First impressions (brain dump, apologies if this is a bit too stream-of-consciousness)[1]
- Created account successfully.
- Noticed that there are no "subscribe" links for my own talk page. (makes sense, after finding that they do appear elsewhere)
- The talk for Nellie Bly appears to be at Talk:Main Page, but no biggie. (https://patchdemo.wmflabs.org/wikis/77cda30f9d/wiki/Talk:Main_Page)
- Subscribe links are easy to notice.
- Typographic style for Subscribe / Unsubscribe feels different from other elements, but F12 inspect-element tells me it's 14px Arial bold and body text is 14px Arial. Maybe because "Edit source" is smaller and not bold, and there are three styles on the same line? (shrug)
- No objection to having Subscribe aligned-right on same line with the heading. (Is there a gadget or option on w:en that puts the edit links on the right? How would that interact?)
- Tried page with useskin=timeless, think it actually looks better than vector (maybe the narrower column width, or maybe the way the different weights and styles of Segoe UI relate versus Arial).
- I like how the text and mouseover colours are different for "Unsubscribe".Stands out subtly without being intrusive.
- Instructions say "Write your answers to the questions listed in the "Sharing feedback" section below" but I couldn't find that section/post. (I feel like I'm doing it wrong, but scroll around and can't see it.)
- Fired up an in-private browser and posted anon (which I feel okay about because the 172.16.x.x address doesn't expose my home IP as discussed previously elsewhere, and the preview shows my username as a 172.16 for reassurance)
- Switched back to first window, now it says logged out but, whatever, logged back in. 3 notices. Welcome to PatchDemo, we're glad you're here. You just made your first edit; thank you, and welcome. [IP] replied in "Moving article". Clicked the third (top) tile/item/whatever you want to call it. Noticed that it not only took me to the section but scrolled down to near the reply (?). Clicked back on Notices and see that the item is marked as read but still visible. Does prod Echo do that? Maybe it seems different because I normally have too many unreads.
- Switch back to anon window. notice that as a not-logged-in IP user I still see "Subscribe" links, and they are wrapped to the next line. Subscribe to see what will happen.
- Reply to unwatched topic (i.e. anon replies to topic not watched by Pelagic). Check back with notices and I did get a notification for an unwatched topic (unexpected). The page now says I'm subscribed (also unexpected). Did I mess up, or was there some weird interaction between the logged-in browser and the in-private not-logged-in browser?
- Time to take a break for now. There are some limitations to testing with two browser sessions on the same computer and IP.
- But I can't let it go. Back to anon window, refresh page, Subscribe links have disappeared. Doubting my sanity now, wish I'd taken a screenshot. Check that I'm definitely not subscribed to "Remarkable translation effort". Post anon reply (172.16.0.164). Go back to logged-in window and refresh. No notifications, that's better.
- Check watchlist. Nothing much there. That's expected based on previous discussions I've seen which indicate this would involve Echo notifications not Watchlist entries. Good for me; I don't work my watchlist much, but others work differently.
Overall: generally works; a little weirdness, but probably hard to replicate that. Sorry if too much detail, but instead of paying testers to record their narration on usertesting.com I can channel the underworld for free...
Question: How can I see all the topics that I'm subscribed to and manage them? Do I need to wait 'til I get a notification then click through and unsubscribe from there?