The main page of the Usability wiki ( http://usability.wikimedia.org ) says that it's discontinued and the whole wiki appears to be locked for editing. I don't remember this being discussed, although i may have missed it.
I understand that after completing the Vector rollout and the using up of the grant that particular project is over, but it certainly must not mean that all the usability problems have been solved and that the Foundation won't work on usability anymore. Quite the contrary, usability should be one of the Foundation main concerns - it makes sense in general and it is also directly related to four out of five movement priorities as listed at the main page of the Strategy wiki ( http://strategy.wikimedia.org/ ; the only priority to which usability is not directly related is "Focus on quality content"). I have dozens of ideas for much-needed usability improvements that will benefit both beginning and experienced editors, even before anyone mentions WYSIWYG, and dozens of ideas for new rounds of usability testing, which, without a doubt, will occur one day. And i am sure that i am not the only one. I suggest unlocking the Usability wiki and re-opening it as a community hub for ideas about usability. It should be a completely unlocked wiki, with anonymous users allowed to edit etc.; if spam becomes a problem, editing can be allowed for registered users only. Of course, such discussions can take place on Meta or on the Strategy wiki, but since the Usability wiki already exists, it can be recycled as a site focused on these matters. -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com "We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace." - T. Moore _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
