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| + | ==== week of 28 January 2008 ==== | ||
| + | * [[User:Lyubansky|Mikhail Lyubansky]] is here to learn [[WikiWiki|wiki]] and possibly incorporate it in the classroom! [[Kristina Weis|Kristina]] [[User talk:KristinaWeis|.talk.]] [[WebIRCHelp|.chat.]] | ||
| + | * Amazing for me, I am unable to understand that, What does it mean, ''see'' [http://www.aboutus.org/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=100&target=68.5.14.49 Here] - [[User:Shahzad|Shahzad]] <small>([[User talk:Shahzad|talk]])</small> 04:45, 1 February 2008 (PST). | ||
| + | :*''Maybe someone trying to take advantage of typos, in order to get some traffic. [[User:Clesilva|Cle Silva]] 08:31, 1 February 2008 (PST)'' | ||
| + | :*''I think that's [[User:Vartan]]. Not sure why he's not logged in. [[User:TedErnst|TedErnst]] <small>([[User talk:TedErnst|talk]])</small> 10:33, 1 February 2008 (PST)'' | ||
| + | *[[User:RPosner|RPosner]] wants to thank everyone at [[AboutUs]] for the great work and commitment to helping [[Oldcastle.com|Oldcaslte]] and [[OldcastleAPG|Oldcastle APG]] in building our community in providing a clear picture of our organization and offerings. I enjoyed getting to meet everyone and visiting the office in Portland. | ||
| + | * Actually being that all users trying to promote themselves on this page it may not be a bad idea to set up this page for self promotion of AboutUs user generated article pages. [[User:Igorberger|Igorberger]] 10:50, 28 January 2008 (PST) | ||
| + | ** Igor, our current thinking is to leave this as-is for the time being, but to create another [[WikiBox]] for the self-promotion stuff and put that new [[WikiBox]] on the [[MediaWiki:InitialPersonalPage]] for new folks. '''Then''' the next step would be to redirect this template to the [[DailyBuzzWikiBox]] so folks that already have this one would get the [[DailyBuzz]] instead. [[User:TedErnst|TedErnst]] <small>([[User talk:TedErnst|talk]])</small> | ||
| + | ***Sounds good. As always, you are on top of things! [[User:Igorberger|Igorberger]] 11:40, 28 January 2008 (PST) | ||
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| + | ==== week of 21 January 2008 ==== | ||
| + | * Well developed page on project management: [[Consulting.ky]] | ||
| + | * Lots of great [[Special:Contributions/Tina_green|contributions]] from [[User:Tina green|Tina Green]] | ||
| + | * There is discussion about moving this [[WikiBox]] to the [[DailyBuzz]] and replacing with a Promote Myself type of [[WikiBox]] for new folks. Thoughts? ~~ [[MarkDilley]] | ||
| + | ** Lets move the wiki discussion to [[DailyBuzz]], Just add {{TemplateLink|DailyBuzzWikiBox}} to your page. [[User:Igorberger|Igorberger]] 15:04, 24 January 2008 (PST) | ||
| + | *** Which discussion? [[User:TedErnst|TedErnst]] <small>([[User talk:TedErnst|talk]])</small> | ||
| + | **** [[PageRank]] is one. [[User:Igorberger|Igorberger]] 16:12, 24 January 2008 (PST) | ||
| + | * [[User:ElisabethG|ElisabethG]] edits the [[Portal:Photographers|Photographers Portal]]! -[[Kristina Weis|Kristina]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Lorem|Lorem]] explains [[WikiWiki|wiki]] on the [[CYNTOpedia.com]] page: "A wiki is a collaborative website whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it (just like AboutUs.org)." That's it! -[[Kristina Weis|Kristina]] | ||
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| + | ==== week of 14 January 2008 ==== | ||
| + | * [[User:Clesilva|Clesilva]] has been doing a wonderful job [[flag|flagging]] pages. Has been added to the [[ActiveCommunityMember]] Group. Yay! | ||
| + | * [[User:WayToHope|Nathan (WayToHope)]] has created another amazing thing! [[User:WayToHope/Toolbar]] - cool. | ||
| + | * January 16, 2008: I registered with [[AboutUs]]. Now I am trying to figure out where I am, and how do I find my way around. | ||
| + | :: ''Great David! Well you have figured out the start, editing and saving! And you are using our [[WikiBox]] effectively! Yea. Please ask me any questions you may have. You might want to take the [[WikiTour]] also {{MarkDilley}} | ||
| + | * [[User:Fluffy316|Fluffy316]] has been making some great contributions in several topics. [[User:Kasey|Kasey]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Jack Kane|Jack Kane]] added a great description to [[Epi-Eng.com]]. [[User:Kasey|Kasey]] | ||
| + | * I've been working a lot on the [[SpeakingBuddy.org]] [[WikiPage]]. Please tell me what you think and/or suggest improvements. Thank you! [[User:Clesilva|Cle Silva]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Pgillman|Pgillman]] is [http://www.aboutus.org/Special:Contributions/Pgillman doing great] on a number of pages. | ||
| + | * [[User:martin_b14|Martin Bailey]] is proud to announce the release of the Picture Games Website [[SnapTease.com]]. Please review the site and games and give me your feedback. | ||
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| + | ==== week of 07 January 2008 ==== | ||
| + | *[[User:Skydork|Nick Burrus]] seeks comments on [[ZetaTeens]], a possible portal? Your thoughts appreciated. | ||
| + | *[[User:Penguintravel|Penguintravel]] made great contributions to some interesting wiki pages highlighting accommodations, [[ BirdwatchingBulgaria.com|birdwatching]] and [[ CyclingBulgaria.com|bicycle tours]] in [http://wikitravel.org/en/Bulgaria Bulgaria] [[User:Kasey|Kasey]] | ||
| + | *New community member [[User:Sachinkapoor|Sachinkapoor]] put a lot of work into [[FractalAnalytics.com|this page]]. [[User:Kasey|Kasey]] 14:21, 7 January 2008 (PST) | ||
| + | *Wow, [http://alpha.search.wikia.com/ Wikia] is great! I searched for my name [[User:Igorberger]] and I landed on Mr. [[Ward Cunningham]] page. Guess Wiki, knows who its father is..:) All this Wiki Love is really great. I am proud to be a WikiMan. So let's all WikiFy. [[User:Igorberger|Igorberger]] 10:46, 7 January 2008 (PST) | ||
| + | * NY/NJ limos might need to be a portal. Also, maybe Toronto airport pickup services. Also, still lots of real estate edits. | ||
| + | * [[User:Patty42]] I have had to take a short break from AboutUs, but I have returned and will once again start editing the articles that have been nominated for [[Featured]]. I am also going to start to work on a Web Page, from start. I have a great deal of renewed energy, and eager to use it on various segments of this site. I would like to help AboutUs grow and believe that I have the ability and knowledge to greatly contribute in its growth. I hope that none of you forget me, since I was away, but you will get to know me better, now that I have returned.:)[[User:Patty42|Patty]] | <small>[[User talk:Patty42|talk]]</small> 09:14, 5 January 2008 (PST) | ||
| + | *[[User:Squeamish]] [[flagged]] a bunch of pages and has been added to [[:Category:ActiveCommunityMember]]! | ||
| + | *[Bali Villas]http://www.in-balivillas.com] | ||
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| + | ==== week of 31 December 2007 ==== | ||
| + | *[[User:Disizit]] I am new to AboutUs.org. I have started a new site called Disgruntled Report at [[disgruntledreport.com]] and it is for people to go to and talk yell scream about their jobs. Please visit. I am getting used to this site also and maybe will have a little more than a basic page here soon. | ||
| + | *[[User:SGT-T]] Edits his personal page for the first time. | ||
| + | * Nice Dutch/English section headers: [[JoostvanMeeteren.info]]. [[User:Kasey|Kasey]] | ||
| + | * [[User:KristinaWeis]] [[WelcomingPeople|welcomes]] [[User:Kristina.Weis]] :) | ||
| + | * Welcome [[User:Annagloria|Anna Gloria]]-can't wait to learn more about you [[User:Kasey|Kasey]] | ||
| + | * [[AboutUsContest]] is an awesome idea. Not sure if it is ready for prime yet! Check it out and make suggestions to [[User:SkyDork|Nick Burrus]] - and Nick, let us know when it is ready! Cheers in the New Year! | ||
| + | * [[WikiWiki|Wiki]] "happy new year " [[User:perantara|Perantara]] let's work again! | ||
| + | * [[User:Esenabre]] uses her/his first edit to [http://www.aboutus.org/index.php?title=TheWikiWay:WhatIsWiki&curid=6175611&diff=13639019&oldid=13634016&rcid=1482444 revert vandalism]. Nice! | ||
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| + | ==== week of 24 December 2007 ==== | ||
| + | * Many of us have seen wikis help communities to break past paralyzing disagreements, or accomplish a collaborative task. [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] has started up a page, [[Wiki success stories]], designed to collect some of those stories. Please take a look, and add your own story! A couple sentences is fine, no need to be thorough unless you feel the need. | ||
| + | * [[WikiWiki|Wiki]] "evangelist" [[User:Slmader|Stewart]] joins [[AboutUs]]! | ||
| + | * Interesting wiki page; an inventor seeks backing see: [[Zoran]] | ||
| + | * [[ Deeptech-bg.com]] makes great use of images. | ||
| + | * I really like this [[User:Padre Ed|personal page]]. [[User:Kasey|Kasey]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Igorberger|Igor Berger]] has been made a recent changes patroller. | ||
| + | * [[User:Mmms|Malka Maxwell]] has a very complete bio, using her [[RealName]]. | ||
| + | * [[Special:Contributions/WayToHope|Nathan (WayToHope)]] is still working on [[LongPages]]. | ||
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| + | ==== Week of 17 December 2007==== | ||
| + | * [[User:Di|Di Heap]] [http://www.aboutus.org/index.php?title=ClubPhysical.co.nz&action=history rocks out] a [[ClubPhysical.co.nz|fabulous page]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Redlake6|Rita Maloney]] likes the [http://www.aboutus.org/index.php?title=NewSkin&curid=8808236&diff=13221002&oldid=12045753 new skin] | ||
| + | * [[User:TheHeer]] has been creating tons of pages with external links to [[TheHeer.com]]. Conversation time! :-) | ||
| + | * I just noticed that the pages that were called ''awesome pages'' were created by a bot....[[KentwoodPlayers.org]], if a bot can do such a great job, why should volunteers even try to make it better? This is only one bot I am citing, there is another one on this page that created a great aboutus site.[[User:Patty42|Patty]] | <small>[[User talk:Patty42|talk]]</small> 08:44, 20 December 2007 (PST) | ||
| + | ** Patty, not sure what you mean. See the [http://www.aboutus.org/index.php?title=KentwoodPlayers.org&action=history KentwoodPlayers.org history] | ||
| + | * [[User:Vartan|Vartan Simonian]] has been experimenting with placement of the presence meter. Look quick before it moves again. Amazing stuff. | ||
| + | * Interesting geo-category: [[:Category:Kota Banjarbaru]] | ||
| + | * Bunch of comments on feature nominations by [[User:WillyP|WillyP]] | ||
| + | * Nice [[WikiLinks]]!: [[User:AnthonPang]] | ||
| + | * Awesome page!: [[KentwoodPlayers.org]] | ||
| + | * [[TrulinePlumbing.com]] - very nice use of [[RelatedCategories]]! | ||
| + | * I don't know if this is a good place to post this, please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm looking for something along the lines of [[wikipedia:WP:VP|the village pump]] where I can ask questions of the community at large, but having trouble finding it. Anyway, I was wondering if somebody more experienced than I could edit [[pppm.uoregon.edu]], bringing it into line with what an AboutUs page should look like. This would be enormously helpful to me in working on [[Wikipedia Outreach]], so that I can properly represent to newcomers what an AboutUs page is all…well, About. -[[User:Peteforsyth|Peteforsyth]] 17:09, 17 December 2007 (PST) | ||
| + | ::''I added the boilerplate. [[User:DrewMyers|DrewMyers]] | <small>[[User talk:DrewMyers|talk]]</small>'' | ||
| + | ::''Pete, I think [[DailyBuzz]] is the place for that kind of request, though here obviously works as well.'' [[User:TedErnst|TedErnst]] <small>([[User talk:TedErnst|talk]])</small> | ||
==== Week of 10 December 2007==== | ==== Week of 10 December 2007==== | ||
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- 2 week of 21 January 2008
- 3 week of 14 January 2008
- 4 week of 07 January 2008
- 5 week of 31 December 2007
- 6 week of 24 December 2007
- 7 Week of 17 December 2007
- 8 Week of 10 December 2007
- 9 Week of 03 December 2007
- 10 Week of 25 November 2007
- 11 Week of 19 November 2007
- 12 Week of 12 November 2007
- 13 Week of 05 November 2007
- 14 Week of 01 November 2007
week of 28 January 2008
- Mikhail Lyubansky is here to learn wiki and possibly incorporate it in the classroom! Kristina .talk. .chat.
- Amazing for me, I am unable to understand that, What does it mean, see Here - Shahzad (talk) 04:45, 1 February 2008 (PST).
- Maybe someone trying to take advantage of typos, in order to get some traffic. Cle Silva 08:31, 1 February 2008 (PST)
- I think that's User:Vartan. Not sure why he's not logged in. TedErnst (talk) 10:33, 1 February 2008 (PST)
- RPosner wants to thank everyone at AboutUs for the great work and commitment to helping Oldcaslte and Oldcastle APG in building our community in providing a clear picture of our organization and offerings. I enjoyed getting to meet everyone and visiting the office in Portland.
- Actually being that all users trying to promote themselves on this page it may not be a bad idea to set up this page for self promotion of AboutUs user generated article pages. Igorberger 10:50, 28 January 2008 (PST)
- Igor, our current thinking is to leave this as-is for the time being, but to create another WikiBox for the self-promotion stuff and put that new WikiBox on the MediaWiki:InitialPersonalPage for new folks. Then the next step would be to redirect this template to the DailyBuzzWikiBox so folks that already have this one would get the DailyBuzz instead. TedErnst (talk)
- Sounds good. As always, you are on top of things! Igorberger 11:40, 28 January 2008 (PST)
- Igor, our current thinking is to leave this as-is for the time being, but to create another WikiBox for the self-promotion stuff and put that new WikiBox on the MediaWiki:InitialPersonalPage for new folks. Then the next step would be to redirect this template to the DailyBuzzWikiBox so folks that already have this one would get the DailyBuzz instead. TedErnst (talk)
week of 21 January 2008
- Well developed page on project management: Consulting.ky
- Lots of great contributions from Tina Green
- There is discussion about moving this WikiBox to the DailyBuzz and replacing with a Promote Myself type of WikiBox for new folks. Thoughts? ~~ MarkDilley
- Lets move the wiki discussion to DailyBuzz, Just add {{DailyBuzzWikiBox}} to your page. Igorberger 15:04, 24 January 2008 (PST)
- Which discussion? TedErnst (talk)
- PageRank is one. Igorberger 16:12, 24 January 2008 (PST)
- Which discussion? TedErnst (talk)
- Lets move the wiki discussion to DailyBuzz, Just add {{DailyBuzzWikiBox}} to your page. Igorberger 15:04, 24 January 2008 (PST)
- ElisabethG edits the Photographers Portal! -Kristina
- Lorem explains wiki on the CYNTOpedia.com page: "A wiki is a collaborative website whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it (just like AboutUs.org)." That's it! -Kristina
week of 14 January 2008
- Clesilva has been doing a wonderful job flagging pages. Has been added to the ActiveCommunityMember Group. Yay!
- Nathan (WayToHope) has created another amazing thing! User:WayToHope/Toolbar - cool.
- January 16, 2008: I registered with AboutUs. Now I am trying to figure out where I am, and how do I find my way around.
- Great David! Well you have figured out the start, editing and saving! And you are using our WikiBox effectively! Yea. Please ask me any questions you may have. You might want to take the WikiTour also MarkDilley | talk
- Great David! Well you have figured out the start, editing and saving! And you are using our WikiBox effectively! Yea. Please ask me any questions you may have. You might want to take the WikiTour also MarkDilley | talk
- Fluffy316 has been making some great contributions in several topics. Kasey
- Jack Kane added a great description to Epi-Eng.com. Kasey
- I've been working a lot on the SpeakingBuddy.org WikiPage. Please tell me what you think and/or suggest improvements. Thank you! Cle Silva
- Pgillman is doing great on a number of pages.
- Martin Bailey is proud to announce the release of the Picture Games Website SnapTease.com. Please review the site and games and give me your feedback.
week of 07 January 2008
- Nick Burrus seeks comments on ZetaTeens, a possible portal? Your thoughts appreciated.
- Penguintravel made great contributions to some interesting wiki pages highlighting accommodations, birdwatching and bicycle tours in Bulgaria Kasey
- New community member Sachinkapoor put a lot of work into this page. Kasey 14:21, 7 January 2008 (PST)
- Wow, Wikia is great! I searched for my name User:Igorberger and I landed on Mr. Ward Cunningham page. Guess Wiki, knows who its father is..:) All this Wiki Love is really great. I am proud to be a WikiMan. So let's all WikiFy. Igorberger 10:46, 7 January 2008 (PST)
- NY/NJ limos might need to be a portal. Also, maybe Toronto airport pickup services. Also, still lots of real estate edits.
- User:Patty42 I have had to take a short break from AboutUs, but I have returned and will once again start editing the articles that have been nominated for Featured. I am also going to start to work on a Web Page, from start. I have a great deal of renewed energy, and eager to use it on various segments of this site. I would like to help AboutUs grow and believe that I have the ability and knowledge to greatly contribute in its growth. I hope that none of you forget me, since I was away, but you will get to know me better, now that I have returned.:)Patty | talk 09:14, 5 January 2008 (PST)
- User:Squeamish flagged a bunch of pages and has been added to Category:ActiveCommunityMember!
- [Bali Villas]http://www.in-balivillas.com]
week of 31 December 2007
- User:Disizit I am new to AboutUs.org. I have started a new site called Disgruntled Report at disgruntledreport.com and it is for people to go to and talk yell scream about their jobs. Please visit. I am getting used to this site also and maybe will have a little more than a basic page here soon.
- User:SGT-T Edits his personal page for the first time.
- Nice Dutch/English section headers: JoostvanMeeteren.info. Kasey
- User:KristinaWeis welcomes User:Kristina.Weis :)
- Welcome Anna Gloria-can't wait to learn more about you Kasey
- AboutUsContest is an awesome idea. Not sure if it is ready for prime yet! Check it out and make suggestions to Nick Burrus - and Nick, let us know when it is ready! Cheers in the New Year!
- Wiki "happy new year " Perantara let's work again!
- User:Esenabre uses her/his first edit to revert vandalism. Nice!
week of 24 December 2007
- Many of us have seen wikis help communities to break past paralyzing disagreements, or accomplish a collaborative task. Pete has started up a page, Wiki success stories, designed to collect some of those stories. Please take a look, and add your own story! A couple sentences is fine, no need to be thorough unless you feel the need.
- Wiki "evangelist" Stewart joins AboutUs!
- Interesting wiki page; an inventor seeks backing see: Zoran
- Deeptech-bg.com makes great use of images.
- I really like this personal page. Kasey
- Igor Berger has been made a recent changes patroller.
- Malka Maxwell has a very complete bio, using her RealName.
- Nathan (WayToHope) is still working on LongPages.
Week of 17 December 2007
- Di Heap rocks out a fabulous page
- Rita Maloney likes the new skin
- User:TheHeer has been creating tons of pages with external links to TheHeer.com. Conversation time! :-)
- I just noticed that the pages that were called awesome pages were created by a bot....KentwoodPlayers.org, if a bot can do such a great job, why should volunteers even try to make it better? This is only one bot I am citing, there is another one on this page that created a great aboutus site.Patty | talk 08:44, 20 December 2007 (PST)
- Patty, not sure what you mean. See the KentwoodPlayers.org history
- Vartan Simonian has been experimenting with placement of the presence meter. Look quick before it moves again. Amazing stuff.
- Interesting geo-category: Category:Kota Banjarbaru
- Bunch of comments on feature nominations by WillyP
- Nice WikiLinks!: User:AnthonPang
- Awesome page!: KentwoodPlayers.org
- TrulinePlumbing.com - very nice use of RelatedCategories!
- I don't know if this is a good place to post this, please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm looking for something along the lines of the village pump where I can ask questions of the community at large, but having trouble finding it. Anyway, I was wondering if somebody more experienced than I could edit pppm.uoregon.edu, bringing it into line with what an AboutUs page should look like. This would be enormously helpful to me in working on Wikipedia Outreach, so that I can properly represent to newcomers what an AboutUs page is all…well, About. -Peteforsyth 17:09, 17 December 2007 (PST)
Week of 10 December 2007
- Nathan (WayToHope) designed a great navigation bar, that I think should replace the old one, immediately, discussion here.
- Lots of great edits: Janissary
- Excellent old idea - newly introduced to AboutUs - WikiGnomes
- BlueDot.us, is an interesting Seattle based company with a very content rich wiki page brought to us by Mckoss.
- Joe Cohen asks some very interesting questions about categories (here and here).
- Or Bar works for Netex.co.il, a Hebrew human-powered search engine. They use AboutUs as part of their research!
Week of 03 December 2007
- Shelagh Watkins responds to welcome and goes to town on ShelaghWatkins.co.uk and creates Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine page about one of her published books.
- Thumbarger has made multiple edits on 3 different pages, and raised the question of naming practices again, by moving pages to organization names instead of domain names.
- AgroExpo.com.ua organizes a lot of information well.
- 1651 new members were welcomed in November.
- New members making interesting edits: DLWunderle, Mickey Ebbings, Thomas Cotting, Moskeewekker.nl
Week of 25 November 2007
- H. Michael Sweeney, aka The Professional Paranoid is the top of a whole series of pages related to H. Michael Sweeney
- JDCohen edited the PortlandTech calendar!!
- Nihat made tons of great statistics and mathematics edits, especially creating categories.
- Alex brings up a good point about popup ads on domains such as ChataGogo.co.uk.
Week of 19 November 2007
- Rockin 3D rendering of a AboutUs WikiPlane
- Abu Ari is a long time active member, yea!
- Nathan has moved the presence status display to the top right of the screen! cool
- Vartan asked for Clickable Links in Images so that he could add links to the Values image. Check out the awesome results!
- Alex working hard on making a WikiPage feature-able! while helping with the AdultContentPolicy tagging.
Week of 12 November 2007
- WayToHope is doing a great job in many different areas, including a really cool talk page
- Patty42 spent a bunch of time looking around and asking questions and then started in on making pages better!
- Simon is pointing out that we don't have good ways to decide things here at AboutUs.
- Ert123 is doing great fighting spam.
- Nick Burrus doing really interesting image instead of text section headings here: HopeForAnotherDay.org
- Willyp adds some great stuff to MapMashup!
Week of 05 November 2007
- Ganesh offers help
- Made Rob an ActiveMember :-)
- Made Mike Milton an ActiveMember, yea!
- Ephricon has been doing some great work
- Interesting way to verify edit
- Atrades-has nominated pages for two similar sites; had a good IRC conversation
- Martijn van Mensvoort- lots of great contributions!
Week of 01 November 2007
- MKAIZA- creative page
- Jacoblumbroso great personal page
- Iapetus does consistently good work, adding contact information, creating categories or even creating DomainPages by hand
- Fridemar fills in a FutureLink - got to love that!
- Kingrat helps out!
- Urielpunk
- Zaffa
