[Wikipedia-l] Re: Portals, flags, chaos

Mon Jan 10 18:47:16 UTC 2005

In the long run, philosophically, I think you're right.  In the short
run, we should focus on usability and minimizing seek time -- an area
where the site is already weak.

If we're going to force people through a portal, it should be clear
how to use it and should load instantly, not in 15 seconds.

+sj+

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 19:14:46 +0100, Paweł 'Ausir' Dembowski
<fallout at lexx.eu.org> wrote:
> S> I singled out the en: wikipedia because anyone using URL shortcuts, or
> S> posting links to "wikipedia.org" and expecting them to get to the en:
> S> main page, would have -- until last week -- intended to direct readers
> S> to en.
>
> And that's why I think they should *not* be redirected automatically.
> This portal makes people more aware of the existance of other language
> Wikipedias.
>
> --
> Ausir
> Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia
> http://pl.wikipedia.org
>
>

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