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[EPIC] Clearer Talking Affordances
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	Oct 15 2021, 8:29 PM

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Open		None	T249579 [EPIC] Usability improvements: make the actions, activity and content within talk pages easier to understand
		Open		None	T293522 [EPIC] Clearer Talking Affordances
		Resolved		Esanders	T255560 Make the affordances for responding to specific comments easier to notice
		Open		None	T293523 Talking Affordances: Validate usability
		Resolved		• iamjessklein	T293520 [Junior and Senior Contributors] Validate usability & usefulness of all Usability Improvements
		Resolved		ppelberg	T305576 [SPIKE] Define work to be done before discussion-specific ToC is production ready
		Resolved		Esanders	T305655 Create prototypes for usability testing of Usability Improvements (desktop + mobile)
		Resolved		• iamjessklein	T307401 [SPIKE] Review Usability Improvements Prototypes
		Resolved		ppelberg	T307840 Run Test A (senior visits Junior's empty user talk) and synthesize feedback
		Resolved		• iamjessklein	T307842 Run Test B (Senior visits Junior's empty user talk to share guidance) and synthesize findings
		Resolved		matmarex	T309443 Horizontal scroll appears on add a link card when there's a long server name.
		Resolved		• iamjessklein	T307843 Run Test C (Empty Article Talk) and synthesize findings
		Resolved		• iamjessklein	T307845 Run Test D (a busy article talk page) and synthesize findings
		Resolved		• iamjessklein	T307846 Run Test E (Senior User Talk Page) and Synthesize Findings
		Declined		matmarex	T270230 Develop approach for how Reply Links should be treated where an entire comment is styled

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ppelberg created this task.Oct 15 2021, 8:29 PM

ppelberg renamed this task from [EPIC] Clearer Affordances to [EPIC] Clearer Talking Affordances.

ppelberg added a subtask: T255560: Make the affordances for responding to specific comments easier to notice.

ppelberg added a subtask: T267444: Make the affordance(s) for adding a new topic easier to identify and access (Vector 2022).

ppelberg moved this task from Backlog to Triaged on the DiscussionTools board.Oct 18 2021, 4:41 AM

ppelberg mentioned this in T294481: Instrument Usability Improvements.Oct 27 2021, 7:21 PM

ppelberg mentioned this in T249293: Prevent reply links from showing on certain pages.Nov 11 2021, 2:11 AM

ppelberg added a subtask: T270230: Develop approach for how Reply Links should be treated where an entire comment is styled.Dec 9 2021, 4:46 PM

ppelberg mentioned this in T298222: [Config Change] Offer mobile Topic Subscriptions and Usability Improvements at partner wikis.Dec 23 2021, 12:53 AM

ppelberg added a subtask: T275729: Comment permalinks: design and implement user experience.Feb 10 2022, 1:01 AM

ppelberg removed a subtask: T275729: Comment permalinks: design and implement user experience.Feb 17 2022, 5:18 PM

ppelberg mentioned this in T299814: Create design concepts for clearer talking affordances and page frame.Mar 15 2022, 12:29 AM

ppelberg mentioned this in T294784: [ToC] table of contents on Talk pages.Mar 15 2022, 10:54 PM

ppelberg mentioned this in T304750: Make Usability Improvements avail. on all discussion pages at all Wikimedia wikis.Mar 26 2022, 12:22 AM

ppelberg mentioned this in T312665: Define deployment phases for Usability Improvement (desktop) Beta Feature rollout.Jul 8 2022, 6:33 PM

ppelberg mentioned this in T302547: [Usability Improvements] Deploy as Beta Feature at all wikis (desktop).

matmarex closed subtask T270230: Develop approach for how Reply Links should be treated where an entire comment is styled as Declined.Jul 27 2022, 8:48 PM

ppelberg closed subtask T255560: Make the affordances for responding to specific comments easier to notice as Resolved.Aug 4 2022, 12:55 AM

ppelberg removed a subtask: T267444: Make the affordance(s) for adding a new topic easier to identify and access (Vector 2022).Aug 18 2022, 11:36 PM

VPuffetMichel removed a project: OWC2020.Sep 8 2022, 3:52 PM

ppelberg mentioned this in T319146: [Release Ticket] Offer Usability Improvements as default-on feature at all projects (desktop).Jan 21 2023, 1:13 AM

What is a talking affordance? Could this ticket perhaps be titled more clearly?

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In T293522#10897987, @Novem_Linguae wrote:

What is a talking affordance?

See https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/affordance (third meaning).