Forum:SH:Main Page revamp - feedback requested

Hi all. I’m currently working on a draft of a new main page design to modernize our main page a bit. Right now we still have a clunky module formatting that can be improved in a few ways, particularly by making it more visually appealing (more images) and by surfacing content and other things people care about more.

Before I start investing more time in the draft, though, I wanted to get your feedback on what you think is important in a main page. Please note that my draft may not reflect everything, or anything, you want since not everyone can get what they want, but I will take community feedback into account as I put this draft together.

To start us off, here are a few things to think about:


 * 1) Do you think that the main page does a good job telling people what the wiki is? If not, how do you think that can be improved?
 * 2) What are we missing on the main page that you think should be surfaced better?
 * 3) What do we currently have on the main page that we don’t need to have on the main page?
 * 4) Is there anything currently on the main page that you think should stay, but in a different form or presentation?
 * 5) Given the lack of nominations for many years now, do you still want to see such a huge emphasis on Featured Articles, Good Articles, Users of the Months, and Quotes of the Week?
 * 6) What is more important to you: fanon or fan fiction?
 * 7) Do you like our logo with the emblems of the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance, or do you feel that there's something that better represents the wiki?
 * 8) Slightly unrelated, but do you feel that the wiki's background (Coruscant cityscape) is the best and most appealing visual for the wiki, or do you think we could do better in that department? If you think it can be improved, do you have any background suggestions?

I have my own answers to those questions, but I’m interested in yours as well. If you feel I’ve missed any questions that you feel should be answered, please answer them below. Additionally, if you have any questions of me about this main page revamp process, please let me know. Thanks. - Brandon Rhea (talk)  21:32, February 24, 2013 (UTC)