Hello all,
As you may know, the User Experience team in Wikimedia Germany’s software
department regularly conducts user research, surveys and interviews for the
projects we develop: not only Wikidata’s software and infrastructure, but
also the German Wikipedia’s Technical Wishes project.
Starting in February 2021, we will be making some improvements in our UX
research processes; we’ve documented the details on this page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMDE_Engineering/Participate_in_UX_Activities>.
This includes the details and conditions for the how and why of
participating in UX research, our technical and language requirements, and
of the nominal compensation we provide to people who participate in
research that requires significant time and involvement from its
participants.
By offering compensation, common practice in the UX research field, we hope
to achieve more diversity among participants and to open participation to
people who cannot easily dedicate time in addition to their volunteer
activities. Compensation will be optional, in the form of a gift card whose
value of which will vary depending on the participant’s country. It applies
only to specific types of activity (long interviews and surveys organized
by our UX researchers) and does not include informal discussions online or
offline nor giving feedback on mockups and new features.
You can read more details about how we plan to implement this compensation
here
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMDE_Engineering/Participate_in_UX_Activities#Compensation>.
We have tried to be as transparent as possible, while retaining some
flexibility if you have any questions, or if you find something unclear,
feel free to reach out to us on this talk page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:WMDE_Engineering/Participate_in_UX_Activities>
.
Cheers,
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Léa Lacroix
Community Engagement Coordinator
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.