Phil Sandifer wrote:
I figure we can tell a newbie maybe (maybe) three things. Because,
well, we don't want to overwhelm them or try to Taylorize them.
#1 has to be NPOV. Period. End of discussion. #2 should be to use talk pages, as they remain somewhat non-obvious. #3 could then be "cite sources," but I think verifiability is vastly more important for this.
Three principles to cluefullness shouldn't be too tough for them. Most of them will gladly comply unless someone overly zealous gets on their case through choosing to be too litral.
Ec