Template talk:Wiki list

Removal of 2 fields and more

• The "Edit Mode" field is nice information to have, but I think difficult for the average user to figure out and enter. Therefore it may be a barrier to people who might otherwise enter or edit our wiki pages. I believe that the cost outweighs the benefit and therefore this field should be removed in the interest of simplicity.
• By the same toke, I believe that the "Last Reviewed" date is unnecessary. It forces us to think about what a "Review" is, i.e. if you change anything on the record it has been reviewed? It is also a pain to update and redundant with the wikis existing functionality of keeping edit history. So I recommend its removal.
• If we decide to do this it seems that it would be best to simply edit the "Wiki List" template. Alternatively, we could make a new template, but I'm afraid that will cause more confusion.
• Also, we should probably add "WikiNode" to this template and not create a separate template for that
• Also, I don't think the "WikiTourBus" is significant enough to put on the template. Using WikiIndex, the tourbus isn't really that necessary?

Thoughts? --Raymond King | talk 22:02, 15 Feb 2006 (EST)

Any interest in pulling together a meeting for discussing the many site issues that folks have brought up? A happening perhaps? !MarkDilley | talk

• The Edit Mode is an important look at wiki, can we discribe it or label it differently?
• I could go for losing the Last Reviewed date.
• Adding WikiNode to the ~100 vibrant wiki to test the idea. But am open to the idea of starting it now.
• I wasn't aware of anyone advocating for TourBusStop on the template (a TourBusStop for WikiIndex, yes!)
• Can there be consideration of losing the Topic category? adding it into the description?

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Conclusions so far

1. Remove date of last edit (done)
2. Add Wiki Node (done)
3. Create new template "Template:Wiki" (done)
4. Widdle down the number of edit modes from 16 to a goal of 4 (in process) conversation moved to Category talk:Wiki Edit Mode#16 .28now 14.29 down to 4 process

Additional categories

Wikinsider unsightly 'Additional Categories'

Since we are talking about changing things right now, I am reasserting that we have a meeting of minds. We did that the other night with Ray's agenda, but I would like to call for an open agenda, mostly because I have things to discuss as well, specifically the Additional Categories space. I feel it is redundant, and I was trying to deal with that issue by placing a footer above the "natural" media wiki category strip at the bottom. Here is an example of what I am talking about, from Wikinsider.

For me, it stikes a redundant cord. Anyway, I would like us to have a "happeing" or something like that. It is great that we moved on many issues over the last few days, would like to try to tackle or come up with a plan for others ideas too! :-) Best, MarkDilley | talk

I'm happy to WikiIndex:Happening. :-) I still feel that there's no reason to have the categories show up in the text. I'd rather use the Wikimedia category feature as written instead of using the {{tag}} or category templates we created to display those categories in the text of the page. TedErnst | talk 17:40, 17 Feb 2006 (EST)

Let's take this conversation to WikiIndex talk:How do categories work, okay? TedErnst | talk 15:01, 18 Feb 2006 (EST)