Fellowship News/2012-08/Summary

Fellowship News of August 2012[edit]

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...

Dispute Resolution Project — Steven Zhang monitored a trial implementing changes to the dispute resolution noticeboard on English Wikipedia this month. An update on his findings is in the Wikipedia Signpost this week. Continue reading...
Gender Gap Project — Sarah Stierch has started developing the first phase of a new WikiWomen's Collaborative project, which seeks to engage and inspire more women to edit using social media and clear calls to action. Continue reading...
Help Pages Redesign Project — Peter Coombe has created three new introductory tutorials for the English Wikipedia, covering referencing, uploading images, and navigating Wikipedia. He also released the write-up from this summer's in-person usability tests. Continue reading...
Small Wiki Editor Engagement Project — Tanvir Rahman has been building new step-by-step help pages on Bangla Wikipedia. The help pages will be connected into a portal page and the new help page system will be piloted in September. Continue reading...
Teahouse Project — We've been working on improvements for hosts, including a simplified new host creation process. HostBot was approved for a trial to send out automated invites to new editors, contributing to a 50% increase in guest participation. Continue reading...

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