Board Thread:New Features/@comment-1519608-20150503044056/@comment-5558012-20150508011849

Tupka217 wrote:

LostInRiverview wrote: On first glance, it seems pointless. What it has on the Special Pages is that it's more presentable to users. The Special pages are long lists (well, if you're on one of those wikis) that might scare people off. Yes. I've heard many people that have never used Special:Specialpages because they didn't know they existed. Others are overwhelmed by the information there. The new feature seems to be a great way to bring basic lists of pages for easy viewing and use.

Heliosanctus wrote: It doesn't seem like something that a normal user going to a wiki for a topic that they're interested in would need to use. If you are interested in improving the wiki (and not just a reader), these are great pages to use to do so. These are not just maintenance issues such as fixing broken redirects. The special pages in the new Insight are pages used to improve articles and, equally important, their connection to one another. Maybe those who don't care about the articles themselves would consider such pages irrelevant.