On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 12:13 PM, Oliver Keyes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > And without any answer to my question about whether this was an actual > A/B test, and whether you're measuring overall user utility rather > than 'did they download it', this is also highly subjective and costly > both in terms of time and emotional resources. > > But you're missing...well, two important points. First, as Brandon > says, these debates /have to happen/. Identifying that something is a > *right* thing to do, an *ethical* thing to do, cannot happen after > that thing has been done. And second: costly in terms of time? Costly > in terms of emotional resources? This thread is costly on both, and it > is also an inevitable consequence of not having the discussion in > advance. > > Even ignoring the "is it right and ethical" debate, there's a pretty large amount of research over the past 6 or so months that show this is a bad idea. I don't understand why there's even a need for a debate. People hate interstitials. I know the reasoning is "well, this isn't an interstitial", but if it walks and quacks like a duck... Part of good research is using the results of already existing research. - Ryan _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
