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Denise ([staff profile] denise) wrote in [community profile] getting_started2010-05-09 11:48 am

Site tour for new users

So, I figured this would be a good place to start brainstorming :)

I'm in the process of putting together a site tour for new users: a simple overview of what DW is, how it works, what you can do, how you can find interesting things to read, etc.

I have a very vague idea of what it should include, but I haven't yet decided anything about how it should be structured. I thought that before I come up with anything, though, I'd toss it out to y'all and see what you thought, so as to avoid prejudicing the conversation and brainstorming with my ideas.

So:

* Putting yourself into a new user's shoes -- both someone coming from LJ and someone coming to DW from other backgrounds -- what would you expect to see in a "getting started" type site tour?

* How would you expect it to be structured?

* What would be the most effective things to include that would make you say "oh, wow!"

* For those of you who are relatively new, what were the first pieces of information you sought out? What were the most helpful things to know? What were the things that drew you to DW in the first place?
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[personal profile] marahmarie 2010-05-10 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! No, I don't. It was the first thing I thought of last night after I could barely move from how tight and burnt my skin was, but if there's any around here, I can't find it. Sleep seemed to help a lot, though, and some website recommends vinegar, of all things, in a spray bottle, sprayed right onto affected skin, so if it gets bad again tonight, I may just try that. :)
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[personal profile] iridesce 2010-05-11 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
My favorite sunburn remedy is lots of coconut oil / cocoa butter ( 80 / 20 ). Probably one application every hour. This relieves the tightness and allows for healing.