This task involves the work within consulting with volunteers to learn what – if any – changes we ought to consider making to the copy that appears within Edit Check.
Decision(s) to be made
This consultation this task is describing is intended to help the Editing Team decide the following...
- 1. What – if any – language/copy that appears throughout the Edit Check user experience ought to be adjusted to increase the likelihood that newcomers feel motivated and encouraged by the experience rather than blocked and discouraged?
Requirements
Consultation Audiences
- Patrollers/Reviewers interested in solutions designed to increase the quality of edits and as a result, increase their capacity to think about more complex/high impact moderation challenges interested in solutions designed to increase the quality of edits and as a result, increase their capacity to think about more complex/high impact moderation challenges
- Gadget and Script Authors interested in helping to shape a new tool being designed to proactively educate and guide newcomers to make changes they feel proud of and changes that improve Wikipedia
- Mentors motivated to ensure newcomers feel welcomed and invited to contribute to Wikipedia
Learning Objectives
- How might the language that appears within the UX be adapted to better speak/relate to what newcomers are likely to A) know and B) arriving to Wikipedia seeking to do/accomplish?
- TBD
Mockups
@nayoub to add mockups once they're ready to be shared.
Note: the need for this audit emerged in the 3 March 2023 Editing Team Community Conversation.