I frequently meet new users offline, and it is a great comfort to me to know that when I tell someone about Wikipedia I do not have to be their sole guide into the Wikipedia community. Previously I was sometimes shy about even mentioning Wikipedia to some people in some contexts, because everyone knows Wikipedia and everyone always has lots of questions for anyone they meet who calls themselves a Wikipedian! Now I know that when I meet someone and tell them about Wikipedia, I can talk to them only as much as I like and then I can end the conversation by saying, "Wow! You are lucky! There is actually a place on Wikipedia for new users, and they want to answer all your questions! Check out the Teahouse!" This works for the Wikipedia:Ambassador program, at WP:EDITATHONs, any other kind of outreach events, at parties, or anywhere else where people start talking about Wikipedia. This pilot project is off to a great start and I hope it becomes part of the new user experience. Blue Rasberry (talk)14:27, 15 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Teahouse is the best and most positive step forward on Wikipedia for some time. It remains to be seen whether it will have the long term effect that is desired, but I think it just might, mainly by acting as a catalyst for social change. RichFarmbrough, 00:13, 16 May 2012 (UTC).[reply]
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