Wikipedia talk:Adopt-a-user/Archive 7
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Indeffed adopter
Given that PlanespotterA320 (talk · contribs) has been indefinitely blocked for belligerently pushing genocide denialist talking points
, and both of their adoptees have also been blocked, would it perhaps be appropriate to remove them from the list of adopters? Ruбlov (talk) 16:56, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
- @Rublov: Thank you for raising this; I have deleted that entry. Nick Moyes (talk) 22:40, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
Calling all Adopters: Growth Team Features needs mentors!
Have have heard about the new Growth Team Features designed to encourage newcomer participation? It's now up and running on 25% of newly created accounts, and there is [currently https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#RfC:_Growth_features_to_all_newcomers an RfC] to roll it out to 100% of new account by default. It aims to improve editor retention via a new Homepage tab. Alongside a suit of simple structured editing tasks for them to try, one of its other new features is a 'mentorship' program. Brand new users are randomly assigned to an experienced 'mentor' to whom they can ask specific questions via a Your mentor box. Currently, this feature is given to 2% of new users, but we plan on bumping this percentage up to 10% in the near future.
To lessen the load on our list of around 65 mentors, I'm reaching out here and elsewhere to see if any experienced editors who like helping others (and I know all adopters do) might also be interested in signing up as a mentor, yourself. The workload is relatively small; User:Panini! reports receiving four questions a month, on average, all of which were simple ones of the type we often see at the Teahouse and elsewhere. To view a list of every question asked of all mentors over the last 14 days, Click Here.
If becoming a mentor and helping new users on their first few days here interests you -and I hope it will - please sign up right now at Growth Team features/Mentor list.
Thank you. Nick Moyes (talk) 15:02, 21 February 2022 (UTC)