Thread:Talk:Flow/Some feedback/reply (2)

Sorry for the late reply. Don't come to MediaWiki all that often.

No, no kidding. They do the job just fine. Now, that's not to say they could not be improved. I would like to see it so that something equivalent to TB templates is automatically inserted in a user's talk page when anyone comments or replies to that user anywhere on the wiki. They are very easy to use if you use Twinkle.

My biggest concern about this proposal is that usually, in software, when user-friendliness is increased, abilities are taken away from power users. Take a look at Ubuntu's switch to Unity. CCP's obsession in EVE with the captain's quarters. There are many, many examples. CCP had a bucket of cold water thrown on them when they realized how pissed off their users were. Canonical has yet to realize their mistake. The bulk of WP editing being done by experienced users, I think the focus should be on helping them. By no means am I advocating to leave things as currently are and forget the newcomers.

I did not pick up the UI easily. Take a look at my WP editing history on toolserver. See all that time I didn't edit? Discouraged by the UI and the policies.

WMF can and will do what they want. But they will loose experienced editors if they take away some of the tools they are used to.