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I came from the Teahouse and I was told you people like you can HELP! May you Please Help me

Hi, I'm a Wikipedia user/editor and I like to say Hi! Nice to meet you.

I wanted your help with the Wikipedia article Dominant minority when I first discovered the page it was detailed and had large amounts of info like a list of examples of dominant minorities across the world and someone went with their audacity to eliminate most of the information around 90 something % and left it a measly husk of an article with only one tiny paragraph left in its place. Now I can't fix the problem because I don't remember everything that was in the article before it was messed with by whomever.

HostBot copy

Hi,

I'm looking at the HostBot source code and I'm trying to determinate if I can get it up and running on svwp. Would you happen to have some time for a short Q&A over IRC? /Fluff (talk) 22:07, 1 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For sure. How about tomorrow at 17:30 UTC? My nick is J-Mo and I hang out in #wikipedia-teahouse. - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me 17:40, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Perfect! /Fluff (talk) 21:12, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Woot! Talk to you then. Jmorgan (WMF) (talk) 21:42, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Fluff, I added a short description of the HostBot invitee database table here. Let me know if this is suitable to your needs? I can always add more information. Cheers, - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me 02:17, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks a lot! /Fluff (talk) 07:16, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Making slow progress here but isn't there some database tables missing? A "SHOW CREATE TABLE" would really help for all tables. And in the git repository I'm asuming that the hostbot_settings.py is missing due to private information but a dummy would be helpful, even if I have created one for myself. /Fluff (talk) 13:05, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Fluff. I've added a sample settings file to the repo. As you can see, it's just used to store username/password, and a few other default settings. As for the other tables: I'll work on adding schemas for those tables to the repo documentation. But depending on your goals, you may not need them (at least not right away). Inviting new editors is by far the most important function of HostBot—everything else is, as they say, gravy :) Mostly, I used those other tables for logging activity (how many questions asked, how many newcomers visited, etc), rather than for maintaining basic functionality. Because TH started as a research project, we needed to keep track of how people used it. Do you plan on doing the same? Perhaps we should have another IRC chat, so I can get a sense of what's blocking you and where I can provide the most help over the next few weeks. Happy new year! - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me 21:00, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Running https://github.com/jtmorgan/hostbot/blob/master/scripts/frontend/reporting/teahouseinvitees.py on line 88 there's a reference to the column "invited" which doesn't exists in the table you've laid out. Is it invite_status that should be referenced? /Fluff (talk) 22:15, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Mmm. Yes, I introduced a dependency recently, and I had forgotten about it. You will need to remove AND user_id NOT IN (SELECT user_id FROM twa_up_invitees WHERE invited = 1) from Lines 88 and 118 in teahouseinvitees.py. I had added that clause in order to prevent overlap between users invited to the Teahouse and those invited to play The Wikipedia Adventure. I was tracking TWA invites in the table twa_up_invitees. There is also a field hostbot_personal (which contains legacy data that I need , but you don't) which exists in the live table but not in the schema I posted for you. You'll need to remove references to that column from the queries in teahouse_invitees.py (in the same two insert queries as the dependency above) and hostbotInvites.py (line 15). I looked through the three invite scripts, and those are the only inconsistencies I found, but there may be more. Sorry it makes for slow going. I'll keep responding to questions here. And if you want to formally fork the HB repo and make me a collaborator on GitHub, I can help more directly. Cheers Jmorgan (WMF) (talk) 21:27, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Technical Barnstar
Thanks for the invite and support. I'll let you know if I have any questions WikyJunky (talk) 21:26, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Teahouse Featured Hosts

Hi! I just noticed that the Featured Teahouse Hosts subpages haven't been updated by HostBot since September. Just wondering if you knew? Would be nice to have it running again! Samwalton9 (talk) 11:58, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, absolutely I'll fix that, Sam. I'll get started today. Thanks for the ping, and don't hesitate to let me know if there are other HB tasks that need doing in future. I generally prioritize bot work based on what people are asking for. Cheers, - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me 20:24, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent, thanks! :) Samwalton9 (talk) 20:27, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Done! The top ten most active hosts are now once again automatically featured in the gallery that appears on the main page, Question page and Guest page. Cheers, - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me 22:13, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much! Samwalton9 (talk) 23:13, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My name on host invites

Do you think my name could be replaced with somebody more active on the host invites? I don't want people I'm unable to assist to leave their messages where I might not see them. Ryan Vesey 04:29, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ryan. Absolutely. I'll rmv your name from the list. Hope all is well, - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me 03:17, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
YesY Done - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me 01:48, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Want to become member of tea house

hello there! I want to become member of tea house. Can you please add my name in the list ? Nechlison (talk) 08:30, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nechlison. No one person is in charge of the Teahouse; it's more of a consensus thing. You're welcome to create a Host profile for yourself. FYI: sometimes, when a brand-new editor such as yourself signs up to be a host, other Teahouse hosts will temporarily remove your profile, usually with a note that says something like "Thanks! Come back when you have a little more experience". This isn't intended to be a snub, or make you feel unwelcome: the host profiles are there as a resource for newcomers who visit the Teahouse. We want to make sure that when they reach out to Hosts through their profiles, they reach someone who is around, and that they get good advice and such. So be bold and sign up. If you get reverted, just answer questions for a while, edit some articles, and in general try to learn the ropes of Wikipedia (it's a complex place). Then add yourself back as an "official" host in a few weeks. Welcome to Wikipedia & happy editing... - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me 01:47, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A Tesla Roadster for you!

A Tesla Roadster for you!
Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia! Gg53000 (talk) 19:07, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A Tesla Roadster for you!

A Tesla Roadster for you!
Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia! Gg53000 (talk) 19:07, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! And welcome. - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me 01:26, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

HostBot just removed everyone from Teahouse Host Landing

Hi! Whilst trying to reorder the Host Landing, HostBot just removed everyone. I've reverted for now. Samwalton9 (talk) 22:00, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

An issue with the new year, perhaps? Samwalton9 (talk) 22:01, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yikes. Thanks. I'll disable that profile-sorting until I get to the bottom of that. - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me 01:25, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Art + Feminism Edit-a-Thons across the Country

Hi JT, Hope you are well. Just wanted to pass along an invite to the Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism Edit-a-Thons nationally on February 1st. Please forward this page to anyone you think would be interested and feel free to get a Seattle event going if there is interest! :) OR drohowa (talk) 16:45, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]


Thank you for having invited me to the Teahouse

Hi, HostBot! Thank you for having invited me to the Teahouse! I will be happy to check it out! :) Ginesfanego (talk) 12:02, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hostbot's Invitations

Hey J-Mo. Many months ago when hostbot first got started I was a teahouse host and opted for my username to be included in hostbot's invitations (example). Could you remove my name from the list? I've been contacted by a few of the recipients even though I have not been able to commit time to the Teahouse for quite a while (life got in the way). I'm afraid it will confuse the new editors who wonder why I don't reply. Thanks, Hajatvrc (talk) 18:21, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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