User talk:Louise Valmoria

Tasks: start a new article • add basic, wanted or requested articles • add definitions • add metadata • edit new pages

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Kind Regards, Chris Day (Talk) 16:10, 14 February 2007 (CST)

I'm in the department of Microbiology at your campus. Cheers David Tribe 08:20, 6 April 2007 (CDT)

Can I stop by your department sometime and pester you with lots and lots of questions? Microbiology isn't my field exactly, but it does fascinate me ... --Louise Valmoria 15:56, 12 August 2007 (CDT)

To-Do List

Reviewing applications for mailing list administration; some applications have been received.

Review mailing list and workgroup activities; put together a list of which groups appear to be inactive so we can encourage people to step forward and start reviewing the articles awaiting approval review.--Louise Valmoria 20:25, 23 October 2007 (CDT)

Have volunteered as a wikiconverter volunteer. Those interested can sign up here. WikiConverters signup--Louise Valmoria 00:10, 3 November 2007 (CDT)

Learn how to add subpages properly so I can list the works of architects, artists, writers etc. on a separate page! An example of how they have done it best to inspire me.--Louise Valmoria 06:22, 5 December 2007 (CST)

Workgroups / Mailing List Activities

Workgroup activities: some workgroups appear to be languishing. A quick statistical review of mailing list / board / pending approval articles might be in order; I can work with several others to find ways of maximising our resources here. --Louise Valmoria 20:25, 23 October 2007 (CDT)

Some super-quick mailing list stats:

Mailing list members:

Mean: 12 members Median: 10 members

Number of lists where members >mean : 14 Number of lists where members >median : 20

Of the 35-odd mailing lists, 4 of those lists have had 'significant' activity (>10 posts since the April launch).--Louise Valmoria 03:06, 8 November 2007 (CST)

Various Articles -- Feedback / Comments Welcome!

Drafting a section for European Community Law. Currently an outline draft offline; working on wiki text. --Louise Valmoria 20:35, 23 October 2007 (CDT)

- Will probably need some advice/guidance from politics/law editors on what belongs in which section--Louise Valmoria 00:10, 3 November 2007 (CDT)

Kicked off core article EU Law; just a beginning though. (Note to self: I posted on Monthly Write-A-Thon day and missed out on all of the fun on that page. Next time I'll be there!! --Louise Valmoria 16:15, 7 November 2007 (CST)

Art History

Working on Albrecht Dürer article. --Louise Valmoria 17:05, 13 November 2007 (CST)

Ah, the Write-a-thon. My addiction to medieval history (and currently, Catalan) has led to the start of an article on Montcada family, though I am continuing on with the art history bent with Peter Parler, Dieric Bouts and Adam Kraft. Complete with trench coat and a bit of accommodation, I'm really getting the hang of this Write-A-Thon lark. --Louise Valmoria 04:30, 5 December 2007 (CST)

Completed Tasks

Mailing lists for workgroups have now been set up!

Editors are now being added automatically to mailing lists; this is an opt-out addition, however we would like people to join in order to kick-start workgroup activities!

Thanks for volunteering for wikiconversion of word-processor files

Louise, thank you for volunteering. Your joining makes an even dozen. We might have a big enough group that we can start advertising the service in our recruitment drives. --Anthony.Sebastian (Talk) 11:23, 3 November 2007 (CDT)

New Workgroups / Philanthropy Workgroup?

I've been reviewing the workgroup lists as there are two mailing lists that need to be added--for Robotics and Food Science--I intend to set these up today, although I would like to know if there are have been any names put forward for editors under these groups. I also note the appearance of a new Philanthrophy Workgroup on this page. Is this a confirmed new workgroup so I may set up a new list as appropriate? Thanks. --Louise Valmoria 10:30, 18 November 2007 (CST)

Philanthropy is not confirmed. The way to go about adding workgroups is to place requests with rationales at CZ:New_Workgroup_Requests. There are soon going to be lots more workgroups created, all at once, through process of the Editorial Council. Cheers, Stephen Ewen 01:00, 5 December 2007 (CST)

Mailing list for submitting requests for MediaWiki markup

Louise, I responded to your excellent suggestion where you put it on my Talk page. --Anthony.Sebastian (Talk) 16:59, 18 November 2007 (CST)

Louise, any further thoughts? --Anthony.Sebastian (Talk) 17:43, 23 November 2007 (CST)

Louise, no comments from the group, so I assume no issues. 'cz-wikiformat' sounds okay to me for name of mailing list. I can notify each volunteer to sign up, and we can put the announcement on the general list asking them again to sign up, and asking for additional volunteers.

Any further suggestions. Larry will be pleased when we can advertise the service, on the main page and elsewhere. --Anthony.Sebastian (Talk) 21:05, 3 December 2007 (CST)

Write-a-thon

Way to go, Ms Valmoria! Thanks for coming to the party. Have you checked out the previous shindigs? Hilarious reading! Keeping dropping by the page, it gets funnier as 'Wednesday' moves across the globe. Aleta Aleta Curry 16:13, 4 December 2007 (CST)

Are you in London or Melbourne at the mo? I'm in NSW and starting to yawn--see all you wild and crazy partiers in the morning! Aleta Curry 04:13, 5 December 2007 (CST)

In Melbourne at the mo! The Write-A-Thon was great fun--there's twenty minutes left of the day in this timezone--thanks for advising me to keep an eye on the page, will definitely keep checking in on everyone else's Wednesday. Thanks for being so welcoming!--Louise Valmoria 06:42, 5 December 2007 (CST)