I've opted in a few months ago. It took a little bit of time to get used to, but once I was in the groove of it, I found that the new skin tied in better with how we do everything else with a browser in the 2020s. --Deryck
On Fri, 13 Jan 2023 at 21:00, Lucy Crompton-Reid < lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Dear all > > I'm sharing the text of an email I've received this evening from the > Wikimedia Foundation, who have asked me (and other Affiliate leaders) to > spread the word amongst our communities about a new skin for the English > Wikipedia, which will be deployed next week. > > Wishing you all a great weekend. > > Lucy > > > After many years of work, community conversations, and completing the > changes specified by the consensus of the Request for Comment > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Deployment_of_Vector_(2022)>, > the *Vector 2022 skin* is finally ready for deployment as the default > desktop skin on English Wikipedia. The deployment is scheduled for January > 18th, at 15:00 UTC. > > Vector 2022 is a skin <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Skins> > developed between 2019 and 2023 by the Wikimedia Foundation Web team > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web> with the goal of making the > interface more welcoming and usable for readers and maintaining utility for > existing editors. It introduces changes > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Deployment_of_Vector_(2022)/More_about_Vector_(2022)#New_features> > to the navigation and layout of the site, adds persistent elements (such as > a sticky header and Table of Contents), and makes changes to the overall > styling of the page. Currently, the skin is the default on more than 300 > projects of various sizes, accounting for about 1.5 billion page views per > month. On English Wikipedia, it is the most popular non-default skin, with > more active editors using it than any other non-default skin (Monobook, > Timeless, etc). > > > > While these changes will provide a much better experience for Wikipedia > readers and contributors (and a cleaner interface will make work easier for > community developers and staff working on the website in the future), > they’ll also help to remove barriers to the Wikimedia movement. The new > Wikipedia desktop marks the start of an ongoing process of user empowerment > and improvements across the entire Wikimedia ecosystem, as well as an > exciting and meaningful step in furthering Wikimedia’s knowledge as a > service and knowledge equity > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017#Our_strategic_direction:_Service_and_Equity> > efforts. An easier-to-navigate Wikipedia will help more users, regardless > of their tech literacy or familiarity with the platform, to access and > contribute to free knowledge. > > You will find more information about the project on the landing page on > English Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vector_2022>. > There are instructions on how to turn the skin off as well as information > about what will happen on the day of deployment. You can also read more > about the Desktop Improvements Project on the project page > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements> and our > FAQ > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements/Frequently_asked_questions>. > > > > > -- > Lucy Crompton-Reid (she/her) > Chief Executive > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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