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Comments here Linkthewindow  Talk  11:50, 10 July 2010 (BST)

DDR just pointed me at his sandbox which has some suggestions in it too. Again, what I've posted on the page is just a suggestion, if anyone's got any others, it would be more then welcome. Linkthewindow  Talk  11:57, 10 July 2010 (BST)


Starship troopers

Most people dont read it anyway, and I dont believe in it. Personally I'd lose it all but the headings, which would have links next to them saying, would you like to know more... --RosslessnessWant a Location Image? 11:58, 10 July 2010 (BST)

I'm basically aiming for what you are suggesting, but keep the really important stuff like how to sign. Linkthewindow  Talk  12:03, 10 July 2010 (BST)
I never looked at mine, but I can definitely see the need for what Link has proposed.--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 12:10, 10 July 2010 (BST)

atm no need to add, just remove

Quickly adding to what I said at User talk:Linkthewindow/Making WN Useful:

  • Streamline "general editing" section so it emcompases important stuff like vandalism and outsource the rest to relevant help links
  • Remove project mentor, merge it with the "additional contacts" section at the bottom.
  • Remove "Your page" and "talk pages" section and replace them with links to Help:Creating Pages, Help:Making a Group or Character Page and probably UDWiki:Vandalism
  • Remove 80% of the information under "suggestion pages" because it's already in the suggestion namespace. This was probably because 70% of all suggestions were made in 2007, a further 20% of those in 2008, but the wiki's changed, the number of noob suggestions has dropped dramatically.
  • Remove all the sysops names from "additional contacts". Don't see why they were ever there, it seems forced and makes Axe Hack sad, it also makes me sad. A simple link to Special:Listusers/sysop is good enough. Make a bigger deal out of Project Mentor instead.

That's systematically saying what I think should be done with each section of current WN.

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12:29, 10 July 2010 (BST)

Yeah, suggestions is something that really needs to go, although I do see some value in keeping the DS link so they really know to look at that page. Will need help in simplyfying the rules, although the only one that a newbie really needs to know is something along the lines of act in good faith. It's probably also worth giving impersonation a mention, too. Linkthewindow  Talk  12:38, 10 July 2010 (BST)

I like the trimmed down welcome template. Basically the more simplified it is, the better it will work.--GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 13:28, 10 July 2010 (BST)

One more thing...

[/uncle] I prefer the background not being white, because the yellow stands out more. If it's white it doesn't seem as important.--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 17:24, 10 July 2010 (BST)

A colour, but not yellow. --RosslessnessWant a Location Image? 17:25, 10 July 2010 (BST)
Yeah, that was just an example, but I really don't like plain background.--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 17:32, 10 July 2010 (BST)
blue, -- 17:35, 10 July 2010 (BST)
CornflowerBlue (6495ED) for a header and LightSkyBlue (87CEFA) for the main body?--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 17:42, 10 July 2010 (BST)
LightSkyBlue hurts my eyes. Technical Pacifist 17:51, 10 July 2010 (BST)
Alternative? --RosslessnessWant a Location Image? 17:54, 10 July 2010 (BST)