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== Growth team newsletter #27 == |
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Welcome to the twenty-seventh newsletter from the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth|Growth team]]! <small>[[m:Global_message_delivery/Targets/Growth_team_translators|Help with translations]]</small> |
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=== Annual plan for Growth === |
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We shared [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Annual Plan 2023-2024|our annual plan]], for the period July 2023 - June 2024. |
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Our first project of the year will be [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community configuration 2.0|'''Community configuration 2.0''']], which helps editors with extended rights transparently and easily configure important on-wiki functionality. |
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After we finish work on Community configuration 2.0, we will hope to fit in one of the following projects: |
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* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Article creation for new editors|'''Article creation''']]: This project aims to provide new editors with better guidance and guardrails in the article creation process, with the intention of lightening the load of new page reviewers. |
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* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Non-editing participation|'''Non-editing participation''']]: This project aims to create low-risk ways for readers to participate in Wikipedia with the intention of funneling more readers into contributing to the Wikimedia movement. |
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Please let us know what you think about these projects on the related talk page, or [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Growth/Annual Plan 2023-2024|Growth's annual plan talk page]]. |
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=== Suggested edits === |
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[[File:EN_Suggestions_mode.png|thumb|The new "Add an image" section-level task]] |
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We released a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Personalized first day/Structured tasks/Add an image#"Add an image" to a Section|'''Section-level “add an image” structured task''']] to Growth pilot wikis (Arabic, Bengali, Czech, and Spanish). This task was part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured Data Across Wikimedia|Structured Data Across Wikipedia]] project. We are monitoring the edits made, and we look for community feedback as well. |
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Suggested Edits are now receiving topic predictions via the new [[m:Research:Language-Agnostic_Topic_Classification|Language-Agnostic Topic Classification]]. This change affects non-English Wikipedia wikis. It will ensure newcomers receive a greater diversity of task recommendations. Before, as this feature was a test, English Wikipedia was used to select topics. The change is gradual as lists of topics are refreshed when they become empty. The [[m:Research:Index|Research team]] will evaluate the impact in a few months. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328276] |
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Starting on August 1, a new set of Wikipedias will get "[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]": {{int:project-localized-name-kawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kaawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kabwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kbdwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kbpwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kkwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kmwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-knwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kshwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kuwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kwwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kwwiki/en}}. |
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=== Mentorship === |
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The Growth team provides dedicated features to establish a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Communities/How to configure the mentors' list|mentorship program]] for newcomers. Every newcomer gets a volunteer mentor who provides encouragement and answers questions. Communities can set up or join this mentorship system by visiting Special:ManageMentors. This mentorship system is configurable by the community at Special:EditGrowthConfig. |
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More communities have implemented mentorship. A Wikimedia Foundation data scientist will be looking at the impact of Mentorship. We will look at the impact on Spanish and English Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341387] |
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The Growth team will also host a [https://pretalx.com/wm2023/talk/review/DHDHJNEBEFVLXLLVHUZFACBGVUPGYXLV Mentoring new editors on Wikipedia] session at [[wikimania:2023:Wikimania|Wikimania 2023]] in Singapore. Workshop attendees will help brainstorm improvements to Growth’s mentorship features. |
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=== Positive reinforcement === |
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We will share more complete experiment analysis for all the three parts of the Positive reinforcement project soon. At the moment, the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Positive reinforcement#Impact 3|Impact module]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Positive reinforcement#Leveling up 3|Leveling up]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Positive reinforcement#Personalized praise 3|Personalized praise]] are still being A/B tested on the Growth team's [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/FAQ#pilot|pilot wikis]]. |
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In the meantime, initial [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Positive reinforcement#Personalized praise 4|leading indicators for the Personalized praise]] project have been published. Although this is still a relatively small sample, results seem healthy. They show that Mentors are indeed receiving notifications and clicking through to view their praise-worthy mentees. |
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=== Growth contributes to IP Editing migration === |
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The Growth team is currently focusing on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP_Editing:_Privacy_Enhancement_and_Abuse_Mitigation|IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation]]. It is a project that touches many different Wikimedia Foundation teams. The Growth team will focus on temporary accounts through two main points: |
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* the user experience of a logged-out user, that switches to a temporary account, |
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* change Growth-owned extensions and features, so that they work as expected with temporary accounts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326877] |
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=== Community Configuration 2.0 === |
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We are still in the early planning stage of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community configuration 2.0|Community Configuration 2.0]] project: |
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* We are gathering internal Wikimedia Foundation teams' needs, so as community feedback. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336608] |
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* We have started to investigate design improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334312] |
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* We are also reviewing similar tools that are part of other products. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T338386] |
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</div> 12:42, 1 August 2023 (UTC) |
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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2023 == |
== Administrators' newsletter – August 2023 == |
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Revision as of 06:37, 2 September 2023
Administrators' newsletter – August 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
Technical news
- The tag filter on Special:NewPages and revision history pages can now be inverted. This allows hiding edits made by automated tools. (T334338)
- Special:BlockedExternalDomains is a new tool that allows easier blocking of plain domains (and their subdomains). This is more easily searchable and is faster for the software to use than the existing MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. It does not support regex (for complex cases), URL path-matching, or the MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. (T337431)
Arbitration
- The arbitration cases named Scottywong and AlisonW closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.
- The SmallCat dispute arbitration case is in the workshop phase.
Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).
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Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
- A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that
[s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment
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Technical news
- Special:Contributions now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. (T324166)
Arbitration
- The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming
local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus
. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged tonote when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful
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Miscellaneous
- Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.