Wikibooks:Reading room/Bulletin Board/2007

December 2007

 * Textbook Standards
 * We need some weight at the discussion here on the real use of textbook standards. Thanks, Laleena (talk)

November 2007

 * Wikibooks Facebook Group
 * There is now a group for Wikibookians and "fans" of Wikibooks on the social networking website Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, you can view and join the group Here.


 * Founding a newspaper
 * I am founding a newspaper (or would like to) and would anyone want to help? Laleena 22:13, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

October 2007

 * Move to enforce blocking guideline
 * A move to enforce Blocking guideline (static) as a guideline is taking place here.
 * Consensus failed. – Mike.lifeguard  &#124; talk 00:16, 20 October 2007 (UTC)


 * New Reading room
 * The staff lounge has been renamed to the "Reading room" as part of a reorganizational effort. Several pages were renamed to be the "Reading room" instead of the "Staff lounge". The bulletin board (this page) and the administrators noticeboard have also been moved to be sub pages of the reading room.

September 2007

 * New Template
 * The old template was updated to use DPL instead of a manually updated list. This is used in conjunction with the new  template, which is to be used on all new books.


 * Message Box Templates
 * The majority of old message templates, such as and  have been updated to use a new visual style. The new  template contains details about this new formatting.


 * Subject namespace
 * English Wikibooks has added a new Subject: namespace. Discussion about how to use this new namespace is being held at Staff lounge, but is likely to move to a dedicated location eventually. A list of all subject pages is currently located at Subject:All Subjects.

August 2007

 * August 15, 2007
 * Simple English Wikibooks reached 100 book pages.

July 2007

 * Discussion: Google Web Analytics
 * A discussion has been started about inserting Google Web Analytics javascript into the global wikibooks javascript. The discussion is here: Policies and guidelines/Vote/Wiki Analytics.


 * New Administrators
 * Three new candidates have been promoted to administrator:
 * User:Webaware
 * User:Mattb112885
 * User:Mike.lifeguard
 * User:Mike.lifeguard


 * Wikijunior New Book Collaboration
 * There is a new book launching at Wikijunior, and it will be unlike any book we've ever done before.

June 2007

 * Wikibooks logo
 * Wikibookians may well wish to see this on Meta and express their opinions or vote.

May 2007

 * What is Wikibooks
 * A number of small changes to the WB:WIW policy have been proposed, to reduce redundant information, and rewrite confusing or contradictory passages. These changes are proposed on the associated talk page at:
 * Wikibooks_talk:What_is_Wikibooks
 * Wikibooks_talk:What_is_Wikibooks
 * Wikibooks_talk:What_is_Wikibooks
 * Wikibooks_talk:What_is_Wikibooks


 * Milestones reached
 * The English Wikibooks project passed a number of milestones this month. The project exceeded 75,000 total pages and 25,000 non-stub book modules. The number of page views also exceeded 25,000 and the number of registered users will soon exceed 60,000 (currently 59,000). The project features 48 books meeting high criteria on book quality, with several more expected to be added this month.


 * May 7th
 * The Wikijunior namespace has been created. If you are having trouble finding a Wikijunior book, try looking through the new Wikijunior namespace. All books should be fully moved in a few days.


 * What is Wikijunior Referendum
 * A proposal for What is Wikijunior is up for referendum.
 * The discussion is at: Policies and guidelines/Vote/What is Wikijunior
 * All wikijunior contributors and wikibookians are encouraged to read the proposal and make their voices heard.

April 2007

 * Featured books
 * The Featured books pages have been created, and are being used to nominate and feature some of our best books. Wikibookians who know about a good book should nominate it at the nominations page. All Wikibookians are encouraged to vote for the nominated books.


 * Blocking policy Vote
 * The new proposal for Blocking policy is up for a vote at Policies and guidelines/Vote/Blocking policy. All Wikibookians are encouraged to read the new proposal and vote on it.


 * What is Wikijunior Discussion and Vote
 * A proposal for What is Wikijunior is up for discussion and vote at Policies and guidelines/Vote/What is Wikijunior All Wikijunior contributors and Wikibookians are encouraged to read the proposal and contribute to the discussion.


 * Bureaucrat Vote
 * User:SB Johnny has been nominated for promotion to bureaucrat. If elected, SB Johnny will be only the fourth active bureaucrat on this project. Bureaucrats, in addition to being administrators, have the ability to promote new administrators and to rename users. All Wikibookians are encouraged to read the nomination and vote.


 * What is Wikibooks Vote
 * A new proposal for WB:WIW is up for a vote. The text of the proposal is at What is Wikibooks/Unstable.
 * The vote is occurring at Policies and guidelines/Vote/What is Wikibooks.
 * All Wikibookians are encouraged to read the new proposal and vote on it.

March 2007

 * New administrators
 * We now have three new administrators on the project: User:Iamunknown, User:Xixtas, and User:Jomegat.


 * Resolving disputes
 * An important dispute resolution policy has been discussed in the past and progress has recently stagnated. Please voice your opinions regarding any changes to the policy on its talk page or be bold and make changes to the text directly. This policy is the first step in developing several other policies and needs to be approved before other progress can occur.


 * Wikijunior Namespace
 * A bugzilla request has been submitted to create a Wikijunior namespace. All Wikibookians are encouraged to show their support in a straw poll on staff lounge.


 * Cleaned-up Books
 * The following books have been cleaned up.
 * Biblical Studies - This book has been made into one coherent book. It had a lot of pages needing connection to the book.
 * Corset - This book was in dire need of a cleanup. It has been cleaned up now.
 * Dichotomous Key - This book had the obselete colon design. It is now fixed and looks a lot better.
 * English/Grammar - Same as above. I also fixed up the whole book of English as well.


 * Staff Lounge Reorganized
 * Earlier this month, the Staff lounge was reorganized. Instead of being one large discussion room, it has been broken into a number of sub-discussion rooms for specific topics. All Wikibookians should update their watchlists to include the additional discussion rooms.

February 2007

 * Administrator Policies
 * Several proposals that directly affect administrators have been created, including several rewrites of existing policies. These are:
 * Administrators/Unstable
 * Blocking Policy
 * Protected page/Unstable
 * All Wikibookians are encouraged to read these proposals and lend their opinions.


 * Main page of Wikibooks
 * Changes to the "front page" of Wikibooks are being considered and worked on. The main page talk page contains some discussion while there is a proposal here and another one here.  Views from Wikibookians will be very welcome.

January 2007

 * Introduction
 * I have protected this page from editing with hope that this will encourage new editors to pay more attention to our naming policy. Please check periodically whether there are any pages linking to Introduction and remove such links. --Derbeth talk 16:26, 8 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Category:Books with PDF version
 * New category will automatically list all books having PDF version. At the moment the list is outdated.


 * Policy Discussions
 * A number of policies are being actively discussed now, and several of the proposals have the potential to become enforced within the month. All Wikibookians are encouraged to join in the discussions at the following places:
 * What is Wikibooks/Unstable
 * Resolving disputes
 * Deletion policy/Unstable
 * Editorial board
 * Arbitration Committee


 * Oversight Permissions
 * Three users have requested or been nominated for oversight permissions at Requests for adminship. Please vote and express your opinion as to whether each individual user should or should not be granted oversight permission.
 * The oversight votes have been called off, as general community consensus is against granting of this privilege to users without more information about the topic. All oversight requests on this wiki can be sent to the stewards on meta if needed.


 * Wikiprojects
 * A new infrastructure of cooperative wikiprojects is in the works, and all users are encouraged to come participate. Wikiprojects provide a way to coordinate efforts between users who are working towards similar goals. There are only a few wikiprojects started so far, but more can be added.


 * Next Gazette
 * The next "issue" of the Wikibooks "Gazette" will be out shortly. If you want to make sure you receive it please check that your name is on the list of active wikibookians and if not add it or ask someone to do so.


 * New Checkusers
 * User:Herbythyme and User:SBJohnny have been granted checkuser access by the stewards, after receiving 25 votes. Thanks to all for voting.