[Wikipedia-l] Re: Portals, flags, chaos

Josh Gerdes wikipedia at gerdesfamily.com
Wed Jan 12 03:01:04 UTC 2005


It sounds good to me, and I spend most of my time on the English Wikipedia.

Josh Gerdes
(en:User:JoshG)

David Gerard wrote:
> Sj (2.718281828 at gmail.com) [050111 05:47]:
> 
> 
>>In the long run, philosophically, I think you're right.  In the short
>>run, we should focus on usability and minimizing seek time -- an area
>>where the site is already weak.
>>If we're going to force people through a portal, it should be clear
>>how to use it and should load instantly, not in 15 seconds.
> 
> 
> 
> The load time is problematic, but I think 'how to use it' is pretty damned
> obvious.
> 
> A quick question: does *anyone* whose usual wikipedia is *not* en: like the
> idea of www redirecting to en?
> 
> 
> - d.




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