Last modified: 2014-01-04 02:28:25 UTC
The thanks extension currently allows users to thank other users for edits. It should also be possible to thank other users for articles they created. I see two possible UIs for this: First, add a thank button to Special:NewPages This has the drawback that unexperienced patrollers may thank users for vandalism/spam. But on the flip side, it may help in editor retention. The other way could be to add a thank button at the bottom of the page alongside the [Mark this page as patrolled] button. This would help patrollers to verify that the article is not spam/vandalism, and then users can be thanked on the click of a button. As of now, thanking users for their creation of the article (i.e first edit of the article) is possible, but for that one has to see the page listed at Special:NewPages, then open the article to see if its vandalism/spam or an actual article, then go to the history of the page and click the thanks button. It'd save a few pageloads if the thanks button was more easily accessible.
(In reply to comment #0) > add a thank button at the bottom of the page > alongside the [Mark this page as patrolled] button. I think this is the easiest and most appropriate option. The thanker should read the article until the bottom (and check for plagiarism...) before they thank the creator. > As of now, thanking users for their creation of the article > (i.e first edit of the article) is possible, ... > ... go to the history of the page and click the thanks button. This is what I currently do, and I think the enhanced backend should store the new article 'thanks' on that first edit.
I think that giving the original author a special thank link goes against the idea that pages are created collaboratively, and that thanking users for the initial revision is sufficient for the purpose already.
