FamilySearch Wiki:The Un-Portal Page - Revision history

Cottrells: add cat

2009-12-13T22:29:31Z

add cat

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	Wiki contributors had many conversations in Community Meetings, by e-mail, and over the phone about finding an alternative to portals. David Crowther gave us one: he laid out the content we wanted by using columns rather than portal frameworks. After many delays in reaching a consensus, users attending the 22 September 2009 Community Meeting voted unanimously to allow [[User:Eduardo H Seoane\|Eduardo Seoane]] to convert all the wiki's portals to column-layout pages, or Unportals. (To hear the discussion and the vote, see the meeting [http://ldschurch1.na5.acrobat.com/p96508612/ recording].)		Wiki contributors had many conversations in Community Meetings, by e-mail, and over the phone about finding an alternative to portals. David Crowther gave us one: he laid out the content we wanted by using columns rather than portal frameworks. After many delays in reaching a consensus, users attending the 22 September 2009 Community Meeting voted unanimously to allow [[User:Eduardo H Seoane\|Eduardo Seoane]] to convert all the wiki's portals to column-layout pages, or Unportals. (To hear the discussion and the vote, see the meeting [http://ldschurch1.na5.acrobat.com/p96508612/ recording].)
	:As of 10 December 2009, Eduardo will not be converting the portals to un-portals. If anyone would like to help with this [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject portals to un-portals\|project]], please add your name to the list of volunteers on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject portals to un-portals\|Portal to un-portal project]] page. The status of the conversion of portal pages can also be found on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject portals to un-portals\|project]] page.		:As of 10 December 2009, Eduardo will not be converting the portals to un-portals. If anyone would like to help with this [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject portals to un-portals\|project]], please add your name to the list of volunteers on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject portals to un-portals\|Portal to un-portal project]] page. The status of the conversion of portal pages can also be found on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject portals to un-portals\|project]] page.
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JensenFA: status update

2009-12-10T20:36:26Z

status update

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	Wiki contributors had many conversations in Community Meetings, by e-mail, and over the phone about finding an alternative to portals. David Crowther gave us one: he laid out the content we wanted by using columns rather than portal frameworks. After many delays in reaching a consensus, users attending the 22 September 2009 Community Meeting voted unanimously to allow [[User:Eduardo H Seoane\|Eduardo Seoane]] to convert all the wiki's portals to column-layout pages, or Unportals. (To hear the discussion and the vote, see the meeting [http://ldschurch1.na5.acrobat.com/p96508612/ recording].)		Wiki contributors had many conversations in Community Meetings, by e-mail, and over the phone about finding an alternative to portals. David Crowther gave us one: he laid out the content we wanted by using columns rather than portal frameworks. After many delays in reaching a consensus, users attending the 22 September 2009 Community Meeting voted unanimously to allow [[User:Eduardo H Seoane\|Eduardo Seoane]] to convert all the wiki's portals to column-layout pages, or Unportals. (To hear the discussion and the vote, see the meeting [http://ldschurch1.na5.acrobat.com/p96508612/ recording].)
		+	:As of 10 December 2009, Eduardo will not be converting the portals to un-portals. If anyone would like to help with this [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject portals to un-portals\|project]], please add your name to the list of volunteers on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject portals to un-portals\|Portal to un-portal project]] page. The status of the conversion of portal pages can also be found on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject portals to un-portals\|project]] page.

RitcheyMT: rem unneeded code

2009-11-20T18:50:25Z

rem unneeded code

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	== Consensus opinion ==		== Consensus opinion ==

−	An Unportal page is one that displays content in boxes using columns and tables rather than portals. Authors desiring to display a wiki page's content in boxes should use columns and tables~~ ~~instead of using portals.~~ ~~To see the code that allows one to layout columns and tables,~~ ~~go to the [[Maryland\|Maryland page]], click~~ ~~'''Edit''', and~~ ~~switch to Wikitext view.~~ ~~To see~~ ~~an example of portal code, go to~~ ~~the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:India India~~ ~~portal on Wikipedia]~~ ~~and click '''Edit this page'''.~~  ~~	+	An Unportal page is one that displays content in boxes using columns and tables rather than portals. Authors desiring to display a wiki page's content in boxes should use columns and tables instead of using portals. To see the code that allows one to layout columns and tables, go to the [[Maryland\|Maryland page]], click '''Edit''', and switch to Wikitext view. To see an example of portal code, go to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:India India portal on Wikipedia] and click '''Edit this page'''.

	== Background ==		== Background ==

Cottrells: add {{policy}}

2009-11-14T07:26:19Z

add {{policy}}

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	== Consensus opinion ==		== Consensus opinion ==

RitcheyMT: removed proposal template because this issue is settled

2009-11-13T22:35:07Z

removed proposal template because this issue is settled

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−	~~{{MOS Proposal}} <span id~~=~~"fck_dom_range_temp_1258148766638_545" /><span id~~=~~"fck_dom_range_temp_1258148766638_952" /><span id~~=~~"fck_dom_range_temp_1258148766638_51" /><span id~~=~~"fck_dom_range_temp_1258148766654_921" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1258148766654_257" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1258148766654_915" />~~	+	== Consensus opinion ==

−	~~== Consensus opinion ==~~	+	An Unportal page is one that displays content in boxes using columns and tables rather than portals. Authors desiring to display a wiki page's content in boxes should use columns and tables instead of using portals. To see the code that allows one to layout columns and tables, go to the [[Maryland\|Maryland page]], click '''Edit''', and switch to Wikitext view. To see an example of portal code, go to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:India India portal on Wikipedia] and click '''Edit this page'''.

−	An Unportal page is one that displays content in boxes using columns and tables rather than portals. Authors desiring to display a wiki page's content in boxes should use columns and tables instead of using portals. To see the code that allows one to layout columns and tables, go to the [[Maryland\|Maryland page]], click '''Edit''', and switch to Wikitext view. To see an example of portal code, go to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:India India portal on Wikipedia] and click '''Edit this page'''.	+	== Background ==

−	~~== Background ==~~	+	=== The problem ===
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−	=== The problem ===	+

	In 2008, wiki users adopted the use of portals for certain types of pages, especially pages about places. Portals display content in boxes; the content of each box actually resides in another page. We learned later that portals caused problems because 1) they confused editors who didn't understand the content resided outside the portal page, and 2) FCKeditor, our editing software, clashed with portals, making it necessary to disable the use of FCKeditor on any portal page system-wide. This meant that in order to edit portals, people had to edit in raw wikitext. Since many users don't like to edit in wikitext, this effectively limited the number of users who would be willing to edit the portals. Generally wiki communities opt to do what they can to encourage editors rather than discouraging them, so this felt like a problem.		In 2008, wiki users adopted the use of portals for certain types of pages, especially pages about places. Portals display content in boxes; the content of each box actually resides in another page. We learned later that portals caused problems because 1) they confused editors who didn't understand the content resided outside the portal page, and 2) FCKeditor, our editing software, clashed with portals, making it necessary to disable the use of FCKeditor on any portal page system-wide. This meant that in order to edit portals, people had to edit in raw wikitext. Since many users don't like to edit in wikitext, this effectively limited the number of users who would be willing to edit the portals. Generally wiki communities opt to do what they can to encourage editors rather than discouraging them, so this felt like a problem.

−	=== The solution ===	+	=== The solution ===

	Wiki contributors had many conversations in Community Meetings, by e-mail, and over the phone about finding an alternative to portals. David Crowther gave us one: he laid out the content we wanted by using columns rather than portal frameworks. After many delays in reaching a consensus, users attending the 22 September 2009 Community Meeting voted unanimously to allow [[User:Eduardo H Seoane\|Eduardo Seoane]] to convert all the wiki's portals to column-layout pages, or Unportals. (To hear the discussion and the vote, see the meeting [http://ldschurch1.na5.acrobat.com/p96508612/ recording].)		Wiki contributors had many conversations in Community Meetings, by e-mail, and over the phone about finding an alternative to portals. David Crowther gave us one: he laid out the content we wanted by using columns rather than portal frameworks. After many delays in reaching a consensus, users attending the 22 September 2009 Community Meeting voted unanimously to allow [[User:Eduardo H Seoane\|Eduardo Seoane]] to convert all the wiki's portals to column-layout pages, or Unportals. (To hear the discussion and the vote, see the meeting [http://ldschurch1.na5.acrobat.com/p96508612/ recording].)

RitcheyMT: Added notes on consensus opinion

2009-11-13T22:34:26Z

Added notes on consensus opinion

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−	{{MOS Proposal}}	+	{{MOS Proposal}} <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1258148766638_545" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1258148766638_952" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1258148766638_51" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1258148766654_921" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1258148766654_257" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1258148766654_915" />
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		+	== Consensus opinion ==
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		+	An Unportal page is one that displays content in boxes using columns and tables rather than portals. Authors desiring to display a wiki page's content in boxes should use columns and tables instead of using portals. To see the code that allows one to layout columns and tables, go to the [[Maryland\|Maryland page]], click '''Edit''', and switch to Wikitext view. To see an example of portal code, go to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:India India portal on Wikipedia] and click '''Edit this page'''.
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		+	== Background ==
		+
		+	=== The problem ===
		+
		+	In 2008, wiki users adopted the use of portals for certain types of pages, especially pages about places. Portals display content in boxes; the content of each box actually resides in another page. We learned later that portals caused problems because 1) they confused editors who didn't understand the content resided outside the portal page, and 2) FCKeditor, our editing software, clashed with portals, making it necessary to disable the use of FCKeditor on any portal page system-wide. This meant that in order to edit portals, people had to edit in raw wikitext. Since many users don't like to edit in wikitext, this effectively limited the number of users who would be willing to edit the portals. Generally wiki communities opt to do what they can to encourage editors rather than discouraging them, so this felt like a problem.
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		+	=== The solution ===
		+
		+	Wiki contributors had many conversations in Community Meetings, by e-mail, and over the phone about finding an alternative to portals. David Crowther gave us one: he laid out the content we wanted by using columns rather than portal frameworks. After many delays in reaching a consensus, users attending the 22 September 2009 Community Meeting voted unanimously to allow [[User:Eduardo H Seoane\|Eduardo Seoane]] to convert all the wiki's portals to column-layout pages, or Unportals. (To hear the discussion and the vote, see the meeting [http://ldschurch1.na5.acrobat.com/p96508612/ recording].)

Cottrells: add {{MOS Proposal}}

2009-10-16T12:31:13Z

add {{MOS Proposal}}

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