Reading/Readers contributions via Android

About
 What kind of tasks that could be done by readers or casual contributors that would support editors at the same time?

After the work on community of readers and the user interaction consultation, the Reading team would like to move forward with a conversation that helps the team frame a theme of products, where readers are actively contributing with some of the required editing tasks. Below, we have created wireframes to demonstrate a subset of the ideas mentioned in our first consultation on this subject.

You can check the Reading team thoughts on the topic here, while below is a list of suggested tasks, and their evaluation based on some criteria. Please feel free to add more ideas, and add to the criteria or comment in the talk page.

Kindly note that all ideas need organization and planning around content moderation, a thing which we would need to discuss seriously if any of those idea are going to move towards implementation.

Recording audio titles:
Adding an appropriate audio micro-contribution capability to mobile apps, where there is an increasing readership, as a way to foster more user usage and contributions on mobile for audio content. New activities might inspire existing readers community with new experiences to convert more mobile readers to editors.
 * Goal

When I come across an article that has a hard to pronounce title that I am familiar with, I want to contribute an audio sample of my pronunciation so that other readers unfamiliar with IPA are able to hear the correct pronunciation.
 * User Story

User contributes a recorded pronunciation of the article's title using their mobile device's microphone. (e.g. en:Eyjafjallajokull which can be linked in Wikidata e.g. D:Q39651#P443)


 * How do we know we’ve been successful?
 * Increase in addition of quality (ie., non-vandalism type) audio contributions
 * Increase usage of listen feature

You can check an Interactive mockup of the idea in the link.
 * You can check more mockups here, and here

Image contributions:
Adding an appropriate image via direct upload through the Android app. The entry point of the image could have one of the below three elaborated scenarios below:
 * Goal

Add image via Nearby


If one allowed our app to access their geo-location, the app could send them a notification that there was a wikipedia entry near them that needs an image. A handy feature that you can opt-in for if you are sightseeing and have time. Could also work well for an organized photo walk, or hackathon kind of activity.

Add image while reading:
The idea is if someone is reading an article which is missing an image and they have a suitable image on their device, they can add it to the article. This was requested in the 2016 community wishlist: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016_Community_Wishlist_Survey/Categories/Mobile_and_apps#Uploading_from_a_mobile_phone

You can check an Interactive mockup of the idea in the link.
 * Please check another mockup here

Add/edit lead image to the article:
The idea is if someone is reading an article which is missing a lead image and there is a more suitable image on their device, they can add it to the article.

You can check an Interactive mockup of the idea in the link.

Article Feedback:
The idea is to provide a voice to readers on a platform that is predominantly readers (mobile apps). Increase reader contributions from mobile app users via micro-contributions. But introducing a low effort feedback mechanism for readers that can give value back to Editors (providing recognition and impetus for improving quality of articles focused on the audience), readers then benefit from seeing others’ feedback that may help inform their reading choices, and secondarily they become more aware of the editorial aspect of Wikipedia.

A specific version of this was proposed and discussed in the 2016 community wishlist: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016_Community_Wishlist_Survey/Categories/Reading#Readers_comments_and_vote

You can check an Interactive mockup of the idea in the link.

Variation: Readers thank Editors
A variation of this idea is allowing users to thank Editors at the end of an article. This essentially has the same benefits as Article feedback in providing appreciation to Editors and promoting the fact that Wikipedia is editable, but addresses some of the concerns raised in the past regarding users rating negatively based on topic rather than article content quality by removing the Good/Bad voting aspect.

You can check an Interactive mockup of the idea in the link.

New Wikilabels / WikiGrok for mobile
Make use of the quick contribution format by asking quick questions suitable for mobile readers to help improve Wikipedia content. We would do this by engaging the existing reader community with new experiences that allow them to contribute to improving Wikipedia.

How do we measure success of this idea? Reduction in the Wikilabels queue for article categorizations or

Increase in quality and content of article metadata in Wikidata

You can check an Interactive mockup of the idea in the link.

Report an issue
Help empower mobile readers to make minor contributions to improve the quality of article content and display, which may ultimately engage some readers to convert to become more active editors.

You can check an Interactive mockup of the idea in the link.