User talk:Slambo/Archives/2013/June

WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre

Hello! Now, some of you might be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers: Recruiters: The main task of a recruiter is to teach users that have never reviewed a Good article nomination how to review one. To become a recruiter, all you have to do is meet this criteria. If we don't get at least 5-10 recruiters to start off with, the Recruitment Centre will not open. If interested, make sure you meet the criteria, read the process and add your name to the list of recruiters. (One of the great things about being a recruiter is that there is no set requirement of what must be taught and when. Instead, all the content found in the process section is a guideline of the main points that should be addressed during a recruitment session...you can also take an entire different approach if you wish!) If you think you will not have the time to recruit any users at this time but are still interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters but just fill in the "Status" parameter with "Not Available". Co-Director: The current Director for the centre is me (Dom497). Another user that would be willing to help with some of the tasks would be helpful. Tasks include making sure recruiters are doing what they should be (teaching!), making sure all recruitments are archived correctly, updating pages as needed, answering any questions, and distributing the feedback form. If interested, please contact me (Dom497). Nominators, please read this: If you are not interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still help. In some cases a nominator may have an issue with an "inexperienced" editor (the recruitee) reviewing one of their nominations. To minimize the chances of this happening, if you are fine with a recruitee reviewing one of your nominations under the supervision of the recruiter, please add your name to the list at the bottom of this page. By adding your name to this list, chances are that your nomination will be reviewed more quickly as the recruitee will be asked to choose a nomination from the list of nominators that are OK with them reviewing the article. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing this program bring new reviewers to the Good article community and all the positive things it will bring along. A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.--Dom497 (talk) This message was sent out by --EdwardsBot (talk) 01:22, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Alco FA page

Slambo: Another editor and I disagree on the facts, likely our sources disagree. Is writing out my set of facts on the talk page the best way to disarm this feud?

Ed in Kentucky--SSW9389 15:39, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

The article's talk page is the best place to discuss the details, especially when there are conflicting sources. I took a quick scan through the edit history from the last few days. I'm glad to see things still appear civil. The other step that I would make would be to send the other editor a personal note inviting him/her to join the discussion on the talk page. The discussions that I've seen of this manner usually resolve to including all of the conflicting information in the article with comments like "according to X^[1] and Y,^[2] this happened, but Z^[3] notes the event happened this other way" with the complete citations listed in the footnotes.

Slambo (Speak) 17:12, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

Mississippi Riverboats -- apparent lack of any articles

Slambo -- It has been years since I was known as Simesa here -- Now I've spotted a major problem. I can't find anything in Wikipedia on "Mississippi riverboats" or any similarly-named topic. I've explored a fair amount, and I can find a tiny article on "Riverboat casinos" and a couple on now-defunct modern steamboat replicas, but none on the core topic. Do you know who here would like to start such a massive thread of articles? 68.80.191.1 (talk) 12:54, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

My first thought would be to check in with the folks at WikiProject Ships. If they aren't the right editors for this, they will be able to find someone who can help. My only experience with that type of vessel is riding the riverboat ride at Disneyland. Slambo (Speak) 11:04, 26 June 2013 (UTC)