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See Draft A

  1. There's too much work involved with redoing the second feature, and we don't even HAVE a sixth feature. The page takes way too long to load and bogs down old machines. Remember the KISS principle. Ultimately, there's no need for those extra features, but everything else is fantastic.--HereToHelp (talk • contribs) 02:25, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    1. The second feature being the combined Did you know (on weekdays) and Today's featured picture (on weekends) will be easy to redo, and can be split off into two fully supported features with no problem. The picture is already produced daily, while the Did you know team has reported that they are ready to support weekends anytime we're ready for them to. --Go for it! 20:34, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. I agree with everything that HereToHelp wrote, and I'll add that we haven't even begun to discuss the logistics of expanding "Did you know..." to the weekends (let alone creating a brand new feature). —David Levy 02:32, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    1. The Did you know team has informed us that expanding to weekends would be no problem, and they look forward to the additional exposure. So, limiting the Main Page to 4 features is unnecessary in that regard. --Go for it! 20:15, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    2. I think we've kind of painted ourselves into a corner. I like the POTD on the main page, but its too long with 6 features. I'd like to see POTD remain but to shorten the page we would have to remove something. The community section is a great idea as newbies need a lot more help/introduction than they've been getting, so i think the only other option is to remove DYK. Again, too many people are heavily invested in that feature to just chuck it, so I don't know what to do. I think if we want the other features of the new page we'll have to accept the loss of the POTD for now. - Trevor MacInnis (Talk | Contribs) 17:31, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. It's not too different from the current main page, but the improvements it has are good ones.  Run!  19:50, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. I think it's the best out of the choices presented. I'm not a big fan of the section titles though, slightly misaligned and the bright aqua blue coloring doesn't fit with the rest of the page.   freshgavin TALK    23:43, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    If you're referring to the misalignment of the "Today's featured picture" and "Did you know..." section titles, that's a temporary technical glitch (caused by the manner in which the features are being transcluded). This would be corrected in the final version. —David Levy 23:56, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Per Run!, plus this version wastes the least space. --James S. 01:12, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Picture of the day would be a nice addition. -- Rohit 03:51, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Support. Draft A keeps things simple and straightforward. The formatting of the columns is even, and overall I just find that most of the other drafts look cluttered. However, I think we should replace the aqua with the yellow from Draft C, or something else to make it 'pop' better. LordAmeth 12:01, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Like this draft best. Keeps things simple; rather lightweight compared to the others. Ikh (talk) 15:26, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. I'm a big fan of Draft A. It's small and still has the nice "highlighting" of feature names. Of course, small comes with a price - no featured picture that I noticed. (I noticed a reference to featured picture above. If so, where would it go? There's already four features on the draft.) Kimera757 15:34, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Support. Draft A uses the least space, is thinnest and readable, and doesn't have the spread out and wasteful pics for the sections. We don't need them, and the site flows much better without them. David 23:24, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Looks like puffed up (B) is favored by more as between the two. Inclusionism makes load time important and modesty best, which is Draft A. Metarhyme 21:36, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Support. Easy access, light. --Gogino 05:35, 29 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Support, looks the best of the choices to me, has everything that I think is important to include on the main page. - Bobet 05:02, 30 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Support, I like this one best. --michael180 23:49, 30 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Support. My favorite of the bunch, if not by much. The only thing I don't much care for is the wording "948,593 articles that anyone can edit", which seems to indicate people can't make their own. Sarge Baldy 09:23, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Support --Tone 11:35, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See Draft B

Design elements include:

  • Margins problem in Internet Explorer has been fixed.
  • This version is fully operational: all features automatically update
  • It can be used right away as your main page, by setting it as:
    • your browser's home page
    • a button on your browser's tool bar
    • or by transcluding it onto your user page, or a subpage of it (ask for help below if you need assistance with this)
  • The Did you know team has pledged to expand their project's coverage to seven days per week

Thank you for your participation.

  1. Since this has the Today's Featured Picture and Did you know, both 7 days a week, I love this one. --Go for it! 02:56, 21 January 2006 (

UTC)

  1. My eyes are glazing over so I'd better choose. Both are excellent and congrats to y'all for your patience diligence. I do prefer Draft B but I'll sleep well with whichever achieves conensus. hydnjo talk 03:18, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    "sleep with"...riiiiiiiiiiiigggghhhttt.....--HereToHelp (talk • contribs) 03:20, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    To rephrase, I'll not lose any sleep whichever, A or B, is chosen... arghh nevermind.  ;-) hydnjo talk 03:37, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. I think Draft B is best... not sure if I like all those icons on Draft C, too busy. - JustinWick 03:20, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Draft B is good, slightly better than Draft A, but the portals list, frankly, looks terrible. Too boxy, too square, too lined-up-with-the-In-the-News-box-below-it. I would prefer a search box. Is it redundant - sure? But so is the list of portals (there's a portals link right above it), so is the second box in the page you get when you search for anything... Searching (or "go-ing") is the dominant way to access information on the Internet and in Wikipedia, and we shouldn't deny that fact just to conform to the "Browse" and tree-diagram categorizing that may seem standard. Zafiroblue05 05:04, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. I like Draft B best. The layout is definitely more balanced than the current page, and it seems better balanced than A or C. Moreover, the more vertical layout of the "Wikipedia community" box and slightly bluer background is superior. (I am not simply opting for "all columns"— straight text lends itself to such treatment.) I was going to opt for some "eye candy" for it, otherwise. ⇒ normxxx| talk ⇒ email 06:16, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Of the three drafts, I seem to like draft B most. However, I feel that this can be improved and my suggestions for the same are given in the intended section. --Gurubrahma 12:52, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. I like this one because it has both Picture of the Day and DYK, has no formatting issues (at least on IE), and all in all looks pleasant. --- Dralwik|Have a Chat My "Great Project"
  7. Definately my favorite. It's nice to have the Picture of the Day every day. It's also great that there are some community things on the Main Page. Jeff8765 22:57, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    The Wikipedia Community feature was actually meant to fill the space until we thought of a new feature. I expected this draft to flop, but it's really popular. Go figure; I wouldn't have seen it coming. Then again, I would have sworn the Indianapolis Colts were going to the Super Bowl.--HereToHelp (talk • contribs) 23:05, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    I feel that Draft B which is currently been nominated for Main Page Redesign is wonderful. Becuase more artwork is done with all the features and beautiful and neat tables and one special thing more colours. I think Draft B deserves the true vote of the new Wikipedia Main Page Redesign. Mastermind 12:01, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. This one looks pretty slick. I'm mostly voting based on "look and feel" (so I wouldn't be at all disappointed if Draft A were chosen), but I've felt for a while that POTD deserves Main Page exposure 7 days a week. It's one of my favorite features. Microtonal...(Put your head on my shoulder) 01:05, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Very nice. --Black Carrot 19:52, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. I too like draft B. Clean, interesting, and simple. I think that the POTD on the main page is good. Needs a little cleaning up to become more eyecatching, but they all do. Also, the bar at the top is a bit annoying, but that is in most of the designs in one way or another, and the ones that don't have it have other problems. --Reuvenk 04:38, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. I vote for "Draft B", but the message "the free encyclopedia" should be brought back. JP Godfrey 12:35, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Support. (What's a wiki vote without bolded terms?) I like having POTD and DYK every day, and I like the colors of this one better than those of Draft C. — BrianSmithson 14:05, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Support - I love the seven-day featured picture and in general its the most visually pleasing. - Cuivienen 23:57, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Support - Great eye appeal! --Admrb♉ltz (T | C) 00:48, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Support, though I think "the free encyclopedia" should be back, and I think that DYK should be moved up above TFP. C has too many boxes within boxes, and I hate the portal pics. The Italian portal is just plain scary. Ral315 (talk) 14:42, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. I like it :) Bart v M 15:15, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. support... looks good and includes Pic of the Day as well as DYK without nasty gaps. └ UkPaolo/talk┐ 16:36, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. My favorite. I like the softness of the colors and the simple, clean organization. Easy to navigate, and appealing to the (my) eye. I dont really like the portal icons or colors of others. I like the ordering and organization of this draft. It would make me feel relaxed if i was researching a topic the night before its due :p Chumbleslode 17:09, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Support, imo this is the best of all of them, simple yet informative. Stormscape 10:48, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Support. I like how this one gives equal billing to both POTD and DYK and doesn't store either of them hidden at the bottom. - Mgm|(talk) 11:08, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Support. I feel confortable with this one, not too hard on the eyes, and I will certainly use most of the features proposed. -- Tribaal 11:38, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Support. This gets the featured picture its own space every day, which is my primary criterion for a new Main Page. It also avoids what I think is the mistake of too many portal pages and foreign-language main pages by not going hog-wild with the background colors (which I think is way too distracting). If we have the POTD on the main page we probably need background colors, but maybe not even that much. Daniel Case 19:08, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Support, I like them all, but I think this is my favorite. VegaDark 20:21, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Support I love this one, much better than any of the others. TestPilot 17:57, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. Support Minor suggestion for improvement is here Trödel&#149;talk 03:47, 29 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  25. Comment The welcome banner looks rather messy on 800x600 --24.26.178.224 06:52, 31 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  26. Support. My favorite of them all. Gflores Talk 01:43, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Support. Nice design, easy on the eye and not too much confusing text Pjcard 11:02, 3 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See Draft C

To those of you voting here, Draft C has changed? Hopefully it will not have swayed any positive votes thus far negatively.. as I think it is a definite improvement. Improvements:

  • Fully operational, with automatic updates of Featured Picture, In the news, Did you know, etc. So it's ready to be set it as your home page or placed on your browser's tool bar.
  • Excessive blue buffer space at top has been reduced
  • switched out for a less space-consuming header.. but still nice coloration and "completeness"
  • Moved from 4-feature layout to 6, though this could easily be changed back.
  • Added a white box for the reference section at bottom.
  • Added "free" before "articles" per comments about the original "slogan" (welcome to wikipedia! the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit) being removed from this style of header

Thanks all.. drumguy8800 - speak? 03:55, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  1. I like the four features on Draft C, as six are overwhelming. Four features were fine, but I'm okay with six features, so long as they work well for others with smaller screens. The colors on Draft A are somewhat too bright, and I would prefer colors more mute like those used on Draft C. These browse icons also work well in this particular context. I liked the browse icons in this context, but am more indifferent to how the header is designed. --Aude (talk | contribs) 03:12, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. I didn't like Draft A for sure. I was just going to write down that I like Draft B but then there came the Draft C. I like the features of Draft B but I like the outline of Draft C at the same time. The spaces between the boxes and the portal icons look nice. The colors, I don't know, don't matter much. Draft C is somehow unfinished but still is the best I think. PS: I never though we could be this far. Conguratulations all! --Quinlan Vos 11:05, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. I like C or E best. A and B seem somehow empty and unfinished at the top; there seems to be some strange white space. I like having the portal icons easily available. Even with them at the bottom that's good, but I like them accessible at the top. Browsing is fun :-) I really don't like the last option, with all the colours and tiny icons.Skittle 20:52, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. I love this one. --^BuGs^ 03:40, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. The C is the most beautiful and comprehensive, so, I support this one. It will be even better if the icons (like the featured article icon, and the In the news icon) used in the Draft G were also included. Carioca 19:54, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Great colours, most attractive. Functional too, not too cheesy. Harro5 19:59, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. C just looks better that the other drafts, and is most useful, but even C still needs a few improvements (if were not past that point), like alot of blank space around POTD, POTD links are also much smaller than others (i.e. archive link). The community box is excellent, other version of it are much too large.Boccobrock 20:42, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. I voted for B also, but I really like the version of C with six features. Jeff8765 20:43, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Looks good, but the community section could use something to make it a bit more attractive; or the descriptions could be shortened.--nixie 02:46, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Apparent blank space appears to be more when compared to A or B, still it's the best looking out of the lot. Xedaf 07:09, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. I like C best. In my opinion, functional and most attractive. John C PI 13:13, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    1. I didn't initialy like 6 boxes, but this version shows that while the page is long, it's not too long. I also like the header. Oh, and I prefer the orange over the green box. - Trevor MacInnis (Talk | Contribs) 20:43, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Draft c is the best, it has a little bit of everything, it even has picture of the day, and it just looks more neater than everything else.--WikiJake 04:17, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. I tend to agree. Banez 13:38, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. This design is pretty tight. I like it. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ 00:42, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. This is my favourite. Neat and functional. --Eleassar my talk 10:04, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. The use of colour has definitely worked best here. Erath 10:28, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. The colours are quite nice (I dislike the geenish tint of Draft B), provides alot of information, but still quite compact. 132.231.1.201 11:13, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. This is my favorite main page, I find it elegant wile keeping all the important info. João Correia 12:23, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. I like this draft the best, it is stylish yet packs a lot of information into a small space. TheGoob 1304, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
  20. I enjoyed Draft C the most. It has great colors, a great layout, and I like how everything is arranged. -- PRueda29 / Ptalk29 / Pcontribs29 14:16, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Support per nixie. The Wikipedia Community section needs something-thing-or-other. Also, the margins need to correspond. Other than that, great!--cj | talk 16:52, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Draft C for me. --Anti-establishment 16:01, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Support - looks great. Dmn € Դմն 00:50, 27 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. The best one of them so far. Titoxd(?!? - help us) 23:29, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  25. Support My favorite :D - cohesion★talk 06:55, 30 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  26. Support. Great usability and fits smaller screens, too. - Samsara contrib talk 22:21, 30 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Support - Love this page. Not so sure about the "free." I like the header better without the free. Also, POTD is not working properly right now. (someone changed maybe?) Dislike all options with icons in the header. All too busy.
    — Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib) [ 22:38, 29 January 2006 (UTC) ][reply]
  28. Support. My favorite by far. I do agree with Wtwilson3 that the free doesn't look good, though. Rory096 23:54, 4 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See Draft D

  1. dab (ᛏ) 23:52, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Best so far, though I'd still like to see the community feature got rid of or changed in format, per comments below, and box separation per comment below. BigBlueFish 21:20, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. I really like this one (though I agree with BigBlueFish on the changes to the community feature). Very nice work. Jweed 01:59, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Many of the others have problems with the text being set in the boxes incorrectly. Ingoolemo talk 08:06, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. I like how the POTD is below. it reminds me of draft 6H, but somehow I like this better. The header seems more tidy. --Barista | a/k/a マイケル | T/C 10:59, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. I like the current version, but from all new proposals this is surely da best one. - Darwinek 11:02, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. I like this one best. Though, I wish we could make it so that clicking the images on the main page would bring the reader to the article, and not the (confusing) image description page. That's what readers are used to from other websites. Shanes 11:54, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. This is easily the best one.
  9. The best candidate, by far. It offers a compromise, and has the POTD.
  10. I'm not that fussed, they all (and the current one) seem fine to me. However, I'll vote D. Thincat 14:19, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. This one looks most pleasing and readible. The layout is most uniform contentwise, with chronology in one column, articles in another, and a not-so-huge featured photo at the bottom. I hope to see D grace the front page soon! --KHill-LTown 16:53, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. My favorite has photo but not overwhelming--Birgitte§β ʈ Talk 17:43, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Support, this is my favourite out of the current crop from a visual standpoint. Easy layout and not too much stuff happening. Just right. -- jeffthejiff (talk) 22:42, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Support. The picture of the day box at the bottom is very nice, and everything else is well-balanced. The layout is less jarring than the similar draft H, as it flows from narrow to wide from top to bottom.--ragesoss 03:02, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. I am going with this one - I like the format of the current 4 features being on top. Also on my screen all 4 features appear and are clickable without scrolling - a big plus. Trödel&#149;talk 12:34, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. --Missmarple 23:20, 27 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. SUPPORT Perfect, classy, and those icons are scary. -WAZAAAA 01:08, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Support. Icons, and the Wikipedia block at the bottom being in boxes, make me angry. Also, I must have the language list. This one is the best so far. --Bryan Nguyen | Talk 06:00, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Support. Very easily navigated through design of the main page. Icons are classy. But featured picture must have more significance I think. 83.237.113.59 10:03, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. This one seems good. Let's go for it. Chick Bowen 00:47, 29 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. This one and G are the best. I lik ehte simple layout. 71.125.142.200 02:48, 29 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Yeah i like this one.71.68.23.70 17:26, 29 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Support this is the best proposal for a new main page thus far. Rmpfu89 01:29, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See Draft E

  1. i prefer draft E it has a little bit more than C Jakken 04:14, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. I like the look of E, including the icons at the top. --Doradus 15:17, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. I prefer Draft E == I like the links on the top of the page to allow users to go to specific parts of the site; it's clean and organised and i think it's very clear. Thanks: Tom
  4. I like Draft E and I, mainly because of the icons for the portals rasmusdf 10:23, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. I like Draft E because of the icons, and that it resembles Draft C
  6. I like Draft E because the header is symmetrical. -- Mwalcoff 12:03, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. I like this draft; it's concise, clear, and visually pleasing. --Revolutionary 25 Jan. 2006
  8. Support. I like this version, it's the best I've seen. It's very professional. --Mb1000 21:22, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. I agree with Mb1000 it looks very professional. I fully support it. --TripleH1976
  10. I like this one. It's nice with colors in the background, you can se all the headlines even on a small screen and the pictures are nice for an encyclopedia Lajm 04:07, 4 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See Draft F

  1. I like the browse icons to be findable but not obtrusive. Otherwise I would vote for A. Metarhyme 11:25, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. I don't like the header of drafts A and B. (Also this is my draft :) Ashibaka tock 23:57, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. I like the heading and The Wikipedia Community as a section. Lee S. Svoboda tɑk 21:13, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. This is the best draft combining the right information in the right order. I recommend adding `Today`s Featured Picture` section just like Draft [6]D.

See Draft G - Vote for Draft G

See Draft H - Vote for Draft H

See Draft I (or I.2) - Vote for either Draft I

See Draft J.2 - Vote for Draft J

See Draft K - Vote for Draft K

See Draft L - Vote for Draft L

See the current Main page - Vote for the current Main Page

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