Max Bowsher <[email protected]> writes: > The page currently says: "The summary bar should always end with a > sentence encouraging the reader to ask for help whenever they need it, > linking to the Help page." > > I have two problems with this: > > * It means there's a bit of boilerplate occupying the same visual space > as the summary, making the per-page information less accessible at a glance. > > * I think it sets the wrong tone (treating users of the wiki as > excessively stupid) to repeat this exhortation on every single page. > > Including the exhortation totally makes sense on pages like Getting or > Running, but for me provokes a "huh? what? random out of context > statement?" reaction from me on pages like https://dev.launchpad.net/Trunk. > > If we really want a link to Help on every information-disseminating > page, I think it needs to be phrased more in keeping with the character > of the page (e.g. "If you have questions about the content of this page, > please [[Help|ask us!]]") and would preferably be in a separate style to > the per-page content such that people can easily start to ignore the > boilerplate once they're aware of it.
I've adjusted the WikiConventions page accordingly. Please just hack away at any summary bar you think needs it, and same for the WikiConventions page. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-dev Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-dev More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
