User talk:Nicko

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[edit] You have mail

You have a reply waiting for you at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Admin coaching  The Transhumanist   18:58, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Admin coaching, etc.

Are you ready to get started?

The waiting time over at Admin coaching is long (some people have been waiting in line since July). I'm an admin coach with the project, and for my students I set up a group discussion page so that we could all learn from each other. The scope of this concept has expanded into the Virtual classroom, which is an open forum for the teaching and learning of advanced Wikipedia skills.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to participate, as a student, as a coach, or both. Every week or two a new major topic of discussion or classroom assignment is introduced, usually with a guest writer who presents his or her expertise on the current subject and who remains on hand to answer questions. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the discussions, such as sharing your expertise, asking and answering questions, etc.

The current topic of discussion is vandalism, and our guest writer is Budgiekiller.

All discussions are open-ended, so all previous discussion topics and classroom assignments are still there for viewing and further participation. There are also sections for posting miscellaneous topics and questions, requesting coaching assistance, etc.

In addition to inviting those who would like to learn, I routinely invite experts from all over Wikipedia to come and contribute for the benefit of all. The VC is rapidly turning into a clearing house of the best resources, methods, and techniques known for working on Wikipedia.

You are cordially invited to participate.

Here's an announcement box which you can place on your userpage or at the top of your talk page for keeping up to date with classroom assignments.

Virtual classroom lessons 6. Yuser, on fighting linkspam 5. Learning the ropes 4. Elaragirl, about deletion and deletionism 3. The Rambling Man, on vandalism 2. Grutness's guide to stubbing 1. Compare your user interfaces with what others use 0. Coaching section - active training-in-progress -  Miscellaneous questions and comments - anything goes  .  .  .

I hope to see you there. Sincerely,  The Transhumanist    08:29, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Getting you an admin coach

Hi Nicko. Would you still like an admin coach? You're near the top of the request list. Please let me know. --Fang Aili ^talk 19:04, 12 December 2006 (UTC)