Template talk:WP nav pages (header bar)

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[edit] Directories?

It was recently pointed out to me that {{WP nav pages (header bar)}} is rather lengthy. It has a directory, and a quick directory, and a maintenance directory, and a shortcut directory, all of which essentially cover the same material in a slightly different order or layout. Do people actually use all of these? Perhaps we could make WP more friendly to novice users by combining these into one unified/simplified directory? >Radiant< 12:27, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes, there is some overlap. It depends how much material is actually duplicated and where it is best placed for logical reasons. I think the shortcuts should remain separate, for example, given the quantity involved. The first two directories could perhaps be merged. Adrian M. H. 17:02, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

The Department directory was originally User:Go for it!'s draft for the Community Portal/Redesign/Draft1a, so there is significant overlap/redundancy with the Community Portal too.

The Quick directory and Requests were fairly low-usage link collections, until User:The Transhumanist collected them into that navbar.

I strongly urge some sort of merging/consolidation/simplification. --Quiddity 23:09, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

thread above copied from Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive