Thread:Project:WikiProject SysAdmins/Ideas/MediaWiki Workshops/reply

First, many many thanks for setting this up. User documentation is very important, and while the Mediawiki documentation is significantly better than other projects, I think it would definitely benefit from some work.

At first I thought that workshops for 3rd party admins would be a terrific idea and rushed to sign up. However, when I think about what workshops I'd like to see, I can't actually think of any. I think that 3rd party admins probably rely more heavily on the documentation.

One idea that worked well in the nonprofit I work with is the idea of a weekly drop in chat, like office hours. Because it is weekly, it's quite easy to remember. Newbies could bring questions - I think that this could potentially be quite valuable, though it may be challenging to recruit anchors/moderators. I know that I have my hands full.

I think, though, that simply supporting the help desk may in the end be more effective.