 | This is an essay on the conduct policy. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
 | This page in a nutshell: Be careful with taking preventative action against newcomers, and keep the editing environment nice for them in your conduct with others. |
New users come to Wikipedia on a daily basis. Some of them are just here for information, some are here to fix one or two minor issues, and some might become the next administrator. Out of all of these users, though, Wikipedia benefits from having as many users as possible visit and contribute. Thus, not only do we not want to bite newcomers and scare them away, we also want them to tell their friends about how great it is here .