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I doubt anyone cares but I might as well share in case anyone wonder. I've been struggling with depression for over a year now and find it difficult to care about Wikipedia anymore. You will likely see more of me again some day and I usually read things posted here or in my pings eventually. If you want to contact me it doesn't hurt to try, but don't expect a timely response. -- Trialpears (talk) 08:17, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just glad to see your name pop up on my feed; we'll still be here if and when you decide to return. Primefac (talk) 00:20, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Likewise. Sorry to hear you're going through a rough patch. You're always welcomed around here. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 00:45, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Take care of yourself, and ask for help when you need it. I hope to see your valuable contributions back here when you are ready. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:47, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hope things get easier. Your well-being comes way ahead of anything on here. Take care, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 08:35, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing much new to report here really. Guess I might be on my way towards a recovery but who knows. At least I have a fair chance of passing my first exam in a year and a half next week. I still love the project a lot but don't have the energy to do much and Wikipedia is low priority. I've learned so much from all you guys and grew a ton as a person from helping out here. I hope that to return one day but that day definitely isn't here yet. God I'm tearing up. Trialpears (talk) 11:13, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day!

Hey, Trialpears. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
Have a great day! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 03:02, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. I am so so sorry for the lateness! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 03:02, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Page Aleksa Đukanović

hello!

Can one of the editors publish this draft as a regular wikipedia page?

Draft:Aleksa Đukanović Vogoje (talk) 15:25, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Growth Newsletter #33

A quarterly update from the Growth team on our work to improve the new editor experience.

Constructive Activation Experiments

This year, the Growth team is exploring ways to help more new account holders start editing—and do so constructively, meaning their edits are not reverted. Our latest experiments include:

Gradual rollout of "Add a Link" at English Wikipedia – We are gradually introducing the "Add a Link" structured task to newcomers at English Wikipedia (T386029). This serves as a natural A/B test to measure its impact on activation, retention, and revert rates (T382603). Previous experiments on pilot wikis showed that "Add a Link" increases newcomer participation, particularly by helping them make constructive (non-reverted) edits.
Testing in-article suggestions for first-time editors – Many new account holders want to contribute but don’t know where to start. To help, we’re piloting a feature that surfaces structured task suggestions directly in an article’s read view for brand-new editors (T385343). These suggestions will appear for logged-in users with no edits, providing a clear, simple way to begin contributing that is surfaced while they read.

Community Updates

Newcomers often struggle to find their place in Wikipedia’s collaborative environment. While experienced editors easily discover events like edit-a-thons and writing campaigns, newcomers often miss out.

To bridge this gap, we launched the Community Updates module for the Newcomer Homepage. This module is disabled by default, allowing Community Admins to decide how (or if) to use it.
If your community hosts events, consider setting up a Community Update to engage and welcome newcomers! Learn more on Diff. To configure, visit Special:CommunityConfiguration.

Community Configuration

Community Configuration is now available across all wikis, including non-Wikipedia projects (T383910). Community Configuration allows admins to customize various features like Growth features and Automoderator for their communities, and more recently the Babel extension now allows admins to modify configuration:

Babel customization – Admins can now configure Babel settings (T374348), including category naming, automatic category creation, and more. See an example on Wikimedia Commons.
Upcoming configurable features – Projects exploring community configuration options include: Incident Reporting System (T374113) and Cite backlinks (T378807).

Mentorship

Mentors play a key role in guiding new editors. If you’re interested in mentoring, or turning mentorship on at your wiki, check out the Mentorship FAQ

Starting February 17, 100% of new accounts at English Wikipedia will be assigned a mentor (T384505).
At Spanish Wikipedia, on 50% of newcomers get a mentor. Experienced contributors are encouraged to join mentorship so that Spanish Wikipedia can provide a mentor to all new users.

Looking Ahead

In the coming months, we will continue balancing maintenance work—such as deprecating EditGrowth Config (T367574) and migrating Statslib (T359352) — with user-facing improvements that support new editors and foster the next generation of contributors.

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