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== Preamble == The "Thank you" feature is a very cool feature allowing to maintain a more cordial atmosphere. {F34479216} It's provided by this extension: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Thanks At the moment: 1. it works only if you are logged-in 2. it is only shown if you are logged-in This task wants to re-discuss the point n. 2. == Description of the issue == Anonymous users might be attracted to the opportunity to press the "Thank" button, but at the moment they don't see any "Thank" button. This is a missed opportunity for the #growth-team to bring these users inside Wikipedia: some visitors may want to thank the work of others and, therefore, they may be interested in joining Wikipedia to do that and, because it seems they already value the work of others, there are lot of chances that they are interested in further contribute constructively once registered. Also, we know that the "Thank" button is shown only in certain pages a little "niche", so if users reach these sections, they are also most likely curious and active and therefore they are even more potentially positive contributors to be invited to register. ---- Look this desktop page as anonymous user: * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Free_software&action=history At the moment you don't know that the "Thank you" feature exists and so you don't want to try it. ---- Moreover, look the `Special:Thanks` page as anonymous user: {F34479213} At the moment you see an unfriendly red message. It does not try to make you want to continue with login or registration to then be able to thank. == Proposed solution == 1. the Thank button should be shown for everybody, to make you want to use it (→ instead of being hidden) 2. if you are not logged-in, it should invite you to login or register to try it (→ instead of unfriendly red error messages etc.) 3. if you are logged in but do not have the permissions to use it, there should be a message inviting you to make more constructive contributions to unlock the tool (always to make you want to use it and contribute)

== Preamble == The "Thank you" feature is a very cool feature allowing to maintain a more cordial atmosphere. {F34479216} It's provided by this extension: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Thanks At the moment: 1. it works only if you are logged-in 2. it is only shown if you are logged-in This task wants to re-discuss the point n. 2. == Description of the issue == Anonymous users might be attracted to the opportunity to press the "Thank" button, but at the moment they don't see any "Thank" button. This is a missed opportunity for the #growth-team to bring these users inside Wikipedia: some visitors may want to thank the work of others and, therefore, they may be interested in joining Wikipedia to do that and, because it seems they already value the work of others, there are lot of chances that they are interested in further contribute constructively once registered. Also, we know that the "Thank" button is shown only in certain pages a little "niche", so if users reach these sections, they are also most likely curious and active and therefore they are even more potentially positive contributors to be invited to register. ---- Look this desktop page as anonymous user: * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Free_software&action=history At the moment you don't know that the "Thank you" feature exists and so you don't want to try it. ---- Moreover, look the `Special:Thanks` page as anonymous user: {F34479213} At the moment you see an unfriendly red message. It does not try to make you want to continue with login or registration to then be able to thank. == Proposed solution == 1. the Thank button should be shown for everybody, to make you want to use it (→ instead of being hidden) 2. if you are not logged-in, it should invite you to login or register to try it (→ instead of unfriendly red error messages etc.) 3. if you are logged in but do not have the permissions to use it, there should be a message inviting you to make "more constructive contributions" to unlock the tool (again, to make you want to use it, to further contribute, ecc.) * note: it is beyond the scope of this task to discuss the policies for deactivating or activating the "Thank" button on a wiki but, in general, it is not a mistake to just say that you should do "more constructive contributions" before being able to use that. Whatever manual or automagic approval quest to activate the Thank button on your wiki can stay out of this task for now.

== Preamble == The "Thank you" feature is a very cool feature allowing to maintain a more cordial atmosphere. {F34479216} It's provided by this extension: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Thanks At the moment: 1. it works only if you are logged-in 2. it is only shown if you are logged-in This task wants to re-discuss the point n. 2. == Description of the issue == Anonymous users might be attracted to the opportunity to press the "Thank" button, but at the moment they don't see any "Thank" button. This is a missed opportunity for the #growth-team to bring these users inside Wikipedia: some visitors may want to thank the work of others and, therefore, they may be interested in joining Wikipedia to do that and, because it seems they already value the work of others, there are lot of chances that they are interested in further contribute constructively once registered. Also, we know that the "Thank" button is shown only in certain pages a little "niche", so if users reach these sections, they are also most likely curious and active and therefore they are even more potentially positive contributors to be invited to register. ---- Look this desktop page as anonymous user: * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Free_software&action=history At the moment you don't know that the "Thank you" feature exists and so you don't want to try it. ---- Moreover, look the `Special:Thanks` page as anonymous user: {F34479213} At the moment you see an unfriendly red message. It does not try to make you want to continue with login or registration to then be able to thank. == Proposed solution == 1. the Thank button should be shown for everybody, to make you want to use it (→ instead of being hidden) 2. if you are not logged-in, it should invite you to login or register to try it (→ instead of unfriendly red error messages etc.) 3. if you are logged in but do not have the permissions to use it, there should be a message inviting you to make "more constructive contributions" to unlock the tool (alwaysagain, to make you want to use it and contribute), to further contribute, ecc.) * note: it is beyond the scope of this task to discuss the policies for deactivating or activating the "Thank" button on a wiki but, in general, it is not a mistake to just say that you should do "more constructive contributions" before being able to use that. Whatever manual or automagic approval quest to activate the Thank button on your wiki can stay out of this task for now.