On 25/10/08 03:34, John Beckett wrote: > The Vim Tips wiki is at http://vim.wikia.com/ > > Wikia is a for-profit company. They tried unobtrusive text ads, but found > their > revenue is insufficient (in fact, there are current news stories about 10% of > Wikia > staff being layed off). > > Therefore, Wikia has made some changes which have finally hit our wiki: > - Anonymous users will see ads on most pages. > - Logged on users should only see ads on the main page. > - Logged on users will see a blank space instead of an ad. > - Some ads are really ugly flash crap (can be reported). > - The default skin has changed to Monaco Smoke.
Well, at least that last doesn't hit me: one of the first preferences I set on every wikimedia site where I'm registered is to set my preferred skin to Cologne Blue (with left floating sidebar). It has at least two advantages: (1) I get a much more uniform look and feel than with the various default skins, and (2) if my logon expires it's _very_ obvious the next time I browse the site. > > There is a procedure to report "bad ads" whereby you work out the URL of the > offending item, then email it to Wikia. I might do a little of this, but only > in > really extreme cases: > http://help.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Bad_advertisements > > I recommend that readers create an account and log on. You will be asked your > date > of birth (required by the US COPPA child protection act). Enter a bogus birth > date > in 1990 or earlier. I recommend a genuine email address: I have received no > junk > mail, but it is handy to receive an email if you choose to watch a page, or if > another user wants to contact you (they don't see your email address unless > you > reply). > > When you log on, there is an option to remember your logon. I choose that, > and only > have to log on once a month. > > The ads will be a hassle, but they are somewhat unavoidable. Wikia provide a > very > good service and I'm going to try to live with the ads. > > John Best regards, Tony. -- hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: 224. You set up your own Web page. You set up a Web page for each of your kids... and your pets. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
