-<p>Hi,</p>
+<p>Hi there!</p>
<p>Someone (hopefully you) would like to create an account over at
<%= SERVER_URL %>.</p>
-<p>If this is you, please click the link below to confirm that account.</p>
+<p>If this is you, welcome! Please click the link below to confirm that account and read on for more information about OpenStreetMap</p>
<p><a href="<%= @url %>"><%= @url %></a></p>
+
+<p>You can watch an introductory video to OpenStreetMap <a href="http://showmedo.com/videos/video?name=1800000&fromSeriesID=180">video here</a>. There are more <a href="http://showmedo.com/videos/series?name=mS2P1ZqS6">videos here</a>.
+
+Get reading about OpenStreetMap <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beginners%27_Guide">on the wiki</p> or <a href="http://www.opengeodata.org/">the opengeodata blog</a> which has <a href="http://www.opengeodata.org/?cat=13">podcasts to listen to</a> also!
+
+<p>You may also want to <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup&returnto=Main_Page">sign up to the OpenStreetMap wiki</a>.</p>
+
+<p>It is recommended that you create a user wiki page, which includes category tags noting where you are, such as <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Category:Users_in_London">[[Category:Users_in_London]]</a>.</p>
+
+<p>A list of current users in categories, based on where in the world they are, is available from <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Category:Users_by_geographical_region">Category:Users_by_geographical_region</a>.</p>