Suggestion: Help section
geeksquadsJoined: 2/25/2011
Posts: 2
Hi there.

I have a suggestion. I think you guys should add a "Help", "General Guidelines", or "Getting Started" section to the website.  As a new user to the site, I feel a bit hesitant about doing things on this site.  I am thinking it should have general as well as in-depth explanations.  With a page like this, people will know what you are expecting and how exactly you want things to be done.  Even though you have some instructions on the Add Entry pages and some in other places, it would be nice to have instructions and explanations all in one place.
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~WebmasterJoined: 3/18/2008
Posts: 323
There was previously a help section for the submission page but it was removed and replaced with brief in-page guidelines to help make the submission pages more inviting. However, I have actually been thinking of bringing back a new help section, but haven't made a final determination on the design.

As far as the "Getting Started," that's a great idea! I may think I may replace the site features page link on the home page with a "Getting Started" link. For now I don't believe there is a need for General Guidelines, it depends on if you're talking about user guidelines or submission guidelines. For user guidelines, until it becomes an issue I prefer to keep the site as inviting as possible. For submission guidelines I will look into tweaking the in-page help to make it easier to understand.

Thanks for the suggestions!
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