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==Background==

==Background==

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{{see also|mw:Article feedback}}

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==Implementation details==
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The Article Feedback Tool (AFT) was developed for Wikipedia, as a way to help encourage reader engagement with content. Early versions simply asked for quality ratings, but the tool was developed through several versions into a system to invite free-text comments and provide a workflow for handling these.

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The deployment on the English Wikipedia was somewhat controversial, with concerns that it:

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# produced too many comments for editors to handle effectively

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# had too much "noise" - unhelpful or irrelevant comments

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# discouraged readers from editing by providing another avenue for interaction

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After some debate in early 2013, it was configured to only appear on "opted-in" articles on the English Wikipedia; seperate trials on the German and French Wikipedias were under way as of March 2013. The project may be [[mw:Article feedback/Version 5/Release Plan 2013|rolled out to other wikis]] through 2013, with local consensus.

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==Use for Commons==

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{{see also|Commons:Village pump/Archive/2013/01#"Article feedback" for images?}}

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===Proposed actions===

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I propose the following:

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#We ask WMF to enable Article Feedback for Commons on a selective basis (ie, opt-in per page).

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#We adopt a policy that says:

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#:*AFT can be enabled on individual files or groups of files on an opt-in basis.

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#:*AFT should not be enabled without a contributor willing to handle the feedback for that collection (this contributor may be an existing Commons user, or an institutional representative).

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#:*AFT can be disabled if there is no activity in handling comments after a reasonable period of time.

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#We work out a suitable method for wording the feedback request form.

==Questions==

==Questions==

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#'''How many files would it apply to?'''

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#:This would depend on individual uploaders/contributors opting in, but for a first test I would offer up the [[Commons:British Library#Picturing Canada|Canadian Copyright Collection]] - this is around 4,000 files from a previously unpublished collection, where we have variable metadata and reader contributions could be very valuable.

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#'''How will it be enabled?'''

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#:Technically, AFT is enabled for specific pages by categorization. The simplest way to do this would be to have tracking templates from specific bulk uploads include that category.

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==Comments==

==Comments==

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