Post-edit feedback

This feature is a test of whether giving post-edit feedback to Wikipedia editors enhances their experience, and which kind of feedback is best at motivating them to continue editing.

Current
Currently, one of two things happens when a user saves an edit:


 * 1) if the edit is successful, the page reloads in normal "read" mode
 * 2) the edit fails due to an error such as an edit conflict or loss of session data

There is no system feedback which explicitly confirms that the edit was successful, though if they are aware of it, editors may check the revision history.

Proposed
After an edit is saved successfully, a notification box will appear along with the read-mode of the page. This notification will give the editor a simple confirmation that the edit was saved, or another form of feedback related to their edit, such as how many readers it will reach, whether it is a milestone in their contribution history, or where it places them in relation to other editors of the page.

Confirmation and gratitude (test one)
The first phase of the post-edit feedback will test delivering a confirmation that an edit was successful on every saved edit by all editors in the test. The experiment will compare a confirmation message that includes a thank you for making an edit, versus language that does not include a thanks.

Historical feedback (test two)
The second phase will inform registered editors when they have reached the 1, 10, 50, and 100 edit count milestones. Users will not see the confirmation message every time they save an edit, only when they have just reached one of the milestones.

Visibility (test three)
Post-edit feedback about visibility will inform editors about what kind of readership their is for the article they have just edited, reminding them of the audience for their contribution.

Feature requirements

 * Message will be displayed to user only after successfully saving an edit and the page is reloaded in read mode.
 * Message will appear in a notification box.


 * If the edit was to a particular section and the user is directed there (e.g. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Post-edit_feedback#Feature_requirements), the notification will appear in the section.
 * Message will fade out of view after 5 seconds.
 * Users will have the ability to dismiss the message.

Experiment methodology and analysis requirements
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