This is good. I'll make sure we'll test this as well.
Best wishes,
Lennart
2011/2/21 FT2 ft2.wiki@gmail.com
I'm not usually one for graphic design, so this could probably do with improving and relevant links adding.
I've added a version that could be helpful at
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Account_Creation_Improvement_Project/Test...
What I'm hoping to address are:
- Layouts "original version" and "redesign" are too close to "wall of
text" for many newcomers. Even though they are simple short bullet lists with icons, I'm concerned they'll skip it. A better layout and a few brief bullets may do better and also be more informative.
- The audience is people who want to get involved, so an overview they
can come back to might be helpful. I have assumed this page is linked from the toolkit so they can always find it.
- It might be better to have a link for "editing", and save the mention
of policies there. At the start a user needs to know the basics, that some stuff will be ok and some won't, and "click here to find out which". Then they are reading it *by choice* and it'll probably be more "sticky" as a result.
Words like "policies" may tend to overwhelm or frighten many of those we want to engage.
- The section for "readers" also includes* "Reading, or want to make
improvements and corrections?" *The *unstated thought *is that a reader will also be someone who might want to make a small correction. Gut feel says that a major route is readers who are then tempted to make their first correction, or who need to know they *can *think of it. I'd like to see the effect of including "making a small improvement or correction" *as part of info for end-users*, not just keeping it separate.
Not technically accurate but may be effective this way, as "editing" could be felt as overwhelming (initially) where "make a small correction" may be perceived as empowering. Many people may think "someone should fix that" and despite all our pages, not fully realize the "someone" is allowed to be *them*.
- *I have not put links in yet.* I would not make individual words,
lines, or sentences a link. Link proliferation is a distraction, we found that out in the record 2010 fundraiser. Make each section (except the last) to be *one* link clickable anywhere. Unfortunately (bug 18640https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18460) the <a href...> html tag can't be used yet in markup, otherwise I'd make the entirety of each cell a single link to some (short) relevant subpage.
I'd actually like it done via a popup, that appears when you click a cell for information. That's more classy and suited to the richer interface of other modern websites, but outside my skills. Anyone else know where I can find a basic "click this and get a dismissible popup" DIV class? :)
- Should contain something interesting and engaging too :)
Feedback and any design-related questions welcomed! Not sure where to link this from/to though.
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