User page edition

[nicolas-raoul]

One user recently expressed deep frustration that they are not able to edit their user page.

Indeed, this is not possible within the app, and not even within the Commons mobile website (screenshot below).

How about adding a simple textbox that allows users to write a simple self-introduction? It could even be suggested if their user page is currently empty.

A self-introduction is important because it helps reviewers guess whether an image is a copyright infringement or not. For instance, if my user page says "I am a movie director in Hong Kong", then there are less chances that a reviewer will delete my super-quality picture of Jacky Chan (reviewers are so used to newbies uploading random pics of celebrities that by default they tend to delete if the user has no user page and no contributions)

User with an existing user page would be allowed to edit that page as wikicode. Users who have already set up a complex user page with the desktop website will probably not need this tool.

[mithlesh4257]

@nicolas-raoul, can you please make me understand? I'm not getting it.

[nicolas-raoul]

@mithlesh4257 Have you looked up what a Mediawiki user page is? Try creating one.

[Sylvia23]

I would like to work on this issue.

[neslihanturan]

Thanks @Sylvia23 , after some more discussions to define the task better, you can start to work on this:)

• Do we plan to add a new "edit user information" item to nav. bar?
• Does anyone have a mockups to propose? @Sylvia23 maybe offering some mockups can be good for starting.

[Sylvia23]

Thanks @neslihanturan.

-Yes, putting an option for "Edit User Information" is a good idea. A textbox and a button can be put under this item.

-Offering mockups would definitely help.

[misaochan]

Thanks for offering to work on this, @Sylvia23 ! :)

• Instead of another nav bar item, I propose associating this option with the username at the top of the nav bar. For instance, Zomato does this via the ">" icon on the right of the username (see below). An alternative could be a cogwheel icon next to the username? Tapping on the icon would bring the user to the activity that @nicolas-raoul suggested.

[psh]

If I can weigh in -

An alternative could be a cogwheel icon next to the username? Tapping on the icon would bring the user to the activity that @nicolas-raoul suggested.

Android apps generally avoid the ">" chevron - that's a sure sign that what you're looking at is either (a) a cross platform app (phonegap / react) or (b) its a poor port of an iOS app. I would go with the suggested "cogwheel" icon but for accessibility make the icon and the username tappable to give people the best possible chance of navigating to their profile page.

[misaochan]

Android apps generally avoid the ">" chevron - that's a sure sign that what you're looking at is either (a) a cross platform app (phonegap / react) or (b) its a poor port of an iOS app. I would go with the suggested "cogwheel" icon but for accessibility make the icon and the username tappable to give people the best possible chance of navigating to their profile page.

Ah, okay, thanks. I agree that a cogwheel (with both icon and username tappable) would be good. :)

[nicolas-raoul]

I used to be doubtful about the utility of this, but now I see that feature in a different light. Apparently a sizable portion of people want recognition:

In some cases, such as below, credit and/or recognition from Wikimedia was important to the respondent: Wikimedia clearly giving me credit for the picture would encourage me. Also, i have been wanting to learn photography and add some pieces to my portfolio. I need a push to go out and click. If I like what I click, I would love to contribute towards the Wikimedia Commons. -Woman, age 31-40, USA In other instances, the respondent expressed a desire for credit coupled with some other kind of reward, such as public recognition: […] The competition would need to offer more than badges -- maybe being featured on a Wikipedia "banner ad" like the one that is always asking for donations, or maybe getting singled out for an interview with an editor from Wired, the NYT or some other publication that covers the web. -Man, age > 50, USA Other respondents also spoke to “real world recognition” via links to one’s social media profiles and/or through being acknowledged as an “expert” via reviews and ratings (cf. Zomato, TripAdvisor).

While we can't promise anyone a NYT interview, the least we can do is to let people talk about themselves on their user page.

[chrisdebian]

@neslihanturan @mithlesh4257 @Sylvia23 Hi, just trying to help prioritize what development work gets done next. Would you be able to have a look at this https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/issues/6034 and potentially add your thoughts/ priorities to the spreadsheet?

Thanks,

Chris.