Proposal:Article Short-Summaries
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[edit] Summary
Each page will have a short description of the topic in its metadata that can be displayed when hovering over links to the article from other pages
[edit] Proposal
Pages will have a short description of the entire article stored (for example, the page for Bleach's description could be "A bleach is a chemical that removes colors or whitens, often via oxidation.") When hovering over a link, its description will be displayed next to the mouse.
[edit] Motivation
[edit] Key Questions
What character limit should be used for short descriptions? For existing pages, what should be used for the summary?
- can we use the same sort of description that would appear on a disambiguation page?
[edit] Potential Costs
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[edit] Community Discussion
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Sounds like a good idea, as long on the size limit is kept small. It would make surfing and searhcing easier, and avoid clicking on links to similar names articles on a different subject.
[edit] Want to work on this proposal?
- Vibhijain 14:56, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
- .. Sign your name here!
