Hey there. Good job with the first newsletter, but there is an error in the issue. There is supposed to be a |} at the bottom of the newsletter, or else the template will continue down the talk page. Now there are errors on several user talk pages. — RyanCross (talk) 03:31, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It should be proposed at Simple Talk, which I will do after the second issue has been delivered. If you want to propose it there earlier, then be my guest! :D Kennedy (talk) 08:45, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I think we should try and have an edition every two weeks. I know it would be quite hard, (but not that hard) but it would be better. I'm ready to do whatever I can, write article, anything. Yotcmdr=talk to the commander=17:56, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm... it's a good idea in principle, but let's leave it as it is until the new year at least. It's still only had one issue, with the second nearly done, and personally i'm just worried if enough happens in one week!
What do people think of getting a wikimedia Mailing List for Simple News? This would allow us greater flexibility with what we can do, and could also add another delivery option via email, or perhaps even in a .pdf format as a "proper" e-newsletter.
It could also allow for off-wiki discussions (sometimes a good thing) and could be expanded further than we currently have. Supplements could also be produced at certain occasions.
The January 19th issue currently has a section that is entitled QandA. I think that being this website's newspaper, you should try to get the issues to be as professional and simple as you can make them. I would therefore like to suggest that that section be named Q&A as that looks better and is more professional than what is currently there at the moment. Cheers, Razorflame21:42, 26 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Razoroflame,
I accept your points but I also disagree with them for two key reasons. Many newspapers and magazines have sections with a specific title, even though that may not be the way it would be done in normal practice. This is what we have. Secondly, some users of Simple may not know what the ampersand (&) is and/or does, therefore words are always better than symbols.
Yep, I understand exactly what you are saying and I know that sometimes, they might not be exactly what is conventional, however, with its' current title, I think that it would be more confusing than something like Q and A (having the Q spaced from the and and the and spaced from the A). If you were to title it like Q and A, that would make it easier to read, however, if you want the name of the section to stay the way it is, I am fine with that ;). I am just kind of anal about grammar and stuff like that ;). Cheers, Razorflame23:39, 26 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have to agree with Razorflame. Would someone learning English know what "QandA" meant? I don't know if they'd make the connection that it means Questions and Answers. Either way (talk) 23:48, 26 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The same goes for Q and A though ;). I'm going to leave it as it is, simply because we go on to explain what the section is, and also because it's not "my" section, it's Kennedy's. BG7even23:53, 26 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yep. I fully understand the reason why the section is named the way it is now and I think that by leaving it the way it is would be the best course of action. Cheers, Razorflame00:03, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Tharnton, the 54,000th article was created after the 19-01-09 issue was delivered. It will feature in the next issue. BG7even18:33, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As Bluegoblin7 is currently on a (possibly long) wikibreak right now, is there anyone else going to take up the development of this? We are quite a few weeks behind already. ChenzwTalk13:46, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, I've slipped behind also. I have changed the future dates, moved the missing publication to a new date. I will write an article over the weekend/next week. Hopefully others can get it done in time for delivery by Monday 2nd March:) Kennedy (talk) 14:04, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Why is it that there was absolutely no mention of American sport in last Simple News? Cricket and rugby were included, why shouldn't baseball be? I'd also like not to get an answer of "American sports fail :P" to this. We should be hearing about sport that matters to our editors, and a good number of us are American. Shappytalk18:32, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your suggestion. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the change this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes—they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). Goblin18:34, 20 July 2009 (UTC) I ♥ Kennedy![reply]
:P. Nah, in all seriousness, we Europeans generally don't know anything about American Sport, and I wouldn't know what was popular enough to be included, nor where to look. Therefore, we need some Americans to have a look. Goblin18:36, 20 July 2009 (UTC) I ♥ Nifky![reply]
(Related subject) I could help. If I could just have the names and the template, I could save it in my computer, so that if the bot breaks down again, they would still get it on time. Hey, it doesn't matter that it's late here, but I'm just trying to keep everyone happy. Loudclaw (talk) 03:59, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed... but said sections have not been placed in the latest issue, so it's really a non-starter... Goblin08:45, 25 October 2009 (UTC) I ♥ GoblinBots![reply]
We have a news section with links to articles. It's a way to improve articles which are current events. Could be interesting, and gain a bigger audience, maybe even new editors, as people (I think) look up those kind of articles. Yotcmdr=talk to the commander=08:55, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps a article in Simple English Wikipedia on Holistic medicine?[change source]
Idiom: "Keep your eyes out for future Issues!"[change source]
I assume the Simple News should use simple English. Keep your eyes out is highly idiomatic. (What, you want me to take my eyes out? Where should I keep them?) "Look for future issues" would be easier to understand. I didn't edit the page itself because I'm not clear if Simple News is an editable "publication" or not. I made the edit because this appears to be a living document, not a one-time "issue" of SN. - Regards, PhilipR (talk) 06:59, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I've subscribed in Simple News from ever since I remember, but I haven't gotten any newspaper delivery (even though some other editors have, it seems, according to my watchlist). Is it because I didn't subscribe in the collapsible box list? Or because my name is changed from Pretty Lydie -> Belinda? No worries, though, I already read the whole Simple News through looking at everybody else's talk pages , so you don't need to deliver a new one. I'd still appreciate an explanation, please, from any participant in this project. ♥ingly, Bellatête-à-tête05:04, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Belinda. I was asked in IRC yesterday to run a script to deliver it this time, and I just took the list straight from the subscribe page. For that reason it was delivered to Pretty Lydie. So I'm sorry for that :). I updated your name on the list. Cheers, Grunny (talk) 05:15, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
^What he said. As a general note to anyone who else might be reading this, if you change your username you should really check the page yourself to see that you're signed up, as it's not for the Editors/Deliverers to check that every user on the list is still here/called that. Goblin19:31, 18 November 2010 (UTC) I ♥ Fr33kman![reply]
I've subscribed too. I still don't have it. Please deliver it, I just subscribed for a while ago, and I never got it. I subscribed for the latest one. Please deliver. Thanks. I'm just here under a nickname. Loudclaw. I am really IanP. Loudclaw (talk) 03:55, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I have a suggestion: To make Simple News published once every month. This way, we don't really have to rush to make a new issue. What do you guys think? Hydriz (talk) 02:29, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Ottawahitech, it is not wrongly linked at Wikidata. Wikipedia:Simple News is correctly linked at Wikidata on item (Q7395165). That item is a list of links to the actual newsletters on all Wikipedias as opposed to articles about the English Wikipedia publication The Signpost. The Wikidata item for that is (Q16639816). The newly created article The Signpost which is specifically about the English Wikipedia publication is correctly linked to the latter item. Voceditenore (talk) 11:29, 24 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]