User blog:Wardalicious/Wiki Sidebar

Hello! I've been on the Wiki for about 2 months now, and have really enjoyed everything about it: contributing, sharing ideas, editing. In that time, I have noticed that the sidebar has been a distraction, and I would like to suggest an alteration to it.

''Please be advised this suggestion is based upon the assumption that is is doable. Please let me know if I am suggesting something beyond the scope of possibility.''


 * I would like to recommend that the "Wiki Editor Chat" (i.e., the Discord widget) be moved to the bottom of the sidebar.
 * I find the Discord widget to be quite distracting, as it does not seem to serve a purpose, beyond letting people know there is a Discord server they can join. Which they can simply scroll down to see.
 * This will also make it easier to see the recent changes made to the Wiki, and avoid the clutter of having the Discord widget on top, when most people (I'm assuming) do not actually look at it on a regular basis, as they do the "Recent Wiki Activity" and "Popular Pages" widgets.
 * Having the "Recent Wiki Activity" on the top will also make for a cleaner, more streamlined look, as it directly applies to any updates or changes made, so people can access that information more quickly.
 * I do understand that the "Popular Pages" widget is set to stay when scrolling, and if something must be there, then the "Popular Pages" widget can stay. If nothing is required to stay when scrolling, then the Discord widget can be moved to the bottom.


 * I would also like to recommend that the scrolling function currently used for tables (as seen for Tool Reforges) be applied to categories, within a page.
 * This will make for a nicer, cleaner look, and less large blank areas, such as seen on the Super Heavy Armor page.
 * It will also be easier for people unfamiliar with the Wiki to easily identify what they are looking at, rather then being met with a category title, but a large blank space underneath the title.

Thank-you for reading, please let me know your thoughts on this.

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