Thread:Talk:MoodBar/No thanks/reply (9)

Well, this thread has drifted off-topic, totally.

I didn't want to discuss whether or not THIS feature, or 'social networking' in general, is a good/bad thing;

My point was, it would be nice if we - the community - were asked, instead of having new features imposed upon us. The fact that it's a trial is irrelevant; "Pending Changes" was a trial, too, and caused enormous ill-feeling.

If WMF really wishes to improve relations between WMF and the community, then communication is the key.

By implementing new things without asking, it seems they're assuming a "we know what's best" position, which causes resentment and ill-feeling.

By *offering* new features instead - and asking us if we want to try them out or not - this could be turned from a negative to a positive.

After all, it's not WMF that'll be using the things each day; it's us, the editing community. And it's us (experienced editors) who will have to deal with help questions about these new features. Chzz 05:53, 26 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Edit: To head off the inevitable "but, it's only a trial" responses:
 * Fine - if you want to try something out on the live English Wikipedia, then explain to the community why, and ask if it is OK. No big deal. But Enwiki is a live system, so if you want to try something out, you need to explain the remit, clearly define scope for the trial, get some consensus and support for it.
 * And, yes, you'll have to deal with cynicism about the very word 'trial', because what happened with the "Pending Changes" trial makes us all very nervous about that. Chzz 07:57, 26 July 2011 (UTC)