[Wikipedia-l] New logo

[Larry Sanger]

> Along these lines, I've been thinking of modifying the page so that
> there's a block of text (similar in look to the Nupedia attribution
> requirement) that says something short and to the point.  "This is
> a User Created Encyclopedia.  Click <a>here</a> to learn how to
> contribute."
>
> When they click there, they get to some of our pages about how to
> contribute, how to make pages, etc.
>
> Other ideas would be:
> "Wikipedia: The user created encyclopedia with 2,173 articles!  Click
> <a>here</a> to learn how to contribute!"
>
> Where the count is updated automatically from time to time.

I think either of these would be an improvement.  Probably the most suitable
existing starter page is the one you wrote:

http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Welcome,_newcomers

It's now a general introduction, with links to other introductory material.