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==Fix needed ==
This creates a double redirect. Can you please make the following change to the Contents link please [[User:Kmdenmark]]:
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MEpedia is like Wikipedia, but focused on the science, people and history of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]]. You can see the range of topics MEpedia covers by checking out the [[Contents]] page. All the content is created by volunteer contributors like you, and every contribution, however small, moves the project forward. Thank you for joining us!

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MEpedia is like Wikipedia, but focused on the science, people and history of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]]. You can see the range of topics MEpedia covers by checking out the [[MEpedia:Contents]] page. All the content is created by volunteer contributors like you, and every contribution, however small, moves the project forward. Thank you for joining us!
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Thank you ~[[User:Notjusttired|Njt]] ([[User talk:Notjusttired|talk]]) 10:42, October 23, 2021 (UTC)

==Proposed revision==

Proposing a re-write to be a little shorter and more focused on encouraging folks; the info they strictly need to know to get going; and ways they can access help if stuck, so they don't just give up and leave. Feedback welcome! [[User:Canele|Canele]] ([[User talk:Canele|talk]]) 02:09, 12 April 2019 (EDT)
:I love it! It's a big improvement! I will make just 3 small changes to the text below, let me know if any of these don't sit well with you. I'll also tag [[User:JaimeS]] since changes to the New User Message are supposed to be approved by the "big wigs".
:[[User:Pyrrhus|Pyrrhus]] ([[User talk:Pyrrhus|talk]]) 11:57, 12 April 2019 (EDT)
::Better still! The changes are great—the more concise the better, for my money! [[User:Canele|Canele]] ([[User talk:Canele|talk]]) 12:51, 12 April 2019 (EDT)
:::[[User:JaimeS]] here. Just made a few very tiny alterations, including using ME instead of ME/CFS (it is MEpedia, after all!) and I'm totally in favor of this.
::::Super, I'll move it over! FWIW I had put ME/CFS since it's so widely used in the encyclopedia as the umbrella term but I can definitely the reasoning behind saying, essentially, ME is the centerpiece (and then many adjacent things are also discussed.) [[User:Canele|Canele]] ([[User talk:Canele|talk]]) 19:05, 12 April 2019 (EDT)

==Suggestion ==
MEpedia is like Wikipedia, but focused on the science, people and history of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]]. You can see the topics MEpedia covers from the '''[[Contents]]''' page. All the content is created by volunteers like you, and every contribution, however small, moves the project forward. Thank you for joining us!
* '''Before you edit''' check the [[MEpedia:Science guidelines]] • [[MEpedia:Editorial guidelines]] • [[MEpedia:Manual of style]]
* New pages should be based on the [[MEpedia:Article outlines]]
* Please read [[MEpedia:How_to_contribute|How to contribute]] for how to help--there's something for everyone!
* Connect with us! You can follow us on [http://twitter.com/meencyclopedia Twitter] or [https://www.facebook.com/mepedia/ Facebook] or join the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/218347055598647/ MEpedia Facebook group]
* Need help? Check the [[MEpedia:Tutorial]], ask at the [[MEpedia:Editor help desk|Editor help desk]] or email mepedia<nowiki>@meaction</nowiki>.net

''Welcome to the MEpedia community--we're glad you're here!''

:Some formatting, key links in the first bullet point and Tutorials link [[User:Notjusttired|notjusttired]] ([[User talk:Notjusttired|talk]]) 17:46, 14 April 2019 (EDT)
::For what it's worth, all of the links in the first two bullet points of this version as well as the Tutorial are linked out from How to contribute. All of them are important, but I think the chances of them getting read are better if we start off folks with one thing to read, and then make more requests. The more we throw at people up front, the more we risk them feeling it's too much to take on and leaving.
::For my two cents I also favor minimizing formatting as less distracting to the eye but we should definitely try to find some accessibility guidelines to make a research-based decision on how we handle such questions. [[User:Canele|Canele]] ([[User talk:Canele|talk]]) 20:52, 14 April 2019 (EDT)
::: I would just point out that we had one user (Alvin) who was quite excited about contributing, but seems to have given up when faced with the Article Outlines. This may be a reason to avoid introducing the Article Outlines until the reader is ready to understand how they are properly used. See https://www.s4me.info/threads/read-first-welcome-to-the-mepedia-subforum.5306/
:::[[User:Pyrrhus|Pyrrhus]] ([[User talk:Pyrrhus|talk]]) 13:24, 16 April 2019 (EDT)

==Welcome to MEpedia!==

MEpedia is like Wikipedia, but focused on the science, people and history of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]]. You can see the range of topics MEpedia covers by checking out the [[Contents]] page. All the content is created by volunteer contributors like you, and every contribution, however small, moves the project forward. Thank you for joining us!

* Please read [[MEpedia:How_to_contribute|How to contribute]] to get started--there's something for everyone!
* Connect with us! You can follow us on [http://twitter.com/meencyclopedia Twitter] or [https://www.facebook.com/mepedia/ Facebook] or join the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/218347055598647/ MEpedia Facebook group]
* Need a hand? Ask at the [[MEpedia:Editor help desk|Editor help desk]] or email mepedia@meaction.net

Welcome to the MEpedia community--we're glad you're here!

== Dental Vision Insurance Plans -- [[User:DuaneFrye|DuaneFrye]] ([[User talk:DuaneFrye|talk]]) 15:42, September 15, 2022 (UTC) -- [[User:DuaneFrye|DuaneFrye]] ([[User talk:DuaneFrye|talk]]) 15:42, September 15, 2022 (UTC) -- [[User:DuaneFrye|DuaneFrye]] ([[User talk:DuaneFrye|talk]]) 15:42, September 15, 2022 (UTC) -- [[User:DuaneFrye|DuaneFrye]] ([[User talk:DuaneFrye|talk]]) 15:42, September 15, 2022 (UTC) ==

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