User talk:Tow/Archives/2022/August

New user on t-mobile network trying to update and add references to Stonewall Young Democrats wiki entry

Sorry; I didn't realize the link was broken (and technically I added as a link not a reference.) I fixed it, added two more, and removed the differentiation between Texas and California Young Dem membership age limits; in my search for references i discovered Texas Young Democrats now follow the same criteria as California Young Democrats per Young Democrats of America OFFICIAL WEBSITE. I turned 36 last year so am no longer affiliated with Young Dems. Please check; i believe the membership section "no referenences" disclaimer can now be removed, but if not, i would appreciate your advice on what exactly within there isn't referenced, please. I believe that entire section is 100% within the three references I added. Although I'm frustrated you removed a couple of my updates, so now the Chapters are less accurate, i'm grateful you didnt remove all of them, and recognize the update I discovered in trying to address your concerns might have been more substantive than the ones i made that you removed. I was in the process of adding references to those sections, but at least now the "Membership" section is 100% solid, and so I'd appreciate you removing the warning in that subsection. As I made other updates on that page you left in tact, I don't want to push my luck. SoCalGoetz (talk) 18:40, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Would you mind checking my spacing when you get a chance to go back in there, please? I'm new here. Thanks for your peer review. SoCalGoetz (talk) 18:48, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

My apologies, your edits were reversed mostly due to the addition of a Facebook Groups link. Please feel free to add back the content as needed with appropriate references. Thank you for your contributions! Tow (talk) 19:00, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Also feel free to remove the warning yourself if you think the references are appropriate. Cheers! Tow (talk) 21:24, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

NPP drive award

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	This award is given to Tow for 11 reviews in the July NPP backlog reduction drive. Your contributions played a part in the 9895 reviews that took place during the drive. Thank you for your contributions. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 09:22, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022

New Page Review queue August 2022

Hello Tow/Archives/2022,

Backlog status

After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.

Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.

Coordination

MB and Novem Linguae have taken on some of the coordination tasks. Please let them know if you are interested in helping out. MPGuy2824 will be handling recognition, and will be retroactively awarding the annual barnstars that have not been issued for a few years.

Open letter to the WMF

The Page Curation software needs urgent attention. There are dozens of bug fixes and enhancements that are stalled (listed at Suggested improvements). We have written a letter to be sent to the WMF and we encourage as many patrollers as possible to sign it here. We are also in negotiation with the Board of Trustees to press for assistance. Better software will make the active reviewers we have more productive.

TIP - Reviewing by subject

Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages by their most familiar subjects can do so from the regularly updated sorted topic list.

New reviewers

The NPP School is being underused. The learning curve for NPP is quite steep, but a detailed and easy-to-read tutorial exists, and the Curation Tool's many features are fully described and illustrated on the updated page here.

Reminders

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Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:25, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

New Wikipedia Page

Hi! I wanted to make a new wikipedia page about a website called letsengage.com which is similar to cameo.com, which there is a wikipedia page for. Letsengage.com is a talent booking engine and has features in ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and many more accredited publications. I wanted to see if I could reach out to anyone to help me structure a quality page to submit for approval. This is my first wikipedia page and I wanted to do it right. Thanks!

Aboozle1 (talk) 17:47, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

NPP message

Hi Tow/Archives/2022,

Invitation

For those who may have missed it in our last newsletter, here's a quick reminder to see the letter we have drafted, and if you support it, do please go ahead and sign it. If you already signed, thanks. Also, if you haven't noticed, the backlog has been trending up lately; all reviews are greatly appreciated.

To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:11, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Feedback on Vector (2022) conversation

The slides to our latest Wikimania presentation

Hello! As a member of WikiProject Usability, I wanted to draw your attention to a conversation currently underway on WP:VPR (see the beginning of the discussion) around adopting Vector 2022 as the new default skin.

The Web team at the Wikimedia Foundation has been working on Vector 2022 for the past three years, collaborating with the English Wikipedia community as well as other wikis to ensure that the skin performs better qualitatively and quantitatively for readers and communities than the previous Vector skin. The goal of the new skin is to create a more welcoming and easier to use experience for readers and editors across the wiki. For more details, see our new FAQ.

For the past couple of months, we have collected thoughts from the English Wikipedia community on what changes need to be made to the skin prior to it being considered ready for deployment. Our next step would be to start an RfC to assess whether the community considers Vedtor 2022 ready.

Prior to the beginning of the RfC, we wanted to draw your attention to the current conversation and encourage your feedback on the skin.

Our results from Vector 2022 at a glance

• The sticky header makes it easier to access tools that editors use often. It decreases scrolling to the top of the page by 16%
• The new table of contents makes it easier to navigate to different sections. Readers and editors jumped between sections 50% more than with the old table of contents
• The new search bar is easier to find and makes it easier to find the correct search result from the list. This increased the amount of searches started by 30% on the wikis we tested on
• The collapsible sidebar allows readers and editors to choose whether they want to see the main menu or not. Our testing shows that this allows people to better focus on their current task - reading with a collapsed menu, or editing with an open menu
• The language switching menu makes it possible to switch languages without scrolling
• The user menu collects all user links in a single place, making it easier to understand what each link does. In testing, 71% of surveyed editors reported positive experiences with the new menu

Thank you, OVasileva (WMF), SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 12:27, 25 August 2022 (UTC)