Re: [WikiEN-l] Accepting the challenge to create a new article as a newbie and see if it lasts 2 minutes - or 7 days

2009/10/9 George Herbert : > Out of curiosity, inspired by Ian's idea - > > 1. What happens with a new article's visibility under sighted > revisions, until someone stamps approval? Under the proposed enwiki implementation? Nothing happens. >From the configuration: # Don't set any FlaggedRevs l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Accepting the challenge to create a new article as a newbie and see if it lasts 2 minutes - or 7 days

On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Ian Woollard wrote: > Personally, I think there should be a level above deletion and below > being visible in the wikipedia. > > For example if we made the wiki's stubs come up with a blank screen, > with a disclaimer and some kind of clicky that makes the article >

Re: [WikiEN-l] Accepting the challenge to create a new article as a newbie and see if it lasts 2 minutes - or 7 days

Personally, I think there should be a level above deletion and below being visible in the wikipedia. For example if we made the wiki's stubs come up with a blank screen, with a disclaimer and some kind of clicky that makes the article appear (possibly only if you're editing it or something). It's

Re: [WikiEN-l] Accepting the challenge to create a new article as a newbie and see if it lasts 2 minutes - or 7 days

2009/10/9 George Herbert : > This is very good data in the "how friendly are we to newbies" question. > Thanks for running the test. > Please send another update in a couple of more days at least, I am too > busy to follow on-wiki but I want to see more of the results of this. Needs writing up f

Re: [WikiEN-l] Accepting the challenge to create a new article as a newbie and see if it lasts 2 minutes - or 7 days

This is very good data in the "how friendly are we to newbies" question. Thanks for running the test. Please send another update in a couple of more days at least, I am too busy to follow on-wiki but I want to see more of the results of this. -george On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Gwern Branw

Re: [WikiEN-l] Accepting the challenge to create a new article as a newbie and see if it lasts 2 minutes - or 7 days

On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 4:55 PM, WereSpielChequers wrote: > Apologies for reviving a thread from three weeks ago. But the idea > that we had degenerated into a newbie biting place where one could > "challenge a newbie to create an article on Wikipedia and have that > article exist for an entire wee

[WikiEN-l] Accepting the challenge to create a new article as a newbie and see if it lasts 2 minutes - or 7 days

Apologies for reviving a thread from three weeks ago. But the idea that we had degenerated into a newbie biting place where one could "challenge a newbie to create an article on Wikipedia and have that article exist for an entire week. Guaranteed, your article will be marked for “speedy deletion” w