User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Turning Readers into Editors/@comment-10222962-20140321210156

Very good blog! Sometimes it is quite intimdating to make a first edit on a wiki, afraid that you are going to mess up. I totally agree on making a wiki seem welcoming. I've been to a few wikis who assume that most editors are out to troll and vandalize and hand out indefinite bands continously. Definitely not a welcoming environment!

If a new editor does make a mistake, I always politely let them know the correct way to do things, since they may not know. Also, I'll let them know to feel free to ask any questions they might have.