{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Tatoeba/tatoeba2/issues/947","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Tatoeba/tatoeba2/issues/947/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Tatoeba/tatoeba2/issues/947/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Tatoeba/tatoeba2/issues/947/events","html_url":"https://github.com/Tatoeba/tatoeba2/issues/947","id":120311334,"number":947,"title":"Create a home page that is more useful for the first-time visitor.","user":{"login":"ckjpn","id":7934273,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7934273?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/ckjpn","html_url":"https://github.com/ckjpn","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ckjpn/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ckjpn/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ckjpn/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ckjpn/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ckjpn/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ckjpn/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ckjpn/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ckjpn/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ckjpn/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2015-12-04T01:22:44Z","updated_at":"2015-12-04T01:22:44Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Create a home page that is more useful for the first-time visitor.\r\n\r\nWhat follows are just a few ideas and not necessarily the best ideas.\r\nHowever, if we start brainstorming, perhaps we can come up with something better.\r\nCurrently, if I send the website URL to someone and they arrive at the site, I don't think they have enough guidance to really understand what the website is all about.\r\n\r\n\r\n** The Problem **\r\n\r\nThe current home page for non-logged-in members ...\r\n1. ... makes it look like registration is necessary.\r\n2. ... always requires a lot of scrolling to see the main content for people not logged in.\r\n3. ... has a link that says \"How it works\", but really only links to a quick-start guide for people who have already become members.\r\n4. ... has an \"About us\" link that goes to an old video that doesn't really explain the Tatoeba Project very clearly.\r\n5. ... doesn't really explain that much to the first-time visitor, even if they take the time to click the links on the right.\r\n\r\n\r\n** Some Suggested Solutions **\r\n\r\n1. Include one sentence that concisely tells what the Tatoeba Project does.\r\n\r\nThe Tatoeba Project is a group of people working on creating a collection of sentences and their translations that can used by various projects under the Creative Commons - Attribution 2.0 license.\r\n\r\n(Perhaps this could be re-worded.)\r\n\r\n2. Clearly state what can be done without registering, and explain concisely what can be done after registering.\r\n\r\nYou can browse, search or download our data without becoming a member, or you can register and help us by translating from a foreign language you know into your own native language or creating natural-sounding sentences in your own native language for others to translate into their native languages.\r\n\r\n(Perhaps this could be re-worded.)\r\n\r\n3. Possibly have this message dismissible like the blue \"announcement\" thing that has recently been introduced.  This would mean a non-logged-in visitor is not constantly irritated by this message.\r\n\r\n4. Create new content for the \"how it works\" and \"about us\" links that is more useful for first-time visitors.\r\n\r\n\r\n** Sample Layouts **\r\n\r\nExample 1 - same size buttons.png\r\n![example 1 - same size buttons](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/7934273/11579368/d9c82cda-9a70-11e5-8b9c-1939cf851134.png)\r\n\r\nExample 2 - smaller buttons - smaller fonts.png\r\n![example 2 - smaller buttons - smaller fonts](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/7934273/11579373/dfed30d8-9a70-11e5-9915-e59e7e5f1129.png)\r\n\r\nExample 3 - text order reversed.png\r\n![example 3 - text order reversed](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/7934273/11579378/eb0469d2-9a70-11e5-9e54-3cd1ed3eebed.png)\r\n\r\nOriginal for comparison.png\r\n![original for comparison](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/7934273/11579380/ee001924-9a70-11e5-9bf7-ce44f426a84e.png)\r\n\r\n"}}