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)
 * No, I didn't say that. The setting changed without my doing; I can't tell whether that was a side effect of going to Oasis or some Wikia server glitching that preference for me. -- ◄mendel► 21:54, 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)

(Edit conflict)::I hate the pageforced to the left now with 1/3 of it unused after the to right hand corner junk (ad space) has been scrolled past.


 * The problem of people not seeing comments is one of the 'improvements' (Not) we gained from the RTE introduction. I gave up bothering about them months ago. (I'm seeing this now in oasis/wikiastyle but im still using the old wiki code editor, but if i'm forced to use the RTE (load of rubbish) i will just stop helping at central).


 * Also only Entertainment, Games or Lifestyle wikis matter to wikia judging by the top menubar !! hubs for smaller wikia have been sidelined completely now, but starting a new wiki is important so thy can clam X 'thousand (abandoned) wikis exist to the advert people. - BulldozerD11 14:38, September 26, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey guys, we're noticing these issues just as you guys are noticing them. Part of the beauty of having a beta experience is figuring out what needs tweaking. We'll definitely look into improving the hubs and forum design under this new look. --daNASCAT (Help Forum) (blog) 17:37, September 28, 2010 (UTC)