[ALUG] Alug Wiki Theme

[samwise]

On 26/02/07, Rob Page <page.rob at gmail.com> wrote:

> Firstly, apologies if this email is really bitty, it's a monday
> morning and i'm really really tired, :-)

LOL .. no problem, I'm not exactly firing on all cylinders myself, yet.  :)

> Yes, that wine theme does look good.

It strikes the right balance of looking like a web page to a casual
browser, but still being fully maintainable by members, which I think
is what we should aim for.

> Dave (Paperface) mentioned to me on irc that the wiki will become the
> front page providing everything goes well with the trial - i wasn't
> aware of this when i posted.

Me either ... but I'm glad to hear it .. :)

> I'd be a lot harsher on the current website ;-), mostly just cause it
> doesn't look like anythings happened on it for years.

Precisely.  I could have been more brutal, but I'm aware others have
obviously spent time and effort on it, in the past and we certainly
need to make sure we don't lose anything in the shuffle but there is a
lot of out-of-date information which needs sorting through.

> As for the spammings, have we had any yet?

None that I'm aware and I'm not suggesting drastic action, but it's
something I think we should consider to avoid the hassle of a clean-up
job later.  :)  Like I said, I think the emphasis on content should
remain firmly with all members - that frees up the website sysadmins
to focus on the security aspects, like this.  So long as they're happy
with the security, I'm fine with it.

> ps: Any preference on any of those themes?

Just had a look through ... I, personally, quite like MentalWealth
and, perhaps, sinorca4moin and Widget.  Something that is clear,
simple and has a permanent menu bar structure for every page with the
"main" links.  Possibly Sand or zyf_rightsidebar_darkblue as well (tho
I don't much like the colour schemes on those two).

I would avoid going for something which mimics MediaWiki - we're not
running it (and AFAIK, not even the MediaWiki compatibility
extensions) so I don't think it's a good idea to confuse people into
thinking that we are.  Oh, and I'd also avoid the really dark themes
as well - they are a pain to read for some people.

That all said, I *really* like the wine wiki theme ... it feels pretty
effortless to navigate.

Anyway, that's my 2p's worth - would love to hear thoughts from others ...

Peter.