Wikipedia:WikiProject Screencast/Scripts/Newuseraccount

New User-Account guide.

Notes

1 or 2 video(s)?

1. From the angle of just registered: explain what they can now do with their account, what features are now available. Possibly to be embedded at MediaWiki:Welcomecreation
2. From the angle of unregistered: explain why they might want an account

See outreach:Account Creation Improvement Project for further background info.

Ideas to incorporate

• WP:Why create an account? (WP:SIGNUP)
• File:Welcome2WP pg.5

Main points to cover.

(Gleaned from the above. Needs trimming for simplicity? Strikeout any needlessly-complex items, perhaps?)

• You can now:
  • Start new pages, including your own user page.
  • Log into other Wikimedia projects.
  • Edit without your IP address being visible, except to a few highly trusted users who have the Checkuser permission.
  • Send, and optionally receive, e-mails to and from other users.
  • Use more advanced editing tools.
• After 4 days and 10 edits, you'll be able to:
  • Edit semi-protected pages, Rename pages, Upload images, Vote in arbcom and board elections
• 5 new links at top – synopsis:
  • Userpage – user pages can hold a sandbox and quicklinks and selfexpression
  • Usertalkpage – discussion tabs in general
  • Special:Preferences – Customize the appearance and behavior of the website to your own preference.
    • [ how much? minimal tease ]
  • Special:Watchlist – Keep a watchlist to track changes made on articles of interest.
    • [ Pointer to a "How to read a history page" video/tutorial, here ]
  • Special:Contributions/Username – More easily review your own contributions.

Draft

Your user account tutorial.

This tutorial will cover some of the main features that are available on Wikipedia, for an editor that has logged-in.

A brand new account can start new pages.

Many editors start by creating a userpage for themselves, which can contain links to a personal sandbox,

links to pages that are commonly referred to, [eg quick links to templates and projectpages etc]

and sometimes, background on the editor's interests. [eg possibly refer here to WP:COI#Declaring an interest ?]

A new account can also

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