Users can also do a further breakdown if they don't like the sitewide
sidebar/toolbox ala [[Special:Mypage/Monaco-sidebar]] and
[[Special:Mypage/Monaco-toolbox]]
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 7:17 PM, Danny Horn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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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