Hi all,
We are all aware of Newbie biting. One editor by User name Lokesha kunchadka
<https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF:Lokesha_kunchadka>
who
is indulging in Newbie biting in Kannada and Tulu Wikipedias from almost
last 2-3 months. He was issued a warning by the admin in Kannada Wikipedia,
link is here
<https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%B0_%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%9F:Lokesha_kunchadka#Newbie_biting>
.
I have been conducting Diversity Editathons from last 3 months. One of the
major aims of these editathons is to bring more women editors. Before the
new editor completes the article this person jumps in and adds templates to
imply the article is not of good quality. The new editors, especially the
women editors, are scared to continue editing because of this newbie
biting. Apart from this I had written an article on 13th October 2019 with
the template Under constriction for which he commented saying there is no
such topic. I was planning to complete the article with reference to the
title today.
I would like to hear suggestions from experienced people on how do deal
with this kind of situation.
Regards,
Dhanalakshmi K T