Talk:Solution Provider Directory

Move to the "Linden Lab Official" namespace?

I would like to suggest that this page, as well as all others that are linked from here (question: why are they external links, as opposed to internal ones?), to be placed under the Linden Lab Official namespace, or, at the very least, to keep it protected from editing.

— Gwyneth Llewelyn (talk) 12:44, 27 September 2022 (PDT)

... and use the "Solution provider listing" template...?

In 2012, this page looked much more professional, mostly because it used templates to provide a visual consistency across entries, e.g.:

{| class="sortable" style="border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; border-collapse:collapse; width: 900px;"
|--align=left valign=top style="background-color: #ADADAD; color: white;"
!width=90 style="padding: 5px;"|Logo
!width=150 style="padding: 5px;"|Name
!width=150 style="padding: 5px;"|Services
!width=70 style="padding: 5px;"|Country
!width=150 style="padding: 5px;"|Languages

{{Solution provider listing
|id=1
|logo=2b3d_logo.jpg
|name=2b3d
|url=http://www.2b3d.net/
|services=Building, Design, Scripting
|country={{Flag-us}}
|languages=English, Français, Español
|description=2b3d is a breakaway development company concentrating on designs that create immersive experiences. We provide complete development and consulting/training services for corporations and educational institutions needing a compelling 3D identity and presence. Our mission is to build robust virtual solutions with innovative approaches to information sharing, collaboration, storytelling and branding by bringing together a senior team of designers, scripters, business analysts, cognitive scientists, and renowned advisors to leverage your virtual opportunity.
}}

|}

which would render as:

Logo	Name	Services	Country	Languages
	2b3d	Building, Design, Scripting		English, Français, Español
2b3d is a breakaway development company concentrating on designs that create immersive experiences. We provide complete development and consulting/training services for corporations and educational institutions needing a compelling 3D identity and presence. Our mission is to build robust virtual solutions with innovative approaches to information sharing, collaboration, storytelling and branding by bringing together a senior team of designers, scripters, business analysts, cognitive scientists, and renowned advisors to leverage your virtual opportunity.

Much prettier, I'd say! Sure, it could get some tweaks here and there (tables, for instance, should not be rendered any more as shown on the code above, but rather using a template e.g. {{Table}}), but it definitely looked nicer than the current page... and the old templates are still around in 2022 (as you can see above!).

Just my L$.02 — or, rather, L$.04, counting with my previous comment 😉

— Gwyneth Llewelyn (talk) 13:03, 27 September 2022 (PDT)