"Create a Story?" This is BAD UI!

Hmm I'd just go into content types and rename 'Create Story' into 'Create Discussion Topic' or 'Create Article' but if stuff really has to be recoded for that, I'd leave it alone.

Half the reason why I didn't use Groups was because I wasn't sure what g.d.o was about. Seeing that Jobs and Events can be created but no Topics for Discussion gave me the (rather sticky) impression g.d.o was more about real world meetings and employment since create story doesn't give first time users the impression that they have the opportunity to also create topics for discussion.

To change 'Create Story' to 'Create Article' in Drupal itself isn't really recommended but I think there could be an additional content type automatically created, after installation, called 'Create Article' (Its probably unnecessary bloat for a seasoned Drupal Users but I think it would improve the User Experience for first time site builders. Automatic creation of pre-defined content types could be possible once CCK is in Core. I'll wireframe out a few screens for that once I read all the usability reports.)

Hehehe, well I had to support GreenJelly's case about g.d.o not having an option to create a post/article because it raises a valid point for the UX of new users to g.d.o. When I first used g.d.o, it appeared as if I could reply to posts but it appeared only certain members had the rights to post new articles (till I figured out that create story actually is the 'create an article' option.)

I wrote out half a post about wire-framing being only a secondary skill to improving UX (though easiest to quantify skill,) I decided it would be a whole topic on its own and belongs in another post.

i am willing to change this. seems to me that discussion is better than article since article implies some more research has gone into the piece. discussion is more suited to what we do here.

I think article is barely better than story. so little improvement in fact that the ensuing confusion for existing groups.drupal.org users outweighs the benefit.

I'd be thinkin' that 'Create New Discussion' perfectly sums up most user's needs and desires while browsing this site. Of course, when Moshe does this, a lot of drupal dojo documentation is going to have to change. We had to explain how to make posts in our group, you see.
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Does 'Post New Topic' sound any good?

i went with Create Discussion over Create topic (which is good too) because create topic sounds alittle like you are creating a taxo term or category.

YES! Change Story to Article! I just finished converting an old Drupal website and moving to a new Drupal website and I intuitively created an "Article" content type and moved all content to it from "Story", but there was still confusion on part of my client regarding what the heck "Story" was to be used for.

Article=Good, Story=Bad.

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