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I [[User:Paula]] am thinking about restructuring the Wiki and will write down my vision here.
I'm trying to restructure the wiki a bit and then create more content to answer the most basic questions people have about the Fediverse.


==Main Page==
==Finished changes==


The Main Page should already have a section explaining what the Fediverse is.
* '''Namespaces''': We now have 2 new namespaces. Draft and Archive. You can find e.g. {{Internal link |target=Draft:Captions}} and {{Internal link |target=Archive:Mastodon features explained}} in the new namespaces.
* '''Article titles''': I renamed all articles that were titled "What is...?" or "What are...?" to the more simple title, e.g. {{Internal link |target=Mastodon}} instead of {{Internal link |target=What is Mastodon?}} (which redirects to the former though).
* '''Categories''': I removed some categories like the "What is" category and added a few new ones, like [[:Category:Usage]].
* '''Redirects''': You can now search for the name of some other social media services and get redirected to a Fediverse equivalent. {{Internal link |target=Instagram}}, {{Internal link |target=Reddit}}, {{Internal link |target=Youtube}}, {{Internal link |target=Goodreads}}, {{Internal link |target=Twitter}} (also {{Internal link |target=X (Twitter)}})


==Titles of articles==
==Ongoing changes==


I now believe page titles should be as simple as possible - ideally one word. So e.g. "Fediverse" instead of "What is the Fediverse?" and "Hosting" instead of "How to host your own Fediverse instance". The old names can however remain as redirects.
* '''Fediverse''': I'm drafting a new Fediverse article where you can find answers to basic questions in a more structured way. {{Internal link |target=Draft:New Fediverse Article}}
* '''Colors''': In the future, colors (like used in the {{Internal link category |target=Portals}}) will represent the main questions the wiki is trying to answer. See table on the bottom.
* The '''Main page''' should already have a section explaining what the Fediverse is.
* '''Sidebar''': I'll edit the sidebar to contain 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
* '''Templates''': {{Internal link |target=Template:Getting started links}} will be edited.
* [[What people usually tell you about the Fediverse]], [[Getting started with your Fediverse account]], [[Welcome to the Fediverse Quickstart guide]] might be renamed or split/merged with different articles.
* Unrelated to the other changes, but a note for myself: I'm adding image captions to the pages of each image and making sure they are seen in each article using the image.


==Display titles of articles==
==Finishing touches==


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 "What is the Fediverse?".
* I'm going to edit the {{Internal link category |target=editing guides}} to document the new changes.
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 "How to host your own Fediverse instance?").
* I'm going to check all reports to fix errors.
* I'm going to try to find translators to update/fix the translations.


To change the display title {{Ic|<nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE:xxx}}</nowiki>}} can be used.
==Colors table==


==Namespaces==
Here I'm trying to decide what which color will stand for.
https://colors-picker.com/hex-color-picker/


We currently have these custom namespaces on the wiki:
{| class="wikitable"
 
!rowspan="2"|name
* [https://joinfediverse.wiki/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=3000 Portal]
!colspan="3"|hex code
* [https://joinfediverse.wiki/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=3002 Instance]
!rowspan="2"|possible later usage
* [https://joinfediverse.wiki/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=3004 Fedizen]
!colspan="6"|current usage in
* [https://joinfediverse.wiki/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=3006 Popup] -> empty and no longer needed
|-
 
!accent
I think we should have these additional namespaces:
!medium
 
!pale
* Draft -> so Drafts are better separated from finished articles
!Main page
* Archive -> to also separate disbanded articles from useful ones
!About
 
!Navigation
==Fediverse==
!Editing
 
!Todos
The main article of the Wiki should be the one about the Fediverse, currently found at [[What is the Fediverse?]].
!Climate
It should answer the 3 main questions (+sub-questions) about the Fediverse:
|-
 
!orange
* What is it?
|style="background:#ff6100"|ff6100
** What does Fediverse even mean?
|style="background:#ffa36a"|ffa36a
** What is the advantage?
|style="background:#ffe5d4"|ffe5d4
** Who is it for?
|welcome/this wiki
** What is the Fediverse not?
|welcome
** What is not the Fediverse?
|about
* How do I join?
|info
** Which server software should I use?
|welcome
** Which instance should I join?
|info
** Can I switch instances later?
|welcome
** What client apps should I use?
|-
* How do I use it?
!purple
** Why is my home timeline empty?
|style="background:#bb42ff"|bb42ff
** Where do I find people to follow?
|style="background:#db9bff"|db9bff
** Can I follow hashtags and groups?
|style="background:#ebc7ff"|ebc7ff
** How can people find my account?
|What is the Fediverse?
** How do I set up my profile?
|help us
** What should I post first?
|
** What settings should I change?
|portals
** How can I build up my followers?
|todos
** What cool features should I try?
|curation
** What does this feature do?
|
 
|-
==Categories==
!blue
 
|style="background:#3d9bff"|3d9bff
The main categories should be the ones with user guides and answer the questions (these are not proposed category names):
|style="background:#9acbff"|9acbff
 
|style="background:#c9e3ff"|c9e3ff
* What is it?
|How can I join the Fediverse?
* How do I join?
|getting started
* How do I use it?
|who we are
* What else might I want to know?
|list of ways
* How can I host?
|basics
* How can I moderate?
|maintenance
* What is this wiki?
|issue
* How can I help (editing, translating)?
|-
* (Then of course there should be categories for each server software.)
!green
 
|style="background:#40bc65"|40bc65
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.
|style="background:#84de9f"|84de9f
 
|style="background:#a7e0b8"|a7e0b8
==Terminology==
|How do I use the Fediverse?
 
|futher help
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?
|translations
 
|quality control
==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...
!red
 
|style="background:#ff4e51"|ff4e51
==Sidebar==
|style="background:#ff8c8e"|ff8c8e
 
|style="background:#ffd2d3"|ffd2d3
The sidebar should have these items:
|Aministration/Moderation
 
|projects
* Main page
|news
* The Fediverse
|search
** What is it?
|rules
** How do I join?
|content
** How do I use it?
|fediverse
* This wiki
|-
** About
!brown
** Navigation
|style="background:#a56a00"|a56a00
** Categories
|style="background:#c0861f"|c0861f
** Editing/Translating
|style="background:#e9c27b"|e9c27b
* For Editors
|editing this wiki
** Guides & Guidelines
|
** Todos
|
** Special pages
|
** Help about MediaWiki
|
** Recent changes
|
|
|-
!yellow
|style="background:#dbe529"|dbe529
|style="background:#e4ec5b"|e4ec5b
|style="background:#f5f9ab"|f5f9ab
|translating this wiki
|
|more
|categories
|
|translations
|wiki
|-
!grey
|style="background:#737373"|737373
|style="background:#9e9e9e"|9e9e9e
|style="background:#cbcbcb"|cbcbcb
|reserve
|other resources
|
|
|
|guidance/administration
|
|}

Latest revision as of 19:13, 19 November 2024

I'm trying to restructure the wiki a bit and then create more content to answer the most basic questions people have about the Fediverse.

Finished changes

Ongoing changes

  • Fediverse: I'm drafting a new Fediverse article where you can find answers to basic questions in a more structured way. Draft:New Fediverse Article
  • Colors: In the future, colors (like used in the Portals) will represent the main questions the wiki is trying to answer. See table on the bottom.
  • The Main page should already have a section explaining what the Fediverse is.
  • Sidebar: I'll edit the sidebar to contain 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
  • Templates: Template:Getting started links will be edited.
  • What people usually tell you about the Fediverse, Getting started with your Fediverse account, Welcome to the Fediverse Quickstart guide might be renamed or split/merged with different articles.
  • Unrelated to the other changes, but a note for myself: I'm adding image captions to the pages of each image and making sure they are seen in each article using the image.

Finishing touches

  • I'm going to edit the editing guides to document the new changes.
  • I'm going to check all reports to fix errors.
  • I'm going to try to find translators to update/fix the translations.

Colors table

Here I'm trying to decide what which color will stand for. https://colors-picker.com/hex-color-picker/

name hex code possible later usage current usage in
accent medium pale Main page About Navigation Editing Todos Climate
orange ff6100 ffa36a ffe5d4 welcome/this wiki welcome about info welcome info welcome
purple bb42ff db9bff ebc7ff What is the Fediverse? help us portals todos curation
blue 3d9bff 9acbff c9e3ff How can I join the Fediverse? getting started who we are list of ways basics maintenance issue
green 40bc65 84de9f a7e0b8 How do I use the Fediverse? futher help translations quality control
red ff4e51 ff8c8e ffd2d3 Aministration/Moderation projects news search rules content fediverse
brown a56a00 c0861f e9c27b editing this wiki
yellow dbe529 e4ec5b f5f9ab translating this wiki more categories translations wiki
grey 737373 9e9e9e cbcbcb reserve other resources guidance/administration
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