Stephen Bain wrote:
On 2/18/06, Steve Bennett <stevage(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Nicely put. So how do we go about telling people
that they're welcome
here, but they are guests, and have no rights whatsoever?
Include a big picture of an open door in the welcome message, and
gently remind them that it's just as easy for us to kick them out
through a big open door as it is for them to walk in (prize for
someone who can put this in a non-biting way?).
The Germans have a nice way of putting it on the front page:
"Gute Autorinnen und Autoren sind immer willkommen – die ersten Schritte
sind ganz einfach."
This means:
"Good authors are always welcome - the first steps are quite easy!"
Contrast with the English:
"Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit."
I am not advocating a change (nor opposing it); I am just making an
observation.
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