[Foundation-l] Did you say usability ?

2010-06-15 Thread Teofilo
What would you think about an automobile repair shop, when you discover after you try the car again that you can no longer remove the key and stop the engine ? This what happened on the Spanish Wikipedia where I logged in and found out that the logout link (Salir in Spanish) is hidden behind the

Re: [Foundation-l] Did you say usability ?

2010-06-15 Thread Domas Mituzas
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Teofilo teofilow...@gmail.com wrote: What would you think about an automobile repair shop, when you discover after you try the car again that you can no longer remove the key and stop the engine ? that perpetuum mobile exists, I'd be grateful for it. there're

Re: [Foundation-l] Did you say usability ?

2010-06-15 Thread Brandon Harris
On 6/15/10 12:17 AM, Teofilo wrote: I finally found out how to log out, and I sometimes use different web browsers, but it is difficult to say this is a nice experience. Hello! As I'm certain you know, the testing of all browser/operating system/resolution/language

Re: [Foundation-l] Did you say usability ?

2010-06-15 Thread Nikola Smolenski
On 06/15/2010 09:27 AM, Domas Mituzas wrote: On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Teofiloteofilow...@gmail.com wrote: What would you think about an automobile repair shop, when you discover after you try the car again that you can no longer remove the key and stop the engine ? that perpetuum

Re: [Foundation-l] Did you say usability ?

2010-06-15 Thread Teofilo
2010/6/15, Brandon Harris bhar...@wikimedia.org: Could you provide me with the exact operating system and browser versions you are using? Thanks. I replied at

Re: [Foundation-l] Did you say usability ?

2010-06-15 Thread Teofilo
2010/6/15, Domas Mituzas midom.li...@gmail.com: there're some better ways to report problems though, like http://bugs.wikimedia.org/ Yes. So the topic for a talk on the foundation list would be : should Wikipedia stop to support older computers or older web browsers like Internet Explorer 6 ?

Re: [Foundation-l] Did you say usability ?

2010-06-15 Thread henna
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 10:36, Teofilo teofilow...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/6/15, Domas Mituzas midom.li...@gmail.com: there're some better ways to report problems though, like http://bugs.wikimedia.org/ Yes. So the topic for a talk on the foundation list would be : should Wikipedia stop to

Re: [Foundation-l] Did you say usability ?

2010-06-15 Thread Domas Mituzas
Hi! Yes. So the topic for a talk on the foundation list would be : should Wikipedia stop to support older computers or older web browsers like Internet Explorer 6 ? Older web browsers - maybe, if the cost to maintain becomes too high. In many cases definite answers are quite difficult, as

Re: [Foundation-l] Did you say usability ?

2010-06-15 Thread Platonides
Teofilo wrote: 2010/6/15, Brandon Harris bhar...@wikimedia.org: Could you provide me with the exact operating system and browser versions you are using? Thanks. I replied at

Re: [Foundation-l] Did you say usability ?

2010-06-15 Thread Teofilo
2010/6/15, Domas Mituzas midom.li...@gmail.com: Well, there're no incentives for keeping old cars, as they emit more CO2, are noisier, etc. Old computers are similar What a pity they are not similar to old sewing machines, old vacuum cleaners, old electric ovens, or old tables or old chairs.

Re: [Foundation-l] Did you say usability ?

2010-06-15 Thread Domas Mituzas
Hi! What a pity they are not similar to old sewing machines, old vacuum cleaners, old electric ovens, or old tables or old chairs. I'm sorry that I have to say that (I really feel sorry!), but you sir are an idiot, and that explains your old PC problem too, a bit, in a way. I'm sorry if you