SmashWiki talk:Adoption

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Oppose Users shouldn't need to apply for a way to get help; they should just be able to ask for help such as a simple question and anyone can help them. If they were completely lost they could say so and the community would help guide them without these unnecessary steps. This would also seem very complicated for a newbie who doesn't know anything about the wiki. The limitations on who can welcome users are very arbitrary; anyone who applies and shows the skill should be able to do it, not just sysops and two rollbackers. We also have the welcome template and Read this first. Awesome Cardinal 2000 19:26, 22 September 2013 (EDT)

Oppose Smash, lemme educate you on a little something called free will. This is practically demanding that newbies seek out the help of an admin. It perpetuates the stereotypes that admins are kings (most people wouldn't read the NPA clause proving otherwise) and new users are in-confident (some new editors might, you know, actually know the workings of a wiki). RoyboyX Talk 20:14, 22 September 2013 (EDT)

Oppose. It's not that hard to figure this place out, and RTFM already summarizes most of what anyone needs to know. Miles (talk) 20:16, 22 September 2013 (EDT)

Oppose. What if the "new" user made useful contributions as an IP? They do not need to be re-guided when they decided to make an account. ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) 20:29, 22 September 2013 (EDT)

Oppose. Per all, this policy would be redundant because of SW:RTFM and some new users may not need help at all. Do ts The Arwing 21:02, 22 September 2013 (EDT)

What the...?! If a newbie can't figure out how to do anything, how can they figure out how to do this? What problem does this solve? How does restricting who can help someone help the wiki? Why would any admin want to do this? Does any other wiki of similar size have anything resembling this?
I ain't havin' this. Toomai Glittershine The Chilled 21:14, 22 September 2013 (EDT)