User:Nixeagle/WikiDiscussion Manager

WikiDiscussion Manager

Home Help IRC || Current stable: 0.8.18 | Current beta: 0.8.18

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WikiDiscussion Manager
Developer(s)Eagle 101
Stable release
0.8.18 / 15 September 2006; 18 years ago (2006-09-15)
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows 98 or above
Platform.NET Framework
Available inEnglish
TypeWikipedia Tools
LicenseFreeware
Websiteintelligent.nerd.googlepages.com/wdm

WikiDiscussion Manager (formerly named WikiVoter) is a Microsoft Windows-based application that assists English Wikipedia editors with participating in Articles for deletion discussions. You can find helpful WikiDiscussion Manager users and moderators in #WDM in the freenode network.

If you want to use v0.8.18, please read this page and the guide. A link to the site for the download is provided in the User requirements section.

Information

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  • Written in C++ (using .NET for GUI) – when a stable release is reached I will rewrite the GUI.
  • Tool is to assist users in finding interesting discussions and assist those users in doing the basic research associated with contributing to any of Wikipedia's discussion processes.
    • Current focus will be on AfDs. Others will be added in time.

User requirements

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  • Cannot be used by Anon editors.
  • User must have 250 mainspace (article) edits. This is checked every time that you use this application.
  • User must have {{User WikiDiscussion Manager}} userbox on their user page or if you don't like userboxes for whatever reason just put [[Category:Wikipedians who use WikiDiscussion Manager|{{PAGENAME}}]] on your userpage. The program will not let you use it unless you have one of the two above. (similar to a userlist for AWB or VP, but no moderators. :) )
  • You must not be banned from using this tool. (found to be using sockpuppets is the primary reason for banning)

WikiDiscussion Manager features

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Currently the features below are ready for testing (beta), all unnamed stuff is alpha

  • Allows easy and informed voting on WP:AfD (more to come... WP:RfA)
    • All effort will be going to WP:AfD, so that I can make this as best as humanly possible.
  • Gather the number of for, oppose, comments and other page specific opinions (done, but buggy because it does not recognize "novel" ways of writing opinions).
  • Counts hits on selected search engines, (currently Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask.com, and IncyWincy (Personal favorite).
    • A link to the URL and the count can be easily copy-pasted, via a button in the program.
  • Automatically writes an edit summary (using the first part of your submission).
  • Allows quick and easy viewing of the article in question, and allows easy copy/pasting from the article to your submission, ("as in quotations")
  • Analyses the edit counts of participants, with those below a chosen number highlighted red.

General clarification

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This program is used primarily in articles for deletion. The name of the program reflects that Articles for deletion is not a vote process, but is a primary method of finding consensus in discussion. For more information please see the listing in what Wikipedia is not under democracy as well as the deletion process, and guide to deletion. You may also wish to review the list of policies and the list of guidelines before making a decision using WikiDiscussion Manager.

Note – it is planned for expansion to cover more of Wikipedia's discussions. AfD was chosen as it is the largest such process on wikipedia. Others will come in time.

WikiDiscussion Manager moderators

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IRC nick Username
AbsolutDan AbsolutDan
Alphachimp Alphachimp
Benettonx Mohsin Ahmed
Betacommand Betacommand
Eagle_101 Eagle 101
Glen_S GIen
Luna-San Luna_Santin
Martinp23 Martinp23
WikiTeke Teke
Zos SynergeticMaggot
SyedNaqvi90 SyedNaqvi90

See also

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