Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab): Difference between revisions

* I looked at page views being driven by the Main Page, using the list of recent deaths from mid-December (the latest data in Wikinav). https://wikinav.toolforge.org/?language=en&title=John_Fraser_Hart is a typical example. Most of the page views for that article came from the link on the Main Page. This makes me wonder whether the question about "What do we want on the front page?" should be interpreted as "What 'categories' or 'departments' do we want?" (e.g., a box dedicated to [[WP:GA]]s) vs "What purposes do we believe the Main Page should serve?" (e.g., helping readers find the articles they want to read). I think that ultimately, no amount of [[rearranging the deck chairs]] is going to solve the fundamental problem, which is that we need the community to decide whether the Main Page is only for [[WP:PERFECT]] content, or whether the Main Page is for [[WP:IMPERFECT]] content, too. [[User:WhatamIdoing|WhatamIdoing]] ([[User talk:WhatamIdoing|talk]]) 05:15, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

*:One of the more common positives of Wikipedia that RSs bring up is the speed and neutrality with which it covers even contentious current events topics. I would say that ITN does reflect the best of Wikipedia in a sense, even if the exact process needs revamping. -- [[User:Patar knight|Patar knight]] - ^{[[User talk:Patar knight|chat]]}/_{[[Special:Contributions/Patar knight|contributions]]} 06:36, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

 

* This is not meant as an idea to replace ITN, but the top box on the main page is extremely sparse compared to any other Wikimedia project page. The top box should serve better as a welcome box to WP for any incoming link so should feature a search bar, links to the key pages about how to contribute to WP, and other similar links. The closest info for that is buried near the bottom of the current main page. --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-variant: small-caps">asem</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 05:18, 5 February 2025 (UTC)