User sandbox+ : Article template libraries - user sandbox space organization

User sandbox+ : Article template libraries - user sandbox space organization

Format

Poster

Keywords

equity
user sandbox
article template libraries

When and where

Friday 20 July, 20:00 - 21:30

Plenary hall

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Presenter(s)

Felix Nartey

Topic area

Technology & Software‎

Relationship to theme

Content Quality
Access & accessibility

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Abstract

Equity for more editors: Assist new editors, instructors and editathon organizers, in order to significantly increase Wikipedia's article creation and editor retention.

- Problem to solve:

Organizers of editathons undergo a lot of challenges when instruct unexperienced volunteers for the first time. Newcomers do not have an easy way to:

start a new article in the sandbox space.
find a list of started articles in their sandbox as it is cluttered and not properly organised onwiki.
feel confident about the article content / structure they choose.
place the references magnet.
move sandbox to article space without making mistakes.
feel safe to publish their final work on an article.

These sometimes make the act of volunteering to organize an editathon a difficult task.

- Solution:

user sandbox+ tool

Global article template library to select from (for all kinds of articles that exist)
Starting of articles in user space using foolproof clicks

Effortless and straightaway finding of started article sandboxes, to work with (list of articles)

Development of articles in protected (personal) space, until ready to move to article space, using foolproof clicks
Custom article or other page templates (for advanced users)
Click wizards for creation of article templates - either declared in libraries or in user's custom list
Support of (additional to global) article template libraries, thematically customised for editahons
Modular customizable help tool-toy to remind procedure steps and editing instructions to the trainees

Outcomes

The poster is to draw attention on how to advance equity in Wikipedia through using the "user sandbox+" tool. A simple instruction on how to enable the tool is clearly visible on the poster. The equity message is still strong by itself as it is a picture.

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