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[CONSULT] Learn what changes we ought to consider making to the copy that appears within Edit Check
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Description

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

  1. 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?
  2. 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.

Event Timeline

Prompted by the scenario @JLayton (WMF)) raised offline, and the guidance @Sadads made in response, we ought to consider including guidance with the UX that helps people understand that information that can easily be confirmed by general knowledge does not need to be accompanied by a reference to justify being included within in the wikis.