On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 12:46 PM, S Page <spage(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
... That's at least three uses that go away if we
consolidate Constructive
and Progressive.
Here's a fourth, the wiki login form. You can [Log in], but you can also
create an account (usually phrased as [Join <wikiname>]). They're both
significant actions, so neutral for the second button doesn't quite work.
So they take different colors, and over time a consistent color choice here
and elsewhere should suggest the interaction distinction in the guideline,
even though only a tiny fraction of users will ever be able to articulate
it. The onus is on anyone who wants to eliminate it to prove it's harmful.
I just noticed the [Join Wikimedia button] is taller than [Log in], a
regression. I filed
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T116427
(I was present when Munaf Assaf and Steven Walling et al. came up with the
new login, the first case for Agora, now MediaWiki UI. Good times.)
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=S Page WMF Tech writer