Thread:Talk:Flow Portal/Accessibility: JavaScript, screen readers, slow connections, etc./reply (8)

Thanks for your answers. If the system is customizable, it it much better than a rigid one and will perhaps receive more recognition.

I think there are some really good approaches in this new software. For newer editors there are some nice new features like the "Welcome" mode. But I am sure that there will be massive discussions about the things Geitost mentioned above. I can imagine, and that's partially also my optinion, that users will refuse the new system because it is to "Facebook-like".

For minor fixes in articles, I can imagine using the VisualEditor, but I can't imagine writing long articles with this tool. Sometimes, I want to save a written text offline for finishing it later, and sometimes I do the same with discussion posts. The VE will probably not support that. And there are some other points mentioned in the discussions already, so please keep normal wikitext for everyone. Editors who ever used wikitext will be faster and better in using it instead of the VE. I can understand your technical concerns, I know how difficult backward compatibility can be. But wikitext is a feature that is essential for Wikipedia, you will offend everyone if you are removing it.

Regards,