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The problem with Mediawiki is that every site that uses it looks like Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a big project, with a specific goal and a specific audience. It even has a specific ’state of information’: clear, dense, objective. Therefore, it should have a distinct visual identity that sets it apart from ‘the rest of the internet’.

For example, imagine what a Klu Klux mediawiki site would do to Wikipedia’s identity. Or the other way around, what kind of legitimacy this identity would give to the site in question.

Since I like Wikipedia’s layout, I feel Mediawiki should deliver another theme as its standard layout.

This entry was posted on Sunday, March 27th, 2005 at 9:05 and is filed under English, Usability, Web stuff. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site. Your comments will appear immediately, but I reserve the right to delete innapropriate comments.