[plug] Newcomers' welcome (revised)

[William Kenworthy]

One thing I noticed was the note about LinMagAU.  I think it is
distracting so should be removed.  If LinMagAU comes back, we can herald
it with a flourish - if its truly gone, its just creating confusion.

People often dont read past the first line - so what appears on the
screen must be both welcoming, and inviting to read further - for this
reason I would favour the present effort, not creating what might seem a
huge and intimidating document to the newcomer.

I think this is a really good effort.

BillK


On Sat, 2005-02-05 at 20:12 +0800, James Devenish wrote:
> In message <42052529.1822.139D306 at localhost>
> on Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 07:57:29PM +0800, Arie Hol wrote:
> > Greet new subscribers with a short but cordial welcome, and indicate
...
> 
>  - If we disconnect the guidelines from the welcoming message, then
>    I think many new subscribers will not bother to read the guidelines
>    (especially if they have disconnected from the Internet and cannot
>    follow the web link).
>  - If we include the guidelines in the welcoming message, then even
>    if many new subscribers don't read them to completion, we have at
>    least fulfilled "our end" of the relationship by giving them a fair
>    presentation.
> 
> 
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