Wikinews talk:Featured article candidates
Widening participation edit
Since we've taken to showcasing FAs on Facebook, and are getting positive results from doing so, how's about trying to encourage people who may not write on/for Wikinews to take part in discussions on FA candidates?
Provided they have an account and give a good support/oppose rational I see no reason why this shouldn't be a way to increase participation.
Might need to hammer out the criteria a little, make them more-readily understood; but, unless it turns into a trollfest, I see minimal risks because all the articles we're talking about are already archived. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:51, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- Well, okay for a trial run, but could be subject to socking, like anything else, i guess, just keep an eye on it... -- Cirt (talk) 03:56, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
- I took potential socking as a given risk. I'm a little fried from working on my piece about the 2012 World Economic Forum, but will put drafting an introduction to the criteria for "outsiders" on my to-do list. --Brian McNeil / talk 05:16, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
- Back in the day even IPs used to pitch in and vote. So long as closing is done carefuly... Tampering is usually pretty clear. Blood Red Sandman (Talk) (Contribs) 00:01, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
Journalism students? edit
How do people feel about approaching our student contributors (via lecturers) to provide feedback on candidates? Might be a worthwhile class exercise to get them thinking about what does or does not make a really great piece of reporting. BRS (Talk) (Contribs) 20:59, 23 January 2015 (UTC)