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Screenshot of current share links dropdown

Twitter-24x24.png It may not come as a shock to y'all that I'm not really all that familiar with the specifics of these things, but it doesn't take an avid blogger to realise that we're going about this all wrong. I say this because I seem to think we're going about this all wrong, basing it on the fact that people keep saying we should do other things instead, and also on what I've seen on other sites that actually looks like it might be somewhat effective. Unlike what we're doing. Which is basically nothing.

Mind, I don't actually know what the states our Facebook, Twitter, etc, whatever all we might have are actually in, but a little more visibility would probably help... if it's the right sort. I don't mean sticking a link on the sidebar in the middle of a pile of on-site stuff where it seems to trip up people trying to click on other things more than anything, but actual icons people will recognise on pages where they might be inclined to care. These things are community things, yes? So how about some proper button links folks can put on their userpages, if so inclined, and links on the forum mainpage, community portal, account creation successful notice, maybe the welcome message, that kind of thing. Make them visible, but where they'd be more likely to actually be relevant. Yes?


That said, I've also been working on a dropdown with share links for the pages themselves, with some help from PuppyOnTheRadio, but it needs serious help. I think the main problem I'm having currently is that I have no idea what the links should actually be - I attempted to come up with them mostly by PotR telling me some and stealing some others of Inciclopedia, but I don't actually have any way to test them or whatnot. Could anyone verify, or say what needs fixing about them, and whatnot? It's currently included with the vector gadget, if you're using that, or you can import the script directly or just look at what it says.

And also, what about the entire format of it? Does a dropdown, and there, seem reasonable? On monobook, the dropdown winds up at the end of the tabs by default, and on oasis... well, it doesn't currently support that at all. Are folks apt to see the icon, or recognise it for what it is? Should they be labelled differently, have different ones, etc... thoughts in general? Is this just a downright terrible idea?


I think I had something else I wanted to bring up, but now I can't remember for the life of me what it might have been. 1234 ~ 16px-Pointy.png 15:49, 23 June 2011

I think it's a step in the right direction, and I think this kind of thing should happen, but I'm not much of a fan of the dropdown menu. I scroll over to the search bar and the thing, well, drops down and I get slightly annoyed. Maybe if it wasn't a scroll over menu, but if you had to click on it to drop it down..? ~ Humbuck.png Talk 16:50, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
I have to ask, have you been on wikipedia whilst logged-in of late? Because they have a dropdown there too that works in exactly the same way... *shifty eyes* 1234 ~ 16px-Pointy.png 03:50, 24 June 2011
Like.png Like Mister Victim (talk) 22:37, June 23, 2011 (UTC)
My only suggestion is to add an icon for Buzzfeed. Otherwise this is a terrific idea. Also, I like the dropdown menu. --Littleboyonly.jpg TKFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFCK Oldmanonly.jpg 22:40, June 23, 2011 (UTC)
Do people still use MySpace? Sir SockySexy girls.jpg Mermaid with dolphin.jpg Tired Marilyn Monroe.jpg (talk) (stalk)Magnemite.gif Icons-flag-be.png GUN SotM UotM PMotM UotYPotM WotM 22:48, 23 June 2011
Only for musicians. Also, didn't even notice that was there. I say it's just gonna be underutilized clutter, nix it. --Littleboyonly.jpg TKFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFUJewriken.GIFCK Oldmanonly.jpg 22:50, June 23, 2011 (UTC)
Mmkay, any others that wouldn't likelily be used? And would you have a more direct link to use with the buzzfeed, with which it can insert pagenames and links directly from the link for the form and whatnot? And could someone please verify the other links? *shifty eyes*
Also, I just took the icons from the site favicons; was that a bad idea? 1234 ~ 16px-Pointy.png 03:49, 24 June 2011
Only emos use Myspace, and also musicians. On the other hand, make the dropdown box in a parody style: e.g. Facebook becomes Bookface. GiratinaOriginForme.png |Si Plebius Dato' Joe ang Aussie CUN|IC Kill Don't be fooled. I'm an Aussie too. | 04:24, June 24, 2011 (UTC)


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