That’s really helpful indeed. A query with participants in Brazil returned more than 7000 users. I wonder if there is a limit or if it is fine to send to all of them.
Teles Em ter, 3 de set de 2019 às 17:22, effe iets anders < [email protected]> escreveu: > Hi Michael, > > Thanks, this is helpful to document. If you would be willing to > update/expand the documentation here, that would be great: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments/Documentation/Send_a_mass_message > > In general, this is the place where we try to collect these best > practices: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments/Documentation > > > Best, > Lodewijk > > On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 12:19 PM Michael Maggs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I just copied and edited the original template for the UK situation. >> Here's the UK version: >> >> https://quarry.wmflabs.org/query/38769 >> >> Just stepping through what to do: >> >> 1. Fork the above query, using the Fork button >> >> 2. Change both sections of yellow text to relate to your situation, the >> first with your old Commons categories and the single line underneath with >> your current category. Note that you need the underlines between the >> words; spaces won't work >> >> 3. Copy the results. If too many, download as csv, then open in a text >> editor, to get raw text with one entry per line >> >> 4. Use the results as the target for a mass message on Commons. Unless >> you're an admin, you'll need help doing that, as non-admins are limited in >> the number of messages they can send. >> >> 4a. Start a new page on Commons, in your own userspace. Set out the >> subject line and body text of the message you want to send. Also include >> the list of targets. My example page is here: >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MichaelMaggs/WLM-UK2019Message >> >> 4b. Post a request to the Commons Administrator's noticeboard ( >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Administrators%27_noticeboard) >> for an admin to send the message for you. Here's my request: >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=364449416 >> >> 4c. If all's OK, a friendly admin will be along soon to complete the >> messaging. >> >> Hope that helps >> >> Michael >> >> Neville Borg <[email protected]> >> 3 September 2019 at 7:50 pm >> This sounds fantastic. Is there a foolproof way to do this for those of >> us with no knowledge of SQL? :) >> >> I've changed the categories to WLM in Malta, as appropriate. Is there >> anything else I need to change? >> >> Neville >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Administrator >> Wikimedia Community Malta <http://www.wikimalta.org> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >> Michael Maggs <[email protected]> >> 3 September 2019 at 4:53 pm >> This was really useful information. Thanks! >> >> I have used a modified version of this to invite 2500 people on Commons >> who previously contributed to WLM in the UK. >> >> Regards >> >> Michael >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org -- Lucas Teles - he/him Steward and Ombudsman for Wikimedia projects. Administrator at Portuguese Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. Sent from mobile. Please, excuse my brevity. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Teles +55 (71) 99707 6409
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