[WikiEN-l] Positives to publicity

[kgnpaul at gmail.com]

No, I haz no link.  By "we" I meant the Foundation, ticket numbers are available upon private request if you have access to the system.

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Carcharoth wrote:

Could you link to an example?



On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Keegan Paul<kgnpaul at gmail.com> wrote:

> ...and they are continuing to roll in.  Any more firm ideas?  They seem to

> think that they are applying for "staff".  I haven't the time to read all

> reporting, feedback would be great.

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> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Keegan Paul <kgnpaul at gmail.com> wrote:

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>> Correction, it was a blog.  I just don't remember where.  If'n anyone else

>> does, please post.  It was a good read.

>>

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>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:56 PM, Keegan Paul <kgnpaul at gmail.com> wrote:

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>>>> It would be interesting if someone did a study on initial interactions

>>>> between newcomers and oldbies to see if anything can be improved. But

>>>> IMHO the best way to avoid newbies getting "bitten" is to help them

>>>> avoiding newbie mistakes in the first place - a good interface, the

>>>> right help and a few safety checks would go a long way. ("Whoa there

>>>> newbie, you just wiped the whole page. Here's how not to do that...")

>>>>

>>>> Steve

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>>> Well, hm.  Hard to explain there as an "oldbie" what it was like as a

>>> newbie.  I happened to have good interactions based on concerns I had, as

>>> Newyorkbrad went over in a Wikipedia Weekly cast.  I only registered an

>>> account because the History of Alaska was messed up and I thought it more

>>> appropriate to have an account to complain :) . I've seen thousands of

>>> editors come and go not only because of initial experience, but just passion

>>> and care.  There's no real matrix for it.

>>> ~Keegan

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