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* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Talk_pages_project/Usability - Discussion tools extension in action. | * https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Talk_pages_project/Usability - Discussion tools extension in action. | ||
While "Discussion Tools" is addressing some issues those are the problems i still see: | While "Discussion Tools" is addressing some issues those are the problems i still see: | ||
=== Advantages of Discussion Tools === | |||
* Discussions are as tightly integrated with the Wiki as possible | |||
* There is not yet another platform. | |||
=== Disadvantages of Discussions Tools === | === Disadvantages of Discussions Tools === | ||
* Users not familiar with wikipedia discussions will probably not find the discussion sections easily, and find it hard to use them hence don't participate in discussions frequently. | * Users not familiar with wikipedia discussions will probably not find the discussion sections easily, and find it hard to use them hence don't participate in discussions frequently. | ||
* It is not possible to use emojis. (Workaround: Use "thank you" function via "view history" if you want to agree with a statement in private) | * It is not possible to use emojis or reactions. (Workaround: Use "thank you" function via "view history" if you want to agree with a statement in private) | ||
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The alternative for an open work environment to discussion tools are forums. | The alternative for an open work environment to discussion tools are forums. | ||
Corresponding forum threads could be linked to a respective | Corresponding forum threads could be linked to a respective Wikiarticle at the top of the Wiki. | ||
=== Advantages of a forum === | === Advantages of a forum === | ||
* A forum is open and there is no need to create an account. That | * A forum is open and there is no need to create an account to view the content. That increases our conversions. (I witnessed older users shying away from creating a discord account) | ||
* Discussions are persistent (and don't get lost in channels) | * Discussions are persistent (and don't get lost in channels) | ||
* | * Discourse is more suitable for a serious brand than having all discussions in Discord | ||
* | * [https://blog.discourse.org/2021/11/discourse-forum-seo/ Seo is possible] | ||
=== Disadvantages of a forum === | === Disadvantages of a forum === | ||
* We are using yet another platform | * We are using yet another platform | ||
* Seofriendliness vs. Wiki Discussion unclear. | * Seofriendliness vs. Wiki-Discussion Tools unclear. | ||
=== Forum Selection === | === Forum Selection === | ||
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== Discord Threads == | == Discord Threads == | ||
We could achieve some level clearness in discord by having more threaded discussions and linking to those threaded discussions from the Wiki. | We could achieve some level clearness in discord by having more threaded discussions and linking to those threaded discussions from the Wiki. | ||
=== Advantages of Discord === | |||
* Very fast discussions. (In any case i still plan to use Discord. In my new vision of Discord we have fewer channels which in turn are more active. I like the Miraheze Discord server. They just have one channel which is very active [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Discord]) | |||
=== Disadvantages of Discord === | === Disadvantages of Discord === | ||