User talk:Fonzy~enwiktionary/sandbox

It's a list without all the trimmings, it's clear, it's easy to edit, there are no translations (which are not needed in a list) and if it gets too big we can split it up like they've done at Wikipedia:Multiple-place names. I'm for it. D.D. 16:11 Mar 2, 2003 (UTC)


 * But the translations give a link to the english article. This is where I find it helpful to have one window open to the and another with the articles. The fact that the change in color depicts whether a page is already started is very helpful to me this way. I can then make the entries as needed. Eventually the indexes may be of no use at all, but for now they are a skeleton to the individual entries. What do you think? Would this be useful for you or not? and if not why would it bother you if it is of help to other contributors? Sincerely User:ILVI Jay B. (2003 MAR 02)

Unless I'm really missing a point here, I doubt that I will use them. If I wanted to find information about a particular word I'd rather type it in the "Find" textbox. That will lead me directly to the word I'm looking for. To pass through an index I will need one more step.

I also doubt the usefulness of translations in an index. You already have the translations in the article itself (more than one translation for that matter).

Why would it bother me? Well, as Wiktionary has "unlimited" space, theoretically you could make all the indexes you want and make them to your liking. The next guy could do the same, a third guy again, and at the end we end up with 36 different indexes (or other kinds of pages). This is a community project and consensus is an important part of that. Like I said, I doubt the usefulness of indexes, but if the majority feels we need them I have no problem with that. But then it should be an index the majority feels comfortable with. The reason why I asked you to slow down (and I believe Fonzy had the same reason) is because we haven't yet decided on the matter. If we choose your layout, then you're lucky: nothing will have to be changed. If not, every single index you have made will have to be changed (or be deleted). The more indexes you create, the more work will have to be done (or the more work you will have done for nothing). I think we will have to choose a layout pretty soon (and not only for index pages), otherwise the amount of work will be enormous.

As matters stand, your indexes don't really interfere with the articles, which is a good point. But I'm a bit concerned about the future (and maybe I shouldn't).

If you think I am missing a point here, please tell me! D.D. 09:26 Mar 3, 2003 (UTC)