This task involves the work of hosting conversations at a range of projects about the prospect of offering the suite of Usability Improvements [i] as default-on features, for everyone logged in+out, on desktop.

Objectives

We are approaching these conversations as opportunities to share information with volunteers and to learn about the experiences they've had with the Usability Improvement features to-date. [i]

Learning Objectives

1. Learn what –if any – issues people have experienced with the suite of Usability Improvements [i] that they think need to be resolved before they are made available to more people
2. Learn what – if any – broader concerns/risks they see with offering the suite of Usability Improvements as default-on features on desktop for everyone (logged in+out)

Information to Share

1. The deployment these conversations are intended to discuss involve the following features being made available by default:
   • Topic Containers
   • Clear Affordances (including the Add topic button T267444 introduced)
   • Page Frame
2. Anyone who wishes to turn off the features listed above will continue to be able to do so by changing the state of the Show discussion activity setting within Special:Preferences

Conversations

Done

• Conversations are started
• Links to these conversations are documented in this ticket
• Outcomes of each conversation are documented in this ticket

i. See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk_pages_project/Usability#Approach .