On 8/21/14, 3:36 PM, Helen Halbert wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just a heads up to say that Wikidata will get its new Main page early
> next week, and this is a final call for you to leave any last-minute
> concerns you may have (at least before it goes live).
>
> The full announcement on Project Chat, including a summary outlining
> the major changes and links to feedback received from the community
> can be found here:
> http://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#The_new_Main_page_is_coming.21
>
> You can see also preview what the new Main page will look like at
> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Portal_Redesign/draft
>

This looks really cool! I haven't really been paying attention (sorry!),
so let me know if there's a better place to leave my feedback, or if
something has already been discussed.

* How do you plan on localizing the black banner with English words in
it? MediaWiki supports localized SVGs if I remember correctly, but
doesn't have a method to translate them (E:TranslateSvg hasn't been
deployed yet).
* If the JS is slow to load, the collapsible box of languages will be
open, and then close, leading the page to shift weirdly.
* The currently featured tool doesn't support HTTPS, which is something
that would be really nice to have when this goes live. I would suggest
switching to a different tool until that can be fixed.
* I feel uncomfortable linking to Facebook/Twitter/etc. on the main page.
* Will translations be prepared before the major switch happens?

All that said, the new design looks fantastic :)
-- Legoktm

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