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:::::::Yes, that sounds good. [[User:Koepfel|Koepfel]] <sub><small><small>[[User_talk:Koepfel|talk]]</small></small></sub> 21:48, 14 April 2009 (UTC) | :::::::Yes, that sounds good. [[User:Koepfel|Koepfel]] <sub><small><small>[[User_talk:Koepfel|talk]]</small></small></sub> 21:48, 14 April 2009 (UTC) | ||
:I think it would be a good idea to place this box at the Recent Changes page. It would give people browsing the recent changes a short overview about new stuff, without having to visit the main page. We (by which I mean [[User:Joannac|Joannac]]) could add the template to [[MediaWiki:Recentchangestext]]. [[User:Koepfel|Koepfel]] <sub><small><small>[[User_talk:Koepfel|talk]]</small></small></sub> 21:55, 15 April 2009 (UTC) | :I think it would be a good idea to place this box at the Recent Changes page. It would give people browsing the recent changes a short overview about new stuff, without having to visit the main page. We (by which I mean [[User:Joannac|Joannac]]) could add the template to [[MediaWiki:Recentchangestext]]. [[User:Koepfel|Koepfel]] <sub><small><small>[[User_talk:Koepfel|talk]]</small></small></sub> 21:55, 15 April 2009 (UTC) | ||
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| + | JoannaC did it. And thanks for the border fix. It looks nicer. I wasn't happy with it either, but I figured tweaking the appearance would be part of discussing the box. -[[User:Robyn|Robyn]] | ||
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==Suggested announcements== | ==Suggested announcements== | ||
* aperfectring's notification program | * aperfectring's notification program | ||
Revision as of 23:53, 15 April 2009
Announcement Box
What do you think?
- Nice. I am a bit confused about the last sentence, though. I think the template belongs on the main page. :) -- relet 21:15, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
- As it is a template it's supposed to have a usage note, and there may be people who link to the wiki through their User page and want to see it there. I have placed it on the Main Page. It probably needs its own section, but I didn't want to make it take up more room.
- Heh, why not use {{New on the wiki}} instead? :D -- relet 21:21, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
- I don't see what you're suggesting. Isn't that exactly what I did? -Robyn 21:25, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
- It said to embed {{Getting started}} before. I just fixed it. All this seems like a nice idea, however, I don't really like the name of it, "New on the wiki". How about "Recent Wiki-related News" or something like that? Koepfel talk 21:40, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
- OH! From the "usage" section, d'oh. I thought Relet was saying that I hadn't placed it correctly on the Main Page. I didn't think the name of the template mattered all that much, seeing as it's only seen when maintained. But the headline that people read is important. "Recent Wiki-related News" sounds wrong to me, because "this template can help you document your expedition" or "aperfectring has a cool implementation" doesn't match "News" to me. I would expect "Recent Wiki-related News" to be news about Wikis in general. I would expect it to be boring and not read it. I considered also "Did you know?" for a name for the section. What bothers you about "New on the wiki?" -Robyn
- Well, as you said, the name of the template is not that important. It was just, that when I first saw it in the recent changes, I thought for a second, this was to inform new wiki-users about how this works. Now that I think about it, "New on the wiki" is not so bad. Koepfel talk 21:58, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
- Just "News" maybe? -- relet 21:46, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
- OH! From the "usage" section, d'oh. I thought Relet was saying that I hadn't placed it correctly on the Main Page. I didn't think the name of the template mattered all that much, seeing as it's only seen when maintained. But the headline that people read is important. "Recent Wiki-related News" sounds wrong to me, because "this template can help you document your expedition" or "aperfectring has a cool implementation" doesn't match "News" to me. I would expect "Recent Wiki-related News" to be news about Wikis in general. I would expect it to be boring and not read it. I considered also "Did you know?" for a name for the section. What bothers you about "New on the wiki?" -Robyn
- It said to embed {{Getting started}} before. I just fixed it. All this seems like a nice idea, however, I don't really like the name of it, "New on the wiki". How about "Recent Wiki-related News" or something like that? Koepfel talk 21:40, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
- I don't see what you're suggesting. Isn't that exactly what I did? -Robyn 21:25, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
- Heh, why not use {{New on the wiki}} instead? :D -- relet 21:21, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
- As it is a template it's supposed to have a usage note, and there may be people who link to the wiki through their User page and want to see it there. I have placed it on the Main Page. It probably needs its own section, but I didn't want to make it take up more room.
- I think it would be a good idea to place this box at the Recent Changes page. It would give people browsing the recent changes a short overview about new stuff, without having to visit the main page. We (by which I mean Joannac) could add the template to MediaWiki:Recentchangestext. Koepfel talk 21:55, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
JoannaC did it. And thanks for the border fix. It looks nicer. I wasn't happy with it either, but I figured tweaking the appearance would be part of discussing the box. -Robyn
Suggested announcements
- aperfectring's notification program
- Algorithm day, when it's decided what will be done.
- photo contest
- Thomat's instant expedition template
