Re: [opensuse-web] New layout of MainPage

Hey, On 03.09.2012 09:14, honyczek-mailing@email.cz wrote:

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------------ Původní zpráva ------------ Od: Henne Vogelsang Předmět: Re: [opensuse-web] New layout of MainPage Datum: 31.8.2012 16:49:40

On 31.08.2012 15:44, honyczek-mailing@email.cz wrote:

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I tried to make new layout of Czech wiki MainPage based on Template:Portal. I know, no other language wiki has this layout at MainPage, so what do you think?

Why did you do that?

I think the Portal-look is well-arranged. The MainPage is more than article. Better I think it's a general introducing portal as well as any other portal like Portal:Distribution, Portal:12.1 etc. Next thing is, that in Google search (czech) "opensuse" is cs.opensuse.org on the first position.

That's the "fault" of the landing page and should be fixed there and not circumvented on the wiki main page imho. The wiki main page has it's own purpose, it's supposed to inform you about the wiki, what's the main content there and what can you do to help make it better.

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Or should I return to classic page as is in English wiki?

I would suggest so. The wiki's main pages are not the landing page for the project.

http://www.opensuse.org/cs/ is.

Don't make the main page into something it isn't.

I didn't want to make a new landing page,

But you did :) No matter you intentions you handle the wiki main page not as entry page for the wiki but as entry page for all of the project's content.

but well-arranged content of MainPage.

A lot of the content you introduced links away from the wiki (to software, to news etc.) and you promote arbitrary content (joining is equal to supporting and promoting) over the full picture of what this wiki is for/about. I get your intent, but the action should go into the landing page and not into the wiki main page. The wiki serves a different purpose. It's the distributions promo space, the project collaboration space and a large part of the wiki is about the wiki itself.

I have to admit that i don't like www.opensuse.org/cs/

We all totally agree here. Our landing page is horrible. Please do something about that on the landing page and not on the wiki main page :) Henne -- Henne Vogelsang http://www.opensuse.org Everybody has a plan, until they get hit. - Mike Tyson -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-web+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-web+owner@opensuse.org