Community Achievements of the Week! - 12.18.2018

This will likely be our last community achievements of the year.... yikes! (Where'd you go, 2018?)

Since I'll be somewhat AFK through the holidays and the first week of January, I don't think I'll do another post quite like this until around mid-month, well into the swing of the new year. Sooooo let's celebrate this one EXTRA HARD :D

Noteworthy Edits That Stood Out:

✯ @MissLunaRose on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Live-with-Asperger%27s-Syndrome&diff=25727966&oldid=25167952

  • Luna tackled an expansion edit to really help this article shine. Her new advice, link-weaving, images, and inclusion of specific strategies will really help this topic speak to its audience. 

✯ @KKatz74 on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Tour-Halong-Bay%2C-Vietnam&diff=25746394&oldid=25690076

  • Kim tackled a big bold edit on this one, doing a dive into research about Vietnam and Halong Bay to expand the topic. She provided updated visa and travel options, and included solid referencing throughout. A huge improvement!

✯ @AngelAnime4Life on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Save-Images-to-PNG-Format&diff=25742620&oldid=24492178

  • Lily did a bold edit on a method here to better explain how to find and save PNG files from the web. She added some new screenshots, too.

✯ @Upnorth-Here on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Choose-a-Chainsaw&diff=25756285&oldid=20795044

  • Upnorth-Here tackled a de-stubbing on this one to focus the topic on what kind of saw someone needs for what they plan to do. Lots of practical advice in this one, now!

✯ @R2_d2000 handled a big merge on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Reset-a-BIOS-Password&diff=25756825&oldid=25454140

  • R2 merged in some content from a duplicate title, fact-checked and fixed up the existing advice from both, and reorganized the article so that it works from the easiest solution to the most complicated one. Should help a lot of people troubleshoot their problems in a smart way now.

✯ @E.-Schwartz on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Buy-a-Beginner-Flute&diff=25757138&oldid=25026646

  • Elissa did a lot of helpful editing throughout this one - improving the flow of the writing and clarifying details along the way.

@InfernoTerra on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-an-Alabama-Slammer&diff=25758372&oldid=25643129

  • Stephen did a big expansion on a cocktail recipe, adding a new method, making some clarifying edits, and putting in a helpful picture. 

✯ @Awesome-Aasim on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Add-Stickers-to-TikTok-Videos-on-iPhone-or-iPad&diff=25763175&oldid=25067941

  • Aasim tackled a topic that had been “retired” when Musical.ly first turned into TikTok but has now come back. He got the article in good shape for the current method, enabling it to be promoted live again.

✯ @Eric on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Keep-Your-Bank-Account-Information-Secure&diff=25760405&oldid=24068985 and https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Protect-Your-Business-Bank-Account-from-Fraud&diff=25760389&oldid=24445200

  • Eric revisited a couple of articles he started in the past to fine-tune and update them as needed, preparing them for when he’ll be listed as an expert co-author on them (as part of our experimental community co-author pilot program). 

✯ @Galactic-Radiance on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Pack-for-Japan-(Teens)&diff=prev&oldid=25763142

  • Having done just this task over the summer, Alex revisited a previous bold edit of his to rework and reorganize it. His bold-upon-bold re-edited added a lot of insights from his new experiences with the topic. 

✯ Newbie @Old-Innovator on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Fix-a-Blunt-Needle&diff=25731902&oldid=23525980

  • Old-Innovator did a big expansion here, bringing readers up to speed on when they should and shouldn't use the suggested options and clarifying how each technique can help.

✯ Newbie @Ruby-Raydog on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Deal-With-Anger-and-Stress&diff=25742446&oldid=25742405

  • In her very first dive into patrolling, Ruby was already using the Quick Edit box as an opportunity to improve the writing throughout the article. These edits show a good eye for proofreading and detail!

✯ Newbie @Yasmine-Ozhatay on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Answer-Awkward-Questions-About-Your-Autism&diff=25729111&oldid=25395320

  • Yasmine added some more ideas about how to handle specific tough questions surrounding autism. The concrete scripted ways to handle the given scenario at various levels of intensity will be great tools for people in this position.

Promising New Articles

WikiHelpers (the folks who are helping other wikiHowians do what they do best):

  • ✯ @Eric, @Byankno1, @Vishshua, @XxVxX, @InternoTerra, and others helped out with the Help Team page
  • ✯ @Byankno1, @Eric, @R2_d2000, @Ridgebell, and others helped out with the Article Review Team
  • ✯ @ExoticComet, @Hailey, @Eric, @PatrickJC, @Caeiia, @Galactic-Radiance, @MissLunaRose, @XxVxX, @Byankno1, and others helped out with NAB
  • ✯ @Eric, @Davecrosby, @Loiswade42, @InfernoTerra, and others helped handle issues on the ANB

Q&A Answerers

Last week, these folks each contributed several great answers to good reader questions that were put live in Q&A: 

  • @Donagan, @Irdanwen, @R2_d2000, @MissLunaRose, @Frank-Nicolo, @Upnorth-Here, @Awesome-Aasim, @AbigailAbernathy, @Joshua-R.-Liu, @Roblox-Noob, @Puffin-2.0, @Fear.of.moths, @Gwindolyn-swearington, @BetteDavisFan

Our Tool of the Week: Spellchecker

For last week, big kudos to all the folks who helped with the Spellchecker:

  • @Christy17, @Joeypencil-881, @Michiel-Rumers, @Chipper-the-Crow, @BrandonArticles, @Danielp.michalski, @Faisal-tariq, @BetteDavisFan, @El-Chubacabra, @Mapley, @DnP_Meme_Trash, @Saad-Ahmad07, @Miad-El-Fath, @Niaya, @Pm_7, @Oddyasheck, @CrazyGirl4, @Siacidal, @KKatz74, @Ridgebell

Quality RC Patrollers 

  • @BetteDavisFan, @R2_d2000, @The-Guy-Who-Hates-Hating, @Vishshua, @Zodi, @Hailey, @Christy17, @GeGeGeLL, @Oddyasheck, @Ridgebell, @Eric, @Joshua-R.-Liu, @Byankno1, @AngelAnime4Life, @Galactic-Radiance, @Mapley

Welcome to Rockstar Newbies:

These folks got started on wikiHow this week and have already got their feet wet making helpful edits. Give them a warm wiki welcome :)

  • @Emily-McConnell, @Vinícius-Vitkovski, @Old-Innovator, @Iwishforwinter, @XCharlotte_Goodwinx, @Carl-McNeil, @Bvfd1936, @Brandy-Joe-Newswanger, @Jimin’s-Jams, @Toochillyforlime, @Emmett.Johnson, @Xhxllyhbx, @Josiah-Frent, @Evan-Rooney, @PhoenixW, @Yasmine-Ozhatay, @Emi-Lee, @Yehoshua-Cirt, @Tonyhollar, @Davelund, @K-Firenza, @MetaName, @XplodeStudios, @Gordon-Merrick-Justice, @Ruby-Raydog, @HaileyElizabeth, @Samuel-Jackson, @Mwahahahaha, @Kim-Dee, @JeffScott123, @Zoe-Matheis, @Lily-and-Maddie, @Jokat, @Nevena-Nena, @Louise-Angelou, @Mohannad-Najjar, @Karina.Kurswara, @Shredgnarr, @Evan-S, @Puffin-2.0

Congradulations everyone!

Congrats! Good job, everyone!

Celebrate good times come on! 

Congrats everyone! Good work on all those awesome edits! :slight_smile:

Merry Christmas to all!

thank you for putting me on here i was super happy i love wikihow

Congratulations and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to each and every one.

Awesome job everyone! Keep up the fantastic work! :) 

By the way, although I’ll take partial credit for what you’ve given me about the Article Review Team page, I rarely handle things from that page. If articles in NAB coincide with those in NAB, okay. I don’t go in and routinely check that page to help others out. I try to stick with the Help Team and help out there on-top of my wikiGnomy stuff and article-writing I do, so just an fyi.

How about over the next few weeks, if we find edits that we find great, someone can start a thread where anyone finding these edits can announce in the upcoming weeks when you are out or afk (as always)? I know every year, you announce that, but seemed to have forgotten. (That baby last year, put a damper on a few things around the holidays that I knew back then was upcoming.)

Hahah @Byankno1, hate it when that baby of mine puts a damper on things :stuck_out_tongue: But sure, sounds like a good idea! I won’t be totally off the grid so I’ll be around for more urgent stuff, but I won’t be deep edit hunting and the like - so a thread where people can share edits they want to celebrate sounds great!

@Anna looks like a lot of my articles were promoted.

But aren’t stubs not supposed to be listed here?

We don’t have any rules dictating what can and can’t be included in the Community Achievement posts. Just take the praise and run with it. :slight_smile:

@Awesome-Aasim I quite often list solid stubs - ones that are off to a fab start, even if they need a bit of expansion :slight_smile:

Haha I clashed with your message - well put, @Eric!

Woohoo everybody! Awesome year and great to see so many high-quality edits every time. Can’t believe we are almost to a new decade.

Also, the first thing i read was “this will be the last community achievements post” and my heart jumped a bit.

@Caeiia You said my name LOL

Anyway, @Anna can we get rid of bumping rules for this particular CAOTW (until the new year)? 

Bumping is rarely a problem if there’s a real reason for it, so this (or a new thread for achievements to share, if someone wants to start a new one) seems like a case where relevant posts would be welcome even if a little time has passed :slight_smile:

@Caeiia  Haha, rest assured, just a temporary post hiatus! Bring it on 201999999 :slight_smile:

(8 minutes later…)

Oops, I bumped!  LOL

Anyway, happy holidays!

Wow, this weeks achievement post is long, enough to 《compensate》for the missed achievement thread ahead. Have a wonderful week everyone. Cant wait to see what year 2019 has in store for us. :slight_smile:

I wonder what went into this man. ;D
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