[Foundation-l] Ideas for newbie recruitment

[Federico Leva (Nemo)]

David Gerard, 31/10/2011 12:59:
> On 31 October 2011 11:55, Federico Leva (Nemo)  wrote:
>
>> 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.)
>
> Do we have knowledge of anyone actually starting to edit because of this?

I don't remember if we ever asked, in our general surveys, how and when 
contributors discovered that they /could/ edit. But perhaps after 
they've edited it's too late becauser they've already fallen in the 
category "I don't remember, I've always known it".

Nemo