Talk:Main Page

From Critical Mass

[edit] all cycling wikias

Please add the other language wikias about cycling in MediaWiki:Sidebar.

* all cycling wikias
** wikia:c:criticalmass|(en) Critical Mass
** wikia:c:Cycling|(en) Cycling
** wikia:c:roadcycling|(en) road cycling
** wikia:c:urbancycling|(es) Ciclismo Urbano
** wikia:c:cyclisme|(fr) cyclisme
** wikia:c:kolarstwo|(pl) kolarstwo

-- Krzysiu_Jarzyna 07:17, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of last edited pages

I made also a list of last edited pages. In my opinion it is a nice feature to see it on the main page. What do you think about it? 85.178.107.152 03:00, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

For me it's very usefull to see what changed since my last visit. Well, for the reading user this has no sense. It should stay like it is now. A list with the last edits, but small font size Bahnpirat 06:13, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Hm, the feed fails very often to load: "Failed to load RSS feed from http://criticalmass.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss!". So it breaks the layout of the side and therefore it makes the side perhaps slower. In my opionion it should be removed. As Bahnpirat says, the box is not absolute needed for readers and others can use "Recent changes". Berlincycler 09:35, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

To stay up-to-date there is also the possibility to get the RSS-Feed of the Recent changes-site. Therefor go to the Recent changes-site and then add the Feed to your browser. In Firefox click the orange symbol at the end of adressbar.

I also regognize the failing of the script on the main page. If it fail to often, we should remove it from Mainpage. Does anyone know the reason why this happen? Bahnpirat 10:03, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

It happend here around every third to fourth connection to the main page. I think this ist not accecptable. I will take it out. Thanks for the tip with the RSS feed, i searched for such a feature but i don´t assume it on the Recent changes page ;).

The Wiki-to-RSS feature is quite buggy, but there are other ways to view recent changes:

1. Visit Special:Recentchanges directly
2. Add {{Special:Recentchanges/5}} to a page (example shown below - it shows the last 5 edits, or more)
3. Enable the new skin (either with that link or in your preferences). Then enable the recent changes widget. Widgets are a bit hidden right now. You need to get the drop down menu under your username at the top and choose "manage widgets". The recent changes widget looks like a pencil. Drag this to your sidebar and the last 10 changes will be shown (or however many you choose).

Angela (talk) 20:58, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Example of {{Special:Recentchanges/5}} :

Thanks, nice feature! Diamant 10:13, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Whats new?" image

I changed the logo because of license reasons (old logo was uploaded by me, my mistake). I see the current logo only as provisional solution -- Diamant 21:59, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Poll: Start page design

I tried for my own a new start page design with more colors and in my humble opinion more clean arranged. See User:Diamant/test_main_page. What do you think about ist? Code is currently very bad. I would like to work on it if i get positive feedback. Thanks -- Diamant 23:31, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

I have made an attempt and changed the main page style. I didn't change the old content, but arranged it new and little bit mor colorfull. I also added some new things. Please give me a feedback and criticize me! If this was not o.k. then I will restore the old page. If you think that it was o.k. then report bugs, i tried the page in some browsers. -- Diamant 19:27, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

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Do you like the look of the new main page?

Please vote below.

yes

3

no

0

There were 3 votes since the poll was created on 20 Sep 2007 16:45:07 UTC.

[edit] Main page mockup

I made a main page mockup/mockup2 from a standard wikia template and wikipedia like. What do you think. I currently would like to see a more simple page. It seems to be easier to handle and to load. ----Diamant ^talk 18:39, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

I like the second one because of the additional box above. It is importent for new users. --Bahnpirat 10:22, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey Bahnpirat, you are the first who gave me a feedback. If you have no problems with the change I will try mockup2. If anyone wants to critize the change let me or us know! --Diamant ^talk 19:00, 10 January 2008 (UTC)