Account creation user experience/Benefits of signing up

Requirements for content to convey the benefits of signing up for a MediaWiki project. The following are options we're considering, to be finalized soon.

Benefits list


During the A/B testing of the current interface, we tested a list of three benefits titled "Why create an account?", each with a header, icon, and descriptive sentence. The copy tested was as follows:


 * Create articles: After signing up, you'll be able to help Wikipedia grow by starting new encyclopedia articles.


 * Add photos and video: Register an account and you can upload your freely-licensed images and other media.


 * Become a part of the Wikipedia community: Logging in means all your contributions are attributed to your username, and lets you connect with other Wikipedia contributors.

Alternative test ideas

 * 1) Test a larger list
 * 2) Test alternate content (see old revision for ideas)
 * 3) Add a "Learn more" link below the list, which goes to Wikipedia:Why create an account?
 * 4) Replace the benefits with a quote from Jimmy about our mission and text about our grand vision as a project.
 * 5) Replace benefits with a user story video and large quote.
 * 6) Replace benefits with some sort of real-time feed visualization of edit activity to exhibit the vitality of the site.