(sorry for cross-posting)
Dear all,
*TL;DR: *If you don't want to wait until you run into a real edit conflict
to tryout *Two Column Edit Conflict View* [1], you can now test the new
interface on a temporary testpage where you will get simulated edit
conflicts.
*About Two Column Edit Conflict View*
Improving the current UI of the edit conflict resolution page was wish #1
in the 2015 Technical wishes survey of the German-speaking community [2].
The TwoColConflict extension ("Two Column Edit Conflict View") [3]
highlights differences between the editor's and the conflicting change
directly in the textfield for an easy possibility to copy and paste desired
pieces of the text and resolving the conflict. It has been a beta feature
on all wikis for 5 months now and users have been invited to test it and
give feedback. [4]
Here is a rough visualisation of how the Two Column Edit Conflict view
works:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_Column_Edit_Conflict_View_-_rou…
:-)
*The challenge*
We got some feedback on the beta feature, but not enough to get a good
feeling if the product is already great as it is now, or if some changes
are still needed. We assume that's because in order to give feedback,
people have to have the beta feature activated AND have an edit conflict
AND share their feedback - that's a pretty rare combination.
*More testing!*
We've implemented a temporary Special page that serves as a *test page* [5]
where you will get simulated edit conflicts: The new interface can be
tested now without actually having an edit conflict, and without the risk
of messing up real wiki pages.
We'd like to invite everyone to test the new interface with the test page
until November 9, 2017!
Please go to
*https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Edit_Conflicts/Feedback_Round_Test_Page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Edit_Conflicts/Feedback_Round_Test_Page>
*for more informations.
If you know people who might be interested in testing, please spread the
word!
Thank you so much,
Birgit (for the Technical Wishes team)
Links:
[1] Multilingual help page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Two_Column_Edit_Conflict_View>
[2] Main project page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Edit_Conflicts>
[3] Extension manual
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TwoColConflict>
[4] Central feedback page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help_talk:Two_Column_Edit_Conflict_View>
[5] Ticket on Phab for the Special page
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170375>
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Birgit Müller
Community Communications Manager
Software Development and Engineering
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
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