Article Creation Workflow/Survey of New Page Patrollers

'''Note: This is a draft of a survey for new page patrollers. Please provide comments.'''

NPP poll
Wikimedia is developing tools that  will  make it  much  easier for you  to  patrol  new pages. To complete these tools, we  now need to  know about  your background, your work  on  Wikipedia, and your experience as a  New Page Patroller. Please take a moment to  complete this survey, it  will  only  take you  nine (9) minutes. The poll is completely  anonymous and cannot  be used to  identify  you, your honest and thoughtful answers will be greatly appreciated.


 * 'Write- in boxes' (text fields) will be edited, summarised and grouped.

About you

 * Gender:
 * Check one (radio button)
 * Male
 * Female


 * How old are you?

(Developer note: we could also use a text  box for entering  the actual age and let the software parse the answers).
 * - select from  a dropdown menu of:
 * under 14
 * 14 - 17
 * 18 - 21
 * 22 - 25
 * 26 - 35
 * 36 - 50
 * 51 - 60
 * over 60


 * How old were you when you first edited Wikipedia? (Either logged in or as an IP editor)

(Developer note: we could also use a text  box for entering  the actual age and let the software parse the answers).
 * - select from  a dropdown menu of:
 * under 14
 * 14 - 17
 * 18 - 21
 * 22 - 25
 * 26 - 35
 * 36 - 50
 * 51 - 60
 * over 60


 * What education do  you currently  do you have?:
 * Check one (radio  button)
 * Primary (elementary) school
 * Junior High School
 * Senior High School or Sixth Form
 * Vocational or further education  college
 * Bachelor degree (or studying for this)
 * Master degree (or studying for this)
 * Doctorate: PhD, MD, etc. (or studying for these)


 * For time zones, what is your nearest general location?
 * Dropdown menu
 * Africa
 * Australia - NZ
 * Central Europe: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Western Ukraine, Western Belarus, Russia (Moscow time)
 * Eastern Europe: Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, Romania, Egypt, Moldova, Finland, Israel, Ukraine, Belarus, Cyprus, Latvia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania
 * All Western European countries: including Ireland, UK, British  isles, and Scandinavia
 * Indian sub  continent: India, Sri  Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh
 * Central Asia, Nepal,  Bhutan, etc,  central  Russia, central China
 * Southeast Asia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia
 * East Asia: east  China,  east  Russia, Taiwan, Korea,  Japan
 * North America: USA, Canada
 * South America
 * Central America & Caribbean


 * 'What days do you  edit  Wikipedia?
 * Select one radio  button (frequency)
 * Monday.......never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * Tuesday......never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * Wednesday.never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * Thursday....never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * Friday.........never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * Saturday.....never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * Friday.........never...sometimes...frequently...very often


 * 'What times do you  edit  Wikipedia?
 * Select one radio button for each time. These are local  times in  your country.
 * 00:00 - 06:00 (Midnight -  6 am) Night...................never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * 06:00 - 12:00 (6 am - 12 noon) Morning.................never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * 12:00 - 16:00 (12 noon - 6 pm) Afternoon..............never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * 16:00 - 20:00 (4 pm -  8 pm) Early  evening..........never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * 20:00 - 24:00 (8 pm -  Midnight) Late  evening......never...sometimes...frequently...very often


 * 'Where do you  mainly edit  Wikipedia?
 * Select one radio button


 * At home
 * At work
 * At school or college (students)
 * At home and at work
 * At home and school or college (students)

What do you do on Wikipedia?

 * How many hours 'per week' on  average do  you  spend reading  and/or editing  Wikipedia?
 * (select from  a dropdown menu of:
 * Less than 1
 * 1
 * 2
 * 3
 * 4
 * 5 - 10
 * 11 - 15
 * 16 - 20
 * Over 20
 * Over 20


 * When did you first  edit  as a registered user on  Wikipedia? (You  can look  this up  at  Edit Counter)
 * (select from  a dropdown menu  of months)
 * January
 * February
 * March
 * April
 * May
 * June
 * July
 * August
 * September
 * October
 * November
 * December
 * (select from  a dropdown menu  of years 2001 through  2011)
 * 2001
 * 2002
 * 2003
 * 2004
 * 2005
 * 2006
 * 2007
 * 2008
 * 2009
 * 2010
 * 2011


 * What is your edit count  now? (You  can look  this up  at  Edit Counter)
 * (select from  a dropdown menu of:
 * 0 - 100
 * 101 - 500
 * 501 - 1000
 * 1001 - 2000
 * 2,001 - 5,000
 * 5,001 - 10,000
 * 10,001 - 30,000
 * Over 30,000
 * Your Wikipedia user rights/status:
 * Check all  that  apply:
 * (check boxes)
 * Autopatrolled
 * Reviewer
 * Rollbacker
 * File mover
 * Account creator
 * Check user
 * Oversighter
 * Arbcom
 * Admin
 * Bureaucrat
 * Steward
 * WMF fellowship
 * WMF staff
 * WMF staff


 * How often do you  do  these things  on the English  Wikipedia?
 * Select one
 * (radio buttons)


 * Add or correct content ....never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * Create new articles ....never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * Patrol new pages ....never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * Vandalism patrol ....never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * Administrator tasks  (admins only) ....never...sometimes...frequently...very often
 * Software/Bot development ....never...sometimes...frequently...very often


 * (Developer note: If the respondent clicks 'never' at 'Patrol  new pages', close the survey.

New page patroll

 * How did you first  learn about   New Page Patrol?:
 * Select one
 * (radio button)
 * From a friend at  school
 * From a colleague at  work
 * From a friend at  college/university
 * I saw a new page patroller userbox on an editor's user page
 * I saw a 'This user patrols new pages using Twinkle' on  an editor's user page
 * A Wikipedia editor suggested it to  me
 * Don't know/Can't  remember


 * When you come across well written referenced articles at New Page patrol do you:
 * Mark them as Patrolled and move on to the next  new page.
 * Mark them as patrolled and welcome the author if they are a newbie
 * Nothing, and move on to  the next  new page


 * '''When you come across a new article that could meet the DYK criteria to be one of the "Did you knows" on the mainpage, do you:
 * Usually nominate such articles for DYK
 * sometimes nominate such articles for DYK
 * never nominate such articles for DYK
 * I never find new articles that are good enough for DYK
 * I didn't know you could nominate an article for DYK if someone else had written it.
 * I don't  know, or I  am  not  sure what  DYK is.


 * Have you ever reviewed articles at  DYK, GA, FA, or AfC?
 * Yes
 * No




 * '''Have you ever participated in  discussions  on these discussions?'
 * Check all  that  apply
 * (check boxes)
 * Requests for Comment on  policy  related matters''
 * Village Pump technical matters
 * Discussions about CSD, PROD, AfD
 * Discussions about other policy related matters


 * Have you ever submitted a report  to  any  of these noticeboards??
 * Check all  that  apply
 * (check boxes)
 * Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents (WP:AN/I)
 * Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations (WP:SPI)
 * Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism (WP:AIV)
 * Wikipedia:Copyright problems (WP:CP)


 * '''Do you  use any  of these tools?
 * Check all  that  apply
 * (check boxes).......Yes but not on New Pages. I use this on NewPages. No I don't use this. I don't  know what  this is
 * Twinkle.................Yes but not on New Pages. I use this on NewPages. No I don't use this. I don't know what  this is
 * Huggle..................Yes but not on New Pages. I use this on NewPages. No I don't use this. I don't know what  this is
 * Igloo.....................Yes but not on New Pages. I use this on NewPages. No I don't use this. I don't know what  this is
 * AWB....................Yes but not on New Pages. I use this on NewPages. No I don't use this. I don't know what  this is
 * HotCat.................Yes but not on New Pages. I use this on NewPages. No I don't use this I don't  know what  this is


 * Do you  use any  JavaScript (js) tools in your monobook.js/vector.js skin
 * Check one
 * (radio button)
 * Yes
 * No
 * I don't know what  this is.


 * Are you a member of any  Wikipedia projects?
 * (Developer note: if answer is 'Yes' open  the list)
 * (radio button)
 * Yes
 * No
 * If 'Yes', which ones?
 * Check all  that  broadly apply


 * Biographies, living, deceased
 * Books
 * Civilization, ancient & modern, ethnology, peoples
 * Culture, philosophy, religion, literature, etc.
 * Education, schools, and universities/colleges,, etc,
 * Environment
 * Food or drink
 * Games, video games, and toys
 * Geography, countries, cities, towns, and villages, landforms, maps, etc.
 * History, world, national, military history, etc,.
 * Information technology, computers, software, etc
 * Languages and linguistics
 * Medicine, Medical technology & weapons, pharmaceuticals, etc
 * Military, military technology, regiments, tanks, ballistics, etc,
 * Movies, actors, and film makers
 * Music, genres, composers, musicians, and recording tech.
 * Philosophy and religion
 * Politics, business, economics
 * Science, chemistry, biology, physics, technology, and engineering, etc
 * Sport, field, court, & water sports, athletics, motor sport, martial arts, etc.
 * Transportation, railways & trains, aviation & planes, cars, buses, ships & boats
 * TV, producers, series and programs
 * Wikipedia policies
 * Wikipedia systems and maintenance


 * Have you ever been warned for:
 * Check all  that  apply
 * (check boxes)
 * Edit warring
 * Vandalism
 * Creating inappropriate pages (attack, hoax, nonsense, spam, etc)
 * Using wrong  CSD template criteria
 * Tagging pages too  quickly


 * Have you ever had a CSD declined?:
 * Check one (radio  button)
 * No
 * Once
 * Twice
 * Several times


 * Have you ever been blocked?
 * Yes
 * No


 * Have you read any  of these pages before seeing  this survey?
 * Check all  that  apply
 * (check boxes)
 * WP:CSD
 * WP:DELETION
 * WP:NPP
 * WP:NOTABILITY
 * WP:Reliable sources
 * WP:CATEGORY
 * WP:STUBSORT

Patrolling new pages

 * How many hours 'per week' on  average do  you  spend patrolling  new pages?
 * select from  a dropdown menu of:
 * 0.25 (15 minutes)
 * 0.5 (30 minutes)
 * 1
 * 2
 * 3
 * 4
 * 5 - 10
 * 11 - 15
 * 16 - 20
 * Over 20


 * How much time  on  average do  you  take to  patrol one  new page?
 * (select from  a dropdown menu of:
 * 0.25 (15 seconds)
 * 0.5 (30 seconds)
 * 0.75 (45 seconds)
 * 1.0 (1 minute)
 * 2.0 (2 minutes)
 * 3.0 (3 minutes)
 * More than 3 minutes


 * When patrolling new pages are you most active at:
 * (select from  a dropdown menu of:
 * The front of the queue - looking at the newest articles as they come in.
 * The back of the queue - looking at the oldest new articles not yet patrolled.
 * Cat speedy - looking at the articles tagged for speedy deletion
 * elsewhere
 * I'm not active at newpage patrol


 * When patrolling new pages, do  you 'generally':
 * (select all that apply)
 * (radio button)
 * Mark suitable pages as patrolled
 * Tag articles for speedy deletion
 * Tag articles for improvement
 * Fix typos
 * Add links and Wikify
 * Categorise articles
 * also do other things on  Wikipedia
 * Also do other things such as watching TV


 * Are you registered as a participant  of the WP:NPP?
 * (radio button)
 * Yes
 * No


 * Do you have a New Page Patroller userbox on  your user page?
 * (radio button)
 * Yes
 * No


 * Have you ever corrected a CSD tag on a new article by replacing it with a more appropriate tag?
 * Check one
 * (radio button)
 * Yes
 * No


 * Have you ever declined (removed) a CSD tag placed by  another patroller or editor?
 * Check one
 * (radio button)
 * Yes
 * No


 * If you correct or remove a CSD tag do you tell the patroller or editor of an incorrect CSD tag or wrong  criterion?
 * Check one
 * (radio button)
 * Yes usually
 * Yes sometimes
 * No


 * If 'Yes', how did you  do it?
 * Check one
 * (radio button)
 * Twinkle user warning message
 * Custom message I wrote myself
 * Both


 * Have you ever warned another user for vandalism and/or creating  inappropriate pages?
 * Check one
 * (radio button)
 * No
 * Occasionally
 * Frequently
 * Often


 * If 'Yes', how did you  do it?
 * Check one
 * (radio button)
 * Twinkle user warning message
 * Custom message I wrote myself
 * Both


 * Do you really like patrolling  new pages?
 * (radio button)
 * Yes
 * No


 * Why do  you particularly  choose to patrol  new pages?
 * Check all  that  apply
 * (check boxes)
 * I think more pages should be deleted
 * I want to keep the really badfaith stuff out of Wikipedia
 * I think more pages should be kept
 * It's easy to find articles that need typo fixing, wikifying and categorising at newpages
 * I think it's important to  watch  over  the quality  of new pages
 * It makes me feel I'm  doing  something  important  for Wikipedia
 * It gives me a sense of control  over new articles
 * It gives me a sense of control  over other editors
 * It's something to  tell  my  friends
 * It's too hard to  become a moderator  on  most  Internet  forums, but  on  Wikipedia anyone can do it
 * I need the experience because I want to  be an administrator sometime in  the future.
 * I'm an experienced editor or admin and I do  this as part of my many Wikipedia activities and  clean-up  operations.
 * I don't really  like doing it per se, but as experienced editor or admin  I do  it  to  monitor  its efficiency  as a process.


 * What do you think of the following possible changes to the Newpage patrol process:
 * Tag articles that  are in  the process of being  patrolled______________Yes [ ] No [ ] Maybe [ ]
 * °Add an extra colour for "articles currently tagged for deletion"______________Yes [ ] No [ ] Maybe [ ]
 * Add a red colour for "probable badfaith articles" (article contains high risk words or the creator has
 * previously been warned for creating hoaxes, vandalism or attack pages ________Yes [ ] No [ ] Maybe [ ]
 * Add a "Goodfaith but maybe needs attention" option so the front of the queue patrollers can focus on looking for vandalism and attack pages.________Yes [ ] No [ ] Maybe [ ]


 * Do you  think  New Page Patroller should be a user right?:
 * Yes
 * No

(developed note: if 'no' skip the next  questions)


 * By what process do  you  think should New Page Patrollers be selected?
 * Check all that apply
 * (selection box)
 * Nominated by an admin
 * Per Wikipedia:Requests for permissions (WP:PERM)
 * Automatically for all  users who  meet a certain  set of criteria.
 * What do you  think  should be the criteria for becoming  a New Page patroller?
 * (text field, max 250 characters)


 * Additional information:
 * (text field, max 500 characters)
 * What do  you  think  is the most  challenging  or difficult aspect  of patrolling  new pages
 * (text field, max 500 characters)
 * What would you like to  see changed?

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