Talk:Main Page/Archive 5

Where is Geography??
Hello,

There is a typo on the main homepage. "Since than" should be "since then"

I have not found Geography in your topics. There is History both in Social Sciences and Humanities instead. I think Geography is an important topic.

Thank you, Adrian Comollo 21:34, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Geography#Geography has a few books listed. Further questions can be placed at WB:HELP. – Mike.lifeguard  &#124; talk 02:07, 2 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I fixed the typo. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 01:10, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Problem w/ commons picture @ bottom o' page
There seems to be a problem with the link belonging to the commons logo @ the bottom of the main page, could some admin fix it?

69.11.182.118 (talk) 03:34, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Fixed --AdRiley (talk) 09:07, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Where is Chemistry?
Could an administrator please add Chemistry to the Wikibooks main page under Natural Sciences? I see biology and physics there, but the other fundamental branch of science is missing.

Thanks.

JetL011 (talk) 18:12, 12 April 2008 (UTC)JetL011

I think I have fixed this now. I've certainly added the link but not sure if it does what it should do. Hopefully a more competent administrator can check. --ЗAНИA talk 18:29, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Typo on the page header
There is a type on the main header: ...new logos have moved on to the final around

Should be final "round" --Dmccreary (talk) 12:24, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Has been fixed, I think. – Mike.lifeguard  &#124; talk 15:02, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Logo
The wikibooks logo with the books and the text under it looked stupid to me for a while and I was trying to figure out why, because I do like the idea. Then I realized that it should be "Think freely. Learn freely." Otherwise it's grammatically incorrect.

Sorry for nit picking but I thought I'd share.

Samsara1064 (talk) 05:38, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks; please see Wikibooks/Logo - we are choosing a new one currently. – Mike.lifeguard  &#124; talk 15:33, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Hooray for the new logo! Look at it up there on the actual website! It's beyuutiful! --Mcld (talk) 20:10, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Travel
Is there a section here for travel guides? I could certainly be a helpful resource
 * See Miscellaneous bookshelf Firefoxman (talk) 22:34, 3 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Actually, travel guides aren't particularly well suited here. We do have a few, the bookshelf (which is deprecated) and Subject:Miscellaneous are good places to start. If we had a lot, we could probably make a Subject:Travel page too. You might want to take a look at http://www.wikitravel.org, a wiki that specializes in this stuff. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 22:40, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Sister Projects
Just to inform the admins here, the sister project template is wrong. The link to Meta-Wiki is not "Meta-Wiki", but "Wikimedia". Wikimedia is the foundation, the coordination project is Meta-Wiki. Correct that, I can't. 220.255.4.136 (talk) 08:55, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ thanks. &mdash; Mike.lifeguard &#124; talk 12:43, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Run-on
Wikibooks began on July 10, 2003, since then Wikibooks has grown to include over 30,580 pages in a multitude of textbooks created by volunteers like you! ->change comma after 2--3 to a period (or semicolon) and s to S.
 * ✅ thanks. &mdash; Mike.lifeguard &#124; talk 15:47, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Problem with the audio and listen templates
Just wanted to let the Admins know that there is a problem with the Audio and Listen templates on this site. The code is different than what is currently on Wikipedia. I did not want to just do a cut and paste, because I did not know if the problem is with just these two templates or whole bunch of templates need to get synchronized with the main Wikipedia site. Also, does anybody know if there is a version of the gallery code that allows for adding a sound file as well as an image and text? Basically I want to add a gallery of a bunch of images, and if the image has a sound file that goes with it (eg. image of a bear and a sound file of a bear growl) I want to place them nicely into the gallery setup. Thanks. Zzmonty (talk) 01:03, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

logo
I don't know where to put this, so I'll put it here. The logo has changed yet the favicon hasn't. Could some one please change the favicon to the new version. ChrisDHDR (talk) 15:28, 29 January 2009 (UTC)


 * As the top of the page suggests, you can raise this in WB:HELP (this page is to discuss the Main Page). See Reading room for where a lot of discussion goes on. Join us!
 * As for your question, see 17049. --Swift (talk) 16:50, 29 January 2009 (UTC)


 * ✅. You may need to go to http://en.wikibooks.org/favicon.ico and refresh your browser's cache. --DavidCary (talk) 06:33, 10 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Wow that logo looks like a good use of 2 years spent debating, voting, more debating, more voting, more debating and yet more voting. Was that honestly the best that anyone could come up with?  I know it's been updated for half a year now but even after all that time it remains pretty pathetic.  Oh well.  At least we all had the opportunity to vote like 6 times to make this grand decision.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_Italy.svg|15px]]talk 15:07, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Also about the logo
Just a suggestion, but I think the logo would look better if it used light variations of blue instead of the current brownish ones. --81.165.230.130 (talk) 22:09, 2 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your feedback. See Wikibooks/Logo for more. Please note that this page is for the discussion of the Main Page. --Swift (talk) 01:23, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Bookshelves -> Subjects
Apparently the move to subjects has been long in the making. With recent actions having been made to classify the books in the wiki so that they are in the proper subject categories and the long-stated intention to move to subjects, I am curious as to what other criteria must be satisfied before they replace bookshelves on the main page. (In my sandbox I have a potential replacement for the respective portion of the page.) If there's more to be done before they are ready, it would be helpful to know. If people only see the bookshelves featured prominently on the main page, they will have little incentive to ensure their books have on them if they've added their book to a shelf. -- Adrignola talk contribs 18:20, 23 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I have noticed some people seem to prefer the bookshelves still for organizational and cosmetic reasons. The first might need to be addressed before moving forward unless there is community consensus that the differences are good. The later can probably be addressed later on, but people may prefer to improve or address the appearance of subject pages before making the switch. --dark lama  18:38, 23 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I am personally not impressed by the bookshelves' organization or appearance. They suffer from the same issues that subjects did before being cleaned up; namely shelves such as Languages bookshelf and Language and literature bookshelf overlapping. You've got the Natural sciences department and the Natural sciences bookshelf causing confusion. The How-tos bookshelf and Technology bookshelf have the same downfalls that led to them being eliminated for the subjects (too many books due to a general scope). Many bookshelves such as Humanities and arts department strike me as downright messy and unintuitive (some links go to another shelf, others go to books&mdash;and what are games and athletics doing there?).


 * I frankly am not surprised the subjects were so poorly maintained since their creation in the fall of 2007, seeing as they have a single point of entry from the main page, and I believe the main page's current layout will not encourage the maintenance of the subjects into the future. I'd like to know how community involvement was gained for the initial move to subjects and have that same method applied to this issue. -- Adrignola talk contribs 19:19, 23 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm not impressed with the bookshelves either. The move to subjects was discussed in the reading room. There was no set timetable for doing so though. I think Languages, Mathematics, and Computer Programming are the only areas where there has been concerns about how things have changed. Languages and Computer Programming may have been antiquity addressed enough to move forward with, but Mathematics still doesn't seem to be resolved. I'd hate to give the wrong impression that people who initiate discussion to discuss concerns are wasting there time.
 * I am thinking as part of the move when its time to change the bookshelves to subjects on the main page, it might be time to redesign the main page once again too. --dark lama  20:10, 23 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I've moved the discussion to the reading room to get thoughts from the community. -- Adrignola talk contribs 22:08, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

When did that happen?
I'm very surprised to find somehow someone deleted the link to the math bookshelf. Vandalism? Currently, the main page doesn't link to Mathematics_bookshelf. Please fix! -- Taku (talk) 01:55, 6 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Bookshelves have been deprecated. You'll find that under the Natural Sciences heading there is a link to Subject:Mathematics. See the section above on this page. This transition has been in the works for years. Please ensure all new books are properly categorized so that they show up on the subject pages. Subject pages may be changed in terms of appearance, but the dynamic listing of books is here to stay. -- Adrignola talk contribs 02:05, 6 July 2009 (UTC)


 * In what AUTHORITY can you deprecate bookshelves? Just because you're an admin? You can't just deprecate pages just because you feel like it. As far as I can see, Subject:Mathematics is not being maintained, since it lacks links to many books. I don't know why I have to say, but it is important "not" to hide books from the readers. I can't edit the Main Page myself, so please restore the links to bookshelves. Please realize what you have done is effectively vandalism. -- Taku (talk) 11:47, 6 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I commented on your talk page, but for others' benefit, I want to point out the archived discussion at Reading_room/Archives/2007/November. Subject:Mathematics has all the books listed at the mathematics bookshelf; they are simply listed in sub-subjects listed at the right-hand side.  They're not all supposed to show up on one page. I disagree that it is not being maintained. People spent months organizing the books so that the subject pages could finally be useful.


 * I'd like to point out this diff and this diff and this diff to show that it wasn't even myself who took the initial action to deprecate bookshelves through redirects. This really is a sticky situation, as that archived discussion seems to indicate consensus to move to subjects and another admin has been deprecating bookshelves in line with that, but yet there are a few who do not want to move to bookshelves. How can everyone be satisfied? -- Adrignola talk contribs 13:17, 6 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I didn't realize that people were going around killing bookshelves. When was that discussed? Even though I supported the switch, we are by no means ready to get rid of bookshelf pages.  There are also a lot of problems still with the word subject to categories at the bottom of module pages?  Even if we want to switch, there should be a period where both exists and subjects are the main thing that is linked and some deprecation notice is put at the top of bookshelf pages.  I think we have a real problem with getting the word out to the community and getting support/feedback. Thenub314 (talk) 15:16, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Quality/Draft selector interferes with layout
For whatever reason, the quality/draft selector is messing up the main page. The Main Page featured books template is squished... This isn't occurring on other pages, so it's apparently not an issue with the FlaggedRev system itself. I can't quite suss out the cause, and I don't have the access level required to fix it anyway, so if anyone out there can figure out how to fix this I'm sure many people would be appreciative. Ohms law (talk) 18:07, 8 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Some images that were deleted because they were at commons made the current version a draft one. I attempted to review it, but the review would not take effect. I then tried turning off stability and turning it back on, and the most recent version finally appeared as the most recently reviewed version. -- Adrignola talk contribs 20:14, 8 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Well it looked like the above immediately afterward. Looks like it's bugged. -- Adrignola talk contribs 20:16, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

It's doing it again (still?)... :( Ohms law (talk) 08:35, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Outer Space
The sentence "Outer space is perhaps the final frontier for man" is meaningless and offensive. Is deep sea exploration, or archeology not a frontier? One man's frontier is another one's back fence. Was the New World a frontier for man? Also using 'man' for 'mankind' is not entirely unproblematic. Tibetologist (talk) 01:59, 17 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Calling it "meaningless and offensive" is perhaps a bit of a hyperbole. The deep seas, deserts, poles and space are all frontiers which man has striven to conquer (for better or for worse). One can't be sure, but I'd wager that mankind will visit the deep seas before it conquers outer space. Archeology is a frontier of a different sort so there you enter a semantic debate which I'm not sure is the best use of our time.
 * Speaking of semantics; using "man" for "mankind" is not entirely unheard of. I'd argue for trying not to be offended. If you think prose can be improved, just do it. --Swift (talk) 02:38, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Problematic Eye
What is that eye doing over there on the right side of the main page? Is there any way to take it away? Arlen22 (talk) 17:37, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

"Foreign" Languages
Is "foreign" necessary in the Bookshelves section, under Humanities and Arts Department? --Adam7davies (talk) 16:47, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
 * It distinguishes itself from the "languages and literature" link, I suppose. However, I do not maintain the bookshelves because my focus is on the subjects, so I can't say that the bookshelves and their organization make sense from my perspective. -- Adrignola talk contribs 18:38, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I understand your question but it probably is necessary as this branch of humanities is frequently referred to as 'foreign languages' or 'modern foreign languages' in most school curricula (at least in the British Isles). And maybe as further disambiguation in case anyone might think that computer languages fall under the humanities grouping :) --ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_Italy.svg|15px]]talk 00:46, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Simple
Simple English Wikibooks no longer exists, so the link needs removing from the Main Page. — μ 09:47, Wednesday February 24 2010 (UTC) 09:47, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Replaced it with the Cookbook, to go along with the internal Wikijunior link. -- Adrignola talk contribs 13:00, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Featured book:LaTeX
The image for LaTex is too big. You have to scroll left and right to see the whole thing. Also, what does every one think of File:Geometry for elementary school cover.png this? Kayau ( talk &#124; email &#124; contribs ) 07:44, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I replaced the image with one that is square in shape so that it will not be so wide. The cover you made does differ from most of the others, in that they don't usually have the book's name in the cover image.  Personally  I find the black background, with rainbow, red, and purple text to be too busy and not complementary to each other.  Forgoing the text and focusing on a visual representation of the content rather than the title also permits a rename of the book in the future, should it ever be found necessary. Just my opinion there. -- Adrignola talk contribs 13:52, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Oops, I wish I had read this before I went about making a new cover. I will show you my work here anyways. File:LaTeX_cover.svg.  I am not much for graphic design, the only thing to note is that the colors were chosen to match the way latex source tags are colored, it is not quite square, but it should have a better aspect ratio.  Use which ever you like better.  (This one also mentions the books name.) Thenub314 (talk) 19:06, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and put it in there. No sense in having your hard work go to waste. -- Adrignola talk contribs 19:13, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Add a purge button?
So that readers can view other featured books without leaving the main page. Kayau ( talk &#124; email &#124; contribs ) 14:39, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
 * There's a gadget in Special:Preferences that will add a purge tab to every page. – Adrignola talk contribs 14:55, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Indeed I know, and I use it. However, anons have no preferences, and anons unfamiliar with MediaWiki don't know how to put te ?action=purge code at the end of the URL. Besides, some people may not know that purging can change th featured books shown and think that they never change (ie they are stuck there, not random). Kayau ( talk &#124; email &#124; contribs ) 03:46, 15 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I am a bit unfamiliar with which caching scheme wikimedia uses, but my experience is that when visit the main page both as an IP user (when using my wife's machine) and as myself I don't see the same books every time. (Though I can't put a finger on how long it is in between changes. It could be one day, or it could be once every few days, I am not sure.)  Since we have a link to the other featured books/recipes, I think the page would be better off without a purge link. Thenub314 (talk) 10:43, 15 June 2010 (UTC)


 * But if you purge it, changes come instantly. Kayau ( talk &#124; email &#124; contribs ) 10:59, 15 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Now, we are displaying them randomly, but that is only to serve as a pseudo feature of the day. We don't have the number of books or the will to set out a fixed book for every day in advance.  This is actually using very similar code to what the portals at Wikipedia use.  But like the main page of Wikipedia, this page isn't fully intended to change every time it's viewed. Even with a purge link, anonymous users get a confirmation screen confirming the purge.  If they summoned up the courage to click the link, they may at that point be stumped regarding what they are getting into. – Adrignola talk contribs 11:58, 15 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I don't think they would be scared at thet confirmation page if we tell them in advance what it's supposed to do. Kayau ( talk &#124; email &#124; contribs ) 04:19, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Suggestion
I think it would make sense for someone to add .page-Main_Page .flaggedrevs_basic {display:none} to Mediawiki:Common.css to hide the whole "This is the stable version" box on the main page. --Yair rand (talk) 22:35, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Yes_check.svg|15px| ]] Done. – Adrignola talk contribs 22:48, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Vector colors
If anyone would like to use vector skin colors on their Main Page for consistency, add to this page. --hagindaz 15:42, 29 August 2010 (UTC)


 * It's been added to Vector.css so that it matches up for those using that skin. – Adrignola talk 13:35, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Goodbook
Shouldn't the covers link to the image instead to provide attribution for non-PD images? (Or add a link to it like WN.) Kayau ( talk &#124; email &#124; contribs ) 14:36, 31 August 2010 (UTC)


 * It's been common practice to use link= on images to remove links to the file page for interface images and to use link=blah to link to something other than the image. There used to be a template that did that before MediaWiki was updated to allow it natively.  Readers not familiar with MediaWiki will try to click the images to get to the books, just like images on non-wiki sites will often link to information represented by the picture the reader clicked on.  To link to anything else would decrease usability. – Adrignola talk 15:01, 31 August 2010 (UTC)


 * But not all covers are PD, and CC-BY-SA pics need to be attributed. As I said, we can add a link to it like what Wikinews does. Kayau ( talk &#124; email &#124; contribs ) 14:37, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Just to clarify, some users may not know how to view the source code to find out the image description page in order to find out the author. They may use it for other purposes with 'Wikibooks' as the author. Kayau ( talk &#124; email &#124; contribs ) 02:28, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Message
'Welcome to Wikibooks, the open-content textbooks collection that anyone can edit.' Hang on a minute... the open-content textbooks collection with cookbooks on the main page? :) Also, the 'From Wikibooks, the open-content textbooks collection' line should be removed as it is redundant. Kayau (talk &#124; email &#124; contribs) 09:46, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm with you on the cookbooks... one day we'll get around to refactoring it as a textbook on cooking and cooking techniques... <font color="#E66C2C">QU <font color="#306754">TalkQu 09:53, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The "From Wikibooks..." doesn't show for me on either skin. It's set to be hidden in MediaWiki:Vector.css and I just hid it for Monobook in MediaWiki:Monobook.css.  I think it was hidden via JavaScript for Monobook before, but I'm not sure.  That change to the latter file will ensure it's hidden on the main page even if you have JavaScript disabled.– Adrignola talk 12:24, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I was using IE, which does not support JS, before you made the change to css. It does not show any more, thanks. Kayau (talk &#124; email &#124; contribs) 12:30, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It should support it. I can get JavaScript and any of the collapse boxes to work in IE version 8.  Did you turn off JavaScript? – Adrignola talk 13:34, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Where might I have turned off JavaScript? What do you think of the 'welcome to wikibooks' message? Kayau (talk &#124; email &#124; contribs) 14:00, 1 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Select Internet Options from the Tools menu.
 * Click the Security tab.
 * Click Custom level… in Security level for this zone.
 * Scroll down to Scripting, near the bottom of the list.
 * Under Active scripting, choose Enable.
 * Click OK to leave Security Settings. Click OK to leave Internet Options.
 * The Welcome to Wikibooks message is based off Wikipedia's and the customization of Wikipedia's message is based on the "From..." tagline hidden above. – Adrignola talk 14:25, 1 October 2010 (UTC)


 * It looks like I have active scripting enabled. Strange. If it is based of the 'from...' tagline then I think I'll propose a change at the proposals reading room. Kayau (talk &#124; email &#124; contribs) 14:51, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

This makes no sense!
If we can't write Wikibooks, then where do all thses books come from?
 * Where does anything say you can't write Wikibooks? If it says that, or if it says something that makes you think that's what it's saying, we need to correct it.  Thanks for pointing out a problem that we need to resolve.  --Jomegat (discuss • contribs) 22:28, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Random
Can you guys check out the random link, feature? It always seems to take me to "Mythology" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.220.85.83 (discuss) 04:24, 13 December 2010 (UTC)‎
 * I'm not sure --Katarighe (discuss • contribs) 23:38, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Works fine for me. Maybe it was a transient problem.--<span style="font: bold 11pt 'courier new', comic, sans, ms;"> Arthur  Vogel  17:58, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Increase font size of catalog on main page?
I hope it can be larger,better for me....Zxk0321 (discuss • contribs) 07:08, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Within-book search
Much need to be able to search only the current book you are in... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.36.150.59 (discuss • contribs) 09:28, 16 January 2012
 * Book authors can add Book search to the main page of their books to allow just that. – Adrignola discuss 16:44, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

I would like to create page Trang Chính
Hello, I would like to recreate page Trang Chính (which was deleted). Reason: It's a quick way to go back to my wiki. AmieKim (discuss • contribs) 08:10, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Uhm, why not creating a bookmark or something like a speeddial? Moreover you could write a redirections-JavaScript and adding it to your Special:Mypage/common.js. <small style="font: 12px Courier New;display:inline;border:#009 1px dashed;padding:1px 6px 2px 7px;white-space:nowrap background:#000"><font color="#000">mabdul 16:31, 9 July 2012 (UTC)


 * The page contained junk that was created by a notorious copyright vandal who copy / pastes material between sources breaking the terms and conditions of the CC-BY-SA license. It won't be recreated to encourage further vandalism. <font color="#E66C2C">QU <font color="#306754">TalkQu 17:17, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

wiki books and wikisource
in many wikies eg: malayalam and sanskrit i cannot see any difference between these two. in both old books are given. can i know the principle of this two wikies.--dinesh 18:50, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

No main page for Wikibooks when accessed from other WMF Projects
i cannot find where the HD is, so I am asking it here.

Look at the side bar in vector skin (or corresponding ones in others) which contains the logo, links and collapsable items like "Commnity", "Toolbox" and "Sister projects". The last one, "Sister projects", shows you a list of sister projects. WVersity has a similar column named Wikimedia projects. (verify). (This is not found in WP, Wikt et al.) When clicked on Wikibooks from there, one will go to Main_Page, which is not created at all. Shouldn't that be cleared out? Note:Other projects do not have this problem. V ani s che nuMail me/Talk 18:37, 20 August 2012 (UTC)


 * I created Main Page as a redirect to Main Page, which fixes the most dire consequence of Wikiversity's link going where it does. For why Wikiversity's link goes there, the likely place to ask is at Wikiversity:Colloquium.  --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 02:25, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much.
 * I should have asked it in WV itself, but why only WB shows this problem. I hovered my mouse over the list of links to sister projects, and watched the link (which is shown at the bottom of Google chrome browser). Everyproject except WB and Wikt have a direct link to main page, i.e., http://___.____.org/wiki/Main_Page. But WB and Wikt have http://___.____.org/wiki/ Project:Main_Page. But we can enter Wiktionary without any problem. Why only WB have this problem (but not for Wiktionary)?


 * By the way, WB also gives link to sister project in two different ways. Wikiversity:Main_Page and Wiktionary:Main_Page for them; and for the rest, a direct link to main page is given! V ani s che nuMail me/Talk 09:24, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

I'm new here
Hi, I am a new member on Wikipedia. I was wondering if anyone could make a page for me. It is for a group named the Blugold Marching Band (BMB). Any information needed can be found on their website. http://www.blugoldmarchingband.com/ or at http://www.uwec.edu/Mus-The/bands/windensembles.htm#CP_JUMP_433356

I really have no clue on how to make a page, so if someone could do it, or at least work with me on this, it would be appreciated by everyone in the band, past and present.
 * This isn't Wikipedia, and we don't have articles about bands here. Sorry. <font color="#E66C2C">QU <font color="#306754">TalkQu 09:46, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Wiki, all of it
I loved when Wikipedia appeared, loved it from the first moment on and still am an active user and admirer. Just discovered that there are Wiktionaries, the page I just rated and simply all of it. I guess you are among the very few man-made GOOD things on this earth. I congratulate you. How wonderful that you exist. My love to you and best wishes! H —Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.112.26.49 (discuss • contribs) 17:45, 9 July 2012

Wiki, Knowledge like Ocean
I am Ananthakumar Selvaraj, I wish and thank wikipedia's great work to know about all the educational area/specialization that are explained well and it is exemplary one. Actually I'm Computer Science background. If I want to know or I've doubt then I refer first in Wikibooks.org or wikipedia.org. Once again I congratulate and thank wiki. --Ananthakumar Selvaraj (discuss • contribs) 17:12, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[Ananthakumar Selvaraj, SeA Microsystems]

Wikibooks subtitle
Hello. On Wikipedia URLs and logos it says: "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" On Wikibooks URLs and logos it says: "Wikibooks, open books for an open world" I recommend it be changed to: "Wikibooks, the free library" 67.252.103.23 (discuss) 22:29, 1 November 2013 (UTC)


 * As I recall, the slogan was chosen at the same time as the new logo. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 03:28, 2 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Is it too late to change? I like how "Wikibooks, the free library" is consistent with Wikipedia's slogan and how it doesn't carry any implicit political messages. 67.252.103.23 (discuss) 16:19, 2 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Well, we actually aren't a general-purpose library, rather we're a collection of open-content textbooks. Something to think about.  The place to raise such a discussion where the community at large would see it is really the proposals reading room.  --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 22:15, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

WikiLeaks

 * There is no mention on Wikileaks in the list of sister projects of Wiki. Should it not be included ? Ntu129 (discuss • contribs) 08:55, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Wikileaks has absolutely nothing to do with the Wikimedia Foundation; it's not a sister project or in any other way affiliated with the wiki movement. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 09:00, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

possible fault of mobile front page
Hi

When I visit the front page of the mobile view version of English language Wikibooks it's just a blank page, I guess this is a fault?

Thanks

Mrjohncummings (discuss • contribs) 19:08, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

More featured books
I suggest we add a second row of featured books on the main page. It's a rather short main page and could do with some more content, and why not link to more books if we can? Liam987 talk 17:42, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, my own preference would be to stick with one of each of the three. They're samples, and we're providing one of each already.  If we've got something different we want to add to the main page, I'll all ears (strange expression, that).  --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 23:28, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
 * an idea is to add a bigger list of subjects, maybe with icons to make them more prominent. The Simple English Wikibooks (now closed) has its top books listed with icons for each. Maybe this but with subjects instead of books? Liam987  talk 22:12, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I think that will only make our selection of featured content appear limited. A long time ago, I'd actually tried to put together a new main page of my own, with promotion for new projects and all, but I'd abandoned that project long ago. Do you think a DYK-like section will be beneficial for a main page, rather than adding more featured content? Kayau (talk · contribs) 06:53, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
 * A DYK-like section is an interesting idea. It might be overly optimistic to have Wikipedia-style frequent updates of the list, so maybe have a list that is cycled through on a daily bases (a different subpage for every day of the month or year) or on a random bases, as the featured books are currently done? I think this is definitely an idea that would add some much-need content to the main page. My main concern is that people who come to the main page don't have a lot to pull them in, with only three books featured on the page at a time. This could definitely be a way to remedy this. Liam987  talk 19:54, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

Broken featured book
There's currently a broken featured book on the main page. Just a description with no link to the book, and no image. It's this one: Template:Goodbook/UNDP-APDIP_Books. Does it need an image adding? Maybe a little UN flag: File:Small Flag of the United Nations ZP.svg -- Harry Wood (discuss • contribs) 00:09, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up! I fixed the template according to standards and included the image suggested. --Vito Francisco 00:04, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Wikibook logo as SVG?
Title says all, please consider.--Mathmensch (discuss • contribs) 11:06, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

Mobile view
Wikibooks English Main Page not in mobile view. please, edit main page sources for mobile view. আ হ ম সাকিব (discuss • contribs) 06:20, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ There was only the overview, so I've just added the rest: https://en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page.
 * Thank you for the reminder . JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 18:55, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for adding...., আ হ ম সাকিব (discuss • contribs) 03:54, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Could somebody remove the Intel advertisement?
Thanks --Mathmensch (discuss • contribs) 17:46, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I can't see it on this page. JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 18:28, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

Creating a new book.
On the main page, I don't see a link to information about creating a new book. Would have thought that to be a significant topic. Regards, PeterEasthope (discuss • contribs) 17:55, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
 * That may be a good idea, currently we have to click on Help in the sidebar or the main page, and then Using Wikibooks to get Help:Contributing. JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 19:19, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Using Wikibooks is listed (for me, anyway) on the sidebar, above the search box (last thing under "navigation"). --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 20:46, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Using and creating are distinct concepts. "Using" should be help for a book user; not for a book creator. I might follow "Help" to find a way to create a book but a more specific term is possible. What about a link, "Creating a Wikibook"? Regards, ... PeterEasthope (discuss • contribs) 05:17, 28 September 2016 (UTC) P.s. Or just "Creating a book"? The context is evident. Regards, ...PeterEasthope (discuss • contribs) 05:43, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree that the link doesn't leap out on the sidebar as the thing to look at for creating. Even if there were a separate link that said "Creating", it's listed under "navigation", and even if creating is a special case of using, it definitely isn't a special case of navigating.  I'm not sure where best to put on the sidebar a "creating wikibooks" link.  --Pi zero (discuss • contribs)
 * Maybe a big "+" sign in green with a tooltip ("create" or "start a book" or "add a page"). JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 13:45, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Perhaps. Though I admit I'm hoping to do that sort of thing using context-sensative semi-automated assistance.  --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 17:23, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

By the way, probably I understand the intent of "Using Wikibooks". Wikibooks is an instance of the MediaWiki software and book creation is one aspect of usage. My concern is that most individuals contemplating book creation are focused on the imagined book. They aren't thinking of the software which supports the process. In that frame of mind, "Using Wikibooks" is to help someone trying to find or read an extant book. I'm suggesting a detail to make the documentation more user centered, rather than system or designer centered. The green "+" and tool tip definitely have appeal. Gestural interfaces, as in Android, are surprisingly effective with little or no text. They might provide inspiration here. Regards, ... PeterEasthope (discuss • contribs) 23:04, 28 September 2016 (UTC), PeterEasthope (discuss • contribs) 00:50, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Different link for featured recipe intentional?
Hi~ If a user clicks on the picture for the "featured book" or the "featured children's books", the link takes them to that book. However, the "featured recipe" picture links to the actual image "file". Also, those 3 featured sections each already have their own "Image credit" link to their image file on their bottom right.

There are a couple other link inconsistencies between the 3 sections, but that one was more noticeable for me. It doesn't bother me at all, but I just wonder if it was intended to be like that? Maybe most users do want to see the image up close instead of the recipe if they click the image? I wasn't sure, but I was just curious. Thanks:) Zeniff (discuss • contribs) 04:23, 22 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Hi again~ I think I misunderstood how/when Wikibooks displays featured content. And, I guess I should've asked my original questions at the individual book/recipe talk pages, instead. Sorry about that^^;;7 Zeniff (discuss • contribs) 05:06, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
 * You're right because the main page books change at every visit, no we can't guess which recipes are concerned. JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 18:01, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay, I wondered about that. Thank you for the confirmation:) Zeniff (discuss • contribs) 19:52, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

How to Make your first Wikibook
How do I start to make my first Wikibook? BookImaginationIsNeeded (discuss • contribs) 18:53, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Vector skin
I have a question regarding the Vector skin: will Wikibooks continue using Vector 2010 as the default or switch to Vector 2022 as default like MediaWiki.org has? 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 18:57, 12 March 2022 (UTC)


 * That's an interesting question that I'm unsure about. According to Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements the hope was to push it out to all wikis by May 2022. At the moment, only the "early adopter wikis" have probably got it.
 * According to Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Frequently asked questions "When will these changes be available on the largest wikis? We hope to see the changes set as default on all wikis later in the year. Each community is welcome to join the early adopters. " So it seems it will become the default soon, like it or not. -- Jules (Mrjulesd) 01:38, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

I also have a question regarding vector skin what is it all about because I don't know anything about it so please explain to me. Goku (discuss • contribs) 19:11, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Call the author
I like what Wiki is doing here but can I get a chance to call the author of a book am reading here? Free calls any way  for clarity on some of the topics discussed Christmas videos (discuss • contribs) 20:17, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Try emailing them (not possible for all users), or leaving a message on their talk page. L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 20:55, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Computer literacy
Firstly, computer literacy is the ability to have the skills and knowledge to use technical devices such as Computers. Mspenina (discuss • contribs) 05:17, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Great Wikieducators (discuss • contribs) 06:24, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Fine Wikieducators (discuss • contribs) 08:28, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Great news Wikieducators (discuss • contribs) 08:34, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Great news Wikieducators (discuss • contribs) 08:43, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Great news Wikieducators (discuss • contribs) 08:44, 27 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Why are you talking to yourself? 09:34, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Wikibooks
This is a good platform for learners and also the students because it enable them to get information with what they might be doing research about. Mspenina (discuss • contribs) 05:19, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Great news Wikieducators (discuss • contribs) 21:42, 3 October 2022 (UTC)