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| − | ====How can I start welcoming new | + | ====How can I start welcoming new people?==== |
* Please reference the below section for ideas of what to say in your messages. | * Please reference the below section for ideas of what to say in your messages. | ||
| − | * From there, you will find new | + | * From there, you will find new people to welcome by looking in [[Special:RecentChanges]] for red [[TalkPage]] links associated with [[Special:Userlogin|logged-in]] people (you can select "hide anonymous users" to make this easier). |
* Tab out one of these red [[TalkPage]]s and their [[UserContributions]] for reference. | * Tab out one of these red [[TalkPage]]s and their [[UserContributions]] for reference. | ||
| − | * Leave them a message. | + | * Leave them a message. (If you can please include a [[AddCategory|category]] tag on their [[TalkPage|talk page]] formatted like <nowiki>[[Category:2007-10 Welcome to AboutUs!]]</nowiki> so that we can track our progress by year and month.) |
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* If you have any questions, you can contact our [[:Category:AboutUs Welcomer|current AboutUs Welcomers]]. | * If you have any questions, you can contact our [[:Category:AboutUs Welcomer|current AboutUs Welcomers]]. | ||
====What can make a welcome message great?==== | ====What can make a welcome message great?==== | ||
| − | * (To see how other welcomers are welcoming people click some of the [[TalkPage|"User talk:"]] links below.) | + | * (To see how [[:Category:AboutUs Welcomer|other welcomers]] are welcoming people click some of the [[TalkPage|"User talk:"]] links below.) |
* '''Look at their edits/[[UserContributions|contributions]] thusfar. Acknowledge what they have been working on and if you see an opportunity to teach them something, do so. | * '''Look at their edits/[[UserContributions|contributions]] thusfar. Acknowledge what they have been working on and if you see an opportunity to teach them something, do so. | ||
