To do
- Make contribution easier. Use WYSIWYG as soon as it's available; perhaps try a commenting feature to make it easier for people to give input.
- An active gathering place or places - maybe a more enjoyable and effective A:Village pump or A:Community portal.
Communication:
- Newsletter of some kind Template:Priority
- Active blog at blogs.appropedia.org Template:Priority
- Frequent updates through various social media channels
Resources for understanding community building:
- Wiki Patterns - what builds and what hinders a wiki community.
Community building tools
- Admins can edit the registration notice about entering an email: MediaWiki:Prefs-help-email. (So far it has been edited to strongly encourage new users to leave an email.)
- Leave welcome messages. A good way is this text, which automatically includes a signature (so be sure you're logged in: {{tl|subst:welcome2}}
- Automated messages by bot - see Appropedia:Welcoming committee
See also
- Appropedia:Appropedia community
- Online communities - esp the resources section, noting the links about wiki communities.