Talk:Main Page

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[edit] Archived

Just made a page-move archive. All the old stuff is linked in the template above. Proudhug, should we still keep with the request that people post at the top of this page? We're the only wiki it seems that asks this. I understand the prerogative to request this on user talk pages (obviously I do it myself), but we're fighting an uphill battle everywhere else to expect users to post stuff at the top. Most people I think just click "Leave Message" which automatically moves stuff to the bottom. Blue Rook  talk  contribs 01:18, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm not completely anal about it, but I'd likely move a conversation to the top if I participate in it. But, if you think it's useless to try enforcing it, I understand. --Proudhug 03:12, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Category?

Is there any reason why we don't have the Main Page categorized at all? I think it should be under "Category:Wiki 24", it seems pretty logical. I had always assumed there was some technical reason, but I'm noticing tons of other wikis out there with their Main Pages in their own parent/root category. Blue Rook  talk  contribs 01:35, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

I wasn't aware that it wasn't. Good catch. --Proudhug 03:24, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Special:UncategorizedPages should be permanently empty from now on; the main page was the only one to elude categorization for longer than a handful of days. Blue Rook  talk  contribs 03:53, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Main Page intro

Isn't the intro a tad stale now? I'm thinking of changing the first few lines to this:

Access to Wiki 24: Granted

Welcome to the premier, unofficial 24 database that you can help create.

Wiki 24 started on September 29, 2005 and currently contains 4,322 articles and 7,541 images.

Anyone can contribute to an article. Just click on the edit button at the top of the page and start typing! You can also see what we're working on or vet your idea with the community.

These aren't huge changes, just some altered words to reflect a more confident posture of the project. (I'd really like to have an image there too, something like Jack or Chloe looking at a computer with the wiki logo on it, but how's this for now?) Blue Rook  talk  contribs 14:52, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

No objections, so I changed it accordingly. Also, I moved the quote to go beneath the OTD, and pulled the FA out of the lefthand column so the spacing wouldn't be so silly anymore. Blue Rook  talk  contribs 23:51, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

I think that "Granted" thing looks terrible. I never saw this discussion before or I would have contributed. On a sidenote, is it really necessary to have that "Previously on 24" section now? I can see why its there during the season (although I'm still not a fan of it) but its been months and people who visit this site know how to get to the last few episodes. The only reason I say this is because I think the featured article needs more prominence. I think the FA should go below the browser banner to allow it a lot of prominence, the news to go to the right hand side and the QOTD and On this Day to got below either one of those, depending on how long they each are. Does that make sense? --SignorSimon _{(talk/contribs/email)} 08:20, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Next

Why did someone remove the 24 returns template? --68.228.84.20 20:01, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm not certain, since it wasn't me, but I'll guess it's because the airdate for the next episode (the Season 8 premiere) isn't set in stone yet (at least, last time I checked). Blue Rook  talk  contribs 20:16, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

But it is, and has been for weeks. --Pyramidhead 01:07, 27 June 2009 (UTC)