MediaWiki talk:Emailpagetext

Disclaimer size
@Izno, re this edit, would it be possible to retain the smaller text at the bottom? That stuff is really just a disclaimer, and it shouldn't be emphasized as much as the more important information at the top. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 18:50, 6 September 2021 (UTC)


 * 14px of the list is nearly identical to the material below with my machine. It's all now 85%. If someone else wants to bump some other sizing up or around, feel free, but please use relative sizing. Izno (talk) 18:55, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
 * @Izno, that's not quite what I meant. I think the text below the horizontal bar should be small, whereas the bulleted points can be normal-sized, as many of them are important. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 19:24, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok ~ Izno (talk) 19:30, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Interface-protected edit request on 8 October 2021
Please add an HTML/CSS id to the message box, as follows:  Thanks, Tol  (talk &#124; contribs) @ 18:33, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * {{done}} — xaosflux  {{sup| Talk }} 18:46, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Expansion
@Oshwah, I have to challenge your recent edits to this message, which increase its length again after the streamlining I did last April.

In order for people to read this, it's crucial that it be as short as possible, but your additions make it significantly longer without really adding much to justify the length. For instance, you expanded Please keep in mind: to Please keep the following information in mind when sending your message:. The colon already implies that it's the following information that we want them to keep in mind, and the "when sending your message" part is already implied by the situation. Similarly, you expanded Sending an email will generate a notification for [recipient] to Sending an email will generate a notification for [recipient] in order to make them aware of its arrival. The purpose of notifications is to make people aware of things, so the relevant information is already conveyed.

The part of the message that you expanded the most is the disclaimery bit in small font, a portion of which you made bold (something that sends mixed visual signals—small says it's not important but bold says it is). Most of what you wrote is just general advice about internet privacy; we don't have the space in our instructional messages to teach basic internet literacy, and in 2022 I don't think it's all that necessary to remind people e.g. that things you share over email can be forwarded to others.

Overall, I think the message even in its recent state was too long and was likely getting glossed over, so making it even longer is definitely a step in the wrong direction. I'm not able to revert for a normal BRD, but I'd appreciate if you'd be willing to return it to the status quo and seek consensus if you still wish to make these changes. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 06:49, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Sdkb - Sure, no problem - Done.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   07:28, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * @Oshwah, thanks—there's definitely some room for improving the message, so if you have tweaks you'd like to workshop, I'd be happy to collaborate on that. Cheers, &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 07:31, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 31 August 2022
It is probably a good idea to hide this message for Special:EmailUser/Oversight (in particular, we should not tell users that it is okay to use the talk page). Please change  to   HouseBlastertalk 02:53, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌ (not yet) simply suppressing this on that page would leave oversight with only the message in User:Oversight/Emailnotice, which I don't think is sufficient there. User talk:Oversight is also a protected redirect, so there is no worry about someone actually leaving a message there. If this is going to be turned off for Oversight, a parallel change should be done to expand the user-specific emailnotice. —  xaosflux  Talk 13:41, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 28 January 2024
Please change  to   per MOS:EGG. Thanks! House Blaster  (talk · he/him) 02:50, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The issue is that it is not clear what a "CheckUser" is to anyone who isn't a veteran Wikipedian. The current version uses plain English much better. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 03:34, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Would  work better? House Blaster  (talk · he/him) 03:55, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
 * That seems alright, if we deem it important enough to be worth the extra text (which I'm ambivalent about). Overall, everything in the small text is disclaimer-y anyways. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 05:35, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ * Pppery * it has begun... 14:58, 28 January 2024 (UTC)