Difference between revisions of "Talk:Main Page"

From Westerly-Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Going Live)
(Going Live)
Line 57: Line 57:
  
 
Also it strikes me that having "Westerly 22 Modifications and Enhancements" is a bit redundant when looking at the Westerly 22 page surely "Modifications and Enhancements" would suffice [[User:Birchn|Birchn]] 13:14, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
 
Also it strikes me that having "Westerly 22 Modifications and Enhancements" is a bit redundant when looking at the Westerly 22 page surely "Modifications and Enhancements" would suffice [[User:Birchn|Birchn]] 13:14, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
 +
 +
It would be worth adding a Back Link on the the bottom of subtopics to take you back to the class home page. [[User:Birchn|Birchn]] 14:21, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Revision as of 14:21, 30 November 2011


Proposal for Contents Lists

Guiding principles for Pages:

  1. Always make a page if you want a page, don't wait until there is a good structure to hang it on
  2. Every page should (ideally) be reachable by browsing from the main page in 4 clicks or less
  3. If the structure starts looking messy, change it (with consultation), don't wait for major clean-ups.
Yes, like it. DJJ 10:38, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

By the way - I like "other" better than "Misc" but I think we are getting a bit messy on the front page. "Westerly Yachts" seems a strange heading for something about the company and is confusing compared to "Westerly Classes". I'll have a think. Julian 09:17, 25 November 2011 (UTC)


At the article level sections could be:

1 to n article specific sections. For example very generally before, during and after sections.
Resources Section – containing web links to suppliers of materials or services
References Section – containing cross reference to WOA Journal issues and Magazine articles

This should generate a table of contents if the article structure demands it.

See examples of both above set up under Centaur

DJJ 05:20, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

The Centaur page looks great - we need a nicer table style though Julian 09:17, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

Had a look at tables - style="border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: #000" seems simple to use and quite nice. Does the CSS add-in allow us to name it and use it by name? Julian 09:36, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

I've tried to get the CSS extension to work but no joy chasing up with Tim Birchn 12:21, 30 November 2011 (UTC)


I followed the link to the FAQ and agree - its not the right start point for users. I've replaced it with direct links to what I hope are the most useful user help pages. These are the ones I use to remind me how to format text, etc. Hope you all approve Julian 23:30, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Mikes problem was that he did not appreciate that editing was done in a separate section. This isn't clear yet. Maybe need to explain it right at the top. Also think we still need the overall FAQ link as a general starting link.
DJJ 14:24, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Going Live

Not my place, but I really think the wiki is pretty ready to go live. What do folks think?

Would like to complete the Class links first and add pictures to as many Classes as possible. We have permission to use the WOA site pictures and have asked Tim how we should access them. Think we will have to upload the ones we use. Will also invite more helpers in the hope that we get more content. The Class pages is pretty empty at the moment.
DJJ 10:26, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

I see no harm in making it live. What do we think about annotating the classes page with Fin and Rig Configuration so people can be guided directly to the boats that might interest them? Also maybe we should clean up this page periodically I can't see the wood for the trees! Birchn 12:35, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Yes agree to cleaning up discussions page.
Think table will become confusing if we add Fin and Rig, might just manage Fin. What do others think?
Have got something on all class pages now. Still short of some pictures for larger classes as am waiting for premission to add them.
I think the structure is there and there is a limit to what can be done wrt content so agree is as far as we can take it before going live. Possibly need to protect somethings like Main Page. Will seek permission to publish
DJJ 13:03, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

I think we should refrain for abbreviations, PBO for example. We know what it means but others may not Birchn 13:12, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Also it strikes me that having "Westerly 22 Modifications and Enhancements" is a bit redundant when looking at the Westerly 22 page surely "Modifications and Enhancements" would suffice Birchn 13:14, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

It would be worth adding a Back Link on the the bottom of subtopics to take you back to the class home page. Birchn 14:21, 30 November 2011 (UTC)