I think it would be best if we test it in at least one RTL wiki. I will mention this in the VP of Persian Wikipedia (FA WP).
If it is meant to only be shown for select users and has no impact for others, I am wiling to volunteer myself as a tester. Huji On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Deborah Tankersley < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > The Discovery Search team is looking for a few language specific Wikipedia > sites that would be interested in helping with A/B testing for cross-wiki > search results. These tests would evaluate if adding search results across > wiki projects in the same language would be useful, relevant, and are of > interest to users. > > We've written up the details > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Cross-wiki_Search_Result_Improvements> [1], > came up with a multitude of designs > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Cross-wiki_Search_Result_Improvements/Design> > [2], and had many conversations on both talk pages and with our own > internal Design team. We have also outlined the initial tests > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Cross-wiki_Search_Result_Improvements/Testing> > [3] > that we'd like to run. > > These planned A/B tests would run for about a week and would only be shown > to a small subsection of users that visit the Wikipedia(s) that the tests > are running on. The analyzed results of these tests will be posted on wiki > so that everyone can see how they did in terms of usage and adoption of the > test group. > > We would like to know if there are any particular Wikipedias that would > want to help us test these new search results across projects in their > language. Interested community members might want to post something to > their project's Village Pump to build consensus. Wikipedias that are > related culturally or linguistically would also be of interest. > > Please post on our testing talk page > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Cross-wiki_Search_Result_Improvements/Testing> > [4] if there are any questions, concerns, or volunteers! > > Thanks! > > > [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Cross-wiki_Search_Result_Improvements > [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Cross-wiki_Search_Result_ > Improvements/Design > [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Cross-wiki_Search_Result_ > Improvements/Testing > [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Cross-wiki_Search_ > Result_Improvements/Testing > > -- > deb tankersley > Product Manager, Discovery > irc: debt > Wikimedia Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-ambassadors mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-ambassadors > >
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