User story & summary:
As a Wikimedian, I want to be able to quickly understand the purpose of each Community Configuration form, so that I can understand how the configuration settings relate to on-wiki functionality.
Background & research:
This task is important because some of the Community Configuration settings are self-explanatory, while others are very unclear.
Design:
Mentorship copy:
Mentorship
Newcomers are automatically assigned to mentors; these mentors are categorized as "Automatically assigned mentors" in Special:ManageMentors. A mentor can update their Mentor Dashboard settings to only claim mentees manually, they are categorized as "Manually assigned mentors". The ideal number of mentors is: one mentor for each group of 500 new accounts, with a minimum of 3 mentors.
Personalized Praise
Receiving encouraging messages from established editors can improve new editor retention. The Personalized praise module surfaces praiseworthy new editors to their mentor, to help productive new editors feel more engaged and involved in the community.
Help panel copy:
Help panel settings
The help panel can be available in any namespace, in reading or edit mode, as configured below. It includes the ability to search for help, click help links, and ask questions to either mentors or to the help desk.
Help panel links
The help panel displays five links and one "view more" link. These can be configured to be any links in the wiki, but recommendations are included below.
Newcomer homepage copy:
The Newcomer homepage (Special:Homepage) provides guidance for new account holders. Upon registration, if a new account holder indicates they want to create an article or add a new image to Wikipedia, we recommend they start with a smaller edit to get started, but also provide a link to further guidance.
Suggested edits Updated copy is covered in a different task: T359080: Community Configuration: Add Information section to "Suggested edits" community config form
Acceptance Criteria:
- update Mentorship Community Configuration Information section
- update Help panel Community Configuration Information section
- update Newcomer homepage Community Configuration Information section