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Using Special:Diff in the older tables

I figured it might be good to discuss this first since this will be a bigger change. It annoys me that the newer tables of recipients all use Special:Diff but the older ones primarily use links to the enwiki, which are displayed as external links although they are not, technically at least. I plan to simply replace them with Special:Diff/<oldid>#<talk page topic> (so they become proper wikilinks) and, of course, keep the original link label so it will be an essentially invisible change and easy enough to accomplish with regex. NetSysFire (talk) 04:00, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Sounds good! Please double-check your changes to ensure the links are preserved correctly. Thanks in advance for your diligence. isaacl (talk) 04:16, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
Alright, done. I have checked the diff and it looks fine to me but of course, it does need some more pairs of eyeballs just in case there is an error. My editor has also done automatic trailing whitespace removal, which is another invisible change. I will do some smaller edits after this, whitespace related, of small things which I caught while looking at the source. NetSysFire (talk) 05:50, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
Since there have been no complaints since almost a week, I'd consider this mostly done. The only thing that remains is a minor discussion about whether to use User: links or Template:u. Some entries use the latter, but most use direct links. NetSysFire (talk) 13:13, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

How did you?

question Mafahla (talk) 16:37, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Please restate your question more clearly. CT55555(talk) 16:48, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

answer ―Buster7 ☎ 21:28, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Update

The next EotW is scheduled for April 21. Today's the 23rd, and there should be someone from the accepted queue to be EtoW this week. ToadetteEdit! 19:22, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

A Cadre of Watchers

I just want to thank the many editors that obviously have this page on their watchlists. It gives me a sense of well-being knowing that there are friends out there that are ready and willing to participate in this on-going salute to our fellow editors. As I creep toward my 80th birthday, I need all the help I can get. Keep shaking the trees. There are thousands of editors that deserve a simple pat on the back. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 13:10, 31 July 2024 (UTC)i

Discussion about recognitions

Regarding the role of the various pages:

A paragraph summarizing the good work that is being recognized has been the format for the recognition text since this initiative started. If we need to discuss the format in general terms, a thread can be started on this page. If there needs to be discussion specific to the recipient, then a thread at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Nominations can be created. isaacl (talk) 14:50, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

About #552

Moved from Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Accepted nominations § #552

@Buster7: Continuing our discussion here to respect Isaacl's recommendation above. While the accepted nominations page is not technically a talk page due to not being in a talk namespace and not (generally) hosting discussions, it is still quoting comments made on a discussion page and has editors' signatures at the end of them. Even disregarding the applicability of the talk page guideline, I am personally not comfortable with my comments being edited to say something that was not my intent. From a procedural standpoint, my comment can be considered a seconding of the nomination. Of course, the points I brought up can be included in the Hall of Fame blurb presented with the award, as seems traditional for the Eddy. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 16:05, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Seconding of nominations is done before the nominations are accepted. I'm not strongly opinionated on whether or not there should be a discussion thread on the accepted nomination page to gather up points to add to the recognition text. I think it's probably easier for those interested in adding points or revising points that they feel are inaccurate to just directly edit the recognition text as they feel appropriate. But if any interested editors want to have a discussion, I suggest it be held on the nominations talk page. isaacl (talk) 00:36, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
TechnoSquirrel69 Why don't you just start over and say whatever you want to say. It has always been my practice to incorporate what was mentioned in the seconding stage into the original nomination. Not knowing how I changed your intent, I will just stay out of the way. If nothing changes by the time I get to #552, I will just bypass it. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 05:12, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Conversations with a Newbie

I found this in the archives:

  • They are proud of their work so don't degrade it. It may be completely trash, but it's their trash. And if someone else rightfully degrades it, help explain to the newbie why it is not an attack!.
  • What's their first impression of how they are treated? Are they attacked or are they approached with respect?
"Get to work" or "Get out of town" don't work in RL. They certainly don't work here
  • A gentle reminder that "This is an encyclopedia, not Facebook"
  • Be A Welcome Wagon.... barnstars, userboxes, WikiLove, Meet-N-Greet....Teahouse, etc. Use an available tool to assist their earliest ventures into editing Wikipedia.
  • Help them set up a User Page. They learn some of the basic editing skills, hands-on training. Have them do the work. Setting up a User page creates a place that they belong, a place that they create. If nothing else, a user page might be the "hook" that keeps them involved.
Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 18:41, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
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