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== What's the Weekly Wiki? ==
== What's the Weekly Wiki? ==
It's an informal meeting/workshop/get-together, in which we can (once a week) expect to be able to interact with other Citizens in something closer to real-time.  So you can announce your new articles; request help with articles; ask questions about policy or the software; introduce proposals; generally chat; etc.
It's an informal meeting/workshop/get-together, in which we can (once a week) expect to be able to interact with other Citizens in something closer to real-time.  So you can announce your new articles; request help with articles; ask questions about policy or the software; introduce proposals; generally chat; etc.
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We'll ''say'' that the Weekly Wiki happens for two hours beginning at each of those times, but anytime Wednesday, you can write on the Weekly Wiki page.
We'll ''say'' that the Weekly Wiki happens for two hours beginning at each of those times, but anytime Wednesday, you can write on the Weekly Wiki page.


==August 22 Weekly Wiki==
==August 29th==
* So...are we doing this again this week? --[[User:Carl Jantzen|Carl Jantzen]] 09:41, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
===Metadata===
* Sure why not? :-) [[User:Anton Sweeney|Anton Sweeney]] 09:43, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
Just a thought - if we're going to be using the Metadata template widely for the subpages project and as an eventual replacement for the Article Checklist - are there additional things we should be recording or including from the start.  Offhand, I can think of two things:
* I'll try to show up, but I just got back from a trip from halfway around the world, with wife and baby.  Recovering (and reading mail) will take time! --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 09:59, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
* Under-referenced? A yes/no parameter, indicating whether the article has enough referenced sources.
* Meh, its not like I have a ''real'' life :-P [[User:Denis Cavanagh|Denis Cavanagh]] 10:00, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
* Needs image(s)? A yes/no parameter, indicating whether the article has enough (or any) photos, diagrams or other images included. [[User:Anton Sweeney|Anton Sweeney]] 09:07, 29 August 2007 (CDT)
: As I was adding checklists this morning, I came across several of our Catalog pages.  Perhaps on our 0-4 article status scale we could add a 5 to mark it as a catalog rather than an article? --[[User:Todd Coles|Todd Coles]] 09:11, 29 August 2007 (CDT)
You're right.  This is something we've got to get on top of soon, before doing the Big Subpagination.  Re the status of catalogs, this is something we've discussed on the forums before.  Now that we've got a metadata page, I'm inclined to have separate statuses for each different subpages type.  So, a catalog can be external, a stub, developing, or developed. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 09:31, 29 August 2007 (CDT)


===Subpages===
==Help with the Unionist article==
I'm wondering if [[User:Chris Day]] could maybe give us a quick update on where the Subpages project is at and what we can expect/will need to do once it goes live? [[User:Anton Sweeney|Anton Sweeney]] 09:45, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
: I'm not Chris Day, but I did get an email pointing me to [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/CZ:Subpages/Which_style%3F this] page today, maybe that information is helpful. --[[User:Carl Jantzen|Carl Jantzen]] 09:47, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
::It is important that everyone contributes to that poll ([[CZ:Subpages/Which_style%3F]]). There are intruction on how to use the subpages on both the vertical and horizontal templates.  See {{tl|subpages2}} (vertical) and {{tl|subpages9}} (horizontal). It is still in the testing phase. I have tried to help people set up the subpages correctly when i see the edits but have not started any sort of mass addition of subpages except for testing puposes. There is still one issues to resolve; where do we place the metadata page?  It is a technical issue vs an aesthetic issue.  It is technically easier to have it on a template (i.e. Template:ARTICLENAME/Metadata), but more intuitive to have it on as a subpage (ARTICLENAME/Metadata).  So bear in mind any use of subpages templates now may involve tweeking at a later date. Finally, which ever style is chosen as the favored one will be transfered to the {{tl|subpages}}, so neither 2 or 9 will be the final template. Again more tweeks will be required in the future if either is used now. Having said this, I think it is good for people to experiment with the subpages since the more feedback we get now the more user friendly the final product will be. The real final word is that if, when the subpages temaplate is given the real green light, a bot will place the subpages template on all pages in main space. That transition will be very intense since we will have to transfer all the checklists to the metadata page manually (another reason why we need to intentify the real home for this critical page before we start doing this enmasse. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris Day|(talk)]] 10:32, 22 August 2007 (CDT)


===Article Metadata and Definition===
Hi,
Here is a simple question: Why don't we have a topic's definition on the Metadata subpage instead of its own template page? It would be nicer to have all that info in the same place, and I think it makes sense to keep actual content in the main namespace rather than the template namespace. -- [[User:Carl Jantzen|Carl Jantzen]] 09:46, 22 August 2007 (CDT)


Because it's easier to build out Related Articles pages this way.  What we need, clearly, are ways to edit particular hard-wired fields within a page.  On the other hand, it's too early in the game to hard-wire our fields. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 10:16, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
I could do with all the help I can find on the [[Ulster Unionism]] article. Thanks. [[User:Denis Cavanagh|Denis Cavanagh]] 09:29, 29 August 2007 (CDT)


===Related Articles===
OK...re [[Image:The Lads.jpg]], it says it's copyrighted; did we get permission to use? --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 09:32, 29 August 2007 (CDT)
I'm about to start compiling a list of Related Articles for the article on Nathanael Greene (American Revolution General), but I'm not really sure what the proper "parent topic" would be. I was thinking either American Revolutionary War, or maybe even just military. Suggestions welcome. --[[User:Todd Coles|Todd Coles]] 10:03, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
: [[American Revolutionary War]] sounds pretty good. --[[User:Carl Jantzen|Carl Jantzen]] 10:04, 22 August 2007 (CDT)


::Agreed - I think just 'Military' is too broad. [[User:Anton Sweeney|Anton Sweeney]] 10:13, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
Direct permission? I don't really know... Its from a newspaper though, its an image of two political leaders of a political entity.. [[User:Denis Cavanagh|Denis Cavanagh]] 09:53, 29 August 2007 (CDT)


:::I agree as well.  See [[CZ:Related Articles]] for helpful hints. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 10:16, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
So you think that any photograph taken of any political leaders is therefore in the public domain? --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 09:58, 29 August 2007 (CDT)


===Subpage Style Voting===
I'm not sure to be honest. I guess in a perfect world copyright laws wouldn't exist period, that knowledge would be exchanged in pretty much the same way this place operates. To be honest whenever I have uploaded an image I haven't had the foggiest what most of the different licences meant. Please delete any that are in breach of the law, and my apologies [[User:Denis Cavanagh|Denis Cavanagh]] 10:16, 29 August 2007 (CDT)
I guess the assumption of subpages is that we have to standardize on just one type of navigation aid. Personally I think that maybe (at least for now) we should allow principal authors to choose which type of navigation to use for their articles, but since there is already a vote going on you might as well cast yours here: [[CZ:Subpages/Which style?]] [[User:Carl Jantzen|Carl Jantzen]] 10:10, 22 August 2007 (CDT)


No, let's definitely prescribe one set style--even if it's one that you and I, Carl, dislike as benighted, messy, bad design, etc.  The question actually allows me to say annoyingly once again that this project is created not to indulge the idiosyncratic choices of our contributors, but to aid the end user in finding reliable information as efficiently as possible. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 10:19, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
:Unfortunately, that image, while rapidly becoming iconic, is indeed copyrighted and we haven't obtained permission for its use (I've therefore deleted it).  I agree that checking the correct license is in use and/or obtaining the necessary permission is a pain - but its a necessary one, for various reasons including legal ones and the protection of CZ's reputation.  Most of the time, though, it only involves sending an email or two. [[User:Anton Sweeney|Anton Sweeney]] 10:27, 29 August 2007 (CDT)


:Given the way the poll is going i wonder if people understand your full reasoning behind the vertical version being superior to the horizontal for navigation.  While the voting is still in progress I wonder if such a discussion should be started at [[CZ_Talk:Subpages/Which_style%3F]]. We have a lot of votes but no real debate.  i suspect votes are going with aesthetics over function?  Who knows for sure. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris Day|(talk)]] 10:37, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
== My priorities ==
Quick poll: what should I personally be "leading the charge" on next? See [[User:Larry Sanger]], "Sanger's Dashboard." --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 09:58, 29 August 2007 (CDT)
 
Nobody answered so I went ahead and finished [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,1179.0.html this,] which I had been working on for a few days.  Let me know what you think! --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 12:00, 29 August 2007 (CDT)


==Previous Events==
==Previous Events==
[[CZ:Weekly Wiki/August 15, 2007|August 15, 2007]]
* [[CZ:Weekly Wiki/August 15, 2007|August 15, 2007]]
* [[CZ:Weekly Wiki/August 22, 2007|August 22, 2007]]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[CZ:Monthly Write-a-Thon|Monthly Write-a-Thon]]
* [[CZ:Monthly Write-a-Thon|Monthly Write-a-Thon]]
* [[CZ:Article of the Week|Article of the Week]]
* [[CZ:Article of the Week|Article of the Week]]
* [[CZ:New Article of the Week|New Article of the Week]]
* [[Archive:New Draft of the Week|New Article of the Week]]
 
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This page has been archived.

We tried it out, it wasn't too bad, but the idea "didn't have legs."

What's the Weekly Wiki?

It's an informal meeting/workshop/get-together, in which we can (once a week) expect to be able to interact with other Citizens in something closer to real-time. So you can announce your new articles; request help with articles; ask questions about policy or the software; introduce proposals; generally chat; etc.

When?

Wednesdays when there's no Write-a-Thon, at:

  • Wednesday UTC 0900 (= 7 PM Sydney)
  • Wednesday UTC 1800 (= 7 PM London, 8 PM Paris)
  • Thursday UTC 0100 (= Wednesday 6 PM California, 9 PM New York)

We'll say that the Weekly Wiki happens for two hours beginning at each of those times, but anytime Wednesday, you can write on the Weekly Wiki page.

August 29th

Metadata

Just a thought - if we're going to be using the Metadata template widely for the subpages project and as an eventual replacement for the Article Checklist - are there additional things we should be recording or including from the start. Offhand, I can think of two things:

  • Under-referenced? A yes/no parameter, indicating whether the article has enough referenced sources.
  • Needs image(s)? A yes/no parameter, indicating whether the article has enough (or any) photos, diagrams or other images included. Anton Sweeney 09:07, 29 August 2007 (CDT)
As I was adding checklists this morning, I came across several of our Catalog pages. Perhaps on our 0-4 article status scale we could add a 5 to mark it as a catalog rather than an article? --Todd Coles 09:11, 29 August 2007 (CDT)

You're right. This is something we've got to get on top of soon, before doing the Big Subpagination. Re the status of catalogs, this is something we've discussed on the forums before. Now that we've got a metadata page, I'm inclined to have separate statuses for each different subpages type. So, a catalog can be external, a stub, developing, or developed. --Larry Sanger 09:31, 29 August 2007 (CDT)

Help with the Unionist article

Hi,

I could do with all the help I can find on the Ulster Unionism article. Thanks. Denis Cavanagh 09:29, 29 August 2007 (CDT)

OK...re File:The Lads.jpg, it says it's copyrighted; did we get permission to use? --Larry Sanger 09:32, 29 August 2007 (CDT)

Direct permission? I don't really know... Its from a newspaper though, its an image of two political leaders of a political entity.. Denis Cavanagh 09:53, 29 August 2007 (CDT)

So you think that any photograph taken of any political leaders is therefore in the public domain? --Larry Sanger 09:58, 29 August 2007 (CDT)

I'm not sure to be honest. I guess in a perfect world copyright laws wouldn't exist period, that knowledge would be exchanged in pretty much the same way this place operates. To be honest whenever I have uploaded an image I haven't had the foggiest what most of the different licences meant. Please delete any that are in breach of the law, and my apologies Denis Cavanagh 10:16, 29 August 2007 (CDT)

Unfortunately, that image, while rapidly becoming iconic, is indeed copyrighted and we haven't obtained permission for its use (I've therefore deleted it). I agree that checking the correct license is in use and/or obtaining the necessary permission is a pain - but its a necessary one, for various reasons including legal ones and the protection of CZ's reputation. Most of the time, though, it only involves sending an email or two. Anton Sweeney 10:27, 29 August 2007 (CDT)

My priorities

Quick poll: what should I personally be "leading the charge" on next? See User:Larry Sanger, "Sanger's Dashboard." --Larry Sanger 09:58, 29 August 2007 (CDT)

Nobody answered so I went ahead and finished this, which I had been working on for a few days. Let me know what you think! --Larry Sanger 12:00, 29 August 2007 (CDT)

Previous Events

See also

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