On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com wrote:
Hoi, Please read what Tim wrote; he suggested for you to take time and not decide in a hurry to move away from vector.
Yes, I read what Tim wrote, but I beg to differ on that suggestion and would like to explain why. The issue is urgent now (we have switched to Vector and get massive complaints about it) and any fixes to Vector will take their time. It is not just one or two small details that can be fixed quickly. Rolling back the default skin would be a quick solution that would *buy us the time needed* to fix the issues with Vector. We're not talking about a long-term decision to keep Monobook as default. Development on Vector will continue and once Vector is sufficiently improved it is likely that a clear majority in the community will prefer it to Monobook and the switch could then be made driven by the community.
Tim's suggestion, on the other hand, would mean that we should urge the community and our readers to be patient and wait another couple of months (while using Vector as default) and then, after Vector has been improved, we might perhaps poll the community about whether they still want to switch back or not. The end result of this approach might be the same (we have an improved Vector skin as default), but the process is much more frustrating. The worst thing about it might be that the community and our readers would feel as if a new skin was introduced without asking and possibly against the will of a majority of those who are affected. That would not look good on us.
Martin