Hello, it is indeed enabled on the English Wikipedia, but it will depend on when the student created their account as to whether they'll see it. The newcomer homepage can be enabled on older accounts through Preferences > User Profile > Newcomer Editor features.
Sara On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 at 14:04, Joseph Reagle <joseph.2...@reagle.org> wrote: > I had a student mention their "mentor" -- not WikiEdu staff -- and showed > me a "newcomer" page I've never seen. > > Looking around, I see this: > > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Growth/Feature_summary > > In this enabled on English Wikipedia? I wonder why one student has this > and not others? > > —Joseph > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list -- education@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe send an email to education-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > -- Dr Sara Thomas Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK 07803 505 172 https://wikimedia.org.uk/home/scotland/ <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wikimedia_in_Scotland> <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> *I work part time, my usual days are Monday - Thursday.* *Wikimedia UK* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513 (England & Wales) SC048644 (Scotland). Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Scotland, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gmail&source=g> . Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* _______________________________________________ Education mailing list -- education@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to education-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
