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== Sidebar revision ==

=== Summary of proposed changes ===

=== Summary of proposed changes (2025-02-17 update) ===

; Remove ''Discussion'': The first part of that page would fit better in a "pedagogy" page, while the links should be directly added in the sidebar (see below).

; Merge ''General Theory'' and ''Mathematical Theory'' into ''Overview'': Since General Theory already has some high-level stuff, we might as well want a single overview of tuning theory, with the basic stuff on top. So far my suggestion for the title of that page is "Overview of tuning theory"; it could just as well be "Overview of xenharmonic theory", too.

; Add ''Links'': Many websites have a "links" page available through the site's menu, so it would make sense to do the same here. By the way, since we have many pages with similar lists of links but for specific aspects, we might want to make this a sort of curated list with a "see also" hatnote in each section.

; Rename ''Lists and Galleries'' to ''Lists and tables'': Most pages that are called galleries are not really galleries (of images); however we do have a decent amount of tables. I think ''Lists and tables'' sounds overall better and clearer than ''Lists'' alone. This would imply renaming that page, of course.

=== Changes applied on 2023-08-04 ===

; Remove ''Introduction'': That page could be merged into the Main Page, since there's not a lot of information that's not already on the Main Page anyway.

; Add ''FAQ'' between ''Random page'' and ''Help'': I suggest renaming ''[[Ask Questions]]'' to ''Frequently asked questions''. That page should offer short answers in addition to links to dedicated articles, as needed. By the way, most of these dedicated articles that we already have are written in a personal/non-neutral style (and are often old, in case that matters for some of them), so we might want to warn readers accordingly.

; Remove ''Conventions'': I don't think that link is worth the space it takes, especially since the page is directly accessible from the top of the ''Help'' page.

; Rename ''Pedagogy'' to ''Guides'' and move it to the bottom of its section: "Pedagogy" is a bit vague and sounds like it's more oriented towards educators than learners. Most "pedagogical" pages are guides, since everything else is just a normal page from which readers can learn anyway, at least from my perspective.

~~; Remove ''Discussion'': The first part of that page would fit better in a "pedagogy" page, while the links should be directly added in the sidebar (see below).~~

; Rename ''Orientation'' to ''Approaches'': This seems less vague than "orientation", considering the goal of that page. See also [[Talk:MicrotonalTheory]].

; Merge ''General Theory'' and ''Mathematical Theory'' into ''Overview'': Since General Theory already has some high-level stuff, we might as well want a single overview of tuning theory, with the basic stuff on top. So far my suggestion for the title of that page is "Overview of tuning theory"; it could just as well be "Overview of xenharmonic theory", too.

; Remove ''Useful Tools'': See [[Talk:Useful Tools]]. We could have a duplicate link to ''Software'' for the sake of independent sections, but I don't think it's worth it.

; Add ''Links'': Many websites have a "links" page available through the site's menu, so it would make sense to do the same here. By the way, since we have many pages with similar lists of links but for specific aspects, we might want to make this a sort of curated list with a "see also" hatnote in each section.

; Rename ''Lists and Galleries'' to ''Lists and tables'': Most pages that are called galleries are not really galleries (of images); however we do have a decent amount of tables. I think ''Lists and tables'' sounds overall better and clearer than ''Lists'' alone. This would imply renaming that page, of course.

; Misc. edits: Use sentence case, change some target page titles (already updated or suggested), move LANGAUGES to the bottom (where it's displayed anyway), etc.

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 == Sidebar revision ==
-=== Summary of proposed changes ===
+=== Summary of proposed changes (2025-02-17 update) ===
+; Remove ''Discussion'': The first part of that page would fit better in a "pedagogy" page, while the links should be directly added in the sidebar (see below).
+; Merge ''General Theory'' and ''Mathematical Theory'' into ''Overview'': Since General Theory already has some high-level stuff, we might as well want a single overview of tuning theory, with the basic stuff on top. So far my suggestion for the title of that page is "Overview of tuning theory"; it could just as well be "Overview of xenharmonic theory", too.
+; Add ''Links'': Many websites have a "links" page available through the site's menu, so it would make sense to do the same here. By the way, since we have many pages with similar lists of links but for specific aspects, we might want to make this a sort of curated list with a "see also" hatnote in each section.
+; Rename ''Lists and Galleries'' to ''Lists and tables'': Most pages that are called galleries are not really galleries (of images); however we do have a decent amount of tables. I think ''Lists and tables'' sounds overall better and clearer than ''Lists'' alone. This would imply renaming that page, of course.
+=== Changes applied on 2023-08-04 ===
 ; Remove ''Introduction'': That page could be merged into the Main Page, since there's not a lot of information that's not already on the Main Page anyway.
 ; Add ''FAQ'' between ''Random page'' and ''Help'': I suggest renaming ''[[Ask Questions]]'' to ''Frequently asked questions''. That page should offer short answers in addition to links to dedicated articles, as needed. By the way, most of these dedicated articles that we already have are written in a personal/non-neutral style (and are often old, in case that matters for some of them), so we might want to warn readers accordingly.
 ; Remove ''Conventions'': I don't think that link is worth the space it takes, especially since the page is directly accessible from the top of the ''Help'' page.
 ; Rename ''Pedagogy'' to ''Guides'' and move it to the bottom of its section: "Pedagogy" is a bit vague and sounds like it's more oriented towards educators than learners. Most "pedagogical" pages are guides, since everything else is just a normal page from which readers can learn anyway, at least from my perspective.
-; Remove ''Discussion'': The first part of that page would fit better in a "pedagogy" page, while the links should be directly added in the sidebar (see below).
 ; Rename ''Orientation'' to ''Approaches'': This seems less vague than "orientation", considering the goal of that page. See also [[Talk:MicrotonalTheory]].
-; Merge ''General Theory'' and ''Mathematical Theory'' into ''Overview'': Since General Theory already has some high-level stuff, we might as well want a single overview of tuning theory, with the basic stuff on top. So far my suggestion for the title of that page is "Overview of tuning theory"; it could just as well be "Overview of xenharmonic theory", too.
 ; Remove ''Useful Tools'': See [[Talk:Useful Tools]]. We could have a duplicate link to ''Software'' for the sake of independent sections, but I don't think it's worth it.
-; Add ''Links'': Many websites have a "links" page available through the site's menu, so it would make sense to do the same here. By the way, since we have many pages with similar lists of links but for specific aspects, we might want to make this a sort of curated list with a "see also" hatnote in each section.
-; Rename ''Lists and Galleries'' to ''Lists and tables'': Most pages that are called galleries are not really galleries (of images); however we do have a decent amount of tables. I think ''Lists and tables'' sounds overall better and clearer than ''Lists'' alone. This would imply renaming that page, of course.
 ; Misc. edits: Use sentence case, change some target page titles (already updated or suggested), move LANGAUGES to the bottom (where it's displayed anyway), etc.