Clarify the call to action on Edit check (references)
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	Trizek-WMF
	Feb 2 2024, 4:32 PM

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Italian Wikipedia discussion highlighted the fact that the "yes" and "no" answers might not be the best labels for Edit check (references), as the text looks more like a call to action than a yes-no answerable question.

Current wording

Add a citation
Help readers understand where this information is coming from by adding a citation.

Alternative 1 - change the buttons

Add a citation
Help readers understand where this information is coming from by adding a citation.

Add a citation
Ignore

Alternative 2 - change the CTA

Add a citation
Help readers understand where this information is coming from by adding a citation. Would you like to add one?

It might be beneficial to instrument these changes, to see which wording is the more successful.

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Mentioned In: T345298: Identify participating wikis for Edit Check (references) A/B test

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Trizek-WMF created this task.Feb 2 2024, 4:32 PM

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Trizek-WMF mentioned this in T345298: Identify participating wikis for Edit Check (references) A/B test.Feb 2 2024, 4:48 PM

Trizek-WMF renamed this task from Clarify the call to action on Edit check (citations) to Clarify the call to action on Edit check (references).Feb 7 2024, 6:31 PM

Trizek-WMF updated the task description. (Show Details)

For reference:

Current
Alt 1
Alt 2

I personally like alternative 1.

@nayoub told me he prefers alt 2.

I also prefer it for the following reasons:

there is no redundancy between the head and the action button "add a citation" (like in alt 1)
There is a clear call to action in the body, with a question mark
we only change one message :)

I also tend to prefer text bodies with the contextualization (why you should add a citation) and the CTA (do you want to add one) being two separated sentences. It eases comprehension and translatability.

I can elaborate! I prefer alt 1 because the buttons don't require that you read the text to know what will happen. Makes it easier for someone who's working through a lot of suggestions to act quickly.

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