##ProblemThis task involves the work with iterating upon the initial implementation of the `[ reply ]` affordances to make them easier for people to notice, and as a result, become more clear about what to do add a comment in an existing discussion.
Usability testing has revealed that the reply links on Talk pages aren't very discoverable##User Stories
//Primary//
- As a Junior Contributor who does not have much experience reading or participating in conversation on talk pages, I want to be able to easily identify and understand the "reply affordances", so that I can know what to do to respond to something someone else has said.
- As a Junior Contributor who is wanting to respond to something specific someone else has said, I want to know what action to take in order to do so, so that I can be sure the comment I post will be received by the person I wrote the comment to/for.
##Screenshot##Problem
//Junior Contributors//
{F31868020 width=800}- Previous usability tests revealed that Junior Contributors have a difficult time noticing/identifying the ` [ reply ]` links on Talk pages. [i][ii]
//Senior Contributors//
- //"The positioning and styling of the "Reply" links look a little odd, though. It would be nice if it could be a little more distinguished from the actual text possibly by italicizing it or something like that."// - @Kaartic writing [here](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Vnsesw6xaisydeyx).
=== Requirements
- Platforms: **Mobile** //and// **Desktop**
- Reply affordance should not distract people from the content of the conversations themselves or negatively impact their ability to understand what people in a conversation are talking about.
- The new treatment of the Reply affordances being introduced in this task should compliment the visual language/style being introduced via the [Desktop Improvements Project](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements).
##Possible Solutions
- Apply [[ https://design.wikimedia.org/style-guide/components/buttons.html | button styling ]]
## Feedback---
|i. Reply affordances w/o brackets (not deployed)|ii. Reply affordances w/ brackets (deployed)
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- //The positioning and styling of the "Reply" links look a little odd, though. It would be nice if it could be a little more distinguished from the actual text possibly by italicizing it or something like that.// @Kaartic writing [here](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Vnsesw6xaisydeyx).|{F31868020 width=400}|{F34622187 width=400}