New page patrollers, please go easy on me! I seem to have suffered from some over-enthusiastic ones. Quotations from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol

  • "Throughout the entire process of new pages patrol, it is important to remember not to bite the newbies."
  • "a pointer or two of feedback about how they can make their contributions even better"
  • "Be hesitant to list articles on Wikipedia:Articles for Deletion if there's a chance they could be improved and made into a meaningful article. Tag them for cleanup instead. Try not to step on people's toes. Users will often start an article as the briefest of stubs, and then expand it over the following hours or days."