Proposal: change the wiki.ubuntu.com front page

[Matthew East]

David,

On 7 June 2011 22:56, David D. Lowe <daviddlowe.flimm at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a proposal to change the front page of wiki.ubuntu.com. It needs to
> emphasise the difference between wiki.ubuntu.com and help.ubuntu.com more
> than it does already.

I agree with you.

> Here is my list of changes:
>
> I've deleted the section entitled "Getting Help With Ubuntu".
>
> Instead, under the header "Getting Involved", I've added a paragraph in a
> blue box next to an information icon, copied from this page:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Signpost/TimeTaken
>
> The text of that paragraph is:
>
> "If you are looking for user help related documentation, please go to
> Official Help Documentation or Community Support to find support
> information. The purpose of this wiki is solely to assist Ubuntu
> contributors."
>
> The last sentence is an addition of mine and is there to re-emphasise the
> purpose of wiki.u.c as distinct from help.u.c.

I like the idea of using the blue box, and the icon. That makes the
text more visible. However, I would rephrase the text in the second
sentence to this: "The purpose of this wiki is for information on
''contributing'' to Ubuntu and the coordination of teams working on
Ubuntu."

Also I think we should rewrite the "Getting Involved" section. It
makes it sound a little bit like the wiki *is* for support
documentation, which is not the case.

So instead of this:

"If you want to help create or improve existing support documentation
or to improve Ubuntu then you've come to the right place.  Keep
reading to learn how."

I think we should say this:

"If you want to help contribute to Ubuntu then you've come to the
right place. Keep reading to learn how."

> Another small change is that I've replaced the "Ubuntu Help" link in the
> second navigation bar with "About Ubuntu". I feel the "Ubuntu Help" link was
> misleading as it implied that help is a part of this current website, which
> is in't. If users are looking for help, they should be able to spot the
> rather large tip paragraph in blue underneath.

That's a good idea.

> What do you think? If there are no objections, can an admin modify this
> immutable page for me, please?

The page isn't immutable. You just need to log in to edit it. Please
go ahead and make the changes.

Thanks for the suggestions and for taking the initiative with this.

-- 
Matthew East
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