Wikipedia Improves Social Layer With WikiLove

Love what a user is doing on Wikipedia?

As early as tomorrow, you’ll be able to spread that love much more easily.

The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, announced in a blog post last week that it was testing WikiLove, a new button that simplifies the process sending of “barnstars” and other accolades. Previously, sending praise on Wikipedia required knowing some basic code — something that is not obvious to new users.

As the blog post explains:

WikiLove is a simple experiment in appreciation.

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