Love2
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By the time, noticing the amount of projects that got created (not your project, Ttrimm. It’s very helpful). I can’t say “stop creating projects”, but I would say “slow doing while creating projects”. Some new projects are made, the invite template is made, and the UIB is created, but not active. Sometimes, I start think, are the newprojects are made just for these stuff (Templates, UIB)?? The project page is done, templates and UIBs are made, users joined, but no improving articles.
I agree that people are a little hasty to create projects. They are a bigger deal than people think they are. When you create a project, you are signing up to take great care of it, and strive to work on the goal of the project. Bu as you said @Love2
, some people just make the page, UIB, and invite, then abandon it. So, to everyone reading this. I encourage you to think it over for a day before actually creating a project. Ask yourself: “If this project is around a year from now, will I work as hard on it as I did the day I made it?”
Agree to what Love2 and KernelPone said, please think before you create, and to template creators on the main site, no need to ask how to create one, because what I see is you’ll use it for creating more projects that’ll just be abandoned in a week. If you want to experiment with colors, try Myspace. =) June Days
Agree. Projects are for the betterment of the site, not just to play around with templates and colours. Also, might I add to please do your research before creating a new project, as there might already be one that is exactly like the one you want to create. If your project is unique, will help the site, and you can commit to it, by all means make it. If you’re unsure about any of those three points, hold off for a bit.
Love2
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While RC patrolling and after doing some small research on talk pages, realized that some people created a project, did UIBs and templates, and after a small while, they got board from it. The main point of projects is to edit a set from some wikiHow’s article, not to play with colors. While making a project, you have to know what you will do about it: 1 - “I’ll invite users to join.” 2 - “Members who aren’t active…I will send them reminders of the project.” 3 - “My project should be something that everyone notice on wikiHow, like grammar mistakes.”___That’s why Teresa’s project is a very good project idea.
I would like to add: Don’tabandon a project
More like team. Also, may I add, “project”, means something you’re working toward a goal as…Like, I don’t know how to explain, kinda like the Youth Project. We’re working towards a specific goal, and once we’re done cleaning up, the project
will be done. A team though, has a goal, but it’s a continuous goal that will keep going and blooming. Hope that makes sense! June Days
@Love2
: You’re back! Thanks @Love2
for the reminder of the seriousness of projects!
I’m getting Deja Vu. The common quirks of communities will never fade away.
Love2
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Yes, I’m back! After taking a wikiBreak, I realized how stupid I’m. wikiHow keeps me busy, and I never move from my chair when I’m editing. And, I realized something else. Why should I take a break from my family? You’re my family here! Just like June. Anyway, back to discuss.
I have another thing to discuss about this thread. Inviting any random editor, can it be marked as spam? Yes, I agree. If no one kept inviting others, no one will join the project. But what if you did some research about it? Look for editors who create or edit articles who have something to do with the project. Is that a better idea, or inviting any member without caring won’t make a difference? I thought about this idea, beacause I saw someone’s talk page, and messages was rejecting (politely) to join it.
system
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Sweetie… you’re preaching to the choir here in the forums. Many of the folks who start projects will have never read the forums… and sometimes not even the writers guide or wikiHow tour. I wish you all the best… but I sincerely doubt that your posting here will have any appreciable effect on project creators.
Love2
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Not all of them. Many project creators visit the General Chat and Forums Games categories. But I agree. The only problem is that the forums is the only place where we can post feedback and thoughts…
system
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My Popular Project is sorta dropping, but I try my best to keep it going. Not alot of people are helping out.
^ I’ll help! Since I’ve been inactive in it D:
Love2
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Then you shouldn’t have created it. As a project creator, your job is to keep the project going and to keep inviting people to help. That’s why taking time while creating projects is a good choice.
That sounds rather harsh. Are you reading from an official policy regarding projects?
Love2
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Harsh? No, but think about it. I go and create a project, but then it started to be left around, should I stop trying to get it working? Maybe even if I tried to keep it going, taking enough time to think before creating on is a good thing to do.
Well, it may not be their fault for creating a project that loses people working on it over time. Many of the projects on wikiHow are inactive as of right now.
Love2
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Well yeah. Actually, it’s not theirfault. Some projects topics aren’t very famous, that’s why people doesn’t help in it.
