Template talk:New on the wiki
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Revision as of 21:49, 14 April 2009 by imported>Robyn (Is it all News?)
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)
- 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
- 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.
Suggested announcements
- aperfectring's notification program
- Algorithm day, when it's decided what will be done.
- photo contest
- Thomat's instant expedition template
