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If people think this is a good idea, then we need volunteers to take forward? Similarly, if people *haven't* been categorising new pages correctly, then we need to raise awareness of how easy this is AND make a concerted effort to go back through pages and do this :) [[User:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)|Katherine Bavage (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)|talk]]) 12:05, 11 December 2012 (UTC) | If people think this is a good idea, then we need volunteers to take forward? Similarly, if people *haven't* been categorising new pages correctly, then we need to raise awareness of how easy this is AND make a concerted effort to go back through pages and do this :) [[User:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)|Katherine Bavage (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)|talk]]) 12:05, 11 December 2012 (UTC) | ||
:I mostly agree with Katherine but I think the idea of structure misses something slightly... or at least could be interpreted as such. | |||
:I don't think we should try to make the wiki hierarchical. | |||
:I do think it would be helpful to have a number of portals that link to appropriate content. This is basically what Katherine said but without the hierarchical implications of 'subpage'. | |||
:Two examples of portals on en.Wikipedia: | |||
:*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Community portal]] | |||
:*[[Wikipedia:Portal:History]] | |||
:I agree on the importance of good categorisation. | |||
:[[User:Yaris678|Yaris678]] ([[User talk:Yaris678|talk]]) 14:37, 13 December 2012 (UTC) | |||
[[Category:Navigation]] | [[Category:Navigation]] | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 13 December 2012
The idea behind this page is to provide a space where people can discuss and develop specific ways in which navigation can be improved.
Hotcat
If you wish to use categories frequently it is useful to enable Hotcat:
- Open preferences
- Open gadgets tab
- Tick Hotcat box
- Save
When you return to WMUK WIki pages you will find that there is a facility for adding, changing or removing categories at the bottom of the page. This means that you can work on categories without going in to edit mode. You will also find that Hotcat will offer existing categories as you start inserting a character string. This can be useful to check whether there are existing categories which could be used before starting a new category.
See Wikipedia:HotCat for full explanation.
Structure
While the categorising of pages will help - and I also agree we need a review and mark up of dormant pages using a template - this doesn't address the structure issue for new users, unfamiliar with the wiki way of working. Do we need to a) Have a brief 'How to use this site' page linked to in the left hand navigation and b) Do we need to structure sections better, such as how membership and development are structured through a 'landing page' and 'subpages' as other pages on the wiki?
If people think this is a good idea, then we need volunteers to take forward? Similarly, if people *haven't* been categorising new pages correctly, then we need to raise awareness of how easy this is AND make a concerted effort to go back through pages and do this :) Katherine Bavage (WMUK) (talk) 12:05, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
- I mostly agree with Katherine but I think the idea of structure misses something slightly... or at least could be interpreted as such.
- I don't think we should try to make the wiki hierarchical.
- I do think it would be helpful to have a number of portals that link to appropriate content. This is basically what Katherine said but without the hierarchical implications of 'subpage'.
- Two examples of portals on en.Wikipedia:
- I agree on the importance of good categorisation.
- Yaris678 (talk) 14:37, 13 December 2012 (UTC)