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Will k at 06:54, September 20, 2011

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Cook879: /* Comments */

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Solar Dragon at 12:37, September 18, 2011

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Solar Dragon: /* Oppose (2) */

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Will k at 08:04, September 5, 2011

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	*5-3 in vote for support at the moment. Should I implement the design? ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 08:37, 18 September 2011 (EDT)		*5-3 in vote for support at the moment. Should I implement the design? ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 08:37, 18 September 2011 (EDT)
−	**Not fully - I think maybe a limited trail run at most, due to the various problems and disadvantages that may occur.	+	**Not fully - I think maybe a limited trail run at most, due to the various problems and disadvantages that may occur. {{Unsigned\|Cook879}}

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	*5-3 in vote for support at the moment. Should I implement the design? ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 08:37, 18 September 2011 (EDT)		*5-3 in vote for support at the moment. Should I implement the design? ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 08:37, 18 September 2011 (EDT)
		+	**Not fully - I think maybe a limited trail run at most, due to the various problems and disadvantages that may occur.

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	*One disadvantage I see to this would be that people using mobile browsers would be unable to read the descriptions because they cannot hover over the images. Now we only have [http://imageftw.com/uploads/20110831/simpsons_os_distribution.png a small number of mobile users (Others)], but it's still something to consider. --[[User:Jake\|<span style="color:#008000;font-weight:bold;">Ja</span>]][[User_talk:Jake\|<span style="color:#E58900;font-weight:bold;">ke</span>]] 22:54, 31 August 2011 (EDT)		*One disadvantage I see to this would be that people using mobile browsers would be unable to read the descriptions because they cannot hover over the images. Now we only have [http://imageftw.com/uploads/20110831/simpsons_os_distribution.png a small number of mobile users (Others)], but it's still something to consider. --[[User:Jake\|<span style="color:#008000;font-weight:bold;">Ja</span>]][[User_talk:Jake\|<span style="color:#E58900;font-weight:bold;">ke</span>]] 22:54, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
	**Agreed, but point taken. Also, as a suggestion, maybe make it centred? --[[User:Will k\|'''Will k''']] ([[User talk:Will k\|Talk]] ~ [[Special:Contributions/Will k\|Contributions]]) 04:04, 5 September 2011 (EDT)		**Agreed, but point taken. Also, as a suggestion, maybe make it centred? --[[User:Will k\|'''Will k''']] ([[User talk:Will k\|Talk]] ~ [[Special:Contributions/Will k\|Contributions]]) 04:04, 5 September 2011 (EDT)
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		+	*5-3 in vote for support at the moment. Should I implement the design? ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 08:37, 18 September 2011 (EDT)

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 #Not sure why I didn't vote before. --[[User:Will k|'''Will k''']] ([[User talk:Will k|Talk]] ~ [[Special:Contributions/Will k|Contributions]]) 04:04, 5 September 2011 (EDT)
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 <s>#Some people may not directly think about hovering over the images and maybe even remove them because they think it's misplaced or something.--[[User:PSIWolf|PSIWolf]] 08:53, 30 August 2011 (EDT)</s>
 #Oppose [[User:FatHomer|<b><span style="color: teal">FatHomer</span></b>]]<sup>[[User talk:FatHomer|Talk]]</sup> 12:23, 30 August 2011 (EDT)

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 #Oppose [[User:FatHomer|<b><span style="color: teal">FatHomer</span></b>]]<sup>[[User talk:FatHomer|Talk]]</sup> 12:23, 30 August 2011 (EDT)
 #To hard to understand. [[User:AleWi|AleWi]] 06:59, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
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 If we go for this design, It will take a lot of effort to change all templates on the wiki but they will gradually be changed. So, what do you think? ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:green">The</span> <span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:gold">Talk</span>]] - [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|Contribs.]])</sup></span>☆ 20:25, 29 August 2011 (EDT)
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 #Looks fine now.--[[User:PSIWolf|PSIWolf]] 09:48, 30 August 2011 (EDT)
 #I like the new templates. Frees up space on pages. [[User:Phinbart|Phinbart - just one of the huge Bart fans!]] 09:50, 30 August 2011 (EDT)
 #Not as space consuming as the current ones, and once you know what the images mean you don't read it again anyway.--[[User:Cook879|Cook879]] 17:08, 30 August 2011 (EDT)
 #I like the idea, but they could stand to be a bit bigger. Even double the present size in the demo would be OK. -- [[User:Mythigator|Mythigator]] 21:18, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
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 **Firstly, this is optimised for readers who have no interest in editing. Also, editors will see the templates and check them out if they are interested in improving the wiki as the text above them is part of the actual template. ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 11:18, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
 *One disadvantage I see to this would be that people using mobile browsers would be unable to read the descriptions because they cannot hover over the images. Now we only have [http://imageftw.com/uploads/20110831/simpsons_os_distribution.png a small number of mobile users (Others)], but it's still something to consider. --[[User:Jake|<span style="color:#008000;font-weight:bold;">Ja</span>]][[User_talk:Jake|<span style="color:#E58900;font-weight:bold;">ke</span>]] 22:54, 31 August 2011 (EDT)

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	*I don't have any problems with making them smaller, but the ones above might be too small. I mean, the templates are supposed to be more eyecatching (I'm assuming) so that a person reading the article would see them and know immediatly how the article needs to be improved, what it's missing, etc. [[User:Nick97\|Nick97]] 10:38, 31 August 2011 (EDT)		*I don't have any problems with making them smaller, but the ones above might be too small. I mean, the templates are supposed to be more eyecatching (I'm assuming) so that a person reading the article would see them and know immediatly how the article needs to be improved, what it's missing, etc. [[User:Nick97\|Nick97]] 10:38, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
	**Firstly, this is optimised for readers who have no interest in editing. Also, editors will see the templates and check them out if they are interested in improving the wiki as the text above them is part of the actual template. ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 11:18, 31 August 2011 (EDT)		**Firstly, this is optimised for readers who have no interest in editing. Also, editors will see the templates and check them out if they are interested in improving the wiki as the text above them is part of the actual template. ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 11:18, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
		+	*One disadvantage I see to this would be that people using mobile browsers would be unable to read the descriptions because they cannot hover over the images. Now we only have [http://imageftw.com/uploads/20110831/simpsons_os_distribution.png a small number of mobile users (Others)], but it's still something to consider. --[[User:Jake\|<span style="color:#008000;font-weight:bold;">Ja</span>]][[User_talk:Jake\|<span style="color:#E58900;font-weight:bold;">ke</span>]] 22:54, 31 August 2011 (EDT)

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	*I wouldn't move my "mouse" over the pictures if i didn't knew that they meant something. Now i now, but i also comes people from the outside. Also i don't think the "conjecture" with more templates are annoying. [[User:FatHomer\|<b><span style="color: teal">FatHomer</span></b>]]<sup>[[User talk:FatHomer\|Talk]]</sup> 09:12, 31 August 2011 (EDT)		*I wouldn't move my "mouse" over the pictures if i didn't knew that they meant something. Now i now, but i also comes people from the outside. Also i don't think the "conjecture" with more templates are annoying. [[User:FatHomer\|<b><span style="color: teal">FatHomer</span></b>]]<sup>[[User talk:FatHomer\|Talk]]</sup> 09:12, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
	*I don't have any problems with making them smaller, but the ones above might be too small. I mean, the templates are supposed to be more eyecatching (I'm assuming) so that a person reading the article would see them and know immediatly how the article needs to be improved, what it's missing, etc. [[User:Nick97\|Nick97]] 10:38, 31 August 2011 (EDT)		*I don't have any problems with making them smaller, but the ones above might be too small. I mean, the templates are supposed to be more eyecatching (I'm assuming) so that a person reading the article would see them and know immediatly how the article needs to be improved, what it's missing, etc. [[User:Nick97\|Nick97]] 10:38, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
		+	**Firstly, this is optimised for readers who have no interest in editing. Also, editors will see the templates and check them out if they are interested in improving the wiki as the text above them is part of the actual template. ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 11:18, 31 August 2011 (EDT)