Interactions Menu

[snakeling]

Thanks to denise, I was able to get a broader sample for the naming of the menu in the profile.

The poll itself was next to useless, but the comments were very illuminating. Several trends emerged:

• having "profile" in the name is misleading, as the only thing the menu has to do with the profile is the fact that it's located there
• "action" describes the menu better than "navigation", but it's still not quite right

Several people proposed "user interactions menu" or "networking menu". I'm reluctant to use "netwoking menu", as "Network" has a specific meaning in DW (it's the friendsfriends function). I'm also reluctant to use "user" in the menu name, as a similar menu appears on comms and feeds.

After reviewing all these arguments, I'm making an executive decision because someone has to. The menu shall henceforth be known as the Interactions Menu. If you've got an objection, now is the time to argue it :)

(Also, can someone tell me whether "interactions" should be in the plural or singular? I like it in the plural, but I'm not a native speaker.)

Thanks to all who participated and commented!

Comments

[highlander_ii]

I'm not on the docs team, but if you're looking for thoughts, I can give those. =)

Personally, I like 'Interactions' in the plural, b/c there *are* multiple interactions on the menu.

[greg]

I think "Interactions Menu" is fine, since there is more than one interaction you can do from there (track, subscribe, grant access, message.)

I'm glad we decided on something for it :D

[niqaeli]

Plural sounds best to me since you've got several different methods of interaction in the menu. :)

[rho]

Looks good to me!

[rho]

Have put it into the terminology wiki page too.

[7rin.livejournal.com]

I haven't nosed at the discussion since I last commented (Real Life™ is such a nuisance ;)), but even without looking at what else was offered, I wanna give my support to "interactions menu" 'cause it seems pretty spot on to me. :)

[forthwritten]

I didn't look at the discussion, but interactions menu sounds good to me.

[lferion]

I really like Interactions Menu as the name. Thanks for coming up with it & deciding :-)