[Wikitech-l] Wording (RE: SOPA banner implementation)

2012-01-17 Thread Daniel Barrett
http://test.wikipedia.org/?banner=blackout As a writer, I believe the current message (The Wikipedia community has authorized...) is long and wordy and therefore not likely to be read by most users. I recommend shortening simplifying it. Here's an example that removes 30+ words and preserves

Re: [Wikitech-l] Wording (RE: SOPA banner implementation)

2012-01-17 Thread Markus Krötzsch
On 17/01/12 15:01, Daniel Barrett wrote: http://test.wikipedia.org/?banner=blackout As a writer, I believe the current message (The Wikipedia community has authorized...) is long and wordy and therefore not likely to be read by most users. I recommend shortening simplifying it. Here's an

Re: [Wikitech-l] Wording (RE: SOPA banner implementation)

2012-01-17 Thread Happy Melon
On 17 January 2012 15:23, Markus Krötzsch mar...@semantic-mediawiki.orgwrote: On 17/01/12 15:01, Daniel Barrett wrote: http://test.wikipedia.org/?banner=blackout As a writer, I believe the current message (The Wikipedia community has authorized...) is long and wordy and therefore not

Re: [Wikitech-l] Wording (RE: SOPA banner implementation)

2012-01-17 Thread Leslie Carr
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 7:31 AM, Happy Melon happy.melon.w...@gmail.com wrote: On 17 January 2012 15:23, Markus Krötzsch mar...@semantic-mediawiki.orgwrote: On 17/01/12 15:01, Daniel Barrett wrote: http://test.wikipedia.org/?banner=blackout As a writer, I believe the current message