Difference between revisions of "User talk:Marbella"

Revision as of 05:29, 30 January 2007

Welcome and the Preview Button

Hi Marbella,
Glad you're posting on the wiki; it's amazing how you divide your time btwn the comments board, the forum, and here. Just wanted to ask that you use the Preview button before saving pages so you're sure it looks the way you want it to before you save. There are two reasons for this. Multiple edits tend to clog up the Special:Recentchanges page, which we use to monitor for vandalism. It also makes the article's history page drawn out, making it more onerous to track changes since everyone becomes forced to click through many many little edits, instead of a few significant changes. Other than that, keep up the good work! I'm enjoying your edits.
OwenIsCool 12:35, 14 January 2007 (CST)

Catch up

Hi Marbella,

I've been looking at the Catch Up page and the Newcomer Guide and trying to think of ways to integrate them. I have to admit -- I don't exactly understand the purpose of the catch-up page. We already update the main page of the wiki to display the newest videos. Then, in the video page, we have a notes section, where we provide the relevant information about the video. It seems to me that a lot of information in the Catch Up page should simply be put in video notes.

Other information, like post count, is always changing, even once the next video is out. And I'm uncomfortable having data like this that is always going to be inaccurate. Perhaps it would be better to summarize information about the forums in the forums? I'm sure the moderators could create a dedicated thread for catch-ups. And it seems to me that the people who read the forums would rather look in the forums to catch-up.

On the other hand, I really like the Newcomer Guide. I think that with some more work, we could include it prominently on the Main Page of the wiki to help guide people who are just finding LG. We could add links to The Story So Far... and link to the LonelyGirl15Recaps videos, and really make this page a resource. It's something I'd like to work on soon!--JayHenry 23:18, 29 January 2007 (CST)

Hi Jay Henry,

Thanks for your feedback!!

I've been told by many people that the daily "catch up" is a far simpler and more helpful tool than the main page, especially for newcomers. Bethy (who originally sent me some acrimonious posts!) has even e-mailed to thank me for producing the daily "catch ups." I can leave off the "post counts" if you want. I only do it because I get a little OCD and I am curious about it.

I'm glad you like the Newcomer Guide, and I would be happy to work with you to polish it up. Instead of "recap," "catch up" is better liked, because of the pun on the word "catsup," or "ketchup." What I'm doing is NOT a recap. I'm summarizing each forum, fan videos, current video, etc. It's more of a panoramic synthesis.

Please let me know how you'd like to get started with this project. I am enjoying doing what I'm doing very much. Believe it or not, I would do it whether or not it was in the LGpedia. It just helps me to take notes. Thanks.

Marbella, 12:30 a.m.