Wikipedia talk:About
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About sub-page
Per requests from some editors on AN/I, I have created a sub-page for IP and new users to comment, given the volume of unproductive edits made to this page. Wikipedia talk:About/New and anonymous editors is the page in question. If you watch this page currently, please watch that page too and respond as best as possible. Thanks. Protonk (talk) 19:32, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
First paragraph
I think there is overlinking in the first paragraph. Some of the links don't really make much sense, and I don't think we want to encourage readers to click away from the article before they have even read the first paragraph. I suggest reducing the number of links. Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 01:43, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
Contents
I thinkt that the contents of this page is rather long winded but i like to thank the person who contributed it because it is very useful! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.12.26.142 (talk) 12:21, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
Simple.
Simple thing about Wikipedia.
It is a great wiki/site. Its a wiki/site where people can share their knowledge with other people.
Requested move
- The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
The result of the move request was: Page moved. Ucucha 14:51, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia:About → Help:About — As well as a means of segregating information based on readership, the namespaces determine what sort of content can be expected. Wikipedia namespace is the project namespace and should be kept for editing and all other related pages. The Help namespace should be for help. This page is primarily for reader help and therefore should not be in Wikipedia namespace (which is for editors). Help:About current redirects to this page. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 10:19, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
Survey
- Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with
*'''Support'''or*'''Oppose''', then sign your comment with~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's policy on article titles.
Discussion
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- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
Regarding the request above.. seems there was no discussion at all. However I'd like to re-open this discussion because I think this page should be moved back to its original and long-held title. Wikipedia:About is linked pretty much everywhere, including at the very bottom of every page (in both monobook and vector). Considering it's literally part of the interface it's probably better if the link doesn't redirect. -- Ϫ 11:08, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
With the sole exception of this one page, Alan Liefting's comment regarding namespaces is valid and I totally agree with it. -- Ϫ 11:34, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Not underground
Wikipedia is not a counter-cultural or subversive organization. In the free world people express their truth openly. People even stand for office and confront controversy honestly. This encyclopedia need not increase fear. The article says
- Users can contribute anonymously, under a pseudonym, or with their real identity, if they choose, though the latter is discouraged for safety reasons.
Many users are easily identified and located by their user names, and this article about the project need not say there is a safety concern.Rgdboer (talk) 21:52, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
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- Thank you User:Cybercobra for eliminating the final eight words cited above. Further, we have had ten days in which there has been no reaction. The invitation has lost its ominous tone.Rgdboer (talk) 01:31, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
Pillars, please?
Would it be helpful if the pillars were displayed on this page, to help new editors know what's most important (at least theoretically)? There is a link to them but it's buried, rather than prominent.
Thanks for considering, Postpostmod (talk) 12:32, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
- Agreed, I'll give the pillars a link more prominently in the lead. -- Ϫ 14:55, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
Credits
I've added a brief paragraph on credits. The CC-BY license requires that we give attribution, and while Wikipedians know that this is done by looking at the page history, for text, and clicking on an image, I could find no place where this is made clear to the casual user. --agr (talk) 10:33, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
