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* [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 | * [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 | ||
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Revision as of 14:21, 1 July 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
- 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.