Minimal Wikipedia

Minimal redesign of Wikipedia by Moe Silah

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Minimal redesign of Wikipedia by Moe Silah

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I'm a fan of minimalist design in many cases but the larger font makes it harder to quickly scan and parse the information. Also does Moe have permission by Wikipedia for this?

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12yr ago

@rrhoover when I saw this first (desktop) I instantly thought "this is going to look great on my phone." Agree pretty huge for desktop without a cntl-

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12yr ago

Gamamia

How is this a product? EDIT: Nevermind, I thought it was just a static redesign, but it's actually using Wikipedia content. Carry on.

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12yr ago

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Hunter

@mbavio I debated submitting this. @rrhoover -- is this an OK submission?

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12yr ago

Product Hunt

@cdevroe yes, this perfect. Products are defined broadly on PH and while I don't have a clear definition, it has to be something that you can use and get value from but more than just a blog post/article.

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12yr ago

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Hunter

@rrhoover I agree with you but on things like tablets and phones it might be great. I don't know how he's doing it but Wikipedia has a full open API. Side note about PH: Autocomplete of users names is only working to two characters. So @rrh... doesn't work for you. :(

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12yr ago

CryptoPoops

@cdevroe re autocomplete: I think it only works on first names, not usernames :)

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12yr ago

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Hunter

@staringispolite Well, that I didn't know. I also didn't know about the reply button, apparently. Awesome. Thanks.

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12yr ago

CryptoPoops

@cdevroe

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12yr ago

CryptoPoops

I love this. Looks like it's ready-only features for now, which makes sense for practical reasons, but also use case. @rrhoover I think it's just a tradeoff between legibility and readability. eg, on the bus, I can't steady the screen, so readability and scanning aren't ideal. Also, it's possible you're just used to adjusting to something sub-optimal in the original wikipedia. If I used this regularly, I imagine I'd either be in a more passive "consumption" mode, or start leaning more on browsers' search and the ToC.

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12yr ago

Product Hunt

@staringispolite I DON'T WANT MY WIKIPEDIA TO CHANGE EVER! Actually... good points, sir. :)

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12yr ago