Forum:Forum index looks bad with Oasis

The Forum index page looks bad with Oasis because the date wraps, increasing the spacing between the topics. Just saying.

Also, the topic list starts below the fold for me, i.e. at first glance the most important part of the page is hidden. The top of the page ought to be pruned to allow at least three topics to show, which will make people realize they can scroll down to see more.

Aside: I used to wonder why so many people started their forum posts at the top, despite the comment that says to insert them below. Now that I've had the RTE thrust upon me, I can see why: the forumheader template and the comment are reduced to two small icons that I wouldn't have been motivated to mouse over if I hadn't been looking for that comment. On any wiki that has the RTE, better forget about leaving comments for other editors.

Making the paragraphs come out right (without extra space between them) is tough in the RTE. On this small post, it started by me having trouble getting the signature on a line of its own without being separated from the text too much, and when I thought I had it down, preview showed me some other paragraphs run in, and when I separated them, there'd be too much space again, etc.

◄mendel► 10:31, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * Are you saying that Oasis forces RTE on users? -- Random Time  11:22, September 26, 2010 (UTC)


 * You're just Experiencing the new Wikia --Ciencia Al Poder (talk) -WikiDex 11:24, September 26, 2010 (UTC)


 * The sidebar should be eliminated on pages with lists of forum topics. Removing the sidebar will stop the title or date columns from wrapping. It is a lot easier to scan a topic list when the topics don't wrap to 2 lines. Shortening the topic titles is not a solution. --Timeshifter 14:27, September 26, 2010 (UTC)