Wikipedia:Newcomers are delicious, so go ahead and bite them

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Saturn biting a newcomer

Who doesn't?

Another admin gives in to savory temptation ...

Biting newbies is like eating potato chips - it's hard to stop with just one

It's a well known fact that new Wikipedia users are delicious, especially with grilled red onions. For a long time, established users have been advised to avoid their succulent goodness. There is an old Italian proverb — "I frutti proibiti sono i più dolci"^[1] — the forbidden fruits are the sweetest. Admins simply cannot stop themselves from giving in to temptation. Clearly a new direction is necessary.

Biting too many newbies is a sure-fire path to complacency and overindulgence; biting too few leads to cravings, the inevitable desire to go on the rouge admin warpath. From now on, admins are counseled to practice moderation in their munching of newbies.