User:Eloquence/Positive feedback

Regarding the fourth generation Main Page

(The new Main Page is mostly my work.)

1. Congrats on the new-look main page - much more professional looking! dramatic 20:11, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
2. Looks good. The division into a normal and a community main page is also a good step towards a more "professional" look. Thanks. DrZ 20:56, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
3. It's a lot clearer. Much less busy. And with pictures. Ooooh. And spaces between lines. Aaaah. It might be good to have an in-depth front page, too. Good work overall, IMO. Mr. Jones 21:34, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
4. Congrats on the new main page, it's looking fab! -- Graham :) 21:41, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
5. I agree - it looks fantastic. Keeping it up to date might be a challenge, but I think it can be done. Ambivalenthysteria
6. At first I thought "ugh!" then "wow, that's gonna be a lot of work, summarizing everything every day, glad I'm not an admin," and finally "y'know, I think I like it!"  :) It's growing on me. Good work! --zandperl 02:17, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
7. Excellent. Thank you! MH 11:31, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
8. It looks fantastic. Very professional. Jpo 16:01, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
9. Amazing redesign. -Itai 16:04, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
10. I think it should fit on a single view, but I love the new layout. —Noldoaran (Talk) 02:50, Feb 25, 2004 (UTC)
11. I'd just like to say that I really like having full sentences for "In the news" - as it was before, it was like solving a mystery to figure out *why* something was in the news. →Raul654 20:48, Feb 23, 2004 (UTC)
12. Just want to say the new layout looks more modern and much nicer than the previous cluttering one. Particularly pictures are eye-catching. It's very good. -- Taku 22:15, Feb 23, 2004 (UTC)
13. It works like the glossy paper wrapper on a book. It's much more accessible to a first-time user. Wetman 22:23, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
14. Agreed. Kent Wang 22:28, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
15. I really like the new layout. Nice work! Tannin
16. The new design looks great! In following its development as a test page, I didn't think it was ready yet, but I've definitely reconsidered. I like the commitment to Today in history. We also need to do more to keep our news section up-to-date, with heavier turnover than we had under the old design. All this means we need quite a few sysops working on it regularly. The design change has generated some enthusiasm, now we need sustained interest. --Michael Snow 23:03, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
17. I like the new main page a lot. It looks better, it's more categorized, and easier to access for first time users. The pictures of the featured articles, news, etc makes it much more professional. It does not have some of the categories the old one does eg: Welcome, newcomers however I don't mind. The only thing I think would be nice is have an old version main page at least temporarily until people get used to the new one. ZackDude 23:38, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
18. I'm very happy overall with the new front page. Although total information content has dropped (with the movement of many things to the Community Main Page), it really grabs your attention with the photographs and immediately relevent facts. Derrick Coetzee 00:04, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
19. Simply put: nice job guys. - anon
20. I really enjoy the look, though I'd shave a bit off the top (ie, move the Welcome to Wiki to a sidebar) and reduce the size of the topic boxes just a bit if I could get four boxes showing instead of just two (on my 17" monitor). Keep working on it! Denni 00:41, 2004 Feb 24 (UTC)
21. The main page is lovely. The pictures are especially nice although maybe a little bit much.-Alex S 01:41, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
22. Creates a much better first impression. Looks more professional and modern. Well done guys. Splitting the community from encyclopedia elements is retrospectively a rather sensible move. ChrisG 01:59, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
23. Congratulations Eloquence (and others). Your hard work over the last week and a half have paid-off.The new main page moves us foward by a decade. mydogategodshat 02:41, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
24. Very professional looking. Should attract users of the encyclopedia (not just editors) and all to explore. Disagree with others that think it is a disaster. It looks great! - Marshman 02:35, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
25. No matter earlier discussion regarding the Wikipedia:Plain vanilla main page, I would like to thank all people who volunteered their time and effort to make the new main page possible. Indeed, it's more beautiful. But we may still need to have something simpler for users with old computers, PDAs, etc. So, an additional plain vanilla main page wouldn't hurt, if we can maintain it. Optim 03:25, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
26. I'm a fan oof wikipedia anyway - but now have good reason to have it as my start page, great work and the new look is informative and attractive. Thanks to all those who put it together, as well as to all who participate in wikipedia and this resource! corqspy
27. I like the new look of the main page. Congratulations and thank you, it is a huge improvement. -- Baldhur 11:13, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
28. This new frontpage is much more attractive! And it's a great idea to add a sample article... It's nice to read about other topics of ours without looking for it! Definitely, I love it! -pycoucou
29. I loooove it! --Ryan and/or Mero 12:33, Feb 24, 2004 (UTC)
30. Great new front page! Can we archive the subject mentioned in "Did you know..." and "Featured article", so that we don't repeat topics too quickly. Either archive the actual paragraphs of text used, or even just the topics in a list. -- user:zanimum
31. But overall - a nice piece of work! Mikez 14:23, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
32. The new frontpage (2004-02-24) is great! It lets you go deep into the content, and just asks you to come back to see what's new. (..) Tero 14:49, 2004 Feb 24 (UTC)
33. I like it! However there is too much focus on daily content updates, IMO - a bit different wording would be needed so we don't get mud on our face if we update a section too slowly. For example "this day in history" should be replaced by "Recent anniversaries" or something like it. (NOTE: This has been fixed) --mav 10:53, 16 Feb 2004 (UTC)
34. The Main Page is so much cooler than the previous Main Page. Thank you, it makes Wikipedia make really professional. RickK 07:26, 28 Feb 2004 (UTC)
35. Great job w the front page, I think your going to attract ALOT more people w this format than the last one, its awesome! Woo-hoo! Sam Spade 08:57, 26 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Miscelanneous

Do you collect barnstars? Here, have one, for your excellent work on #wikipedia!

Fennec 02:14, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)

And for coding, and running the down-server, and everything else. Thank you! - Hephaestos|§ 02:18, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Thanks, guys! :)--Eloquence* 02:48, Apr 9, 2004 (UTC)

Wikiquote box

Hi Erik. Just wanted to say that I think the Wikiquote box is a great idea. Danny 10:09, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC)

And I just wanted to agree. On biography pages, I always feel that a quotes section detracts from the overall article quality, whereas this enhances it. In fact, I believe it merits this barnstar. Filiocht 10:39, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Whee, thanks! :) Credit also goes to User:Topbanana who created a list of Wikipedia pages that have a Wikiquote equivalent.--Eloquence*

It is a great idea.-- user:zanimum

Wanted to add my priase, the wikiquote box is an excellent addition! —siroχo 20:45, Sep 10, 2004 (UTC)

Yes, great job! I love it! --[[User:Aranel|Aranel ("Sarah")]] 00:20, 11 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii

I, Halibutt, award you this Hero of Socialist Labour medal for tracing down and uploading the great pictures by Prokudin-Gorskii. These are definitely the best pictures I've ever seen and I want to thank you for letting me discover them.