Flow/User stories/Archive 1

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User stories are grouped into two sets: by Epic and by Function. Each story appears twice, once in each major grouping.

By Epic

As a...	I want to	Epic	Votes	Existing?	Votes by
user	remove or suppress abusive content	moderation	3	yes	M, B, O
user	moderate content in some manner	moderation	3	yes	M, B, O
privileged user	delete or oversight content	moderation	3	yes	M, B, O
privileged user	edit the comments of others for administrative reasons	moderation	0	yes
user	follow other users but not necessarily every topic on their board	curation	0	no
user	selectively choose topics to follow without following all topics on a board	curation	2	no	B, O
user	split off-topic content from a topic	curation	0	yes
user	merge similar topics into a single topic	curation	0	yes
user	lock and summarize a single topic	curation	2	no	B, O
user	quickly search for or filter topics along a range of criteria	curation	1	no	B
user	mark all of my unread topics and posts as read	curation	0	no
user	create a topic or start a conversation with another user	discussion	3	yes	M, B, O
user	reply to conversations	discussion	2	yes	M, B
user	follow a conversation in one location	discussion	1	no	M, B
user	know when someone has replied to a conversation I am following	discussion	2	sort of	M, B
user	be able to see which replies in a conversation I have not read	discussion	2	no	B, O
user	know when I am replying to a topic that is stale	discussion	0	sort of
user	edit my own comments	discussion	3	yes	M, B, O
user	see when someone's post has been edited	discussion	2	sort of	M, B
user	point to a permanent link for a single conversation	discussion	1	no	B
experienced editor	start and follow a conversation with another user about any topic	discussion	2	no	M, B
experienced editor	send and receive gratitude elements	discussion	1	sort of	M
patroller	provide details to or ask questions of an article creator about their new article and engage in conversation	discussion	1	yes	M
vandal fighter	warn a user who is vandalizing the encyclopedia and allow them to respond to my warning	discussion	2	yes	M, B
content creator	start discussions about articles I'm working on with other editors	discussion	1	yes	M
content creator	show example markup for templates, infoboxes, etc to other users	discussion	1	yes	M
semi-automated tool user	create topics on other user's boards via the API	discussion	2	yes	M, B
bot	post messages or warnings on other user's boards via the API	discussion	2	yes	M, B
user	be notified when I have been blocked	system	2	yes	M, B
vandal fighter	not be spammed with my own warnings if they are not responded to	system	2	yes	M, B
admin	block a user and allow them to respond to my block and/or request an unblock	system	2	sort of	M, B
admin	have easy access to a user's block log	system	0	sort of
admin	unblock users from the block notice	system	2	no	M, B
admin	change the permission level required to post to a board	system	1	yes	B
content creator	receive Wikiproject notices	system	1	sort of	M
content creator	receive DYK, GA, and Featured article notifications for my articles	system	1	sort of	M
vandal fighter	quickly scan a user's activity to get a sense of who they are	system	2	sort of	M, B
tool user	know when my scripts have run amok	system	2	yes	M, B
new user	thank the person who has left me a welcome notice	orientation	1	yes	M
new user	ask for help from another editor	orientation	1	yes	M
new user	respond to deletion notices for my new article	orientation	1	yes	M
new user	request undeletion of my new article	orientation	0	yes
new user	respond to vandalism warnings	orientation	2	yes	M, B
new user	request an unblock after being blocked	orientation	2	yes	M, B
experienced editor	welcome new users	orientation	1	yes	M
experienced editor	provide help and mentorship to new users	orientation	1	yes	M
user	not be overwhelmed with content alerts	notification	2	yes	M, B
board owner	leave a message at the top of my board	migration	2	yes	M, B
experienced user	have my existing talk page archived	migration	2	n/a	M, B

By Function

Interaction and Functionality Cases

As a user, I want to be able to create a topic or start a conversation with another user.
As a user, I want to be able to reply to conversations.
As a user, I want to be able to follow a conversation in one location.
As a user, I want to be able to know when someone has replied to a conversation I am following.
As a user, I want to be able to be able to see which replies in a conversation I have not read.
As a user, I want to be able to follow other users but not necessarily every topic on their board.
As a user, I want to be able to selectively choose topics to follow without following all topics on a board.
As a user, I want to be able to remove or suppress abusive content.
As a user, I want to be able to split off-topic content from a topic.
As a user, I want to be able to merge similar topics into a single topic.
As a user, I want to be able to lock and summarize a single topic.
As a user, I want to be able to know when I am replying to a topic that is stale.
As a user, I want to be able to quickly search for or filter topics along a range of criteria.
As a user, I want to be able to mark all of my unread topics and posts as read.
As a user, I want to be able to edit my own comments.
As a user, I want to be able to see when someone's post has been edited and when.
As a user, I want to be able to point to a permanent link for a single conversation.
As a user, I want to be able to moderate content in some manner.
As a user, I want to be notified when I have been blocked.

As a board owner, I want to be able to leave a message at the top of my board.
As an experienced user, I want to have my existing talk page archived.

As a privileged user, I want to be able to delete or oversight content.
As a privileged user, I want to be able to edit the comments of others for administrative reasons.

As a user, I want to not be overwhelmed with content alerts.

New Users Behavior Cases

All

First Time Editor

As a new user who has just received a welcome notice, I want to be able to thank the person who has welcomed me.
As a new user, I want to be able to ask for help from another editor.

Article Creator

As a new user, I want to be able to respond to deletion notices for my new article.
As a new user, I want to request undeletion of my new article.

Vandal

As a new user who has been accused of vandalism, I want to be able to respond to my warnings.
As a new user who has been blocked, I want to request an unblock.

Experienced User Behavior Cases

All

As an experienced editor, I want to be able to start and follow a conversation with another user about any topic.
As an experienced editor, I want to be able provide help and mentorship to new users.
As an experienced editor, I want to be able to welcome new users.
As an experienced editor, I want to be able to send and receive gratitude elements.

Patroller/Vandalfighter

As a patroller, I want to be able to provide details to or ask questions of an article creator about their new article and engage in conversation.
As a patroller or vandal fighter, I do not want to be spammed with my own warnings if they are not responded to.
As a vandal fighter, I want to warn a user who is vandalizing the encyclopedia and allow them to respond to my warning.
As a patroller or vandal fighter, I want to be able to quickly scan a user's activity to get a sense of who they are.

Admin

As an admin, I want to be able to block a user and allow them to respond to my block and/or request an unblock.
As an admin, I want to have easy access to a user's block log.
As an admin, I want to be able to unblock users from the block notice.
As an admin, I want to be able to change the permission level required to post to a board.

Content Creator

As a content creator, I want to start discussions about articles I'm working on with other editors.
As a content creator, I want to be able to show example markup for templates, infoboxes, etc. to other users.
As a content creator, I want to receive DYK, GA, and Featured article notifications for my articles.
As a content creator, I want to receive Wikiproject notices.

Semi-automated tool user

As a SAT user, I want to know when my scripts have run amok.
As a SAT user, I want to be able to create topics on other user's boards via the API.
As a bot, I want to be able to post messages or warnings on other user's boards via the API.