Hey everybody!
We are running a new experiment on the platform:
Experiment name: Welcome messages for first-time editors
Test Launch: upcoming days
Test Clases: 3 weeks
Well Be Tested On: 100% of the editors after their first edit on a wiki with Message Wall
Hypothesis: We believe that welcoming editors after their first edit on a new wiki in a way that feels personal and relevant to the situation will make them feel welcome in this community, less clueless as to what to do next, and so motivate them to edit more.
Other Notes: After their very first edit on a wiki they have not edited before (regardless of whether they’ve edited other wikis on Fandom!), users will receive a message to their wall, authored by a Community staff member, thanking them for their specific edit and encouraging them to check out Special:Community as a place to see who else edits here and other tasks there might be to do.
This experiment will be run in wikis using Message Wall. Depending on the results, we will run future experiments in user talk pages too.
We aren't bringing back the old Welcoming tool with this experiment. It's a new code built specifically for this experiment, just with basic options. Feeds technology isn't compatible with the previous code used by the old tool.
The success will be evaluated based on the retention rate for new editors and/or engagement for experienced editors.