{{attention}} To discuss the structure, appearance, etc. of the [[Main Page]], go to the [[main page learning project]] and the [[Talk:main page learning project|talk page for the main page learning project]].<br>
{{attention}} To raise general topics about [[Wikiversity]], make general suggestions about Wikiversity, to ask questions, or to talk about anything else of a general nature, use the [[Wikiversity:Colloquium|Colloquium]].
Greetings all! I think we need to make the Main page more immediately visually accessible - in other words, '''what Wikiversity is''' and '''what you can do there'''. I'm not such a whizz at Mediawiki design, so I'd appreciate any help in making a better page layout. I can then help with adding and creating links.. [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 12:30, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
[[Main page]] (lowercase ''p'') should be the name of Wikiversity's [[Main page]].
==Wikiversity in korean==
#Wikiversity [[Wikiversity:Naming_conventions#Page_and_header_titles|page naming conventions]] suggest [[Main page]], not [[Main Page]]. Someone with admin status please make ''page'' lowercase.
Can you please add the '''korean wikiversity''' to '''"In other languages"'''. It was already approved.
#Wikiversity's front door belongs at the front -- in the main namespace -- not burried in the '''Wikiversity:''' namespace. Someone with admin status please make it so.
--[[User:Rogerhc|Rogerhc]] 19:09, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
Is it really necessary to protect the main page in its first few days of existence? --[[User:Fang Aili|Fang Aili]] <sup>[[User talk:Fang Aili|talk]]</sup> 17:20, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
==The [[main page learning project]]==
:I just undid it, but it should probably be redone tonight whenever the last admin goes to bed. Right now there are plenty around to take care of any vandalism that may happen. -- [[User:sebmol|sebmol]] [[User talk:sebmol|<sup>?</sup>]] 17:23, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
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.
:::[[Wikiversity:Main Page/Design]] could be used for edits. This idea is discussed in ''Page organization'' subsection below. [[User:Doug|Doug]] 19:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
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]].
Unlock the Main Page please. Alternatively, please give me admin power so that I can edit it. Thanks. --[[User:Rogerhc|Rogerhc]] 00:50, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
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:What's wrong with it? The main page is open for editing by all users, but the pieces are templated in from other locations.--[[User:Rayc|Rayc]] 00:57, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
'''''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.'''''
::Thank you for pointing this out; I hadn't thought of that. I am satisfied to edit the relevant template and can find it. I'd like to ''move'' some pages so that their titles follow the '''lowercase second and subsequent words, except proper nouns''' [[Wikiversity:Naming_conventions#Page_and_header_titles|naming convention]] and update links to them in the template. If the templates are not locked I will do so another day. Ran out of time today. Thanks! :-) [[User:Rogerhc|Rogerhc]] 06:25, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Why do you want to do that? -- [[User:sebmol|sebmol]] [[User talk:sebmol|<sup>?</sup>]] 08:04, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
::::See [[Wikiversity_talk:Naming_conventions#Capitalization]] for why. :-) [[User:Rogerhc|Rogerhc]] 18:44, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::I'm sorry but I don't agree with that reasoning. Personally, I prefer title case because it's what people are used to when reading titles. That may not be a very strong argument but neither are the ones for lower case that I've seen at that page. Anyway, I'm also not a fan of someone writing a rule that differs from convention and subsequently referring to it as the basis for changing things. Nor do I find it particularly appealing to run around policing page titles and section headings. -- [[User:sebmol|sebmol]] [[User talk:sebmol|<sup>?</sup>]] 21:37, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
::::I don't see why it has a title at all. The main page at wikipedia is a special page that doesn't even have a title.--[[User:Rayc|Rayc]] 23:15, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Actually, it does but it's hidden through some clever scripting. Is that done at any other Wikimedia project besides en-WP? -- [[User:sebmol|sebmol]] [[User talk:sebmol|<sup>?</sup>]] 07:33, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
==[[Wikiversity:Motto contest|Motto and slogan contest]]==
Please list your suggestions for mottos and slogans here: '''[[Wikiversity:Motto contest|Motto and slogan contest]]'''.
The short motto will go with our logo (yet to be chosen) for listing on wikimedia sister projects. The slogan or descriptive phrase will go on the top of our main page with "Welcome to Wikiversity."
A simple contest process is suggested:
*list as many mottos and slogans as you wish
*add *one* vote for one motto and one slogan
*feel free to change vote and add mottos at any time.
*winners are the motto and the slogan with strong majority of votes. (there may need to be a run off if a strong majority is not achieved).
*voting ends in 15 days: 5:00 pm GMT September 7, 2006.
We may use ideas from the motto and slogan contest to help refine the '''[[Wikiversity: Wikiversity mission|Wikiversity mission]]'''. Feel free to post mission statement revisions there too.
--[[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 13:32, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
== Images on Main page ==
Can we protect the image that is on the main page as well? --[[User:HappyCamper|HappyCamper]] 17:38, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
* [[:Image:Discoveryclassroom.jpg]] -- I like this woman and girl at a computer image on the Main page. Thanks for putting it up! Very nice. --[[User:Rogerhc|Rogerhc]] 05:05, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
==New page design==
Trevor has done extensive work to create a very nice design for the main page, moved to new page: [[Wikiversity:Main_Page/Design]] (old page [[User:Trevor MacInnis/MainPage]]) . It could still be tweaked but it is better than what we have. (See original discussions above in "new page format") Shall we take a quick head count on using the new design -- 24 to 48 hours? Enough time for sense of no objections? [[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 18:14, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
===Original version===
Do you support or oppose using this design on the front page: [[Wikiversity:Main Page/Design]] (new location)?
*{{pro}} -- tweaking needed; can go up; design 2 has more code cleanup done so prefer that [[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 18:14, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
*{{pro}} - Sure. Looks great, why not? This is a new place, should be able to experiment with a few things. --[[User:HappyCamper|HappyCamper]] 20:08, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
*{{pro}} I would prefer larger fonts across the board. Scrolling is better than squinting. However, it does provide a crisp image of professional design and will no doubt continue to evolve. [[User:Mirwin|Mirwin]] 04:20, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
*{{pro}} I like it; very unique, but also clean and functional. There are some minor usability issues, but I'm sure they could easily be resolved. --[[User:Aepex|Aepex]] 06:17, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
*{{contra}}. I support Trevor's efforts, but this design isn't ready for implementation. (Please see [[User talk:Trevor MacInnis/MainPage]] for some of my objections.) It has the potential to evolve into something better, but it would be a mistake to rush it onto the main page before it's ready. (I'm not saying that it can't be tweaked after it goes live, but it should be further along than this.) —[[User:David Levy|David Levy]] 07:29, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
* It's definitely better than the current Main Page, but I think it could do with some tweaking. I don't like that overlapping globe thing, for a start – [[User:Gurch|Gurch]] 12:31, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
*{{pro}} - Great work! Think marketing guys, a great design like his can enhance user experience thus attracting more users and make people more willing to contribute. [[User:Rayshan|Rayshan]] 14:14, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
* Like Gurch, I don't like the overlapping globe, nor the overlapping boxes. I feel like there are too many boxes, and this moves away from my vision of Wikiversity, which in my minds aims at being user-friendly and intuitive. Well done for your work however. [[User:Guillom|guillom]] 14:36, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
*{{pro}} - Wikiversity is still too small to have something like the wikipedia main page redesign. If you don't like it, work up your own design. I think we all can agree this is better the the present one.--[[User:Rayc|Rayc]] 02:05, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:*No, not ''all'' of us agree that it's better. The issue of aesthetics is subjective (and I'm clearly outnumbered on that front), but the time/date stamp feature is sometimes '''broken''' (due to caching), and I guarantee that the text is more difficult for people with visual impairments to read. (This is an area in which I have some degree of expertise.) Accessibility is of the utmost importance, and I'd like to think that it would be considered before any new design is rushed into use (even if it looks good to most people). The current design isn't flashy, but it's quite functional. Can we please not take a step back in this regard? The problems that I've cited can be addressed (and I truly see a great deal of potential for a nice design that sacrifices no usability), if only we can be slightly patient. —[[User:David Levy|David Levy]] 03:52, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I agree that usability is important. I think a few days of review is a good thing for a really new design, even in a good project. Trevor has tweaked the design. See below. [[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 13:13, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
*{{pro}} - I know I just joined, but I must say that from seeing the link to the design from the home page, I must say that it is quite nice for this site. It would really look well as it would show our own Wikiversity creativity, and not just use the standard setup.--[[User:Hd.G|Hd.G]] 06:04, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
*{{pro}} - better than current one. --[[User:Stevenfruitsmaak|Steven Fruitsmaak]] <small>([[User_talk:Stevenfruitsmaak|Talk]])</small> 16:18, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
*{{pro}} Awesome job! I love the colors and the concept! -[[User:Yorktown1776|Yorktown1776]] 16:32, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
===Modified version===
Please post opinions regarding [[Wikiversity:Main Page/Design 2]]. Do you support or oppose its adoption, and how does it compare to the [[Wikiversity:Main Page/Design|original version]]?
*'''Note''': I'm aware of a minor display bug in Internet Explorer 6. (The image is off-center and lacks a right-hand border.) Please assume that this issue (which does not exist in Firefox or Opera) will be corrected when the code is refined. —[[User:David Levy|David Levy]] 09:59, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
*As they are now, I like [[Wikiversity:Main Page/Design 2]] slightly better than [[Wikiversity:Main Page/Design]]- even though "Design 2" is quite plain, it 'gels' nicely - looks seemless. If I had a (very minor) tweak, it would be to centre the Browse box text under the "Welcome to Wikiversity" - as well as changing the motto/byline (but that's being worked on elsewhere). Good work everyone :-) [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 10:43, 26 August 2006
== News or no news? ==
*{{pro}} -- On a discussion string on his talk page, David points out that he cleaned up template formats and CSS code in working on Design 2. For this reason, '''I think we should post Design 2'''. Once the usability issues are addressed in Design 2, I think it can be posted. I prefer a few design aspects of both versions. We can polish and negotiate design features over time. A few design issues: I think it is important to include a sizeable graphic or photo (which could have a link to a blurb about how that item relates to wikiversity) near the top in whatever design evolves. I would like to see more white space in the main top title box. I prefer the mix of blue/tan in heading bars in Design 1. I like a "menu" line centered under the main title box but a top right box menu can work too. [[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 17:27, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
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)
*{{contra}} - I'm sorry guys but I have to say that the 1st design is better and here's why: The use of icons helps to make the content graphically stand out. Graphics could generally be comprehended faster than words alone. (Although I don't think all the icons correctly represent the content, such as the broom). As far as color and layout goes, 1st design nicely group sub-content together in "boxes", but it may sometimes look a little "too much". 2nd design looks a lot cleaner, but I recommend something between main content and "Wiki in other languages" so everything don't blend together with the background. Also how about making "Wiki in other languages" and "Sister projects" centered? [[User:66.177.92.226|66.177.92.226]] 17:36, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
== +iw ==
::thanks for points. I agree that some of design elements of Design 1 are more desirable (as I mention just above). But, we need to go with Design 2 code clean up or recreate that in Design 1. Perhaps it is easier to adjust graphic elements and reintroduce icons in design 2. Not sure. [[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 17:49, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
+[[:sv:]] - Thanx! -- [[User:Lavallen|Lavallen]] 14:30, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
::In modifying the design, I drew upon the comments expressed here and those expressed by literally hundreds of users during the English Wikipedia's main page redesign process. Over there, the use of icons (including these exact images) was rejected by a clear majority of respondents (many of whom noted that they created an "unprofessional" or "childish" appearance). As you noted, there is no strong connection between these images and the content that they accompany. They serve purely as decoration, ''not'' as navigational aids.
== Page layout problem (Safari for mac) ==
::The non-stylized ''Wikiversity in other languages'' and ''Wikiversity's sister projects'' sections (present in both versions) reflect an overwhelming consensus that emerged during the aforementioned English Wikipedia discussion. The idea is to visually differentiate between the dynamic and static content.
::Indeed, one of my goals was to make the design cleaner and easier to read (which also entailed the use of larger text), and I believe that I've succeeded. —[[User:David Levy|David Levy]] 18:08, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
*I like Design2, but didn't notice a link to the tour. Would be nice if one were added, or made starker if it's there. [[User:Dev920|Dev920]] 14:45, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
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've added the link. :) —[[User:David Levy|David Levy]] 15:17, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Thankyou. :D [[User:Dev920|Dev920]] 15:28, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
*{{pro}}: again, better than current one.--[[User:Stevenfruitsmaak|Steven Fruitsmaak]] <small>([[User_talk:Stevenfruitsmaak|Talk]])</small> 19:01, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
I tested the page on firefox for mac and it loads correctly. [[User:Leadtimpani|Leadtimpani]] 15:25, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
*{{pro}}: looks better than both the current one and option 1, and is more organized than option one.--[[User:Hd.G|Hd.G]] 03:48, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
Is this an online school here . --[[User:JabocJacobOhYeah|JabocJacobOhYeah]] 23:08, 1 March 2011 (UTC)__ __
*{{pro}}: It looks good to me. Thanks for larger text. [[User:Mirwin|Mirwin]] 06:57, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
== Online School .. ==
*{{pro}}: i agree that design version 2 is clearer and more to the point (although i do like the wikitrek blurb in design 1) --[[User:Smithgrrl|Smithgrrl]] 16:52, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
*{{contra}}: The overlap between the blue and orange where the "About • Browse..." links are is bothering the hell out of me, probably because I'm a web designer. I would support if that were changed.--<b><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[User:Digitalme|<span style="color:gray;">digital</span>]]<span style="color:gray;">_</span>[[User_talk:Digitalme|<span style="color:red;">me</span>]]</span></b> 16:56, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
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)
::Were you thinking that we would have two separate columns, one blue and one orange (tan)? Or, were you thinking something like what is now on Design 2 -- a blue bar across the top. [[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 01:16, 29 August 2006 (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;">–[[User:Sj|SJ]][[User Talk:Sj|<font style="color:#f90;">+</font>]]</span> 21:07, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
:::I oppose either change (and I've reverted).
:: I've added it, now that arab wikiversity has its own site. --[[User:Darklama|<span style="background:DarkSlateBlue;color:white;padding:2px;"> dark</span>]][[User talk:Darklama|<span style="background:darkslategray;color:white;padding:2px;">lama </span>]] 17:54, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
:::As I noted on your talk page, the logic behind my configuration is that readers tend to notice solid elements of the same color that they're already looking at. If the left side of the page is predominantly blue and the right side is predominantly tan, they'll be more likely to concentrate on one and ignore the other. By placing blue section headings below a tan header (and vice-versa), the users' eyes will naturally be drawn to both sides of the page.
:::One thing that became clear during the English Wikipedia's main page redesign process is that it usually isn't a good idea to rush to make major changes in response to a single criticism (especially when the status quo has generated generally positive comments). Nine times out of ten, you'll only end up upsetting more people than you please. :) —[[User:David Levy|David Levy]] 01:39, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
::::The tan is drawing my eyes away from the main content, what we need is something to counterbalance it. Perhaps adding blue borders would help, but right now, the right side is too visually heavy.--<b><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[User:Digitalme|<span style="color:gray;">digital</span>]]<span style="color:gray;">_</span>[[User_talk:Digitalme|<span style="color:red;">me</span>]]</span></b> 02:34, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Did you see what the page looked like with the all-blue header? The left side completely dominated. Then, with blue on the left and tan on the right, it looked like two isolated entities (with the left side still dominating because it's much wider).
:::::To me, the page looks fairly balanced now. If anything, the left side still stands out slightly more (because of the aforementioned width). —[[User:David Levy|David Levy]] 02:51, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::I think the current design looks better than the variations I explored last night. However, after trying to simplify the top, I think the approach of the new design in general has yielded looks that are too "busy" and distracting up top. If anyone wishes to play with the design, perhaps further work will resolve that. (I am not going to work on the design until after this passes). After this new design (which is certainly an improvement) is approved, I'm going to start working on further revisions on sandbox pages, perhaps variants of this design (or other another similar one), that have the masthead only across the top with two columns underneath. [[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 14:19, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
{{pro}}: I love the second page design. It looks wonderful and easy to organize new information into. It's inviting. [[User:OneWomanArmy|OneWomanArmy]] --[[User:OneWomanArmy|Diana]] 01:04, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
===Comments===
== Operation system for phones. '''Wikiversity Building Tools:''' Smart phones/Touch screens--[[User:Gaon Yincang Abhinava|Gaon Abhinava]] 04:08, 29 July 2011 (UTC) ==
*Summary of discussion (revised): '''This needs revisions for usability, then this can be posted.''' A strong majority would like to see this design posted (10 or 11 of 13, including 2 comments on Trevor's design talk page), and some say tweaking is needed first. Almost all would like to see the design tweaked somehow. In response to feedback, Trev has done extensive tweaking now, two rounds at least, including in response to above comments, to improve this. A few minor things remain to do. This is almost ready. ...
*A longish discussion string from here moved to: [[Wikiversity talk:Main Page/Design]].
*See section above for Design 2 comments. Please share your comments about design 2 above.
'''Feel free to adjust the design''':
In my opinion, iOS is the best smart phone operating system because it offers elegance and simple lifestyle.
*Trevor moved the current version of the design to: [[Wikiversity:Main_Page/Design]].
*Forked version of the design: [[Wikiversity:Main_Page/Design 2]]
:'''To do''':
:*[Done] The right column text still needs work.
:*[Done--problem found--see comment below] Can someone check usability in [[w:JAWS (screen reader)|JAWS]] or [[w:Window-Eyes|Window-Eyes]].
:* Can someone check readability in the Safari browser at various screen resolutions?
:Thanks, [[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 20:52, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::I've been attempting to adjust the design, but the style templates are making this very difficult for me. If Trevor (or someone else) could move most of the code into the page itself, it would be much easier to edit. I tried substituting some of the templates on a test page, but that broke much of the page. —[[User:David Levy|David Levy]] 21:19, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:::[We figured out how to work with the templates.] Due to right column text size issues, I think the right hand Communication blurbs needs to be edited into shorter length at each bullet point. [[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 21:31, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
*'''Problems found via [[w:JAWS (screen reader)|JAWS]] with new design''' -- these need to be addressed. See discussion on [[Wikiversity talk:Main Page/Design]]
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)
*'''Graphic/photo issue''' -- Should there be a photo or graphic in the top right area of the new design page? (The current top page photo is there and needs to be resized and/or centered if it stays.)
* This is a comment that should be registered, but probably not acted on yet. The front page [http://checker.atrc.utoronto.ca/index.html fails] this accessibility checker - can we get a user familiar with accessibility issues to take a look at the new page and see if they can navigate through it? --[[User:HappyCamper|HappyCamper]] 15:12, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
== sec link auto ==
*'''Contrast is disappearing''': Design 1 and 2 are converging in appearance (due to Trevor adopting some of David's revisions). Design 2 code is partly revised for usability issues and being revised further. [[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 15:58, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
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)
*Don't forget to include the new stuff that was recently included on the orginal main page. The drafts are starting to become out of date.--[[User:Rayc|Rayc]] 04:57, 1 September 2006 (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;">–[[User:Sj|SJ]][[User Talk:Sj|<font style="color:#f90;">+</font>]]</span> 21:06, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
== Strafing ==
: 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;"> dark</span>]][[User talk:Darklama|<span style="background:darkslategray;color:white;padding:2px;">lama </span>]] 12:50, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
If i understand right, the goal of this project is to teach a man all the things (positive ofc) possible. Look, and if I have some Defrag strafing (computer sport game) skills? Is it forbidden here to teach people such things? Thank you.
:I've no idea of what that game is, but I don't see a problem in uploading material that teaches people about how to play computer games - we haven't set policies yet on delineating our content (such as exists, for example, on Wikibooks). Just a side thought, but I think it would be really interesting to see what computer games can teach us about the world - if that could be developed, it could be a fantastic resource. [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 19:32, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
:: Oh, ok, thanks. I haven't played it for about a year, but i can ask world champion for it. Thanks!
::: Or, you oculd be a stunt coodinator for [[Wikiversity the Movie]]. Great gameplaying skills put to good use!--[[User:Rayc|Rayc]] 01:54, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
And hopefully we can teach women too! I really get tired of the sexist language. It's so embedded in education as well as everything else. I can't be silent about it. It DOES matter. Already I feel excluded. No, the goal of this project is to share, collect and strive to educate human beings.[[User:OneWomanArmy]]--[[User:OneWomanArmy|Diana]] 01:09, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:Absolutely. I feel terrible that you feel excluded. Of course it matters. I just didn't respond to this part of the sentence, because there were other things that the questioner (whoever he/she is) wanted to know about. But you're absolutely right to bring it up. Wikiversity is education for ''all''. [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 14:57, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::I feel it important to note, in a pure and strict sense of education, that Latin is a root of English. The use of what appear to be masculine pronouns are also neuter pronouns based on context. Man, as in mankind, should not be misunderstood to mean only male humans, but the ''idea'' of all of humankind is expressed in that single word as best as possible. We shold also note that language begins verbally and becomes a written language after, logically but not necessarily chronologically as they can happen simultaneously. Some contexts provided druing speach may not be as easily communicated through written word. In any case, I don't think colloquial habits should be maligned, as over time any individual who increases in education naturally revises their use of language to an extent. To immediately highlight errors or discourteousness in the way in which a question is asked in lieu of adressing the content of question seems to me to be agaisnt the intent of Wikiversity. I also feel at this point that in order to not be misunderstood, I need to qualify that this is not not meant to be a personal attack of any kind nor truly a correction of previous behavior, but to highlight that a certain tolerance of each other will make the education process itself go more smoothly. And I hope we can all see that education will help each of us to refine ourselves from our current sate. [[User:Talonhawk|Talonhawk]] 01:40, 13 September 2006 (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,
: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)
== Favicon Suggestion ==
== 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)
Your favicon is currenlty identical to wikipedia's... I keep links in my toolbar with only the icon, and I think having the hat would make more sense in any case. Just a random thought. ----[[User:68.222.136.209|68.222.136.209]] 12:04, 2 September 2006 (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)
:Yep, thanks, and fully agreed that we'll have to change that icon. We're currently in the process of changing our logo, though - details of which [[m:Wikiversity/logo|here]]. Maybe we should wait until that's decided? [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 16:28, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
== Cooperation with Wikihowto==
== Suggestion for additional school ==
I would like to invite everyone to cooperate with [http://howto.wikia.com/ Wikihowto]. I think we nead a way to make Wikihowto an Wikimedia project. Andi think Wikiversity could, maybe not replace Wikihowto, but at least evolve hand in hand. I think the both Wikiversity and Wikihowto are made to evolve together, don't you think? Please think about it if you do and tell other people about this two projects. (moa3333) [[User:80.236.113.58|80.236.113.58]] 12:01, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
hm... there is one of these (insert link to Wikihow)--[[User:24.208.123.129|24.208.123.129]] 01:38, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:I made a link to Wikihowto at '''[[Educational Wikis]]'''. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 02:05, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
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?
: 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;"> dark</span>]][[User talk:Darklama|<span style="background:darkslategray;color:white;padding:2px;">lama </span>]] 16:16, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
== I cant sign up! ==
== Picture of the day ==
It wont show me the security code, and i only see the dreaded little red x. :( --[[User:24.208.123.129|24.208.123.129]] 01:35, 7 September 2006 (UTC)Geobeedude
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)
:Account creation seems to be working now. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 01:53, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
i still cant see the verification code.
:There must be something wrong on your end, because other continue to be able to sign up, and I just checked and saw the codeword. I suggest trying to create an account from another computer, after that you'll be able to login from home as normal. - [[User:Trevor MacInnis|Trevor MacInnis]] 00:40, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
::Signups are working fine. I suggest you try accessing Wikipedia through a free web based proxy, as these may alter the image as it is passed on. --[[User:Draicone|<b>Draicone</b>]] [[User_talk:Draicone|<sup><span style="color: #FF9933;">(talk)</span></sup>]] 07:46, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
== [[Wikiversity:Vandal fighting unit]] ==
--[[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.
Similar to [[wikipedia:WP:CVU]], I've established this page to co-ordinate vandal fighting efforts (although I doubt this is very important right now). I'm a developer for [[wikipedia:WP:MWT]] and I intend to alter it slightly to work with Wikiversity. Input would be appreciated. --[[User:Draicone|<b>Draicone</b>]] [[User_talk:Draicone|<sup><span style="color: #FF9933;">(talk)</span></sup>]] 07:45, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
== Probable typo on the main page ==
:Please take a moment to read [[WV:SHRINE]] before you consider starting a vandal fighting project here. -- [[User:sebmol|sebmol]] [[User talk:sebmol|<sup>?</sup>]] 16:06, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
::I understand, and the goal of VFU is to identify vandalism, as once we reach a few thousands articles there will always be edits that go unnoticed. Any system established would include at least a couple of sysops and focus around recording vandalism attempts and reporting them to sysops (/custodians/admins/bureaucrats) so that appropriate action can be taken. --[[User:Draicone|<b>Draicone</b>]] [[User_talk:Draicone|<sup><span style="color: #FF9933;">(talk)</span></sup>]] 12:39, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I appreciate your enthusiasm but I also want to point out that vandalism and dealing with it is not supposed to be a big deal. People report it or notice it, it gets taken care of, we move on. By creating pages like the VFU, we're just creating yet another place for vandals to feel like they get any attention from us which presumably is exactly what we're trying to prevent. -- [[User:sebmol|sebmol]] [[User talk:sebmol|<sup>?</sup>]] 18:23, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
::::I understand. However, I've clarified VFU and I really just want to establish a system in place and educate users on how to deal with vandalism - currently, there's no way of knowing what to do with vandalism besides revert it unless another user tells you what to do. There's nothing saying, "Contact a sysop at [<nowiki></nowiki>[here]<nowiki></nowiki>]". Just reverting vandalism is good, but if vandals continue to compromise pages, people need to know what to do about it - in fact, they need to know what to do about it in the first place. I suppose a 'unit' is a bad idea, as it gives the impression of many vandal fighters actively reverting vandalism (which, unlike en:wp, is clearly not the situation). I simply felt that having a few users develop a page to educate the public on dealing with vandalism was useful. --[[User:Draicone|<b>Draicone</b>]] [[User_talk:Draicone|<sup><span style="color: #FF9933;">(talk)</span></sup>]] 09:12, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
== 3/4th ==
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)
We have spent 3/4th of wikiversity's existance redesigning the main page. Could we just throw one of the designs up there and call it good? It can always be reverted.--[[User:Rayc|Rayc]] | <small>([[User_talk:Rayc|Talk]])</small> 04:28, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
== Wikiversity in korean ==
:We've got some content started, there's hundreds of pages listed at [[Special:Allpages]]. --[[User:Draicone|<b>Draicone</b>]] [[User_talk:Draicone|<sup><span style="color: #FF9933;">(talk)</span></sup>]] 08:10, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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)
::If we are talking about a "design change" then the new main page should have the same content as the current main page....just with a new design. I'm reluctant to switch to either [[Wikiversity:Main Page/Design 1]] or [[Wikiversity:Main Page/Design 2]] because they have content changes. It is not easy for me to follow the trail of of past discussions starting at [[Wikiversity talk:Main Page/Design 1]] that might explain the content changes. There was a request made at ([[Wikiversity:Request custodian action]]) that "Design 2" be used, but there are no discussions at all at [[Wikiversity talk:Main Page/Design 2]]. If there are going to be content changes (new image, "where you can teach to learn and learn to teach", etc) then I would like to see a summary of the content changes and a description at [[Wikiversity talk:Main Page/Design 2]] of how those changes were selected. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 13:57, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
:::The bulk of the new design discussions are described here: [[Wikiversity_talk:Main_Page#New_page_design]], with links in that discussion to points elsewhere. The discussion includes various summaries as does the admin request page. JW, since you have objected to the new design in the past (on the Design 1 talk page) and as you are responsible for many of the recent new content changes/tweaks on the old front page design since the new design was developed (and hence you can best summarize those), I do not think you should serve as facilitator on this issue. Just my opinion, [[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 14:26, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
::::I have only had a few comments and suggestions about the new main page design. I originally [[User talk:Trevor MacInnis/MainPage#upper right overlap|wondered]] if what looked like an overlap in rectangles in [[User:Trevor MacInnis/MainPage|the upper right corner]] was a an error. I was told that it is a design feature. I requested that there be efforts made to make it easy to read any blue text placed on a blue background. I think it is reasonable that any page content changes existing in the new design be summarized and justified all in one place. There is a difference between making changes to the main page (the most observed page of the wiki) and making changes on a page that ranked [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~leon/stats/wikicharts/index.php?limit=100&ns=all&wiki=enwikiversity&month=08/2006 92nd] in terms of page views during the last week of August and [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~leon/stats/wikicharts/index.php?ns=all&limit=500&month=09%2F2006&wiki=enwikiversity 246th] so far during September. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 15:51, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Another summary: Of expressed views about posting the new design, there is a strong majority in favor of posting the new design. Usability issues seem to have been addressed. I do not wish to summarize this further or put work into reconciling the old main page and new main page. If you want to revise Design 2 feel free. A further review of the details of summaries provided already in several places and how to deal new emergent issues due to edits to the old main page will be hopefully a task that a custodian or other volunteer who posts Design 2 will take on, whenever. Personally, I believe Design 2 is ready to post and be adjusted by the community. It is past time for that. [[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 20:51, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
::Yes, I'm just talking about the main page. Lot of other stuff has been done, improved, etc, but the main page, the most visable page, is pretty much the same as it was a month ago. Is there anything I can do to help out with the redesign? Have you considered the [http://www.usability.uk.com/glossary/3-click-rule.htm three click rule?]--[[User:Rayc|Rayc]] 18:26, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
:I've implemented the main page as set out on ''Main Page Design 2''. I've also refactored it a bit so individual parts can be edited by users without custodian privileges. Should this not work, the subpages can be protected as needed. -- [[User:sebmol|sebmol]] [[User talk:sebmol|<sup>?</sup>]] 22:29, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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why were Image:South African classroom.jpg chose. Is wiki international? I mean that it which explain all people should be choose.
:It was changed from a bunch of dead white guys. It's an exact opposite picture and a stop gap until we get a random picture function or a logo to put their.--[[User:Rayc|Rayc]] 18:28, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
==Engineering PORTAL==
<div style="clear:both; margin-top:15px">
the engineering link on the main page needs to go to Portal:Engineering and Technology, not School:Engineering
;Why can't I edit Wikipedia?
:Changed it. Now the comSci people will have a 3 click path to there page from main. --[[User:Rayc|Rayc]] 18:43, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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::That is ok, since before it was a 5 click path because you kept getting redirected to the wrong place. [[User:DamienBlack|Damien Black]] 22:04, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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the engineering link was changed back to School:Engineering... why is it the only school there and why isn't it pointing to Portal:Engineering and Technology? [[User:DamienBlack|Damien Black]] 23:27, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
;Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?
:Well, It might of been because of the main page switch over, though if not, there probably is a good reason for it. Math also has a school on the main page.--[[User:Rayc|Rayc]] 03:26, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
Probably not, although if you can demonstrate a pattern of future editing in strict accordance with our [[Wikipedia:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]] policy, you ''may'' be granted this right. See [[WP:FAQ/Organizations|Wikipedia's FAQ for Organizations]] for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the [[WP:Conflict of interest|conflict of interest guidance]] to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again.
== Main Page picture ==
;What can I do now?
This new picture on the Main Page is certainly looking better than the previous one, and it associates on school and learning more efficiently, but its big problem is that there are no people in it at all. And since this aspect is very important, if I had to choose between them, I'd choose the old happy corridor instead of this sad abandoned lonely classroom. The old picture reflects the Wikiversity's openness and community way better than this looking-good, but wrong-message-sending one. --[[User:Ђорђе Д. Божовић|George D. Bozovic]] <sup>[[User talk:Ђорђе Д. Божовић|talk]]</sup> 23:22, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you will probably not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again. Consider using [[WP:Alternative outlets|one of the many websites]] that allow this instead.
:Oh, I see, the pictures are changing daily. Good idea! --[[User:Ђорђе Д. Божовић|George D. Bozovic]] <sup>[[User talk:Ђорђе Д. Божовић|talk]]</sup> 01:08, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
If you ''do'' intend to make useful contributions about some other topic, you must convince a [[WP:ADMIN|Wikipedia administrator]] that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:
An empty lecture hall isn't very wiki-ish, in my view, but I understand what "beta" means and will be back to see the steady improvements. Thanks for all the efforts. [http://www.gardnercampbell.net/blog1 | Gardner Campbell] 18:02 24 September 2006 (UTC)
== Main Page: New Design ==
Nice design. Congratulations to the designers. {{User:205.189.97.202/Sig}}
:'''Yes, thank you very much to [[User:Trevor MacInnis|Trevor MacInnis]] and [[User:David Levy|David Levy]] for their talented and extensive work''' in creating and refining the new main page design. Thank you also to everyone who shared input and comments. :) --[[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 01:28, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
== Motto for Wikipedia? ==
"Help create a motto and a slogan for Wikipedia." It should be Wikiversity, shouldn't it? –[[User:Dilaudid|Dilaudid]] 21:47, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks for the hint, I've changed it. How embarrassing...-- [[User:sebmol|sebmol]] [[User talk:sebmol|<sup>?</sup>]] 21:51, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
::That makes me laugh. <chuckle> [[User:205.189.97.202|205.189.97.202]] 02:18, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
== Talk archive ==
Done talk needes to be deleted or archived to give focus to current talk. Archiving done talk for a month on a separate page provides users a place to check up on done talk they initiated, more graceful than deleting directly. If you can improve this, please do. Ideas? Thanks! :-) [[User:Rogerhc|Rogerhc]] 04:27, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:I don't understand what you mean by this. Most of the time I just make a page like [[Wikiversity talk:Main Page/Archive 1]] and place all of the non-current talk on there. You shouldn't ever completely delete anything. --[[User:Mateo|Mateo]] 18:05, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
::I'll see if I can write a bot to auto archive the talk page, or better yet, find a bot that's already been written. --[[User:Draicone|<b>Draicone</b>]] [[User_talk:Draicone|<sup><span style="color: #FF9933;">(talk)</span></sup>]] 23:15, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
:::[[w:User:Werdnabot]] might be useful, operated by [[w:User:Werdna]] – [[User:86.138.33.165|86.138.33.165]] 22:39, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
==relation to wikipedia?==
Does participation in this project require participation in wikipedia? I don't support wikipedia for a variety of reasons, but would like to edit here. What is the nature of the relationship between the two, beyond that they are owned by the same people. thanks. --[[User:Mateo|Mateo]] 18:05, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:Well, a number of editors here, including myself also edit Wikipedia, so that's a definite connection. Also, many policies, and indeed articles are adapated from Wikipedia as the project gets started. This project requires no participation in Wikipedia, so you shouldn't have to worry about that.--<b><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[User:Digitalme|<span style="color:gray;">digital</span>]]<span style="color:gray;">_</span>[[User_talk:Digitalme|<span style="color:red;">me</span>]]</span></b> 01:51, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
== UC Berkeley offers courses and symposia through Google Video ==
[http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=news_single.html?id=5947 UC Berkeley offers courses and symposia through Google Video].
Should each Wikiversity course link to the relevant videos, if any are available?
--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 05:57, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
:I don't see why not. We encourage the use of learning materials, including those which cannot (due to technical or legal restrictions) be offered directly through Wikiversity. I'm not sure how many videos we'll actually have, however. --[[User:Draicone|<b>Draicone</b>]] [[User_talk:Draicone|<sup><span style="color: #FF9933;">(talk)</span></sup>]] 09:22, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
== General layout suggestions ==
I would like to suggest the following:<BR>
I think Wikiversity should, as a general layout devide in accordence
to the following hierarchy : ( the arrows are directed from high to low hierarchy.)
general schools(e.g chemistry, psychology --> more specific schools(analytical chemistry or
Under that hierarchy I think each lesson/lecture page should have side pages (like "edit this
page" and "discussion" ) in which a Q&A page from actual students and proffesors would be held.
I'm only suggesting a discussion on "the general layout" and not making a pinpointed suggestion.
If there is already a discussion on General layout somewhere then I'm truly sorry for I did
not find it anywhere. in that case, please move my suggestions to the right place.
--(User: Eshy, Israel - unregisterd Wikimediaist.)
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:A way of using "schools" was developed during the period of time that Wikiversity existed at Wikibooks (see [[b:Wikiversity:Wikiversity Schools]]). In that system, one school does not contain other schools. The curent system for a hierarchy of academic subjects is described at [[Wikiversity:Namespaces]] and [[Wikiversity:Naming conventions]].
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:"each lesson/lecture page should have side pages (like "edit this page" and "discussion" ) in which a Q&A page from actual students and proffesors would be held" <-- I agree that Wikiversity needs to find good ways to promote discussions, question and answer sessions, debate, etc among participants. It is easy to make links to subpages that can hold discussions. Hopefully the wiki software will be improved so as to provide additional features such as threaded discussions that are easily searchable. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 22:46, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
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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 page for the main page learning project.
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 Colloquium, which is where the main talking at Wikiversity goes on! See you there.
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. Sj 05:18, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
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. Leadtimpani 15:25, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Is this an online school here . --JabocJacobOhYeah 23:08, 1 March 2011 (UTC)__ __
i've noticed that (at least) the icon links to other wikimedia projects at the bottom of the Wikiversity main page are not {{sec link auto|...}} type links, so someone using the https version of the projects gets directed back to the http version. This is a bug IMHO. 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...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. Template:Sec link auto links to the Wikipedia Minkowski space article. What is missing is to actually use these... Boud 18:57, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
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. –SJ+ 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. -- darklama 12:50, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
Is it possible to add a link to a Youtube-movie? Which code should you use? 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,
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".
BrandonSkyHTFFan04 (talk) 13:45, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
So sorry the change took until now to implement. It's done. --HappyCamper (talk) 05:51, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
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?
Aries Eroles (talk) 14:48, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
The picture of major scales is not comprehensive. It should also have the "flat" keys like F major.--Jasper Deng (talk) 03:30, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
--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.
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" ? Kierkkadon (talk) 14:00, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Can you please add the korean wikiversity interwiki to "In other languages". It was already approved.--Biólogo conservacionista (discuss • contribs) 02:17, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
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Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?
Probably not, although if you can demonstrate a pattern of future editing in strict accordance with our neutral point of view policy, you may be granted this right. See Wikipedia's FAQ for Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again.
What can I do now?
If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you will probably not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
If you do intend to make useful contributions about some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:
Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.
