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Welcoming Committee | Welcome Page | Members | Finding Newbies

Where to find new users[edit | edit source]

Here are some ways to find new users:

Check the Newbies' contributions page (here you might also see if new users are having trouble)
Check the recent changes. If there is a new user, it will say as an edit summary: (New user account). You can then click on the red linked talk page and then greet them. This is also helpful if you are looking for newbies, vandalism, etc.
As you are working in the Wiki, there are two additional places where you might find new users:

Article History Pages: If edits were made by users with red Talk pages, they have not yet been welcomed.
Discussion pages: On these pages, new users will often not know to sign their comments, so you can look on the History page for who made the edit. If they did sign their comment, and their username is in red, check to see if anyone has welcomed them yet.

Keep an eye out for new users in all of these places, and welcome them when you see them.

Note: Remember to review their contributions to know how to personalize the message.

Users without any edits[edit | edit source]

There are many users without any edits. It is widely accepted (but not required!) that users with no edits should not be welcomed to save on server resources and also because most templates start with "Thank you for your Contributions" (or similar).

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 Here are some ways to find new users:
-*Check '''[[Special:Log/newusers|FamilySearch Wiki's account creation log]]''' - this is especially useful with a quick link to their talk page, as well as an "at-a-glance" sign to tell if they've probably been welcomed already: their talk page isn't {{color|#cc2200|red linked}}!
+*Check the '''[[Special:Contributions/newbies|Newbies' contributions page]]''' (here you might also see if new users are having trouble)
-*Check the '''[[Special:Contributions/newbies|Newbies' contributions page]]''' and help newbies contribute if they are having trouble
+*Check the [[Special:Recentchanges|'''recent changes''']]. If there is a new user, it will say as an edit summary: ''(New user account)''. You can then click on the {{color|#cc2200|red linked}} talk page and then greet them. This is also helpful if you are looking for newbies, [[FamilySearch Wiki:Vandalism|vandalism]], etc.
-*You will no doubt come across new users as you work on FamilySearch Wiki. You may spot them in the edit histories of pages or on talk pages. If a user's signature or username is in {{color|#cc2200|red}}, that indicates that he or she doesn't have a user page set up yet. That means they are very likely (but not always) a new user. Check their talk page to see if they've already been greeted (though there's no harm in greeting a new user again; you can always say "hi", and offer your assistance).
+*As you are working in the Wiki, there are two additional places where you might find new users:
-*Check the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]]. If there is a new user, it will say as an edit summary: ''(New user account)''. These users will also be on the '''[[Special:Log/newusers|account creation log]]'''. You can then click on the {{color|#cc2200|red linked}} talk page and then greet them. This is also helpful if you are looking for newbies, [[FamilySearch Wiki:Vandalism|vandalism]], etc.
+:*Article History Pages: If edits were made by users with red {{color|#cc2200|Talk}} pages, they have not yet been welcomed.
+:*Discussion pages:&nbsp;On these pages, new users will often not know to sign their comments, so you can look on the History page for who made the edit. If they did sign their comment, and their username is in {{color|#cc2200|red}}, check to see if anyone has welcomed them yet.<br>
+Keep an eye out for new users in all of these places, and welcome them when you see them.
+'''Note:''' Remember to review their contributions to know how to [[FamilySearch_Wiki:Welcoming_committee#Personalize_your_message|personalize the message]].
 == Users without any edits  ==