Thread:Talk:Article feedback/Continued Rollout of AFT/reply (28)

I certainly don't speak for the foundations or the developers behind this tool but from an outside in perspective, this tool is more for the readers and to get their opinions rather than something designed for the community of editors itself.

Therefore, this "survey taking" of readers opinions doesn't seem like something that needs "community approval" since it is really not about the community at all. Thus, I don't see how the community can even have veto power over this or a reason to cry about lack of consensus. Again, it is not about them. It would be like the WMF deciding to switch to a new public relations firm and the community crying foul because they weren't consulted first for input.

Now....of course, there could be benefits of this tool for community and THAT is what I see the developers asking for input on as a courtesy to the community. With some tweaks and observations on how the readers are using the tool, AFT can be tailored to have some useful by-products that editors can use via dashboard enhancements, etc. But those benefits are only by-products and not the main purpose which appears to be getting reader feedback.