I'm sure there are plenty of people who would feel uncomfortable with that. So if something like that were to be done, people should certainly be asked first, and that only be done if they explicitly agree.
Still, I think a lot of others would feel like their efforts are being noticed and appreciated. So long as it's opt-in only, I think it's a great idea. Several people have, from time to time, done "editor of the day" type things, but those usually only recognized people who'd already been around a while. One that specifically focuses on promising newer editors might work quite well and make people feel more welcome. On Jan 20, 2016 4:12 PM, "Risker" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 20 January 2016 at 17:51, Andy Mabbett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On 20 January 2016 at 20:56, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It is an excellent and popular way to *celebrate* (not just describe) > > > good-faith new contributors. The way it works is a couple of > volunteers > > > who run the page look for a relatively new contributor who seems to > have > > > successfully integrated on-wiki, and has made more than a handful of > good > > > contributions, and they approach the new contributor with a request for > > an > > > interview and a description of this page. > > > > Sounds great. If en.WP do this as part of The Signpost, it would have > > a high level of reach, immediately. Same with Wikidata's weekly > > update. > > > > > > Heh. I think back to when I first started editing. I would have been > completely freaked out at that level of "notice" and would never have > edited again. > > Risker/Anne > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
