User talk:Redmin/Requesting a Wiki

Suggestion to expand your 'reason' bit:
Old: :: Write a reason: Why are you requesting the wiki? What type of information do you plan to document on it? Write it here. It perhaps is the most important step when requesting a wiki as Wiki Creators will review your request on the basis of this. New: :: Write a reason: Why are you requesting the wiki? What type of information do you plan to document on it? Write it here and don't be shy: this is perhaps the most important step when requesting a wiki as Wiki Creators will review your request on the basis of it. (Note that at present the form's design makes it look as if a single line of text is all that is needed, but that's misleading: it is a full text box and if you only write one line you can probably expect to be asked to elaborate a bit further before your wiki is created.)
 * -Skivvy Ftwm (talk) 14:27, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Ftwm I noticed that our abuse filter 7 was preventing you from making the requested change, so I have ✅ the change for you. Do you have other changes you'd like to make to this or other userspace essays? If so, I can grant you temporary  permissions, until you become  . Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 14:38, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi D, so I'm a bit puzzled why I'm not autoconfirmed because I got my 10th edit notification earlier today. -S Ftwm (talk) 15:16, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Ftwm Oh, was that on another Miraheze wiki, perhaps Loginwiki? On Meta, you only have five (5) edits, but I can't grant you temporary confirmed permissions for, say, a week, if you want. Dmehus (talk) 15:19, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Aye, D: so if that means I've got seven days to spot five ways to make Meta better, then I'll take that bet, sir. -S Ftwm (talk) 16:24, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Ftwm ✅ until 1 May 2021. Only need four more edits now. :) Dmehus (talk) 16:36, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi,, thank you for the suggestion. It seems like Dmehus has already handled this request. I have partially reverted it as I did not really like the wording. I personally think a single line description is good in most cases; people should not need to write a whole paragraph just on the purpose of their wiki.
 * Note to I would appreciate leaving requests on my user subpages to me unless I take a very long time to respond. Thanks.  23:58, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
 * R4356th Alright, sure that's fine. Since you've requested it, I will let you handle changes to your userspace essays and other userspace drafts, though I would just note that had the user been  and , they would've been able to make the change themselves (which, of course, you'd be free to modify as you desire and provide any appropriate notification to them), as it's long been established practice on Meta Wiki by many users to collaborate on userspace drafts (whether they be essays, draft RfCs, draft guidelines, or draft informational or documentation pages). Additionally, I did note your wikibreak in this case, too. Dmehus (talk) 00:18, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm a bit puzzled why you say "I personally think a single line description is good in most cases; people should not need to write a whole paragraph just on the purpose of their wiki," because personal opinions are hardly the point: you may be perfectly right about what ought to be true, but the question is: what IS true? What proportion of single-line wiki requests by newish Miraheze users - presumably the intended audience of your useful essay - are approved as-is? Mine (T7076) wasn't, but if the box had been multi-line I'd have written more in the first place and saved a couple of days. Maybe I was just unlucky, but I think it's a fair question. -Skiv Ftwm (talk) 09:48, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Please read and follow the CoC, your message was borderline uncivil. Most people do not bother to write more than a few words in wiki requests and that is alright as long as it gives us a good idea about the purpose and scope of the wiki. In your case, I do think 's decision to decline the request was nonsense as the purpose and scope were clear enough. 11:25, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
 * R4356th I apologise: "hardly" was hasty. With hindsight, "beside the point in the context of a helpsheet for new users" would have been better. -Skiv Ftwm (talk) 13:14, 25 April 2021 (UTC)