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==Notice: 28 September issue ==
Ragesoss is likely to be busy this weekend with family matters, and I'm out of town. Any extra help with In the News, News & Notes, and the publication process would be great. -- ] / <small>(])</small> 17:14, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

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===Special stories===
* '''Important:''' To all writers: Because Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Mondays this year, I will be unable to publish on time. As a result, our holiday issues will be published on Tuesday (December 26 and January 2), with the same 17:00 UTC deadline. If you are unable to cover your normal beat on one or both of these days, that's fine; please make a note to that effect below. ] (]) 06:02, 5 December 2006 (UTC)


* '''Interviews'''? I have been thinking about a possible series of interviews with the foundation staff. ''']''' getting drafted here; please sign up/help out if you'd like. I also added a section for interviews with arbcom/board candidates, looking to the future. -- ] / <small>(])</small> 19:12, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
* Special stories
:* '''Interview with Frank Schulenburg''' (WMF Head of Public Outreach) - in progress.--] (]) 16:28, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
** ] - Will update on Monday.
* '''Usability project''' - At some point, I would like to do a special story on the usability initiative. This might tie in with the staff interviews mentioned above. I need to come up with questions and some background. The usability project is beginning to show results, with forthcoming improvements to the search interface and a new MediaWiki skin, and I expect more. --] <small>(])</small> 23:54, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
** Presumably someone will take the story of the three new board members (and, of course, Mindspillage's resignation from the ArbCom will lump in with my arbitration writeup). Also covering other parts of the board resolution, when terms end, etc. ] (]) 18:25, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
*:So what's up with the Beta version? I haven't looked at it, but I assume it's related to the usability project. --'''] · ]''' 19:56, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
** WikiWorld - Soon to be a regular feature, a weekly comic from ], an illustrator for the ]. Either Michael or I will probably writeup an interview with him, to introduce his first comic. ] (]) 20:07, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
* '''Misplaced Pages statistics thesis''' - . ] is summarizing this.
* '''Toolserver''' - I have ] in development about the toolserver. I expect this to be ready for next week. --] <small>(])</small> 23:06, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
* '''Sister projects interview''' - I'm reviving ] after an extended period of hiatus. It may not make it by next issue, but it should be ready for the one after that. ]] 17:28, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
* '''Request for comments''' I've discussed with Ragesoss the idea of doing a story on the history and utility of our RFC process. I was going to hit up ] for thoughts as they were the person who initiated the process at that name, and I'll dig about the page history to see what else to look for. Ragesoss has pertinent info on the wider usage of RFCs. Anyone have any thoughts on other avenues. I was going to ask around about recent RFCs and see how useful the requesters had found them. Might have a chat to a friendly arb? Any other bases to be covered? Any questions I should be asking? ] <small>] </small> 20:33, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
* '''Interview with John Blossom''' - I am currently interviewing John Blossom, the author of '']'', on facebook. If anyone has any questions they would like me to ask, feel free to drop a note here or on my talk page.
* '''Office hours with Sue Gardner''' - for this week, we can include something on the office hours. Right now it's in interview / notes format, but could be reformatted, or maybe just summarized and be part of news & notes. --] <small>(])</small> 00:01, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
:It's mostly done, though needs proofreading later. --] <small>(])</small> 01:20, 26 September 2009 (UTC)


* Regular features ===Regular features===
** News and notes - * '''News and notes''' – ]
* '''In the news''' – ] -
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* '''Dispatches''' –
** Features and admins - ] - Will update on Monday. A question though- what's everyone's opinion on ]? The image might make some people squeamish; does anyone have an opinion on whether we should leave it in the gallery or inline it? We inline it on articles, but when visiting surgery articles, such an image is to be expected... I guess I can see both sides of the issue, so some more input is appreciated. ] (]) 20:51, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
* '''WikiProject report''' – ]
** Technology report - ]
* '''Discussion report''' – ]
** Arbitration report -
* '''Features and admins''' – ]
* '''Technology report''' – ]
* '''Arbitration report''' – ]


==Beats==
== Longer term planning (new discussion)==
''Signpost'' writers can claim responsibility for regular features, and continue writing their beat for as long as they wish. If you would like to be a ''Signpost'' beat writer, add you name to the beat(s) you want. If you'd be willing to cover a beat that is already covered by another editor, or are willing to cover it sporadically when the normal writer can't, add your name as well so you can be contacted when the need arises - the more the merrier. If a beat is not covered by anyone and there is no draft for the next issue listed above, anyone should feel free to write it that week.
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;News and notes
Is anyone interested in continuing the Interwiki report, in any form? ] (]) 21:52, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
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;In the news
'''In the news''' - over the last 3-4 weeks, the quantity of mentions of Misplaced Pages in the news has increased drastically - '''looking for ideas''' on how to keep this column from growing too large and the time (about 10 hours this week) it takes to compile to be reduced. --<font color="#06C">]</font> 03:57, 5 December 2006 (UTC) (comment was removed by new user, restoring). ] 04:06, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
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;Dispatches
: Yeah, that's really bad; I didn't realize it took you that long. If I were you I'd just focus on the major stuff- at this stage, with this many news citations, I'd ignore the minor stuff, and focus on the major- articles that discuss Misplaced Pages in general, rather than articles that use a line or two from Misplaced Pages. ] (]) 05:05, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
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==Discussion==
=== Two questions ===
*I like the idea of having opinion pieces; I think if we get some that are written well, they will be a very good addition. My question is how the decision to run them will be made. Is this an editor-in-chief thing, or is it anyone-who-wants-to may provide input? Second question is a minor style point. When referring to editors, should it be written <nowiki>], or ]</nowiki>? My preference is the former, and without doing any significant checking, I seem to recall that being the format used traditionally. The latter seems to be used often lately, though. ''÷]'' 22:41, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
*:Would it be helpful for this kind of thing to be collated in a brief style guide? ]<sup>]</sup> 21:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

*::Regarding the decision of what to run, the "anyone-who-wants-to may provide input" model seems the most appropriate to me. The way I imagined it working would be to use the opinion desk as a holding pen for non-time-sensitive pieces to give feedback and try to find ways to improve and polish them (and to collect sets of related pieces), and publish pieces or sets once they are mature. I think the "White Barbarian" essay would be a good way to start it off this week. There are some other submissions that are strong, but most of them I think could use some feedback and polishing.
*::As for referring to editors, the convention that I've been using lately is <nowiki>"] (User:Foo)" for users who identify themselves by their real names on their userpages, and "]"</nowiki> for those who don't. But I'm not wedded to that, it just seemed like a good combination of naturalness and transparency. I think a ''Signpost'' style guide would be useful.--] (]) 00:42, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

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* To create the article layout, paste the following code into a blank page and save it. The parameters are: 1) Story headline, 2) Your username, 3) Month and day of publication, 4) Date of previous edition, 5) Date of next edition. The last two parameters are optional, and only applicable for regular features. Extra authors can be added afterwards.
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Notice: 28 September issue

Ragesoss is likely to be busy this weekend with family matters, and I'm out of town. Any extra help with In the News, News & Notes, and the publication process would be great. -- phoebe / (talk to me) 17:14, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Next issue (Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/Boneyard/Issue/Next)

Please keep discussion to appropriate areas. Add a note here if you are planning on writing a story.

The deadline for story completion is Monday, 03:00 UTC. The current time is Saturday, 04:52 UTC. Update

Special stories

  • Interviews? I have been thinking about a possible series of interviews with the foundation staff. interview questions getting drafted here; please sign up/help out if you'd like. I also added a section for interviews with arbcom/board candidates, looking to the future. -- phoebe / (talk to me) 19:12, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
  • Usability project - At some point, I would like to do a special story on the usability initiative. This might tie in with the staff interviews mentioned above. I need to come up with questions and some background. The usability project is beginning to show results, with forthcoming improvements to the search interface and a new MediaWiki skin, and I expect more. --Aude (talk) 23:54, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
    So what's up with the Beta version? I haven't looked at it, but I assume it's related to the usability project. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 19:56, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Misplaced Pages statistics thesis - Misplaced Pages: A quantitative analysis. User:Frank Schulenburg is summarizing this.
  • Toolserver - I have something in development about the toolserver. I expect this to be ready for next week. --Aude (talk) 23:06, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
  • Sister projects interview - I'm reviving this series after an extended period of hiatus. It may not make it by next issue, but it should be ready for the one after that. OhanaUnited 17:28, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Request for comments I've discussed with Ragesoss the idea of doing a story on the history and utility of our RFC process. I was going to hit up User:Mav for thoughts as they were the person who initiated the process at that name, and I'll dig about the page history to see what else to look for. Ragesoss has pertinent info on the wider usage of RFCs. Anyone have any thoughts on other avenues. I was going to ask around about recent RFCs and see how useful the requesters had found them. Might have a chat to a friendly arb? Any other bases to be covered? Any questions I should be asking? Hiding T 20:33, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Interview with John Blossom - I am currently interviewing John Blossom, the author of Content Nation, on facebook. If anyone has any questions they would like me to ask, feel free to drop a note here or on my talk page.
  • Office hours with Sue Gardner - for this week, we can include something on the office hours. Right now it's in interview / notes format, but could be reformatted, or maybe just summarized and be part of news & notes. --Aude (talk) 00:01, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
It's mostly done, though needs proofreading later. --Aude (talk) 01:20, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Regular features

Beats

Signpost writers can claim responsibility for regular features, and continue writing their beat for as long as they wish. If you would like to be a Signpost beat writer, add you name to the beat(s) you want. If you'd be willing to cover a beat that is already covered by another editor, or are willing to cover it sporadically when the normal writer can't, add your name as well so you can be contacted when the need arises - the more the merrier. If a beat is not covered by anyone and there is no draft for the next issue listed above, anyone should feel free to write it that week.

News and notes
In the news
Dispatches
WikiProject report
Discussion report
Features and admins
Technology report
Arbitration report
Delivery
Publishing

The Signpost's editor-in-chief is normally in charge of setting and enforcing deadlines for publication each week, making final editorial decisions about what to publish, and for carrying out the publications process.

Discussion

Two questions

  • I like the idea of having opinion pieces; I think if we get some that are written well, they will be a very good addition. My question is how the decision to run them will be made. Is this an editor-in-chief thing, or is it anyone-who-wants-to may provide input? Second question is a minor style point. When referring to editors, should it be written ], or ]? My preference is the former, and without doing any significant checking, I seem to recall that being the format used traditionally. The latter seems to be used often lately, though. ÷seresin 22:41, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
    Would it be helpful for this kind of thing to be collated in a brief style guide? Pretzels 21:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Regarding the decision of what to run, the "anyone-who-wants-to may provide input" model seems the most appropriate to me. The way I imagined it working would be to use the opinion desk as a holding pen for non-time-sensitive pieces to give feedback and try to find ways to improve and polish them (and to collect sets of related pieces), and publish pieces or sets once they are mature. I think the "White Barbarian" essay would be a good way to start it off this week. There are some other submissions that are strong, but most of them I think could use some feedback and polishing.
    As for referring to editors, the convention that I've been using lately is "] (User:Foo)" for users who identify themselves by their real names on their userpages, and "]" for those who don't. But I'm not wedded to that, it just seemed like a good combination of naturalness and transparency. I think a Signpost style guide would be useful.--ragesoss (talk) 00:42, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Article resources

Template code

  • To create the article layout, paste the following code into a blank page and save it. The parameters are: 1) Story headline, 2) Your username, 3) Month and day of publication, 4) Date of previous edition, 5) Date of next edition. The last two parameters are optional, and only applicable for regular features. Extra authors can be added afterwards.
{{subst:Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/Templates/Story|Your headline|Username|17 August|2009-08-10|2009-08-24}}
  • For a series of related articles, you can use this template to create a neat sidebar listing all coverage on a specific topic.
{{Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/Series|Series title|Article link one|Date|Article link two|Date}}

News and notes

In the news

Dispatches

  • Add resources here

WikiProject Report

Discussion Report

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Technology report

Arbitration report

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