[WikiEN-l] Usability Study Round Two!

[Steve Bennett]

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Parul Vora <pvora at 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_Study;

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