This usability study is so tiny. I want MediaWiki to be really, really good. Please tell me you guys hope to go large scale with the remote testing setup.
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Parul Vora <pv...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi All! > > Thanks for all of the feedback, comments, and support. I just wanted to > let you know that our full report (including highlight videos!!) is now > up our the Usability Initiative's project wiki: > > http://usability.wikimedia.org/wiki/UX_and_Usability_Study > > - The Usability Team > > > Parul Vora wrote: > > Hi all! > > > > The Wikipedia Usability Initiative conducted a user research study > > with SF based Bolt Peters in late March to uncover barriers new > > editors face. We are in the process of completing a full report on our > > methodology, process and analysis, but wanted to share with you some > > of the major themes and findings in the meantime.... > > > > > > Some quotes from our participants that illustrate these findings: > > > > “Usually it’s the most information in the easiest spot to access. It > > always looks very well put together….it boggles my mind how many > > people can contribute and it still looks like an encyclopedia.” – ‘Galen’ > > > > “I like Wikipedia because it’s plain text and nothing flashes” – > > ‘Claudia’ > > > > “Rather than making a mess, I’d rather take some time to figure out > > how to do it right." > > (later) "There sure is a lot of stuff to read.” – ‘Dan’ > > > > “ [I felt] kind of stupid.” – ‘Galen’ > > > > “It’d be nice to have a GUI, so you could see what you’re editing. > > You’ve made these changes and you’re looking at it, and you don’t know > > how it’s going to look on the page. It’s a little clumsy to see how > > it’s going to look.” – ‘Bryan’ > > > > “[This is] where I’d give up.” – ‘Shaun’ > > > > > > Check out the full post on the foundation blog: > > > http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/04/24/usability-study-results-sneak-preview/ > > > > > > > > We would love to hear any initial thoughts, opinions, and reactions. > > If you have any similar or dissimilar experiences - either personally > > or in your own work/research, we'd love to hear about that too! > > > > > > Always on your side, > > The Usability Team > > > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l