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I now believe page titles should be as simple as possible - ideally one word. So e.g. "Fediverse" instead of " | I now believe page titles should be as simple as possible - ideally one word. So e.g. "Fediverse" instead of "Fediverse" and "Hosting" instead of "How to host your own Fediverse instance". The old names can however remain as redirects. | ||
==Display titles of articles== | ==Display titles of articles== | ||
The title of the article is usually displayed on top as the main headline, but that can be changed. Here I'd go back to the longer version like " | The title of the article is usually displayed on top as the main headline, but that can be changed. Here I'd go back to the longer version like "Fediverse". | ||
For consistency I'd always go with the "I" not "you" perspective in headlines with questions (e.g. "How do I host my own Fediverse instance?" instead of "Hosting an instance"). | For consistency I'd always go with the "I" not "you" perspective in headlines with questions (e.g. "How do I host my own Fediverse instance?" instead of "Hosting an instance"). | ||
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==Fediverse== | ==Fediverse== | ||
The main article of the Wiki should be the one about the Fediverse, currently found at [[ | The main article of the Wiki should be the one about the Fediverse, currently found at [[Fediverse]]. | ||
It should answer the 3 main questions (+sub-questions) about the Fediverse: | It should answer the 3 main questions (+sub-questions) about the Fediverse: | ||
Revision as of 15:28, 12 November 2024
I User:Paula am thinking about restructuring the Wiki and will write down my vision here.
Main Page
The Main Page should already have a section explaining what the Fediverse is.
Titles of articles
I now believe page titles should be as simple as possible - ideally one word. So e.g. "Fediverse" instead of "Fediverse" and "Hosting" instead of "How to host your own Fediverse instance". The old names can however remain as redirects.
Display titles of articles
The title of the article is usually displayed on top as the main headline, but that can be changed. Here I'd go back to the longer version like "Fediverse". For consistency I'd always go with the "I" not "you" perspective in headlines with questions (e.g. "How do I host my own Fediverse instance?" instead of "Hosting an instance").
To change the display title {{DISPLAYTITLE:xxx}} can be used.
Namespaces ✅
We now have these custom namespaces on the wiki:
We no longer have:
- Popup (was no longer needed)
Fediverse
The main article of the Wiki should be the one about the Fediverse, currently found at Fediverse. It should answer the 3 main questions (+sub-questions) about the Fediverse:
- What is it?
- What does Fediverse even mean?
- What is the advantage?
- Who is it for?
- What is the Fediverse not?
- What is not the Fediverse?
- How do I join?
- Which server software should I use?
- Which instance should I join?
- Can I switch instances later?
- What client apps should I use?
- How do I use it?
- Why is my home timeline empty?
- Where do I find people to follow?
- Can I follow hashtags and groups?
- How can people find my account?
- How do I set up my profile?
- What should I post first?
- What settings should I change?
- How can I build up my followers?
- What cool features should I try?
- What does this feature do?
Categories
The main categories should be the ones with user guides and answer the questions (these are not proposed category names):
- What is it?
- How do I join?
- How do I use it?
- What else might I want to know?
- How can I host?
- How can I moderate?
- What is this wiki?
- How can I help (editing, translating)?
- (Then of course there should be categories for each server software.)
These should be color coded and when you visit an article it should be obvious which category the article belongs to, so you don't e.g. end up on articles about editing this wiki or hosting a Fediverse instance, if you just want to know what the Fediverse even is.
Terminology
In the user guides we might want to switch to terms that people who are not experienced Fediverse users are used to.
- Fediverse project -> Platform? Server software? Fediverse flavor? Service? Way to experience the Fediverse?
Redirects
There should be redirects for the names of corporate social media platforms and they should lead to a Fediverse equivalent or a list of similar Fediverse services. E.g. Instagram -> Pixelfed, Twitter -> List of Microblogging Services, etc...
Sidebar
The sidebar should have these items:
- Main page
- The Fediverse
- What is it?
- How do I join?
- How do I use it?
- This wiki
- About
- Navigation
- Categories
- Editing/Translating
- For Editors
- Guides & Guidelines
- Todos
- Special pages
- Help about MediaWiki
- Recent changes