User talk:RockTransport
Add topicHello, RockTransport! Welcome to Wikivoyage.
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- Thanks! The graffiti wall/sandbox is not working however. RockTransport (talk) 18:49, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
Wikivoyage at a competition
[edit]Hello there. Me and my friends are taking part in a science (STEM) competition and we would like to set up a stand for Wikivoyage (and our other project) as part of our whole project during this event. I was thinking how you could help us (ideas etc.) in doing so. Many thanks. -- RockTransport (talk) 15:54, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
- Welcome, @RockTransport. I'm not sure what your idea means in practice. Is this an in-person event? WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:20, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, it is an in-person event, and it is part of outreach, so we can get more contributors. There will be a multitude of well-known people attending this event. RockTransport (talk) 16:22, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
- It would be something like this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_stands. Additionally, there will also be another project as well that we are exhibiting. RockTransport (talk) 16:23, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
- We have had travel guides in the past for events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup, and for conferences like Wikimania, so i think what you are propiding woukd be in scope. Here is one example. If you get it started, and put a link here, experienced editors will assist with formatting and making sure it compares with Wikivoyage policies. You would be responsible for content, however. Ground Zero (talk) 16:41, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
- I think a physical stand at an event is being proposed. Does this need a page? What may be useful is a 2-3 paragraph guide to Wikivoyage that can be printed and displayed on the stand. Do we have a page that could be printed as a WV poster? I assume that the "other project" is another WMF wiki and not another venture that we would need to question whether it is compatible. If there is some idea of the location of this event, some improvements could be made to the local pages. AlasdairW (talk) 18:00, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
- I'm sorry Ground Zero, but this is not what I am referring to. What I'm referring to is starting up a stand at that event and talking about why you should edit on Wikivoyage etc. RockTransport (talk) 18:20, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, I misunderstood. Sorry for my interruption. Carry on.... Ground Zero (talk) 18:44, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
- Will you be there the whole time? Will you have wifi access? Can you have more than one computer/display screen? WhatamIdoing (talk) 23:52, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
- We will be there the whole time and we may have Wi-fi access. I'm not too sure about the display screens though. We are unveiling the technology behind it so it is in line with the technology part. RockTransport (talk) 06:16, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- If you have a display screen (even if it's just a laptop), you can play a slideshow/video that shows how to edit, with occasional messages about why to contribute. (I would suggest making those messages as simple and basic as possible.) The advantage of a slideshow is that it can run even when you're busy with something else.
- If you have time to talk to people, you could ask people to suggest changes, and show them how you do it (i.e., in your own account, or in a specially created account for the event that you use). For example, you can ask people "Here's the article for Ourtown. When you have visitors, where do you take them?" or "What have we gotten wrong in this article?"
- When is your event? If it's weeks or months from now, we might be able to mail you some stickers to give away. WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:45, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- After making a decision, I have decided to change my mind and I will not use Wikivoyage during this event. Thanks though! RockTransport (talk) 18:07, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- Okay. Watching two stands was sounding like a lot of work and logistics to me. Maybe keep the idea in mind for another year. WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:09, 26 October 2024 (UTC)
- After making a decision, I have decided to change my mind and I will not use Wikivoyage during this event. Thanks though! RockTransport (talk) 18:07, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- We will be there the whole time and we may have Wi-fi access. I'm not too sure about the display screens though. We are unveiling the technology behind it so it is in line with the technology part. RockTransport (talk) 06:16, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- We have had travel guides in the past for events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup, and for conferences like Wikimania, so i think what you are propiding woukd be in scope. Here is one example. If you get it started, and put a link here, experienced editors will assist with formatting and making sure it compares with Wikivoyage policies. You would be responsible for content, however. Ground Zero (talk) 16:41, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
- It would be something like this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_stands. Additionally, there will also be another project as well that we are exhibiting. RockTransport (talk) 16:23, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, it is an in-person event, and it is part of outreach, so we can get more contributors. There will be a multitude of well-known people attending this event. RockTransport (talk) 16:22, 23 October 2024 (UTC)