Forum:Wikia user page changes

What do you think about Wikia's recent changes to the user pages (changes to the bar you see above your user pages and the addition of Special:MyHome)?

Personally, I'm not fond of the forced redirect to Special:MyHome when you first enter the site. I know you can disable it but it should be disabled by default; those who actually want it can enable it. We're not spending hours on improving portal pages for people to be thrown to an amalgam of "recent changes" and "my contributions"... In addition, it seems like a feature that if at all, you'll only want for wikis you regularly contribute to. I might want it for the Vault (not saying I actually do, just an example) but I sure don't want it for other wikias I first visit. I'm more interested in content than seeing RC on wikis I visit only occasionally. -- Porter21 (talk) 10:50, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm told that Special:MyHome doesn't exist and it's a red link for me. Is it disabled already? Ausir(talk) 12:49, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * It was enabled for like 30 minutes, then it just vanished. At first I thought it was a bug with disabling it (as I had disabled it) but it seems like it was globally turned off for some reason. It was planned to be enabled today though, there's even a staff blog about it. -- Porter21 (talk) 12:52, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks like it's back. Anyway, I agree that the redirection should be disabled by default. Active editors will probably prefer recent changes proper, and others will prefer the regular main page portal. Ausir(talk) 13:01, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * This myhome redirect is junk. Killzig 15:28, September 23, 2009 (UTC)

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Preferences#prefsection-9 -> "Disable my redirect to My Home" --Uberfuzzy 16:36, September 23, 2009 (UTC)


 * Did you read the discussion at all? We know that it can be disabled. But most new users probably won't know about it. We'd like it to be disabled by default, not just to disable it ourselves. Ausir(talk) 16:37, September 23, 2009 (UTC)

How about adding a javascript to redirect MyHome to the Main Page? :) Ausir(talk) 17:31, September 23, 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, that'd effectively disable the feature even for those who want to use it. -- Porter21 (talk) 18:03, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, but it will motivate Wikia to allow it to be disabled by default - if they don't disable it by default, we'll disable it for everyone. Ausir(talk) 18:08, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a good idea to disable it. Nitty 18:40, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * Aye. Do it Ausir. Spoon Leave me a freakin' message 18:42, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * I have no idea how. :) Just giving the idea in case there's someone who does (Porter?) Ausir(talk) 18:53, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * For some reason, that made me smile a bit. Is there anything he can't do? Spoon Leave me a freakin' message 18:55, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * It can probably be done. I'd give people a few days to see whether they like it though. -- Porter21 (talk) 01:03, September 24, 2009 (UTC)

Why not edit MediaWiki:Community-corner to provides a link such as: Disable my redirect to My Home --najevi 11:53, September 24, 2009 (UTC)
 * I already put something like that there yesterday. Ausir(talk) 11:58, September 24, 2009 (UTC)