["::::::::Like [[User:ddstretch|DDStretch]], I've been involved with my university's survey & questionnaire unit (attached to the Faculty of Economics, Business Studies) for the last 20 years, and have to agree that the methodology deployed here could be presented as a prime example of a flawed strategy from inception to delivery. I've also worked on web development since the mid 90's and am all too familiar with overexcited IT specialists getting caught up in the moment and forgetting all about the demographic they are purportedly serving. Similar concepts of 'updating' the [[Wikipedia:2013_main_page_redesign_proposal/RFC|Wikipedia entry page RfC]] recently brought up issues of primary concern which are constantly being overlooked:\n", "::::::::A) Many contributors do not live in a major US city with high broadband speeds, nor do they even have access to newer computers (much less be in a position of being able to install contemporary browsers). I have sincere doubts that, even if VE was even close to par for newer computers, it would not be backwards compatible for more than a couple of older OS's or older versions of predominant browsers. Well, that's wonderful incentive for attracting new contributors. If you don't already feel like a second-class citizen, we'll make certain you don't forget it.\n", "::::::::B) The fact that VE does not show hidden code, doesn't support mathematical & scientific algorithms & symbols, does not support non-Latin-based charactersets/scripts, etc. is a serious concern, not something to be addressed at a later date if someone gets around to it & can actually find a fix.\n", "::::::::Ultimately, Wikipedia is being treated as a test site for budding programmers to flex their grey-matter muscle. I seriously believe that [[WP:NOT|'What Wikipedia is Not']] should be expanded to state that it is not a commercial site trying to compete with the gimmickry of social networking sites luring in those with expendable incomes to the ends of attracting advertising bucks. Also, while Wikipedia is not a democracy, neither is it here to be usurped by minority interest groups over and above the needs/wants of of the majority. New ideas on methods of delivery do not necessarily equal progress. --[[User:Iryna Harpy|Iryna Harpy]] ([[User talk:Iryna Harpy|talk]]) 04:31, 4 August 2013 (UTC)\n"]