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'''Is MediaWiki really "so hard to use"?''' | '''Is MediaWiki really "so hard to use"?''' | ||
My simple answer is: no! :-) | My simple answer is: no! :-) ...but I've come to realize that it's not as simple as that for everyone. | ||
''Points to consider:'' | ''Points to consider vis-a-vis my "no" answer:'' | ||
* MediaWiki gets a new WYSIWYG editor by summer 2012. [http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/12/changes-wikipedia] | * MediaWiki gets a new WYSIWYG editor by summer 2012. [http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/12/changes-wikipedia] [http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/21/jimmy-wales-on-new-editing-platform-this-is-epically-important] - and here it is: [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor VisualEditor] ([http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/VisualEditor/MediaQ%26A yes, it's here to stay!]) | ||
* BBC REPORT: Jimmy Wales says Wikipedia too complicated for many. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12171977] | * BBC REPORT: Jimmy Wales says Wikipedia too complicated for many. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12171977] | ||
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* From April 2012: Wikidata to provide structured data for all Wikipedia versions [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata] | * From April 2012: Wikidata to provide structured data for all Wikipedia versions [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata] | ||
* [https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/06/25/converting-readers-into-editors-new-results-from-article-feedback-v5/ Converting readers into editors: New results from Article Feedback v5] - WM Blog Post by Dario Taraborelli on 25 June 2012 | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Why It's driving new editors away from Wikipedia!] | |||
==Exploring alternative landing pages== | ==Exploring alternative landing pages== | ||
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* [http://www.m3p.com.mt current] - [http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/Main_Page main] - [http://www.m3p.com.mt/landing.php simplified] - [http://www.m3p.com.mt/landing-jquery/ jQuery] | * [http://www.m3p.com.mt current] - [http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/Main_Page main] - [http://www.m3p.com.mt/landing.php simplified] - [http://www.m3p.com.mt/landing-jquery/ jQuery] | ||
* [http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/10/05/testing-new-signup-page-for-wikipedia/ Wikipedia tests a new signup page] - 5 October 2012 | |||
==Wikipedia's Editor Engagement== | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editor_engagement Wikipedia:Editor engagement] | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:E3 Wikipedia:Editor engagement experiments] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57406789-52/wikidata-to-provide-structured-data-for-all-wikipedia-versions/ Wikidata to provide structured data for all Wikipedia versions] - by Daniel Terdiman, ''CNET'', 30 March 2012 | * [http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57406789-52/wikidata-to-provide-structured-data-for-all-wikipedia-versions/ Wikidata to provide structured data for all Wikipedia versions] - by Daniel Terdiman, ''CNET'', 30 March 2012 | ||
* [http://secure.flickr.com/photos/fabola/sets/72157630578652390/ How can we make Wikipedia better?] - Flickr album addressing this question at WikiMania2012. | |||
* [http://www.cms2cms.com/blog/wordpress-or-mediawiki-choose-your-shooting-mark/ WordPress or MediaWiki?] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:57, 27 December 2013
Is MediaWiki really "so hard to use"?
My simple answer is: no! :-) ...but I've come to realize that it's not as simple as that for everyone.
Points to consider vis-a-vis my "no" answer:
- MediaWiki gets a new WYSIWYG editor by summer 2012. [1] [2] - and here it is: VisualEditor (yes, it's here to stay!)
- BBC REPORT: Jimmy Wales says Wikipedia too complicated for many. [3]
- The panel ‘Wikipedia and the Place of Resistance’ at WikiWars DAY 2 in Bangalore introduced some fascinating arguments about why people either leave Wikipedia (a perspective from US Internet Analyst, William Buetler) or why they’re not interested in Wikipedia (Yi-Ping Tsou about why Taiwan does not like Wikipedia). [4]
- I've started creating a simplified help page for my students working on Wikipedia. [5]
- From April 2012: Wikidata to provide structured data for all Wikipedia versions [6]
- Converting readers into editors: New results from Article Feedback v5 - WM Blog Post by Dario Taraborelli on 25 June 2012
Exploring alternative landing pages
- current - main - simplified - jQuery
- Wikipedia tests a new signup page - 5 October 2012
Wikipedia's Editor Engagement
See also
- Wikimedia Report for Editor Survey - April 2011
- Best practices in public outreach from Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata to provide structured data for all Wikipedia versions - by Daniel Terdiman, CNET, 30 March 2012
- How can we make Wikipedia better? - Flickr album addressing this question at WikiMania2012.