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Archive 1

Contents 1 New Style 2 Image link 3 Fanon Review Squad 4 Author List 5 Overcrowded Navigation 6 New Main Page format 7 Blog list count 8 Navigation

New Style Edit

Since Kai, The Flash, and me are the new admins of Avatar Fanon, I was thinking about giving the main page a new style, I mean make it look more interesting. - Zukofan - ^{don't be shy, just ask me something} 05:09, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

I totally agree, Zukofan. - Kai ^Talk 19:54, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Ditto. I'll look around others, find one that's good. We can vote. --~Excelsior, The Flash - ^{(Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me bay-bay!)} 21:38, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

I like it except for the fact that we can't comment anymore :( --AvatarRokusGhost 05:44, February 14, 2011 (UTC)

Umm, ARG, those comment were from two years ago! :) The proposal to change the Fanon Portal took place between The 888th Avatar, Courage the Cowardly User and myself yesterday on IRC. Any questions, do so on either of our talk pages. Will94 ^{(Talk - TTFF - Teru)} 05:53, February 14, 2011 (UTC)

Image link Edit

Why does the image at the top left corner of the page link to the mainpage, and not the fanon mainpage? Just wondering. I do that a lot :P -- Dudewaldo4 ^{My stories} 22:59, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Fanon Review Squad Edit

shouldn't a box be added here or a link in the menu of the navigating menu ? --Bahjy1 (talk!! - fanon - blog) 16:14, October 25, 2011 (UTC)

 Done --I'm The Bos - ^{Talk - Guardian} 16:31, October 25, 2011 (UTC)

Author ListEdit

I think you should add a list of fanon authors, like you have stories and characters. That way people could see everything that author has. . . or pick an author at random. You should seriously consider adding one.

HenryJh 98 (talk • Avatar:The Sole Woodbender) • 13:31, July 25, 2012 (UTC)

Overcrowded Navigation Edit

That navigation box underneath the slider has become so crowded with links recently that I can't make heads or tails of anything inside. We really need to take out a few of them to make it less messy, and from now on have an orderly system to figure out what links go up there so it doesn't get like it is now. I remember that box used to have two rows, and now it has five. Maybe we can just link the policies, official categories and main pages in that box, and create something else at the bottom all the contests, groups, and activities. Just when they're all crowded in that neat box, it sort of messes up what it's for. What do you think? —Preceding unsigned comment added by BlackMonkey (wall • contribs) This note was added on ~~~~~.

A lot of the pages have good reason to be up there, but I think we have some room to trim down. I think we can get rid of the news and updates link, as the central page is essentially dead now. Same goes for the noticeboard. I don't think many people use this page to find character pages. I would still keep the reviews and other groups there, as those are good resources for newcomers. --AvatarRokus Ghost (Message me • Read my fanon) 20:27, August 5, 2012 (UTC)

Should we take down the past reviews? That can be found on the FRS main page, anyway. But I agree with everything else. I never even knew we had a news and updates link. Oh, and what about requesting an editor. That too can be found from the Newsletter link. HenryJh 98 (talk • Avatar:The Sole Woodbender • Fanon Detective!) 16:03, August 6, 2012 (UTC)

Maybe leave it to just official fanon pages and user groups, and no pages that can be accessed from other pages in the nav box, like Henry pointed out. BlackMonkey ^{Talk - Rhythm} 14:45, August 8, 2012 (UTC)

We could do something like that for the top. I'd like to link to most of everything we do now in some way, though - whether it's a new cluster at the bottom of the page, or maybe having the first two rows at the top and then a "more" tab to show the rest. --AvatarRokus Ghost (Message me • Read my fanon) 21:11, August 9, 2012 (UTC)

Why not move the nomination of featured fanon to a thumbnail like in the Avatar Wiki User Awards "Vote Now!" ? It sounds attracting people, more than just words like that. Acer Evan Seek anything about fanon! 23:36, August 11, 2012 (UTC)

I like the idea of a thumbnail for FF since it would stand out - and the featured process could use some more attention, but I'm not sure how that would be able to work with the rest of the page. As for the other pages, I removed the ones we already agreed were inactive, but left the rest there for now. The top row I put all the pages for creating and starting a fanon, the middle row for getting noticed (ads, reviews, interviews, etc.) and the bottom for other events like being featured, awards, fanonbending, the WLS, etc. --AvatarRokus Ghost (Message me • Read my fanon) 21:00, August 13, 2012 (UTC)

I think below the navbox, we can put "Featured Fanon" or something like that, which it will more attract people than the old one.  :) Acer Evan Seek anything about fanon! 19:30, August 17, 2012 (UTC)

EDIT: I have create the example Acer Evan Seek anything about fanon! 09:18, August 17, 2012 (UTC)

That looks good to me. The featured fanon could sure use the extra attention. --AvatarRokus Ghost (Message me • Read my fanon) 09:23, August 17, 2012 (UTC)

Yeah. You see, people are going to vote if they are:
1) Have read the fanon (Of course)
2) Don't know anything about the nomination. Acer Evan Seek anything about fanon! 09:26, August 17, 2012 (UTC)

Maybe a link to the genre category as well. If you think about it, that's one of the most logical choices of anything for being there. People come here to read and write stories, and this lets them search for one in a different way. --AvatarRokus Ghost (Message me • Read my fanon) 15:35, August 31, 2012 (UTC)

New Main Page format Edit

Hey, fanon folks. As we know, the Fourth Fanon Awards is almost there. I mean, almost end. I know this is a late proposal, but I would like to propose that the fanon portal main page will have a shortcut to the awards; so newbie could see and join it. You can see them here. Agree? Acer Evan Seek anything about fanon! 12:21, August 23, 2012 (UTC)

We already have a link on the main page, don't we, in the nav box? BlackMonkey ^{Talk - Rhythm} 12:26, August 23, 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, but should it be more attractive? Acer Evan Seek anything about fanon! 12:28, August 23, 2012 (UTC)

Alright, but maybe something longer, like what I have in my sandbox, so there's less white space on the main page. BlackMonkey ^{Talk - Rhythm} 12:40, August 23, 2012 (UTC)

Why not? Acer Evan Seek anything about fanon! 12:43, August 23, 2012 (UTC)

I like BM's version. It says more about what's going on and while it may be long, the Fanon Awards are only a temporary event. --AvatarRokus Ghost (Message me • Read my fanon) 17:05, August 23, 2012 (UTC)

 Done. Maybe we could keep the space for a button to featured fanon & article nominations like proposed in the section above? BlackMonkey ^{Talk - Rhythm} 17:50, August 23, 2012 (UTC)

Sure - once the awards are over. --AvatarRokus Ghost (Message me • Read my fanon) 21:55, August 23, 2012 (UTC)

Wow. Thanks for adding them, ARG-BM! Acer Evan Seek anything about fanon! 17:10, August 24, 2012 (UTC)

Blog list count Edit

Hey, fanon folks. I've see the September 2012 version of Avatar Fanon main page. It's not really nice, as the featured articles and fanon series overview are too long / the blog posts are too short. I would like to propose, to change the blog list count from 3 to 4, so the featured column is as long as the blog one. Acer Evan Seek anything about fanon! 06:36, September 1, 2012 (UTC)

Sure, sounds good. --AvatarRokus Ghost (Message me • Read my fanon) 06:40, September 1, 2012 (UTC)

 Done Acer Evan Seek anything about fanon! 06:41, September 1, 2012 (UTC)

Navigation Edit

Going back to our discussion on the navigation, I think that making it collapsable might be a good idea. What do you guys think? --AvatarRokus Ghost (Message me • Read my fanon) 17:17, October 2, 2012 (UTC)

What is collapsable? And what do you think if we're going to give a link to the competition; or some competition? Acer Evan Seek anything about fanon! 09:43, October 4, 2012 (UTC)

Collapsible means that it has a "show" and "hide" button, so that all the info is there, but it doesn't necessarily take up that much space. And no, we do not need to link to any competitions from the main page. Competition blog, while popular and encourageable, are not official events, and they're already linked to in the blog listing. --AvatarRokus Ghost (Message me • Read my fanon) 09:20, October 5, 2012 (UTC)

I see. But... Thinking about collapsible, I think... No. Newbie(s) will didn't notice it until they have "a little" experience... No offense Acer Evan Seek anything about fanon! 15:50, October 11, 2012 (UTC)