On 10 March 2012 11:16, Oliver Keyes <[email protected]> wrote: <snip>
Currently, when a registered newbie clicks on a redlink, they get > automatically taken to an edit page where they can create the article, but > without any context as to what is actually happening. With the proposed > system, instead of seeing a blank edit window devoid of context, they'll > see a new page that gives them various options.[3] They can create an > article there, go through the article wizard, or go back to wherever they > were before if they didn't mean to end up at that URL. What sensible newbies really would need is (i) a place to draft, and (ii) advice on drafting. If a new editor > tries to create the article, they'll be informed that they need a > familiarity with policy, an absence of a COI and several references > (amongst other things) before the tool recommends they create it.[4] If > they don't have those things, they'll be directed to the Article Creation > Wizard. > > I.e. you put the barriers to entry before anything else. This could be detrimental, you know. > This is an experiment. Our hypothesis is that this could help increase the > quality of new articles and reduce patrollers’ workload, while making the > process more welcoming at the same time. > What is this hypothesis based on? Charles _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
