[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29494: Update about page for release

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#29494: Update about page for release
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 Reporter:  nacin           |       Owner:  helen
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  4.0
Component:  Help/About      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch       |     Focuses:
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Comment (by nacin):

 In Norway, yes, a large percentage of people speak English. Same as the
 Netherlands, Israel, Denmark, Sweden, and many other countries. I agree it
 is not ideal for them to not see the video. I think it is better to not
 show a video in places where they may be able to understand it than to
 show a video in places where they cannot possibly expect to understand it,
 but I have no data to back it up. I just think showing them a video not in
 a language they can understand would feel unpolished, lame, and American-
 centric.

 I think our release videos are amazing and I want them shared far and
 wide. I've half-jokingly said numerous times that I help make WordPress
 mostly to see what Michael Pick turns them into, and I've been intimately
 involved in helping to produce the last three he's done for us (4.0, 3.9,
 3.5).

 I would like to make this better for 4.1. I think continuing the
 discussion here is actually fine, for the moment, at least until we have a
 better idea of what's next.

 Also, for 4.0.1, maybe we can make the image link to wordpress.tv (I
 *nearly* did this) and we can see if anyone wants to create subtitles in
 their own language, too.

 FWIW: You expect a video because you know it exists. The vast, vast, vast
 majority of users who see that image have no idea a video is expected and
 are not experiencing a bad UX.

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