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'''To:''' you! whoever you are reading this webpage |
'''To:''' you! whoever you are reading this webpage |
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'''Date:''' 03:39, 27 May 2020 (UTC) |
'''Date:''' 03:39, 27 May 2020 (UTC) |
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'''Updated:''' 04:12, 13 June 2020 (UTC) |
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'''Subject:''' Welcome! (and a few words of <strike>wisdom</strike> stubborn "way it's always been done here" from a longtime admin) |
'''Subject:''' Welcome! (and a few words of <strike>wisdom</strike> stubborn "way it's always been done here" from a longtime admin) |
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* '''We're watching you....''' - You may have been pointed here because I was watching [[Special:RecentChanges]], and noticed that you made a change to one of the pages. I'm kind of obsessive about doing that, and many other editors here are too. Don't worry about it, it's pretty standard on a [[wiki]] like this one. It's how we make sure that new editors aren't actually vandals coming to trash this wiki. If I sent you a welcome message, I'm probably not too worried about you. (yet...don't push your luck <code>:-)</code>) |
* '''We're watching you....''' - You may have been pointed here because I was watching [[Special:RecentChanges]], and noticed that you made a change to one of the pages. I'm kind of obsessive about doing that, and many other editors here are too. Don't worry about it, it's pretty standard on a [[wiki]] like this one. It's how we make sure that new editors aren't actually vandals coming to trash this wiki. If I sent you a welcome message, I'm probably not too worried about you. (yet...don't push your luck <code>:-)</code>) |
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* '''User pages''' - You can read all about me on my user page ([[User:RobLa]]). You may have been pointed to this page because you're new here, and hadn't put anything on ''your'' user page. If that's you, then when visiting [[Special:RecentChanges]], you will probably see a red hyperlink associated with your username. I would appreciate it if you filled a little something in there, even if it's "I'm new here, please help me even though I want to remain anonymous." Or "I'm new here, and here's a webpage you can use to learn more about me: https://www.example.com ". I get a little fussy about [[pseudoanonymity]], but other users here don't, and have elected not to reveal their real identity. |
* '''User pages''' - You can read all about me on my user page ([[User:RobLa]]). You may have been pointed to this page because you're new here, and hadn't put anything on ''your'' user page. If that's you, then when visiting [[Special:RecentChanges]], you will probably see a red hyperlink associated with your username. I would appreciate it if you filled a little something in there, even if it's "I'm new here, please help me even though I want to remain anonymous." Or "I'm new here, and here's a webpage you can use to learn more about me: https://www.example.com ". I get a little fussy about [[pseudoanonymity]], but other users here don't, and have elected not to reveal their real identity. |
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* '''Timestamps''' - I'm writing this in the early evening of 2020-05-26 in the [[Pacific timezone]]. However, you'll see from the date above that it's "03:39, 27 May 2020 (UTC)" in [[ |
* '''Timestamps''' - I'm writing this in the early evening of 2020-05-26 in the [[Pacific timezone]]. However, you'll see from the date above that it's "03:39, 27 May 2020 (UTC)" in [[UTC]], which is the international standard timezone. Since we have editors from all over the [[United States]] and in other parts of the world, we just use "UTC" rather than [[Eastern timezone|Eastern time]]. See [[UTC]] to learn more about UTC and why we use it here. |
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* '''Conflict of interest''' - as of today (2020-05-26), I'm a bit cranky about [[conflict of interest]] editing. My fear (probably not justified) is that staff members and board members of various electoral reform organizations (like [[FairVote]] and [[C4ES]]) '''could''' start editing electowiki, and talk about how great ''their'' electoral reform organization is. I don't mind it when editors pseudo-anonymously make typo fixes or grammar fixes to articles, but I get a little upset when they start making changes that I can't review, and other reviewers aren't keeping up. |
* '''Conflict of interest''' - as of today (2020-05-26), I'm a bit cranky about [[conflict of interest]] editing. My fear (probably not justified) is that staff members and board members of various electoral reform organizations (like [[FairVote]] and [[C4ES]]) '''could''' start editing electowiki, and talk about how great ''their'' electoral reform organization is. I don't mind it when editors pseudo-anonymously make typo fixes or grammar fixes to articles, but I get a little upset when they start making changes that I can't review, and other reviewers aren't keeping up. |
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* '''Code of Conduct''' - well, there's the written code of conduct (found [[Code of Conduct]]) and then the version that exists in my head. I'm starting to develop it over at https://robla.miraheze.org/wiki/Bill_of_Responsibilities , but I haven't articulated enough of it. Regardless, I ask that you treat each other with respect, and that you act like someone that has more questions than answers. I'll probably ask a lot of questions, and some of them might be genuinely dumb questions, but please be patient with me, too. |
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Please feel free to edit anything you like to edit (even the [[Main Page]]). Don't feel bad if one of us (including me) reverts your change almost immediately. These things happen. We use English Wikipedia's "[[Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle|BOLD, revert, discuss cycle]]" as our standard practice here too. Or at least, I should. I need to start reverting people more.... |
Please feel free to edit anything you like to edit (even the [[Main Page]]). Don't feel bad if one of us (including me) reverts your change almost immediately. These things happen. We use English Wikipedia's "[[Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle|BOLD, revert, discuss cycle]]" as our standard practice here too. Or at least, I should. I need to start reverting people more.... |
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Rob Lanphier ('''[[User:RobLa]]''') |
Rob Lanphier ('''[[User:RobLa]]''') |
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Versions of this memo: |
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* v1 - 03:39, 27 May 2020 (UTC) - original memo |
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* v2 - 04:12, 13 June 2020 (UTC) - added bit about the the updated code of conduct that we need to have here. |
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