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- What I liked
...overall very well done
- What I didn't like
...scrolling was kind of a pain when messages popped up but no big deal
- What I wanted more of
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- What was unnecessary
...sounds
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...thank you!
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Ginakristen4 (talk) 01:37, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
The missions were pretty fun and well-thought-out
- What I didn't like
Too many glitches that sometimes stopped me from even completing missions.
- What I wanted more of
More fake messages, that really added a new level to the tutorial.
- What was unnecessary
There wasn't anything I could think of.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
Some glitches I saw: If I went to another page, the prompt to continue would still be there If I left an edit summary, even if it was the exact one it told me to leave, it usually wouldn't complete the mission. I had to copy and paste it in the article itself, which was just strange.
--MysterKitty (talk) 17:46, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
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- What I liked
Everything, the whole experience.
- What I didn't like
nothing
- What I wanted more of
I wanted more levels.
- What was unnecessary
Nothing
- Any other thoughts you want to share
Now I'm looking forward to make a change, do something for the global community by sharing information.
Feedback
- What I liked
...It is easy, and fun to get through this tutorial quickly, and there's colour!
- What I didn't like
...The images for the mock Earth page did not seem to match the content alongside. Sure they were Earth related, but it seems all miss-matched
- What I wanted more of
...Retrieving an image from Wiki commons would have been a nice addition. Also, perhaps some clicking around in the Tea House.
- What was unnecessary
...Too much back and forth with the same user!
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...I'm glad this is a short tutorial, because I want to use Wikipedia, but I needed this information
--EvelynHope22 (talk) 17:09, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
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- What I liked
- I liked it because there was instruction, I really enjoyed it and happy I got all my badges
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- What I didn't like
- It took to long
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- What I wanted more of
- to have less time
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- What was unnecessary
- everything was perfectly fine
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- Any other thoughts you want to share
- It was long but I still enjoyed it.
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--Blasian Princess (talk) 19:44, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
Just a thank you -
- Got me hooked on Wiki - I came to do one thing and now I can't stop - I forgot how much fun learning can be.. Still making errors though but getting better - a bit like learning to ride a bike - I will get there in the end - thanks for a new hobby.Neil Kindness (talk) 12:12, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
hello world...
Dot dot dot... -Mamamia Order of operations... I saw, I conquered, I came... -Me — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FB90:48B:6AB8:818B:9CF8:A05E:1AE9 (talk) 05:19, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
... The down with the kids style encouragement. User-friendly approach. The funny what not to do examples. The usernames of the simulators.
- What I didn't like
... It won't let me leave and come back and it took ages. Also, sometimes skipped over sections and found it hard to go back for the badges.
- What I wanted more of
... Another level after the pre-beginner stage would be beneficial to learn the more complicated aspects. Also, would have been beneficial to learn how to use everything rather than just the basics.
- What was unnecessary
... The fact you have to do it in one go or progress gets lost.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...Good fun, I hope I will make a good editor. :)
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- What I liked
The step by step instructions which were easy to follow
- What I didn't like
the pop up messages that only took you back
- What I wanted more of
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- What was unnecessary
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- Any other thoughts you want to share
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- What I liked
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- What I didn't like
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--Kimberly867 (talk) 15:41, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
...Everything
- What I didn't like
...Nothing
- What I wanted more of
...It was perfect
- What was unnecessary
...Nothing
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...Nope
Feedback
- What I liked
clear instructions for all the different steps (I actually learned something, even though I would have probably figured most stuff out myself anyways)
- What I didn't like
It took way too long and it was presented in a bit of a "childish" way (which is intended, I know), I don't think I would have finished this "experience" under normal circumstances
- What I wanted more of
I didn't really understand why I should add things like "added bolt" etc. INTO the text directly (that was not intended to work I assume?) This aspect of talking with each other (discussions) should be better explained / more focus in detail
- What was unnecessary
There should be an overview over the important aspects, I think a video is more useful (like on youtube) than this "experience"
So basically a video about each section and a way shorter "experience" to click through would do be more appropriate in my opinion.
This would allow "more advanced" users to get useful tips for the things they don't understand instead of clicking through the entire process to find out something that may or may not be of use.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
I did this for science (and because I took the class @UZH switzerland) ;) hi @Aaron Shaw & Benjamin Mako Hill
Feedback
- What I liked
I really liked the friendly and fun conversational tone that promoted collaboration around the world.
- What I didn't like
Sometimes I had to complete a task multiple times because I didn't click the correct button when I did it. This confused me and I got lost in the navigation of the training a few times.
- What I wanted more of
How to source file names for pictures so that I can add my own, as well as what types of pictures are acceptable.
- What was unnecessary
I believe everything was helpful.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
I really liked the music choices. I listened to all of them.
--VivianR24 (talk) 17:08, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
I am a bit confused about how to finis the tutorial, I have7 badges but cant seem to get the full amount, how can I do this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by EYN72 (talk • contribs) 10:58, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
- I thought this was a very useful exercise and I learned a lot from it.
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- What I didn't like
- There was too many missions to do and it took a very long time.
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- What I wanted more of
- Nothing.
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- What was unnecessary
- the amount of the same edits I had to do.
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- Any other thoughts you want to share
- I thought it was very helpful as I know know how to edit, upload pictures, etc.
...
--Sprinkles97 (talk) 12:15, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
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- What I liked
- its a lot of information
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- What I didn't like
- Nothing
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- What I wanted more of
- statitics
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- What was unnecessary
- Nothing
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- Any other thoughts you want to share
- No thanks
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--DominiqueM12 (talk) 19:34, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
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- What I liked
- Fantastic sense of humor and creativity!
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- What I didn't like
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- What I wanted more of
- Advanced Wiki skills
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- What was unnecessary
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- Any other thoughts you want to share
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- What I liked
...i learned about the internet
- What I didn't like
...kind of confusing
- What I wanted more of
... how to edit
- What was unnecessary
...the animation
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...
--Maddison000 (talk) 08:21, 30 November 2016 (UTC) maddison
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- What I liked
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- What I liked
it was entertaining
- What I didn't like
it is tedious
- What I wanted more of
interesting facts
- What was unnecessary
all the pop ups
- Any other thoughts you want to share
no
--Hailey.bidleman (talk) 06:16, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
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- What I liked
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- What I didn't like
... everythng
- What I wanted more of
.videos..
- What was unnecessary
... some voice notes/
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...
--Remy Boy Monty (talk) 23:27, 2 December 2016 (UTC) Remy boy dicey
Feedback
- What I liked
The fact that most of the important things about editing articles and the structure of Wikipedia are shown.
- What I didn't like
It seemed to be pandering to kids. The lovable mascot, the constant pandering and rewarding and praising... IDK. It just all seemed pandering to me.
- What I wanted more of
Explanation. Please show how to use code along with the toolbar.
- What was unnecessary
All the excess pandering.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
Eh.
--Linkfan321 (talk) 20:04, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
- The Wikipedia adventure option itself - when I first created an account a year ago, I 'got no work done after bouncing from article to article' :). Returned one year later to find this really cool and fun tutorial. Super useful.
- The badges!!!! Made me so happy! I will show off to my son.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
- text instructions within the game were very clear.
- I used Chrome and did not find any errors except at two places the instruction box loaded a little late, but that could be a slow internet?
- the theme, the guide, the characters, the colors, the images were all lovely!! Didn't try all the sounds cos didn't see the point after the first clip.
--Roshni Kanchan (talk) 04:45, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
I have super brainy friends who run light speeds around me, I try to understand their Data instructions, often feeling frustrated. The tutorial is awesome, I feel really good about myself learning a new language and hopefully communicate better with my friends up north. I appreciate this opportunity you have produced. I'm still on mission one and saved one page. I have more exploring to do, I just wanted to give my appreciation for spending the time creating a user guide such as this to help us learn a little easier. God bless Awaken 2 1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Awakentone (talk • contribs) 02:45, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
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- What I liked
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- What I didn't like
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- What I wanted more of
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- What was unnecessary
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- Any other thoughts you want to share
It would be so useful to have a version that works on an iPad. This lack of flexibility will discourage many potential users. ...
Feedback
- What I liked
I liked the interactivity of this adventure.
- What I didn't like
At times, I felt that the adventure was a bit slow.
- What I wanted more of
The adventure should have taught more formatting.
- What was unnecessary
I don't think anything was unnecessary.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
I don't really have any more feedback.
--Ericw31415 (talk) 15:59, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
Gives a basic understanding of Wikipedia functions.
- What I didn't like
Some aspects of the tutorial need to be updated as Wikipedia itself evolves, and some formatting changes.
- What I wanted more of
More complex/advanced tasks like infoboxes, reverting vandalism, wikiformatting, etc. as well as possible shortcuts for some of the things learned
- What was unnecessary
(Nothing really. Everything is pretty basic/required Wikipedia knowledge.)
- Any other thoughts you want to share
There were a few minor spelling and grammar mistakes, but nothing too major.
--HapHaxion (talk) 03:52, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
I noticed that on the verifiability mission (5), the script breaks and repeatedly asks you to edit the page and every time you finish it does the same thing again. W33dscoper (talk) 08:44, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
The concept of involving new editors by taking them on an adventure
- What I didn't like
Nothing as such.
- What I wanted more of
The adventure should have more levels to indulge the users more.
- What was unnecessary
Nothing as such.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
I really appreciate this small step taken to enhance editing experience specially for new users.
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- What I liked
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- What I didn't like
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- Any other thoughts you want to share
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--Akshara97 (talk) 11:38, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
It was awesome
New Section Practice
During the Wisconsinan glaciation, the New York City region was situated at the edge of a large ice sheet over 1,000 feet in depth. The ice sheet scraped away large amounts of soil, leaving the bedrock that serves as the geologic foundation for much of New York City today. Later on, movement of the ice sheet would contribute to the separation of what are now Long Island and Staten Island.
Remnants of an Ice Age, The Wisconsin Ice Sheet Continues Its Journey". The City of New York. Retrieved August 8, 2015. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Felix 82 (talk • contribs) 14:56, 15 February 2017 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
... Very easy to use and follow, loved the rewards and the constant prompts showing what to do and where to find it.
- What I didn't like
... Not much
- What I wanted more of
... Not sure yet, I will let you know when I learn what I don't know now
- What was unnecessary
... The sounds. Not sure what they were about.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
... I can't find an easy link for page suggestions that I can help review. There was one at the end of the TWA portal but I am not sure where else to find it.
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- What I liked
I like Wikipedia because its very happy and fixing errors.
- What I didn't like
I don't like vandalism
- What I wanted more of
I want to be happy again on Wikimedia Commons and all Wikimedia Projects
- What was unnecessary
Vandalism and unreliable sources
- Any other thoughts you want to share
To my friends and family and everyone.
--Vladimirrizov20my talk 16:50, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
- sorry Vladimirrizov20, this feedback is for TWA, not Wikipedia
Feedback
- What I liked
...The idea and the presentation. the journey was awesome.
- What I didn't like
none!
- What I wanted more of
...I think i got it all.
- What was unnecessary
...It was all to the point. Nothing more, nothing less.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...Keep up the good work folks !!
Feedback
- What I liked
...the easiness of this adventure
- What I didn't like
...nothing
- What I wanted more of
...citation help - knowing what sources you should not cite with
- What was unnecessary
...nothing
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...
--Haileyalbert (talk) 19:05, 4 March 2017 (UTC)haileyalbert
I'm stuck at the very first step of mission 3.I' m doing this from a kindle fire. How do I continue on the adventure?Jean-ramon (talk) 22:50, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
A minor question
When I edit, in my contributions page a number(ex- +175 or -99) is displayed what does that meanWIZRADICAL (talk) 13:39, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
- @WIZRADICAL: That's the change in the page size after your edit - a green "plus" if you added text, a red "minus" if you removed text. See Wikipedia:Added or removed characters for more detail. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:19, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
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- What I didn't like
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- What I wanted more of
.I needed more help with adding images. The program told me what to do but then didn't tell me if I did it right or not. I'm pretty sure I didn't do it right..
- What was unnecessary
...
- Any other thoughts you want to share
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--Dustmouse3 (talk) 20:11, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
Excellent example of online learning
- What I didn't like
Well it's a bit unique with the different scroll bars (on a laptop sized screen), but, hey....
- What I wanted more of
Nope - nothing
- What was unnecessary
Nope - good balance of stuff, lasting about the right time, with enough 'practice'
- Any other thoughts you want to share
Keep going, Wikipedia!
--Iorek 15:02, 2 April 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iorek100 (talk • contribs)
Feedback
- What I liked
... The step by step guidance into an intimidating interface (i was super scared of creating or touching anything on Wikipedia before) I loved the badge :) i felt i was already part of the community with so little.
- What I didn't like
... Some popup where not clear, or when i went to other wikipedia page they were present there too,i it confused me, also somethimes the popups with instruction were a bit hidden or there were two at the same time.
- What I wanted more of
... playing around, but i guess real life field will do.
- What was unnecessary
... The boxes with tediuos music at the end of a challange... even automatic ones would have been annoying
- Any other thoughts you want to share
... This tutorial inspired me, it would be nice to have similar "test" to teach "netiquette" to youngsters that grow up with phones from when they are out of their mom's belly.
I love the spirit
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Caption1 -
Caption2
New York City traces its origin to its 1624 founding in Lower Manhattan as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic and was named New Amsterdam in 1626.
clicking through isn't working right
About TWA
TWA is completely broken! Can someone fix the errors? DarthonTheOverseer (talk) 14:38, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
- Hi DarthonTheOverseer, I have tried it and it's working in level 1. Where are you getting stuck, what's not working? I added a note about using the source editor not the visual editor, which may help. Can you give me more information? Thanks and cheers, Jake Ocaasi t | c 18:20, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
Leaving Adventure in middle
Hello there! Can I leave Wikipedia Adventure journey in between and resume later from the point i.e. Mission I left? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Solidus.IN (talk • contribs) 10:08, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
Stuck in Mission 2
After your first interaction with "Will," a dialog prompts you to:
"Write your reply Click EDIT SOURCE so you can leave your message to Will"
once you do this, the tutorial does not proceed; making any changes to the source does not help. Restarting the mission does not resolve the issue (in fact, Will's message starts compounding on itself), and it carries across Chrome and Firefox. Paradoxasauruser (talk) 14:49, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
found a work-around - go to the latest dialog box such that your url includes a "step" value at the end. increase that value by 1. this should push past the dialog that won't load. Paradoxasauruser (talk) 14:49, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
The clear and informative guide to editing this wonderful resource.
- What I didn't like
The boxes (on an iPad) could be a tad buggy at times, with the page randomly scrolling to them.
- What I wanted more of
It would've been nice to learn how to edit without using the icons.
- What was unnecessary
The sound bites.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
Could be a bit odd at times, not that that's necessarily bad.
--Mister Apple (talk) 14:49, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
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Reference
How do I highlight in blue the names of people already on wikipediaFundyfan (talk) 23:18, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
- @Fundyfan: See Help:Link#Wikilinks. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:23, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
Hello!
--2001:8003:535D:7400:F081:507C:F62B:241B (talk) 09:41, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
...It was friendly and concise.
- What I didn't like
...There were some missing vocative commas (e.g. hello, Will).
- What I wanted more of
...Nothing unless you count the commas. :)
- What was unnecessary
...The soundbites, though they set the mood well.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...Additionally, a glitch (or a repeated typo on my part) stuck me in a loop. The game didn't recognize that I had added an edit summary in the inline citations section, so it kept telling me to add one over and over again.
--Surrealducks (talk) 16:22, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
Integration with Twinkle
I went through some bits and I think this is really good to help new editors. I just wanted to know if this can/is integrated with Twinkle in any way. It'd help for me to include in welcome user templates. Coderzombie (talk) 10:22, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
- @Coderzombie: Hi, thanks for the kind words! How would you envisage Twinkle integrating with TWA, what sort of things could be connected? I believe most of the user welcome templates contain a link to starting TWA -- There'sNoTime (to explain) 10:45, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
- Wow, I didn't even realize that it was among the links. That's my bad. I saw this on one of the user's talk page, which was part of TWA itself, that's when I realized it. Coderzombie (talk) 11:03, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
Template-protected edit request on 6 July 2017
I'm done Chloe Fabul (talk) 12:01, 6 July 2017 (UTC)
bleh
Wikipedia:TWA/Badge/3
Discovered minor typo. Should read: This badge was earned for replying to an editor in The Wikipedia Adventure. I would fix, but don't have permission to edit. Thanks. Huggums537 (talk) 11:40, 3 July 2017 (UTC) Also found typo at Wikipedia:TWA/Badge/5, which should read: This badge was earned for understanding the Neutral Point of View in The Wikipedia Adventure. Huggums537 (talk) 11:54, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
Done Well spotted! -- John of Reading (talk) 11:57, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks. How do I go about getting permission to make edits myself? Huggums537 (talk) 12:25, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
- @Huggums537: Because the "Adventure" pages are used so frequently, they've all been protected quite fiercely - only the site admins and a small-ish group of "template editors" can edit them. In theory, to ask for those permissions you would post at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship or Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Template editor, but since you've made only 300+ edits you wouldn't be successful. So instead you will have to place requests on the talk pages. If you follow the instructions at Help:Editing#Protected pages and source code, your requests should be seen and acted on quickly. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:29, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
- OK, thanks. Huggums537 (talk) 16:49, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
- Apparently, badge 1-3 used to be part of the game because they don't have the
Submit an edit requestlink at the bottom right of the view source page like badge 4-15 do. Also, the message in the view source template on badge 1-3 seems to indicate the typo was deliberate and suggests that the user go back to the game and follow the prompts to fix it. However, this was never part of the version I played recently, unless the game varies between users, which I doubt it does. Huggums537 (talk) 13:03, 6 July 2017 (UTC)
- Apparently, badge 1-3 used to be part of the game because they don't have the
- OK, thanks. Huggums537 (talk) 16:49, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
- @Huggums537: Because the "Adventure" pages are used so frequently, they've all been protected quite fiercely - only the site admins and a small-ish group of "template editors" can edit them. In theory, to ask for those permissions you would post at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship or Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Template editor, but since you've made only 300+ edits you wouldn't be successful. So instead you will have to place requests on the talk pages. If you follow the instructions at Help:Editing#Protected pages and source code, your requests should be seen and acted on quickly. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:29, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks. How do I go about getting permission to make edits myself? Huggums537 (talk) 12:25, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
Autoplay music
Is there any way to autoplay the music? --NonNerd (talk) 12:43, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Writing new Wikipedia articles
Dear fellow Wikipedians,
I am interested in completing a course on writing new Wikipedia articles, could you please direct me to an appropriate Wikipeida site.
Thank you in anticipation,
Regards,
Roget's Minion (talk) 04:25, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
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- What I didn't like
...Glitchy, kept getting sent back to edit something that I'd already done and getting stuck on a loop.
- What I wanted more of
...
- What was unnecessary
...Bit too repetitive, a few modules could be wrapped into one
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...Was getting weird views of the edit options, i.e. couldn't see heading options in the drop down
Feedback
- What I liked
...Fun and encouraging graphics and dialogue
- What I didn't like
...nothing to say here, its all good
- What I wanted more of
...more missions definitely more missions
- What was unnecessary
...said editors hosting adventures went out of their way to make me feel comfortable and i truly appreciate it!
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...I believe the editors here has everyones best interest at heart and i'm glad i stumbled upon this site, Thanks Wikipedia!
--SimpleKnowMore (talk) 17:55, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
I really enjoyed how connected I felt to the game. I was surprised that the responses were based on that I added a wikilink to Earth and it was responding with related messages. I honestly couldn't tell if it was actual users sending me messages or pre-built messages
- What I didn't like
If I opened a new Wiki link, the pop-ups for the game appeared there too
- What I wanted more of
More learning; perhaps to create a new article by yourself
- What was unnecessary
...
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...
Glitch with Wiki Adventure Tutorial
I'm new to Wiki and taking the Adventure. At key points in the tutorial it asks me to save changes or edits but the instruction box is covering the save changes button. If I close the box without saving I have to start over. How can I get around this? I'm using Safari on a MacBook Mike L Hamel (talk) 21:12, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
Feedback
- What I liked
It teaches Wikipedia fundamentals very well. It's very fun and requires minimal effort to figure out, which is the purpose of most games. It enhances the fact that Wikipedia can be a fun volunteer project.
- What I didn't like
Navigation was cluttered and completing the missions sometimes wouldn't work (editing userpage, and looking at userboxes to add, for example, would stop the current mission). Sometimes TWA would keep popping up if I was editing a different article.
- What I wanted more of
There should be more Wikitext formatting tutorials, including templates, more types of tags, and infoboxes. It should also include where to find references for these.
It would be useful to show different kinds of citations (video, image, book, etc.)
- What was unnecessary
Have an option to turn on/off music after each level.
The pop-ups to return to TWA when editing other articles. It could be an option or a link on the sidebar, etc. for easily finding it again.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
I would like to have a page where you can see the music choices after you complete levels. It gives a sense of familiarity to thinking back to playing the adventure.
The source code for the game could be mirrored on GitHub, GitLab, etc. for easier bug reporting.
Addition/feature request: extra missions/quests (with XP, levels, etc.) for editing real Wikipedia articles outside of TWA.
Feedback
- What I liked
...This tutorial motivated me to be somewhat successful editor as this guided some facts that I didn't know about it earlier.Thank you
- What I didn't like
...
- What I wanted more of
...
- What was unnecessary
...
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...This wikipedia adventure should also be usefulto future Wikipedians as well.
Feedback
- What I liked
- Easy to understand and work through.
- What I didn't like
- Nothing.
- What I wanted more of
- Optional page editing practice at the end would be great.
- What was unnecessary
- Nothing.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
- No.
Feedback
- What I liked
... incredibly informative and a useful resource for anyone looking to become more involved with information sharing.
- What I didn't like
... can the pop-up box, the one you can't [x] out from move around? it was annoying having to scroll so much when things from the pop-up needed to be copied and pasted to the textbox.
- What I wanted more of
... maybe a button that allows you to access a quick tutorial as you edit and browse Wikipedia?
- What was unnecessary
... the sound effects. I had to press every one out of pure interest but it felt like a waste of time.
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I have Grammarly installed as a Chrome extension and there were multiple spelling errors in these articles.
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Helpful, simplistic setup of wikipedia standards
- What I didn't like
a bit buggy, caught me in loops
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--CosmicDuctTape (talk) 02:33, 10 September 2017 (UTC)
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...Loved the sound effects, and the congratulations. I liked how it was divided up into missions, and you got a badge. The positivity and set up as a game made it really fun! Liked the intersteller earth theme.
- What I didn't like
...There was a few instances where I got stuck on leaving the Edit Changes sections, I would list my edit Changes and then click save, and then it would make me do it over again, I am not sure why. Once, I accidentally forget to put in all the pictures, and I did not have the option to go back because I had put in two pictures and had technically completed the badge. I had to re-do the mission again. SO maybe always having the option to go back, even if you achieved the badge would be nice. Also, one time when I redid a mission I got stuck on the Edit Changes section because the computer did not register I had already made section headings (even though they were visually there on the page.) I had to do it again, which is fine but maybe a window saying I should go back and check my last stage would have been helpful.
- What I wanted more of
...more of an explanation and a tour of the tea lounge, not sure I have a handle of it.
- What was unnecessary
...having to Edit Changes each time.
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...Loved, loved, loved it! Excited to be part of the Wikipedia universe.
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Hi people. I'm somewhat new and I had made a few edits before I found this Wikipedia Adventure. I felt it would fill some of the gaps in my knowledge, but one thing I'm finding is that you should require the people on the Adventure to click "Show preview" prior to saving each edit. For instance, I just tried to respond with a smiley emoticon :) on my own talk page but when I saved the edit it become merely a bracket -- I suppose because of the colon code being used for indents. I don't know how to fix the problem, but I at least could have seen that it was a problem if I had clicked "Show preview" before the Adventure told me to save it. Thanks for listening, SunChaser (talk) 03:18, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
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This was enjoyable overall, and I did learn a lot. I have a couple of things I disagreed with:
(1) The fact that the Adventure didn't instruct me to Preview my edits really messed me up. I've mentioned that somewhere (the "Interstellar Lounge"?), but I wanted to reiterate it here. For instance, I made a really bad mistake on the reply to the first "talkpage" message that I didn't discover till it was too late and I had saved the reply. Second, when adding images to the "Earth" article, there was no way to actually view them because there was no instruction to Preview, and after the images were added there was still no way to view them because the Adventure ended and took me away from that fake article. I had to go back into my contributions to actually view the images. I think it's important for all kinds of reasons to get people in the habit of Previewing their edits before they save them.
(2) One of the instructions had a comma that didn't belong and which made it confusing. It's the instruction about adding a citation. I didn't copy the text of it but it was about placing the cursor after the period at the end of the sentence. Any good copyeditor who goes back and reviews that instruction will know what I mean.
(3) The text we are supposed to add to the sample Earth article includes the statement "Earth is the only place in the Solar System where liquid water is known to exist at present", but unless I am terribly mistaken the very recent media coverage on what the Cassini space explorer discovered stated that it proved that liquid water exists on at least one moon of Saturn.
(4) Speaking of the images for the sample "Earth" article, I think they were a bit misleading because some of them had little or nothing to do with the text they were added to. I realize they were probably chosen because of the colourfulness, variety, and appeal, but they seem to send out a misleading message that any (free) image can be added to any Wikipedia article as long as it looks good. Perhaps more care and instruction could be given to that "Mission" lesson.
Thanks for listening. SunChaser (talk) 04:57, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
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- What I liked
... Pretty much everything, especially the step-by-step guide.
- What I didn't like
... Nothing!
- What I wanted more of
... More badges would be awesome :)
- What was unnecessary
... Nothing!
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...Everything.
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...Nothing.
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...It's already fine for introducing new users to Wikipedia editing.
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...Nothing.
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...Keep up the good work!
--Neotyrannical (talk) 12:48, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
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- What I liked
- Explanation of rules and policies - Step-by-step Guide through major function - Ideas of Wikipedie spreaded all over the Adventure - Quick, clear explanation of complex ideas
- What I didn't like
- Slightly too childish fluff - Impossible to "Save game"
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- Some little edge maybe ? - Creating your own page as final task - Presenting some best pages with explanation, what makes them good
- What was unnecessary
- Nothing
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- It's great way to present ideas of "neutral point of view", "tertiary source" and "reliability of source"- I will borrow some definitions and quotes for educational purpose ! :)
--Very large shadow (talk) 13:16, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
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- What I liked
It was really fun and showed how to really edit things clearly. I hope if I see any errors ill be able to fix them pretty easy.
- What I didn't like
Nothing. It all works great. With that said...
- What I wanted more of
I want advanced tutorials for making pages of different types. Say I wanted to make a page about a person, how I would create the tables for their info with their picture and links. Or a new invention, etc.
- What was unnecessary
Nothing was unnecessary, it all had a use.
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Whoever designed this was very smart and put a lot of time and thought into it. It was very polished and I really wish there were more.
--Ranscapture (talk) 07:15, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
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- The friendly manner in which instructions were presented.
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- Having to do the same thing more than three times, once you've hyperlinked thrice you've mastered it.
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- Stats, exactly what could be improved.
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- What was unnecessary
- Can't think of anything, all the main points of Wikipedia were properly covered.
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- Was a tad glitchy, had to restart because of a loop. Specifically, it got stuck on leaving a summary saying "Thoughts on a reliable source."
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--TraumatikII (talk) 09:45, 15 October 2017 (UTC)
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- What I liked
Everything! Intuitive, and joyful.
- What I didn't like
Some glitches that changed nothing.
- What I wanted more of
HTML and the advanced stuff
- What was unnecessary
The musics of the end of the missions
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- What I liked
Learning basics of article writing
- What I didn't like
Everything looks fine !
- What I wanted more of
Learning
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Nothing
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Excellent Experience
--Razamohsin894 (talk) 11:18, 16 October 2017 (UTC)
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- It was well put together for new users, step by step, and very informative even to me, when I've been on Wikipedia for 6 months
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- What I didn't like
- I got ahead of myself a couple times with the editing.
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- The audio recordings
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- You should require every now editor to come to this page before editing, whether they want to complete it or not is their choice.
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--Potatornado (talk) 15:05, 16 October 2017 (UTC)
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- It was fun and told you what and all you needed to know about wikikpedea
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- Nothing!
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- Nothing it was perfect
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... :)
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... Everything!!!
- What I didn't like
... Absolutely nothing!!!
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... That was so fun!!! --TheAwesomeHwyh (talk) 19:25, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
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...What I liked was getting the hang of wikitext environment. Although there is VisualEditor which seems easier, I wanted to become familiar with the older version as well, the way that I liked to become familiar with analogue camera before learning how to work with digital camera.
- What I didn't like
...What I didn't like was the ways in which I copied and pasted everything rather than generating some information from my own.
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...I wanted to work more on the wikilinks, since there are articles which appear in diffrent names from the original article that Wikipedians write.
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...Overall, it was fanstastic, and I learned many things.
--Hessamabedini (talk) 15:13, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
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...:I like this all adventure journey, of course, it's really adventurous and amazing experience.
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...:Not applicable because I like all this.
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...Yes,for beginer like me it's amazing experiment to learn a lot in short time. I suggest to undergoes such experiment on other possible learning thing associated with wikipedia like wikimedia,wikiotionary, etc. Thank you!!!
--BhushanWikipedian (talk) 01:02, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
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- most of it, very tedious and unnecessary
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- very tedious
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--JamesLeBron (talk) 19:49, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
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FoolioMcToolio (talk) 15:46, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
Thanks so much for your friendly welcome. I can't wait to start editing! Select
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--Legitskillswiki (talk) 15:43, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
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--Rubenthedog (talk) 11:24, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
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--Effafg2 (talk) 22:11, 12 January 2018 (UTC) Goai!! -- Effafg2 (talk) 22:11, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
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UJK;
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--2019--- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nfr5 (talk • contribs) 16:13, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
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еде
-- — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.54.131.91 (talk) 19:37, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
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- What I liked
The fact it let you see pure and unrestrained wikipedia editing, not blocking out features not currently useful (most of the time), and the little sound links that played music when you answered questions
- What I didn't like
Nothing really, it was pretty great
- What I wanted more of
scanning through articles to find problems, and fixing readability issues
- What was unnecessary
nothing really, what was there was good
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Thank you for making this :)
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- What I liked
This exercise was very well-written and I learned a lot.
- What I didn't like
N/A
- What I wanted more of
More about illustrating would be nice.
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N/A
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Thank you for making this!
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- What I liked
... I liked that I got to travel through earth of Wikipedia and learn how to create and edit!
- What I didn't like
... Let's see, I didn't like that the missions were so short.. I'd definitely go on more adventures.
- What I wanted more of
... I wanted more adventures
- What was unnecessary
... It didn't get straight to the point but it was also helpful because it taught you more
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... I would recommend this to friends and family because I learned a lot and also had fun on the journey.
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- What I liked
How creatie the badge system is
- What I didn't like
nothing
- What I wanted more of
levels
- What was unnecessary
nothing
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none --21francoisa (talk) 20:41, 15 February 2018 (UTC) FA
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As a new user and some what in experienced,as in I am used to being more on the other side of the site,as a reader,
and when I joined here today,or rather this evening,it was a very pleasing experience indeed... I am still baffled by many
things,but with I will do the very best that I can,in trying to contribute,and help,and in conclusion,I thank all whom have
made this possible over the years The best of wishes to you,to one,and of course to all Herbadella(Herbadella (talk) 02:34, 16 February 2018 (UTC)) --Herbadella (talk) 02:34, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
User:Zanygenius/Feedback on the TWA
Greetings, I'm User:Zanygenuus, who has been editing since 18 December 2017. Although I just got around to doing the [{Wikipedia:TWA]] today. For the most part, I had a blast! And I really need a refresher. However I noticed that my constructive edits were sometimes completely reverted by "other users". You might check into that.
- What I liked
- Fun
- Good learning
- Barnstar! (Even though it was fake).
I would do it again.
- What I didn't like
- Doesn't let you through if you don't press on the certain buttons in the tutorial box. Like if I try publishing something without clicking on the "I did that" button, t will tell me to go back and do it again.
- Fails to notice the obvious and adjusts for them, like on citations, where I had inserted some in there beforehand and it still tagged me.
- What I wanted more of
I'm not sure, though I wish that the other editors would actually use the WP:MOS on the talk page, they divided their stuff up when some of it belonged together (like answering someone else). They sorta didi it, I wish they did it more correctly.
- What was unnecessary
Not sure.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
Oops, I put my comment in the wrong spot. Here:
For the most part, I had a blast! And I really need a refresher. However I noticed that my constructive edits were sometimes completely reverted by "other users". You might check into that.
Anyways, glad I took it, and hopefully those tips will help. 
Thank you
--Sincerely, User: Zanygenius(talk page) 23:12, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
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- What I liked
easy walk through
- What I didn't like
the programme restarted every now and then- meaning I had to take sessions again...
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--Adventurous mukiwa (talk) 19:54, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
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- What I liked
The adventure was perhaps the easiest and fun way to introduce editing concepts I have tried.
I have read a few such articles in the past as an anonymous editor, but actually creating an account and having a safe place to practise everything discussed was fantastic.
- What I didn't like
There wasn't much I didn't like.
However, I would like to point out that, as a blind user, I would kindly suggest you add alt text to the images used in the tutorial, particularly the ones telling you which buttons to press. Hearing my screen reader saying something like "VectorInsertImage.svg" and working out that it actually means the "embed file" took some trial and error. I ended up inserting a picture gallery at one point as I thought that's what it meant.
Also, the link to close the tutorial needs a text label. I pressed it experimentally a couple of times, closing the adventure. I then had to start the mission I was on from the beginning, resulting in duplicate messages being added to my talk page etc.
Again, these are minor things that would take seconds to implement, and it would make for an even greater and accessible experience.
- What I wanted more of
In the section on inserting images, I would like to see an exercise on inserting alt text for the visually impaired. I have noticed a lot of images on Wikipedia of late do have descriptive alt text, which is wonderful. So teaching people about this during the adventure would be brilliant.
Add a section about previewing changes before publishing. This is a habit I have developed, but it might not be obvious to other users.
- What was unnecessary
Maybe the little videos. But I just ended up skipping over them.
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As I said above, this is extremely well done, and if I had known about this in the past, I would have probably created an account long before.
Just a quick typo I want to bring to your attention in "You've got Verifi-ability"
Let's put this new knowlege to use! It should be "knowledge".
Keep up the good work. PS. Sorry about the formatting. --KaraLG84 (talk) 14:04, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
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- What I liked
... I like it it's easy and good.
- What I didn't like
... Well, I don't have things I don't like. It's just perfect!
- What I wanted more of
... I want more batches.😁
- What was unnecessary
... Can't edit an article.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
... I want others to try this. --Beuadeful (talk) 07:39, 25 February 2018 (UTC) Beaudiful
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- What I liked
...I liked the quest part of this activity, it made want to go further in the adventure.
- What I didn't like
...Nothing I did not like.
- What I wanted more of
...I wanted a bit more of a working adventure, it looked a bit too much as a game.
- What was unnecessary
...All the chit chat that they were doing before bringing me to an activity.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
...I found this amazing and I hope you'll make it better.
--KebirM (talk) 10:54, 25 February 2018 (UTC) --KebirM (talk) 10:54, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
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- What I liked
- I really liked how the walkthrough didn't let you go and constantly held your hand
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- What I didn't like
- I didn't like how the msjority of it included copy and pasting
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- What I wanted more of
- I wanted more of being able to customize your user page.
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- What was unnecessary
- I don't think there was anything unecessary
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- No, not really.
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- What I liked
...I liked most of it, it was a lot of fun and a lot of working without noticing it.
- What I didn't like
...There was a little bit too much of chit chat during missions.
- What I wanted more of
...I wanted more missions because it was a bit short.
- What was unnecessary
...All that chit chat during missions was unnecessary.
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...I had a lot of fun doing that activity. I advice you to continue this type of quests for beginners on Wikipedia.
--ISKebir (talk) 00:17, 26 February 2018 (UTC) --ISKebir (talk) 00:17, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
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--DizzyWitch1 (talk) 00:53, 1 March 2018 (UTC) Thank you one and all for a very informative,and fun journey.Of course I have much yet to learn,edit wise and otherwise that said I will do what I can,in order to help others. DizzyWitch1 (talk) 00:53, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
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- What I liked
...Learning at each juncture
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...The fact that my dystonia was annoying,which led to me being rather slow with certain things
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...Not at this time,I had a very enjoyable experience.Thank you.
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It is great to have a tutorial of basic functions and etiquette. Thanks!
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It was difficult to tell in the first lessons if I actually completed the lesson. I did what I was prompted to do, but it kept bringing me back to do the task again so I don't know if there was actually more to the lesson.SJTatsu (talk) 00:46, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
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Thanks!
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... What happens to the people who have not had experience on computers or with computer code. It would be good to have an explanation for them that is easy to follow. I have stumbled my way through, but there would be many of the older generation who could be guided into this instead of being left to flounder & quit before they have begun. There would be a whole generation of people who would love to help if they are given the opportunity to learn There would have to be a guide for them to see what skills they need & where to access the information to be learned. OrangeStork92 (talk) 22:22, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
--OrangeStork92 (talk) 22:22, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
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--105.133.69.227 (talk) 16:23, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
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... I liked the features of TWA like a game.
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... TWA is a good platform for wikipedians.
--PATH SLOPU (Talk) 04:35, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
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- I think it was all good information and necessaryColenyj (talk) 03:31, 15 April 2018 (UTC)
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- Not that I can think ofColenyj (talk) 03:31, 15 April 2018 (UTC)
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Finishing TWA
Hello, I have gone through all of the tutorial, but only have 5 badges and have not received any sort of confirmation that I have finished. What am I doing wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr.Vos (talk • contribs) 22:01, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
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- What I liked
- Fun, informative way of understanding how to edit Wikipedia.
- I enjoyed the musical rewards
- What I didn't like
- In mission 6, I couldn't find the reference icon that was mentioned. It looked different to the picture described and it took me a while to find it.
- What I wanted more of
- Some more information on how to correctly write a reference might be good.
- What was unnecessary
- Not much. It was all pretty good. I guess the multiple choice questions were a bit simple.
- Any other thoughts you want to share
--Curiositas42 (talk) 14:54, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
Can't figure out where to leave my feedback; my intended feedback; where to find responses to my feedback? can I include screenshots in my feedback?
1) feedback on the feedback page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:TWA/Portal#Feedback_on_the_game
I just started the game. It looks like it will be great and I'm excited. On the second page I got stuck. Came here to leave feedback about it and can't figure out where or how to leave the feedback. I see lots of tips on what to include in the feedback, and lots of examples of feedback. But where do I actually type the feedback I want to leave?
2) Here's the feedback I wanted to leave when I came to the feedback page:
feedback on page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Summertime4&action=edit (saying hello to the community)
I see the TWA box that says:
The editing interface
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First off, this journey does not use the Visual Editor, so just click KEEP EDITING in the box to the left.
Problem is, I don't see any box that says KEEP EDITING anywhere on the page. The only box to the left says "edit summary." There is a box above the TWA box that is like this one, but nothing that says KEEP EDITING. Since I don't know what a visual editor is (e.g. does "visual editor" mean the kind of box I am in at this moment?), I don't know if your message should be taken to mean "don't use this box above, since we don't use the visual editor" or "use the box above (even if it doesnt't say KEEP EDITING anywhere.
If I hadn't had a little extra time this morning to first find out how to send this note to you, and then to type it out (a 60-minute process), that might have been the end of my attempts to learn how to edit Wikipedia. (That's not a criticism, just straightforward feedback. I know from the questions you are asking that you are very aware of this sort of problem, and I can also see from my few visits "behind the curtains" of Wikipedia, how hard it must be to teach 300 basic steps or ideas, each of which must precede all of the other 299 items.)
Two more questions about this page:
3) where would I go to look for responses to this question?
4) This appears to only a text editor. Is there any way I can include a screen shot of what I am seeing on the screen along with my verbal description of what I am seeing? Thanks in advance.
Summertime4 (talk) 17:49, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
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- What I liked
practice editing, talking, adding citations, etc. Especially some repetition so it becomes more natural. Also liked the "fun" atmosphere, the instructions were good, and the presentation was generally high quality.
Big fan of the final landing page with info on where to get started now that you know the basics
- What I didn't like
The "quiz" questions were way too obvious. the incorrect statements should be a little closer in tone to the correct statement. You'll get a lot more out of them if all three statements sound like something a reasonable person might say.
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Im totally stumped -- want to create an article
Hi All: my organization, the American Institute of Architects, Illinois component would like to helpfully add historical and description information to the Wiki articles on some of the locations, places or sites that we recently recognized as 200 Great Places in Illinois, in observance of our state's Bicentennial 1818 - 2018. The information is notable in that it was gathered by scholars, historians and design experts with credentials in the field, and it is not promotional in that our organization nor anyone else will gain any type of profit from having this encyclopedic information added to the articles on these locations. I had thought that the first step in doing this project was to set up as User: AIA Illinois, then to create an AIA Illinois topic Wiki article. This would create a Wiki resource link for the descriptive information that should be added to the other Wiki articles, which was been submitted by volunteers, who are experts and members in our organization.
To be honest, there probably are not other individuals or organizations that are going to have the needed knowledge or information to make these edits to the existing Wiki articles on these locations. Will you please respond or refer me so I can determine what direction to go with the following 2 tasks: 1) the creation of an AIA Illinois Wiki article, and 2) a method to submit edits detailing the 200 Great Places Bicentennial selection and other AIA Honor Awards to the Wiki articles of such Illinois places as : The Dana Thomas House, the Aqua Tower, Cahokia Mounds, Allerton Park, thew Coronado Theatre, etc. etc.
My draft AIA Illinois article page is below. I can see that there are many articles, videos, etc available about editing Wikipedia but am having trouble navigating to the place where I can get a definitive answer to these specific questions.
THANK YOU TO ALL RESPONDERS. AIA Illinois (talk) 21:46, 29 May 2018 (UTC)Catherine O'ConnorAIA Illinois (talk) 21:46, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
AIA Illinois Proposed text for AIA IL Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
AIA Illinois (AIA IL) (LINK) is a component of the American Institute of Architects. Founded in ????, it is one of the statewide components of the American Institute of Architects in the Midwestern United States, with members throughout Illinois. (LINK). AIA IL provides service to members in the four Chapters in Illinois :Chicago (LINK), Northeastern (LINK), Eastern (LINK) and Prairie (LINK). AIA IL has approximately ???? members and affiliated members, and seeks to be the authoritative source for the architecture profession and allied industries by providing member advocacy and public education on the built environment. The Illinois AIA component is headquartered in the capital city Springfield (LINK) , at 201 West Adams, Suite 1A, in the historic ??? building. Organization [edit | edit source] AIA IL was founded in ??? and/or was preceded by an organization called ??? etc etc The leadership of AIA IL includes ???? officers ???? AIA IL was originally organized as a Not For-Profit Corporation in ?? (LINK) AIA IL filed articles of incorporation with the Illinois secretary of state (LINK) in ???? etc etc
Leadership[edit | edit source] The officers of AIA Illinois (since 2000? Or since its founding?) : Year President Vice President(s) Secretary-Treasurer Executive Committee Member(s)
2018 Kimberly Kurtenbach (2017-2018) 2016 Mark Schwamel (2016 – 2017) etc etc
Illinois AIA Fellows[edit | edit source] Fellowship is one of the highest honors an AIA member may receive. Members that are elevated to Fellowship become members of the College of Fellows. The Fellows of AIA, from the territory of AIA Illinois, or which are its members, in alphabetical (last name) order are as follows: Year Elevated Fellow Name Organization & Location Object/Notes 19?? Mike Jackson 19?? John Syvertson 19?? Peter Exley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Exley 20?? Rik C. Master 19?? Jeanne Gang] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Gang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_GangFellow of the W etc, etc
Illinois’ Bicentennial 200 Great Places Project (LINK) [edit | edit source]
Architecture and Service Honor Awards [edit | edit source] Since 19 ???, AIA IL has presented Honor wards to outstanding architecture and designs ... etc etc (LINK)
AIA IL PAC [edit | edit source] Prairie Grassroots (LINK) is the annual advocacy event sponsored by ... etc etc
See also [edit | edit source] • American Institute of Architects • Fellow of the American Institute of Architects • AIA Illinois (Website), A Component of the American Institute of Architects http://www.aiail.org • AIA IL Honor Awards http://www.aiail.org/AIA-Illinois-Honor-Awards/ • 200 Illinois Great Places http://www.illinoisgreatplaces.com/#welcome • AIA IL Prairie Grassroots https://www.aia.org/events/184571-aia-illinois-prairie-grassroots References[edit | edit source]
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The editor seems to have moved on a bit since TWA was designed: messages obstruct the (insert menu, for instance). I also noticed that clicking Edit Source throughout the adventure didn't load the next instruction, requiring the page to be reloaded (had to manipulate the URL in adventures 6 and 7).
--Pn4096 (talk) 19:13, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
- I've found the same thing re: the editor UI not matching the tutorial. In order to get the prompt to copy/paste text into the editor, I have to first save the page, then I'll get the prompt, then I have to save it again. It's also kind of hard to tell how many steps there are in each mission. Kostajh (talk) 18:28, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
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I often see pop up messages asking for donations, is this normal?OrangeStork92 (talk) 22:09, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
- Sometimes Wikipedia puts up banners asking for donations when they`re low on funds. It`s temporary and completely normal. The war moose (talk) 03:09, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
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thank you!
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--Alexandra Whittaker (talk) 13:38, 11 June 2018 (UTC)