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Every two months, Pikipedia's | {{shortcut|P:MPU}} | ||
Every two months, Pikipedia's [[Main Page]] is updated. Since it involves a lot of steps, planning them out and using tools makes this somewhat painful task much easier. This page is here to help any staff member tasked with the update. | |||
Front page updates happen on June 1, August 1, October 1, December 1, February 1, and April 2. As April 1 is April Fool's Day, this means the joke update is performed on that day and the real update is performed a day later. | |||
== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
Around an hour or so | Around an hour or so after midnight UTC, do the following: | ||
=== Part 1: Poll === | === Part 1: Poll === | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
# Go to the [[Pikipedia:Poll/ideas|poll ideas page]] and | # Go to the [[Pikipedia:Poll/ideas|poll ideas page]] and decide a winner, based on the votes and comments. Ideally, a selected poll should be quite different from the previous poll. If further discussion is needed, talk to the community via chat. | ||
## | ## If there are any polls in the "Ideas that need work" section that seem ready to be asked, move them to the "Ready ideas" section. | ||
## | ## If there are any polls that have a lot of opposition votes or are no longer possible to ask, move them to the [[Pikipedia:Poll/archived rejected ideas|rejected ideas]] page. | ||
# Create the poll on [http://crowdsignal.com Crowdsignal] (formerly PollDaddy). | |||
# Create the poll on [http:// | |||
#* Don't randomize the answer order (unless there's a very good reason). | #* Don't randomize the answer order (unless there's a very good reason). | ||
#* Don't allow custom answers (unless there's a ''very'' good reason). | #* Don't allow custom answers (unless there's a ''very'' good reason). | ||
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#* Show results only to voters. | #* Show results only to voters. | ||
#* Allow comments. | #* Allow comments. | ||
#* Theme: Plain Light | #* Theme: If a custom theme is possible, then one that matches the wiki is preferred. Otherwise go with Plain Light, 300px size. | ||
# Move the new poll from the [[Pikipedia:Poll/ | # Move the new poll from the [[Pikipedia:Poll/ideas|ideas page]] to the [[Pikipedia:Poll/archived ideas|archive page]]. | ||
# Add the [[Template:Poll|old poll]] to the [[Pikipedia:Poll | #* If there are no comments or objections, say so after the poll's options and clear those sections – check older polls in that page for comparison. | ||
# Add the [[Template:Poll|old poll]] to the [[Pikipedia:Poll/older polls|list of previous polls]] (tip: copy-paste that skeleton on the right). | |||
# Update [[Template:Poll]]. | # Update [[Template:Poll]]. | ||
{{clear}} | {{clear}} | ||
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=== Part 2: Featured article === | === Part 2: Featured article === | ||
# Go to the [[Pikipedia:Featured article/nominations|featured article nominations page]] and decide the winner. | # Go to the [[Pikipedia:Featured article/nominations|featured article nominations page]] and decide the winner. | ||
#* If further discussion needed, talk to the community via chat. | #* If further discussion is needed, talk to the community via chat. | ||
# Edit the new featured article | # Edit the new featured article to check it follows the [[Pikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]] (tip: use [[User:Espyo/Pikan|Pikan]]). | ||
# Move its nomination from the [[Pikipedia:Featured article/nominations|nominations page]] to the [[Pikipedia:Featured article/ | # Move its nomination from the [[Pikipedia:Featured article/nominations|nominations page]] to the [[Pikipedia:Featured article/archived nominations|archive page]]. | ||
# Add the article to the [[Pikipedia:Featured article# | # Add the article to the [[Pikipedia:Featured article#Previously featured articles|list of featured articles]]. | ||
#* Update the previous featured article's entry's end date on the list. | #* Update the previous featured article's entry's end date on the list. | ||
# Update the [[Template:Feature|previous featured article]] to have the end date in the "featured" template. | # Update the [[Template:Feature|previous featured article]] to have the end date in the "featured" template. | ||
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# Update [[Template:Feature]]. | # Update [[Template:Feature]]. | ||
#* Copy a few of the introductory paragraphs from the article, but change them so they're more straight-to-the-point. | #* Copy a few of the introductory paragraphs from the article, but change them so they're more straight-to-the-point. | ||
#* Copy an image, if at all possible. | #* Copy an image, if at all possible. Ideally with a width of 250px. | ||
#* Remember to update the header and "Read more..." link. | |||
=== Part 3: Social media === | === Part 3: Social media === | ||
# Tweet about the new featured article. | # Tweet about the new featured article. | ||
#* Format: <code>New featured article: <name> <span class="plainlinks">https://pikminwiki.com/</span><page name></code>. | #* Format: <code>New featured article: <name> <span class="plainlinks">https://www.pikminwiki.com/</span><page name></code>. | ||
# Tweet about the new poll. | # Tweet about the new poll. | ||
#* Format: <code>New poll: <question> | #* Format: <code>New poll: <question> Answer here: <span class="plainlinks">https://www.pikminwiki.com/Pikipedia:Poll</span></code>. | ||
# Tweet about the old poll's results. | # Tweet about the old poll's results. | ||
#* Format: <code>Old poll | #* Format: <code>Old poll: <verbose explanation about what fans voted for the most (+ vote percentage), and the least. If possible, include the other options, or at least the second most voted.></code>. | ||
{{procedures}} | |||
[[Category:Procedures]] | |||