.info/helpwiki/index.php/Main_Page> (the domain

name

isn't sorted yet), and all contributors are welcome. We use the

FlaggedRevs > extension to provide some basic peer review and constructive

criticism,

well as a basic level of quality for our readers, but otherwise

everybody is > welcome to contribute! > > The project was founded by User:Qst@enwiki, and has a basic community

users; we're around a month old. I'm just the developer for it, by the

way > ;) so, all welcome, even if you just create an account, and perhaps

add

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Steven Walling

7:19 p.m.

I've taken that to heart and gotten an account there. Definitely an interesting, worthwhile endeavor! On Jan 13, 2008 2:10 PM, AGK <agkwiki(a)googlemail.com> wrote:

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AGK wrote: > I've noticed the growth of the WikBack, and decided this is a good

time

for

new projects. The Help Wiki is a MediaWiki site which aims to produce

some > neat little help guides for newbies on Wikipedia. At the present,

we're

just

writing them and improving them: we're taking it slow, and our little community is still unsure whether our guides will eventually be

implemented > onto Wikipedia, or kept on-site. > > Anyway, we're located at < > http://www.pj.tsone.info/helpwiki/index.php/Main_Page> (the domain

name

isn't sorted yet), and all contributors are welcome. We use the

FlaggedRevs > extension to provide some basic peer review and constructive

criticism,

well as a basic level of quality for our readers, but otherwise

everybody is > welcome to contribute! > > The project was founded by User:Qst@enwiki, and has a basic community

users; we're around a month old. I'm just the developer for it, by the

way > ;) so, all welcome, even if you just create an account, and perhaps

add

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Martijn Hoekstra

16 Jan 16 Jan

5:07 p.m.

Hm, interesting thought, assuming WikBack and HelpWiki generate more income with their adds then they will cost. The idea is that both would be completely independent, and their income could be regular gifts to WikiMedia? If this is the case though, WikiMedia has nothing to do with it, apart from being thankfull for the donations (and the subject of the sites, obviously). In that case, this discussion could better be held on the forums themselves though. On Jan 14, 2008 9:04 AM, private musings <thepmaccount(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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AGK wrote: > I've noticed the growth of the WikBack, and decided this is a good

time

for

new projects. The Help Wiki is a MediaWiki site which aims to produce

some > neat little help guides for newbies on Wikipedia. At the present,

we're

just

writing them and improving them: we're taking it slow, and our little community is still unsure whether our guides will eventually be

implemented > onto Wikipedia, or kept on-site. > > Anyway, we're located at < > http://www.pj.tsone.info/helpwiki/index.php/Main_Page> (the domain

name

isn't sorted yet), and all contributors are welcome. We use the

FlaggedRevs > extension to provide some basic peer review and constructive

criticism,

well as a basic level of quality for our readers, but otherwise

everybody is > welcome to contribute! > > The project was founded by User:Qst@enwiki, and has a basic community

users; we're around a month old. I'm just the developer for it, by the

way > ;) so, all welcome, even if you just create an account, and perhaps

add

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Casey Brown

5:22 p.m.

That's actually a good idea, but it would have to be the site owner's own decision and the Wikimedia Foundation shouldn't "officialy suggest" it. But if the site owners agreed to that (which most of them probably won't), I think that would be great. On Jan 14, 2008 3:04 AM, private musings <thepmaccount(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

AGK wrote: > I've noticed the growth of the WikBack, and decided this is a good

time

for

new projects. The Help Wiki is a MediaWiki site which aims to produce

some > neat little help guides for newbies on Wikipedia. At the present,

we're

just

writing them and improving them: we're taking it slow, and our little community is still unsure whether our guides will eventually be

implemented > onto Wikipedia, or kept on-site. > > Anyway, we're located at < > http://www.pj.tsone.info/helpwiki/index.php/Main_Page> (the domain

name

isn't sorted yet), and all contributors are welcome. We use the

FlaggedRevs > extension to provide some basic peer review and constructive

criticism,

well as a basic level of quality for our readers, but otherwise

everybody is > welcome to contribute! > > The project was founded by User:Qst@enwiki, and has a basic community

users; we're around a month old. I'm just the developer for it, by the

way > ;) so, all welcome, even if you just create an account, and perhaps

add

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