| • Jan_Dittrich | |
| Jul 12 2017, 9:22 AM |
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| Jul 12 2017, 3:36 PM |
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| Jul 12 2017, 9:22 AM |
What users tried: People in our test were unsure what "label" and "description" mean.
Possible solution We could show examples to make it more clear. A proper place might be the input placeholder in the input fields. Currently they repeat the label: "enter label in english", but they could give an example like "e.g. Lion" / "e.g. one of the big cats in the genus Panthera"
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | Lydia_Pintscher | T170273 Meta-bug: Wikidata Usability Testing 2017-7 | |||
| Duplicate | None | T170377 Item Creation: Show examples for name/description |
I'd rather like us to give a clearer description than an example because from experience it'll lead to too many people just putting the example text in.
Have a look at the description editing in the Wikipedia app for wording suggestions. I've spent quite some time with them figuring this out.
clearer description
Is this the description?
I assume people just don't read it (but it is hard to prove the nonexistence)
example because from experience it'll lead to too many people just putting the example text in.
We could A/B test that and/or just A-test and check how many people put the same words there. My guess would be if they are 1 to 1 copying the text about "Lion" (see example above) anything else they would have put there without the example would not have made much sense either… but let's test it.
Alternatively, we could consider to show label and description of showcase items in the item creation UI on demand, but this would be visually more heavvy.
@thiemowmde: Thanks! I'm fine with that, too. (I'd still prefer the examples a bit, but only a test could show, so we can move on with either)