Account creation user experience/Benefits of signing up



We need copy and icons that give three compelling benefits for signing up, as part of A/B tests to improve the Account creation UX. We'll focus on English Wikipedia to go along with the initial tests, but benefits should be largely universal to Wikipedia regardless of language, with a few exceptions.

Style requirements

 * Keep it short: Please keep the description of each item to 180 characters or less so that it fits in our design grid and is easily digestible.


 * Titles should stand on their own if necessary: Make the title of each benefit (i.e. the section header here) compelling and understandable on its own. When someone scans the list of items but doesn't read the details, the name of each benefit should draw them in.

Create articles
(English Wikipedia only) Wooo articles

Upload media
Something something pretty pictures

Customize your look and feel
Enter the rats nest of outdated skins and arcane user preferences

Get access to new editing tools
Better/advanced/powerful/fun instead of new?

Become a part of the Wikipedia community
An account means all edits by you are grouped together, so on, so forth. This could also be used for something about being proud of your work.

Track changes
Keep track of your favorite articles and what edits are being made all over Wikipedia.

Protect your privacy
Signing up protects your privacy. Without a username, your edits are publicly attributed to your computer's IP address, which exposes your location.

Have a personal space on Wikipedia
Gain access to your very own user page and sandbox, where you can draft new articles and test out your edits.