Topic on Talk:Talk pages project/Usability/Prototype

T282269: Make it easier to identify and understand the relationships between the threads and comments

Feedback: Jay

1. Laptop
2. Nothing
3. None
4. The "Latest comment" feature
5. Wish was different:
   • The bolded Reply at the end of each post is distracting. Unbold, and preferably italicize like Reply
   • I would like vertical lines indicating threads like this

I believe that the designer once considered light gray vertical lines, similar to what you linked. I don't remember what the decision was (e.g., save the idea for the future, technical problems, etc.).

@Jay: thank you for taking the time to try out the prototype and come here to share what you think about it.

A couple of comments in response...

The bolded Reply at the end of each post is distracting. Unbold, and preferably italicize like Reply

I hear you on this one. I wonder how – if at all – your perception of the Reply buttons will evolve should you decide to keep this new design enabled on talk pages once it becomes available.

What Wikipedia do you spend the most time on? I'm asking this so that I can set a reminder to check in with you once this new design becomes available there.

I would like vertical lines indicating threads like this

@Whatamidoing (WMF): great memory. And @Jay the idea you raised in the bit I've quoted above is one we've been thinking about in T282269. Although, it is not likely that we'll have the opportunity to prioritize work on designing and implementing this kind of functionality during this phase of the Talk pages project.

Thanks for responding. I spend more time on the English wikipedia.

You bet and understood.

I've written myself a reminder to follow up with you once the new Reply link/button design becomes available as a Beta Feature at en.wiki.

I had visited mediawiki for the new skin feedback, and was catching up with my previous edits here. And I saw this reminder of yours. The "Reply" link was no longer distracting. In fact I didn't even notice there was a Reply link at the end of posts! I don't use it. I go to the top of the discussion thread, click "edit source" and place my indent where I want to. But now when I looked again, in order to provide feedback, I find the bolded Reply distracting again. I can't unsee it once I have focussed on it!

Thank you for following up to let us know, @Jay!

I wonder how/if at all your experience with the button might change when the new design becomes available at, what appears t be, your home wiki: en.wiki...