On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Parul Vora pvora@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all!
The Wikipedia Usability Initiative conducted an evaluative study of our progress thus far in mid-October. Highlights are posted to the blog here: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/11/18/ux-usability-study-take-two/ and if you really want the skinny, the full report is here: http://usability.wikimedia.org/wiki/Usability,_Experience,_and_Progress_Stud...;
Great stuff. It's always fascinating to see how ordinary users really work. Of course users think the "save" button is what they should push while working on a page, before they're ready to finally commit it...
Oh, and enjoyed this understatement:
terms like “transcluded” are new to most users
I eventually stopped using the new interface because it didn't really have any benefits for power users (and the lack of a #REDIRECT toolbar button got annoying), and it was incompatible wih Popups. Looks like the newer gui's are making a big difference to novices though.
(Can't wait until the TOC in edit mode is live: http://prototype.wikimedia.org/s-5/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=edit )
Steve