IMO I think it was certainly a welcome change (the FL, FT, and FS) if
anything else. It's almost natural to suggest that we do something like
this on a monthly (or even more) basis. It would most certainly increase
overall quality, as Featured Content (especially Featured Lists) would
be scrutinized more before they appear on the Main Page, as we currently
do, or are supposed to do, with Featured Articles.
Also, I was away from my computer this weekend, but didn't the
controversy with Jimbo on the Main Page revolved around the caption more
than the image itself (i.e. "Jimmy Wales founded Wikipedia with Larry
Sanger"); at least that was the vibes I received late Friday evening.
-MuZemike
On 1/14/2011 10:56 PM, Carcharoth wrote:
"Wikipedia is celebrating its tenth anniversary!
To mark the occasion,
Wikipedia is showcasing content not normally featured on the main
page."
I nearly fell off my chair in surprise!
"Today's featured list"
"Today's featured topic"
"Today's featured sound"
Will be interesting to see what the page traffic is to those pages
while this change is in effect.
Now I just have to find links to the discussions about this change.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page#10th_Anniversary_FA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Today%27s_featured_article/requ…
Oh, and the featured photo of Jimbo is getting a fair amount of commentary...
Carcharoth
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