Wikipedia talk:Tip of the day

How you can help[edit]

To suggest a new tip or report a problem with a tip, create a new section at the very bottom of this Talk page to let us know. Feel free to make corrections directly to tip pages, and please let us know at the bottom of this page when you do. Other ideas and comments are also welcome.

To view and check the TOTD a day before it goes live, place {{totd-tomorrow}} on your user Talk page (including the four curly braces).

If you would like to join this department, please add yourself to the participants list below.

Invitation[edit]

Invitation to the Tip of the day WikiProject[edit]

Hello Tip of the day, You are invited to join the Tip of the day, a WikiProject and resource dedicated to providing useful daily advice on how to use or develop Wikipedia more effectively. To join the project, just add your name to the participants list. We're so glad you're here! –

To invite another editor to contribute to Tip of the day, copy and paste above example (from invitation the subpage) into a new section on their talk page. Feel free to include your own personal message as well. Cheers!

Participants[edit]

There is a bot automatically generated list of active editors.

If you'd like to be kept up-to-date on what is going on with TOTD, and receive task assignments, please add your name below:

JoeHebda (talk)
Tortle
The Transhumanist
Sachinmtk Hope for life. 09:35, 19 November 2013 (UTC) (inactive on WP since May 2015)
Fdizile (developer)
AmRit GhiMire "Ranjit"
- Kiwuser (talk)
Learnerktm
blackhat999
{{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk}
LupusDeSol —Preceding undated comment added 04:08, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ (talk)
MaximumNeptune (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 04:28, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
Mr. Spink ^{^{talk★contribs}}

Welcome message[edit]

Here is a plain Welcome message for posting to new participant's talk page. To post the message copy and paste this:
{{totd plain welcome}} (including the four curly braces).

Remember to sign the message with your four tilde signature: ~~~~

	* Welcome! Thank you for your recent edits for the Wikipedia Tip of the day and for joining the Tip of the day department.

Instructions[edit]

New tips (or major rewrites) should be proposed via a New section at the very bottom of this Talk page. Ping other editors if possible. Wait for comments and consensus.
Minor updates and copy-edits to existing tips can be done directly at that tip's RAW template found via the Tip of the day scheduling queue.
The 366 slots (one for each day of the yearless calendar, including February 29 for leap year) are set up on Wikipedia:Tip of the day so whenever any new tip is added, or an obsolete tip is removed, one of the 366 days needs to be chosen. Put the new tip in a slot that is already duplicated in another slot (e.g.- the same tip is repeated for January 17 and July 17). Replace the duplicate slot that is coming up the soonest using the general workflow checklist below.

Discussion status[edit]

Talk page Discussion status:

Started on (date)
Awaiting (date)
Done on (date)

Do not archive this discussion until tagged with Done.

To use, click on the Discussion subpage link above, copy and paste into top of each new discusion.

General workflow checklist to add a new tip to replace an existing tip[edit]

Directly place the updated (Done) tip into the Tip of the day scheduling queue at one of the 366 subpages by editing the tip.
Update the tip's description at:
1. Wikipedia:Tip of the day#Chronological list of tips.
2. WP:ALPHATIP – Alphabetical list of tips page.
3. Wikipedia:Tips, the complete library of tips arranged by subject (pipe the description, link the date to the piped description per the other listings).
  1. If you add a tip you may need to remove a tip too. Check for duplicates.
Update Wikipedia talk:Tip of the day#Tip library maintenance (you will also need to remove the added date from other months where it is duplicated- e.g.- if you add a tip in place of one in January and it is duplicated in July you will need to remove the January reference in the July maintenance listing).

How to prevent new tip archiving[edit]

Use Bump which is a wrapper for the invisible template {{do not archive until}} that is used to prevent bots archiving a discussion thread.

It produces a visible message that the thread has been bumped, and how long for (defaults to 30 days), if a value of days has been specified. It will auto-sign the notification.

{{subst:Bump}} produces:

Bumping thread. Example (talk) 09:45, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

{{subst:Bump|30}} produces:

Bumping thread for 30 days. Example (talk) 09:45, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Always use the subst prefix, and place under the section title.

Tip library maintenance[edit]

As of August 1, 2016, the count of tips (from the scheduling queue) contained within the Tip library:

January – 31 tips – Done
February – 29 tips – Done
March – 29 tips
April – 28 tips
May – 30 tips
June – 28 tips
July – 31 tips – Done
August – 31 tips – Done
September – 30 tips – Done
October – 29 tips
November – 30 tips – Done
December – 31 tips – Done

From the above list, it appears that there are not 366 unique individual tips, which opens the door for new tips to be added to the schedule as well as removal of duplicate tips.

To keep the Tip library in step with the scheduling queue, additional editors may help by reviewing the Tip library and performing cleanup. When each month is completed, please add the {{Done}} template to that month's line in the list above.

Until we reach 366 tips, new tips can be placed into the TOTD Schedule Queue by replacing a duplicate entry from the monthly maintenance lists below.

January maintenance[edit]

TOTD Schedule Queue	Tip	Tips library
January 1	Where to begin?	January 1
January 2	Article development	January 2
January 3	Are your hands full? (Use search box as a small but convenient clipboard)	January 3
January 4	How to make your watchlist easier to read	January 4
January 5	How to improve Wikipedia's reliability	January 5
January 6	How to send a message to other editors	January 6
January 7	Image processing tools	January 7
January 8	What are dummy edits good for?	January 8
January 9	Digital audio editors	January 9
January 10	Introduction to navigating Wikipedia	January 10
January 11	Captions	January 11
January 12	Avoiding common mistakes	January 12
January 13	A self-guided tutorial	January 13
January 14	Article quality assessments	January 14
January 15	Archives for lengthy pages	January 15
January 16	Article banner templates	January 16
January 17	What is a Talk page?	January 17
January 18	How to easily recall a username	January 18
January 19 April 19 October 19	Preview tomorrow's Featured Article Preview tomorrow's Featured Article Preview tomorrow's Featured Article	January 19
January 20	User scripts examples	January 20
January 21	Good article nominations	January 21
January 22	Using intuitively named templates to reduce or enlarge font sizes	January 22
January 23	Search and replace while editing an article.	January 23
January 24	Search & replace in thousands of articles with AWB	January 24
January 25	Ask for help at Wikipedia's Help Desk	January 25
January 26	Souping up your Smartphone editing of Wikipedia	January 26
January 27	The semi-automated article peer-reviewer	January 27
January 28	How to request help on your Talk page	January 28
January 29	Intruder alert! Intruder alert! (Vandalism-level warning)	January 29
January 30	What are page history diffs?	January 30
January 31	Find articles for cleanup	January 31

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February maintenance[edit]

TOTD Schedule Queue	Tip	Tips library
February 1	Automatic page loader.	February 1
February 2	Redirect synonymous topic names	February 2
February 3	Fixing bare URLs to prevent link rot	February 3
February 4	Join a WikiProject.	February 4
February 5	Getting real-time help via IRC (Internet Relay Chat)	February 5
February 6	Articles about books	February 6
February 7	How to provide a link to a specific Google Search	February 7
February 8	Wikipedia Search box – basic	February 8
February 9 March 7 April 7 August 9	Please summarize your work using the Edit summary box March 7-Please fill-in edit summaries April 7-Automatic edit summary reminder Aug. 9-Abbreviating edit summaries	February 9 March 7 April 7 Aug. 9
February 10	Referencing for beginners	February 10
February 11	Another way to search Wikipedia with Google	February 11
February 12	Introduction to tables	February 12
February 13	Shortcut for minor edit box	February 13
February 14	Spreading the WikiLove	February 14
February 15	Templates for Age and Dates	February 15
February 16	Thanks – send a notification	February 16
February 17	Mobile view sidebar from the desktop	February 17
February 18	Using the Authority control template	February 18
February 19	When to use subpages	February 19
February 20	How to enable right-click section editing	February 20
February 21	Biographies	February 21
February 22	Wikipedia banners and buttons	February 22
February 23	Help for new contributors	February 23
February 24	User page calendar date	February 24
February 25	Screen readers for accessibility	February 25
February 26	Editing projects for school and university classes	February 26
February 27	What is Page curation?	February 27
February 28	Writing articles for The Signpost	February 28
February 29 March 12 August 17 October 7	Please sign your name on talk pages Please sign your name on talk pages Please sign your name on talk pages Please sign your name on talk pages	February 29 - - -

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March maintenance[edit]

TOTD Schedule Queue	Tip	Tips library
March 1	How to plant a CategoryTree!	March 1
March 2	How to turn redirects green	March 2
March 3	Become clairvoyant with Navigation Popups	March 3
March 4	Supercharge your browser	March 4
March 5	How to create a link to another article	March 5
March 6	Use the Article Wizard to easily create new articles	March 6
March 7 see February 9	Please fill-in edit summaries	March 7
March 8 April 28	March 8-How to get a list of a page's subpages April 28-Getting a subpage listing	March 8
March 9	Becoming an Administrator	March 9
March 10	Where to post requests	March 10
March 11	How to make links look the way you want	March 11
March 12 see February 29	Please sign your name on talk pages	-
March 13	Are you lost?	March 13
March 14	How to create a new page	March 14
March 15	Wikipedia's top ten power tips	March 15
March 16 October 31 (keeper)	Do you need administrator assistance?	October 31
March 17	Test-drive your edits using a sandbox	March 17
March 18 April 10	Cite your sources	March 18
March 19	Link tricks	March 19
March 20	Running MediaWiki on your own computer	March 20
March 21 October 15	Navigate faster using Wikipedia shortcuts	October 15
March 22	Searching Wikipedia with regular expressions (regex)	March 22
March 23	Getting your edit count	March 23
March 24	Transclusion vs. Substitution	March 24
March 25	Link to Wiktionary word definitions using Wikt:	March 25
March 26 April 17	March 26 – SuggestBot is a fun way to pick pages to edit April 17 – A fun way to pick pages to edit	March 26
March 27	Work faster with keyboard shortcuts	March 27
March 28 May 2	Time-saving links: the pipe trick	March 28
March 29 June 16	Ask intelligent questions	March 29
March 30 June 28	Working on the Main page How to help prepare the Main Page	March 30
March 31	Toolbar links to access the WP pages you use the most	March 31

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April maintenance[edit]

TOTD Schedule Queue	Tip	Tips library
April 1	Don not believe everything you read	April 1
April 2	Visit the Village Pump for technical issues	April 2
April 3	Stop by the Reference Desk	April 3
April 4	Where to upload images and media files	April 4
April 5	How to fix unsigned comments	April 5
April 6	Don not use forums or emails as sources	April 6
April 7	Automatic edit summary reminder	April 7
April 8	Collaborations	April 8
April 9	Search box bookmarklet for your browser	April 9
April 10	Cite your sources	March 18
April 11	Edit Wikipedia faster with AutoWikiBrowser	April 11
April 12	Help Wikipedia help you	April 12
April 13	Motto of the day...	April 13
April 14	Create a user account	April 14
April 15	Copyrights? Copyleft	April 15
April 16	Uploading Free Images	April 16
April 17	A fun way to pick pages to edit	April 17
April 18	How to change your username	April 18
April 19 January 19	Preview tomorrow's Featured Article	-
April 20	Explore Wikipedia's contents	April 20
April 21	Featured article candidates	April 21
April 22	Wikipedia search box focus	April 22
April 23	How to move/rename a page	April 23
April 24	The Wikipedia Adventure!	April 24
April 25	Super-customize your account with gadgets	April 25
April 26	Keyboard shortcuts	April 26
April 27	Now what? (Are you lost, and do not know what to do?)	April 27
April 28	Getting a subpage listing	April 28
April 29	Setting Wikipedia time to your time zone	April 29
April 30	How to make links to articles	April 30

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May maintenance[edit]

TOTD Schedule Queue	Tip	Tips library
May 1	To search a specific namespace, include the prefix in searches	May 1
May 2	Time-saving links: the "pipe trick"	May 2
May 3	Prove it with ProveIt	May 3
May 4	Time-saving links II	May 4
May 5	Browsing Mobile Wikipedia on your big screen	May 5
May 6	Linking to a section of an article	May 6
May 7	Sister projects & interwiki linking	May 7
May 8	Displaying one page within another = Transclusion	May 8
May 9	Using templates	May 9
May 10	General topics lists	May 10
May 11	Userboxes	May 11
May 12	List building	May 12
May 13	When is a Wikipedia project a WikiProject?	May 13
May 14	Centralizing project discussion	May 14
May 15	Redirects	May 15
May 16	Footnotes	May 16
May 17	How to add hidden editor notes in an article	May 17
May 18	How to review user contributions	May 18
May 19	Use your browser's toolbar to navigate Wikipedia	May 19
May 20	Formatting disambiguation pages	May 20
May 21	Featured content	May 21
May 22	Table of contents	May 22
May 23	Transclusion caveat	May 23
May 24	Go to the right desk	May 24
May 25	Please return the favor	May 25
May 26	Check your work before you save, using Preview	May 26
May 27	Where on the page to put images	May 27
May 28	Placing templates	May 28
May 29	Placing "External links" sections	May 29
May 30 March 30	Working on the Main Page	March 30
May 31	Shortcuts	May 31

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June maintenance[edit]

TOTD Schedule Queue	Tip	Tips library
June 1	Placing category tags	June 1
June 2	Page history	June 2
June 3	Tag your image uploads	June 3
June 4	Placing interlanguage links	June 4
June 5	Sorting entries in the categories	June 5
June 6	Look before you leap	June 6
June 7	How to start a new article	June 7
June 8	Talking to Wikipedians	June 8
June 9	Cite the source on all image uploads	June 9
June 10	Preventing markup glitches	June 10
June 11	Use your watchlist	June 11
June 12	Navigation popups	June 12
June 13	How to insert a picture into an article	June 13
June 14	Wikipedia-specific searching within Firefox	June 14
June 15	Section edit button	June 15
June 16 March 29	Ask intelligent questions In progress, see ARCHIVE (June 16) – Thanks – template WikiThanks	March 29
June 17	Beware of instruction creep	June 17
June 18	Fix double redirects	June 18
June 19	Alphabetical list of articles	June 19
June 20	Screenshots	June 20
June 21	Please read department instructions	June 21
June 22	When not to use links	June 22
June 23	A better wiki editor: WikEd	June 23
June 24	Change text size quickly (with Ctrl-mouse wheel)	June 24
June 25	Portals	June 25
June 26	What are templates used for?	June 26
June 27	Pretty tables	June 27
June 28 March 30	How to help prepare the Main page Working on the Main Page	June 28
June 29	Wikipedia for your mobile...	June 29
June 30	Custom signatures	June 30

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July maintenance[edit]

TOTD Schedule Queue	Tip	Tips library
July 1	Citation Requests	July 1
July 2	Love thy neighbor	July 2
July 3	Posting on the Wikipedia Community Bulletin Board	July 3
July 4	Band articles	July 4
July 5	List the things to do for an article	July 5
July 6	Wikipedia's Manual of Style	July 6
July 7	Welcoming Committee	July 7
July 8	The three revert rule	July 8
July 9	Avoid using neologisms	July 9
July 10	The fastest way to end a conflict: walk away	July 10
July 11	Jump to the search box `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`F`	July 11
July 12	How to use red links	July 12
July 13	Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement	July 13
July 14	Using Math	July 14
July 15	Be forgiving to new users	July 15
July 16	Search Wikipedia from any website	July 16
July 17	Join the fight against vandalism	July 17
July 18	Short link pipe trick	July 18
July 19	Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia	July 19
July 20	How to make a table on a page	July 20
July 21 - October 1	July 21 – Displaying tips on your userpage Note. Do not change this tip. It is a linked tip on displaying tips! :-) Oct. 1 – How to display the Tip of the day on your user page	July 21 - October 1
July 22	What did he say?	July 22
July 23	Wikipedia industrial-powered search	July 23
July 24	Forums and emails are not acceptable sources	July 24
July 25	Wikipedia in brief	July 25
July 26	Wikipedia's dozen most essential tips	July 26
July 27	Wikipedia's ten most powerful tips	July 27
July 28	Your very own Wikipedia bookmark page	July 28
July 29	Another way to read or share Wikipedia: Books.	July 29
July 30	Wikipedia's Quick directory	July 30
July 31	How to link to a category without categorizing the page	July 31

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August maintenance[edit]

TOTD Schedule Queue	Tip	Tips library
August 1	Customize appearance of dates	August 1
August 2	Find uncategorized articles	August 2
August 3	The lead section	August 3
August 4	Articles for Creation (AFC) process	August 4
August 5	In conflicts, reach consensus	August 5
August 6	How to add an article to a category	August 6
August 7	Title searches	August 7
August 8	How to watch for pages that do not exist yet	August 8
August 9	Abbreviating edit summaries	August 9
August 10	How to create a category	August 10
August 11	How to search Wikipedia with Google	August 11
August 12	How to create reusable boilerplates	August 12
August 13	Acronyms and initialisms	August 13
August 14	To see everything on Wikipedia about a subject area...	August 14
August 15	Explaining Wiki markup to other users	August 15
August 16	How to create a subcategory	August 16
August 17	Article size	August 17
August 18	How does Wikipedia stack up?	August 18
August 19	Speed up your learning curve...	August 19
August 20	What the world knows about us	August 20
August 21	How reliable is Wikipedia?	August 21
August 22	When and how to exclude Wikipedia from your Google search	August 22
August 23	How to link to a category	August 23
August 24	Power-editing with AutoWikiBrowser	August 24
August 25	Where to look for help	August 25
August 26	How to link to a section of an article	August 26
August 27	Join the Recent Changes Patrol!	August 27
August 28	Where did that fact come from?	August 28
August 29	How popular is Wikipedia?	August 29
August 30	Google search link	August 30
August 31	My link disappeared!	August 31

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September maintenance[edit]

TOTD Schedule Queue	Tip	Tips library
September 1	Wikipedia's top ten essential tips	September 1
September 2	Spell Checkers	September 2
September 3	Install your first javascript	September 3
September 4	Guestbooks	September 4
September 5	How to use Wikipedia offline: xowa	September 5
September 6	Subject bar template	September 6
September 7	Article construction stages	September 7
September 8	Wikipedia Search box - advanced	September 8
September 9	Good article reassessment	September 9
September 10	Biography articles needing attention	September 10
September 11	Article deletion process	September 11
September 12	Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)	September 12
September 13	Copyright Cleanup	September 13
September 14	Wikipedia Database reports	September 14
September 15	CopyPatrol Tool	September 15
September 16	Featured world of Wikipedia	September 16
September 17	Highlight text on any website, then search Wikipedia for it with a single click	September 17
September 18	Difference between wikiprojects and portals?	September 18
September 19	Graphics Lab	September 19
September 20	Wikipedia toolbar for Firefox	September 20
September 21	How do you pronounce that?	September 21
September 22	External links	September 22
September 23	Counting your edits	September 23
September 24	Main page - Did you know]]	September 24
September 25	How to link to word definitions	September 25
September 26	Tagging pages for problems	September 26
September 27	What is BRD? the BOLD, revert, discuss cycle	September 27
September 28	Your customizable Wikipedia navigation hub	September 28
September 29	Topic lists	September 29
September 30	Interwiki links and shortcuts	September 30

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October maintenance[edit]

TOTD Schedule Queue	Tip	Tips library
October 1 see July 21	How to display the Tip of the day on your user page	October 1
October 2	Wikimedia-wide issues	October 2
October 3	Editcountitis	October 3
October 4	Category tips	October 4
October 5	Avoid trademarks	October 5
October 6	Wikipedia-specific searching with Google	October 6
October 7 see February 29	Please sign your name on talk pages	-
October 8	User scripts	October 8
October 9	Linking articles: the internal link	October 9
October 10	How to find legal photographs and graphics	October 10
October 11	Keep track of your questions	October 11
October 12	How to transclude a page into the page you are editing	October 12
October 13	Why have lists when there are categories?	October 13
October 14	Wikipedia Search Box for Firefox	October 14
October 15 March 21	Navigate faster using Wikipedia shortcuts	October 15
October 16	Power tool: Navigation Popups In progress, see ARCHIVE (October 16) – Thanks – detail logs	October 16
October 17	Power search Wikipedia using AutoWikiBrowser	October 17
October 18	Six of one, half-a-dozen of the other	October 18
October 19 January 19	Preview tomorrow's Featured Article	-
October 20	The five pillars	October 20
October 21	Using Special:MyPage to make private links	October 21
October 22	Double click editing	October 22
October 23	Be neutral, like Wikipedia	October 23
October 24	Wikipedia has 22 sections, called namespaces	October 24
October 25	How to see a list of the pages in a namespace	October 25
October 26	A plain & simple introduction	October 26
October 27	Basic copyediting	October 27
October 28	S.W.A.T., T.I.M, & the U.S.D.A	October 28
October 29	How to enhance Recent changes Note: twice at Tips library	October 29 October 29
October 30	Namespace entry points	October 30
October 31 (keeper) March 16	Do you need administrator assistance?	October 31

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November maintenance[edit]

TOTD Schedule Queue	Tip	Tips library
November 1	Flashback to Wikipedia's past	November 1
November 2	Report problems on noticeboards	November 2
November 3	Wikipedia's alphabetical index of articles	November 3
November 4	Help reduce the Wikipedia backlog	November 4
November 5	Wikimedia links and shortcuts Note: twice at Tips library	November 5 November 5
November 6	Advanced signatures	November 6
November 7	Be neutral when editing Wikipedia	November 7
November 8	Linking to non-Wikimedia wikis Note: twice at Tips library	November 8 November 8
November 9	"Where do I begin?"	November 9
November 10	Editing articles for web accessibility	November 10
November 11	The Wikipedia Curriculum	November 11
November 12	Giving editor awards	November 12
November 13	Spoken Wikipedia	November 13
November 14	Mediation	November 14
November 15	Wiki-exploration: beyond Wikipedia...	November 15
November 16	Google Toolbar current site search button	November 16
November 17	Fansites, forums, & other web page articles	November 17
November 18	How to provide a Google search in a link	November 18
November 19	User Sub Pages	November 19
November 20	A comprehensive index for editors	November 20
November 21	Welcome to Wikipedia!	November 21
November 22	Making the editbox more visually pleasing	November 22
November 23	Permission requests	November 23
November 24	Lead Section Size	November 24
November 25	Try to see it my way!	November 25
November 26	Pick from a list of template parameter choices	November 26
November 27	World of fiction	November 27
November 28	Same titles, different meanings	November 28
November 29	Brilliant pictures	November 29
November 30	Undoing edits	November 30

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December maintenance[edit]

TOTD Schedule Queue	Tip	Tips library
December 1	No copies of primary sources	December 1
December 2	Dates in Wikipedia articles	December 2
December 3	Find stubs and expand them	December 3
December 4	How to look at the changes to an article	December 4
December 5	How to customize your signature	December 5
December 6	When to use external links	December 6
December 7	How to adjust the height of your edit window	December 7
December 8	How to add a picture to an article	December 8
December 9	How to skip scrolling and clicking	December 9
December 10	Wikipedia etiquette = Wikiquette	December 10
December 11	Section editing	December 11
December 12	What writing style to use	December 12
December 13	Where to write about current events	December 13
December 14	Link articles to their foreign-language counterparts	December 14
December 15	Advice for parents	December 15
December 16	Automating tasks on Wikipedia	December 16
December 17	Wikipedia needs pictures. How you can help...	December 17
December 18	Accuracy, quality and peer review	December 18
December 19	What can be included in Wikipedia?	December 19
December 20	Freedom of speech and profanity	December 20
December 21	Cannot find what you are looking for?	December 21
December 22	Why create an account?	December 22
December 23	Your user page	December 23
December 24	Wikimedia has mailing lists	December 24
December 25	Upgrade Recent Changes in my preferences	December 25
December 26	Watching for changes	December 26
December 27	If you have privileged access to web pages...	December 27
December 28	Help test the MediaWiki software	December 28
December 29	Troubleshooting Wikipedia's look and feel with skins	December 29
December 30	Come visit the Teahouse	December 30
December 31	Not everything that is true is verifiable	December 31

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Tip Suggestion[edit]

Advice For New Editors Don't be nervous about editing Wikipedia. Wikipedia was founded so that everyone can edit and contribute. As long as your are making good-faith edits, you'll be fine. Just be yourself!

(February 17) – Show page in mobile view while browsing the desktop site – Done[edit]

Done – Idea:

Tip would replace redundant tip: Tip of the day/February 17 – How to plant a CategoryTree!

Show page in mobile view while browsing the desktop site

Mobile view sidebar from the desktop

Click for larger view

This gadget option (for Vector skin) shows the desktop page in a mobile view sidebar while browsing the desktop site.

Enable this mobile view in your Gadgets section of your Preferences. Check on (Y) the box for: Mobile sidebar preview – Show page in mobile view while browsing the desktop site, then scroll to bottom of page and save your changes.

There is a Smartphone shaped icon located in the top bar of tabs. Press the Smartphone icon to toggle the mobile view on and off. The expanded screenshot here is highlighted with a red box and arrow for illustrative purposes.

You can also turn off the mobile view by pressing the white-X in the black button at the bottom of the Smartphone frame. The Smartphone frame includes its own scrollbar independent of the Desktop scrollbar.

Read more:
Wikipedia:Gadget

Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 10:51, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Discuss –

Note: – Moved February 16 to February 17. ~~Need to run tips for Feb. 14, 15 & 16 together.~~ JoeHebda (talk) 20:21, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Checkingfax – Made changes to this tip to clarify. Question: can the red circle & red arrow in the screenshot be made larger so as to be visible without clicking the screenshot? Thanks for this tip, very helpful. Cheers! JoeHebda (talk) 13:26, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

@The Transhumanist and JoeHebda: I uploaded a new image to the Commons with a larger arrow and linked it to this tip proposal. Please discuss. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 23:09, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

* Testing

Checkingfax and The Transhumanist – I tested this tip & it does not work for me. I'm using Modern skin with Chromodo browser. Wondering if there are additional Preference settings needed? JoeHebda (talk) 13:47, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T126553

JoeHebda Did you purge your Preferences page? Also, purge the page you are viewing. Did you try it on an article page? If so, try creating a new Phabricator ticket. Be sure to bookmark your Phabricator ticket so you can get right back to it. When you login in to Phabricator, ignore the fill-in-the-blanks login, and go down to the MediWiki login with the Flowered button. Be sure to birddog the page and to birddog your email so you can reply quickly to any questions the Phab team has for you. Cheers! PS: Try using your default web browser to and see if that makes a difference. {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 21:42, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

@Checkingfax: – Do not see any Purge option on Preference page, however I did logout, & shutdown Win7 pc; then ran test on Linux machine with Firefox browser & still not seeing the mobile view icon. Sorry, I don't know anything (never used) Phabricator. Is that like Village Pump Technical? At VPT archives, search for mobile view I did see mention that sometimes that feature may be gone/missing for 2 or 3 days or more before being fixed. My concern now is whether additional editors are having this same issue? Also, should we even go-live with this given not working? Regards, JoeHebda (talk) 21:56, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

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Hi JoeHebda. Phabricator is where they actually build and fix things.

Probably the easiest thing is for you to add a purge tab to your pages per this from WP:Purge:

Gadgets: There are also two gadgets that can add a purge tab or link to every page. These may be found in the Gadgets section of your Wikipedia Preferences, under "Appearance": (1) "Add a "Purge" option to the top of the page, which purges the page's cache" and (2) "Add a clock to the personal toolbar that displays the current time in UTC and provides a link to purge the current page". The "purge" option of (1) is one of the options in the drop-down menu to the left of the Search box in Vector skin, but a tab in MonoBook skin.

To customise the text shown on the tab added by "Add a "Purge" option to the top of the page, which purges the page's cache"

To change the text shown on the purge tab added by the preference "Add a "Purge" option to the top of the page, which purges the page's cache", add the following to your common.js file (or create the file using it):

/* Customise purge tab's text */
$( document ).ready( function() {
 $( 'a', '#ca-purge' ).text( 'p' );
});

The 'p' in the third line sets the text shown on the tab to the lowercase letter p. Change this to whatever you prefer ('purge', 'purge page', etc).

The show page in mobile/desktop gadget works for me every time.

Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 22:10, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi Checkingfax – Now have Purge showing on toolbar per above instructions. Had to create the common.js, copy & paste from example; logout; completely shutdown browser & startup again. When in Preferences, no Purge option shows. Still not seeing mobile view icon on toolbar.... JoeHebda (talk) 22:35, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi JoeHebda. The extra .js cruft is just to change the label name of the Purge button (optional) and does not affect the function of the Purge button. I would suggest "creating a new task" at Phabricator. Clicking that flowered WikieMedia button near the bottom of the logon page should log you on with your Wikipedia credentials. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 22:44, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi JoeHebda. When you create a Phabricator task and get a task number (in the format of T12345) you can post a template here in this format to track the task: {{tracked|T12345}} (with the 4 curly braces).

Be sure to put it on a brand new line or it will corrupt its view. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 22:53, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Created TaskManiphest T126553 there & bookmarked as you mentioned. Thanks. Regards, JoeHebda (talk) 22:59, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Checkingfax and The Transhumanist

* Discussion points:

On the screenshot, right side, within the iphone window, upper left corner, there is a "TW" showing. Is that for Twinkle? And is that needed to make Mobile sidebar preview work?
In my reading various pages, I wound up over at [1], and had to change my Preferences because it was set to Vector vs. Modern skin. Are there any patches for Custom CSS or Custom Javascript that need to be included to fix Mobile sidebar preview?
For Gadgets, I noticed that Mobile sidebar preview is listed under section Testing and development, so does that mean it has not yet been officially deployed? At MediWiki – Gedgets, there is not a "Testing and development" section.
Are there any special tweakings needed to activate Mobile sidebar preview? Browser or Windows system?
Are there additional editors with this problem of Mobile sidebar preview icon missing?
Should this tip be moved forward into March (or TBD – date to be determined)?
An alternate tip idea for February 17 might be What is Phabricator?

Looking forward to a solution. And BTW, when I searched for WP:Phabricator it redirects to Wikipedia:Bug reports and feature requests. Learning something new every day. Regards, JoeHebda (talk) 13:15, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi JoeHebda.

That TW is actually on my computer screen behind the iPhone. The iPhone acts like Windows Aero in that things behind the iPhone border show through. The search box is on my screen too and shows through the iPhone border. That way the iPhone border does not block anything useful on my screen. The iPhone pushes everything else off to the side. The funny thing is the iPhone can be enabled on a SmartPhone too if you have the Desktop view enabled when you're on a SmartPhone. Weird.
I enabled Mobile sidebar preview in Gadgets so it should work across all skins. I do run the Vector skin.
There is a Testing and development section listed here.
The only tweak I made was to purge the page.
I have not heard of any problems with this Gadget.
I think we should roll it out so more editors can help in Testing and developing it.
What is Phabricator is a great idea for a tip. Go ahead and take the slot if you want to.

The best way I have have found to get to Phabricator without having to login again is to bookmark a Task and go right to that, or click on a previous task with a task tracker widget. Paging The Transhumanist. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 14:03, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi Checkingfax – Success!Well, sort of; it works for me with Vector skin, but not for Modern skin. JoeHebda (talk) 14:57, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

* Phabricator

Hi JoeHebda. I am sure the folks at Phabricator would apprecitate a bug report on that. The scroll bar and clickable links on that thing are trippy! Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 15:07, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi Checkingfax – Only works with Vector skin. At Pref-Appearance-Skins, I did Preview on all of them & fails on all except Vector. Will attempt Phabricator report...I have to leave in 10 & gone for a while, so wish me luck! ;-) JoeHebda (talk) 15:19, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

Greetings Checkingfax – At the Phabricator task T126553 there is an update describing the error they found, and the user who wrote the javascript. This is way beyond me so should this be taken to WP:VPT? JoeHebda (talk) 20:17, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Checkingfax and The Transhumanist – At the top of this section, I added a suggested shorter tip title:

Mobile view sidebar from the desktop

In addition, if this js error is not fixed by Feb. 17, I think the tip should include something like "The Mobile view sidebar option is known to work with Vector skin only. Report any error to ......... ."

JoeHebda (talk) 20:31, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi JoeHebda. I experimented previously with a shorter tip-title but then went back to the full name of the Gadget since the shorter tip-title name left me short on knowing what the Gadget does.

* Javascript error

Yes, Phab is saying we have to pursue with WP:VPT and/or with Brion, the co-developer. I left a message on Brion's page and pinged him on his (WMF) account too. If you file a trouble report with VPT be sure to hang the Phabtracker template on it so they can see what we have tried so far and so they can see the error code that the Phab team found. I tried the Modern skin to no avail too. I know how to get to the Developer Console to see the error code but I could not find the error in the list of errors in the Console. Do a Google search to see how to view the Developer Console in Chromodo. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 21:36, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi @Checkingfax: – To get to console, I just Right click anywhere (usually under open left column) and choose Inspect element. It brings up inspector menu bar & one choice is Console. Beyond that, all of this is 100-percent out of my field of knowledge. Regards, JoeHebda (talk) 21:52, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

I did a ce on tip above, adding a lead sentence to clarify shorter tip title. Hope this helps. JoeHebda (talk) 22:04, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

For this tip, I hilighted parts of discussion above prior to reporting at VPT (which I will do next). JoeHebda (talk) 13:31, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

* Village pump – Technical

Reported at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Reporting: Gadget only works with Vector skin, javascript error. JoeHebda (talk) 13:51, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

* User scripts

Posted a message at Wikipedia talk:User scripts#Fix needed: Gadget only works with Vector skin, script error pointing to VPT for details. There are over 400 watchers & hoping to find a script expert who can update to work with all skins. JoeHebda (talk) 19:56, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Done – Updated TOTD Chrono(sched.queue), Alpha list, Tips library. JoeHebda (talk) 22:29, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Talk pages are not subject to MoS suggestions[edit]

Hi @JoeHebda and The Transhumanist: I want to get a few things out of the way before I post my next tip Idea:

MoS is a guideline, not a policy; even policy is trumped by the 5-pillars.
Talk pages are NOT subject to MoS.
Talk pages allow subpages; MoS for articles does not.
Talk pages allow threading; MoS for articles does not.
Talk pages allow hiding of text; MoS for articles does not.
Talk pages allow links in section titles; MoS for articles does not.
Section headings should not be modified because it can break incoming links; if modified, provide an {{anchor}} link.
Etc.

For starters, I feel it would be helpful to make the section title for tip-ideas on this talk page to match verbatim the way the tip will be entered into the tip library, including a link; no need to reinvent the wheel.

Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 01:01, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

That's a lot for one tip. Perhaps drop 1, 7, and 8, and make it about talk pages only. The Transhumanist 22:13, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi The Transhumanist. It is not a tip‍—‌it was intended to be an in-house message. But, I guess it could be smoothed in to be a tip! Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 22:45, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

WMF API "improvements" and VisualEditor proposal[edit]

@JoeHebda and The Transhumanist: Hover your mouse on the contributions link in your links ribbon and you will see one of the new changes on the server. Then click on the link. There are other such changes around or coming. We will have to adapt the tips to these changes.

I also noted changes to the Page → Analysis → Traffic Report if you have More tools enabled in Preferences. I hear the updated WMF API has the potential to bring us some new analysis tools as well and that many of the legacy tools we are used to will be retired and replaced by new tools.

Also, going forward I would propose that we devote most of our efforts to filling in the remaining tip date holes with tips slanted toward those editors using the VisualEditor. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 23:20, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Tip idea (draft)[edit]

Idea:

(draft) Please pile on:

Using subpage talk pages as scratchpads

When creating a new article in your user namespace, create an article subpage first, and then use the subpage to craft your article in, and use the talk page of the subpage as a scratchpad to list all your notes and references to build out the article with. Using the subpage talk page is also a good place to centralize any discussion regarding the build out. You can link to the subpage from your main user page, and you can bookmark it.

To create a subpage, simply put a forward slash ( / ) after your user space name in the long URL in your browser, add the desired article name, and hit the ↵ Enter key. At the next window click on the link to start a new page. Save your changes. Click on the talk page tab to create that page.

Credit to: Mendaliv for this great idea. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 21:51, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Comments:
- This is really the way to do it if you like to move your drafts out to mainspace rather than copy-paste the completed draft, since the early revisions of a userspace draft look kind of dumb if it gets filled with lots of notes to self, assorted references that ultimately go unused, and the like. An example where I've done this is User:Mendaliv/surplus-lines insurance (which I swear I'll finish and move into mainspace someday). —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 22:30, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
- Support. This is a great idea! The early revisions of one of my drafts went through a stage where it looked very unprofessional. ([2]]) I'd like to avoid that problem. Chickadee46 (talk|contribs) 21:40, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Archiving the tips marked as done[edit]

Archiving tips marked as done to reduce talk page clutter. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 06:46, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Updated TOTD: Janary 18[edit]

Greetings, While reading at Teahouse, I responded with a wikilink to Users Search box for users by name or official capacity. For January 18th TOTD How to easily recall a username, I added this same wikilink to the list. Regards, — JoeHebda • (talk) 18:31, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Updated 3 signature-related Tips[edit]

Greetings, While responding to a WP:TH (Teahouse) question, I found Wikipedia:Signature tutorial page. So I added a wikilink for this tutorial to the Read more section of these tips:

Wikipedia:Tip of the day/June 30 – Custom signatures
Wikipedia:Tip of the day/November 6 – Advanced signatures
Wikipedia:Tip of the day/December 5 – How to customize your signature

Cheers! — JoeHebda • (talk) 23:37, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi, JoeHebda and The Transhumanist. A while back I was going to conjoin those three tips but there was no urgency so I tabled it. I did however create a sandbox for us to work on it here.

I listed the three tips as they existed back then, and then created a monster hybrid version of all three. The hybrid version is at the bottom and needs a good trim.

So, Joe, you could add that link to the hybrid version, do some editing, The Transhumanist can join in, as will I, and when we have a hybrid version we can retire the other three versions. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 17:40, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Hey, Checkingfax and The Transhumanist – At the Checkingfax Sandbox above, I propose another option. I really like the numbered list of three signature methods. Just because of the sheer size of this tip, I think it's more practical to divide in half & present on two days in sequence. Please see that example & discussion and add your thoughts. — JoeHebda • (talk) 21:10, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Support – JoeHebda and The Transhumanist. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 00:38, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

TIP IDEA (draft): Citation templates[edit]

Bumping thread for 365 days. — JoeHebda • (talk) 14:45, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Idea:

The various citation templates

There are many citation templates that can be used for references in articles and on talk pages. The super majority are what is known as CS1 or CS2 compliant. Here is a list of the CS1 ones:

You can add the above templated list to your user page by adding the following code to your user page (including the four curly braces):
{{Citation Style 1|state=expanded}} (if you removed the state=expanded parameter, the template will autocollapse).

There are a few other citation templates around that are not CS1 compliant. One of them is: {{cite archive}}

More info: Wikipedia:Citing sources#Citation templates and tools

Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 17:56, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

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How Stop Unwanted/unneeded archiving?[edit]

Greetings Checkingfax – Today, the updates I placed here were archived & I had to do an Undo. At View history I find:

12:32, 6 May 2016‎ Checkingfax (talk | contribs)‎ m . . (64,943 bytes) (+1)‎ . . (increase archive interval to 180 days to allow tip ideas to fruit)

Since I really know very little of Archiving, I'm asking for your help. What needs to be done to insure that this Lowercase sigmabot III will not archive parts of this Talk page? Regards, — JoeHebda • (talk) 02:41, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi, JoeHebda. All the parameters and their values look proper but since it is causing trouble I removed the value in algo= to see if that would stop auto-archiving. I can do one-click archiving (1CA) whenever things get cluttered. I am not a fan of auto-archiving because sometimes threads need more time to percolate than 7,14,30, 60, or even 90 days allows. Sometimes too they are needed as sort of an FAQ for new readers of an article or talk page so they can get up to speed on what has already been on the table for discussion. Let me know if it glitches again. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 05:00, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Revision needed re: "Preventing Markup Glitches"?[edit]

The June 10 Tip suggests that editors avoid glitches in table-based pages by using Internet Explorer to build their pages: "If a page views properly in IE, then the chances are greater that it will display properly in other browsers, rather than the other way around."

Should this tip be revised or replaced? Now that Microsoft has come out with its Edge browser, support for IE is likely to end (if it hasn't already ended). Perhaps before the tip comes up again next year, someone could look into this.Eddie Blick (talk) 02:28, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

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Asking for help, July 2016 tip updates[edit]

Greetings (The Transhumanist—Checkingfax—Zppix—MaximumNeptune—SpinkZeroZero—Teblick)

– Below are several tip replacements for the month of July. Please help by adding to the discussions below, and feel free to make any changes that will improve these. Cheers! — JoeHebda • (talk) 14:49, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

* Note: As of August 1, 2016 this message may be removed.

(July 6) - Wikipedia's Manual of Style[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/July 6 - Navigate faster using Wikipedia shortcuts

(Note: duplicate of March 21, September 21, October 15 tips)

Tip title: Wikipedia's Manual of Style

The Manual of Style (abbreviated as MoS or MOS) is the style guide for all Wikipedia articles. Its goal is to make using Wikipedia easier and more intuitive by promoting clarity and cohesion. Style and formatting should be consistent within an article based on the MOS.

The shortcut to the main MOS guideline page is WP:MOS. To add the MOS template to your user or talk page, place {{style}} on there.

Any suggestions for improvement or changes to the MOS guideline begins with discussion and consensus at the MOS talk page.

See also:

Simplified Manual of Style

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 15:38, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

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Made some changes above. Hope you like them. (BTW, good to see you again). The Transhumanist 17:59, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 22:05, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

(July 19) - Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/July 19 - Preview tomorrow's Featured Article (Note: duplicate of January 19 tip)

Tip title: Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia

Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia is a list of insights about Wikipedia specifically targeted at people who have limited or no prior experience with the project (such as journalists, new editors, and new readers).

These explanations should not surprise experienced editors but will hopefully help the rest of the world to shape an informed opinion of our work.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 13:15, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

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* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 20:46, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

(July 20) - How to make a table on a page[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/July 20 - User scripts

(Note: duplicate of October 8 tip)

Tip title: How to make a table on a page

Using the Wikipedia text editor:

Click on "Advanced" at the top of the editing box
Click on icon
Add data into cells, rows or columns
Provide an edit summary and save your work

Another box will appear allowing you to set up the number of rows and columns and style of the table.

Using the Visual Editor:

Click on "Insert" near the top of the page
Click on "Table"
Click on each cell or drag across multiple cells
Merge, add or delete cells as needed
Click on "Properties" to assign properties to cells, rows, or columns
Insert data into cells, rows or columns
Provide an edit summary and save your work

(July 25) - Wikipedia in brief[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/July 25 - Working on the Main page (Note: duplicate of March 30, May 30 tips)

Tip title: Wikipedia in brief

The Wikipedia in brief page provides a concise explanation of the online encyclopedia's purpose.

Wikipedia aims to be a neutral compilation of verifiable, established facts.

This basic information is valuable to everyone: readers, editors, journalists and the general public.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 16:18, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

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* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 13:26, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

(July 30) - Wikipedia's Quick directory[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/July 30 - Create links faster using tricks (Note: duplicate of March 19, September 19 tips)

Tip title: Wikipedia's Quick directory

The Quick directory is a handy directory of key pages throughout Wikipedia, with emphasis on interaction between members of the community.

Topics covered include:

Bureaucracy
Dispute resolution
For power users
Learning the wiki way
The best of Wikipedia
The worst of Wikipedia
Wikilove and appreciation
Wikipedia laughs

July cleanup of Tips library[edit]

At WP:Tips for July, I removed a duplicate (replaced tip) of July 13, and added these missing tips:

The above is to document periodic maintenance which needs to be done in order to keep the Tips library "in-sync" with the TOTD schedule queue. — JoeHebda • (talk) 13:52, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

(August 4) - Articles for Creation (AFC) process[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/August 4 - Help reduce the Wikipedia backlog (Note: duplicate of November 4 tip)

Tip title: Articles for Creation (AFC) process

When you create an article through Wikipedia's Articles for Creation process, it creates a draft in the Drafts area. The purpose of AFC process is to help new editors learn how to write better articles.

If accepted, your draft can be a valuable contribution to the encyclopedia. Wikipedia is 15 years old and has well over five million articles. The vast majority of those articles never went through AFC which is only a few years old.

AfC works as a peer review process in which registered editors can either help create an article submitted or decline the article because it is unsuitable for Wikipedia. To nominate an existing draft or user sandbox for review at Articles for Creation, add the code {{subst:submit}} to the top of the draft or sandbox page. The AFC process allows others to review the draft when you're ready and to create the article for you if it's suitable.

(August 17) - Article size[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/August 17 - Please sign your name on talk pages (Note: duplicate of February 29, March 12, October 7 tips)

Tip title: Article size

What is an appropriate length for a Wikipedia article? This is discussed at Article length. An article can be as long as 10,000 words or more, if there are enough sources on the topic to provide for that much content. Undoubtedly there are articles that reach 20,000 words. The recommended maximum length is around 100kB of text. There is no standard for minimum length, an acceptable stub article could be as short as three or four sentences.

If you look at the menu on the left-hand side of any page on Wikipedia, there is a link to Page information. Clicking on that link shows lots of information about the page including it's total size as well as how often it has been viewed. There is also this tool - you just copy and paste the text into there, and it counts it for you.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 20:42, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

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Good tip. Strange thing is, I haven't used this feature in years. I was surprised that the tip mentioned it shows how many views a page has gotten. That would be incredibly useful, so I tried it on Outline of Star Trek, Geology, and United States. Nowhere on any of the 3 data pages did it report how many views the page got. Just a heads up. The Transhumanist 22:30, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

* Note: credit to Joseph2302, Rojomoke, Liz, White Arabian Filly and Dodger67 for portions above from Teahouse answers.

* Comment: for The Transhumanist – Strange about the pageviews. For me Geology and US work Ok. For the Star Trek one only the far right column shows, so I suggest if you could report at WP:VPT so that they can fix (it might be a bug). I also did several "Random article" and they all have good page views. Regards, — JoeHebda • (talk) 20:18, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

I'm not sure we are talking about the same thing. For Geology, the following items are displayed. I don't see where you are picking up "page views":

Display title
Default sort key
Page length (in bytes)
Page ID
Page content language
Page content model
Indexing by robots
Number of page watchers
Number of page watchers who visited recent edits
Number of redirects to this page
Counted as a content page
Wikidata item ID

What items come before and after "page views" in the page information listing that you see for Geology? The Transhumanist 00:45, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Down at the very bottom of the page, look for External tools section title

Revision history search
Revision history statistics
Edits by user
Page view statistics ( here, this one )
WikiChecker

— JoeHebda • (talk) 01:25, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 15:27, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

(September 4) - Guestbooks[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 4 - Supercharge your browser (Note: duplicate of March 4 tip)

Tip title: Guestbooks

Wikipedia Guestbooks, according to Wikipedia founder Jimbo Wales, "can help build a spirit of friendliness and co-operation, and help people get to know each other as human beings". All Wikipedia users are welcome to create a guestbook and give permission to other users to sign it. However, creating a guestbook is also a privilege; many users have been blocked just due to begging for someone to sign their guestbook.

Guestbook cautions

Do not beg others to sign your guestbook. Users eventually will come to see your user page, and many will click your guestbook and sign it without being asked.
Never ask a user to sign your guestbook by posting that message on a talk page.
Be patient. Users will eventually come. After all, you should not be here only to see who signed your guestbook...
You are here to build an encyclopedia: Do not spend your WikiTime only signing guestbooks. It may be fun, but users may see you as a person not here to contribute.
Guestbooks are not a soapbox.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 23:50, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

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* Notes: credit to The Pancake of Heaven! for creating WP:Guestbooks. This tip is a spinoff from a WP:THQ question about guestbooks. Thank you to Gestrid and Robert McClenon for your TH answers dated 06:54, 19 July 2016 (UTC).

Comment: Here's the Teahouse Question that was asked. -- Gestrid (talk) 00:17, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 19:45, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

(September 6) - Subject bar template[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 6 - Use the Article Wizard to easily create new articles (Note: duplicate of March 6 tip)

Tip title: Subject bar template

The Subject bar template is intended be placed at the end of an article, after the References or External links and before any navboxes and categories. It offers an variant to several floating box templates that link to books, portals, and Wikipedia's sister projects but also typically cause formatting issues because of their size and alignment.

The template's documentation contains several examples where links to books, portals and sister projects are shown in various combinations, all within the one Subject bar template. It offers an alternative to the multiple variations of portal templates that may appear in the article's "See also" section.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 23:57, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

Talk page Discussion status:

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* Discussion: * Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 20:11, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

(September 8) - Wikipedia Search box - advanced[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 8 - How to get a list of a page's subpages (Note: duplicate of March 8 tip)

Tip title: Wikipedia Search box - advanced

Special search box just for Search, with the general search domains listed below. Click on one to search that domain.

Clicking on Advanced shows the namespaces of the wiki. Check namespaces to set either your current or your default search domain.

There are numerous advanced Search engine features available to help locate what you are looking for within Wikipedia.

Syntax[edit]

Phrases in double quotes
Boolean search
Exclusion
Wildcard search
Search fuzzily
Search results!

Parameters[edit]

intitle:
incategory:
namespace name:
namespace All:
prefix:

(September 10) - Biography articles needing attention[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 10 - Where to post requests (Note: duplicate of March 10 tip)

Tip title: Biography articles needing attention

For a biography article that needs improvements, add template: {{cleanup biography}}. This template places the article into Category:Biographies with insufficient biographical information where editors who are interested in biographical articles can find them.

For a biography article that needs improvements, on the article's talk page, add the attention parameter to the "WikiProject Biography".

For example:

{{WikiProject Biography |living=no |class=Stub

|attention=yes

|listas=Franklin, Benjamin }}

This places the article into Category:Biography articles needing attention.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 13:38, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

Talk page Discussion status:

Started on 13:38, 22 July 2016 (UTC)
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Done on 07:37, 16 August 2016

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* Discussion:

"Clean up" and "insufficient biographical information" mean two different things. "Clean up" can refer to needing wikification, copy-editing, or fixing some other mess on the page. "Insufficient information" means the article needs further content added — material that isn't even there yet to clean up.

The template is awkward, and may cause confusion. By extension, the tip may also create confusion, by advising to post a notice that says "clean up needed" that really means something else. I don't think the tip can be fixed without fixing the template first. The Transhumanist 14:00, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

* Agree: Yes, The Transhumanist, I see how this can be confusing. Now I will "ce the heck" above, strikout the template part so that the new tip will focus on tagging WP Bio articles needing attention. Thanks for the feedback. Cheers! — JoeHebda • (talk) 15:56, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 12:46, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

(September 14) - Wikipedia Database reports[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 14 - How to create a new page (Note: duplicate of March 14 tip)

Tip title: Wikipedia Database reports

The Wikipedia Database reports are produced from the search queries of MediaWiki.

These reports help users by providing them with utility reports, used by community members to improve the encyclopedia (e.g., Untagged stubs) and statistical reports, which have past and present informational value (e.g., Page count by namespace).

Please discuss the current reports or suggest a new report on the talk page.

Proposed tip: How to use Wikipedia offline: xowa[edit]

How to use Wikipedia Offline: xowa

There is a way to have Wikipedia loaded on your computer so that you can view it when you don't have access to the Internet. It's called xowa, and it's compatible with Microsoft Windows, OSX, Linux and Android.

xowa allows users to download and import their own copy of Wikipedia using official database dumps, or by special hosted database files specifically created for use within Xowa. The application is designed to accurately display Wikipedia content through its own built-in browser, or by an internal hosted web server which allows users to access content using a browser of their own choice.

xowa can load and display multiple wikis. It is not limited to just Wikipedia.

For instructions on how to download and install it, see the official xowa webpage.

I just loaded the thing. It works great. I hope you like the tip. I copied most of it from the article. The Transhumanist 20:44, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

* Discussion:

Greetings The Transhumanist – Interesting. About the only suggestion would be to add a "Read more:" to Size of Wikipedia to give readers an idea of how large a download. I am on a very slow (1Mb) DSL "internet-lite" connection. I would think the download would take weeks (impossible) to complete. BTW until Aug.1 I will have very limited internet access. Regards, — JoeHebda • (talk) 20:03, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

At one megabyte per second, it takes about 3 hours. My connection was a little less than 300Kb per second, and the download took about 12 hours, plus an hour and a half for the software to finish the install. Was worth it though. The Transhumanist 20:32, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi The Transhumanist – Wondering if the above "Ref" can be fixed or changed so it does not appear at the bottom of this talk page? Cheers! — JoeHebda • (talk) 21:03, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

removed

Done The Transhumanist 22:16, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

@JoeHebda: What duplicate tip in the scheduling queue do you think this one should replace? The Transhumanist 19:03, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

@The Transhumanist: Looks like September 5 would be a good one, unless you have a diferent date in mind. — JoeHebda • (talk) 20:09, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Done - tip in place for September 5. Also added it to the chrono list, the alpha list, and the tip library page. Did I miss anything? The Transhumanist 18:11, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

@The Transhumanist: – Thanks. For the last step, I updated the September maintenance section (above on this talk page) for the new Sept. 5 tip. Cheers! — JoeHebda • (talk) 20:04, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Problem with Tip of the Day:Books[edit]

The Wikipedia:Books page contains a message that begins: "WARNING: The Book Creator software has been crippled since it was rebuilt in 2014, the management process is inactive, and no fixes are in sight." Perhaps the Tip of the Day needs to be replaced -- or at least modified to show that the book operation is problematic. Eddie Blick (talk) 01:19, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Teblick (Eddie Blick) for reporting this. For now, I have ce the July 29 Tip of the day. You might need to Purge to see the updated tip. Cheers! — JoeHebda • (talk) 19:12, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi JoeHebda! Thanks for taking care of that. Eddie Blick (talk) 19:32, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

(September 16) - Featured world of Wikipedia[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 16 - Do you need administrator assistance? (Note: duplicate of March 16 tip)

Tip title: Featured world of Wikipedia

While browsing through Wikipedia, you may have clicked on Featured content from the left menu. Featured content represents the best of Wikipedia, including articles, pictures, and other contributions that showcase excellent results of the collaborative efforts of Wikipedia. Here is the list for each of these features.

Featured content:

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 20:55, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Talk page Discussion status:

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Done on 14:31, 23 August 2016‎

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* Discussion: * Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 19:43, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

(September 18) - Difference between wikiprojects and portals?[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 18 - Cite your sources (Note: duplicate of March 18 tip)

Tip title: Difference between wikiprojects and portals?

What is the difference and preference for portals as opposed to wiki projects?

WikiProjects are for editors to discuss article editing. WikiProjects are linked in talk pages with WikiProject banners like {{WikiProject Politics}} for example, but not in articles.

Portals are mainly for readers and can be linked in articles with {{Portal}} in an article's See also sections.

There may or may not be a WikiProject and a portal for the same subject.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 17:52, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Talk page Discussion status:

Started on 12:52, 16 August 2016
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Done on 18:32, 29 August 2016

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* Discussion:

* Note:: credit to Situphobos and PrimeHunter for discussion (10 July 2016) of above at the Teahouse.

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 23:40, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

(September 24) - Main page - Did you know[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 24 - Transclusion vs. Substitution (Note: duplicate of March 24 tip)

Tip title: Main page - Did you know

Wikipedia:Did you know... is a section you can see on the Main Page. Wikipedia:Did you know (WP:DYK) is the project page for the "Did you know" section.

The DYK section showcases new or expanded articles that are selected through an informal review process. It is not a general trivia section. For the discussion page see WT:DYK.

Beginners should consult this Did You Know glossary if they don't understand any of the terms used. Beginners may like to start by looking at a summary of our many rules: this provides links to pages with more detailed explanations (which in turn may link to even more detailed pages).

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 18:27, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Talk page Discussion status:

Started on 13:15, 17 August 2016
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Done on 07:38, 30 August 2016

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* Discussion:

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 12:46, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

(September 26) - Tagging pages for problems[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 26 - SuggestBot is a fun way to pick pages to edit (Note: duplicate of March 26 tip)

Tip title: Tagging pages for problems

Tagging pages for problems

"Tags" are often used to indicate problems. Some Wikipedia editors object to the practice of tagging instead of fixing, but there is value in pointing out an article's problems. Tagging allows editors to specialize, teaches editors and warns readers about subpar or problematic content. It is better if people solve the problems they encounter themselves, but not everyone may be able to. Editors are sometimes obliged to justify inclusion of tags, such as in the case of Template:POV.

Constructive criticism given in a civil, respectful manner is a vital part in a collaborative project like Wikipedia, and it should be welcomed rather than discouraged. Wikipedia values contributions from everyone—novices and experts alike. It is important to listen to readers who find an article biased, confusing or unconvincing. They might not have the expertise to fix those problems, but the fact that they report them probably means that an article needs improvement.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 18:57, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Talk page Discussion status:

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Done on 08:54, 31 August 2016‎

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* Discussion:

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 14:04, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

(September 7) - Article construction stages[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 7 - Please fill-in edit summaries (Note: duplicate of February 9 tip)

Tip title: Article construction stages

There are Wikipedia editors who prefer to begin writing a new article "offline" using a Text editor on their own local device prior to posting the content to Wikipedia.

In a nutshell, the article construction stages would follow this path:

Write new article content offline.
Post article into Userspace draft and improve.
Ask for feedback (optional) at Wikipedia:Requests for feedback.
Submit your work to Articles for creation where your Userspace draft is moved into WP:Draftspace for further review.
Continue improving the draft article until it can be moved to Wikipedia's mainspace.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 20:20, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Talk page Discussion status:

Started on 15:20, 24 August 2016
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Done on 07:18, 2 September 2016‎

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* Discussion:

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 12:30, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

(September 9) - Good article reassessment[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 9 - Becoming an Administrator (Note: duplicate of March 9 tip)

Tip title: Good article reassessment

Wikipedia:Good article reassessment (GAR) is a process primarily used to determine whether an article that is listed as good article (GA) still merits its good article status according to the good article criteria, and to delist it if not.

There are two types of reassessment: individual reassessment and community reassessment. Where possible, editors should conduct an individual reassessment, while community reassessment should be used if delisting is likely to be controversial.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 20:45, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Talk page Discussion status:

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Done on 19:54, 5 September 2016

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* Discussion:

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 01:06, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

TIP - IRC channel[edit]

Need help with editing Wikipedia? Well, did you know that we have an IRC channel to help you with editing? #wikipedia-en-help ^connect, connect today! Don't want to go on IRC? Then come over toThe Teahouse today.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Zppix (talk • contribs) 16:36, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Thankyou Zppix for contributing above tip. I did take the liberty of adding IRC channel to the section title. When I checked at Tips library, I see that for Wikipedia:Tip of the day/February 5 the topic is Getting real-time help via IRC (Internet Relay Chat). I have not used chat & have to admit I know very little about IRC. Regards, — JoeHebda • (talk) 00:06, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

(September 11) - Article deletion process[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 11 - How to make links look the way you want (Note: duplicate of March 11 tip)

Tip title: Article deletion process

The Wikipedia article deletion process can be accomplished several ways. Deletion of articles from Wikipedia occurs through one of four processes.

So-called speedy deletion involves the scrutiny of only a few people before an article is deleted. The allowable criteria for speedy-deletion are deliberately very narrow. The list of candidates for speedy deletion can be viewed at Category:Candidates for speedy deletion.
Another quick method is the use of proposed deletion: simply add {{subst:prod|reason goes here}} to the top of the article. This is meant for articles where the deletion is believed to be uncontroversial, yet does not meet the criteria for speedy deletion. A proposed deletion can be contested by any user by removing the {{prod}} tag within seven days, and if anyone still wants the article deleted the full Articles for deletion process is required.
For unsourced articles about living persons created after 18 March 2010, adding {{subst:prod blp}} will propose the BLP for deletion. If sources are not added within 10 days, the article may be deleted.
Articles which do not meet the narrow criteria for speedy deletion and whose deletion is (or might be) contested are discussed by the community through the Articles for deletion (AfD) process.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 13:15, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Talk page Discussion status:

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Done on 07:21, 7 September 2016

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* Discussion:

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 12:32, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

(September 13) - Copyright Cleanup[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 13 - Are you lost? (Note: duplicate of March 13 tip)

Tip title: Copyright Cleanup

WikiProject Copyright Cleanup addresses copyright concerns anywhere on Wikipedia. Among its primary activities are tagging potential copyright problems for further action, assisting contributors who do not understand copyright policies, following up on contributors who have mishandled copyrighted materials, and coordinating cleanup of largescale copyright problems.

Everyone is welcome to join the project and contribute.

(September 15) - CopyPatrol Tool[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 15 - Wikipedia's top ten power tips (Note: duplicate of March 15 tip)

Tip title: CopyPatrol Tool

For copyright cleaners there is CopyPatrol, a tool from Community Tech, powered by EranBot. The tool monitors recent changes and identifies possible copyright violations.

Login with your Wikimedia account to get started. Use "Page fixed" after removing the copyright violation (or tagging for speedy deletion, if needed), or "No action needed" if there is no violation or it has already been resolved.

You can provide CopyPatrol feedback here.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 14:22, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Talk page Discussion status:

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* Discussion:

Credit for above from MusikAnimal (WMF) announcement at WikiProject Copyright Cleanup talk page.

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 11:56, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

(September 19) - Graphics Lab[edit]

Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Resources
Advice Uploading standards Software Tutorials SVG Project map Related projects Wikigraphist abilities News Stale/Archival Research and Development

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 19 - Link tricks (Note: duplicate of March 19, July 30 tips)

Tip title: Graphics Lab

The Graphics Lab is a project to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. Requests for image improvements can be added to the workshop pages: Illustrations, Photographs and Maps.

The Graphics Lab helps improve all graphical content stored on Wikimedia Commons and the English Wikipedia. For examples of work done by the Graphics Lab, see the archives of past work. For questions or suggestions, use the talk pages: Talk:Graphics Lab, Talk:Illustrations, Talk:Photographs and Talk:Maps.

Interested in helping out? Check out the uploading standards, then go to one of the workshops you are skilled at, and lend a hand. You can also add your entry to Wikigraphist abilities and yourself to Category:Wikigraphists. You can also add {{User Wikigraphist}} or {{Mbox Wikigraphist}} to your userpage.

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 15:58, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Talk page Discussion status:

Started on 10:59, 31 August 2016‎
Awaiting (date)
Done on 13:06, 15 September 2016

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* Discussion:

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 18:15, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

(September 21) - How do you pronounce that?[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 21 - Navigate faster using Wikipedia shortcuts (Note: duplicate of March 21, July 6, October 15 tips)

Tip title: How do you pronounce that?

It is helpful for Wikipedia readers to include pronounciation for words with unusual or difficult spelling. For our English Wikipedia this is especially helpful for foreign names and locations.

The {{Pronunciation needed}} template shows as [pronunciation?] and is used to request the audio or textual pronunciation. This template puts pages into Category:Articles needing pronunciation.

For a guide to adding pronunciations to Wikipedia articles, see the {{IPA}} template.
For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation#Entering IPA characters.
Wikipedia:Pronunciation respelling key (For example, article: Fuchsia (color))

If there are any additions or updates needed for this new tip, please discuss here. — JoeHebda • (talk) 13:54, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

Talk page Discussion status:

Started on 08:54, 2 September 2016‎‎
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Done on 07:21, 19 September 2016‎

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* Discussion:

* Done – New tip posted to TOTD Schedule queue, Alpha list, Tips library. — JoeHebda • (talk) 12:38, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

(September 27) - What is BRD? the BOLD, revert, discuss cycle[edit]

Idea: – New tip to replace: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/September 27 - Work faster with keyboard shortcuts (Note: duplicate of March 27)

Tip title: What is BRD? the BOLD, revert, discuss cycle

The BOLD is where making bold edits is encouraged, as it will result in either improving an article, or stimulating discussion. If your edit gets reverted, do not revert again. Instead, begin a discussion with the person who reverted your change to establish consensus.

The BOLD, revert, discuss cycle (BRD) is an optional method of reaching consensus. It can sometimes be useful for identifying objections, keeping discussion moving forward and helping to break deadlocks. Care and diplomacy should be exercised. Some editors will see any reversion as a challenge, so be considerate and patient.

BRD doesn't work well in all situations. It is ideally suited to disputes that involve only a small number of people, all of whom are interested in making progress. There are other options, and some more suitable for other situations.

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Wikipedia talk:Tip of the day

Contents

How you can help[edit]

Invitation[edit]

Invitation to the Tip of the day WikiProject[edit]

Participants[edit]

Welcome message[edit]

Instructions[edit]

Discussion status[edit]

General workflow checklist to add a new tip to replace an existing tip[edit]

How to prevent new tip archiving[edit]

Tip library maintenance[edit]

January maintenance[edit]

February maintenance[edit]

March maintenance[edit]

April maintenance[edit]

May maintenance[edit]

June maintenance[edit]

July maintenance[edit]

August maintenance[edit]

September maintenance[edit]

October maintenance[edit]

November maintenance[edit]

December maintenance[edit]

Tip Suggestion[edit]

(February 17) – Show page in mobile view while browsing the desktop site – Done[edit]

Talk pages are not subject to MoS suggestions[edit]

WMF API "improvements" and VisualEditor proposal[edit]

Tip idea (draft)[edit]

Archiving the tips marked as done[edit]

Updated TOTD: Janary 18[edit]

Updated 3 signature-related Tips[edit]

TIP IDEA (draft): Citation templates[edit]

How Stop Unwanted/unneeded archiving?[edit]

Revision needed re: "Preventing Markup Glitches"?[edit]

Asking for help, July 2016 tip updates[edit]

(July 6) - Wikipedia's Manual of Style[edit]

(July 19) - Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia[edit]

(July 20) - How to make a table on a page[edit]

(July 25) - Wikipedia in brief[edit]

(July 30) - Wikipedia's Quick directory[edit]

July cleanup of Tips library[edit]

(August 4) - Articles for Creation (AFC) process[edit]

(August 17) - Article size[edit]

(September 4) - Guestbooks[edit]

(September 6) - Subject bar template[edit]

(September 8) - Wikipedia Search box - advanced[edit]

Syntax[edit]

Parameters[edit]

(September 10) - Biography articles needing attention[edit]

(September 14) - Wikipedia Database reports[edit]

Proposed tip: How to use Wikipedia offline: xowa[edit]

Problem with Tip of the Day:Books[edit]

(September 16) - Featured world of Wikipedia[edit]

(September 18) - Difference between wikiprojects and portals?[edit]

(September 24) - Main page - Did you know[edit]

(September 26) - Tagging pages for problems[edit]

(September 7) - Article construction stages[edit]

(September 9) - Good article reassessment[edit]

TIP - IRC channel[edit]

(September 11) - Article deletion process[edit]

(September 13) - Copyright Cleanup[edit]

(September 15) - CopyPatrol Tool[edit]

(September 19) - Graphics Lab[edit]

(September 21) - How do you pronounce that?[edit]

(September 27) - What is BRD? the BOLD, revert, discuss cycle[edit]

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