Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-09-21/From the editor

I'd be more than happy to help! Wikipedia is a good starting point to gain general knowledge about a certain topic of interest.

Invitation to write opinion pieces

You might consider warning prospective contributors that their pieces will not necessarily be published, may have to wait until the right circumstances, and may be pruned. That might forestall upset expectations. Tony (talk) 12:51, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Though this could lead to an interesting piece about the frustrating editorial control. :-) However well-intended, I'm not sure that any good will come out of this idea. Pichpich (talk) 02:39, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Most editorial pages in newspapers will invite letters from readers, with that caveat that they may be trimmed for space or format. This would be similar, except that we don't really need to trim for space or format. I do think that a request to keep such letters at a reasonable size would make sense; a longer essay would be better as a standalone essay, and a short comment can be just that, a comment. Maybe 1,500 words? UltraExactZZ ^Claims~ Evidence 13:29, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]