I've been a contributor for a few years now, joining in May 2005. Despite having an account for over two years, I have less then 1000 edits. I wasn't the most active user "onwiki". I actually still remember my first time on Wikinews.
Two years ago, I had an assignment where I was supposed to journalize the a news report every day, I never did, and would do it as a whole batch in one day. To make my life easy, I would use AP's Online Database and search for news by date. This worked most of the time.
One day, however, AP's website was down, and the assignment due the next day... Remembering that Wikipedia had a current event's section, I checked it out... somehow navigating a link to Wikinews in the process.
So I digested a news article from every day, breaking the license of the time (not attributing), and fixing a few spelling mistakes. I found a link to CGI:IRC and said "hi" to the channel, with Amgine responding with a cool "Nice edits". The warmth lasted until dinner was finished cooking (a few minutes time, if I remember)
I got an "A" on the assignment.
The next August I returned with editing on Wikinews, creating the now infamous, Wikinews Leet edition (which hasn't been edited since August 2005, so don't get your hopes up). A few days later, Katrina formed. I was active almost 24/7 until it landed, Amgine later saying that I "covered the storm, until the storm covered me", and the infamous Hurricane 2005 Season went through, including Florida's infamous "Wilma". (I had kept journal notes for both Katrina and Wilma, during the times I could report, however both didn't survive).
I saw the raise of Wikinews, from a sideproject of Wikipedia, to a project that could really be something good (we still, at this time, IMHO, need Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation). I saw the end of the first generation of "Wikinewsies" (although I don't think the term was used at the time). I was around as the new crown came up. I might not have edited altogether much, but the community saw me (and still sees me, as I note with the salutes in the IRC channel) as a great contributor.
I've been putting off this for the last couple of months, but I think it's been very similar to MrM's last days. I have a couple problems in real life that I need to deal with. Some of them I've put on myself, others are reactions of actions of others. In either case, I'm re-prioritizing them in my life, so that I can fix them. My leaving isn't because of the community, I'm not angry at Wikinews or any Wikinewsies. I hope to be able to return to the project, hopefully sooner rather than later. It might be 6 months, a year, maybe 2. Maybe longer than that.
The current community on Wikinews (and without a doubt, the first generation as well), is an awesome community. Everyone knows each other, we aren't too small to be boring, but not too large to be confusing. I've developed relationship onwiki that will survive offwiki.
I've already posted my last edit on Wikinews, this is my last posting on Wikinews-l, I'll be unsubscribing in a few days. Again, it's been a great time editing with this community, I will never forget the good times I've enjoyed with you guys. Most of you guys have my contact information, for others, Brianmc has stated that he'll be keeping my wikinewsie.org address (this one) active. I'll be keeping an eye onwiki. Don't be afraid to contact me. And keep an eye out for my Request for Reconfirmation, when it shows up, you'll know I'm back.
Many newscasters through the years have signed off of their broadcast with it, and it seems fitting that I do the same here, as I sign off of Wikinews.
"Goodnight, and good luck."
-- [[User:Terinjokes|Terinjokes]]
Remember that you are always welcome back to Wikinews and that you and your contributions will be missed. We sincerly hope to see you again, and we'll be here, whether on the anonymous side, or on the editor side.
Until then, *salutes*
-- Thunderhead http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Thunderhead http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Thunderhead
_______________________________________________ DISCLAIMER: I hold no official position in the Wikimedia Foundation. This message expresses the views of a single Wikimedia user and not necessarily the community at large.
---- Terin Stock terin.stock@wikinewsie.org wrote:
I've been a contributor for a few years now, joining in May 2005. Despite having an account for over two years, I have less then 1000 edits. I wasn't the most active user "onwiki". I actually still remember my first time on Wikinews.
Two years ago, I had an assignment where I was supposed to journalize the a news report every day, I never did, and would do it as a whole batch in one day. To make my life easy, I would use AP's Online Database and search for news by date. This worked most of the time.
One day, however, AP's website was down, and the assignment due the next day... Remembering that Wikipedia had a current event's section, I checked it out... somehow navigating a link to Wikinews in the process.
So I digested a news article from every day, breaking the license of the time (not attributing), and fixing a few spelling mistakes. I found a link to CGI:IRC and said "hi" to the channel, with Amgine responding with a cool "Nice edits". The warmth lasted until dinner was finished cooking (a few minutes time, if I remember)
I got an "A" on the assignment.
The next August I returned with editing on Wikinews, creating the now infamous, Wikinews Leet edition (which hasn't been edited since August 2005, so don't get your hopes up). A few days later, Katrina formed. I was active almost 24/7 until it landed, Amgine later saying that I "covered the storm, until the storm covered me", and the infamous Hurricane 2005 Season went through, including Florida's infamous "Wilma". (I had kept journal notes for both Katrina and Wilma, during the times I could report, however both didn't survive).
I saw the raise of Wikinews, from a sideproject of Wikipedia, to a project that could really be something good (we still, at this time, IMHO, need Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation). I saw the end of the first generation of "Wikinewsies" (although I don't think the term was used at the time). I was around as the new crown came up. I might not have edited altogether much, but the community saw me (and still sees me, as I note with the salutes in the IRC channel) as a great contributor.
I've been putting off this for the last couple of months, but I think it's been very similar to MrM's last days. I have a couple problems in real life that I need to deal with. Some of them I've put on myself, others are reactions of actions of others. In either case, I'm re-prioritizing them in my life, so that I can fix them. My leaving isn't because of the community, I'm not angry at Wikinews or any Wikinewsies. I hope to be able to return to the project, hopefully sooner rather than later. It might be 6 months, a year, maybe 2. Maybe longer than that.
The current community on Wikinews (and without a doubt, the first generation as well), is an awesome community. Everyone knows each other, we aren't too small to be boring, but not too large to be confusing. I've developed relationship onwiki that will survive offwiki.
I've already posted my last edit on Wikinews, this is my last posting on Wikinews-l, I'll be unsubscribing in a few days. Again, it's been a great time editing with this community, I will never forget the good times I've enjoyed with you guys. Most of you guys have my contact information, for others, Brianmc has stated that he'll be keeping my wikinewsie.org address (this one) active. I'll be keeping an eye onwiki. Don't be afraid to contact me. And keep an eye out for my Request for Reconfirmation, when it shows up, you'll know I'm back.
Many newscasters through the years have signed off of their broadcast with it, and it seems fitting that I do the same here, as I sign off of Wikinews.
"Goodnight, and good luck."
-- [[User:Terinjokes|Terinjokes]]
Wikinews-l mailing list Wikinews-l@lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l
We will miss you :( Please stop in and say hi every so often. Hope to see you again soon.
Jason
Terin Stock wrote:
I've been a contributor for a few years now, joining in May 2005. Despite having an account for over two years, I have less then 1000 edits. I wasn't the most active user "onwiki". I actually still remember my first time on Wikinews.
Two years ago, I had an assignment where I was supposed to journalize the a news report every day, I never did, and would do it as a whole batch in one day. To make my life easy, I would use AP's Online Database and search for news by date. This worked most of the time.
One day, however, AP's website was down, and the assignment due the next day... Remembering that Wikipedia had a current event's section, I checked it out... somehow navigating a link to Wikinews in the process.
So I digested a news article from every day, breaking the license of the time (not attributing), and fixing a few spelling mistakes. I found a link to CGI:IRC and said "hi" to the channel, with Amgine responding with a cool "Nice edits". The warmth lasted until dinner was finished cooking (a few minutes time, if I remember)
I got an "A" on the assignment.
The next August I returned with editing on Wikinews, creating the now infamous, Wikinews Leet edition (which hasn't been edited since August 2005, so don't get your hopes up). A few days later, Katrina formed. I was active almost 24/7 until it landed, Amgine later saying that I "covered the storm, until the storm covered me", and the infamous Hurricane 2005 Season went through, including Florida's infamous "Wilma". (I had kept journal notes for both Katrina and Wilma, during the times I could report, however both didn't survive).
I saw the raise of Wikinews, from a sideproject of Wikipedia, to a project that could really be something good (we still, at this time, IMHO, need Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation). I saw the end of the first generation of "Wikinewsies" (although I don't think the term was used at the time). I was around as the new crown came up. I might not have edited altogether much, but the community saw me (and still sees me, as I note with the salutes in the IRC channel) as a great contributor.
I've been putting off this for the last couple of months, but I think it's been very similar to MrM's last days. I have a couple problems in real life that I need to deal with. Some of them I've put on myself, others are reactions of actions of others. In either case, I'm re-prioritizing them in my life, so that I can fix them. My leaving isn't because of the community, I'm not angry at Wikinews or any Wikinewsies. I hope to be able to return to the project, hopefully sooner rather than later. It might be 6 months, a year, maybe 2. Maybe longer than that.
The current community on Wikinews (and without a doubt, the first generation as well), is an awesome community. Everyone knows each other, we aren't too small to be boring, but not too large to be confusing. I've developed relationship onwiki that will survive offwiki.
I've already posted my last edit on Wikinews, this is my last posting on Wikinews-l, I'll be unsubscribing in a few days. Again, it's been a great time editing with this community, I will never forget the good times I've enjoyed with you guys. Most of you guys have my contact information, for others, Brianmc has stated that he'll be keeping my wikinewsie.org address (this one) active. I'll be keeping an eye onwiki. Don't be afraid to contact me. And keep an eye out for my Request for Reconfirmation, when it shows up, you'll know I'm back.
Many newscasters through the years have signed off of their broadcast with it, and it seems fitting that I do the same here, as I sign off of Wikinews.
"Goodnight, and good luck."
-- [[User:Terinjokes|Terinjokes]]
Wikinews-l mailing list Wikinews-l@lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l
I will also miss you. You've always seemed to be one of those people who, while not a 200 edits a day person, would always be at wikinews. I hope you Come back soon.
-bawolff
On 10/19/07, Jason Safoutin jason.safoutin@wikinewsie.org wrote:
We will miss you :( Please stop in and say hi every so often. Hope to see you again soon.
Jason
Terin Stock wrote:
I've been a contributor for a few years now, joining in May 2005. Despite having an account for over two years, I have less then 1000 edits. I wasn't the most active user "onwiki". I actually still remember my first time on Wikinews.
Two years ago, I had an assignment where I was supposed to journalize the a news report every day, I never did, and would do it as a whole batch in one day. To make my life easy, I would use AP's Online Database and search for news by date. This worked most of the time.
One day, however, AP's website was down, and the assignment due the next day... Remembering that Wikipedia had a current event's section, I checked it out... somehow navigating a link to Wikinews in the process.
So I digested a news article from every day, breaking the license of the time (not attributing), and fixing a few spelling mistakes. I found a link to CGI:IRC and said "hi" to the channel, with Amgine responding with a cool "Nice edits". The warmth lasted until dinner was finished cooking (a few minutes time, if I remember)
I got an "A" on the assignment.
The next August I returned with editing on Wikinews, creating the now infamous, Wikinews Leet edition (which hasn't been edited since August 2005, so don't get your hopes up). A few days later, Katrina formed. I was active almost 24/7 until it landed, Amgine later saying that I "covered the storm, until the storm covered me", and the infamous Hurricane 2005 Season went through, including Florida's infamous "Wilma". (I had kept journal notes for both Katrina and Wilma, during the times I could report, however both didn't survive).
I saw the raise of Wikinews, from a sideproject of Wikipedia, to a project that could really be something good (we still, at this time, IMHO, need Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation). I saw the end of the first generation of "Wikinewsies" (although I don't think the term was used at the time). I was around as the new crown came up. I might not have edited altogether much, but the community saw me (and still sees me, as I note with the salutes in the IRC channel) as a great contributor.
I've been putting off this for the last couple of months, but I think it's been very similar to MrM's last days. I have a couple problems in real life that I need to deal with. Some of them I've put on myself, others are reactions of actions of others. In either case, I'm re-prioritizing them in my life, so that I can fix them. My leaving isn't because of the community, I'm not angry at Wikinews or any Wikinewsies. I hope to be able to return to the project, hopefully sooner rather than later. It might be 6 months, a year, maybe 2. Maybe longer than that.
The current community on Wikinews (and without a doubt, the first generation as well), is an awesome community. Everyone knows each other, we aren't too small to be boring, but not too large to be confusing. I've developed relationship onwiki that will survive offwiki.
I've already posted my last edit on Wikinews, this is my last posting on Wikinews-l, I'll be unsubscribing in a few days. Again, it's been a great time editing with this community, I will never forget the good times I've enjoyed with you guys. Most of you guys have my contact information, for others, Brianmc has stated that he'll be keeping my wikinewsie.org address (this one) active. I'll be keeping an eye onwiki. Don't be afraid to contact me. And keep an eye out for my Request for Reconfirmation, when it shows up, you'll know I'm back.
Many newscasters through the years have signed off of their broadcast with it, and it seems fitting that I do the same here, as I sign off of Wikinews.
"Goodnight, and good luck."
-- [[User:Terinjokes|Terinjokes]]
Wikinews-l mailing list Wikinews-l@lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l
Wikinews-l mailing list Wikinews-l@lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l
sad to see you go, hope to see you around in IRC soon for another few mad moments.
good luck
mark
On 10/21/07, bawolff bawolff+wn@gmail.com wrote:
I will also miss you. You've always seemed to be one of those people who, while not a 200 edits a day person, would always be at wikinews. I hope you Come back soon.
-bawolff
On 10/19/07, Jason Safoutin jason.safoutin@wikinewsie.org wrote:
We will miss you :( Please stop in and say hi every so often. Hope to see you again soon.
Jason
Terin Stock wrote:
I've been a contributor for a few years now, joining in May 2005. Despite having an account for over two years, I have less then 1000 edits. I wasn't the most active user "onwiki". I actually still
remember
my first time on Wikinews.
Two years ago, I had an assignment where I was supposed to journalize the a news report every day, I never did, and would do it as a whole batch in one day. To make my life easy, I would use AP's Online
Database
and search for news by date. This worked most of the time.
One day, however, AP's website was down, and the assignment due the
next
day... Remembering that Wikipedia had a current event's section, I checked it out... somehow navigating a link to Wikinews in the
process.
So I digested a news article from every day, breaking the license of
the
time (not attributing), and fixing a few spelling mistakes. I found a link to CGI:IRC and said "hi" to the channel, with Amgine responding with a cool "Nice edits". The warmth lasted until dinner was finished cooking (a few minutes time, if I remember)
I got an "A" on the assignment.
The next August I returned with editing on Wikinews, creating the now infamous, Wikinews Leet edition (which hasn't been edited since August 2005, so don't get your hopes up). A few days later, Katrina formed. I was active almost 24/7 until it landed, Amgine later saying that I "covered the storm, until the storm covered me", and the infamous Hurricane 2005 Season went through, including Florida's infamous "Wilma". (I had kept journal notes for both Katrina and Wilma, during the times I could report, however both didn't survive).
I saw the raise of Wikinews, from a sideproject of Wikipedia, to a project that could really be something good (we still, at this time, IMHO, need Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation). I saw the end of
the
first generation of "Wikinewsies" (although I don't think the term was used at the time). I was around as the new crown came up. I might not have edited altogether much, but the community saw me (and still sees me, as I note with the salutes in the IRC channel) as a great
contributor.
I've been putting off this for the last couple of months, but I think it's been very similar to MrM's last days. I have a couple problems in real life that I need to deal with. Some of them I've put on myself, others are reactions of actions of others. In either case, I'm re-prioritizing them in my life, so that I can fix them. My leaving isn't because of the community, I'm not angry at Wikinews or any Wikinewsies. I hope to be able to return to the project, hopefully sooner rather than later. It might be 6 months, a year, maybe 2. Maybe longer than that.
The current community on Wikinews (and without a doubt, the first generation as well), is an awesome community. Everyone knows each
other,
we aren't too small to be boring, but not too large to be confusing. I've developed relationship onwiki that will survive offwiki.
I've already posted my last edit on Wikinews, this is my last posting
on
Wikinews-l, I'll be unsubscribing in a few days. Again, it's been a great time editing with this community, I will never forget the good times I've enjoyed with you guys. Most of you guys have my contact information, for others, Brianmc has stated that he'll be keeping my wikinewsie.org address (this one) active. I'll be keeping an eye
onwiki.
Don't be afraid to contact me. And keep an eye out for my Request for Reconfirmation, when it shows up, you'll know I'm back.
Many newscasters through the years have signed off of their broadcast with it, and it seems fitting that I do the same here, as I sign off
of
Wikinews.
"Goodnight, and good luck."
-- [[User:Terinjokes|Terinjokes]]
Wikinews-l mailing list Wikinews-l@lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l
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I've been toying with spending $20-$30 bucks doing some advertising for Wikinews. It'd only be a few days, and if we noticed an impact I'd be looking to see a few other people stick their hands in their pockets.
Google "Project Wonderful" for the advertiser I'm looking at, you buy by bidding a slot on a site (or group of sites - but more expensive) for a number of days. A sidebar advert getting 50-100K hits a day can be had for not much more than $5/day. A good advert will convert that into readers, and hopefully a few contributors.
This was an idea I had last week when working on the quiz. I took a break to read my favourite web comic (http://www.schlockmercenary.com/) and as you scroll down the page there is a banner on the right. Cost per day right now? $5.20. What if... "What if we take it for Monday after the quiz is set up?" was my thought. For any week we used the promotion we could add an extra answer to every question... "Shlock eats it". This is a running gag in the site's forums and if we're advertising there...
So, having been toying with that idea and wondering who could do a banner I was reading the foundation mailing list today and there was a reminder that the fundraiser starts tomorrow. Hmmm, I don't want to spend more than that $20-$30 bucks on my wikitivities over the next month, so advertise our quiz or give to the fundraiser. Or... buy an advert for the fundraiser.
I've emailed Howard Tayler, the mad mind behind the aforementioned webcomic. My request to him has been to donate a drawing to go in the space. I buy the space, and it links to the WMF fundraiser.
So, in closing, does anyone else have any _economic_ ideas along these lines where the small amount that can be afforded can be used to turn into a larger income? By income I'm not just talking about money for the Foundation. If that ad spot on Howard's site went to $6/day and I decided for one month to advertise the quiz (and do the aforementioned theming) I'd spend $24 or $30. The advertising is highly targeted being the day after the quiz is published and taking just one day makes people who read a site daily notice the change. The income would be readers and hopefully a few contributors.
Brian.
Sounds interesting. Are you aware of the various ad ideas that Amgine came up with a while back? Some of them might also be useful.
On 10/21/07, Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org wrote:
I've been toying with spending $20-$30 bucks doing some advertising for Wikinews. It'd only be a few days, and if we noticed an impact I'd be looking to see a few other people stick their hands in their pockets.
Google "Project Wonderful" for the advertiser I'm looking at, you buy by bidding a slot on a site (or group of sites - but more expensive) for a number of days. A sidebar advert getting 50-100K hits a day can be had for not much more than $5/day. A good advert will convert that into readers, and hopefully a few contributors.
This was an idea I had last week when working on the quiz. I took a break to read my favourite web comic (http://www.schlockmercenary.com/) and as you scroll down the page there is a banner on the right. Cost per day right now? $5.20. What if... "What if we take it for Monday after the quiz is set up?" was my thought. For any week we used the promotion we could add an extra answer to every question... "Shlock eats it". This is a running gag in the site's forums and if we're advertising there...
So, having been toying with that idea and wondering who could do a banner I was reading the foundation mailing list today and there was a reminder that the fundraiser starts tomorrow. Hmmm, I don't want to spend more than that $20-$30 bucks on my wikitivities over the next month, so advertise our quiz or give to the fundraiser. Or... buy an advert for the fundraiser.
I've emailed Howard Tayler, the mad mind behind the aforementioned webcomic. My request to him has been to donate a drawing to go in the space. I buy the space, and it links to the WMF fundraiser.
So, in closing, does anyone else have any _economic_ ideas along these lines where the small amount that can be afforded can be used to turn into a larger income? By income I'm not just talking about money for the Foundation. If that ad spot on Howard's site went to $6/day and I decided for one month to advertise the quiz (and do the aforementioned theming) I'd spend $24 or $30. The advertising is highly targeted being the day after the quiz is published and taking just one day makes people who read a site daily notice the change. The income would be readers and hopefully a few contributors.
Brian.
Wikinews-l mailing list Wikinews-l@lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l
-bawolff
Hi,
Terin Stock wrote:
I've been a contributor for a few years now, joining in May 2005. Despite having an account for over two years, I have less then 1000 edits. I wasn't the most active user "onwiki". I actually still remember my first time on Wikinews.
Two years ago, I had an assignment where I was supposed to journalize the a news report every day, I never did, and would do it as a whole batch in one day. To make my life easy, I would use AP's Online Database and search for news by date. This worked most of the time.
One day, however, AP's website was down, and the assignment due the next day... Remembering that Wikipedia had a current event's section, I checked it out... somehow navigating a link to Wikinews in the process.
So I digested a news article from every day, breaking the license of the time (not attributing), and fixing a few spelling mistakes. I found a link to CGI:IRC and said "hi" to the channel, with Amgine responding with a cool "Nice edits". The warmth lasted until dinner was finished cooking (a few minutes time, if I remember)
I got an "A" on the assignment.
The next August I returned with editing on Wikinews, creating the now infamous, Wikinews Leet edition (which hasn't been edited since August 2005, so don't get your hopes up). A few days later, Katrina formed. I was active almost 24/7 until it landed, Amgine later saying that I "covered the storm, until the storm covered me", and the infamous Hurricane 2005 Season went through, including Florida's infamous "Wilma". (I had kept journal notes for both Katrina and Wilma, during the times I could report, however both didn't survive).
I saw the raise of Wikinews, from a sideproject of Wikipedia, to a project that could really be something good (we still, at this time, IMHO, need Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation). I saw the end of the first generation of "Wikinewsies" (although I don't think the term was used at the time). I was around as the new crown came up. I might not have edited altogether much, but the community saw me (and still sees me, as I note with the salutes in the IRC channel) as a great contributor.
I've been putting off this for the last couple of months, but I think it's been very similar to MrM's last days. I have a couple problems in real life that I need to deal with. Some of them I've put on myself, others are reactions of actions of others. In either case, I'm re-prioritizing them in my life, so that I can fix them. My leaving isn't because of the community, I'm not angry at Wikinews or any Wikinewsies. I hope to be able to return to the project, hopefully sooner rather than later. It might be 6 months, a year, maybe 2. Maybe longer than that.
The current community on Wikinews (and without a doubt, the first generation as well), is an awesome community. Everyone knows each other, we aren't too small to be boring, but not too large to be confusing. I've developed relationship onwiki that will survive offwiki.
I've already posted my last edit on Wikinews, this is my last posting on Wikinews-l, I'll be unsubscribing in a few days. Again, it's been a great time editing with this community, I will never forget the good times I've enjoyed with you guys. Most of you guys have my contact information, for others, Brianmc has stated that he'll be keeping my wikinewsie.org address (this one) active. I'll be keeping an eye onwiki. Don't be afraid to contact me. And keep an eye out for my Request for Reconfirmation, when it shows up, you'll know I'm back.
Many newscasters through the years have signed off of their broadcast with it, and it seems fitting that I do the same here, as I sign off of Wikinews.
"Goodnight, and good luck."
-- [[User:Terinjokes|Terinjokes]]
I'm sorry to hear that you've decided to leave, but do hope that you're back sooner rather than later.
Good luck :)
wikinews-l@lists.wikimedia.org