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Resources for Wiki Guides	Tools and links
Welcome messages	Email; User page
New editors needing help	Wikipedia's Live Help Channel ({{help me}} notified here)
Help desk	Wikipedia:Help desk
Mentoring program	Wikipedia:Mentorship
For New Editors
Resources for new editors	Bookshelf
Wizard to create a new article	Article Wizard
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Resources for New Users

"When I first joined..."

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New Pages

RfC on new editors creating pages

The number of new editors with more than ten edits peaked in early 2007 and has steadily declined since then.

Ever wanted to know what our new editors are thinking? Why exactly did they start editing? What encourages or discourages them from continuing to edit, and what can we do to improve their editing experience? Since early 2007, the monthly count of new editors has steadily declined.

As a community we have many ideas but too many options and too little data. We're trying to craft strategies, develop new editors, and to get data on exactly how our new editors are finding their first, and later, experiences on Wikipedia. Of course, it will also help to share the experiences of established editors, who are able to find necessary resources for new editors. In this study we'll be specifically testing whether targeted interventions at specific times (after the first edit is reverted, article is deleted, etc) are helpful in boosting retention. We are trying out several different tactics in the process!

What do I need to do as a guide?

Click here to sign up to help!
Be willing to help!
- Every new editor is different and has individual reasons for finding the site difficult, confusing, or frustrating. Your greatest strength as a guide would be knowing where to look; you don't need to know every answer but you should know enough to point the new editor to the right place.
Be willing to dedicate an average of four to six hours a week.
Be willing to give your email address to the Wikimedia Foundation.
- To help administer the study and confer with all the guides, we need to contact you via email. Just click here and send an email through Special:EmailUser. If you want to use a different email address from the one attached to your account, feel free to specify that. Any address you provide will be handled under the Wikimedia Foundation’s Privacy policy.
Be willing to contact the new editors to whom you are assigned by email as well as via talk pages.

What was your experience as a new editor like?

All Wikipedians had a "New User experience" - they all had to start somewhere!

Many have kindly given us their stories of those early, tentative days of how it felt to be a new user on Wikipedia. If you are already an editor, please go to the talk page to add your own section and tell us your story.

You can view those stories on the talk page (click here), but here are a few teasers!

Wilhelmina Will: "Even after I started editing with my account, I only felt comfortable doing the simplest of edits; I remember thinking it would be a huge time-consuming task to add in an external link ... I've managed to gain a pretty decent understanding of how the different fields of editing in Wikipedia operate. A considerable amount of this comes from interacting with other users"
Carcharoth "It may never be too early to ask people what exactly they want from their Wikipedia experience, and tailor things to help them that way."
Jsayre64 "I definitely did not enjoy the first several weeks after I created an account here on Wikipedia, in July of last year. I was annoyed and puzzled by image problem notices and I felt as if I were a burden on everyone else. But then I signed up to join the friendly editors at WikiProject Oregon and I began to realize how I could actually help an encyclopedia."
Pfly "I was telling her about a possible ancestor-cousin of mine who was a pirate captain, and how a recent book had used his hanging as a kind of milestone, an end to the "Golden Age of Piracy". She said, "let's see if he's on Wikipedia". He wasn't, so she created a page in less than a minute. I was surprised and amazed."
The_Interior "My first real interaction with another editor was my requesting some Czech translation, which was replied to almost immediately and in great detail(the reply can still be seen at the top of my talk). I have to say this was my "pivotal" moment which led to further editing adventures."
Anna Frodesiak "New editors and prospective editors should know loud and clear, that Wikipedia is composed of others just like themselves -- that there is no government that audits and approves their edits."

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+[[File:ENnewEditors.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The number of new editors with more than ten edits peaked in early 2007 and has steadily declined since then.]]
-Ever wanted to know what our new editors are thinking? Why exactly did they start editing? What encourages or discourages them from continuing to edit, and what can we do to improve their editing experience? Since early 2007, the monthly count of new editors (defined as those reaching the 10-edit point) has steadily declined.
+Ever wanted to know what our new editors are thinking? Why exactly did they start editing? What encourages or discourages them from continuing to edit, and what can we do to improve their editing experience? Since early 2007, [[WP:VisualEditor/Why|the monthly count of new editors has steadily declined]].
-As a community we have many ideas but we’ve been thwarted by too many options and too little data. We want to run a study over the next couple of months to craft strategies, develop new editors, and to get data on exactly how our new editors are finding their first, and later, experiences on Wikipedia. Of course, it will also help to share the experiences of established editors, who are able to find necessary resources for new editors.  In this study we'll be specifically testing whether targeted interventions at specific times (after the first edit is reverted, article is deleted, etc) are helpful in boosting retention.
+As a community we have many ideas but too many options and too little data. We're trying to craft strategies, develop new editors, and to get data on exactly how our new editors are finding their first, and later, experiences on Wikipedia. Of course, it will also help to share the experiences of established editors, who are able to find necessary resources for new editors.  In this study we'll be specifically testing whether targeted interventions at specific times (after the first edit is reverted, article is deleted, etc) are helpful in boosting retention.  We are trying out several different tactics in the process!
-==Our plan==
-*X groups of y new editors who have an email attached to their account, have made at least 1 edit and are not currently blocked.
-*1 group of editors is just going to be followed while the other groups of editors will be randomly assigned to helpers (Wiki Guides) who sign up to actively reach out, intervene when necessary, and offer advice.
 ==What do I need to do as a guide?==
+*''[[Wikipedia:Wiki Guides/I want to help!|Click here]] to sign up to help!''
 *'''Be willing to help!'''
-**Every new editor is different and has individual reasons for finding the site difficult, confusing, or frustrating. The ideal guide has the patience and understanding to work with a new editor to respond to these reasons. Your greatest strength as a guide would be knowing where to look; you don't  need to know every answer but you should know enough to point the new editor to the right place.
+**Every new editor is different and has individual reasons for finding the site difficult, confusing, or frustrating. Your greatest strength as a guide would be knowing where to look; you don't  need to know every answer but you should know enough to point the new editor to the right place.
 *'''Be willing to dedicate an average of four to six hours a week.'''
+*'''Be willing to give your email address to the [[Wikimedia Foundation]].'''
-**We anticipate that the new-editor part of the program will start at the end of February or the beginning of March. Before that we want to set up the pages on Meta-Wiki and flesh out some ideas from everyone involved (especially you!).
-*'''Be willing to give your email address to the Wikimedia Foundation.'''
 **To help administer the study and confer with all the guides, we need to contact you via email. Just click [[Special:EmailUser/WikiGuides|here]] and send an email through Special:EmailUser. If you want to use a different email address from the one attached to your account, feel free to specify that. Any address you provide will be handled under the Wikimedia Foundation’s [[wmf:Privacy policy|Privacy policy]].
 *'''Be willing to contact the new editors to whom you are assigned by email as well as via  talk pages.'''
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+==Userboxes and Barnstars==
-== What Wiki Guides should expect if they sign up  ==
+* [[Wikipedia:Wiki Guides/Userbox]]
-*At the start, James Alexander will do the assigning.
+==See also==
-*We want to start off only with people who have given us their email addresses.
+*[[Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians]]
-*Guides will be assigned new editors who have already edited more than once.
+*[http://stats.wikimedia.org Wikimedia project statistics]
-*Guides will generally receive the names of ten to fifteen new editors, but they can request more.
+[[Category:WikiGuides]]
-*An equal number of editors not assigned guides will be monitored as a control.  (If those editors reach out for help on their own, of course, it will be provided as usual.)
-*If a new editor is not comfortable with being involved, we will respect that.
-*Experienced editors (guides) may be involved fewer than four hours during many weeks, depending on how well the project works.
-*At some point, perhaps in two or three months, James Alexander will survey the people involved — that is, the guides, new editors who have guides, and new editors without guides —  to get their ideas and feedback.
-*It is okay if a guide leaves the program; we can assign other mentors.
-==I want to help out!==
-*Sign up below to express your interest!
-*'''[[Special:EmailUser/WikiGuides|Send an email]] to [[User:Jalexander|James Alexander]] and [[User:Philippe (WMF)|Philippe Beaudette]]''' confirming your account. You'll get a confirmation-and-welcome email and a note in 24 hours.
-*Even if you aren't sure about signing up yet, '''get involved''' on the [[Wikipedia Talk:Wiki Guides|talk page]] and help us get set up.
-**What was your experience when you started? Did any other editors help you out? What do you think would have helped you back then?
-**What are your thoughts for this project? What resources do you think would be helpful for you and other guides?
-**Can you think of others who would be good guides? Reach out to them and get them involved — or let us know so we can!
-===Sign up!===
-# [[User:Jalexander|Jalexander]]--WMF ''(email received)''
-# I'll hop aboard. [[User:Blurpeace|<span style="color:#002BB8;">'''Blurpeace'''</span>]] 07:31, 3 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# Email sent! [[User:Kim Dent-Brown|<font face="century gothic"  color="#0E6E2D">Kim Dent-Brown</font>]] [[User talk:Kim Dent-Brown|<font face="century gothic" size="1" color="#0E6E2D"><sup>(Talk)</sup></font>]] 12:18, 4 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# Am interested. (ETA but don't know if I have enough experience to be a guide - can you let me know what you think Jalexander?)--[[User:Physics is all gnomes|Physics is all gnomes]] ([[User talk:Physics is all gnomes|talk]]) 14:19, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
-#:If you're interested and want to I think you're more then welcome. There is definitely something to be said about the knowledge that comes from being 'inexperienced' (and knowing first hand, and more recently, what new users are going for) can be just as important as the experience that comes from being around for a while and knowing where everything is. If you have questions as you try and help someone I know you'll be able to find help from everyone else here (and off the project). [[User:Jalexander|Jalexander]]--WMF 22:05, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
-#::Thanks for your kind words Jalexander. Due to real life reasons I'm not sure how much I'll be around for the next few months. I think regretfully I'd better not be a guide: I don't want to start something if I can't commit to finishing it. I'll definitely be watching the project with interest, and hopefully can help out in some other ways.--[[User:Physics is all gnomes|Physics is all gnomes]] ([[User talk:Physics is all gnomes|talk]]) 16:03, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
-# <font face="Arial"> [[User:PeterSymonds|<font color="#02e">Peter</font><font color="#02b"><b>Symonds</b></font>]]&nbsp;([[User talk:PeterSymonds|<font color="#02e">talk</font>]])</font> 20:18, 4 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# Definitely. --[[User:Gimme danger|Danger]] ([[User talk:Gimme danger|talk]]) 05:34, 7 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# Have some notions. <font face="Cambria">[[User:Abductive|<font color="teal">'''Abductive'''</font>]] ([[User talk:Abductive|reasoning]])</font> 04:20, 10 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# I'd love to be a guide.--[[User:Danaman5|Danaman5]] ([[User talk:Danaman5|talk]]) 04:43, 10 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# A friendly note from a real person can make all the difference to a new contributor, happy to lend a hand. [[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 22:45, 10 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#···[[User:Nihonjoe|<font color="darkgreen">日本穣</font>]]<sup>[[Help:Installing Japanese character sets|?]]</sup> · <small>[[Special:Contributions/Nihonjoe|<font color="blue">投稿</font>]] · [[User talk:Nihonjoe|Talk to Nihonjoe]] · [[WP:JA|<font color="maroon">Join WikiProject Japan</font>]]!</small> 00:24, 11 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# [[User:Tom Morris|Tom Morris]] ''(email received)''
-# I'd like to be a guide, and I'm interested in this especially as a potential factor in increasing participation by other women. A personal email made the difference in my participation in an open source project. [[User:Dreamyshade|Dreamyshade]] ([[User talk:Dreamyshade|talk]]) 03:17, 11 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#[[User:Mono|Mono]] ([[User:Mono/t|talk]])  03:44, 11 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#[[User:Ariconte|Ariconte]] ([[User talk:Ariconte|talk]]) 05:08, 11 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#[[User:Dynamicyadav|Dynamicyadav]] ([[User talk:Dynamicyadav|talk]]) 13:10, 11 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# Do we get a badge? [[User:Totnesmartin|Totnesmartin]] ([[User talk:Totnesmartin|talk]]) 15:30, 11 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#:Do you want one? :) I've never been against userboxes/badges whatever. If we want one, someone should make it :) [[User:Jalexander|Jalexander]]--WMF 23:51, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
-# Sounds fun. — [[User:Parent5446|Parent5446]] [[User talk:Parent5446|☯]] <sup class="plainlinks">([{{fullurl:User talk: Parent5446|action=edit&preload=User:Parent5446/MediaWiki/TalkPageMessage&section=new}} msg] [[Special:Emailuser/Parent5446|email]])</sup> 22:48, 11 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#I won't have any time for life, but it's not like I actually have a life anyway :P <span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:80%;">'''/[[User:Fetchcomms|<span style="color:#000;">ƒETCH</span>]][[User talk:Fetchcomms|<span style="color:#000;">COMMS</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Fetchcomms|<span style="color:#000;">/</span>]]'''</span> 03:35, 12 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# Might be the blind leading the blind, but would love to help out. [[User:The Interior|<font color="brown">The</font><font color="green"> Interior</font>]] [[User Talk:The Interior|(Talk)]] 03:42, 12 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# Always happy to help. -- [[User:OlEnglish|<font size="5">&oelig;</font>]][[User talk:OlEnglish|<sup>&trade;</sup>]] 12:20, 12 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#Will help, since I'm from Germany, I can also help if there is somebody willing to learn English :p <small style="font:bold 12px Courier New;display:inline;border:#009 1px dashed;padding:1px 6px 2px 7px;white-space:nowrap"><font color="#000">[[User talk:Mabdul|mabdul]]</font></small> 14:13, 12 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# I love this! [[User:Prashantserai]] ([[User talk:Prashantserai|talk]]) ''(email received)''
-# I'd be extremely happy to help new editors. --Essam Sharaf 18:12, 12 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# [[User:Nikarvidsson|Nikarvidsson]] ([[User talk:Nikarvidsson|talk]]) 21:38, 12 February 2011 (UTC) i can help, if help is needed?
-# Sounds interesting, I'll give it a shot. [[User:Demize|<span style="color:#777799">demize</span>]] <small><span style="color:black">([[User Talk:Demize|t]]&nbsp;·&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Demize|c]])</span></small> 21:59, 12 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# Great idea, I'm in. <b>[[User:Katherine|<span style="color:#660066">Katherine</span>]]</b> ([[User talk:Katherine|<span style="color:#666666">talk</span>]]) 13:08, 13 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#Sure, why not! '''[[User:MikeLynch|<span style="color:#DAA520">The</span><span style="color:#00BFFF">Mi</span><span style="color:#32CD32">ke</span>]] •[[User talk:MikeLynch|<sup><span style="color: Teal"><small>Wassup doc?</small></span></sup>]]''' 15:56, 13 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# [[User:Chaosdruid|Chaosdruid]] ([[User talk:Chaosdruid|talk]]) 21:52, 15 February 2011 (UTC) It is already something many of us already do, although often only once problems have arisen through new editors not understanding the issues of copyright, refs and WP:UNDUE. Hopefully this will stop some of that and make Wikiworld a more pleasant experience for new editors. ''(email received)''
-# --v/r - [[User:TParis00ap|T]][[User_talk:TParis00ap|P]] 02:03, 16 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#- Why not? I would like to help newbies joing the WP community. [[User:Wireless Keyboard|<span style="color:#333; font-weight:bold; font-size:9px;background-color:#CEE1DD; padding: 2px 2px; letter-spacing: 3px;">►&nbsp;Wireless&nbsp;</span>]][[User talk:Wireless Keyboard|<span style="color:#333; font-weight:bold; font-size:9px;background-color:#CEE1DD; padding: 2px 2px; letter-spacing: 3px;">Keyboard&nbsp;◄</span>]] 02:10, 17 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# This is looking like a good complement to the Online Ambassador role; I'm hoping the programs can work together to help build more of a newbie-friendly culture on Wikipedia. --[[User:Ragesoss|ragesoss]] ([[User talk:Ragesoss|talk]]) 02:54, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
-# Sounds interesting, maybe I'll even lean some along the way![[User:Sumsum2010|<font color="#FF7F00">Sumsum2010</font>]]·[[User talk:Sumsum2010|<font color="#007AFF">T</font>]]·[[Special:Contributions/Sumsum2010|<font color="#7FFF00" >C</font>]]·[[User:Sumsum2010/ER|<font color="#FF0000" >Review me!</font>]] 01:29, 18 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# I'm relatively new as a registered editor here, but I've been editing and using Wikia for years and am an experienced editor...COUNT ME IN![[User:WIERDGREENMAN|WIERDGREENMAN]] ([[User talk:WIERDGREENMAN|talk]]) 03:09, 18 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# I'd love to help out any way I can.[[User:Fyrael| -- Fyrefly ]] ([[User talk:Fyrael|talk]]) 22:20, 18 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# I would LOVE to help :) <span style="background:#0F4D92;color:white;padding:1px 4px;">[[User:Peter.C|<span style="color:white;font-variant:Small-caps;">'''Peter.C'''</span>]]{{•}}[[User talk:Peter.C|<span style="color:Silver;font-size:80%;">talk</span>]]</span> 16:07, 19 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# I would be happy to participate- this seems like a great idea to me.--[[User:E2eamon|E♴]] ([[User talk:E2eamon|talk]]) 16:09, 19 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# I would like to help out, sign me up -[[User:Nem1yan|Nem1yan]] ([[User talk:Nem1yan|talk]]) 15:18, 21 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# 4-6 hours might be overoptimistic, but I'll give it a go. Email about to be sent [[User Talk:Worm That Turned|<span style="text-shadow:gray 3px 3px 2px;"><font color="#000">'''''Worm'''''</font></span>]][[User:Worm That Turned|<span style="text-shadow:gray 3px 3px 2px;"><font color="#000"><sup>TT</sup></font></span>]] 16:08, 21 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#: I think my statement of 4-6 hours may actually end up being more then necessary for most weeks but I think there will be a lot of flexibility for people if they have issues. [[User:Jalexander|Jalexander]]--WMF 01:39, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
-# I'm hep.  Do you want people familiar with specific topics?  I've been doing a lot of India and Pakistan stuff, which is swamped with IPs and new regs with no wiki familiarity.  If there's any attempt to target by subject, I'd like to help guide South Asia contributors. [[User:MatthewVanitas|MatthewVanitas]] ([[User talk:MatthewVanitas|talk]]) 16:56, 21 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#: Responded by email but I thought it would be good for others to see too. I think we're going to start off random mostly just because the individual targeting will become more time then it's worth but that it's a very good (and I think important) thing for people to reach out for those involved in a topic if the user(s) they're working with need more help there. A lot of questions can be answered by almost all of us but if someone is getting deep into a topic (especially if excited about it) it's always nice to hook them up with a friendly person also involved in the topic.  [[User:Jalexander|Jalexander]]--WMF 01:39, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
-#Would love to help wherever I can. --[[User:Diego Grez|Diego Grez]] ([[User talk:Diego Grez|talk]]) 01:38, 23 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#I'll try my best. Promise.[[User:Ankit Maity|Ankit Maity]] 16:49, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
-#New editors are the life blood of WP. How they are treated early on in their WP career is very importrant. I will commit to welcoming them into the WP Community. [[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 19:18, 24 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-#Sure, I think people should feel good about being here and happy to belong. --[[User:Nconwaymicelli|Nconwaymicelli]] ([[User talk:Nconwaymicelli|talk]]) 11:22, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
-#Sounds fun. I'd love to help. [[User:Braincricket|Braincricket]] ([[User talk:Braincricket|talk]]) 01:24, 26 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# Confirming my interest in signing up. [[User:Lionratz|Lionratz]] ([[User talk:Lionratz|talk]]) 03:52, 26 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# Sounds good, I'd love to help. [[User:BurtAlert|BurtAlert]] ([[User talk:BurtAlert|talk]]) 02:02, 27 February 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# I pledge to take part in this duty. [[User:Sierkejd|Sierkejd]] ([[User talk:Sierkejd|talk]]) 2455620.19 (Julian Date), 16:37, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
-# What Sage said :) --<sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User_talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk </font>]]</span></sub> 23:01, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
-# Seems like a lot of fun. [[User:Jonkerz|jonkerz]][[User talk:Jonkerz|♠]] 23:33, 1 March 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# I'm always happy to help new users. <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:J04n|J04n]]([[User talk:J04n|talk page]])</font> 16:32, 6 March 2011 (UTC)''(email received)''
-# I'd love to help new users. —<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-variant:small-caps;">'''[[User:Ancapp|<font color=red>Ancient Apparition</font>]] • [[User:Ancapp/t|<font color=grey>Champagne?</font>]] • 11:29am •'''</span> 00:29, 8 March 2011 (UTC) ''(email received)''
-# Happy to give this a go. --[[User:Bermicourt|Bermicourt]] ([[User talk:Bermicourt|talk]]) 21:31, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
-# I'd like to give this a shot. [[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 04:11, 13 March 2011 (UTC) ''email received''
-# Can I help as an IP?  [[Special:Contributions/70.151.3.1|70.151.3.1]] ([[User talk:70.151.3.1|talk]]) 09:27, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
-#:Is your IP stable?  Or does it change?  I don't see much of a reason why not... why don't you email me, and let's talk it through.  Wikiguides{{@}}wikimedia.org. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Philippe (WMF)|Philippe (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Philippe (WMF)|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Philippe (WMF)|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
-# Targeting new users to experienced editors by subject field makes good sense and I hope there is a shift in that direction ASAP. [[User:Carrite|Carrite]] ([[User talk:Carrite|talk]]) 07:03, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
-# [[User:Acather96|Acather96]] ([[User talk:Acather96|talk]]) 16:48, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
-# <small><span style="border:1px solid;background:#00008B">[[User:Chzz|'''<span style="background:#00008B;color:white">&nbsp;Chzz&nbsp;</span>''']][[User talk:Chzz|<span style="color:#00008B;background-color:yellow;">&nbsp;►&nbsp;</span>]]</span></small> 15:07, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
-#:<s>I'll help! &mdash; [[User:Pyfan|Oli]] <sup>OR</sup> [[User_talk:Pyfan|Pyfan!]] 10:17, 23 March 2011 (UTC)</s><small> Scratch that, I don't have time at the moment. Will add myself again if this changes. &mdash; [[User:Pyfan|Oli]] <sup>OR</sup> [[User_talk:Pyfan|Pyfan!]] 14:35, 10 April 2011 (UTC)</small>
-#[[User:markdask|<font face="verdana" color="#00AA11">'''Mark'''</font>]]<small>[[User talk:markdask|<font color="F0A804"><sup>'''Dask'''</sup></font>]]</small> 10:43, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
-#I'm willing to help out! [[User:Strikerforce|Strikerforce]] ([[User talk:Strikerforce|talk]]) 20:30, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
-#Always happy to help new users! [[User:Otelemuyen|Otelemuyen]] ([[User talk:Otelemuyen|talk]]) 22:02, 31 March 2011 (UTC) ''email received''
-#It's my pleasure to support Wikipedia[[User:Adamrce|AdvertAdam]] ([[User talk:Adamrce|talk]]) 04:32, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
-#[[User:SenatorSteve|SenatorSteve]] serving the Internet and the Whole Wide World Web! --[[User:SenatorSteve|SenatorSteve]] ([[User talk:SenatorSteve|talk]]) 21:21, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
-#I'm always willing to help new users. [[User:Reaper Eternal|Reaper Eternal]] ([[User talk:Reaper Eternal|talk]]) 01:44, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
-#[[User:AshLin|AshLin]] ([[User talk:AshLin|talk]]). Anyone. New users who are female editors, South Asian editors, Tree of Life or Military History editors will fit in nicely with certain initiatives I'm involved with. [[User:AshLin|AshLin]] ([[User talk:AshLin|talk]]) 02:05, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
-#[[User:NorthernCounties|NorthernCounties]] ([[User talk:NorthernCounties|talk]]). More than willing to help if needed. Area of expertise would be trying to ensure NPOV in N.Ireland & ROI related topics. --[[User:NorthernCounties|NorthernCounties]] ([[User talk:NorthernCounties|talk]]) 14:48, 6 April 2011 (UTC)