Well Jonathan, thanks for doing that! I am not an administrator, so I couldn't do those things you mentioned, but I often think that in some cases I wish I could do more than just "thank" the person. I know however that I was very suspicious of anyone posting on my talk page in the beginning, so I feel like the generic "thanks" is the best way to approach someone the first time. If someone comes across my watchlist a few times with I perceive as a "theme", then I will tip them about how to do basic things like create a category on commons for related images, or fill out the Wikidata item, or browse similar items in Reasonator.
On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 10:50 AM, WereSpielChequers < werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote: > Much of my editing on wikipedia is minor typo fixes, the sort that a > normal spellchecker won't pick up. I secularised lots of sports teams from > having mangers to managers and also dealt with the problem of rock stars > preforming songs in sports stadiums. I used to be able to do hundreds of > such edits without anyone seeming to notice any except where they had > missed the l from public. But now I get thanked for several percent of my > edits, I think that is a really positive change on the pedia, of course the > metrics people will take it as a negative because some of those thanks will > be replacing edits, so the short term effect on the editing level is likely > to be slightly negative. > > I do tend to check out who has thanked me and make sure the newbies who do > so have had a welcome and give the ignored old hands reviewer status if I > think they are ready for it. > > One of the most dysfunctional bits of the project is the way that people > can do huge amounts of uncontentious stuff with very little interaction > with others. I sometimes trawl the accounts who have recently created their > 100th article and where appropriate set them as auto patrolled, often when > i look at their talk pages the interactions they've had have been minimal. > > Regards > > Jonathan Cardy > > > On 5 Feb 2015, at 00:11, Keilana <keilanaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I love the thanks button, it's such an easy way to add more positivity to > the wiki and the world. :) > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Katherine Casey < > fluffernutter.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have found myself using the "thank" button more than usual recently. In >> the middle of all the turmoil that goes on onwiki, a simple "hey, that >> thing you did that you thought no one noticed? Yeah, thanks for doing that" >> goes a long way toward cancelling some of it out. >> >> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 6:52 PM, LB <lightbreath...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I agree, Kerry. I try to use the "thank" button at least once a day. >>> >>> Lightbreather >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Kerry Raymond <kerry.raym...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> We talk a lot of about the culture of Wikipedia being negative, >>>> critical, >>>> abrasive etc; this is a turn-off to a lot of women (and also to a lot of >>>> men). But what can we do to change that? Well, I thought about the way >>>> that >>>> postings get Liked on Facebook. Indeed, most postings get many Likes on >>>> Facebook. It seems if you read something and appreciate the post in any >>>> way >>>> (which includes when you agree with the poster that it is unhappy >>>> matter and >>>> hence unlikeable matter), you click Like. >>>> >>>> Well, I decided to try it on Wikipedia. Now, when I run through my >>>> watchlist >>>> (which I do most mornings), instead of just looking for what's wrong and >>>> needs to be fixed, instead if I see a positive contribution to an >>>> article, >>>> even a small one, I "thank" the contributor for the edit. >>>> >>>> And if I notice I am thanking someone quite a bit, I send them some >>>> Wikilove >>>> or a Barnstar. I notice a small increase in the number of thanks I am >>>> receiving. While I realise this may be simple reciprocation, I'd like to >>>> think I might be creating a small culture of appreciation in my topic >>>> space, >>>> hoping that people choose to Pay It Forward. >>>> >>>> So, that's my suggestion. Try thanking people on-wiki in the various >>>> ways >>>> available. Become part of the niceness culture that we'd like >>>> Wikipedia to >>>> become known for. >>>> >>>> Kerry >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Gendergap mailing list >>>> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, >>>> please visit: >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gendergap mailing list >>> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >>> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >>> visit: >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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