Talk:Wiki structure

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geoff: A wiki isn't always a very ordered structure, as links can come in from anywhere. But we should at least try to keep the main structure in the language sections. Also every page has a What links here link at the bottom, which can be useful.

Ekalin: Sure, but there is a kind of structure, and this could be followed. What Saaropean is doing (showing all steps) is even better. But maybe that should be in the top? Or in the top and bottom?

Saaropean: I agree with Ekalin, but I have to put one thing straight: It was Ron who started that, I only copied the habit (after telling him that it looks better). :-)

geoff: I also like this structure, lets try to promote it.
>>Languages>>German>>German issues
Probably it should be placed at the bottom, so that when people have finished reading they don't have to scroll up again. And if they aren't interested in the page they can always hit the back button.

Ekalin: Sure it is important in the bottom. But we might have it in the bottom and in the top. And the back button does not work always, what if you have been editing the page?

geoff: In this case I hit the back button twice :-)

Saaropean: To see what that would look like, have a look at the previously edited/added pages, e.g. German grammar or German tenses.

geoff: hm, personally I don't really like the links at the top, especially when there are two, as in German diminutives. Also in this case the "What links here" option provides almost the same information. I would much rather work the links into the text, e.g link the word German to the German section, and at the end I would write something like "You may also be interested in how other languages deal with diminutives", and then link "other languages" to the diminutives overview text. In that way you have a link which is clearly visible (through the highlighting), you have a good explanation what the link is about and the link is nicely embedded in the rest of the text.
For the rather structured grammar sections, sometimes just with tables and harly any text, the ">>" links are probably very useful, but maybe for more general articles we could be a bit more creative and use the text.
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