Hi Members,

I am offering my opinion on two issues that have come up in the last few days. I do so, trying to keep the user, or pure inquirer in mind, as well as, the editors and authors.

First, in regard to "redirect highlighting" proposed by Mr. Manske, I think that a regular Wikipedia reader will find this quite disconcerting. At most, I think it should be a logged-in user's choice.

Second, in regard to the "first page" or "main page" contents, I think the main page, as it is, is far too "busy" for the everyday user. They should be looking for a choice of language and a place to put a search argument. I think that is pretty much all that belongs there, in terms of content. This doesn't mean the page cannot be attractive.

I don't think either of these choices would be a big imposition to our editors and authors.

Again, just my opinion...

As Ever,

Ruth Ifcher

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