Author: swalling
Description:
The current copy in the blank watchlist message, designed to educate users about what a watchlist is for, current says...
"You are not currently watching any pages
Watch a page you have found interesting by clicking the star icon at the top of
the screen. This will allow you to bookmark pages of interest as well as see when they have changed."
This copy needs two changes. First, there is a full stop missing at the end of the first sentence. Second, calling watchlists a bookmarking service is inaccurate. Watchlists are a list of changes to watched pages, and confusing the concept with a bookmarking service is a disservice to users. The reason we have the feature is not to keep a reading list.
I suggest we change the copy to something like what is in Help:Watching pages on English Wikipedia, and try to keep it concise and focused on the core purpose of watchlists. In total, that would be...
"You are not currently watching any pages.
Your watchlist shows you what's happening on pages you're interested in. Add a page to your watchlist by clicking the star icon at the top of the screen."
Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement