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Mass-mail subscription list shells

Below is a list of empty shells that are available for use in the mass message subscription list content model. To use one, go to the page, and move it to the title you want. These pages should typically only be moved to the User and Project namespaces. New shells can be created by administrators and template editors.


General Discussions

Holiday greeting requests

I'm reluctant to complete "happy holiday" type mass mailing requests, which mark a holiday but have nothing to do with editing. Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines notes in its lead that talk pages in userspaces are used for discussion and communication between users [and] discussion should be directed solely toward the improvement of the encyclopedia. So I feel that these delve into WP:NOTSOCIALNETWORK. If it was about a holiday edit-a-thon or special main page activity organized for a holiday, that'd be okay. But to send a group of users a message purely related to a holiday (e.g.: this) seems outside the bounds of mass mailings, and when we aren't sure the group observe that holiday it may be perceived as spam. I think these are the sorts of message which might better be delivered user-to-user, personally and in the spirit of Wikipedia:Kindness Campaign. (I tend to receive a couple such messages around New Year's.) Thoughts? – Reidgreg (talk) 16:45, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I sent one of these recently. I was hesitant to do so, but I didn't see that it went against WP:SPAM and sent it anyway. In my opinion, a "happy holiday" mass message is okay every once in a while, but could be considered spam if they are sent routinely. - ZLEA T\C 18:28, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Reidgreg and ZLEA: I have formated the newsletter see Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Newsletter/1 ___CAPTAIN MEDUSAtalk (We are the champions, my friends) 18:32, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@CAPTAIN MEDUSA: I'd have no problem sending that newsletter, if you want to put that on your request below. (Although I suspect 2015 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election may be a false positive containing "India".) I'd still I'd have to do my due diligence checking the formatting and images, but content-wise it looks good. For the earlier message, maybe it'd be best to post that on the WikiProject India talk page; that way others can add short replies and you may get a little more of a sense of community in well-wishing. – Reidgreg (talk) 22:18, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
These are iffy for sure. If a WikiProject wants to include this as part of its communications it seems a bit more acceptable, if Joe Editor makes a list and adds people to it, not so much. A good factor to review is to look at what is the distribution list, how was it made (was it opt-in?), for opt-in's what did people think they were opting-in to. — xaosflux Talk 18:32, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Xaosflux, How do I get members of the project to join? If they wish to i.e. put an ad on the WikiProject talk page? ___CAPTAIN MEDUSAtalk (We are the champions, my friends) 18:37, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
If the way the project has been communicating is a project talk, then yes - posting there about a new mailing list they can opt-in to is normally accepted. — xaosflux Talk 19:01, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

note re possible technical glitch

I tried to add a request just now, but somehow the template seemed to not display correctly. you can check the edit that I made to add the request, on the page history. can anyone advise? sorry for any technical errors. thanks! --Sm8900 (talk) 23:11, 5 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Sm8900: I'm not seeing it in the edit history; maybe the preview looked so bad that you didn't save? When you click on the add request link, it should open an edit window with some pre-generated text. Edit the text between the arrows →← (removing the arrows in the process) to fill-out the request form. The first field (topic) tells us the general context of the request. The second field is the mailing list of intended recipients, the third is the subject of the mailing as it should appear on the destination talk pages, the fourth is the page where you have saved the message you want sent (or the text you want sent if it's a simple message), and the last is the delivery date (mostly used if a request is to be held until a certain date and then sent). For more information, see Wikipedia:Mass message senders § Requesting a mailing. Hope this helps. – Reidgreg (talk) 15:19, 6 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
hi @Reidgreg:. thanks for your reply. here is the link to that edit: Link to edit history. not sure what happened there. I appreciate your help. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 16:04, 6 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Sm8900: Oh, okay. That's Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Mass message sender, you should take it up on that talk page. I'm not an admin, so that's outside my wheelhouse. This forum is for users to request a mass message to be sent, not to request the user right to send mass messages themselves. – Reidgreg (talk) 16:42, 6 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Wikipedia:Newsletters" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Wikipedia:Newsletters. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 December 9#Wikipedia:Newsletters until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. —GMX🎄(on the go!) 15:12, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Opting out of mass messages should not generate new messages of another kind

There is a proposal that affects mass message sending at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Opting out of mass messages should not generate new messages of another kind. Any input on that proposal would be helpful. --Guy Macon (talk) 01:27, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Update mailing list

Would anyone be able to help update this mailing list? When created six months ago, it included all non-blocked users with 10 or more good article reviews (as per here), and 1 or more edits in the last year. Now, I would like to expand the list to all non-blocked users with 5 or more good article reviews, and 1 or more edits in the last year. If someone could help make this update, or let me know how to go about doing so myself, I would appreciate it. (I originally asked Terasail, who created the list, but who also, I now realize, has not edited in the last month.) Thanks, --Usernameunique (talk) 09:12, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Usernameunique: I found Wikipedia:Wikipedians by good article reviews with about 715 editors having 10+ reviews, if that list can somehow be checked against recent edits. Maybe it would be easier to add names that don't already appear on the older list, seeing that they were active since that list was created? I don't have time to investigate further right now. – Reidgreg (talk) 14:45, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Reidgreg, the easiest way may be to start from scratch with all editors having 5+ reviews, and then removing a) editors with no edits in the past year, b) blocked editors, and c) editors who have manually removed themselves from the list. Terasail seemed to use an automated system for the first two steps, and there are only half a dozen who fall into the third category. With that said, the most important part is getting the message out before the drive begins, even if the list is not reformatted by then. Any chance you would be able to get the message out to the existing list, following the steps below? Thanks, --Usernameunique (talk) 18:07, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Willdo... Reidgreg (talk) 21:12, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MassMessage Delivery Requests

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Request for mass message delivery: October 22, 2021

Would someone please deliver the WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: October 2021

Here are the details

Thanks for your assistance! --evrik (talk) 15:15, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request for mass message delivery: November 2, 2021

Would someone please deliver WikiProject Colorado Autumn 2021 online meeting

Here are the details

Thanks for your assistance!  Buaidh  talk e-mail 21:07, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Setting up The West Wing task force

Thanks so much! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 07:09, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request for mass message delivery: December 11, 2021

Would someone please deliver MMS test

Here are the details

This will be to test Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Opting out of mass messages should not generate new messages of another kind. Thanks for your assistance! —GMX🎄(ping!) 06:21, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request for mass message delivery: December 13, 2021

Would someone please deliver Invitation to take part in a survey about medical topics on Wikipedia

Here are the details

Additional note: the survey was developed in consultation with WPMED members (Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Medicine#Draft_survey_about_WikiProject_Medicine_ready). Several members of the project were very helpful and nobody deemed the proposal to carry out the survey as inappropriate or spammy. The list of recipients is based on active members of WPMED, recent participants in WPMED discussions, as well as users who created new medical-themed articles in the last few weeks.

Thanks for your assistance! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 13:18, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request for mass message delivery: December 28, 2021

Would someone please deliver this merchandise giveaway nomination?

Here are the details

I am in touch with the volunteer coordinator of the giveaway program and gave them a heads up, but I'd otherwise like this to be a surprise, so your discretion is appreciated. Thanks for your assistance! {{u|Sdkb}} talk 20:16, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request for mass message delivery: December 30, 2021

Would someone please deliver the January 2022 good article nomination backlog drive notification

Here are the details

If possible, it would be nice to update the mailing list as discussed above. More important, however, is getting the notification out before the backlog drive begins. Thanks, Usernameunique (talk) 10:30, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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