Wikipedia Glossary. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Help for Wikipedia newbies. A case study (food for thought provided by Paolo.dL) Wikipedia:Assume...

"change X to Y format" Threaten to sue them If you have succeeded in biting newbies, be sure to add the following userboxes to your userpage: Wikipedia:Newcomers...

patrollers do not give newbies time for their new articles. Many new page patrollers forget that instant deletion or tagging cause newbies to be rightfully...

WP:Don't bite the newbies, and insulting.Morton devonshire 06:35, 9 June 2006 (UTC) Comment: there is also Wikipedia:Clueless newbies. -- Kjkolb 08:15...

However, newbies create most new articles; good editors are in short supply; and everybody was a newbie once. Anything we can do to give newbies a more...

oppose and criticize them for knowing how to edit from the beginning! Newbies aren't always clueless. What about those huge, intricate, and exciting...

Here you can browse users previously listed as clueless newbies See Wikipedia:Clueless newbies/Archive for more archives. Distinguish between active and...

moderation in their munching of newbies. Who doesn't? Another admin gives in to savory temptation ... Biting newbies is like eating potato chips—it's...

Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 00:51, 25 January 2013 (UTC) Fijit Newbies (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)...

newbies, one day, will grow into the same admins that were leaving just as these newbies joined Wikipedia. However, it is important that the newbies are...

Please note: This is an archive of everything posted at Wikipedia:Clueless Newbies from feb 24th 2006 until and including march 1st 2006. Do not edit this...

Wiktionary special; newbies, conflict and tolerance; Is Wikipedia's search function inferior?: A look at newly published Wikipedia research. ← Back to...

(talk) 15:39, 29 October 2009 (UTC) Userfy to User:Sebwite/Contributions of newbies are valuable. Perfectly reasonable user essay. POV is rarely a good reason...

again, Enough said. WP:Please do not bite the newcomers WP:Please bite the newbies - a humorous essay meant to be read upside down WP:Newcomers_are_delicious...

page and then greet them. This is also helpful if you are looking for newbies, vandalism, etc. Sign up to be a mentor. A selection of newly registered...

made to this page.‎ The result was merge to Newby Head. Arbitrarily0 (talk) 02:08, 11 March 2010 (UTC) Newby Head Pass (edit | talk | history | protect |...

Note: This is an archived page of Clueless newbies. Please do not edit this page. If you wish to "re-nominate" someone or comment on him/her, please list...

An admin under the microscope: Snowman flames newbies? Or just oversensitive snowflakes? ← Back to Contents View Latest Issue 31 January 2019 Arbitration...

Wikipedia-based Pantheon; new Wikipedia analysis tool suite; how AfC hamstrings newbies: The latest roundup of research about Wikimedia ← Back to Contents View...

this article with proper attribution. DES (talk) 06:36, 4 March 2010 (UTC) Newby Head (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs |...

(talk) 13:57, 1 March 2011 (UTC) NPP and Newbies Those who think New Page Patrollers are too mean to Newbies should spend more than 2 minutes patrolling...

not policy-based. Randykitty (talk) 11:22, 26 September 2015 (UTC) Jabs Newby (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)...

here's a statistic that is hot off the research press: almost 75% of newbies have their first talk page message sent to them from one of those semi-...

not insult the vandals. Most "vandals" fall into one of two categories: newbies who do not know any better, and true vandals or trolls. Getting angry and...

Wikipedia needs more administrators Recent research Wiktionary special; newbies, conflict and tolerance; Is Wikipedia's search function inferior? Tech...

wherever you can. If newbies' edits are rejected, their chances of becoming regular editors drop from three-in-five to one-in-five. Newbies want to contribute...

reject newbies' contributions! That may be a very mistaken conclusion. The only factor that ought to guide us in deciding what to do with newbies' contributions...

policy and guidelines. In a moral sense, it is not necessarily wrong for newbies to assume initially that: Disputants are taking it personally They are...

Jogalekar, Harshad Gune & Ashwin Baindur Budding editor - Arnav Sonara Newbies - Sudeep Ghiya & Saurabh Agrawal Editors returning back to Wikipedia after...

which poses two challenges: can we avoid the problem of new articles by newbies being tagged for speedy deletion within two minutes? And, can such new...

ASME + IEEE + Wikipedia + NYSES + AIAA + AEE + Vibration Institute For newbies, folks learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and meet experienced Saratoga-region...

see... we've got you welcoming the newbies, being bold, taking part in discussions, helping out with more newbies (you stole my line by the way; "Happy...

assistance. Anybody can join, whether they are veterans of Wikipedia or newbies to Wikipedia. However, we invite anyone to edit articles that are in need...

function? Apart from this, I like this - it would certainly be good for newbies who (as mentioned) can be put off by the current system. This would be...

regulars or newcomers – may be taken as rude by being impersonal (biting the newbies). No one likes to feel they are being bureaucratically processed. Templates...

"Because I'm an admin/top editor, so there." Wikipedia:Equality Wikipedia:Newbies aren't always clueless User:Jimbo Wales/Statement of principles #2: "there...

Peter0027 (talk) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Breakout rooms where beginners can be paired with experienced...

a large decrease in the percent of decent edits made by newbies, the actual amount of newbies showing up and making edits in 2011 is enormously bigger...

the purpose of encouraging newbies, it just means that a lot of the articles going onto DYK are not from encouraged newbies. You make a sideswipe at the...

Wikipedia is appropriate for your course. You will be introducing a lot of newbies to Wikipedia. Anything contributed to Wikipedia must be free content —...

even smaller few attack those who are in cabals. They will never attack newbies, however, due to their intelligence. WikiDogs can easily be mistaken for...

their wild nature, they may be less adept at refraining from biting the newbies, unlike the tamer WikiDogs. They may need to temporarily be put on a leash...

(talk) Paora (talk) Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) Brief introduction by each participant Round table for participants...

Policy Initiative and who have an established track record of helping newbies. It's easy to get assistance from an Online Ambassador -- simply choose...

to deletion (glossary) Help, my article got nominated for deletion! Kris Newby (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)...

italics and underline is also very 'shouty' behaviour. Some newcomers ("newbies") genuinely don't know how to switch between CAPS and lower case. There...

of available potential newbies will just get worse and worse as time goes on. That's not to say that we should not treat newbies with respect and welcome...

connect: Introductions by all. Talks Inside the world of Wikipedia Activity Newbies intro to Contributing to Wikipedia Networking & Coffee Arunram (talk) theo10011...

not appeared here, you can try purging the cache. Special:Contributions/newbies now shows the username of the new user who made the change. (r23075, bug...

case, we want to compare Pune pilot students to normal Wikipedia newbies; we know newbies always impact community workload, but we want to determine how...

to accuse me of biting the newbies :) ) →Iñgōlemo← talk 06:24, 2005 May 26 (UTC) Sorry, but I feel it is fine for newbies to play around on pages, have...

archived). Anyone can jump in and review, so we encourage the old-timers and newbies alike to jump in and see how you can help ensure FAC is passing our best-quality...

high-vandalism articles and articles already attracting a high number of newbies are proposed and, depending on those results, a larger trial on 500 medical...

autograph page signed, do not get involved. We cannot complain that so many newbies get the wrong idea about Wikipedia as long as we're actively encouraging...

blood from a turnip Innocent until proven guilty Confirmation bias Prejudice The purpose of a system is what it does Wikipedia:Don't bite the newbies...

Welcome and introductions Overview of Wikipedia and editing training for newbies A morning tea/coffee break Getting started on #1lib1ref. Library staff...

Reviewers who have respected WP:NPP guidelines, and have not bitten any newbies, are given barnstars and/or other awards, when specific conditions are...

Beeswaxcandle (talk) Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) Brief introduction by each participant Presentation on key...

2021 (UTC) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Brief introduction by each participant 3. Presentation on...

particularly helpful, in fact, many of them could be considered biting the newbies. Other than that, I recommend going into your preferences and enabling...

blood from a turnip Innocent until proven guilty Confirmation bias Prejudice The purpose of a system is what it does Wikipedia:Don't bite the newbies...

The terms "verifiability" and "no original research" confused people, newbies and experienced editors alike. The problems were roughly this: To "verify"...

sufficient to prevent people from using this page as advice on the treatment of newbies: This page contains material which is kept because it is considered humorous...

something for newbies and experienced Wikimedians alike as we spend an afternoon working on articles and editing Wikipedia: For newbies, learn how to...

newbies and whom survived all the tutoring themselves recently (and now thinks that they are schooled enough) who are gonna "teach" all the newbies the...

sometimes not consistent with this practice. Discussion on how to ensure newbies have a good experience if they join the Wellington meetup by video conference...

User:SDPatrolBot/warning/experienced, which is for non-newbies User:SDPatrolBot/warning/alt, which is the new version for newbies written by Kingpin13, Maryana, and Steven...

jargon, which makes the project less friendly to newbies. The issue is particularly pronounced since newbies are most likely to violate community norms in...

published by field experts, and reputable media as references. Lightly smoke newbies over wikiwood. BGD: Report any new editor to a controversial article on...

vote, but that pretty much sums up my comment) If we're trying to pull in newbies to the project, I think we really shouldn't start off with an article with...

sharing session - Newbies will have their own space with Gertrude206 and another experienced editor to provide training, next steps for newbies, help answer...

Programme Of the 11 registrations received so far 5 look to be newbies. Group discussed how newbies could be accommodated. Giantflightlessbirds and Gertrude206...

the talk pages of all articles within their scope. While this may help newbies find other like-minded editors, it has a serious flaw. One can no longer...

‎ The result was no consensus. –MuZemike 17:41, 29 November 2011 (UTC) Newby's (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)...

looking for help. That's why I've been studying a lot the types of questions newbies currently ask, and where they're getting stuck. My aim is to improve the...

Wikipedia:Don't bite the newcomers (WP:BITE) Wikipedia:Please bite the newbies Wikipedia:Newcomers are delicious, so go ahead and bite them Wikipedia:Yes...

right till the prayer at the very end. So let's begin... Please bite the newbies With a global edit count reaching 3,000, and with 2,641 edits on Wikipedia...

getting a bit more experienced. We are still getting lots and lots of newbies, but with community size broadly flat we are only keeping as many as we...

what happens to newbies who create articles that don't meet our deletion criteria. If someone wants to survey what happens to newbies creating articles...

is followed by the citation tag. These are often good-faith errors by newbies, who simply overlook the existence, or don't know the purpose, of the <ref>...

like the user could use some help, please list them at Wikipedia:Clueless newbies. Except in cases of vandalbot or other rapid-fire attacks, please warn...

complaint in the Wikipedia is that there are groups of users, usually newbies, who have no power, make none of the decisions, police the behavior of...

Wikipedia content related to corruption and anti-corruption, as well as train newbies to become Wikipedia editors on the subject. An edit-a-thon or training...

to be "on the list". This is purely for convenience of identification. Newbies are recommended to read the "Advice" at the bottom of the page Graphists:...

This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the...

and is detrimental to the long-term health of these well-intentioned newbies. As a result, the Supreme Cabal Regime of the English Wikipedia (SCREW)...

undo. Do consider that it might have been a test edit, and don't bite the newbies by calling them vandals in this case, but instead warn them with a personal...

construed. Best team work by newbies: Team Queer Mbokodo Lead (User:LameOlebile, User:DMailosi, User:mugothescribe – all newbies), who wrote an article on...

conducted on finer points of Wikipedia markup, techniques and issues facing newbies. This was followed by discussions on planned activities. The following...

related to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) located in Toronto. Tutorial -newbies find out how to contribute here! Members -lists our project members. Tasks...

until the article has matured. They quit or go off in a huff just like newbies. They look for websites such as Deletionpedia Rename "Articles for Deletion"...

Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay . In the news Israeli news focuses on Wikimania; worldwide coverage...

newbie stream will be organised for these timeslots as well to ensure that newbies can learn at their own speed and feel supported. Attendees meet for an...

← Back to Archives View Latest Issue 28 February 2011 News and notes Newbies vs. patrollers; Indian statistics; brief news . In the news Egypt and Jordan...

Please list post meeting coverages here. Introduction to Wikipedia for newbies. The advantages of registering. The rationale for "free" images. Discussion...

adminship make a troubling combination. Recent research Wiktionary special; newbies, conflict and tolerance; Is Wikipedia's search function inferior? A look...

known at all to a reader – fails to provide convenient and useful help to newbies. Bangla help and policy pages are mostly translated versions of English...

other editors may look out for prior to making a deletion proposal. Naive newbies are not likely to deliberately mask an article, as they are less likely...

place to newbies, as epitomised by this critique of wikipedia, which poses two challenges: can we avoid the problem of new articles by newbies being tagged...

editors. Reverts affect newbies more negatively. Experienced editors are less affected by reverts on their average activity while newbies are significantly...

Users that you make friends with tend to be similar – such as both being newbies, similar interests, or perhaps friends as respect. These users, often who...

Jimmy Wales stated that "...if the community has become more hostile to newbies, that's a correctable problem." ... Samuel Klein, a veteran Wikipedian...

creation Bobo.03! It definitely is good in an age where 95% of valuable newbies get discouraged by veteran editors... J947 (c · m) 21:35, 24 November 2017...

energy to speak an-mass to the newbies, and at the same time the people who are the strictest, are actually former newbies just recently grown in to self-confident...

wikified or touched at all by anyone. And neither newbie was welcomed. So my newbies don't feel bitten, but neither do they feel welcome, or feel like anyone...

bring your own ideas though! All of the staff at the library are wikipedia newbies so feel free to come learn with us. User:juliefhildebrand User:jlongipl...

this page. The result of the discussion was speedy keep. Don't bite the newbies, please.--Aervanath (talk) 21:57, 7 February 2009 (UTC) Wikipedia is not...

Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay . In the news: Israeli news focuses on Wikimania; worldwide...

News and notes: Newbies vs. patrollers; Indian statistics; brief news . In the news: Egypt and Jordan likely candidates for Wikimedia office; Sanger interview;...

the "German question" . Recent research Top female Wikipedians, reverted newbies, link spam, social influence on admin votes, Wikipedians' weekends, WikiSym...

foundation issues, the community must respect the fact that anons and newbies must be able to edit articles Within the protection policy, the community...

editors, so special thanks to the old hands for helping and encouraging the newbies.Alafarge (talk) 17:34, 2 June 2014 (UTC) Lydia Fowler Wadleigh (new entry)...

tomorrow?--Gronk Oz (talk) 06:36, 16 February 2022 (UTC) Well, that makes two newbies, since this is my first Signpost crossword as well :-) I'm not sure if...

It is not meant to be used intentionally or unintentionally to bite the newbies. If you are new to Wikipedia and have been referred here, then please first...

Latest news from Centralized discussions: And don't bite those newbies! ← Back to Contents View Latest Issue 1 May 2025 File:Wikipedia editor hat w dog...

We should thank the writer -- be nice to the newbies, all that -- but this article is not at all as good as President of the United States and all of...

finding new users can be found at Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Finding newbies. To become a member of the welcoming committee, please see Wikipedia:Welcoming...

Sticky Parkin 17:18, 2 August 2008 (UTC) Comment. Per extension of WP:NEWBIES please leave a note for the IP on top and the article creator how to find...

Work with students, curators, Wikipedia editors and newbies to improve articles related to American art. This is the first edit-a-thon for the class "Wikipedia...

starting training: newbies are likely to shift towards simpler web realities The lack of a strict user/admin interaction: newbies are not likely to be...

bite newbies. agtx 13:51, 21 September 2017 (UTC) Indeed, the template isn't as useful these days, but just noting that it's quite unlikely for newbies to...

and start reaching out to new users in your free time! Check in on the newbies Each team will have links from the spreadsheet that you can click on to...

watch | logs) Attack page on editors who take time and effort to assist newbies to adjust to Wikipedia's policies and culture, assuming the worst about...

be the focus of the edit-athon, though experienced editors and curious "newbies" are welcome to work on other topics as well. The event will also kick...

advance. Remember the limit applies per wiki, so if you have more than six newbies try starting some of them at Commons; bonus points for running multilingual...

contribution of a new user (anonymous 194.199.119.17); Please don't bite the newbies. 209.2.145.49 01:02, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC) Given that, I suggest Expand or delete...

Getcrunk, I'm not sure why you are so frustrated with the inexpereinced newbies at the Oprah article for including relevant early-life images you consider...

collaboration Assessment log New articles listing Resources Style Guide DYK For Newbies References Templates Categories Discretionary sanctions FAQ Reports Cleanup...

tools and techniques for edit-a-thons, especially catering to the needs of newbies and GLAM professionals. Preferences and gadgets Visual editor HotCat etc...

Ruslik_Zero 18:53, 5 February 2013 (UTC) Wikipedia:Clueless newbiesWikipedia:Clueless newbies → Wikipedia:New contributors' help page (links to redirect...

other Ambassadors and the Wikimedia Foundation to develop new ways to help newbies. answer questions on the wiki, and (if you like) by email, on IRC, and...

adminship make a troubling combination. Recent research: Wiktionary special; newbies, conflict and tolerance; Is Wikipedia's search function inferior? A look...

ultimately newbies are only going to learn by diving in, learning by experience. It would be nice if there were short learning aids for newbies organized...

Gertrude206 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Progress on Action Points and anything that can't be delayed...

intentions. It can take a conscious effort to avoid it. Don't bite the newbies. If you use abbreviations all the time, you risk forgetting what the expansion...

Phase (talk) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Progress on Action Points Siobhan (Ambrosia10) would like...

(glossary) Help, my article got nominated for deletion! Robinson baronets of Newby (1660) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs |...

Wikipedia for newbies (half-day) at the Internet Librarian International in London Monday, October 17, 2016 10.00 – 13.00 Helen Lane, Fashion Institute...

were demonstrating that new page patrol was biting newbies. I would consider that we are biting newbies by having a defacto standard of sourcing that is...

other editors. I sometimes seek out these "people in need" by patrolling Newbies' contributions page and observing their edits. Myself, I'm most interested...

WP:BITE seems to apply only to newbies, could it (WP:NUKE) also bite more experienced users, too? (if it bites all the newbies it's bad enough, if it also...

Editor interaction utility · Interaction Timeline · SPI Tools Both are newbies and WP:SPA. Performed the same NPOV-violating deletion at Book of Daniel...

in coming, please add your name below. Introduction Editing session for newbies Discuss collaboration on Delhi articles GLAM discussions: Proposed Crafts...

respect and help them out if they need it, but don't patronise them because they aren't all clueless idiots. Wikipedia:Newbies aren't always clueless...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

"German question" . Recent research: Top female Wikipedians, reverted newbies, link spam, social influence on admin votes, Wikipedians' weekends, WikiSym...

and bite newbies' heads off, especially in cases like this. The verifiability policy I believe trumps the behavioral guideline on biting newbies, and it...

considering a small "Edit-a-thon" event. The goal is to get about 5 or 6 newbies and Wikipedians together in person to work on a specific article or two...

Landscape (directions) in Manhattan's Central Park. Take along your friends (newbies permitted), your family and other free culture enthusiasts! You may also...

notable. More likely a sign of youthful inexperience; and Dont_Bite_The_Newbies, remember: "It is very unlikely for a newcomer to be completely familiar...

identifying the principal sources. In short, policies may help educate newbies as to how to collaborate most fruitfully with others on articles. And policies...

Uncle G 17:48, 2005 Jan 28 (UTC) Delete. I know I shouldn't bite the newbies, but apart from being very obscure and not in any way widely practised...

to an admin to have them register an account for the newbies. However, I have heard from newbies that many of them haven’t heard back from the admins...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

to prevent future problems. Most vandals are newbies trying to have fun. You should also meet the newbies that are trying to become good editors. A visit...

being properly kept and controlled in Wikipedia. Minimum requirement for newbies to contribute to Wikipedia. Introduction to the welcoming message (starter...

No; legitimate user page, I moved it to user:Csublime, don't bite the newbies. He just created the article in the wrong namespace that's all. Dunc|☺...

watch | logs) (diff  !top) - Link: www.blogbeginner.com/blogging-tips-for-newbies/ (R/Xmeta/L- removed) 2020-03-04 06:42:40 (UTC): User Jhaniraj999 t • c •...

and film (Nina Paley and Commons newbie biting 101), and nonprofits for newbies. Others covered OTRS (), contributing featured content (), strategic planning...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

11:36, 10 August 2011 (UTC) Because of our rules, we basically don't let newbies create lasting articles. We should probably stop pretending that we do...

diff and link guide — describes some other options and uses. Wikipedia:Simple diff and link guide — is simpler! With fewer options! For the newbies!...

barnstars I give out are to newbies who have created a very good first article. I think more of this attitude to newbies who contribute positively will...

kan reed is wrong to say that we shouldn't bite the newbies: we shouldn't bite "honest" newbies. People who are simply posting adverts should fall between...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

– can be very effective instructional tools. They can be used to bring newbies up to speed on both technical and policy issues. This WikiProject is dedicated...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

"homework", then why are you reading this? Please remember, to not bite the newbies! Serious Message 2020 Events that Happened in this rather strange year...

writing the encyclopedia. Furthermore this could scare off or offend the newbies Brandonfarb 15:00, 30 December 2005 (UTC) The above discussion is preserved...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

result was keep. Spartaz Humbug! 19:53, 16 April 2015 (UTC) Specter of Newby Church (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs |...

of Finland Foundation Library is currently seeking wikipedians to help newbies learn to edit. If you would like to teach a workshop, offer advice, one...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

Clear cut consensus to keep and it says that this is a useful essay for newbies to help them with advocacy. 62.5% support. (non-admin closure) -The Herald...

Horological Institute. Pedro (Spain). Wow...isn't that not weird? Two newbies voting on an AfD consecutively? I smell SOCKS!!!! Island Monkey talk the...

Pakoire (talk) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Round table for participants to say what you’re working...

Phase 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) Newbies to the meetup included: Chocmilk03 AtticEdit B'art homme 2. Round...

notability or sanity Wikipedia:Do not use draftspace User:Ritchie333/How newbies see templates Wikipedia:Why I Hate Speedy Deleters User:Ivanvector/Drafts...

things that make the world go round. If you’re going to cite this essay, be friendly and don't bite the newbies. This was written in under a minute!...

Cathy Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville Richard Newby, Baron Newby Matthew Oakeshott, Baron Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay Limehouse Declaration...

are getting multiple eyes on each page, and provides an opportunity for newbies to burnish their credentials. Add an infobox to existing newspaper pages...

this page. The result of the debate was Delete. Please do not bite the newbies, Erwin. --Ryan Delaney talk 20:17, 30 August 2005 (UTC) A very insignificant...

ArbCom And don't bite those newbies! Discussion report: Latest news from Centralized discussions And don't bite those newbies! Traffic report: Of Wolf and...

(UTC) If people (Acalamari, Master of Puppets, the newbies MoP greets) find it useful when greeting newbies and encouraging them to contirubte, then I think...

in the past, and it proved to be problematic because it's very easy for newbies to feel bitten and the operator at the time had trouble dealing with them...

Tinucherian removed and admonished by the ArbCom: And don't bite those newbies! ← Back to Contents View Latest Issue 1 May 2025 File:Keep Out (9759656102)...

23:03, 30 January 2006 (UTC) Sorry, I accidentally created a duplicate - newbies, eh? Yewtree1968 22:14, 30 January 2006 (UTC) The above discussion is preserved...

Gillinov, A. M.; Gregoratos, G.; Hammill, S. C.; Hayes, D. L.; Hlatky, M. A.; Newby, L. K.; Page, R. L.; Schoenfeld, M. H.; Silka, M. J.; Stevenson, L. W.;...

The Wiki Workshops for Newbies NYC will be held on select weekday evenings (usually Tuesdays), from 7-9 PM, in 2011. This is Wikimedia New York City's...

2. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) No newbies. 3. Progress on Action Points Einebillion progressing the organisation...

Circa Theatre) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Round table for participants to say what you’re working...

welcome newbies? Did you get welcomed and did you find it welcoming and useful? Do you think that welcoming more newbies would make newbies feel more...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

Redirecting is a "softer" way of keeping newbies from creating silly articles (if for no other reason than because newbies often don't know how to edit a redirect...

result was Delete. There is nearly unanimous agreement, excluding SPAs and newbies, that this gentleman fails WP:BIO, and the current article sorely lacks...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

The account of User:Newbies is preventing anyone from viewing both Special:Contributions/Newbies and Special:Contributions/newbies, which used to show...

see is what you get") editors of this type "would allow easy editing to newbies, while still allowing to use the full wikisyntax to power users" (as stated...

Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay 8 August 2011 On June 10–11, the working group advising on the...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

counted and are often assumed to be sockpuppets, so the "don't bite the newbies" argument is simply trite and unhelpful. When was the last time you saw...

committments 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Round table for participants to say what you’re working...

my idiocies, reducing my ignorance and remembering that they too were newbies once. Members of the Military History Project have collegially made the...

experiences of new editors (less stressed editors are less likely to bite newbies). New editors would instead be directed to Articles for Creation, or would...

listed for deletion. IMO we should take just a little time to contact such newbies before listing their work on VfD. Speedy delete as a test is an option...

Wikimedia LGBT+ 13:15 Split into interest groups and coaching session for newbies. 16:30 Group discussion and review (including ideas for LGBT History Month...

redirect/revert/etc procedure click (link here)' - and have a simplified proceedure (for newbies, and persons in a hurry). Reporting 'inappropriate text'/'request for second...

unconstructive) feedback than positive feedback, but particularly provides to newbies very low-fuse temper comments and a huge degree of suspicion (due in part...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll have experienced Wikipedians present and helping remotely...

Wikipedia and Wikiversity in a scholar context. Other topics are also welcome. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

purpose and audience, and writing a script Identify problem areas for newbies Write out a script; we suggest a table with audio/video columns Keep it...

"Timeline of distributed Wikipedia proposals"). Mildly negative feedback makes newbies work harder: A paper to be presented at the upcoming Conference on Human...

teach people how to edit Wikipedia well, the same way I strive to teach newbies while patrolling. Among other things, I am working to explain that every...

Wikipedia-based Pantheon; new Wikipedia analysis tool suite; how AfC hamstrings newbies   2014-09-03 Contribute  —   Share this  E-mail  Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn...

WP:BITE the newbies people. Kappa 17:52, 20 November 2005 (UTC) Comment: actually, I left my nomination purposefully vague to avoid biting the newbies. -- Kjkolb...

editing before tagging. Frankly, I am far more concerned about biting newbies than biting noms. -- JJay 00:55, 3 January 2006 (UTC) Comment I was merely...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

should be made to this page. The result was Delete. Discounting socks and newbies, the consensus seems fairly solid. As Jayjg points out, lists of this sort...

2021 (UTC) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Progress on Action Points 3. Further discussion on getting...

One hopes more experience will help candidate become a bit kinder to newbies. Xoloz 04:48, 25 April 2006 (UTC) WP:Vand states these templates need not...

nom. Dlyons493 Talk 22:56, 5 November 2005 (UTC) Userfy. Don't bite the newbies. - Sensor 00:06, 6 November 2005 (UTC) The above discussion is preserved...

to this page. The result of the discussion was Keep let's not bite the newbies, this will get picked up as G13 in six months. (note there is an implied...

2022 (UTC) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Confirmation of date of next meeting - Agreed meeting of...

Outlander 15:36, September 7, 2005 (UTC) Userfy to Evianboy. Lets not bite the newbies. Looks like an honest mistake. Roodog2k (talk) 16:02, 7 September 2005...

the site were for the most part professional, civil, and willing to help newbies. The Teahouse also proved especially helpful in my first few days and weeks...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

Gertrude206 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Round table for participants to say what you’re working...

title of your encyclopedia article to the citation, and it's good to go. (Newbies can cut and paste these as text; more advanced editors will want to copy...

is played inside Wikipedia, while neutral point of view is puzzling for newbies. Or, to put it otherwise, neutral does not mean the view from nowhere,...

created a year ago with some strange notion of quoting Wikipedians to help newbies, or something. The template that was basically its only content (never...

been editing Wikipedia since 2010. He wrote the essay Don't overwhelm the newbies. The views expressed in this op-ed are those of the author only; responses...

October 2010 (UTC) Established editors should have less leeway than newbies, not more. Newbies don't know the rules and make mistakes; these are what I call...

WikiGnome myself and I often cleanup edits, try to make new pages created by newbies to look nicer, fight vandalism, add album covers, all that that's needed...

watch | logs) (diff  !top) - Link: www.blogbeginner.com/blogging-tips-for-newbies/ (R/Xmeta/L- removed) 2020-03-04 06:42:40 (UTC): User Jhaniraj999 t • c •...

decried for the same reason- newbies were an obvious answer. If you agree with me that it's a bad reason to oppose newbies, perhaps you should reconsider...

at 11:30am 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Progress on Action Points Auckland WikiCon update WikiCon...

got everything else going for you. I see you all the time at Clueless Newbies. You would definitely benefit from sysop rights. Ryan 05:48, August 2,...

among the chapters 2012-02-13 News and notes Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay 2011-08-08...

requesting checkuser because the evidence, while strong, does not rule out newbies who coincidentally edit warred together. Jehochman Talk 22:34, 23 February...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

Wikimedia projects by participating in subject matters related to SDGs. Newbies from each project are usually redirected to existing Wikimedia communities...

gathering) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) Purpose of this event is to restart ongoing Auckland meetups...

Canarsie Line). We'll have a meet-and-greet and general discussion hour for newbies and oldies at 4 pm, and the dinner will start at 5 pm. Sign up at our meetup...

to guide many newbies through our rules and processes. My contributions at various help desks has, I believe, also been useful to newbies and thus advanced...

shouldn't be hidden in the corner. It should be an invitation to browse to newbies. Prominent. I'm thinking, at the very top of the page, with a separate...

because they are less well described. Other topics are also welcome. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

Ambrosia10 (talk) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Round table for participants to say what you’re working...

really use Wikipedia for it's purposes. And I wasn't an exact example for newbies on Wikipedia. So I want to know what people think of me, to make my edits...

1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) No newbies. 2. Round table for participants to say what you’re working...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

will remind them of policies such as WP:CIVIL, WP:NPA, WP:Don't bite the newbies, and other relevant pages. If it's something that can't be resolved between...

with Huggle too. I really like your help desk contributions.. we were all newbies once and giving back is a great way to show your appreciation for those...

do this manually when I welcome newbies. Though I don't check how live the project is - but I figure that all newbies deserve to be told that projects...

don't bite those newbies! Smallbones – CC-BY SA Discussion report Latest news from Centralized discussions And don't bite those newbies! Clément Bardot...

Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay 8 August 2011 Plans for the long-awaited volunteer-run Funds...

pages we're associated with? Is this something we can touch on for us newbies? Copy some items over from Wikipedia:WikiProject Women's History/Taskforces/Women...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

also found it good information to know and sourced. Be nice to the newbies... newbies, please cooperate. Cleanup. Fixit. Have some cookies.--Paul McDonald...

from the original debate. Exploit the headstart you have over impudent newbies. Most of them walk into debates like knifers into a gunfight: Easy prey...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

03:16, 16 January 2009 (UTC) Kleinzach, kindly do not bite the relative newbies to the process, thank you. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 09:25, 16 January...

have a special section on our main page, Tasks you can do to further help newbies. The Project talkpage has a constant stream of requests for help and assistance...

containing all years from 2004 to 2011, and this time coding all of the newbies' contributions instead of just their first edit, as either "good faith"...

17th, 2017, during the inaugural Northern Historical Conference. For the newbies, here are some pages that you might find helpful: Introduction The five...

explaining why copyvios are important (admittedly it would be good if anons/newbies could be trusted to read the copyvio message, but they can't, so we have...

University area. We'll have a meet-and-greet and general discussion hour for newbies and oldies at 4 pm, and the dinner will start at 5 pm. Bring your own ideas...

programs would not be restricted in their use; we simply wouldn't direct newbies towards these more complicated applications). After the vote closes, I...

decline in the number of editors. The more draconian we get, the less newbies will turn into valued editors. So, we've got a vicious cycle. - Peregrine...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

invited to help work on women's history content with us, and to help the newbies. Bring a laptop if you can, any ideas for articles, and a willingness to...

time. Chris has already warned them, so I think it would be "biting the newbies" to block them. (Obviously anyone is free to reverse this decision and...

Wikipedia-based Pantheon; new Wikipedia analysis tool suite; how AfC hamstrings newbies The latest roundup of research about Wikimedia ← Previous issue Single-page...

presumably because I am a newcomer. This bot's behaviour discourages newbies from improving Wikipedia and leaves Wikipedia pages with errors. Some new...

that an anonymous donor might be willing to purchase a number of works and freely license them. Wikipedia Newbies Tutorial: http://tawker.com/tutorials/...

5 July 2007 (UTC) Also it's generally appreciated by most non-newbies (and some newbies) if you do not leave canned messages with little warning images...

any issues you have with his user page on his talk page. Do not bite the newbies. --Bduke (Discussion) 10:16, 27 November 2008 (UTC) The above discussion...

content. Arbitration report An admin under the microscope Snowman flames newbies? Or just oversensitive snowflakes? Traffic report Death, royals and superheroes:...

newbies. Several editors appear to have taken it upon themselves to restore the page if used as a sandbox. IMO, deleting causes more harm to newbies than...

other information. Editing workshop, with experienced editors teaching newbies what Wikipedia is, the basics of editing, and how Buncombe County can contribute...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

it is left off, the newbies will never find out about it. Those who don't like it can however simply turn it off." Not only newbies wouldn't know. How...

project page that tracks welcoming users, new user introductions, clueless newbies and how to help them, and tutorials and boot-camp sessions to quickly bring...

Astrophobe (talk) 22:02, 8 January 2021 (UTC) Delete - again, louder for the newbies - Wikipedia has never published original research nor a methods manual...

should be made to this page. The result was Delete, discounting SPAs, newbies. Alkivar's keep would be more compelling if it weren't in Pirate-Day Pirate-Speak...

core Wikipedians from Bengali Wikipedia and we were also joined by two newbies interested in associating with the Movement and from Commons. Academy of...

friendly. And we wouldn't have to waste so much of our communication with newbies on telling them that sometimes they need to sign with ~~~~ and sometimes...

policy on cross-namespace redirects. Simplifying policy improves odds that newbies and policy non-wonks understand/follow policy. Often, the redirect is a...

WikiProject Conservatism/Collab/Current WikiProject Conservatism/DYK For Newbies WikiProject Conservatism/Discretionary sanctions FAQ WikiProject Conservatism/Help...

utility · Interaction Timeline · SPI Tools Not a coincidence that both newbies are pushing draft about a non-notable person like Draft:Moiz Abbas. — Saqib...

--MrFishGo Fish 14:45, 3 September 2008 (UTC) It's relevant in as far that newbies are more likely to create unnecessary articles (in good faith) and then...

breaks all the links. Use Wikipedia: Plain and Simple (WP:PANDS) with newbies. Be seen to be working outside the big cities. WMF may be willing to up...

Tools: Editor interaction utility · Interaction Timeline · SPI Tools "Newbies", similar usernames, editing articles about Johannine literature. tgeorgescu...

"newbie". I recall that we have a guideline that says "Don't bite the newbies." Then, I observe that neither editor recommending deletion has taken the...

deletion outweighing costs of admin time and potentially discouraging newbies, not to mention destroying legitimate drafting. A2soup (talk) 02:42, 16...

policy—users are allowed to make test edits on their userpages. Stop biting the newbies. Reaper Eternal (talk) 22:53, 18 June 2015 (UTC) Keep Nothing wrong with...

Oppose tag, you should use Comment or even Support, but.... In addition, newbies may consider it a bite if you oppose something just to play the devil's...

above) be created with the same aim to make it as simple as possible for newbies to learn about creation of sandboxes. Collect (talk) 13:39, 3 January 2009...

but none of them seem to be providing a simple to understand guide for newbies to replace it. It is said to be requiring too high a standard - isn't that...

user test. No way this was serious, I hope. Complete vanity, utter trash. Newbies used to type ALL iN cAPS. they learned not to do that so now they type...

editor. I would prefer though if we did not kill the enthusiasm of such newbies by AfDing their creations within a day of the creation. Nergaal (talk)...

[1] and received a gentle warning.[2] To those of you who don't bite the newbies, thank you. Wikipedia is a tremendously useful and entertaining website...

2021 (UTC) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Progress on Action Points Discussion on how Auckland WikiCon...

Word way was easier for newbies to learn and was WYSIWYG (won't mention Microsoft's shenanigans). I think being easier for newbies is a good thing. The ramifications...

Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User, it is a program where experienced editors team up with newbies to help them learn the ropes. I have one adoptee right now but he is not...

Understand what tasks are most likely to be successfully picked up by newbies recommending minimizing reverts or deletions; study the engagement/retention...

difficult place for newcomers to navigate, but not impossible - we were all newbies once. Even better advice is for you to spend a little time around the site...

thousands of small donations, the struggle to retain new editors, biting the newbies, left-wing bias, a Byzantine body of policies and guidelines, assume good...

honey harvest 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Progress on Action Points In person meet up in Aotearoa...

to be a parody) is more clear, and so that it does not mislead clueless newbies into thinking the page gives serious advice or instruction. AGK [•] 13:42...

I'm just a reader, on a stats page I see Wikipedia's mainly written by newbies like me If that's the case Why couldn't I find my place? I got the Wikipediblues...

Problem: On the Help desk or Teahouse it is hard for newbies to link to a category or file, as typing in a category name just adds the page to the category...

further edits should be made to this page. The result was Delete, with anons/newbies discounted. Xoloz 18:21, 20 August 2006 (UTC) Profile for an anonymous...

down enwiki consensus on autoconfirmation trial 2011-09-26 News and notes Newbies and patrollers: "Every now and then a nun or a tourist wanders in front...

Wikipedia:WikiProject School, and loiters at WP:EAR to offer assistance to newbies. He has credentials in business studies, linguistics, pedagogics, and media...

of ahimsa (from meta) Wikipedia:WikiSpeak § Assume good faith Wikipedia:Newbies aren't always clueless Wikipedia:Optimist's guide to Wikipedia Wikipedia:Don't...

explain to me why, all of a sudden, we're getting all of these articles by newbies with pre-created headers for External links, etc.? Is somebody following...

only people who could consider this game even a real game would be rank newbies. It's just goofiness, and certainly non-encyclopedic. PS: Note that author...

experience needed for a discussion Wikipedia:Levels of competence Wikipedia:Newbies aren't always clueless, for times when leaving it to the experienced isn't...

Participants: No Wikipedia editing experience necessary, beginners welcome! Newbies 10am–noon: We will be running a crash course in how to sign up, edit and...

nn.--Alhutch 00:40, 15 October 2005 (UTC) Please use full words as many newbies know not of the meaning of "nn". --Celestianpower hablamé 10:53, 15 October...

because they are less well described. Other topics are also welcome. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

working on, even if his English skills are greatly lacking. Don't bite the newbies. Gigs (talk) 20:42, 30 August 2012 (UTC) Delete - It's been well over three...

University area. We'll have a meet-and-greet and general discussion hour for newbies and oldies at 4 pm, and the dinner will start at 5 pm. Bring your own ideas...

outlined here. Sorry, it's confusing and difficult to grasp for newbies, but we were all newbies once. NB if you register for an account, it'll cost you nothing...

iffy cases deletion should be put off for a few days at least, so the newbies don't get bitten. (optional) Why do you want to become an Admin? --AtheWeatherman...

my first work (page) & new here too so please don't bite me WP:BITE, WP:NEWBIES & you are also discouraging me to contribute on Wikipedia, is this your...

any improvement what so ever by a different editor, and as I don't think newbies go rummaging through AfC categories I suspect socking. J947 (c · m) 04:19...

are invited to discover and write for Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

Swistertwister, please don't bite the newbies. JHCaufield - talk - 17:25, 6 April 2016 (UTC) Bite the newbies? "Those people who ask for "deletions"...

part-created abandoned portals created by newbies (less likely now as portal pages can't be created by absolute newbies). Portal:Rhetoric is an example of a...

Single-page Edition WP:POST/1 28 February 2011 News and notes Newbies vs. patrollers; Indian statistics; brief news In the news Egypt and Jordan likely...

blocking. It's important we realise that during tragedies like this many newbies will arrive, wanting to do what they can to add images to the historical...

depending) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Screenshot / photograph as we forgot last month and don't...

First episode – "Don't Bite The Newbies" (48:00) surveys the Wikipedia community, somehow leaving out the newbies, but does manage to have interesting...

further edits should be made to this page. The result was Delete. SPAs and newbies were discounted. Xoloz 16:46, 21 September 2006 (UTC) Fails WP:Bio she...

(UTC) A newly-created pseudo religion designed to make fun of computer newbies. Not encyclopedic, and seemingly without any impact beyond the amusement...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and there'll be an experienced editor there to troubleshoot. You...

(UTC) Redirect to AHS, which is a disambiguation page. Could help future newbies see if there either is an existing article on their intended draft subject...

rather than allowing others to build on work already completed. encourages newbies especially to work alone, without feedback or collaberation which is really...

come to my attention (read: I have half a brain) that some users (read: newbies who don't understand policy and others who are abusing the system) are...

out to bite newbies and of lying about the situation (quote: "I do not believe for a second you (like me) are for not biting the newbies. You have cheery-picked...

there is a sense of achievement to be gained there (there was for me) and this may help the newbies stick around and keep on working in the project....

article creator shares some of the blame for substandard writing. Even newbies should bother to capitalize sentences and proper nouns.--Oakshade (talk)...

Kevyn 23:08, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC) Delete: I don't want to bite non-native newbies, but we're voting on the article rather than its author, and the article...

author clearly doesn't yet understand wikipedia style, but don't bite the newbies for trying! — brighterorange (talk) 17:54, 5 April 2006 (UTC) Weak keep...

wiki-world. What I like about lists is how they often are added to by newbies, whereas the newbies may not know how to properly introduce a idea in an article's...

criteria. Bit Lordy (talk) 17:16, 2 June 2008 (UTC) Keep Per don't bite the newbies and Wikipedia:Don't demolish the house while it's still being built. Not...

04:40, 5 January 2008 (UTC) Slow down and comment Please don't bite the newbies!! As far as I understand the two pages China at the Chess Olympiads and...

a good number of transclusions, and while most of the users are perma-newbies, others look moderately productive; none appear to be chronic vandals....

with Weyes on it. It seems a little gruff, but that's what some users (newbies included) seem to understand best. He's usually pretty good at researching...

Geogre 15:33, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC) Delete. I know we're not meant to bite the newbies, but this does seem a little obsessional to me. Average Earthman 16:27...

and consider it down to misunderstanding and over-enthusiasm. Help the newbies. Tyrenius 04:37, 13 April 2006 (UTC) Userfy as per WP:Vanity and WP:NN...

Rosi-Kessel's blog! We're not really that evil, we just like to give newbies a scare... ~ trialsanderrors 06:18, 15 November 2006 (UTC) Two Dickinson...

memes, but just describe what they do. I can't see the harm in this: if newbies ask "who's X vandal?" surely they can be told about this page?? I can't...

Acknowledgment of Country Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) Main seminar presentation: Round table for participants to...

article for deletion within seven minutes of creation [1] is biting the newbies. The Bushranger One ping only 17:27, 19 June 2012 (UTC) Fort Peyton (edit |...

old before getting VFD'd, I say keep and improve. Please don't bite the newbies by trying to delete their first articles. -- Netoholic @ 05:48, 2004 Oct...

Recent research: A Wikipedia-based Pantheon; new Wikipedia analysis tool suite; how AfC hamstrings newbies The latest roundup of research about Wikimedia...

tagging of this article within 8 minutes of creation constitutes "biting the newbies" in my view. -- RHaworth 23:27:34, 2005-09-07 (UTC) nn car club in Great...

edit Wikipedia, most often to edit articles related to themselves. As newbies, they invariably are unfamiliar with our policies and guidelines, our sourcing...

Pakoire (talk) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Progress on Action Points Wikicite online event - explained...

February 2010 (UTC) Call me a process Queen, if you will, but I don't bite newbies. LOL, to you! Bearian (talk) 22:00, 24 February 2010 (UTC) The above discussion...

cuwiki · SI) User compare report Auto-generated every hour. A series of newbies/SPAs at Dartmouth College (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links |...

because they are less well described. Other topics are also welcome. Newbies are welcome, and are coached by other experienced participants. No need...

extra-sensitive with newbies for fear of being humiliated on this page. Equazcion (talk) 07:05, 18 October 2009 (UTC) I suspect that most of those newby articles...

and high school articles fulfill a core Wikipedia objective of getting newbies to get some experience editing--they are gateway articles. Abductive (reasoning)...

articles if they've done anything else notable. The redirect will deter newbies from recreating it. The JPStalk to me 19:08, 8 August 2006 (UTC) The above...

user warnings to improve their ability to dissuade vandals and not bite newbies. The full report of findings from testing on English, German, and Portuguese...

even wrong. Plutor 15:06, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC) Delete. If we can't bite the newbies, can we at least eat their souls? Average Earthman 18:27, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)...

Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay 8 August 2011 Negotiations among the chapters—the national Wikimedia...

unexplained reverts of newbies, similar to the above reverts, I've additionally noticed the following unexplained reverts of newbies by you in the last four...

of mine who I've introduced to Wikipedia today. Disregard the vote if newbies don't count. --cprompt 19:31, 28 Feb 2004 (UTC) I'm not a sock puppet,...

first to comment. I don't much mess with skins, partly because I teach newbies and they oughtn't bother their pretty heads by seeing a strange screen...

bitey in nature, so I consider it part of my job there to help out the newbies when they need it. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past...

few more radio books and then newspaper archives. For the old time radio newbies: The Whistler was a long-running, popular radio show that was also adapted...

before an AfD, that spread to two hours out of a wish to not bite the newbies. So far, only evidence of notability has been the above statement about...

five-pillars kind of place, with more than lip service given to every one, where newbies are welcomed into the fold and educated, rather than treated as nuisances...

were, inserting vandal warning templates to user pages. I've not seen newbies using vandal warnings templates so early! I suspected some sockpuppeter...

one of the users has unrelated edits, and they legitimately appear to be newbies (and not a sock of a third, unknown editor), I would recommend against...

than others. They may have prior editing experience on sister projects or on other websites that use MediaWiki. Wikipedia:Newbies aren't always clueless...

Maurreen 18:14, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC) Comment: We do need some way to tell newbies about redirects Kappa 22:19, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC) What's wrong with a friendly...

numerous suggestions that this should be merged (some of the deletes are newbies saying delete write comments that sound like merges). -Splash 21:24, 12...

help pages are a serious embarrassment. I have felt it necessary to tell newbies basically to avoid our help pages, except for Article Wizard and Upload...

software developed around 2002–03 by IBM researchers). Rich-text editing and newbies as top priorities: The draft of a "Product Whitepaper for the Wikimedia...

you would hope a mature and experienced editor would, but let's cut the newbies some slack - this is better than sticking the links in the external links...

2026 (UTC) Fair enough. I suppose we can also delete WP:please bite the newbies and WP:assume bad faith as well, since humor articles espousing people...

got the information? He is a new editor, so remember not to WP:BITE the newbies. ♣♦ SmartGuy ♥♠ 20:27, 5 November 2007 (UTC) Speedy delete as the contributions...

questions, or directions to where the answers might be. Use Wikipedia:Clueless newbies to post a question, or IRC if you'd rather chat in realtime with another...

messages inviting people to create a user account might appear to address newbies as male too. Sue Gardner called this "awful" and "a key piece of information...

warnings to others, but yet chastised reverters for not considering the "newbies". Then a few bizarre additions to other articles by a geographical range...

136.226 --Xcali 23:59, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC) Comment: discriminating against newbies?--User:Escobar600ie 14:25, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC) Personally I think that this...

long-established editors forget that there are newbies underfoot. My personal mantra is Don’t bite newbies, ever! and I am very protective when it comes...

and marking what is new since your last visit. A diff format easy for newbies. Allows you to watch pages you have visited but never originally intended...

poster that they've done something wrong. This entire conversation with newbies, and the process of correcting a new page at odds with policy, should be...

with markup (that is, as a personal sandbox)." Also, we try not to bite newbies. —Ilmari Karonen (talk) 20:33, 7 June 2008 (UTC) Eye-watering nonsense...

Pakoire (talk) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Round table for participants to say what you’re working...

wikipedian who has been running engagements, projects and activities to support newbies and old members in the community (technical and non-technical). He is the...

random new submissions as vandalism and reverting random edits and warning newbies for vandalism they didn't commit. I'm currently following him and reverting...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

Noracrentiss 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Progress on Action Points Discussion confirming first meeting...

possibly leave them upset and disappointed; that smacks of biting the newbies. Even if the article is deleted after that, wouldn't you rather have an...

then also give and take. Take a deep breath, two if necessary. Be kind to newbies. Wikipedia is a collaborative, consensual, accountable free-for-all. If...

blanket philosophy. And before anybody wheels out the biting-newbies question, well, the newbies are writing an encyclopedia too and scrutiny is an important...

vanity-oriented -- her life with husband and dogs, and love of music and helping newbies. If she is notable, it should be better established. paul klenk talk 00:59...

nominator's contributions. There's something fishy in the sudden trend of newbies AfDing articles right away, although I've no idea what.) Awyong Jeffrey...

picture = vanity = delete, though with a certain eye towards Do Not Bite The Newbies: I'm betting the page's creator is like 10 years old. (This is definitely...

about it. Mix newcomers and veterans discusses why it's important to have newbies and experienced editors together at an event. Photographic evidence explains...

Keep - Its a badly written article by a newbie. People should be nice to newbies and help them out. But the topic itself is notable enough for me. He has...

report Auto-generated every hour. Editor interaction utility These two newbies creating some weird non-English language pages at Ilmu Menjual and Konsep...

section listing your concern at WT:CP. Remember: please don't bite the newbies -- many copy-and-paste contributors may not understand that what they are...

Comments by other users This is overreaction, and an example of biting newbies who are unfamiliar with guidelines and process. There is no evidence this...

support the newbies of Wikipedia, after all, everyone here was once a newbie (except perhaps Jimbo). This support does not extend to letting newbies add any...

coverage necessary for inclusion in Wikipedia. But please don't bite the newbies. It looks like nobody bothered to explain to this "SPA" in non-WP-jargon...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

work on it. I'll walk him/her through with it. Rationale: Don't bite the newbies. While the article doesn't meet quality standards (to include peacock terms)...

Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay In the news Israeli news focuses on Wikimania; worldwide coverage...

25 April 2011 (UTC) I may not be an ambassador, but newbies are exactly what they are, newbies. They don't know where a link goes, for all they know...

December 2011 (UTC) Incubate. Uncategorised and unsourced, but don't bite the newbies. Someone put a lot of effort into this and I wouldn't want to delete it...

unencyclopaedic, LISTCRUFTs and usually maintained and created by promotional newbies who dedicatedly edit only articles related to particular shows. Have tried...

userpage). Speedy delete as requested, and next time maybe we can give newbies more time to learn and correct erors before calling the VfD behemot. If...

to this page.‎ The result was delete. True, we should avoid biting the newbies, but this article needs to be judged on its own merits. –Juliancolton | Talk...

a little bit plausible. Remember we are expected to be nice to the WP:NEWBIES. VQuakr (talk) 15:15, 14 September 2017 (UTC) Relisted to generate a more...

strong POV against the city. Since then, many different anonymous users and newbies have been introducing more and more non sourced false information with...

abandoned, nobody to ask a question for clarification. (The fact that they are newbies with newbie-specific problems is easily forgivable.) I say, they are not...

September 2008 (UTC) Keep Problem solved by Suntag. Let's not bite the newbies. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 15:13, 12 September 2008 (UTC) The above...

think they have rules kinda like DYK mixed with FA, which isn't easy for newbies. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) 04:23, 21 September 2011 (UTC) Perhaps this...

made few or no other edits outside this topic. Wikipedia:Don't bite the newbies. The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please...

change to (?) Aurora Musis amica ("Dawn is friend to the Muses") Still ... NewbyG ( talk) 23:48, 9 March 2012 (UTC) support - The first version is acceptable...

South Island) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Progress on Action Points In person meet up in Aotearoa...

contribs) 17:22, 24 January 2009 (UTC) Delete per nom. I try to be nice to newbies, but this thing is, to be blunt, less than a stub. While the phrases ""samuel...

--Metropolitan90 16:32, 3 December 2005 (UTC) Agreed. Newbies != sockpuppets. I added a template I designed, {{afd-newbies}} to advise newcomers who may have been asked...

talkback even for experienced editors, but it is especially useful for newbies. I felt bitten - a new user who has their article deleted while they are...

2007 (UTC) As I mentioned previously, we do practically nothing to let newbies know what should go into an article. So it is no surprise that they create...

these edits don't seem to be disruptive, just incorrect formatting by newbies. I see you ended up changing over to the picture they uploaded, and put...

fresh start in the talk page. We need to assume good faith and don't bite newbies because we cannot expect the user to know our username policy before their...

news. Community view: 24th Wikipedia Day in New York City Wikimedians and newbies celebrate 24 years of Wikipedia in the Brooklyn Central Library. Special...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

article for deletion without explaining the reasons constitutes biting the newbies, and someone should have rectified this before now. —Josiah Rowe (talk...

articles if they've done anything else notable. The redirect will deter newbies from recreating it. The JPStalk to me 19:10, 8 August 2006 (UTC) Redirect...

deleting outright. This is a valid, likely search term, especially for newbies, and redirects in cases like this are no skin off your nose. Bearian (talk)...

three cases mentioned to teh main article. Also let's avoid biting the newbies here. Banjeboi 20:05, 2 July 2008 (UTC) The above discussion is preserved...

but nomination for deletion is not the way forward. Let's not bite the newbies. --doncram 01:52, 19 May 2014 (UTC) I didn't see any evidence that it was...

talk pages. Khatru2 01:38, 1 November 2006 (UTC) Delete, useless CNR. Newbies (who don't understand the various namespaces) won't have any reason to...

Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay 8 August 2011 Since 2008, the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of...

page and Wikipedia should host hoaxes? Newbies trying to include hoaxes on the project should be discouraged. Newbies trying to submit articles that misrepresent...

admittedly) to support general notability. Come on, people, don't bite the newbies. I concur with the above comment that the page should be renamed.Vulcan's...

started by master and now continued by Ct205. Both the master and sock are newbies. Requesting CU as this article has attracted a lot of socking in recent...

redlink in the disambiguation page for Davis High School. Don't bite the newbies, please. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:49, 28 June 2012 (UTC) Seems like a...

target mine specifically? Also, the template gives some basic FAQs for newbies and ensures that comments have a coherent style. ><RichardΩ612 21:41, 13...

contest an MfD applied to the userpage; however I'd suggest not biting the newbies too hard... Yunshui 雲‍水 08:50, 10 September 2012 (UTC) Service-ability...

noting especially the pages on "please be bold and post" and "be nice to newbies" and get a rude response like this, and also that you have nothing but...

No need for an AfD to be in someone's userspace; it could confuse the newbies. PCHS-NJROTC (Messages) 03:37, 21 December 2009 (UTC) Delete No reason...

about Wiki Marathon and participants with laptop started on marathon. Many newbies turned up in the morning itself. There were around 20 participants for...

02:20, 6 May 2005 (UTC). (To JPL: Don't be offended by this analysis. Newbies to Wikipedia often have their votes discounted simply because one doesn't...

paints a cosy picture, but AfC is riddled with bitter infighting, and newbies are hovering over their edit count to reach 500. For those in the know...

me calling some users "newbies". That's fair enough. I meant to say "newcomers" as per WP:BITE (though WP:Don't bite the newbies redirects there. I was...

moved the draft. I sounded stupid when I started this, but I guess newbies gotta be newbies. WannurSyafiqah74 (talk) 06:02, 20 August 2022 (UTC) The above...

information while over-emphasizing any favorable by several single-topic newbies and one anon whose IP turns out to be the Discovery Institute itself: 216...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

2021 (UTC) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) Round table introductions. 1 new attendee "lurking" to figure...

Noracrentiss (talk) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Round table for participants to say what you’re working...

prodded far too early in the article's development (don't tagbomb the newbies!), sources are likely to be offline and/or not in English". "Sources must...

enormous, and was to be expected. it will take a revamping of how we onboard newbies; i am glad to see a refreshing of mentoring, which along with teahouse...

JSTOR · TWL) Fails WP:NCORP, has been repeatedly recreated by dubious newbies, currently two other articles of this same run of the mill lab are headed...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

consists entirely of the letter "a". While my heart is full of love for newbies, "a" is only a descriptive article, and is very lonely by itself. So lonely...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

edits should be made to this page. The result was Delete. SPA's, anons, newbies ignored. Xoloz 14:52, 30 October 2006 (UTC) This is about a website that...

bite those newbies! 2025-05-01 Arbitration report Sysop Tinucherian removed and admonished by the ArbCom 2025-05-01 And don't bite those newbies! News and...

introductions on everyone's Wikipedia experiences and recent activities (wik-newbies and wiki-oldies!) How Wikipedia Day @ NYU went in February - Future activities...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

8 March 2006 (UTC) Keep. Why so much enthusiasm for biting non-Anglo newbies? And if Wikipedia is going to limit itself to repeating whatever information's...

2006 (UTC) Speedy delete Nothing there. While I don't advocate biting the newbies, perhaps the newbie should be advised that a seven-word article isn't going...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

far from any newbies, where it can do no harm. KonveyorBelt 15:29, 6 September 2014 (UTC) @Konveyor Belt: What makes you think newbies will even see...

David Nind 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) 2. Progress on Action Points 3. Further discussion on getting...

was posting to WP:ANI in defense of FFF, citing Wikipedia:Don't bite the newbies ([1]). Clearly, neither editor is a "newbie." <eleland/talkedits> 17:46...

the political mudslingings to fulfill their egos. Admin abuse scares off newbies and potential valuable contributors who have something to offer to this...

all rules", feels good the first time you use it; we should never blame newbies for over-indulging, but even philosophers drunk on wisdom need designated...

The main difference is in the way we treat the regulars as opposed to newbies and IPs. In effect we are like an airport with special light touch express...

read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot. Have a think about topics...

that I can handle it. Reviews Good anti-vandal user, very patient with newbies. Electriccatfish2 (talk) 22:45, 5 June 2012 (UTC) Great user! Cheers, Riley...

CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki · SI) ( Clerk note: original case name) Two newbies pushing the same fringe POV at the same article or talk page. Not hard...

Nind (talk) 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) Gertrude206 has been working a bit on the West Coast project...

resolved at this time. — billinghurst sDrewth 12:27, 22 December 2011 (UTC) Newbies will no longer have problem with editing. Nice work done, WMF! Dipankan...

Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia, which is one of the most frequent questions we get from newbies at the help desk (and reference desk). I know we don't ordinarily redirect...

wikibooks that list useful Unix commands: Guide to UNIX commands, Linux For Newbies, and Linux Guide. Wikibooks is trying to consolidate the command guides...

next month. 1. Introduction to meet up by organisers (if there are any newbies joining us) visitor Alison to see what we're up to 2. Progress on Action...