From the CouchSurfing Wiki, an informal workspace which anyone can edit.

This is the welcome message that is (or will be) sent out to new CouchSurfing members. You are invited to improve it, and the Tech Team will update the code with your improvements now and then.

$FIRSTNAME, welcome!  We would like to be the first to welcome you to the Project. 
Please don't hesitate to contact us at any time with questions and/or comments:  http://www.couchsurfing.com/contact.html

PLEASE, REFER YOUR FRIENDS!
http://www.couchsurfing.com/refer.html

Also, please take some time to fill in most fields in the Edit Profile area:
http://www.couchsurfing.com/editprofile.html

If you'd like to search for surfers anywhere in the world, check out:
http://www.couchsurfing.com/surf.html

If you are concerned about privacy, please see your options on this page:
http://www.couchsurfing.com/editprofile.html?edit=privacy

EMAIL:    $EMAIL
USERNAME: $USERNAME

YOUR PROFILE:  http://www.couchsurfing.com/profile.html?id=".$USERID."

Thanks,
The CouchSurfing Collective in New Zealand

Steve, networking liaison
Leo, co-founder
Kasper, techy wiki maniac
Joe, tech wizard
Elsa, house coordinator
Casey, Project co-founder
amylin, graphical artist


QUESTIONS: http://www.couchsurfing.com/contact.html

Comments

• What if we did this as a very basic HTML file? Also, too many direct links and it frankly does not seem readable. My take:

Welcome to CouchSurfing, $FIRSTNAME!

We would like to be the first to welcome you to the project, we hope you have a wonderful experience and have the opportunity to <a href="#" title = "refer your friends">share</a> this project with your friends.

So, go on! Get started by <a href="#" title="Completing your profile">filling in your profile</a>. Maybe you'd want to upload a few <a href="#" title="Upload your photos">photos</a>? It all adds up at your profile's <a href='http://www.couchsurfing.com/profile.html?id=".$USERID."'>page</a>

To start surfing couches right away, begin at <a href="http://www.couchsurfing.com/surf.html" title="Search for a couch">http://www.couchsurfing.com/surf.html</a>, where you will find surders anywhere in the world.

For your records, keep this safe:
EMAIL:    $EMAIL
USERNAME: $USERNAME

Please don't hesitate to contact us at any time with questions and/or comments:  http://www.couchsurfing.com/contact.html


Teach, learn, share
The CouchSurfing Collective in New Zealand

Steve, networking liaison
Leo, co-founder
Kasper, techy wiki maniac
Joe, tech wizard
Elsa, house coordinator
Casey, Project co-founder
amylin, graphical artist
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If you are concerned about privacy, please see your options on this page:
http://www.couchsurfing.com/editprofile.html?edit=privacy

QUESTIONS: http://www.couchsurfing.com/contact.html

Jonasmendoza 23:20, 27 June 2007 (EDT)