You can customize the toolbox on any wiki by editing
MediaWiki:Monaco-toolbox. The links that you mention aren't used by most
users, so they aren't part of the default toolbox. If they're important to
you, then you can customize the toolbox.
-- Danny
User:Toughpigs
Community Development Manager, Wikia
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 3:24 PM, DanTMan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Before it's made global, can the techs go back over various locations
> (Main Page, User page, User subpage, Recent changes, an Article) and
> verify that /every/ accessibility link in Monobook also has a
> counterpart in Monaco. I've noticed that Monaco is still missing some of
> the important links that are automatically put into Monobook's toolbox.
> Most notably the link pointing to the relevant
> [[Special:Recentchangeslinked/{{FULLPAGENAME}}]] page does not appear in
> Monaco. Those are fairly important to the UI, especially when it comes
> to someone using the [[Special:Mypage/Watchlist]] trick to create a
> watchlist they can use a RSS feed for, I had to manually edit the
> contents of the address bar to try and get there. And even worse, I
> don't recall if the RSS button even was there?
>
> ~Daniel Friesen(Dantman) of:
> -The Nadir-Point Group (http://nadir-point.com)
> --It's Wiki-Tools subgroup (http://wiki-tools.com)
> --Games-G.P.S. (http://ggps.org)
> -And Wikia ACG on Wikia.com (http://wikia.com/wiki/Wikia_ACG)
>
> Gil Penchina wrote:
> > I have some important news. Wikia is making some changes to the way
> > that our wikis look, and we'll see these changes rolling out site-wide
> > over the next few weeks.
> >
> > Wikia has grown tremendously over the last few years. Since our launch
> > in 2004, Wikia has grown from one shared server to more than 6,000
> > communities supported by 84 servers and a nine member community team
> > offering help from around the world 24. Wikia is home to the most
> > passionate communities on the internet and I'm always excited to see the
> > amazing and beautiful sites that you're creating. Our goal is to enable
> > you, our most important customers, to build the world's best resource on
> > every topic.
> >
> > Wikia provides more than free hosting and bandwidth. We offer technical
> > support, great new features and extensions, promotional opportunities
> > and community support. Those services are provided free for all users,
> > with costs paid by advertisers.
> >
> > However, the internet ad market is changing and we have to change to
> > keep up. Our challenge is to offer an attractive package to our
> > advertisers, while maintaining the best user experience possible for our
> > readers and editors:
> >
> > * We have to standardize the way our site looks across all wikis, using
> > the Monaco skin for anonymous users. In the past, communities have used
> > various skins -- Monaco, Quartz or Monobook. That's a luxury that we
> > can't afford to offer any more, as advertisers strongly prefer a
> > consistent look-and-feel.
> >
> > * Based on your feedback, we're making some changes to Monaco that
> > return it to more of a Monobook look and feel and moves the content
> > higher on the page.
> >
> > * We're going to roll out a more flexible ad server that will let us
> > vary the size, location and placement of ads.
> >
> > The changes will be rolled out site-wide over the next few weeks.
> > There's a lot of information about what's coming up on this page:
> > http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia's_New_Style<http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia%27s_New_Style>.
> > I'll hit the highlights
> > here, and then you can read more about it on that page.
> >
> > The big changes will be:
> >
> > * Every wiki will use Monaco as the default skin but we will continue to
> > offer choice for registered users who want to set their preferences
> >
> > * The edit bar and the content area will move up, replacing the area
> > where the banner ad was.
> >
> > * Article pages will have ads in the content area. Logged-in users
> > will only see one ad unit on article pages -- a 300x250 ad unit at the
> > top right. (On pages where a 300x250 ad would disrupt a table, the ad
> > will render as a banner ad)
> >
> > * The logo will return to the Monobook 135x155px Wiki.png image.
> >
> > * Main pages will be redesigned to accommodate a 300x250px ad unit.
> >
> > * Ads will be removed from many pages used by our most active users and
> > will only appear on article pages, image pages, preview pages and
> > category pages.
> >
> > Obviously, this will be a period of adjustment, especially for wikis
> > that have been using Monobook. The community and content teams will be
> > working with many communities over the next few weeks to help make the
> > transition. I know that many people are attached to the Monobook skin,
> > and I hope the new Monaco gives people more of the Monobook feel, with a
> > number of advantages that make the wiki experience better. For example:
> >
> > * The Monaco skin is easier to customize to fit a particular community's
> > look and feel. There are more opportunities to add color and images to
> > the skin.
> >
> > * The page is now optimized, so the content loads faster.
> >
> > * Monaco is easier for new wiki users to understand. The majority of
> > internet users still don't realize that there's an "edit" button on
> > Wikipedia. That's because on Monobook, all the important links and
> > buttons are written in 8.5-point type. Monaco is designed to make the
> > important stuff stand out, like the edit button and the search box and
> > we've seen increased usage of both.
> >
> > * When wikis have switched from Monobook to Monaco, they've seen huge
> > jumps in the number of readers, contributors and user logins. As an
> > example, Teletraan-I: The Transformers Wiki switched to Monaco in April.
> > Comparing January (in Monobook) to May (in Monaco), the wiki's traffic
> > jumped up 46%. Anonymous logins went up 223%, and use of the search box
> > went up an amazing 541%. People clicked on items in the navigation
> > flyout menus 38,000 times in May, and the number of active editors went
> > up 51%, from 78 in January to 118 in May.
> >
> > Overall, we feel that the changes will improve the health and growth of
> > the entire Wikia community by converting more viewers into contributors
> > to make our communities more vibrant. At the same time, the changes will
> > give us the resources to ensure that every wiki will be able to continue
> > to count on Wikia for support and great service for years to come.
> >
> > Thank you for your continued support and for the amazing work that you
> > do every day to build a great resource on every topic.
> >
> > User:Gil
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