Wookieepedia:Mofferences



All Wookieepedians are invited to attend the occasional Wookieepedia mofference. Kindly don't be scared away by the name, we like to have all opinions at the meetings.

Time
Sunday, April 16 @ 2:00 AM UTC (that's Saturday, April 15 @ 9:00 PM Central Daylight Time)

Agenda

 * Please add any topics that need to be discussed at the next meeting.


 * Unified vandalism response/blocking policy: Establish unified standards based on actions committed for blocking and warning vandals. Current system varies widely; depending on admin, vandals get anything from several weeks to several months for doing the same thing. Also establish standards for warning users before blocking, as opposed to sudden bans. RMF 23:50, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Possible site redesign. Though I've mentioned it in passing, I'd love to have a serious conversation about possibly redesigning the look of the entire Wookieepedia to appear more Star Wars-y (as it's meant to be IU anyway) and less Wikipedia-like. Memory Alpha have done it very well, and made their site look exactly like a Federation database, and I just think it'd improve the site if we could do something similar (though it doesn't have to be dark, if that's not liked). &mdash;Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 16:49, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Use of the new template. Whether or not we should use it to eliminate the bracketed parts of article names when one word can mean many things. Though it is possible that this could cause some confusion for the occasional person who goes to Naboo, then transfers to Naboo (people) without seeing a difference in the title, most people would be able to recognize them as different articles. &mdash;Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 15:35, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Sticking with IRC vs Jabber. Now that we've had a few with each, which way does everyone like?  I'm good with either way.  WhiteBoy 00:54, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * The undergoing main page reform: how long to run the vote, and is consensus ever going to be seen? - Sikon [ Talk ] 17:50, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * The improvement drive clutter and its possible separation into several topic-related improvement drives, like on Wikipedia and Uncyclopedia. - Sikon [ Talk ] 17:50, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Sourceless articles: organizing the sourcing, verification, and fanon elimination process. Probably some sort of a "sourceless patrol", which can include non-admins, adding sources to articles wherever possible. - Sikon [ Talk ] 17:50, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * New features of MediaWiki 1.7 (SVG graphics, template parameter defaults, semi-protection etc.) and their possible use. - Sikon [ Talk ] 17:50, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Attendance

 * Pretty sure I'll make it, just have to make sure I don't forget about it. Kuralyov 01:46, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Most likely, yes. RMF 02:06, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I better do, seeing as I'm in there anyway. &mdash;Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 02:42, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
 * User:StarNeptune 02:54, 11 April 2006 (UTC) All signs point to yes (as of now, anyway)
 * I should be able to make it. -- Ozzel 21:42, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I should be there. -LtNOWIS 22:21, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Sikon [ Talk ] 03:34, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
 * It's looking good for me to attend. May be a tad bit late, though. -- Dark Spork 22:46, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Apologies

 * Doubt I can make this one. I need an admin to volunteer to be moderator please.  WhiteBoy 00:57, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Doubt I can make this one, too, unless my Eostre plans drastically change. jSarek 01:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Same as jSarek. – Aidje talk 19:18, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Something came up at the last minute -- I can't make it either. Sorry. &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 19:19, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Something has come up and though there is a chance I still might be there, there is more of a chance that I won't. DarthMaul431 23:46, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Meeting transcripts

 * January 7, 2006
 * January 16, 2006
 * February 2, 2006
 * February 28, 2006

How to join the meeting
IRC: irc.freenode.org #wookieepedia

It was decided that we would try using IRC for the next few meetings and see how it goes. Please list any IRC chat clients that you have used and could help someone with if necessary.

For a list of clients, see IRC.