Editing Talk:Main Page (section)

==Ideas & suggestions==
I've opened up the main page for editing. I'd love to eventually get this page looking like [http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page LotR Wikia's] or [http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page Battlestar Wiki's], but one step at a time. ([[User:Ran|Ran]] 02:20, 23 April 2007 (CDT))
:Nice addition, THB. :) --[[User:Ran|Ran]] 12:51, 26 April 2007 (CDT)

A first effort, with [http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page LotR Wikia's]] as exemple. [[User:Scafloc|Scafloc]] 16:47, 7 May 2007 (CDT)
:Very cool. This is starting to look great!--[[User:The_hairy_bear|The hairy bear]] ([[User talk:The hairy bear|Send me a raven]]) 01:39, 8 May 2007 (CDT)
::Agreed! Excellent work, Scafloc. --[[User:Ran|Ran]] 09:59, 8 May 2007 (CDT)

I updated the layout and colors. It's aint no LOTR layout nor do I like the colors I choose (personally I like the brownish colors) but untill we get a new CSS colors and start changing everything I went with the formal wikipidea look to keep consistant with the rest of the interface. I hope you like it (if not we can always revert), if there is anything you dont like please post some feedback. [[User:Mordin999|Mor]] 18:15, 25 August 2011 (CDT)


Few people said they liked the new layout. While I think it was an improvement, we are still have a long way to go, also to be Honest I HATE the new color scheme, i made it on my old crappy laptop at work, where it looked great but since then I seen it on few other newer monitors and it looks saturated, crude and ugly to me, I just wish someone would point it out to me at the time. Anyway, we probably have a long way before our next redesign but i thought to start some discussion and see what you guys want and like to see, here are few things that on my reference list for further work:
# [http://theportalwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Portal Wiki] I really like the simplistic design of their main page, its simple, informative and easy on the eyes. (additionally they have a spoiler thingy but I am not sure how it is relevant here).
# [http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Portal:Books tolkiengateway] I like their Book portal, its simple, informative and easy on the eyes.
# [http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Lotr wikai Ran linked] I like their sidebar menus, which show that we dont nessary need banners, sometimes simple layout is better.
# [http://www.westeros.org/GoT/ westeros] and the [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/forum/20-general-asoiaf/ forum] because Ran has expressed his wish that all the sites have a unified scheme and while I personally dont particularly fond of the color scheme or think that it fits the wiki huge text walls, the must be taken into account in any design.
# Most of all content is the king, thus any idea should first consider our content and needs first.

==="News" paragraph===
I'd like to add a paragraph to the Main Page with the latest News. The news can be anything interesting that is linked to the series but is not an article itself, as there are enough of those. For instance the confirmation of a new actor / actress, site maintenance of Westeros or news about the next Dunk and Egg novel. Please add your thoughts. [[User:Scafloc|Scafloc]] 09:52, 24 July 2012 (UTC)