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Another Wikipedia Redesign, explained this time.(wikipedia.gkvasnikov.com)
over 9 years ago from Jonathan Levy, Product Developer @revealparis
Luke Miller, over 9 years ago
Assumption 1: Taking up a large portion of the screen for a banner/title instead of content is a violation of that objective
It could turn out that people are able to navigate better and focus more with this design because it grounds them (also an assumption).
Assumption 2: Hiding the summary and table of contents, both of which are integral parts to a wikipedia article
It could be that people don't use this as much as you do, or at least as much as you think they do.
Im just saying, recognize opinions for their subjectivity.
What assumptions have I made?
The objective of Wikipedia is to have quality information that can be accessible to anyone no matter the language or device.
Taking up a large portion of the screen for a banner/title instead of content is a violation of that objective.
Hiding the summary and table of contents, both of which are integral parts to a wikipedia article, behind a button is a violation of that objective.
By unrealistic copy I mean they are using the photosynthesis text for everything. It might seam simple that they could just copy+paste the text from Nelson Mandela's page but the design as a whole does not accommodate for the variety of styles wikipedia pages have.