Since it's a WMF holiday and I can do whatever I want with my time, I made one too. ;)
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Account_Creation_Improvement_Project/Testing_content/Landing_page/Video_walkthrough Like FT2, I welcome any edits to make it look better. And feedback about the content is of course welcome too. I can always do more takes with revised scripts. -Sage On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Lennart Guldbrandsson <[email protected]> wrote: > This is good. I'll make sure we'll test this as well. > > Best wishes, > > Lennart > > > > > 2011/2/21 FT2 <[email protected]> > >> I'm not usually one for graphic design, so this could probably do with >> improving and relevant links adding. >> >> I've added a version that could be helpful at >> >> http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Account_Creation_Improvement_Project/Testing_content/Landing_page/mod2 >> >> What I'm hoping to address are: >> >> 1. Layouts "original version" and "redesign" are too close to "wall of >> text" for many newcomers. Even though they are simple short bullet lists >> with icons, I'm concerned they'll skip it. A better layout and a few >> brief >> bullets may do better and also be more informative. >> >> 2. The audience is people who want to get involved, so an overview they >> can come back to might be helpful. I have assumed this page is linked >> from >> the toolkit so they can always find it. >> >> 3. It might be better to have a link for "editing", and save the mention >> of policies there. At the start a user needs to know the basics, that >> some >> stuff will be ok and some won't, and "click here to find out which". Then >> they are reading it *by choice* and it'll probably be more "sticky" as a >> result. >> >> Words like "policies" may tend to overwhelm or frighten many of those we >> want to engage. >> >> 4. The section for "readers" also includes* "Reading, or want to make >> improvements and corrections?" *The *unstated thought *is that a reader >> will also be someone who might want to make a small correction. Gut feel >> says that a major route is readers who are then tempted to make their >> first >> correction, or who need to know they *can *think of it. I'd like to see >> the effect of including "making a small improvement or correction" *as >> part of info for end-users*, not just keeping it separate. >> >> Not technically accurate but may be effective this way, as "editing" >> could be felt as overwhelming (initially) where "make a small correction" >> may be perceived as empowering. Many people may think "someone should >> fix >> that" and despite all our pages, not fully realize the "someone" is >> allowed >> to be *them*. >> >> 5. *I have not put links in yet.* I would not make individual words, >> lines, or sentences a link. Link proliferation is a distraction, we found >> that out in the record 2010 fundraiser. Make each section (except the >> last) >> to be *one* link clickable anywhere. Unfortunately (bug >> 18640<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18460>) >> the <a href...> html tag can't be used yet in markup, otherwise I'd make >> the >> entirety of each cell a single link to some (short) relevant subpage. >> >> I'd actually like it done via a popup, that appears when you click a cell >> for information. That's more classy and suited to the richer interface of >> other modern websites, but outside my skills. Anyone else know where I >> can >> find a basic "click this and get a dismissible popup" DIV class? :) >> >> 6. Should contain something interesting and engaging too :) >> >> >> Feedback and any design-related questions welcomed! >> Not sure where to link this from/to though. >> >> FT2 >> _______________________________________________ >> WikiEN-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >> > > > > -- > Lennart Guldbrandsson, Fellow of the Wikimedia Foundation and chair of > Wikimedia Sverige // Wikimedia Foundation-stipendiat och ordförande för > Wikimedia Sverige > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
