[Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia redefined -- typography and UX and such

[Mono]

They have no financial means or interest in doing so, Deryck. They are a
design studio trying to push their work to prospective employers. Although
they could serve ads alongside the content, they do not have the
advertising budget to facilitate any sort of uptake. Plus, they could never
compete in Google.

The only way Wikipedia's interface will improve is if we demand to improve
it.

On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Deryck Chan <deryckchan at wikimedia.hk> wrote:

> Keyhole solution:
> The MediaWiki API and Wikipedia copyright and trademark licences allow
> Wikipedia Redefined to implement their ideas already. It will, of course,
> be marketed as an alternative browsing and editing device like AWB
> currently is. If there's enough uptake, it's never too late for WMF to buy
> them up :)
>
> On 5 September 2012 22:11, Andreas Kolbe <jayen466 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670648/a-promising-wikipedia-overhaul-designed-to-squash-info-overload#1
> >
> >
> > A follow-up article on the redesign. Excerpt:
> >
> >
> > ---o0o---
> >
> >
> > So, will we all be able to enjoy this clear and concise online experience
> > anytime soon? Kazlauskas put the odds at a discouraging, and definitive,
> > “zero chance,” even though the response has been positive. “So far the
> > reaction of people at Wikipedia--creators, not users, mind you--is they
> are
> > not ready for anything radical,” he says (and the whole endeavor reminds
> me
> > a bit of Wired’s similar attempt to updating
> > Craigslist<
> >
> http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/17-09/ff_craigslist_makeover
> > >
> > for
> > a feature package a few years ago).
> >
> > Despite the unlikelihood of implementation, the team still sees an
> > opportunity to leverage what they’ve done for an audience who would no
> > doubt welcome the opportunity to tool around with the slick style. “We
> are
> > already working on app which will use new interface to read Wikipedia,”
> > Kazlauskas explains. “We’ll see how that goes and if anyone’s
> interested.”
> > What say you, knowledge-seekers?
> > ---o0o---
> >
> >
> > Personally, I would welcome third-party offers of alternative skins.
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