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Hi Keston, 
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 As I began to look closely at the current pages that Jim assigned me to edit (Sketching) ,  I realized why I hadn't been using the
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wiki more in the past.....I find the current formatting very distracting, and difficult to extract & understand
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the relevant info of the page.
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So I took the liberty to remove most of the template code to see how it would look. 
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e.g. "Description",  "Options", "Usage" etc,  the in-line button images, numbering each heading (1.2.1.2 etc),
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and the large darker boxes (at least in the Naiad skin version).
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They are un-necessary, and in fact, counter-productive to useability, imho.
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I showed this to Jim Tucker and he seemed to think it was an improvement. 
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Here is the current version of this page using templates
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http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual/3D_interaction/Sketching/Drawing
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And this is the one that I edited by removing most of the templates. 
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http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Megacal
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I kept the relevant headings with their font size & bolding, also bulleted points. The rest was redundant and distracting......at least for me, and
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I think for many others as well.  
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Not only would it make the pages easier to use, it makes it easier to create & edit if we aren't constrained to use
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the templates. This does not mean that pages would become inconsistant.....the style should always be consistant. 
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<span>"The main purpose of wiki maintenance is to ensure that the content of each page provides the user with a clear,</span>
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<span>concise and up-to-date description of the Blender function in the current version. Over and above this, the page</span>
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<span> should conform with the User Manual context (see below) so that we keep a uniform User Manual layout." ....should always be the standard. </span>
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<span>I'd also like to propose doing a user poll at Blenderartists.org (if you think it would be productive and help to improve useability)  to ask if: </span>
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<li><span>Do you use the wiki?  </span></li>
<li>How often % vs videos and/or books?</li>
<li>Do you have any suggestions for improving it so you would use it more? </li>
<li>What do you think of this page vs this page?  (the current version vs my proposed version). </li>
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BTW,  I didn't realize until after I had started the editing that Fade had already started working on the Sketching pages.......I tried to contact him/her to see if they wanted to finish
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alone, with my help, or would want me to finish the pages....no reply , so am not publishing the pages yet, though did submit it to Jim for review. 
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There's a good primer on website useability,
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Me-Think-Usability/dp/0321344758/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357869508&sr=8-1&keywords=book+don%27t+make+me+think">Don't Make Me Think</a>, and I believe the same idea makes sense for the wiki, too. 
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I was going to post this at the doc-board, but wanted to get your Ok first. It may have even already been proposed years ago.....I'm still wet behind the ears here & in Blender.
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If you do think it's worth pursuing, I'd even be willing to limit my editing to cleaning up all the current pages.......it would be a good project to keep me off the streets. =)
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Whatever you think is best, I'll abide with it.  
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Thanks, 
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Cal 
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