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What I liked

... I liked the badges that it made. I even put them in a special section in my user page!

What I didn't like

... I didn't like that when you edited, you had to manually change to the next adventure.

What I wanted more of

... The badges. Seriously.

What was unnecessary

... The bar count.

Any other thoughts you want to share

... Nah.

--3125ATalk!Contributions! 20:28, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

Every instruction is very clear and useful. ...

What I didn't like

The word is too small for reading. ...

What I wanted more of

More games include in the adventure. ...

What was unnecessary

I think everything is very good and important. ...

Any other thoughts you want to share

This adventure let me know more about how to use the WIkipedia. ...

--20chseld416 (talk) 01:45, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

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What I didn't like

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What I wanted more of

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What was unnecessary

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Any other thoughts you want to share

When it comes to adding images, we need to be able to add the alt tag and make it mandatory. This would comply with ADA.

--Galendalia CVU Member \ Chat Me Up 19:38, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

The applause at the end of each mission made me smile on the inside.

What I didn't like

If the editing features were more user friendly and didn't show the coding portions of the text, it would make it more appealing, however, I still plan on contributing and editing if I find something that doesn't match with my background of research in Nutrition and Exercise.

What I wanted more of

A video guided presentation of using wikipedia could be a nice addition.

What was unnecessary

Same as above. Showing the coding portion in the texts. That can be eliminated. Not all of us are coders but it sure is fascinating to learn about.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Thank you for all that Wiki gives to the world. It truly makes the world a more defined place to actually have access with the click of a button to all of its glory.

--Linus Godwin korah (talk) 06:42, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

This was a fun, friendly game, perfect for introducing new editors too. I liked the "space adventure" theme and how it highlights the two most important things when it comes to articles: Neutrality and Verification.

What I didn't like

There wasn't much I had to bother with, except for modifying my userpage in a way I didn't like.

What I wanted more of

Could there be a section on reverting edits like vandalism and warning users? There's plenty of that here, so it could be useful for new editors. Also some mention of protected pages could be welcomed, as well as finding images and sources (don't always expect for another user to find them).

What was unnecessary

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Any other thoughts you want to share

How did you make this game? I would like to try that at some point.

--❤︎PrincessPandaWiki (talk | contribs) 15:21, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Can't it work

Can't it work on phone Tbiw (talk) 19:20, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked
Nice info i get some ideas

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What I didn't like
no comments

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What I wanted more of
please include more about the relationships about the user and the content

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What was unnecessary
no comments

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Any other thoughts you want to share

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--Prakashkalisamy (talk) 08:55, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

The way the game is fixed for newbies.

What I didn't like

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What I wanted more of

More stages !

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

No , but this is really awesome ;D

--Rebecca💙 (talk) 12:21, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

Everything here!

What I didn't like

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What I wanted more of

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What was unnecessary

No comments

Any other thoughts you want to share

No, everything is great!

--Sashatrk (talk) 06:54, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked
The game was fun and covers all the basic things that a new editor needs to know.

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What I didn't like
The box sometimes covers up the editing space and I can't edit very well.

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What I wanted more of
The game doesn't have a part about counter vandalism.

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What was unnecessary

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Any other thoughts you want to share

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--CompassOwl (talk to me!) 23:50, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Can't do it due to overlapping windows

Hi, I think the adventure is a great idea. But it does not work on my laptop, since the boxes with instructions are overlapping the edit window. So I cannot do what I am asked for, e.g. edit my user page, since the publish changes window is hidden behind the adventure window and I cannot move them. Any ideas how to fix this? Regards,--Ichdunich (talk) 12:22, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi Ichdunich et al.! I experienced exactly the same issue. I didn't want to close the popup, because I'd been told exactly not to do that, but that meant I had to 'blindly' edit some stuff. Douginamug (talk) 13:50, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, Douginamug can you tell me more about this. In which screen this was happened. To go pass through what you had done? --Ranjithsiji (talk) 18:10, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
Hey Ranjithsiji, In this screenshot, I have reached the edit page for one of the missions, and despite the cursor being active in the edit box and typing, the popup remains. As I said, I didn't want to close it. However, I just now realize that I activated the New Wikitext Mode beta feature in my preferences—perhaps this was the problem? I'm going to disable and check now Douginamug (talk) 18:17, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
Possible TWA error?
Ranjithsiji, with the beta feature turned off, everything worked without issues! Thanks, good tool. Douginamug (talk) 20:43, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
Douginamug In my homewiki We are planning to upgrade the script with visual editor and on mobile interface. Because this is a great tool for new comers. So I will keep you posted if something really good happens. --Ranjithsiji (talk) 18:24, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

The smooth process of orientation

What I didn't like

Nothing really

What I wanted more of

How to create special pages from start to finish (from the scratch)

What was unnecessary

Nothing

Any other thoughts you want to share

I am so excited on this journey

--LaDinky (talk) 18:44, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked
Honestly, i really liked how it showed basic editing but did not go too deep into complex usage which would've made it super tedious.
What I didn't like
The pop up was too low and i had to keep scrolling all the time, and it became mildly irritating.
What I wanted more of
Referencing! It was not clear enough. The protocol for adding sources, if we should add dated or web archives was not explained.
What was unnecessary
Making us add images eight times in a row. Definitely not needed.
Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--Tazik04 (talk) 04:08, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked
I liked how easy it is to find things

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What I didn't like
I did not have anything i did not like

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What I wanted more of
I wanted more guidance like how it was when i first started the tutorial

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What was unnecessary
Nothing was unnecessary everything was informational.

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Any other thoughts you want to share
I never knew Wikipedia was like this, it is interesting to use.

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--Taeeees (talk) 22:31, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

Learning.

What I didn't like

The issues... (more on that)

What I wanted more of

Ease of use.

What was unnecessary

Non of it

Any other thoughts you want to share

I found that after you see the sign "click 'edit' button" and you click it, the instructions disappear. I reloaded the page each time, which worked until the 7th mission, where it it didn't work at all, so I never finished it in the end.

--User:Shadowblade08 (talk) 21:21, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked
la forma práctica de mostrarlo todo

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What I didn't like
nada

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What I wanted more of
seguir practicando con ejemplos

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What was unnecessary
nada

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Any other thoughts you want to share
me ha parecido una muy buena introducción al funcionamiento del gran mundo de Wikipedia

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--DianaLCa (talk) 14:50, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

... It was really fun and friendly, especially the sound effects.

What I didn't like

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What I wanted more of

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What was unnecessary

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Any other thoughts you want to share

... I just really like the little music clip things. --314WPlay (talk) 17:20, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

...very user friendly and not boring

What I didn't like

...sometimes when i would publish a change it would take me back to the start and tell me to publish something i already did.

What I wanted more of

... more time dedicated to verifiability

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

... thank u --SleepyAthena (talk) 20:03, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

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I like what I learned in the first mission. Wikipedia helps you build up your writing skills. It helps me win competitions in writing. Thank you all — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikola Tesla edit (talkcontribs) 13:10, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

...hands on approach

What I didn't like

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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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--Toa eolas (talk) 14:05, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

Help!!!!

Greetings. I've just new here and some how i can't check my stats Bdetfehigj (talk) 03:30, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi Bdetfehigj (talk), I like to use the User Analysis Tool, and then type in Username. After you click Submit, it will generate your edit count. I hope that helps! You can also ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Cheers, SunnyBoi (talk) 11:47, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

...I really enjoyed the program! Thank you

What I didn't like

...I kept getting stuck in a loop at mission 7 and could not progress. I also seemed to skip some competencies and it was tricky to work out which ones they were.

--SunnyBoi (talk) 08:44, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

I thought this was a great introduction to most features and guidelines for Wikipedia! I'm glad it guides you to so many different pages.

Potential Bug

On level 6, step 9, when you are notified that you didn't cite your sources, I never actually saw the notification tag, just the normal wiki page and the tutorial window saying:

What's that thing? That...CLEANUP TAG...doesn't look so good. Let's check out the talk page to see what it means.

I'm playing on Firefox if that makes a difference. --Hobbitina (talk) 20:17, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

I just got to step 17 of the same level and there was no {{unreferenced}} tag to delete, so maybe that is related? --Hobbitina (talk) 20:22, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked
It helped stuff.

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What I didn't like
It was completely broken.

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What I wanted more of
It getting fixed.

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What was unnecessary
It not being fixed

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Any other thoughts you want to share
I have stated the bug I've encountered and I've been given solutions to try and fix it but they haven't fixed it and there seems to be no mention of the bug getting fixed.

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--Blaze Wolf &#124 Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) 16:05, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

I loved the way the whole features of Wikipedia were explained in a fun, interactive way. I really enjoyed learning about Wikipedia with such an innovative game.

What I didn't like

There's nothing wrong with this. Keep up the good work!

What I wanted more of

I would have liked if more policies were discussed. I have seen that Wikimedia has many policies, but only a few were discussed.

What was unnecessary

I didn't find anything unnecessary.

Any other thoughts you want to share

No, sorry! But anyway, it was amazing!

--Albern Hill (talk) 11:47, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

It was clear, concise and wasn't to rushed.

What I didn't like

I personally think that it used the buttons a lot. Mayby you guys can make a... Wiki Adventure TWO!.

What I wanted more of

The typeing, and maybe more interaction with real wiki users. Maybe you can have a vandal that we have to reply to, or fix the mistakes of?

What was unnecessary

Well... Ummmm... I can't think so. It was an amazing game!. (I want to be constructive, and also have some constructive criticism, but now I don't :|.)

Any other thoughts you want to share

You could add another extra mission, and make it so that the user has to type more? That's all for now.

--lightstreame (talk) 00:08, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

it was nice, and kinda useful :)

What I didn't like

it didn't explore some topics that probably would've been useful to know, such as templates and how you can do this.

Also, the fact it didn't explore the citation tool was kinda disappointing :/

What I wanted more of

Maybe a second one, exploring more advanced topics

What was unnecessary

absolutely nothing. everything was necessary to being a good editor

Any other thoughts you want to share

:)

--JMVR1 (Communicate) (Validate my actions (for my ego, ofc)) (Email me) :) 05:00, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

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Apparently the statement in the seventh section is wrong: "... Then click to (image button) on the top left of the toolbar that looks like a tree in the sunset." --Ahmetlii (talk) 20:51, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

Fun interface, loved that the language wasn't condescending

What I didn't like

I liked it all

What I wanted more of

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What was unnecessary

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Any other thoughts you want to share

I'd love to see a chapter 2 or advanced mission kind of thing - although I don't know what that would entail.

--MmeCorbeau (talk) 00:12, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

It was fun, interactive and quick. HurricaneTracker495 (talk) 19:31, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

What I didn't like

It was kind of long for a more experienced Wikipedian.HurricaneTracker495 (talk) 19:31, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

What I wanted more of

A more experienced wikipedian version


Any other thoughts you want to share

Four out of five. --HurricaneTracker495 (talk) 19:31, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

It's not working

I hit start it shows some links I hit mission 1 and nothing happens. Ex-Borg Seven of Nine (talk) 21:20, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

A riddle to cheer you up!

I ponder a riddle for the few with clue, how do we know what on Wikipedia is true? --Gioguch (talk) 22:08, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

You use other fact-checking sources!!Mighty-osity (talk) 22:33, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

It's a nice paced tutorial to start editing in Wikipedia.

What I didn't like

Sometimes the pop-up messages didn't appear, specially when editing the contents of a page. I had to click "View history" and then they appear.

What I wanted more of

I think it was a complete tutorial.

What was unnecessary

Dividing the tutorial in so many parts might seem unnecessary. Combining some parts of the tutorial into the same "Section" could be nicer.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Thanks for creating this! Makes the learning process way more approachable.

--Palozano (talk) 22:33, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

Friendly NPCs, easy instructions

What I didn't like

Did not show the visual editor

What I wanted more of

Visual editor

What was unnecessary

Nothing

Any other thoughts you want to share

Nothing

--DragonCia (talk) 14:30, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked

I loved how simple and easy to use the interface was, and how well the whole process was explained, especially since it was editing using source editing, rather than visual edits.

What I didn't like

How you couldn't really step away from any of the modules without starting over. I got busy in the middle of module 7 and had to start it over. It wasn't a horribly bad thing, but it would have been nice to pick up where I left off.

What I wanted more of

More information on proper sourcing, vandalism, and other policies.

What was unnecessary

Nothing really. If anything, in my humble opinion, I think the program could be bigger.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Loved this, and would recommend it to any new editors!

--Kalariwarrior (talk) 02:17, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

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What I liked
the ease of the program

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What I didn't like
it got stuck after mission 1 where I was posting to my about page and I couldn't figure out how to move on until I went back to the beginning and clicked on mission 2 manually

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What I wanted more of
not sure

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What was unnecessary
not sure

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Any other thoughts you want to share
nope

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--Lklitz (talk) 16:27, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

It was AWESOME!!!

What I didn't like

Just my two cents. The Wikipedia logo inside the adventure should maybe be a vector graphic.

What I wanted more of

Maybe removing vandalism would be fun. But it is fine so far! Also, File:Infyuthsion_-_Lost_In_Space.ogg should be the background music for the adventure. But it can be done manually anyway. Maybe it should be opened in a new tab automatically.

Also, I just discovered the Cite feature (RefToolbar). It should be introduced as well! Very useful! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roku44 (talkcontribs) 07:58, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

What was unnecessary

Nothing I can think of so far.


Any other thoughts you want to share

I will add it, if it comes to my mind.

--Roku44 (talk) 07:48, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

It gave me time to have a fun.

What I didn't like

Not much interactive and fun activities!

What I wanted more of

Any vandalism patrol would be warranted.

What was unnecessary

There is nothing.

Any other thoughts you want to share

It was quite a time since TWA was launched in 2013.

--MarioJump83! 13:02, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

I liked the simulation aspect of the adventure most, it made it all seem so real.

What I didn't like

I liked all of it!

What I wanted more of

I wanted more clarity with some of the instructions.

What was unnecessary

Nothing was unnecessary in my opinion.

Any other thoughts you want to share

No, I have nothing else to add.

--Filmlover12 (talk) 13:26, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

It's simple to follow.

What I didn't like

It might have been too simple in some parts.

What I wanted more of

More information about basic policies and maybe more information about formatting citations for newcomers. At the very least, something more to point us in the right direction to learn more.

What was unnecessary

Nothing, really.

Any other thoughts you want to share

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--Primium (talk) 22:41, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

I found a few problems.

  • it is not detecting when the user opens the source editor
  • sometimes, I'd like to few the tips screen while editing a page, but I end up having to close it because it's in the way. That is a bit disorienting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Digi-ark (talkcontribs) 13:01, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
  • The source editor is not detecting when I complete a excercise --Mashedpotatoes52

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What I liked

Broke everything into nicely-sized pieces, so that users weren't presented with a wall of instructive text. I also like how tactfully this approached topics like vandalism, emotion and bias. It's easy for discussion on those topics to get derailed. Overall I found it very effective and hit just the right tone.

What I didn't like

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What I wanted more of

During image editing, users should be told about alt tags and ideally provided alt text to insert. To support web accessibility, the habit should be started early to always include an alt tag with every image added to the web, unless the image is ornamental.

What was unnecessary

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Any other thoughts you want to share

Thanks for assembling this tutorial!

--Bibliotreka (talk) 23:07, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Helpsak (talk) 02:07, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

Great introduction for newbies. I enjoyed the gamification. Mix of tasks and multiple choice questions...

What I didn't like

I couldn't complete one of the tasks, I think it was removing a tag in Mission 6, I got stuck in a loop and couldn't progress...

Any other thoughts you want to share

Thanks for the introduction to Wikipedia, it was great fun! Very informative!

--Thermalengineering (talk) 12:25, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

User interface is well designed and the journey was quite insightful.

What I didn't like

The processing was slow in the mission regarding section headings.

What I wanted more of

Every mission should be accomplished before moving to the next one.

What was unnecessary

I can't point out anything.

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--Black~Gema (talk) 18:26, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

It's a really useful training game for new Wikipedians.

What I didn't like

In Mission 2 or 3, I made a mistake and closed the entire browser.

What I wanted more of

Learning Babel boxes (I learned that in Commons.)

What was unnecessary

Nothing really...

Any other thoughts you want to share

It's really useful!

--EditJuice (talk) 17:06, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

This was a good refresher, even for intermediate editors, loved the interface.

What I didn't like

Unfortunately, hitting the "back" button creates something of a mess (see User talk:EpicPupper/TWA, I would love for a note to be added warning of hitting the "back" button.

What I wanted more of

None!

What was unnecessary

None!

Any other thoughts you want to share

Thanks for making this! I might lurk around TWA and try to contribute a bit more in the future. --EpicPupper 21:09, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 16 April 2021

The page Wikipedia:TWA/2/Gaia (whose talkpage redirects here) has a Lint error because it contains an unbalanced bold tag. It is in line number 5 where there is an invalid ''' after </nowiki>. The ''' should be removed. ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ (talk) 09:36, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

 Done hihi, this will probably be a bit confusing for anyone else coming to this page from TWA Elli (talk | contribs) 12:22, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

Everything! This was so much fun and a great, interesting introduction to wikipedia.

What I didn't like

If you hit the back button, there is no way to return to your previous position without doing the activities again...maybe a warning can be added about this?

What I wanted more of

More information about actually finding and sourcing references.

What was unnecessary

Nothing; everything was great.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Really enjoyed this. Really enjoyed the characters, background design could be changed to format better but it was fine and wasn't too distracting.

--Happily888 (talk) 07:36, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

The humor, the rewards and the little pieces of music here and there that makes one want to carry on!

What I didn't like

It pollutes the contribution history; I don't know if that's avoidable though.

Any other thoughts you want to share

It was nice overall. I didn't have many issues aside from a popups partially blocking buttons that I needed to click to progress in the game sometimes (this might be due to the fact that I use the Timeless skin). I think that the game should be more prominently featured in the website to reach the target audience (which is beginning Wikipedians I presume); in my case, I stumbled upon this game by accident.

--Kzkzb (talk) 00:05, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

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This was great!

What I liked
How short it aws
What I didn't like

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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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--StarshipSLS (talk) 17:29, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

I really liked the overall idea and concept of the tutorial-esque minigame.

What I didn't like

This is probably just me but, I personally wanted to have the option of skipping some of the steps. Several times it was bugged on a certain place when I realized it was because I was going too fast and skipping ahead. For example, when publishing, if you didn't click the next step, where the next step would tell you to publish it, it would not make it count as you doing it, and when clicking the 'next' you would then realize that you messed up by not clicking it first and then publishing.

What I wanted more of

Maybe more information on wiki policies/rules/guidelines? Give the user a quick rundown of important WP articles ie. WP:NPOV, WP:N, and WP:SOURCE just to name a few. (I understand NPOV was addressed but maybe add a little more information)

What was unnecessary

Nothing was "unneccesary" all of that was pretty much something an editor starting out would need.

Any other thoughts you want to share

For some reason I somehow missed this entire thing when I was first starting to edit. Would have probably used this tutorial a year ago if I found it.

--LucasA04 (talk) 02:46, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

Gostei de ver o resultado depois de inserir dados.

What I didn't like

Não gostei da página ser apresentada em inglês

What I wanted more of

Nada

What was unnecessary

Penso que os passos estão corretos

Any other thoughts you want to share

nada


--Paraoinfinito (talk) 21:17, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

... The Wikipedia Adventure helped me learn a lot about Wikipedia

What I didn't like

...when I finish a mission, there’s no button to put me back to the main page (where all the missions are).

What I wanted more of

...add more missions to make it more exciting

What was unnecessary

...nothing

Any other thoughts you want to share

... Nothing --Slade Reincarnation (talk) 20:02, 18 May 2021 (UTC)User:Slade Reincarnation

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What I liked
:The adventura!Mili63 (talk) 22:13, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

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What I didn't like

...: Pc don´t work well!:(Mili63 (talk) 22:13, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

What I wanted more of

... :Portuguese linguage!Mili63 (talk) 22:13, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

...: Too much for my pupils!!Mili63 (talk) 22:13, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

--Mili63 (talk) 22:13, 18 May 2021 (UTC) "Eu adoraria ajudar". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fafum (talkcontribs) 15:31, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

It was very easy to learn and it was helpful

What I didn't like

On the last part, the images. I couldn’t upload so I had to do it manually without the thing.

What I wanted more of

I don’t know

What was unnecessary

The image thing

Any other thoughts you want to share

No more thoughts

--Josh cant edit at all (talk) 20:47, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

The badges were a nice touch. The ui makes it fun to use.

What I didn't like

The fact that if you already made a user page, you can't progress past stage 1. It is very annoying knowing that on my main account I will never be able to finish TWA. Another thing, sometimes you need to make a certain edit or edit summary but anything will work. Make it so you have to edit what is told.

What I wanted more of

Everything

What was unnecessary

The badges. They didn't feel like they were worth anything. On my new test account I got within 2 badges a minute it feels like.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Just sometimes how you get stuck on something if you have already done it is so annoying.

--TigerScientist Chat > contribs 21:22, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

All

What I didn't like

The inicial "understanding".

What I wanted more of

...

What was unnecessary

Nothing

Any other thoughts you want to share

Thanks for the time for this spetacular work !!!!!

--Christycris (talk) 22:58, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

...I liked the order and structure. It is very useful to get a simple and clear introduction to such a daunting thing.

What I didn't like

...I wish it would have been clearer and easier to navigate through. I was doing the tutorial and then I'd be done with a step and not know how to get back on track. I was lucky to kind of blunder back on it by going to the beginning again. Also the final step is very vague. We are asked to create sections on the Earth page but we aren't told how to do it. The answer is also not at all straight forward. It took me a very long time to figure out that this is done by changing the intro sentences to each paragraph to "heading" font.

What I wanted more of

...More of a sense of progress through steps A B C D etc. leading to a goal. As is each step kind of seems out of context or random.

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--Kingfisher Seeker (talk) 18:05, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

It's almost turned all the keys of my brain! Thanks a lot for such generous help.

What I didn't like

I didn't get some badges! I don't know why. But that was fun.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Thanks again for saving me from this ocean of knowledge. Let's hope for the best!

Muhammad Shafayet Hossain (talk) 16:40, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

My feedback

On Level 6, whenever I finish adding the edit and the edit summary. It makes my edit another summary, then when I add the summary again. It asks me to put one, again!

Please fix this. Thank you. Victoriacrownedpigeon1234 (talk) 10:25, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

pretty much everything

What I didn't like

once you get into a mission, there’s like no way out unless you keep clicking the undo button back

What I wanted more of

more missions and better explanations

What was unnecessary

none

Any other thoughts you want to share

none

--Protocode (talk) 21:21, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

It's a fun introduction for new editors to learn how the wiki works!

What I didn't like

When you do the same mission more than once, the templates start to duplicate, leading to a... well, questionable experience.

What I wanted more of

Maybe some more stuff on policies? Not really sure.

What was unnecessary

Seems fine to me!

Any other thoughts you want to share

Seems fine to me!

--Vukky🌞 (talk • not a bot) 13:23, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

The theme of an Earth article in a galactic Wikipedia was very cute and engaging.

What I didn't like

The interface felt very clunky.

What I wanted more of

An ability to skip past tedious skills I was already familiar with. Also, compatibility for users without the Visual Editor would have been convenient.

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

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--RFZYNSPY talk 03:12, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

The theme of the adventure

What I didn't like

Nothing

What I wanted more of

Nothing, this was very informative

What was unnecessary

The alien theme, but it made the process less dull

Any other thoughts you want to share

I learned how to author an article, that’s sort of neat

--CVititoe (talk) 15:59, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

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phylosofie and arts

Its a pleasure to participate in this experience.
What I liked

...everthing

What I didn't like

...nothing

What I wanted more of

information

What was unnecessary

some facts

Any other thoughts you want to share

hapinesse is a great thing

--Mpbrooke (talk) 21:47, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

I thought the Wikipedia Adventure was a great start to learn the little things of Wikipedia more easily.

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What I liked

I loved the approach to make learning fun - it was such a good idea.

What I didn't like

Not much; actually, not anything, apart from the weird looking blob, but I can live with that.

What I wanted more of

Maybe more learning and talk messages from other people. It’s nice to know that there’s life on Wikipedia.

What was unnecessary

The badges. They are certainly nice things to have, but I think that they were a tiny bit over the top.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Not really - only that I recommend this for people whwo are new to Wikipedia. It’s a brilliant intro!

--Mysterioso790 (talk) 19:28, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

The alien/space theme. An organized way to learn.

What I didn't like

Should clarify how to add links and retain heading style. Should teach how to write descriptive alt text and why it’s important Should clarify that you must add the article content between the 3 closing divs, otherwise it will be mis-formatted alongside the rest of the page.

What I wanted more of

I would have liked to have written real edits and cited real sources so that my tutorial work actually helped wikipedia.

What was unnecessary

When it said to click “insert” after adding the citation: I don’t think this was needed? I couldn’t find a button other than the dropdown, and it worked without it. The songs you could play at the end of each section

Any other thoughts you want to share

I wasn't sure how to add a feedback section to this page, but I realized I needed to click "edit source" at the top instead of at the section headers. CBlanton (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 1 October 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked
It taught a lot of stuff that new editors need to know

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What I didn't like
OH boy... first, if you have your preferences changed from the default then this is kinda useless because it tells you to use things like the image button which simply don't exist with the New Wikitext editor, second, the Teahouse is out of date in the Wikipedia Adventure and now looks much different, third, with anything that has to do with editing, I have to go to the URL and manually change step= to go to the next step so I could actually advance. Also, the dude that tells you that you didn't add a reference somehow increases the article's size to 6 MILLION, which is way beyond what most articles size is. And he doesn't even add 6 million bytes to the article, he only adds a maintenance template saying that the article needs refs.

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What I wanted more of
How to properly add references, currently afaik it only uses ref tags and not the actual {{cite}} template.

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What was unnecessary
Other than the entire space theme (which I don't see how it fits into TWA) nothing

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Any other thoughts you want to share
My OS when I did TWA was Chrome OS using Google Chrome as the web browser.

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--― Blaze The WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 13:57, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

... It's really great. I like editing and doing such thing.

What I didn't like

... Nothing so far!

What I wanted more of

... More editssss

What was unnecessary

... So many infos?

Any other thoughts you want to share

... No thanks.

--Freelancerdogukan (talk) 22:42, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

Everything!

What I didn't like

Nothing

What I wanted more of

Nothing, I think it was informative enough

What was unnecessary

Nothing

Any other thoughts you want to share

It was really fun and an effective tutorial for new users in Wikipedia

--Jolly1253 (talk) 10:31, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

nada

What I didn't like

...tudo

What I wanted more of

nada

What was unnecessary

tudo

Any other thoughts you want to share

nada --Maria DDias (talk) 11:26, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

everthing

What I didn't like

...nathing

What I wanted more of

nathing

What was unnecessary

nathing

Any other thoughts you want to share

Nathing

--Maria DDias (talk) 11:39, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

... The Adventure itself, and the users' personalities.

What I didn't like

... Some window sizes did not work well. Also, image captions were omitted.

What I wanted more of

.... More content.

What was unnecessary

... Nothing.

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--.+*EclecticTempos*+. (my talk page) 17:01, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

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What I liked

The whole experience~!

What I didn't like

Nothing!

What I wanted more of

More information.

What was unnecessary

Nothin.

Any other thoughts you want to share

A medal for the end.

--Keanu Venter (talk) 20:18, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked
I liked the theme of the adventure and how it constructed a storyline.

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What I didn't like

...

What I wanted more of
Further development in advanced formatting would be helpful.

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What was unnecessary
The multiple choice responses were really easy but provided good non-examples.

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Any other thoughts you want to share
It was cute, this is a really good program that you've got going and I'm really excited to contribute and help.

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--StarwardJay (talk) 02:29, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked

...The playful, funny tone

What I didn't like

...Music selection could have been better

What I wanted more of

... More exercises

What was unnecessary

... Popups. They were fun but also a bit irritating.

Any other thoughts you want to share

...If only we could bring more human element within this game.

--SriSriChinmaya (talk) 07:43, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked

... Loved the really easy step by step introduction

What I didn't like

...

What I wanted more of

... Would have liked a quick summary at the end with links to help to save for next time

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

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Instructions on image inserting aren't as clear as others, e.g where do you insert the image, and as when you click the button you get the opportunity to insert more than one jpg what are you meant to do.

Thank you!

--Whowhywhenwhere (talk) 13:05, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked

I felt that it covered the most salient aspects of editing the wikipedia. Also, I liked the overall tone, which is very positive and open.

What I didn't like

After my browser (chrome) got hung and I had to kill it, I monitored the memory usage on my PC. It would quickly grow, especially when finishing up a topic, so I had to restart chrome repeatedly to avoid it hanging and forcing me to kill it again. I checked the list of bugs, and was surprised to find nothing about this in there. I am using "Version 98.0.4758.102 (Official Build) (64-bit)" of Chrome on Kubuntu 20.04 (KDE Plasma Version 5.18.8, KDE Frameworks Version 5.68.0, Qt Version: 5.12.8, Kernel Version 5.4.0-100-generic) on an HP Desktop with 4 x Intel Core i3-3440 CPU @3.30GHz with 7.6 GiB of RAM.

What I wanted more of

I'd like to scan and post some images in the enclosures to some CDs I have, so I would like to have learned more about how to do that without violating any copyright rules. Maybe I can find those guidelines on the wikimedia site?

What was unnecessary

Having the tutorial popup follow me around on the other pages I would access while taking a break from the tutorial. I noticed that this issue is in the list of bugs people are working on, but you asked so I'm just sayin' it bugs me too.

Any other thoughts you want to share

The image of GaiaGirl is a bit too bizarre for my tastes. It is difficult for me to see what's going on there.

Tomhartung (talk) 20:58, 27 February 2022 (UTC)


What I liked

It taught me lots of…let’s say stuff.

What I didn't like

Every time I was asked to edit the source and then published changes, I was unable to 'progress' along the adventure. I simply got the option to go backwards or would get stuck in a loop of going back to complete the same action again and again. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if there is an error. I'm using Safari. Thanks.

What I wanted more of

Accessibility. That’s something I can note.

What was unnecessary

In my opinion, it should’ve been made like e.g. you just click the publish button instead of telling the program you did it.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Thanks, but no thanks. Great experience! --Tenuous tree (talk) 10:14, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

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Embarassment is too harsh a word, but you performing edits on my behalf is not exactly congenial.--Pfc Headache, retd. (talk) 08:20, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked

It was an excellent introduction to editing! Good for learning how to do basic tasks.

What I didn't like

It was hard to use and interact with. You have to click everything in the correct order otherwise the whole thing breaks, and the X button should have a warning, such as "Are you sure you would like to exit mission?" when clicked.

What I wanted more of

More initiative on the user's part, a lot of it is copy & paste.

What was unnecessary

The buttons you must press to signify you have copied text or added something, because they serve no functional purpose and if you do not press them it does not continue.

Any other thoughts you want to share

The image insert part is either outdated or has a very misleading explanation.

--Roundish (talk) 23:04, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked

It taught me a lot about how you could add edit summaries to your talk page posts!

What I didn't like

Some of the information was outdated,or didn't include some details. For example, when adding an image, it didnt include what to do in the 'Alt' section.

What I wanted more of

Practice of talking with other people.

What was unnecessary

The stats were a bit confusing.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Thank you for doing this!

--TeddyBearRocker123 (talk) 21:37, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked

The theme was cute, the names of the characters in particular, and the soundbyte rewards were very funky.

What I didn't like

While I can see how it would be great for junior editors, it was below my skill level, I finished it to ensure I had all the badges but some clarification of where one should be at in terms of capacity would have been nice.

What I wanted more of

Levels for higher-level editing stuff, but I suppose that's more of a 'learn as you edit' thing, right?

What was unnecessary

Nothing :)

Any other thoughts you want to share

I feel bad being so critical as on the whole I was quite impressed by the whole experience and would recommend it to everyone learning to use the internet.

--ManWithDominantClaw (talk) 10:17, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked

That's easy and clear enough to understand for anyone who is willing to contribute to Wikipedia. The whole concept is wonderful and the storyline adorable and fun to follow!

What I didn't like

If you forget to click the blue button of the conversation, which happened to me three or four times, the edit won't be taken into account by the storyline. But there is nothing that I actually disliked.

What I wanted more of

Some more editing and coding, perhaps.

What was unnecessary

Nothing!

Any other thoughts you want to share

Wikipedia is a wonderful platform and being able to contribute to it as a thank you, that's actually really cool. That's why I decided to travel space and embark on the Wikipedia Adventure! --OfaraZodyak (talk) 14:21, 1 May 2022 (UTC)


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What I liked

The font for the logo of The Wikipedia Adventure and the background were great. Also the error sounds and the general language.

What I didn't like

Maybe it's because I'm set on UK English so it automatically tries to spell words that way, but when I went to wikilink to "Urbanisation", all I could get was "Urbanization" as that's the page. I guess there's no way of making the two fit for this quest?

What I wanted more of

Just one brief visit to The Tearoom. Perhaps more there would be good but then it might get too long.

What was unnecessary

It all seemed fine.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Good!

--ButterCashier (talk) 18:43, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

This is my first discussion topic

This talk page has been set up to allow anyone to post me a message so that i can pick up on any issues that they have identified. WizardPrangNI (talk) 22:32, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

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The Wikipedia adventure is awesome. It is highly motivating and entertaining. Ibjaja055 (talk) 05:29, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked

... The fun way of learning

What I didn't like

... It is not flowing very well with Mobile phone

What I wanted more of

...

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--Ibjaja055 (talk) 07:24, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked

Quick learn about editing article.

What I didn't like

z

What I wanted more of

...

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--$oukm (talk) 19:06, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked
  • Touched upon the important concepts.
  • The shortness of this section should not be construed as a low rating. I'm an experienced editor, so I played it mostly to test it.
What I didn't like
  • A few times, I forgot to click "done editing" (or similar) in the dialog box before clicking Publish and it messed up the game flow. I had to go back and make a dummy edit to continue.
  • The <div> container for the simulated pages is too easy to mess up. It looks like I inadvertently added content after it on multiple occasions which messed it up (like here and here). In the second one, it also overlaps with existing page elements in an ugly way. I think it should be replaced with a simple heading template that doesn't require any closing tags.
  • On the talk page steps, the dialog box ends up with a second big blue "Start a new discussion" button before the intended game button, which is confusing because the "Start a new discussion" button will not advance the adventure, yet it is styled the same as the one you're supposed to click.
What I wanted more of
  • I don't think the preview button was mentioned. Previewing is a good habit for new editors to get into. At least once, it should probably prompt you to preview before proceeding with clicking Publish. But only once (otherwise it's too annoying and bloats the flow), and give non-binding reminders after that.
What was unnecessary
  • I mentioned this above, but the CSS styling containers on the TWA simulated pages are failure prone and should be replaced with something less breakable.
Any other thoughts you want to share
  • I'm not a new editor, so my experience is different from the target audience.
  • It bloated my edit count by about 50. I guess that's fine?
  • The simulated teahouse has some weird styling particularly at the top of the page where a bunch of elements seem jumbled together in a mess of floats and clears.
  • Some of the images provided for the last task, where you add images, don't really match up to the content. This was my page after following the instructions: User:Frogging101/TWA/Earth/2. They're all good images, but it's weird to end up with a photo of schoolgirls in the Orbit and rotation section. This is a nitpick, that's why I put it last.

--Frogging101 (talk) 17:21, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked
The adventure is an interesting way to learn the basic concepts and policy governing the Wikipedia...
What I didn't like
The UX might needs some retouch for better interaction.

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What I wanted more of

...

What was unnecessary
Repeated steps even after such steps/phases.

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Any other thoughts you want to share
It is a fun way of learning.

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--Fatimah (talk) 21:59, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked

Very useful and interactive tool/game!

What I didn't like

This isn't a problem with TWA, but I didn't even know it existed until now, and I've been making minor edits for some time. I think this should be more visible on the Learn to edit page. It's very easy to follow!

What I wanted more of

n/a

What was unnecessary

Technically, many parts, but I think it's engaging and well-designed. The fun stuff doesn't distract from the objective.

Any other thoughts you want to share

TWA may need to updates in some parts. For example, it states that Commons has over 16 million files; it has now surpassed 89 million and is moving rapidly! Some proofreading of the grammar in the tutorial might also be advisable.

--Corqe (talk) 19:53, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

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What I liked
  • The overall flow and theming, I enjoyed going from task to task
  • Receiving the badges - Love somewhat arbitrary achievements
What I didn't like
  • I started the adventure on the new Wikipedia layout, and many of the locations referred to in the adventure just didn't line up. I had to go to the old layout in order to continue at some point early on.
  • I don't know why, but at certain points, especially when responding to the discussion, the adventure wouldn't let me continue unless I copy and pasted my change description verbatim. I don't know if this is intentional.
  • I don't know if this is new, but many of the pages had a black border around them, and any content I added would be added outside of the black border and look unnatural. I didn't see any messaging saying that my content should be added within the division, so I wonder if this is an oversight that can be easily fixed.
What I wanted more of
  • I don't know how "advanced" it is, but I would love a slightly more fleshed out (optional?) section on templates. That's one of the most intimidating things to me as I'm entering this world, even though as I learn about templates they don't seem as hard as I thought navigating them could be.
What was unnecessary
  • I felt like there was unnecessary amounts of time spent chatting in the discussion pages, but maybe I'm underestimating how important this is.
Any other thoughts you want to share
  • I had a nice time going through the adventure!

--Agreen991 (talk) 16:17, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Ideas

A symphonyNJaylove (talk) 21:05, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Could we mention the COI guide in TWA? I think it would fit into the Neutrality section. (I did not know about COI and suggested an edit to a page about a friend and then had to undo it :D) VatBatCat (talk) 20:24, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

Feedback: Great experience and some thoughts!

Hi TWA team! This was a great experience. I liked the clarity of the walkthrough overall. My only thought about the progression of events is that the Edit Source sections on the top of the page didn't show up with the most updated version of Wikipedia's interface, so I wasn't able to click on those until I changed my settings to an older Wikipedia interface. Thank you! Gapbridger (talk) 18:57, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked

I loved how the tutorial walked you through editing articles that are tied to your user account, so you don't need to worry about screwing things up. I also really liked the emphasis on how everything is easily reversible, and how you are encouraged to edit articles.

What I didn't like

I only really had two complaints in the tutorial, the first being that there's no way to skip past the badges being added without manually modifying the `step` section in the URL, and my second complaint was a careless error on my part that caused me to be stuck in the Rich Text Editor instead of the Source Editor.

What I wanted more of

I would love to have something added to the citations chapter on what to do if there are conflicting citations.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Huge thanks to the creators of this experience! I love the user friendliness that Wikipedia shows and am excited to get editing!

--UgackMiner (talk) 05:15, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked

how quick it was; how complete and helpful

What I didn't like

that it's over!

What I wanted more of

maybe a video watching a real edit happen

What was unnecessary

I thought there was nothing unnecessary.

Any other thoughts you want to share

I'm stoked to help! And thanks for creating the adventure.

--Jonnyringo100 (talk) 17:28, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked

It was a good intro to Wikipedia. I enjoyed earning the badges.

What I didn't like

...

What I wanted more of

...

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

I appreciated the emphasis on civility and how to communicate with other users/editors on Wikipedia

--Smstarck (talk) 20:14, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked

The whole idea of learning via a game is so neat, and I liked that it was funny too..

What I didn't like

Getting stuck on level 6...never did spot the "citation needed" tag...was it just me?

What I wanted more of

...

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--Liminalme (talk) 21:01, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked

I think this is a pretty good introduction to editing Wikipedia and understanding Wikipedia policy

What I didn't like

Some of the boxes hovered over the parts of the editor that I needed to use for the tasks.

Any other thoughts you want to share

I think this should be more readily obvious to new Wikipedia editors. I only found this because I was looking through userboxes.

--MtPenguinMonster (talk) 11:30, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked

The concept itself.

What I didn't like

Seems bugged, or doesn't explicitly state what needs to be done. Some missions automatically congratulated me and gave me badges; others did not.

What I wanted more of

More missions.

What was unnecessary

The humor.

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--Voxpiratica (talk) 22:12, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked

I enjoyed how fast paced and informative this tutorial was. It boosted my confidence by a lot.

What I didn't like

There were one or two bugs. When I followed the instructions on adding headers, the formatting broke. Not sure what's up with that but I was able to fix it.

What I wanted more of

More information on how to do more advanced formatting would be nice. It would be cool if additional modules were added with this information.

What was unnecessary

I think some of the social/civility stuff was unnecessary but I guess it's better to let people know the community policy for interactions.

Any other thoughts you want to share

Not really, I'm still processing what I learned but I'll come back with more feedback if I think of anything else. --NormalStatisticalAnomaly (talk) 21:53, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked
Generally easy to follow, positive experience, I actually learned through doing without the stakes of having other Wikipedia editors see me fail.

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What I didn't like
Sometimes it isn't clear where to click on the page -- might be an issue with the browser or display.

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What I wanted more of
I liked the small quiz portions.

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What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--BarnumBrownie (talk) 11:27, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked

...

What I didn't like

...

What I wanted more of

...

What was unnecessary

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Any other thoughts you want to share

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Hi,

I'm wondering why a specific edit is challenged or removed? I was commenting on a conundrum in a short story and see that my edit is no longer there.

Thanks. --Skiath (talk) 15:49, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked

Nice intro for new Wikipedians

What I didn't like

Doesn't really work with the visual editor

What I wanted more of

visual editor support

What was unnecessary

lack of visual editor support the unavoidable badges and notices on your user and talk pages

Any other thoughts you want to share

𝓫𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓼

--LOOKSQUARE (👤️·🗨️) talk 09:40, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

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Habari!


What I liked

The whole idea of learning via a game is so niceee, and I liked that it was funny too

What I didn't like

...

What I wanted more of

As an admin and developer I want to do it too! on our swahili wikipedia to help new editor to learning quick and have fun can i get help ?

What was unnecessary

...

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--Hussein m mmbaga (talk) 07:41, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked

The guide is structured, and simulates well a real day-to-day scenario of editing and messaging on the talk page.

What I didn't like

I think there were too many callouts, and I didn't understand why the tutorial adds pages to my user page without telling me how to delete/remove it, later.

What I wanted more of

Writing style exercises.

What was unnecessary

I found that the badges and congrats were given after every few clicks. It's nice, but a bit overdone, TMHO. What does the "Congrats me" button do? I isn't clear; maybe just "next" or "continue to next mini-lesson".

Any other thoughts you want to share

The callouts/dialogs were stuck without an option to move or minimize them. This interfered seeing the link and image dialog forms, as well as editing the text after clicking "Edit source". I had to enlarge the window size and move the underneath dialog just so I could see its form, or to scroll text behind the dialog when editing the source.

Regarding content issues, I found these issues on units 6 or 7:

  • The image icon description is wrong, as there is no tree and sunset, but only two mountains.
  • WikiLove icon? There's no example of it; consider showing the icon, or a capture of the top section of another user's page.

-- Talchu (talk) 18:43, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked

What I saw of the tutorial seemed like a good, basic foundation. Very interactive.

What I didn't like

Getting stuck on level 3? Or was it 4? It wanted me to bold some text and save the change, which I did, but then it just booted me back to the same step and told me to bold the text again?

What I wanted more of

I would have liked to have seen more of the tutorial! Not to come across as passive-aggressive, it did really seem interesting!

What was unnecessary

I do wish we hadn't had to edit our own user page so much. I don't really like drawing so much attention to myself when I don't know what I'm doing. Then again, I can understand wanting to get the worst mistakes out of the way on a new user page with very little time invested into it rather than on an article.

Any other thoughts you want to share

This was on Firefox, Ver. 119.0.1, Win10.

--Canguild (talk) 04:24, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Continue the tour here. * Pppery * it has begun... 05:16, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
I managed to complete it, thank you for the assist!
Canguild (talk) 14:57, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

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What I liked

...EVERYTHING SO FUN I learned wiki editing so fun! thanks for making this

What I didn't like

...honestly, nothing

What I wanted more of

...more missions!!!

What was unnecessary

...nothing!

Any other thoughts you want to share

...make more series!!

--Preview83 (talk) 05:45, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Edit request

In the notice make changes as follows:

The Wikipedia Adventure is currently non-functional due to T364062
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The Wikipedia Adventure is currently non-functional due to T364062.

Just a small grammar fix for admins to do. Pinging User:Pppery because you added the notice. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 02:48, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

If you reply, please ping me. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 02:48, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
@TheTechie:  Done * Pppery * it has begun... 03:27, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Blue start button not working properly

Not sure if this is happening with other people, but the Blue Start This Adventure button is acting weirdly for me. Not every part of the button is working. The left part of the button is clickable while the right part isn't.--Mrb Rafi (talk) 13:11, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Fixed. * Pppery * it has begun... 15:22, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Feedback

What I liked

...The simplicity

What I didn't like

...The UI

What I wanted more of

...More visual

What was unnecessary

...Nothing

Any other thoughts you want to share

...Excellent way to start

--Tblocks (talk) 11:11, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

New version incoming

I've mostly finished a rewrite of the Wikipedia adventure to fix a bunch of bugs. Major changes include:

  1. Support both VisualEditor and the source editor.
  2. Send replies using DiscussionTools rather than the source editor.
  3. Don't send duplicate badges or talk messages - if a mission expects a page to not exist then overwrite its entire content if it does, otherwise append content only if it doesn't already exist, staying in the same frame.
  4. Messages now have proper timestamps and don't spew unused code (this part's already been deployed)
  5. Some general cleanup of wording etc.

Code is at MediaWiki:Guidedtour-tour-twa1sandbox.js through MediaWiki:Guidedtour-tour-twa7sandbox.js, but unfortunately it's difficult to test since internal links and such hardcode the name of the tour. What I did was add logic at User:Pppery (alt)/common.js to auto-load the sandbox version, but that workaround itself sometimes causes stray guiders to appear that shouldn't.

A few things are dependent on upstream patches to the GuidedTour code (i.e the "I'm logged in" screen should be auto-skipped but isn't pending gerrit:1031109, it generates a redundant back button for most steps pending gerrit:1031113, etc.), so it isn't ready to be deployed for a week or two.

It's also a known issue that when using VisualEditor the boxes occasionally appear in awkward places - VisualEditor's Javascript scrolling and GuidedTour don't always mix perfectly. I tried to put it in a reasonable place all the time, but I may have missed some. * Pppery * it has begun... 03:30, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

I decided to stop waiting for WMF's broken code review process to happen and instead work around the upstream issues. I intend to deploy this in a few days. * Pppery * it has begun... 19:22, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
This is now live. * Pppery * it has begun... 02:12, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Feedback

What I liked

It was straightforward and easy to understand.

What I didn't like

It was a bit too simple to be honest, a lot of it felt like a children's game. But I guess there are Wikipedia editors of all ages so that's alright. It broke in some sections so I had to go back to where I started for some missions. Also the page for my Earth didn't show up properly I think.

What I wanted more of

More missions.

What was unnecessary

I think it would be better for us to find a page we are actually interested in and get guidance there.

Any other thoughts you want to share

...

--Quote Veteran (talk) 09:56, 28 June 2024 (UTC)