Wikipedia:Esperanza/Programs
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This page lists the current active programs of Esperanza. All the programs listed here have been proposed and accepted by the Esperanza community. If you would like to suggest a program, please do it at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Proposals.
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[edit] General Esperanzial Actions
Even without participating in any programs, there are many ways to act Esperanzian!
- Leaving someone a supportive note when they are stressed out. (See Stress Alerts below)
- Welcoming genuinely new users who have tested things out at the sandbox.
- Helping out new users in a friendly fashion who are confused about Wikipedia policy.
- Leaving a smile or other image for a user who needs some time to relax.
- Uphold the ideas of other programs such as the Kindness Campaign and the Welcoming committee.
[edit] Stress Alerts
Please list all stress alerts at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Alerts.
[edit] Happy Birthday
Esperanzians can use the Esperanza Calendar to add their Birthdays, First Edit Days, and Adminship Anniversaries. The calendar can also be used to highlight holidays.
The Esperanza Birthday Committee works with the Wikipedia Birthday Committee to wish the community greetings on their special days.
Join the fun and help make a new user's day brighter each day.
[edit] Collaboration of the month
The Esperanza Collaboration of the Month is an effort to help Esperanza become more useful to the actual encyclopedia. The basic idea is this: a poor article or stub with potential will be chosen once a month and all Esperanzans who choose to be a part of this project will begin work on it. The goal is to make it a GA class article by the end of the month. Also, if the article is popular among the users and they want to continue working on it, we may select it again to improve to FA class.
[edit] Trading Spaces
See its new location.
[edit] Admin Coaching
Admin Coaching is a program for people who want help learning some of the more subtle aspects of Wikipedia policy and culture. People are matched with experienced users (often, but not always, admins) who are willing to offer coaching. The program is designed for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. Some might like suggestions about how to learn vandal patrol, or mentoring on taking an article to featured status, or guidance with a proposal they plan to make at the Village Pump, for example. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins.
It is a program where experienced users help people to learn the ways of Wikipedia. While being better versed in the various contributions expected of a prospective admin will help your RfA succeed, Admin Coaching does not guarantee that you will pass the RfA. Ultimately, this is your responsibility, not the responsibility of your coach. So if you come here looking for a personal coach in order to pass RFA, you're at the wrong place.
Consider signing up to be an a coach or a coachee (but especially a coach, as they are in high demand!)
[edit] To-Do List
The Esperanza To-Do List is a place where you may list any request, big or small, for assistance. If you need help with archiving your usertalk, for example, all you need to do is list it here and somebody will help you out. Likewise, if you need help with some area of editing on Wikipedia, list it here! Again, any matter, trivial or not, can be placed on this page. However, all matters listed on this page must not be of an arguementative nature. You do not need to be a member of Esperanza (or this program) to place or fulfill requests on this page. If you don't have any requests, consider coming by and fulfilling a few!
[edit] Tutorial Drive
In an effort to make complicated processes on Wikipedia easier for everyone, Esperanza is having a tutorial drive! Is there some aspect of editing Wikipedia that you're really good at, and can explain easily to other people? Then write a tutorial for it - it's easy! Just describe the process in a simple way, make a page for it within your userspace, and add it to the list.
