https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49604
--- Comment #5 from MZMcBride <[email protected]> --- It seems like auto-opting in a user also requires an auto-opt out mechanism. Otherwise, this is a dramatic departure from user expectations. As I understand it, anonymous users currently get the wikitext editor. Nearly every MediaWiki installation, including the one the user was just using use the standard wikitext editor, so suddenly changing that needs to be done cautiously. Is there currently an auto-opt mechanism? If not, I consider that a blocker to this bug being resolved. While I think it's ethically questionable to run experiments on users in this manner, one safeguard is ensuring that it's as easy as possible for users to _escape_ such experiments. Within the VisualEditor interface (and possibly elsewhere in the user interface), there should be one-click "I didn't ask for this" option to disable VisualEditor. In addition to an option on the editor itself, other areas of the site (such as the post-login screen) could be modified. "Welcome to Wikipedia! You've been selected to test our beta software. [opt out]" or similar. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
