Editing Talk:Main Page/Old

Ultimately, we're going to have to come up with a set of procedures, processes, and guidelines for use if this isn't going to devolve into mass chaos.  As I doubt the community that arises around this wiki will be nowhere near the size of the one that grew around Wikipedia, it won't need nearly the complexity, but we will need something. [[User:Kmweber|Kmweber]] 2 August 2005 02:45 (MSD)
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-==Adding random page==
+Ultimately, we're going to have to come up with a set of procedures, processes, and guidelines for use if this isn't going to devolve into mass chaos.  As I doubt the community that arises around this wiki will be nowhere near the size of the one that grew around Wikipedia, it won't need nearly the complexity, but we will need something. [[User:Kmweber|Kmweber]] 2 August 2005 02:45 (MSD)
-Can we add the "random page" link to the nav bar which seems to be standard in every wiki except this one.  That's one of my favourite features of wikis.  -- [[User:GIR|GIR]] 28 August 2005 22:28 (MSD)
-==Broken URL on sidebar==
-"Orbiter Forum" re-directs to the wrong page. It should go to
-http://orbit.m6.net/Forum/default.aspx
-and not
-http://orbit.m6.net/v2/boardtalk.asp
-which is the historical one.
--MatW
-:Urwumpe has raised this with the sysadmin. --[[User:BadWolf|BadWolf]] 15:54, 20 March 2006 (MSK)
-[[User:Ozone|Ozone]] 00:18, 26 April 2006 (MSD) Why was the main page reverted?
-== Random page does not work properly ==
-The current page function seems to have a bug currently - i only can find thge articles CCAFS and the main page. --[[User:Urwumpe|Urwumpe]] 01:29, 29 June 2006 (MSD)
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-I tried deleting & recreating the article but this had no effect. <font color="#002222">[[User:GW Simulations|'''GW_Simulations''']]</font><sub>''[[User talk:GW_Simulations|Talk]] ''|'' [[Special:Contributions/GW_Simulations|Contribs]]'' | ''[[Special:Emailuser/GW_Simulations|E-mail]]''</sub> 03:03, 1 July 2006 (MSD)
-* Hmm, this is weird. I'll see what could be causing this. [[User:RaMan|RaMan]] 15:16, 1 July 2006 (MSD)
-** We now have a choice of CCAFS, AutoFCS, and the Main Page. It seems to be everything since a certain date. --<font color="#002222">[[User:GW Simulations|'''GW_Simulations''']]</font><sub>''[[User talk:GW_Simulations|Talk]] ''|'' [[Special:Contributions/GW_Simulations|Contribs]]'' | ''[[Special:Emailuser/GW_Simulations|E-mail]]''</sub> 23:03, 3 July 2006 (MSD)
-*** Looks like some table got lost when the backup was restored. It only uses articles which got created afterwards. --[[User:Urwumpe|Urwumpe]] 02:07, 4 July 2006 (MSD)
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-* Fixed. The page_random field was reset to 0 for some reason. [[User:RaMan|RaMan]]
-== Protection ==
-I suggest we protect the Main Page. It's the primary target for defacement, but it's also the first thing a visitor sees when they enter the site. It's not very nice if they are presented with a defaced page. Surely they'll feel that the site is neglected. Any opinions? --[[User:RaMan|RaMan]] 14:12, 26 July 2006 (MSD)
-* I don't think its a bad idea, but it makes it of course harder for users for adding new content. So, if we do this and protect it, i would propose improving the layout of the main page to something more appealing and create a set of "portals" where any user can add content, for a special topic. So new pages can still be found, while main page does only get maybe one update per week. What about a "picture of the week" and an "article of the week" on main page? maybe we could motivate people to work more on their addon articles and tutorials. --[[User:Urwumpe|Urwumpe]] 14:32, 26 July 2006 (MSD)
-* Please take a look at [[Main Page/New]]. I'll swap it for the current main page soon; express your opinions now! --[[User:RaMan|RaMan]] 18:58, 29 July 2006 (MSD)
-** i like it, all critism i see is the title, maybe we should replace it with a tiny banner, so it does not look too "empty" on the screen. --[[User:Urwumpe|Urwumpe]] 22:16, 29 July 2006 (MSD)