Habbox Wiki: 1) Change sidebar item Editing Help, 2) Help new users
@Ekelektra
Suggestion 1:
- Change the 5th item of the Habbox Wiki Sidebar from "Editing Help" to "Help"
Suggestion 2:
- In the introduction on the main page add "New users, please read here." with here linking to the Help page.
Habbox Wiki: 1) Change sidebar item Editing Help, 2) Help new users
Quote:
Originally Posted by
ValidUsername
The template is called "Help" and it says:
How can this be confusing? It's clear what the list of pages is about and changing the header into "Want to help?" is only more fitting.
Perhaps it would be a bit confusing for you and one or two Habbox staff members who are accustomed to the header name. Those people are experienced people and will easily adjust.
You seem to look at it with the point of view of experienced users like yourself. The very point of my suggestions is to look at it from the point of view of new visitors. Most of which are not experienced wiki editors.
So just because there is a page somewhere and a link somewhere, that means you have done enough for new people to be invited to join?
I think 99% of the visitors will never get to that page. Even if they register there is a good chance they won't come across that page. Most people don't use the sidebar. They simply read the top of the main text and use search. Most people will also not scroll down to where the Help template is displayed. The link in the sidebar, if they see it at all, isn't self-explanatory as to in describing what the page is about.
There are few contributors to the wiki and I think it is important to invite new visitors in the first few lines on the wiki. I still think it's best to put in something like "New visitors please read this." in order to invite them and give them good information on how they can contribute. I think reading that increases the chance for them to get enthusiastic about contributing.
I have just read your comments and opinions, but this is not changing especially not at the time being anyway. The template on the main page is not about how to help its about pages under construction/ need creating, if you click on the bottom of it it takes you to the construction category, which if you look at it Eriin updated it the other day to link to the help page. Myself, Erin and Laura have all had an opinion and all agree that these changes won't be happening at least for the time being, hope this answers your above post.