Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Monthly wrap/November 2021

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I don't think we should be worrying about putting a porn star on the main page. The image was a bit vulgar, but it was absolutely necessary to understand the hook. I'm surprised there was such a big to-do. —valereee (talk) 19:03, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Theleekycauldron, great write up for another month. Thank you. Ping to user:DrThneed so that she doesn’t miss her mention. Schwede 66 19:19, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Schwede66 You can generally rely on my to ask the noob questions. Although that may not be fair to myself, I noticed someone else asked the same question just a couple of months ago! DrThneed (talk) 03:56, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@DrThneed: which newbie-child, candy-ass, tenderfoot, wet-behind the ears, inexperienced dingus of an editor asked that question before you?

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it was me, wasn't it

yep theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she?) 03:59, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Great write-up! Thanks for this. We should get this one on a separate page as well for posterity. a la WP:TOP25. Ktin (talk) 19:40, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This was a joy to read, theleekycauldron :) ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 20:22, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 22:18, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have said this earlier. Repeating it -- thanks for the energy that you bring to the project! Ktin (talk) 22:24, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(: theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she?) 06:17, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi theleekycauldron, sorry I've been away for a few days and missed this. Many thanks for the kind mention above and for your continued work on producing these lists and in DYK in general, much appreciated - Dumelow (talk) 07:51, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thanks for this writeup. In the future, if you're thinking of doing this regularly, it might be worth putting it in a more general place, possibly as a regular Signpost feature? Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 13:24, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, good idea! That would make it much more available to non-regulars here. —valereee (talk) 13:46, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

or you could send it out in a mass-message newsletter-type feature. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 14:19, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Smallbones: Assuming @Theleekycauldron: is willing, how possible is it that some version of DYK monthly wrap could become a part of Signpost? It just seems like it would be a natural fit. — Maile (talk) 15:27, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the idea! Really, I'm flattered :) Hmm, it'd be logistically tricky, though. The Signpost is released towards the end of every month, but I usually like to wait until the beginning of the next month to let the stats update first. Also, my ability to write on a hard deadline is ... um ... shall we say my history professor this semester isn't writing any letters of rec based on my assignment punctuality.

As for the broader idea here, I'm a little hesitant there, as well (although I'm open to convincing. It's hard to put into words, so bear with me here, but I kind of enjoy the venue WT:DYK provides and I'm not sure that going to The Signpost and exposing this kind of content to the wider audience preserves the same kind of small chatter from the regulars that I really enjoy reading. Did y'all see the comments at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2021-11-29/Serendipity? The comments section really wasn't fun—there was a tangent discussion about how DYK's standards are too low and how people are, and I quote, "feeding" [sic] their ego [sic] off [sic] DYK. I'm not sure I'd be comfortable with talking about this month's Belle Delphine controversy, for example, if I knew that 1. it would comprise a significant part of the comments and 2. it would just invite criticism of the editorial process. I don't know if I'm willing to leave the rather bubbly^[a] environment of WT:DYK for The Signpost, where I don't see it being warmer or more active. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she?) 16:09, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I would be happy to write some articles about the goings-on of DYK for The Signpost—but I'm leaning towards the idea that the wraps are for here. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she?) 16:12, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, yes. You just reminded me of the playing out of a very strong difference of opinion of a specific coverage over there, a few months ago. Got kind of hostile. Stuff like that takes all the incentive away. — Maile (talk) 17:59, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a way we can send DYK December wrap to the talk page of all those who are active at DYK, say all those who reviewed/nominated an article. In a format similar to WikiProject Military history? – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 18:15, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think you'd be thinking of the mass messaging system—but it'd definitely have to be opt-in, we don't need everyone who passes through DYK getting the alert. Like I hinted at before, I'd much rather a small, happy audience to a large, convoluted one. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she?) 18:33, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I, uh, um... how is bubbly a pun? ...

Pamzeis (talk) 05:21, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Pamzeis: "bubbly" as in bright and perky but also "bubble-y" as in "that which the outside (i.e. wider wikipedia and not just dyk) does not penetrate". it's not my best work... theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she?) 05:32, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

^ Pun intended.

[1] Pun intended.

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