Manual talk:Gallery of user styles

Maybe a good idea to move the images too?

FractalizeR: I think style authors should always put a screenshot of their style. Otherwise this page is useless... :(

And: Some styles are no longer downloadable... :/ Perhaps a 404 check should be implemented somewhere?

Images
missing screenshots here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gallery_of_user_styles&oldid=1454092 (archive of the previous page that at least has some of the missing screenshots). Full history here: http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Manual:Gallery_of_user_styles&dir=prev&action=history. Initialcapsarestupid 18:01, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

The people above are chatting about moved images. Where are they all? Grumbox 23:41, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Request for update and fixes
Hello, the link to the MonoCMS skin download is not working either! Shaad 18:03, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Request for update and fixes
I echo what has been asked above. Fix 404s, find moved images, add screenshots. Thank you. Gheemaker 10:56, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Ditto - many skin images not found as of 27Nov09

Well, this *is* a Wiki. aelfwyne 07:27, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Effort to update page is underway (feel free to join in the effort)
As of 12:18, 22 February 2010 (UTC) I'm spearheading an effort to update the page which means notify the users about missing screenshots of their skins. I've started a table with folks I'm contacting (via their talk page). For all skin authors, after you've update you skin, please change it's status in the table below. The changes need to occur on both Manual:Gallery_of_user_styles and the skin's specific page. Anyone is welcome to help, if we all contact 1 author this effort will take no time at all. Simply go to the specific authors talk page (trying to do it chronologically) and add something like:

 == Request to please update your submitted skin screenshot ==  '' This is a request to update your submitted skin with a screenshot to illustrate for mediawiki users what  your concept looks like. Please look at Effort to update Gallery. Thanks! (Signature) ''

and then add (to the table below):
 * 1) link to the specific skin page
 * 2) the link to the users talk page entry of your request
 * 3) and the status of the request (to do, pending, fulfilled, unknown).

--SomaticJourney 12:18, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Removing skins
I think skins should be removed if:


 * No free screenshot is available,
 * Skins isn't available for download, download link is broken, or skin source isn't included on a subpage, and
 * A skin is not free to use, share, change, and redistribute

Or put another way, skins should only be included when:


 * A free screenshot is available,
 * Skin is available for download with a working link or skin source is included, and
 * A skin is free to use, share, change, and redistribute (uses a free license)

How about it? If there is support for it or there aren't any objections in 2 weeks, I'll probably go ahead and do that. --Darklama 13:30, 9 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I think the skins should be dated as well. Both when first released and when last updated. --Kristofer2 17:27, 14 December 2010 (UTC)


 * I think encouraging the inclusion of the first release and last update dates is a good idea. I think requiring it or be removed could be problematic though since people may not remember when exactly they did that. Maybe what mediawiki version(s) the skin was written for could be required instead? --Darklama 13:59, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Is this a contest for the ugliest skin ?