Talk:Main Page

just a thought. there seems to be a 'lets jump straight in' sorta attitutde with the main page, there is/are no clicky links to info pages for each of these games which would help some new ppl who are looking for info, find that we don't have nOOb info, so they they just wonder off. If we are gonna keep these game recycled thru the ages... then we'd better have some sort of noob info happening, as:

• Different Versions
• Hardware Specs
• How to get working in Windoze
• What this game is about
• Screenshots (which show the game well, not just "sick-ass" screenies)
• WHat ppl liked about the game
• Who made this game (like a bit of back ground info)

I noticed that there is no "info" heading at the start of game sections....

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There's no stopping anyone from starting such pages. In fact, there's so much more that can be entered - it's not funny! I'd like to see Starter guides myself - for veterans who've been on a hiatus and for absolute beginners alike.

As it is, the articles are only created and maintained at the fancy and whim of the authors that contribute to them. Or the excuse I like to use - we just haven't gotten round to it yet. Heh.

The front page needs a major overhaul - but before that happens: what's missing? Or rather, what else do we need that's left off?

- NKF

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Do we want "real UFOs" on main page?

I totally agree, whomever wrote that first question... right NKF, there's so much to be added! That new "General Information" is great but could really use some info on DosBox as well... that was my sine qua non when starting back up!

Question for participants: Someone with only an isp for a name added a "real UFO" section to the bottom of the Main Page. I don't like having such a thing here. This wiki is for XCOM gamers, not folks who might really believe in UFOs. I suppose it's fine to have some LINKS to that if someone wants to, as a new section on the Links page... but not on the main page here. This is for XCOM! We don't want to encourage whomever to start piling in and possibly turn this into another Area 51 website with XCOM as a footnote.

To whomever put that there: Don't take me wrong. I admire your enthusiasm for the wiki. But let's keep it on topic.

If a few more folks agree, and no long time contributor disagrees, let's take it off and/or move it to its own Link section. And if someone new strongly disagrees - stick around, become a longtime *XCOM* contributor, and then come back and talk to us about why you'd like to make such a thing on the Main Page. Sound good? And thanks again for contributing!!

--MikeTheRed 18:35, 1 Nov 2005 (PST)

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