User:TPK/Drafts/New user survey

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Welcome to Wikipedia! This page contains a short survey about how you discovered Wikipedia, your first impressions and expectations, and a few other odds and ends. The survey is entirely optional, however, we would greatly appreciate it if you took the time to fill it out. It won't take long, we promise!

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==[[User:Your Name]]==
*How did you find out about Wikipedia?
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*What was your first impression of Wikipedia?
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*What made you decide to create an account?
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*Did you do any editing before making an account? If so, roughly for how long?
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*Have you used the sandbox?
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*Have you read any of the tutorials, introductions, or FAQs for new users? Were they helpful?
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*What are some of your immediate plans for editing on Wikipedia?
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*Would you like to eventually become an administrator?
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[edit] User:Clueless Newbie 1

  • How did you find out about Wikipedia?
    • Random web surfing.
  • What was your first impression of Wikipedia?
    • An absolute epiphany.
  • What made you decide to create an account?
    • Munchkins told me to.
  • Did you do any editing before making an account? If so, roughly for how long?
    • A little here and there.
  • Have you used the sandbox?
    • The what-box?
  • Have you read any of the tutorials, introductions, or FAQs for new users? Were they helpful?
    • Yes, no, maybe.
  • What are some of your immediate plans for editing on Wikipedia?
    • World domination.
  • Would you become involved in parts of Wikipedia other than editing, such as discussions at the Village Pump or debates at Votes for Deletion?
    • Only if paid to.
  • Would you like to eventually become an administrator?
    • In accord with my overall plans, that would work nicely. See "What are some of your immediate plans for editing on Wikipedia?".


[edit] User:MacGyverMagic

  • How did you find out about Wikipedia?
    • The BBC programme Click Online featured it.
  • What was your first impression of Wikipedia?
    • Incredible that a freely editable site still survives with all the vandals out there.
  • What made you decide to create an account?
    • I liked the idea of open source editing.
  • Did you do any editing before making an account? If so, roughly for how long?
    • Few minor info additions in existing pages.
  • Have you used the sandbox?
    • Once, to test the hieroglyph tags.
  • Have you read any of the tutorials, introductions, or FAQs for new users? Were they helpful?
    • I think I've read anything there is to read. Most of it was helpful. For the other stuff there is a Help desk.
  • What are some of your immediate plans for editing on Wikipedia?
  • Would you become involved in parts of Wikipedia other than editing, such as discussions at the Village Pump or debates at Votes for Deletion?
    • Yep, I'm already active at Cleanup, RD and HD and FAC and FPC.
  • Would you like to eventually become an administrator?
    • I'm running for admin at the moment.

--[[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm|(talk)]] 14:21, Nov 27, 2004 (UTC)

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