[Foundation-l] Ideas for newbie recruitment

[Federico Leva (Nemo)]

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