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I'm sure you've all noticed by now I've made a bit of a change to the front page.  It's more or less the same as before, just with a bit more information for users who are a bit new to the whole wiki thing.  What do you guys think? [[User:Hellboy1975|Hellboy1975]] 05:21, 5 December 2007 (CET)
I'm sure you've all noticed by now I've made a bit of a change to the front page.  It's more or less the same as before, just with a bit more information for users who are a bit new to the whole wiki thing.  What do you guys think? [[User:Hellboy1975|Hellboy1975]] 05:21, 5 December 2007 (CET)
:Looks good Matt... you might consider mentioning [[Special:Categories]] in addition to the [[Category Index]], and maybe adding the [[Category Index]] to the "navigation" pane (edit [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]]).  ...And be careful who you say doesn't bite: '''''I''''' haven't had any coffee yet!  [[Image:Smile.gif]]
:I think we probably need a single person (oops: that would be you... ''sucker!'' You have only yourself to blame!) to head-up work on structure, accessibility, cross-indexing and the like. We have made a big step forward with Categories, giving us the three tools you mention: Structure, Search and Categories... ''now'' let's talk '''''namespaces!'''''
:Actually, namespaces require modification of the LocalSettings.php file on the server I think, so adding them is non-trivial (i.e. down to somebody with OS access to the server: Jacob, Johan or Sture, etc.) and thus they are a blunter and less flexible tool than Categories, but worth thinking about, in a background sort of way. I have two other MediaWikis set up that I can play/practice on (but they are hosted on ''real'' operating systems [[Image:Smile.gif]]), and if you are going to do that stuff I suggest you set one up for yourself, if you have not already - the software is a snap to set up, at least on Linux. Actually, several of us might consider doing that just to take periodic back-up copies of VdfWiki onto... just a thought.
:Something to watch for (and maybe warn against): I had occasion last night to move an article ([[Add Workspace Parameter]]) by [[User:Peter Brooks|Peter Brooks]] which he had put on the [[:Category:How To]] page; I moved it off onto its own page, but it is an easy mistake to make: just go to a Category and start editing. --[[User:Mikepeat|Mike]] 11:01, 5 December 2007 (CET)