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Originally Posted by krisse
This introduction is old and will be updated (probably once maemo.nokia.com and Maemo @ Forum Nokia go live).
Intro
Sounds like it contains: An introduction to the maemo software platform
Actual content: An introduction to the maemo development community
Originally Posted by krisse
. . . and the mailing lists, IRC, News and links to Talk. The content needs some tweaking, but the title seems perfectly appropriate to me.
Community
Sounds like it contains: Forum/message board
Actual content: Maemo documentation and useful links
Originally Posted by krisse
Um, I'm not sure I see what the problem is here. Yes, News includes the highly rated posts from Planet (and, well, Planet) these things are all News.
News
Sounds like it contains: News about the Maemo platform
Actual content: News about anything that a select group of bloggers feel like talking about, dominated by news about the Maemo platform
Really, I think you may be confusing the historical place of maemo.org with its place now. It's the home of the Maemo community, and so news from that community would seem appropriate to a News section on maemo.org, no? maemo.org is not the home of Maemo the software platform (platform announcements are filed under Announcements anyway). Arguably that's nokia.come
Originally Posted by krisse
It was discussed rather extensively, and it's the name that was agreed upon. If a really good alternative proposal comes along, then it can be considered, but unless you have a proposal, there's little point in messing with it again so soon after the first name change has gained momentum.
Talk
Sounds like it contains: Chat room
Actual content: Forum/message board
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2009-05-07
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If a really good alternative proposal (for Talk) comes along, then it can be considered,
I'm not hugely bothered about any of this one way or another, but I thought it was worth at least raising and I couldn't find any existing threads about this. Just trying to improve the site. :-)
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2009-05-07
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Originally Posted by krisse
Talk is more of a "brand" much like internet tablet Talk, and something of an evolution of it. "Forums" and "Message Boards" are not brands.
Maybe this is just me, but usually sites have a link called "Forum" or "Message Boards"?
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How about this as a compromise: keep the current section names, but put very brief descriptions under them?
For example Talk could have "Message Board" underneath it in small letters.
For example Talk could have "Message Board" underneath it in small letters.
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2009-05-08
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Originally Posted by krisse
Not only will that destroy the visual image the designer put together, but there's no way you're fitting message board under TALK in a legibly sized font.
For example Talk could have "Message Board" underneath it in small letters.
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
Obviously you'd have to reformat a bit, but I think they could do with reformatting anyway because for example Downloads is almost three times bigger than Talk. That doesn't really make any sense from a usability point of view.
Not only will that destroy the visual image the designer put together, but there's no way you're fitting message board under TALK in a legibly sized font.
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2009-05-08
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Originally Posted by krisse
Really, I think we just need to look at fixing up the content. The sections were discussed quite heavily on the mailing lists a few months ago during the earlier stages of the redesign. Trust me when I say a lot of thought when into them.
Obviously you'd have to reformat a bit, but I think they could do with reformatting anyway because for example Downloads is almost three times bigger than Talk. That doesn't really make any sense from a usability point of view.
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
Not quite as in-your-face, but it could be done in the title tag of the link as well so that hovering over the link would say "Message Board."
Not only will that destroy the visual image the designer put together, but there's no way you're fitting message board under TALK in a legibly sized font.
Likewise, it could say "Forum" instead of "Message Board."
I'd have to see how it'd look in the design, though -- anyone's welcome to mock something up.
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Just to go through them one by one...
Intro
Sounds like it contains: An introduction to the maemo software platform
Actual content: An introduction to the maemo development community
Downloads
Sounds like it contains: Maemo software downloads
Actual content: Maemo software downloads
Community
Sounds like it contains: Forum/message board
Actual content: Maemo documentation and useful links
Development
Sounds like it contains: Maemo developer tools and docs
Actual content: Maemo developer tools and docs
News
Sounds like it contains: News about the Maemo platform
Actual content: News about anything that a select group of bloggers feel like talking about, dominated by news about the Maemo platform
Talk
Sounds like it contains: Chat room
Actual content: Forum/message board