Forum:Starting New Pages

Currently we have a "Create a Page" item in the navigation pane. When this was added I believe there was an interest/concern that if we made it TOO easy for people to create pages, they wouldn't do the things that should be done first---like searching for an existing article, etc. As a result a substantial amount of guidance was provided on that page.---

In looking this over I believe we've overloaded the page with too much guidance. YOu have to wade through too much stuff to get to the actual page creation input box. I can't tell, but I suspect relatively few people are using the box. (I rarely use it myself, relying instead on a page creation subpage of my user's page, simply because its easier to get to.)

I'm going to propose that we streamline the "Create a Page" page, placeing the input boxes on top of the page, and leaving the guidance material below it, where those who have a need can find it. I'll wait a week for input, and if no one objects, make the change. We may also want to add AMK152's template, since a) for some it has obvious advantages, and b) some have expressed real appreciation for it. Bill 23:06, 10 August 2007 (UTC)