At 09:51 PM 2/21/02 -0500, Mark wrote:
1)How do I create a special page (New system features?) that will show up on the sidebar?
Right now this can only be done by changing the PHP code that runs the wikipedia.
2)Can we place a link at least on the recent changes page and the homepage (could it be in a different color and blink?) and how does inserting a link to a special page differ from inserting a link to a regular page?
Editing the special pages is something which can only be done programatically, or by a sysop. I think we can and should make the link a different color, but I'm sure a blinking link will become distracting very quickly.
Distracting is putting it mildly. For me, it would literally make the Wikipedia unusable, because I would be unable to look at the pages comfortable. I may not be the only contributor who has difficulties with blinking objects, including Web links.