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wikipedia newcomer onboarding wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 welcoming 2 help and q a 3 mentoring and individual guidance 4 training and education 5 interactive live help 6 software features 7 social events 8 retention toggle retention subsection 8 1 recognition and encouragement 8 2 avoiding or mitigating negative experiences 8 3 outreach 8 4 surveys and polling 9 research and discussion of future initiatives toggle the table of contents wikipedia newcomer onboarding add languages add links project page talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia shortcut wp onboard wp onboard this page provides an overview of the ways that newcomers are welcomed trained mentored supported and integrated into the wikipedia community this includes initial outreach automated tools personal mentoring software features discussion forums educational programs social events and community wide retention initiatives welcoming edit these involve the first contact with a user with the goal of making them feel noticed by the community and welcomed to the project there are various methods of initial contact with a brand new user including welcome templates individually written personal welcome messages invitation bots teahouse invitations and articles for creation invitations welcome messages usually are placed only after an editor has made at least one edit a majority of newly registered accounts users who wish to welcome new users can find newly registered accounts with their first edits using the special recentchanges feed see help recent changes filter the feed to only show new users by checking the boxes next to newcomers and learners temporary accounts are generally not welcomed as they are assigned randomly by wikimedia software and expire after ninety days help and q a edit a major avenue for on boarding newcomers is through community discussion between newcomers posing questions at popular venues such as the wikipedia teahouse and wikipedia help desk another such forum is the wikipedia reference desk although that is not about editing wikipedia per se newcomers sometimes show up there there are also the wikipedia education noticeboard and the wikipedia mentorship noticeboard but these are primarily peer to peer boards used for communication among more experienced wikipedia editors or between them and members of wiki ed or wmf a wikiproject is a group of editors who want to work together and many of them are willing to help new editors mentoring and individual guidance edit since 2021 the growth team wp mentorship program has become a major source of one on one support for newcomers from experienced wikipedians the independent wiki ed program has wikipedia experts that monitor students and answer their questions sent via the wiki edu dashboard or asked individually legacy avenues included wp adopt a user training and education edit there are various forms of training offered to newcomers one is the wikipedia adventure a step by step learning game the wiki education program is an independent non profit initiative that links up students in university classes in the u s and canada that edit wikipedia as part of their university course classwork wiki edu offers formal training modules to students in wiki edu enrolled courses edit a thons and other editing events often provide training former efforts programs like wikipedia education program ambassadors a k a campus ambassadors interactive live help edit live interactive chat is available for anyone at the help channel at wikipedia discord or irc chat at the wikipedia en help connect channel software features edit further information wikipedia growth team features various software features are aimed at encouraging newcomers to make their first edits at wikipedia or to continue making them many of these are projects of the wikimedia growth team newcomer homepage newcomer tasks and other modules that help kick start brand new editors newcomer tasks suggested edits impact module help panel wikipedia edit check social events edit social events offer newcomers the opportunity to meet wikipedians in person some events offer on boarding training or support to newcomers including some meetups edit a thons and workshops wikipedia meetups around the world september 2026 portland oregon wiknic september 5 2026 2026 09 05 london ontario meetup september 9 2026 2026 09 09 christchurch 49 september 13 2026 2026 09 13 london 232 september 13 2026 2026 09 13 toronto september meetup september 13 2026 2026 09 13 seattle meetup september 15 2026 2026 09 15 bay area wikisalon september 15 2026 2026 09 15 fullerton 1 september 17 2026 2026 09 17 nottingham 2 september 19 2026 2026 09 19 riverside 4 temecula september 19 2026 2026 09 19 oxford 126 september 20 2026 2026 09 20 wikiconference north america september 24 2026 2026 09 24 auckland 51 september 26 2026 2026 09 26 edinburgh 29 september 26 2026 2026 09 26 brixton 18 september 27 2026 2026 09 27 honolulu 1 september 27 2026 2026 09 27 san diego 139 september 27 2026 2026 09 27 palo alto meetup september 29 2026 2026 09 29 october 2026 portland oregon october 3 2026 2026 10 03 minnesota october 4 2026 2026 10 04 london 233 october 11 2026 2026 10 11 bay area wikisalon october 13 2026 2026 10 13 san diego 140 october 17 2026 2026 10 17 full meetup calendar events calendar on meta for meetups in other languages see the list on meta tbd incorporate some all of category wikipedia meetups meta meetup includes editathons and meetups by language e g french speaking meetups esperanto meetups german speaking meetups etc m category wikimedia meetups m special allevents outreach education get involved outreach education ambassadors retention edit further information wp wikiproject editor retention statistics show that many users leave after their first few edits after initial welcoming and other on boarding initiatives or even during it recognition and encouragement play a role in the longer term other retention efforts come into play wikiproject wp editor retention is focused on retaining editors and not only new editors recognition and encouragement edit wikipedia supports some features that don t educate directly but offer recognition to an e barnstars including newcomer barnstars individual thanks from wikipedians the thanks feature wikilove avoiding or mitigating negative experiences edit tbd about warning templates especially when they occur as a user s first editor interaction outreach edit main article outreach main page outreach wiki serves as a home for several outreach and collaboration initiatives their goal is to recruit and support new wikimedians and to build strong relationships with cultural and educational partners like glam outreach education get involved wikimedia education programs outreach education community countries a by country listing of what wm education programs are available where outreach education ambassadors campus ambassadors online or present still exist surveys and polling edit e g wikipedia wikipedia education program surveys students 2013 meta research successful newcomers survey 2025 research and discussion of future initiatives edit commmunity wishlist growth team discussion forums wmf research papers a b tests editor retention analyses retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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