On 20 October 2010 07:07, MZMcBride <z...@mzmcbride.com> wrote: > Amir E. Aharoni wrote: >> This is obvious to someone who has been using Wikipedia for some time, >> but not so for newbies. I propose changing the "new messages" notice >> to something like: "You have new messages on your public talk page >> (last change)." > > I think this is obvious to most people. Perhaps the people who worked on the > usability tests previously have insight into this, though. > > I also think saying "public talk page" will draw a misleading distinction in > users' minds. That is, it suggests that there might be a private talk page > (or any privacy on the wiki at all, for that matter). > > MZMcBride >
Perhaps a better solution (if this is a common enough problem) would be to edit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Editnotices/Namespace/User_talk to inform/remind people that messages they leave there are public. I just checked and it seems it would stack ok with individuals' custom editnotices for their talk page. Anyone know if it's possible to get a Special:EmailUser link to only show up when usable (like it does in the sidebar toolbox)? Would improve it further. Pete / the wub _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
