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==Wikiversity in korean==
Can you please add the '''korean wikiversity''' to '''"In other languages"'''. It was already approved.

==The [[main page learning project]]==

The [[main page learning project]] was launched after the redesign of the main page in December 2007. The [[main page learning project]] has as its goal "the promotion of responsible involvement of the Wikiversity community in an efficient, productive, open and inclusive maintenance of the Wikiversity main page as a flagship of the activity and values of the Wikiversity community". If you would like to get involved in the design of the main page, this is where to go. 

If you have general comments about the main page, but you don't especially want to get involved in the main page project, then you can also leave comments on the [[Talk:main page learning project|talk page for the main page learning project]]. 

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'''''If you wish to post something below, go ahead. It's a talk page. But you are more likely to get a response by going to the [[Wikiversity:Colloquium|Colloquium]], which is where the main talking at Wikiversity goes on! See you there.'''''

== News or no news? ==

If there isn't a steady stream of news, that section might be better off away from the main page.  And some other sort of content rotation would be welcome.  [[User:Sj|Sj]] 05:18, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

== +iw ==

+[[:sv:]] - Thanx! -- [[User:Lavallen|Lavallen]] 14:30, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

== Page layout problem (Safari for mac) ==

Hey, I'm using Safari and there is a problem with the layout of the page. The "Help" section overlaps with the footer of the page where we see the wiki sister projects. That's probably a css error (something like a "clear:both" missing somewhere). If someone has the permission to fix this, please do so. Thanks!

I tested the page on firefox for mac and it loads correctly. [[User:Leadtimpani|Leadtimpani]] 15:25, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Is  this    an  online  school here .  --[[User:JabocJacobOhYeah|JabocJacobOhYeah]] 23:08, 1 March 2011 (UTC)__  __

== Online  School  .. ==

Hi Is  THis An Online  School Here .[[Special:Contributions/173.178.93.250|173.178.93.250]] 22:43, 4 March 2011 (UTC)__  __
: This is an [[educational wiki]] - see [[What is Wikiversity]] -- [[User:Jtneill|Jtneill]] - <small>[[User talk:Jtneill|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Jtneill|c]]</small> 00:07, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

== Other languages ==
Can you add '''arab language''' of Wikiuniversity in '''(In other languages)''' ? Greetings. -- [[User:Faycal.09|Faycal.09]] <small>([[User talk:Faycal.09|talk]]) </small> 08:46, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
: This is the arab language version ([http://beta.wikiversity.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9 wikiversity - الصفحة الرئيسية]). Greetings. -- [[User:Faycal.09|Faycal.09]] <small>([[User talk:Faycal.09|talk]]) </small> 08:34, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
:: Nice idea, that beta project is getting pretty good.  I don't see a reason not to link to it.  <span style="padding:0 2px 0 2px;background-color:white;color:#bbb;">&ndash;[[User:Sj|SJ]][[User Talk:Sj|<font style="color:#f90;">+</font>]]</span> 21:07, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

:: I've added it, now that arab wikiversity has its own site. --[[User:Darklama|<span style="background:DarkSlateBlue;color:white;padding:2px;">&nbsp;dark</span>]][[User talk:Darklama|<span style="background:darkslategray;color:white;padding:2px;">lama&nbsp;</span>]] 17:54, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

== Operation system for phones. '''Wikiversity Building Tools:''' Smart phones/Touch screens--[[User:Gaon Yincang Abhinava|Gaon Abhinava]] 04:08, 29 July 2011 (UTC) ==

In my opinion, iOS is the best smart phone operating system because it offers elegance and simple lifestyle.



Use the Tools, Learn anywhere as long as you have a phone, grow your mind.... and help  build ''Wikiversity''.--[[User:Gaon Yincang Abhinava|Gaon Abhinava]] 04:08, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

== sec link auto ==

i've noticed that (at least) the icon links to other wikimedia projects at the bottom of the Wikiversity main page are not <nowiki>{{sec link auto|...}}</nowiki> type links, so someone using the https version of the projects gets directed back to the http version. This is a bug IMHO. <strike>The [[:w:Template:sec link auto]] and its subtemplates should be copied here - there should hopefully be some efficient sysadmin way of doing that instead of requiring editors to do it by hand - i hope... i seem to remember copying these by hand for Wikibooks...</strike> [[User:Boud|Boud]] 08:23, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
:It seems to be me who already ''did'' copy the template and its dependencies here :P. E.g. {{sec link auto|w|Minkowski space|Minkowski space}} links to the Wikipedia Minkowski space article. What is missing is to actually use these...  [[User:Boud|Boud]] 18:57, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

== main page layout borked ==
The layout of the main page seems to have broken - there is extra whitespace at the top, the text of 'welcome to wikiversity' is wrapping, and the lower-right side of the there-column layout is overflowing onto the bottommost div.  A recent change perhaps?  viewed in chrome.  <span style="padding:0 2px 0 2px;background-color:white;color:#bbb;">&ndash;[[User:Sj|SJ]][[User Talk:Sj|<font style="color:#f90;">+</font>]]</span> 21:06, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

: Looks fine here, but I do believe the layout is fragile and can easily break across web browsers and window widths. I think the main page should be redesigned. --[[User:Darklama|<span style="background:DarkSlateBlue;color:white;padding:2px;">&nbsp;dark</span>]][[User talk:Darklama|<span style="background:darkslategray;color:white;padding:2px;">lama&nbsp;</span>]] 12:50, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

== Youtube ==

Is it possible to add a link to a Youtube-movie? Which code should you use? [[User:Timboliu|Timboliu]] 11:50, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
:You may add a link to any external page, as long as it is not globally blacklisted. (If it's blacklisted, the link may be whitelisted here, any custodian can help with that.) As to the kind of Youtube links that display a video image, I don't know. To add a link to a page, you may copy the URL from your browser bar and place it. It will automatically display as a link, using the full URL. However, if you want it to display instead with some text, place it after an open bracket ("["), then add a space, the text you want, and then a close bracket. ("]"). For example,
:*<nowiki>http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page</nowiki> 
:displays as http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page
:*<nowiki>[http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page]</nowiki> 
:displays as [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page]
:*<nowiki>[http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page Our Main Page]</nowiki>
:displays as [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page Our Main Page]
:--[[User:Abd|Abd]] 12:26, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
:: Thanks for the info. Does anyone know how to add a video image? [[User:Timboliu|Timboliu]] ([[User talk:Timboliu|talk]]) 19:56, 5 November 2012 (UTC)

== Edit request from BrandonSkyHTFFan04, 13 March 2012 ==
Change "To learn more, try a guided tour or start editing now" to "To learn more about Wikiversity, try a guided tour or start editing now".
[[User:BrandonSkyHTFFan04|BrandonSkyHTFFan04]] ([[User talk:BrandonSkyHTFFan04|talk]]) 13:45, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

:So sorry the change took until now to implement. It's done. --[[User:HappyCamper|HappyCamper]] ([[User talk:HappyCamper|talk]]) 05:51, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

== Suggestion for additional school ==

Hi, I am Aries Eroles. I am a seafarer by profession. I noticed that there is no school for Maritime studies. Would I add a new page of it? Or is it included in other schools?
[[User:Aries Eroles|Aries Eroles]] ([[User talk:Aries Eroles|talk]]) 14:48, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
: Hi Aries - Welcome. I think you should feel to go ahead and create [[Maritime studies]] and/or [[School:Maritime studies]] and/or [[Topic:Maritime studies]] - start wherever you like. Sincerely, James -- [[User:Jtneill|Jtneill]] - <small>[[User talk:Jtneill|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Jtneill|c]]</small> 15:18, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
: You may want to have a look into [[Topic:Maritime strategy]], [[School:Strategic studies]], [[Topic:War]], and [[Topic:Peace studies]] --[[User:Darklama|<span style="background:DarkSlateBlue;color:white;padding:2px;">&nbsp;dark</span>]][[User talk:Darklama|<span style="background:darkslategray;color:white;padding:2px;">lama&nbsp;</span>]] 16:16, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

== Picture of the day ==

The picture of major scales is not comprehensive. It should also have the "flat" keys like F major.--[[User:Jasper Deng|Jasper Deng]] ([[User talk:Jasper Deng|talk]]) 03:30, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

--[[User:Marie92|Marie92]] ([[User talk:Marie92|talk]]) 22:35, 2 August 2012 (UTC)In this course we will be studying from the book: “Social Psychology – 11th Edition; by: Robert A Baron, Donn Byrne, and Nyla R. Branscombe.

== Probable typo on the main page ==

Under the community section, it says "you can join our Wikiversity's IRC channel" --- should it be "...join ''Wikiversity's'' IRC channel" or "...join ''our'' IRC channel" ? [[User:Kierkkadon|Kierkkadon]] ([[User talk:Kierkkadon|talk]]) 14:00, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

== Wikiversity in korean ==
Can you please add the '''korean wikiversity''' interwiki to '''"In other languages"'''. It was already approved.--[[User:Biólogo conservacionista|Biólogo conservacionista]] ([[User talk:Biólogo conservacionista|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Biólogo conservacionista|contribs]]) 02:17, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

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