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[[File:12-25-10.png|thumb|right|Reviving 2010 design?]]

[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Main_Page Transformers Wiki] has a nifty feature above the search bar on the side that randomises icons that link to notable articles. I'd be interested in implementing something similar, perhaps just for Featured Articles? -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 22:10, 5 July 2014 (EDT)

:I did that. Didn't work. I tried 2 other things, like changing the user from Subtank to my own username, but that didn't work either. Here are the screenshots: [[:File:Screen Shot 2014-07-18 at 2.16.00 PM.png|one]] and [[:File:Screen Shot 2014-07-18 at 2.16.00 PM.png|two]]. This isn't supposed to happen, right? --[[User:Xamikaze330|<span style="color:black; font-family: Halo3; font-weight:bold; font-size:110%">'''Xamikaze330,'''</span>]] [[Halopedia:Patrollers|<span style="color:grey; font-family:skia">''Halopedia Team''</span>]] ^{[[User talk:Xamikaze330|<font color="Black">'''Talk'''</font>]]} 15:22, 18 July 2014 (EDT)Xamikaze330

:Fixed it. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 15:07, 20 July 2014 (EDT)

Just ideas, please feel free to shoot me down (or ask me to tweak things)! --'''[[UserWiki:Monitor_Chakas|<font color="blue">Monitor Chakas</font>]]'''^{('''[[User talk:Monitor Chakas|<font color="Grey">Talk</font>]]|[[Special:Contributions/Monitor Chakas|<font color="Grey">Contribs</font>]]''')}[[File:Mcsig.png|16px]] 06:20, 22 July 2014 (EDT)

:As for the "Official News", I like the concept of "small news" and "big news". We can most definitely separate the "small" and "big" news with a visible dividing line, just like in the image you attached. However, I don't think the videos and images in the "Official News" box should be included, because they don't look nice when viewed in mobile theme. One thing to note: [[Main Page/News/Community|"Community News"]] (and [[Talk:Main Page/News/Community|its submission page]]) was essentially "small news". Its intended purpose is for the greater Halo community and not to be limited only to the wiki community. For some reason, it was converted to match the [[template:whatsgoingon]]. Anyway, we could still make use of the submission page for "small news" submissions and revive the "Community News". And yes, this can and should be incorporated in the landing page. I'll whip up a working model some time today.

:::::::''"[snip] What I wanted was more like having some kind of an informal article of the week (with a very flexible timeframe, depending on what new Halo media is released and what new content is added to the wiki). [snip]"'' We could introduce this "faux Featured Article" but this issue is how effective would this be in the long-run? The wiki has retired much "special content" in the main page in the old days due to the lack of participation by users. HOTM became inactive and removed, with Featured Articles randomised since nominations are becoming uncommon (well, kinda common with at least one nomination per month). We could instead use [[AID]] and feature the first few articles in that project page in the main page. Have another look and let me know what you think of it. — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  11:45, 20 November 2014 (EST)

Is there a possibility to get some kind of chat on the recent changes page? I often find myself wanting to discuss very quickly about something, for example notifying other contributors that I'm currently heavily editing an article so it would be much appreciated to wait a little bit further if they wanted to touch it (or even when I'm creating a new article, to ask if someone may also be working on it); or in the opposite case, notifying them that although I seemed to be in a rampage of editing articles of a certain kind, I'm actually stopping it for now so anyone can pick up where I left if they wish to (i.e. if four new Halo 5 multiplayer maps were announced, and I had created the articles for two maps but I didn't plan to continue the rest, then I could leave a post clearly visible advising people that the rest should be done if someone feels like doing it). Often, private messages aren't suitable for that since I don't want to address some people in particular, and talk pages/forums aren't the solution either because they easily disappear in the recent changes list, and anyway, their respective purposes don't really seem to fit what I want to do. The only "solution" I've found so far was to use [[Halopedia talk:Projects/Improvement|this page]], but I don't think it would really attract people's attention if I had to post quick remarks. The only meaningful way to circumvent this and catch people's attention, to me, is to use the edit summaries, as I think everyone remembers to read them when checking the recent changes page. But it's only possible if I'm editing a particular article, not "in general", and of course I don't plan on editing an article just for the sake of having access to its edit summary. The whole idea would actually not really be like a chat, since I don't want something to "mess" with one of the most visited pages of the site (I know there's [[Halopedia:IRC Channel|an IRC channel]], though it seems it's not really used enough for what I intend to do...). My idea would be more like pinning a post-it on the side of the recent changes page (ideally on top of it, between the colourful "Community News" and the "Recent changes options", so people can see it easily (and potentially answer back if needed, or simply do what is suggests, or ignoring it if they are not concerned). For this tiny section to be editable by anyone (or members with certain criteria, but basically not just admins), perhaps we could put a template. So no one can edit what appears on top of the "Recent changes" page —it stays fully protected, but they can edit the little template from the template's page. (I don't know if it's possible to indirectly edit a page this way, or even if a template can fit here?) This can be used as a quick-to-do improvement thing, things that wouldn't find their way to Jugus' weekly-updated improvements page. For example, I'm waiting for things to move forward [[Talk:Fleet of Sacred Consecration|here]], someone else might be waiting for a few answers [[Talk:Thel 'Vadam|there]], and the same could be true for [[Talk:Joyous Exultation|this]], [[Talk:MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|this]], [[Talk:Main Page/News/Community|this]] or [[Template talk:Levels/H4|that thing]] I've just remembered right now . (not only queries on talk pages of course, as I said earlier it's also good for other kinds of situation; i.e. Some time ago someone wanted to ask people if the EVA armor was really in Halo 5 as it was listed on the page but with no source. This quickly-solvable issue could have been fixed more rapidly if the question had been more visible to everyone. A system of post-it visible to those checking the recent changes page, basically. [[User:Imrane-117|Imrane-117]] ([[User talk:Imrane-117|talk]]) 22:08, 15 November 2014 (EST)

:::While there is no chatbox only for RecentChanges I know of, [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MediaWikiChat|MediaWikiChat] is a very nice builtin chat system developed for Brickimedia.  It might not handle huge amounts of users (30+) very well, but is better and more user friendly than IRC.  I can post a screenshot if required.  --[[User:LK901|LK901]] ([[User talk:LK901|talk]]) 13:19, 20 November 2014 (EST)