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The
Adventure



Welcome to the Interstellar Lounge and Cafe!


More funky Less funky
Sit down, have a cup. While you're here something to muse on:

Think about what an awesome trip you're on,
How many millions of people benefit from Wikipedia every day,
How marvelous it is that people all over the world have collaborated to create this unique resource,
How important sharing knowledge is,
How people working together over time can do amazing things.

Hope that was an inspiring musing :)

Get help

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What to do next


Questions

i want to know how can i add a picture with an article

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Feedback on the game

Helpful feedback tips

Tell us what you liked about it, where we could improve, and what you learned

How you can help
  • Play the game all the way through. Do you get stuck anywhere? Is anything unclear?
  • Finish the game if you only played a few missions: Give some attention to missions 5-7 (which have been tested much less)
  • Start over fresh with a new account: Like User:OcaasiTWA17 (these are legitimate alternate testing accounts and are not considered sockpuppets)
  • Try a different browser: If you used Safari, try Firefox (or Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera...)
  • Show the game to a friend or family member to see how they like it and if they get stuck anywhere
In your feedback, please include any of your thoughts on
  • text instructions within the game
  • graphic placement
  • bugs in the tour mechanics
  • your web browser
  • your screen resolution
  • which step of the tour you were on if something didn't work (see the step= in the url)
  • what you liked
  • what you didn't like
  • what you think would work better
  • your thoughts on the design: the theme, the guide, the characters, the colors, the images, the sounds
known bugs
Bug Stats
  • Fixed: 188!
  • Remaining: 3

Not fixable this version

  • Lingering Dialog Boxes: If you leave the tour without finishing, the guider dialog boxes will follow you until you [x] out of them (this is a Guided Tours issue generally and there's no easy fix) Example
  • Vector Only: If you're using monobook or modern etc., the layout won't work. Almost all new editors will be using Vector, so this is a known, acceptable trade-off
  • Old Internet Explorer: The game is not compatible with older versions of IE. IE8 doesn't work. Try IE9 or even better IE10.
  • Source Editor Only: The game doesn't work with Visual Editor. It could, but it won't be fixed until VE is stable and out of opt-in beta. Example
  • Mobile and Tablet Formatting Fails: While tested for most modern desktop and laptop browsers, the game is not configured to work properly on tablets and other smaller devices. It may, but we'd be getting lucky.
  • Doesn't scale to my preference of window size or scale symmetrically (ctrl 0/-/+). FF 25. (@start)

Fixable (working on these now)

mechanics

  • Reply using edit section links in some places rather than full page edit Example
  • There's no way to jump ahead if you are repeating steps or trying to get back to where you left off mid-mission.
  • If you [x] out of the tour, especially if so you can edit, then there's no way to get back to where you were (see example fix above for a 'skip' option) (should skips go per step, or per chunk?) Example
  • Galactic challenge box has only an [x] and a back button, is it clear you answer the question below? Example
Sorry to cut in, but I didn't realize that "Challenge yourself..." did anything beyond cheer-leading you to continue the game. Thanks for posting this. Wordreader (talk) 01:18, 13 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Back buttons on edit summary steps are being cut off at the bottom, no way to go back to edit instructions.

usability

  • warning, only click buttons that post message once?
  • a way to say 'yes, i've done this already, skip ahead?' (add skip forward button?) Example
  • Restart Repeats: If you replay, a mission, the messages will be resent to you (the tour doesn't 'know' if you've played before). To better retest the game, create a legitimate alternate testing account (e.g. OcaasiTWA17) which is not considered a sockpuppet at all.

content

  • TWA doesn't use/introduce cite templates
  • Should it mention WikiLove? e.g. "When you see someone doing something great, or who looks like they need a lift, try out the [heart icon]"
  • no mention of plagiarism and copy/paste problems
  • no mention of Show Preview
  • too many smileys?

design

Feedback

What I liked

It's a nice way to get to know Wikipedia.

What I didn't like

It's a good way to get started.

What I wanted more of


What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

I would like to use this also on the Dutch WikiKids. It would be a great way to let children start editing on WikiKids.

--Gerarddummer (talk) 16:36, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

...The tone and friendliness

What I didn't like

...Sometimes losing your place if you click something wrong

What I wanted more of

...Another advanced adventure

What was unnecessary

...Nothing

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--KomodoDragon3000 (talk) 22:01, 11 January 2014 (UTC) KomodoDragon3000 (talk) 22:01, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Updated feedback from Checkingfax

Hello, there are now 22 project sites on Wikipedia (up from 18). Time for an update! Checkingfax (talk) 04:54, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

hi Checkingfax What are these projects , Where can I find them?Kixzer Franz710 (talk) 01:44, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Kixzer ... Log in to your Wikipedia account, then click on the Preferences link; on the User Profile tab you will see a couple of links under Global Account Status ... click on those links and you should see (up to) 22-project-sites. Cheers! Checkingfax (talk) 18:51, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

… Thanks for making learning fun. It's great to be part of this multiverse of knowledge.

What I didn't like

… The first time around, I didn't get that I was supposed to participate, rather than simply read and 'click the equivalent of OK".

What I wanted more of

… Harder questions that didn't have all the answers as "copy and paste" items.

What was unnecessary

...

It was well constructed. Maybe if anything, the "fireworks" image was a teensy bit corny, but not at all a big deal.

Any other thoughts you want to share

… There is a LOT to learn, and I am grateful that this tutorial exists. Thank you!!!

--Netherzone (talk) 04:10, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The History page and sounds

Hi Ocaasi,

I just went through most of the game and I think that this was quite fun! As always there are of course some minor tweaks that would make it even better:

  1. I think that it was a bit confusing with the History page part. In the list is says "You" instead of my user name. I assume that this is for technical reasons, but perhaps it could say "YOUR USERNAME" or something?
  2. In the history list there were comments added to my edits (edit summaries) that I had not written. This, I believe, would be a bit confusing for a newbie as it would indicate that comments are added automatically/magically somehow.
  3. There are also some problems with the sound files as they do not open automatically when you arrive to a new page. If they would start automatically this would enhance the experience.

Finally, I was wondering when it would be possible to create local versions on other language versions?

Best, John Andersson (WMSE) (talk) 12:59, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I would suggest that the step of "Show preview" would be added more frequently. John Andersson (WMSE) (talk) 15:49, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
And... when adding images I suggest that also the value of captions should be mentioned in the instructions, as that would be relevant information to point out IMHO (for increased accessibility for one thing). John Andersson (WMSE) (talk) 16:06, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

I like everything specially the steps or the way. One new user can easily understand the things.

What I didn't like

Some times I felt like I'm doing so much clicks.

What I wanted more of

The interface need to be more interactive.

What was unnecessary

The initials training and ideas about the article base.

Any other thoughts you want to share

I'd like to thanks the developers and the concept creator for their work. I can clearly see that many new comers are going to learn very quick using this. --Jnanaranjan Sahu (ଜ୍ଞାନ) talk 11:50, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

... The Interface and precise information.

What I didn't like

... Didn't included anything about adding voice or video

What I wanted more of

... Adding images

What was unnecessary

... Nothing

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--Anwaraj (talk) 13:24, 28 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

Thank you very much for the helpful tutorial. Whew! I did it! :) ...

--Literally&figurative (talk) 17:49, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

Training was cute but not saccharine, well-structured, and covered important points. The self-pacing worked well. Good amount of practice on key skills.


What I wanted more of

Awesome unicorn and volcano graphics :)


Any other thoughts you want to share

Thanks much!

--WilfredSwinton (talk) 20:19, 7 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

...Well done. Easy to follow and I left feeling more confident.

What I didn't like

...

What I wanted more of

...This was probably just right for a first tutorial. But, I wondered if there was a next level tutorial. Or from here, it is just learning by doing?

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

...I appreciate the hard work and effort to make a new editor feel welcome.

--Pcrowelltechview (talk) 15:10, 17 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

... Creative!

What I didn't like

... Setbacks on clicking the "continue" blue buttons.

What I wanted more of

... Funny and clever references

What was unnecessary

... Nothing

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--Mariadavi (talk) 19:16, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Why not go to REAL history?

In a step (I think it's mission 4) I was lead to a fake history of page "(username)/TWA/Earth". Why not go to the REAL one? User670839245 (talk) 22:53, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Er. got it. BTW in some wikis there're some sort of Template:USERNAME template that automatically display current user's username... can that be used? (It's still me, user670839245)23:19, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Clean up tag

in mission 6 the cleanup template... should be on the top of a page, shouldn't it??User670839245 (talk) 23:02, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

and the sig, named "you". (It's still me, user670839245.)23:03, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Hey why not port that to other wikipedias?

as title. User670839245 (talk) 23:22, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

auto-confirm states

In this wiki auto confirm is got by being for 4 days and make 10 edits... before that users can't save right away before they preview. How did I actually... (until the first REAL edit in the tour, 1 edit is made automatically by the tour... only one.) does the tour grant that right for users??!! (btw, the zh: needs 7 days and 50 edits.. and I am still not autoconfirmed there.)User670839245 (talk) 23:28, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome adventure !

Feedback

What I liked
Everything...
What I didn't like

...

What I wanted more of

...

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share
This was a really fruitful adventure indeed! ...

--Alshera (talk) 08:04, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

... Nothing

What I didn't like

... Nothing

What I wanted more of

... Nothing

What was unnecessary

... Nothing

Any other thoughts you want to share

... Nothing --Jesus on Shrooms (talk) 16:51, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

... Very interesting and helpful, walked you through very easily

What I didn't like

... The differences between the 3 choices of reply were too obvious, perhaps some a little closer to reality?

What I wanted more of

...Why were some of the words linked to be highlighted and not others, eg methane and not carbon dioxide or oxygen. I understand that it would get too much to link all important terms, but in such an article, how do you decide?

What was unnecessary

...The audio clips

Any other thoughts you want to share

.A little clearer on the showing the pages we were looking at if possible, I'm not entirely sure which was project, which talk and which history, I'm goinmg to go through it again anyway and it is late here!..

Thanks for doing this, very much clearer than reading through reams and reams of pages! --Hannahlucy100 (talk) 22:19, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Question

My dad was an artist who lived on Martha's Vineyard and died over 10 years ago. I thought it would be of value to write an article about him. I have submitted it, but I would like guidance concerning his name. His legal name is John Stanley Murphy, but he went by Stan Murphy or Stanley Murphy for nearly all of his life. What name do I use for the biography? Thnaks in advance. - David 61Murphyrd (talk) 15:00, 5 April 2014 (UTC) 61Murphyrd (talk · contribs), hi, the best place to ask for this kind of help is the Teahouse. They'll have some good guidance for you. Cheers, Ocaasi t | c 15:26, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

...the overall tutorial was good. love the badges!

What I didn't like

...

What I wanted more of

...

What was unnecessary

...7 repetitions of headings, links, and images. 3 is probably enough

Any other thoughts you want to share

...overall very good.

--Nuqq (talk) 13:15, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

... I Like How I Learn to Edit thing

What I didn't like

... I Don't Like How the Talks were

What I wanted more of

... the Words There About the Earth

What was unnecessary

... No

Any other thoughts you want to share

... I Just Want to Say Thank you and You are Best to be Here

--Dardani1997 (talk) 19:05, 17 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

... I liked the clear explanations

What I didn't like

...

What I wanted more of

...

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

... Essential to any one getting started with Wikipedia. --Ausi1 (talk) 00:25, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]


Question for talk page watchers, which placement is best? User:Ocaasi/sandbox

User:Ocaasi/sandbox Thoughts? Ocaasi t | c 18:10, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Facing problems with Modern skin

I just went through the Wikipedia Adventure. My main purpose was to review the work that you all have done to see if there are any bugs and problems. I use the Modern skin and Firefox 26.0. Initially when the adventurer has to edit a page by clicking the the edit link button, I was not able to click it and the mouse cursor turned into the highlighting or editing mode instead of the hand which should have shown up while going to click a link (screen-shot of problem). I faced the problem starting 2 times and then didn't. I had to manually enter the edit link in the address bar to continue the adventure. The same thing happens when I view this page too. Even though I can't see the edit button, I can still click it. This is however not possible while the adventure is on. I hope you all fix this soon but I don't think that many newbies will even know about the modern skin.

Also, it would have been better if the music starts playing automatically (if it is possible). Can you please give me a list of the sound files that were used?

Have a very Happy New Year by the way. - Jayadevp13 15:05, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Jayadevp13, thanks for the feedback. We built The Wikipedia Adventure primarily for the default setting a new user would face, so Vector skin and Source (rather than Visual) editor. Frankly, we didn't even attempt to make it compatible with settings that the vast majority of new users wouldn't be using, as TWA is a very new-user centered tutorial.
The list of sounds is at Wikipedia:TWA/Index#Sounds.
Happy new year to you too! Cheers, Ocaasi t | c 17:07, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Ocaasi: Ok. I too think that compatibility for all skins is not required. Thank You for the sounds. - Jayadevp13 17:17, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Some ideas to improve

I found this game very ludic and fun. Why not add supplementary quests, for learn more again? If a contributor wants to know more on a specific subject, he can do the quest for learn. For example : -User page quest -Editing war stopping quest (with a false editing war, of course) -Vandalism stopping quest (with false vandals, as the false users of the original TWA) -etc. Also, why not put this awesome game to other Wikimedia projects. The Wiktionnary Adventure, The Wikispecies Adventure, etc... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sosolal (talkcontribs) 09:25, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

- The art design - The humor, and at times over the top "Aren't you great?" and "Isn't Wikipedia the best thing in the world?" atmosphere to the adventure. - It forced me to use the editing buttons (I had never used them before)

What I didn't like

-In Section 3, step 3, the "Search for typos button": The button didn't indicate that I should have searched for typos before clicking on it. -I didn't know why some of the buttons had stars (*) on them -Towards the end being told to hit the edit button was tedious. (E.g step 15 of mission 6 the prompt "Click EDIT so you can add an inline citation.") I would have preferred to be taken directly to the the Edit page. - That wikilinks were introduced so late in the tutorial. For some people this is the defining feature of Wikipedia so I felt it should have been introduced sooner than later. -When told to copy a multiple choice reply for the first time in mission 2, (step 5) it wasn't immediately obvious I was meant to copy the text contained in the prompt, perhaps change the prompt to: "Copy the best reply from the box below and paste it into the editing text box, at the bottom below Will's message to you" and then surround the text ":Thanks so much for your friendly welcome User:WillKomen. I can't wait to start editing!..." with a box.

What I wanted more of

-The art design could have benefited from further diversity. -Could have incorporated the Show Preview button.

What was unnecessary

(Again towards the end) explicitly telling users to press the SAVE button each time an edit was made.

Any other thoughts you want to share

-None of the sound clips automatically played for me, I wasn't aware whether this was intentional or not. -Had no idea the tutorial existed until I visited the article wizard. -The usernames used were pretty funny.

--Neuroxic (talk) 04:34, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

...clear concise instructions, friendly tone

What I didn't like

...It was a little cutsy (with the music and congratulations at end of every session. Seemed geared toward a middle school or early high school level of learning.

What I wanted more of

...where to find the badge type templates to give to other users.

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

...Nicely interactive between interface and user. Very impressive gamification!

--Chimp1cards (talk) 05:57, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

The badges, the article about Earth, the popup interface, the plot of the "videogame".

What I didn't like
  • The "Challenge yourself..." window it looks obscure to me. Better to add something like "Answer to the questions below".
  • The "mascot" looks strange...
  • I think these pictures in the article about Earth are nice, but not pertinent to the content of the sections where they are included: File:Bachalpseeflowers.jpg, File:Red eyed tree frog edit2.jpg, File:Schoolgirls in Bamozai.JPG
  • The arrows to go back looks like a line: it is better to change the shape with another one with a bigger tip.
What I wanted more of
  • In the article about Earth, if we use American English, these words need to be replaced: urbanisation --> urbanization, vapour --> vapor. On the contrary, if we use Britannic English we need to change these words: kilometers --> kilometres, center --> centre, traveling --> travelling.
  • in the final page of the videogame, the statistics bar are overlapped with missions' links.
  • a page that shows Commons (or a simulated one) and let the user to search for pictures before to add them to the article.
What was unnecessary
  • nothing
Any other thoughts you want to share
  • More than 4 years ago, in it.wikipedia we created this guide for beginners. The initial idea was similar: to create a "safe" environment where the user can learn the basics of Wikipedia. I think it could be great to use there the popup technique that you used for TWA. More in general, these technique could be applied to a lot of Wikipedia guides to make them more user-friendly.

--Daniele Pugliesi (talk) 09:45, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

...I learned many things I did not know how to do before in editing pages of Wikipedia.

What I didn't like

...

What I wanted more of

...I wanted to learn a bit more on finding the images and references

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

...Thankyou

--Erisedstar30259 (talk) 19:51, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

The way wiki works

What I didn't like

Nothing

What I wanted more of

Scope of editing

What was unnecessary

easy methods to edit

Any other thoughts you want to share

Some of the things will not have a reliable references those things can be added with special advises I think

--Bellus Delphina talk 19:00, 29 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

Feedback

What I liked
I thought it gave a great overview of the basics of editing articles.
The "lounge" was cool and I enjoyed the second piece of music.
What I didn't like
Most of the "multiple choice" answers were too simplistic and obvious to actually teach anything.
The text box should have been movable: I couldn't read the pages I was looking at most of the time.

--AnnaBorgida (talk) 18:33, 30 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

I enjoyed the tips and pointers

What I didn't like

The little pop-ups

What I wanted more of

More pictures/interactivity

What was unnecessary

The dragon dude

Any other thoughts you want to share

Liked it

--KBSully (talk) 02:08, 14 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

I thought this was a really great and succinct introduction to Wikipedia.

What I didn't like

I didn't actually want all the badges that I got, since I felt like they cluttered up my user page (and I've since removed them). I get that it's a sign of positive encouragement, but I think this could be accomplished through fewer badges. Maybe just one cool badge could be awarded if you finished all the missions available.

What I wanted more of

I liked every opportunity I had to choose the 'best possible' response in a situation. Those were good delineations of community norms.

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

I'd be curious to know how you're introducing this to potential new users. Is it going to pop up every time someone creates a new account? Does it do that already?

Also, thanks for creating this! It was really fun and cute without being cloying or condescending.

--Snarkady (talk) 22:04, 20 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Irritating and patronising

This "adventure" is really patronising. I didn't come across it until I had been editing for five years or more. If it had been inflicted on me earlier, I might have been pissed off enough to give up on editing. Who do you think it is aimed at? Maproom (talk) 23:22, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Maproom, I'm sorry you didn't care for the game. We've surveyed new editors extensively--nearly 1000 have finished it so far, and few have said anything but that they liked it. In fact, the only two serious grievances came from very experienced editors like yourself. It's possible that the game is simply so beneath your skillset that it seems patronising, but that for a complete newcomer, it's just the kind of tone that seems accessible and entertaining. Cheers, Ocaasi t | c 00:58, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
A more advanced version should be created for semi-experienced editors. I went through the entire game hoping for some useful tips, but found everything too basic. That said, it will be of use for new editors and it did not feel patronising to me, just friendly. DirtDigger (talk) 10:52, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

I was a great way to know about the basics of being a wiki editor.

What I didn't like

too much clicking

What I wanted more of

...

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

maybe make an advanced editing game of this type.

--RustyDude09 (talk) 03:16, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Beedfack

What I liked

Covers the basics, mentions overlinking, pretty picture, friendly, provides links to additional resources. User references in the article "history" are a nice touch.

What I didn't like

Imaginary friends are kind of creepy. I guess they're necessary to simulate a collaborative environment, but it expected this (1:20-1:49) to happen all the time. Maybe add an age question in the beginning and replace them with more abstract explanations?

The dialog window gets in the way a few times (it blocked the save button once and text I was supposed to edit a few times). There should be a way to move it around.

What I wanted more of

Dunno, maybe some reactivity for non-standard responses (like when the user doesn't add the text they're supposed to add and so on)? Probably hard to do...

What was unnecessary

Some smileys; there should probably be an option to opt out of auto-adding those badges onto the userpage.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Can you delete all these autocreated pages in my userspace?

--illythr (talk) 22:52, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Illythr: simply add {{db-g7}}, and an admin will delete them for you. --Mdann52talk to me! 12:43, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

... Most of it

What I didn't like

... The long fire works at the end

What I wanted more of

... Practice. And meanness of Taggy

What was unnecessary

... GaiaGirl86 saying she '[is] from Earth, too!'

Any other thoughts you want to share

... Longer --Fred Bloggs (talk) 22:05, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

It gave me the knowledge I needed to not be afraid to give this a try. ...

What I didn't like

Tool bar buttons should be on top and bottom of the edit box to save scrolling. ...

What I wanted more of

...

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

When I went to copy and paste images in the last exercise, I could only copy and paste one of the images. I was not sure if I was doing something wrong.PeaceofHistory (talk) 16:50, 9 June 2014 (UTC) ...[reply]

--PeaceofHistory (talk) 16:50, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

Neat Tutorial.

What I didn't like

Little bit lengthy.

What I wanted more of

Nothing as such.

What was unnecessary

Nothing was unnecessary i think.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Give tutorial on Infobox (which comes i the right side of an article).

--Ronald James Pulpel 06:53, 11 June 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ronaldjamespulpel (talkcontribs)

Feedback

What I liked

... It was a great fun and interactive way of learning about Wikipedia editing.

What I didn't like

... Sometimes it didn't pick up my edits and seemed stuck in a loop. I realized and made a further minor edit (like additing a space) to make it happy but I can see how someone could drop off at that point.

What I wanted more of

... A page administration tutorial?

What was unnecessary

... N/A

Any other thoughts you want to share

... Excellent resource. I need to show some colleagues how to use Wikipedia and I'll start by pointing them to the Adventure!

--Cxw1044 (talk) 13:51, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

ahaha. I love Taggy McTaggerstein.

What I didn't like

Mission 2 I think mentions that my contributions are "just from my user page and talk" which (being a long time user before this tutorial) it's not. Maybe reword it so it says something like "Unless you have been editing before this tutorial, then it's just from your user page and talk"

mission 5 step 7 ("Which sentence best summarizes Verifiability") the floating box ("Challenge yourself") should be fixed in place.

For some reason the image function wasn't working completely in mission 7. (I pasted the file names in the prompt box but it wouldn't let me actually insert them in to the article)

What I wanted more of

explanation of certain templates like for example when creating a page about a famous person, how do you make the box to the right with their details. And how to link pages to certain categories.

What was unnecessary

The badges and the tutorial populated messages seem like a kinda lame thing to have on my page <:D.

Any other thoughts you want to share

A nice thorough tutorial :). Was a bit hard to find though. Maybe it needs it's own advertisement on the front page or at the top (If you're not already linking new users to it). That or maybe an obvious banner when you go to look up help editing.

--Msmarmalade (talk) 13:40, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

The music, the friendly tone, the easy steps, and the general warm atmosphere around the adventure.

What I didn't like

Sometimes while editing, I would go ahead and save the page before the "box" told me so. Seems the system had trouble if I was a step ahead without "letting it know" and I would sometimes have to restart the mission.

What I wanted more of

Perhaps additional "missions" with more complex mechanisms covered

What was unnecessary

Nothing unnecessary :)

Any other thoughts you want to share

This was a good intro to wikipedia!

--ONBaneth (talk) 15:16, 26 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

What I liked

...Nice tutorial!

What I didn't like

...At the step for adding 5 images, the menu method stopped working after the first image. I had to copy-paste the first entry four times, and then substitute in the names of the image files. Not sure why since the entire Adventure worked fine otherwise.

What I wanted more of

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What was unnecessary

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Any other thoughts you want to share

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--Zelda1700 (talk) 17:32, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]