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It's that time of the year again when the community comes together and makes a decision for a newer look for the wiki! A perfect opportunity since the Master Chief Collection is around the corner along with the celebration of the wiki's decade anniversary! | It's that time of the year again when the community comes together and makes a decision for a newer look for the wiki! A perfect opportunity since the Master Chief Collection is around the corner along with the celebration of the wiki's decade anniversary! | ||
Reviving 2010 design? | Reviving 2010 design? | ||
First order of business: I think it is safe to say that the wiki's [[main page|landing page]] requires a facelift. [http://www.halopedia.org/index.php?title=Forum%3AFeedback_for_wiki_improvement&diff=1069111&oldid=1068979 As Jugus pointed out in another forum], the landing page could be more visually exciting than just plain text and I agree with this assessment. The new design should not be too visually stimulating and, at the same time, not too simplistic or minimalistic (based on current trend with iOS). It should be closer to something in the middle; the best of both worlds. | First order of business: I think it is safe to say that the wiki's [[main page|landing page]] requires a facelift. [http://www.halopedia.org/index.php?title=Forum%3AFeedback_for_wiki_improvement&diff=1069111&oldid=1068979 As Jugus pointed out in another forum], the landing page could be more visually exciting than just plain text and I agree with this assessment. The new design should not be too visually stimulating and, at the same time, not too simplistic or minimalistic (based on current trend with iOS). It should be closer to something in the middle; the best of both worlds. | ||
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::I say we go with it. Plain text just doesn't do it. Granted, it does work, but in terms of exciting, not so much. Definitely could use some work. If any of you need my particular expertise, please let me know. I can provide images if necessary. --'''''[[User:Xamikaze330|<span style="color:Black; font-family: Halo;">Xamikaze330</span>]]''''' <small>['''''[[User talk:Xamikaze330|<font color="Blue">Transmission</font>]]'''''|'''''[[Special:Contributions/Xamikaze330|<font color="Green">Commencing</font>]]''''']</small> 00:18, 4 July 2014 (EDT)Xamikaze330 | ::I say we go with it. Plain text just doesn't do it. Granted, it does work, but in terms of exciting, not so much. Definitely could use some work. If any of you need my particular expertise, please let me know. I can provide images if necessary. --'''''[[User:Xamikaze330|<span style="color:Black; font-family: Halo;">Xamikaze330</span>]]''''' <small>['''''[[User talk:Xamikaze330|<font color="Blue">Transmission</font>]]'''''|'''''[[Special:Contributions/Xamikaze330|<font color="Green">Commencing</font>]]''''']</small> 00:18, 4 July 2014 (EDT)Xamikaze330 | ||
[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Main_Page Transformers Wiki] has a nifty feature above the search bar on the side that randomises icons that link to notable articles. I'd be interested in implementing something similar, perhaps just for Featured Articles? -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[ | [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Main_Page Transformers Wiki] has a nifty feature above the search bar on the side that randomises icons that link to notable articles. I'd be interested in implementing something similar, perhaps just for Featured Articles? -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>The Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>of Morheka</sup></font></i></u>]] 22:10, 5 July 2014 (EDT) | ||
:Checked it out. We could create something similar by modifying the DYK template. :) — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span> 12:07, 17 July 2014 (EDT) | :Checked it out. We could create something similar by modifying the DYK template. :) — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span> 12:07, 17 July 2014 (EDT) | ||
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::::You're not the only one. I'm getting the same problem too. Porple will fix it soon. Has anybody notified him of this? --[[User:Xamikaze330|<span style="color:black; font-family: Halo3; font-weight:bold; font-size:110%">'''Xamikaze330,'''</span>]] [[Halopedia:Patrollers|<span style="color:grey; font-family:skia">''Halopedia Team''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Xamikaze330|<font color="Black">'''Talk'''</font>]]</sup> 13:29, 20 July 2014 (EDT)Xamikaze330 | ::::You're not the only one. I'm getting the same problem too. Porple will fix it soon. Has anybody notified him of this? --[[User:Xamikaze330|<span style="color:black; font-family: Halo3; font-weight:bold; font-size:110%">'''Xamikaze330,'''</span>]] [[Halopedia:Patrollers|<span style="color:grey; font-family:skia">''Halopedia Team''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Xamikaze330|<font color="Black">'''Talk'''</font>]]</sup> 13:29, 20 July 2014 (EDT)Xamikaze330 | ||
:Fixed it. -- | :Fixed it. --<span style="font-variant:small-caps">'''[[User:Porplemontage|Steve]]'''</span> (''[[User talk:Porplemontage|talk]]'') <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.getfirefox.com https://www.halopedia.org/images/firefox_27x15.png]</span> 15:07, 20 July 2014 (EDT) | ||
Glad we finally have a mobile theme, let me know what I can do to help out with that.--{{User:Spartacus/Sig}} 21:19, 20 July 2014 (EDT) | Glad we finally have a mobile theme, let me know what I can do to help out with that.--{{User:Spartacus/Sig}} 21:19, 20 July 2014 (EDT) | ||
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[[File:MonitorChakas - BackgroundProposal.png|200px]] | [[File:MonitorChakas - BackgroundProposal.png|200px]] | ||
Just ideas, please feel free to shoot me down (or ask me to tweak things)! --'''[[UserWiki:Monitor_Chakas|<font color="blue">Monitor Chakas</font>]]'''<sup>('''[[User talk:Monitor Chakas|<font color="Grey">Talk</font>]]|[[Special:Contributions/Monitor Chakas|<font color="Grey">Contribs</font>]]''')</sup> | Just ideas, please feel free to shoot me down (or ask me to tweak things)! --'''[[UserWiki:Monitor_Chakas|<font color="blue">Monitor Chakas</font>]]'''<sup>('''[[User talk:Monitor Chakas|<font color="Grey">Talk</font>]]|[[Special:Contributions/Monitor Chakas|<font color="Grey">Contribs</font>]]''')</sup> 06:20, 22 July 2014 (EDT) | ||
:Since someone has started their submission, let me just lay down the requirements: | :Since someone has started their submission, let me just lay down the requirements: | ||
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:With regards to the first proposal about notifying visitors of recent edits, we can place a compact version of [[Special:RecentChanges]] (of, say, the latest 10 edits) on the landing page. This works better and it does not require users to manually update to show what has been recently updated. | :With regards to the first proposal about notifying visitors of recent edits, we can place a compact version of [[Special:RecentChanges]] (of, say, the latest 10 edits) on the landing page. This works better and it does not require users to manually update to show what has been recently updated. | ||
:As for the "Official News", I like the concept of "small news" and "big news". We can most definitely separate the "small" and "big" news with a visible dividing line, just like in the image you attached. However, I don't think the videos and images in the "Official News" box should be included, because they don't look nice when viewed in mobile theme. One thing to note: [[Main Page/News/Community|"Community News"]] (and [[Talk:Main Page/News/Community|its submission page]]) was essentially "small news". Its intended purpose is for the greater Halo community and not to be limited only to the wiki community. For some reason, it was converted to match the | :As for the "Official News", I like the concept of "small news" and "big news". We can most definitely separate the "small" and "big" news with a visible dividing line, just like in the image you attached. However, I don't think the videos and images in the "Official News" box should be included, because they don't look nice when viewed in mobile theme. One thing to note: [[Main Page/News/Community|"Community News"]] (and [[Talk:Main Page/News/Community|its submission page]]) was essentially "small news". Its intended purpose is for the greater Halo community and not to be limited only to the wiki community. For some reason, it was converted to match the template:whatsgoingon. Anyway, we could still make use of the submission page for "small news" submissions and revive the "Community News". And yes, this can and should be incorporated in the landing page. I'll whip up a working model some time today. | ||
:Also, to clarify one thing about the video: videos featured are randomised and never fixed (unless you have not cleared your browser's cache). So, you shouldn't see just one video every time you visit the landing page. The wiki has [[Halopedia:Featured/Video|a submission page for videos]]; the main issue is that users rarely submits them on that page. Unless the wiki receives constant submissions, I think the randomisation should stay to make the landing page ''looks'' fresh. If it receives updates, then the randomisation goes and videos will be fixed by the most recent submission. — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span> 00:33, 9 November 2014 (EST) | :Also, to clarify one thing about the video: videos featured are randomised and never fixed (unless you have not cleared your browser's cache). So, you shouldn't see just one video every time you visit the landing page. The wiki has [[Halopedia:Featured/Video|a submission page for videos]]; the main issue is that users rarely submits them on that page. Unless the wiki receives constant submissions, I think the randomisation should stay to make the landing page ''looks'' fresh. If it receives updates, then the randomisation goes and videos will be fixed by the most recent submission. — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span> 00:33, 9 November 2014 (EST) | ||
::How's that? — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span> 10:09, 10 November 2014 (EST) | ::How's that? — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span> 10:09, 10 November 2014 (EST) | ||