User talk:Mdennis (WMF)

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[edit] Miszabot

If you don't want it to take away the section (ever), the solution is to add text that doesn't end in a time stamp to the very end. Even hidden text apparently confuses the bot sufficiently that it will leave the section in place. WhatamIdoing (talk) 15:15, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

I thought I'd done that here, but it rearchived the sections the very same day. Can you see what I might have done wrong there? I'm so low tech. :/ --Maggie Dennis (WMF) (talk) 15:20, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
I would have expected that to work. Perhaps the bot has gotten "smarter" on us. Well, there's nothing quite like reading the directions: The bot owner now recommends tagging the section with {{subst:DNAU}} en:Template:Do not archive until) as the way to prevent archiving of particular threads (forever; it will also take a date, but I figured that permanence was your goal). The template doesn't exist here, but I suspect that as it's subst'd, we could just take the subst'd text and re-use it. Would you like me to try? WhatamIdoing (talk) 13:06, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
Oh, great! I've ported the template over as it seems like it could be useful for others. Let's see how it works. :) I'm giving it a go below. --Maggie Dennis (WMF) (talk) 14:55, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Okay, it may work, but it's not pretty. :) [1]. I'm guessing it doesn't know how to handle en:Template:Substituted. :/ Porting that over seems pointless, as we don't have a bot that will automatically add it. Do you know enough about coding to make it work without that template? If not, I'll look around for somebody. :) (Of course, before doing that, we might want to see if the bot handles the template otherwise as expected. No reason to make it pretty if it just flat doesn't work! It entered the hidden comment.) --Maggie Dennis (WMF) (talk) 15:02, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Coding is not my strength. My plan had been to subst the template into a sandbox on en.wp and then see whether the resulting code could be usefully copied. But there probably is a better way to do it. WhatamIdoing (talk) 17:35, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
So, this one turns out to be pretty easy. The bot recognizes hidden code; the template places this on your page: <!-- [[User:DoNotArchiveUntil]] 14:55, 21 April 2022 (UTC) -->. The bot respects that. :) Thanks much! I may wait a bit after the announcement before I test it at Terms of Use, though. I don't want Geoff's announcements to get pulled when I'm not looking. --Maggie Dennis (WMF) (talk) 23:56, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
Congratulations on figuring it out. I'm glad that we found a solution. WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:50, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Fellowship News of August 2012

Fellowship News
VOLUME 1 August 2012 ISSUE 3

As you can see from this month's issue, Wikimedia Fellowship projects continued this month with lots of experimentation. Do you have ideas for a great new fellowship project? Submit a project idea, or tell us what you think about existing project ideas today! Continue reading...

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[edit] Fellowship News of September 2012

Fellowship News
VOLUME 1 September 2012 ISSUE 4

The Fellowships Program believes that supporting editors to lead on community improvements is one way WMF can help boost editor engagement. This month, Wikimedia Fellows worked on 5 projects that aim to do just that. Continue reading...

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[edit] Fellowship News of October 2012

Fellowship News
VOLUME 1 October 2012 ISSUE 5

As WMF narrows it's focus, the Fellowships Program will be winding down in early 2013. We'll be investigating other avenues for supporting individuals via grant-making, and meanwhile, Sarah, Steven, and Tanvir will be continuing their projects for several more months, so stay tuned to the News! Continue reading...

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[edit] Fellowship News of November 2012

Fellowship News
VOLUME 1 November 2012 ISSUE 6

Three fellowship projects are still in full swing! Continue reading...

  • Dispute Resolution Project — A second dispute resolution survey started running this month, in hopes of identifying new ways to retain and recruit more volunteers. An IRC office hours session was also held at the end of the month to solicit feedback and input from the community. Continue reading...
  • Small Wiki Editor Engagement Project — Results from the 6-week help page pilot designed specially for new editors suggest that help page improvements have doubled the number of active new editors on Bangla Wikipedia. Continue reading...
  • WikiWomen's Collaborative Project — The project has entered its second phase, the focus of which is to build more sustainable systems that can be maintained by the community as this fellowship comes to a close, and to focus on engaging with more women who are not yet editing Wikipedia. Continue reading...

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[edit] Community logo and derivatives

Dear Maggie,

My recollection is that the Community Logo and all derivatives should not be trademarked; that was the whole point of creating it. (both the desire for a TM-free logo not subject to VIG, and the perennial awkwardness the WMF has had in supporting creative community uses of our marks).

I suspect this may have been a misunderstanding among people who weren't around when the logo was created - and were trying to helpfully protect any mark used by a big Project. I've left a note for Rkwon about this.

Assuming we can get the intent for that logo sorted out, I think the most accurate description of their status would be a purely positive template saying "free for community reuse" and linking to a detail page noting their history and status. –SJ talk  05:25, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you, Sj. :) I've spoken to the legal team about this, and Michelle Paulson put some thoughts here that might be useful consideration. --Maggie Dennis (WMF) (talk) 12:43, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
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