Wikipedia talk:Browse/Archive 1

message: Wikipedia:Browse by category contains almost an exact copy of Template:Wikipediatoc.  I think it would make more sense for it to be an exact copy, using template transclusion.  I would like to merge them, reducing this page to:

  {{Wikipediatoc}}
  [link to edit the above template]
  {{Wikipediacats-flat}}
  [link to edit the above template]
  [[inter-language links]]
  [[category links]]

Then all editing of the real content would take place in the templates.  Any objections or alternative suggestions?  —AlanBarrett 12:10, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: After experimenting, I see that a Template of the Browse by Category will be needed, otherwise, it simply goes to the articles Wikipediatoc, and not to the categories.
Ah, I see what you mean.  Although they look visually almost identical, the link s are different.  For example, Template:Wikipediatoc links to Astronomy, while Wikipedia:Browse by category links to :Category:Astronomy.  I have also discovered Template:Categories, which links to categories, not to articles.  So, we could:
#Do nothing;
#Change Template:Wikipediatoc to link to categories instead of articles, and change Wikipedia:Browse by category to transclude the template;
#Update Template:Categories and change Wikipedia:Browse by category to transclude the template.
I like option 3, because it involves the least duplication of effort.  —AlanBarrett 14:14, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)

text: Yes, that's exactly what I meant by option 3.  —AlanBarrett 17:16, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: You mean like at the top right of Template:Wkipediatoc?  I think that those links would be better in Template:Wikipediacats-flat.  —AlanBarrett 20:58, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)

text: Are you thinking of right-justifying the 2 links, I hope? Ancheta Wis 20:27, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I'll right-justify the links to edit the templates.  —AlanBarrett 20:58, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge with [[Template:Wikipediatoc]] or [[Template:Categories]]

message: I have finished the merge discussed above.  I included the links to Wikipedia:Quick index and Wikipedia:Browse by overview, although I don't like them.  I would prefer to see those links incorporated into Template:Wikipediacats-flat.  —AlanBarrett 21:51, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, if 'Quick index' and 'Browse by overview' go into 'Wikipediacats-flat' then doesn't that mean that 'Quick index' and 'Browse by category' go into the analogous place at the bottom of 'Browse by overview'? Just for consistency of User Interface. Ancheta Wis 23:27, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, they should.  —AlanBarrett 17:04, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Done the merge 

message: It appears that Eloquence means for the 7 Fundamental categories at the top of 'Browse by category ' to go into the Browse bar in the Main Page. Is anyone amenable to these 7 items? 'Knowledge, Nature, etc. , Wikipedia' - Or perhaps he means for the items to go thru a consensus. Ancheta Wis 03:03, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that both the main page and the "Browse by category" page should choose the same set of seven fundamental categories (not different sets as we have now), and that each of those seven categories should have a good introduction (unlike what we have now).  I suspect that a major reason for the Main Page's choice of a different set of categories is the poor quality of the introductions to some of the seven categories on this page (Documents, Human, Knowledge, Nature, Philosophy, Reference, Wikipedia).  —AlanBarrett 17:04, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, I think the same set of categories listed in the browse bar on the main page should appear in this list. --Lexor|Talk 10:49, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC)

text: Since the :Category:Fundamental is at the top of 'Browse by category', it is starting to get some traffic as well as some complaints. I tried some copyedits on that category page and welcome your critiques on the :Category talk:Fundamental page. Ancheta Wis 10:07, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fundamental categories 

message: I have been working on an improved version of this page, which can be found at User:Norm/Browse. This version also includes a sidebar of links to various category schemes (rather than being at the bottom) and selected article lists. I've been working on it for a while now and need some feedback on it. Norman Rogers 16:23, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Support. Ancheta Wis 03:31, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  New category browse page. 

message: The subject title pretty much says it all! How come no one thought about the economy? It's such an important part of a country. I personally think some one should write about this!
  user:Proud Canadian
:There is a category called :Category:National economies (subcategory of :Category:Economics), contains articles about each country's economy. Norman Rogers 11:27, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  How about Economy? 

message: With the new design, this page is no longer just for browsing by category, but a more general browsing starting point. How about moving it to Wikipedia:Browse? Tom- 02:09, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Well I think its a good idea, especially because the Main Page link says "Browse:", it would make a lot more sense for this page to be at that location. Norman Rogers 11:34, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move to [[Wikipedia:Browse]]? 

message: A new main category: products would automatically lead to a couple of new sub-categories on specific products types such as: cars, electronics, utilities, tools, air planes, clothing/fashion, furniture, software, etc. but also service categories. 
This new category would also extend the listings or documentations of manufacturer or companies providing products or having provided products in their past.
In the more specific articles, not only product features, but also the history of products, the features to differentiate them and different types or alternatives could be described and documented.  In the same context, publicly available market number could be included as well. Furthermore very specific product types/versions could be documented/described e.g. by the owner of these products.
 
These directory would give a broad audience (from consumers to market research) a very valuable survey and resources for further investigations.  No other directory would be able to gather a similar high deverity and density of information related to all sorts of products.
Products are an essential part of our culture. It is worth to be documented in an encyclopedia. This new category would be a step beyond a primarily academic encyclopedia. 
I hope this suggestion will be realized soon ....
--Ike 05:16, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  How about a new main category: Products ? 

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:Sounds like a very weird request (oysters stuffed with blood sausage). Never heard about it. David.Monniaux 20:20, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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