FAQ:User Interaction Consultation

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Reading Mission
Our mission is to encourage the growth, development and distribution of knowledge.

Solution set
“Create new experiences based on interaction with content and other users.”
 * This is just one of several tactics we are exploring.
 * We are aware that interactions often create moderation needs and are committed to working with volunteers to ensure that, from the beginning, we design solutions that address workload and quality concerns. A starting point for us is the document that Risker put together on moderation needs.

Rationale
Based on user behavior in other products, we think that our readers are likely to engage with content and each other on Wikipedia. We believe that more engaged readers will learn more and that more of them will ultimately become editors.

As readers and volunteers, we would like to hear your suggestions for engagement mechanisms and will be posting some of our own to hear your input!

Examples:
Here are some examples of project that support engagement models. Some of those we still maintain, and some we don't, but generally those are ideas that might fit within this solution set for this problem. These suggestions are not a roadmap. It is simply a subset of interaction types.
 * upvote / like


 * share
 * follow story or topic
 * rate / review
 * highlight
 * curate / organize into lists
 * comment
 * ask questions
 * thank a [something] creator
 * follow a [something] creator
 * double-check references
 * wikidata submissions
 * identify image that best exemplifies article (for hovercards and other previews)
 * identify image centering (for cropping on other devices)

FAQ
Why are you asking me?

Wikipedia belongs to everyone, but particularly the people who have spent countless hours writing it. Rather than simply build a new feature and ask if you like it, we are experimenting with bringing our stakeholders into the product development process earlier and earlier. Here is one recent example. In this case, we are trying to start with the problem and co-create solutions.

What if I think the whole premised is flawed?

Let us know here

Are you aware of previous similar exploration X,Y,or Z in this area?

We are definitely aware of several past and present projects that overlap with this solution set (such as the article feedback tool and Wikicomment), but might be unaware of others. If you think something is relevant, please point us to it!

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