wikiHow Pet Site:I agree with the discussion going on here. Real-life images do look kind of weird to me, since most images on the articles are illustrated. I too feel the coloured title bars don’t look so good with those current colours. I do think the wikiHow green would look better, though, instead of the blue, purple, or orange that it’s in the sample. Oh, and the category icons look so nice to me, aww… But the cat instead of the dog will probably have to be fixed (I don’t think cats and dogs look exactly the same, do they?)
Mobile Layout:I love the idea! Really nice one! I honestly do have some difficulty accessing wikiHow on mobile. Any sample images sort of as to how it’ll look? I’m getting super-excited for this one!
Format Update:I’d be more than happy to convert articles to this format. (In fact, I’ve already done that with some thike these
) But again, this can’t be done on all articles, since some articles do need
separate ‘parts’.
Personally, I love the list format. Buuut… (yes, there’s one very important “but” here) only how-to ones. This means something like 13 Ways to Soothe a Burnt Tounge
in the list format would be something I would love. But something like 13 Common Causes Behind Itchy Legs (and How to Treat Itchiness)
wouldn’t – because it focuses more on “what” rather than “how to”.
What mainly concerns me is that such community-created articles can’t be kept, since these are still in the experiment stage. I feel this is a major concern, because many new contributes would see such non how-to articles and create such new ones. Those community-created ones, though would probably be deleted. As far as I can put myself in their shoes, they would probably think this is “unfair” and maybe not stick around with us.
I know this is off-topic, but there was something I wanted to say about QAM articles. I really like QAM , but again, only those that have a how-to topic as their base. For example, something like 6 Easy Ways to Plant Trees to Fight Climate Change
would be something I’d love, because it’s on a general how-to, just in a question-answer format. Being the “person who asks so many questions” that I am, I really love these since they answer my questions! But something like How Often Should You Wash Short Hair? Tips for Keeping Your Hair Healthy and Clean
really wouldn’t appeal to me, since it focuses more on “how often” instead of “how to”.
And I’d like to say something about myth articles, too. Even though they aren’t how to, I do really love them.
Expert Q&A:I like the fact that payments to unlock expert answers has been removed on health articles. But I can’t help but agree with Alex. I have noticed expert answers generally having lower helpfulness votes, as compared to volunteer answers. This might probably be because of the fact that readers are paying, and not being helped – rather than not being helped, without any costs.
I feel articles related to education/acadamedics could have freely available expert answers – since it would be mostly students reading those, and might not be able to pay. I also think articles aimed at children, pre-teens, teens, or just really young readers in general (like How to Wear Natural Makeup for 12–14 Year Olds: 14 Steps
, to link just one) might also benefit from freely available expert answers – since younger readers might not be able to pay for them without the help of parents (which can be especially difficult on “How to Convince Your Parents to to ___” articles). And while some (13+) might just be able to login to access them, not all could.
By the way, if I remember correctly, there previously was an option called something like “I can’t pay right now, but I would like to unlock expert answers”, right?
Linebreak Project:I liked the linebreak project, not that I didn’t, it makes pages a lot more accessible and I don’t get lost where I was reading. But I feel bullet points do a much better job at this.
New Forums Feature?Off-topic, but I’ve just noticed something new on the forums. We can now react to a post with a heart, thumbs up, laughing emoji, open mouth, clap, confetti ball, or even a hug. I hadn’t seen this before, I’m guessing it’s something new. I loved this new thing. Is this some sort of an update too? Here’s how it looks on my end:
