>
> Could we sample only logged-in users?
>

I think the idea is to measure both separately, because the default might
end up being different for logged-in users and for anons, depending on the
preference ratio for each.


On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 7:29 AM, Nuria Ruiz <[email protected]> wrote:

> >a) aim to track total users who enable/disable Media Viewer, rather than
> just events
> >b) switch to a 3-state preference setting: enabled / disabled / default
> >c) try to measure the total number of users in each group (instead of
> daily events)
>
> I assume we are talking about logging stuff for logged in users and not
> logged in users.
> If that is the case this strategy will dwarf editor data with reader data,
> in the RFC most concerns seem to be about editor workflow. Could we sample
> only logged-in users? That way we will get a sample of data that better
> represents editor's interaction with media viewer and it will be a lot
> easier to quantify our results.
>
>
> >Once we figure out a practical way to implement this request together,
> we will present it to community members to >discuss its impact on the RfC,
> and agree on acceptance criteria (e.g. keep Media Viewer enabled by default
> unless >a 51% majority of users disables the feature on Enwiki by September
> 30?).
>
> Perhaps if we want the analytics to impact the RFC we should work with the
> community to come up with a survey strategy they find aceptable?
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 11:59 PM, Fabrice Florin <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Analytics Team,
>>
>> As discussed with Toby, Dario and Aaron, we would be grateful for your
>> guidance to collect user preference data for Media Viewer (1), which is
>> being challenged in RfCs on English (2) and German (3) Wikipedias, as well
>> as on Wikimedia Commons (4).
>>
>> The English RfC closed last week, requesting that we disable Media Viewer
>> right away. The multimedia team, in consultation with community and legal
>> teams, is not comfortable disabling the feature on the basis of this small
>> RfC, which we believe does not accurately represent the views of the
>> millions of users whom we serve.
>>
>> To address this issue, we would like to conduct a wider outreach to
>> collect more accurate data about user preferences than either this RfC or
>> our optional surveys can provide. We propose to develop a more
>> prominent viewing options panel (5) that would make it very easy to switch
>> quickly to your preferred viewing mode, as shown in this prototype (6).
>> Right after launch of this new feature, all users would be shown this
>> prominent panel and asked to select their favorite viewing option. Once we
>> have collected and analyzed that data over a period of a month or two, we
>> would be able to make more informed decisions with our community on whether
>> or not to keep the feature enabled -- based on actual responses from all
>> users, rather than speculation.
>>
>> With your help, we have already developed a basic dashboard that tracks
>> Media Viewer opt-in/out events (8), based on clicks on the less prominent
>> ‘Disable’ feature at the bottom of the metadata panel. We propose to modify
>> this dashboard to support this new initiative, as outlined in this ticket
>> (7), with these changes:
>> a) aim to track total users who enable/disable Media Viewer, rather than
>> just events
>> b) switch to a 3-state preference setting: enabled / disabled / default
>> c) try to measure the total number of users in each group (instead of
>> daily events)
>>
>> Also note that most users would start in the default state, showing them
>> Media Viewer, since it is enabled by default — but after 10 or so image
>> views, the viewing options panel would appear automatically, asking them to
>> either enable or disable the feature. After they have made their selection,
>> the panel would remain accessible (but much less prominent) and they can
>> still switch state (but can't go back to default).
>>
>> We could use your guidance on the right way of logging total logged-out
>> users, so we can use them as a basis for percentages: should we log
>> enabled/disabled state on some specified event/action: page load? thumbnail
>> click? first site visit of the day? — or do you recommend another method?
>> We would want to collect this data for a month or two, so we don’t only
>> capture the immediate responses from the most active users, but also those
>> of less frequent visitors.
>>
>> We would also appreciate your comments on the specific tickets (5) and
>> (6), with any recommendations for improvement. Keep in mind that we would
>> like to respond quickly to our community’s concerns and have limited
>> resources, so we would prefer to get this work done in the next week or
>> two. And it will take a couple months to develop, release and collect
>> enough data -- so even if we start tomorrow, we may not have conclusive
>> data to share until September. So time is of the essence. :)
>>
>> Gergo is spearheading this project, and may have more technical questions
>> for you. But I wanted to give an overview from a product perspective,
>> before we dive in to the implementation details. Once we figure out a
>> practical way to implement this request together, we will present it to
>> community members to discuss its impact on the RfC, and agree on acceptance
>> criteria (e.g. keep Media Viewer enabled by default unless a 51% majority
>> of users disables the feature on Enwiki by September 30?).
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your advice. We look forward to working with you
>> soon on this important project, which could impact other features now in
>> development.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>>
>>
>> Fabrice
>>
>>
>> (1) https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Multimedia/About_Media_Viewer
>> (2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_Viewer/June_2014_RfC
>> (3)
>> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meinungsbilder/Medienbetrachter
>> (4)
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Requests_for_comment/Media_Viewer_software_feature
>> (5)
>> https://wikimedia.mingle.thoughtworks.com/projects/multimedia/cards/787
>> (6)
>> http://pauginer.github.io/prototypes/media-viewer/desk/disabling-settings/index.html
>> (7)
>> https://wikimedia.mingle.thoughtworks.com/projects/multimedia/cards/793
>>
>>
>>   _______________________________
>>
>> Fabrice Florin
>> Product Manager, Multimedia
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>
>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Fabrice_Florin_(WMF)
>>
>>
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