Thread:Talk:Article feedback/more effective to engage casual readers on talk page?/reply (3)

As someone who worked in market research before, I can attest that the more work you ask of the respondents (such as filling in a comment line or having to click to the discussion page) the less likely they are to use it. It would greatly diminish the usefulness of the tool if it was hidden away on the talk page.

That said, along those same principles a Y/N response requires less effort than a 5 star ratings and would likely encourage more usage. That is a suggestion that the developers may want to consider.

But as to the concern that a rating would adversely affect readers opinions, you have to keep in mind that the rating is at the bottom of the page and it requires the readers to specifically click on a link to see the ratings. Not only are readers not likely to see the ratings till after they've already read the article (and formed an opinion on it) but also keeping in the mind the "laziness principles", the majority aren't even likely to click on the results links anyways. The ones that are most likely to click on the results are the editors (like you) who want to see what is going on, not necessarily the readers.