On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Paul Becherer <p...@wmnederland.nl> wrote: > The article was an interesting read, and wasn't just about layout; it > had more to say more about *interface*, which is a more general > concept. If there's anything that can be done to increase meaningful > participation by making the interface simpler to use or > better-looking, then why should we not do that? Because we'd rather be > left alone in our own tech-savvy we-know-what's-good-for-you bubble? > Having a simpler, more user-friendly interface doesn't change us into > Facebook overnight. And if it increases actual participation, then I'd > be in favor of it.
True. BTW, I see strong connection between sentences "Wikipedia is not, and has no interest in being, Facebook." and "Britannica is not, and has no interest in being, a website" -- having in mind that Facebook is another name for "social networking service". _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
