<p>If you know folks personally who can benefit from this site, by all means, let them know about us! But there are some indirect (but equally effective) ways of letting people know about this site.</p>
<p>The content itself is the main draw to this site. Now that school is back in session, there will be zillions of students with lots of questions. With the expertise on this site, Cross Validated should have as good a shot at having the best answer to any of those questions. Essentially, <strong>this is a great time to recruit new members!</strong></p>
<h2>What can you do to help?</h2>
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<li><p>As a student, if you have a particularly interesting and intriguing question (and it's a good fit, per the <a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/faq"><strong>faq</strong></a>), make sure you ask it here. You're not the only one having that question. Thousands of other people will, too. Ask them even if you think you're going to be able to find the answer yourself… and if you do find the answer, go ahead and answer it yourself.</p>
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<li><p>When answering academic questions, do everything you can to overkill it. Don't just answer with a hyperlink to some other discussion group somewhere. Write a detailed, step-by-step, ultra-clear guide with illustrations and examples. Help us have the best possible answer to the common problems and questions people have in academia.</p>
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<li><p>If a question comes in that is unclear, badly written, badly formatted, or in bad English, edit it into shape. We've always encouraged edits that improve spelling, grammar, and clarity. Make every question title as clear as possible!</p>
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<p>This is a great opportunity to build up a body of answers to common statistics questions that will be super-popular in the coming weeks as the academic year reaches full swing. Those questions will bring in lots of traffic from search engines and if Cross Validated continues to have great answers like we have in the past, <strong>we stand a chance of attracting some great new users who will add value for years to come.</strong></p>
