Will love to do the testing. Will be there to give them a try. rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from smartphone On Jul 27, 2014 6:36 PM, "Deryck Chan" &lt;deryckchan(a)gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','deryckchan@gmail.com');>> wrote: > That'd be very useful. Over the last year, most of the things I did > on-wiki ended up involving filing a bug report at some stage, so it'd be > great to try them all out in one go. > On 27 Jul 2014 06:26, "Steven Walling" &lt;steven.walling(a)gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','steven.walling@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> With Wikimania coming up soon, I wanted to invite Wikimedians who are >> going to help with something new we're trying at the conference. >> >> Like most Wikimanias, there are many sessions in the program that >> attempt explain software changes that have happened or will happen in the >> future on Wikimedia projects. These are great, but they don't give people a >> chance to try out something for themselves and provide feedback. >> >> This year, we're going to have a booth at the conference with several >> devices set up (including both laptops and mobile devices). There, we'll be >> inviting whoever is interested and has 5-30 minutes to test out new >> tools.[*] Whether you're a reader who's never edited, or a longtime >> Wikimedian with thousands of edits, they'll be something for you to try. >> >> Abbey Ripstra, the new lead on user experience research at the >> Foundation, will be leading this effort. I just wanted to give a notice >> because I'm not sure she's on the list, and because some of my team's work >> will be up for testing. ;-) >> >> So far, we've got the following projects with things to test: >> >> - Updates to VisualEditor, including a new version for tablets >> - Flow (a new discussion system) >> - A new system of task recommendations for Wikipedia editors >> - the new Wikipedia apps for iOS and Android >> - a prototype of skin and navigation enhancements (codenamed Winter, if >> you're familiar) >> >> As we nail down the exact location of the booth, we'll be sure to send >> out an update. >> >> Steven >> >> * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usability_testing >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org');> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org');> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >