Wikipedia talk:2008 main page redesign proposal/The encyclopedia - community two-part Main Page

The encyclopedia - community two-part Main Page

 * Note. This discussion is transcluded so that it can be displayed at both Wikipedia talk:2008 main page redesign proposal and Wikipedia talk:Community Portal.

2008 main page redesign proposal/RichardF2 is a variation of The two-part Main Page proposal, (RichardF). Both proposals use the same version of "The encyclopedia" page.

The difference between the two proposals is in "The other page." RichardF would use a newly designed page, The project, that contains descriptions of project pages in a way that would be analogous to what Portal:Contents does for articles. This proposal, RichardF2, would use an enhanced version of Community Portal, called The community here.

Changes to the community page could range from very extreme by Wikipedia standards that would have to be part of this Main Page redesign to those that are quite routine and don't need any special process like this. A list of some possibilities follow. RichardF (talk) 20:31, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Use a banner that is complementary to the Main Page banner.
 * Visually join the pages with a set of tabs.
 * Eventually, use the same box and palette styles for the Main Page and the community page (not shown).
 * Add a second navigation bar, WP help pages (header bar), to the top of the page for a more comprehensive list of high-level project pages.
 * Possibly add a few links currently on the Main Page ( Help desk, Site news, Local embassy) in the area across from the current page TOC.
 * Add missing links found on other high-level navigation tools (see User:RichardF/Main Page/Project/Pages) to the body of applicable Community portal sections (Welcome, Cheatsheet, FAQ, Help desk, Media copyright questions, Citing Wikipedia). These links would be the most routine enhancements to the current page.


 * I don't agree with this. You see, if it is going to be included in the main page, it won't be a "portal" anymore. Plus, the main page is designed for visitors who use wikipedia as a source of information. It is not designed for the community (well, the community too, but you know what I mean), so therefore I think all that should be left in the corner.--ZooFari (talk) 03:39, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


 * One thing I like about this idea is that, in making the Community Portal more obviously accessible from the Main Page, it may become easier for "visitors" to become "community" - which is surely a point of a wiki? -- MatthewDBA (talk) 18:45, 15 July 2008 (UTC)