Hey all,
Using my volunteer account and time, I have proposed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Sidebar_update
The sidebar has long driven many of us who care about usability crazy.
I've proposed what I think is a reasonable compromise, where we don't
remove a lot of links, but create a special new "Contribute" section
focused on ways to participate, and we reword or move major functions
like About, Help, Contact etc.