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== Spell checking ==
== Spell checking ==
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== Purpose of this page ==
Hi. I would like to run a '''supervised''' spell checking script (I will '''manually confirm each edit'''.) to correct typos on this wiki such as [http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=10_wishes_for_2008&diff=83793&oldid=31468 this edit]. Is it OK? Do I need to create a new bot account or can I run the script under my current account? Edit rate is expected to be low. (4 to 5 edits per minute.) --[[User:Meno25|Meno25]] ([[User talk:Meno25|talk]]) 12:31, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
:Hi Meno25, thanks for your work so far! I'm not sure that running the spell checking script on letters or personal pieces of work is the best idea, but it would be a good idea for the generic information pages, such as the [[Frequently asked questions|FAQ]] (although that's currently being worked on, so I wouldn't do it on that one yet), [[Our projects]] etc. Any of the Resolutions probably shouldn't be touched, and the same would apply for donation pages - do you have a list of pages in mind that you would run the script on, or was this intended to be for the whole wiki? With regards to using a new bot account, I don't believe we use bot accounts here, but I'll leave that to someone else to comment on. [[User:Thehelpfulone|<font color="red">'''The'''</font>]][[User talk:Thehelpfulone|<font color="black">'''helpful'''</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Thehelpfulone|<font color="red">'''one'''</font>]] 19:19, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
: This seems fine to me to run under your main account with the caveats that Thehelpfulone mentioned. In short, you cannot touch a certain subset of pages on this wiki, even if they contain typos or other obvious errors. As long as you're very careful, it's no problem to fix up spelling and grammar mistakes. :-) --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] ([[User talk:MZMcBride|talk]]) 21:51, 10 September 2012 (UTC)


Hi. I've posted [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=4865819#Purpose_of_wmf:Home here] about the purpose of this page. --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] ([[User talk:MZMcBride|talk]]) 00:18, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
: I will say that when I see edits such as [https://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tim_Shell&diff=83645&oldid=6771 this one] from earlier today, it makes me very hesitant to trust you to make bulk changes to this wiki. These templates were mis-placed on user pages instead of user talk pages. The reason for humans to exist is to make judgments such as "this is the wrong place, let me move the template before substituting it." You apparently removed the human judgment and acted more like a bot, which is very worrying. You ''must'' be careful or you risk making the site worse rather than better. --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] ([[User talk:MZMcBride|talk]]) 21:55, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
:I think any of those goals for the main page is fine, so long as someone who cares about design feels ownership of the page and takes an interest in its large-form structure. And revisits the design from time to time. (If there's noone who feels that way, then allowing some random walks through design space is better than stagnation.) [[User:Sj|Sj]] ([[User talk:Sj|talk]]) 06:02, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

== References to volunteers and volunteering ==

Considering that most of the work of the Wikimedia movement is done by volunteers, it would be good to state this fact more explicitly at the home. There is a [[Volunteer_opportunities|Volunteering]] link in the side bar and that's it. We probably don't need yet another block in the cluttered homepage, but I would expect short references in the mentions about "help" and "support". Currently they refer only to donations and job offers, when in fact the most basic way to help has always been to volunteer with your time and skills.--[[User:Qgil|Qgil]] ([[User talk:Qgil|talk]]) 19:00, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

== Recent and upcoming changes to [[Home]] (March 2013) ==

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Purpose of this page

Hi. I've posted here about the purpose of this page. --MZMcBride (talk) 00:18, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think any of those goals for the main page is fine, so long as someone who cares about design feels ownership of the page and takes an interest in its large-form structure. And revisits the design from time to time. (If there's noone who feels that way, then allowing some random walks through design space is better than stagnation.) Sj (talk) 06:02, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

References to volunteers and volunteering

Considering that most of the work of the Wikimedia movement is done by volunteers, it would be good to state this fact more explicitly at the home. There is a Volunteering link in the side bar and that's it. We probably don't need yet another block in the cluttered homepage, but I would expect short references in the mentions about "help" and "support". Currently they refer only to donations and job offers, when in fact the most basic way to help has always been to volunteer with your time and skills.--Qgil (talk) 19:00, 28 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Recent and upcoming changes to Home (March 2013)

[Discussion moved to m:Foundation wiki feedback/Changes to home page (spring 2013).]