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Part of general editor engagement efforts, the experimental new editor feedback features are designed to make it easy for new users to report their frustrations and experiences regarding editing Wikipedia:
- The "MoodBar" appears after a newly registered editor has clicked "edit" for the first time. It appears as a "Feedback about editing" link in the top left corner.
- Located at Special:FeedbackDashboard, Feedback Dashboard allows anyone to filter and review these comments. Responses can be made in-place. A guide for how best to reply to new editors is available, as are stats.
Rationale: By surfacing new editors' problems and frustrations ("I don't know how to make a new page"), it becomes possible to see emerging themes (the most common problems) and focus on them, and it opens a new venue for directly seeking out promising new editors who experience difficulties with their first edits.