[mb-users] "Edit All" - Is it problematic to understand?

[bogdanb]

I understand that the new edit page seems difficult to use for newcommers,
and probably is difficult for people with low vision.

But please remember that this is a case of "vocal minority": people who have
a problem are more likely to complain* than are people that lost a problem
likely to express their joy. Remember that there are very likely lots of
people (I'd say most), me included, that are very happy with the changes and
just don't say anything.
*) there's nothing wrong with that, I didn't say "whine".

It's OK to want on improving things for the cases above, but don't be rude
or over-insistent, and remember they need to have the whole site in view.
They have limited resources, and sometimes it just makes sense to focus on
the majority case.

New participants are important, and improvements that help them are welcome,
but I think the largest part of the contributions are from "members"; you
only need a week or so of use to be proficient here, not months, and I think
the new edit page makes that even quicker. Just a few weeks ago someone was
voted automod after being responsible for about 20% of _all_ opened edits.

Also, don't forget there are other minorites too: I can use the new page
much easier, because it loads faster on my slow connection than the five or
so smaller pages from before. Making mistakes harder (e.g. by moving some
checkboxes) often lowers efficiency for (a little) more experienced people.

As for the contrast, I think this can be fixed without major encumbrance for
power-users. I myself foun the new pages mouch more "washed-out" than the
old system, so there is probably room for a bit more "dark" without breaking
the old color-scheme.

-- bogdan

PS: Great job, in all! It's not said often enough!
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