Wikipedia:Featured content dispatch workshop
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The Featured content dispatch workshop facilitates the production of the weekly dispatch for the Wikipedia Signpost.
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[edit] Goal
The goal is to write a weekly column for the Signpost that describes issues concerning featured content and related pages, particularly in relation to editing and how the processes work. The stories will be about (but not limited to):
- interesting activities and decisions on the featured articles, pictures, lists, portals, topics and sounds, good-article, peer-review and DYK pages; and
- high-quality contributions by individuals and groups.
[edit] Process
After members have chosen a topic and principle writer for each date, the sequence of preparing a Dispatch is as follows.
- Write the draft at the temporary work file, named WP:FCDW/Month day, year, preferably by the Friday before the Monday 17:00 UTC submission deadline. The exact formatting of the temporary file can be seen at {{FCDW/T}}, the template that lists the temporary files where we work on each article before its publication.
- Collaborate to refine the draft between Friday and the Monday deadline; add the title of the article to {{FCDW/T}} when it's ready for input from other editors.
- Go to the Newsroom and insert the link to the temp file after "Dispatches - " (e.g., "Dispatches - [[WP:FCDW/March 24, 2008]]" under "Regular features" by Monday 17:00 UTC). This is how we alert Ral315 that he has a Dispatch to preview and publish in the upcoming Signpost. He will deal with the rest of the mechanics of moving the draft to the permanent Signpost file when the Signpost is published.
- After publication, add the title of the Dispatch (e.g., "Taming talk page clutter") to {{FCDW}}, which lists the actual Signpost Dispatches, linking to the published Signpost page.
- Update the list of proposed topics below.
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[edit] Members
Please add your name if you're willing to help:
- SandyGeorgia (Talk) (FAC)
- Marskell (talk) (FAC, FAR, PR)
- Tompw (talk)
- MER-C (FPC, PPR)
- Karanacs (talk) (FAC)
- Scorpion0422 (talk) (FLC, FLRC)
- DurovaCharge! (FPC, PPR, DYK)
- dihydrogen monoxide (H20) (GA)
- Woody (talk) (FAC, FLC)
- User:Ealdgyth
- thedemonhog talk • edits
- Tony (FAC, FSC)
- Ling.Nut (qualified support 'cause busy in RL. Offering intermittent help)
- jbmurray (talk) (whatever)
- Maralia (talk) (FAC)
- Laser brain (talk) (FAC)
- Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) (GA, whatever)
- Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone (GA)
[edit] Proposed future topics
Please add suggestions for future issues (dates may also be suggested):
- ChrisO Arab/Israeli articles
- Redesign of FAR to handle citation issues
- WP:FAS and oldest FAs
- Main page selection (WP:TFA/R also POTD - currently informal at User talk:Howcheng)
- Main page appearance
- A general history of the FA process (How did Raul get his job?, Part II)
- Featured picture topics:
- General overview - differences from COM:FPC, PPR, general process, POTD
- Fir0002 (100 FPs!)
- Significant photographers - Alvesgaspar/Diliff/Mdf/Richard Bartz/LadyofHats/Fcb981/some others I can't think of (1 or 2 per week). See also COM:MOP, COM:MOI.
- Preparing videos for upload.
- Unofficial guide to FPC.
- Commons:Valuable images
- Article or list (?) how to distinguish, differences and similiarities between two
- Ealdgyth on how not to get a lengthy list of reliable source questions on your FAC
- Using the readability tools to improve articles and review FACs. Lots of folks at WT:FAC seem to think these tools are a good idea, but I'm not sure how to really make use of them.
- Occasional interviews of regular FA reviewers, perhaps one (or shared two) every six or eight weeks? TONY (talk) 17:12, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
- The people behind the machines that support the processes (e.g.; Gimmetrow, Dr pda, Rick Block).
