Wikimedia Apps/iOS Suggested edits

Background
Suggested Edits is a transformative feature of Wikipedia, designed to empower contributors and enhance the accessibility of the platform on mobile devices. While the concept of collaborative editing is at the heart of Wikipedia, Suggested Edits takes it a step further by simplifying the editing process, making it more approachable for a broader audience.

This innovation was initially introduced on Android, where it quickly gained traction as a means to encourage more users to actively participate in content creation and maintenance. Recognizing its success and the demand for a similar experience on iOS, the Wikimedia community embarked on a journey to bring this transformative tool to Apple devices.

During the 2023-2024 FY the Product & Technology organization has a set of objectives to enhance Wiki experiences. One of the metrics the iOS team is aiming to move is a 10% increase in mobile contributions that are not reverted.

Performance criteria
The new features and improvements must prove how it contributes to the KR 1.1 of the Annual Plan: Increase unreverted mobile contributions in the main article namespace on Wikipedias by 10%, averaged across a representative set of wikis.

Additionally, we estimate we can increase the average monthly edit count per editor from 4.9 to at least 5.5, bringing it closer to Android's 6.7 monthly average, and significantly higher than mobile web's monthly average edit rate of 4.2 edits per editor.

Fundamental requirements for the feature

 * Entry point in Settings.
 * Prominent guidance for writing good alt-text.
 * Users ability to get context about the image from the article.
 * Users ability to access relevant metadata (can take user to Web).
 * Detection of which images do not have alt-text.
 * Ability to store the responses we get to evaluate if they are good alt-text.

Bonus for the feature

 * Positive Reinforcement.
 * Exposing to users how many tasks or edits they've completed.
 * Ability to publish alt-text.
 * Limits on number of task can be completed in a given day or session if it is being published to Wikipedia.
 * Entry point via Explore Feed.
 * Do not allow users to copy and paste in image caption.

User Stories
Primarily:

Secondarily:
 * As a participant at the GLAM Conference in Uruguay, I want to test out an alt-text Suggested Edits Task, to get a concrete idea of the concept and provide meaningful feedback.
 * As the Director of Product, I want concrete proof an alt-text Suggested Edits would increase edits on iOS, without creating a burden for patrollers.


 * As a user with limited data, I want to read alt-text, so even if images are not loaded, I am aware of what is in the image.
 * As a user navigating articles with a screen reader, I want alt-text to be available, so that I have the same additional context about an article as users that are not using screen readers.