Hello everyone. I have this idea for beginners in OpenGeofiction that when they first create their account, they get shown a tutorial. This shows them a few rules, a little info, and a map with the blue territories in them. I hope this makes it clear for them on how OGF works without having to click on the wiki which they probably don't know too much of. I hope this reduces the risk of out-of-the-blue mapping and reduces i-don't-know beginners.
This video/gif shows how I would imagine doing such a thing. I hope it proves much help.