James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
> Neil Schneider wrote:
>>..
>>> Maybe I should ask whether hiding deletions (from general users) is
>>> considered desirable? I was thinking we're just trying to keep it
>>> from
>>> cluttering the nav-menu.
>>
>> I guess we would have to answer another question first, for whom is
>> the "recent changes" displayed. The average viewer doesn't really
>> care, I think. Because they're not into managing the site so much,
>> and
>> more into viewing the content. Those who are sitemanagers would like
>> to see it when they log in, because it tells them something about
>> the
>> state of the site.
>
> In my previous post I've removed the recent-changes portlet, to see
> how
> it looks,
>
> ..but..
>
> I think it's worth considering the following:
>
> Web visitors don't always know how to discover things. Nor sometimes
> even how to navigate effectively, nor how to subscribe to changes.
>
> For those users, the recent changes list at least puts a few page
> titles
> in front of them.
>
> I wouldn't be surprised if even the experienced users give the recent
> changes a checkin-glance to see what they've been missing.
>
> So, I guess I lean toward retaining a recent changes portlet.
>
> Q: ..other opinions..?
In some views, specifically when clicking on the caledar to bring up
an event, a "related" panel appears on the left. If there was a
feature that connected related pages in a navigation panel, that might
be useful to anonymous users coming to the site.
I think the "recent changes" panel is useful for site admins, allowing
them to see work that others have done recently. Anonymous users, not
so much.
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