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:::I agree, but if they create an account and immediately start changing the POV of articles, plagiarize from Wikipedia, or make other unencyclopedic edits, we need to let them know. It's a two-way street -- we need to be welcoming, but the new user needs to be willing to learn and grow (I've seen new users unwilling to do that). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:21, 28 July 2019 (EDT)
:::I agree, but if they create an account and immediately start changing the POV of articles, plagiarize from Wikipedia, or make other unencyclopedic edits, we need to let them know. It's a two-way street -- we need to be welcoming, but the new user needs to be willing to learn and grow (I've seen new users unwilling to do that). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:21, 28 July 2019 (EDT)
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CP needs research assistants, copy editors, and people to do maintenance and formatting work, not just content contributers. Most wikis have a Don't Bite the Newbies policy. I find [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221367707_Don't_bite_the_newbies_How_reverts_affect_the_quantity_and_quality_of_Wikipedia_work this archived discussion useful.] If CP doesn't have an official policy, it still is useful for CP Admins to know that reverting newcomers has the effect of limiting CP's user base. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Deep Six the Deep State!'']]</sup> 14:05, 28 July 2019 (EDT)
:Other than people inserting nonsense and/pushing misleading/errant liberal/leftist tripe, I think this was an excellent post. A little politeness and diplomacy goes a long way.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 14:27, 28 July 2019 (EDT)