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jarandhelContinuing the effort to make things on the wiki more accessible for newcomers, I've installed an extension that will post the following greeting on new user's talk pages when their accounts are first created:
I've also started an effort to get users to spread the word about us. We're no good to the community if no one is aware of our existence, and the more editors we have adding new content the more useful we can be. I'll also be trying to spread the word more myself, on other forums, in the near future. Webweaving is important, and it's something I think gets neglected too much in the community today.
In that spirit, I've also added a list of new users to the bottom of the community portal to help recognize and showcase our newest editors. The links there go directly to their user talk pages, so it'll be easier for all of us to welcome them to our community and see how they're doing. Right now the order of that list is a little messed up because of the last batch of manual "Welcome to AnOtherWiki" notices I sent out - I didn't take care to do the oldest ones first - but now that welcoming is automated the issue should correct itself.
"Hello, [UserName]! Welcome to AnOtherWiki! I'm Jarandhel Dreamsinger, the admin here, and I hope you enjoy what you've seen so far. There are some resources to help get you started at the community portal. If you have any questions feel free to start a new topic on my talk page, or at the help desk, or come chat with folks in the IRC channel. Actually, do that last one even if you don't have any questions, we love to meet new people! *grins*
-- Jarandhel (talk) [Datestamp]"
-- Jarandhel (talk) [Datestamp]"
I've also started an effort to get users to spread the word about us. We're no good to the community if no one is aware of our existence, and the more editors we have adding new content the more useful we can be. I'll also be trying to spread the word more myself, on other forums, in the near future. Webweaving is important, and it's something I think gets neglected too much in the community today.
In that spirit, I've also added a list of new users to the bottom of the community portal to help recognize and showcase our newest editors. The links there go directly to their user talk pages, so it'll be easier for all of us to welcome them to our community and see how they're doing. Right now the order of that list is a little messed up because of the last batch of manual "Welcome to AnOtherWiki" notices I sent out - I didn't take care to do the oldest ones first - but now that welcoming is automated the issue should correct itself.
