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Question from Steve The Director (13:09, 21 April 2024)[edit]

Hi, I’m Stephen Shenboyejo by name, i am a multi-award winning filmmaker/music video director, please how can I create a profile and publish it on Wikipedia and make it public to see when they search for my name --Steve The Director (talk) 13:09, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Steve The Director, and thanks for reaching out!
I would suggest that you read this help topic, which will guide you through everything you need to know about creating an article. Let me know if you have any questions after taking a look at it !
Cheers, Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 15:57, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-17[edit]

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Changes later this week

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Question from MrThesper (15:30, 23 April 2024)[edit]

Hello Cocobb8, how do I get started? --MrThesper (talk) 15:30, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@MrThesper, welcome to Wikipedia! Take a look at this introduction. Let me know if you have other questions after reading it! Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 15:48, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Growth News, April 2024[edit]

The Growth team will now send quarterly reports to keep you in the loop. Growth team weekly updates are available on wiki (in English) if you want to know more about our day-to-day work.

If you want to receive more general updates about technical activity happening across the Wikimedia movement (including Growth work), we encourage you to subscribe to Tech News.

Community Configuration[edit]

Growth features are currently configurable at Special:EditGrowthConfig. This quarter we are working on making Community Configuration accessible for other MediaWiki developers while also moving Growth feature configuration to the new CommunityConfiguration extension.

An early version of Community Configuration can be tested at Spanish Beta Wikipedia. We plan to release the new Community Configuration extension to pilot wikis (Arabic and Spanish Wikipedia) in early May, 2024. The first non-Growth team feature to utilize Community Configuration will be Automoderator.

In parallel with the development, the Growth team will propose Community Configuration usage guidelines, Community Configuration design guidelines, and provide technical documentation.

Experiment Results[edit]

Add a Image experiment analysis results

The Growth team conducted an experiment to assess the impact of the “Add an Image” structured task on the Newcomer Homepage's "Suggested Edits" module. This analysis finds that the Add an Image structured task leads to an increase in newcomer participation on the mobile web platform, particularly by making constructive (non-reverted) article edits:

  • The likelihood that mobile web newcomers make their first article edit (+17.0% over baseline)
  • The likelihood that they are retained as newcomers (+24.3% over baseline)
  • The number of edits they make during their first two weeks on the wiki (+21.8% over baseline)
  • A lower probability of the newcomers' edits will be reverted (-3.3% over baseline).

Personalized praise experiment results

This feature was developed for Mentors as part of the Growth team's Positive Reinforcement project. When A/B testing on Spanish Wikipedia, we found no significant impact on retention, but we found a significant positive impact on newcomer productivity. However, we concluded that the results weren’t positive enough to justify the time investment from Mentors. We plan to discuss this feature with our pilot wikis, and consider further improvements before scaling this feature further. Meanwhile, communities willing to test the feature can ask to have it deployed. (T361763)

English donors encouraged to try editing

As in previous years, donors were directed to a Thank you page after donation (example). However, this year we tested a new “Try editing Wikipedia,” call to action on the Thank You page. This call to action linked to a unique account creation page. From this account creation page we were able to track Registrations and Activation (editing for the first time). During the English banner campaign, the Donor Thank you page led to 4,398 new accounts, and 441 of those accounts went on to constructively edit within 24 hours. (T352900)

Future work[edit]

Annual Plan

The Growth team and the Editing team will work on the WE1.2 Key Result in the coming fiscal year. We will start initial discussions with communities soon to help finalize our plans. (T361657)

Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module

We plan to A/B test adding a new Community Configurable module to the Newcomer Homepage that will allow communities to highlight specific events, projects, campaigns, and initiatives. We are early in the planning phase of this project that will take place first at our pilot wikis and wikis volunteering. We welcome community feedback on initial designs and plans, in any language at our project talk page.

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Question from MickeyWikiFTW (13:53, 24 April 2024)[edit]

I made a change to a record but it is showing as reverted. Is there a process or step that I missed to add this info properly? --MickeyWikiFTW (talk) 13:53, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@MickeyWikiFTW Essentially, the issue is that you need to provide a reliable source for this change, as the person who reverted your edit said on the article's history page. Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 13:58, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 25 April 2024[edit]

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Question from Jack Hertz (18:33, 25 April 2024)[edit]

I am a popular music composer and want to know how to have an article on Wikipedia? --Jack Hertz (talk) 18:33, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Jack Hertz! Thanks for reaching out. I first encourage you to check out this help topic, which outlines the requirements for a new Wikipedia article. As you will discover from reading that help topic, Wikipedia has a notability of people guideline that shows how to determine whether an individual is eligible for an article here. Essentially, you would be presumed to be "notable" if you have received significant coverage in secondary, external sources.
If you are thinking about writing a draft yourself, I also encourage you to check out Wikipedia's conflict of interest guideline.
Let me know if you have any questions, should it be on how to get a draft started or anything else.
Cheers! Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 20:19, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I see a 40 year career, 200+ albums, and 3 records labels started, still not notable enough to be on here. I can also I can't do it myself. Oh well. Jack Hertz (talk) 21:09, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jack Hertz You can also check WP:COMPOSER, which may have alternate notability criteria that you'd be eligible for. Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 21:12, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I qualify for more than one of those, but I cannot write it myself. Jack Hertz (talk) 21:16, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jack Hertz By "cannot" do you mean that you do not wish to, or that you are not allowed to do so on Wikipedia? Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 21:19, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
From what I read, I am not allowed due to COI. Jack Hertz (talk) 21:23, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It is strongly discouraged, but if you understand Wikipedia's requirements, especially WP:NPOV, then it's not impossible. If you wish to try, I can help you along the way. Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 21:25, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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