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<h2><span style="float: right; font-size: 50%;">[{{fullurl:Template:Welcome|action=edit}} edit this template]</span> Welcome to the Wikimedia Foundation wiki</h2> |
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'''Thanks for being here!''' This wiki does not exactly follow the same rules as the other Wikimedia projects, since it is ''not open to all'' for editing, and in case of disagreement, the organ of decision will be the Board. A rule of thumb however is that if we gave you access, that means ''we trust you''. So please, do not be shy in editing this site. There is ample work for everyone :-) |
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* Please create [[Special:Mypage|your userpage]] with a short biography and other introductory information about yourself and the work you do. You may want to use the {{tl|user info}} template. Feel free to look at [[Special:ListUsers|other user pages]] for examples. |
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* All organizational pages may be found in the [[:Category:Foundation wiki|special category]]. |
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* For those willing to help with translation, please see [[m:Translation requests]], and in particular the Foundation subpage [[m:Translation requests/WMF|/WMF]]. |
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* Please watch for feedback on [[m:Foundation wiki feedback|Meta-Wiki]] and start discussions there. |
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* [[Wikimedia:Welcome|More about this wiki...]] |
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</div> --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] 20:28, 13 January 2012 (UTC) |
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== Minimizing raw HTML == |
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I'd really like to minimize the use of raw HTML. [https://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Staff_and_contractors&diff=78806&oldid=78801 This] can surely be achieved through other means (if it should be achieved at all...). Change the image syntax from "thumb" to something else? Using "thumb" and then hiding the border seems a bit silly. A bit more on raw HTML [[Wikimedia:raw HTML|here]], by the way. --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] 02:39, 24 January 2012 (UTC) |
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:I agree; the extra stylesheet is messy. I'm attempting to work around it. [[User:Monomium|Monomium]] 02:57, 24 January 2012 (UTC) |
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== Template:Benefactors == |
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Hey Mono - |
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I love the look. I have one nit to pick, however... the floating hands at the right... if your screen is less than fully sized, you can't see the Donate now button, and it's not scrollable. In fact, I can't even see the "Become a benefactor button" at all. I think it would be fine if the hands were anchored to the top. [[User:Philippe (WMF)|Philippe (WMF)]] 06:55, 14 February 2012 (UTC) |
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:I've removed the 'position:fixed' for that section which seems to fix our issue. [[User:Jalexander|Jalexander]] 06:58, 14 February 2012 (UTC) |
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== [[Template:Rand]], etc. == |
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Hi. A couple of things: |
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# doing randomness in JavaScript assures you won't hit parser cache all the time (no need to a purge/update link, you'll actually have rotating content on browser page refresh, etc.); in an ideal world, at least; and https://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Rand&action=edit currently has invalid code, so please fix that; |
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# when you copy over local templates such as [[Template:Mod]] or [[Template:Rand]] from another wiki, you need to specify where they came from (give proper attribution); that usually means a link back to the original template or the original template's page history or edit screen or a revision number or something; all of these should be noted on the at least the talk page, though ideally in the page creation edit summary, unless you really wrote all of those templates yourself; please fix this. |
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And I assume you told someone you were going to do A/B testing on the main page... or at least I would hope you talked to some people first. :-) --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] ([[User talk:MZMcBride|talk]]) 04:09, 8 March 2012 (UTC) |
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== Beep boop == |
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Hi. I reverted your changes to the Wiktionary logo. This is a fairly contentious issue and I don't want you to start a riot. I agree that the current Wiktionary logo situation is less than ideal, but that's the reality (for now). Oh well. |
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I saw your changes to [[Template:Benefactors]]. People are usually fairly protective of that page, but your changes looked decent enough to me. Just don't be particularly annoyed if someone ends up reverting the language changes you made to the button (we'll see if anyone notices/cares). |
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I also saw your changes to [[Contact us]]. They looked pretty good. I'm not a huge fan of the double jump from "Press and Media" --> "[short blurb that's really just a pointer to [[Press room]]". It seems inelegant. Other than that, I like the new layout. You should drop Mr. Walsh a note if you haven't already letting him know you changed the page. --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] ([[User talk:MZMcBride|talk]]) 03:33, 26 September 2012 (UTC) |
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==Contact us== |
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Hi, Mono. :) |
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While I think your change to [[Contact us]] was very eye-popping, I've undone it for now as there were several problems with it, one of which would require some significant retooling. I've left a more explicit note on the talk page for discussion. Thanks! --[[User:Mdennis|Maggie Dennis]] ([[User talk:Mdennis|talk]]) 19:41, 26 September 2012 (UTC) |
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== [[Social media]] == |
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Hi Mono, |
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it's a nice idea to create a page with information about social media accounts, but please coordinate with the social media team (socialmedia at wikimedia dot org) before doing so, and perhaps try to flesh out the existing pages on Meta (e.g. [[m:Social Media]]) first. It's problematic to publish unchecked information here on this wiki where it is likely to be perceived as official statements by the Foundation. For example, the claim "No official Wikimedia Foundation Google+ page exists at this time" was [https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108193079736330787108/108193079736330787108/posts simply wrong]. |
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Regards, [[User:Tbayer|Tbayer]] ([[User talk:Tbayer|talk]]) 02:32, 3 October 2012 (UTC) |
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: Moved to [[User:Monomium/Social media]] for now. Tilman: more wiki. :-) [[m:Social Media]] is nice, but serves a different purpose. Easy enough to correct the G+ info in [[User:Monomium/Social media]]. --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] ([[User talk:MZMcBride|talk]]) 02:44, 3 October 2012 (UTC) |
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::I agree, wikis are for collaboration! I've copied some of the details from Meta, including the Google+ ones. [[User:Thehelpfulone|<font color="red">'''The'''</font>]][[User talk:Thehelpfulone|<font color="black">'''helpful'''</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Thehelpfulone|<font color="red">'''one'''</font>]] 13:20, 3 October 2012 (UTC) |
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:::Sure it is and should be a wiki, but just as on Wikipedia you may want to consult with someone before adding information to their user page, or editing their talk page comments, this example shows why coordination is a good thing before publishing statements on the Foundation's behalf on this wiki. |
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:::As I said, the G+ claim was just an example; the one about Facebook was almost as misleading. A journalist who happened to have seen this would have been entirely justified to write "On its official website, the Wikimedia Foundation states that it does not have an official presence on Google+ and Facebook". |
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:::How would you define these different purposes, btw? |
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:::Regards, [[User:Tbayer|Tbayer]] ([[User talk:Tbayer|talk]]) 14:57, 3 October 2012 (UTC) |
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*Hi, I will respond to the original comment and appropraite topics. I actually checked Google+ for the Wikimedia Foundation page and after seeing the Google+ default header image and what appeared to be an automatic feed, I assumed it had been deprecated in favor of the +Wikipedia page. I also believed that the "THIS PAGE IS INCOMPLETE." statement at the top was sufficient (I did not see the <nowiki>{{draft}}</nowiki> template). I am fully aware of the public nature of this wiki, but in my judgement the statements were factually acurate and my information was actually derived from the Meta page originally. THe Facebook page was also deprecated, so it would actually could be construed without a social media page on the site that "the Wikimedia Foundation states that it does not have an official presence on Google+ and Facebook". These are technicalities, but hopefully that clears things up. Thanks, [[User:Monomium|Monomium]] ([[User talk:Monomium|talk]]) 00:19, 4 October 2012 (UTC) |
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