On 25 July 2012 22:04, Thomas Morton <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 25 July 2012 21:01, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > (This is why I'm so disappointed the mobile app doesn't do editing, > > for example. Or, indeed, some way to take a photo and quickly add it > > to an article.) > > > Yes. > > We also need to be understanding of the "99%" - the ones who just want to > read. > > Our interface should suit the reader - with a prominent prompt to edit. > Which once clicked opens things up into the world of editing Wikipedia. > > But if you don't click that prompt then you don't get useless fluff to > distract you. > > This all ties back to my view that we don't think of the average reader > enough :) > I totally agree. With the one caveat that it's both tempting and dangerous to speak of or design for "the average reader". The average car driver, as the joke goes, wants a car that's fast and flashy, and comfortable and safe, with a large trunk and room for kids, that looks sexy, gets great mileage and does 0-90 in however few seconds is impressive enough. And then you end up with The Homer ( http://imgur.com/PO22S) -- a car that should in theory be everything for everyone, but in fact is nothing for no-one. :) And that's why interaction designers develop personas and write scenarios of use, do mock-ups and prototypes, etc. etc. Michel _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
