Wikipedia:VisualEditor/New users

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• Main page
• Feedback at MediaWiki
• Sandbox (no account required)

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About

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• Why are the developers building this?
  • User Test Data
• Documentation:
  • Introductory tutorial
  • User guide
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Frequently Asked Questions (or at MediaWiki)
• Development:
  • Roadmap
  • Updates
  • Weekly status reports

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Help out

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• Update the help pages
• Add template data (Tutorial)
• Translate and localize documentation

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Research

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• Main research page

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Other

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• Customization
• Known problems
• Requests for Comments (RfCs): Jul 2013 a, Jul 2013 b, Jul 2015, Sep 2015

If the VisualEditor does its job, we're going to have a lot more new contributors than we're used to, many interested in contributing productively. Even with a simpler editing interface, it will still take some time for them to adjust to the community and its norms. Luckily most projects have help forums or IRC channels where people can ask questions, and pages that steer users towards these forums and channels. Unluckily, as said, we're not used to having so many new contributors :).

Should you find yourself with free time, please do monitor the appropriate venues. On enwiki, these are the Help desk, the Teahouse and the help chatroom. Additionally, please feel free to monitor the Category of Wikipedians looking for help. The existing helpers will undoubtedly appreciate any assistance you can offer.