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Revision as of 22:18, 30 March 2005
Welcome to the Welcoming Committee of the Homestar Runner Wiki.
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Who We Are
The welcoming committee is a group of people who kindly greet new users and help them get started (if needed). If you want to help out, the most obvious thing you can do is post welcome messages and be friendly and helpful with new users you meet. The easiest way to identify new users is from the recent changes list. The new user's username or talk page will be red because they haven't been created, yet. Once you're on the user page, you can click "User contributions" on the sidebar to see how many edits they've done. Also be sure to check the history of the talk page to verify that no one has already welcomed them (they may have deleted the first welcome message).
Note that joining the committee confers neither responsibilities nor privileges, but members are expected to do some welcoming — we don't want to simply clutter up this page with member names.
You should also have a basic technical understanding of the wiki so that you can answer any questions an inexperienced user might have.
Don't Bite
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."-Hanlon's Razor
The Wikipedia Welcoming Committee, in their "Please do not bite the newcomers" page, wrote:
- ...Behavior that may appear malicious to experienced Wikipedians is more likely due to ignorance of our expectations and rules. Even if you're 100% sure that someone is a worthless, no-good, low-down scum-sucking Internet troll, vandal, or worse; comport yourself as if they're not. By being forgiving, instructive, and respectful, you come away with much more dignity, and you reflect well on our project.
Basically, just don't get frustrated if a newcomer or some IP makes a mistake- let it slide and give him a friendly note telling them what they did.
Standards for Welcoming
A good welcome message should be around the lines of
- Hello and welcome to the Homestar Runner Wiki! Hope you like it here, and stick around.
- Here are some tips to help you get started:
- Have a look at the MediaWiki User's Guide.
- If you need help, post a question on the discussion page for the FAQ.
- Read the Standards of the Wiki.
- Remember that above all else, this is a collaborative knowledge-base dedicated to Homestar Runner.
- Explore, and be sure to have fun!
(Your signature, and "The Homestar Runner Welcoming Committee")
You get the idea. Be as kind and welcoming as possible and answer any questions they might have.
Please try to center the welcome up there. You don't have to follow it exactly; you can rearange it, reword it, whatever - but please include the MediaWiki User's Guide, HRWiki:Standards, HRWiki:FAQ and Help:Editing pages.
Members
(Please remember only to join if you plan to do some Welcoming)
