I would like to know as follows * the data mentioned * differences between language groups: does every language group use interlanguage links rarely or some of them use it often? For instance, in a small wikis? * Is there any way to choose if those hiding-by-default boxes are visible by user preferences?
Honestly I am surprised this change which wasn't so during the beta test, and personally as an multilingual, slightly annoyed by an increased number of clicks, I know it makes a sense to weigh the majority's preferences, but if there is no other options, it reduces usability for me as individual. Cheers, On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 4:10 AM, Amir E. Aharoni <[email protected]> wrote: > 2010/6/2 Gregory Maxwell <[email protected]> >> >> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Amir E. Aharoni >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > For part 1, see [1]. >> > >> > In his reply to User experience feedback [2], Howief says: "the language >> > links were used relatively infrequently based on tracking data". >> > >> > Is there any data about their usage since the switch to Vector? >> >> They were equally valuable as a marketing statement about the breadth >> and inclusiveness of our project as they were as a navigational tool. >> >> Concealing them behind the languages box also significantly reduces >> discoverability for the people who need it most: Someone who, through >> following links, ends up on a wikipedia which is not in their primary >> language. Before they needed to scroll down past a wall of difficult >> to read foreign language, now they need to do that and expand some >> foreign language box. >> >> In my opinion, the world is not best served by hyper-optimizing for >> the most frequent and shallow interests of the largest majorities. > > That's exactly my opinion, too. I am trying to back it with data. > > -- > אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי > Amir Elisha Aharoni > > http://aharoni.wordpress.com > > "We're living in pieces, > I want to live in peace." - T. Moore > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- KIZU Naoko http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Britty (in Japanese) Quote of the Day (English): http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/WQ:QOTD _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
