[Foundation-l] Ideas for newbie recruitment

[Mono mium]

I don't think simple text or link changes will really do the trick. I think
popup bubbles could be more successful.

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 4:55 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki at gmail.com>wrote:

> David Gerard, 31/10/2011 12:29:
> > I’ve been into Wikipedia for several years, and all my friends know
> > this. I *still* find myself having to explain to them in small words
> > that that “edit” link really does include them fixing typos when they
> > see one.
> >
> > So my suggestion: tiny tiny steps like this: things people can do that
> > have a strong probability of sticking.
> >
> > Anyone else got ideas based on their (admittedly anecdotal) experience?
> >
> > [inspired by Oliver Keyes' blog post: http://quominus.org/archives/524 ]
>
> What's the impact of changes like
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Tagline&diff=20130615&oldid=17050524
> ?
> (Probably minimal, readers don't actually read our invitations to edit
> anyway, usually.)
>
> Nemo
>
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