Thread:Talk:Article feedback/Hiding ArticleFeedback on the English Wikipedia/reply (13)

I agree.

A few comments to Jorm:

"indicating that you have turned it off is something we (the WMF) can detect"
 * The WMF should try harder to detect what editors say about the tool. You know very well that 99.99% not turning it off does not equal a 99.99% approval of the tool.

"[turning it off] serves as a useful metric for showing us how many people have elected to hide the feature (which gives us data on the overall acceptance and adoption rate)"
 * It most certainly does not! And you know it doesn't. (And I know you know I know you know.) Some editors (like myself) will opt not to disable it for the very same reason that a bandage won't heal melanoma; It will just cover up the ugly.

"So if you hate the tool, not using the preference to turn it off will work against you."
 * "Hey neighbour! I took a crap on ya porch and it's starting to stink. Don't ya wanna clean it up? If ya don't, I'll take it as an OK for me to do it again."