User:Galendalia/sandbox/PSW layout test/talk

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Are weird accents okay?

Hey, I have a funny accent - it's a mixture between Irish and Australian. I don't think my speech is difficult to understand, but I just think it might be a little confusing to English learners, because it'll sound inconsistent to them. Like, generally when you're learning a language you'll stick to one version/dialect of it, you know? Thanks. Watermelon-lemon (talk) 03:59, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

Watermelon-lemon, If you can speak fluent English, it doesn't matter! Spoken Wikipedia isn't just for language learners, its also for the visually impaired, and many other folks who prefer to hear things. Accents don't matter to them, so we're glad to have ya recording! And plus for learners, good to hear from a range of accents, as in the real world you don't just hear one accent. Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 04:01, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response! Watermelon-lemon (talk) 04:04, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

Watermelon-lemon - but do let us know when you've recorded something, I feel like I want to hear your interesting (definitely not weird!) accent now! :) 09:10, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

Voice-overs on videos

Of interest to this WikiProject may be the relatively new WP:WikiProject Videowiki. Videos can be edited together on-wiki (example script) and will be automatically converted to a video. By default, the speech is machine-generated, but can be replaced by human voice-over. Such voice-overs might be something that members of this project are pretty experienced at! Relevant discussion is usually at WT:WikiProject Videowiki and WT:WikiProject Medicine. T.Shafee(Evo&Evo)^talk 03:54, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

Agreed, but a human would then have to edit the video with the humans recording, unless I understand VideoWiki wrong. JAZHAZHANDZWIKI (talk) 15:30, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

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Need to confirm Im doing things correctly... where to begin?

I wish to upload just one sample paragraph, from a requested article, that Ive recorded. Can I do this? Is someone willing to listen? *shrug* Do I follow same upload instructions? How & where do I give note that Ive uploaded for whomever is willing and qualified to let me know if Im on the right track? Yes I need some hand holding but I am confident I can do this, that I have all that is needed to do very, very good spoken articles; but need some hand holding to get through the technincal/etc stuff the first time. If I have done anything incorrectly here just let me know and I will fix it in future. Thanks for your time, whoever reads this! :) Thistle0Sifter (talk) 00:16, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Removing references

Hi, is there any tool to mass remove references and all that sort of stuff? I'm making a transcript and am getting tired of doing it manually. — Yours, Berrely • ^Talk∕_Contribs 12:48, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Hey @Berrely: Thar is an awesome question. I do not know of any program that would do that for you. Let me dive into something and get back to you. I may be able to find a solution after a deep dive. Galendalia^{Chat Me Up} 08:21, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Galendalia, thanks! — Yours, Berrely • ^Talk∕_Contribs 08:52, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

@Berrely: @Galendalia: I've been using http://wikipedia.thetimetube.com/ but it gets a little weird if there's a gallery in the article. So I have to review it but it works most of the time. Peppage (talk) 20:37, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Peppage, thanks! — Yours, Berrely • ^Talk∕_Contribs 10:27, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

I'm a newbie and not entirely sure about script editing etiquette, how much should I change?

Okay well I'll preface this by saying my first foray into recording a spoken article is not a modest undertaking; I've chosen to narrate the article English language. I've begun preparing a script and made a few tweaks to improve the flow of certain sentences, but I am unsure about a few things.

1. Should I include tables? If not (which seems sensible) how can I convey the example provided?

2. Should I read the text under Images?

3. Can/Should I incorporate the sound files in the article into the recording (They are examples of dialects)?

Any advice is much appreciated.

TheTomorrow (talk) 03:01, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

WP:Be bold [1] Mention that the table follows (with caption or short description of what it contains). [2] Yes. If no caption then alt text. [3] Yes. If for some reason things should have been included, you can record that clip it and insert it later. Hope that helps. 183.87.39.222 (talk) 05:04, 3 May 2020 (UTC) (AshLin (talk) 05:34, 3 May 2020 (UTC))

Two Items

Hi All,

1. Who is the lead coordinator on this project? If there is none, I would be happy to take over.
2. I am thinking archiving can be adjusted to less than 90 days, maybe 30 days or sooner?

I am happy to take input on both of these, but please identify which question you are referencing?

Thanks, Galendalia _{CVU Member} \ ^{Chat Me Up} 21:25, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Scripts

I am in the process of working with the scripting people to develop a script we can use that will purge the article and format everything for us so all you have to do is click the button and bam your script is there. I will provide more information as I get it, in the meantime, please feel free to share your ideas in this discussion.

Galendalia _{CVU Member} \ ^{Chat Me Up} 04:16, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Tables

Hey, I just stumbled on this project and it looks like something that will be right up my alley in terms of what I can contribute (if my mic doesn't betray me). I did have one question though. Longer articles tend to contain information in tables to the right, and sometimes full sentences. Firstly, if I should incorporate these into recordings, how would I do that? and secondly, if I don't need to, would I just be reading the plain text of the article? Thanks in advance. The Average Gamer (talk) 18:20, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi @The Average Gamer: - Thank you for your interest. First, please make sure you are on the participant's list (and add remain next to the right of your signature please).

1. Tables - You can say in the appropriate section you are reading "This section contains a table titled <title of table>."
2. As far as what you need to read, there are some things that must be said. I refer you to Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spoken_Wikipedia/Reading_guidelines which explains what you need to say.

I am working with other editors to see if we can come up with a script that will take the article and convert it into a 'script' for this project. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to ask and I look forward to your participation. Galendalia _{CVU Member} \ ^{Chat Me Up} 18:28, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

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Guidelines

To ensure that spoken articles are rather consistent, a link to Reading guidelines should be posted somewhere on the main page. I'll leave the decision to Galendalia to decide where it should go. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 20:21, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Hey @Tenryuu: - The link you provided is just the talk page, not really guidelines per say. Is that what you meant to link to or something else? Thanks Galendalia _{CVU Member} \ ^{Chat Me Up} 22:05, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Galendalia, that's really strange; I was trying to link to this page, though I'm not sure why it redirected. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 22:23, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Tenryuu because you are a special contributor? . I added it to the top left of the big yellow box. How does that look? Galendalia _{CVU Member} \ ^{Chat Me Up} 22:37, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Galendalia, text could probably be formatted to make it more eye-catching, but the link being there is really all that matters. I might give a go at a spoken article in the days to come. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 22:40, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Tenryuu That would be great. I am trying to keep the text in line with the rest as far as fonts and boldness go for now. Eventually it will get a full makeover, I am just not up to that part yet. I am open to all suggestions if you wanted to create a sandbox and play around with ideas and get input from others. While I am the coordinator, I am not one to dictate. I see all projects as an open project and accept all ideas (as long as they are not far fetched or get us a bad rap!). Thanks! Galendalia _{CVU Member} \ ^{Chat Me Up} 22:43, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Suggestions

Hi @Galendalia: and everyone else at WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia! I think the revival is a great idea as this is a WikiProject brings benefits to the community, and I just wanted to make a few suggestions:
 Done* Replace the giant {{Ambox}} on all the Wikiproject pages with a smaller, more subtle box. While it is important to inform people about the revival, the current box is drawing more attention than the text itself. I propose this for the main page:

 Done

And this for other subpages:

This would help tell users what is happening, but doesn't overly draw attention to the box.

• Make a subpage detailing what is planned for the WikiProject. This could be in the form of a to-do list, using template {{todo}} or {{tasks}}. This would help clarify the goals of what is planned to happen, and help those goals be achieved more quickly.
• Make a tabbed interface. Most WikiProjects follow the scheme of using tabs (templates {{Start tab}}, {{Tab}} and {{End tab}}) to make navigation easier. This could mean you could easily access other pages.
• Add an importance parameter in {{WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia}}. As well as add a few extra parameters detailing the quality of the recording, if it's outdated etc. This would help better categorise page so participants know what to help out with. Edit: maybe something like this?

• Rewrite some of the pages. While most of the pages are fine, some pages are outdated or downright confusing and could do with a rewrite to clarify what they mean. It might also be helpful to add some new pages such as a page for help with buying equipment, how to edit recordings, and what to put on file description pages.

• Set up article alerts. This is a message delivery system for WikiProjects that let's you control what messages you get and don't get.

The suggestions below are from the revival section of the WikiProject Council, and there are many other great suggestions there.

• Provide clear suggestions on what participants can do, using to-do lists, {{tasks}} and cleanup listings, and perhaps linking to relevant pages elsewhere. You can use the {{WikiProject help}} template, either directly or as inspiration.
• Create any missing userbox, project banner, or user invite templates. See whether the assessment system for the project banner works, and fix it if not.
• Use automation (see WikiProject guide) to ensure most if not all appropriate pages are tagged with the project banner, thus promoting the project to those who may be interested. (Don't go overboard with this... in general, don't tag a page not within the project's main category unless you could justify making it the project's Collaboration of the Month.)
• Seek out collaboration with related projects. Tell them that the project is active, invite them to help, and ask whether there is an article of mutual interest that both groups could collaborate on.

There are also many other suggestions in WP:WikiProject Council/Guide/WikiProject. Hope this helps! — Yours, Berrely • ^Talk∕_Contribs 12:38, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

@Berrely: I just got the notification. This will be great for me to do this weekend. Thanks for the advice and pointers! Galendalia _{CVU Member} \ ^{Chat Me Up} 08:02, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Galendalia, no problem! And these are just suggestions, you can amend, change or remove them as you wish! — Yours, Berrely • ^Talk∕_Contribs 08:10, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

OgerioOfficial

Hey OgerioOfficial,

welcome to Wikipedia, and enjoy your stay. This project is currently being revived, and you would be a very welcome addition to it. Looking forward to more of your very helpful participation, whenever you like to.

Best regards,
~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:10, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

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Prototype Feedback

Hello User:Madqueencabbage & User:Berrely and anyone else interest. I have started building out the new project prototype. I encourage any of you to help out with recommendations. Please feel free to use the talk page on the prototype to show recommendations and if you could link to the coding, file, etc. That would be helpful.

Prototype: User:Galendalia/sandbox/PSW_layout_test Talk: User_talk:Galendalia/sandbox/PSW_layout_test

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