Hi Team,
in an earlier thread I had tried to communicate some changes to the
website and I made a mess of it.
Since then I have put some more thought into these ideas and I hope
they'll meet your approval.
I'd like to propose the following changes:
1. Turn the "About" page (http://trac.adium.im/wiki/AboutAdium/Sandbox)
into a non-wiki page and give it a tab on the homepage.
2. Link from the "About" page to a Wiki page with a full list of
supported services (http://trac.adium.im/wiki/ListOfServices/Sandbox).
3. Merge ListOfServices (http://trac.adium.im/wiki/ListOfServices) and
ServiceInteroperability
(http://trac.adium.im/wiki/ServiceInteroperability) into
(http://trac.adium.im/wiki/ListOfServices/Sandbox).
4. Link from the list of supported services (ListOfServices/Sandbox) to
dedicated pages for each service with brief descriptions, history,
information on censorship and known issues.
5. Merge FAQ regarding [Service]Censorship
(http://trac.adium.im/wiki/AIMCensorship,
http://trac.adium.im/wiki/ICQCensorship,
http://trac.adium.im/wiki/MSNCensorship) into these dedicated pages.
6. Create separate tabs for "Support" and "Development":
- Support should link to a page similar to Pidgin's Support page
(http://pidgin.im/support/)
- Development goes to [wiki:Development]
Why these changes?
1. As a tab and a prettily designed proper webpage (in contrast to a
Wiki page) the "About" page could gain more prominence and properly
boast Adium's great features.
2. I don't think it is necessary to name all the supported services on
the features page. Users already get a good idea on the front
("Download") page.
3. ListOfServices and ServiceInteroperability currently share information.
4. In the past few days, I have created these dedicated pages. Right
now, they are linked to from the current "About" page.
5. By inclusion of a "censorship" section in the dedicated pages, the
specific censorship pages are rendered obsolete.
6. This separation benefits a clear view and reduces user confusion.
Who puts the changes through?
I can do 3., 4. and 5. (Wiki stuff) myself but I would need someone with
knowledge of doing websites to get 1., 2. and 6. done.
Also see http://trac.adium.im/wiki/AdiumSupportConcept for reference.
Regards, Robby
