hi, I joined WP a while back but only started editing this week. I found it a little confusing where to start to learn the 'rules' so I was jumping around from article to article a bit. then during the week I received a welcome message with some links, which I found useful, and I can go return to.
would a big button on the top of the homepage saying "tutorial" or "editors start here" or "share your knowledge & skills" or something obvious help? (I think so - I like the share term, people love to share) & this page has a list of useful links for new users. because when I see the homepage (as a new user), I see lots of large headings, and one small text 'anyone can edit'. if having people join in & edit is the main aim (is it?) then I think this needs to be highlighted more on the homepage - at the top of the page, so people don't need to scroll to see/find it. & maybe a default 'welcome & useful tips message' in your user/Talk page when you create a new account which has links / std info too? (eg how to + the 'be bold' article + more) (now I've starting posting useful pages to my user page so I can come back to them) & maybe a buddy or place you can say, hey I made these changes, can you check my work pls for the first couple of times to make sure you're doing it correctly? (I did find a welcome project somewhere but I lost it again as I forgot to note the link) I think when you're new, if you don't start using it straight away then you'll probably move on. anyway a few ideas cheers kath On 19 February 2011 10:24, aude <aude.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > [snip] > > Please read and discuss. What might we do to help make Wikipedia a more > welcoming place for newbies and for such diverse topics? > > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l