User talk:CrowtherDR

Here are issues that I have and I have heard others express about the look of the Research Wiki.

Feel free to add comments and suggest other issues.


 * Where do the page options belong? Before 17 Sep 2008, they were at the top of pages. Currently, they are in the upper right. Is this the best place for them for people reading on the Wiki, but should they be at the top for people making changes?
 * Where should the navigation options be? Before 17 Sep 2008, they were in a column on the left. Now they are in the right column. A poll on the forum after 17 Sep 2008 shows a majority of people who took the poll prefer the navigation on the left. Also, many other wikis have the navigation on the left.
 * Should there be 2 (or more) skins, with the navigation on the left &amp; right, to choose from and which one should be the default? People who want the skin that is not the default would have to sign in to see the look they want.
 * The issues with the look of the skin and where options and columns are will be affected by changes to other FamilySearch sites as work continues to integrate the various FamilySearch sites.
 * Changes to the look of the site need to be carefully considered (and maybe need to be limited) to avoid interrupting people working on the site content.
 * How do we best alert people to upcoming changes and give sneak previews?

Thank you for moving the bookmarks box away from the save button on the edit page. It's a real benefit to not have that opening up every time my cursor dropped a bit too low. Laralee 21:17, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

David, you have no idea how much frustration you will be saving me every time I save a page! Thank you for moving the bookmarks box!! You deserve a raise, just for that single item. But in lieu of that, maybe more blessings?? Jbparker 21:37, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

'Thanks for the "thanks", but I think the change was actually done by Rick Ferrel. I passed on the "thanks" to him.'

''Well, you still deserve "thanks" anyway, David. But maybe we'll have to defer the blessings to Rick on this one! And we still thank you for all you do. Jbparker 22:14, 20 October 2009 (UTC)''

''Thank you.