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| |<center>The ''']''' is this Saturday at the ]! We look forward to hosting you! If you'd like to bring a family member or friend, please sign them up on the event page or Also, don't forget to bring your laptop! And we also '''need your help!''' Check out the to learn more! Please arrive as close 1 PM as you can. We'll see you Saturday!</center> | |<center>The ''']''' is this Saturday at the ]! We look forward to hosting you! If you'd like to bring a family member or friend, please sign them up on the event page or Also, don't forget to bring your laptop! And we also '''need your help!''' Check out the to learn more! Please arrive as close 1 PM as you can. We'll see you Saturday!</center> | ||
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| == ''The Tea Leaf'' - Issue Four == | |||
| Hi! Welcome to the fourth issue of ''The Tea Leaf'', the official newsletter for the ]! | |||
| *'''Teahouse pilot wraps up after 13 weeks''' After being piloted on English Misplaced Pages starting in February, the Teahouse wrapped up its pilot period on May 27, 2012. We expect this is just the beginning for the Teahouse and hope the project will continue to grow in the months to come! | |||
| <span style="font-size: 1.5em">Thank you and congratulations to all of the community members who participated - and continue to participate!</span> | |||
| *'''What you've all been waiting for: ] is released!''' We look forward to your feedback on the methodology and outcomes of this pilot project. | |||
| *'''....and if a pilot report wasn't enough, the ] is out too!''' Dive into the numbers and survey results to learn about the impact the Teahouse has made on English Misplaced Pages. | |||
| *'''Teahouse shows positive impact on new editor retention and engagement''' | |||
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| :*409 new editors participated during the entire pilot period, with about 40 new editors participating in the Teahouse per week. | |||
| :*Two weeks after participating, 33% of Teahouse guests are still active on Misplaced Pages, as opposed to 11% of a similar control group. | |||
| :*New editors who participated in the Teahouse edit 10x the number of articles, make 7x more global edits, and 2x as much of their content survives on Misplaced Pages compared to the control group. | |||
| *'''Women participate in the Teahouse''' 28% of Teahouse participants were women, up from 9% of editors on Misplaced Pages in general, good news for this project which aimed to have impact on the gender gap too - but still lots to be done here! | |||
| *'''New opportunities await for the Teahouse in phase two''' as the Teahouse team and Misplaced Pages community examine ways to improve, scale, and sustain the project. Opportunities for future work include: | |||
| :*Automating or semi-automating systems such as invites, metrics and archiving | |||
| :*Experimenting with more ways for new editors to discover the Teahouse | |||
| :*Building out the social and peer-to-peer aspects further, including exploring ways to make answering questions easier, creating more ways for new editors to help each other and for all participants to acknowledge each other's efforts | |||
| :*Growing volunteer capacity, continuing to transfer Teahouse administration tasks to volunteers whenever possible, and looking for new ways to make maintenance and participation easier for everyone. | |||
| *'''Want to know how you can lend a hand at the Teahouse? Become a host!''' Learn more about what makes the Teahouse different than other help spaces on Misplaced Pages and see how you can help new editors by visiting ]. | |||
| *'''Say hello to the new guests at the Teahouse.''' Take the time to welcome and get to know the latest ] at the Teahouse. Drop off some wikilove to these editors today, as being welcomed by experienced editors is really encouraging to new Wikipedians. | |||
| <small>You are receiving ''The Tea Leaf'' after expressing interest or participating in the Teahouse! To remove yourself from receiving future newsletters, please remove your username ]. ] (]) 16:44, 13 June 2012 (UTC)</small> | |||
| == Still need reviews for the Misplaced Pages Education Program research project == | |||
| Hey, Kevin! As if I don't ask enough of you already, I thought I'd post this message to you in case you have some time to spare this week: | |||
| If you have some time to review the quality of some articles, we're using the results for a ] that will help shape the future of the US/Canada Education Program. For a few projects, we're on a pretty tight timeline and are really eager to have many more of these articles reviewed over the next week. However, we think it's most useful to come from experienced Misplaced Pages editors. | |||
| I have gone through each class to prioritize for various projects, and everyone on the Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation would be extremely grateful if you could participate by reviewing a few articles ('pre' and 'post' versions). If we can rally a lot of editors to review one or two articles each day, we will be able to make the most use of this research for our tight timeline. As many of our Ambassadors have requested it, we are really eager to find out which classes have been successful according to the Wikipedian standard. | |||
| If you can spare some time, ] and give it a go. Even 1 or 2 a day would help immensely! ] (]) 02:12, 15 June 2012 (UTC) | |||
| *{{tps}} I don't mind helping out while this Gorman person is hitting on wikiwomen in his polyester suit in Washington DC, but I don't see any articles that still need reviewing--or is this, again, too complicated for me? Or does every article need more than three reviews? ] (]) 02:55, 15 July 2012 (UTC) | |||
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| ] (]) 06:38, 18 July 2012 (UTC) | ] (]) 06:38, 18 July 2012 (UTC) | ||
| ==EduWiki Conference 5-6 September in Leicester, UK== | == EduWiki Conference 5-6 September in Leicester, UK == | ||
| I am writing to you as you have signed up to the Education Meetup at Wikimania 2012 and perhaps are interested in how Misplaced Pages links to education. Wikimedia UK is now running a education related event that may be of interest to you: the EduWiki Conference on 5-6 September in Leicester. This event will be looking at Misplaced Pages and related charitable projects in terms of educational practice, including good faith collaboration, open review, and global participation. It's a chance to talk about innovative work in your institution or online community, and shape the future of Wikimedia UK's work in this area! | I am writing to you as you have signed up to the Education Meetup at Wikimania 2012 and perhaps are interested in how Misplaced Pages links to education. Wikimedia UK is now running a education related event that may be of interest to you: the EduWiki Conference on 5-6 September in Leicester. This event will be looking at Misplaced Pages and related charitable projects in terms of educational practice, including good faith collaboration, open review, and global participation. It's a chance to talk about innovative work in your institution or online community, and shape the future of Wikimedia UK's work in this area! | ||
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| Thank you, ] (]) 16:19, 25 July 2012 (UTC) | Thank you, ] (]) 16:19, 25 July 2012 (UTC) | ||
| ==''The Tea Leaf'' - Issue Five== | == ''The Tea Leaf'' - Issue Five == | ||
| ] at the ], today!]] | ] at the ], today!]] | ||
| Hi! Welcome to the fifth edition of ''The Tea Leaf'', the official newsletter of the ]! | Hi! Welcome to the fifth edition of ''The Tea Leaf'', the official newsletter of the ]! | ||
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July 2012
Please stop attacking other editors, as you did on Misplaced Pages:Requests for adminship/Bbb23. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Misplaced Pages. You're way out of line, pal, attacking an admin. I'm going to hunt you down and shove that badge down your throat. (I'm attending DGG's session, BTW.) Drmies (talk) 18:38, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
- Man, that IP vandalism is really getting out of hand, isn't it. Maybe you should geolocate and see if it wasn't gate B76 at Dulles, bwuhaha! Drmies (talk) 18:04, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- Lamer, you left without saying hi?!? I did geolocate it, and was actually just about to post on your talkpage. you quack a lot, sir. Kevin Gorman (talk) 18:07, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- No, it wasn't me, it was some weird guy sitting next to me, I think. Are you still in DC? Unconferencing? Drmies (talk) 18:10, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- I'm in DC until tomorrow, currently at the unconference. I will be leaving DC tomorrow and hanging out for a few days in Baltimore before I go back to the bay. Kevin Gorman (talk) 18:14, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- Sounds like a well-deserved vacation to me, Mr. Gorman. I hope you enjoy and that you get to see a couple of things as well. See you...next year? somewhere. Drmies (talk) 01:29, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
- I'm in DC until tomorrow, currently at the unconference. I will be leaving DC tomorrow and hanging out for a few days in Baltimore before I go back to the bay. Kevin Gorman (talk) 18:14, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- No, it wasn't me, it was some weird guy sitting next to me, I think. Are you still in DC? Unconferencing? Drmies (talk) 18:10, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- Lamer, you left without saying hi?!? I did geolocate it, and was actually just about to post on your talkpage. you quack a lot, sir. Kevin Gorman (talk) 18:07, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Article about Radha Thomas
I am currently working on the Wiki page for Ms Radha Thomas. She is an Indian jazz singer and songwriter. In fact, she is known as a diva in the Indian jazz scene. She previously was with the band Human Bondage and has sung and performed globally. The article is still under development. I haven't completed it or submitted it for review yet. You can have a look at it at: http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Radha_Thomas. I will be requesting your help and advice (as usual) in making it conform to all Wiki standards. If you do a Google Search for Radha (https://www.google.co.in/#hl=en&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=Radha+Thomas&oq=Radha+Thomas&gs_l=hp.3..0l2j0i30l2.1190.3159.0.3385.12.12.0.0.0.0.282.1949.0j11j1.12.0...0.0...1c.dYmnNUlMsQM&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=f6ee012440c72a74&biw=1024&bih=509) you will find dozens of articles and links to her work. As of now, the article is still under development and I will come bug you for help soon! Varunr (talk) 06:38, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
EduWiki Conference 5-6 September in Leicester, UK
I am writing to you as you have signed up to the Education Meetup at Wikimania 2012 and perhaps are interested in how Misplaced Pages links to education. Wikimedia UK is now running a education related event that may be of interest to you: the EduWiki Conference on 5-6 September in Leicester. This event will be looking at Misplaced Pages and related charitable projects in terms of educational practice, including good faith collaboration, open review, and global participation. It's a chance to talk about innovative work in your institution or online community, and shape the future of Wikimedia UK's work in this area!
The conference will be of interest to educators, scholarly societies members, contributors to Misplaced Pages and other open education projects, and students.
For details please visit the UK Chapter Wiki.
Please feel welcome to register or promote within your network.
Thank you, Daria Cybulska (talk) 16:19, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
The Tea Leaf - Issue Five
Hi! Welcome to the fifth edition of The Tea Leaf, the official newsletter of the Teahouse!
- Guest activity increased in July. Questions are up from an average of 36 per week in June to 43 per week in July, and guest profile creation has also increased. This is likely a result of the automatic invite experiments we started near the end of month, which seeks to lessen the burden on hosts and other volunteers who manually invite editors. During the last week of July, questions doubled in the Teahouse! (But don't let that deter you from inviting editors to the Teahouse, please, there are still lots of new editors who haven't found Teahouse yet.)
- More Teahouse hosts than ever. We had 12 new hosts sign up to participate at the Teahouse! We now have 35 hosts volunteering at the Teahouse. Feel free to stop by and see them all here.
- Phase two update: Host sprint. In August, the Teahouse team plans to improve the host experience by developing a simpler new-host creation process, a better way of surfacing active hosts, and a host lounge renovation. Take a look at the plan and weigh in here.
- New Teahouse guest barnstar is awarded to first recipient: Charlie Inks. Using the Teahouse barnstar designed by Heatherawalls, hosts hajatvrc and Ryan Vesey created the new Teahouse Guest Barnstar. The first recipient is Charlie Inks, for her boldness in asking questions at the Teahouse. Check out the award in action here.
- Teahouse was a hot topic at Wikimania! The Teahouse was a hot topic at Wikimania this past month, where editor retention and interface design was heavily discussed. Sarah and Jonathan presented the Teahouse during the Wikimedia Fellowships panel. Slides can be viewed here. A lunch was also held at Wikimania for Teahouse hosts.
As always, thanks for supporting the Teahouse project! Stop by and visit us today!
You are receiving The Tea Leaf after expressing interest or participating in the Teahouse! To remove yourself from receiving future newsletters, please remove your username here. Sarah (talk) 08:31, 4 August 2012 (UTC)