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Line 1: − == An idea clicked == − − Neat, we're definitely going to have pages for the major groups, constituencies and associations, etc., but hadn't thought of going it chronologically. That solves a problem that has been bugging me for a while, great idea, thanks and we'll use it! [[User:Ray|Ray]] − ==Notice== − To all writers: Can you start marking the very top of each and every page you work on with <span style="color:#ff0000"><big>'''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''</big></span>, when Caterina, Ray, or myself have edited and checked off on the page we will remove it. Thanks! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − − '''UPDATE''': We've created an image that will make the "Under Construction" process easier: Please insert <nowiki>[[Image:UnderConstruction.png]]</nowiki> as the first text in every article you make. Thanks for putting up with the notes as we perfect this process. Be well, Stay in touch, [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − − ==Again?== − You should give those 3 articles you pointe out to me another go! We want them on the site because they have caricatures, and it seems like their could be some info out there on these folks. Give it a second try! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − − ==Current batch== − Hey, thanks for your work on your current batch of articles! Right now, Ray, Andrew, and I are at the ICANN conference in San Francisco, and unfortunately we might not have time to do much editing this week, but we will definitely get to your articles starting next week. One thing: I've noticed that you always use the h3 heading (===) when formatting your articles. To fit with the formatting of the rest of the site, we would prefer if you used h2 headings (==) and only use h3 headings if you need a subhead under an h2 heading. Thanks! [[User:Caterina|Caterina]] − − If you could do it, that would be wonderful. Thank you! [[User:Caterina|Caterina]] − − == Sam Bazzi == − − Yes, it intentional, not sure why, but just leave it alone for now [[User:Ray|Ray]] − − == From Lahore == − Someone we met from Lahore: [[Fouad Riaz Bajwa]]. Oh, and I also talked to [[Sarmad Hussain]] who is a professor there [[User:Ray|Ray]] − − : Yes, neat to connect [[User:Ray|Ray]] − − ==Naming Problem== − Thanks for pointing this out. It has been fixed. [[User:Caterina|Caterina]] − ==Captcha!== − So I heard about your problems with the site.. Is it still happening? I did some testing with 3 different browsers (Chrome, Firefox, and Safari) and I had none of the similar problems. What browser are you using? Could you send me a screenshot of what's happening to andrew@icannwiki.com? I don't know how to help you at this point but we can figure this out with a little more background. [[User:AndrewM|AndrewM]] − − Still haven't received that email... maybe check the spelling of the address..?[[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − − Umm. Still no email. you could try andrewpmerriam[at]gmail.com − Got both of em! that was weird... − − Get some sleep! I'm with Ray and we'll try to puzzle this out. Thanks for keep us updated and talk to you tomorrow. − ==Editing== − I'm going to start editing the batches you've posted. I've already gone through Batch #4 to determine whether or not you've exhausted the possible resources, and out of the 50 person batch there were only a few I identified that need some more content. That batch is not yet edited completely, but when you have a chance please go back and build up those articles I've identified. Keep an eye out for my other editing notes as I work through these batches. Thanks, [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − − Notes: − * In most cases Education should come last in a person's profile. This is because it is generally the oldest experience a person has and is not usually the main thing that people would want to quickly learn about a person. I've been switching it in your articles, but please put it towards the end of the articles in the future. − * I like that you use the person's first and last name instead of always "he, he, he"; however, when you use just their last name please use a title in front of it- so instead of saying "Johnson studied at the University" go with "Mr./Dr./Prof. Johnson, etc.". − * we've started the rule that unless a person's article is REALLY long, then it does not need a table of contents. These automatically appear after you create a few separate headers. To eliminate this place <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki> as the very last thing on the page. NOTOC is surrounded by 2 underscores (_) on each side. − − Article Order: − There is no set answer for your question, the rule to follow would be to order it in a way that makes sense for both the subject and the reader. So if the person has published a lot then maybe those publications should go towards the top. But, for the average person it seems to make sense like this: − # A brief intro section, with their name, current position, and any VERY relevant extra info such as important work with ICANN, important past experience, or information that doesn't seem to fit elsewhere. − # A career history section − # Publications/Achievements/ICANN section/More on Current Work/Industry Work sections - these sections will not be on every article, but if they apply it is up to you determine which seems most important - consider the length of each potential section and the rest of the person's profile to help make this decision. − # Education/Personal Info/Misc. - I've said that education goes last because it is usually the oldest experience a person has and is not the type of thing that most people want to quickly learn about another person. This could not be true if they are an academic/very accomplished student, so while it doesn't always have to be last, for the average person it should come after most of the stuff I've just listed. − − I don't want you to think every article needs to look/read the same, I do not want that at all! It's good to keep each article a little different, and give it its own feeling whenever possible, but I hope this guideline helps, and please holler if you have more questions. Thanks, [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − − ==Changes== − Hi Ali, please make note of the change in process for keeping track of your batches. There is a note on the [[Articles needed]] page explaining what is different. Thanks. [[User:Caterina|Caterina]] − − We seem to have been working on the [[Articles needed]] page at the same time. You might want to make sure that your edits weren't lost when I transferred your batches over to your user page. Sorry about that. [[User:Caterina|Caterina]] − ==edit== − I just finished editing another entire batch and there is only one issue I left marked out on your user page for you to fix. Great work! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − − So, I'm all caught up on your editing. If you look at your page there are three articles marked with issues to clear up (out of 100 total that is pretty good!) I've also left the ones with copy& past issues there so I have them readily available to discuss with my coworkers. Thanks again. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − − ==Batch 7== − You have a tendency to do something like this: "The Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC)" I generally think either the acronym or the full title should be chosen, not both, ''unless you perhaps are introducing a rather rare/uncommon acronym at the beginning of an article''. So if you don't want to link just APNIC, because maybe you've overused the term or you want it to be clear, but still want to to lead to the right article do this: <nowiki>[[APNIC|Asia Pacific Networking Group]]</nowiki>. That way you don't always have to say both the title and acronym, choose either depending on context but remember to link to the same consistent place. That same consistent link is generally the acronym. − − -Another note on this: one place where you made the exactly right decision to use the acronym and spell it out is throughout [[David Gomes]]' article. − ==Help== − Good question. I think it's up to you to make that info professional. That is obviously a long story, and I see you've already given it a go at making a quick summary of it. No reason to ignore it as it is on the Internet and we want to reflect what public knowledge is available about every person. But a good, short (professional) summary with a reference is the goal. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − ==References== − I know that we're hitting the bottom of the barrel and many of the old articles on the .org site don't have references, but I'm going to continue to mark out the ones with no references to encourage you to check a second time and to track how frequently it is happening.[[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − − -Also, batch 8 edited, only a few issues for you to clarify. Thanks. − ==Research== − As you can see I've identified a fair number of articles from your most recent batch that could benefit from some more research, rather than do this for your entire batch I'm hoping you could do a quick second swipe to identify more references for these articles. I appreciate your quick work, and you're clearly dedicated to the site, but just try not to rush too hard as we near then end of clearing the .org site! Thanks your continuous work is really appreciated, [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − − == Lahoreians == − − You might want to say hello to [[User:Tehreem|Tehreem]] who is also in Lahore. You guys could have an ICANNWiki users group :-) − [[User:Ray|Ray]] − − == Re: from lahore == − − I have worked on mturk before. Nah no prior experience with wiki editing I just learned it from others work here. [[User:Tehreem|Tehreem]] − − Yeah I also don't work on mtruk anymore because of that. Thanks for the compliment. :-) The only problem is that sometimes its very hard to find material. Any tips? − − I do search with company names etc but didn't try the commas thing. Thanks for the help − ==Thanks== − I didn't realize you weren't finish, keep me updated. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − ==Forwarding Links from .ORG== − For future work can you be sure to use stronger and more clear language when creating forwarding links than can be found [http://icannwiki.org/Mike_Zupke here]. Something that reiterates that the site is moving like: "This article has been moved to ICANNWiki's new site. Read it [here]". Any wording that explains the site is moving and that this particular article has already been moved. I will telling all of the writers this. Thanks! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] − − − Ali, I know you are on top of this but it's a reminder I'm giving all the writers: − − − Also, please take note of the rule below, it also addresses the procedure for wiping and linking from the old site that we will expect from everyone from now on. Thanks for you attention to this, we're trying to get a clearer system in place so please follow these new rules as you continue working. Thanks for your patience as we get this all systemized and explained! So,: − − '''The wiped page should contain the disclaimer & link to the new site but it should also contain the category "ICANNWiki.com" (with that exact spelling and capitalization). As you know, the formatting for this is: <nowiki>[[Category:ICANNWiki.com]]</nowiki>. This is the only category that the wiped pages need, it should no longer contain a "People" category. This will help us to track our progress of moving over the old site.''' − Line 185:
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==Company Template Changes==
==Company Template Changes==
Hi writers,We've updated the Company template. Please make note of the changes, and pay attention to the specific formatting. We'd like the appearance of the template to be as standardized as possible. Do not delete empty fields, as they will not show up anyway. I have gone through all of the old company articles and changed them to the new template.
Hi writers,We've updated the Company template. Please make note of the changes, and pay attention to the specific formatting. We'd like the appearance of the template to be as standardized as possible. Do not delete empty fields, as they will not show up anyway. I have gone through all of the old company articles and changed them to the new template.
Thanks! We're getting a great response for them at the conference.
Thanks! We're getting a great response for them at the conference.
Ya, I know there will be slight spelling errors and other problems. I'm hoping that the number of errors won't completely ruin the process, and that dealing with them on a one on one basis won't be too time consuming. Any errors that you can fix, please do, I really appreciate it. Will try to fix anything else after the conference. Thanks for your concern! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
Please remember to use the "Under Construction" image, this is extremely important given that we won't be able to add the info we received here at the conference for a few weeks.-A
Also, can you make sure that the file endings for all of the portrait fields end in capitalized, ie. JohnDoePortrait.'''JPG''' , (the caricatures should be a lowercased .jpg) thanks. We really appreciate your great attention to detail, you're doing an astounding job. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
Great! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
==We're Back!==
Hola. Thanks for all your help while we were based in Singapore, it was truly a great job on your part. Can you update me on your status as far as the Singapore project (are you planning on writing the more lengthy articles that you have marked out?) and your other project (of fixing Sabrina's articles). Thanks! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
Really appreciate the help on the Singapore articles, but remember for next time: put the material into your own words! A few instances already are pretty much copying and pasting. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
== Done Editing==
I will be patrolling your self edits as you do them. I look forward to finally wrapping up this batch, you've done a good job thus far, thanks. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
==Done==
Great job on the 35 article fixing batch! Thanks. I'm trying to authorize payment now via vWorker but the site is not functioning properly. I will be sure you are paid before the end of the month when funds are released.
Interested in another batch? It would be a 50 item mixed batch of companies/glossary.. We're also hoping you'll be able to provide the same long distance support you did for us in Singapore when we are in Senegal (Oct. 23- 28th) It's a ways off, but just wanted to give you a heads up. .. What do you think?
Always a pleasure, [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
==Meetings==
Yes, you can. I will move that info to your page now....
...good job keeping up on all the discussion done on site! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
===Details===
Okay, so the new batch would involve 50 articles, and 41 of those articles would be creating a page for each individual ICANN meeting. See our article on ICANN Meetings: http://icannwiki.com/index.php/ICANN_Meetings
and now see our example we created to serve as a guide:
http://icannwiki.com/index.php/ICANN_1
The majority of your batch would be creating an article for meetings #2 - 42. The remaining 8 articles (to bring it to an even 50 batch) would be given to you later.
Bear in mind that the example is only an example, and what you will be including in the article will change with the meetings. The latest meetings all have specialized logos that can be used in the template, the early ones can just use the ICANNLogo.png
The template can be found here: http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Template:ICANNMeetings
'''Also''', We'll go back to the "bonus" method of payment instead of creating a whole new project, as long as you still prefer this.
===good ideas===
I'll add a sponsorship section to the meetings page.
The format looks good thus far, let me now when it's completely done and I'll give some more comprehensive feedback. I'm torn on whether or not the reception section is necessary. In general, things like the welcoming reception always happen and they are always sponsored by Neustar... but for now let's keep it. (since music night may not be around forever/ the chairman's reception is a unique happening)
As far as sponsors in the template or in the article, I'd say for now that you should bullet them out in a list (perhaps separated by sponsorship level) within the article. Generally, there are a lot of sponsors so putting them in the template may crowd it up quite a bit.
I'm loving your initiative on this project! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
Also, just changed the template to read "total registrants" as opposed to "total attendees" (as many people don't register! there were something like 1,500 attendees in Singapore and only 900 registered!)
==Writer Update Re: Refs==
Hola, I hope all is well. I would like to notify you that from this point forward we would like you to cite references slightly differently. The only thing we would like you to change is how you name the reference. Before, we would just name it after the URL so <nowiki> http://singapore41.icann.org/ </nowiki> would be labelled as "ICANN.org". Now, we would like you to label the reference after the actual title of the article or page and not the URL. So that same reference would instead read "ICANN Singapore Meeting"... Does this make sense? Please continue to reference all material, but when naming the source within the <nowiki> <ref> brackets </nowiki> make sure to name the reference after its actual content as opposed to its URL location.
No need to fix old articles. But from now on please follow this rule. Please let me know if this is unclear. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
==ICANN Meetings==
So developments is very similar to historical significance. Developments for a normal meeting could generally deal with important appointments, new studies released, new task forces created, etc. The header "developments" could be changed into whatever best defines the category, so if it's all new appointments, feel free to call it "new appointments". Historical significance will not be a huge category for every meeting, but sometimes it will be quite large. For example, at ICANN 41 new gTLDs were finally approved by the board - this has been THE topic at ICANN for years, so this is HUGE. This will need to be covered in your article. This is a really interesting topic, and there's a lot of info about it - so it may be both fun and frustrating to research!
Also, I'm unsure if the session/networking events need to be so detailed... I can see the argument either way so I'm going to talk to Ray and Cat about it and get back to you. For now, if you move onto another meeting, feel free to just get the more basic stuff in place before following up on the entire agenda. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
===Notes===
We've taken time to discuss your ICANN 41 article. First, thank you for being so exhaustive your first time around, it's great that we had such a substantial example from you that we could work with. If you look at the [[ICANN 41]] article now you'll notice we removed a few things. The Networking Events section is largely unnecessary, as most meetings follow the same schedule.. but again, thanks because now I've realized I should add those details to the more general ICANN Meeting article. We combined Historical Significance and Developments as there was largely a lot of overlap, but please use H3 headings (smaller) to sub-divide this section. You could subdivide it a number of ways, with each major historical development given its own subsection and then an "Other Developments" subsection for more routine changes, such as people joining or leaving certain appointments. As I've mentioned before, there are a few historical developments you've missed thus far for ICANN 41, so please add those as subsections whenever you see fit.
Let me know if you'd like me to take a look at anything else/have any questions or concerns. As always, we appreciate your hard work A LOT! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
==FYI==
please do not use [http://domaingang.com/ DomainGang.com] as a source. It is a satirical, joke site that does parodies of domain news. The news itself is fake. Thanks, [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
==For Future Reference==
FYI- We are no longer being as specific regarding the distinction in ICANN's many parts.. that is, we are no longer using "constituencies" "organizations" "working groups" as categories pertaining to ICANN. Instead, if it is an embedded part of ICANN's structure we are marking it as "ICANN Body".. Thanks for switching to the new system whenever you come across an applicable page. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
:: We forgot to mention this earlier, but when you tag something as "ICANN Bodies," please go to the category page [[:Category:ICANN_Bodies|here]] and also add it to the top structure outline (in alphabetical order). Thanks! [[User:Caterina|Caterina]]
===Dakar===
Hi, how are things? It seems you must be quite busy, are you in school again? I'm wondering if you would be interesting in providing meeting support for ICANN Dakar, as you did for ICANN Singapore? The meeting is from Oct 23 - 28th. We would most likely need your work starting the 24th and going forward, the first day is usually slow. It seems your likely 5 hours ahead of Senegal time, though we wouldn't expect immediate turn around on the work. Let me know what your thoughts on this are! [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
Fair enough. Why will you be leaving? Has the work become too much? [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
Okay. I'll let the rest of my team know. Please continue to do the work whenever you can, no rush no stress, but we don't want you forgetting about us! I'll update you with more Dakar info soon. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
==Senegal Project==
Beginning to add a list. This conference has been very slow for us, so there may not be much, please do your best to research. Many of the people may have no info though, as they are local from Senegal and may not have made a global impact yet. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
I have been marking those articles that need further research & writing. Please return to these whenever is convenient for you. It is important to me that we get that extra information in there as most of the articles you are creating are practically blank, which is not your fault but it means we'd like to use your writing power to the fullest extent possible. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
Unfortunately I must be going through these now to get started on all of our post-conference work. We had told these individuals that they would have completed pages and an email from us in a week or two. I want to make sure we accomplish that. I will try my best not to step on your toes, but I will be adding to the basic articles, the articles that need extra research can be skipped for now, which fits with your system. I am focusing on the very small articles right now, so hopefully that is not a problem. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
It's 42, I have just been making that consistent mistake. Thanks for noticing and helping out. The caricatures are not all on a page it should be JohnDoeCaricature.jpg -lowercase jpg, but still there is a whole day's worth of caricatures that are on my computer but have not been uploaded to the site. Those on the site are not collected on any one page. Do your best with this, but I may have to fix the issues there. Thanks again. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
You'll notice I rearranged your page, I did this to better track your work. I hope it doesn't confuse your system too much. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
Did some more rearranging to better show what work you have remaining. What is your plan with the lengthy articles? It would be nice to have your help on these, though I remember last time I ended up doing most of them. First, it is important you finish creating pages for the red links. Thanks [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
==Lengthy Articles==
Finishing this Dakar related work is a real priority for us. I appreciate your quick work on the rest of the job, I hope you can find time to finish the lengthy articles soon. Hope all is well. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
That's fine to leave those two articles. I am coordinating now to get you paid before the vWorker payment period that happens tomorrow, though it would be appreciated if you could check back to make sure there are no big issues to fix in the editing process. Also, what is your plan for the list of ICANN meetings, I know that you had gotten busy but that you also still expressed some interest in doing this.. Is it realistic that you will be working on it? If not, we may have to transfer this job to someone else. Let me know. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
==Thanks==
I just paid you a bonus that is meant to cover BOTH your work on Senegal pages AND your ICANN Meetings. It basically breaks down to $2 an article, which seems fair given that the majority of Senegal articles were VERY short stubs, and that few ICANN meetings articles are entirely finished.
Thanks so much for your continued hard work. I'm sorry to see you go. Please let me know if you ever have time to work again. I wish you the best of luck n your studies and life,
[[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
===ICANN 43===
The proper format should be JohnDoePortrait.JPG
Good question! Thanks, [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]
---What is your status, are you going to finish those articles that are still red? We are just getting back to our ICANNWiki work but will not have much time to edit over the next two weeks, just to warn you. Please let me know how you view your work so I can decide what the next step is. Thanks [[User:Andrew|Andrew]]