For Experienced Editors
The previous sections discussed pages where extensive experience at Wikipedia isnât a requirement for helping out (although more experience is always better). In the two places described in this section, which involve mentoring, experience matters a lot.
If you havenât spent at least 6 to 12 months doing editing at Wikipedia, and if you havenât accumulated a couple of thousand edits, then refrain from offering your help at these two places until you have more experience:
Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User (shortcut: WP:ADOPT). A program where experienced editors take new, inexperienced editors under their wings and help as requested. The two editors decide what that help entails. For example, the adoptee may ask questions on the adopterâs user talk page. Or they come up with a more elaborate arrangementâthe adopter may suggest working on a new area of editing every week, or do a weekly review of the adopteeâs edits.
Wikipedia:Admin coaching (shortcut: WP:ADCO). A program for editors who know the basics of editing articles, but need help in learning new roles, such as vandal-fighting. The requesting editor can specify the type of help he wants, or the coaching editor can review the requesting editorâs experience to date and suggest areas to broaden that experience.
If youâre an experienced editor, you may find these two programs a change of pace from editing or vandal-fighting or whatever most occupies your time at Wikipedia.
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