Fellowship News/2012-09/Summary

Fellowship News of September 2012[edit]

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...

Dispute Resolution Project — Steven Zhang compiled results of the August trial at the Dispute Resolution Noticeboard, community discussion favored closing Wikiquette assistance, and a Request for Comment on an easier way to file dispute resolution requests is underway. Continue reading...
WikiWomen's Collaborative Project — Sarah Stierch and volunteer WikiWomen around the world launched the WikiWomen's Collaborative, a social media initiative connecting women who currently edit or aspire to edit Wikipedia. Continue reading...
Help Pages Redesign Project — Peter Coombe completed a redesign of English Wikipedia's main help page and usability tests are being run to compare users' experiences with it. Results will be compiled and a redesign proposal will be brought to the community. Continue reading...
Small Wiki Editor Engagement Project — Tanvir Rahman launched the new help page system on Bangla Wikipedia with pages that teach editors about new article creation and other popular editing activities. Metrics are still being collected but it appears article creation has nearly doubled. Continue reading...
Teahouse Project — The Teahouse team refined automated invites and finished improvements that surface hosting activity. The Teahouse pages are going through a redesign to simplify usability for new editors, and we're looking at creating a new volunteer "maitre d" role. Continue reading...

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