me: "I have put forward the idea of a prefilled article template for new articles, instead of an empty edit box - show newbies what we expect from an article. Thoughts?"
Malkin: "Actually, I think that's a great idea. It took a lot of work to figure out what needed to be there - jumping around to figure out how to add categories and sources, and that's with a fair amount of familiarity with what it should look like in the first place. A template would've been much easier to start from than an empty box."
Look at User:Malkin's edits and you'll see how she slowly constructed the article. Prefill would have been just the thing to lead this newbie the right way. She did OK anyway, but it would have helped greatly and made the blank edit box a lot less intimidating.
- d.