Wikipedia:Petition_for_the_return_of_the_Old_Wikipedia
Wikipedia:Historical archive/Petition for the return of the Old Wikipedia
This is the petition page for the return of the Old Wikipedia. Recently, during a server upgrade, Wikipedia obtained a new look, in which it was seemingly redesigned with style more in mind than usefulness and accessability. Please note: It is possible to change back to something resembling the 'old' look by editing your 'preferences' bar. This page is for those who would like to make the old look standard. Our requests:
- Font-size and font-family (at least for the main text) determined by the browser of the reader.
- No distracting background.
- A solid "printable page" option that removes navigation and possibly colliding floating things etc.
- No features that slow down loading the page unless really necessary.
- The wikilinks should have a permanent bar under them, so we can tell what they are. They're simply harder to see than before.
- The tabs should all be put back where they go. Whose idea was it to put them all at the top of the page, in type too small to see?
- The Wikipedia won two (prominent!) Internet awards looking just the way it did. What people look for in an encyclopedia are ease of reference and content. The content is, as always, good, but the ease of reference, it seems to me, has lessened somewhat with all this flashy nonsense they've added.
- Make the preferences editor easier to use.
This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. |
This page is an archive. Do not edit the contents of this page. Please direct any additional comments to the current main page. |
(Original list thought up by Kornelis, and has since been modified by Litefantastic.)
Any more requests should be posted on Wikipedia: General complaints.
Any specific questions or comments should be directed to Litefantastic
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This user supports the Old Wikipedia.
This user supports the return of the Old Wikipedia, before it obtained this new "blog" look, and would like it changed back. |